The Law of Gaia

Demian follows Zoey.

"Guide me."

NPC Zoey led Demian to the court of the Tutorial Square. In a drama-like place, you can see prosecutors, lawyers, jurors, and people sitting there. And in the front of the court, in the highest position in the middle, the judge sat.

cried the NPC judge.

"There is no law in NAL yet!"

There are many new users in rags around the judge. Everyone was listening to his speech.

"Because the leader of the NAL world's pioneers, the king, has not been born yet. After the king comes out and he makes the law, as a judge in the Tutorial Square, I will enforce it."

The prosecutor next to him says in response to the judge.

"But now, the age of lawlessness without a king. The goddess Gaia created the world and designed it not until about a year later that the king could be born."

Demian thought while listening to their story. 'Now that it's been a little over three months, the first king will appear in about nine months. The king can make laws, and everyone must obey them.'

The judge continued his explanation again.

"Until then! You should know the alternative laws of the lawless era. That's the law of Gaia!"

People are nervous and pay attention to the judge. What's that?

"That's a duel!"

Along with the judge's cry, the term 'law of Gaia' is recorded in the logbook of all characters.

!! Diary Updated: The Law of Gaia

Meaning: Duel as a way of resolving disputes.

Description: A duel with the consent of both parties. It bases combat on one-on-one, but if both sides agree, battles between multiples are possible. Murder through Gaia's law does not tag murderers.

Before the beginning of the "Law of Gaia," both sides must impose conditions that the other side agrees on. If one side does not agree, the "law of Gaia" will not be established.

If defeated in a duel, performing the condition is compulsory.

The judge then explains.

"Most of the people who came here would have been attracted to little Zoey. Welcome, criminals tagged."

Demian was prickly. This is because the judge's words were exactly right. He started looking at other users' tags. There are many criminal tags on the court.

Tag: Pickpocket: The player who stole other people's belongings.

Tag: Liar: A player who has harmed others by lying.

Tag: NPC sexual harassment: The player who molested the NPC

!! Diary Updated: About Crime Tags

If a crime is detected, they will tag you with a crime. However, if they are not caught or reported, they will not be tagged.

Instructors and guards patrolling the village are monitoring users. If they remove all witnesses after committing a crime, they are treated as undetected.

In particular, there are many players tagged as pickpockets. Many gamers want to make sure that stealing is implemented in this game.

The judge continued.

"I'll give you my quest, all of you who have already committed a crime."

The letter Q popped up on the judge's head.

?Tag removal quest

Request: Judge in Tutorial Square

Content: Give the judge the proper money. We'll take off the tag.

Compensation: Remove Tag

Demian realizes that one other quest has been completed.

?Quest complete: Get a reward for following a kid.

Demian looks around and looks for little Zoey, but he had already left. "What a simple quest."

"Now I'll give you ten minutes. I will remove the tags of those who give me money within that time!"

One of the pickpocket taggers asks the judge.

"How much do I owe you?"

The judge replied.

"Show your sincerity!"

Demian worries about giving money to the judge. You can carry a pickpocket tag. But the killer tag is severe. In particular, he hated the 'Start with Murder' tag. But he was cautious.

I cant take that NPC word straight."

Demian was offended by the authoritarian judge's speech. He had 100 gold, but he didn't hand it over to the judge. However, he waited on the spot because he wondered how the situation would turn out.

Users approach the judge one by one. The person who is tagged as "NPC sexual harassment" is the first to approach the judge.

When he hands over the money, the judge looks satisfied. Other users then bring money to judges. These are the money hunted and collected outside the tutorial square in the novice hunting ground.

After 10 minutes

The judge shouts.

"Oh, oh, it's money, money!

The judge is happy with a very hideous smile. His GI seems to be full of desire for money.

The letters quest completion float on the heads of many rags. And their tags are removed.

*System: 'Pickpocket' tag has been removed.

*System: The tag 'NPC serial assessment' has been removed.

*System: 'Liar' tag removed.

People's tags disappear. But shortly after, other tags stick to them.

Tag: Bribery

Description: The person who bribed the judge and erased the tag.

"What is this! There's another tag on it! Bribery? I'd rather have a pickpocket tag."

Mild criminals were rather given scarier tags. It seems that only NPC sexual harassers satisfy.

The judge pretends not to know.

"Huh? I don't know. I just removed the tag the way you wanted me to!"

"What? Such a swindler!"

The prosecutor shouts.

"I saw you bribing the judge."

"That's ridiculous."

Demian made the right choice not to pay the judge. "I can't believe what the NPCs say. There will be another way to erase the tag."

It was a moment when Demian was about to leave the bench. The judge exclaimed correctly, referring to Demian.

"ID Demian, are you better off with the killer tag? Wouldn't it be better to remove it from here?"

The judge calls Demian.

Demian surprised and stopped. The attention of NPCs and users is focused on him.

You're calling me? Suddenly?

Demian thinks fast. 'Are NPCs just doing events in a set format? Even the NPCs in the tutorial are all unique. They don't seem to simply repeat what they said. It makes users think.'

Demian intuition works. There seems to be a way to remove the current tag, but not create the tag of a bribe. Other than the options suggested by NPCs, isn't there any other answer?

He tells the answer that comes to his mind.

"Request 'Law of Gaia' to remove my tag."

As soon as Demian's answer is over, the judge laughs out loud.

"Hahaha, that's right!"

The judge continues the explanation.

"Criminals. Bribery. Listen carefully. There's no law yet. I'll teach you how to take responsibility for your actions."

The judge stood up. It was hard to notice when he was sitting down, but when he woke up, he revealed his enormous size. And he takes off his robe.

It`s very simple. Take responsibility according to the laws set by Gaia. You morons."

When the judge takes off his robe, he reveals his enormous muscular body. He looks at Demian again and says.

"Thanks, Demian. You asked me for the Law of Gaia. I couldn't just let a criminal like you go."

The judge's Status is switched to 'viewable'.

& Judge in NPC Tutorial Square

Age: 43

Language: NAL official language

Battle jobs: warriors, martial artists

Social Work: Body Builder, Judge in Tutorial Square

Rating: Honesty

STR: 100

MGP : 100

HP: 100

MP: 100

SP: 100

All Status is 100. Status that beginners cannot deal with. Demian had to face his bad luck again.

#

NPC little Zoey ran around the tutorial square and started shouting.

"Everyone, pay attention. Go to court right now! ID Demian asked the judge to do 'Gaia's Law'!"

Zoey ran all over the square and screamed. People run one by one to the judge. Even the NPCs stopped explaining and started running to the court.

Micok and Lili were doing some maintenance in the store. Lili is no longer wearing rags. The clothes that Micok prepared have been changed. Micok is surprised to hear Zoey's cry.

"Lili! Oh, my God. Do you know what Demian did now?"

"Judge? What's that?"

"It's the most capable NPC here. All statuses are 100. Of course, there are a lot more monsters outside the square. But the judge is no match for anyone who has just started the game."

#

The judge shouted.

"Demian! You killed user Ryan in the tutorial area, in the grasslands of the beginning. And he tries to reject the tag of 'murderer'. I was deeply disappointed at the attitude of not taking responsibility for the fault."

The judge kicks the podium.

Boom

The judge's podium is broken and flying. Wearing black pants, he is showing off his muscular body by removing his top. He has a bar in his right hand. People could check his additional information.

Weapon: Judge's hammer (one-handed mace. weight 3 kg)

% Skill: Quiet

Description: Everyone around the judge cannot speak. Therefore, the spell cannot be memorized. Basic skills that prevent the opponent's magic and induce physical combat.

% Skill: Hammer Rush

Description: Fast, continuous swing of the hammer.

% Skill: Conviction

Description: Normal order attacks that damage the opponent's SP.

% Skill: Death Penalty

Description: A mental attack that despairs the opponent. The SP is significantly reduced.

% Skill: Gillotin Choke

Description: The execution with Judge's choke. Activation when caught.

% Skill: Hangman

Description: Make a noose with a rope and hang it by strangling it.

Demian is very embarrassed. 'It was careless of me to choose a challenge without checking his stats.'

His experience of 10,000 is certainly not a small number. But he doesn't know how to use his experience yet. Therefore, there is no change in Demian's capability. The weakest player who just started the game.

The judge hits the ground with a hammer.

Bang!

"Demian! Guilty!"

It's a judge's skill conviction. The first mental damage that Demian has received since he started playing games.

Demian was on trial because of a lawsuit against a bank. Demian recalls the shock of the memory. The conviction was a weak psychological attack skill, but combined with Demian's experience is significant damage.

& Demian's SP decreased by 10 to 55.

'Oh, my God. Don't forget it's a game. It wasn't really a conviction for me.'

He holds his mind and tries to resist. But the judge sentenced him.

"The death penalty!"

The judge jumped at Demian.

#

Baltan is waiting for Demian at the exit of Tutorial Square. Ryan's character regeneration has to wait four more days. While waiting for him, Baltan planned to kill Demian.

"No good. If he dies after being beaten by a judge, his experience just goes away."

#

The judge swung his left arm.

"Guilty!"

The judge's action was very large. Demian could avoid it. But the judge attacks again without a break.

"Guilty!"

Swing the hammer in the right hand. Demian once again avoided the attack. The judge swings his left arm again.

"Guilty!"

STR couldn't get the high judge's attack quickly. Demian runs away and thinks. Wouldn't Gaia's code have termination conditions or time limits?'

But there is a lack of basic information, so there is no point.

Demian had a sword from Ryan, but he hasn't used it yet. He was afraid that he would get tired quickly if he moved with heavy objects. Ryan from earlier could be himself. But a judge with STR 100 does not get tired.

"How long are you going to run away!"

The judge's cry echoes throughout the square. Demian tries this and that.

"Lawyer!"

The NPC, who was sitting on the other side of the prosecutor's seat, and the lawyer raises his head and looks at Demian.

"I'll hire you!"

The judge looks pathetic at the Demian.

"A stupid fellow. The laws of Gaia have already begun.'

In fact, there were many ways to target judges. If you apply for Gaia's law after hiring a lawyer, you can deal with the judge in a two-to-one situation. But now the laws of Gaia have already begun.

"Guilty!"

Demian determined. Let's just fight.

The judge weighs over 120 kilograms. You cannot overcome weight differences and muscle differences. Unless you have special combat skills.

"Will the Boxer of Reality lose to the Judge? Will the real Jiu-Jitsu expert lose to the judge?"

If you're a man of excellent fighting skills, wouldn't you be able to subdue a judge with skill? The question arises. Demian tries not to confirm his defeat.

& Demian's SP increased by 10. Buff 'Courage' applies.

Courage: Resistance to SP reduction occurs. It increases morale and increases muscle strength a little. STR +3

But Demian doesn't know boxing, judo, or jujitsu. He had no fighting skills.

#

Lili and Micok had arrived in court before the start of the battle.

"Micok, help him!

"It would have been a normal duel, but now it's in the middle of Gaia's Law."

"Then what's the difference?'

"You shouldn't interfere with other people's 'law of Gaia'. You're cursed by Gaia. It's a considerable penalty."

"But it's not impossible, is it? Takedown the judge!"

"Lili, I can't do that."

"Come on! He could be my boyfriend Gaia promised!"

Lili has been fond of Demian since she first saw him. His appearance and physique were also good. Above all, he is the one who protected her from fraud. He is now in danger of dying.

Micok shook his head.

"Lili, I can't do that for you."

At that moment, cheers spread from around.

Wow!

One user shouts.

"What is he doing?"

#

Gaia always made it possible to overcome when designing games. Although the judge's prowess seems strong, it is designed to be able to target NPCs in the tutorial square. However, few people find the target point right away. This is especially true in games where status seems to determine strength and weakness.

Enormous size. All stats 100. The authority of the job of judge. There will never be a new user who can overcome all this and stand up to the judge.

But Demian was an exceptional human being. After avoiding the judge's attack about six times, he identified the pattern.

'The judge attacks by shouting 'guilty'. And the moment he shouts, the attack goes to where I was.'

The judge shouts again.

"Guilty!"

Demian moves to avoid attack after hearing the judge's cry. The judge's attack is carried out where Demian was standing. The hammer hits the spot where Demian was standing.

Thump

'At first glance, it seems to be a random attack from multiple angles, but it repeats these two patterns. If I avoid him after he cries guilty, I will never be shot."

What if a much bigger man throws his fist at him in actual life? Most people run away under the pressure. But in many games, enemies who are much bigger and stronger than players are overflowing. So why don't players run away?

Because beating those enemies is not only status but control. And control comes from calmness. Demian's specialty is his calmness in crisis.

& Demian's SP increases by 10. Buff 'Confident' applies.

Buff 'Confidence': Strong resistance to the opponent's mental attack.

The judge shouts.

"Demian! You are the death penalty!"

However, Demian's mental strength is not at all compromised. This is because Buff 'Confidence' caught him is protecting his SP. And as he avoids the next judge's attack, exclamations come from the mouths of everyone in the position.

The judge's hammer approaches Demian. Demian only bows his head away.

Wow!

"What is he doing?"

Demian's move is as if Muhammad Ali was avoiding fists. Of course, Demian does not have reflexes like Ali. However, it is only a move that becomes possible when the judge understands the attack pattern. But all the spectators there looked astonishingly bold.

"He's just shaking his head to avoid those attacks."

"Like Muhammad Ali."

Those who watched them also realize that the situation is getting strange. At first, Demian, who had been rolling and running away, was dodging half a step, but now he is avoiding the judge's attack by turning his head.

At last, Demian fought back. There is a gap after the judge swings the hammer. Demian punched the judge in the stomach.

Poof.

"Huh? What did you do?" The judge gives a scolding.

Damage 0

#

Micok explained to Lili.

"Demian seems to have figured out the judge's pattern of attack."

"NPCs all have patterns?"

"They say there is. But it's really hard to figure it out. Many pioneers who were confident that they had identified patterns of monsters died. So most users decide to fight after increasing their status.

"So Demian has a chance?"

"That's not the case. Status is the first. STR also affects defense. Powerful muscles protect the body. Demian's muscular strength is 78. No matter how hard he swings his 78 fist, the judge won't be harmed. We need weapons. You'd have to be a kickboxer to fight with your bare fists without equipment. Apparently, Demian isn't that martial arts experience. It's the judge's victory."

Micok is pessimistic about the Demian battle. But Lili said,

"But Demian has a weapon!"