Madman in a Fantasy World

115. why me?

“·······.”

In front of an empty round table. The man in the robe was swallowing his saliva. Originally, he would have said something by now, but the fact that he remained silent reminded me of how the situation was going.

“Kihihihi! Is that all you have with your brilliant brain? If this is the case, why don’t you just go in as I said!”

Another man sitting across from him said mockingly. Unlike the man in the robe, he was fully exposed, his skin pale purple, his pupils red and dark, and his teeth sharp like those of a shark.

“Be quite.”

As the man, who had been silent until now, uttered a word, it felt as if the air around him had calmed down.

“A few dead doesn’t matter. The preparations are going well, so you do your job.”

Each demon is a disaster, but if you say that the number is small, that’s not the case. Since there are a limited number of people who can move from the Demon World to the Human World, some demons still remain in the Demon World. So, there are many replacements. There’s no point in making a fuss about the death of some demons.

“Kikki… what does he say?”

“…he said nothing.”

“In addition?”

He wasn’t a man of many words from the start, but he would give himself orders once in a while. But strangely these days, he doesn’t give me any orders. Are you saying that we should maintain the status quo because we are doing well? Or did this side hand over all authority to herself? Since the man in the robe is deep in thought, the other side quickly makes sarcastic remarks.

“Kihihi. Aren’t you dead?”

– Kwadeuk!

When the man in the robe looked down fiercely, the round table was cut in half. At the same time, a tremendous killing blow hit the man on the other side.

“You’d better be careful with your words. It’s a thousand years too early to mention the death of a mere creature.”

“Kihyahyahya!! I thought I had lost my senses because I’ve been quiet lately, but I’m still alive!”

An atmosphere where a battle could break out at any moment. However, it was the male side of Rob that reaped the energy. In the yard where humans are united, the fact that they fight here proves that they are more stupid than the humans they think are stupid.

“What? You’re not doing it? I wanted to have some fun after a long time.”

Either that or not. The man on the other side licked the blade with his tongue, regretting it. The man in the robe who was watching the scene sighed once and changed the topic.

“I’ll give you a job.”

“Kehehehe ㅡ I waited until my throat was exhausted!”

“Go to Alfheim. The seal will be released soon.”

“Have you decided to stop hiding now?”

“We’re not doing it. That monster is doing it.”

Once its seal is broken, Alfheim will disappear from the map in an instant. Even though there is a world tree, it is focused on defense and support to the last. You can’t knock it down, so it’ll just drag on for a while and eventually disappear.

***

After someone called my name, there was silence inside the guild for a while. Silence came as if time had stopped. It was a portent, and soon the whispers grew louder than before. Perhaps judging from the situation, it means that someone who is looking for me is the culprit of this clutter.

Then, who is the person who can turn the inside of the guild upside down just by appearing? If I had to argue, there would be S-class adventurers, but they had no reason to look for me, so I excluded them. Excluding S-class adventurers, there is no person that comes to mind. So I pretended not to hear. Anyway, in this case, if it’s a hundred, it’s a hundred troublesome things.

Then, the sound of footsteps walked through the middle of the guild and stopped at a certain point. When I heard the sound, it was the reception area where we had been before. If you look in the direction, it’s probably where Adela is.

“Receptionist. Is there a human named Luke here?”

Please say no Adela! The whole universe will help if you pray earnestly, so I tried telepathy to Adela.

“Uh… Mr. Luke is the dark-haired guy over there.”

fuck! Adela betrayed! My earnest wish did not reach the universe. As soon as the information about my location was sold, I heard a group of unknown people walking straight towards me. If I had known this was going to happen, I would have put on a bast face as soon as I heard my name.

“Human. Are you Luke?”

A woman in the crowd approached behind me before I knew it. Who the hell is looking for me like this? I thought I should look at the face, so I turned around. To briefly explain the appearance of the person who was looking for me so desperately, two men and one woman. The woman was at the forefront, probably the captain, and was characterized by light yellow hair and long ears.

‘Why are they here?’

As you can understand from the explanation just now, the person who desperately sought me was an elf. Usually fantasy elves are like that, but the elves in this world are arrogant. It has arrogance as a passive, and it despises all races except elves and does not come out of the village. That’s why I was excluded from the list of people who would upset the guild earlier. really why are you here?

Of course, that doesn’t mean elves don’t appear in the story. There is also an episode of the world tree, so I go directly to Arthur at the academy like now. The problem is that it is too early for that event to happen now. The World Tree episode features monsters that are so strong that they cannot be compared to those that have appeared before.

“Human. Last question. Are you Luke?”

“No! I am Arthur!”

From the side, Luna and Richie looked at each other with strange eyes, but what to do? You can’t give your name to someone you don’t know.

“I guess you’re Luke, seeing as Yggdrasil said exactly what he said.”

Oh fuck the future. Caught in a flashlight.

“No, because I’m Arthur?”

“I don’t have time to go along with your puns.”

Why do you pretend to hang out with me when you come to visit me? Aren’t these crazy bastards? I don’t think it’s called a crow for nothing.

“I have a story to tell, so can you move to a place where there are fewer people listening?”

I just came to the Adventurer’s Guild, so what do you want me to move to? bother you I just pointed my finger at an empty table inside the guild. Originally, I didn’t even want to talk about it, but since I had a temporary payment anyway, I thought I’d listen to what he was talking about and send it back quickly.

The elf woman frowned after checking my fingertips.

“…do you not understand what I mean?”

“If you don’t like it, just go.”

“·······.”

There was silence for a while. The elf woman staring me in the eye seemed to be contemplating what to do. It wasn’t long before I broke the silence as if my worries were over.

“good.”

So, we and the elf party headed to the empty table while catching the adventurers’ eyes at a glance. There were 7 of us in all, so we couldn’t all sit at the table, so it looked like only me and the elf woman, the subject of the conversation, sat facing each other.

As soon as I sat down, a thin film of wind wrapped around us. Perhaps, judging from the current situation, it seems to be a soundproof barrier.

“A place is a place, so I say it briefly and concisely.”

As soon as I sat down, I got to the point. How the hell do you go this far to say something great? That’s a lie, and in fact, I know what you’re going to say.

“The world is in danger. Since Yggdrasil is looking for you, can you go to Alfheim with us?”

“But isn’t that Luke?”

“Since you know everything, don’t pretend. The world’s survival depends on it, so we have to move quickly.”

I tried to pretend until the end, but future poetry is a scam. A dog-like World Tree pup. I don’t know why they’re looking for the existence of that world in me in the first place. I have to go to the toilet in the academy right next door. Seeing my confused expression, the elf woman’s expression became more serious.

“Do you mind if the world perishes?”

“What?”

“···what?”

You guys don’t care about the end of the world either. You’re burning a sense of justice like nothing else. If Alfheim, where they live, had not been included in the destruction of the world, the elves would not have paid the slightest attention even if the world was destroyed and other races died. Even so, the reason why they went directly to find me like this is because they are the most dangerous. Anyway, what are the dwarves?

“This is why humans…! Didn’t they say the world was going to end! You’re going to die too! Not only you, but a lot of people will bleed! But don’t you think anything of it!”

“Is the world tree like that?”

“what?”

“I wonder if the world tree said that. I’m the hero who will save the world.”

I wouldn’t have said a word like that. I just called because I needed help. Then the elves in front of me must have misunderstood that I was a hero who would save the world.

If that’s the case, even if you look for the wrong number, you’ve been looking for the wrong one for a long time. If you’re looking for a hero to save the world, you should have found it at the academy next door. I’m sorry, but I don’t give a damn what the world is like.

Didn’t you always talk? I aim for a psychopathic villain rather than a stupid protagonist with a solid sense of justice. He aims to become a wise man who has regained true freedom, who does as he pleases, does not pay attention to anything, and is not oppressed by anyone.

“You mean, do you know what the scariest thing in the world is?”

If you say it’s the scariest thing in the world, no one will be able to give you an accurate answer. Everyone’s fear is different. Ghosts, monsters, demons, demons, mothers, people who were prepared for death. All of them may be feared by some, but I can say for sure. the scariest thing in the world

“A man with nothing to lose.”

It’s really scary to have nothing to lose regardless of race. The reason why people live is because there is a reason to live no matter how ugly it is. Some people continue their lives because they are afraid of dying.

But what if there really is nothing? Family, acquaintances, wealth and honor. What if you couldn’t find the reason for living because there was nothing left? After that, he doesn’t know what to do. He might commit serial murder right before his death, he might kidnap and rape any woman, or he might try to rob a bank with just a knife.

Why am I saying this now? Because I correspond to what I just said. I’m a man with nothing to lose Luke’s family? I don’t know if it’s there or not, but judging from the lack of a single letter to the child who will be at the academy, it’s either dead or an orphan from the start. But am I rich enough to be showered in gold coins? Not even so. I only have enough money to live on.

In a word, when the world perishes, I just die and pray for the next life. When I explained the things just now with a serious expression, the elf woman just looked at me with an expression that she did not understand. So the rogue elf, who had been watching from the sidelines until now, came forward and said,

“Evangeline-sama, do you really need to bother with humans like that? Just cut off your limbs and take them away.”

Look at what this bastard is talking about? It is said that elves have a long lifespan, and it seems that their mind wanders back and forth, as if they had dementia after living a long life. It’s the order of the World Tree, so look at how they don’t choose the means.

To the elves, the world tree is like a god. Unlike the gods that humans believe in, whether they are invisible or not, the World Tree exists and gives power to elves. So, for the elves, the world tree must be equal to a god.

That’s why, if it’s an order given by the World Tree, he faithfully follows it like that. Even if the way to follow it is wrong, it is wrong for a long time. For example, if the world tree asks to bring the emperor, I will bring the emperor to the world tree even if it means destroying the empire. If you told me to bring me like now, I’d cut off all my arms and legs and take it with my breath.

The male dwarf drew the sword from his waist as if he were going to cut off my limbs as he just said. It’s been a while since I’ve been in the middle of a long time, and there’s no order from the boss, but I’m going to install it alone. We saw something like that and decided to call it junk.

“I’m sorry, but you do not have the right to refuse. As we have our own circumstances, we will take you away even if we use a little drastic means.”

The elf woman said and released the sound barrier. The sudden confrontation made the atmosphere inside the guild sink heavily. Even those warlike adventurers knew how powerful the elves were, so they seemed to be holding back. I asked Luna with a bored expression.

“Luna. In this case, even if we fight, I won’t be kicked out, right?”

“I won’t be without responsibility, but I won’t be kicked out.”

Usually, at times like this, Argo, the guild leader, comes out and takes care of it, but today I can’t see if he went on a business trip.

“Human. Just follow, or have your limbs cut off and crippled. Choose.”

“You mean that’s the end?”

“Yes. I’ll give you exactly one minute from now.”

I ordered Luna and the three others not to touch him for that minute. Those who don’t even know about this topic have to trample on their confidence, but Luna and Richie don’t know how to do that, and Yui is too immature. And again, I’m good at this stuff.

“A minute has passed. The answer?”

“Yes. Die.”

-thud!