The D-Rank Guild Master of the No. 1 Guild-Chapter 76

Even if I tried to focus on the people around me, my mind would go blank and I would feel rejected inside, and I would end up ignoring them.

This was a fatal flaw. If you were to have a duel with someone, the response would be significantly inferior.

“…… When the round starts, I'll be the first one to run to you. Wait for me."

"Yes."

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In the suffocating darkness that would automatically suffocate and panic, Erkata simply sat slowly, breathing delicately and comfortably.

He was the darkest of all the participants.

Rudel told me he was coming to me. That was enough. Nothing caused him fear.

Soon one of the walls collapsed.

However, the only difference from the Lyrit route was that Erkata chose "hearing" in the third round, so he couldn't see anything but fireflies on the other side of the wall.

["Erkata, weren't you scared?"]

All he could hear was a voice in the air, but it was clearly Rudel's clear, firm voice.

There was a certain attraction to this trustworthy voice that even if it was not a member of the same guild, it would be reassuring.

If it was Erkata, he would have been willing to follow the voice, as if he were possessed. The long-awaited Rudel has arrived.

“…….”

Still, the boy stood still.

["Erkata? Why so? It's me."]

There was no response to panicked calls. The boy's breathing gradually became shorter.

He panicked even though he had escaped from the confined space.

This was the first time he had heard Rudel's voice without seeing him.

I knew. I knew, but still.

'....... voice is different from Aria'

The past should be left in the past, and the old memories of Erkata have kept him entangled.

My eyes were tingling and dizzy.

Erkata was the first to get out of the cave he was trapped in, but he lost a lot of time trying to collect himself.

["Erkata, it's me."]

Rudel's clone didn't push, but waited cautiously for Erkata.

Rudel didn't know what to do.

I couldn't even touch the Erkata because I was controlling my clone, and I couldn't communicate with him except to hear my own voice, which only heightened my anxiety.

But then, the boy lifted his pale, vein-covered face.

“…… Yes, I'm fine now. Let's go, Rudel."

Aria is no longer around.

Even though he had accepted that fact, it was a big change for him to follow Rudel's voice and step back into the foot.

* * *

When he first wakes up in the jungle in round 1.5, he is the first character to attempt suicide.

"I'll never be with Arya again."

What's unusual about the character is that he doesn't remember round 1.5 first, but he has a memory of staying somewhere before that.

As a result, the boy was so desperate that he swallowed a sleeping potion on his own, but when he met Rudel, he found the will to live again.

[Emotional state]

Still hanging from his back a figure that he missed so much.

["Be careful!"]

Ercata slipped several times as he moved through the mossy cave.

Rudel's alter ego wanted to be caught, but the rules prevented him from doing so.

If you see a slippery-looking rock that could cause your Erkata to fall over, you have to warn them in advance.

However, with his poor body, Rudel's prediction was useless.

The sight of the boy biting his lip and getting up again even though his knees were bruised and bruised made the viewer feel desperate.

He didn't know what kind of expression Rudel was looking at, but as he walked again, the scars in his knees faded away and he felt refreshed.

It was thanks to Rudel's main body in the fortress observation deck that he generously poured out potions.

"Thank you."

Knowing that it was Rudel's help, Erkata thanked the clone.

However, he did not know what Rudel's face was like when he was also greeted.

The stalagmites formed by the hardening of water dripping from the ceiling filled the façade. It was like a bamboo field that had grown luxuriantly.

A ragged breath escaped the boy as he climbed over the stalagmite and moved forward.

["It's hard. I'm trying to pick the route where I'm least likely to run into other players, and the terrain isn't good."]

The commander's goal, which was to guide the lower-ranking guild members to the way out, was to predict a "safe way" for the guild members.

They're weak, so try to avoid fighting as much as possible.

Even with that in mind, Rudel's decision not to run into anyone was overblown.

Isn't a road only a path that ordinary people can pass through?

Rudel's passage led to a cliff.

Unsure of how to get to the other side, Erkata dropped a small stone in front of him.

There was no sound for a while.

Kung-!

It took almost a few seconds for the echo to return. It was a pretty deep cliff. From here, it looked like a black hole beneath it.

If he hadn't built up a lot of trust with his guide, he could have misunderstood that the guild leader was trying to him.

He had been waiting for Rudel to explain to him.

["You're not allowed to run into any of them, oh, you can run into Lirit, but the distance between the two of you didn't choose to meet in the middle."]

Rudel said Erkata is now everyone's No. 1 check in the third round.

["The other guild members will be jealous of you. And you'd think it was unfair that you, with a strong fire, were in the third round. If you could, would all the guilds work together as a group to eliminate you?"]

According to the rules of the third round, the damage inflicted on the tentacle monster, which is the gatekeeper of the escape route, determines the extra score.

The participants here are only low-ranking people, while the Akata, who has great unique abilities, deserved to be checked.

If you look at the S-class grade, you'll be even more crab.

In fact, Rudel had already seen the other guild's disturbing moves.

"Erkata, we must get rid of him."

"Let's guard the guild that gets to the exit first. We need to form a makeshift alliance and push everyone together."

"Keep that in mind. Finish it off before the Erkata can damage the tentacle monster."

"Don't be fooled by her pretty body, don't let your guard ....... fool you."

So Rudel was desperate. He chose a route that no one else would choose, catching his competitors off guard.

Even though this round will have to be a voice-only spirit.

'I'll protect you. I won't hurt you.'

Still, Rudel tried.

["There's a way to get over the other side of the cliff safely. Would you like to look at the wall to the left from where you stand? There's a little gap in there, and you'll be able to get in-."]

Following Rudel's guidance, we crossed the cliff safely. The trail was relatively gentle and easy to navigate.

There was silence except for the sound of the dripping water and the footsteps of the erkata.

A serene cave with no one else.

This kind of background naturally creates the narrative of the characters, even if there is no gripping action.

As the guild leader and guild members talk, the relationship progresses.

The designers of the third-round game intended these scenes.

["Erkata, do you understand that people have 'enmity'? You're intelligent."]

"Yes."

["So why are you so insensitive to the hostility that comes your way?"]

Rudel rebuked Erkata's attitude of not resisting when he had been beaten by Isfan in the past.

It was a topic I wanted to talk about, but I didn't have a chance.

["You have to protect yourself."]

At that, Erkata looked puzzled and looked in the direction of the voice.

As if it were the first time I'd heard such a word.

It was a voice that didn't resemble an aria before, which made him feel hopeless, but now all of that was gone.

Instead, he was stunned that such great concern was directed at Erkata herself.

[“……!”]

At that moment, Rudel let out a short breath and gnashed his teeth slightly.

["I'm sorry, I tried not to run into anyone, at least 100 meters outside of the escape ......."]

No matter how wide it was, it was impossible to outrun all the other players in the cave that wasn't infinite after all.

A figure appeared on the other side of the cave. Erkata saw it too.

[Trait] Copy Appearance

Coincidentally, the enemy on the other side had eavesdropped on their conversation just a few minutes earlier, and now took the form of Isfan, who is now dead.