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CHAPTER 1. The Dog Will Change Its Owner in the Second Round

I was betrayed.

As soon as I realized the fact, I felt a headache and had a fever.

Abandoned by the man I had devoted myself to with all my life and passion.

I didn't expect that the common story of dedicating oneself and being abandoned like broken shoes would become my story.

'I made the Fabian expedition into the best expedition through some hardships and sacrifices…!'

With the advanced information I gave him, Fabian was able to easily get good items and build a good expedition with the talent I told him in advance.

With the support magic I wrote, Fabian and his colleagues easily leveled up and cut through dungeons.

And at a dangerous moment, I sacrificed my left arm to save Fabian and the expedition members.

It didn't matter if all my efforts were unrecognized.

I thought I only needed to know Fabian.

So, I didn't care when I heard the mocking sound of the 'support-type wizard wagging her tail at Fabian to succeed,' or that I was 'Fabian's dog'.

Only for Fabian.

But this is the only result?

'You know I'm going to die if you don't come to my rescue…!'

I knew I should pretend to be as calm as possible and not show emotional fluctuations, but it was not easy.

What's more unfair is that Fabian and I are the only two who know my past dedication.

"So, have you made up your mind?"

Oh, right, not just the two.

I forgot the existence of that man for a moment because I had a headache.

The beastly man, who gives off an astonishing, indescribable presence that I forgot, also knows roughly what happened between Fabian and I.

Meyer Knox.

The descendant of heroes, the only Grand Duke, the black knight, the most powerful prosecutor…

With countless prestige embroidered in front of his name, he made me realize that I was betrayed by Fabian, pushed me to a dead end and tempted me constantly.

And he saved me from the death crisis that Fabian neglected.

"I'll ask you once again, Jun Karentia. Will you join my expedition, the Black Knights?"

In a space where only the two of us were alone, the lowly voiced voice that seemed to be pounding on the iron was captivating me helplessly.

He seemed to give me a choice, but in reality, he wasn't not. My mouth was parched under the pressure of the fact.

I want to run, but I have nowhere to run.

It was because this was the barracks of the Black Knights.

It was the material of the tent and the furniture was lined up, and there was nothing that wasn't a high-quality product, like the Grand Duke's barracks.

The first of them is Meyer Knox himself.

Meyer's black hair was like a lion's mane, and the golden eyes under it seemed to have cut off the ends with a knife stared straight at me.

He was handsome enough to be admired, but what makes him unable to be appreciated freely was the atmosphere surrounding him.

Meyer, who was dressed up in black armor with the prestige of being a black knight, seemed to have carved out a huge black iron.

In short…

No matter how hard I tried, he was a hopeless opponent.

'He's not really a pushover.'

Meyer Knox, who became the Grand Duke at a young age, was the first knight and strongest prosecutor to enter the gate first when the gate opened and the invasion of beasts began.

Meyer hurried me, as if he was anxious to see me happily nodding my head.

"Why on earth are you so worried? It's not a bad choice. No, it's rather the best you can choose. I have no idea why you refuse my offer."

It was.

His expedition team, the Black Knights, was the envy that everyone wanted to join.

Before Fabian appeared, he maintained his top position for a long time.

But I was not happy to accept his offer.

'Of course! This man is… he's the core of the demon king and the true final boss of the game I've been possessed in!'

Jun's final boss.

I mean, the final boss.

A villain or not, the strongest and the last enemy that appears.

In short, he was also known as the ultimate king.

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This place where I was in possession was in an RPG game called "Holy Masquerade", an RPG game that evokes nostalgia even if you just hear the name.

Not only the name, but the story was very classic.

You have to defeat the demon king who tries to conquer the world.

It was an incredible story that came out in 2020.

Of course, the game is more important than the story.

Anyway, as the demon king tries to conquer the world, dungeons connected to the demon world will be created in all parts of the continent.

Players had to target dungeons by recruiting various characters along Fabian, the main character of the game.

My body's owner, Jun Karentia, was also one of the characters that I could recruit.

A female supportive wizard in her mid-20s with gray hair and clear bright red eyes.

She was my favorite character in Holy Masquerade.

Of course, that didn't mean that I wanted to live with Jun's body. I don't know how I managed to be possessed by Jun, but…

In any case, in "Holy Masquerade" the Demon King was the final boss at the time of promotion.

In fact, the final boss in the first round was also the demon king.

However, the Demon King was only a fake boss, a face madam, to hit the players in the back of the head.

If you defeat the Demon King who wants to conquer the world, a futile ending is awaiting you to turn the time using his core hidden by the congested Demon King.

Of course that's not the end.

As usual, this is because the true ending is hidden.

To see the true ending, the player must enter the second play, the second round.

A similar story. The same character…

If you reach the Demon King in the second round, the game will proceed differently from the first episode.

Suddenly, Meyer Knox, the black knight, who was the protagonist's rival, appears in the Devil's Castle.

As it turned out, Meyer was the core of the Demon King.

He stabs and kills the Demon King to get rid of the Demon King's curse in his blood.

But there was a variable.

Meyer absorbed the power of the king. The Meyer, who was encroached by the giant magi, becomes the new king of demons.

If you become the second Demon King and kill Meyer Knox, who was running away, you can see the perfect ending.

So, joining his Black Knights is a departure from the main story.

Is that all?

After Meyer Knox became the Demon King, the Black Knights would be captured and persecuted by the Demon King's minions.

I never wanted to get carried away by him!

My ultimate goal is to rejuvenate the honor of being the warrior's party in a peaceful world that will come after defeating the Demon King.

Even if it became impossible to be a group of warriors, I could not give up as much as a peaceful retirement life.

Although I was betrayed by Fabian, I was heartbroken, but that was the reason why I couldn't get under Meyer.

Now it looks like a colorful gold rope, but soon it becomes a rotten rope.

That man's appearance made the situation more difficult.

A cold sweat fell. I had to turn down the offer somehow.

But how?

The Meyer Knox in front of me was on the verge of not backing down easily.

The golden eyes, staring at me as if they were piercing me, shone as if they were going to make me join his expedition.