[Falling into a nightmare, the copy is being generated...]
[The difficulty of the dungeon is easy, and you can enter it up to three times]
[The current purification rate is 0/3]
[The total erosion rate of the team is 3%, the difficulty of the dungeon increases by 3%, and the probability of nightmare distortion increases by 3%]
[This copy has a total of 1 save point. Each death will increase the erosion by 1%. You will be forced to exit the copy after three deaths.]
[This copy provides introduction to the plot and has decryption rewards]
[Reward for clearing the dungeon: Occupation (swordsman) increased by 1 level]
[Copy decryption reward: unknown]
[Loading completed]
The world in front of him was dark, with only data flowing downwards rapidly. Annan stared at every word carefully, fearing that he would miss any details.
Just after the loaded characters gradually faded away, a ethereal and illusory whisper suddenly sounded in his ears:
"Betraitors must die..."
It was the voice of a young man, but it was like the cry of a drowned person, moist and full of resentment.
The next moment, Annan suddenly felt that he was being pushed hard.
"John? John, wake up!"
A rude male voice sounded in front of me: "Why did you fall asleep! Where is the young master?"
"Ah? Hmm..."
Only then did Annan realize that he was sitting on the ground, leaning against the two barrels behind him and falling asleep.
He opened his eyes and saw a bearded man in his forties squatting in front of him with a stern face.
The man had a straight face and looked very angry. But judging from the fact that he didn't kick himself up directly, he should have a pretty good temper.
"Ah, I'm a little sleepy... I'm very sorry..."
Annan replied somewhat vaguely.
After all, he had no idea what this person's name was and what his relationship was to him. He could only respond like this.
But as soon as Annan's words came out of his mouth, he paused.
Although the sound in his ears when he spoke was quite different from the recording heard from the outside, Annan was still keenly aware that the resentful words he had just heard were probably spoken by "John".
Who is the betrayer?
What's the position of "Annan" on this ship?
Seeing Annan's reply, he was a little distracted, and the middle-aged man's voice became louder: "If you are sleepy, go practice sword practice, don't be lazy here!
"I shouldn't have let you stay in the cabin! You have blinded the young master to your importance! How can you take care of young master Don Juan like this? You won't even know if he is captured!"
"terribly sorry……"
"Don't apologize, say 'yes, instructor'!"
"Yes, instructor!"
Annan follows the path of good deeds.
He roughly understood the identity relationship between the two.
"Wait, Klaus..."
A young, somewhat nervous voice sounded behind them.
The two of them cast their gazes.
That was a young man who had just come down from the door, about fourteen or fifteen years old.
The young aristocrat named Don Juan has short black hair, blue pupils, and the same fair skin as Annan. But his appearance is far less refined than Annan. He also has freckles on his face, slightly tall cheeks, and very bright eyes.
Small.
But from the white and tender skin on his hands and face, it can be seen that this is indeed a young man from a noble family, and he usually takes good care of himself.
The boy was holding a bag of small sugar biscuits tightly in his hand. Noticing the gaze of instructor Klaus, he nervously put the sugar biscuits behind him and ordered calmly: "Don't do this to John, Klaus!
John...he didn't mean it either..."
His voice was quite loud at first, but he soon lost his confidence under the gaze of the middle-aged man.
Klaus just kept a straight face and politely explained to the noble boy: "I am your captain of the guard. The Earl asked me to look after you, and I will be responsible for your safety. In the North Sea Territory, Geraint
The family's name is far less useful than it was in the royal capital, and anything can happen here."
"It's not you anyway."
The young earl's son didn't care much about this: "There is also Lord Benjamin. My father said that he is a silver-level wizard. Is there any danger in a remote place like the North Sea Territory..."
"Please don't make it difficult for me to do this with the Count, Master Don Juan."
Klaus's tone was slightly serious: "At least on the surface, you were sent here by Lord Earl. Although Lord Benjamin and I are secretly protecting you, we can't help you much... Also, hurry up
It's time to have dinner, no more sweets."
"Okay, okay, I understand..."
Don Juan Geraint's mouth tightened, and he responded with some irritability.
Seeing that Don Juan didn't seem very convinced, Klaus completely turned his gun, no longer paying attention to John, but scolded little Don Juan severely. It wasn't until Don Juan lowered his head and stopped talking back that he
He hummed softly, turned around, opened the door and left.
"Remember to keep an eye on the young master, John. Don't fall asleep again."
He finally warned Annan.
Annan immediately responded: "Yes, instructor!"
Seeing this, Klaus nodded with satisfaction and left.
Seeing him leave, Don Juan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned close to John and complained softly: "That guy Klaus talks too much. Do I have to report to him what I eat? Really... Anyway, thanks,
John, I've already got that thing."
As he spoke, Don Juan pointed to his left armpit and said proudly: "I sewed it into the middle of my clothes."
"I still feel like this..."
Annan muttered vaguely and didn't say much, just trying to get some new information.
But Don Juan's face immediately darkened: "You don't understand... I can only feel at ease if I keep this thing close to my body."
After saying that, he sighed.
"Except for you, there is no one of my guards on this ship. They are either sent by my father or my two brothers. There is no one I can trust except you, John."
"I will protect you."
When Annan heard this, he immediately looked very moved and said righteously: "You can completely trust John."
Although he felt that the tone of the words "John" was a bit strange, Don Juan still nodded with relief: "Then I'll leave it to you... By the way, John, you continue to stay here and pretend to be asleep. Remember to keep an eye on my package.
Don't let anyone get close to it. You can go back after I've finished dinner.
"I always suspect someone is trying to steal it. If anyone approaches, just drive him away and tell me who it is in private."
"I see."
Annan's heart moved and he responded softly.
If anyone wants to get close... isn't it Klaus?
But obviously Don Juan didn't doubt him yet. So Annan was smart enough not to say anything more.
He just thought for a moment and said casually: "By the way, Master. Klaus just asked me where the other kid with black hair and blue eyes is on the boat. How should I answer?"
"...Black hair and blue eyes?"
Don Juan was startled when he heard this: "Impossible, this is a characteristic of people from the North. Only people from the Principality of Winter have black hair and blue eyes. If it weren't for my mother... In short, there would be no such person on this ship."
At this point, he frowned slightly and confirmed, "Are you sure that's what Klaus asked?"
"yes."
Annan replied seriously: "Do I want to reply to him like this?"
"No... don't worry yet. If he mentions it again, just say there is no such person - although there is indeed no such person."
The black-haired boy was a little uneasy and ordered again: "Don't tell him what I just told you."
"yes."
After Annan got the information he wanted, he kept silent based on the principle that if you say too much, you will be wrong.
...Is there no such person on this ship?
Does that mean that "I" didn't die on this ship? Well, that's right, this ship was not a shipwreck at all, but was looted and killed by traitors.
In this case...
Annan glanced at Don Juan and felt something in his heart.
Maybe I can replace his existence.
Now we need to get more information about this world, especially the personal secrets belonging to Don Juan...
Watching Don Juan close the door and leave, Annan once again felt the faint feeling of being hit by a brick on the back of his head. But this time Annan was almost used to it.
He shook his head, and a large data stream appeared in front of his eyes.
[Even Count Geraint could not save his youngest son, Don Juan Geraint. Perhaps Don Juan was sent to the most remote Northern Sea Territory, which was the last escape route he had laid for his son.]
[The most important city in the North Sea Territory is the frozen water port bordering the Principality of Winter. If the Geraint family can survive the next disaster, then he can naturally return to the royal capital; if the Geraint family suffers a disaster, he will at least
You can flee to a neighboring country’s sphere of influence as soon as possible and apply for asylum.]
[But obviously, poor Don Juan Geraint did not reach the frozen water port alive]
[His most loyal guard John, the same is true——]
After these traces faded, new words appeared in front of Annan's eyes again:
[Main mission: Complete John’s unfinished last wish]
Immediately, a large number of small words quickly appeared below this line of words:
[Find out the true identity of the betrayer]
[Live until dinner starts]
[Don’t let Don Juan Geraint drink the poisoned wine]
"...the betrayer."
Annan was thoughtful.
He suddenly remembered the resentful words he had spoken when he first entered the dungeon, like a whisper under water.
"Betraitors must die..."
At present, Annan believes that the most suspicious person seems to be the guard captain Klaus.
John was ordered to pretend to be asleep in the room. The purpose was to let him stay in this room more naturally. In this way, if he was bumped into by someone, he would not be alerted. From this point of view, young master Don Juan still has some sense.
However, he didn't seem to believe that the captain of the guard hired by his father was the one who planned to steal his treasure. Instead, it was the nonsense he just said that made the young master suspicious of Klaus.
Obviously... at least in Don Juan's view, Klaus had no motive for taking away his treasure, but he might have ill intentions towards his origin.
"...This kind of decryption difficulty can indeed only be regarded as a simple level."
After taking a look at the three mission details derived from the main mission, Annan sighed.
Forget it, after all, this game involves your own life safety. Let's be a little more serious.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and started thinking: "If I were John, what would I do?
"John is a very loyal guard. He may be the only one who is loyal to Don Juan...if you consider this, he may really have never left here.
"So, he probably didn't know who betrayed Don Juan until his death, and he was killed before the dinner started. But he also knew that Don Juan would be drunk with poisoned wine..."
Annan did not overlook a single detail.
John was the only person who died on the deck. There was only one spot of blood on the deck, which was under John.
So, John finally left the room. And when he left the room, John was betrayed and died.
On the other hand, if you want to fulfill John's last wish, you must not stay here. Otherwise, you will be repeating the story that happened to John.
I have at most three chances, so I must at least get some useful and advantageous information this time.
If we can know which people on the ship are traitors, when and where they plan to take action...such information can be used next time.