The day has brightened.
We played around moderately and then tried to sleep in our rooms, but in Deoen, sleeping isn’t really that important, so we only slept for about 2 to 3 hours.
When you log into Deoen, your real body naturally goes into a sleep state.
Stamina and health can be restored with potions, food, or special facilities.
Unless you’re staying long-term, staying in a room doesn’t really mean much.
Click.
Shh~
As I stepped out onto the terrace of my room, I saw the early dawn of Kiki Island, which was still not fully bright.
It was probably around 5 AM.
I took a moment to breathe in the morning air and recalled the conversation from a few hours ago.
‘…Anyway. Can I ask you something?’
‘Huh? Just ask anything.’
‘This luck I have. Is it a power granted by someone?’
I hadn’t noticed it when I was unconscious, but now that I was awake, I could definitely feel the power that had been bestowed upon me.
Kiki.
A power that feels like someone’s will.
In a way, it might be similar to the powers of the Celestial Demon Race, but there’s a significant difference in absolute strength.
Still, the ability itself was genuine, so it could be considered a scaled-down version of the powers of the two races.
‘At least on the island.’
Alice nodded with a flushed face.
‘Y-Yeah. The great race of Kiki Island blesses the residents of Kiki Island. That blessing is the origin of Kiki Island and the most important truth. The luck you possess, the allure I have, every bit of KP on Kiki Island is part of that blessing.’
Alice spilled out words as if she had been waiting for this moment.
Listening to her, I suddenly had a question.
‘…Allure? Was allure a blessing?’
‘Uh-huh…’
I felt something was off, so I instinctively blocked it, only to realize that it was the allure.
Alice nodded and chuckled awkwardly.
‘It seems different now but…’
Rather than casting allure, I ended up being the target.
The absurdity of that and Alice’s surprisingly cheerful expression made her approach Lily warmly.
‘Six blessings from the great race. If we collect all six blessings they bestow, we can meet a special existence. My goal is to meet that existence that has the blessing of “wish.”’
‘…I see.’
‘Is there… anything else you want to know?’
‘No. I’ll be going now.’
‘If you’re curious about blessings, feel free to come to me anytime. I’ll be waiting.’
“…Strange. Strange.”
After a brief recollection, I leaned my arms on the terrace railing and let out a small sigh.
Why does someone with the blessing of “allure” try to seduce me and then just fall for it on their own?
It’s incomprehensible.
“…I thought it wouldn’t happen.”
In the past, many people came up to me based on my looks.
There were many.
Of course, it was partly because I was a Saintess, but seven out of ten… No, if they were men, all ten approached me because of my looks.
From those who naturally came closer wanting to befriend me, to those who subtly tried to make contact while pretending to receive treatment,
some outright trying to touch me,
and others suddenly launching confession attacks… and so on.
There were hundreds, thousands of other types.
And the confession attacks were no exception for women, either.
‘Celestial blood.’
I was a human, but because I had Celestial blood flowing through me, I ended up with an extraordinary appearance.
Yet, my looks didn’t evoke any special rejection or instinctual sense of alienness.
Truly, my appearance had all the cheat-like traits packed in and attracted attention wherever I went, so in crowded streets, I would sometimes use stealth or illusion magic to change my appearance.
But Deoen was a bit different.
Perhaps because it had become a ‘virtual reality’ game, the number of approaches had significantly reduced compared to before.
Of course, interest remained the same or even heightened, but since the actual approaches had decreased, I thought things had gotten a little better.
“…Enough.”
Anyway, I would be leaving the island soon.
Alice wouldn’t cling to me anymore once I was out of the island.
If there was one thing that annoyed me…
“Could you stop smiling all the time?”
Kiki.
I had started hearing that ‘presence’ laughing at some point.
It seemed to be what Alice described as that great race or something.
I didn’t know why it had chosen me, but I thought I’d just enjoy it for a while.
I wouldn’t gather blessings like a masterpiece to gain something special.
“Or could you give this to Alice?”
Kiki?
Kiki.
“If you don’t want to, that’s fine.”
If you don’t want to, then there’s nothing I can do.
I looked at the exact location where the presence was and spoke.
The great race seemed slightly flustered, but soon Kiki continued to hover around me with a smile.
I should probably make it shut up when I leave the island.
With that thought, I returned to my room.
“AAAHH!!”
And then the incident happened.
■
“?”
“Hey, you’re not surprised.”
White Autumn looked a bit awkward and closed her mouth when she saw me unresponsive.
“I said I wouldn’t be surprised, sis.”
“What are you all doing?”
“Sorry, I didn’t come here for this, but suddenly Autumn sis…”
“You were having fun, right?!”
“But letting you know is the priority. It might be a big deal.”
“?”
The meeting time was supposed to be breakfast at 8 AM, so why did they come two hours early?
It’s 8 AM when we decided to eat, but why did you come two hours early? Just the two of you, too.
Joah spoke with a worried tone.
“Um… Battery and Hyuji haven’t come into the room. Not yet.”
“Aren’t they just messing around?”
“True, but they were together since around 11 PM last night. I don’t think they’d keep playing until 6 AM.”
“……”
Seven hours.
It might seem like a short time for playing, but hanging out with a colleague you just got close to for seven hours is a bit much.
And it’s not like they’re just playing in the room either.
White Autumn approached us with a serious demeanor, different from usual.
“So I reached out, but neither of them picked up. I even asked outside on Discord, but no response.”
“Did you message Deoen?”
“Yeah.”
“……”
Checking through the party system.
Both are still logged in just fine.
Only that they’re apparently on Kiki Island, but we don’t know where they are.
If there’s something wrong in reality, Deoen would log out too, so it can’t be a real-life issue.
Then there’s only one possibility left.
‘Something’s happened to Deoen.’
“…What about Apple Flavor?”
“Oh. He said he’d check in at the lobby desk for a bit. Just in case he might come in.”
“Let’s go for now.”
“Eh.”
“Oh, Shield!”
Somehow, a bad feeling creeps in.
Kiki.
■
Somewhere underground on Kiki Island.
A man with light blue hair looked at the two men trapped in an iron cage.
“……”
“……”
Those already engulfed by the blessing stared blankly at something.
“I brought them, but… what’s the plan?”
─Well, who knows.
A deep voice responded from beyond the screen.
♤
Kler, the owner of Kiki Island and the Blessed One of the ‘Hierarchy,’ nodded, shifting the badge in his hand.
A new type of badge bathed in golden light.
The man looking at the badge swallowed hard and turned his gaze again.
“You know that if this gets traced back to you, it’ll be a big deal, right? If Lily finds out, she won’t let it go.”
─I know.
How could I not?
I’ve already seen firsthand someone cooking a 140-level World Boss.
Honestly, when Lily first entered my island, I was quite tense.
Because if she came to raid a dungeon, it would be an all-out fight.
And even if it came to a fight, the odds of winning would be low.
But that wasn’t the case.
Lily genuinely came here just to enjoy herself.
That’s why she gave Kler a lot of time and confidence.
─The queen approached Lily. During the process, there was a lot of interference in the hierarchy.
It was close. Along the way, there were many interventions with the hierarchy.
“…Didn’t you say charm wouldn’t work? Can it really be done with hierarchy?”
─ My goal isn’t to defeat Lily.
Why does Lily care about winning or losing?
Of course, even if I were to win by a slim chance, I would eventually lose.
For Kler, raising Kiki Island to the best tourist spot is not the right move.
─ I have a feeling all the blessings are going to gather.
The Queen thinks she’s letting the Blessed Ones go, but it’s actually the opposite.
The hierarchy she possesses and the charm the Queen has.
Along with the three blessings under someone else’s control and Lily’s ‘Luck.’
I waited for all these things to gather in one place.
Even though an unexpected variable like Lily intervened, it’s rather fortunate.
‘Luck can only be handled by the strong.’
─ I will summon Lily to this place and forcibly open the ‘Great Altar.’ Then, I will seize the luck.
“Then you’ll stop Lily’s revenge with a ‘wish’?”
─ That’s right.
According to the words of the Great Race and the description of the dungeon, the blessing of ‘wish’ is a power that transcends mythical level, so-called beyond mythical level.
No matter how strong Lily is, she can’t stop abilities beyond the mythical.
Of course, this only applies to the situation in Deoen ‘An’, and while Lily might expose the truth of Kiki Island in reality…
‘As long as I obtain the wish, a mere exposure is nothing.’
It would be easy.
─ If it’s my hierarchy and your illusion, we can buy a bit of time. The important thing is just to hold on for about 10 seconds.
“It’s a picture of getting hit by a hammer.”
─ Even if you get hit, just give me as much of the illusion as possible. That way, I can grant your desired wish too.
“…Alright.”
If I can fulfill a wish.
Clang!
“Ugh!”
“We won’t fire you, Lady Lily!”
The two were sinking deeper into illusion.
The Blessed One, who cast the illusion, seemed dissatisfied and turned their head toward the screen.
“But can it really be done with two men? No matter how much it’s Lily, what do you expect to happen if you just leave? It’s not like we’re actually dying.”
─ Absolutely not. Given what I’ve seen of Lily’s personality, she won’t just let it go. Besides, if we brought more, there’d be no one to inform Lily. From the start, the two women stick together.
“Not just two. There’s one more.”
This time, a shy peach who got promoted.
♥
Kler nodded casually, seeming annoyed.
─ But is that one a boy or a girl?
“I don’t know. We’ll find out when we catch them.”
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