The Status Window Disappeared

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On his way out of the academy on a ghost horse, Chris encountered another person in a dark alley.

The woman, apparently aware of his coming, spoke to him with a staff.

However, there was no sign that the action was blocking the road.

Chris stopped the ghost horse for a moment and greeted the dean.

I didn’t feel comfortable, maybe it was because I had just shaken off the Rosefeldt.

“I thought you were dealing with this incident… … .”

“I don’t have to take care of you. But I’m a bit sad to let it go.”

Saying that, the dean raised his cane, but when Chris didn’t show much reaction, he retracted his bluff.

Chris was sure she wouldn’t attack him.

Even though their compatibility was so bad, he killed the monster she couldn’t defeat in one blow.

So, I won’t be fighting a fight here.

“Are you going back to Elgar?”

“Yes, thank you for your sincere cooperation.”

“Don’t say anything nasty. I wonder what will happen if rumors spread that I cooperated with the Queen of the Dead… … .”

After a brief grumble, she stepped aside to one side of the alley and opened the way.

Chris passed her quietly and headed for Elgar’s mansion.

***

A large, luxurious carriage was preparing to set out in the gloomy mansion, as if isolated from the clamor of the outside world.

“welcome. The master is waiting for you.”

Following the guidance of the ladies-in-waiting, Chris left the ghost horse and entered the wagon.

The interior space of the traveling wagon was expanded with magic.

If you look inside, it’s like a bedroom of a great nobleman.

Elgar was sitting in front of the tea table in a comfortable outfit.

She offered Chris a seat in front of her and then questioned in a mysterious voice.

“Have you just been there? great job. But it seemed like you didn’t talk to me and let things go a little further?”

There is no way that she, an outstanding magician, could not have noticed what was happening inside the academy.

Chris swallowed his saliva and made up his mind.

Elgar is a much more dangerous and powerful opponent than the monsters from before.

If you answer incorrectly here, your neck may fly off at once.

Chris, who had been thinking about it briefly and boldly, chose a way to mix flattery.

“sorry. I thought Elgar knew about this in advance. It’s too trivial to report to Elgar directly… … .”

“How am I?”

As if Elgar guessed Chris’ intentions, he showed a thin smile.

Chris was encouraged by that fact and went a little further.

“It was right after I regained the power of the players that I headed for Seidran Royal. At that time, the ghost horse was also next to me, so I thought it would have been told to Elgar-sama as well. Also, Elgar-sama’s call was appropriate enough to go a little too far.”

Elgar called Chris to Seidran right after defeating the leader of the knights.

As the story progressed, Chris was convinced of his logic.

“Elga-nim took care of me and summoned me to Seidran. He gave me the opportunity to test the magic of sucking and to catch the tail of the black flag… I thought so.”

“I sent him to the academy, and his speaking skills improved. good. I was going to finish the esoteric experiment anyway, so I won’t make it an issue this time. So where are you going now?”

“Actually, I don’t know. I should have caught them by the tail this time, but I couldn’t… … .”

Chris told the story in detail and even came up with his own speculation.

The black magician belonging to the black flag had vitality and magic provided by the status window.

However, there was no sign of using the skill.

If he tried to run away using his skills, even Chris would have had a hard time chasing him.

So it means that he couldn’t use the skill in the first place.

“He must have been implanted by selecting only vitality and magic among the components of the status window. The experiments being conducted here must be of that kind.”

It is unknown what exactly the experiment was aimed at, but it was a failed experiment anyway.

Chris wanted to find out the link between the black flag and the bastard rather than the experiment itself.

However, he is already dead, and the other members must have disappeared or been killed earlier.

If there is one ray of hope, it is the unidentified force that was conducting the search at the same time as Chris… … .

I can’t interrogate them now that I’m separated from the dean.

The witch sitting across from Chris leisurely passed the wine and gestured to the ladies-in-waiting as if waiting for him to speak.

Then the maids who disappeared outside the carriage returned with the bound man.

Chris asked her with a hopeless heart.

“this person is… … .”

“He’s the guy who secretly ran away from the academy. I tried to catch it out of curiosity, but it caught on. Tell me about your affiliation and mission.”

Elgar coldly let out, and the prisoner with a pale blue face stammered out.

“Breton Empire Intelligence Department… I infiltrated the Seidran Royal Family in pursuit of the black flag.”

“Empire? The Empire is after a black flag?”

Surprised by the man’s words, Chris asked with bloodshot eyes.

But the next moment, he understood the man’s words.

As the name suggests, the Empire is an undeniably powerful country.

And one of the conditions for being recognized as a great power is ‘to have many excellent players’.

Not now, but not too long ago.

So it’s only natural that the Empire is also aiming for the black flag.

If the intelligence department is on the move, you must have already figured out some of the truth about them.

Or maybe I fell for the information Chris uncovered… … .

With a new clue in front of his eyes, Chris looked at Elgar desperately as if asking for permission.

Elgar gave permission for the interrogation, laughing as if he couldn’t stop it.

The man who seemed to have been subdued by her answered Chris’ question straight away.

“How far did the Breton Empire find out about the black flag?”

“I’m a junior, so I don’t know the details. However, I overheard information that the cause of the missing status window was not the black flag. The Empire has secured a lot of information besides that.”

“Isn’t the black flag the culprit behind the disappearances?”

Chris, who was shocked by the unbelievable sound, tried to understand it belatedly.

The man who had been mentally controlled by Elgar would not have lied or spit out unconfirmed information.

If the man’s testimony is correct, it means that he has been wrong all along.

If you think about it, the actions of the black flag and the disappearance of the status bar are slightly out of sync.

They are a group of wizards who try to gain knowledge by studying the status window, which is the power of players.

It’s a little strange that such people reduce the number of status windows that are subject to study.

‘Looking at the size and work of these guys, there is a feeling that it is not enough to steal all the status windows of players around the world… … .’

An organization powerful enough to steal the status windows of players around the world misses Chris and Louis, and is also discovered in Seidran Royal?

No matter how much secrecy is emphasized, isn’t that a bit too much?

Chris came to one conclusion after pondering and asking questions for a long time.

There is a force behind it that you don’t know about yet.

The robbery of the status window was the work of the black flag, but the disappearance of all other players’ status windows must have been the result of a third party’s intervention.

Listening to the man’s words, it seemed that the Breton Empire also thought roughly that way.

After Chris finished the interrogation, Elgar killed the man who had finished the confession by snapping his fingers, and ordered the maids to dispose of the body.

Unfortunately, the man was at the bottom, so I didn’t know more than that.

However, it seemed certain that the Breton Empire had secured a lot of other information.

After another sip of wine, she patronized Chris.

“Do you know where to go now?”

“… yes. Empire was supposed to go a little later, but we have to move it forward.”

The Empire is already going after the black flag and the mastermind behind the disappearance of the status window with all their might.

So Chris must sneak into the Empire and intercept their achievements.

It’s much more efficient that way than chasing them directly because he is weak and has little influence.

The witch nodded in front of the troubled Chris and started the carriage.

The wagon escorted by the dead passed through the capital without any hindrance.

Chris, who was in trouble, saw the witch watching him and hurriedly greeted him.

“Ah, thank you. I only get help from Elgar-sama every time.”

“If you’re thankful, you’ll die a little. Then I could easily bring it back to life and use it as an attendant.”

“Oh, I still have work to do… … .”

Chris, sweating profusely, accepted the witch’s joke.

The witch handed him a wine glass.

The carriage that left the capital stopped only after a full day had passed.

Chris, who landed in the forest where people can’t reach, prepared a new journey with the ghost horse.

Elgar, who came out to meet him outside the carriage, greeted the ghost horse by stroking it.

“Don’t die out of my eyes. Then see you next time.”

“Yes, I will see you alive next time.”

Chris, who took the communication scroll that the maid gave him, was greeted by Elgar and climbed on top of the ghost horse.

The kingdom and empire of Seidran were not too far away, but there was no time for idleness.

It wasn’t long before Chris disappeared through the trees, and Elgar turned to climb back into the carriage.

However, as she moved, one of the ladies-in-waiting trembled slightly.

The witch stood in front of the maid and noticed her uncomfortable expression.

“Why? It looks like your mouth is itching. Please tell me sometime.”

“Oh, no. I just… … .”

“Didn’t I tell you to tell me?”

There was a vast temperature difference between the first horse and the second horse.

The lady-in-waiting gave up on pretending and quietly uttered her sincerity.

Elgar’s attendants were not allowed to lie.

“That man cheated on his master, disregarded the mission given by the master, and pursued his own interests. But instead of judging it, the master gives grace, so that’s what bothers me.”

Confession of a relatively young maid.

The other ladies-in-waiting who heard it secretly closed their eyes in anticipation of what would happen next.

Elgar tilts her head and replies as if she’s worried about everything.

“Do you think Chris has the ability to fool me? Are there places around him that my eyes can’t reach?”

“Oh, no. It’s not… … .”

“Then did Chris neglect his duty? Did you reveal your identity and reveal the information about the secret art of sucking magic?”

“No, not even that.”

The lady-in-waiting felt that she was getting more and more speechless and clenched her teeth.

Elgar just calmly continues his questioning.

“Are you dissatisfied with Chris pursuing his own interests? Humans are bound to pursue their own interests. If you don’t like that, I’ll take your advice and use only corpses from now on.”

“sorry. I was arrogantly questioning the master’s will.”

“okay. I just need to know.”

Elgar smiled and nodded, then snapped her fingers to catch her breath.

The surviving ladies-in-waiting disposed of the corpse in a very familiar manner and entered the carriage to attend to her.

The army of the dead left the desolate forest before long.

The corpse of the abandoned handmaiden quickly rotted away and fed the crows’ stomachs.

***

The Breton Empire was a great power with a long history, but its influence on the continent was insignificant.

That’s because Breton was an island country a little far from the continent.

They have tried to advance into the continent several times in the past, but the checks from the countries located on the coast were too strong, so they were defeated every time.

In the end, the people of Breton had no choice but to fight and live among themselves on a cramped island.

But that was a story from a few years ago.

Breton, who actively accepted the knowledge and culture of the players, ended his long retreat and raised an army to advance into the continent.

And finally, they succeeded in driving out their old enemies, the coastal states.

Chris first wanted to join the conquest army in order to hide in Breton.

‘Even though it advanced to the continent, Breton’s home country is still an island country. The people of the island country quickly notice strangers, so if you sneak in, you’ll be in big trouble.’

Citizenship is required to hide in Breton’s home country.

And one of the easiest ways to obtain Breton citizenship is to join the military.

Of course, it was not necessary to start as a lowly soldier to obtain citizenship.

I didn’t even want to do that.

‘In any country, the military has a very close relationship with the players. If you rise to a higher rank in the military, it will be easier to dig up information about the Black Flag.’

What Chris chose was the path of a noncommissioned officer.

As a veteran mercenary, he was a talent welcomed by the armies of all countries.

I don’t know of an officer who has to have a very clear origin, but becoming a noncommissioned officer is nothing more than a piece of cake.

Indeed, Breton’s recruiting officer was overjoyed to hear Chris’ words.

That’s right, if you accept Chris now, you’ll get a well-trained horse for free.

Disguised as one of his fake identities, Chris was able to pass the recruiting test without difficulty.

It was a bit awkward to keep using the name Chris, but his pseudonyms were all common names, so it didn’t seem like a big problem.

He had met about five Chriss during his mercenary life.

“Now then, which unit do you want to be assigned to? If you’re a talented person like you, I’ll do my best to get you assigned to the unit you want. Instead, you have something to do for me… … .”

Chris, who had been caught off guard as a mercenary, quickly understood what the recruiting officer meant.

The Breton Empire seemed to provide a clear reward for performance.

“Recruitment officer, didn’t you meet me at a bar the other day? At that time, he bought me a drink and explained how great the Breton Imperial Army was.”

“This friend’s story is fast. You have the dignity of a veteran. Yes, if someone asks about your motive for enlisting later, answer that. So which unit do you want to go to? If you go to the rear unit, you can safely obtain citizenship, although it will take a little longer… … .”

“I like the front line. It would be even better if it is a place where you can make a lot of contributions and have a proper relationship.”

“ah… Your heart was filled with ambition. good! I know where I’m sure.”

The recruiting officer wrote down various things on the enlistment papers and handed them to Chris.

Chris shook his hand and walked lightly out of the building.