They all call me an Outer God.

"Don't worry, teacher. Our game has just begun. I hope we can both enjoy the process. Remember, having fun is the most important thing."

"No one knows how the game will end until the very end, right?"

"Snapped."

As the chess piece falls, the positions of the black and white pieces on the other table also automatically change.

Ivand remained expressionless, but the swaying shadow behind him revealed a hint of unusual emotion.

He was about to win, but he couldn't win. He had to be wary and test him. He was all too familiar with Ria's methods. What this person liked to see most was when someone was full of confidence and thought they were going to win, he would suddenly give the other party a "surprise" and watch the other party's heart fall from heaven to hell in an instant.

It's likely that even Ria himself didn't realize that he subconsciously enjoyed that feeling, even though he was just one step behind and would also be doomed.

But he can win and lose with grace. In fact, he only feels extremely excited when he loses. A strong opponent is always more interesting than a boring one.

The dice are rolled, and Ria manipulates the pieces to move according to the number rolled.

[Trigger Quest: Attempting to escape the town to fight the black goats from the outside world]

[Confronting the Black Goats: Facing the chaos of the crowd, you travel to the town's border and successfully encounter the strange black goats. They look at you and surround you as a final greeting before eating you.]

You didn't tolerate them; instead, you used various weapons to fight them with the intention of perishing together. You discovered that your body could transform into tentacles, and you began using those tentacles to wipe out those annoying black sheep.

Pan, the god of shepherds, appears quietly at the end. He explains to you what the will of the Mother Goddess is, and instills a bunch of strange and bizarre ideas that are considered adult content. You can't understand any of it.

[You failed to break through the Black Goat's breach and were severely wounded. You fled back to town in a panic, your wounds so deep that you were contaminated by an indescribable pollution—your body is temporarily incurable, goat horns have grown on your head, and your pupils have turned into horizontal pupils. Your bizarre appearance has once again aroused the townspeople's disappointment, suspicion, and disgust.]

[Judgment Result: Failed]

"As expected, this is the result."

As Lia watched her situation worsen, her expression remained unchanged, as if she had grown accustomed to it: "Teacher, it's your turn."

“You’re an extreme freak. If I were you, I would secretly call another Ivand to gang up on me while we’re still alive and waiting to lose.”

"But wouldn't that make me seem cold-hearted and a sore loser?"

Ria reached out to the table, where another steaming cup of finely colored black tea appeared.

"Only those who are furious would overturn the game. If you're going to play a game, play it to the end. Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm a very loyal person."

"is it?"

When this topic came up, Ivand squinted his eyes and leaned forward, as if gossiping or mocking.

"Where is that bird from your side, you two who are always inseparable? It's hard to imagine a dragon letting go on its own, so there can only be one possibility—you abandoned it."

"For these simple-minded creatures, separation is often more painful than death, especially since you are currently in a parasitic relationship. The principle of parasites is that they cannot survive without a host."

Ria's expression softened slightly: "It will eventually need to learn to be independent."

“But that’s not a species that can easily learn to be independent, Ria.”

"Your body is not yet fully formed, so He cannot find you. Once your body is fully formed, that mythical creature will quickly find you by following your aura, and then become more suspicious and distrustful in the days to come."

He will be filled with distrust towards you, believing that you will want to abandon Him at every moment.

"Finally, in order to prevent the tragedy from repeating itself, He may completely devour your consciousness and store it permanently to prevent you from leaving again."

“Ria, whoever it was, or whoever else, should have warned you—that bird-like creature is a menace, and it would be best to eliminate it while it's still weak. But you've been so rebellious that you've never listened to us.” At this point, Ivand's tone turned sinister, while Ria couldn't help but facepalm and suddenly laughed: “Your tone still makes it sound like you're treating me like a child, but no need. I'm not a child, and you don't need to scare me.”

“I know Swarth better than anyone else, it wouldn’t do that, and I don’t want to hear anyone slander my friend.”

"friend--"

Ivand repeated his words.

Seeing Ria's certain expression, He chose to keep quiet and not offer any further reminders. However, the shadow behind Him twisted even more grotesquely, as if gloating over a good show.

"Sometimes, you really are single-minded, frighteningly so."

So the dice were rolled, and the game continued.

……

What are some things that appear at night when no one comes to pick them up, but cannot be found during the day when no one steals them?

"It's a star."

Congratulations, you got it right!

What can run but never walk, has a mouth but never speaks, has a head but never sheds tears, and has a bed but never sleeps?

"river."

【Absolutely correct!】

One hundred brave warriors stand together playing a death game. Warrior #1, holding a sword, stabs Warrior #2 to death, then passes the sword to Warrior #3, who stabs Warrior #4, then passes the sword to Warrior #5, and so on. How many warriors survive in the end?

"number 73."

Oh! You're very smart!

A group of people lined up to ask questions about the well. It has to be said that the average IQ level in this town is not low, and it is worth mentioning that it is "average".

They used their knowledge to exchange for everything they wanted from the well. At first, people only needed a bowl of water, but soon they were no longer satisfied with that.

"I want a sword that can cut down everything."

"I need a shield that can withstand everything."

"I want a bow that can pierce a target a thousand miles away."

"I want endless money!"

The more expensive the desire, the higher the price required; often, the fulfillment of these desires involves exchanging hundreds of questions.

Those people only ask irrelevant questions about the well.

Bly lived in the grocery store, and when he returned to town in a sorry state, people looked at him like he was a plague god, and in Bly's eyes they were also fools.

If you want something like that, you need to carefully consider whether you can afford the price of it.

Even if you emptied the brains of half the town, you still wouldn't get a sword that could kill everything. What are those people even thinking?
He was exhausted, his head was throbbing with pain, especially since he was physically disabled and had developed ram's horns on his head.

(End of this chapter)