“The story is going to be long, so I will quickly explain the important things first.”
Having said that, when I looked at Jin Ye-seul, she nodded as if understanding.
“Can I just tell you what I found out?”
“yes. Please.”
“Um, first… .”
Jin Ye-seul frowned as if contemplating for a moment, then opened her mouth.
“First of all, it seems that until recently, the Big Watch and Milited’s children not only interacted with each other but also cooperated. It was Milited’s children who strengthened Dmitry’s ability I killed earlier.”
[Did you see the face?]
Jin Ye-seul shook her head at Evangeline’s question.
“I don’t know because I’m covering my face. Next is the location of the last branch. As soon as you come out of Urea’s main gate, turn right and then… .”
As Ye-seul Jin specifically explained the location of the last ley, I could see Evangeline and Ye-eun Lee giving an order to someone to send someone there.
“Ah, the extracted information also includes the locations of various strongholds of the Big Watch and where the members of the gang mainly live. Speaking of the abilities of their leader, Isaac McDowell, even if he meets some very strict conditions, he can clone someone else’s abilities and use them as they are… .”
In that way, Jin Ye-seul laid out the information she had found out to them in detail and detail.
It is said that Milited’s children found out the location of Jinjeong and informed Dmitry about it.
And that they have already done something to the ley.
I too was one of their goals, and that purpose was a pendant obtained in a dungeon in the past… .
Most of the stories were no different from what Jin Ye-seul had told me before the story started.
In the meantime, Lee Myung-jun, who was listening to the story with a serious expression, gently raised his hand.
[Can I ask one thing?]
“What?”
[How did you get that information? Did you get a confession from them, or… .]
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
Jin Ye-seul answered as if it was really nothing.
“I just killed them and opened up their skulls, digging into their brains and giving them some stings. I can extract other people’s memories that way.”
[…] … .]
Hearing that, Evangeline gave a startled expression on her face.
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On the other hand, Lee Myung-jun only nodded his head slightly.
[There’s no way I can say that out loud. Then we can’t go head-to-head.]
[There were circumstances surrounding Isaac McDowell, but there was no solid evidence. There he is now a guest professor at the Orge Academy. What are you going to do?]
[First, you have to cut off all limbs. Evangeline As you said, I can’t touch you in front of you. Then, if you press it, it will move naturally. Then the tail is clearly exposed.]
Lee Myung-jun muttered as if he was tired.
[First, let’s share the base or coordinates we just found out with all of the six guilds. As soon as each one is ready, all you have to do is to sweep and subdue them on a large scale at once. Monsters won’t get caught, and even human beings can make excuses. If they come from multiple places at once, they will have no choice but to do it.]
He looked at Jin Ye-seul and said.
[Because you wouldn’t even think that information was leaked in that way.]
[Children of Milited… These guys are really unpredictable.]
[What are you worried about?]
Lee Myung-jun shrugged his shoulders.
[Isaac McDowell, if you dig into that man’s brain, you might find another piece of information.]
He said so and looked at Jin Ye-seul.
[If the time comes, are you willing to help, Miss Jin Ye-seul?]
“If Jihyuk allows it.”
Jin Ye-seul answered by bowing her head slightly to the side.
“Because I’m Jihyuk.”
As the eyes of the three suddenly focused on me, I nodded in a bit of embarrassment.
“Of course, I will help as much as I can.”
Then he added in a small voice.
I thought my face must have been dyed red with embarrassment.
“… And please don’t mind what I just said.”
It was Lee Myung-joon who opened his mouth first in the tense atmosphere for a while.
If it wasn’t because of my mood, it was definitely a brief moment, but he glanced at Horie Yuzuki and turned his eyes to me.
[…] Well, uhm. Okay, then I think it’s Yoo Ji-hyuk’s turn to explain… Why is there so little time left until the collapse of the seal?]
[Lee Myung-jun, would it be okay if I explained that instead?]
When Yeeun Lee opened her mouth in a relaxed voice, Myeongjun Lee nodded as if asking for a favor.
[First of all, I hope you understand that what I am saying from now on is not meant to be specific, but merely to help explain.]
Ye-eun Lee glanced at everyone once, as she was known to the public, with her overbearing and intelligent eyes.
In particular, her gaze stayed on Jin Ye-seul for a longer time.
[Clan of the World Tree… Among them, the people of the so-called home family, who have inherited their blood and have developed their abilities, can feel the energy sensitively. So, a few days ago, when the people of the association came to us with the words that there were traces of the Seven Evil species within our clan’s territory. At that time, the reason I was able to deal with it one step earlier was because I could feel the energy of the Seven Evils, even if it was weak.]
[Wait, do you feel the energy of the Seven Evil Bells?]
Yeeun Lee nodded at Evangeline’s question.
[It doesn’t matter because everyone here knows anyway. At the time when the Thorns Cross Society invaded our clan’s territory, one of the Seven Evils appeared. With the help of many people, I was able to repel that bell, and at that time, I was quite close to the bell, so if you are close, if not in detail, you can sense the spirit of the seven bells to some extent. In fact, I also sensed the energy left behind by the Svengali, that is, the Repulsed Seven Evil Bells.]
[I do, but don’t worry.]
Sbangali whispered quietly.
[Because I am now assimilated by you, so I will not be perceived in that way. My energy is yours.]
Hearing Sbangali’s words, I nodded my head as if understanding.
Yeeun Lee continued to explain and pointed to me.
[And as you all know, Yoo Ji-hyeok, he can be said to be a member of a clan that has inherited the power of the World Tree to the extent that it is comparable to me, the head of the household. In other words, he, like me, can sense something related to the Seven Musical Bells to some extent.]
[That means… .]
[Probably our Jihyeok, huh. Excuse me.]
Yeeun Lee coughed a little.
She was looking towards Jin Ye-seul.
[Yoo Ji-hyeok went around and secured several branches. You may have felt something strange in the process.]
“… Yes, that’s what it says.”
I nodded my head at Yeeun Lee’s words.
Lee Myung-jun and Evangeline each looked worried, and Lee Ye-eun looked at me and squinted one eye.
She nodded her head slightly, as if asking if she was doing well.
[…] Okay, then there’s no point in procrastinating any further.]
Lee Myung-jun nodded and said.
[First, we will further solidify the occupation of the secured leylines and continue the investigation. Of course, this includes the assumption that the seal may collapse in the near future.]
He continued his explanation in a quiet voice.
[Unfortunately, it seems difficult to expect help from the Association as there is not enough material evidence. Well, frankly, I don’t think the Association will help with this, but… Instead, we will mobilize all the power we can.]
“That means… .”
[I will gather all ten rivers.]
Lee Myung-jun quietly nodded his head.
[Because I was carrying that name on my back to pay for the meal at a time like this.]
* * *
“I’m sorry, I’m a little late.”
“~~~~~~~~!!!”
After seeing me after a long time, Laune silently grabbed my arm and shook it.
I apologized to that guy and looked at the side of the desk.
Standing there stood an alter ego of Esmeralda, who had transformed into me.
“Good work.”
“Okay, then I’ll go for it.”
Esmeralda, who returned to her own form, quietly added a word.
“… I’ve been to class every day, so you don’t have to worry about that. There was no sign of suspicion from those around you, and as I said before, in case of something that was likely to be found out, I turned it over with the help of that person, Evangeline.”
With those words, she melted away before I could answer anything.
Perhaps it was her way of saying thank you for warning about Lydia’s danger.
[Heh, now, if you ask me, I’ll say it’s okay to chew on your own body.]
In the meantime, Sbengali saw Laune clinging to my arm and muttered, kicking her tongue.
Then, as if hearing the sound, Raune raised her head and shook her roots as if in anger.
I said to him, embodying Sbangali’s mouth and eyes.
“Raune is much more important to me than you, so don’t say anything to him for nothing.”
“… !”
Upon hearing my words, Laune trembled as if she was thrilled.
And Sbengali rolled her eyes as if it was ridiculous.
“Huh, this is the kind of treatment I was given, who gave me advice to save a guy who was going to shatter and die.”
“What the hell do you keep talking about?”
“under… This idiot is real.”
Sbengali rolled her eyes and looked at me as if it was ridiculous.
“You don’t remember what it was like when that woman talked about her sister’s whereabouts earlier?”
“What is Yesul?”
After all the important stories were over, it was true that there was some friction between Jin Ye-seul and Evangeline about the future of Jin-jeong, as Sbangali said.
Evangeline had already been caught, so she said that she would be guarding her right next to her.
‘I can’t leave it to you, who already made my sister die once and almost died once more.’
After arguing with each other saying that they would be in charge of it, in the end, it was concluded that they asked for the opinion of the person concerned.
To be honest, I thought Jin-jeong would choose Evangeline here.
But she looked at the two of them alternately with trembling eyes, and said so in a voice that had no face.
I’m going to follow Yesul.
I want you to understand yourself.
When he heard those words, Evangeline’s empty expression, as if betrayed, was something he could never forget.
In the end, it was concluded on the spot that Evangeline and Yuzuki Horie would take turns protecting until Jin Ye-seul was ready to take on the role of Jin-jeong.
“… That woman named Jin Ye-seul at that time did not even notice the expression on her face?”
Sbangali mumbled so in a puzzled voice.
Then, his eyes looked at me calmly, and then they began to sway a little.
“ah.”
“What, why are you like this?”
A gulp sounded like he was swallowing a small saliva.
I turned my head as he was looking behind me, but there was nothing there.
“Oh, no. nothing… .”
He muttered in a trembling voice.
Then he looked away from me and answered in a low voice.
“Uh, huh. what is that I just want you to think that what I’m talking about next to you is just talking to myself out of concern for you. It means nothing more.”
Saying that, Sbangali began to quickly turn her eyes here and there.
In the meantime, he looked at the fish tank he had received as a gift from Han Soo-young and Choi Hyun-woo the other day and shouted.
“Hey, that fish! That fish looks very hungry right now, so go get some food!”
At the end of those words, the boy sighed and shut his mouth.
I wondered what the hell this guy wanted to do, but when he came to his senses, his body was moving without realizing it and he was heading towards the tank.
“… Fresh guy.”
I muttered like that as I looked at the closed Sbengali.
“Come on, eat some rice too. Maybe that woman took care of you too… !”
For a moment, the body flew away as if a fish was about to eat my finger.
He hurriedly pulled his finger back, but part of the world tree that had been pulled out to embody Sbangali’s body was devoured.
“… What is this?”
This is a fish that means proof of friendship… ?
I looked down at the guy who was dumbfounded and had no appetite.
Then I got a call from one of the owners of this wild fish.
It was Han Soo-young.
“Oh, Sooyoung. why. What’s up?”
When I answered the phone, I heard a friendly voice.
– Oh, Jihyuk. I’m in front of the men’s dormitory now. I’m here to get what I asked for last time.
“… What did you ask for?”
When I asked, Han Soo-young said in a voice as if she had just forgotten.
– yes. What, have you forgotten?
“Uh, it’s not… What was that?”
When I asked the question with an awkward smile, Han Soo-young let out a small sigh.
– Introduction to alchemy. You said you definitely have it.
“Ahhh. right. It did!”
I nodded and replied that I would bring her down soon.
Then Han Soo-young hung up the phone saying it was okay, so don’t get hurt in a hurry.
“Hey, come in. hurry.”
“… Umm, yes.”
Sbangali, who was silent for a moment, nodded.
Just before disappearing, his eyes turned towards the fish tank.
I immediately walked out of the dormitory with a thick ‘Introduction to Alchemy’.
There, Han Soo-young was waiting, kicking a stone.
“Swimming.”
“ah.”
When I called her name, her expression, which had been frozen hard, changed in an instant.
He approached her and handed the ‘Introduction to Alchemy’ that he had brought along with an apology that he was really sorry for forgetting.
“Uh… .”
However, Han Soo-young was staring at me without accepting the book he had handed me.
I looked at her to see what she was doing, and our eyes met, and only then did she smile a little.
“Ah, that’s the real Jihyuk.”
“… uh? What are you talking about.”
“What do you mean?”
Han Soo-young said so and shook her head.
With a small smile, she pushed the introductory book to alchemy she was holding back to my chest.
“I never asked you to borrow this.”
“… … .”
“It’s too much, Jihyuk is you. Really too much.”
Han Soo-young was still smiling.
The eyes weren’t smiling at all.
“Did you really think I didn’t recognize you?”