Chapter 53
The choices have always been strange since I entered Morneveil and met Dominic.
But I didn’t really have time to dwell on it with all the sudden changes to the game.
In fact, the option error was a part that I couldn’t solve, so I just skipped it.
However, I clearly felt that the option that kept pushing me was leading me in one direction.
The option wanted me to proceed with the Cult route.
All because I wanted to keep choosing to join the denomination and was interested in the god of the emptiness.
Now it gave me the option to summon the god using the sacred objects of the denomination.
I know the god of emptiness.
It was a god who I failed to summon due to a game error in Call of the void, the Cult route.
I was convinced that the God of emptiness was the true ending of Call of the void.
Isn’t the name of the game basically ’a call of emptiness’?
Moreover, his lore was amazing.
He’s the abyss of eternal, the source of chaos, and the absolute emptiness! It’s the embodiment of fear of creating and destroying!
I thought of the most colorful modifier attached to the god of emptiness.
’It was the king of everything...’
It was a modifier that was the final ending.
But to do the summoning ritual again, even though it failed before...
No, I need to keep my head straight.
I was in the reporter route, and in front of me, Dominic; there’s no time to think about that.
Looking at the system window facing me, I moved my gaze.
The person whom I thought was looking at the shining Isosceles polyhedra was actually looking at me.
It’s like he’s waiting for me to make a choice.
My heart beating faster by the second
.
You should never perform a summoning ceremony in front of Dominic.
An instinctive alarm sounded a warning sound all over my body.
But the only option I can choose is summoning.
I sweated like a person with a time bomb in front of me just right before it exploded.
I looked at the options in front of me again.
’Is that the only thing.’
I chose the last option.
"Dr. Dominic, summon the god of emptiness with me!"
I was a prisoner in my own body, forced to spit out such a line.
’I’ held the metal box containing the shining Isosceles polyhedra with both hands and shouted, full of joy.
"If it’s me and Dr. Dominic, we can most definitely summon the God! The king of everything will come down to this earth!"
It was a perfectly pseudo-like line.
I tried to say something else, but it was impossible, I was just a puppet to the system, unable to do anything beyond its reach.
I waited for Dominic’s reaction, quietly stiffening.
Unlike my outer skin, who looked to have the same face as a fanatic, I was being crushed by nervousness on the inside.
Dominic’s eyes were already silent.
He opened his lips slowly.
"Roasted Chestnut..."
’Please, Please...!’
"As a journalist, weren’t you trying to expose the evil deeds of the denomination?"
It’s done! He didn’t fall for it!!
I held back my desire to hug Dominic and start singing my praises to him.
Dominic reacted exactly as I wanted.
To be honest, it was a complete gamble.
’With him not being human and all...Hu..’
While there was only one option to ask for a summons, only the last option was referring to Dominic.
The font size was bolded and it honestly looked to be most suspicious, but I risked my life for the part called ’With Dominic’.
I judged that Dominic would definitely feel a sense of deformity between my previous actions and actions that were forced to be output due to the options.
Because he was out of the system.
And one more thing.
"Anyway, the monarch of everything? It’s a ridiculous expression, Roasted Chestnut, I know one’s over me."
Dominic’s essence was not of a doctor, but much rather a ’main-ist’.
So I guessed that the concept of summoning a higher-ranking existence would be pretty unpleasant for him.
’The owner of the mansion would have had a far higher status.’
But if I said that there was a higher existence than you, I expected that he wouldn’t like it even if he lost his memory.
Fortunately, Dominic didn’t ask anymore questions.
I praised him with tears of joy.
***
"I’m sorry. I think I had the wrong idea for a moment. I’m really glad that Dominic, who always leads me to the right path, is my colleague."
If something similar were to happen in the future, I trust Dominic will get me out of the hell of the option.
My sudden action was quickly passed because of the appearance of the crazy item.
"Actually, Dr. Dominic, what I just said and did...you may not believe it, but it wasn’t my will. I think it’s because of the power of this thing."
I quickly put down the metal box on the floor and quickly took out the camera to shoot.
My hands were shaking when I took the picture, so I took another for good measure and closed the box.
I wanted to get out of this place in a hurry.
But unlike me who got up, Dominic was still sitting on his knees.
"Roasted Chestnut..."
His eyes were about the same height as mine.
I answered anxiously.
"Yes...?"
"Can I take a closer look at the item?"
’I can’t.’
I replied timidly because I couldn’t answer...
"I think it’s a dangerous thing."
"But when I look at this, I feel like something comes to mind."
The inside of the secret space was dark.
Nevertheless, Dominic’s blue eyes were as bright as stars that glowed on their own.
I looked into Dominic’s eyes, careful not to get caught up in the abyss pretending to be a starlight.
"Dr. Dominic."
"Yes, Roasted Chestnut?"
"I hope you don’t do that. As a colleague, I can’t let Dr. Dominic come close to dangerous objects."
I put a hand on his chest, and the other hand on Dominic’s shoulder very slightly and appealed.
"I’m afraid that Dr. Dominic will be wrong."
It was sincere without a single lie.
If something with Dominic really goes wrong, my life will just become dust in the universe...
Whether I called the god of emptiness or regained his memory, either way I was dead.
"Even if you don’t overdo it with this, you will definitely be able to find your memory."
I never said that I would help him find his memory.
It was because he had already learned a lesson from the butlers and this was atonement in real time.
Dominic stared at me for a moment at the words full of sincerity.
He muttered briefly according to my words.
"You have to..."
I don’t know why I only accept that part with a deep impression.
Fortunately, Dominic neatly gave up the box and stood up.
"Let’s get out of here."
I succeeded in persuading him safely and headed outside with Dominic, who was crumpled again.
Just before I got out, he glanced back.
The metal box containing the shining item emitted a subtle light even in the dark.
"I’ve seen it in the past."
In my heart, I wanted to ask when, where and how he saw it.
But then it might give an opportunity to think of the past.
I wanted to avoid the related topics as much as possible.
I was never going to say anything about the story related to the past in the future.
What kind of existence even is Dominic?
I looked away from the metal box with an unsolvable question.
Sunday, 11:31 PM
It’s the third day at Mornvail.
- Evidence found so far: 8
- Recruited colleagues: Dr. Dominic, Leader Edel
I welcomed the morning with pride with the 8 pieces of evidence I had found and the 2 new recruits.
Yesterday, after collecting evidence from the denomination, I barely got rid of Edel who was holding on to me and found the train station.
I sent the breath of the fog item to the lab in London and asked to investigate the ingredients, and after that, I went around Morneveil and expanded the movement options.
I went with Dominic, and there was no one in the unknown Morneveil who didn’t know him.
It made me wonder if Edel’s words that ’Dominic had cured everyone in the Morneveil’ were not an exaggeration, but the truth.
Before I met Dominic in the living room, I had time to take a deep breath alone in the bedroom.
And I then opened the bedroom door bravely.
"Good morning, Dr. Dominic..."
"..."
"...What is this?"
I was nervous as I greeted him vigorously.
The spacious living room was full of flowers
***
Dominic, who was pretending to read the newspaper and drinking black tea alone in a place where all kinds of flowers were pouring, greeted me.
"Good morning, Roasted chestnut."
Unfazed, Dominic, who was sitting between the flowers, was quite composed.
I muttered in a daze.
’Hm...what’s with the flowers...’
There was something that came to mind instead of saying it.
"Is it Edel?"
Dominic answered with a smile.
"How did you know? It’s flowers that Ms. Edel sent to Roasted Chestnut."
There was a reason why I guessed that it was Edel.
It was because a similar thing happened when I recruited Edel as a colleague while proceeding with the Cult route in the game.
At that time, we were together in the denomination, often, Edel came to see me.
She was like a machine that handed over flowers and gifts like a mountain.
Every morning when I woke up in the morning, she was singing and dancing in the bedroom.
Making a performance to praise me and showing it in front of me with the apostles.
And then suddenly crying and saying she’s thankful she’s able to serve me.
A faithful pseudo-consonant did everything she could.
"Ah, Roasted Chestnut. My lovely prophet. I can do anything for you!"
In the game, she followed me enthusiastically from the moment she gave her heart and expressed her affection.
Naturally, I had no choice but to fall in love with Edel.
I didn’t know it would be like this while proceeding with the reporter route though.
’It was nice to be able to change the clothes of the apostles when I was the church head.’
Recalling the memory of everyone changing into gentle clothes, I checked the card delivered with the flower bomb.
Please accept it in return for the flowers you received yesterday.
I really want to show the ceremony to the lamb tonight.
Please come to see me.
- With love, Edel.
’It’s been two days since we’ve met.’
It’s been only two days since we met, I don’t think it’s time to talk about love already...
I was embarrassed by her sly letter.
"Are you going?"
Dominic asked as if he was having fun. I shook my head quietly.
"I won’t be able to go."
I explained the reason to him, who showed curiosity.
"Because the ceremony will not proceed today."
"Are we going to make it like that?"
"That’s right."
The third day of being in Morneveil.
Today, we had to release the people who were held as a sacrifice to be sacrificed to the denomination’s personal offering.
It was an important event of the reporter route that could also stop the offering of the body by obtaining evidence and removing the sacrifices.
After explaining this plan to Dominic, I told him the first thing to do.
"First, I have to visit the city hall and convince Mayor Morneveil."
He was a person who was tamed to the interests of the apostles of the void.
It was not easy to persuade him because he was in the same line with the denomination, so it was necessary to prepare everything before that.
Dominic, who was listening to my plan, asked a question.
"What about next?"
"I will go to the place where the offerings are locked and release them."
It was a plan to receive public power from the mayor so that the released people could be protected safely.
It was at that moment that I was about to explain the operation to Dominic.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Someone knocked on the door.
It was too rough a hand to be a housekeeper.
I opened the door in shock.
There were policemen standing in the hallway.
The man with the club looked at me with eyes full of vigilance.
"I’m with Morneveil police, is this little lamb?"
"Yes, is that so...?"
I’m sorry.
My wrists were handcuffed.
There were loud sounds that hit my ears, it felt like I was going to go deaf.
"I’m arresting you for the murder of Mayor Morneveil, everyone knows you did it!"
"Oh and there’s no bail."
’Fuck.’