1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

1st place in the ranking is the villager

- Volume 4 Episode 15

15. To hide the shadows (2)

The Grim didn't want their existence to be known to the public because they didn't want their children to have the same experiences they had in the past.

That was the reason why Consanu prevented the adventurers from pioneering.

The village of the Grim tribe existed in the direction of the adventurers' pioneering.

The village itself is covered by the black dome of the veil, but the black dome is very conspicuous.

If such a thing exists in the middle of the forest, players will naturally have curiosity and doubts, and will try to confirm its identity.

It was not a good situation for the Grim.

"The black curtain is called the shadow curtain. It is used to block intrusion from the outside. The stronger it is maintained, the more magical power is required, so now it is only used to block monsters for the safety of children."

Toyun, who was sitting next to Consonu and Hoya, continued.

It is said that in the current state of the Shadow Curtain, if adventurers decide and attack, they will not be able to last long.

Even if the curtain is broken, it will be possible to subdue the invading adventurers, but the Grim people do not want to announce their existence.

It was best not to get too close.

"But for adventurers, the method we're using now is counterproductive."

Players are people who move for a reward that is in the event, whether good or bad.

In fact, it still was.

"I know that...but right now, this was the only way."

The dome would have been discovered sooner if the pioneering had progressed further.

It was necessary to bind their feet somehow.

“Did you understand the story first?”

"Yes."

"Then please help us."

Hoya affirmed Consonu's words, and the quest occurred.

[You have cleared the quest 'Conseonu's Help Request'.]

[Concenu's favorability has increased.]

[Experience increases.]

[The quest 'Protection of the Grim' has occurred.]

[Protection of the Grim Tribe]

Currently, the Grim people are in a situation where they have to move to escape from the adventurers.

However, except for the Dark Forest, the only suitable environment for the Grim to live is underground.

The Grim don't want to live under the ground as they did in the past.

However, as adventurers' pioneering progresses, they will one day be discovered.

Create an environment where the Grim tribe will not be discovered by adventurers.

Completion Conditions: Hide the Grim tribe from adventurers.

Success Reward: Increase in favorability of the entire Grim tribe, obtain the title 'Benefactor of the Grim tribe', and experience points.

Failure Penalty: The existence of the Grim is known to the continent.

"I'm not asking you to do something difficult."What Consannu wanted to ask Hoya was to talk to Moan and ask him to create a barrier to hide the Grim tribe on his behalf.

A barrier was needed to instill hallucinations that would prevent adventurers from recognizing the village of the Grim tribe.

It must not be visible to the eye like a curtain of shadows.

Hallucination barriers vary in power depending on the caster's power, but no one can break the hallucinations of the legendary wizard.

"I want to go and ask myself, but I can't get out of here right now. Please tell Moan something. I'm sure I'll pay off this debt."

It's not that difficult to make a request.

And if it's Moan, he'll probably do Consonu's request.

If it doesn't work, then you'll have to look for another way.

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"More... b."

Hoya, who arrived in Ordo using Return to Village, tried to knock on the door of her house to call Mo An, but stopped her hand in mid-air at the eerie feeling she felt just before.

It's like being a squirrel trying to step into a tiger's den.

'what......?'

After killing as much as possible, Hoya moved slightly to the side, peered through the window on the wall, and then carefully walked away from Moan's house.

Looking through the window, there was a tiger named Moan with a lot of blades standing inside it.

It felt like it would be torn apart by sharp teeth and claws if I stimulated it even a little.

"If you have anything to do with Moan, you'd better go see him later. It's been like that for a few days."

"Yeah, it seems like that..."

Kraus approached carefully and whispered in Hoya's ear.

Hoya also agreed with him.

Approaching Moan now was no different than committing suicide.

Suddenly, there was a problem that she couldn't convey Con Sonu's request to Moan.

But that doesn't mean I can't do anything.

...Should I just end up with a death penalty?

As she even thought about it, she remembered a word she had heard lightly before.

-The person he cares for is also the person I care about... If you need help, just tell me, and I'll do my best to help unless it's absurd.

At that moment, Hoya remembered what Evan had said to him in the past.

I'm not sure if what I said at the time was empty or sincere, but I think it would be good to ask at least once.

Try entering the tiger's den when it fails.

"I'm sorry, but if you don't have an appointment in advance, you won't be able to meet with Mt.

With that thought in mind, he came to Mato, but things went awry from the beginning.

Chief Ma Thap is not a person you can easily meet just because an adventurer you don't know suddenly comes to you and wants to meet you.

Evan knew Hoya very well, but not his subordinates.

From their point of view, Hoya was just one of many adventurers.

There was no way the wizards would allow such an adventurer's request for an interview.

Eventually, he returned to the starting point.

Do I have to set foot in the tiger's den, as we decided from the beginning?

"What are you doing here?"

As Hoya was seriously thinking about it, a woman's voice was heard.

A player who holds the sword in his hand at chest height and has the mark of a knight holding the sword upright on his left chest.

"That..., the name..."

"Hey, you're so great. We lived together for a few days, but you can't even remember the name?"

Her voice was pretty loud.

Thanks to that, the players around them were startled, and their gaze turned to the two of them.

Her words were misleading enough.

"Quest! You did the quest with the Royal Knights for a few days! Isn't that right?"

"Are there anything else besides that?"

The players who looked at the two lost interest in Hoya's words and Luna's affirmation and went their own way again.

"My nickname is Luna. Don't forget it?"

"Yes Yes......."

In the previous quest, Hoya and Luna acted together, but there was no contact point.

So I forgot her nickname for a while.

Hoya sincerely vowed to never forget her nickname again.

"What's going on in the tower?"

"Ah, that's..."

At her question, Hoya suddenly remembered how she might be able to solve the current situation, so she stared at Luna.

"Do you have anything to say?"

"...Luna-sama, can you let me meet the Chief Majesty?"

It was she who received the quest directly from Evan, the master craftsman of the Magic Tower, in her previous quest for the search for magic.

That meant that she had a good affinity with Evan to a certain extent or that the trust of the tower itself was high.

If so, it was Hoya's idea that if she only had Luna's help, she might be able to meet the Chief of the Tower even if she didn't have a prior appointment.

"Are you doing it, Chief Ma?"

"Is it possible?"

"It should be possible..."

Luna, who had been thinking a little while resting her chin on her chin, grinned and said.

"Are you asking me for help now?"

"Yes, it is."

"I'll help, so if anything happens later, please help me too! If something goes, something needs to come! Nothing is free in this world! Or...,"

Luna said it out loud deliberately with her slightly playful eyes.

"Are you going to take it off and eat it only by me?!"

"Of course I have to help! If you help me with my work, of course! I don't plan on taking it off!"

Hoya answered quickly and blocked the misunderstanding gaze that was trying to turn to them again in advance.

Was this woman originally like this?

Hoya said she suddenly seemed to be draining her energy.

"You must keep that promise!"

She said that her Luna was being treated quite highly in her tower, so she could lead her and walk directly up to the top floor, where the chief of her tower lived, without any restrictions.

She didn't even have to ask the magician of the tower.

"Luna? What's happening all of a sudden?""Ah, my lord."

Just before Luna knocked on the door of the horseman's office, the door opened and the deputy chieftain, Maine, came out.

There was a pretty tired look on her face.

"Hello."

"Ah, hello. So... the name... Ah, I remembered it. Hoya-san, right?"

"Yes."

"Main, you look pretty tired, don't you?"

Unable to hide her tired look, Luna asked him as she saw the mine pressing her finger between her eyes.

Then she remembered what she looked like now and let out the sound of her weak laugh.

"Hahaha... I've been busy with various things lately and my head hurts."

Natalie's jailbreak was a secret not only to the general public, but also to the players.

Therefore, there was a shortage of manpower, and the days were continued.

Not only was he searching for Natalie, but Majin's personal affairs were also overlapping, so his fatigue was at its peak.

After sharing her greetings, Mine went back to her own work and Luna, having fulfilled her Hoya's request, also went down her tower.

"What did you come here for?"

"Is that what I said when we first met, is it still valid?"

"What did you say when we first met...? Ah, that! Yeah, unless it's absurd. What's your request?"

Hoya asked for a barrier after explaining very briefly about the Grim tribe to Evan's question.

The Grim didn't want people to know about their existence, but they needed an explanation to ask Evan for a favor.

Anyone who knows about Ordo should be fine.

"The Grim clan...?"

The word grimm came out of Hoya's mouth, and Evan went through his mind.

However, no matter how much he searched, there was no record of a tribe called the Grim tribe in his knowledge.

From Hoya's explanation, it seems that they had appeared in front of people in the past, but in his mind, he had no memory of reading about them through a book.

Evan was interested in the fact that he was a race that did not acquire knowledge.

"I'm happy to make a hallucination barrier. But I need to get one thing."

It is possible for him to go there himself and set a barrier.

However, in that case, it was impossible to return to the village if the Grim tribes went out of the barrier unless they managed it directly inside the barrier.

He couldn't keep himself in control, so he needed to inscribe his magic into the item to prevent it.

If magic is engraved into an item, the entity that expresses the magic becomes the item, not the caster, so it is possible to manage the barrier through the item.

"You can think of it as a box to put things in without thinking too complicated. It's a bit of a problem that the things you put in it are my magic."

Evan wanted Hoya to rescue an 'item that is strong and strong enough to withstand even if his magic is engraved, but does not have any additional effects on the item, even in order not to ruin the barrier'.

There was no way such a convenient item could be found anywhere.

That said, I had to ask someone to make it.

Can anyone make something like that?

'...maybe?'

Hoya replied that he would find out to Evan, and immediately went to the person that came to his mind.

"Ummm..., it's an item that will withstand the magic of the Chief Majesty... I'm not sure, but if you give me time, I'll make one."

After much deliberation, Papis accepted Hoya's request.

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