I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 34

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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A few days had passed since I had dealt with the lord. During that time, the atmosphere in the knighthood had changed 180 degrees compared to before.

First of all, the fact that all the worries that had been eating away at the Silver Dawn Knights until now had been resolved played a significant role.

Regarding the restoration magic cast on the castle, they had received a direct answer from the Tower of Magic telling them not to worry, the former lord who had been constantly harassing the Silver Dawn Knights was dead, and the matter of the demon and the empress had been safely resolved.

It was a situation where the atmosphere couldn’t possibly sink even if it wanted to.

Especially since the former lord bastard had died, Lizé was so overjoyed that she had even hugged me tightly and rubbed her body against mine. Of course, Erica immediately pulled her away, telling her to restrain herself.

Although it was only for a moment, the sensation of her body touching mine was no joke.

‘And it’s better to just keep quiet and let that slide.’

I decided to keep the former lord’s proposal to me a secret until the end. The proposal to turn the knight commanders into sex slaves. Anyway, the person involved was dead, and there was no point in telling them, it would only make them feel worse.

Even with just what they had experienced so far, it must have been enough to make them feel dirty, so I didn’t want to add any more shittiness to that.

So, with nothing particular to do, we, the Silver Dawn Knights, were spending peaceful days occasionally patrolling the city and lightly sparring with each other in the training grounds inside the castle.

“Wow, how much work did that bastard put off? There’s no end to it even if we keep doing it. It’s driving me crazy, seriously.”

“That’s why we’re doing our best to help as much as we can. It’s just that there’s a lot more that we can’t do, so it doesn’t show.”

“You know that even if the five of you help all day, it’s not even one-tenth of the amount I handle, right? In the first place, I’m the final decision-maker, right? Even if you guys process it or whatever, I have to review it at least once.”

Everyone except Aurora, who had simultaneously inherited the position of family head and the title of lord, that is.

Aurora was making a grave expression as she dealt with the work that the former lord had postponed and delayed until now. After all, there was no way a person with such a trashy personality would have properly done his job.

In the words of the person involved, it was “at the level of putting off the work from the very first day he arrived here until now.”

Unexpected events were popping up in unexpectedly absurd areas, and when one was dealt with, two more would newly arise, she muttered in a voice drained of energy.

Even if she processed documents all day long, really without any exaggeration, the same amount of documents would pile up again the next day. It wasn’t for nothing that she was making a grave expression and groaning.

Moreover, it was only because Aurora was insanely capable that she could even attempt to organize the accumulated work, if it were a moderately smart person, they probably wouldn’t have been able to touch it.

That was also the reason why the celebratory party we had planned to hold among ourselves at the mansion to commemorate the lord’s death had been indefinitely postponed.

‘It’s a bit much to celebrate with just us.’

Aurora had issued an order banning guests, saying that having us beside her made her anxious and unable to concentrate, so as a result, we had a lot of free time on our hands.

And having free time meant being able to do the backlogged leveling.

I took this opportunity to say that I would go out alone to exterminate monsters, and Iris readily gave permission, telling me to do as I please.

Perhaps because I had built up a certain level of trust by causing and solving major incidents on my own even before joining, there was no worry at all in their eyes when they looked at me.

It was a hint that I should do whatever I wanted without asking them one by one.

Instead, Lizé diligently followed me. Although it was a bit unfamiliar since there was never a situation in Brightest Darkness 4 where an NPC accompanied the player, I left her be since there was nothing particularly problematic about her tagging along.

“…”

There was just one thing that could be a problem.

Lizé, without even drawing her weapon, was observing me killing monsters with a delighted smile. Her gaze never left me for a moment, so it was annoyingly burdensome.

“Hey, what have you been looking at so intently?”

“Why, can’t I look? I’m looking because I like it.”

The reason why she liked it was unknown.

However, since she said she would look because she liked it, it was a bit much for me to say anything, and it wasn’t like I really hated it either, so when she came out so confidently like that, I had nothing to say.

It wasn’t like I would make a mistake while killing mobs just because I was a little burdened.

I silently kept killing monsters, trying my best to ignore Lizé’s gaze that was becoming strangely sticky as time went on, and soon reached a double-digit level.

[Stats]

[Level] 10

[Health] 1

[Mana] 1

[Faith] 1

[Stamina] 1

[Proficiency] 1

[Strength] 1

[Magic Power] 1

[Divine Power] 10

[Endurance] 1

‘Done.’

Only after investing all the stats I had gained so far into Divine Power did I feel like I had finally taken the first step. After confirming once again that there was no one around, I carefully observed my stats.

Leaving everything else untouched and only raising Divine Power to 10. At a glance, it seemed like a deformed stat distribution, but in the Darkest Light Mod, this was the most efficient build.

Of course, for newbies who were trying Brightest Darkness 4 for the first time, it was better to invest appropriately in health, stamina, strength, or endurance.

In fact, the stat distribution of the “Knight,” the past lineage most recommended for newbies, was exactly like that.

On top of giving them light armor with defense comparable to medium armor and a longsword, a weapon with no sharp edges, it was no wonder they said newbies should just pick Knight without question.

Even so, it was an excruciatingly difficult game for those trying it for the first time.

‘Well, what’s the point of thinking about such things? It’s useless here anyway.’

Of course, that was the story up to vanilla, and if the Darkest Light Mod was applied, the story would change. In the Darkest Light Mod, the initial build had to be redesigned from scratch.

Using the initial build from vanilla wasn’t completely ineffective, but the efficiency was terrible.

To survive one hit from a mob walking on the street, you had to invest 10 or more points in health and wear medium armor no matter what. But to roll without penalty while wearing medium armor, you had to invest 30 or more points in endurance.

For the Forsaken, nearly 40 stat points were meaninglessly consumed just to survive one hit from a street mob. Even then, boss battles were a one-shot kill no matter what.

The option of wearing light armor and managing with health wasn’t even worth considering. Even with the Knight set, which had the best defensive performance among light armor, the total stat points required were well over 60.

The core mindset to have in the Darkest Light Mod was to never get hit, not to get hit and endure it. In the first place, those who had such thoughts didn’t even have the skills to touch the Darkest Light Mod.

Stamina was no different either.

The combat fatigue debuff could be removed with runes anyway, so increasing the maximum was meaningless, and even with the stamina of 1 stat point, 3 consecutive rolls were possible, so that was enough.

As long as you were holding the Blood-Stained Sword, the strength stat was meaningless until you changed weapons.

‘Then, of course, the right thing to do is to increase the duration of the attack power buff first.’

Moreover, buffs were something I would have to constantly rely on throughout the progression of the story.

Considering that, investing in Divine Power to increase the duration and investing in Magic Power to increase the value were by no means a losing deal.

‘Magic Power… It should be enough to invest up to 5. No, wait. It might be better to use at least one magic spell in the mid to late game.’

I took my hand off the ability confirmation orb. The stat window that had appeared in the air disappeared, and the surroundings slightly darkened as the blue light source faded.

While ascending the stairs, pondering in my mind where to invest the next stat points and what build to take, I heard a commotion coming from outside.

‘Is there any reason for the knighthood to be in an uproar at this point?’

Tilting my head, I finished climbing the stairs. Lizé was standing right in front of me.

“It seems a bit noisy outside. What’s going on?”

At my words, Lizé turned her gaze. At a glance, it seemed like she was greeting me as usual, but I didn’t miss the slight agitation on her face.

What on earth happened to make her like that?

“Why do you have that expression? Did something happen?”

“Something… Something, yes. Well, it’s not entirely wrong to call it an incident.”

I pondered upon hearing Lizé’s answer.

‘Is there any event that could be called an incident for the Silver Dawn Knights at this point? The Empress has returned, and I haven’t even reached level 20 yet. There’s nothing that could trigger an event, right?’

Until defeating the Headless Armored Cavalier and reaching level 20 to unlock the rune slots, it was essentially a free action section. It meant it was up to the player whether to defeat bosses, do sub-quests, or kill mobs.

‘Something is strange.’

I walked a little further. In front of the entrance to the castle, Claudia, dressed in her characteristic white sleeveless top and pink dolphin shorts, was having an argument with a man.

I heard their voices rising in volume.

“So, I’m telling you, I have no intention of handing over the command authority to you! How many times do I have to say it for you to understand, huh?”

Claudia growled fiercely, slamming her greatsword, which was as tall as her, onto the ground. However, the man standing in front of her retorted without any concern.

“Your opinion doesn’t matter at all. What’s important is that Her Majesty the Empress has given me an order, and therefore, you must obey me unconditionally. Do you not understand that?”

“Ah, so you come out of nowhere and say that since Her Majesty has given an order, we should shut up and follow? Are you messing with me right now?”

“Messing around? Do you think Her Majesty’s order is a joke?”

“That’s what I want to ask? If she had given such an order, she wouldn’t have just said it verbally, but would have bestowed some proof along with it. Do you think you’re someone special? Coming here empty-handed and acting like this? Huh?”

‘…What? Why is that guy here?’

And I stood there blankly, frozen in place, upon seeing the golden knight arguing with Claudia.

Gold, gold, and more gold. The armor that completely covered his entire body was gold, even the cape attached to his back was golden, and of course, the helmet hanging from his waist and even his sword were golden.

Although there were many NPCs with similar appearances, there was only one NPC in the game with that appearance.

The knight commander of the Golden Dusk Knights.

‘There’s no reason for him to be here right now, is there?’

I lost my wits and just blinked my eyes. I had no idea from where the story had gone awry. Although the intermediate process had changed a lot, in the end, the Empress had somehow returned safely, hadn’t she?

As I stood there blankly, the knight commander of the Golden Dusk Knights noticed me and approached me with long strides, pushing Claudia aside with his shoulder.

Claudia was making a nasty expression while looking at the back of the knight commander. It was an expression of serious contemplation about whether to smack the back of his head or not.

The knight commander, who had come right in front of me, opened his mouth with an extremely arrogant face.

“You’re the new knight who joined the Silver Dawn Knights, right? Am I correct?”

“…Yes, that’s right. What’s the matter?”

“It’s an order from Her Majesty the Empress to monitor you for the next 2 weeks. There’s no right to refuse, so keep that in mind.”

‘Monitor? An order from Her Majesty the Empress?’

What is this about now?

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