293 – Self Control (1)
All the executives nodded as if agreeing with Alaïa’s words.
“That’s right. The most urgent thing is to erase our relationship with the North Koreans. “We’re not ready to turn the continent upside down yet.”
After a while, an executive spoke up.
“But Alaïa. “We can’t just rush in and destroy them, right?”
Other executives also expressed their opinions one after another.
“That’s right. “The northern magic city is currently attracting public attention.”
“People would think it strange if we moved just one-tenth of our troops?”
“What is 1/10th? Even if just one team moves, they’ll smell it. “They say the church has already dispatched defense troops to the northern magic city.”
Alaïa left the other executives talking in silence.
As Alaïa remained silent, the voices of the other executives gradually quieted down.
Alaia said.
“That’s right. “Attention is focused on the northern magic city, so it will be difficult to move a large army.”
She did what she said.
“That’s why we plan to send only one team. “This is a mission that requires us to enter the inside of the Great Evil Shrine, so we need a team that will deal with it especially secretly.”
“”······.””
The executives were silent. If you open your mouth in this situation, you may be sent on a mission with bad luck.
Most of the executives were top-ranking warriors, but they were also afraid of the Great Devil.
The Great Devil is powerless, but if he destroys a shrine for no reason, he may be cursed.
At that time, a female executive raised her hand. She had long silver hair and a black eyepatch over her left eye.
She said indifferently.
“I will go.”
Alaia responded.
“Even if I didn’t, I was going to ask you first about your intentions, Fiat. “Is your injury okay?”
Fiat nodded his head calmly.
Other executives sighed in relief.
‘Fiat will be able to do it well. Rather than boasting about my accomplishments, I purely like fighting.’
If rankings are based solely on force within [Leaning Mind], Fiat is in second place.
Fiat is not human. Her race is dark elf. She is a warrior from a different race, one of only a very small number on the entire continent.
Unlike other human warriors, she is not interested in creating factions. He is just a battle fanatic who enjoys fighting against the strong.
Elijah said to Fiat.
“I will take care of it, but I will ask you to take care of it secretly. If you need anything, tell me now. “The difficulty level of the mission is the highest, so we’ll support you in anything.”
Fiat held up two of her fingers.
“I have two questions.”
“Yes, tell me.”
“Should all witnesses be killed?”
“Yes. The most important thing in this mission is stealth. “Why not have a witness?”
Fiat followed her lead.
“Confirmed. Then second question. “Can you add new team members?”
“It won’t work, but why? “Your teammates are the smartest kids in the guild.”
“Recently during my vacation, I visited a great forest and my heart was completely broken. “The mission cannot proceed in this condition.”
“······I guess it’s not in perfect condition yet. “On the outside, he looked fine.”
The Fiat team visited the Great Forest during Fiat’s vacation. The reason was that Fiat wanted to have a duel with the Sword Demon of the Great Forest.
But Fiat returned with her left eye missing. She readily admitted that she herself had been defeated by the Sword Demon.
Fiat’s team members are complaining of mental pain after witnessing the duel between her and the Sword Demon before their eyes.
Al Raia opened her mouth again.
“I understand. I’ll give you a list, so pick the ones you want. “What more do you need?”
“The guild’s [New item] Is needed.”
All executives, including Alaïa, widened their eyes at Fiat’s words.
Alaia asked.
“······There’s nothing that can’t be done, but Fiat. “That’s not something you can have if you want, right?”
The guild’s [New items] Are literally new items. It is a mythical artifact that chooses its own owner. Except for the first guild master, no one has ever been chosen by a god.
For that reason, the sacred item was placed in the center of the guild building site for a long time.
[Lining Mind] Had a long tradition that ‘the person who picks the new item gets it.’ Guild masters also did not change the regulations. Since no one could have it anyway, the intention was to use it for propaganda purposes.
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Fiat placed his palm on her left eye patch and said indifferently:
“I think it will work now.”
“······I understand. “What more do you need?”
“Nothing.”
“Then thank you for your hard work, Fiat. It’s an urgent mission at 1 o’clock, so I’d like you to leave early. “Is it okay if I take 3 days to prepare?”
Fiat shook her head.
“I will leave immediately tomorrow.”
“Isn’t that too fast? “I think I need time to get along with my teammates.”
“There is no need for that. “Anyway, they only have to deal with the church’s dogs.”
Fiat got up from his seat and went out of the banquet room.
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Two days later, Theo and his companions of light departed for the northern magic city.
They were chatting loudly in the rickety carriage. We became close friends over the next few days.
Sienna said to Britney.
“I saw [Losdos Biography] On the bookshelf, so I was just wondering, and you saw it. hehehe, as expected, there was a reason why I was attracted to you. I read it over 100 times. For decades.”
“Oh my, you are as expected an elegant elf princess, Miss Sienna. After reading [Losdos Biography] For the first time, I was so shocked that I tried to find a similar novel, but always failed. So I just rehashed it dozens of times.”
“The author only published volume 5 and then disappeared without saying anything, so I doubt whether I will be able to see volume 6 before I die.”
“Unauthorized interruption of serialization is a crime. I tried every way possible to catch the criminal, but I always failed. hehehehe, where did he go…That writer?”
Billy and Mike were cheering at Woohee Jang.
“”Woohyo clothes!””
Jang Woo-hee stood in the shaking carriage with his eyes closed, balancing on one foot.
Billy and Mike exchanged words, as if they were impressed.
“Hey, what are you doing? “It doesn’t seem like he’s using magic.”
“Hasn’t it been over 30 minutes now? “I don’t think I could last more than 5 minutes.”
Jang Woo-hee slowly opened her eyes and answered.
“It’s easy if you relax your whole body. “Both legs and waist.”
Billy and Mike answered in unison.
“”I heard you took it out!””
“That’s not a loss of strength. “You have to lose all your strength.”
Jang Woo-hee was still not good at teaching others.
Theo was engrossed in chi training in the lotus position, regardless of whether the surroundings were noisy or not.
‘Hmm, it’s working now.’
At first, I was distracted by even the slightest noise around me.
Not anymore. I was able to operate the machine without difficulty even in the carriage, which occasionally rattled.
The voices of people around me are now trivial.
Even at this moment, Theo could feel the energy finely scattered throughout his body.
I feel a sense of elation that I have grown even further.
‘Siba, no one can stop me.’
The corners of Theo’s mouth slightly rose.
When Piel saw that, one of his eyebrows rose.
“Ugh, I’m scared… He’s been closing his eyes and smiling to himself repeatedly since a while ago.”
There was no answer back.
“Hey, what are you doing with your eyes suddenly closed?”
Piel said to Sara who was sitting next to her.
Sarah, sitting cross-legged and closing her eyes, answered.
“I’m following Theo.”
“······Oh my god. “I thought it wasn’t normal, but it really is abnormal.”
“It’s not yours to say. Do you know anything? “If I follow Theo’s footsteps, I wonder if I too will be able to exude silver energy.”
Sarah said this and hugged her uniform jacket that she wore on her outside. It was something Theo gave me earlier.
Piel looked at Sarah and Theo’s faces in turn, dumbfounded for a moment.
“······Mmm.”
After some time, Piel followed the two people, closed her eyes, and positioned herself cross-legged.
Of course, he gave up after less than 10 minutes because his whole body was sore.
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Two days later, late at night, Theo and his followers arrived near the northern magic city.
Billy said cheerfully.
“Hey, Adrienne. “You said you could just ride the carriage without having to get off, right?”
“Yes. The church has already sent two companies of troops to protect the city. If they see the emblem on the carriage, they will let you in.”
“Okay~ I really wanted to try something like this. “Getting saluted from people while riding in a carriage.”
Not long after, the carriage arrived at the main gate of the northern magic city.
But no one came out to meet us.
Billy tilted his head.
“What, this body came all the way here and I have to come out to meet you!”
Adrienne narrowed her eyes, sticking her head out the window to check out her view.
“······I don’t feel like I’m popular anywhere.”
Although it is nothing compared to the strength of the entire church, the forces of the two companies are not small.
But the city at night was silent.
Everyone got off the carriage. Then I looked around.
It was quiet. There was no sign of life.
They headed to the checkpoint. Inside the checkpoint, two corpses of Paladins were lying around. The paladins’ heads were cut cleanly.
Billy muttered.
“······This is what happened, right?”
Everyone went outside in silence and looked around.
Approximately 1 minute later.
Theo opened his mouth. His gaze was directed to the top of the castle wall.
“I guess that guy is the cause of the current situation.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to the top of the castle wall.
Standing there was a tall woman with brown skin and flowing silver hair. Perhaps because I was standing with my back to the moonlight, I felt a mysterious atmosphere.
She had an eyepatch over one of her eyes, and her ears were pointed.
Mike scratched his head.
“Dark… Elf?”
At the same time, the dark elf jumped from the castle wall.