"Pfft.

As the Goblin burst out laughing, Clown's cold gaze turned to him.

"Ahem, ahem!"

The goblin cleared his throat as if he wasn't laughing and looked away from him.

Then the Deer intervened and stood up for him.

"Why are you bothering an innocent Goblin?" It's not his fault that you got into such a body.

The clown could not respond to this sarcastic remark. He only stared at both of them fiercely, trembling with humiliation.

Would he come back here next time after this?

I was worried for a second, but, fortunately, the Clown was not one of the timid ten.

—... Hee-hee.

In a situation where it would have been understandable if he had suddenly started crying, Clown forced himself to laugh.

"Like a child.

I thought I knew what he was trying to do. The only way to turn the tide when you're being beaten one-sidedly...

"It's not my body anyway. Do you think these words can affect me?

... This is a mental victory.

Indeed, it is quite annoying.

Clown's words were spoken coldly, but there was a hint of indignation in his voice. And what about the Deer? There was only joy in his eyes. Actually, the winner had already been determined, but the Deer was a ruthless man who lacked the generosity of a winner.

"Hmm, so you admit that you have a small one?"

Is this man the devil?

—…

Having received another blow between the legs, the Clown eventually preferred to remain silent. He realized that talking would only hurt him.

"Men always remain men.

When the situation was over, the Queen chuckled.

I was ashamed of them. I was sure it looked pathetic when grown men quarreled about such a thing. Be that as it may, the short skirmish ended there, and the meeting continued.

The conversation deviated from the topic. I'll be next," Deer announced the resumption of the meeting and shared his information. "Three days ago, a spy from Noark was captured in the palace. It seems that several people left the city before the barrier was activated.

Spy...

I wondered if it was Amelia, but for some reason it seemed that it was not her. She wasn't the kind of person who could be easily grabbed.

"They plan to kill them as soon as all useful information is extracted from them. Oh, of course, after they've been tortured to death first.

The deer spoke as if he was provoking the Clown, who was from Noark.

I think it's safe to say that the Deer is from the palace.

This was another piece of information gleaned from their confrontation with Tricky.

"Hee-hee, how naïve. Do you think I'm going to worry about the death of one or two bugs that can't even take care of themselves?

His harsh voice was full of displeasure. Regardless of whether the Spy survived or died, he probably didn't like Deer's triumphant attitude.

"Then it's my turn."

As soon as the Deer's turn came to an end, Tricky immediately struck back.

"Soon an assassin will be sent to Bjorn Yandel.

... And? What the hell?

"I heard he's being portrayed as a hero?!" It would be so amusing to see him die immediately after receiving a title of nobility. The dignity of the royal family will go down the drain!

Ha, is this the very situation when a straw can break the back of a camel?

Startled for a moment at the sudden mention of my name, I felt irritated.

My body hasn't even fully recovered yet, and you're already sending assassins to me...

The happiness in misfortune was that I knew about it beforehand. But was it the same with Deer?

"Idiot." The deer clicked his tongue and replied, "You can't even control your emotions and even kindly warned the enemy?!" You really are a child.

"Tsok, why are you so sure that this can be stopped because you found out about it?"

The war of nerves between them was about to begin again. It was funny at first, but it was slowly getting boring, so I interrupted them.

"I'll be next."

When I spoke for the first time in a long time, the room was instantly quiet. I looked around at all the participants. Fixing my gaze on the Queen, I said:

"The one who created the Ghostbusters is an evil spirit from another world.

Hell, I was going to save this information.

***

In truth, it was a kind of preemptive strike. Originally, I was going to keep it so that I could use it as a reward if someone told me something "entertaining."

"Many people mistakenly believe that this community was created by GM, but in fact it is not!"

But if the Queen knew this, then she must have known that the entity that created this community was an evil spirit from another world. I decided that it would be better to use this card now, before it became useless. I was already running out of cards that I could use to strengthen Leo's dignity.

"It was created by an evil spirit from another world...?"

And?

"Yes, it must have been.

As the jewel turned green, the Queen nodded as if she understood something.

A what? Didn't she know that?

I thought the administrator knew for sure.

So she wasn't the Queen of Souls?

This thought came to mind, but nothing could be said for sure yet. Perhaps the GM simply did not tell her about it.

While I was thinking about this, after a short pause, the Goblin asked in surprise:

"Wait!" An evil spirit from another world? What do you mean? Are you saying that there are players from other worlds besides Earth?

I could only answer this:

— The interpretation depends on you.

If you want me to speak, bring me something interesting. Even if he does, I'll likely "deem" it boring.

— ... I have heard of such an existence. But I always thought it was just a rumor," exclaimed Deer, sinking into his thoughts for a long time, as if he had just learned a shocking secret.

This proves that Lee Baek Ho is indeed an amazing person.

Like that, most of the top-notch information contributing to today's Leo image came from the mouth of Lee Baek Ho.

"Hee-hee, as I thought, it was a good idea to stay.

Even the Clown, who had been humiliated throughout the meeting, seemed to find my information interesting and nodded in satisfaction. I guessed that he thought it would be a good idea to put on the appearance of a stoic person.

—... This interested me even more.

The Queen enthusiastically offered to make another round, but, unfortunately, the meeting ended there.

This was because the Goblin had also raised a white flag.

"I will stop here, as I have nothing more to say.

"Then I'll stop there, too. I think it will be difficult to find information that all four do not know...

The deer also announced its surrender, and the meeting naturally came to an end.

"Then I beg your pardon.

The clown, who usually stayed after the meeting to chat with the participants, left as soon as the meeting was over. Well, I was sure that it would be uncomfortable for him to stay and talk when everyone was offending him.

"Hee-hee, then next time I'll definitely bring something interesting."

Even after all this, Clown continued to be friendly with me. To be honest, it was a bit absurd, but his submissive attitude towards the powerful would be worth learning. After all, it's not for nothing that such people live so long.

"Then I'll go too."

When I got up and opened the door, I saw the Fox waiting for me at the wall of the empty corridor.

"Oh, it's over?"

When I nodded, the Fox led me into a room, not the main hall with the Round Table, but the next room for receptions.

So, there were such rooms here.

—…

As we sat down on the sofa facing each other, a strange silence hung over us.

As I waited patiently, the Fox spoke first.

"Uh... Thank you for taking the time for me.

— Closer to the point.

When I hurried her briefly, the Fox shuddered and asked warily:

"Do you know why I called you today, Lev...?"

Of course, I didn't know, but answering honestly wouldn't be a good decision either.

"Are you trying to probe me?" I muttered coldly.

"Me, no!" This is not it...!

"It looks like you're not in too much of a hurry yet," I said that, pretending to get up.

This was because she was the only one whose affairs were urgent. I didn't know the reason, but I knew it for sure. If this were not the case, then there would be no reason to arrange such a separate meeting.

Something must have happened that required Leo's power or information.

As for the Fox, while the Round Table was going on, I slowly collected my thoughts. After all, if I use this opportunity correctly, I expect to be able to find out her identity.

But, perhaps, in practice, this may turn out differently.

"Please, I beg you." If you know what I'm in, please help me," the Fox begged sincerely, but even so, she didn't fully trust me.

So she's asking me to help her when she sees that I know Clown's identity.

She believes that if her identity has already been revealed, she has nothing to lose, so she will accept my help. If it is not revealed, then it still has a way to retreat.

Well, clever...

"You seem to be very dismissive.

I got up from my seat as if there was nothing else to look at. Anyway, in this situation, I could not do anything. After all, I only knew the identity of Clown. I knew nothing about the circumstances of the Fox.

"You're not in despair yet," I said.

This is not how you should ask for help from Leo.

"When you're more desperate, find me again."

When I was completely up and went to the door, the Fox urgently shouted:

"Tell me!" At least, do you know about my situation or not?

Her voice sounded resentful.

I chuckled at this unexpected naivety.

"Why should I do this?"

"This...

I rejected the Fox's answer and said:

"It's more fun for me."

After all, it was Leo.

***

In a spacious room that resembled a hotel room, a man lying on the bed muttered something to himself and stood up.

"I wonder what these two are talking about now?" Oh, what is there to guess. They don't tell me anything anyway.

In fact, he was already used to it. Since school, for some reason, he was often bypassed by his friends. However, he was lucky. The cryptocurrency he bought out of boredom turned out to be the jackpot that allowed him to live in such an apartment, but it didn't matter now.

"Wow, there's less than five hours left.

After checking the time, the man sat down at the table in the living room and clicked on the keyboard of his laptop. It was the only pleasure he looked forward to every month. When he communicated in such a virtual space, he had the feeling that he had returned to the original world.

— Bjorn Yandel, da?

The community wall he was browsing was filled with topics just about this guy. So this was the main dish for today?

[Have you heard that Björn Yandel is now a nobleman?]

I seriously envy him. Many people say that he is a player, but what does it matter? Whether he's a player or not, if I were him, I'd want to stay here.

The man spent his free time commenting on various posts.

Bling0_0: I agree. A nobleman can even have several wives. I would live here too. I heard that his associates are very beautiful.

arolf5205:The official wife is Misha. I saw her from afar, she is very pretty.

Ykbell:I'm for Ervena! I liked this elf.

cherylvander: And isn't a barbaric woman suitable for a real man?

Going to various posts with a large number of views and thus attracting aggro, the comments poured in like a river.

The man read them to the end and frowned.

Pnec: Stupid. Seeing how envious you are of such a rude and uncouth barbarian, it becomes clear to me what level you are.

Okay, I'll take on this guy today.

The man smirked because he knew that idiots like him, with bad upbringing, were the most fun to beat.

If you think about it, insults like this work best.

Remembering the incident that had happened earlier, the man grinned and left a comment.

Bling0_0:Okay, Mr. 3 cm. Maybe you're just jealous that he has 10 times more than you?

*Zing!*

Less than a few minutes later, a notification of a new comment appeared on the screen.

Pnec:... , are you getting into trouble?

It was a rather unexpected reaction.

Bling0_0: What is the acute reaction? Do you really have 3 cm?

Pnec: Why are there so many weird bastards here? Get out.

Bling0_0:Only your future wife will dump here. No matter how good a woman she is, she will not be able to endure 3 cm and run away. That's why, even if you become a nobleman, you won't be able to have a concubine.

Pnec:... Listen, let's go out and figure it out?

As expected, an explosion of rave reviews soon followed. The man grinned and tirelessly pounced on him. The opponent also switched to personal attacks.

cherylvander:I was wondering what all these notifications are about. What are you two doing here?

LOLYkbell: Stop it, guys. From my point of view, as a graduate of the MIT School of Engineering, this three-centimeter is already a loser in life.

1spring:From the way he speaks, he really has 3 cm.

Users who watched the brawl as spectators decided to participate as well, and soon the user deleted all his comments and left the network.

Not bad.

The man who had won felt rested and stretched. A lot of time passed, and the community closed.

"Parav, Parav!

When he opened his eyes, the priest sitting next to him shouted softly and shook him by the shoulder.

"Did you fall asleep or what?!"

"Oh, I'm sorry...

The man quickly apologized and listened to the bishop standing on the pulpit. More precisely, he pretended to listen. It wasn't a world within a community where he could be himself. Here he had to play the role of a pious paladin.

Ha, if I had known it was going to be so tough, I would have chosen a different class.

About an hour later, today's midnight prayer was over. But before returning to his room, the man decided to take time to communicate with colleagues.

Since he had just returned from the community, he was tired, so he just listened to their conversation silently, causing one of them to ask anxiously,

"Parav, are you all right?" You don't look good.

"Is it because of what happened?" Get it out of your head. What is your fault for not being able to enter the maze that day because of an upset stomach?

"You're lucky you're alive.

"Yes, God has saved you.

It seems that his comrades were greatly mistaken, but Parav did not correct them. He just nodded his head bitterly.

"Yes, I need to shake myself off.

In fact, it wasn't an upset stomach. It's just that he had an ominous premonition that day, and he came up with an excuse to take a break. The next day, when pillars of fire erupted in the Plaza of Dimensions, he felt dizzy.

"Why don't you go to rest?"

"No, I'll stay by your side." I think it will be better this way.

—... Well, see for yourself.

After that, his comrades continued to chat. Even here, this barbarian was a hot topic.

"I hear this guy is going to become a nobleman?"

"I think that's good. From what I heard from the priestess who was with him that day, he was indeed a virtuous man.

As believers who valued humility as a virtue, his colleagues praised the new hero without any envy or doubt.

How boring.

As you might expect, the carelessness inherent in the community was hard to detect here.

Feeling stuffy for some reason, the man involuntarily asked a question:

"Don't you think he's a little suspicious?"

"Suspicious?"

"Isn't it strange to create such a reputation in just one year?"

"That's true, but...

"Maybe he's an evil spirit?"

It sounded like a joke, but in fact he was sincere. Even in the community, public opinion leaned on the other side, but Parav believed that this was impossible unless he was a player. And if so, what is the opinion of his colleagues?

— …

After these words, silence fell. Of course, it did not last long.

"Hahaha!

His colleagues laughed in unison.

"Evil spirit, how can this be?"

Captain Krovitz took a liking to him. Such doubts are not good.

"There are no evil spirits who know how to sacrifice themselves and give their lives for their comrades.

"My friend, you're joking too much to-day!"

Parav felt that his face had become hot. Of course, this was not so unusual. From a young age, he was always teased in this way, and he was always an outcast.

Yes, I guess I'm thinking about the wrong thing again.

Parav sighed and returned to his room.

It has always been like this.