Return To Player - Chapter 12

How to nurture party members (3)

“Where are we going now? Rome World Tower is not in this direction.”

After getting ready, we went out of our own room and headed in the opposite direction, not the direction where the Lome Tower was.

Naturally, Jisoo was quite puzzled by the sudden change of route.

“We still have time anyway.”

“But it’s been about a week. What if they kill the boss monster before we arrive?”

“No, that will never happen.”

“….Why?”

Even if you ask me, I don’t have the words to answer. I just know

“I know everything.”

“Then tell me why?”

“It’s a secret.”

“…..”

Jisoo’s eyes narrowed. As if asking ‘what the hell are you talking about?’ I coughed and decided to turn away.

“Ahem, hmm. Anyway, this is all related to the second quest.”

“…Okay.”

Perhaps she recognized that even if she kept asking, I wouldn’t tell her anyway, so Jisoo replied positively.

‘Anyway.’

I stared at the sky. A blue sky that did not match the current situation caught my eye.

‘There are almost no observers here.’

Which means that there are very few players who survived the stage in this area.

‘This is pretty normal.’

Rather, it was our stage that had too many survivors. Perhaps the observers who heard the rumor from the other gods also flocked to Rome World Tower now.

“The streets are a mess. Is it the monsters’ work?”

The streets were a hotbed of garbage.

Several rotting corpses had been left unattended, and the shops looked like they had been looted.

“No, most of these are done by humans. Since monsters wouldn’t have any interest in human civilization.”

“I see. There wouldn’t be any police or military so I guess the laws are useless now.”

Tuk.

Jisoo said while pushing the corpse of a monster blocking her way.

A goblin.

Since the world has turned into a game, monsters have been created on all stages.

It also included a stage where no players were chosen, so to speak, inhabited by ordinary people.

“There are still police, but they are mainly focused on the area where the stages are created. Because there are places that doesn’t have a stage or have no survivors.”

“Makes sense, since the TVs are still broadcasting live fine right?”

“But an organization like the government must have been effectively disbanded. Because GMs can’t afford to let anyone other than them take control of this planet.”

“Well, come to think of it, there was no government announcement at all.”

TV broadcasts continued to pour out news, but there was no government-related content.

I’m guessing the GMs are already in control.

“To your right.”

“Oh, yes.”

As soon as I pointed my finger, Jisoo’s right arm flashed.

Choak!

“Kyaak!”

A goblin hiding in a pile of garbage succumbed to death.

Jisoo killed it with a single swing, but she grumbled as she stared at the rusty knife in her hand.

“I think we need to change our weapons. The durability is running out and I think it will break soon.”

“But you still killed it in one blow…?”

“That’s because our skill does extra damage to all humanoid enemies.”

Even goblins are humanoids.

Right. Since my shared skill does 30% additional damage, Jisoo’s original skill does 100% additional damage.

‘How I was at this time in my previous life.’

I definitely killed some goblins, but I didn’t get to kill them this easily.

“Anyway, let’s go and get some weapons after we finish this.”

“How long till we get there?”

“We’re almost there…… There it is.”

The place I pointed to was a building that looked about five stories tall.

“A bank?”

“Yup.”

“Why a bank? Are you withdrawing money?”

“As if. Money has no value anymore. There isn’t anything that you can buy even if you have a ton of money. It’d be different if you trade with points though.”

Having said that, Jisoo tilted her head.

“Then?”

“There is someone I’m looking for.”

I talked to Jester and looked for ‘his’ location and current appearance, but it was clear that he would move to another place after a while.

That’s why I came here in a hurry.

“I’ll block these guys, please run away quickly!”

“Ah, what about you!”

“I’m going to stop these guys, so go ahead!”

Screams and shouts were heard near the building.

The situation showed that a policeman was dealing with a few robbers, and people were running away in the midst of it.

“Shit! What the hell is this bastard?!”

“Why is he so strong?!”

A few men holding sharp knives surrounded the police officer, staying vigilant.

They were players.

“….A bank robbery?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

It’s not unheard of.

Monsters have appeared and security has become a mess, so there can’t be no trash targeting that gap.

“Are you going to stop them?”

“No. Even if I don’t step in, he will solve it.”

I came here to see it.

“How are you so strong?! I am a player!”

More than ten people were lying around the robber who was swearing and shouting.

It was a lot, considering they were taken down by a single person.

It was proof that the police officer was far stronger than the robbers.

“Now that everyone has fled, I don’t need to hold back anymore,”

“What?”

The policeman uttered a sentence and rushed at the robbers, and it took less than a minute to knock out all of them.

“Incredible……. All those robbers are players, right?”

“Right.”

“But does he have any special skills to be able to overwhelm them like that?”

“There’s something like that, but there’s a more fundamental reason.”

Skills, of course, are one of them.

However, the reason that he was able to overwhelm the robbers was not simply because of his skill, but because he was the avatar of God.

“Hoo. It’s over now.”

With a sigh, the guy looked around to make sure that no one else was there, and our eyes met.

“Eh?”

He had a confused face for a moment but then smiled softly.

“It’s dangerous here. Since this is a bank, robbers will keep coming. Please go somewhere else quickly.”

He had a very reliable tone and expression.

I stuck my tongue out at the sight of a truly ideal police officer.

“No, I’m sorry, but I didn’t come because I had business to do with the bank.”

“Yes? Oh, of course. After all, under these circumstances, the bank cannot work properly. So, are you here to seek refuge?”

“No, not that either.”

“Then?”

I smiled at him as he asked with a puzzled face.

“Well, I came to see you. Lee Min-ah.”

“……?!”

The policeman’s eyes widened.

But after a moment, he smiled with the same trusty policeman’s smile as before.

“Lee Min-ah? This is the first time I’ve heard of this name. My name is Gyeongcheol Nam.”

Jisoo suddenly grabbed the policeman’s wrist at the sight of him speaking confidently.

“Huck?!”

Jisoo, who was watching the police officer frozen by her sudden action, said in a low voice.

“His pulse sped up. It seems like you’re quite flustered.”

“Huh?”

“And your pupils are dilated, it’s obvious that you’re surprised by what Oppa just said. It wasn’t a big deal, but seeing you react like this is suspicious.”

“…… Yeah?”

“Oppa, you already knew this would happen didn’t you?”

Yes…I did, but…

What are you doing, this is so scary.

“You, who are you?”

The policeman’s face was pale as if he was embarrassed.

To be honest, I was embarrassed too, but I pretended to be as calm as possible.

Now that the situation is like this, let’s just go along with it.

“A person who knows your true identity.”

“What the hell is that?”

“Oh? Your voice cracked.”

“This fuc…!”

His acting isn’t perfect yet.

I looked around as he bit his lower lip.

A little distance away, I saw an observer looking at us.

Probably the Jester’s observer.

There’s no need to worry about that woman interfering.

Since she likes fun situations.

In addition, she must be bored observing her avatar robbing banks, so this situation itself would be interesting.

“So…..How did you know? Ugh, your grip was too strong, lady. That hurts.”

“Why would I tell you?”

“Haaah..”

“So are you still going to hide it?”

The moment I said that a pale light flashed from him, and there stood a girl with short hair with a different impression in a high school uniform.

Her height was shorter than Jisoo’s, so she was about two heads shorter than me.

“Yeah, why did you come to me? I’m busy.”

“Busy robbing the bank?”

“Hey, it’s not like that!”

Lee Min-ah was probably 19 years old at this time. Her looks alone make her look two or three years younger than me, but she’s definitely 19.

“Sehan oppa, what happened?”

“Probably her skill. The ability to transform into another person.”

She can not only transform into humans, but animals and monsters as well.

But if I said that, Lee Min-ah will think I’m suspicious.

She’s already suspicious and thinking about it, but I don’t need to scrape it to make a crumb.

“What do you mean robbing the bank? It looked like she was helping people.”

“Yeah, I was helping people. When I talk to people in the form of a police officer, people will trust me more.”

I laughed out loud at Minah’s brazen talk.

“Aren’t you the one who lured the robbers here in the first place?”

“….. What?”

“A lot of people were hiding at the bank right? So didn’t you instigated the robbers to make the people here run away?”

“No! Then why did I take down the robbers!”

“That’s to hog the money, right? If you use the robbers to drive here a few times, people will think this place is dangerous and run away. Like what we saw earlier.”

“Ugh.”

Minah’s mouth was tightly shut.

‘It’s a technique you used frequently in your past life, how can I not know.’

No one in Seoul can track Park Dong-Kwon and this woman.

‘Considering the words of the Jester, it seems that she already repeated this several times.’

Even if the robbers attacked, she would eventually take care of everything herself, so probably no one was injured.

That doesn’t change the fact that she’s a thief though.

“So what? Are you going to hand me over to the police?”

“No. In any case, under the current circumstances, there wouldn’t be any proper police or prison anymore. And even if you go there, it won’t be that hard to escape.”

“…. Then?”

“I need you to accompany me for a while.”

“For how long?”

“Until we completely clear the second quest.”

A smirk appeared on Minah’s face at those words.

“You’re only on the second quest? I’m already on my third quest. What stage are you from?”

“I don’t need to tell you that. So just decide whether you’ll follow me or not.”

“Are you an Idiot? Why would I follow you?”

I responded with a smirk to Minah, who turned her head as if she would never follow me.

“I will give you points if you follow me.”

“Ha! How many points do you think a player who hasn’t even completed his second quest yet has? Stop trying to bluff.”

She said with her tone optimized to poke people’s nerves.

‘I’ve heard so many things like this in my past life, so I don’t really care.’

Considering the future, it was necessary to educate her a little.

Flick!

“Ouch!”

When I flicked my finger on the forehead, the girl’s head tilted back.

“What, what? Why the hell hit my head?”

It was a simple flick, but now that my strength has reached the limit of the main quest, that flick must’ve hurt.

It must have been the shock that a single flick would be so strong.

Moreover, since I invested a lot in agility too, Minah, who is just doing the third main quest, will not be able to avoid it or stop it.

“Did you hit me? Do you think I’ll do what you say even if you flick me?”

Minah said that and turned to get away from me.

Well, she tried to turn.

“Hey, won’t you let me go?”

“I do not feel like it.”

Minah’s wrist had been held by Jisoo ever since the start. Minah tried to shake her arm to shake Jisoo off, but Jisoo’s arm didn’t budge.

“Hey, you think I won’t be able to get out of this?”

A pale light flowed from Minah’s body.

It’s a sign of transformation.

Woojik!

“Kia-aak?! It’ll break! My arm will break!”

But that too was released with a scream when Jisoo grabbed his wrist tightly.

“If you lose concentration from the pain, you can’t transform right?”

“Ugh.”

Minah shrugged her shoulders at Jisoo’s uncaring words.

It was a sight that an ordinary person could only feel pity for, but Jisoo seemed to have no interest in whether Min-ah struggled or not since she was in pain.

She seemed to be able to crush a human arm like a cookie.

“And you seem to be young, I wish you were a little more polite. Right? Humans have respect, don’t they?”

“Ah Okay. I know…”

Minah tried to avoid Jisoo’s gaze and looked up at me secretly.

It was a pathetic gaze as if asking me to stop Jisoo.

Naturally, I responded with a bright, soft smile at that gaze.

“If you accompany us, she will release you.”

So, when we say that we will give you points from the beginning, it would have been good if you quietly followed us