*
Wall-piercing glitch.
In the game, there were points where you could walk through walls.
Because of this, you could either squeeze through the gap of a huge rock or use special items.
Or, you could intentionally overload it to make the map fail to load, among many other methods.
This was basic knowledge in dungeon speedruns.
I’ve even tried it myself after watching strategy videos online.
Sometimes, I could see parts left as dummy data or places intentionally prepared by the creator.
“I didn’t expect there would be Easter eggs here too.”
I never thought they would hide places like this.
The fact that it’s a prequel to [Night Heart] isn’t just bragging.
Maybe the space that didn’t exist back then is here in the past.
A hidden room beyond the wall.
It’s cliché and classic, but it’s an element that people who love games go crazy over.
“This is… all because that perverted puppy messed up….”
Pina muttered while looking at the collapsed wall behind her.
It can’t be completely my fault. Does she think the cave collapsed because of me?
Her bent, pure white hair clung to her shoulders, sending out a peculiar temptation, while her wet ears and tail stimulated a protective instinct.
Moreover, the swimsuit in a color completely opposite to her hair.
The soft and squishy feeling kept surfacing in my mind.
The black cloth barely covering her body sparked my imagination.
And the big reason that made it impossible to lower my gaze combined with it.
“It’s your fault, Pina.”
She looked more enchanting than anyone else.
Unknowingly wafting a sweet rose scent that was disorienting my rationality.
Is a person like this a princess and the third saintess?
Any man in the world would seem to have sinister thoughts about such a body.
Maybe that’s why Pina calls me a pervert.
“..Hiiyaa.”
As I leaned in and said a word, Pina gasped.
Like a goldfish, she was gaping, making it look like she couldn’t even converse anymore.
Her big eyes seemed like they might cry if I teased her any further.
Blink, blink.
Her eyes, flickering between my palms, scanned my body from bottom to top.
Again moving from bottom to top.
Pina resembled a little puppy.
More like a scared little white Pomeranian than a wolf, whimpering softly.
“I’m sorry. Were you scared?”
“Oh, no… I’m fine… I mean… could you please back off a bit… Licht…”
Unable to even speak casually as usual, she treated me as if it were an official occasion.
Her tail and ears drooping down.
I gently stroked her lightly trembling hair.
And moved towards the bright red potion in front of me.
‘..It looks like a potion in the elixir series.’
Swish, I picked up the bottle filled with a red liquid similar to the color of blood.
Unlike the Sun’s Elixir or Moon’s Elixir, the bottom was round, with a golden fairy engraved on the bottle.
The elixir series.
It was what people used to collectively refer to potions that appeared in the game.
People speculated that the creator made the same ones.
‘Could it be a healing elixir? If it’s as red as blood, it’s likely.’
An item that heals wounds immediately even if you get hurt for an hour.
I thought it only existed as dummy data.
There were many types of potions with very diverse effects.
From flying in the sky to becoming transparent, there were many irregular ones.
In a conversation with one of the players, the [Night Heart] development team revealed something.
‘Emotions of people are something that shouldn’t be tampered with even in the system…’
So, potions like love elixirs don’t exist in this world.
It was quite an idealistic statement.
This is why I liked the original work and didn’t fully trust the status window between Pina and me.
When I initially tried to connect Kainel and Ariel, I argued that it wasn’t someone manipulating from behind.
People’s hearts don’t change easily just because someone touches them.
It’s a measure showing how far our relationship has progressed.
I don’t think about anything beyond or below that.
In fact, until I persuaded Rock Grancia, it was only 19 percent.
Because I knew that having the same number doesn’t mean one can love the same way.
Had I acted believing the status window straightforwardly, I could have floundered in a harem route.
And I wouldn’t be in a situation like this with Pina right now.
“….”
Maybe just like in the original, the Demon King would get me and I would become the Nameless Saintess.
Not wanting Pina to see my expression, I quietly sighed after gathering the potion.
“Pina, we have to leave now. Kainel or Ariel will be worried.”
The cave floor was wet and splashing.
If she stayed too long in this cold and humid place, she could catch a cold.
“I can’t walk… My legs… are shaking…”
Pina shook her wet hair side to side vigorously. Drops of water splashed on me.
Should I call this a reward?
Even when I tried to help her, she kept slumping down, so I had to take drastic measures.
“Let’s go, Pina. Get on my back.”
“….”
I turned my back to Pina and sat down. She must be exhausted to act like this.
“Licht is… a pervert who only likes breasts…”
I heard her shaking voice from behind.
Pina was biting her teeth, slurring her words.
She is a princess. If she puts her mind to it, she could bring me to extreme punishment.
“If I’ve upset you with what happened before, I apologize. Now get on quickly….”
“……Licht is really bad.”
I couldn’t lift my head due to the guilt that rushed in late.
But if I hugged her while carrying her, I wouldn’t be able to cut through the water with my sword.
At that moment, a heavy mass surged.
Even if we were completely close, there was about an inch distance between Pina and me.
What she whispered quietly made my ear inside the helmet feel hot.
“Not knowing that this kind of behavior is bad is what’s truly bad.”
*
Meanwhile, while Licht and Pina were trapped in the cave.
“..Finn, so what should I do?”
“Just stay still. Don’t think of doing anything.”
Twin siblings with different hair colors approached Calisium Valley.
The footsteps of the man grew faster.
Finn’s head was filled with rage against the Black Knight who hurt his little sister.
‘Damn it, I shouldn’t have trusted the Head or Magic Hat, I should just kill the heroes.’
What could be so frightening about the hero from the prophecy?
His hands trembled. Wouldn’t it just be okay to sweep everything away like during the Demon God war?
Finn felt a strange anxiety from Magic Hat, who was only smiling.
Even though she knew he was heading to kill Licht.
He initially thought Licht was a white-haired man.
Now, for some reason, he had black bobbed hair.
If she was planning to go find Licht at the Academy,
Wouldn’t it just have been better for her to kill Licht herself?
‘It doesn’t make sense. It’s like everything was planned from the start…’
The fact that Intinium was dead was also suspect.
If they truly wanted to prevent the awakening of the hero from the prophecy,
There shouldn’t have been any reason for his little sister to die.
Thinking back, Magic Hat seemed to favor Licht.
And when the Demon King went off to kill him, she didn’t stop him.
So, he thought hard and sent out apostles.
Now the valley was filled with everyone from the Academy.
Being in a melee with the Ten Heroes he had fought before was disadvantageous.
That “Wolf King” might have been following behind,
No matter how much of a flying hero he was, the apostles’ attacks weren’t a power.
Demon King and Hero.
They were light and shadow opposing each other.
The Demon King transforms when the chosen hero’s family, friends, and loved ones die.
In the first place, there was no such thing as a Demon Realm or demon race.
Even the monsters made of magic didn’t obey them.
“But… I want to help my brother….”
Beside her, Intinium kept whining.
She was stuffing the sticky red cube into her mouth, filling her empty body.
‘..The hero mentioned by the old man was definitely a different hero, not driven by faith.’
Finn gnawed his teeth. Other Demon Kings would know this.
The Demon Kings of the Hero Church all had their own characteristics aside from powers or Holy Swords.
Grrrraaaahhh–.
At that moment, Intinium dropped the chunk of meat she was eating.
The ground trembled, and a giant shadow loomed between swaying trees as a monster began to rise.
The forest guardian, whose eyes and mouth were split, swung its huge arms.
“Did it get cursed by Kuere? Did I feed too many wild animals?”
Immediately, Finn extended his arms forward, bending his fingers in a motion that seemed to scratch the air.
A fist with knuckles fitted.
The upper half of the white giant emerged behind the Demon King.
The cyclops summoned in response to his movements mirrored Finn’s actions.
Like puppets connected by a string, the man and giant adopted the same posture.
“Let’s loosen up a bit. After all, we needed to move under the valley.”
Crack, crunch, as noise erupted, the air Finn reached out to started to crack like glass.
Therefore, before Kuere could properly attack,
the wooden beast’s body was torn in half as if paper were being pulled apart from both sides.
“……Let’s go, Intinium. Be careful going down. I’ve cleared a path beneath the waterfall.”
Through the fissure that broke like glass, an open space appeared.
“..I got it, Finn.”
The twin siblings vanished into the darkness.
