Anon 1: Looks like we've got a newbie among us…
Anon 2: Don't say that. If he made it here, it means the system acknowledged his power or something close to it.
Anon 3: If the system brings just anyone into the Council… then the Council loses all value.
Anon 4: As far as I know, the maximum cap is 100 people…
Which means this isn't the only meeting happening right now.
Anon 1: Seems someone here is well informed…
Kaelion: I don't know what any of you are talking about.
I have no idea what this (Council) place even is.
Can someone explain?
Anon 1: Hahaha!! Looks like the newbie doesn't even know what the Council is…
Anon 5: Even I didn't expect that.
Anon 1: How about we have a bit of fun?
(looks at Kaelion)
Kaelion: I don't know why you're looking at me like that, but I already have enough problems.
Ignore me and do whatever you were doing.
Anon 1: Well, well…
(sends killing intent toward Kaelion)
Kaelion: … (silent, thinking)
Anon 1: What?!
(angrily increases his aura)
Anon 2: Hey, knock it off. Not everyone here is as strong as us you're suffocating people!
Anon 1:(Who is this newbie?! My killing aura isn't affecting him!)
(Kaelion meets his gaze.)
Anon 1:(He's holding eye contact even under this aura?!)
Kaelion: I don't know what you're trying to do… but I don't have time for it right now.
Anon 1: Are you mocking me?! How are you unaffected by my aura?!
Kaelion: So that was killing aura… Sorry, but compared to the monster I just fought, yours is too weak to even notice.
Anon 1: YOU!! (unleashes full killing intent)
Anon 2: I said STOP! You're choking half the room!
Kaelion: So that's your full strength, huh?
(Probably because I'm half-dead right now, I can't feel anything.)
(Alright… I guess this is how you doit)
Kaelion releases his killing aura.
(His aura erupts far stronger due to his suspended-death state.)
Anon 1: (W-WHAT?!!)
Anon 3: Damn it!!
Anon 2: STOP IT!!
Kaelion: I SAID I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!!
(He roars and his killing aura floods the entire Council.)
Eight Anons faint.
Anon 1: I I'm sorry… Please stop…
(gasping)
(Kaelion continues for two more seconds, then stops.)
Kaelion: Continue what you were doing.
Anon 3: May I ask… what level you are?
Kaelion:(shoots a cold glare) I said I don't have time for this!
Anon 3: O.. of course… Forgive our rudeness…
System Message… The meeting is starting.
(Each Council member may provide 1 piece of information and ask 1 question.)
Anon 1: I'll begin then…
Crimson Orcs have recently been spotted in the Golden Plains.
Orcs don't leave their territory easily.
According to confirmed information, a player caused this.
Anons 2–7: The Golden Plains have only been open a few days, with many secrets still undiscovered…
and players are already interfering…
Kaelion:(Useless info for me… Even if the Golden Plains are important, I'm trapped in a hellhole. This helps me zero.)
sighs internally
Anon 3: Oh? Why did you sigh?
Do you already know this information?
Kaelion: I didn't choose to be here. The system forced me. Just continue.
(focuses on planning his fight with Vaelthar)
Anon 2: Very well… (…..)
15 minutes later…
Anon 7: Newcomer, you're up. You may give one piece of info and ask one question each meeting.
Kaelion: Fine, let's get this over with. (sighs) Has anyone here ever encountered a vampire?
Anons 1–13: (Blank stares.)
Kaelion: Looks like being here truly was a waste of time.
Anon 6: Actually… While I haven't met any, I might have some info.
Kaelion: Oh? Go on.
Anon 6: I'm a librarian in the game…
I've read various things about vampires strong family bonds, loyal to their clans, incredibly powerful.
Kaelion: And their weaknesses?
Anon 6: Sunlight, fire, and things like cursed blood.
Kaelion:(Sunlight… THAT'S IT!! The Artifact!!)
System Message… You have discovered one of the answers.
Why did the vampires attack?
Kaelion:(Of course… even a shard amplified light tenfold and emitted intense heat. The answer is the Elven Artifact!)
Anon 6: Um… sir?
Kaelion: That's all. Next person.
Anon 9: I did have another question… but the 8th one has caught my curiosity. Why ask something like that?
System Message… Lying in the COUNCIL results in temporary stat penalties…
Kaelion: (So this is how they guarantee truth…) Fine.
I was fighting a vampire right when I got summoned here.
Everyone turns to Kaelion with their mouths open.
Anon 4: What? Even the newly opened Golden Plains don't have vampires…
Anon 3: We're system-selected players, yet none of us have fought one…
Anon 6: If it were a new map, the system would have notified us…
Anon 7: Then… may we ask where you were?
Kaelion: Question quota's over.
System Message… Moving to next member.
30 minutes later
The meeting has ended.
Kaelion: Any priests here?
(The Anons stare silently.)
Anon 11: I'm sure there are priests in the Council.
But no one wants to reveal their class…
Kaelion: If there's a priest among you, come find me.
I need nothing major just a Light Blessing.
10 minutes later…
Kaelion: Looks like no one's coming… I'm running out of time…
And I still don't know how I'll deal with that vampire…
Worst case, I'll just accept death.
Anon 11: Hello…
Kaelion: Oh, hey.
Anon 11: I'm actually a priest.
I couldn't say so earlier others might identify me.
I can give you the blessing.
May I have your hand?
Kaelion: Mhm… I guess I don't have a choice.
(gives hand)
Anon 11: Ah… What are you!?
Kaelion: Not sure.
Anon 11: How are you alive?? My system screen is telling me you're dead…
More like "You cannot cast blessings on the dead."
Kaelion: That's bad news…
Anon 11: I'm sorry…
Kaelion: Can you bless an item instead?
Anon 11: Of course. May I see it?
Kaelion:(pulls out shard of the Artifact)
Anon 11: Alright, which blessing?
Kaelion: Light, if possible.
Anon 11:(casts Light Blessing) The item is blessed…And also
(reaches for Kaelion's hand)
System Message… Holy energy detected. Keeping distance is advised…
Kaelion: What are you doing?
Anon 11: Since you're technically dead, I tried adding a bit of healing…
Kaelion: Don't! Your healing spells clearly don't work on me…
(This is bad… Priests can't heal me…)
Anon 11: I might not be able to help now… but next meeting, I'll make it up to you somehow.
System Message… The COUNCIL has ended.
Everyone is returning to their previous locations…