Chapter 185: Scapegoat Ring and 2nd group transfer (1/2)

The timer hit 0, but there wasn’t any change in the World Map.

I thought that 300 people would be transferred all at once though.

“It isn’t increasing. Does the 2nd group not get blue dots?” (Hikaru)

“No, they must need time for the point allocation. Considering this is being broadcasted to Earth, here and there must be connected in real time.” (Jeanne)

I see, so that must be one of the reasons why I couldn’t take my time choosing because of the time limit. In that case, the people who finish their point allocation quickly will be the ones to get here first. There might have been benefits from God by being the first Chosens to get here.

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We were gazing steadily at the map, and the carefree voice resonated in my head.

It is saying the same as before, so God must want Chosen to get along with each other. Our locations being shown in the map is also for the sake of that.

For me and Jeanne, that’s completely a pain, but being able to know where they are also makes it possible to avoid them.

Just that it is troubling that we can’t move our house and the dungeon.

<<As a celebration for the 2nd group transfer, every person can buy a specific item for 1 point once! That item is the Scapegoat Ring. It is a ring that can take a fatal hit for you once! It is an unprecedented 1 point cost only! This item can’t be exchanged or transferred, so please be careful.>>

“Nice. Even if we get shot by a gun, we won’t be dying in one hit. It is also cheap.” (Jeanne)

Jeanne says after hearing the voice of God.

“Are you going to buy it?” (Hikaru)

“Of course I will. It is necessary.” (Jeanne)

It is true that taking a fatal hit for you is basically saving your life. If you can get 2 lives with this, 1 point would be way too cheap.

<<On top of that, as a reward for having safely survived until the 2nd transfer, all the 1st Chosen group will be getting 1 point! Go ahead and use it to buy the Scapegoat Ring, okay?>>

Nothing was said anymore after that. Looks like that’s all God had to say.

Looking at the Status Board, it is true that I have gotten 1 point.

Only 1 point but still a point.

1 month of saving Crystals is 1 point, but you end up using Crystals for other stuff, so it is actually difficult to save them up.

We might be able to save them up slowly once we live for a longer time, but 1 point is still great.

“Let’s buy the ring at once.” (Jeanne)

“Right.” (Hikaru)

“Eh, ring?! Why ring?! W-Wait, what’s going on? Please explain in a way that I can understand!” (Rifreya)

Rifreya had been silent the whole time until now, but it is true that she can’t hear the voice of God or see the Status Board, so it is natural that she wants an explanation.

“My bad. No one has transferred yet. It seems like it will take a bit more time.” (Hikaru)

“You say that, but uhm…what’s that about rings?” (Rifreya)

“Reya, we will explain that later, so wait… Exchange…” (Jeanne)

Jeanne stopped Rifreya with her hand and controlled the Status Board with no waste.

“Then, I will buy it too.” (Hikaru)

I take off my Dark Night Gauntlet, choose the Scapegoat Ring from the Status Board, and tap it.

At the same time as 1 point was consumed, a simple golden ring appeared in the ring finger of my right hand.

I see, so that’s why it can’t be traded or transferred. It appears in a way that you can’t take off from the very beginning.

“Tada~h. Matching rings~.” (Jeanne)

“O-Oi.” (Hikaru)

Jeanne grabbed my arm and showed hers and mine to Rifreya.

“Aaaaah! What?! What’s that?! Not fair! Cutting the line! I want one too!” (Rifreya)

“Too bad, Reya. This ring is exclusive to Chosen.” (Jeanne)

“It doesn’t look like we can take them off, so if the effect wasn’t good, this would be a cursed ring…” (Hikaru)

“I will have Hikaru buy me a cursed ring too!” (Rifreya)

“Calm down.” (Hikaru)

I somehow managed to soothe Rifreya, explained the situation, and somehow had her understand.

Jeanne often teases Rifreya in this way because she finds it amusing, but Rifreya is the type that takes things seriously, so if possible, I would like her to stop that.

By the way, I was made to promise her to buy a ring.

“The 2nd group is coming. The dots are increasing.” (Jeanne)

I once again look at the map at the words of Jeanne.

It is true that they are increasing slowly. As of now, there’s no one who has transferred to the Ringpill Continent, but…

“Ah, it increased. This one is pretty close, right? A bit north…enclosed like a circle… What was that place?” (Hikaru)

“This is…Hell. I investigated the surrounding geography to a certain degree with the map at the guild, but it is apparently a wasteland that you won’t ever get out of once you fall into it. You know about it too, right, Reya?” (Jeanne)

“Yeah, it is scary. I have not seen it myself, but my senior explorer said they have gone until the circle. There was enough distance to the bottom that it would make you dizzy, and you would definitely die if you fell from that. There’s apparently incredibly big lizards and birds, and it is a place that a normal explorer definitely wouldn’t be able to survive. Also, I have heard that a country somewhere sends criminals to that hell as a death sentence.” (Rifreya)

“It is pitiful, but this Chosen will die. Did they choose Random Transfer?” (Jeanne)

“I see…” (Hikaru)

Of course, it is not like we can go to save them.

It doesn’t really click to me what kind of place it is just from being called hell, but is it a place similar to that of the Grand Canyon?

I was on the verge of dying once because of the Random Transfer. I would like them to survive somehow, but from what I hear here, it is an even harsher place than the one I was dropped in… It would be difficult to survive.

It might end up differently if they choose Random Transfer again, but I wonder what they will do.

“Hmm, more are coming in. South. The place I was transferred to.” (Jeanne)

“The port city?” (Hikaru)

“That’s right. It is a small city, so they might be coming to Meltia.” (Jeanne)

Jeanne is adding the new dots to the notebook.

The 1st Chosen group are marked with ● and the 2nd Chosen group with ☆ to differentiate them.

“Speaking of which, was this dot always here?” (Hikaru)

A blue dot that’s further northwest than us. It has been in my mind since before the 2nd Chosen group transfer.