"Sancho! Look at that vast field! It's deceiving us with its plausible appearance!"
"I don't understand what you're saying, my lord."
"Can't you see the swamp monster disguising itself to deceive us? You're still far from becoming a knight!"
"Oh my! How could my lowly self comprehend the noble intentions of my lord!"
Don Quixote was exaggerating reality, and everything he saw with his eyes was becoming real.
There were several conditions for him to turn objects into monsters.
"Wizard Plethon, you scoundrel! Where are you! Show yourself at once!"
"That rascal! Is it Plethon's doing again?! If I see him, I'll give him a good thrashing!"
First, Don Quixote must visually recognize the object.
Things he hadn't seen yet or was planning to see didn't turn into monsters even if he talked about them.
In fact, Don Quixote often rambled about things like dragons guarding princesses that weren't right in front of him.
"My lord, but it seems the young people dislike us... Sometimes attacks fly at us too..."
"Haha! Sancho! Don't doubt. Even if they were truly evil monsters, they could never catch up to my Rocinante!"
"Indeed, Rocinante is the finest steed!"
Second, what Don Quixote transforms are objects that were originally in the gate.
We could tell this because we didn't change even when he looked straight at us and called us villains or monsters.
"By now, the windmills should have gathered to form a giant dragon... I guess Plethon's skills haven't developed that far!"
"That stupid wizard! Why doesn't he stop hiding and show himself before my lord!"
Lastly, objects couldn't transform into monsters beyond their original limitations.
The windmills were moving while maintaining their windmill form, and the sheep didn't suddenly grow huge like bears.
The shepherd became a sorcerer but didn't cast group curses or meteors like in novels.
"Damn, why is it so fast! Melanie! Snipe Rocinante's hind legs!"
"Sancho is the problem. He's deflecting all the sniper shots."
As soon as the clear conditions were revealed, everyone aimed for Don Quixote and pounced.
But Sancho instantly repelled everyone with incredible agility.
"Coercion doesn't work properly either. It's probably because of Don Quixote."
It's not that we didn't try to deal with Sancho first.
We actually drove Sancho to near death several times. Each time, Don Quixote praised Sancho's courage and spirit, and each time, Sancho grew stronger.
We tried to catch Rocinante first to at least slow down their mobility, but Sancho was perfectly blocking that too.
'This combination is cheating.'
Rocinante had long since shed its shabby pony appearance and transformed into a warhorse that the supreme commander would illegally ride.
We couldn't catch Don Quixote because the distance suddenly widened, and when we tried to catch Rocinante, Sancho blocked us.
Even if we caught Sancho, Don Quixote would revive him stronger, so we couldn't solve this sequentially.
"No matter how many we kill, there's no end in sight. We've already destroyed twenty windmills, but half still remain."
"It looks like we have no choice but to engage in an all-out battle as we discussed earlier, Instructor."
"Ugh..."
This was a conversation that came up after we had taken down about ten windmills and ferocious sheep.
At that time, there was an opinion that it could be too disadvantageous if we blocked Don Quixote head-on.
We thought it would be beneficial to deal with the monsters and aim for a surprise attack from behind.
It was a strategy to minimize damage, but now that it had turned into a long battle, it didn't mean much.
We had to end this before the meaning of our elite few disappeared.
Kim Seokgu and Lee Minjun exchanged intentions with a simple glance.
The moment Kim Seokgu's lips parted, Lee Minjun was going to teleport first to block the front.
'Don Quixote... if it's Don Quixote...'
I kept thinking about the content of Don Quixote. Although it looked completely chaotic, this gate had its own narrative.
The windmills and shepherd were really from the novel, so they were powerful, but the swamp monster didn't appear.
As a result, Don Quixote's descriptive power was lacking, and truly low-level monsters appeared.
'It's certain that following the flow of the novel produces powerful forces. In fact, Don Quixote is currently on a knight's quest.'
What immediately came to mind were Princess Dulcinea and Don Quixote's friend Carrasco.
If they appeared later, it was certain that those two would exert very powerful forces.
But those two were closer to allies than enemies.
"Team Leader Lee Minjun! Block the front, I'll follow soon!"
"Yes sir!"
"Melanie!"
"I know!"
Even as I was pondering, the situation was changing in real-time.
Thinking that sniping was no longer meaningful, Melanie summoned huge firearms and rapidly increased firepower.
First, she destroyed the terrain in front of Don Quixote to slow down his advance as much as possible.
"Young one! If you use such violent means, I can no longer hold back!"
Don Quixote finally started to get angry.
He hadn't gotten angry even when we beat Sancho to death or persistently tried to kill Rocinante.
But now he was red-faced because we blocked his path.
"My lord, leave these rascals to me! I've been itching to deal with them!"
"I'll mark this one! Please deal with Don Quixote and Rocinante!"
Lee Minjun shouted while blocking Sancho who rushed in without hesitation.
It felt like a proper strategy had finally begun.
'If it follows this flow...'
In the original work, Don Quixote stops his knight's pilgrimage due to Carrasco disguised as a knight.
Blocking the path now was no different from challenging him to a duel.
"Instructor! Only Kim Minsu should face him here! Kim Minsu! For now, challenge Don Quixote to a knight's duel!"
Without even questioning why, Kim Seokgu nodded.
Minsu looked puzzled but moved immediately.
"Melanie, summon large firearms and provide close support!"
It was becoming somewhat similar to the picture I had in mind.
Now everything just needed time to resolve.
I focused only on suppressing the monsters created by Don Quixote while gradually approaching Melanie's position.
"Don Quixote! Stop all this now and duel with me!"
Kim Minsu's awkward tone was really cringe-worthy.
I didn't tell him to act, but when I said to introduce himself as Carrasco, he started acting on his own.
He must have done it naturally by taking the situation seriously, but that made it even more ridiculous.
"Ho! Who are you?"
"I too am a knight, and my name is Kim Minsu!"
Just listening to the voices, one might think it was a children's school play.
But the situation was very serious.
Endlessly rising steel giants and Sancho with his impressive physique, forgetting he was once a dwarf.
Rocinante baring sharp teeth while staring at Kim Minsu.
"Are you challenging me to a knight's duel! How brave! I, Don Quixote, with this world-famous sword inherited from my great-grandfather..."
"Hey Kim Minsu, just rush in quickly! If you challenged him, you should charge in, what are you doing!"
Every time Don Quixote spoke to embellish himself, his weapons and armor tried to change color.
But I couldn't understand why he was quietly waiting for this.
I was just amazed at the fact that there was a protagonist who would wait for the villain to transform.
"Oh! Okay!"
Kim Minsu immediately rushed at Don Quixote.
Kim Seokgu and I put all our effort into preventing the monsters from interfering with Kim Minsu.
'It's not like the original, but it's definitely following the original.'
The method to conquer the gate was becoming clearer.
Everything made sense when I thought of Kim Minsu as the protagonist of this novel.
'Kim Minsu will absolutely not die in this gate.'
There's no way the character that Glasses Fatty created with such care would die in the first gate.
There might be crises, but they would just be opportunities to overcome.
The reason why the first gate is Don Quixote, though it seems difficult, is probably because there's an easy way to conquer it.
Boss battles, offense battles, and defense battles boasted overwhelming difficulty and quantity.
But for a concept gate where we know the clear conditions, it's a different story.
If we just perform the designated roles properly, there's a possibility to break through most easily.
I should have noticed when they said they didn't know the content to an unusual degree, but it took a lot of time.
'Kim Minsu will definitely win here.'
In the original work, Don Quixote is defeated by Carrasco disguised as a knight. And he makes Don Quixote promise not to wield weapons for a year, subduing him.
This incident leads Don Quixote to his sickbed, but he regains his sanity.
Afterwards, he settles his past mistakes and breathes his last in a pious mood for a heartwarming ending.
Don Quixote was the protagonist destined to lose from the start.
"Arghhhh!"
As expected, the battle ended quickly.
Kim Minsu looked tired but didn't seem to have any major injuries.
As Don Quixote fell and could no longer speak, Sancho and Rocinante were gradually losing their strength.
It really was a mouth that called disaster.
"Did we defeat them?"
"The situation here is resolved too."
I inwardly applauded the cliché-filled lines uttered by Kim Seokgu and Lee Minjun.
Don Quixote doesn't fall here.
'There's just one story left unfinished.'
Originally, there should have been a story where he sends Sancho to deliver a letter to Princess Dulcinea to confess.
But in this gate, neither Dulcinea nor Carrasco existed from the start.
The reason was obvious without looking.
'Because Kim Minsu will defeat Don Quixote, and Melanie will play the role of the princess.'
Melanie wasn't suitable to play Dulcinea's role from the beginning.
The only thing Dulcinea and Melanie had in common was that they were Westerners.
According to the novel, Dulcinea was a woman with a better build than most adult men.
"Sancho... Sancho is gone too... I haven't conveyed my feelings to the princess yet..."
The fallen Don Quixote looked around with empty eyes.
As expected of a pushover protagonist, Kim Minsu didn't deliver a proper finishing blow.
As if he had empathized with the monster, he was sympathizing with sad eyes.
"Princess... my Princess Dulcinea... ah..."
As Don Quixote called out the princess's name, his gaze focused on one spot.
"There you are... my princess..."
There was only one reason I told Melanie to summon large firearms.
It's because she looks bigger from a distance.
To someone who can't see properly, it would look like one big mass.
"I shall come to you soon!"
Don Quixote suddenly stood up, as if forgetting he had just fallen.
It was so fast that even Kim Minsu right in front of him couldn't react.
"Melanie, dodge!"
No matter how much Kim Seokgu shouted, it was already too late.
Melanie had been summoning high-output firearms continuously from the start, so she wasn't in perfect control of her ability.
Lee Minjun was tied up by the suddenly revived Sancho and couldn't provide support, and Kim Minsu belatedly chased after Don Quixote.
"Full weapon discharge."
Now it was my turn.
What Glasses Fatty wanted was probably for Kim Minsu to save Melanie by a hair's breadth.
As long as my eyes are open, Kim Minsu will never seduce another woman.
"Accept my heart, Princess Dulcinea!"
"Your role is over."
[Coercion activated! Suppressing Melanie!]
I used my ability on Melanie, who had lost control, to reverse-summon her firearms.
It wasn't for nothing that I had been watching the battle and moving towards Melanie.
I'm going to eat up all the situations Glasses Fatty tried to stage.
I wrap my arm around Melanie's waist and pull her into my embrace.
Don Quixote passes by Melanie by a hair's breadth.
I glanced and saw that her face was flushed, probably her first time in a man's arms.
"Why! Who are you to block the reunion between me and the princess!"
Gone was the appearance of being defeated by Kim Minsu, and a Don Quixote about three times larger appeared.
This is probably Don Quixote's true form.
The gate incident would have been concluded with Kim Minsu completely defeating this state.
'That's not going to happen.'
Weapons from my weapon case soared into the sky and then stuck into the ground one by one.
Since there was no instruction to take just one, I had scraped up everything that looked good.
"I am the true knight, the hero who came to punish you, Baek Taeyang."
It was time to conclude the story.
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