I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 69

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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‘This should do it.’

After putting 7 points into Endurance using stat points, I took my hand off the ability confirmation orb.

As the blue light faded, the letters and numbers that had appeared in the air like a status window disappeared.

The effort of cleaning up mobs bit by bit had paid off.

Compared to the Forsaken One’s serious stats, which were a festival of 1’s when I first arrived at the Silver Dawn Knights, it was truly a remarkable progress.

From now on, I just needed to raise Faith to around 3 or 4 and distribute Strength and Mana in a suitable ratio.

Or, depending on the situation, I could put a few points into Stamina to replenish it.

It was up to me to choose.

Health was a stat that had no meaning at all in the Darkest Light Mod, and Faith was sufficient at a level to use one or two spells.

Proficiency was also not a particularly necessary stat unless you were a magic or faith-based character.

To be precise, even for melee characters, the required stats varied depending on the weapon type and build used, but in the build I had chosen, there was no particular reason to put points into Proficiency instead of Strength.

‘Now the remaining issue is how to obtain that weapon.’

I left the room, lost in deep thought.

The conditions were now perfectly met, but there was still the weakness of how to obtain the weapon to use after the Blood-Stained Sword.

It was because the quest that had to be completed to obtain it was notoriously known as a terrible quest.

It wasn’t because it was difficult, but because it consumed an insane amount of time and was boring on top of that.

It was similar yet different from the Rock Centipede, which was also cursed with being time-consuming and boring.

If the Rock Centipede was the type that made you wonder, “Why did they make it like this?” that quest was the type that made you realize, “They made it like this to mess with us!” It received less criticism because its purpose was obvious to anyone.

Even in the game, it took well over 10 hours in real time to fully complete that quest.

Now, if I wasn’t careful, it could take several months.

“Are you all ready?”

As I turned the corner of the corridor, lost in thought, Lizé, wearing silver armor and holding her helmet under her arm, greeted me.

The surface of her armor was gleaming, as if she had polished it much more diligently than usual.

“I was done long ago. What about you, Lizé? No, there’s no need to ask. I can tell just by looking at your armor.”

“I’m glad the effort paid off. Even our Delta noticed it right away.”

“It’s obvious at a glance. You could use it as a mirror. Why did you polish it to this extent?”

“We’re going to meet someone who is the Pope, so it can’t be helped. The Pope in the Holy Kingdom is equivalent to Her Majesty the Empress for them, so we can’t prepare carelessly.”

‘The Empress…’

Hearing those words, a slightly bitter taste lingered in my mouth.

Two days ago, on the day I heard the shocking statement from Selene that the Empress was paying a lot of attention to me, I really stayed up all night with my eyes open.

Now that some time had passed, my emotions had settled a bit, but I still couldn’t understand what she liked so much about me to pay so much attention to someone she had only met face-to-face once.

“Are you really going in that appearance? Without wearing armor? Aren’t you nervous?”

Lizé looked me up and down.

I was wearing my usual cloth clothes and leather pants, with appropriate sneakers and the Blood-Stained Sword hanging from my waist.

Nothing else was needed.

It wasn’t like we had to directly handle our food, clothing, and shelter in the Holy Kingdom.

Armor?

I couldn’t roll if I wore that.

Nervous?

It might be the case in the game, but I had already met the Pope hundreds of times.

All I had to do was pray that there were no significant changes to her personality.

“Armor is just a hindrance, I told you.”

“…That’s not the issue.”

Lizé looked at me with sullen eyes.

“Delta, you must reveal that secret of yours later. Definitely.”

Her reaction was even more persistent than before, but there was a reason for that.

After Selene had left, while discussing the events we had experienced while subjugating Arachnae, I had revealed the fact that my stats had increased.

That was probably why the Inquisitor had sensed sacred power from me.

I had even prepared an excuse in advance.

As I gradually regained my past memories, my physical abilities also slowly returned accordingly.

However, I gave up on making excuses because I didn’t want to lie again, and I just brushed it off by saying it was a secret.

As a bonus, Aurora and the knight commanders glared at me as if they were going to kill me.

‘I absolutely can’t let the Empress find out, so I have no choice.’

Honestly, I had thought about revealing the truth to those five now.

The knight commanders were definitely allies I could trust, and Aurora wasn’t the type to betray me either.

However, after hearing Selene’s words, I decided to keep my silence a bit longer.

It was because I thought she might be watching me from somewhere at any time.

If the Empress hadn’t been interested in me, I would have revealed the secret soon.

At least until I was confident that I could handle that interest, none of my secrets should reach the Empress’ ears.

I was already unable to handle it now, so giving more reasons would really cause big trouble.

“Of course. I’ll tell you someday.”

“…I’ll be keeping an eye on you.”

I patted Lizé’s head as she pouted.

I could imagine what additional meaning might be contained in those words about keeping an eye on me.

Lizé meekly closed her eyes and accepted my touch.

As I headed towards the castle’s main gate, I saw the knight commanders in their shiny silver armor.

Iris, who was standing at the very front, opened her mouth when she saw me.

“You didn’t wear armor this time either. Aren’t you nervous?”

“Not particularly? Lizé asked me the same thing earlier, but what do armor and nervousness have to do with each other in the first place?”

“…Being able to remain so calm while going to meet the Pope of the Holy Kingdom, aside from Her Majesty the Empress, you’re probably the only one who can do that, Delta.”

Her answer was filled with an absurd emotion.

I thought Iris would maintain her composure to some extent, but it seemed that wasn’t the case.

“Is everyone here?”

Pat, Selene appeared right next to us, wearing a robe pulled over her head just like when we first met.

The knight commanders reflexively put their hands on their weapons at her sudden appearance, then relaxed their stances after confirming her identity.

“Is that… magic?”

“I would appreciate it if you called it a miracle. It is completely different from magic.”

Selene replied indifferently and took out a sacred catalyst from the sleeve of her robe.

It was a catalyst with an overall deep silver color and a full moon drawn in the center.

“Please gather around me. We will be moving.”

As soon as she said that, the sacred catalyst shone brightly.

Darkness seemed to descend nearby, and then bright moonlight pierced through the darkness.

A white light mixed with equal parts silver spread in all directions.

Ting, the clear and melodious sound of bells unique to sacred catalysts echoed.

The light enveloped the surroundings.

When the light surrounding us disappeared, we were standing in the garden of the lord’s mansion. And in front of us, we saw Aurora waiting for us with her arms crossed.

“Lady Aurora?”

Iris uttered a puzzled voice upon seeing the lord.

“I asked the Inquisitor to stop by here for a moment before departing for the Holy Kingdom. You’re not just going out for a short while to subjugate monsters, but to meet the Pope, so I can’t just let you go and come back on your own, can I?”

Aurora uncrossed her arms and strode towards us, holding out a heavy pouch.

Iris, who received it, opened the pouch.

It was filled with imperial gold coins.

“This is…?”

“I put in a suitable amount. Since the Holy Kingdom’s currency is the same as the Empire’s, there’s no harm in having it. I don’t think you’ll need it, but I’m giving it to you just in case.”

“Yes. We will gratefully accept it. Should we return the remaining money later?”

“What? Why would you return it? I’m giving it to you to keep. Divide the remaining amount among yourselves or use it as the knight order’s shared assets, whatever you want. That bastard squandered so much that it’s just pocket change for me, so don’t feel burdened.”

“Understood. Thank you, Lady Aurora.”

“…”

Aurora, having finished what she had to say, stared at me with her characteristic golden pupils.

It was a gaze that was even a bit burdensome.

It also reminded me of the Empress, who had the same black hair and golden eyes.

“…Why are you doing that?”

“I’m curious. What on earth did you say to not only attract the attention of Her Majesty the Empress but also the Pope of the Holy Kingdom to such an extent…? Anyway, you seem to have a lot of secrets here and there.”

“If I had known that, I would have avoided it long ago.”

It was an unforeseen event for the Empress or the Pope to pay attention to me when the main story had barely progressed.

If I had known this would happen, I would have redone my plans from the beginning.

Aurora chuckled at my answer.

“Well, I’m not really in a position to say such things either.”

“Pardon?”

“I mean, have a safe trip. Don’t die by recklessly rolling around.”

With those words, Aurora abruptly turned around.

Then she walked into the mansion, wiggling her hips.

Beside me, the knight commanders were all looking at me.

Although their expressions weren’t visible due to their helmets, it felt like I could somehow tell what they were thinking.

“Have you finished your farewells?”

Only Selene was preparing to use instant movement again as if nothing had happened, infusing faith into the sacred catalyst.

The knight commanders turned their heads back towards Selene, and Lizé looked at me a little longer before finally turning her head.

“It seems so.”

“Understood. I will now transport us to the Holy Kingdom, but you will have limitations on the distance you can travel at once. So we will divide the movement into several parts and take a short break in between. Do you have anything to say regarding this matter?”

“Everyone, do you have anything to say?”

No one spoke up.

Confirming that fact, Selene raised the sacred catalyst.

“Then I will begin. Since we have to travel a much greater distance than before, you may feel slightly dizzy, so please be cautious.”

The clear sound of bells rang out once again, and silver moonlight enveloped our bodies.

Then, our bodies floated up and felt like they were being sucked into somewhere.

Everything spun round and round.

It wasn’t an empty promise when she said we might be dizzy.

I lost my sense of direction and couldn’t distinguish between up and down.

I couldn’t even tell if I was standing upright.

“We have arrived.”

After what felt like nearly 10 seconds of struggling, Selene’s emotionless voice was heard, and my feet touched the ground again.

I staggered for a moment in that state, and then my balance was somewhat restored.

I looked around.

If I was only slightly dizzy, wouldn’t the knight commanders be perfectly fine?

“This… This isn’t just slightly dizzy?”

“It seems so…”

“Ah, wait a moment. My legs have gone weak…”

“…Me too, sis.”

However, contrary to my expectations, the knight commanders were all trembling and stumbling on the ground.

I froze on the spot, wondering what was going on.

“It’s because of the sacred power you possess that you were less affected. They don’t have that, so it’s natural for them to have a much harder time. This has nothing to do with physical strength, so it can’t be helped for them.”

Selene, who had silently approached my side at some point, answered my question.

It meant that I was able to remain fine thanks to the Sacred Power stat I had invested in advance.

Although I had never intended for this to happen.

“Inquisitor, could you please tell us how many more times we have to do this to reach the place where the Pope is…?”

Erica raised her trembling hand and asked.

“If we move the same distance as just now, it will be eight times.”

“…Ah.”

A single word that could have been uttered by anyone quietly echoed through the forest.

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