Everyone Has a Plan
Everyone Has a Plan
"So... Seis kidnapped Harin-yang, you're saying."
"That's right...."
What's in front of me now is the Guardian of Absolute Victory.
She swept back her hair and squeezed her eyes shut.
"Haa... This might be a bit difficult."
Even in this dim place, her long white hair emitted a soft glow.
"Why... what, what's the problem?"
It goes without saying, but the Guardian of Absolute Victory's ability is Absolute Victory.
Her basic ability is to manipulate causality to achieve victory.
Moreover, as a side effect, she possesses the authority of creation and destruction.
But for her to say it's difficult....
Perhaps she's just making excuses because she's bothered.
However, problems related to Guardians can only be handled by other Guardians.
Even the most outstanding Awakened, if they dared to defy a Guardian, their very existence would vanish from this world.
Therefore, I put on the most desperate expression possible, and any hint that might make me seem even slightly arrogant I thoroughly concealed.
Of course, since the Guardian of Absolute Victory is always on humanity's side, there might not be much to worry about, but....
"Seis... that guy seems to have used his head a bit."
"Tell me in detail."
"First of all, I'm currently absent without leave. In a word, I'm playing hooky."
"...What?"
"Well, it's not important. Anyway, I'll talk to Seis nicely later."
Her golden eyes sparkled.
"So it can't be done right now...?"
"Ahahaha... Well, that's right. But don't worry too much. Seis isn't the type to just kill people indiscriminately. Though there are times when he seriously messes them up."
The last part was a bit unsettling, but I soon resigned myself to it.
If the Guardian of Absolute Victory can't do it, then it can't be done.
"If you're really in a hurry... how about this?"
She whispered in a low voice into my ear.
"How, how could you...! Ahem... Still, I think this is too much of an insult to Seo Ha-rin-yang."
"But there's no other way! Our Harin will surely forgive us."
And so, we stayed up day and night, immersed in our work.
The creation of a Humanoid to deceive Seis.
Namely, Harin's nude version Humanoid.
* * *
Two days from now, Money Man will come.
The loan shark, Money Man.
I have to repay 100 million gold to him, but it's a realistically impossible mission.
I don't even know who he is.
Well, of course, right?
I entered the game without even seeing the opening.
Anyway.
I don't know his face, appearance, or gender, and all I know is his name from a quest.
But he says he's coming to get me.
So then, what's a way to avoid him?
"Harin-ah... I'm honestly anxious...."
"Huhu... Don't worry."
I'll just use the brainwashed villagers.
I first spoke to the bank teller.
"If anyone looks for me, please tell them I'm not in this village. And please spread the rumor so all the villagers know. Got it?"
Spreading false information about me.
There's no need to overthink it.
After all, there are only NPCs here who move at my single command.
It's a simple matter of creating confusion by saying I'm not in this village, then hiding out in the adventurer's guild or an inn.
It's ridiculously simple.
...One more thing, finally.
"Also, if possible, please say I was last seen in these three places: the church, the tavern, and the blacksmith."
What I'm aiming for is confusion about my location.
At least they won't be able to find me right away.
The teller, as soon as they heard the command, immediately set about executing it.
They relayed it in turn to the staff next to them, and the staff who heard the story passed it on to the customer in front of them.
By the time I returned home, my story was already being heard in the conversations around me.
"It's a bit unsettling, but~ Harin is amazing after all~!"
Pai, with an exaggerated gesture, gave a thumbs-up.
Of course, it doesn't end here.
The remaining time is only two days at most.
Today, I planned to rest at home, and starting tomorrow, I would embark on a full-fledged exploration of the village.
More than anything, I desperately needed a place to hide.
* * *
"Harin~ I'll make you food again today~"
"Surely it's not the bread from yesterday... right?"
"Huk! How did you know?! But Harin-ah... shouldn't you eat something? You'll hurt yourself...!"
"What... Alright. I'll try it just this once."
"Wow! Really!?"
Having returned home, I sat at the table.
The sky had already turned yellow, and fatigue crept in without me realizing it.
Even if I didn't sleep or eat, I was fine, but was mental fatigue accumulating?
So this time, I decided to try eating.
"Here! Take this! You know how to eat it, right?"
The bread I tried to eat yesterday but gave up on.
"Uh... yeah."
Placed before my eyes was a penis-shaped bread.
As expected, maybe I shouldn't eat it.
Fortunately(?), the bread shaped like female genitalia I could somehow eat.
'It's abalone... This is abalone...!'
...If I hypnotized myself like that, it became a little bit more tolerable.
"Ah...! Harin-ah! I told you, you dip it! Like this, you dip it deep~ into here...."
"Ah, I know! I'll eat it my way."
But the problem was the male-shaped bread.
Its wrinkled cross-section was so realistic that just looking at it made me lose my appetite.
"Do you know how to eat it? Then go on, try a bite."
Why do I have to show you that?
"Can't you eat it? Should I feed you?"
"No...."
Having no choice, I ate it as Pai instructed.
"Ugh... Mmm... Hmm... It's tastier than I thought."
"Right!!"
How should I put it, unlike my expectation that it would taste fishy, it was sweet like chocolate.
"Want more?"
"No."
Of course, this is purely a judgment of taste.
The taste of the sauce itself was sweet, but the texture was thick and sticky.
With the sensation of my tongue and palate caressing each other, in a word, it felt like I was eating actual semen.
Of course, I've never actually eaten it!
That's just an expression, you know.
"What? You're stopping after one bite?"
"Yeah."
Because my curiosity was satisfied.
Personally, when curiosity strikes, I can rarely suppress it.
The reason I ate the penis-shaped food(?) that I didn't necessarily have to eat was precisely that.
I was so curious about how it would taste I couldn't stand it.
Even today, I wondered how many times I debated whether to go outside the village.
Truly... I barely held back.
"Eum~ It's so delicious! And you're not eating it!?"
Pai, as if hoping I would eat it somehow, deliberately showed herself eating it deliciously.
"Yeah. I'm good."
Well, I ate it at least once, so that's enough, right?
I don't starve anyway.
And more than anything, the stickiness of that sauce reminded me of the 'real thing', making it hard to put it in my mouth again.
In adult videos, they eat a tremendous amount, you know....
No matter how curious I am, the thought of wanting to taste semen will never cross my mind.
Because even curiosity has a bottom line.
Ethically or morally, if a certain upper limit is crossed, I switch off my curiosity.
After all, isn't there experimental ethics?
Before curiosity, there is ethics, and because there is ethics, human rights exist.
So....
I absolutely cannot eat it.
No, I won't eat it!
Ding~
[ Recording has started. ]
"W-what is this...!"
At that very moment, a Status Window appeared before my eyes, and a caption saying 'Recording has started' popped up.
Moreover, because the Status Window quickly disappeared, I hastily tried to call it up again, but the message I had just seen could not be confirmed again.
Surely, that bastard Seis is recording...?
"Hahaha."
What does he intend to do by even recording me eating such vulgar food?
'Perverted bastard....'
"H-Harin-ah...?"
Pai, as if noticing me engulfed in anger, cautiously opened her mouth.
"Why, why are you frowning like that...? Are you angry? It's scary...."
Pai, utterly terrified, was fidgeting nervously.
"Hmm. It's nothing."
For her sake, I relaxed my expression.
Right, let's not waste emotions unnecessarily.
"R-right?"
...
"Hmm... Um... Harin-ah. But I have a question."
A brief but intense silence.
In that quiet, Pai opened her mouth.
"A question?"
"Yeah! Because I have a bad feeling about it."
Ding~
——
[ Warning ]
Pai is anxious.
Run away.
(Hint display can be changed in settings.)
——
"...?"
A suddenly appearing Status Window.
The content was so simple it was boring.
But that simplicity actually made me more uneasy.
Pai is anxious. And run away....
What is this?
Anyone could see it was a Status Window indicating a Bad Ending branch point.
Moreover, the fact that there were no options bothered me somehow....
"What. What's ominous?"
Becoming urgent, I hastily opened my mouth.
"About Money Man~ What if he comes early? Would simply saying I'm not here have been effective?"
"What are you talking about? He's supposed to come in two days."
"...What do you mean by that?"
We stared blankly at each other.
"Where does it say 'two days later'?"
"No... this is in the Status Window...."
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[ Main Story ]
* Let's repay 100 million gold!
The Witch of Brainwashing, who borrowed money from Money Man to buy adult toys!
You must survive the loan shark Money Man, who will come in two days!
Completion Condition: Survival.
Time Limit: 2 minutes.
Reward: Bank Unlocked
Hint: Should I run away?
(Hint display can be changed in settings.)
——
Only two things caught my eye.
2 minutes.
And 'Should I run away?'
"Uh... Harin-ah? Someone seems to have arrived outside."
Ding-dong~
Before Pai could even finish her sentence, the doorbell rang.
That is, the sound of the doorbell.
"Harin...? From behind that door, an immense flow of magic...."
Crack! Crackle!!
From behind me, I heard the sound of wooden planks being smashed.
"Ahhh...."
"Wait, wait a minute."
I tried to run away, but it was impossible.
CRASH!!!
The front door was shattered.
"This, you fucking witch bastard!! Trying to run away already!!!"
An abnormally massive figure.
Money Man appeared.