I almost asked him for his location right away, but he managed to stop his hand.
“Whoa.”
Here we had to move calmly.
I took a breath and texted him again.
[Need help?]
[no. I alone is enough You must be faithful to your duties.]
[But how? I even confirmed that he was dead. Didn’t you do the work?]
[I overlooked her ability. He changed his body to a homunculus.]
[Do you really need help? You’re going to invade the wizard’s workshop alone?]
[No problem. As you know, I have new powers from the professor.]
There was a possibility that he would be suspicious of him any longer.
I texted him to let him know.
“Uh… .”
Below, there was Jin Ye-seul, who fell asleep with my legs cut off.
After thinking for a moment, I immediately realized that the thoughts that came to my mind were meaningless.
Above all, right now, there is no way to talk to Jin-jeong.
then… .
“Yesul, wake up. Yesul.”
“Ugh… ?”
I sent Evangeline a text message asking her to match her words, as well as a text message that Jinjeong was in danger.
Soon after, I woke up Yesul and showed him a text message from Dmitry.
“Look at this.”
“… what’s this?”
She blinked as if she was still not awake, and her eyes, which had closed and opened, were raised fiercely for a moment.
While she grabbed her phone and checked her text messages with Dmitry, I called Evangeline.
As if waiting, she answered the call immediately.
– What’s up?
“I checked the texts they were sharing. It is said that Jeong-jeong Jin is actually alive and has changed into a homunculus.”
— … what?
Fortunately, she seemed to have checked the text.
I immediately told her, explaining what had just happened.
“Currently, there are a total of four Leys, including the one we secured from the beginning… Now, all we have to do is secure the place that the man Dmitry was occupying and that’s it. But if you think about it backwards, maybe this is a trap.”
– That’s right. Because they may have kept in touch with each other, or if one of them is overpowered, they might have contacted the other. No, it’s rather strange that such a device doesn’t exist.
“Yes.”
Leys could be said to be the key to their plans.
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Of course, for various reasons, the work had to be done secretly and with only a small number of people, but if you think about it up to now, there was no feeling that they were too helpless.
“A man who was initially close to Isaac McDowell. The second is the Chimera, and the third is the Griffon. But the Chimera and the Griffon showed no sign of knowing beforehand when they saw us. There were no intrusions on the way or anything that bothered me.”
– Maybe it’s because they’re monsters. Even if they have reason, they are fundamentally different from us.
“Yes. That’s right. However… As I said at the outset, Dmitry, who notices that the Leys are being occupied one after the other, may be planning to lure us out and deal with them.”
– Maybe it’s a situation where you don’t really know.
“… First of all, I’m asking just in case, did you have any problems with the ley you have currently secured?”
– yes. The first archives occupied, followed by the caves. These two places have already been secured by people from our side and from people from the World Tree clan. Unlike them, we can do things legally. Even if you are attacked by them or if something happens, you can immediately notice it. There, people will be arriving soon to the mountain you are talking about.
“Wait. Yeseul, where did you say the last ley was?”
“An abandoned building near Urea. I don’t know the exact location, but what the building looked like, I was able to extract it from him.”
“Can you explain in detail?”
Jin Ye-seul thought for a moment and then shook her head.
I said yes and answered the phone again.
“Of course, securing the last branch is important, but we cannot give up as long as there is a possibility that the story related to Jeong-Jeong Jin is true. If it is true, it would be said that Jin Ye-jeong is very dangerous right now.”
— … … .
“Even if it’s a trap, I think there are enough reasons to go.”
So, please tell me where Jin-jeong is hiding.
Evangeline replied to that.
— … You don’t have to take all the risks. I’d rather send people from this side.
“no. We have to go.”
Next to him, Jin Ye-seul dismissed her proposal.
“Evangeline Lohengrin. Guild Master of the Guild Blue Sap. one of the ten. Right?”
– okay. Who are you, then, that you call other people’s names so recklessly? Interrupting while others are talking.
“He’s the younger brother of the one you’re talking about.”
Evangeline was silent at her words.
“You mean that person is actually alive? Then I think I deserve to meet. Even more so in a situation where the person who beat him to death is looking for him to beat him to death again. … At least I think so?”
After Jin Ye-seul said that, Evangeline, who had been thinking for a while, sighed deeply as if she had made up her mind.
― What should I say to that child later? OK got it. First of all, I’ll send someone from this side as well. And I’ll tell you the location… Frankly, I don’t know if you’ll be able to arrive on time.
When I checked the place she was referring to, it was at least two hours away from here, no matter how fast it was.
“All right. First of all, knowing that, I will join you quickly from this side as well.”
– Yes, I understand.
After a while, hesitantly, Evangeline added.
– It’s funny to say this now, but be careful.
After hanging up, Jin Ye-seul was sitting next to me, looking at me.
As she waited for me to open her mouth, I had no choice but to be cautious.
First of all, Evangeline must have known about Dmitry’s abilities.
There was no need to send insignificant people there, as much as she thought about the truth.
Yes, if it was originally, you wouldn’t have to worry about it anymore from the moment I told her about this.
However… .
“… I feel bad.”
Jin Ye-seul nodded her head slightly at the words that I spit out without realizing it.
Then Sbangali whispered in a low voice.
[Sometimes the emotions of the moment are more realistic than the usual reason.]
He nodded at his words.
Yeah, it’s better to do it and regret it than to regret it if you don’t do it.
I came to the conclusion that I called the number of the person who could be most helpful than anyone in the same situation now.
– hello?
“Yes, hello.”
– Jihyuk-kun? Are you Jihyeok?
“Yes, it’s been a while. Mr. Horie.”
That person was Horie Yuzuki.
A wizard who can use the ability to teleport, and who at least admits that Evangeline Lohengrin is one step ahead of herself when it comes to space.
Also, someone who has debts that I can’t refuse even if I make a sudden request.
“I’m sorry to ask you this suddenly, but something really urgently needed Horie-san’s abilities.”
– My ability? Not a guild master?
“Yes.”
– What’s going on?
“in fact… .”
Summarize the situation appropriately and give her an explanation.
In any case, she was Lee Myung-jun’s closest confidant, and Lee Myung-joon also knew about Jin-jeong, so I thought she might know something about it too, but to my surprise, she didn’t know anything.
— … Okay. I’ll help you.
After a while, Horie Yuzuki answered like that.
― I’ve never met you, but I’ve heard about Jin Jeong-jeong, and recently I’ve heard of her obituary. But I don’t know if this was hidden… .
“Thank you so much for your help.”
– You don’t have to say that. It’s not a bad thing, it’s about saving people. First of all, can you tell me the coordinates of Jihyuk-kun? I’ll get you moving right away.
“This is definitely… .”
I gave her the coordinates and got up.
Then Jin Ye-seul also got up after me.
“done. Soon, my name is Horie Yuzuki, and there’s a wizard who can move through space, and he says he’ll help us. Ask that person, and let’s go to Jeong-Jeong Jin right away.”
“yes.”
“… Don’t worry too much.”
“Don’t worry.”
Saying that, Jin Ye-seul’s hand was trembling slightly.
She quietly hid her trembling hands behind her back.
I had no way of knowing whether it was trembling from anger, or whether he was trembling with anxiety.
[Huh… .]
However, Sbangali just let out a short sigh as if it was admiring or amazing.
He must have been able to see what emotions Jin Ye-seul had in his eyes.
“Is there… ?”
Then, with a squeaking sound, the air cracked like a distortion, and a man came out.
It was Horie Yuzuki.
She looked around and found this one, and as she approached it, she trembled in surprise.
“Jihyuk-kun, are you okay?”
“Yes? Oh, this is not my blood.”
“Uh, um… Then I’m happy.”
she muttered so
Then he came up to us and held out his hands.
“Shall we say hello later and move quickly? Both hold my hand. Oh, how did you say the coordinates are?”
“Wait a minute, I saved it here… .”
I showed her the coordinates I had saved on my phone.
She glanced at it and nodded in agreement.
As she grabbed her outstretched hand, Horie looked at Jin Ye-seul this time and said:
“Come on, you also take my hand… Ouch! You don’t have to hold it that hard!”
“Oh, sorry.”
Horie screamed in pain and grabbed the hand held by Jin Ye-seul.
Jin Ye-seul shook her head as if she was really sorry.
“Ugh… it’s okay. When it comes to moving in space for the first time, there are some people who are nervous… .”
As if it was really painful, Horie mumbled with tears in her eyes.
As soon as she saw that the two of us were holding hands, she exclaimed, “Wow,” and took a deep breath.
“Everyone close their eyes. Because the distance is quite large, it will be very dizzy.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the sensation of being sucked in with a disgusting feeling, as if something was swiping and grabbing her.
It was the feeling of moving through a space that I had felt before.
* * *
Yoo Ji-hyuk and Jin Ye-seul almost simultaneously covered their mouths as if someone had hit their chin with all their might.
“Wow.”
“eww… .”
Horie Yuzuki stroked the back of the two of them with a small hand as if he was familiar with it.
“Are you feeling a little nauseous? It’s a bit harsh when you travel long distances… It would have been nice if the two of them matched well with me or had moved around several times.”
She mumbled that as if she was sorry for nothing.
After a while, Yoo Ji-hyuk and Jin Ye-seul, who had recovered to some extent, looked around.
“Where the hell is this?”
It was Horie Yuzuki who answered his murmur.
“Ah, this place used to be a pharmaceutical company. It was a bit of a famous incident, so I remember it.”
“What happened?”
“uh… Obviously the company went bankrupt, so at the time the company building was put up for auction, the gates around it exploded, and it went limp for almost a few years… .”
While explaining, she hesitated for a moment, then looked at Jin Ye-seul and smiled awkwardly.
“I, uh… Have I done anything wrong?”
“no.”
Jin Ye-seul shook her head.
Then he looked around and muttered.
“Where else should I go?”
“Wait, back to Evangeline… .”
“Oh, wait a minute.”
Horie Yuzuki laid her hands on the ground and closed her eyes.
And after a while, he nodded and said, wiping the dirt off his hands.
“There is an artificially created space below me. Surely you said that you set up a wizard’s workshop? Then it will be there.”
“… You figured it out in that brief moment?”
At Jin Ye-seul’s muttering in disbelief, Yuzuki Horie smiled shyly.
“First of all, I’m a little bit into space… I have confidence I just did a quick scan of my surroundings and found something I thought was a bit odd. Oh, of course not, but… .”
“Let’s go there first. Evangeline… I don’t answer the phone. I said I was sending someone, so I’ll send you a text message first just in case you don’t know.”
“like.”
As Yuzuki Horie reached out, Yoo Ji-hyuk and Jin Ye-seul held her hand once more.
She carefully clasped both hands and smiled.
“It’s closer this time, so it won’t be as severe as before.”
Again, the two felt the sensation of being sucked in with a disgusting feeling, as if something was swishing and grabbing them.
Soon after, they were greeted by the foul smell of blood and the smell of something burning.
The characteristic odor when the ventilation fan is turned in the basement, the smell of all kinds of drugs of unknown purpose.
And it was someone’s painful groan and a man’s low laughter.
“The last thing I want to leave behind… yes?”
Dmitry, the man who was holding someone’s neck with one hand, turned his head to look at him at the sudden chuckle he felt.
There were two women I met for the first time.
And there was Yoo Ji-hyuk, who was his goal.
“… … .”
Dmitry didn’t say anything.
He simply turned around and took a posture as if he was wary of his suddenly appearing enemy.
As he moved, someone who had been hanging by his hand struggled and let out a small moan.
“… I must have been late.”
Yuzuki Horie, who was staring at Dmitry, muttered something like that and pulled something out of his arms.
Dmitry could later find out that she was Lee Myung-jun’s right-hand man, Horie Yuzuki.
And also what her abilities are.
“Right.”
He nodded his head slightly.
“Did you come to this place by moving through space? This time, it was not too late to come.”
Saying so, Dmitry grabbed the man in his hand.
It was as if a child was handling a toy.
“Ah, sh… .”
“Look, Jinyoung. They are the ones who came to save you. This time, I’m here to save you alive.”
Jin-jeong, who was held in the air while holding the back of her neck, groaned as if in pain.
no… run away… As she muttered, she opened her eyes with difficulty.
“… ah?”
And she muttered in a low voice, as if in disbelief.
“… Yesul?”
“Well?”
Dmitry tilted his head at her murmuring.
Then he nodded his head as if realizing it, and let out a low smile.
“Is it bloody? Yes, I heard it, and it sure looks alike… ?”
Dmitry, who was turning his head while laughing at Jin Ye-jeong in his hand, was startled and trembled.
There were obviously three, but one is nowhere to be seen.
It was also a woman who resembled Jin-jeong.
“hey.”
Then Dmitry heard a voice coming from right below him.
“How long are you going to keep doing that?”
With those words, Jin Ye-seul, who was leaning under Dmitry’s sight, bounced back.
Her legs swung like a whip, and a terrifying sound resounded.
Dmitry’s arm, which was holding Jinjeong, was torn off and flew in the air.
[…] … .]
Seeing this, Sbangali could be sure that what she had just felt was not wrong.
When Jin Ye-seul trembled, the emotions she felt were none other than joy and delight.