The Player's System

Comma of Sadness

"We cannot inform our king." The guardians were unwilling to listen to the cries of the people. They were strictly ordered not to disturb the king. King was confined in his palace. Because of the curse he was unable to leave palace.

The guest king was also reaching toward the second palace soon. He was traveling fast to reach the second palace before morning. The evening became gloomy with the cries of the people.

Team members were looking agape what they should do other than listening the gossip of the people. "I don't think they are actually loyal toward the princess." Sashi added.

She was noting down the blank expressions of the people and their empty talks. "The princess is sure to die in our hands if she is our enemy." She held her arrows.

"Wait miss Sashi. There is old saying that if you could kill with the sweet talk then you should not bother picking the stone." Junan interrupted the girl. She was sure to rush forward and use her weapons.

Sashi stopped listening team head. She was quite surprised to hear the old saying. "Is there such a way?" she was young girl of advanced world. This saying was strange for her.

"Haha girl it is true actually but little different from your imagination." Junan chuckled. "I think the weapons are not going to work on this princess. I tried to attack dead humans but they were already dead. You could see she is similarly motionless. We should carefully listen to the gossips of the people. There would be some clue."

Junan explained and walked toward the people. Team members understood his actions. They were going to exploit the factor of the task that was different from battle factors.

The guardians were actively standing around the princess. They were waiting for the people to speak some jokes to address the sadness of the princess. It was what they heard from the ancestors.

"The princess is in comma of sadness, we can speak some joke or the laughing tale. She will get better." People gossiped. They were afraid that guardians might stop them.

Jake heard the gossip just like others. He was not ready to believe this. He was sure that the princess would not survive she faced some kind of damage during their struggle in the pool of dead area if not why did they appear in front of her after breaking the restriction of the pool of dead.

His logic was exact to the point. All three things were related with each other the destruction of the altar, the disappearance of the pool of dead and the Comma of sadness.

The notification appeared when his brain was trying to figure out truth. [You caught it right: you are given chance to search the third secret]

[The princess would die with the third secret and you will lead toward the Itaten farm. Well done young kid. This clue is given based on your hard work.]

Jake blinked reading. "So this thing knows how to appreciate?" he murmured. [I appreciate hardworking hosts]

Another notification followed making Jake speechless.

The people started speaking jokes or doing some funny actions to bring happiness on the face of the princess. At her back the Itaten Farm was waiting to appear with her death.

Jake walked toward team head. He has something to discuss urgently. "Team head we can open the book of detection at this moment. I have premonition that the appearance of the princess is fake. There is something behind again. We need to focus what it is." Jake spoke.

Sashi was standing near. "There is something fake about it. Just look at those around her. They seemed careless about her. If they are for her security then they should not be looking at their back again and again." She was observing critically.

Others nodded. They indeed noticed it. This idea came suddenly after the suspicious notification. Apparently it was simple however the timing of its arrival was doubtful.

The system did not give direct clue this time instead let the young player decode it. It was due to the time restrictions. All tasks were complex and the players could not sit idle and wait for the enemies.

They need to search them earnestly then battle. Team head called Orin. Orin was already eager to open the book of detection. Without asking he opened it to see the text.

He looked at the written page and gladly read it, "Itaten Farm should not close. It will be troublesome for teams to open it after the death of princess." Orin read the text. They held their weapons firmly. Junan spoke, "As expected the princess is mere statue however her life is precious till we cross the Itaten Farm. For this we should kill those circling around the princess. They are there to hide something behind."

The huge chamber and the chair of the princess were giant. The third secret was still unknown. "Without third secret we cannot start bloodbath. Since both Itaten Farm and the princess are involved then the bloodshed might change the scenario. We might need half of us to take a look at the back of the chamber." Jake did not want that one single step increase their troubles.

The mistaken step might bring huge focus on them. That was true the guardian would immediately ask the people to attack and encircle the Arena Runners.

They were currently at the back of crowd. Not many people noticed because their focus was fixed on the princess and the gossips.

"Ah I neglected this aspect." Junan was disappointed at his own action. He was hurrying ignoring that the Arena Runners were wanted in the Empire.

The people would immediately start shouting to express their loyalty. The chances were high that they would encircle and beat them to death. It could pitifully result their loss for the level and disqualify them for level three.

The complexity of task increased their burden. "Sharpen your weapons. Albert would lead you at the back of the chamber.." Junan ordered half of them.