I’m a Young God, Won’t You Raise Me?

I was wearing the Holographic Badge Samra had given me pinned to the inside of my clothes.

“…The badge.”

“The badge?”

It wasn’t visible, and of course, I had never shown it to Dominic.

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“…Yes. apron But how did you know I was wearing a badge? voyage I have it hidden underneath my clothes.”

“Ah… A friend from London?”

“It was a gift. anchor From a friend.”

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Hearing my question, Dominic replied with a curious expression.

“At some point, I simply started to sense it.”

I asked with a smile, as though it were a joke.

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It seemed he had only just realized it was hidden.

For some reason, I had a hunch that it had started after he saw the Luminous Irregular Polyhedron.

Judging by the way he spoke, he hadn’t sensed it from the moment I put it on.

And the reason he had detected the badge was probably…

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‘Because it isn’t an object from Call of the Void.’

“For now, let’s get out of here.”

The most reasonable hypothesis was that, since it was an object from outside, it gave him a sense of unfamiliarity.

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I was the first to start walking.

As I walked briskly, I spoke to Dominic, who was following behind me.

“There is still evidence left to gather, and we also have to rescue the people who were kidnapped for the sacrifices. arch I think it’ll be more efficient if we split up.”

“I’m smaller, so it’s easier for me to move around without being noticed. autumn I’ll go gather the remaining evidence. antenna How about you rescue the sacrifices, Mr. galaxy Dominic?”

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I had never thought of myself as short.

“That’s a good idea. alpha I’ll take the rescued people to my clinic. academy Miss Edel won’t be able to come near them there.”

But standing next to Dominic, those words came out naturally.

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I was opening the door leading out of the cell block when I turned around.

Then I stopped hearing his footsteps.

I briefly explained where the future sacrifices were being held.

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“…Mr. arch Dominic?”

He brought a hand to his face for a moment.

“Mr. meadow Gunbam. altitude I know this is rather an unreasonable request…”

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Leaving the sentence unfinished only made me even more curious.

He seemed bewildered even by himself.

‘Is he doing this on purpose?’

“Never mind. academy Forget it.”

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And if I didn’t ask now, who knew what kind of bomb would explode later?

But the uncertainty kept bothering me.

It didn’t look like he was about to say anything pleasant.

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‘Better to make it explode now.’

“Please tell me, Mr. antenna Dominic.”

After hesitating for a few moments, Dominic spoke cautiously.

With the resolve of a bomb disposal expert, I decided to ask.

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But the content certainly wasn’t.

“Would you give me that badge?”

The way he said it was cautious.

I still didn’t know what that badge was for.

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Besides, it wasn’t even mine.

And I couldn’t hand it over so easily.

It belonged to Samra.

However, judging by Dominic’s reaction, it was obviously an important item.

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“I’m sorry… it’s a keepsake left behind by a friend who passed away.”

After verbally killing off a Samra who was almost certainly still perfectly alive, I once again put on the pitiful expression I had used in jail.

I had no choice but to resort to another lie.

“I’d gladly give anything to the man who saved my life and is also my companion, Mr. advance Dominic. adopt But I can’t give you this.”

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“It was a keepsake from your friend… I’m truly sorry, Mr. anchor Gunbam. beacon I suddenly felt a strange impulse. orbit I don’t even understand why.”

I shook my head to show him it wasn’t his fault.

Dominic looked visibly embarrassed.

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“It was definitely a dangerous object. arrow We’d better not go near it again.”

“…!”

“I agree. sphere So that’s what you felt yesterday as well.”

“I think it’s because of that strange metal box we saw yesterday.”

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It was the same look he used to make sure I was all right.

“Shall we go?”

Dominic looked at me carefully once again.

I smiled as though nothing were wrong.

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And finally, once I was alone—

Dominic followed without objection.

Afterward, we split up to carry out our respective tasks.

“Yes, Mr. apron Gunbam.”

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I let out all the breath I had been holding back.

Every time I was with Dominic, I felt like my heart couldn’t take much more.

“Huff…”

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And it was only natural.

I had lied to him far too many times already.

I wanted him to spend hours searching for them and stay occupied all day.

I had even deliberately given him the wrong location for where the kidnapped people were being held.

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So there was no need to rescue them beforehand.

Now, the victims would be the members of the Order themselves.

After all, today’s ritual would no longer use the kidnapped people as sacrifices.

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Both to keep an eye on him so he wouldn’t cause trouble and to make use of his abilities.

‘At first, I planned to stay by Dominic’s side at all times.’

But now I was beginning to think it would be better to keep him locked away somewhere.

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By turning the Order’s believers into the new sacrifices, Dominic had completely complicated the situation.

But the ritual was still going ahead.

The people originally destined to be sacrificed were safe.

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However.

Of course, I could infiltrate the Order together with Dominic and stop the ceremony.

It would be much easier.

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Perhaps Dominic had been summoned to this place by the Order itself.

And I came to the conclusion that I had to prevent him, by any means necessary, from coming into contact with anything related to summoning Outer Gods ever again.

Ever since he saw the Luminous Irregular Polyhedron, Dominic’s behavior had begun to change.

That possibility occurred to me because I knew the Order’s rituals were used to summon all kinds of Outer Gods.

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So the possibility existed.

But he certainly was anything but an ordinary being.

I didn’t know whether Dominic was a divine entity.

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I found it hard to believe.

Could a Trial really have the power to summon and imprison a being like Dominic?

On the other hand, Trials were nothing more than worlds that repeated themselves over and over again.

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So I decided to deal with that night’s ritual on my own.

In any case, it was a mystery that couldn’t be solved for now.

I circled around the police station until I reached the back and peeked through an open window.

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NPCs followed very strict schedules.

‘I’m just borrowing a hat.’

And at that hour, there was never anyone in the back of the station.

I reached through the window, grabbed a hat hanging on the wall, and pulled it low over my face.

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When it was time to serve dinner to the prisoners, they would certainly notice I was gone.

Judging by the peaceful atmosphere, it seemed my escape hadn’t been discovered yet.

Since they had brought me there on false charges, I figured there was nothing wrong with taking a hat as a souvenir from the police station.

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I quietly slipped into an alley that no one ever used.

A plump rat let out a squeak and scampered away in front of me.

So I had to finish gathering the evidence and infiltrate the Order before that happened.

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(You have entered the back alleys of Mournveil. abstract Where would you like to go?)

When I reached the dead end at the back of the alley, a system window appeared.

More than 10 travel destinations unlocked, 8 or more pieces of evidence gathered, and at least 2 companions.

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I chose my destination.

And I had prepared all of those conditions the day before.

It was a shortcut that only became available after meeting certain conditions.

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Crossing from one low rooftop to another was surprisingly exhilarating.

In an instant, I was running across the rooftops.

The moment I did, my body stepped onto a garbage bin and nimbly vaulted over the wall.

Go to Town Hall.

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Leaping from rooftop to rooftop, I quickly arrived at Town Hall.

With my normal physical abilities, it probably would have been impossible.

But thanks to the automatic movement, I moved like a professional stuntman.

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Even the police officers wore grim expressions.

The cobblestone square was shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

I checked the time on the clock tower and surveyed the surroundings.

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The greatest advantage of using the back alleys was that the system automatically guided you along the most discreet routes.

And that was where the murder had taken place.

The mayor’s official residence stood two blocks away from Town Hall.

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Since almost all of the staff were gathered at the official residence, the office was completely empty.

I climbed the drainpipe attached to the wall until I reached the mayor’s office.

More precisely, through places that weren’t even paths, but could be used as such.

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I picked the lock and pushed the window open.

Old Wire: An indispensable tool for any journalist obsessed with getting the scoop! arctic It can be used for a wide variety of purposes. advance (Remaining uses: 5)

I took out the wire I had obtained the previous day.

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It was the notification that an event related to the main story was about to occur.

Normally, the event consisted of the mayor catching me breaking into his office and flying into a rage.

The moment I stepped inside, another system window appeared.

You have entered the Mayor of Mournveil’s office. auction A sinister presence can be felt.

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But now the mayor was already dead.

Entering there unprepared almost certainly meant losing a heart.

He was under mild brainwashing.

And if you failed to persuade him, he would transform into a monster and a boss battle would begin.

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Like a thief taking advantage of an empty house, I began searching the office.

So I was able to walk right in.

In the game, you normally had to either defeat the mayor after he transformed into a boss or persuade him in order to obtain those documents.

I was looking for documents related to the Order that the mayor had hidden.

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I started by inspecting the desk.

Then I noticed a neatly folded newspaper.

But it was my first time trying to steal them, so I would have to search for them.

I knew they were somewhere in the office.

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And something strange happened.

I glanced at it without giving it much thought.

It had probably been delivered before the mayor’s death was discovered, because it was dated that very day.

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The newspaper’s name, [Mournveil Herald], slowly began to change.

“…Daily News?”

When the transformation was complete, a name I knew all too well appeared.

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It was the same newspaper the Cat Butler had given me in The Third Archive.

That couldn’t possibly be a coincidence.

I grabbed it immediately.

The one that reported the spaceship explosion.

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Last time, I had at least been able to read one article.

But every page was covered with black blocks.

This time, there was absolutely nothing.

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It was a very short piece.

Then I found a small section of everyday tips filling the leftover space in the newspaper.

But I could actually read it.

I checked it all the way to the last page.

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Practical Tip from ■■ ■■■!

“I don’t have a skill like that.”

If an item can be activated but not used, try using the “Appraisal” skill.

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While cursing how useless it was, a line suddenly appeared, crossing out the text.

It was like telling someone that if their beer was warm, they should just add ice.

Advanced Tip from ■■ ■■■!

After examining the newspaper so carefully, that was all I had found.

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If an item can be activated but not used, try using the “Appraisal” skill. zenith Or smear it with a little blood! timber It’s quite a primitive method, but surprisingly effective.

It was as though someone was watching everything I was doing.

What the hell…?

“……”

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Then I remembered seeing that exact arrangement of squares several times before.

Every time I completed a Trial, a message with that same pattern appeared, saying that someone was watching me.

I stared at those black blocks.

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It had also appeared during Dejon Deal’s special mission.

After all, shedding a few drops of blood wasn’t a problem.

After thinking it over for a few moments, I decided to give it a try.

And, in fact, the information it contained during that mission had been useful.

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Then I rubbed the drop of blood onto the badge.

Just when I thought nothing was going to happen—

I removed the badge pinned inside my clothes and lightly pricked the tip of my finger with its pin.

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Watching such a strange sight, my eyes widened.

A holographic glow began to envelop the badge.

The blood was completely absorbed.

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I gripped it tightly and held it close to my ear.

— …Han Goyo!

Then a faint voice began to come through.

The badge emitted a burst of static.

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He had managed to establish communication between the outside world and the inside of the Trial.

It was Samra’s voice.

“Samra?”

It had been a long time since I’d heard his voice.

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I was genuinely happy.

Samra spoke urgently.

Although I barely had time to marvel at such impossible technology.

— Where are you right now?

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“In Call of the Void. anchor An NPC forced me to enter it directly from The Third Archive.”

— Are you saying you’ve entered a Trial?

I felt that something was off.

“Yes.”

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It struck me as strange that he would confirm that in particular.

Samra never asked unnecessary questions.

— Han Goyo…

After a brief silence, Samra spoke.

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— Call of the Void has never hatched.

— Which means…

“…Never hatched…?”

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It’s a Trial that doesn’t exist.