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 70

Chapter 70: It’s Not Always Like This

◆ Demon Temple Dining Hall ◆

“Hey, are you really paying attention!?”

“Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm, I’m watching!”

— clang —

“Hahaha!!! This glass makes such a nice sound!”

“Yaaay!!! That’s amazing!!! Mmgh… mmgh… Pwahhhh!!! Ugh… gulp…!”

I’ve seen this scene before. Laughing loudly at the sound of spoon hitting glass. Laura-chan, I’ve thought this before, but it’s not particularly impressive or funny at all… And she’s saying she’s not watching, yet she sounds like she’s having fun. Well, what’s definitively different from last time is that Laura-chan is crying. Back then, amidst a storm of insults and profanity, she must have been hurt inside… completely ignored.

At this rate, it’s clear we’ll end up like last time, both of us knocked out cold from drinking too much. I can’t afford to be like last time… Yes, I’ve taken precautions.

“Don’t cry again! It’s not because you’re cold, it’s because your jokes are lame and I just couldn’t stand that kind of ‘self-censorship’ jerk like Dogel!!”

“Waaaaahhhhhh!!! Whyyyyy…!!”

“Hey, Laura-chan, I brought you something warm to drink.”

“Oh…! S-sorry…”

Gulp gulp sigh…

Did Laura-chan just down that in one go!? But that’s good! The drink I got her is a medication, courtesy of Alus-chan the alchemist downstairs and Chef Cook. It’s called ‘Potion Cocktail: Tonight, the Moon Is Beautiful No. 1’! It gradually calms you down and prevents you from getting overly drunk like last time! It’s supposed to let you maintain a moderate level of intoxication and enjoy drinking for a looong time.

“Hey, I’ve got a message from Chef Cook! Sorry, but can you drink in your room? Customers are starting to increase for lunch, so could you clear out?”

Oh, crows… Crows? Are these really crows? Nine crows… Well, yeah. I was told to move by an NPC bird that’s known for its loud ‘caw’. It’s really bothersome if they linger here forever, so there’s no choice…

“Hey, why don’t we just go drink with Laura-chan in Room 201 on the second floor? It’s on the opposite side of the Guild Room, in the floor that looks like an inn. Apparently, that place used to belong to us too.”

“Then, shall we move there… um, sorry, I mean, um…”

“Mmm… Sorry about that!”

“This time, it can’t be helped. Hey hey, can we take food and drinks home?”

“No, we can’t!!”

“Is it okay to take them home? Will they go into Big Sis’s treasure trove?”

“They will, they will, yes, they will… Heave-ho, heave-ho…”

As Big Sis passes the peak of drunkenness and starts to calm down, isn’t it unfair how cute she suddenly becomes? Watching her stuff food and drinks into a shiny golden treasure chest while saying ‘heave-ho’ is strangely adorable. It’s always heartwarming to see the unexpected sides of people who are usually so sharp…

“I’ll help…”

“It’s okay, come on Laura, let’s go to Room 201 first.”

“No way!! Together! Let’s go together!!!”

“She’s such an unreasonable kid… Come on, let’s go. Rinne, I’m really sorry again, thank you.”

“Okay. Take care of Laura-chan…”

“Bye-bye!! See you later~~!!”

“Yeah yeah, Laura-chan, walk confidently without Big Sis having to hold onto you!”

“Mmm…!”

They really are a troublesome bunch… I wanted them to join in the dragon hunt this time too…

“Whoa, you smell like alcohol.”

“Oh! Welcome back, Rena-chan! Are you done over there too?”

“Yeah, finished. A End, complete destruction for both sides.”

“We’re on C End, Natalia’s MP ran out and she’s disabled after destroying Dogel.”

“………… B End, Natalia destroyed, Dogel disabled?”

“That’s what it feels like… Resurrection, purification, or destruction seems like the D End route.”

“Ta-da! I’m back in the dining hall, whoa, smells like booze…”

“Hey! The ones who were drinking aren’t here anymore.”

Oh, Rena-chan and the others are back from the church too. It seems they successfully completed the extermination over there as well. Looking at the three endings we’ve reached, it seems like the remaining B End is likely the route where Natalia destroys and disables Dogel. By the way, our reward was the Card Binder, but what did Rena-chan and the others get?

“We got Card Binders too. Just two books, though. How about you guys?”

“We got iron and copper ingots.”

“We only got materials… We don’t have a blacksmith here, so…”

“Well, then let’s head to the Guild Room!”

“Eris-chan agrees too~”

It seems Rena-chan and the others only got ingot-type items. Maybe the D End has the best rewards after all? In that case, it might be good to have someone with a Dark Priest-type occupation. They can use dark attribute healing magic, right? I think that’s how you achieve the D End, by resurrecting or purifying the Dogels, or completely erasing them.

Well, rather than chatting here where people might overhear, let’s head back to the Guild Room!

“By the way, did you hear from Akira? It’s about the Kingdom of Luteola and the Ice Palace.”

“Yeah, I heard! I even posted on the bulletin board!”

“They seem to have bought a Guild House over there~? Guild funds might run low~ waiting for donations~”

“Eris-chan already put in 3 million~ Those who can spare should pitch in too~”

The Kingdom of Luteola!? The Ice Palace!? They found a new city! Akira-san and the others found it, that’s amazing, they’re really exploring~!! It’s great that we have new Guild Portal destinations without even having to explore! Anyway, let’s go to the Guild Room! Let’s go!!

◆ Demon Temple Guild Room [Lobby] ◆

“Hey there!”

“Hello. Heard about the dragons. Sounds like a fun event.”

Everyone’s gathered in the Guild Room!? Oh, I forgot about Oniichan… Sorry, Oniichan, I didn’t mean to leave you out…

“Oniichan…? Are you mad…?”

“(´；ω；｀)”

“I’m sorry… I didn’t realize you were in the bath…”

“＿|￣|○”

“I’ll get you a new shield next time! Please forgive me!?”

“(˘︶˘).。.:*♡”

He looks really down… I’m really sorry, I’ll be more careful from now on… I casually promised a new shield, I wonder if I can actually get one…

“Tornado and Lorelei have made [Demon Temple Room 201] a private area”

“Tornado has left the party. Upon death, she will be automatically interred in [Corpse Storage 5]”

“Lorelei has left the party. Upon death, she will be automatically interred in [Corpse Storage 6]”

“Oh, Big Sis and Laura-chan left the party!? If they leave my party, their bodies will be automatically interred in the Corpse Storage even if they die… So, I guess I can still go help other guild members? In that case, I wouldn’t have rights to item drops or acquisitions, so if I accompany someone into a dungeon without being part of their party, I might miss out on getting items, which could be a drawback.”

“So, how was it, Akira-san?”

“It’s freezing cold! Doesn’t matter if your avatar’s in a swimsuit or whatever, if your armor isn’t warm, your HP drops like crazy! It seems like a place with a lot of exploration potential, the Ice Palace is accessible from the palace ruins within the city!”

“But you returned without exploring it!”

“We leaders couldn’t resist the dragons more than exploring the city, and if there’s space in the party, we’d like to join, so that’s why we returned.”

“I’m a Heavy Shooter, and Michi-chan is an Enchantress!”

“Is there any space available!?”

“We have space here.”

“Dragooon~ I want to go with Rinne and Pers-chan~”

“Oh my, if Rena-chan goes there, Akira-san and Mitchell-san should come here~?”

“Oh dear! Rena-chan wants to come here! We just became six, so it might be good! Is this going to be a party of seven and a party of six?”

“If that’s okay, I’ll go! My level is over 75 now, and I’ve gained skills in handling heavy weapons, but I don’t have them yet! So, I’ll rely on Rena-chan for this!”

“Oh~ use them a lot~”

“…Heavy weapons? Is that so?”

“Oh… Akira-san, could you check the Gold Auction page for ‘★Shoot Bo!’…?”

“Wait, wait, wait? Akira-san, a Heavy Shooter? Could it be that heavy weapon…”

“Ohhh! This! Is this it!? Expensive!!”

“I was just showing off, I didn’t really intend to sell it…”

“But there are bids on it, you know!?”

“What!? No way! There are bids on it!? It’s gone up to 80,000 yen! Seriously!?”

“Cancel it or something… I think Akira-san should use this!”

“I can do that! It’ll come with a 40-hour listing ban penalty, but that shouldn’t be a problem!”

“That cannon went up to 80,000 yen…”

“Yes, it’s cancelled now! Akira-san has been helping us a lot, and Accha… Rinne-san thinks it’s a good idea too. Please use it?”

“No, no, no, no way! I can’t accept something that’s gone over 80,000 yen!”

“Absolutely, selling this for over 80,000 yen is absurd! There will definitely be a flood of similar weapons listed later, and the buyer will regret it! I just showed it off, I didn’t want it to be bought!”

“We’ve actually received quite a few things ourselves. We’re constantly looking for things to return.”

“Join us in the exploration team to return gifts to Rinne-chan and the others!”

“Yeah!”

“I got a big sword too…”

“Everyone seems to be getting something… I got this Whaley thing.”

“Eris-san, can’t you use these kind of weapons?”

“Huh? I can use them. Huh?”

“Huh? Please.”

“Eris, join our side!”

“Join us and be part of the team!”

“Yeah, let’s go treasure hunting together!”

“Let’s go!”

“Akira, if you return something of equal value, would it be alright to accept it? Or are you a small-minded man who can’t accept gifts from women, except Michi-chan?”

“Huh?! I’ll accept and return gifts from anyone else properly! Um, um, please let me use it! Please!!”

Phew. It’s good that Akira ended up with this… I also gave Eris the weapon called “Unstoppable Slaughterer” that came out a long time ago. She wanted a knife type as a sub because the bellows sword is weak when approached, but it seems that she can equip weapons, which is good. Now everyone except Mitchell has received one weapon as a gift.

I think this way, Mitchell-san. Until now, she has been a lot of study with Lia, so to speak, she is Lia’s teacher. I think it’s not good not to thank her.

Well then, let’s make Mitchell’s too.

“Wait a moment…”

“Uh-oh! Rinne-chan is holed up in Room 3!”

“If she’s holed up in Room 3, does that mean something’s up!?”

“Yeah! When she comes back from Room 3, she always comes out holding something gruesome.”

“Uh oh, Mitchell-san is targeted!?”

“Huh? Me? Huh, huh?”

“Comrades!”

“Rinne-san, even Mitchell-san can use a broom as a weapon!”

“Okay… Got it.”

“You got it!?”

“What… is starting here!?”

“Pers-chan, come over here.”

“Oh, I want to see! Show me, show me!!”

Well, Mitchell-san… I’m going to make your weapon now… from this killer whale carcass!!! Yeah, while I’m at it, let’s try making Oniichan’s shield too, let’s challenge ourselves! Today, let’s borrow Pers-chan’s intuition! Alright then, let’s go! To our usual Room 3!!!

◆ The Usual Room [Room 3] ◆

Now, when I opened the item inventory, I noticed I forgot to open the special card binder, so I opened it…

“Well then, can’t keep you waiting, three in a row! Here we go!”

“Ready!”

“Go!”

“[From the Card Binder] Obtained [Big Crab Card]”

“[From ★Special Card Binder] Obtained 5 [Name Cards]”

“[From ★★Special Card Binder] Obtained [★★★ Autographed Card of Automaton Princess Grimhilde] Congratulations!”

Um, what’s this? A card that’s kind of hard to react to, but…?

[Big Crab Card] (Normal, registered parts [Body, Body 2])

HP +5%

—Big! But not tasty…

[Name Card] (Unique)

Attach a name card to equipment, and register the owner

Wow~~! Name cards are great! And I have five of them too! I’ll stick them on Crimson Bangles and Royal Necklaces and make them shine~~!! So!! What’s this signed card from Grimhilde!?

[★★★ Autographed Card of Automaton Princess Grimhilde] (Ultimate, registered part [Neck])

Nullify damage below 3 digits (effects nullified for damage 999 or less)
Nullify banishment effects
When MP reaches 0, you die
—Repetition, I want Hilde’s signature. Understanding, impossible… by Automaton Princess Grimhilde

Wow, normally this would be a troublesome card to handle… It’s a card that nullifies damage if I fail to manage MP, but it also has two good effects… Oh! It’s for the neck, so I can stick it to the Royal Necklace, and since there’s one slot left, I can stab it!! Let’s stab~~! Hmm~~~ It’s quite a long name… [★Stellavelce, Royal Necklace of Grimhilde]! The drawback effect would normally be scary, but for me, it doesn’t change the condition of death, so it’s super strong! Yay~~!

“How was it!?”

“Well, this!”

“…Wow, that’s… amazing, isn’t it!? But if I were to stab it, I would frequently die… I got one trash card and four name cards, and a Giant Goo card.”

“Other accessories cards that nullify equipment damage in a damaged state… seems strong!”

“It’s strong indeed! With this, the possibility of equipment damage becomes zero, so battles will be more stable!”

“That’s awesome~~!”

Pers-chan seems to have gotten a good one too! It looks like Pers-chan stabbed it into the Darkness Pearl I gave earlier, which increases slash and thrust by 1.1 times. Now, she’s gotten stronger again… And my toughness has gone up too…

“Now, it’s finally showtime!”

“Yeah…!”

Alright, now for the main event! It’s time for Animate Fetish!! Today’s materials are here: [Slaughterer], [Mass Slaughterer], [True Slayer], and [True Annihilator]—four of them! The cursed item is the usual cursed coin sneaking out from the treasure chest!

“To turn it into a cursed item, you melt it and mix it with a corpse to make it gooey, then you insert the equipment into it.”

“Just hearing the words makes it sound incredibly grotesque!?”

Is that so? Maybe. Well, seeing is believing! Pers-chan, watch closely as the broom you pulled out from the guild warehouse is about to be cursed!

“Okay, okay, watching! So, shall we go? Let’s offer it!”

“The Witch Broom has been cursed!”

“The Witch Broom has transformed!”

“The Dark Witch Broom has transformed!”

“The Darkness Witch Broom has been cursed!”

“Wow!? So this is what being cursed means!? Amazing!!”

Hehe, isn’t it amazing, Pers-chan? You can praise it more, you know! Well, I’ve made quite a few of these by now! I’m used to curse transformation too!!

“Warning!! Irregularity detected!!”

Oh, sorry, I didn’t know about that.

“W-What is this…? It’s turned into a dark, gooey mess…?”

“…I don’t know.”

“What!? You don’t know!?”

What should I do, this is my first time seeing something like this. I know sometimes it happens again, but I didn’t know about irregularity! I don’t know, sorry, can someone help? What is this? I’m scared, scared, scared…