Episode 244. Invading! (5)
My heart sank when I heard that Papiyas’s troops were storming the village.
We had to quickly come up with a plan because Prince Totema detected them in time.
It seemed like they had come all the way here in pursuit of Prince Totema, but I didn’t think we would be safe with them either.
Because, as Totema said, there’s a very good chance they’re after me too.
First, I sent out the messengers to check their movements in advance.
And sure enough, they were looking for me, handing out flyers with my face on them.
‘It’s like X.’
The only good thing was that the force didn’t look that strong.
If we joined forces, it seemed possible to break through, but at the moment, I was in no condition to fight.
Even running is considered too much of a stretch, so walking is all I can do.
There was no way those who accompanied me would abandon me, and I didn’t want to become a burden to them either.
There’s no need to fight them. I could have fooled their eyes by changing my appearance with the ‘Genetic Disguise’ skill.
but….
‘There’s no magic!’
Since I had no magic power, I didn’t even have the strength to move.
They were getting closer and closer to the inn and it seemed like they were going to turn back.
In the midst of all this, the person who came up with the groundbreaking idea was Mary.
The method she came up with was… to become a woman again.
Be a woman? Others might think that’s nonsense, but they really empathized with it.
And I was furious.
-Flash of consciousness
A disguise that instantly turns a person into a priest.
Because of that influence, I became like a woman with long hair, and thanks to that, I caught the eyes of the knights.
After disciplining the spirits who teased me about my popularity in that state, I finished all the makeup.
And the Totema Prince had to hide with a stealth spell, and I had to pretend to be a separate person in the next room.
It was a really precarious situation.
Because at that exact moment, a man who appeared to be the sergeant arrived at their room.
And this was the same. I was discovered by a soldier who appeared to be of the magic type.
“Who, who are you?”
I tried hard to pretend to be a civilian and was scared.
The advice Jenny gave along the way comes to mind.
-It might be a little embarrassing, but Radon must act femininely! That way, he won’t get caught.
-Radon can definitely do it. He’s a really good actor, after all… and he looks prettier than us right now!
Does this look pretty?
The other kids nodded in agreement with those words.
As they are the main characters of the main story, we can see that they boast a decent appearance.
If such a reaction comes out of their mouths, it means that it is safe to say that I, in this state, can fit in with them.
But I couldn’t accept it.
I just dressed up as a woman again, crying and feeling sorry for myself. What do I find so pretty about a man like me?
Yes, I am a man.
He is a real man, not a fake man.
No matter what sound I hear, I won’t be shaken anymore.
This is my will!
“Excuse me…, Miss. I have something to ask you. Hehehehe….”
No, that will just now was canceled.
This man, who appeared to be a soldier, stared at me intently and his face turned red.
And seeing him laugh lewdly is so obvious.
It was a face that had completely fallen for the fox’s temptation.
‘Fuck!!’
I screamed silently as if I was experiencing a deja vu of the time I was transporting prisoners again.
Please stop. I hate this kind of shit.
I don’t want to enjoy this kind of thing anymore.
Please, leave me alone.
“You have a question?”
[Erosion rate reduction: -7%]
[+700 Credits]
My body sat on the bed on its own, shy like a girl.
Thanks to his acting skills and Muto’s voice modulation, it was easy to deceive him.
That’s why I started to find it increasingly fun to seduce my partner in this way.
I want to try it again someday… No no no no no! Am I crazy?
Why are you suddenly like this?
“Have you seen the boy in this picture?”
“Um… I don’t know who it is.”
“Really? I heard it was in this inn, but you really don’t know?”
“Well? I’ve never been out of my room because I’ve been sick. Cough!”
[Erosion rate reduction: -20%]
[+ 2000 Credits]
Even though I didn’t really feel like I had a cold, I acted like I was coughing naturally as if I was a really sick girl.
The soldier who was watching it had a really pitiful expression on his face, as if he was looking at a girl with a terminal illness.
“Oh, I see. I’m truly sorry.”
The soldier looked very embarrassed and then lowered his head as if he was sorry. In any case, he succeeded in deceiving me.
He seemed very weak towards the delicate girl and could not come out boldly at all. He gave off an impression that he was not a violent Papiyas person.
Plus, I started using formal language.
“Excuse me, but….”
The soldiers haven’t left yet.
He was still looking at me with an embarrassed face.
Then he said, shaking his head from side to side restlessly.
“Can this guy help me out?”
“….”
For a moment I thought I had misheard and fiddled with my ears.
And then I asked again.
“What did you say?”
“This guy will help you with anything.”
Oppa? Ohh …
You just called yourself oppa in front of me? To a guy like me?
I’m dizzy. I feel like I got hit by lightning while roasting beans with lightning.
I feel like I need to scoop up the pot with a spoon right now to feel better.
But I had to endure it.
No, wait a minute. My mouth feels ominous for some reason.
I feel like a line that should never be said is about to come out.
“Thank you so much.”
“….”
No. Don’t do it!
“Brother.”
This fucking dog XXXXXX… .
“Thank you so much! First, I’ll bring you a towel!”
“….”
I lay on the bed with an expression on my face like a dying mosquito.
In the end, I couldn’t control my mouth.
Why are you suddenly doing this? This makes me feel like a pathetic guy who has knelt before his instincts.
There’s no way this is happening. There’s no way I’d enjoy doing something like this.
It’s something that should never happen in the first place.
Who would like a woman cosplaying and flirting with men?
So what’s the difference between this and other netcams on the Internet?
I am not that kind of inhumane person. I am not that kind of fraud.
‘Huh? A scammer?’
Come to think of it, I’m a conman? Then wouldn’t it be acceptable for me to do something like that?
Eventually, my face became more and more haggard as my head became more and more dizzy.
Now she has become a real sick girl, not just an actress.
“Here, here. A handkerchief.”
“thank you.”
I don’t know. Let’s put that thought aside.
Now is the time to use this unit.
“But who is the boy on the flyer? Is he a wanted criminal?”
[Erosion rate reduction: -4%]
[+400 Credits]
“A wanted criminal… Strictly speaking, that’s absolutely not true.”
“No? Then why are you trying to catch me?”
Taking advantage of this, I decided to ask him one by one the things I was curious about.
There was nothing the soldier who had a crush on me couldn’t say to me.
“It is His Majesty the King’s order. He has been desperate to capture this boy lately.”
“I don’t understand. Why are you trying to capture an innocent boy?”
[Erosion rate decrease: -2%]
[+200 Credits]
Yeah, I’m not innocent.
Because I’ve committed quite a lot of fraud so far.
But it doesn’t make sense to become a wanted criminal just because of that.
“Actually, I am one of the wizards who protects the kingdom. I am qualified to meet His Majesty the King in person. So there is one thing I can infer.”
“What is that?”
“I saw an old elf within the kingdom. It seems His Majesty the King has lost his sight after meeting him.”
The current King of Papyrus is also said to be one of those who are blinded by the Divine Empire’s royal family.
As a result, it means that he is no different from Harkel Wilde.
Neither the former king, Talema, nor the Papiyas have any proper history.
“Although the current emperor is weaker than Talema, he is a man who is not lacking in desire. That is why he still captures divine beasts and conducts all kinds of experiments.”
“You’re capturing the god?”
It was a statement that created some kind of connection.
The cornerstone of the Gumiho incident was also a kind of experiment using Shinsu.
Moreover, it may be related to the symptoms that Ruska showed a little while ago.
One of the characteristics of the Shinsoo is resonance, and Ruska may have been influenced by it.
To the beasts captured in Papyrus.
“What are you going to do with it?”
“….”
The soldier closed his mouth for a moment and looked complicated.
“This… is something I’m telling you only. Don’t go around telling anyone. Do you understand?”
When I said I understood, he started telling me hidden secrets.
An experiment that takes place in Papyrus, where a divine being is captured. It is said that it is being conducted to awaken a certain being that is sleeping in the veins of the kingdom.
I couldn’t help but be very surprised at that part.
“I don’t know exactly what he’s trying to awaken. One thing is certain… The current king has his eyes set on the Divine Imperial Family. Capturing this boy may be part of that.”
I had a rough idea of what they were trying to do.
Let’s recall what Enviel’s purpose was at the time of the Gumiho incident. He was trying to awaken the corpse of an evil spirit sleeping underground in the Kingdom of Papyas.
What he needs is the power of Angela, who has awakened as a nine-tailed fox.
If you cause a huge explosion in the kingdom with it, the evil spirits sleeping underground will appear.
I could tell what Enviel was trying to do with it… because I had his memories.
‘Vessel of the God of Destruction…!’
It is not only those of Machia’s bloodline who become vessels for the God of Destruction.
If there is a corpse of an ancient evil god hidden somewhere on this land, the god of destruction will descend upon this land through it.
‘Now that Machia has been captured, are you planning to use her as a replacement?’
If that were the case, it would be quite difficult, because the power of the God of Destruction would be determined by the medium that served as the vessel.
Although it is a corpse, the body of the evil spirit contains tremendous power.
The God of Destruction, who descended as a vessel for Maquia in the main story, is a powerful enemy that even the main character, Lyman, has a hard time fighting.
It would be a huge headache if we were to use the body of a more powerful evil spirit as a vessel.
We have to stop this nonsense.
‘Wait, then why did you make them distribute leaflets and such to catch me?’
Why do you insist on capturing me when you have a better vessel, the corpse of an evil spirit?
Is this perhaps a precaution in case the Shinsoo experiment fails?
Anyway, this is what Grisha did by seducing high-ranking people.
He will surely appear where the best bowl is sleeping.
It seems impossible to get along comfortably unless we catch that elf guy.
* * * * *
Suddenly I was standing in a pure white space.
The body feels like it is stepping on something, but there is no sense of a floor.
And then, the ambiguous thoughts and actions of whether or not I move my body by my own will.
Considering that I had just been sleeping in the inn, it seemed clear that I was dreaming.
‘… .’
There was no information.
The moment I took a step towards it with the instinct to get it, a silhouette that appeared to be a woman appeared before my eyes.
I wanted to ask who it was, but my mouth wouldn’t move.
Instead, my head filled with a variety of information that I wanted in that situation.
There was no information about this place, but it was meaningful enough.
A factor that even I, the ice maker, don’t know.
The answer to where to go from now on… and what to do.
It all came together to clear my mind.
‘Thank you.’
I felt grateful for the woman hidden in that silhouette.
And as I take another step, memories of the previous world come back to me.
No, to be exact, it would be more accurate to say it was a previous life.
Because I… .
* * * * *
My identity was not revealed until the next morning.
There was a guy called the sergeant loitering around their room, but thankfully, it seemed like they made it through the night safely.
But there were still soldiers guarding their room.
It was because I witnessed the villagers’ accounts that they had acted together with me.
So there were still troops gathered around the inn and at the entrance to the village.
“Miss… did you sleep well?”
The soldier who had been guarding me all night greeted me in the morning.
At a time when these guys are so persistent in following us, it’s impossible to escape like a snake jumping over a wall.
In the end, a shortcut was the answer.
“How are you feeling? Are you feeling okay?”
“Hey, hyung.”
“huh?”
The girl suddenly calls him “hyung.” The soldier’s eyes widened at that.
Besides, the voice was also strange.
“Thank you so much for the information.”
“what?”
It was the voice of a boy in his late teens, not the girl I had talked to last night.
There the soldiers trembled and felt a sense of foreboding.
“You, you…!”
“I’m that Radon Crowler.”
“what?”
“Rest in peace now.”
[Erosion rate reduction: -90%]
[+9000 Credits]
Boom!-
The soldier flew away along with the visit as the fishing rod was swung.
Then I knocked down the soldiers guarding their room one by one.
And then he opened the door and turned on the light, and they started waking up one by one like students on a school trip.
“Wake up quickly.”
I have to go somewhere urgently.
Surviving as an Academy Fraudster
