I Defeated the Guide Angel and I Became a Necromancer ~ I Feel Like I'm Playing a Different Game from Everyone Else, but I'm Doing Fine ~ - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: The Golden One

◆ Rinne’s Rampage Across the Grasslands ◆

Mayumi is a busy young lady. In the real world, she’s the successor of the Nanase company, belonging to an exceptionally wealthy family. Mayumi Nanase, the one who revitalized the declining Nanase conglomerate through VR, is a high school superstar on the road to genuine success. It occasionally slips my mind that Mayumi is truly an accomplished young lady in the real world, consistently achieving success after success.

“It’s Mayumi. Something urgent has come up. It’ll take about an hour.”

“Kyuuun…”

“Well, it can’t be helped. I don’t have money. Bear with it.”

“Kyuuuuun… (It’s tasty. Alright, I’ll endure.)”

Mayumi had something urgent to deal with, and we could finally meet up an hour later. During that time, I sold off everything in my inventory that looked like junk, amassing a solid 2000 silver (silver being the in-game currency; gold is the premium currency). Using that, I stocked up on a bunch of dried meat to feed Donta, leaving my equipment for later. Donta tends to get noisy when he’s hungry.

“…Okay, are you done eating?”

“Wau, wau… (done eating..?)”

“We’re going hunting. Carry me on your back and run to where there are monsters that seem to give experience. You can ignore the slimes.”

“Wauun!! (Got it!)”

So, after finishing the meal, it was time for a hunting spree on the grassland until Mayumi arrived. In the early stages, gaining experience is crucial in RPGs. I’m not accustomed to RPGs where progressing to higher levels makes the game more challenging; I’d quickly quit if it involves a complex system I can’t comprehend.

“Donta (Lv.1) defeated multiple Slimes. Experience gained: 12”

“Donta (Lv.1) defeated a Wolf (Lv.7). Experience gained: 35”

Wait, isn’t it a bit… I mean, the monsters on this grassland are no match for Donta, right? Isn’t he too strong?
“Wauu…!”

“Hm, what… oh…?”

Oh, something just sparkled in the grassland. I finally noticed, thanks to Donta pointing it out. What could that be?

“Piii…”

“Hey, isn’t that, like, fast? No way, is that a Slime?”

“Wau~… (Probably, yeah, it’s fast!)”

That golden sparkling just now, a Slime… It ran away at an incredible speed, but is there anyone who can defeat a monster that fast? Well, it didn’t run too far… Should I give it a try?

“Donta, I want to hunt that thing.”

“Wau!!”

“Approach it slowly, and I’ll shoot Curse Spear.”

“Wauu”

Alright, this time for sure… approaching quietly and gently…

“Perforate…”

“Piii…”

“…Eh…”

Uh… isn’t it too fast? It disappeared from sight the moment I started launching my attack. There’s no way to hunt something like this. In this grassland where it can freely run away, it’s impossible to catch. This setting is definitely messed up.

“Wauuu!! (I can do it!)”

“It’s impossible, give up.”

“Wauwauu!! (I can do it, I can do it!!)”

Well, if Donta thinks he’s up for it… Let’s go, Donta! Since I’m a bit heavy on his back, I’ll let him have a wild time. Go, Donta! Howl to your heart’s content.

“Waoaooohhh!!!!”

Oh… that’s pretty wolf-like, howling like that. It’s cool… isn’t it?

“Donta (Lv.1) is temporarily controlling the weak wolf-type monsters in this area”

“Waoaooohhh!!!! (Follow me! Drive it into a corner!!)”

…Oh. Even though it’s an undead, it’s still a Lesser Warg, right? The description of the race mentioned something like “a race that aspired to become the great king of wolves…” It seems they can pull off this kind of thing. Interesting…!

“Pigii, pigii!!”

“Gau gau gau gau!! (It went that way, surround it!)”

Oh… About 20 wolves are chasing the golden slime. Even so, it slips through, dodges, and keeps running. It’s quite skilled at escaping.

“Pigii!”

…Huh?

“Received 1 damage from Slime (Lv.1)”

I was enjoying watching Donta’s cool moments right now. Why? Why do these creatures always, always, always, always get in my way?

“Received 1 damage from Slime (Lv.1)”

…I’ll kill them all!!!! Taste my new magic!!

“Sink, Negative Aura!!!!”

◆ Mayumi Nanase Perseus, Listening to Rinne’s Story ◆

“…So, you managed to defeat that Golden Slime everyone had given up on hunting. And, by chance, it found itself within the range of your magic attack, almost like it stumbled into a traffic accident…”

“…Well, I didn’t know my new abnormality magic had an area effect, and I had no clue it would approach me. Plus, I never expected it to receive a bit of damage randomly and just die.”

Before receiving her message and while I was logged out due to real-life obligations, my dearly beloved Amane Rindo, also known as Rinne, accomplished quite remarkable feats.

Firstly, Rinne managed to unlock the “Necromancer” class, a class that nobody else had discovered yet (although I haven’t learned the details). Since there were no negative-oriented professions available, it was assumed that dark magic and undead magic were exclusive to enemies. This discovery truly surprised me.

This big, fluffy black wolf is Donta-chan, a friendly little guy who enjoyed the marbled meat I gave him. Well, that’s not the main point right now. He was brought to life through undead creation using a rare monster called a ☆1 Wolf, a Rare Undead! The race is Lesser Warg, something I’ve never heard of before! Apparently, it had already evolved.

Finally, yes, she defeated the so-called Golden Slime monster. It seems it was killed by a ranged magic called Negative Aura, dying from accidental damage… Oh, by the way, no one had ever been able to touch that golden slime, so its official name was unknown. I never expected its real name to be ‘The Golden One’. The defeat itself might have been possible later on if more powerful magic was acquired. But what really matters is the item she obtained upon its defeat… By the way, undead creation from it was impossible due to insufficient level. But, more importantly!!

“The Golden One Card… That card actually dropped, like, for real…”

“What is this? Do you need it?”

【The Golden One Card】… It’s extremely rare for a monster’s power to be sealed in a card and dropped, but I never expected the Golden Slime, now known as【The Golden One】, to drop a card… Just this information alone would cause a commotion on the bulletin board. Players would flood this grassland with the sole purpose of hunting this Golden One. They might even create a Golden One camp, for sure.

“That’s, uh, Acchan…”

“Rinne.”

“Ri-Rinne! You should keep it! You obtained it yourself!”

“Is that so…?”

“I’ll explain to you how to use it and more about the card.”

A card can be worn on an equipment part, for example, if it’s a ‘Card that can be attached to a weapon,’ and the weapon has a card slot available, you can attach it by using that slot.
Once a card is attached, it can’t be removed unless it’s a rare, gacha-produced, premium item, so you need to be careful. It costs roughly around 30,000 yen.

Now, the 【The Golden One Card】, it can be equipped on either an accessory bracelet or a ring. Its effect is ‘Boss Attribute.’ Huh? You don’t get it? This is very good!

Firstly, the Boss Attribute reduces damage from opponents with general attributes, including players, by 30%. So, just with this, it’s a godly card with a 30% damage reduction. And the Boss Attribute grants complete resistance to ‘instant death, petrification, freezing, silence, stun’… It provides full resistance to various status abnormalities. Almost no worries about annoying status abnormalities! Some say the drop rate of this card is around 0.02%, so the chance of getting this card is practically zero…

However, there’s an issue with this card. It’s designed for bracelets and rings. Until now, no equipment with card slots has been found for bracelets, rings, necklaces, or other parts. Unfortunately…

“…I see. Then, I’ll use it.”

“Eh?”

…No way. Rinne, that ring has a slot!…

“Hehehe… Undead, Boss, Necromancer…! I feel incredibly strong now.”

“Waffuu!”

Not, dead, Boss…? Huh? Rinne, undead? You have the undead attribute?!

“Undead? So you have the undead attribute?”

“Yeah. It says on the ring that the wearer’s attribute becomes undead. Even my attacks become undead attribute.”

“…It’s a divine artifact…!! This, this must not be removed and given to someone else!”

“Nah, I can’t remove it, it’s cursed equipment.”

Oh my, I feel dizzy. Finally reached level 45, and here I am, still pondering which advanced class to choose. This… where can I get this, Rinne…?!

“This, where did you get it…”

You wouldn’t tell me such crucial information, would you? No way you would…

“I got it from the angel that appears in the character creation screen. I beat her, and Babylon-chan gave it to me.”

…I still have character creation rights left. I’ll deposit equipment and items in the account warehouse and come back after reincarnating. Time to beat up an angel. Angel, prepare yourself!!!

◆ Rinne and Perseus, in the Grassland near the city of Tarlash ◆

“Hey, crazy girl? Your best friend is quite crazy too. Coming to kill angels even after reincarnating? Such a good friend, huh… I’ve taken a liking to her.”

A few minutes ago, a cheerful message arrived from my Demon Queen Babylon-chan. My one and only crazy friend Perseus-chan went so far as to reincarnate (using premium content and even using character creation rights, it seems) just to beat up the angel and come back. Of course, she’s back to level 1.

“Rinne! I’ve reincarnated! I even became a real module!”

“…You’re totally a follower of Babylon-chan, with that new hairstyle of yours.”

“Ohohohoho!!!! How does it look?!”

“It suits you, but… By the way, what’s that on your left arm? The golden thing.”

Perseus, or Pers-chan as I call her, also customized her real module to align with mine. In reality, her naturally shimmering golden hair, styled into vertical curls, gives off a distinctly stereotypical princess vibe, and frustratingly enough, it’s cute. Moreover, it appears she received something from Babylon-chan, and Pers-chan is sporting a flashy golden gauntlet exclusively on her left arm. As for her class, it remains a mystery to me.

“It’s the Princess Gauntlet! Can’t take it off, but it’s high-performance, and it has one open slot! I got it from Queen Babylon!”

“…Princess?”

“Yes! My class name is Dark Princess now! With this gauntlet, I can summon a magic sword! Look…”

Pers is a Dark Princess, it seems. The flashy golden gauntlet on her left hand can summon a magic sword (cursed equipment) (non-removable) (supposedly high-performance), but… it’s more like a magic short sword, isn’t it? It’s on the shorter side. Still, it looks pretty cool with that crimson-black light sword…
“Well, I’m level 1, so…”

“Exactly! It’s just like this because I’m level 1, surely!”

If the length of the magic sword doesn’t increase, you can cry, Pers-chan. I’ll lend you my shoulder.

“Did you get a book like this, by the way?”

“Oh, yes! Since I skipped the tutorial, I was struggling because I didn’t know any skills for this class.”

“If you read this book thoroughly, you’ll understand how to use the skills. Donta, keep watch on the surroundings while we read the books.”

“Wauun!! (Full belly!)”

“Shh, quiet and keep watch.”

“Wauun!! (I’ll do my best!)”

Now, if I read it again, I might discover something new. Let’s turn it into study time with Pers-chan…

[Name: Mayumi Nanase]
Heiress of the Nanase conglomerate. She amassed wealth and revitalized the Nanase conglomerate through investments in VR ventures. A super lady who put in tremendous effort.

Height: 169 cm, Bust: 94, Waist: 59, Hips: 90. Blonde hair, emerald eyes, stunning appearance. Maintains a perfect figure through considerable effort.

Envied by those around her as the epitome of a perfect lady. However, she can live like this because of the existence of Amane Rindo, a past that only she remembers. She still hasn’t forgotten that fact, and while expressing gratitude to Amane Rindo, she lives her life indulgently.

[Perseus]
A top player who suddenly disappeared, about to become a high-level priest class player but it is said to have reincarnated before advancing to that class, and is now missing.

Currently diligently leveling up in the grasslands outside Tarlash. Class is [Dark Princess], a power fighter summoning a magic sword.

Now, let’s dive into our study session with Pers-chan!