I woke up in the morning. I came to Lie. I told her they could already be waiting in the game areas.
"What do we do then? Are we going from the opposite side?"
"Exactly."
"No one else is coming but us? Are you sure?"
"We're going to do one more action."
"What is it?"
"When we get to the game area, you're going to disguise yourself as me. You'll hide your hair behind the clothes and sit at a distance from their sight. I'll give you my clothes; you'll wear them. This way, they'll think you're me. They won't be able to notice the details from the distance. At the same time, I'm going to transfer leadership to you shortly."
"Why are you doing all this? Just tell me!"
"No."
"Then I won't do it! Why should I?"
I took a deep breath and explained my plan.
"WHAT? WHY ARE YOU GOING TO KILL YOURSELF TWICE? ARE YOU STUPID? AND YOU'RE TARGETING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM?"
"Keep your voice down. They'll hear."
"What if the first orb works?"
"The cell machine is linked to the system itself. That will activate first."
"But what if the orb doesn't work there?"
"I asked the king about this before. It works regardless of the world."
"I see. But are you sure, Rei?"
"We've come this far. This is the only way. Don't worry."
"If only we had some soldiers..."
"It doesn't matter. They think someone is coming. When they just see my disguise, they'll be confused about what's going on."
"Alright..."
As we were advancing toward the game area, we passed through the witch's swamp. When the witch saw us, she came up to us and told us what had happened. She said she wanted to team up with us.
"I want revenge on them no matter what, Rei! Please let me join your team. I can earn points and defend with my magical weapon."
"Alright. I'm sending a team invitation."
"Thank you so much!"
I sent the team invitation. The witch joined our team. I told her not to follow behind us. We quickly moved away from her.
"They have potions, Rei. Will that be a problem?"
After hearing my plan, Lie was now looking at me with different eyes.
"It won't be a problem. But moves like the ditch and the destroyed bridge will be less effective. Still, it doesn't matter. I did those things to make it look like I'm trying to prolong the game. I'm actually planning to end the game in about a minute or two. A short defense from you will be enough."
"Alright! I'll do my best. I promise, Rei!"
We approached the area. I gave her my clothes. She wanted to hand me her own clothes. I was standing naked in front of her without shame. I had a serious expression on my face despite my naked body. I refused the clothes.
"Are you really going to walk around naked like that? Are you stupid?"
Lie turned her back, pretending not to look, but at the same time, she seemed to desire to look.
I placed my hands on my hips and looked up at the sky.
"I feel cooler this way for some reason. Anyway, I'm going to hide behind the mountain. The game is about to start. You get into position with the witch."
On Premeus's side:
"They didn't come, Haru. Do you think they predicted it?"
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"It looks that way. Well, this was to be expected from Rei. Let's get into position. The game is about to start. Pardon me—the time until we kill Rei is about to start. Haha!"
Premeus laughed at his own joke. He confidently explained his aggressive strategy to his soldiers. Defense would be weak. There was almost no defense at the rear.
Everyone took their positions in the game area. They could see the witch standing behind the tree and the fake Rei standing next to the flag. Premeus reacted.
"Where are their soldiers?"
"I don't know. Could he not have convinced them?"
Haru examined the rear area. I was hiding naked behind the tree.
Premeus was still succumbing to his own arrogance.
"So it was all a lie? He was pretending to have a plan in a desperate situation. There's no one but himself! What an idiot!"
He positioned his soldiers a little further forward. The thirty-minute preparation period had begun. A digital clock display was floating in the air. It was counting down the remaining thirty minutes.
After the new information, Premeus had positioned his soldiers more aggressively. Haru was still somewhat suspicious. He checked left, right, and the rear but couldn't notice anything.
He can't climb the mountain from the rear with a jumping potion. What could his plan be? Well, we'll see.
Both sides made their preparations. Premeus was thinking about the cage.
"What does that cage mean, Haru?"
"I don't know. I think he put it there for no reason."
The system's voice was heard.
"TEN SECONDS REMAINING! PREPARATION IS ENDING!"
When I heard the sound, I drank one of the poisons. Within a short time, my eyes closed. I died.
When I woke up, I emerged from inside the cell machine. Naked, holding another potion in my hand, I came before the screen of the system machine. I was looking at the password section. I had entered the five-hundred-character password a year ago. I was trying to remember it.
The moment the game started, all the soldiers began charging toward Rei's mountain. Lie couldn't maintain her composure. The witch was doing her best with her staff.
"DAMN IT, REI! YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE GOING TO DO THIS!"
Even though the soldiers were advancing quickly, the mountain, though medium in size, was tall. Reaching the flag, even without obstacles, was taking a short while. Using the potions, they leaped over the ditch. They continued shouting and rushing forward.
"HAHAHA! DO YOU SEE, HARU? WE'RE GOING TO WIN!"
In contrast to Premeus's arrogance, Haru was somehow afraid.
"Why is it this simple? What's going on? Did Rei give up?"
"He had nothing he could do! Don't overthink it! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Within a short time, I typed the five-hundred-character password I had set a year ago into the system computer. The password was correct, but it requested a facial scan. Because of this, I backed out and pulled away from the screen.
So I can't do this. Then let's proceed with Plan B.
I cut the system's cables with the knife in my inventory. Alarms sounded. The computer was completely destroyed. I was hearing a sound called "Rebirth Warning."
Rebirth Warning?
I checked the text on the screen.
System is perishing. The system has been set to permanently leave itself in response to its destruction. The system can no longer be accessed. However, the system will continue its permanence. The computer will be detonated in ten seconds.
This means the system itself will continue. They've coded an emergency feature. The system will now stop, but these men will have no authority. I'll have to settle for this. There's nothing I can do. The computer will self-destruct. I need to proceed with my plan quickly. They must be close to reaching the flag.
I drank another poisoned potion. I died again. This time, I woke up where I had registered the orb. I was behind the mountain. I could hear the sounds. I was a little dazed from dying repeatedly, but I shook my head and hurried. I drank the physical mind potion, then the jumping potion. I focused. I climbed the back of the mountain with all my strength. Thanks to the potions and my own strength, I was somehow able to climb. I could feel they were moments away from grabbing the flag. I could hear Premeus's laughter nearby.
With the power of the potions, I was moments away from climbing to the top of the mountain. At the same time, the soldiers were moments away from reaching the flag. Lie began to tremble from the fear that I would die. She thought my plan had failed.
"REIII!"
The witch was surprised when she realized it was a disguise. But when she noticed the hopeful look in Lie's eyes, she sensed that Rei had a secret plan. She responded to Lie's shout.
"COME ON, YOU DAMN REI! YOU CAN DO IT!"
The soldiers were getting closer and closer to the flag. They were running with speed and greed.
Togami was running with all his might.
"Ahahaha! Rei, you're going to die! I haven't tolerated you for nothing! It's not even clear where you are!"
Premeus reacted to the disguise.
"Ha! He's not even here! He got scared and ran away! Hahaha!"
Haru was worried.
"Where is this Rei?"
The soldiers were getting closer and closer. Premeus was watching his soldiers' charge intently. His arrogance was overflowing.
"HAHAHAHAHA! REI, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!"
Finally, I had climbed to the top of the mountain. The soldiers were seconds away from pulling the other flag.
"REI, THIS GAME IS OVER! DO YOU HEAR ME?!"
Just as the soldier was about to pull the flag, naked, I pulled Premeus's flag at the very last second. The system voice was heard. Premeus thought the system voice was sounding because of the flag his own man had pulled.
"THE GAME IS OVER!"
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
"WINNER: REI'S TEAM!"
"WHAAAAAAAT?!"
The opposing team immediately turned around. At the very top of the mountain, I stood naked, holding the flag in my hand.
When Haru saw me, he laughed at his own stupidity.
"Son of a bitch..."
Lie looked like she was about to cry. Tears were streaming from her eyes, and at the same time, she was laughing. Seeing me naked was amusing to her.
"I was so scared, you idiot Rei..."
Rei had triggered the system's emergency mode by cutting the cables. Now, in this region, the system would continue its existence with its permanent entity, without the power of the authorities. With one plan, he had freed himself from the individuals controlling it and remained in a region between universes with the artificial intelligence's system. It was now completely uncontrolled. He had freed himself from them.
WINNER: REI'S TEAM!
REI! LIE! MATSUMO! CONGRATULATIONS!