Chapter 48: The Counterattack Begins: the Knight's Secret Mission!
Fortunately, this game was neither a stealthy assassin's game nor a frantic escape game with ghostly zombies chasing after you.
But even so, as she looked at the floating lines of text, Loria felt her heart rate double instantly.
She was feeling very nervous.
Even when keeping it to herself in front of Guildmaster Adeline, her heart rate wasn't as fast as when she let it run wild in the bathroom.
This was just unavoidable.
This moment could very well be the closest she had ever been to the truth.
Back when she first started investigating the monster tide, she had merely informed Guildmaster Adeline of the news. But when she returned home, she was beheaded.
This pain had been haunting her for quite a few days, to the point that recently she didn't dare to openly talk about it with anyone else.
"And if it weren't for this, I could still be lying down comfortably now, as that pure-hearted girl who only works and reads novels and comics!"
Loria clenched her fists tightly.
Speaking of how she was influenced by the simulator, even if she was 1% at fault, don't those trying to destroy Creek Town have 99% of the blame?
In the end, let's fight for a bright future!
"At this moment, we absolutely must not encounter any unexpected troubles. Stay calm and stable. If we stay on track this time, you can indulge in whatever antics you like afterwards. Even if a forest grows on the guildmaster's head, it won't matter!"
Loria continued to watch the simulated content.
[Felix entered the house, while you hid in the shadows of the street corner, nervously watching. You were afraid of being spotted by Felix from the upstairs window, so you didn't dare to show your face at all.]
[Time passed slowly, waiting until 7 o'clock in the evening. Instead of Felix coming out, it was Guildmaster Adeline who appeared.]
[Guildmaster Adeline wanted to pull you towards the fire pit. Just as you were struggling, Felix came out of the house. You quickly pretended as if Guildmaster Adeline had been chasing you all the way here.]
[During the conversation, you learned that the house belonged to Felix's family. Ever since his mother disappeared, he moved out of there.]
[As they had been discovered, the investigation couldn't continue for now. You nervously followed Guildmaster Adeline back, ready to undergo further training.]
"Oh no, this is too unlucky!"
Loria almost fainted.
Just at that moment, the guildmaster happened to come over. If the guildmaster had arrived a little later, maybe she would have figured out what was hidden in the house.
[Day 3: You went to work as usual, helping Guildmaster Adeline with various tasks. Since the mayor had suddenly passed away, many adventurers had gone to see what was happening, so your work became quite easy. Taking advantage of the situation, you found an opportunity to slip away.]
[To your disappointment, you didn't find anything suspicious in Felix's old home.]
"Was it indeed moved away?"
Loria was greatly disappointed.
If it hadn't been for the numerous times Creek Town was destroyed with Guildmaster Adeline either above or below her, she would have suspected that the encounter outside Felix's house wasn't a coincidence, but rather intentional.
After all, there was no evidence indicating that there was only one mastermind behind the scenes.
With such thoughts in mind, Loria couldn't shake her suspicion of Felix, even after using her Insightful Perception and seeing that he only possessed F-level strength.
"Now all that could be done was to go and wait outside the water spirit's tribe, to see if we could catch sight of the person who secretly communicates with the magical creatures."
Actually, she didn't hold too much hope.
The more her strength grew, the more she could feel how powerful the person shooting at her from outside the window was.
Even though she had now reached the level of mastery in her powers, at E rank, she still couldn't skillfully decapitate a person using a throwing knife.
It was a perfect combination of strength and experience, making the assassin absolute mastery in both power and agility.
Faced with such an enemy, if she crouched down, the likely outcome would be getting killed by the enemy before even realizing their presence.
"This time the simulation was probably a waste, next time let's find out where Felix's hometown is, and then go there early to have a look."
Loria went straight into action.
However, plans can't keep up with changes.
In the usual reality, she was full of confidence, and in the simulator, she went straight into action.
This time, in the real world, she yawned endlessly, but in the simulator, she suddenly became mighty!
Give up?
Oh, no! Now is not the time to give up!
After realizing that her purpose had likely been discovered by Felix in advance, she decided to launch a final counterattack.
"Can it still be done like this?"
Loria was astonished.
She felt like she was being toyed with, going up and down, wondering what she was doing here.
But soon, she became excited.
This is good news!
"Loria, oh Loria, if only you had been brave like this from the beginning, everything would have been so much easier. But it's not too late now, let go of the title of the succubus knight, starting from today!"
I, Loria, am a righteous knight who relies on my shield and sword to make a living. I am definitely not a succubus warrior. Charge!
[Day 4: While Guildmaster Adeline was still fast asleep, you sneaked out of her house late at night. But this time, you weren't trying to run away. You quietly made your way to the vicinity of the water spirit tribe.]
[You boldly stormed into the water spirit tribe. Because of the commotion, you were surrounded by water spirit girls, but you were not afraid at all. You shouted out, declaring that you would prove yourself as a worthy knight!]
[The water spirits became angry. They felt that they were being underestimated and wanted to show you the consequences of overestimating yourself!]
"I understand!"
Loria's eyes lit up.
There is no doubt that the simulated version of her wanted to conquer the entire water spirit tribe with her own strength, making the water spirits serve her!
"This way I won't have to personally sneak up on people anymore, and the risk will be greatly reduced."
Indeed, when a person is pushed to the limit, although they may not be able to solve advanced math problems, they can still come up with clever solutions.
"But magical creatures are still magical creatures after all, and it's not easy to make them behave. I'll have to work harder in the next few days to make sure these water spirit girls don't dare to resist."
[The water spirits swarmed from all directions, launching an attack towards you, not even sparing your toes. From midnight until dawn, you grew dizzy and eventually passed out.]
"What, feeling dizzy?"
The freshly painted scenery completely bewildered Loria.
"What a joke," she exclaimed.
When her stamina was just over 20 points, she could defeat this group of water spirits. Now, with her base stamina at 35 points, she was unexpectedly knocked unconscious.
"Is this fair?"
Oh no!
Loria was angry. She wanted to punch the simulator directly, but unfortunately, the simulator had no physical form.
"You're having issues, aren't you? Restart, give me a restart. I am a succubus warrior who can take on a hundred opponents, there's no way I could lose!"
However, the simulation continued, and the outcome was heading towards complete destruction.
[Day 5: The water spirit girls woke you up, mocking your lack of strength. You stubbornly claimed that you would never yield. As a result, the water spirits launched another attack.]
...
[Your eyes rolled back, and you fainted.]
...
[Your eyes started to roll back, but the water spirits were not planning to let you go.]
...
[As you were halfway up, the water spirits caught hold of you and pulled you back down.]
...
[You were locked inside a dungeon, and every now and then, a few water spirits would come in to teach you a lesson.]
Loria grew weary.
From the fourth evening until the seventh day, the water spirits continued to teach her for three days straight. During this time, she barely ate anything and only had a little bit to drink, even though the water spirits were made entirely of water.
Then, apart from the time she fainted, she didn't sleep a wink for a moment.
"What about the ending? After everything that has happened, hasn't the ending been revealed yet?"
In the first two simulations, she was captured by the Queen Slime and the Green-Skinned Orc Girl, but it wasn't that miserable.
She was made dizzy by the dog simulator.
Until the evening of the seventh day, Loria finally saw a change.
[As you were being punished, you drowsily heard unfamiliar voices coming from outside, realizing that your undercover plan had paid off!]
[You immediately release the skill "I'm playing dead," easily stunning the water spirit that was on you, then you quietly move to the side of the wall to eavesdrop on the conversation.]
"Wow, it turns out it was all just pretending before. This was actually an undercover plan!"
