Author's note:

The exams just finished and I'm back to playing online games~ I'm sorry for the delay!

Now then, will you able to connect them all and guess what happened?

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I'm just a newbie author writing for fun~

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Volume 1 Chapter 16: Road to insanity

There's a certain rumor going around, it was about a Mysterious Hero shrouded in darkness.

And That Hero was currently walking in the streets.

Those thoughts have been bothering me for quite a while now…

The clothes that I'm currently wearing were the ones I wore during the Silent Night quest. Since there were a lot of witnesses, everyone knows who I am.

It was a bad move in my part. Fortunately, I'm wearing the skull cap. It doesn't seem like anyone saw my face that time.

I continued walking nonchalantly.

"…Looks like I'm gathering a lot of attention." (Nero)

Mindlessly muttered something out of pure awkwardness.

The sea of people that usually crowded the streets were split apart and making way for me.

Such a surreal scene… I think I read this somewhere but I can't remember where…

But still, those people are moving to the sides to make a way for me…

Also, I feel like there's some kind of something inside me.

Maybe It was a gut feeling, I can't really describe it but I can tell that it feels weird.

But one thing is certain because of it… I became sensitive to the various things around me.

I can feel the various emotions coming from them.

They are genuinely afraid of me.

It's stuff like this that makes me want to hide myself.

"Why is it… what is this something that I'm feeling…" (Nero)

I nonchalantly walked through the middle of the parted crowd while muttering to myself.

Some things are definitely not right here…

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Halfway towards my destination.

As I'm walking in the streets, it's unavoidable to meet other people.

But how they acted towards me is a little sad.

They either go to the opposite direction and run with all their might or would just stay frozen as if they encountered the demon lord. All of them were afraid of me.

Also, the strange feeling inside me has… changed quite a bit even though little time had passed.

I think I'm in a bad mood right now, I feel somewhat murderous about something.

This is not right, what am I even doing here? am I having fun scaring people?

Something is definitely wrong here…

"…All of this is making me somewhat annoyed" (Nero)

Although I spoke in a tone only audible to me, everyone around my surrounding flinched as if they heard what I said. Some of them are already shaking due to fear.

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I'm almost there.

My mind is in a complete state of chaos right now. Am I still thinking right?

I knew that something was wrong with me but to this extent?

I need to keep my cool somehow…

I'm starting to have strange… desires.

My mind is slowly being eroded. I've become more sensitive.

The noises around me were clear as glass.

The emotions around me are…

I don't like this!

Feeling the presence of everything around me!

Hearing everything in the vicinity!

I might really lose myself if this continues…

"If you kill them~ It will be a lot more peaceful~"

Great~ I'm even starting to hear voices!

This voice is familiar, hello? Is this the God of calamity?! Would you please shut up!!

I don't want to think of anything related to killing ever again!

You got that stupid voice!

"Such hypocrisy~ your heart is already pure black y'know~"

Just shut up already! You're annoying! Go away!

My psychiatrist told me that listening to the voices in my inside head is bad.

"Look at all those trash~ Even though you saved them~ They are treating you like this?"

Nope~♪ lalala~♪ I'm not listening~♪

"You want to kill them right~? It's fun right~? All that blood splattered ever-"

"Enough already!" (Nero)

Everyone flinched. No, it would be better to say that everyone fell to the ground like flies.

Fortunately, everyone is still alive and no one was injured.

The only major damaged that I did was making some of them cry.

I'm really REALLY sorry about this.

It seems like my emotions are also messed up.

If I don't pull myself together, resisting the voice might be impossible.

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Finally arriving at the gates, I think my sanity is questionable.

And also, a new problem had appeared~

"Y, y-you! Who- No, what are you?!" (Guard 1)

Hey! I'm still a person! Don't change who to a what.

Oh well~ I can see that they are cautious about me. The fear in their eyes were clearly reflected.

Don't worry you guys~ I'm not here to kill you, I'm just here to-

"Kill them all~"

When the hell is that voice going to shut up?

It was quite noisy for a 10 minute walk.

More guards are coming in from the gate…

Reinforcements? This is so troublesome- wait! I see Tyler among them~

Oh right, I remember him saying something about being a guard for some princess.

Since this is a meeting for the royalties, that princess was no exception.

They immediately surrounded me in a circle formation… It looks like they'll stab me if I move.

Wow~ you people work fast~ so why did I have to clean up the mess that night?

Why didn't I encounter any guards in the streets? I was causing a lot of ruckus.

Tyler might not recognize since the skull cap is covering my face. Should I take it off?

But taking it off is too bothersome.

"Hero Tyler! We found this… thing! I believe it to be a dangerous monster that-" (Guard 1)

"Nero?" (Tyler)

I have a lot to say about guard 1 here, but good job interrupting him~

And as to reply to Tyler that it's me, I slowly waved my hand.

The other guards reacted to that innocent gesture by pulling out their weapons and aiming it to me.

You guys really work fast huh? I'll bless you with those questions again~

"Everyone! Stand down, he's not an enemy!" (Tyler)

On Tyler's command, the guards reluctantly lower their weapons.

They don't seem to be- Nope~ They're still afraid of me~

I think I'm having fun here~ Let us continue~

"Let me guess, you overslept and now you're late for the meeting?" (Tyler)

Ugh… It's not like I want to oversleep…

Does he have a skill that could see?

"Bull's eye?" (Tyler)

"Yep~" (Nero)

Tyler placed his left hand on his face…

If you face palm that hard, it leave a mark on your face.

"You could go in if you like, just turn off your spooky aura" (Tyler)

"Wha- Hero!" (Guard 1)

Eh? My spooky aura? Perhaps he's referring to the dreaded Death Aura?

I believe that it was already inactive… Wait, if it was then how come Tyler is unaffected?

That guard is starting to annoy me. Maybe It's better to call him annoying guard instead of guard 1. Looking at him closely, his uniform is different from the rest of the guards here. Is he a in a high position?

The annoying guard started an argument with Tyler… really now?

Is this part of the template? Do I have to embarrass him here?

He keeps running his mouth! It's noisy!

My ears are gonna bleed if this keeps up!

"Silence" (Nero)

I accidentally spoke coldly.

But more importantly, I felt some kind of magic when I said that…

The vicinity became so quiet that it was eerie. Have I learn something new?

I really did learn something~ but where and what?

With this, maybe-

"Killing them all in a single breath will be fun~"

The voice… is quiet… never mind.

Keep ignoring the voice.

"…Did you do something?" (Tyler)

Oh? Tyler didn't shut up?

I guess he wasn't registered as a target? I dunno~

"Yeah. They were too noisy, I might accidentally kill them if they were to continue to annoy me" (Nero)

"…" (Everyone)

Hey! Tyler, why are you looking at me like that! I'm speaking honestly here!

Even though the guards can still move, they chose to stay still… Um~ I can still see you~?

"Ah right, I know someone who's good at mind magic, let's talk to her later. Think of it as we're going to some therapist for your mental illness" (Tyler)

I'm not that mentally ill- Wait a sec, If there's voices in my head, then…

"Let's see if I have time later" (Nero)

"Hahaha~" (Tyler)

I'm actually worried here! Why are you laughing at me like that? Was that all a joke?!

How would you feel if you have this annoying voice telling you to kill everyone you see?

I went through the gate and left Tyler to laugh for himself

"You're still the same sane person" (Tyler)

I heard him muttering…

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Due to the ongoing error, various skills have been altered to avoid system conflict.

S̨t͠at́u҉s͟ Wi̕ndo͝ẁ

Name: Ner҉obo͜rj̵

Class: Lesser God

Level: 11

Race: Ḩưm̧an̷

Gender: M̴̢̛̕͡ale

Health: 1͞҉̸0͟,̷0̢͘0̧͢0

Mana: 1̡̛̀0̀͘,̶́0̛0̸͜0͏̢͞

Strength: 100

Agility: 100

Endurance: 5͡҉00̶̶

Vitality: 1́͡͝,͠0̷0̴̷0

Intelligence: 100

Luck: 6.53318e+177

Remaining points: 43

Title: Random Wanderer (Effects: Universal Translation / Intuition -> Judgement / ???)

Faction: None

Alignment: Chaotic Ǹ̸̨̕e̷̵̸͞ư͢t͘r̸̶͠à̵͟͝l̴̛̀͘͢

Fire: 5͏͟0̶̢͡҉̡.̷̕͠͡0̶̧0̶̧%̴͘

Water: 5̷̢͢͜͝0҉̸͠.̛͏0̛͏̨͠0͜%̴̛҉͠

Earth:5͢͜҉̷͡0̵̸͘.̧҉́͏0͜0̷̀͏̡́%̷̨̛́͝

Wind: 5̕҉̧0̷̕͠͞.҉͡0̸̴̢̧̕0́͠͠%͟

Light: 100.00%

Dark: 100.00%

Effects:

[Beloved by the twin Gods of destiny] (Hidden)

[Curse: ■̶̣͚̩͕͑̽̃̇́̓ͪ̃͛̄̽ͮ͒̑͒͗͊■̨̬̫̗̜̟̥͓͚̽ͧ́͂ͫ̽̉̓͊̊́͗̽̇͗ͪ̆̈ͩ̀■̸̷̷ͬ̊ͦͫ͛͐ͦ͋̏̆͊ͮ̀̎͏̢̙̙̟̺̱͎̻̞̲̹͖̺̰■̶̟͕̲̟̥̼͍̤̓ͤͦ̊ͩ̈́̈́ͣ̕͢■̷̵̧̣͙̙̤̳̰̘͓̼̯̱ͯͩ̈́͊ͫ̽̍ͯ̅ͬ̀͛͆̌̎̍̂́ͅ■̨̭̬̗͎̳̓ͦ̓̿̊̑̈́͐͐ͩ̋͋̐͑́̕͢]ͩͤͨ̎̅̃ͭ͡͏͏͍̠̱̤̯̳͎̭͖̭͜ͅ (Hidden)

Skills:

-Active skills:

-- Blink + ■■■■■■■ (Merge) -> Teleportation VII

-- Haste + Quick Move (Merge) -> Light Speed X

-- Clone (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Manipulation (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Magic: Illusion (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Magic: Conjure (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Magic: Fire (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Magic: Water (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Magic: Earth (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Magic: Wind (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Magic: Light (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Magic: Dark (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-- Zodiac: Wing Blade III (No changes)

-Passive Skills:

-- Dodge Mastery + Counter Mastery + Mind Mastery + Weapon Mastery + ■■■ (Merge) -> Perfect Mastery VII

-- Acrobatics + Acute Senses + Resistance + Vigor + ■■■ (Merge) -> Transcendent X

-- Artistic + Mimic + Weak Style + ■■■ (Merge) -> Wishful Thinking V

-- Mental Map (Moved/Merge/Changed)

-Special Abilities:

-- Calm Mind + ■■■ (Merge) -> Different Mentality VII

-- Self Sacrifice + ■■■ (Changed) -> Sacrifice/Reclaim

-- Cold Hearted + Kind Hearted (???) -> ???

-- Natural Talent VI (No Changes)

-- Childish Nature + ■■■ (Merge) -> Wolf in sheep's clothing

--- Actor

--- Charmer

--- Weak Presence

--- Concealment

-God Abilities:

-- Creation IV

--- Customization

-- Clairvoyance II

-- Imagine/Realize V

Remaining points: 53

The system administrator sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Cause of errors:

● System administrator for the individual has merged with a di̶f̷f͝eŕ͘e̛͘n͝t ͘͏s̸yş̕t͢e͟m̸̨.̡̧͢

● System data for the individual has become c̡̧̕o̶͞͠ŕ̵̡̛͝r̀͟͝ư̢p͠ţ̶e̷͏͟͠d̕͝.̡͘͟

● Two data types have been discovered.

● Data values have started to l̕e̮̜a̺̖̜k̛̫͔̜͍͈̬̳.

● Curse: ■̶̣͚̩͕͑̽̃̇́̓ͪ̃͛̄̽ͮ͒̑͒͗͊■̨̬̫̗̜̟̥͓͚̽ͧ́͂ͫ̽̉̓͊̊́͗̽̇͗ͪ̆̈ͩ̀■̸̷̷ͬ̊ͦͫ͛͐ͦ͋̏̆͊ͮ̀̎͏̢̙̙̟̺̱͎̻̞̲̹͖̺̰■̶̟͕̲̟̥̼͍̤̓ͤͦ̊ͩ̈́̈́ͣ̕͢■̷̵̧̣͙̙̤̳̰̘͓̼̯̱ͯͩ̈́͊ͫ̽̍ͯ̅ͬ̀͛͆̌̎̍̂́ͅ■̨̭̬̗͎̳̓ͦ̓̿̊̑̈́͐͐ͩ̋͋̐͑́̕͢]ͩͤͨ̎̅̃ͭ͡͏͏͍̠̱̤̯̳͎̭͖̭͜ͅ

● S̸y͜ntax error.

Result:

● Unable to access the default status screen.

● Syst̵̀͘e͢͝m ͘͞ad̛́͟m̢̡ì͡n̵͜í̕s͘͡t̨͞r̸̛ąt̢͢or̵̛ is under repairs.

● Individual is subjected to sub admin.