The Tutorial Is Too Hard - Chapter 242

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Chapter 242

Editor: Tide

[No!]

What did you mean ‘No’? I won’t stop .

I looked around, scanning the variety of furniture that had appeared in the previously empty cave . There were so many suitable things to burn that I didn’t know what to burn first .

“What should I burn first?”

[Let’s burn the picture on the wall first . ] Ahbooboo sneered .

Impressive . He had a good eye for things like this .

“The painting on the wall should be the one that burns last . Before that comes burning the furniture used in our daily lives, such as tables and bedding . ”

This dragon had hoarded quite a lot of luxurious things, ones that humans would usually have at their homes .

I didn’t get why it bought furniture for humans . Did dragons take the form of another species in their daily lives? If that was the case, the large size of the cave seemed excessive .

[What do you want!?] the dragon bawled . The crystal ball wriggled spastically, juggling the fireball from one round side to the other, just like a hot potato .

“Just let it go . Burning something makes me feel better; less stressed . ”

[No! You crazy arsonist!]

What did this dragon mean by ‘No’ again?

[Why do you need to relieve your stress?]

Why? I didn’t know . Maybe it was because the dragon had killed the fun just as I was about to test the limits of the divine power .

It was more accurately phrased as ‘You can’t take anything from me’ .

I explained to the dragon how I felt .

[I can’t help it . Unlike general stages where post-clearing behavior is also viewed as an evaluation factor, my designated stage is designed only for the challenger to reach the goal . It is normal to be moved here immediately after clearing . ]

Then, you should have told me that in advance .

“You little bastard . I told you that I didn’t like leadership missions, and you picked the perfect stage for it, huh?” I growled .

[It’s my job to select a stage based on the shortcomings of the challenger!]

“Then, you could have told me in advance that you were sending me to such a stage . ”

[You’d have hated it, nonetheless!]

That was true . I sighed helplessly .

I set the crystal ball down roughly on a clean table and flopped down on the bed . As soon as I hit the soft material, my body felt lethargic, and I lost all motivation and focus .

The last floor had been such a rare opportunity, and I felt dejected from missing it .

[Hmm . There’ll be another chance later, so don’t get too upset . ] the dragon assured .

Yeah, well, there wasn’t much I could do about it now . Instead, I asked questions that I had put off .

“What’s this vote notification that’s been up for a while?”

[Voting begins]

[For: 23, Against: 41]

[Voting begins]

[For: 24, Against: 11]

[Voting begins]

[For: 59, Against: 4]

This window had continued to pop ever since we entered the dragon’s cave . It didn’t seem like a bug, but then what else could it be?

[Oh, you can see it too? Never mind . It has nothing to do with you . None of your business . ]

“What is it?”

[It’s a vote for the God of Remorse . ] the dragon said vaguely .

[Seeing you on this stage, some suggested taking disciplinary action against the God of Remorse in the vaccine war . ]

The God of Remorse, huh? He was the god that designed the 35th stage; it was a memorable stage, one filled with remorse . The God of Remorse had kept a close eye on me in the time I had spent there . Perhaps it was because I suffered on the 35th floor stage that my feelings towards the God of Remorse hadn’t been favourable .

However, the source from King Goblin had proved to be helpful when controlling divine power . Now that I knew the God of Remorse arranged for the source to be given to me, his favourability with me had become better .

The God of Remorse had supposedly put himself at a considerable disadvantage by giving me the power source without permission . I was curious as to why he showed such willingness to break the rules for me .

“Can you tell me about the God of Remorse?” I asked, sitting up on the bed with my legs folded .

If the dragon replaced Kirikiri, it should, at least, provide some information after clearing the stage . Then again, information about gods isn’t that easily obtained .

“Sure . ”

We weren’t informed much about gods, and generally, people were more focused on solving problems rather than finding out more information about them .

[To define the God of Remorse, he could be called the god of walking backward . ]

It was a sensible analogy .

[When you always look back at the past while walking forwards, you often fall and get lost . That’s when you feel regret, remorse filling within you . He, the God of Remorse, has always been looking behind him . ]

It was essential to reflect on past mistakes . It could be a motivation for a better life, a warning not to repeat the same mistakes . But, a god who looks only at the past is unable to see the present and the future; he endlessly repeats the same mistakes . Listening to the description, the God of Remorse didn’t seem like a god one would want to associate with,

[The God of remorse had recently gained a unique position . As the whole area fell into confusion, more and more people asked him for advice . ]

“Huh?”

This was an unexpected explanation . When I asked the dragon for a description, all I wanted was to know was the concept of the God of Remorse, not his status quo . I thought it would be good to know about the world I was unaware of, so I decided to listen quietly .

[Since the vaccine war began, many people have been confused . They sought out the foresight of gods with visionary powers, but even the visionary gods said it wasn’t easy to predict what the future held . ]

“…… . ”

[Those, who could not find an answer, went to the God of Remorse . One of the characteristics of remorse is familiarity with past battles . Isn’t there a saying like ‘He, who looks back, can’t see the next moment that comes, but knows better than anyone else what the next moment will be’?]

“Never heard it before . ”

[Really? I thought it was a pretty famous saying . To put it simply, we can predict the future through the past; history repeats itself . ]

“So, what happened to the people who sought advice? Did they get any?” I questioned .

[I don’t know . However, I don’t think those who sought advice would have gotten any . ] the dragon predicted .

“Why?”

The dragon snorted before answering, [If he had been able to provide useful advice to others, he would have gained prestige rather than remorse . ]

It was an explanation that made me speechless . There really were many kinds of strange gods .

[It’s true that the God of Remorse was getting a lot of attention . He usually spent his time idling looking at the past, but this time he, himself, came forward . Breaking the rules . Bearing disciplinary action . You’re the reason why he did it . ] the dragon accused .

“I’m responsible for this? What?”

Was it because the gods had taken pity on me?

[Don’t overthink it . The gods were already paying attention to you before that . Although, many still don’t know about you . It was only known that the God of Remorse had given an unknown challenger the power of origin without permission and was disciplined for it . ]

With so much information to process, I became a little confused, even more so because it had been an unexpected turn of events .

“Yes . Thank you . But, are you allowed to tell me this?”

The amount of information I had obtained through other stages paled in comparison to the amount of information the dragon had just provided me .

[Hmm . It’s fine . ]

“Okay . I won’t burn your house . ” After it did me such a favor, I couldn’t vent my anger on its house without bearing a guilty conscience . I extinguished the fireball that had been floating above my palm .

[Is that so? You’re pretty decent . Oh, and as I said before, this cave is not my home . ]

* * * * * *

“Kea-ek!” The frog was swimming in the lake under the waterfall .

I was curious as to whether it would act like a dog or a frog when it went into the water, so I watched it carefully .

“Kea-ek!”

Perhaps, because it had a dog’s body, it was dog paddling . After the meal, I continued to watch the frog swim and play, while the dragon talked to me .

[Let’s talk about the next stage . Is there a kind of stage you want to avoid?]

I believed I heard this question before .

“I’d like to avoid the stage where soul-type monsters usually appear . ”

[Oh . Why is that?]

I explained to the dragon that the stages with soul-type monsters were mostly boring . The skill of soul exploitation, obtained from the sixth floor, was too deadly for spiritual enemies . I could use a soul sword and skills like soul-steal . Most of all, ghosts with terrible shapes and spirits that usually attacked the mind were not even impressive .

[Oh, is that so?]

You lizard! I had a bad feeling that I might just be sent to a stage full of soul-monsters this time .

[Is there any stage you want?]

The stage I wanted? It would be one where I could get to learn more magic . If not, then a place I could extract information from .

“I wish there was a stage where I could learn more about the source . Or the stage for what you call transformation . ”

The dragon thought for a moment before saying, [Okay . Floor 57 and Floor 58 will have what you need . We’ll decide on the 59th floor later . ]

Oh, was it a stage where I could learn about the source or transformation as I wished? I was so thankful that it was finally listening to me .

“It’s not a strange stage, is it?”

[No!]

I felt a little nervous at the dragon’s answer . Was there even a stage that wasn’t strange in Hell’s Difficulty? I was worried that there would be a really crazy stage .

[It’s not dangerous, and as you wish, it’s a stage where you can get a little more information about the source . ] the dragon roared .

I still didn’t feel good about it . Pausing, I looked at the portal that had appeared on the floor .

But it’s not like I could quit now, and even if I could, I don’t think the dragon would let me off . I thought I might as well get it over with .

Returning the still swimming frog to the ring, I climbed into the portal .

“Move . ”

As the portal spun, a wheezing sound came from the dragon’s crystal ball . I had heard Idy laugh like that once, and the uneasiness I felt only increased .

The place where I was transported to was in the middle of a busy street . There were a lot of people in the street, and the strange thing was that they were all looking up at the sky .