Wasn’t This Supposed To Be a Strategy Game?

“Hey…! Come this way!”

“Avoid it!”

Eden, who finally saw Karon, ran towards him.

When Karon saw Eden approaching, he did not run away like the others, but firmly clutched his sword and prepared to slay Tannir.

Eden rushed to Karon’s side with all her might.

“Ugh……!”

Karon quickly hid Eden behind him and swung his sword towards Tannir, who was running towards them.

“!”

Eden, who had fallen due to jumping with all her might, quickly turned her head to look at Karon. 

Indeed, this is why Karon is the best swordmaster in the empire.

The sword swung at the right time and the head of Tannir, who was rushing, was cut in two.

Tannir’s body and head were separated, as its black blood splattered everywhere.

That vast amount of blood was drenched Karon and Eden.

“Huh…”

Thud.

Eden, who had barely succeeded in the plan and had lost her energy, fell down. 

Tannir’s body, split in two, fell to the floor in front of her. Even while separated, the fangs lodged in its wide open jaws were terrifying.

‘I almost died…….’

It really felt like her lifespan had been shortened by about 10 years.

It was then.

Ting.

When Eden raised her head and looked into the air, she saw that the windows she had become accustomed to were opened.

[【★】You helped defeating the monster ‘Tannir’. Experience will be given as a reward.]

Ting.

[【★】Congratulations! You have reached level 2. A special skill will be opened as a reward.]

Ting.

[【★】 As a level up reward, you have obtained the special skill ‘Monster Encyclopedia’. From now on, you can read the information of all the monsters that exist on the continent.]

Eden’s eyes hardened as she read the words floating in the air.

‘A Monster Encyclopedia?’

Eden stopped breathing for a moment and then blinked with bewilderment.

Of course, she knew that the level-up reward was a skill. 

However, that ‘special’ skill had never been seen in her nine plays.

In a world full of such terrifying monsters, this is a Monster Encyclopedia skill. Can’t we guess its power just by hearing its name?

‘Crazy…… That’s why she’s a hidden character.’

Soon, the corners of Eden’s lips slowly rose as bliss slowly spread on her face.

Asmun was watching her, Karon looked back to see if Eden was safe, Yvetan and Zephyr watched the situation without missing a single moment. 

“Ha…”

Eden sighed, not knowing that they were all watching her.

She protected Asmun’s honor and his secrets. No one was hurt, and the monsters were dealt with.

The tension that had been squeezing her body for days seemed to be released at once. At the same time, she could feel her whole body getting heavy, like cotton soaked in water.

‘This damn character…’

She had low stamina. It’s really lame… … .

Eden let out an empty laugh and lost her consciousness.

When she finally woke up again, of course, it was after the banquet had ended.

At the founding banquet, a monster appeared in the imperial palace, so the banquet ended in a mess.

The emperor was furious and tried to find the culprit of this nonsense, but the man who brought in the monster had already committed suicide.

So, no matter how much they search, they will never know how the man entered the palace. Because this incident was led by Kiris, the first prince of the royal family.

“Are you awake?”

Eden, who was blankly staring at the unfamiliar ceiling, was startled by the sound of a man coming from the side and got up. Eden then realized that the place where she was lying was still the Imperial Palace and the medical room.

The doctor, who seemed to have healed Eden, looked at Eden and spoke kindly.

“The other priests have already returned to the temple. I thought it was not advisable to move hastily, so I brought you here.”

“Ah……Thank you.”

Eden noticed that he was holding his breath.

At that moment, Eden realized that a terrible odor was coming from her body. She felt sorry and quickly got out of bed. Then, as a courtesy, the person caught her.

“You can stay here today and return to the temple tomorrow, or if you want to go now, you can use the carriage.”

“Huh?”

“Yes, High Priest Sarman requested it for you.”

Oh?

Eden was a little startled and looked at him blankly. Because shebdidn’t think the High Priest would even care about her as an apprentice priest.

Perhaps it was because of the recent incident.

In the capital, there was a large barrier to prevent monsters from entering, and the temple was in charge of this. The one who protected the barrier was High Priest Sarman.

Even though he’s a high priest, it would be hard for him to catch that monster.

In any case, the high priest will not be able to avoid responsibility for this.

He must be busy because of this, but he cares about her too. What a merciful person indeed.

“What would you like to do?”

Eden slowly moved her body. 

Her stamina was slightly lower than usual, but she seemed to have almost recovered while she slept.

Also because she wasn’t directly hurt.

So…

“I will go back. I also have to do morning prayer.”

Then I felt his expression brighten up a little.

Haha, Eden was embarrassed and laughed a little. Of course, the smell must be unbearable.

“Then I will help you with the carriage.”

“Oh no. I will walk.”

“…Huh?”

“I feel a little weak, so I want to walk.”

Eden smiled broadly as she said that, and the person looked at Eden with a puzzled face.

Although the temple and the Imperial Palace are both in the capital and close to each other, it was only by using a horse or carriage that it felt close.

If she wanted to go back on foot, he was wondering why she would leave now. Besides, she had such a fragile body.

“Priest, you must not overdo it now. Besides, it’s too late now… … .”

“Haha, not at all. I really want to walk. I’m a little quick, so I’ll get there soon.”

Eden smiled calmly and reassured him.

“But… … .”

“Don’t worry about it, take care!”

Eden hurriedly left the medical room, leaving the doctor.

The sun had already set and the corridors of the imperial palace were quiet at night. Perhaps the medical room she was in was not in a very good location.

“Well…….”

Eden looked around for a moment with a puzzled face.

‘I don’t know the way.’

Eden, who was about to go back to the medical room and ask for directions, gave up quickly and started walking.

Anyway, what she’s looking for right now is not the way out of the Imperial Palace. If her guess is correct, it doesn’t matter where she goes. He’ll come and find her.

Eden strode slowly, walking down the corridors in the corner of the palace where the moonlight permeated.

She was thrilled to remember again that she had passed the first event safely.

Besides, she leveled up. 

And she even ‘contributes’ to defeating the monster!

“It was a very unreasonable game.”

Eden recalled that the only way to level up in the game was by killing monsters.

When playing the game in real life, there were not many opportunities to defeat monsters because she was focused on the prince. 

However, in order to acquire special skills, she needed to deal with monsters in the future.

The road ahead was bleak, but when she thought about her special skills, a smile appeared on her lips.

“This is why she’s a hidden character.”

Eden was ignorant of her future and groaned like a fool.

“……!”

The moment she stepped into the dark area, Eden’s body was grabbed by someone and she was roughly treated by that person.

It was a dark basement where Eden was dragged for a long time with her eyes and mouth closed.

As she seemed to reach somewhere, the ropes holding both hands were loosened. Without even releasing the eye patch, the person pushed Eden inside.

“Ah……!”

Thud!

After hearing the sound of the door closing behind her, Eden quickly removed the eyepatch that was still blocking her sight.

Eden gulped and looked into the room with the torch on.

The air on her cheeks was cold. Eden looked at Asmun standing in front of her with eyes colder than the air.

As expected…!

Unlike Kiris, there was no reason for him not to doubt her appearance. Asmun was someone who was suspicious and wary of everything.

So, there was only one way for her to meet Asmin, as a commoner without money, power, or ties.

‘By looking suspicious, I stimulate Asmun and make him come to md.’

The plan was a huge success. 

Eden cheered on the inside and pretended to be surprised on the outside.

The only ones in the room were Eden and Asmun. His men who had brought Eden seemed to be waiting outside. 

After dragging her for a while, she was probably still within the Imperial Palace, but it was far away from the Central Palace.

It was then.

Ting!

A window that only Eden could see appeared.

[Asmun Deckland

Intelligence 80

Power 80

Charisma 50

Magic 80

Holy Power 0

Characteristics: The third prince of the Hesmoro Empire. 90% chance of becoming a tyrant.]