I Possessed a Game Where I Die If I Don’t Clear the Tower - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76. Generously Given Rewards
“Everyone, press yourselves against the wall.”
The moment Camilia’s party flattened themselves to one side, she issued a command to her inventory.
‘Deploy inventory slots 1 through 30 across a 50-meter forward range, 20 centimeters left, and 20 centimeters right!’
What would happen if a ton of water poured through a shell-sized opening in zero seconds?
What indeed.
BOOM!
It would explode, that’s what.
The result of a holy water bomb traveling at 800 meters per second tearing through the entire straight corridor was spectacular.
The charging hellhounds, the fungi and insects affected by the Plague Lord’s influence—all of it evaporated instantly.
[‘Camilia Road’ has destroyed the ‘Plague Source’!]
[Remarkable Achievement!]
The source itself was completely obliterated.
It was only natural—it had taken roughly 500 liters of holy water in less than a second.
Mobilizing servants to haul water, pressing allowances into the hands of City Hall staff instead of priests to extract blessings—all of it was worth it for this perfect result.
Camilia glanced at Malorik, whose expression had gone blank, and spoke.
“Do you believe me now?”
“I… wh… how could you do something like this, and yet we still…?”
‘Why? Because you never know what else might emerge.’
Paranoia or not, thorough preparation was always worthwhile.
Indeed, because she’d mobilized every resource and prepared meticulously, when the Succubus situation erupted unexpectedly, she’d resolved it swiftly.
Camilia’s gaze turned toward the system window as she contemplated.
‘Now, hand over the rewards.’
As if understanding her words, the system window automatically displayed an emergency Quest notification.
[Emergency Quest] Plague of the Underground Sewers
Thanks to remarkable ingenuity and courage, the vile demon’s scheme has been thwarted, and the source has sunk beneath the waters once more.
Objective
Confirm the Plague Source
(Achieved)
Rewards
Plague Lord’s Source
Plague Source
(Obtained)
Succubus’s Soul
(Obtained)
Complete the Quest?
[Yes] / [No]
‘Hm? Not obtained?’
Camilia blinked, puzzled by the unexpected result.
【…become!】
A sharp mental wave resonated from somewhere nearby.
【This is absolutely ridiculous! How could this perfect plan fail? That damned banker, how dare he deceive me!?】
‘Oh?’
【How am I supposed to recover from this loss…. Damn it, I can’t even fathom how many insurance policies I’ll need to sell….】
‘Insurance and a banker… could this be the Plague Lord?’
There couldn’t possibly be two demons who were both summer incarnations and insurance agents for Helheim.
The owner of the mental wave was undoubtedly the Plague Lord.
【At least they haven’t noticed that my avatar is here. Tsk… I suppose I have no choice. I’ll stay hidden and use my collaborator to retrieve it.】
He was even spilling out information like a goldmine.
‘I absolutely have to capture this.’
Fortunately, I knew exactly how to retrieve reward items from places unknown.
It was simply by pressing the Quest Completion button.
‘This means even the reward items I couldn’t collect will be automatically retrieved.’
I immediately pressed the Quest Completion button with a glance.
【Just you wait, Demon Slayer! I will have my revenge—aaaaaahhhhh!?】
The suspicious mental wave that had been emanating from nearby let out a bizarre cry before falling silent.
Reward
Origin of the Plague Lord
(Obtained)
The reward seemed to have arrived safely.
When I opened my inventory, an item that looked like a pumpkin with flies trapped inside occupied a slot.
‘Item confirmation.’
A small window then appeared beside the pumpkin.
[Origin of the Plague Lord]
“Fear the flutter of a fly’s wings!”
A pumpkin in which a portion of the great demon Plague Lord’s soul has been sealed.
*Bound to you.
*Summon: You can call forth an avatar of the Plague Lord once per day.
*???: A special ability will activate if conditions are met.
‘A summoning item!?’
I barely managed to suppress the urge to cry out that this was a jackpot.
For someone like me who struggled to recruit allies, there was no better item than this.
Summons didn’t need to share experience points—they were free party members.
‘Not only did the Quest not betray me, but it’s giving such an excellent reward…?’
No matter how hard I tried to remain composed, my spirits soared uncontrollably. The corners of my mouth rose of their own accord.
Perhaps sensing my mood, Rohengreen spoke to me.
“You seem delighted, Lord Camilia.”
I couldn’t very well say I was thrilled about obtaining such an incredible item, so I answered with an elegant smile.
“Thanks to the Plague Lord’s foolishness, I’ve gained quite a lot. How could I not be pleased?”
Thanks to the Succubus, I could fill two empty Seal Chambers, Mina’s alchemy was upgraded, and now I even had a summon.
It was a Quest easier than the Pantheon’s offerings, yet more generous than anything the Pantheon had ever granted.
I wanted to scold my past self—the one who’d complained about being swamped, who’d grumbled about why a Plague Lord Quest had appeared so early—for failing to recognize such a magnificent opportunity.
Camilia sent her heartfelt gratitude, belated though it was, to those who had sent her the emergency Quest.
‘Plague Lord, Helheim Banker—did you send the source early for my sake? I’m truly grateful. Truly, deeply grateful!’
At that same moment, in the Helheim Banker’s office.
[Argh! Why! Why did this happen to me!]
[Sir, please calm down….]
[Do I look calm to you right now!?]
The banker—a creature with crimson skin and horns, unmistakably demonic in appearance—stamped his feet in fury.
[You said you hid the source among the workers and sent it! You said you cast a barrier! You said you even begged that wretched whore and sent a Succubus! You did everything! So why! Why…!]
After raging for some time, his eyes suddenly gleamed as he spoke.
[It wasn’t some holy act, was it? That harlot didn’t interfere through the Golden Scales’ Priest, did she!]
The secretary quickly tucked important documents into his bosom before responding.
[That’s unlikely, sir. The Golden Scale Sect merely lists the Holy Alliance as an enemy but doesn’t actively participate in their affairs.]
[Then why! Why has my perfect plan been utterly destroyed!]
‘Perhaps it was simply bad luck?’
A demonic quip that would infuriate his superior rose to the secretary’s throat, yet he summoned superhuman patience.
Thanks to this restraint, the banker managed to calm himself somewhat.
[Ugh… Damn it, damn it! Somehow… somehow I want to land just one blow on that demon slayer… I want to win just once…!]
Though his dignity had largely evaporated in the process.
The secretary sighed and spoke.
[Sir, you mustn’t forget our objective. We planted the Plague source in Nidst not to strike at the Lord, but to topple The Tower.]
[It’s the same thing!]
[It is not.]
Even as the banker growled, the secretary stood firm.
[This is an opportunity that comes once in a thousand years. Would you squander it carelessly in the grip of rage?]
[Tsk…!]
Though he made his displeasure abundantly clear, the banker finally let his anger subside.
[Fine. We approach this rationally, businesslike. Until we identify the cause of failure, I’ll exercise restraint.]
[A wise decision, sir.]
The banker ground his teeth as he muttered.
[That said, I won’t simply watch that demon slayer smirk. Recall all the matured bonds we’ve accumulated in Nidst.]
Recently, they’d been prattling on about rebuilding the City, but wherever the money came from, it couldn’t be infinite like a cornucopia.
The priests of the Golden Scale Sect, meticulous about finances above all else, would hardly offer easy assistance.
‘A fitting blow against that gatekeeper who’s stood guard over The Tower for a thousand years, playing the noble. Let’s see if he can block this too.’
He smiled with sinister satisfaction at the thought.
Let’s see if he can stop this.

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