I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 54

Chapter 54

“Erika, do you have a moment? I have something to ask you.”

“Ah, yes. Delta. I’m fine.”

About three days after the banquet, and the day I received the new name ‘Delta’, I approached Erika, who had just finished sparring with Claudia in the training grounds, and spoke to her quietly.

Erika said it would be a bit awkward to talk while standing, so let’s sit down and talk, and we walked over to the long benches placed against one wall of the training grounds and sat down on one of them.

Iris and Rize’s sparring was in full swing in the training grounds. Ice mixed in between the swirling whirlwinds, scattering frost. Ice crystals reflected the sunlight and glittered.

It was a large-scale sparring match that took up almost half of the training grounds with just two people, but the more shocking thing was that it wasn’t even at full power.

The scale was much larger than in the game.

“What do you want to ask? Is it important?”

“It’s an important question if it’s important. Do you happen to hate spiders?”

“Spiders…?”

Erika made a hesitant expression. I know this sounds absurd at first. But it was also something that had to be confirmed in order to determine the order of subjugation.

Whether or not Erika participates in the subjugation determines whether we should catch the Spider Queen Arachnainera or the Burning Golem first.

If Erika participates, we can go catch the Spider Queen first, and if she says she can’t participate, we have to subjugate the Burning Golem first, obtain a specific magic, and then go catch the Spider Queen.

In vanilla, you can ignore everything and just kill the nearest one, but you can’t do that in Darkest Light mode. Going to catch Arachnainera without area-of-effect magic was just suicide.

“I don’t hate them that much, but I definitely don’t like them either. Why do you ask?”

“It’s nothing special, there’s a monster that needs to be subjugated soon. I was going to take you and Rize.”

Ever since it was revealed at the banquet that I was hiding some secrets, I decided to act shamelessly, revealing my knowledge without being careful anymore.

Anyway, since it was revealed that these actions were related to the secret, there was no reason to think of excuses anymore.

‘The more I do this, the more curious they’ll be.’

It can’t be helped. I needed more time to blend in here to reveal the truth.

The fact that this is actually a world in a game, you guys are just bosses and NPCs that existed in the game, and I was a user who played it, will only add to the confusion if I tell you now.

“I understand what you mean. You mean let’s go catch a spider-shaped monster, right?”

The correct answer popped out right away. The question of whether she didn’t like spiders, and the fact that there was a monster that needed to be subjugated. Combining these two, it was a conclusion that wasn’t too difficult to reach.

Perhaps remembering the time she encountered a centipede the size of her body in a rune dungeon, Erika’s expression was mixed with a slight contempt as she spoke.

“That’s right.”

“I was hoping it wasn’t true while I was saying it. But somehow, my bad premonitions never go wrong.”

Erika let out a small sigh. It seemed that the thought of the monster’s appearance made her shudder. Besides, since it was a monster, it wouldn’t be a normal size.

“I definitely don’t like spiders, but… that doesn’t mean it’s a reason to back down when there’s a monster that needs to be subjugated. When are we leaving?”

“We can go whenever you’re comfortable. There’s no time limit. I’ve already made all the plans, so it doesn’t matter when we go.”

“It doesn’t matter to me when we leave either.”

“…”

“…”

It must have been my imagination that the scene where we said it didn’t matter what we ate when we were eating out with our family overlapped.

“Uh… then I got it for now. I’ll talk to Rize and let you know.”

“I understand, Delta.”

‘I can’t get used to that.’

It’s been almost three days since I was called Delta, but I still feel strange every time I hear that title.

This is because the thought of a child guardian of an underwater city wearing a diving suit and holding a drill in one hand comes to mind before the thought that this is my name.

I don’t know when I’ll be able to adapt.

“Erika, it’s your turn.”

“Yes. I’ll be right there, Iris. Then, let me know when you decide. I’ll be waiting.”

Erika reached for her waist and left. Iris was waiting for Erika, looking perfectly fine as if she wasn’t tired at all.

Clank, the sound of the Japanese sword being pulled out of its scabbard was heard, and flames began to rise around Erika’s body.

“What did you do with Erika?”

Rize filled the empty seat. As she plopped down on the chair, her sweat-slightly dampened breasts bounced vigorously up and down.

The already tight white sleeveless shirt clung even more tightly to her skin, and beyond that, a bit of bare skin was visible. It was even more provocative than usual.

Strangely, there was no smell of sweat, only Rize’s unique body odor.

“There’s a monster we need to catch next. We were talking about that.”

“Going to catch a monster? Again?”

Rize had bewildered eyes. Well, since these guys don’t have the concept of catching enemies to level up and increase their stats, they might wonder why I go out to subjugate monsters so often.

Just the day before yesterday, we spent the whole day leveling up. Anyone who saw it would think I had a deep grudge against monsters.

“We rested for a day. We need to start moving again. This time, it’s a bit bigger.”

“Then what about me? Aren’t you taking me?”

Her face came very close. Rize’s unique body odor rushed into my nostrils.

“I was going to ask you anyway when you came, so don’t worry. So, do you happen to hate spiders?”

“Spiders? Hmm… I can’t stand the sight of them, but I don’t like them either. I think Erika would have answered like this too, right?”

I was surprised because their answers were almost the same.

“That’s right. How did you know?”

“She and I have similar tastes. Like sisters, we’re even alike in this? What I hate, she hates, and what I like, she likes. She always says she’s not like me, and it’s not obvious because our personalities are so different, but my eyes don’t lie.”

‘…I didn’t expect this at all.’

They’re sisters who seem to be the exact opposite in every detail, but their tastes are similar. It was a very surprising fact.

“From what you said, Delta, it’s going to be a spider-shaped monster. And this is correct too, right?”

Instead of answering, I nodded.

“But you know, Delta. There’s one thing you need to know.”

Rize pulled her face back a little. Her usual playful appearance was gone, and she had a very serious expression. It wasn’t the first time I saw Rize with this kind of face.

“If we’re going to catch a monster, our tastes don’t matter. No matter how disgusting the monster’s appearance is, or how familiar it is to us, a monster is a monster. Keep in mind that a situation where we refuse to do what we have to do because of their appearance will never happen. Got it?”

A serious voice to match her serious expression.

It was something I hadn’t thought of at all. I realized once again that Rize was also a Knight Commander. It means that she values her duty as a knight more than her own feelings.

Since I felt proud of her, I reached out and stroked her hair.

“…What? Why?”

“Because you’re admirable.”

“…I know what you’re thinking, but I’ll let it slide because I’m in a good mood.”

I stroked her hair for a while and then took my hand off, and then I watched Rize being called out by Claudia for sparring.

Rize was skillfully parrying a greatsword that was almost as long and heavy as a person with a dagger that was only as long as her forearm.

The point was to deflect attacks that could be deflected and never to engage in a power struggle. It seemed that she had properly taken advantage of the fact that Claudia’s greatsword was so heavy that it was difficult to change direction quickly.

‘It’s a good thing I told them in advance that I don’t need sparring.’

The Knight Commanders, because of their HP correction, would only get a few scratches before their HP was completely depleted, no matter how hard they were hit, but I would die if I was even grazed by an attack. I didn’t want to take that risk.

Besides, there was no reason to spar since I wasn’t going to have a boss fight with the Knight Commanders. What’s the point of swordsmanship or anything like that for me?

“Let’s take a break. Good work, everyone.”

As soon as Iris’s words fell, the elements that were scattered here and there in the training grounds stopped abruptly. The wind subsided, the flames died down, the ice melted, and the lightning scattered.

The Knight Commanders who had finished sparring walked towards where I was. Each of them was slightly sweaty, and their sleeveless shirts clung tightly to their bare skin. Their unique body odors quickly filled the surroundings.

I thought it was fine for Rize to take the seat next to me, but the other Knight Commanders also sat around me as if surrounding me. For a moment, I wondered why they were doing this.

Aren’t they hot?

“Right, Delta. While we’re resting, tell us more about that monster from earlier. What are we going to catch this time?”

Rize nudged me with her elbow. Iris and Claudia, as if it was the first time they heard it, turned their heads towards me with a ‘Monster?’ reaction.

“Well, it’s nothing special.”

Yeah. It’s a boss that’s nothing special except for one pattern.

“We just need to catch about a thousand spiders.”