A few minutes ago.

"Hey...... Whew......"

Panting, Rococo finally dragged the collapsed Kinzes away from his original position, and used a thick bush to hide the two of them in the half-ruined manor garden.

"Hmm......"

It seemed that the distance of the drag was a little long, and after the Rococo was holding him against a tree trunk, Jinzes let out a very painful moan after settling down, and Rococo looked at him apologetically, but the words of apology eventually turned into a gasping voice.

Fortunately, although he was seriously injured, he was not beaten to the point of losing consciousness, if he hadn't seen Rococo take advantage of Bekaz's entangled by those professional union masters to quietly touch him, so he used his last bit of strength to break the bone spur that pinned him to the ground, and Rococo, who was just a village girl, would not have been able to move him here secretly even if he used all his strength.

"Hey, are you alright, Jinzes?"

Finally calmed down his breath, Rococo looked at Jinzes and asked, but as soon as the words came out, Rococo couldn't help but want to complain that he was simply asking nonsense.

Whether it is the mission status of the top of Jinzes's head that is already empty of blood and the various negative buffs of the plague poison and crippled bleeding, or the current appearance of Jinzes himself covered in blood with broken hands and feet, there is nothing that can be called "okay" at all.

“…… It's you ......."

However, Jinzes is not interested, or has no energy to complain about Rococo, perhaps because of the return to light caused by serious injury and death, Jinzes, who obviously looks like he may choke at any time, is still a little angry when he looks at Rococo at this moment.

“…… Who are you looking for? ”

Rococo nodded, and now there is nothing to hide.

After realizing that Bekaz's real purpose was to ambush Kinzes in the manor and take the pieces from his body, Rococo immediately made a decision. She knew very well that she was just a village girl and couldn't help in the past, so she ran to the professional union as soon as possible, and then began to "swindle" with the help of the military token she was still wearing, pretending to be a wartime messenger sent by the military, on behalf of the Lancarros military, she asked the major professional unions, these nominal civil organizations, to provide assistance to Lancarros who was attacked by the undead.

Of course, from the results, it is obvious that not all trade unions have been mobilized by Rococo, and aside from the fact that Rococo has no characteristics of military personnel at all except for a token, the major professional trade unions, as organizations with neutral labels, do not have a high level of participation in this kind of unexpected event that is suspected of being a local war.

In the end, in addition to the priests' union and the god's guard union, which are highly active because of the involvement of the undead (although the clergy on the plane of the Eushya continent do not believe in light but in the creation god, so there is no natural hostile relationship between the undead and the dark system, but there are still many clergy who believe that the existence of the undead is a blasphemy against the life form created by the goddess of creation, so it is not friendly to the existence of the undead), Only the Berserker Union, which has a relationship with the military and is belligerent in its bones, and the Technician Union, which has an old relationship with Dicha and was therefore fooled by Rococo, responded to Rococo's call.

It is worth mentioning that although the Shield War Union has more connections with the military than the Berserker Union, because the connection is too close, the person in charge of the Shield War Union immediately saw through Rococo's fake identity and ignored her fake order; However, although the Assassin Guild ignored Rococo at all at first, Rococo, who knew the Assassins' Guild's temperament, pretended to be a heavy reward on behalf of the Lancarus military and government, and succeeded in pulling them into the chariot...... After all, the full name of the profession in this department is called "Bounty Assassin".

Despite the delay in finding reinforcements from the Professional Guild, the masters of the Professional Guild finally arrived in time at the last minute, and together they broke the barrier set up by Bekaz outside the manor with the cover of night, and prevented Bekaz from making a final repair to Jinzes, who had lost his ability to resist.

Of course, this seems meaningless in terms of the result, after all, the high priest that Rococo found is just an ordinary NPC without any self-will, and he is devoting himself to the battle with Bekaz with all his might, and there is no possibility of giving Jinzes a life-saving treatment, and the fate of Jinzes's death has not been changed. But in fact, this is extremely crucial for Rococo, Bekaz was not able to immediately seize the Godhead fragment on Jinzes's body, and he did not expect that among these new ordinary NPCs, there would be a guy like Rococo who has the same goal as him but has no sense of existence.

As if breathing had become a little difficult, Quinzes gasped for breath, but his eyes never took off the Rococo.

“…… You...... It's also for my godhead...... Is that right? ”

Rococo was silent for a few seconds, then nodded again, seeing Rococo so frank, Kinzes's face did not show any anger or horror, but smiled.

“…… Really...... I didn't guess wrong...... You...... Not an alien adventurer at all......"

Hearing Kinses's words, Rococo finally showed a somewhat surprised expression, and after seeing Rococo's expression, Kinzes seemed even more happy, although the blood-soaked face made this happy expression look more like it was twisted in pain.

After all, Rococo was still a player when he first came into contact with Jinzes, but now he has become a village girl NPC, so it is not surprising that Jinzes will see that there is a problem with her identity, but listening to the meaning of this liar thief, it seems that he has already seen Rococo's identity when he first came into contact with Rococo.

"As you said, you're tasked with Lord Vipal, the Romancer...... commission, will participate in this event...... Go out of your way to ...... You want to expose Bekaz's conspiracy, but your expression and eyes are not deceiving...... Ahem...... After coming out of the barracks...... Your expression is definitely genuinely coughing uh - genuinely...... In the troubles and entanglements of Bekaz and the mole...... I've been in contact with so many foreign adventurers...... You're the first...... Ahem...... Someone who would have such real emotions for a game......"

Jin Zes said intermittently, and Rococo couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard that the other party had long been suspicious of him.

"So, you decisively refused to cooperate with me at that time to continue the search for the inner ghost, in fact, because you saw my identity, right?"

"I have doubts about your identity...... But after all, I don't know what means you used to make me not see the flaws in your identity as an adventurer at all, so I don't dare to confirm it...... It's just that I'm thinking...... If you really are one of my kind, watch your actions...... You must be on the same footing as the Black and White Dragonlords of the Strange Realm and the fanatics of Arya Val...... That's why I decided to get away from you......"

Rococo opened her mouth, but before she could ask, she suddenly heard an angry cry from Bekaz in the distance, and it was clear that he had discovered the disappearance of Kinzes.

Jinzes also sensed that Bekaz was on the verge of going berserk, and he knew very well that once the annoyed Bekaz performed a few large-scale magic tricks, their small bush would not be able to hide people at all, so he continued to speak a little faster.

"Actually, I ...... I really admire you guys. ”

"Huh?"

Rococo didn't understand what Kinzes meant.

"Obviously, the world has collapsed like this, but people like you have never given up trying to save the world and save that incompetent goddess-"

"Arya is not an incompetent goddess! She even sacrificed herself to save the world! ”

Rococo retorted subconsciously, but Kinzes didn't seem to have any intention arguing with her about it—perhaps he really ran out of energy—and just continued to speak weakly.

“…… You know what, Rococo, I'm real...... I really want to be like you, save this world, take back my daughter Fuya's lost soul, and let her get back to normal...... But ...... But yes! I really...... I really hate the world, I really hate it......"

For a moment, Rococo had been so badly injured that it confusing his logic, but after seeing the thief's eyes that were more imposing than ever before when he said this, Rococo knew that she might not really understand what Kinzes meant.

Jinzes also seemed to anticipate that his words would be difficult to understand, but at this time, he didn't seem to expect to be understood, and he even smiled inexplicably in the face of Rococo's stunned expression.

"I'm not a hero like you...... I don't have a strong heart that can continue to pursue order and hope in a devastated world...... I was lucky enough to have my soul in possession of the Godhead Fragment at the moment when the world collapsed...... But only I know that from the moment I realized what was going on in this world, I was already in disarray with my daughter, like most people in this world......"

Saying this, Jinzes was obviously laughing, but he left tears in his eyes.

“…… I'm afraid...... I was filled with fear and confusion...... Rococo, I asked you if you know what's going on in the world, but that's actually the question I want to ask myself...... I swore to Fuya's mother that I would protect this child for the rest of my life, but in fact, in the face of Fuya, who had lost her soul like a puppet, all I could do was to protect this child as an excuse for me to avoid facing this world that I no longer knew...... I hate the world, I hate the fallen goddess of creation, I hate all the things that have made my life, my world, the people I love the most, look like this...... But I hope they get better and get back to what they were......

"Really...... I don't want all of this to go on...... Whether it's seeing people in this world who don't belong in this world, or seeing adventurers who die once and are reborn as if in jest, and treat us natives of the world like fools...... Or maybe I see Fuya, who is like a doll, alive like a doll every day...... I'm fed up and I want to change...... But I don't have the courage...... Even Arya, the goddess who created this world, has fallen, and my instincts tell me that I have to hide...... Damn it...... Damn bastard, that's me......"

The blood on Kinses' face was washed away by his tears, and the famous thief, the great thief who played with both players and NPCs between applause, cried like a wronged child at this moment.

"You're not like me...... I know, you have the courage I don't have......" With tears in his eyes, Kinses laboriously took out a simple gem from his bosom and placed it in Rococo's hand, "I can't guess your true identity yet, but I know ...... I believe that you are the one who wants to redeem this world, unlike Bekaz and them.

"Ahem, ahem...... I have only one request...... Please...... Save the world...... Please restore the world to its original state...... Please...... Save this world where my daughter is still alive......"