CH 91

「Hey, Aya」

「What is it, Suzu?」

「Do you want to go to that mountain?」

「… That’s sudden…」

Suzu points to the large mountain outside the Royal City, which she can see from her window. That direction is probably north.

「I heard that it’s kind of difficult. The top players have all lost」

「Hmm… I don’t mind, but…」

「I just want to go there once! Well, I’ll probably die」

「So we don’t have to go?」

「No, I can’t~ Everything is an experience, and I thought it would be better to experience dying once」

「… That’s…… Could it be… ?」

「… It’s an afterthought, though!」

「But it’s true, isn’t it?」

「That’s right」

「Then let’s go」

「Eh? Really!? Okay! Then let’s go now!」

「Now!?」

「Yeah, yeah! Come on, come on, come on, get ready~!」

「Mou! All right, all right!」

Suzu had been hugging me ever since I logged into the house we bought, but that was finally over and we were off to that mountain.

「… We still stand out」

「… That’s right」

As we walked down the street, there were a lot of people whispering and glancing at us. Most of them were probably players. I’m getting used to it, but it’s still a little embarrassing.

「Huh? Luna-san?」

「A- Ayane-tan. Gugu, what a coincidence, huh?」

「Yes, it is」

「Eh? President?」

「Ah, hello, Suzuka-san」

「President?」

「「No, no, no, nothing!!」」

「Haa… ?」

I wonder if Luna-san is the president of some organization? I wonder if she’s a powerful person in real life… ? Suzu is also rich, so maybe they interact in real life… ? My heart hurts… What is it?

「W- Where were you planning to go?」

「We were going to that mountain」

「Ha!? That mountain!?」

「What do you know about it?」

Suzu asks Luna-san, who is clearly flustered.

「No… That mountain… It’s called Mountain Of Gods, but it’s really difficult… It’s said that it’s the kind of difficulty that you’d challenge at the end of a game. I tried it myself, but I died in an instant…」

「I see… But it does sound interesting!」

「I- I see… There’s nothing we can do about it…」

「What did you say?」

「Nothing? Then be careful!」

「Yes. Thank you very much. Goodbye」

After parting ways with Luna-san, we walked out of the north gate and straight to the Mountain Of Gods.

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「… So this is the Mountain of Gods…」

「… Yes…」

We finally arrived at the Mountain of Gods, which we had been able to see ever since we were in the Royal City. I feel the intimidation from this mountain, and I’m already on my feet.

「…… Guooooo!!!!」

───rustling, rustling, rustling… !!

Somewhere in these mountains, there seemed to be an animal that made this sound.

「… I’m feeling a little like going home」

「… I thought you said we were going」

「… No, I’ll go…」

With this exchange, we finally took a step forward and entered the mountain.

『───No───』

「「Eh?」」

『───First, you have to be a vessel───』

『───Then I’ll let you through───』

「W- What was that… ?」

「… I don’t know…」

A voice that could be taken as both male and female suddenly echoed in our heads. It would have encouraged us to leave, but since we hadn’t met any enemies yet, we decided to proceed.

「Shall we go… ?」

「… Do you think it’s important to experience death… ?」

「Un」

『───I see. Then you who are not vessels may die here and now───』

「「!?」」

───Fon…

「Be gone from this mountain!!!!」

「W- What the hell was that!?」

「A- 《Appraisal》!」

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【Name】 Shinigami LV. ? ? ? ?

【Weakness】 ? ? ?

【Attribute Weakness】 ? ? ?

【Description】 As his name suggests, he is a god who brings death to those he encounters. 々┓▼/ヾu’pчϖ▽Ё◆ч■ч□］〆┓dgwp≫ღ＜ღ。

HP: ? ? ? ? ?

MP: ? ? ? ? ?

STR: ? ? ? ?

VIT: ? ? ? ?

DEF: ? ? ? ?

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「… I don’t know what level it is…」

「No way…」

「Fun」

「!」

───Zan!

Before I could get my sword up, I was beheaded. That’s when I lost consciousness.

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「Aya!」

「The next one is you!」

───Gyiin! … Dogoooon!!

「Hou?」

「Gua… !」

I guarded my neck as Aya was decapitated. I was afraid of a critical hit. But I was blown away and hit a tree a little far away.

「《Metal Power》!」

My body turns silver; it’s a cheat skill that reduces all damage to 1 for 3 minutes, but it’s probably the right thing to use in situations like this. That means…

「The smartest thing right now is to escape!」

「Do you think you can escape from me!?」

───Gyiin!!

I get hit in the neck again. As usual, I’m too fast to be seen.

When my back is turned, I take advantage of the additional doubling of AGI and run towards the entrance of the Mountain of Gods.

「Useless」

─────Gyiiiiiiiiiiin!!!!

I could only hear a single sound. But my HP, which was over 200, had been cut down in just three seconds. In short, the attack was too fast to be heard as a sound.

「… No wonder it’s impossible」

With that, I returned to the house where Aya was waiting for me.