191 # 180 Captive shrine maiden and reflection meeting.txt (2/2)

Probably some sort of instinctual skill with a sense of danger.

”You have a hunch?

First of all, danger detection is a skill that we know from the Greys, but as the word suggests, it's a skill that detects danger. The reason they were able to detect Aeon's attack from behind is probably because they have this skill. But that alone is not enough to prevent Aeon's attack.

This is because even if you know that an attack is coming from behind, you don't know where it will be aimed and what kind of attack it will be.

I'm sure the condition for triggering it is when your life is in danger. I think it knows what kind of attack it will receive at that time. But that skill can only be activated once against one person.

'So... but is it true that it can only be activated once per person?

'I'm not sure about that. I'm not sure about that, but I'm sure there's some kind of limitation or time lag between when it's triggered and when he fights me. He only had one fight with me where it was triggered.

His mystery skill was triggered by the attack after my throw. He dodged an attack that cut both sides of my stomach, even including a feint to the neck. I know because I fought him, but he would have fallen for the feint.

And he couldn't handle an attack from behind the same way Ion did. So I came up with this prediction.

They all look at me with admiration. And Livina asks me.

'From what I've heard so far, it sounds like Tact was working on his tactics before he fought that guy?

'Yeah. The only thing I didn't see coming was the lame punchline at the end.

Livina exclaimed. Because that meant that the enemy was being made to dance in the palm of Tact's hand completely.

'I knew you'd be strong, but I didn't expect this. I seem to be really lucky.'

What's going on?

It's nothing.

Livina says this and Noah comes in.

'...Lots of people here.

It looks like Mr. Lewin is here.

We went downstairs and everyone was very excited. It seems that we were able to defeat him safely.

So you were quicker than me. Good job, guys. It looks like things are going well for you too.

Yes. It's just that the enemy NPCs were much stronger than we expected.

Was that all you had to say about it, Mr. Tact?

It was enough to make Lily and the others lose.

What?

Everyone is surprised. The people here are well aware of the strength of Lily and the others, so this reaction is probably natural.

''What kind of enemies were they?''

'He was a man about as tall as me with a hood on. When I identified him, he was a dark summoner.

Everyone is surprised by my words. Mew looks at Ruin.

''Sister Lwin. This is.

Yeah. I guess it's a blackout profession. I remember there was a story about an unusually strong solo player in an event.

A profession in the dark? What's that?

In that case, I saw it too. It was confirmed on some servers, but I read on the board that you were ignored when you spoke to them or had bad manners.

Sister. My brother's not up to speed.

'Oh, let's see. Takt, you know PK, right?　This game allows for penalty kicks, but of course penalty kicks count as a bad thing.

Well, you're killing players, of course you are. Mel continues to explain.

'There are advantages and disadvantages, of course, and one of the disadvantages is a reduction in the likelihood of NPCs.

'This has been reported on the forums, and besides PKs, there have been reports of guards NPCs being called in and thrown in jail for stalking or chasing you around or other annoying behavior.

I didn't know there was such a system. I've never heard of it.

'So, there was a story on the board about people falling into the dark when they keep doing that. 'I've heard of this in other games as well,' he said. You can also get a higher status or skills that are advantageous to certain types of jobs, instead of having various negative effects. What were your enemies like, Takt?

'The enemy I fought was like an enemy for anti-summoners. They were using some other mysterious skills against summons, like increased muscle strength and nullifying skills and stuff like that.

''How did you manage to beat an enemy like that on the first try... didn't you use a summoner?''

'Come to think of it, you're a summoner and you didn't use a summoner.

When I say that, Luke and the others react.

'So what are the requirements for that profession then?

That's for sure. Abuse of summonses.

What did you say? Come to think of it, he always did terrible things to that girl, didn't he? Tyrol and Raiden speak.

'It's a bit worrying, isn't it?'

'I'm sure it's going to come up for players eventually. I hate to admit it, though. I'm just fortunate that Mr. Tact got the information first.

Hmm? What does that mean? Lewin explains.

'It means you can warn people on the board. If it's publicized, weaknesses and all that, the player's psychology would make them less inclined to be in that type of job, right?

Oh. Yeah. Well, I'll tell you what. In that case, we'll have to do our best to provide the information. After all, being mistreated, even by a human summoner, is not a pleasant experience.

I'm going to tell everyone the story that Lily and the others have been told. After that, I log out, finish eating and bathing, and stick around until she wakes up from her protection, but eventually the time comes and I log out.