i am reincarnated in modded game World

"Honestly, it was a little unexpected."

"What kind of point?"

"I had an idea that she would be no ordinary person since Iris brought her here, but I didn't know that she would be so exceptional. She has a very lively and easygoing personality, but she is also a knight commander of the Knights of the Silver Dawn. No matter where you go, you are not someone with the skills to be taken advantage of."

"okay?"

"Don't try to gloss over it, Mr. Rookie."

A pair of red eyes glared at me.

"Iris clearly said that you, Shin-in-ssi, were under the witch's curse. Then your physical abilities would be below that of an ordinary person, but even in that situation, you fought on equal terms with Lize-sister. I think you should be a little more proud."

"It was possible because Lize was watching over me. It wasn't a one-on-one fight."

"You said you would look after me? Well, I don't think so either. My sister doesn't think so either."

Erica denied my statement outright.

"And I think Mr. Shin-i is making a huge mistake. He may seem like he always acts as he pleases, but he's not so self-centered that he neglects his own work. No matter how much he tries to keep his hands in check, if he realizes that the duel is a test for entry, it would have been an attack that a normal person would never be able to block. Whether you let him off or not, a horn is a horn."

That was true, so I kept my mouth shut. Even if I could clear the level by just cutting off half of my health, it was still like having to actually fight the boss.

There were a lot of people in the community who were crying because they couldn't pass the entrance exam. People who chose a different route than joining the Knights didn't have a good time either.

"I don't like it, but this time I have no choice but to agree with you. Where on earth did Iris get someone like you?"

"Well, I don't know either."

"I will take that to mean you don't want to answer."

Erica once again opened her eyes wide and walked down the hallway, her buttocks wrapped in red dolphin pants swaying. Whether it was the effect of the mod or not, each step was extremely lewd.

It felt like she was walking to emphasize her butt, rather than emphasizing her butt while walking. Looking back at how Lizena and Iris were like that, it seemed like it was really the influence of the mode.

"Iris said last time that this castle was originally used by a lord."

I somehow changed the subject to avoid being conscious of my butt. As I was talking like that, Erica stopped walking. There was a hint of trepidation in her eyes as she looked at me.

"… … Well, that's right. It's true. This is where he used to live. And then he just left it up to us."

"I also said that rather than explaining in words why I abandoned this place, it would be better to experience it once."

"Iris doesn't lie. Even if I tell you, you won't believe me, so it's better to just let you experience it. Since you're almost there, please hold back a little bit even if you're curious."

As those words came out of Erica's mouth, I became even more curious about what kind of situation was going on. After finishing speaking, Erica walked forward, shaking her butt again.

The interior of the castle was extremely clean. There was not a speck of dust in the hallways, and not a single speck of dust or footprints had settled on the red carpets laid out everywhere.

Rather, I thought it was even more strange because it was so clean overall.

In a building that can easily accommodate hundreds of people, there is not a single person to be found, and yet every place you pass by is so clean that not a single speck of dust is left.

It would be impossible unless there was a cleaning fairy who cleaned all day.

"The hallway is so clean. Does this have anything to do with that experience?"

"You got it right. You'll understand once you experience it from now on."

As she said that, Erica stopped in front of a door. It was an ordinary door made of wood. Next to it, there were wooden doors of the same size lined up at regular intervals along one entire wall.

"You can use this one. I chose the first room on purpose so that it would be easy to distinguish. Well, if you don't like it, you can choose another room. They're all empty anyway."

Suddenly, the door opened. And as soon as I saw the inside of the room, I doubted my eyes.

"...?"

This was because the room I saw wasn't a room with a medieval scenery like I had seen in the game, but was decorated with modern items that would not have felt out of place even if it were a room used outside.

The bed was made of iron and had a soft mattress, and was covered with a microfiber comforter. The pillows were also of a modern design to match.

The walls and ceiling were meticulously wallpapered, the windows were made of clear, transparent glass, and were sliding doors with handles. There was even a small balcony behind them.

The ceiling was brightly lit with fluorescent lights instead of candles or light bulbs. Even more absurdly, there was even a ceiling-mounted air conditioner.

Above all, on one side of the room, there was a desk that looked exactly like the one in the outside world, with a swivel chair on wheels. There was even an electric fan right next to it.

I still can't figure out what kind of mod this is applied to.

While I was speechless in this modern-looking room, Erica turned on the air conditioner. It seemed like she had done it more than once, operating the remote control with a familiar look.

"You can adjust the air conditioner temperature as you see fit, and this is the bathroom. Is there anything you need me to explain?"

"… … No, I don't think there are any."

As if the bathroom walls and floors were not lined with tiles, there was even a modern metal shower and bathtub installed. The bathtub was large enough to comfortably accommodate two people.

As for the toiletries like shampoo and body wash neatly placed next to it, I wanted to believe that I was seeing things wrong.

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I turned to the other side so as not to let my trembling expression be seen, and ran my hand over the bed and blanket. It was soft. It was of the same quality as the ones I used outside.

'Is this... ... correct?'

What kind of crazy person created this mod? I'm really curious about their face.

"Then there's nothing more to explain. Now it's time to tell you what the newbie was wondering about. Let's go outside for now."

I followed Erica out of the room. Erica, who saw that I was out, lit a fire in her hand. The flames rising from her hand slowly took the shape of a sword. The heat hit me.

As the sword made of flame was swung, half of the room burned down with a loud noise.

The fluorescent lights shattered, the bed burned, the desk and chair melted and twisted. The acrid smell of charcoal wafted from the scorched wallpaper. The entire room was incinerated and extinguished in an instant.

While I was bewildered by this unexpected sight, Erica closed the door with a blank expression and then immediately opened it wide.

"...uh?"

And in that brief moment, less than a second, the room was tidy.

"Did you see?"

I blinked. The acrid smell of smoke that I had smelled just a moment ago, the blackened wallpaper and ceiling, the burnt bed, and the melted fan had all returned to their original state.

It felt like a lie that I had just been engulfed in flames. Erica smiled faintly at me, frozen in place.

"It's because of this."

"… … Do you know why this is like this?"

"We don't know. We don't know if it's magic, or a curse, or something else."

"Can't we just call a wizard and have him investigate?"

"They were all rejected. It seems certain that the lord did something and passed it on to our knights, but since there is no evidence, it is impossible to openly claim that he did something."

This time, he threw the wooden sword he was holding into the room, closed the door like before, and then opened it right away.

In that brief moment, the wooden sword disappeared.

"… … The wooden sword?"

"It disappeared somewhere. To be exact, it would be more accurate to say that when the room was restored, it erased 'an object that had never existed in the room to begin with.'"

"Where did it disappear to?"

"We don't know. We can't know."

It made sense why I didn't explain this in words. It was a room that resets every time you open and close the door, so I knew no one would believe me if I told them not to lie.

'Is the game system implemented with magic?'

There were some things I had guessed.

In the game, unless an object was originally designed to be destroyed, it can be cleaned up by the player swinging their sword around the room, using magic to destroy furniture, or simply going outside for a while.

I had a feeling that the characteristics of such a game might have been implemented by some kind of unknown magic. Of course, this was only my guess, so the truth is unknown.

Isn't it true that Erica is not taking this for granted, but rather that the lord has done something? If it was the influence of the mod, then they should have taken it for granted that they were acting like this, just like their clothes.

There was no mention in the story that the NPCs of the Knights of the Silver Dawn attributed this function to the lord.

"So, I'll explain the precautions. You absolutely must listen carefully and memorize them. That is, if you don't want to lose that weapon forever."

Erica's finger pointed to the bloody sword hanging from my waist.

"First rule. Never leave your belongings in the room. You saw that right? As soon as you close the door, the belongings inside disappear. Once your belongings disappear, you don't know where they went and you can't find them again, so you must never do that. There is a storage room outside, so use that. It has a defensive spell on it, so don't worry."

The thought of losing a bloody sword was horrifying. I quietly engraved it in my head.

"Okay. What else?"

"Second rule. Wear only one piece of clothing when you sleep. Either you sleep naked with only your underwear on, or you sleep without your underwear on. Only one piece of clothing should touch your bare skin."

"… …Why is that?"

"Why? Because it's related to the first rule. The first rule. Never leave your belongings in the room. Don't you remember?"

"That's going out, and this is sleeping. Do the two have anything to do with each other?"

"The exact condition for the room to be restored to its original state is that it 'becomes invisible to human eyes.'"

"Will it be invisible to human eyes?"

Erica nodded after hearing my question.

"Even if you're in a room, it seems like you're considered invisible while you're sleeping. More precisely, from the very moment a person falls asleep. That's why everything except the piece of clothing closest to your skin disappears."

"That's so fucking tricky."

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"We think so too. That must be why the lord handed the castle over to us. He must mean to give us a piece of shit."

Even Erica kept cursing at that lord, so I thought he must have really had it tough.

Should I be thankful that it's still trash and I can kill it later without feeling guilty since it's not different from the game?

"I tried an experiment once. If you sleep with your underwear and clothes on, the next day you'll only have your underwear on, but if you take off your underwear and sleep with only your clothes on, the next day your clothes will be fine. That's why it's a set rule."

I wondered if it wasn't embarrassing to say something so openly about sleeping naked like that, but since the person saying it didn't seem to mind, I just let it go.

"That's all for my explanation. Do you have any further questions?"

"If I just stay in the room, it won't disappear except when I sleep?"

"First of all, as I said earlier, recovery does not occur simply by closing your eyes. It only happens when you are asleep or unconscious."

"Um… … Okay."

Erica left, saying that dinner was almost over and that she would come pick me up then. She took out the bloody sword, leaned it against the wall, and sat down on the chair.

I didn't want to lose my items if I fell asleep. I wasn't tired, but it wouldn't hurt to be careful.

"Newbie, are you inside? I knew you were here, so you don't have to answer!"

"...huh?"

As soon as I sat down on the chair, I heard a knock on the door from outside. I got up again.

"Lize? Why are you here?"

"I came to play because I was assigned a room! Hurry up and open the door! If you don't open it, I'll break it down and come in."

Since Lize was the kind of person who would really break down the door of the dormitory and come in, she quickly got up from her seat and opened the door.

In front of the door, a blue-haired female knight was standing, wearing a sleeveless top that revealed her midriff just like the usual crop top, and extremely short blue dolphin pants.

Lize smiled brightly and waved her hand.

"How have you been, newbie?"