I thought I had adapted... #3
I thought I had adapted... #3
[An Erosion has occurred. Be vigilant of your surroundings.]
"What the hell is this Erosion? How am I supposed to be vigilant if I don't even know what it is?"
Just to be sure, I looked around.
...It was very quiet.
Most [Modern Art] Department students usually attend mentoring sessions or dedicate themselves to their artwork at this time, so I was the only one in the exhibition hall.
"Is there even a concept of Erosion in a dating sim game to begin with?"
At this unfamiliar concept, my mind was filled with nothing but questions.
Ignoring the unanswerable questions, I was about to continue looking at the paintings when a new message popped up.
--[#Ero@%sion$..]
- ...Ding. You have received a new quest.
[Beginner Adventurer's First Step #2]
You, embarking on a new adventure!
Hunt monsters and prove yourself!
Objective: Hunt 5 Goblins
Reward: Boots of Vitality (1-star)
"Huh?"
I blinked.
I hadn't seen wrong.
"...Huh?"
It's not that I don't understand the content.
Beyond understanding, the problem is how alien it is.
This is a scene familiar only from an RPG game screen.
'But this isn't an RPG game, it's a school-life dating sim game!'
It seems the developers of Queen Valtz Private Academy have completely lost their minds. They've implemented something ridiculous as a quest.
Out of nowhere, this 'Let's go on an adventure!' isn't a fun Easter egg (hidden element). It's a stupid act that destroys the genre.
"Seriously. They're talking about goblins."
Did they do an April Fool's update without me knowing?
Ignoring the developer's unfunny prank, I continued to look at the paintings.
[Record of That Day]
It was a simple painting of a melted combat boot. The boot was caked with mud and bloodstains. It looked as if it had melted in a fire, with parts of it grotesquely clumped together.
'It needlessly reminds me of my marching days.'
It just so happened that my unit was deep in the mountains, so every time we marched, several people would groan as if dying.
"If you were going to possess me, you should've done it before I went to the military!"
Suddenly, I felt wronged.
While reminiscing about my military days, looking at 'Record of That Day', the surroundings suddenly became noisy.
"Pwaaaah"
"Pweeeeh Ah-olh"
A high-pitched voice difficult for humans to make.
"What is it? It's too loud."
Clutching my ears, I went to the other side of the wall where the sound was coming from.
"Ah-ro-oh Ppi-hee-hee"
Monsters with long noses and ears, green-skinned monsters, were swinging clubs and smashing the exhibits.
"...Fuck, it's goblins!"
"Pweeh?"
Startled, I screamed.
"Boo-ppi-bah"
The goblins, searching for the source of the sound, approached me.
'What the hell!'
I quickly ran to the other side.
No, I tried to run.
"Pwaaah-euh-ppi"
...If goblins hadn't come out from the other side too.
'...Fortunately. They haven't noticed my presence yet.'
To say I was safe was a stretch, as the goblins were gradually closing in. It was only a matter of time before I was discovered.
'Can I escape? ...Wait, come to think of it, I had an item I could use to attack!'
I rummaged through my Slime Bag and pulled out the item I'd obtained from the bush.
[Hunting Bush Gloves]
- When you flick your fingers, it fires concentrated poisonous herbs.
- This is a consumable item. Once all the poisonous herbs are fired, it turns into an ordinary glove.
Number of usable shots: 4/5
As I was taking out the item, a goblin appeared. I immediately equipped the bush gloves.
"Pwaalh!!"
"Peur-hee-hee!"
The goblins who saw me screamed.
"Ughhh"
They were disgusting. What they looked like. They looked like Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.
"...Pweeh?"
"Pwee-hee-hee-hee"
Somehow, the goblins' reaction to seeing me was strange.
They blushed, put their clubs on the ground, and grinned.
"Peur-reu-reu-reu!"
"...You fucking."
The goblins opened their leather coverings and pulled out their bifurcated protrusions. Then they shook their protrusions while looking at me.
"Fucking don't masturbate while looking at me, you motherfuckers!"
"Peur-reu-reu-reu-reu!!"
"Peur-ral-lal-lal-lal!!"
Perhaps goblins are a naturally premature ejaculating race, as they ejaculated shortly after shaking their protrusions. They trembled like rabbits and splattered yellow semen towards me.
"Ugh! That's disgusting!!"
The goblin semen seemed to be slightly acidic. Smoke rose from the floor where it landed.
I gritted my teeth in disgust.
"...I'm going to kill them."
A clear objective emerged. With the hand wearing the bush gloves, I aimed at a goblin.
Ttaak!
(Number of usable shots: 3/5)
Pyu-syuk
"Pwa? ...Pwa-ra-ra-ra-ra!!"
The goblin hit by the poisonous herb screamed and collapsed. Less than 10 seconds later, white, mold-like powder bloomed all over the goblin's body, and purple discharge oozed from its mouth.
"Pweeeeh..."
"Pwaalh..."
As if they hadn't been wary of me at all, they stared at their comrade with surprised eyes.
'This is an unexpectedly amazing performance.'
I gained confidence after just one use. I flicked my finger at a goblin that was now trying to grab its club.
Ttaak!
(Number of usable shots: 2/5)
Whatever correction it received, if I aimed even slightly, it hit precisely in the solar plexus.
"Hahaha!"
Was it because I was intoxicated by the power?
I failed to pay attention to the goblin behind me.
A goblin with its club struck my waist.
"Keo-heok!"
I fell with a crash.
"Peur-hee-hee!"
The goblin, seizing the momentum, raised its club to strike my head.
Ttaak!
(Number of usable shots: 1/5)
"Pwa-rwak.."
"C-ba.."
Thanks to quickly flicking my finger, I barely managed to catch it.
Perhaps sensing the danger, the one remaining goblin rushed over.
...It was so hasty that it stepped on its own splattered semen.
"Pwa?"
The goblin, having stepped on the semen and fallen, slid all the way to my front.
"Die."
Ttaak!
(All ammunition consumed, transforming into an ordinary glove.)
'...There's still one goblin left, that one seems cunning.'
The last remaining goblin, as if noticing the change in the gloves, rushed over with expectant eyes.
"Pwaaaaaah!"
The goblin swung its club sideways.
I tried to grab the club with my glove.
Ppa-gak!
The glove broke.
"Aargh. H-how is it so strong?"
I had killed goblins so easily until now that I thought they were weak. But the power in the club surpassed human strength.
"Something I can use as a weapon, something I can use as a weapon!"
I scoured my surroundings with my eyes.
"...Statue of Athena!"
In a hurry, I pulled out the spear from the displayed Statue of Athena.
'I'm sorry.'
The spear brought many changes to humanity as a weapon.
In the days when humans lived as hunters, it allowed fragile human bodies to win territorial battles against carnivores and hunt fast and sturdy herbivores.
Using its long reach, it granted an absolute advantage in attack range, and its sharp spearhead pierced hides, inflicting fatal wounds. No matter how powerful an animal challenged them, if they swarmed and threw spears, the animal would become a pincushion.
For humans, a spear was like.
the teeth of a tiger, the bulk of an elephant, the reproductive power of a rabbit, and the flight ability of a hawk.
Modern humans often mistakenly believe they are weaker than wild animals. The truth is, by maximizing their advantages, they are top-tier animals capable of facing all creatures on Earth.
...Perhaps goblins, with similar physical structures, can also be called animals similar to humans. However, a crucial difference exists. That is, the difference in arm reach.
The goblin once again tried to swing its club.
Lee Ji-yoon, against such a goblin, gripped the spear shaft and used the distance advantage to first thrust the spearhead into its chest.
"Pwa.ak.ak.ak!"
Perhaps its lungs were pierced and it was suffocating. It thrashed about, coughing up blood.
"Too late, you bastard."
The more it thrashed, the deeper the spear went.
I pushed the struggling goblin against the wall. Although my strength was lacking, using the principle of leverage, I even managed to lift the goblin.
"...Ugh"
The goblin splattered green bloody foam everywhere.
Though I pretended otherwise, I had experienced the goblin's strength and felt fear. Therefore, I had no intention of adventuring. I just planned to hold the spear shaft as I was, and wait until the goblin died.
Ppo-gak.
At least, until the spear shaft broke.
Come to think of it, this spear wasn't made for combat, but for display. It was a miracle it hadn't broken until now.
"Pwaaaah!"
The goblin let out a furious roar.
With the spear broken, I no longer had a reach advantage against the goblin. The fortunate thing was that the goblin's condition was quite serious. The spear was still lodged in its chest, and it had lost so much blood that it stumbled with even a slight movement.
"Come on!"
I was prepared to take at least one hit. The goblin and I charged almost simultaneously. I shoved the broken spear shaft into the screaming goblin's mouth. At the same time, the goblin's club struck my shoulder.
"Aaaargh!"
"Pwa-ra-rak!"
I put strength into my arm.
The goblin continued to swing its club.
...As it kept swinging its club, I felt its strength waning.
Finally, the goblin, with its neck pierced, stopped moving.
The sensation was disgusting.
"The fact that its blood is green is subtly horrifying..."
Rather than feeling the unpleasantness of bursting a giant larva, I'd rather have familiar red blood, even if it's a bit cruel.
- @#?!. Mission& Success#ful.
Objective: Hunt 5 Goblins
Reward: Boots of Vitality (1-star)
Along with the notification, boots popped out in mid-air.
[Boots of Vitality (1-star)]
- (When equipped) Stamina gradually recovers.
- (When equipped) Skin becomes vibrant.
'...It's pretty good, isn't it? The design is nice, and it's easy to use.'
I put the item in my bag.
After organizing the items, I looked around and saw the exhibits that had become a mess.
'...What should I do?'
I couldn't see a way out.
"Lee. Ji. Yoon. Was that your name?"
As I was collecting myself, someone approached without a sound.
"...Im Yu-na?"
The person who spoke to me was Im Yu-na, dressed in Goth fashion, a severe chuunibyou patient.
'To meet her at a time like this... What excuse should I make?'
Goblin corpses and ruined exhibits.
Of all times. At the worst possible timing, with nothing resolved, I met a heroine.
"Yu-na, what happened was..."
"I'll ask you directly. Are you also an outsider who fell into this unfamiliar otherworld?"
"...Huh?"
It was a completely unexpected reaction.
'...Wait a minute. Otherworld possession? Could it be that Im Yu-na is also someone who possessed a body in this game, just like me?'
Come to think of it, I wasn't the only one who played the Queen Valtz Academy game, so it wasn't strange at all that there were more people who had possessed bodies.
With a gaze mixed with bewilderment, confusion, and a sense of camaraderie from being in the same situation, I looked at Im Yu-na.
"...When I woke up, it was a completely different world. And I have no idea how to return to my original world."
"Hmm-mm."
Im Yu-na, as if she had expected it, hummed through her nose.
I felt overwhelmed with emotion at Im Yu-na's reaction.
To be honest, my life in the game so far was more satisfying than I expected, but apart from that, I was subtly lonely because there was no one I could share my feelings with.
Im Yu-na waved her hand. A thick smoke, large enough for a person to pass through, appeared in the air.
'...What is it? Did she use an item?'
"Follow me."
Im Yu-na left the words 'Follow me' and entered the smoke.
'Is it like teleportation?'
Since the user had demonstrated it first, I also, without hesitation, entered the black smoke.
Along with the sensation of floating in the air, my vision disappeared.
My vision didn't just darken.
The concept of vision itself vanished.
Nothing (Nothing).
Fortunately, it wasn't long before my vision gradually began to return.
The interior of a building with a dark atmosphere.
Elegant chandeliers illuminated the surroundings, but the irregular and deep interior, as if carved out like a cave, subtly stimulated a sense of unease.
"...Where is this?"
I asked, but there was no reply.
Im Yu-na pointed with her finger at the bag I was carrying.
"At first, I doubted my own eyes. Because I thought it made no sense."
When I turned my head, I saw a curved bladed weapon.
- Ding. You have discovered an Item.
[Victor's Curved Sword]
Victor, the blacksmith of Belyum, gifted to the Hero's daughter...
"To confirm for sure, I released monsters. ...Indeed, you are an outsider."
Im Yu-na summoned a strange dark substance and sat on it.
...Every time I looked around, a notification rang in my ears.
- Ding. You have discovered an Item.
[Dominating Melody]
- Ding. You have discovered an Item.
[Grimoire of Fire]
- Ding. You have discovered an Item.
[Crusher's Spare Knuckle]
"...W-what is this?"
Im Yu-na summoned a goblet and raised it, and red wine fell from the ceiling.
One sip. Two sips.
Im Yu-na, who had leisurely enjoyed her wine, opened her mouth.
"My name is 'Yuna Sertaiti'. I am the head of a prestigious noble family."
- Ding. You have witnessed a World-class Boss Monster.
[Yuna Sertaiti/Witch of Darkness]
-Information Access Denied-
(Warning!) Overwhelming/Despairing disparity. It is recommended that you flee.
"Normally, I wouldn't even pay attention to a commoner like you. But given the exceptional circumstances... Why are your eyes like that? Commoner."
She tilted her head.
Just as she said. My eyeballs shook uncontrollably as if an 8.0 magnitude earthquake had occurred.
Because she called this place an 'otherworld', I mistakenly assumed, without any doubt, that she was a possessor from the same Earth as me.
Belatedly, a chilling goosebump rose.
'...I'm fucked.'