Is this really just an RPG? !

# It seems that I accidentally played it off #

This was the first thought that popped into my mind after I opened my eyes in a daze.

Originally, I just held the mentality of "killing the time and playing for a while before going to bed", but in the end it turned into a fight between Emily and I, and Qiuqiu and Lilith were very happy to intervene. The last four people played until three in the morning It's not until one o'clock.

At that time, I was so sleepy that I couldn't concentrate. When I woke up, it was already 13:00, and there were only me and Roger lying on the pillow in the room.

Those two people should be visiting the administrators of the city.

Just like what I said yesterday, except that Qiuqiu and the white cat Ron were also taken away. Having said that, since the academy incident ended, Qiuqiu has often been taken away by Emily and Lilith. He is obviously my elf partner, but now it looks more like Lilith's.

Heartbroken.

It was as if her raised daughter had run away with another man.

Although Qiuqiu was not raised by me, Lilith was not another man.

After a brief wash, I picked up Roger and left the room. A waiter in the hall came forward when he saw me coming out, and briefly told me about Lilith and the others' itinerary. It may be that Lilith went to say hello before leaving, on the one hand to let me not worry, on the other hand, maybe she hoped that I would also visit the manager's residence.

It's just a pity that I'm not very interested in this kind of communication between upper-class people.

"Then if your Highness comes back before me, tell her that I'm going to relax."

"……I see."

Noticing the vague confusion on the waiter's face, I felt a little guilty for no reason.

But I didn't say anything, and I took Roger out of the hotel directly, and started wandering around Yvette city aimlessly, just to pass the time. Unlike usual, this time not only could I not find what I wanted to do, but even Qiuqiu, who always complained to me, was not by my side.

Is there such a thing as purity in life?

No, perhaps it would be more accurate to say calm.

As the second largest city in the empire, even if any strange events happen, it is unlikely that all hopes will be pinned on a brave man who does not look like an adult man, so today I can pretend to be an ordinary trip Or relax all day?

If so, not bad.

"Meow?"

"Ah, I wandered to the central square again before I knew it."

Originally, I wanted to walk around the entire Yvette city, but ended up at the place where I met Roger yesterday.

Located in the middle of the whole city, the central square of Yvette City, the landmark buildings are a decorative pool and an old clock tower.

It is said that this bell tower was presented to the city of Yvette by the church. The ancient bell on it was gifted, and the sound it made had the effect of soothing the soul. And if there is an invasion of undead creatures, as long as the ancient clock is rung, the city of Yvette can remain absolutely safe.

Still, say it.

In fact, no undead creature would have the leisure to invade a human city.

So far, the bell tower has only been rung to tell the time.

"Boom! Boom!"

Like now.

Periodically, the big bell will ring once every two hours. The number of rings is related to the time. For example, it is two o'clock in the afternoon, then the bell tower will ring twice... As for why it is not 14 times, it may be Because the residents of the city have complained about being too noisy.

If you really want to count like this, wouldn't it be 24 times at 12 o'clock in the evening?

"Meow!"

"Hey... over here? Is there anything?"

"Meow."

"That's right, there's nothing to do just standing here."

I nodded in agreement with Roger and walked in his direction.

Anyway, there is no better idea now, and Roger is a cat-shaped support familiar, so his intuition is probably fine.

I only found out about supporting the familiar last night. Of course, Qiuqiu was responsible for the explanation. After all, among the few of us, only Qiuqiu knew about such "almost impossible" magical creatures.

Familiar is a magical creature that assists the caster to perform certain things, and most of them are made by the caster with special materials. But the supporting familiars are another type. They are more like a race, but the creatures of this race have a particularly low sense of existence.

It could be a bird, it could be a dog, it could even be someone you once knew.

The only way to tell is to sign a contract with the supporting familiar, and only then can the other party's identity be discovered.

Of course, I did not sign a contract with Roger, but relying on the identification method that Chuqiu found out from somewhere, I came to the conclusion that Roger is supporting the familiar, and the same is true for the white Ron. Gemini? Now I am raising this black cat as the owner, and I don't know what his abilities are.

"Meow."

"Here, but here is a wall."

Roger stopped me suddenly, but I couldn't find anything resembling an entrance.

The hard wall and the dull sound when I knocked made me sure that it was just a wall with nothing strange, but Roger jumped out of my arms, waved his cat's claws and started scratching the wall, making a harsh sound. Not long after, what was originally a wall turned into a wooden door, and then a man opened the wooden door.

"It's really a rude way of calling...Eh? Mr. Neil."

"It turned out to be the boss. By the way, why did you open the hotel to such a place?"

"No, I didn't plan to open a store in the country of the 'Day Star', but your cat called me over."

"……Eh."

is that so?

I looked down at Roger, who was sitting on the ground wagging his tail, looking smug, then stood up and hopped expertly into my hood, popping his head over my shoulder and looking at Roy. Roy didn't feel strange because of Roger, but looked very familiar, and took out a candy-like thing and fed it to the black cat.

Yes, feed cats sugar.

The cat still ate and made a "cracking" sound, which sounded very crispy.

"……ha?"

"Oh, Mr. Neil hasn't understood the habits of 'Hart'?"

"No...but what does 'Hart' mean?"

"Eh!"

Roy froze for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something.

"'Hart' is the cat's previous name, named after the 'fantasy creature of the void', probably his previous owner was a person with a rich imagination."

"What's the matter with imagination!"

"No, no, it's just my personal opinion."

Roy smiled and waved, trying to get me off the subject.

"What is it called now? The supporting familiar often changes its name every time it changes its master."

"Roger."

"Roger... Could it be that Mr. Neil misses me?"

"No, not at all."

"What a pity. I thought it was rare to see a friend. I can give you some free information..."

"Yes! I miss you very much."

Without changing his face, he denied what he had said before.

I think my integrity is about to drop.

"Pfft, anyway, do you want to come in and sit for a while? It's quite cold outside."

After Roy finished speaking, the sky began to snow, followed by a gust of wind. The sunny day that should have been cloudless suddenly turned into a blizzard.

In fact, I was going to reject Roy's invitation. My intuition told me that I would be involved in bad things after I went in, but the weather changes, which seemed to be operated by someone in a black box, really made me wonder what to do.

In the end, he could only follow Roy into this "Dongsheng" hotel that he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Two cups of fresh hot milk are a free gift for the lost brave."

"...Thank you very much."

"You are welcome."

I kind of want to smash my glass at his head.

Especially after seeing that very unbeatable smile.

Roger is much calmer than me. After jumping out of my hood and landing on the table, he lay leisurely next to his own share of milk, eating with satisfaction... probably something for lunch? A piece of milk, a little sugar-like thing that Roy fed before, and a few pieces of jerky.

Although cats are omnivores, this is the first time I have seen a cat that directly bites a long strip of jerky.

Or is it special because it supports familiars?

"Is there anything you have to tell me?"

"Ah, I just wanted to help you with something."

Roy said so, after packing everything up, he took out a small hammer from the drawer and put it in front of me.

A brand-new hammer, the handle is made of wood, and the head is a kind of metal that I have never seen before... At least I can be sure that it is not made of iron, because when I pick it up, I can feel that the flow of Mana is not hindered.

Ordinary iron products cannot reach this level.

"What's this?"

"A small hammer that can make people's wishes come true. Just think about what you want, and then hit it hard on the head."

"..."

I tried my best to show an expression of "Are you kidding me?" on my face, expressing my inner doubts.

But unfortunately, I failed.

So I just hit Roy on the head with a hammer.

"You're just kidding me!"

"Oh oh oh sorry sorry! Please stop attacking the poor boss who is unarmed and unable to resist. I just made a little joke with you, Mr. Neil."

"Little?"

"Okay, okay, I'm a little rude."

Roy handed me a cup of hot drink again.

"Mr. Neil knows that there is a dilapidated clock tower in the central square of Yvette City, right?"

"Um."

"This hammer is actually matched with that ancient clock."

"...What the F @ck?"

"...Why sir, you can only read this rune so neatly."

"Probably because I encountered too many strange things."

I waved my hand to signal Roy not to care about these little things.

"And then? It's not just as simple as matching, I don't think you're looking for me specifically, it's as simple as asking me to bring this hammer back to the clock tower."

"Of course not, I just need you to walk around the streets with this hammer, sir."

"Eh?"

"Everything is set, but in order to make events happen earlier or later, then a little bit of small steps have to be changed."

"..."

"Even if you try to change the past, you can't make the present where you are different, because the route derived from the changed past is not on the line you are on... However, if you change the present, it will not be fixed. The future I know might be a little bit different.”

"so?"

I think if Roy continues like this, I will be dazed.

"Take this hammer for a walk on the street. Perhaps Mr. Neil will encounter something that no one else will encounter in a lifetime. In return for this request, I will give you a hint."

"What hint."

I picked up Roger, who had curled up into a ball after eating, put him back in the hood, and stood up.

"No one can trap time, even if it seems to repeat on the same day, as long as you observe carefully, you will eventually find the flaw."

"..."

"That's it, the blizzard that started suddenly should have stopped, and I should go to another place and wait for the guests."

"…………oh."

"Two gold coins, fractions are not counted."

"Huh? Didn't you say that information is a reward?"

I looked at Roy, trying to get an explanation. Then I saw him show that smile that I felt so familiar that only a profiteer would have.

"The cup of hot drink I gave you just now costs 2 gold coins and 6 copper coins. That's not my treat."

"...The fraction of 6 copper coins is nothing to save."

"Oh? Or is Mr. Neil going to give me 3 gold coins boldly?"

"Is this how you round up? Why don't you say it's a hundred million!"

"if you can……"

"goodbye!"

Throwing 3 gold coins on the table, I took Roger out of the hotel with the feeling of "never coming here again".

"Go slowly, see you next time if you have a chance."

As Roy's voice became smaller and smaller, by the time I came back to my senses, I had already returned to the previous alleyway. The wooden door on the wall is gone, and all I can see are three strangely dressed people who look like gangsters. I don’t know what they were planning to do when they gathered together, but at least they are now focusing on me. up.

"Oh, little brother! I don't know how you got here, but since you're here, don't rush away."

"Yes, yes, it's fate to meet you once in a while, why don't you go have a few drinks together."

"If you don't have time, you can just give me the money."

"..."

"Meow?"

"For a while, I plan to move around."

Just take it out of your temper.

I just came out of Roy's side, and I was a little upset.

I patted Roger on the head to hide his head from the hood, and then I pulled out a magic scroll from my backpack.

"[Concentrated blasting]!"

"boom!"

The familiar explosion sounded like this.

At the same time, there were the screams of three people.

Feeling good in every sense?

I nodded with satisfaction, and led Roger out of the alleyway.

According to Roy, you can encounter something by walking casually on the street with a hammer.

But in fact, after I almost traveled all over the city of Yvette, I didn't encounter anything special except being mistaken for a "delinquent boy preparing to commit a crime". If Roy refers to the things I encountered, I don't mind asking Roger to find a way to pull the door of his hotel, then go in and blow up people, tables and chairs, and finally fling with a sum of money .

Is it not bad to think about it this way?

After all, every time we meet, I will be tricked by that old profiteer.

Even though his appearance is only about ten years old, it can't change his essence as a profiteer.

"Tsk."

"Meow?"

"Ah, nothing, I just remembered what Roy said."

I raised the hammer in my hand and swung it randomly in the air a few times, trying to achieve the same effect as Sen's hammer, but obviously, I failed.

"What is this hammer for? Can you really encounter things just walking like this?"

"Meow……"

"Well, you don't know either."

"Meow?"

"That's right. Since I hate trouble, why should I agree? At worst, I can just pay for all free items."

"Meow."

"..."

Looking at the hammer in his hand, it was as if he saw Roy's proud smiling face.

For a moment, I felt inexplicably stupid.

It's obviously a simple problem that can be solved with money, but I was entangled by him. I really took this hammer and went around almost the entire city of Yvette. I don't know how Emily will laugh at me after knowing this. Maybe it's something like "hahahaha, someone will save this brave man with brain problems", or "it's okay, just give the brave man a drink of my special gold medal wisdom enhancer".

I rubbed my forehead with my hand and took a deep breath.

I don't want to go back to the hotel at all.

"Let's keep shaking?"

"Meow."

"That's right, I've done it anyway, so let's do the whole set."

With this mentality, I continued to hold the hammer that Roy gave me, and led Roger to walk aimlessly in Yvette City. Sometimes I would stop to look at the people on both sides of the road, and leave in a hurry until the other party saw the hammer in my hand as if I was about to call the guards; Spontaneously ran to the guards and surrendered, causing the prison in Yvette City to be overcrowded.

After walking all over the city of Yvette, I finally walked back to the central square.

Standing in front of the dilapidated clock tower that has been mentioned many times.

The only entrance that can enter the bell tower has been sealed. The iron door is tied with heavy iron chains, and it has been wound several times. Besides, these iron chains are full of rust. It took a lot of time to remove the chains. Maybe it would be easier to use magic, but if I want to enter the clock tower, I definitely don't want to be noticed, otherwise it will cause quite a lot of trouble.

Lilith as a princess may help me relieve a lot of stress, but it is a troublesome thing after all.

"Meow?"

"I want to see if there is a place where I can go directly... If you want to fly, it's fine. There will be counter-type magic circles for floating and flying magic in the city. If you don't pay attention, you will be shot down directly."

"Meow."

"Yes, yes, spells that are obviously convenient for human actions are banned in order to prevent unfavorable factors. Whether human development is progressing or regressing is a very heavy question."

"Meow meow meow."

"By the way, Roger, how good is your ability to climb walls?"

"Meow!"

"It's very neat, let me take a look."

I walked around the clock tower and finally found a window that was relatively close to the ground. Normally, it is not a height that ordinary people can climb. In addition, although the clock tower has a long history, the walls are still very smooth. Climbing with bare hands It is even more impossible to go up, and there is really nothing to care about, so no one has trespassed yet?

Probably not!

However, it would be better to confirm with Qiuqiu when she comes back at night.

"Meow?"

"Not now, even if it is necessary to investigate, it must be confirmed. Besides, Roy didn't let me enter the clock tower. Let's take this hammer and walk for a while. When the time is almost, go back to the hotel directly. Ask Qiuqiu if you don't understand. Enough."

After all, it is a library where human figures walk by themselves.

Roger and I left the central square and headed down the alleyway back to the hotel. I didn’t encounter any bad elements on the road this time, but I saw all kinds of traces left after the blasting. During the period, I could hear Roger’s complaints from time to time, probably “It’s really random to shoot”, “You love this city so much” ", "Don't dare to blow up the world if you dare to blow up the alley", in short, it is a speech that encourages me to blow up something.

The cat is probably poisonous.

But I do appreciate him.

"Roger, what do you say about the hammer if we didn't encounter any incidents when we returned to the hotel?"

"Meow."

"That's right, we'll talk about it when we go back."

With this mentality in mind, I was ready to walk out of the alley.

In the end, he was unexpectedly stopped by a girl.

He should be dressed like a child of aristocrats, but his clothes are full of stains, as if he escaped from somewhere; his skin is terribly pale, and his body is too thin, giving people a feeling that "the next second will directly fall down." The feeling of going down"; the disheveled hair covered her face, and she couldn't distinguish her appearance, so she could only draw a strange conclusion by feeling.

She seemed to care about the hammer in my hand.

Shake the hammer from side to side, and her head turns with it.

After a few probes, I lost interest.

"Do you want this?"

"..."

nod.

"So can you tell me what you're doing with this?"

"..."

Nodding, he pointed to the clock tower.

"I'm going to ring the bell! Then I'll give it to you."

I handed the hammer out, and after the girl took the hammer away, she repeated it several times as if checking it, before taking a few steps back, bowing towards where I was standing, then turned around and walked towards the clock tower. After watching the girl leave until I could no longer see her figure, I came back to my senses and prepared to return to the hotel.

It's almost evening now, and the time is about the same. It is estimated that Lilith and the others will go back to the hotel before me.

"Meow?"

"Eh!"

Roger's sudden question made me realize a very strange situation: the clock tower is locked, and the chain looks like it hasn't been moved for a long time, so how can any girl enter the clock tower and ring the big bell...even Yes, who rang the bell that was heard last night? !

Why did no one in the whole city care about this problem!

According to the information collected before, for the people living in Yvette City, they are used to "ringing the bell every two hours to tell the time", and "the number of ringing is related to the time", but no one Notice the fact that "the gate of the clock tower has no traces of people coming in and out".

"That's what... Roy said?"

"Meow!"

"Okay, let's go back to the bell tower immediately!"

Just do it.

For the convenience of running, I let Roger jump into my arms, and ran towards the clock tower with him in my arms. Obviously, it should not be the end of the work time, but there is an inexplicable large wave of people moving away from the clock tower. Normally, it would only be strange, but now it feels a little scary.

Is this a cover-up?

No, no, I didn't notice the fluctuation of Mana, it should be a higher level method.

It doesn't feel like a gift, maybe it's a modification... Although this is the only answer, I really can't believe it.

However, the facts are in front of us, unless someone modifies the cognition of the residents in the entire city without authorization, otherwise this level cannot be achieved. Attempts to make extensive modifications without being noticed must take advantage of something that the inhabitants of this city take for granted.

That is the clock tower.

The only explanation for this situation is that "there is something wrong with the sound of this ancient big clock".

After passing through the crowds, Roger and I came to the bottom of the clock tower. The chains that were originally fastened to the doorknob were torn off, and fragments were scattered on the ground. The left half of the gate was also crumbling, like a It's like it's going to fall down soon.

There are bright red footprints on the floor inside the clock tower.

Even people with less sensitive noses can smell the strong smell of blood inside.

"Meow!"

"Understood, Roger, you pay attention to safety."

Put Roger down and let him go ahead, and I followed behind him slowly.

The more I go up, the stronger the smell of blood, and the more messy the footprints on the floor. I can't imagine what the people who came before me have experienced. Until, I reached a corner in front of the top floor of the clock tower, looked up at the bright red clock that seemed to have been soaked in a pool of blood, and the girl standing next to it holding a hammer high.

That girl is the same girl who took the hammer from me earlier.

It's just that she has changed her attire now.

The clothes that should have been messy were much cleaner, and the messy hair was tied into whips.

It's a pity that due to the backlight, I couldn't see what the girl's face looked like at all.

"..."

The girl's mouth moved, as if to tell me something.

She reached out to me, but didn't move.

Do you want me to go there?

"Meow!"

Roger suddenly screamed and knocked me away, and then I heard a "ding".

A long thorn appeared on the position where I was standing just now. I can't see what kind of material it is, but it is definitely not a good thing.

If Roger hadn't pushed me away, I'd probably be nailed to the wall.

"what are you up to?"

"..."

The girl didn't respond to my inquiries.

She just focused on the big clock, holding the hammer in her right hand and smashing it down vigorously.

"clang!"

The loud noise made me temporarily blind. When I regained my senses, I was in a bright and clean room. Roger was lying on a table not far away. Beside Roger was a white man. Ron the cat, the two cats looked very familiar, they were meowing and talking about something.

I can clearly understand cat language, why can't I understand when Roger and Ron are communicating!

I kind of want to hear the little secret of the twins.

"Master! Why are you in a daze, hurry up and play the cards!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Rubbing the back of my head, I complained, looked down at the cards in my hand, and sighed after repeated confirmation.

Why is [Surviving Renegade] again, although this character is quite interesting, but I also want to try other character cards, after all, the unique skills of this character are a bit embarrassing, and there is no explosive power... Wait, why should I Want to say again? Logically speaking, this should be my second time playing this board game!

By the way, the first time was just a plate, I used... what?

"Neil? Are you mentally okay?"

Maybe it's because I haven't moved for too long, Lilith asked me worriedly.

"Ah... maybe."

It's really not a good thing to have a mess of memory, I reluctantly put it off, just when a bell rang outside the house, signaling the end of the day, I withdrew the cards in my hand.

"It's already this time. When I wake up, I have to catch the ship. It's 10 o'clock, right... In order to ensure that I can wake up normally, it's better to go to bed early."

With that said, I am about to leave the room.

Then got caught by Emily.

"What, even if it's past 12 o'clock, the sailing is tomorrow, right? Today is only the second day! Brave, have you kept track of the time?"

"ha?"

I was stunned, and I just didn't react.

"What, the brave man thinks that he will lose, so he is ready to run away!"

"That's not true! I'll show you the win right away!"

"Oh... sorry Neil, I should have won this game."

"Wait, Your Highness! I haven't acted yet, okay?!"

"Hey, but no matter what you do, I can use these cards to kill you all."

Looking at the character card [Caller of Hit], item card [Destiny A·Weapon], magic card [Destiny B·Will], and magic card [Destiny C·Hope] in Lilith's hand, I feel a bit of liver pain.

According to legend, you can win directly after collecting all the cards in the first round.

It was me who started the game.

And in the first round of the game, there is no way to defeat a player by causing damage.

In other words, when Lilith takes a new action, she only needs to bounce all these cards to declare the game over.

As expected of Her Royal Highness.

Even the luck value is...but logically speaking, Qiuqiu is the luckiest among us, right?

I don't even know where I feel.

"Okay, brave! Hurry up and shuffle the cards!"

"Okay, okay, I get it, don't drag me any more! You, an older girl, have amazing strength!"

"I'm sorry I'm just an older girl! You baby-faced nymph!"

"Who is Nizi!"

"It's you!"

"Don't give someone such a strange name!"

"Shuffle the cards! It's useless to talk!"

"Tsk!"

Then I go back to the fight.

No matter how big the sense of disobedience is, it can only be dealt with after waking up!

With this in mind, I put my attention into the game and put those few violations behind me.

【How exactly do you want to rub senior sister on the ground! 】

This is a question that needs careful consideration.