The Status Window Disappeared

Breton Empire (9)

The assassin who was captured by Chris was moved to the next room in the basement by the hands of the paladins.

As he passed the door guarded by wide-eyed guards, the fishy smell of blood stung Chris’ nose.

He surveyed the scene in the room and expressed his feelings as they were.

“I thought the cult’s interrogation would have been more sophisticated… … .”

“There is such a way, but it is because he committed a serious crime.”

Hebra replied without changing her complexion.

The inside of the interrogation room where the assassin was confined had long been drenched in blood.

The priests who were in charge of interrogating him healed his body by using even the divine power.

It was a spectacle that made me wonder how much blood could come out of a human body.

Chris thought he might have gone too far, but he shook his head as he recalled the images of the victims killed by the assassins.

The officials of the church who were attacked by them had their whole bodies hacked up and were stored in wooden barrels.

The paladins with thin, long swords stabbed the assassin’s body as if they were playing a board game featuring pirates in oak barrels.

Chris could feel the immense resentment just by looking at their backs.

When Hebra summoned one of the paladins to the back, their mad vengeance slowed down a bit.

Apparently, he had a high status within the Order, considering he was being chased by assassins without a decent escort.

Well, she was targeted by Nom and other assassins.

In that state, he would have attracted a lot of attention if he had been accompanied by escorts.

“Sister, did you find out who was behind them?”

“yes. As we guessed, he belonged to the government of the Breton Empire.”

“The imperial government sends assassins to harm priests and followers?”

When Chris interjected, Hebra answered with a short tongue click.

“Perhaps the empire noticed the circumstances behind the disappearance of the status window. It must be a good opportunity for those who have previously regarded us as a thorn in the eye. Our church will completely withdraw from the mainland within one month.”

“Withdrawal?”

Religion is strong.

In a place where miracles exist like this world, there is no need to say more.

Chris was a little taken aback, knowing that the Church would immediately retaliate.

Hebra also makes a disapproving voice as if he doesn’t like this measure.

“Currently, our church is focusing its efforts on the pursuit of the black flag. It’s not a good idea to deal with the Breton Empire and them at the same time.”

“Is there a divine punishment?”

Chris was reluctant to kill priests because of divine punishment.

After a brief conflict, Hebra confessed the truth.

“Currently, Cadral-nim cannot issue divine punishment. Most other denominations do the same.”

“yes? Why?”

“As I said earlier, you attempted to seal the status window with the power you would use to punish the Divine Punishment.”

“ah… … .”

Chris finally understood the situation.

While the two were talking, the assassin, who had become nothing other than a hedgehog, stopped breathing.

Looking at the dead assassin, Hebra approached Chris who wanted to get out of this damp place.

“The condition that can be placed in the temple is that Chris’ status window will be maintained even after defeating the black flag. Of course, you should know that if you abuse it, the Church can thoroughly punish Chris.”

Chris, who expressed his affirmation to Hebra’s words, could no longer delay his answer.

After thinking about it for a while, he nodded while looking at Hebra.

“I will help with the Cadral Church in tracking down the Black Flag.”

“You did well.”

I don’t know how far the magic absorption magic will be, but I have no choice but to trust Elgar.

And these are very attractive reinforcements.

Even if it is a church so weak that it cannot use divine punishment, the infrastructure they have built over thousands of years is incomparable to that of Chris.

Since ancient times, where there are people, there will be religion.

The task of tracking would be much easier if he could get help from followers and priests all over the world.

Chris asked about his future schedule, feeling anxious that his plans might go awry.

“So, are we leaving the Empire in a month?”

“For now, we will move together when the church withdraws. Any problem?”

Hebra, who read the anxiety in his voice, tilted her head, and Chris loosed her promise to Tyrone.

She was listening to Chris and suddenly opened her eyes.

“Wait. The Breton Empire planted spies in the Black Flag? Does the player named Tyrone know the whereabouts of that person?”

“Yes, I’m trying to escape Rondanium and chase after you.”

“Good. Then you can escape in a week as planned. If you have a clue that leads to the black flag, the sooner you move, the better.”

It seemed that the Cadral Church did not collect as much information about the Black Flag as Chris thought.

Well, this is the information that Tyrone also obtained through almost eavesdropping from the Imperial Inspection Department.

She promised not only to follow Chris’ plan, but also to secure Tyrone’s status window and assist in the escape from the capital.

“To move that number of people, you would need a large cargo ship. There are sailors who depart in a week among devotees devoted to Lord Cadral. Get their help.”

“great.”

Working hand in hand with the shrine already makes things easier.

Chris even rented the basement of the temple and was about to return to Elom’s mansion to discuss with Tyrone.

Then, Hebra hesitated with a slightly worried expression.

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

“no… Shinto-sama, don’t you want to return to the original world?”

Hebra responded as if she was rather surprised that the story hadn’t come out.

It seems that the other players made such a request whenever they saw priests.

Chris smiles at her question and shakes his head.

“There is still a lot to do in this world. Then I will go back.”

“Um, yes. Enter carefully.”

Leaving behind Hebra’s confused expression, Chris left the temple and returned to the mansion.

* * *

Tyrone and the ghost horse, who had been visited by him again, looked at him with an unbelievable expression.

“Hey, wait. Seeing your expression… … .”

“There are more people to accompany us to escape.”

When Chris said something, Tyrone rolled over the haystack and struggled like a fit.

He forgets to control his voice and screams in protest.

“Hey man! What if the number of people increases with each passing day? Will you take everyone out of Rondanium in a minute?”

“Calm down. Thanks to that, I even got a boat to use when escaping.”

“what?”

Tyrone’s expression became strange when he not only decided to cooperate with the temple, but also informed the people behind the disappearance of the status window.

He was grateful for the new information, but at the same time couldn’t hide his excitement.

“good. Then, can I get the status window back soon?”

“Just find the thief like me and kill him. Are you sure you know the identity of the imperial spy? If you go later and say you’re lying, the paladins might tear you apart and kill you.”

Tyrone shakes his hand when Chris speaks in a subtle threatening tone.

“Don’t worry about that. Do you know how many times I almost died stealing that information? The Imperial Inspection Department will not even know that I am aware of the existence of a spy.”

“That’s it.”

Returning to the temple before the sun came up, Chris entered the cellar borrowed from Hebra and began practicing his skills.

Although it already has the class change function, this is a special move that can only be used once per battle.

If you can use the skill without borrowing the power of the status window, it will be of great help in actual combat.

In each class, it is possible to choose only the useful skills and skip them, and ignore the class-specific penalties.

As a hardcore user of Arios Online, he was able to pull out about a dozen skills that were more powerful and useful than others.

However, his attempt to pick and choose skills did not end well.

Chris, who started training with excitement, soon ran into a dead end.

‘Is this a lot harder than I thought?’

It wasn’t even that I was trying to eat it raw.

I was fully prepared to suffer to some extent, but when I actually tried it, it was more difficult than I imagined.

Not only skillful use of the skills I had used through the status window, but even clumsily following them was not working properly.

Chris, who practiced other skills first as a test, only then realized his mistake.

The early skills learned at a relatively low level felt like they were growing even after roughly copying them.

‘You tried to fly before I learned how to jump.’

Status Window is a program for cultivating believers with a long history.

Can the skills registered in such a status window be the same as those in a simple game?

Low-level skills are the foundation for learning higher-level skills.

Looking at it now, the entire list of skills for each class was like a kind of curriculum.

Of course, most of the useful and powerful skills that Chris coveted could only be learned in the middle or late stages.

Chris’ behavior is no different from trying to solve an equation without knowing the four arithmetic operations.

Such shortcuts do not work for learning the skill of the status window.

He wasn’t even a martial arts genius, so he had to build up step by step from the basics as the status window taught him.

Upon realizing this, Chris fell into deep trouble.

In his view, the only thing he could learn in the remaining week was about one class.

No, even if you hit it well, it will be difficult to master one completely considering your talent, which is at the level of a gifted person.

So, you have to choose carefully which class to learn first.

‘Should I make it a decent swordsman class? No, the Sword Demon is a class that has been used a lot in Arios Online. It’s better to just use it as a status window than to learn and write it clumsily.’

Chris put down his sword for a moment, stomped his feet, then calmed down and sat down.

You can’t decide on such an important matter in a state of excitement.

He had a list of classes floating in front of his eyes and began to go through them one by one.

After examining the classes with various criteria, he finally made a decision.

I thought about it for a long time, but the correct answer is, of course, the shield knight.

It is also the class that Chris is most familiar with, and most of all, it is very attractive that most of the skill window is filled with skills for defense and survival.

Since these types of technologies are highly versatile, they can be used while using other classes.

Chris immediately picked up his sword and shield and began practicing the skills of the Shield Knight from scratch.

* * *

Chris, who devoted himself to training for about six days, was able to learn more than half of the shield knight’s skills.

It was just as expected at the beginning of the training, but Chris wasn’t too disappointed.

Looking at it now, the skills registered in the status window had a very high level of perfection.

Not all skills are powerful or useful, but they are good to use in conjunction with each other, and above all, the skills themselves are neat.

When it comes to equipment such as swords and shields, it can be said that the build quality is good.

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After spending six full days at the temple, Chris headed to Elom’s mansion before lunch.

Elrom, Eltina, and Edgar gathered in the silent mansion.

Elrom brought Tyrone out of the stable and put the four of them face to face.

“Are you ready?”

“I have disposed of everything that can be disposed of.”

Elom said, sneaking out the money bag that was in his bosom.

Chris led them straight to the port.

The Elrom family had a look that would attract a lot of attention, so they dressed up appropriately.

After passing through the crowds of people in the capital and arriving at the port, Chris looked around the meeting place and suddenly felt a sense of incongruity.

He looked at his companions slowly and asked the Elom family.

“Wait, where is your father? Didn’t we escape together?”

“Ah, that… … .”

Each of the three turned their heads, avoiding Chris’ eyes.

They must have not informed their father of the fact that they were escaping the capital.

Chris’s actions suddenly made the back of his neck tingle, but he soon shut his mouth and swallowed his voice.

If he had been terrible, would he have been abandoned by his sons and daughters?

He is a nobleman who shouts at his son who has returned from a year of hardship in a foreign country.

Had Chris been like Elom, I wouldn’t have thought of bringing him.

I have a feeling that Erom and the others are a little too much, but it’s my own fault if I’m not popular like this.

Chris gave up blaming them and started looking for the people of the Cadral Church.

As he was looking around, a man approached from an obscure alley.

“Are you Chris? I will take you this way.”

The man with a firm expression, like a priest, pointed at a cargo ship docked in the port with a firm expression on his face.

Chris and his party followed him with a slightly uneasy look on their faces.