He's smart. No NPCs appeared behind him so everyone knows he's innocent.
That means he's the first target for the traitor because everyone trust him.
He'll gain a new skill and he'll know who the traitor is. It's perfect.
That's such an obvious whisper of the devil bait. Even if he goes through so much difficulty and succeeds, there is definitely a huge catch.
In fact, skipping through floor 99 is suspicious already. That's like going to defeat the final boss at level 1. Even if levels aren't a thing, there's...
@WhimsiCat Death flag? I don't remember this being a villainess story. If anything, I don't remember her ever fussing about flags. Are you sure you don't have the wrong series? She's not the type of protagonist to try to alter fate with her novel knowledge. She's more like, "what's going on? why...
She was in denial, but if he pushed through with sincerity then she'd have no choice but to acknowledge his feelings. (Though knowing her it would take a couple of tries lol)
But he passed it off as a joke because he got cold feet. Of course he'd be treated as someone mean spirited.
Rest in...
Choose:
1. Risk your life and your companion's lives by letting them live.
2. Your companion's safety is more important. These people are too dangerous to live, and cunning enough to avoid being punished.
Protagonist: Uhhhh.... I'm good guy so I let people live! What's that? My friends will die...
"Anyway so liek theres this mosnter and its like invincible from all attacks and i defeatedededed it and now im like super important again but like even more important then beforee when i was like super duperer important. and everyone likes me. especially cute girlrles. end of chapter"