The assassin and the end of the second event
"Thirty minutes later..."
"……? thirty minutes?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. This is the story."
(It's eleven-thirty now, so there's thirty minutes left before the date changes...is that important?)
Maple's main attack method, the last line of defense, will be unusable until the date changes.
Sally thought that once the sixth day had passed, it would be easy to outdo the rest.
"...! Footsteps"
"Is this the last customer of the day?"
Footsteps are heard from the entrance, Sally prepares a dagger, and Hyde hides behind a rock. Each prepared for battle, and eventually the master of the footsteps appeared.
"Hmm?"
"……Hmm?"
(that……?)
The intruder and Sally looked at each other and raised their voices.
"We met again!"
"What, it was Kasumi."
(It's Kasumi, who placed 6th in the first event. Did she know Sally-san?)
After confirming that the opponent was Kasumi and that his hand was not on the sword, Sally put the dagger back into its scabbard.
Since they cooperated to explore the dungeon together once, they didn't intend to fight if they didn't have the will to fight.
“Hyde! You can come out!
"Hmm? Who's there? Whoa!"
"Oh!"
When Sally raises her voice, a sleigh and Hyde come out from behind the rocks beside them.
Sally didn't even scream because she knew she was somewhere, but Kasumi, who didn't even feel her presence, was surprised and put her hand on the hilt of her sword.
"Wow~! Wait, wait! Because he's an ally! Because he's not an enemy!"
"Hmm? Is that so?"
Sally hurriedly stopped Kasumi, who was about to pull out her sword, and turned a grim face on Hyde, who was the cause of this situation.
“Hyde, come out as usual!”
"... I think it was normal."
For Hyde, he just came out normally because he was called, but that's not the case for others.
A being that emerges from a dark place without any sign or sound makes any human being feel fear.
"... Sally seems to have forgiven her heart, so it doesn't seem like an enemy."
"I'm forgiving you... well, I guess you don't think I'm your enemy."
"Hmm? Sally? What do you mean?"
"No, it's not about this one!"
Sally's words are clouded, perhaps because of her guilt that she was completely suspicious of at first.
Kasumi wondered about the situation and called out to her.
“Come to think of it, why did Kasumi come to this place?
"Oh, I also have a gold medal. I was thinking of hiding myself."
"It feels the same as us."
(I'm probably in the same category. Well, there's no need to desperately raise Oulu's level, and it's not bad to fight together with like-minded people.)
Since Hyde was undecided about what to do on the seventh day, he decided to ride Sally without saying anything.
“Speaking of which, where is Maple? I can’t see her…”
“Maple is withdrawing in the back.”
"Is it okay if I go see you?"
"If you can't walk on poison, you'll die instantly, right?"
(I see. Even if I defeat Sally-san, I can't proceed to the place where Maple-san is without [Poison Immunity]. And at the end, Maple-san is standing in my way... Something more dungeon than the dungeon I went to. And the reward is at least one gold medal.It's too special.The difficulty is worth the reward.)
Like Hyde, Kasumi sensed the situation behind her, and didn't go to Maple.
“Well, I think it will come out soon. I gave Maple a medal, so it feels like I’m defeating a player who wants a medal here.”
"Then, can I stay here too? When I'm walking outside, I get into a lot of battles..."
(Perhaps it's because the faces of the top performers in the previous event are cracked in the public video of the event. It's almost certain that they have gold medals, so they're going to be targeted.)
"I don't mind. Hyde seems to be here like that."
"Oh really?"
"... Originally, I slept here, and when I woke up because it was noisy, Sally-san was there.
"I see. Is it because we met here that I didn't see you the other day?"
"That's why I'm asking you to help me defeat the players who came in here."
Kasumi and Sally met on the fourth day and cooperated to conquer the dungeon.
Since Kasumi hadn't seen Hyde at the time, she was wondering when they met.
"Well, that's why, Kasumi, if anyone comes, cut them too."
"Understood. I want to take home the gold medal too."
(The difficulty of the dungeon has increased further...the rewards have also increased, but this is not a level that ordinary people can clear.It seems that there is no need to pretend to be a monster anymore.)
With celebrity Kasumi joining the defense of the cave, no one will mistake Sally and Hyde for monsters.
However, Kasumi, who almost certainly has a gold medal, has joined, so it was clear that the gold medal temptation would lead to a battle in the current situation where the remaining time of the event was short.
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"Sally! Level up~!"
After the battle with the intruder was over and the three were chatting, Maple came running towards the three with a big smile from the back.
At their feet are Maple's partner, the turtle "Syrup", and Sally's partner, the fox "Oboro" who was temporarily lent to Maple.
"Hey hey! Syrup and the others got new skills too... huh?"
When Maple entered the plaza, she finally noticed that there were more people than she thought.
“Kasumi!? What are you doing!?”
"Hmm... Well, that's to protect the medal... but what are those two?"
Kasumi was perplexed by the fact that even though she was a monster, she clearly followed Maple.
But the answer to that question came from someone other than the person who asked it.
“…That is a monster that can be fought together. Maple-san and Sally-san also obtained [Monster Egg].”
""e?""
"Is there such a monster? It's the first time I've seen it."
Kasumi looked curiously at Syrup and Oboro at Hyde's explanation.
However, its owners, Maple and Sally, were surprised that Hyde knew of its existence.
“Hyde-kun, how do you know about that!?”
"……this thing?"
"Monsters that can be fought together. I didn't tell Hyde, did I?"
"... I also have a partner."
“Eh!?”
(Owl, "[Awakening]")
"Ho!"
Hyde summoned his partner Aur from the ring as evidence.
When the Owl came out, it cried out energetically, and used Hyde's shoulder as a perch.
"Ho, I really was..."
“Hyde-kun, did you also defeat that bird!?”
"……bird?"
Hyde didn't quite understand what Maple meant.
After finding the hidden room and listening to the story of the NPC there, I got the Owl egg, so I didn't have to fight anything to get the egg.
"Huh? Is it wrong?"
“… Ah.
"Umm~"
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After hearing from Maple and Sally, Hyde also explained how to get Owl eggs.
Hyde and Kasumi were surprised by the existence of the monster bird they defeated, while Maple and Sally were surprised that Hyde had obtained a partner without defeating the monster bird-like boss monster they defeated.
"... a magic circle in a shrine... Ah, come to think of it."
"What? Is there something that comes to your mind?"
"... Ah. I saw something similar on the first day of the event. I just saw it and didn't enter it, but I think it's probably the same thing."
Hyde recalled that magic circle that felt a fierce sense of danger. If it's the degree of difficulty that Maple and the others are talking about, it's only natural to feel that sense of danger.
"Eh! Where did you see it!?"
"... the sea. Go down the stairs on the small island offshore. There was a wooden door behind it."
"Ah, I saw that too. Maple, it's probably that giant squid's magic circle."
"It was over there!"
“…Did Maple and the others know about it?”
While Hyde was at the sea on the first day, Maple and the others visited the sea on the fifth day.
"Yeah! Me and Sally defeated him!"
"……Really?"
"Seriously. But is it because I weakened it with a gimmick? There was no [Monster Egg] as a reward."
“If there had been, Maple and Sally would have had two partners.
(Certainly. Owl can't attack, but it's quite helpful in terms of support. It's quite helpful to have someone who supports me with skills that I can't acquire. What's more, unlike Oulu, these two can attack normally. It's like, it's even more so)
Actually, there was no egg as a reward, so the two-partner system was nothing more than Hyde's delusion.
However, it is a considerable threat to the opponent just by increasing the number of existences that do not know what they will do.
(You may be able to get a partner in some event in the future. Be careful if your opponent calls out a partner when fighting a player.)
“So, Maple, what are you going to do now? Get out of this cave?”
While Hyde was deep in thought, the three of them moved on to the next topic.
It's already past twelve o'clock, so Maple's skill usage count has returned, and she can fight even if she leaves here.
“Hmm… I wonder if I should just stay in the cave.
"I don't think so... but I understand. What are you going to do with Hyde?"
“…I have collected a sufficient amount of them (Honestly, if I can stay here like this, I definitely want to stay here. Even if I am attacked here, I can easily repel them, so there is no way I can escape this safe zone!)”
Hyde had one gold medal and fourteen silver medals.
I have four extra cards, but it's a calculation that I can get two rewards. Considering the original goal was 10 cards, it's no exaggeration to say that it's certainly enough.
“Then Maple.
"Nn, understand!"
Maple walks to the entrance of the plaza, pulls out the [New Moon] hanging from her waist and unfolds a huge purple magic formation.
"[
I came out of the magic circle
He destroyed two parties along the way, but it had little to do with Maple and the others in the plaza.
After that, Maple continued down the passage for some distance, blocking the path with a [Venom Capsule] and returning.
"It's safe now!"
“No one can leave here except Maple.”
"Oh, right. That's right... do you believe me?"
(Well, if you get attacked, you'll be attacked, and I'll resist with all my strength. There's nothing better than not being attacked.)
At Kasumi's words, Maple and Sally looked at each other. Then Maple shook her head, and Sally sensed her intention. The two decided not to attack Hyde and Kasumi like this.
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"I'm bored~"
The seventh and final day of the event. Maple's muttering suddenly resounded in the square where the entrance was blocked by poison.
“Maple, what happened all of a sudden?”
“Isn’t Kasumi free?
"Well, it's certainly boring, isn't it..."
(I'm on the lookout for someone coming from the entrance, but I know it's boring because no one is coming.
Even though several hours have already passed since the seventh day, Maple finally seems to have grown tired of the situation where nothing has been done.
Because the maple fills the doorway with poison without gaps, no one can come even if they want to.
"Do you play because you're free? I brought a lot!"
Maple took out the playthings stored in her inventory one after another. Kasumi, who was watching the situation, whispered.
"...that's a lot. How many have you brought with you..."
“I bought a lot for this event!
(Maple-san's peculiar feeling. Normally, I would spend seven days exploring.)
Hyde and Maple have found the number of medals they need with some luck, and Kasumi is more focused on protecting the gold medal than looking for the silver medal in the first place.
So everyone here has the choice to withdraw on the final day, but there are many players wandering around outside this cave looking for medals. Maple is the only one who brings a lot of entertainment items to such an event.
"Come to think of it, Kanade was strong."
"Kanade? Who are you talking about?"
"...?"
Maple explains to Hyde and Kasumi who don't know Kanade.
And while I was at it, I also talked in detail about the giant squid's battle, which I had only briefly explained earlier.
(The magic circle in the shrine that I saw is definitely that giant squid. I don't want to think that monsters with such a dangerous feeling are roaming around.)
Hyde's prediction was correct, and the management prepared for this event [
By the way, for such non-standard boss monsters, a gimmick of weakening is hidden somewhere. You can't get 【Monster Eggs】by weakening them, but normally you can't beat them unless you weaken them.
In other words, the fact that Maple and the others won against the [Silver Wings] without weakening them was a completely unexpected result for the management side.
“Maple was beaten perfectly by Kanade in Othello. Isn’t Maple weak? Do you play Othello with me?”
"Mmmmm, you said it~! I'll take it!"
"It's too late to say that I'm just watching. Hyde-kun, are you coming to play shogi? If possible, I'd like you to play against me."
"... I don't mind."
A lively voice resounds in the cave where there are only four people.
By the way, Maple was strong in Othello and overwhelmed the other three, while Kasumi was unrivaled in Shogi. Sally and Hyde don't have a particular game they're good at, so it's just okay.
While the four of them were playing the many games that Maple had brought, not a single intruder came to the cave. The Poison Wall seems to have done its job well.
Before long, the announcement of the end of the event began to flow throughout the field, announcing that they would be teleported back to the original field in five minutes.
Except for Maple and Sally, the party wasn't at the start of the event, so I'll say goodbye for now.
“Yes, Hyde-kun.
"... it doesn't matter"
Hyde accepts the friend registration sent by Kasumi.
(Even though it was empty until the event started, I gained three more friends. It's probably less than the average person, but for me, the fact that I made friends is surprising.)
Since he usually acts in hiding, Hyde doesn't have the opportunity to interact with others early on.
However, since Hyde himself is shy, he has no intention of changing his behavior. It is unlikely that she will interact with Hyde and become friends in the future.
In the first place, among these three friends, Karaage was the only one who offered to register from Hyde.
“Then you two, see you again!”
"Oh, see you later."
"...if you have the chance"
Five minutes passed after the announcement, and everyone on the spot transferred to their original location.
And so, the long second event ended.
The second event is finally over. I feel like I was a little rushed at the end, but I'm glad I was able to finish it safely. Next time, you will acquire skills with medals.
This is the original setting that I put out this time.
The number of boss monsters in the [Silver Wing] class and weakening gimmicks
In the original, only the weakening gimmick of [Kaio] appeared, but there are at least three similar monsters ([Gin Wing], [Kaio]). , [Earth Dragon]), but there is no gimmick in [Silver Wing], and I thought it was unnatural that it was only in [Kaio], so I added it Since it only appears in the inside, I added about it). In other words, Maple and the others just couldn't find a gimmick to weaken [Silver Wings]. only).
Also, since there was no mention of the number of boss monsters in the [Silver Wings] class, I decided to have several of them (although they would never appear).
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