Episode 222
It appeared so naturally, and I was so concerned about finding clues that I didn’t even notice it.
Arguably the first, Robert introduced himself as a librarian and entourage to the witch Verdi.
But is it really true?
‘It’s strange when you think about it.’
As I said when I cleared the Black Forest, the knowledge of a witch can only be inherited by the same woman.
Of course, in their long history, only women have continued their clan.
The village they had been keeping secret is also a district of Geumnam, and even men are strictly forbidden to enter.
There is no gender restriction on the origin of the word witch in modern times, but at least the witch tribes of this exorcism worldview did.
And as far as I know, Verdi has never been out of her village in her entire life.
‘Of course, I may have formed a relationship through a path I didn’t know, but… … .’
Whatever the case, it is true that it is questionable.
And starting from such a question and broadening my thoughts, I was able to grasp the intentions hidden here one by one.
‘If that’s the reason why there was only Verdi’s frame, that would explain.’
The reason why he left only her frame blank as he was an aide to Verdi. If you think about it, it was kind of like a hint.
‘Another thing, Robert said that he was a librarian, but the real study in this mansion is not in this room, but on the first floor.’
That room was also the place where we rested, so I remember it in relatively detail.
There were huge ladders that were placed here and there so that you could see them at a glance, but even that part remains a question now.
‘How often it was used, it was enough to leave a human handprint on the support.’
I glanced at Robert and began to reflect in my mind what he had done.
‘The traces left on the ladder are right-handed, but Robert clearly showed left-handed movement.’
As a result, it means that it was not Robert who managed the study in the mansion.
Some may just overlook it, but it was all designed so naturally that it caught my eye.
Considering the experience so far, it is right to say that someone’s intention is also contained in it.
As I reorganized my thoughts like that, I stared at Robert, who stood tall without a change in his expression.
“Aren’t I right?”
“… It’s a little different from what I expected, but it’s great.”
Perhaps there were several other hints given. However, I was just making the best use of the knowledge I had to give an answer.
And whether that was the correct answer, Robert immediately started reciting some sort of magic trick with a light smile.
“… Kang Yoon-ah.”
“It will probably be fine.”
Whoops.
Whoops!
When the ceremony was completed, it was not a heavy old man who stood there, but a beautiful cat.
“Uh?”
“Really, did that happen?”
Now it seemed like he knew the end of the story.
A man named Robert, Verdi’s aide and librarian, did not exist from the beginning.
It was just that her workhorse was playing such a role.
[It’s been a long time since I’ve been a guest, but I’m sure there’s a trick in it.]
The tone of the conversation has changed from before, but the atmosphere itself hasn’t changed that much, Verdi’s workhorse said so.
Perhaps, in my opinion, there is a high possibility that his current form is not his true form.
‘Because it doesn’t make any sense that a normal workhorse has surpassed level 70.’
Like it or not, the samurai just kept on saying what she had to say.
[Among the history of the supreme witch, she shone dazzlingly and raised her status day by day… … .]
After spitting out words full of pride for a long time, she nodded her head and finally began to move.
[My real name is Meln. Follow me. I’ll show you the way.]
Tub.
Tub.
After walking for a while through the passageway leading to the end of the room, we felt a strange feeling as if time and space were distorted and arrived in front of a very magnificent iron gate.
[Open here to go to the next location. However, it is simply not possible.]
As Meln said, taking a closer look at the door reveals two keyholes.
[If you don’t find all the keys, you can’t open this door. Of course, the key is hidden somewhere in this mansion.]
“If that’s the case, there will be no problem.”
The two keys to the banquet hall and the drawing room that the rest of the party went to were highly likely hidden there.
At that, Meln stared at me with a strange gaze, and, not surprisingly, after a while, I started to feel a sense of popularity on the other side of the aisle we had passed.
It was Xiao Chen and Shin No-eul and the rest of the people who showed up.
“It seems that each of us has accomplished our work.”
slinky.
Xiaoqian glanced at the door and hurriedly threw the key at me, and Seo Ah also handed me a key.
Seeing that, Melin, whose eyes lit up, opened her mouth again.
[You seem to have already tried other mazes.]
When the group focused their eyes on him, Meln just added a word like this.
[I hope in the end what you were looking for exists.]
I nodded, and through the key that was handed me, I opened the magnificent iron door.
So, we were able to escape the haunted mansion and finally head to the next place.
and.
[…] Did this happen?]
From the place everyone had left, Meln, who was left alone, muttered softly as she stared at the ceiling of the mansion.
In fact, Meln’s real role wasn’t anything more than putting out trivial quizzes.
It’s just a preparation process before the real battle takes place.
Afterwards, it was Meln’s job to mercilessly kill the intruders who gained the right to challenge him, and to drop anyone who was trying to reach his master’s room at the bottom of the maze.
‘However… … .’
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Meln saw Kang-yoon Han the first time she met him. Behind him is the rich scent of Verdi.The reverberation was a kind of mark, and it was also a sign. So, in that brief moment, Meln had no choice but to ponder in countless thoughts.
If the battle had been fought as it is, Han Kang-yoon and Sophia would have been killed by Melin’s hands.
‘It was definitely an incredible achievement for my age… … .’
I knew intuitively. Even if they get hurt, the two will surely die by themselves.
It was a clear reality, not self-conceit or conceit.
‘Neither are ripe yet.’
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Meln was literally the gatekeeper in charge of the last gate of this blind mountain.And the power was so great that no single human could handle it.
If it was the potential of the two that Meln saw, there was a good chance that they would surpass him someday, but that wasn’t the case right now.
Therefore, Meln had no choice but to send Han Kang-yoon to him.
Because that may have been the will of my master.
[Please, I hope I have met your expectations.]
In that way, Meln returned to the shape of a skeleton again and laid down on the chair next to the bookshelf.
Considering the interval between the creation of the maze and the arrival of the first visitors, Kang-yoon Han, Meln must have been asleep for a long time.
‘Does not matter.’
Despite the circumstances, Meln simply obeys the orders given by her master.
There is no disagreement about it.
‘… I’m tired.’
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Meln once again decided to wait for a new visitor to the maze.Just like it has always been.
***
As I was moving, Shin Noeul sighed deeply as she saw me returning to the shadows.
“He was a very tough guy, so he was helpful… … .”
“Have you ever had a problem?”
“He never listened to me. Rather, it was temperamental.”
After hearing those words and thinking about it, he certainly had signed a contract with Gsondae in a slightly special way rather than the usual way.
Recognizing me as a kin or friend, it created a natural cooperative relationship rather than a forced master-slave relationship.
‘So it is natural not to cooperate with others.’
When I thought about it that far, what came to my mind was that I had sent Bansoye in the last fight with the night class.
‘… I’m sorry I did this.’
Of course, it would have been helpful, but if I had acted like I was there, it would have been quite a difficult situation.
It was understandable that Bansoye had lost the Gale he was holding.
“I think you should pay a little more attention.”
“Well, it would have been a tougher fight without him.”
It is said that the target that Shin No-eul and Han Seo-ah fought had the appearance of a huge ghost, but when I listened to the explanation, I thought it was not an enemy enough to break through level 70.
‘Well, considering the crowds of ghosts, that might be the right level of difficulty.’
We were immersed in such thoughts for a while, and after passing through all the long passages, we opened the door in front of us again and entered the next gate.
And it was a space that was surprisingly quite familiar.
‘Here… … ?’
As if sympathizing with my thoughts, Seo-ah looked around and opened her mouth.
“Brother, here… … .”
“right. It’s a witch’s room.”
The clear room we encountered when we reached the end of the Black Forest the other day.
I checked it over and over again, but it was definitely the witch’s room.
“Then, are you saying that you have overcome all the mazes?”
“It seems to be so.”
Something is a little strange. However, a clear room opened up in front of him, and he did something to deny that truth.
We all moved together and started looking around, and soon we found the place where the magic stone of the Blind Mountain was laid.
“Then, I will go.”
“It will be fine.”
In order to receive the witch’s knowledge again, Seo-ah left for a kind of spiritual world through a magic stone.
And soon, a small space appeared in the corner of the room, and Seo-ah, who had been hardened, also woke up.
“… yes. I got it all.”
Eventually, we looked at each other’s eyes, looking at the various objects in the exposed space.
‘Is these the rewards for clearing the blind statue?’
Among them, there were objects that I had seen before, but there were also items that I did not know as it was a labyrinth that was not cleared in the original.
’emotion.’
Tiling!
【Intangibleness】
▶ It has a box made of ancient magic and has a vast internal space. The owner can store or take out any items they want through the box.
– Current load capacity: 0%
[Seal of Witch Verdi]
▶ A seal energized by the ancient witch Verdi. When used in a designated area, it can open a dimensional rift leading to the outside of the blind mountain.
【Crack Stones】
▶ A stone handcrafted by the ancient witch Verdi, if specified conditions are met, a dimensional rift leading to a specific area of the maze can be opened.
Xiao Chen, who found the rift stone in the middle, was startled, as if recalling a previous memory, but I tried to ignore it.
And now, it was my turn to look at the rest of the items that even I, who had read the Exorcism series, had never encountered in my life.