“Hmm… .”
Logan, the Black Tower Master of the School of Medith, stared at Gilbert, who was staring at him.
“Gilbert Top Lord. It doesn’t make sense. Were you attacked by the people who invaded your Black Tower?”
“… Well, similar.”
“I think I’m too weak for that… .”
Logan stroked his chin and looked at him strangely.
Gilbert was quite nervous inside.
‘Could it be that this guy would attack me if he found out that my level has deteriorated?’
He was demoted to the 5th rank in the aftermath of his past battle with the Fairy Queen.
Not only that, but he was also injured while fighting Leo’s party, and decidedly gave up an arm in exchange for transporting Logan to this point.
Even in his heyday, he was in a state of boiling, but now he could never win.
Logan knew that and stared at it.
“Well, the first priority is to prepare for those who attacked the Grenok School. I’ll get it right away.”
“… Whoa. Thank you. I will give you a big reward later.”
“Then can we move to your tower now?”
“no. Maybe they’ll come after me. I don’t know how, but they’re the ones who came to the tower where I am.”
How far is it from the fairy forest to here? He came to know exactly where he was.
I wondered if there was a special tracking method.
“Then we should prepare for that.”
After that, the two warlocks began to set up a magic circle to deter intruders.
* * *
Leo carefully inspected the inside of the black tower.
It’s a place I’ve already passed through once on my way up here, but at that time I was busy taking down only the black magicians.
This was the first time I had looked around calmly.
The 10th floor was where the pagoda owner stayed, but there was nothing to hope for.
So, Leo and Celise went back to the first floor and climbed up step by step, taking a closer look.
There were brutally dead bodies everywhere, but Leo was calm.
He had felt it since he had seen the corpses of monsters several times, but he didn’t feel too guilty when he saw the black magicians he had killed.
‘A firm will is helpful at times like this.’
His own body and the characteristics of this Leo character.
Among them, there were bad things like [Body] and [Sick constitution], as well as fraudulent traits like [Eyes that see mana].
And one of them is [Firm will].
Leo’s mentality is not shaken by anything.
I was always able to keep my cool and calm.
‘Rather, I think that these guys died well.’
At that time, Celise said with a pale complexion.
“What is this… .”
He looked around the labs of the dark magicians, but there was no spectacle.
When I came up, I didn’t have time to take a closer look inside, but I’m glad I didn’t.
There were a lot of cruel things in the lab.
It was a daily routine to see dissected and stuffed animals scattered all over the place, and it was often seen as the site of human experimentation.
Seeing the corpses of brutally dead humans, Leo and Selise clenched their fists.
“… Lowering. I regret it because I feel like I killed these guys comfortably.”
“Me too.”
I’d rather be locked in ice and left to die in agony, shivering in the cold.
Such terrible scenes stood out every time I went up the floor one by one.
“I can see why the warlocks were driven out to the Wild West. No country will accept these lunatics.”
“But not all warlocks are like this. Just looking at Logan right now, he was a good person.”
He was forced to settle in the West not because he wanted to, but because he was expelled from the kingdom he belonged to in the past.
‘Come to think of it, I don’t know if Logan is doing well.’
Even before he left the capital, he was treated favorably as a guest by the first queen, and he doesn’t know if that’s the case even now.
The two returned to the 10th floor just like that.
Vivian, who was waiting here, asked.
“how was it? Did you come up with anything useful?”
“no. It’s bullshit. I just went and felt bad.”
At least Leo could see the flow of mana, so he looked for a special artifact or something, but couldn’t find it at all.
There were dirty experiment materials and research journals, but I didn’t want to touch them.
After seeing such a thing, I was rather worried that the realm of magic would degenerate.
Vivian gave a light pat on the back, perhaps empathizing with Leo and Celise’s displeasure with her unique fairy ability.
“great job. Let’s go find that guy who ran away.”
“Can I use space movement magic now?”
“yes. Enough time has passed, so it’s okay.”
Vivian nodded.
“great. let’s go.”
* * *
Leo, Vivian, and Celise crossed the space once again.
As soon as I passed through the teleport gate with the coordinates, what I saw was a dark and shady environment.
Vivian frowned.
“The atmosphere is somber.”
No matter how desolate the West may be, it was strange to see such an environment where there was no light in broad daylight.
“I guess he knew we were coming and prepared something.”
Gilbert’s coordinates displayed in Frost Tracing were fixed and did not move from a certain point on.
You have a better chance of surviving if you run away as far as possible, but staying still meant you were doing something wrong.
That was the moment.
-Khehehehe. did you come
Voices echoed from all around.
The location was unknown, only sound was heard.
– Damn you guys. How easy it was for you to follow me… . But that’s the end too. You didn’t know I had an assistant, right? This land is already under the influence of our magic circle!
“aid?”
-yes! You made too much fun of these warlocks of the west.
Leo understood what he meant.
It had requested help from the other nearby Black Towers.
I didn’t consider the black tower because I played mostly solo, but I can’t believe there was someone who could help Gilbert.
‘This isn’t good.’
It was Gilbert who had already been attached to Leo or the Fairy Queen once.
He must have guessed what his skills were like, but seeing that he waited here, it meant that he was quite confident.
– Fairy Queen. How did you close the demon land I opened as a gift? Didn’t a lot of fairies die?
“… Do you dare to worry about our children?”
-Ha ha ha! These are the materials I will use later as test subjects, of course you have to worry!
Gilbert even teased Vivien as if the situation was amusing.
That was the moment.
Suddenly, the darkness that covered the surroundings began to disappear.
-uh… ?
Gilbert’s voice, bewildered.
The shady aura that filled the space gradually disappeared.
Soon after, it returned to the same land as other environments.
“What, what is this? Why are you gone!”
Gilbert shouted, bewildered.
The voice no longer rang.
He was about 30m away from Leo’s group.
There was a building that looked like a tower behind it, and next to Gilbert, I could see a figure wearing a robe.
‘Is it another tower owner that the author is helping?’
It’s a skill that even Leo’s eyes can’t properly detect.
It was definitely a 6th rank black mage.
While Leo was weighing his opponent, Gilbert was furious with his opponent.
“How is this! You made this area!”
“Be quiet.”
After calming down Gilbert, the Top Lord began walking slowly.
‘?’
Leo felt that the voice he heard briefly was quite familiar.
Where have you heard of it?
and soon
“Uh heh heh. Lowering. I never thought I would see you here.”
“… Logan?”
“Yes. That’s me.”
Logan was smiling wide at Leo.
Leo said incredulously.
“Why are you here?”
“This is the Black Tower of our School of Medith. Rather, it sounds like a question I should ask.”
“… Oh yeah?”
Logan’s headquarters must have been here.
Because he was always looking for him, even Leo didn’t know where this place was.
“… What the hell is this?”
Gilbert murmured.
As if he couldn’t believe this reality, his eyes were constantly trembling.
“Logan Topju… Are you acquainted with him?”
Logan finally looked at Gilbert.
“Gilbert Top Lord. I’m sorry about this. Hey Leo and I are pretty close.”
“… … .”
Hearing the word low, Gilbert grasped the situation.
‘Silver hair and silver eyes… . I wasn’t mistaken.’
At first glance, I thought I was confused, but I’m not.
It was an unmistakable hallmark of Roman royalty.
I couldn’t recognize him because he was tall, but his face was still very young.
He muttered involuntarily.
“Leo, a genius prince who is only 11 years old?”
“I am 12 now. My birthday passed a while ago.”
Leo shrugged.
“And sing with the least amount of respect. It’s not a name you’d carelessly say.”
“… … .”
A 12-year-old prince?
‘… A 5th class mage?’
Gilbert was horrified.
Having played against him on the 10th floor of his tower, he noticed Leo’s skills to some extent.
Among the 5th class mages, it was quite strong.
To the extent that even the current Gilbert had no confidence to win in a fight.
By the way… You’re only 12 years old
I felt exhausted.
“ha ha ha… .”
Gilbert turned around without regret.
The first priority is to get out of this place and run away.
That was the moment.
-Giying!
A translucent barrier was created that covered the surroundings.
The flowing black barrier was clearly evident without looking at who opened it.
“… Logan!”
“You seem to be the enemy of the low, but I can’t let you run away.”
“Are you betraying the same warlock?”
“Well. I didn’t like you, the Grenoch School, who were doing cruel human experiments from the beginning.”
Gilbert glared at him with a terrifying expression, but Logan didn’t flinch.
Leo admired Logan’s barrier.
“Is the barrier level very high?”
“Thank you for the compliment, low.”
It wasn’t empty talk, it really was.
Although it was quickly unfolded, the mana array structure and format were very neat.
“My specialty is in the field of barriers like this.”
“That’s the first I’ve heard of it.”
“When I was in the royal castle, my lord was so busy that I didn’t have time to tell you.”
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Just as Gilbert majored in demonic contract magic, Logan seemed to focus mainly on barriers and magic circles.
“By the way, lower… . I’ve re-watched it a few times now, and I think I’m right.”
Logan sighed as he looked at Leo.
“When the hell did you grow up like this… .”
“Let’s get rid of that guy first, and let’s solve the rounds later.”
Leo clapped his hand.
[Waving Ice – Ice Golem.]
thud! thud! With a sound, dozens of ice golems were summoned and ran toward Gilbert.
I could have put more pressure on him here, but Leo didn’t.
Because it was Vivian who really wanted revenge on him, not herself.
“You are dead now.”
Vivian conjured mini-storms with both hands and threw them at Gilbert.
“Big! No way!”
Gilbert summoned a demonic arm that could have been three meters in length from both of his shoulders.
However, as soon as it hit the typhoon, it was shattered into pieces.
-Quad deuk!
“Quaaagh!”