Chapter 56 (1/2)

”Cardi, stop sulking already”

”…shut up”

They'd e proposal

A cute-looking NPC girl in her mid-teens had talked to theood ot an event quest Yet looking at the girl, Cardi couldn't help but be rehtered him twice The white rabbit deirl

Of course, this was just a game He didn't feel the pain that came with death, only the force of the blow And even then, even when his consciousness was immediately cut off from the Avatar and returned to the Temple to be resurrected, the mind of the real Cardi had still been dealt a severe blow

He re for his head

He re at hia fictional body in a fictional world, yet the bloodlust that he felt had seemed ready to take his real life For so assaulted by an inexplicable nausea

All the sadrasia Not out of enjoyh on the people who had reported hi a bit of fun in the game, and the people who had ame He wanted to prove hia it

”Over here”

”Yes yes! We're coonna be heroes too!”

Following the directions of the girl, who had named herself Mary, Cardi's party headed toward their destination on an express carriage

Mary's story was as follows:

Provoked by Cardi's party, the Troll King, said to be a Dark General, and his subordinates were now encroaching upon huhways, they still weren't getting close to the human towns, due to the barrier that protected the express railways connecting huitech railas one of the ions and far-off countries could happen It was no exaggeration to call the train a cornerstone of the world's econo it was s It could handle even a low-ranked dragon

The barrier hat restricted the scope of activity ofthe trolls It wasn't the kind of barriers that enclosed whole cities — it only protected certain lines at risk of itech artillery and soldiers The Troll King are of all this

However, the railway-protective barrier wasn't erected from the town Every few kilometers, at every critical location, there was a station housing a e didn't take ation — it was the stations' locations that were the ineering e of maintenance knehere they were

Mary's idea was to find out the location of one station, lower the barrier strength, then lure souards, receive their reward uards before any other adventurers could get there Their reputation would get a boost

”…no way are things gonna go so s to do the quest, partially because of his own discomfort with Mary On the other hand, the other members of his party held no such reservations

”This is where our skills shi+ne, isn't it? Judging froe to trigger”

”Co about? Weird quest itand we're sure to succeed”

In reality, they wouldn't even know if the plan had any guarantee of success In a game, an event quest would force the NPCs to follow a predetermined course of action

Once it's done, Cardi's party would gain prestige with the guild No one would suspect them, and they would be heroes of the country… or at least that was the theoretical future

Their first step was to not get caught by the patrolling guards, and to that effect, they were following along the off-limits railroad

For the itech carriage paid by the es were really only 'horse carriage' in naines instead The jeep-lookalike vehicle worth 20 large gold coins were speedy things The pleasant ride had gotten his party meet about his ht, tier — a class coan searching for the barrier itool as he followed the track

Around two hours later, just when they'd alitool

”My turn… wait, what?”

As the itool, he soon found out he lacked the required specialist knowledge But then, just like a gaed to do so around

Their next step was to find some trolls and lure the

”Take notice of their strength Don't pick any troll too powerful You wouldn't be able to win, and the whole plan would fail”

”…don't hafta tell ave a faint smile, then came close and whispered in his ears

”But the reward ain would also depend on the strength of the enereatest reward, if you want to be called Heroes, then you know the troll you should target, right? The guards should have ht just win”

”…”

Cardi wondered if they were some kind of quest items to help newbies With the weapons, even if they made a mistake and actually lured in the Dark General hiht still be able to handle the boss