"I still want to stay behind and help you guys!"
Isamu suppressed his fear as he spoke in a loud voice filled with excitement and anticipation.
"Since killing more players will be more dangerous, shouldn't it be fine if I try my best not to kill them?"
"Logically speaking, that's fine, but there's no guarantee that nothing will happen to you. It's safer to quit the game," Seiji told him.
"Quitting the game is only temporary safety. If we can't leave this damned place, there will still be danger in the future, isn't that right? "Isamu looked at him.
Seiji fell silent.
"Are you certain that you want to stay behind?"
"I'm certain," Isamu answered resolutely, but then suddenly realized …
"If I stay behind and help you guys, will I actually cause trouble for you guys?"
"Of course not. You helped us out so much just now." Seiji chuckled. "But you're still just an ordinary person. Although it's brave of you to be willing to risk your life to fight, this isn't something you should do on a whim … Have you truly resolved yourself?"
Resolve … Isamu felt as if his heart had become solid when he heard this word.
Isamu's resolution wavered for a moment, but he immediately steeled himself again.
Resolving himself meant that no matter what happened in the future, he had to be mentally prepared!
Isamu took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
"I've resolved myself … probably."
What the hell was' probably '!
Isamu retorted to himself in his mind after blurting out this word.
It was rare for him to say something so cool, so why did he add a "probably" at the end!? His confidence had been completely ruined!
Previously, he had been complaining about how Isamu's tone wasn't resolute enough. He didn't expect that it would be his turn now.
Seiji chuckled when he heard this and sensed Isamu's awkwardness.
"It's just that I've resolved myself … Well, it's alright."
It was already quite brave of him to have the courage to fight. His resolution wasn't complete, but it was understandable.
"Since you've resolved yourself, I'll leave it to you. However, your resolution isn't enough, so I'll immediately have you leave if I judge that you shouldn't stay behind. Is that alright? "
"Sure … Thank you, Shiroya-san."
"I should be the one thanking you. I'm grateful that you're willing to help us. Also, there's no need to call me 'Sir'."
"Alright, White Night … and Miss Knight Zero, please take care of me."
"No need to use honorifics," Shika Kagura said. "Thank you for your help, Owl."
"No need to be so polite." Isamu smiled as he felt that Seiji recognized him.
"Two people are coming … They have been watching us since just now," Shika Kagura said, gesturing to the left.
Seiji and Isamu looked over and saw a fatso wearing a rat-head mask with sharp horns and a woman wearing a half-green, half-black snake-head mask walking over.
The fatty was actually wearing pajamas with a bulletproof vest on the outside. He looked neither fish nor fowl. The woman was wearing a shirt and jeans, and she was also wearing a bulletproof vest.
"It's Horned Rat Lord and Miss Double-Faced Snake. I know them. They're all reasonable players that can be talked to, "Isamu told him.
"Yo, Owl Lord." After approaching, the rat-headed fat man greeted, "Miss Double Serpent and I saw the battle just now. Can I ask what happened?"
Isamu looked at Seiji Mukai. Seiji nodded.
Isamu spent some time explaining the situation to the horned rat man and Miss Double Serpent.
"Owl Lord, you're so brave … I don't have such courage." The fatty sighed after hearing the situation. "I want to quit the game right now."
"Sure." Seiji raised his hand. "Please relax and don't have any thoughts of resisting, Horned Rat-san."
"Wait a moment … can I really quit just like this? Will something bad happen? "
"Probably not."
"Don't say 'probably'. I want a guarantee!"
"Sorry, there's no guarantee."
"I don't want anything without a guarantee! You told me to immediately quit the game, but you seem like you want to kill me … "
"Horned Rat-kun, White Night can be trusted. He's a good person," Isamu told him.
"I don't believe in trusting others so easily … Is there any evidence that he's a good person?"
"There's none. If you don't want to accept, then so be it." Seiji put down his hand. "Quitting the game is for your own good. If you don't believe me, I won't force you. At any rate, if you die because of this, that's your own problem."
Horned Rat was rendered speechless.
"That's not something a good person should say," he spoke angrily.
"I've never said that I'm a good person, either," Seiji stated calmly.
There would always be people who doubted others' good intentions. Seiji could understand such a person, but he wouldn't play along.
"So what about this Double Serpent -san? Are you willing to believe me?"
"I'd like to ask a question," the snake woman spoke up. "What's the point of the crow-masked person doing such a thing? It's impossible for him to give the players a special power just so that the game has another way to play. "
Perhaps that was really the case. That person just wanted to have fun. Seiji recalled the conversation they had at the beginning.
"This power … the Mask of Sin … can it be used in real life once it's strong enough?" Something flashed in the snake woman's eyes.
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
"How is that possible!?" Isamu reflexively denied this. "We're all dreaming right now. A power obtained in a dream can't possibly be used in real life."
Isamu looked towards White Night for approval as he said this.
However, Seiji didn't agree with Isamu.
"White Night?"
"… I don't know."
Seiji told Isamu the truth as he faced Isamu's gaze.
"I don't know if that's possible. We don't have enough information, so it's difficult to say."
Kamitani only said that this was a "test."
The test was Sin Activation. As for what the test's goal was, Seiji had no idea at all.
Those who couldn't withstand the Sin Activation would die. What would happen to those who could withstand it?
Kamitani even said that he felt that "that person would receive benefits." What exactly did he mean by "benefits"?
If the Mask of Sin was strong enough, then it could be used in real life … this was an undeniable guess!
So, Seiji could only say that he didn't know.
"You don't know means that it's possible, right?" The snake woman's tone became excited. "As long as we kill enough people here, it's possible that we can truly obtain the mask's power and become a Spiritual Ability user in real life!"
Isamu was shocked by this.
Becoming a true Spiritual Ability user? Just imagining it gave Isamu an indescribable feeling.
"Please calm down, Double Snake-san. This is only a guess." Seiji spoke in a heavy tone. "There are many possibilities in the world. It's even possible for you to win the lottery after you wake up from this dream. However, the chances of that happening are minuscule."
"This is different!" Not only was the snake woman not calm down, she even became excited.
"Was this dream created just for us to play games!? That's impossible! There must be an important goal in doing something like this. And isn't trying to help us ordinary people obtain Spiritual Abilities exactly the goal of this dream!? "
"Those who can't withstand the power will die. That's quite fair. In order to obtain extraordinary power, an appropriate price should be paid. "
"That's probably it … this is an opportunity! An opportunity to transform from an ordinary person into a Spiritual Ability user, with the price of risking one's life!! "
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