Labyrinth City Mesugaki Pawn Shop

50. Bet (2)

A bet with a foreign press, that’s crazy- the sound came out of my throat.

Yerica has no idea what the hell is going on. She just rolls her eyes and twists her hair.

“…What do I get if I make a bet?”

“Oh? Are you willing to do it?”

Her words were completely unexpected and full of surprise.

“I thought it would bounce once… But are you really going to do it?”

“There is none.”

“When it comes to betting normally, people are divided into two categories.”

Terry, who was relaying Nyarlathotep’s words, waved his tentacles from side to side.

Speaking from the left.

“She is a person who is afraid of losing what she has…”

On the opposite right-

“Those who are thinking about what they can get, Einheri is the latter?”

Her slightly parted mouth was smiling.

“Because there is more to gain than to lose.”

I knew the situation I was in very well.

The fact that the second regressor has appeared following Nagishingkungkotto was notified to those who had items belonging to the void spread across the continent, and even the hostiles and assassins were greeted.

Even after dying once and going back in time, it couldn’t have been worse than this.

I don’t know exactly what the purpose of the opponent who approached me was, but judging from the fact that he stuffed radioactive black tea into his mouth from the start, it must not have been a good intention.

“Huh, Einheri is really my favorite friend!”

Even though it was packaged well like Friends, the essence has not changed at all.

An alien god who treats this f*cking situation as nothing but entertainment.

She was no different from the goddess who was blown away after being hit on the head.

“If Einheri wins, what you get is that, just like Nagishingkungkotto, I won’t touch the time. Without any interference-“

“That’s the default, but there’s more to add.”

“Ooh.”

You can’t be swayed by foreign media forever.

A bet is a law that is established when the value is put up to a certain point.

And then slightly adjust the scales to equalize the values.

Just looking at Sport Toto, don’t the organizers pay less dividends to teams with an advantage and pay a lot to teams with a disadvantage?

Even if he has the privilege of returning, he is only a mere human compared to the foreign press.

If that’s the case, shouldn’t they give themselves a handicap or if that’s not the case, they should receive a high risk, high return, or a huge reward for success?

“Additionally, it’s not bad… First of all, let me tell you that one of the things I’m thinking of right now is impossible.”

“Do you know what I was thinking?”

[Going back to Earth]

“Going back to Earth”

“Laugh…!”

[Sanity level will decrease.]

I couldn’t even imagine how far the reason level would go down as if I had waited for a cold tone that was transmitted at the same time as the notification window.

“Even if other things are allowed, it is the authority of the goddess in charge. We are not shameless enough to spit on the outside participants and the main dish at the host’s house in advance. Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. I just respect other gods.”

[Acting Goddess Theia breathes a sigh of relief.]

Dara does not cross the realm of other gods.

“…Then go with something else”

If you can’t do your best, you have no choice but to turn to the second best.

“It won’t mean much if I say it backwards, so I’ll tell you directly.”

There was something I always thought was strange.

Radioactivity.

As far as I’ve played and known, I couldn’t find anything related to radiation anywhere in the game.

Although there were areas scattered with great ancient curses, there were no areas exposed to radiation.

Moreover, radioactive items such as raditol were of a kind that could not be found in the original work.

Even if I thought about it carefully, it was not an event that I could have any influence on.

In the first place, research is not something that can be done in a day or two, and considering the period when the alchemists Floren told me about bought Peach Blend, it was the result of a study done much earlier than I did.

About 10 years ago, as Floren said… There is one person who is suspicious… But a f*cking regressor…

However, it was just a small sympathy, and there was no corner that fit.

If it was ten years ago, about a year after entering this world, I would have focused on penetrating the labyrinth even more while investing in something uncertain like research.

Therefore, I set it aside and paid attention to the culprits.

‘Foreign Press’

Those who can explode incidents related to radiation that did not appear in the second part and could not even be found in the third part.

And polonium black tea.

It was never something that could be explained by the science and technology of this era.

Related to radioactivity.

It must be a miracle from God or interference from foreign media.

If you had to choose between the two, it would be more likely to choose the latter.

Moreover, if the person who sent the polonium tea had something belonging to a foreign press like Terry, it would be even more suspicious.

“Radioactive materials currently scattered on the continent, perhaps not the work of foreign media-.”

“Right.”

“…?”

I was taken aback by the quick and clear answer that came out before I could even finish my words.

Uh… This isn’t it.

Because of meekly admitting it, my brain couldn’t keep up with the conversation.

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“It should be regarded as my work, right? From the separation of radium from pitch blends and bituminous uranium to the enrichment of uranium and yellow cake. It all came from the knowledge I passed on.”

“…f*ck b*tch.”

A curse came out without my knowledge, but Nyarlathotep didn’t seem to care.

[Theia, the acting goddess, is astounded at the crazy thing!]

Judging from Theia’s reaction, she didn’t seem to know either.

“But-“

The curse was about to come out again, but she had no choice but to turn her head at the words that followed.

“There is nothing wrong with that. What I imparted to you is ‘knowledge’ itself.”

It was an absurd statement of the level that it was not the shooter who was at fault, but the man who failed to dodge the bullet.

This is a fart.

“Do you think the creator of AK, Mikhail Kalashnikov, is guilty of all terrorism?”

“What?”

“If you compare the technology here and on Earth, it’s just that you showed a gun blueprint to a child who has just started walking and said that it would be a great weapon if you make it like this. Would that alone be a sin?”

I couldn’t say anything.

“And it was ‘that child’ who always wanted that knowledge, not what I was trying to give. Rather, I tried to give it a simple way to finish it, but I wasn’t satisfied with that, so I just threw in a chunk of knowledge that didn’t make my brain explode.”

“Simple way…?”

“It was magic that gathered mana, exceeded the critical mass, and caused a chain reaction to spread enormous heat and shockwaves around.”

Massive heat and shock waves…

Why does it feel like I’ve seen it somewhere?

“It’s not often used, but it’s one of the most effective methods when there’s only overflowing magical power, where science isn’t developed like in this world. Immediately after use, the person involved will get caught up in it and most likely will die, but revenge is all like that, right?”

As if boasting, Nyarlathotep muttered the magic.

“[Raising Sun], That’s how I named it.”

This f*cking thing.

Was that you? That it was you

My head was pounding in a different way, but I couldn’t say anything because it was already in the past.

“…..There is only one additional condition for me to be mine.”

It was time to ask the past in the past and move forward.

Even if you were caught in the past, you would just stop and become a specter.

“If I win the bet, all the radioactive materials you spread in this world will disappear with knowledge.”

“Huh~”

If you can’t go back home, the next best thing is to somehow solve the world that has been messed up by time interference and foreign media.

Like it or not, it’s a world I have to stay in.

…And it’s where people live.

“Since the price of the bet has been decided, now you have to decide the amount you want to raise… I just remembered something good. The stakes and the contents.”

For some reason, it looked like his mouth was smiling wide.

As if a very good idea came to mind.

“There is only one thing you will pay if you lose this bet.”

All I had was this body, and I was prepared to risk my body.

But what I heard was a completely different kind of master.

“In this world, as it is, on the spot, do not get involved no matter what happens, stay still even if a loved one dies, a war breaks out, people around you make wrong choices, and the world falls into sorrow. That is the price you will have to pay if you lose.”

Absolute help and neglect.

See with your own eyes how the world is distorted, slowly entering the path of destruction.

The creeping chaos, Nyarlathotep was telling me so.

But I had no choice but to say no.

If I don’t do it, next time it’s not going to be an assassin with black tea, but something more dangerous will come.

“…Good”

After the stake and price have been decided, all that remains is the condition.

“A bet that binds all who belong to the Void under the name and herald of the stupid father. Hear Einheri,”

Something… Something familiar.

“If I lead that lowly and foolish body and accomplish the one task given by Nyarlathotep, the creeping chaos, I will win the bet.”

I had heard of the tone, similar content-, I was able to think of it after thinking about where it was for a long time.

“Nemesis… Prophecy…”

-But the Goddess is the one who tries to embrace even such a sinner. Hear the sinner Einheri, if he leads his lowly and foolish body and accomplishes the twelve tasks given by the church, he will be forgiven of his sins.

It’s similar, but it was a different story.

And what Nyarlathotep said next was something I hadn’t heard.

“Einheri subdues Lerne’s Hydra.”

Foreign media’s bets and trusts fell.

**********

Immediately after the bet, Nyarlathotep disappeared as if it were a dream.

“Teckeli-li!”

Terry, who had been acting as a speaker for Nyala Thotep, had returned to his original form before he knew it… The face of Yerika, who fell into her doubts, was a bonus.

“Eh…! Why am I here…! No, I was just talking to Floren, but this, is this a kidnapping?

Looks like they don’t know anything, Raffy and Lucky are floating countless hooks above their heads, as if the frozen time has already been released.

“This is…”

After closing my eyes for a moment, when I opened them, it was as if the Pingchang wizard was right next to me in an instant.

Moreover, Yerica herself was also in a state of confusion.

“Where am I? Who am I…? What? Me, why are the tears…?”

His face was too stupid to be an assassin.

And I was holding that kind of Yerica.

Just when everyone was standing still, the door opened and the person they had been waiting for finally returned.

…At the right time to return.

“hehehe, Einheri! My little brother! I, Rusalka Dvorak, defeated the enemy j… No, her witch!”

This place, which appeared with a loud voice… It was chaos itself.

Yerica hugged me as she burst into tears.

Lucky grabs her nun by the neck and slams her to the floor, and Raffy helps it.

And – even one tentacle that seems to be making her own sounds.

“Tequili-Li!”

She sighed and grabbed her temples.