The World of Masks

"So how many colleagues have you collected so far?"

A colleague. Jack smiles deeply. I really didn't expect to say the familiar word "colleague" because of the nature of this game that should alert all players.

"Five, including you and me."

Jack twitches his eyebrows. It was too little than I expected. Unconsciously, a rumour appeared.

"Are there only five?"

"Including you."

There are only five of them who are challenging a fairly dangerous dungeon. If it's a beginner, you're a beginner yourself. Risks were further enhanced. As Jack looks at himself and puts pressure on something, Politon shrugs.

"I don't think you're happy with the small numbers. I can't help it. As I said, the Demon King and Dungeon contain two words that must be kept secret. You must bind them to the jewels of the contract. But you can't take NPCs who hate the jewelry of contracts. In the beginning, NPC was out just by the keyword 'Demon King'. Wouldn't it be weird if we took him and found out that the dungeon we were looking for was related to the Demon King, and he turned his blade right at us? If so, you have no choice but to organize your own party."

Whenever he mentioned 'Demon King' and 'Dungeon', Politon took a quick look around. Fortunately, no one focused on them. After a short pause, Politon takes in the water in front of him. Along with a thud, you lower the glass of water firmly and speak again.

"Players in this game don't like to be discovered. You do, don't you?"

Jack nods.

"Moreover, the worldview of the game is vast. In reality, the masked world is treated as an illegal game, so like many online games, millions and tens of millions of simultaneous connections are never dreamed of. because there are very few players in the game. But the worldview itself is so vast, it's really hard to meet other players except in cities where players like the Holy Neutral City have Meritt to gather. They're all dressed up like NPCs, so it's too much to ignore."

"That is, the number of five you have collected is · · · · · · · · · · ·."

"That's a lot of hard work. Honestly, if we weren't so shorthanded, we wouldn't even be recommending you like you just took off a novice ticket."

Indeed, this happens in games as unusual as this masked world. The ideals of the game have been highlighted.

"Do you have any connections in this game?"

"If we get to know each other, what are the people who are lucky not to take out their weapons? I don't want to say this, but there are fewer than 10 players who have had a friendly conversation with me as I play this game. I can't even dream of exchanging contacts. I just ended up saying a few words."

"Well, your vigilance is even more extraordinary." It was Politon who sighed.

'This is a little harsh.'

If I met other players, I would treat them like that, but when I heard about them, the alertness of the players playing this game was appalling. Honestly, if he hadn't mentioned that Politon was the Demon King, he would have just ignored it or logged out and run away. However, it is said that the time it took Politon to find this dungeon in real time is 3 months. Then, even if you had a clue about the Demon King's dungeon as soon as you started the game, it would mean that you played for 9 months with the minimum game time. But you've talked to fewer than ten players.

'Walton deserves to die if he thinks so.'

Other players were wary of everything like that, but no matter how young he was, he was too clumsy. For Jack's sake, it was reason enough to die.

"So, that's all I can offer. Now I'd like to hear Mr. Walton's answer."

Politon silenced the answer. Jack is troubled again. Now I have a full picture of the situation. I've heard all about why Politon approached him and how he can survive in a dangerous dungeon. It was definitely dangerous, but it was also Merritt and curious.

"Again, I'm sure safety is high, right?"

"I can't be sure, but it won't be as dangerous as you think. I once entered a dungeon higher than my own level, but I escaped without any danger thanks to the items at that time. Well, that's a lot of money."

Hearing that, Jack nods.

"Very well. Let's go."

Jack's answer brightens Politon's mouth.

"Here we go! Now we need this again."

Jack grimaces at the jewel that appears on the table again.

"Is this all you have?"

"Or is there another way? Honestly, we don't have much trust in each other, do we?"

As a jack, we should be prepared in case the Politons hit our backs in the dungeon. It seems that information, abilities, experiences, etc. are all falling apart, so if you go without any preparation, you may be killed in the dungeon. Other games will just end up getting pissed off, but in this masked world, you can get on a really hard train. But so was Politon. How do you know if you find a treasure in a dungeon, Jack will change his mind and stab you in the back with a knife? Of course, it won't be as easy as Polliton's higher level.

"It's dangerous, but it's not as obvious as this?"

"· · · · · · · · That's right."

"And I don't know if you know this, but a breach of contract doesn't kill you. If you add a penalty or reward clause in the event of a breach, you don't lose your life. if you try to violate punishment or reward, it's not funny at the time."

"· · · · · · · That's the first I've heard of it. Are you going to impose another punishment?"

"Wouldn't that be better? They don't want to die together."

"Then the risk of breach of contract is even greater."

"There are many ways. because if you break a contract, for example, you can immobilize your body for an hour, or you can kill it at any time. You can throw them in front of monsters and eat them alive. It's a different experience."

"· · · · · · Why would you use such a complicated method?"

"Why? Are you so eager to kill a breacher?"

Politon chuckles. But Jack was able to shake his head firmly to this question. Jack didn't want people to die. Precisely like the jewel of the contract, I didn't want to do anything fancy about it. I just want to take care of my life with my own hands.

"The reason we don't do it in exchange for death is because of the broad interpretation of the side effects of a contract as a jewel. If it's a contract between individuals like us, it's not a contract between countries that uses the intelligence of the country to completely block all conceivable variables. the more complicated the context of the contract is. And as much as we accept the interpretation of the person who gave us the conditions, we also have great risk and credibility. That's why we're putting in a different penalty instead of death. Let me give you an example. If you and I make a pact during this expedition not to harm each other, But what is the implication of this harm? At the same time, you and another colleague are in danger. But let's say another colleague looks more dangerous, so I ran ahead of him. If you had signed a contract with the idea that even that kind of behavior would harm you, my character would have died very neatly. If I'm unlucky, I'm totally screwed."