How To Live as a Scammer in the Game

33. really looks like this

Wooo…

The Minotaur falls helplessly.

I looked down at my trembling hands.

It wasn’t because I was afraid.

It was because of an indescribable sense of achievement.

Until now, it was close to fighting based on the instincts created by the unique skill.

However, this battle was different.

It worked just as I had calculated, and it did as I imagined.

Even if the opponent is not a demon.

Rather, it felt more helpful that the opponent was not a demon.

If it wasn’t a minotaur, but a demon…

‘I may have lost this sense I gained from my experience with Romain.’

It seemed like he had learned how to fight a little while controlling his excessive excitement.

It seems I have grown up too.

‘Sometimes light sparring would be acceptable, right?’

It was only now that I understood, albeit weakly, why so many others were so keen on sparring.

by the way.

Anyway, I worked hard to defeat a mythical monster.

‘I have to take care of the reward!’

I passed the fallen Minotaur and headed in front of a small wooden box.

It looked just like an imaginary treasure chest, but it looked exactly the same in real life.

‘It really looks like this…’

I stood in front of it and slashed the lock with my sword.

with chaeng.

Rusty padlock falling on the floor.

Let’s open the lid of the box.

Whoa!

A bright light emanated from inside the box in all directions.

The light felt especially strong, perhaps because it was underground.

In the intense light, I gently covered the light with my hand and looked into it, squinting my eyes.

A small jewel placed in it.

I reached out for the jewel.

and.

[Normal skill: Mana Burning (fighter class only) – Burns all remaining mana to escape from non-physical mental attacks (debuffs) caused by magic.]

* * *

As you can tell from the name.

Martial artist was an ultra-close combat class based on normal attack-oriented physical damage.

As a result, naturally, there were some disadvantages.

The first was that there was no means of long-range attack, even though it was worthy of the name.

The second drawback was the enormous deal loss and one-sided damage that occurred right before approaching.

However, the problem was that demons and mythical monsters appearing in the second half appeared with more and more powerful CC skills.

‘I stuck to it at best, but if I got a debuff like fear or blindness, it would be a no-brainer.’

In particular, the side of blindness was fatal to a real fighter.

Since it is a normal hit-based class, if you get blinded, there was a situation where you couldn’t hit a single hit until you died.

So, this mana burning skill was like a rain shower in a drought or an oasis in the desert for such a fighter.

Even if it wasn’t so, I was able to get rid of the debuff in an instant by using mana, which I didn’t need anyway.

It’s a long story, but anyway, if you look at it simply, it’s a simple guy in the end if you look at it as a non-physical CC immunity.

And the effect was very useful to me now.

‘For now, it doesn’t overlap with the things I have at all.’

That alone was an advantage.

But in the meantime, is it a mental defense method?

It could be said that this was a really, really sweet skill.

Anyway, if a little more time passes in the future, one day I will have no choice but to face those who eventually use mind-type magic.

It could be said that there was no such thing as a preparation for that time.

After a fairly satisfactory farming.

I looked back.

Diaz was staring blankly at the minotaur lying on the floor.

“……”

Then he looked at me.

“It’s amazing… you’re doing it…”

* * *

After Diaz and I got out of the labyrinth, we decided to return to Gilad for now.

After a light reorganization, to say goodbye and head to the next destination, Saint Traval, where the Alchemist is located.

when the two of us come back

The people of Gilad looked very uneasy.

Romain came over as soon as we got back and said with a worried look on his face.

“A little while ago, there was an unusual earthquake. I felt it with the sound of a terrible animal howling… It could be dangerous, so leave this place quickly.”

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Judging by the nuance, it seems that I felt the aftermath of my fight with the Minotaur in the underground labyrinth.

How can you be so anxious and still care about others?

To be honest, I was a little surprised.

But this time, there was no need to worry.

Diaz explained it for him.

“It’s okay, Master.”

“What is that… Hmm? Looks like you know what’s going on?”

Romaine noticed something and asked.

Diaz smiled at him.

“Yes.”

“Let’s find out what’s going on together.”

“Here, under Gilad… there was a labyrinth. I found the entrance to the Forbidden Forest that I asked about yesterday.”

“Underground……labyrinth? Huh. I’ve lived in this land for decades…”

It seemed that even Romain had no idea.

I mean, look at that very confused expression.

Diaz continued.

“And there was a battle with the monster in the labyrinth. According to Rohan-sama, it was a monster named Minotaur.”

“Now, wait a minute. Minotaur?”

His face changed unexpectedly.

“If it’s a Minotaur… is it a monster with a human body and a cow’s head?”

“Did you know?”

Diaz nodded, and Romain froze for a second.

“……!”

He looked at Diaz in disbelief.

“Poetry, a monster in a myth…a creature created by a curse…!”

Diaz also tilted his head.

It was because Romain’s reaction was stronger than expected.

“Teacher? Are you okay?”

He looked frantically at Diaz and me.

“Escaped well…… No. Wait a minute. Did you fight? Didn’t you run away?”

“Yes?…… Yes.”

Diaz was still bewildered.

In fact, I wondered if it would surprise me that much.

Although the Minotaur is strong, he eventually won and passed in the original work.

“The two of you… you mean, just the two of you got through it?”

“Oh, no. Actually, Rohan-sama did it alone. I’m almost standing…”

“……crazy!”

From Romaine’s lips, a harsh compliment escaped.

* * *

Diaz and I were guided by Romain and settled in his house.

He served me a cup of tea and sat down.

“Jaberon. That devil. He was a very strong guy. He was the first one that made me feel a wall, who never knew defeat in my life. It seems like my legs are still throbbing after being hit by him.”

Romain continued, recalling the memories of the time.

“He said he had three arms. But he used to have four. Where did he sell one?”

I was also paying attention to what he was talking about.

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Jaberon was actually a demon that did not appear in the original story.

So there was no way to know how strong he was.

It’s just that the Romaine human itself is strong, so it’s to the extent that he can’t even count on it?

So, there was actually such a story among users.

‘Depending on the setting, is Jaberon strong or a corps commander level devil?’

The kind of rice cake that burns bulletin boards as soon as it is thrown.

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Jaberon did not appear in the game, so there were no stat values, so direct comparison was impossible, which was the cause of this controversy.

The hint of that rice cake appeared in front of me now.

“He said right before he died. If he hadn’t lost an arm to the Minotaur, he would have defeated me.”

“I can’t…”

At Romain’s words, Diaz was surprised enough to open his mouth.

Because I caught such a Minotaur.

Meanwhile, I found the story very interesting.

‘Oh, my God.’

Will this rice cake loosen up a bit?

‘Is the Minotaur about the same as or slightly stronger than Jaberon? Um, wait. Minotaur guy. Apparently, one eye was averted… I guess that was caused by Jaberon?’

Did you exchange each other one by one?

That meant that the full power Jaberon could be considered higher than the Minotaur in terms of pure power.

As far as I know, Jaberon was a fighter-type demon.

However, there was also a slight penalty against the Minotaur as a fighter.

It was because the Minotaur’s cowhide had an additional defensive effect against physical attacks.

‘Even though Jaberon was stronger because of the difference in sex, they fought similarly.’

I folded my arms and pondered.

Then, it seemed that the full-powered Jaberon with all four arms could have beaten the real Romain.

To sum it up, Romaine and Minotaur would be similar.

Full-power Jameron and corps commander-level demons were meant to be higher up.

‘It seems Jaberon is a great guy.’

There were opinions that the corps commander was almost similar to or superior to Jaberon.

In other words, it meant that the guys I would meet in the future would be more troublesome.

‘Whoa…you have to get stronger quickly. More, more.’

The conclusion was that in the end.

In order to survive, you still need to grow stronger.

It was said that catching the Minotaur would not be enough.

‘It’s a long way to go.’

However, it was clear that it took time for people to become stronger.

So, what needs to be done in the future has become more important.

‘To buy time, the Great Invasion must be delayed…!’

In the end, the only thought was to head to St. Traval again without a break.

But……

Who the hell sent that letter from the devil’s minions?

‘And why is the key to the underground labyrinth…… The Minotaur appears in the martial artist scenario, but the Minotaur does not appear at all in the thief scenario. Of course, the key to the underground labyrinth didn’t even appear.’

It was a thief scenario where Levarsen was still present.

So I didn’t understand.

I’ve been thinking about it for a while…

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come to a conclusion where the pieces of the puzzle fit together.

‘I do not know. There is not enough information yet… Let’s do my own thing first.’

Anyway, in the current situation, what I could do was more limited than I thought.

Conserving power, and conserving again.

And if possible…buy more time and conserve more energy.

that was the best i could do.

That time when I was about to make my own decision and set up a plan for the future.

Knock, Knock… Knock.

There was a knocking sound that was out of rhythm and felt very unstable.

My eyes and Diaz’s gaze naturally turned to the landlord, Romain.

Hana Romaine also did not seem to know who the person outside belonged to.

He got up from his chair, limped, and stood in front of the door.

profit.

Then he carefully opened the door.

But surprisingly.

A completely unexpected person was standing outside the door.

“You, too, were here…Rohan.”

The owner of the voice was an unexpected person.

Rogue Levarsen.

it was she

‘Why is he here?’

However, Levarsen’s condition did not look very good.

You can see bloodstains here and there, and the clothes are torn, and it’s not that it’s all covered in dirt.

I also stood up from my seat and frowned.

But unfortunately, I didn’t immediately hear why she was here.

fluff.

right after seeing me

Levarsen passed out just like that.