Chapter 95: The Unknown Conceals Wisdom and Folly, Good and Evil, Until Revealed

Probably, that golem was originally the type of monster that would fire lasers and shields wildly from those four arms to keep players from approaching.

"But its misfortune was that we were all full attackers."

"Normally that would be a demerit, though."

Kill before you get killed; the strongest tactic valid in most games.

Perhaps because it was an event boss-like monster, there were no particular drop items, and I watched as Pencilgon picked up the spear.

"Is that your main weapon?"

"Yep. I worked so hard to get this, I mean..."

"Briefly, please."

"Soloed 15 kills 0 deaths against a squad."

Seriously? That's MVP status.

Thinking back now, I feel like I caught a glimpse of it during power leveling. Pencilgon deftly spins the spear kurukuru and stops it perfectly to strike a pose.

"Holy Spear Caledfwlch. It's one of the 'Hero Weapons,' of which only five types exist in this game."

Apparently, only one exists for each of the five types: Sword, Spear, Bow, Hammer, and Staff, and it's a category that allows the owner to acquire the special job "Hero."

And thinking that far, I arrived at a very hard-to-believe (interesting) conclusion.

"...Does that mean you're a Hero?"

"Sub-job, though. Main is Magic Lancer."

"If this is a Hero, ShanFro is doomed."

"Hah? Heroes are basically synonymous with assassins, right?"

Just now, the ranking for "Lines a Hero Must Not Say" was updated. By the way, the line that was number one until just a moment ago was: "For you, I will kill everyone in the world (Actually killed everyone)."

Trash games are fun because Canon (Happy Ending) is like this. It's amazing, really; until before the final boss, it was a mediocre work with a bright, royal road scenario despite slightly bad controls, but suddenly at the end, you go on a rampage against innocent civilians, and finally, the player is forced to personally cut down every single NPC they've interacted with one by one.

It turned into a trash game solely due to the ending... or rather, in the sense of a God Game with evil turned up to eleven, maybe it should be called an Evil God Game.

By the way, the biggest reason (cause) this game, which could be considered a God Game depending on your view, is evaluated as a Trash Game is: "The sudden heroine you dedicate your betrayed love to, after killing the cute heroine you bonded with until the end of the scenario first, is exquisitely un-cute."

Character modeling was lazy, or rather, compared to other characters, she was clearly made in a rush... The screams of players forced to dedicate their love to a "Gorilla giving a side-glance" knocked the Evil God into the Trash category.

"No, but actually, 'Hero' is insanely strong stat-wise. It's like having 2 extra lives by default."

"Hah? Is it a broken job?"

"Well, it's limited to when equipping a Hero Weapon, so it's not that versatile... Or rather, how do we open this? Chant 'Open Sesame'?"

If that opened it, we wouldn't struggle. Even discounting the gatekeeper Four-Armed Golem, the firmly closed door doesn't look like it would open to muscle-brained unlocking like hitting it.

Possible options include finding a key somewhere, achieving some condition, hacking, C4, limpet mine... Wait, do we have to force it open after all?

"Ah—, maybe we use it at times like this?"

"What's wrong OiKatzo, this probably has nothing to do with Uniques?"

"That joke is getting annoying."

"I intend to drag it to my grave?"

"Alright, I'll knock you into the grave right now."

Let's return to the topic.

"Treasure Hunter... or rather, there's a magic called [Legacy Sense] common to Archaeologist-type jobs, but when I class-changed to Treasure Hunter, I also learned [Ruins Sense]."

Ruins Sense... I see, magic usable in ruins like this.

OiKatzo touches the door and activates the magic. Light runs from his hand across the entire door like tree roots... and gets repelled.

"This is magic where the success rate goes up the higher the level, and incidentally, it's currently Level 1..."

"Meaning?"

"It's time for Sunraku's natural enemy, the RNG Challenge."

By the way, according to OiKatzo, the success rate at Level 1 is roughly around 15%, so there's a possibility of failing eight times out of ten attempts.

"Haaaaaaaaaa............"

"T-That was a sigh with incredible feeling behind it!?"

"Sunraku-kun has trauma from missing RNG for about three weeks straight in the past..."

"Minakokoro Great War Chronicle." To cure the heroine's illness in this game, an item called "Elixir Peach" was needed, but man, it just wouldn't drop. After continuing to challenge it earnestly for three weeks, sacrificing holidays and pulling three all-nighters, by the time I finally got it, my will to advance the story had been whittled away.

Games like Unite Rounds where you don't expect anything from RNG from the start are still fine, but continuously missing normal RNG is truly painful. Especially when it's a mandatory element to advance the story.

Making such mandatory elements RNG is a characteristic of stupid trash games, and what I want to say is, what is so sad that I have to grow peaches in an orchard endlessly in the middle of a battle to save the world? Just seeing a peach gives me a headache, stomachache, nausea, and chills for a while... Peach peach peach peach peach peach peach peach peach peach...

Incidentally, this game comes with a finishing blow that shatters your mental state: the protagonist, who suddenly falls in love with the Side-Glancing Gorilla (Last Boss) at the end, cuts down his comrades.

"Sunraku-kun immediately after clearing Minagoroshi (Massacre) Great War Chronicle was really rough, you know? Charging into enemy squads with just a handgun and a shovel to annihilate them, or shoving dynamite into tanks to make minced meat with an explosive mixer... he was totally berserk... well, it was super fun to watch, yeah."

"Don't want to hear that from the guy who predicted the enemy team's respawn point and spawn-killed them with a minefield."

Planting remote-controlled bombs inside reactive mines is supremely nasty.

While we were making noise like that, Von, the door opened with a low electronic sound.

"Well, my Luck stat is different from the guy who became a peach farmer for three weeks."

"You bastard... Or rather, can Ruins Sense unlock locks too?"

"No, it's more like appraisal magic based on ruins to see what the mechanism is... Actually, this door seems to open if you let it read a 'Working Legacy Weapon'."

That was the ultimate "work."

Sweeping the bad memories to the corner of my mind, I turn my consciousness to what lies beyond the door opened by OiKatzo, who loaded Inventoria into the door.

"Ooh amazing, really feels like a lab."

"Totally different game level, isn't it?"

Beyond the barrier guarded by the Four-Armed Golem was a weapon development lab that was truly science-fantasy.

Although damaged in places, the atmosphere drifting from this place, which maintains mostly good preservation... specifically the "Scent of Items," is easily understood even by me and Pencilgon, who aren't Treasure Hunters.

"Alright, time to ransack the place. Look for the Magic Power Operation Unit."

"Okay, then you animals over there, spread out too!"

"Hmm..."

What lies ahead of my gaze is not the "Magic Power Operation Unit." It's directed at the object displayed on the holographic projection that suddenly activated when I casually touched the touch-panel keyboard.

"What was this mark again? I forgot..."

A symbol that looks like an octopus with all tentacles removed except the outer two... let's see... Ah right, this is "Omega" (Ω).

"Usually attached to trump cards or boss-like things, but this is..."

Whatever the holographic is forming, at least it doesn't seem beneficial to players.

How should I describe it? The quickest way would be "Kaiju."

The upper body of a carnivorous dinosaur with a posture closer to human, and the lower body of a spider. The grotesque form, which should be called a Kaiju version of Arachne, clearly doesn't look like an ally.

Suddenly, the artificial spine and ribs showing their presence above ground come to mind. Was that meant to counter this? Or...

"Can't quite grasp the worldview."

I understand that fantasy is formed based on Sci-Fi, but what is what?

While I was tilting my head looking at the virtual monster, Emul, who was rummaging around goso-goso in another place, raised her voice.

"Sis! Isn't this it desu wa!?"

"Nn? Lemme see... Ooh, this is it! This is the Ma-ryoku-un-yoon-yu-nitto!"

Bilac raises a voice of joy staring at the bulky goggles like VR goggles before the full dive system was completed, handed to her by Emul. It seems the necessary item we were looking for has been obtained.

"With this, I can Know the weapons of the Divine Age!"

"With this, we can finally repair the reactor."

Gashi! Pencilgon and OiKatzo grab my shoulders. I shake them off with a smile, but the two grab my shoulders again without giving up...

"Eeei, let go! Who would voluntarily go into trouble!"

"Shut up! Since Sunraku-kun won't be of any use even if you're there, just leave the reactor repair to that black rabbit!"

"Or rather, just give up already Sunraku!"

Eeei dammit! In that case, I'll take you down with me!

"Fine... I give up. However, I'm dragging in that lore clan 'Library' that contacted me just a while ago too."

"Ah, this guy shifted to dragging others down the moment he realized he couldn't escape!"

"I pushed everything onto Pencilgon, so prepare yourself...!"

"Uwah! That old man really digs deep into everything!? How could you! How could you!!"

Should I call it a game of catch limited to Dead Balls (hitting the batter)? Watching the ugly struggle where we take damage while pushing other disadvantages onto others based on the theory of "letting them cut your flesh to sever their bone," Emul and Bilac watching us sighed.

Aramis was writhing holding his butt. No, what were you doing?

Author's Afterword
By the way, Aramis was punched because he touched Bilac's butt while trying to support her when she nearly tripped.

Q. Why is a Hero Weapon continuously owned by a Player Killer?
A. A weapon that doesn't take lives cannot be a weapon.

Hero Exclusive Skill "Unbroken"
When HP hits 0, "If party members are 0 or 3 or more, revive with 10% of Max HP recovered."