The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

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Inside the wagon leaving the Keterent region.

There, Guilford was bowing his head with a dark expression.

In Guilford’s hand, Ascalon, which had escaped from the sheath, was held.

Guilford’s eyes, looking at Ascalon with his head bowed, were full of frustration and despair.

Besides Guilford in the wagon, all the mercenaries, including Jenny, had gloomy faces.

The death of Garp, the deputy commander of the Guilford mercenaries, meant a lot to them.

“··········Gaff.”

Guilford, who was leaning on Ascalon, opened his mouth and muttered Garp’s name.

He was a friend of Guilford before becoming the vice-captain, and a comrade who had made it through all the battlefields together.

When his once rival comrade disappeared, all that was left for Guilford was despair.

Eyes filled with turbidity looked at the most sacred sword in the world.

Despite the bright light shining on it, Guilford’s eyes still had a murky light.

Ascalon spoke to Guilford, who was staring blankly at the sword.

– “The divinity within you has grown by one level.”

“·················ogue.”

– “If you grow a little more, you will be able to get different strength than before. There will be no more helpless escapes than they did back then.”

It was a story that the Ascalon in Guilford’s hand had grown stronger.

it’s strength

It was usually a story that would have made you happy.

Guilford would have pursued strength more than anyone else before.

It was Guilford’s dream to become stronger than anyone else, help people, and collect gold while ignoring obscurity.

But now, even when I hear that I have gotten stronger, I can’t honestly be happy.

It was because his strength meant nothing in front of the family of evil spirits he faced.

Guilford looked at Ascalon with her chapped lips and opened her mouth.

“Is that… so important?”

The work of a mercenary is equally dangerous.

Always standing on the edge of life and death, a momentary mistake creates a loss for the mercenaries.

Until now, he has lost many colleagues.

Nevertheless, the reason Guilford fell deeper than ever before was because a mercenary named Gaff was more special to him than anyone else.

Facing the divine light flickering in front of him, Guilford chewed on his dry, chapped lips.

– “Considering the fight ahead.”

“Fight ahead…?”

– “You are a hero, aren’t you? Whatever you’ve been through, whatever your thoughts, there’s always something you must do.”

“He’s a hero… yes. It was.”

It was just as Ascalon had said.

Guilford Plow was a hero.

Chosen by the goddess of fertility, she was a hero with the divine Ascalon.

Even if he is broken and broken, the duty of a hero given to him never goes away.

Ascalon’s voice pierced into Guilford’s ear holding the sword.

“What you’ve been through is war. To lose countless precious things, and to declare victory on the mountain of countless corpses.”

“There is no meaning in war other than that.”

A bitter laugh escaped from Guilford’s cracked mouth.

lost a friend

And I lost a friend.

After losing something precious, there was only one thing left for Guilford.

responsibility.

Only the eternal responsibility remained, which continued to weigh on Guilford’s back.

“Ascalon. What the hell is a hero?”

– “·········.”

“What’s the job of being a hero, I…”

Strength entered Guilford’s hand, which was holding Ascalon.

The weight of the sack in his hand was heavy.

The figure of Garp, who had disappeared while screaming at the clean sword, was reflected.

This cursed.

As long as he shouldered the hero’s karma, the shadow of his comrades would never disappear.

– “Do you think the burden you are carrying is heavy?”

“I’m a replacement…….”

no one wants to lose

Jenny, Garp, and countless mercenaries following him.

I didn’t want to lose anyone.

Still, I wanted to protect everyone.

I wanted to free all those who suffered from evil spirits from their suffering.

Even though he knew it couldn’t be, Guilford was hoping for it.

’cause that’s a hero

“What the hell was I greedy for?”

The faces of the mercenaries who were drunk and sipping their drinks while laughing flashed through my mind.

Guilford wanted all the mercenaries who followed him to stay with him until the end.

As the years passed and he grew older, everyone wanted to be with him until he was forced to retire from the mercenary.

Even if they could no longer serve as mercenaries due to old age, they all wanted to meet up with old faces and drink a beer.

Therefore, he did not give up the mercenaries.

I wanted to be with you to the end of this difficult journey.

Just as we have gone through all the hardships together so far, we wanted to be with him on our future journey.

But the opponent was a completely different monster than before.

“Did I… kill Garp…”

The clan of evil spirits.

Its power covers the sky and crosses the earth.

It was not allowed for ordinary humans to oppose them.

The chosen ones called heroes.

Only they could face the evil spirits.

Ignoring that fact, the foolish self took his comrades and moved to fight the evil spirit.

Believing that, as always, we will defeat the enemy together with our colleagues.

The result was right now.

After losing his comrades, he became a loser who fled from the shadow of the evil spirit.

“leader······.”

Jenny’s hand, who was watching him from the side, reached out to Guilford’s shoulder.

A slender finger rested on Guilford’s shoulder.

Even so, the weight now weighed on his shoulders like a rock.

Guilford, who was looking at Ascalon with blood-stained eyes, separated his hand.

“I… killed Garp with my own hands.”

The light that was leaking from Ascalon gradually faded.

In the midst of that, Guilford cried out.

A beast-like scream escaped Guilford’s mouth.

sighs and screams.

In the face of the agony of tearing his throat, he had to choose.

Will you fight until there is only one left?

Will one remain and fight?

The fight against the evil spirit was different from the heroic story he imagined.

– “Afflictions and adversity make heroes.”

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Mercenaries and heroes cannot coexist.

It was after the hero Guilford had lost sight of the future possibilities that would support him.

* * * * * *

A few days have passed since the ＜regular meeting＞ came to an end.

In the meantime, I’ve been experimenting with various small things within the game.

Check out how far you can share basic skills, including ＜Eye of the Observer＞.

Things like constantly changing the permission sharing settings of ＜Sacred Response Device＞.

As a matter of course, there was only one Roan that could share ＜Eye of a Contemplative＞.

This was because the limit on divine contribution required was higher than that of other skills.

“after······.”

Time went on and on with no results.

In the passing of time, I was just repeating work and games with a feeling of boredom.

By the time the rains of the monsoon season, which had been pouring down like that, stopped, and the steamy heat came again.

I was able to meet the moment I had so longed for.

salary day.

The day everyone has been waiting for has come back.

“Finally, this day has come.”

There is no one who would not be happy to see the amount of money in the bank account on payday.

It was also a more relaxed day than any other, except for the amount of money that was going out.

To the extent that it would be okay to buy beer and chicken on the way home from work.

There was no reason to hesitate as long as the decision came to mind.

I packed up the chicken on my way home from work.

Then, as soon as I got home, I threw away my luggage, and immediately put the chicken on the table.

“How long have you been eating this chicken?”

The first thing I did after cleaning the chicken and washing the beer was to check the balance in my bankbook once again.

When I opened the bank application and checked the account, I was able to face the balance of the account that was stronger than usual.

It is an amount that makes your heart feel reassured just by looking at it.

At the same time, in my head, this month’s consumption plan flashed and disappeared repeatedly.

Of course, among the plans that came to mind, there was also a billing plan for mobile games.

“By the way, let’s do some drawing after a long time.”

profit.

After opening the can of beer on the table, he bit off a crispy chicken.

The smell of oily chicken fills your mouth.

The taste of chicken eaten on payday was much more special than usual.

After soaking my greasy mouth with beer once, I immediately turned on my smartphone and started playing the game.

When I flipped the loading screen with my non-oily hand, a familiar game play screen appeared.

“It seems that an important message did not appear while I was away.”

Whoops.

After checking the message box by moving his finger, he turned his gaze to the ＜Paid Goods Store＞ button at the top of the screen.

When was the last time you turned the draw?

I’m guessing from the memories that pop into my head, maybe it was the moment when I drew the magic book of ＜Control Weather＞.

It’s been quite a while since I played the 10th lottery at ＜Paid Goods Store＞.

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My paycheck must have come in. This time, I was thinking of turning the draw by driving it hotly.

“Let’s go to the 30th year this time.”

I touched the ＜Paid Goods Store＞ button at the top of the screen.

When I pressed the button, the screen went dark for a while, and then the drawing screen that I had not seen in a long time greeted me.

A shiny 10 draw button.

And below that is the price list for the 10-time lottery.

The 10th draw welcomed me at the same price as it was back then.

It looked like the price had not changed at all from the last drawing.

“Fu… just give me 30 magic books.”

I have had many experiences of pulling 10 reps, but this is the first time I have tried pulling 30 reps like this.

I touched the 10 draw button with a pounding heart.

With the hope that all 10 of them will be magic books.

When the draw button was touched, a light flashed on the screen, and the results of the draw started to be output one by one.

With nervous eyes, check the items from the draw one by one.

– You have acquired [Baguette].

– You have acquired [Hard Black Bread].

– You have acquired [Sponge Cake].

The items that came to mind at the beginning were all bread.

It wouldn’t be a bad situation if there were only good items in the back.

Still, the last ＜regular meeting＞ had run out of bread.

I kept watching the draw items with anticipation for the magic book.

– You have acquired [Sponge Cake].

– You have acquired [Baguette].

– You have acquired [Magic Sword: Lagius].

– You have acquired [Baguette].

– You have acquired [Apple Pie].

– You have acquired [Apple Pie].

– You have acquired [Baguette].

sponge cake. baguette. Apple Pie.

In the sequentially output list of items, I had no choice but to have a confused expression.

Except for [Magic Sword: Lagius], it was because there was nothing but food to eat.

Looking at the smartphone lying on the floor, I smiled and flipped the screen to the side.

“No, are you saying you want me to open a bakery?”

Because Estasia ate a lot of bread during the ＜regular meeting＞, it was true that there was not enough bread in her inventory.

But it wasn’t just about asking for bread.

Perhaps the only comforting thing is that [Magic Sword: Lagius] appeared in the Gacha.

This was the second time to obtain a magic sword in the 10th draw.

The appearance of the demon sword with a purple halo was that of a sharp dagger wrapped in darkness.

“If it wasn’t for this, I would have almost opened a real bakery.”

It looked practically different from the [Magic Sword: Ednos] I had previously acquired.

If [Magic Sword: Ednos] was close to decorative, [Magic Sword: Lagius] was sharp enough to be used in battle.

You’ll have to check the details to find out, but it didn’t seem like something that focused on magic-oriented attacks.

tuk.

I touched the screen to bring up the detailed information of [Magic Sword: Lagius].

Then, he began to read the characteristics written in the detailed information of [Magic Sword: Lagius].

“The attribute name is ＜Shadow Memory＞… and the effect is….”

The name of the attribute that [Magic Sword: Lagius] has is ＜Shadow Memory＞.

And the effect is to move the user to the location where the attribute was activated 10 seconds after the attribute was activated.

It was the so-called hit-and-fall characteristic.