That’s not all. My name wasn’t in the chat member list at all.
[Brawler]
[Thief]
[Bard]
[Archer]
[Alchemist]
[Wizard]
[Puppeteer]
[Paladin]
[Member count: 8 people]
It felt a bit eerie that my existence seemed absent, but the next moment I shouted “Yes!”
‘Complete eavesdropping possible.’
I covered my mouth and stared at the chat window. I don’t know if it’s an error or what, but this is fine. No, it’s extremely good.
I can read the chat, but others don’t even know I exist.
[Thief]: We have 8 members?
[Thief]: But there are 9 characters
No, originally there should be 9 possessors to match the number of characters. However, perhaps because of that error where the 1st ranked Druid should have come but the 1st ranked Farmer came, my appearance isn’t even visible.
When I clicked on the nickname of someone chatting, I could see that person’s partner character’s name.
[Thief – Assassin ‘Icarus’]
[Bard – Singer ‘Persephone’]
[Alchemist – Doctor ‘Hesther’]
Most chose characters similar in type to their own class like this. Or maybe not.
Anyway, being able to scan through like this.
The ranker bastards quickly figured out the identity of the character who was abandoned without anyone’s choice.
[Brawler]: No one chose Belsus huh
[Brawler]: lol….
You’re laughing? Did you choose some great character?
I got annoyed for nothing and checked the Brawler bastard’s partner.
[Brawler – Secretary ‘Shaz’]
He did choose a great character…….
The Secretary is actually the most terrifying character even though he looks ordinary on the outside. Did this Brawler kid choose him because he can handle it?
But that doesn’t make it legal to diss Belsus for being difficult.
Isn’t there a character that’s even more difficult?
[Thief]: Paladin-nim chose Priest? Isn’t Priest difficult?
[Thief]: Is Priest better than Belsus?
If Belsus had a clear difficulty of ‘Hard,’ the Priest was an impossibly difficult character that reached ‘Extreme.’
Right. Did Paladin really seriously choose that character?
[Paladin]: Ah… just personally
[Paladin]: I used to play Endymion a lot in the previous version of the game
[Paladin]: Priest and Paladin are related
[Paladin]: If Endy does well, it’s good for me too…
This person is a bigger gambler than me?
But well, even if it’s extreme difficulty, he’s not going through a life-or-death crisis today or tomorrow. Of course, in the very early stages, the Priest is in a better position.
At least the Priest isn’t being chased by a crazy Royal Knight trying to kill him…….
[Alchemist]: If it’s the current point in time, Belsus probably died
The Alchemist bastard predicted the fate of Belsus who would be alone. Based on the game story everyone knows.
I raised my head and looked at the quiet barn once.
Not satisfied with that, I went once more. Looking through the crack in the door, I could see Belsus’s chest rising and falling evenly in the darkness.
[Thief]: Did Kaline kill Belsus?
[Thief]: Archer-nim, is Belsus dead?
Everyone could check partners by clicking on nicknames. And they naturally asked the Archer, who appeared as Kaline’s partner, about Belsus’s life or death.
Everyone here knew. Belsus obviously would have died.
And that the culprit is Kaline, and Kaline would have gained a considerable advantage in terms of experience points.
However…….
[Archer]: No not yet
[Archer]: He escaped
The Archer chose to be honest here.
I concentrated on the rising chat without even blinking.
[Wizard]: Bullshit. Belsus is alone right now, why couldn’t you kill him?
The quiet Wizard suddenly appeared and cornered the Archer quite sharply.
Kaline even received the Archer’s support, and his stats were obviously much stronger than anyone’s.
So they must think the Archer is lying.
The others remained silent and didn’t intervene. I could feel that everyone was waiting for the Archer’s answer.
[Archer]: Can you shoot a living person in front of you with an arrow and kill them?
How funny. Who exactly stuck an arrow precisely into Belsus earlier?
But…… From the Reading earlier with Jumong’s incarnation or whatever, I thought he was an empty-headed bastard, but he’s fabricating an alibi quite plausibly.
‘Normally, even if you possessed, your mind is an ordinary modern person’s, so it would be difficult to murder someone. It makes sense.’
[Wizard]: Even if you just stood by, Kaline alone could kill Belsus, right?
[Archer]: That’s true
[Archer]: But what can I do about Kaline missing
[Archer]: I’m going crazy too
[Archer]: Can’t help it if you don’t believe me
I oddly felt satisfied that the Archer was being suspected. I just raised the corners of my mouth in a smirk once and returned to my original expression.
It’s so easy to lie through chat. Of course, the Archer bastard told the truth though.
‘The problem is, no matter how much he tells the truth, it looks suspicious so it seems like a lie.’
Moreover, the origin characters are scattered across three countries. Unless they get sucked into regular dungeons, it’s actually difficult to meet.
In fact, there are three characters currently in the ‘Demihard Kingdom’ where I am. Belsus, Kaline, and the Princess.
Belsus’s partner is known to not exist.
Since the Princess is confined in the royal palace, the Puppeteer, who is actually the Princess’s partner, probably can’t travel this way.
In a situation where it seems only Kaline is alone in this country, who on earth would take the Archer’s side?
[Thief]: By the way
[Thief]: How did everyone end up possessing?
After about a minute of silence, Thief changed the subject.
As if waiting for this, other people switched topics in succession.
[Puppeteer]: I woke up and was here
[Thief]: Me too
[Alchemist]: 2
[Brawler]: Me too3333
[Bard]: Same here. Then everyone possessed while sleeping at the same time.
Everyone possessed so peacefully?
I must have had really bad luck, as I happened to get stabbed with a knife by a robber breaking in and then possessed…….
‘Then these guys are at least alive even if they return to the original world. Can’t they yield victory to me?’
[Puppeteer]: Does anyone here have prior acquaintances? I don’t have a guild and play the game alone….
[Paladin]: I heard Tower of Colossus is unique in that the 1st place of all classes are evenly scattered across each server.
Starting with those words, the rankers took turns stating their server affiliations.
[Paladin]: Everyone’s from different servers. What a coincidence.
I was on the same server, you bastards. I’m on the same server as the 1st ranked Bard.
But I’d never spoken with the 1st ranked Bard either. Also, none of the possessors knew each other. It wasn’t that strange since their classes and servers were all different.
Maybe it’s fortunate. Rather than forming alliances because they’re close and attacking together, isn’t it fairer if everyone’s strangers?
[Bard]: Has everyone eaten?
Right. You’re curious whether they ate or not.
Strangely, when Koreans hear the phrase “rice power,” not everyone would be like this, but at least I am.
[Brawler]: The Nertz family won’t accept me so I’m homeless…
[Brawler]: Since Belsus isn’t here, I became Belsus
[Brawler]: lol
These bastards…… Are you looking down on our household beggar bastard? Now Belsus eats and lives better than you guys.
[Thief]: I have starting funds so I’m getting by eating here and there
[Thief]: Except everywhere only sells stew
[Paladin]: I already miss Korean food
[Thief]: I already want to mix rice with doenjang-jjigae and eat it..
As it flowed into idle chat, Wizard threw out a sharp question.
[Wizard]: Then are the people above returning to the original world?
It was a sensitive topic.
Depending on how you hear it, it could sound like a simple question, or it could come across as a jab saying “If so, then go back to the original world.”
For a moment no chat came up, then Thief answered. He’d been the most active so far and was the first to start chatting.
[Thief]: Hmm well
[Thief]: First of all, this possession is fascinating
[Thief]: So I’m staying
He passed over it with an ambiguous answer.
It was an unclear answer about whether he hoped to forfeit and return to the original world, or whether he would compete to seize that one ticket.
It looks like joking around with a smile since it’s chat, but in reality everyone’s competitors.
Only one person among these can continue to remain in this world.
Right at that moment, *creeeak*…… the barn door opened.
A large figure came outside and our eyes met directly. Belsus flinched in surprise.
I jumped up. I rushed over hurriedly as if seeing a dog trying to go outside the front door.
Belsus stopped near the doorway, flustered. I pressed my body close urgently with the momentum to push him back into the barn.
“Why are you up already? Do you need something?”
Belsus lowered his head slightly and, while severely reading the room, confessed in a small voice.
“I wanted to wash up.”
So you knew you were filthy yourself?
I thought this bastard had forgotten how to wash.
