BJ Villainess

There was music with beautiful melodies.

Round and round, clap!

Round and round, clap!

The girl in red skirt paired with thirteen toy soldiers danced round and round to the music. Cute clouds floated in the sky, and petals were scattered everywhere. Also, in the streets, painters painted pictures, clowns threw colorful balls, and a boy with an angelic voice sang. Hahaha! Hohoho! A world full of laughter where everyone was happy to do what they liked.

I woke up as one of the dancing girls in it. The system window popped up when the dungeon world and I were perfectly synced.

Ding!

[Dungeon Quest: A world where you die if you don’t do what you love.]

▸Reward: +1, 000,000 coins, return to Valhalla

▸Failure: Death

I turned round and round to match the movement of the toy soldier. Then, my red skirt’s hem splendidly spread and clumped together like a closed flower bud.

I have to get down from the stage first.  It was crazy because the soldier kept making turns. In the game, two options appear at this time.

[1. Run away now]

[2. Pretend to dance and run away]

There were two choices to make at this moment. Option 2 was the answer to it.

I dodged the thirteen toy soldiers with a graceful gesture, descended from the stage, and gave a slight bow as a greeting. Thank goodness I upgraded [Intermediate Dancing] to [Dancing Machine]. The system must have had a plan.

Whistle—! Clap, clap, clap, clap! Impressed by my splendid dancing skills, onlookers whistled and applauded. It seemed they thought of it as some kind of show.

I sighed and plumped down on the fountain in the square.

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Question Mark Killer’ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]

[I have a question! Are demons the ones who create dungeons in <God’s Play>?]

“Yes. To be precise, since the contractor’s wishes cannot be fulfilled directly in the real world, they’re fulfilled indirectly through the virtual world called ‘Dungeon’.”

Dungeon. Or daydream, mirage, or illusion. There were countless words to express this.

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Detective’ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]

[Error found. If that’s the case, it conflicts with the setting that Clyde’s mother, the succubus, granted Lenox Willow’s wish in reality.]

“Because she’s not just an ordinary demon, but the king of dream demons. Even among demons, there is a rank based on superiority in strength.”

If demons don’t contract with humans, they cannot appear in the human realm. Also, they couldn’t manifest their body in the human world. That was why they appeared in the form of a ‘door.’

As I said earlier, of course, there were exceptions. High-ranking demons with tremendous power, such as the Archdemon Ilya and the king of dream demons, could manifest their bodies. However, there were restrictions on their power.

[The Constellations want to know what happens when you fail to clear the dungeon.]

“If you don’t clear the dungeon. All humans trapped in the dungeon will die. In addition, the area where the dungeon was created is eroded by Magi, accelerating the progress of ‘Demonization’.”

That’s why the penalty for failing the dungeon quest was death.

[The Constellations wonder how to clear the dungeon.]

“That’s killing the demon hiding here in the virtual world. More details…”

Step! Step! Step! Step!  A heavy, regular sound stopped me from explaining.

A one-legged toy soldier was approaching me from the front. It stood before me and greeted me politely. “Hello, Lady. I’m the herald of dreams, bringing dreams to the new resident of the village.”

The key to this world was doing what you love. In other words, you need to know what you like and what you want to do.

“I will let you know your dream.”

The one-legged soldier held out a rectangular envelope to me.

I explained to the Constellations. “In the game, we select a dream by analyzing the player’s skill proficiency and playing style.”

Then the inanimate one-legged soldier answered like an AI who didn’t recognize my words. “I’m sorry, but I didn’t understand your question.”

I said nothing and opened the envelope.

“I wonder what my dream will be.”

Maybe something related to paradise will come out. Or was it something related to magic?

On the card, it said.

[Theresa’s Dream: Marrying Clyde.]

“…?”

My dream is to marry Clyde?

“Is it a bug?” There must have been a serious error. Otherwise, there’s no way this would come out as a dream!

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Fact Is Violence’ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]

[Ahaha, Theresa’s dream is to marry Clyde, hahaha.]

“That’s ridiculous…” it was when I muttered in dismay.

“…”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Suddenly all the sounds stopped. The same was true of people’s movements. They all turned their heads toward me with creepy faces. Oh gosh.

This was a phenomenon that occurred when you don’t do what you love in a world where you die if you don’t do what you love. In the game, you could judge whether you like something like performing a mission, but now it has become a reality. Even my negative remarks seemed to affect the judgment. Damn it. If I don’t fix this situation, the villagers will turn into demons and rush to kill me.

I exclaimed happily with a big smile. “Marrying Clyde has been my lifelong dream!”

…♬♩♪♩♬♩♪~ The music began to flow again, and the eerie gazes withdrew.

The one-legged soldier gave me a round bracelet. “This is a ‘happiness bracelet’ that measures whether you’re doing something you love. If you don’t wear this, you won’t be recognized as a resident, so would you please wear it right now?”

“Yes…”

When I put on the bracelet, the one-legged soldier said. “If you find your groom, please come to the lord’s castle because you have to get the lord’s consent to get married. Then, have a nice day.”

Step! Step! Step! Step! After completing its duty, the one-legged toy soldier turned around and left.

I mumbled, staring at the figure with blank eyes. “Even though I need to score for the community service, I didn’t expect it to be filled like this.”

You didn’t get caught up in a dungeon in such a surprising way in the game.

[You can feel the sinister energy here]

…A hint popped up like that.

“It’s fortunate that the person who entered the dungeon with me is Clyde. Because he doesn’t love anything, so the difficulty level is low.”

Shall we go meet Clyde now?

I headed outside the lord’s castle, where Clyde was summoned to the dungeon. However, when I looked around, I couldn’t see Clyde. I was worried that he would move on his own judgment because it wasn’t a game, but it seemed he had gone somewhere.

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Question Mark Killer’ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]

[Can’t you find him with magic?]

“There is no magic in this world. It’s a rule set by ‘Delve’.”

Grumble. To make matters worse, I was hungry. However, since this was definitely a world, you had to have money to buy food. But all I had was the clothes I was wearing.

“I have to work to make money.”

It also had to do with what you liked. Because if you don’t do what you love, you’ll die, just like the dungeon’s name.

“What do I like to do?”

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Quiet Spectator’ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]

[Magic.]

“But I can’t use magic here.”

The only thing I know how to do is play games, so what am I supposed to do…

“…Oh?”

* * *

What’s the most popular thing in the whole world, filled with fun? Since it was a virtual world created by Delve, it could be thought of as an art field such as art, sculpture, music, or theater. However, that wasn’t the case.

Even though the residents here were virtual beings, they were definitely ‘people.’ The majority of what people love is similar in any dimension. It was a ‘game.’

“Wow! That lady won again!”

“How many times has it been already? That’s amazing.”

[Chess competition. 30,000 Gellang if you win!]

[Go competition. 10,000 Gellang if you win!]

[Dart competition. 50,000 Gellang if you win!]

And so on. There were several mini-games in Delve Dungeon. I only picked the competition I could win and was already on the verge of winning six in a row.

The reason I like games is simple. Because I’m good at it. Besides, the mini-games in <God’s Play> weren’t very difficult.

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Gambler’ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]

[The mean skill of stealing money from the dungeon’s residents is superb!]

Finally, I arrived at the place to compete in the competition that was favorable to me.

[Drinking competition. 100,000 Gellang if you win!]

“I’m here to challenge you.”

The owner, wearing an apron that looked rather small for his giant size, put down the cup he was carefully wiping. “Huh, challenger? Has it been 10 years?”

We took our seats on the street right in front of the bar, each holding a glass.

“Oh my god, such a small lady is joining a drinking competition? She will never win.”

“But that lady, she’s incredibly good at games! I’ll bet on that lady.”

“I bet on the owner!”

It was one hour later.

“Uurgh... I lost…”

Thud! The bar owner slumped his head on the table after saying that.