Fell in the Highest Difficulty Dungeon 21

Chapter 21 – Between Heresy and Forbidden (2)

7. Between Heresy and Forbidden (2)

“Hello~?”

“… Sister Cestia?”

“You came back at just the right time, Sister Kaya. Please sit here.”

Hendrick, who went to see the client again, and Kaya, who separated from each other, returned to the monastery. She had a hunch when she saw the blonde woman in the seat next to Sestia, sipping her tea with a wide smile.

Collaborator.

How did the story come about right in between? Is the two denominations closer than I thought, or is that woman the only ally I can see right now…

“Sister Kaya. This is Crusader Shay, who is walking the path of justice in the Church of Justitia. Shay. This is Sister Kaya, who walked the path of her charity in our church and recently joined a band of warriors.”

“Wow~ You are a very pretty nun! The name and the face!”

“Oh, well. Go, thank you.”

The Crusader named Shay seemed to have a very lively, bright and gentle personality. To the extent that she is said to be the polar opposite of Kaya herself. She said that when Shay laughed, the atmosphere in her room seemed to bloom. If she hadn’t been wearing heavy armor that didn’t fit under her pretty face, she might have been a noble lady somewhere.

“Kaya-sama, how old is this year?”

“Yes? How old are you?”

“Yes!”

“Well, I didn’t really count on that…”

In that short space of time, Kaya felt burdened by Shay. By nature she was like a different kind of person. If she herself was a weed that feeds on all kinds of negative emotions and takes root like a tenacious one, she looked like a flower that bloomed amidst blessings, as the beautiful Crusader was prized and cherished by everyone.

She said how long she hadn’t seen her, and it was burdensome for her to be too friendly. The captain, Hendrick didn’t say anything about himself and respected him.

Of course, Shay didn’t do anything wrong, and Kaya didn’t show it.

“Seeing that you’re a half elf, I think you’re more like an older sister than me. Can I call her sister?”

“… Yes?”

“She’s not from the same denomination, so it’s a little hard to call her sister, but isn’t it a bit hard to keep calling her Kaya-sama?”

While I thought of the captain for a moment, I was being called unnie by a strange woman I hadn’t met in less than 5 minutes.

‘Me… I’m not that old.’

I glanced in Sestia’s direction, but he only looked this way with a hearty smile. No, when did she get so close?

“I’m ready to run right now, but what about her sister?”

“We were ready, too, but we didn’t expect our allies to show up so soon.”

“Uhhh~ Isn’t that good? I was bored, and it was also a good thing! Also, since she got to know such a pretty sister, how much is this for her?!”

“Ah… Mmm.”

It is difficult. I couldn’t keep up with the pace. The moment itself was too overwhelming for Kaya, who had never been close to or had a friendly conversation with any of her friends, her siblings, or anyone other than Hendrick recently.

“Come on, Shay. Sister Kaya tends to hide her face, so if you push her too hard, she will be embarrassed.”

“Oh, sorry! I didn’t even know that…”

The flower, which had been smiling brightly, lowered its head sullenly, and in an instant it became a sorrowful figure. Kaya felt that she had done her wrong.

“Okay, it’s okay. I was just a little flustered.”

“Really?”

“Yes. First of all, it started as an individual request, so thank you for your urgent cooperation.”

Kaya bowed her head, and Shay nodded and smiled brightly. When men see it, about 98 out of 100 of them look at it in awe, and think it’s a beautiful smile…

“Yes! Sister! Do your best to slice up these heretic bastards!”

“…”

“Sister?”

“It’s nothing.”

**

– Think of it as reconnaissance first. I think it’s highly likely that the Church of Justitia even sent one of Shay’s to see it with their own eyes and figure it out.

On the stairs leading to the room on the second floor, Kaya remembered what Sestia had whispered behind Shay’s back.

– Shay is said to have the best skills among apprentice Crusaders. But…

Good skill she is faithful too Her looks are also great. She also has a good personality. She is also very sociable.

But, sometimes.

According to Cestia, she is very heavy whenever ‘Shay, not Shay’ pops out, who doesn’t know when it will pop out.

Because of that, she couldn’t easily take on group missions, and it seemed that she had been rejected several times in the corps of warriors.

“Sister? What are you doing?”

“It’s nothing.”

Kiik-

When he cleared his thoughts and went inside, he saw Hendrick sitting on his chair in a precarious position, holding a pen and tearing his hair.

“Leader.”

“Oh, Kaya. Came…”

“Hello!”

Woodangtang-!

“Oops!”

“Leader!”

“Hey, are you okay?”

Why is it so loud to say hello to someone you’re seeing for the first time? I was shocked, fuck you.

It was a very impactful first meeting.

**

[Shae]

Race/Gender: Human female
Class: Crusader
Level: 1
Max HP: 17 (11+4+2)
Attack Power: 2(1+1)~8(7+1)
Defense: 4 (1+2+1)
Speed: 4(1+1)
Knight Revival/Awakening: 9(8+1)%
Reconnaissance Probability: 15(14+1)%
Positive Traits: Genius (+10% to all stats, min 1)
Negative Characteristics: Seizures (low probability of mentality)

‘Holy-Lee.’

It wasn’t even when I did my first drawing at the Heroes’ Support Center, and I didn’t say something like “Be my colleague” To a woman who was staring at me with a smile right in front of me, but I don’t know why.

However, in front of that shining profile in front of my eyes, I didn’t like that.

‘I thought she was a girl with her hair because she laughed so hard, but it wasn’t! I have to catch it unconditionally!’

No matter the difficulty. Regardless of gender. Regardless of race. Regardless of class.

While playing 〈 The Long Terror 〉 for more than 3,000 hours, I have seen numerous positive and negative characteristics attached to heroes, but there are very few heroes with ‘genius’.

It is not a characteristic that is acquired innately, and it is a feature of ‘adding 10% of all numbers without any conditions’ that is steadily helpful in the early and late stages. ‘Genius’ was an S-class, Tier 1 trait, to the extent that even a hero who felt like trash could be thought to be worth cultivating once he had a genius trait.

Even if I had to ride with me right now, considering that the 1-2 was 1 damage short and I was on the verge of collapse…

Anyway, this was acknowledged not only by me but also by the vast majority of The Long Terror gamers.

In addition, there were no major flaws except for one negative feature, ‘seizure’, and that the three major physical stats, body/attack/bang, were reverse-corrected because she was a woman.

‘No. She could have been another tank, but considering she’s a crusader, she’s not so bad as a woman.’

It is a hidden stat that is not visible in the profile, but the healing power correction was 0 for men and +2 for women. That’s why a well-bred female Crusader was called a ‘castle caterpillar’, and it was possible to tank persistently based on tremendous staying power.

“If you stare at me that way, I’m ashamed!”

“Oh, sorry.”

“Are you okay! Because you are handsome!”

… Kaya, what is this woman?

This woman, something is a little burdensome.

I glanced at Kaya and asked with her eyes, but for some reason she clenched her fists and glared at the back of the woman’s head.

‘Why are you again?’

This woman, if she had been born on Earth, she was not playful with tension, so much so that she wondered if she would have become a celebrity or a major broadcaster.

For an insignificant room gamer like me, the world we live in seems very different…

Okay! Cheap. Chewy soul.

This woman, Shay, had a soul that was at odds with mine. At least from what she’s figured out so far.

“I still can’t give up.”

“Yes? What?”

“No. She said she was ready anyway, but did she ever go into a dungeon?”

“No? She’s been to the warrior squad a few times, but somehow she’s alone again. What is it? Hehe.”

“Yes? Why?”

“Um, well~?”

‘Look at him… ?’

Shay evaded her words with a smile. I don’t know how to deal with people, but the sense of a gamer who has seen many ‘game characters’ was ringing an alarm in my thoughts of recruiting this woman.

‘Natural trouble maker!’

Unintentional actions cause trouble or accidents, and because it was unintentional, you can’t blame it openly, and rather, it seems that only those who argue will be guilty… The troublesome type in so many ways!

While playing the game, there were cases in which the raised hero had several overlapping negative characteristics, such as ‘excessive curiosity’, ‘kleptomaniac’, and ‘reversal’. Normally, the probability of activation is not that high, and even if it is activated, it is not that serious, so most of the time I took it and played it, but sometimes, when those negative features are overlapped and activated, there is no time to hit the target as much as that.

It was deplorable that such a harsh feeling could be felt from a genius who, of course, could only appear in 1 out of 100 people.

‘Can I control it?’

If there is a difference from games, it is that unlike games, I directly communicate and interact with my colleagues.

In a situation where Shay hadn’t even taken on a request yet, let alone joined the Warriors, she might have wondered what kind of kimchi soup she was drinking out of a bowl, but Shay was a crusader with that much value.

“… Well, first let’s talk about what we need to do. Have you packed your items?”

“Yes! I brought a tent, a blanket, extra clothes, a rag to clean the armor, and a whetstone!”

“What about food, herbs, antidotes, bandages, holy water, magic oil?”

“Um…”

Shay scratched her cheek and slightly averted her eyes.

“Lol.”

No this year?

No matter how many times I’ve never entered a dungeon, if I’d been in the corps of warriors a few times, I’d have had some basic knowledge, right?

“… How much money do you have?”

“No!”

What a sickness…

Patience, patience, patience.

It’s genius.

It seems lacking in something, but ah, anyway, it’s a genius trait holder!

“Leader. For now, how about we buy Shay-nim’s share, and then claim it to the Church of Justitia after the request is over?”

“Ah! Such a way! Kaya’s face is pretty, but her hair is also smart, right? Be envious~”

“…”

Shay’s high-tension exclamation flowed moderately. No matter how long it had been since we met, she seemed to have already learned some of her opponent’s laws.

“Good idea, Kaya. Looking at the time, I think it won’t be too late to leave now, how is it?”

“I will do as the captain wishes.”

“Me too!”

After I bought Shay’s share of necessities at the shop, I took the two of them and set foot in dungeon 〈 Between Heretic and Forbidden 〉 once again.

[You entered Instant Dungeon 〈 Between Heresy and Forbidden 〉.]
[Experience gained decreases in Instant Dungeons.]
[You can retreat in the Instant Dungeon.]

I saw the message once, but nothing changed. It was the same with leaderna. The atmosphere and structure were the same.

“And! Wouldn’t it be weird if something really popped out! It’s so gloomy and eerie, isn’t it?”

Shay asked in an excited tone, but as soon as I and Kaya walked away without saying a word, she let herself down and shut her mouth.

“Leader.”

“Okay.”

However, traces remained.

We carefully examined the bloodstain and its surroundings. The body was gone.

“The last time I came, there were no monsters.”

“Then the same heretics moved the body, right?”

“I think so.”

“Oh!”

As me and Kaya exchanged her opinions, Shay, who had been shutting up for a while, popped her face through the middle of us and she exclaimed with a broad smile.

“If you ever need a chase, me! Leave it to Shay!”

“… Shay?”

“My eyes! My nose! And my touch!”

It’s not that female idols pretend to be cute, Shay pointed at her breasts in turn with her index finger to match my eyes and nose.

“All of this is for the sake of the fucking heresy bastards who aren’t even worth the fungus of the world, who don’t want to use a dog fucking sword to slit open the stomach, pull out the intestines, hang me, and burn it to death!”

“…”

“Lol.”

[Eugene mentality -5]
[Kaya mentality -4]