An answer to DocteurNS’s question last chapter: I get that lord is used for male royalties and lady for females, but they used lord to address her as a goddess and not as someone of noble blood. She is the master of someone that they see as a god, so it’s only natural to think that she has the same or higher status.

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“I would like to ask for lord Fluffy’s assistance in the war.” Said the middle aged man with blonde hair, with ears and tail that resembled that of a lion’s.

“Before I even consider that, I would like you to answer my questions.” I didn’t want to get information from them since I wasn’t interested in them, but now that they’re here, I might as well get what I need.

“As the king of Ishtal kingdom, I will answer anything that I can.”

“Then first, what war are we speaking of? I want every basic detail about it.” And just to check if you’re really the right npcs, Identify X!

[table=gray]BASIC INFORMATIONNAME:Leon NightfangGENDER:MaleRACE:BeastkinClass:FencerPROFESSION:KingLEVEL:37AFFILIATION:Lessa FactionTITLE:King Of Noble Heart

[table=gray]BASIC INFORMATIONNAME:Aria NightfangGENDER:FemaleRACE:BeastkinClass:Magic KnightPROFESSION:PrincessLEVEL:41AFFILIATION:Lessa FactionTITLE:Destructive Blade Aria

A normal npcs should only show their name and special profession, but I’m seeing their information in player’s stat format. The creators are really trying to bring the npcs to life.

“From where should I start, lord Alice?”

He is a king, yet he’s obediently answering my questions like someone of lower status... I guess Fluffy’s influence is the real deal. “Tell me why the war started in the first place, and how the war has advance from then up till now. A short summary will do.”

“As you wish lord Alice.”

Knowing that the conversation would last for a long time, Fluffy reverted to his rabbit form and went closer. He stayed on top of my head as I sat on the bench, listening to the king’s explanation.

I don’t know how long I’ll be in this game, especially without any idea what the condition for getting out is, so I’ve decided. Since everything feels real, I’ll act like it’s real; but I’ll keep in mind that I’m still inside the game.

The world is currently divided in to two factions, the Thena faction composed of humans, dwarves, demons, and other minor races that wants the advancement of magical technology; and the Lessa Faction composed of beast-kins, elves, fairies and other minor races that wants to preserve nature.

The two factions were formed a hundred years ago, and the war between the two started twenty years ago. The war slowly became in favor of the Thena faction, since they created weapons that gave them the upper hand. Now the balance has completely been broken, and the Thena faction’s victory will be certain in a few more years.

The current king, Leon Nightfang, knows that they’ll lose, so he was willing to surrender as long as the Thena faction treats his people equally, but they made it clear that they wanted the losing side to be their slaves.

Leon doesn’t want his people to be depraved of their rights, so he desperately needed Fluffy’s help. Fluffy rejected the idea since he only follows my orders, so Leon came to me, thinking I could change Fluffy’s mind.

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“What do I get in return? What if I told you I want the whole country? Will you still seek my help?”

“As long as you promise the safety of the beast-kins, I will.”

[table=green]Hero Of The Beast-KinCondition: (1)Help the Beast-kins win the war.

(2) Treat the Beast-kins properly.Reward: Beast-kin Country

There’s no button? I have to pick orally now?

“Father!”

“Aria! Don’t interfere!”

“What do you plan to do once you win? What will you do to the losing side?” Like I even care about the other side. This is just to assess his personality even further.

“I only act for the well being of my kind, I do not wish for the destruction of the other side. Instead, I want us to coexist, with them accepting that they shouldn’t alter the world.”

If he’s like this, then I’ll have no problems taking the quest, but going to war means fighting a large number of enemies. Most of my skills are for countering a single enemy, so I need to minimize the number of times I have to fight.

Fighting less means lower rewards, but that’s completely fine with me. I don’t know how to rule a large territory, so a smaller reward is better for me. But what do I say to lower the conditions of the quest? Will an existing quest even change through negotiations?

The sudden change and npcs getting emotions are getting to my head...

I stared long at the king, and not once did he looked like he would initiate a conversation. He just stared back, with eyes of anticipation, and with eyes of someone that's looking at a greater being. After a few minutes, I finally made a conclusion.

“How about this. You can spread the word of Fluffy and I joining the war. Whenever that information’s validity is questioned, or whenever it’s necessary, we will fight. There are a lot of benefits to that and one is confusion.

The enemy will know of our strength, and they will start questioning themselves, why aren’t we taking a frontal assault despite having so much fire power? That will lead them to a conclusion that we are plotting something that they don’t know of.

That should work in your favor since what you want is coexistence and not the total annihilation of the other side. You can use the fear and confusion that we’ll cause to force a mutual agreement with the other faction. How it changes from a relationship made from fear to a relationship made from trust is up to you.”

I’m not good with war between countries. I didn’t train to be a war general after all, but that should be a good plan.

The king took a minute to regain composure, gulping twice before he uttered a question. He seems to be surprised about my speech. “What will you ask in return?”

“Just some land, or an empty city.” And information, but I’ll keep that as a secret.

“That’s all?” Said the king with a shocked expression.

“Yes, is there a problem?” It’s not based on your expression, I think.

“No, the conditions are acceptable.”

[table=green]Hero Of The Beast-KinCondition: (1)Struck fear in the hearts of the enemies.

(2)Join the war when necessary.Reward: -Unnamed- City

This is a first, a quest really changed. “We’ll join the war.”

[table=green]Hero Of The Beast-Kin Accepted[/table]

And it really works through oral confirmation. This update makes everything feel different...

“Thank you, lord Alice.” He said as he bowed.

“Is there anything else you want to ask me?”

“No, your participation is more than enough. Again, thank you, lord Alice.” He said as he bowed again, with an expression on the verge of crying.

Even the girl beside him couldn’t help but smile and bow to me.

“If it’s fine with lord Alice, one of my trusted generals will visit a week from now. We are losing the war as we speak, so we need to stir up the battle field before taking any further actions.” He said, with his eyes showing a glint of fear.

“It’s fine” It’s more than fine, I expected you to orient me tomorrow or even tonight. Are you sure you want to wait for a week? Isn’t it better if I run to the battle field now?

“Thank you, lord Alice.”

That’s the third time...do you really have to thank me that much?..I guess it’s normal. From a sure lose situation, they’re suddenly in a sure win situation.

The king was able to thank me six time before he left. He’s really happy about it...

“Not going to say anything about my decision? Didn’t you decline before?”

I’ll accept whatever master’s decision is. I only declined since I had no permission before.

“What if I told you to follow a new master?”

I’ll stay with master.

“Who? The new one?”

I’ll only have one master.

That contradicts what you just said... “What if I told you to stay away from me?”

I’ll stay with master.

“...what if I told you I want to be alone for one week?”

I’ll stay away from master for a week, then stay with master.

At least he followed the last one, but ultimately, he wants to stay with me even if I say otherwise. If you weren’t so cute in your rabbit form...

I took him off my head and hugged him, gritting my teeth to resist the urge of biting him. Mind you, I’m not a cannibal.

We went back to the mansion to eat. The food was already prepared when we got to the dinning room, and the two rabbit-kins were standing straight near the only door of the room.

I never get hungry inside the game, but the taste feature exist. It’s not necessary, but I do enjoy eating delicious food, and the food made by the butlers lie in that category. I can even eat a city’s worth of food, and I won’t gain a single pound.

Fluffy had to revert to his real form to eat. He really is tall in his real form. There’s like a five centimeter difference between our heights. His childish personality doesn’t fit his looks.

When we finished, Chen, one of the rabbit-kin butlers, confessed that he was the one who told the king about me. He said it was for Fluffy’s sake and will accept any punishment for his actions. I used identify X to access him.

He’s a level six swordsman, with his profession being butler. There was nothing that tells me he’s a spy, especially with his affiliation being Fluffy and title being Loyal Butler Of The Sword God. Instead of doubting him, my trust in him grew.

To think a normal game feature could be used like this...it may be more dangerous than most of my skills. I can easily find out if someone’s an ally or not just by looking at his/her affiliation. Advertisement Previous

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