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“If you brought a magical medium, there would have been traces of it. How did you bring it?”
“Did you hide any traces?”
Chloe and Charlotte polished Ethan.
But Ethan pretended not to hear and asked the twins.
“By the way, how long will it take for the troops to arrive from the United Kingdom?”
Ethan’s reason for asking this was simple.
As the rebels were being put together, a large-scale allied force from the seven kingdoms of the United Kingdom was going to arrive soon in New Zealand.
If they were alone, they could win even if they faced the rebels head-on.
because they will be numerically equivalent.
But Chloe and Charlotte’s faces were dark.
“I think it will be later than expected.”
“Until then, you said that you should focus on holding on to the rebels while staying stationary?”
At the same time, even the Knicks had a serious expression on their face.
But Ethan asked the next question without hesitation.
“What about the Imperial Army?”
“yes?”
“The Allied Forces are not the only ones who can come this way.”
“… … !”
The three of them realized it too late.
The fact that there were other countries participating in this war besides the United Kingdom.
* * *
Nouvelle City, where darkness has descended.
Two Inyeongs secretly hid inside the castle.
Kick!
They skillfully moved away from the guards and knights.
Eventually they arrived at the priest’s quarters.
“Are you sure he is here?”
“If the investigation is correct.”
The voices emanating from under the hood were the voices of young women.
They tried to go straight into the house.
Whoops.
It was then that a man appeared in the dark.
“The thought of crawling here is pretty big, isn’t it?”
It was Ethan.
He spoke coldly to the two unidentified people.
When Ethan’s voice was heard, the two raised their hands as if they had no intention of attacking.
And slowly turned back.
“I’ve tried it in Central, and there’s no way I can’t say it here.”
One of them was Riley in her adult form.
Riley looked at Ethan and smiled.
“It’s very different from back then. For now, I can kill enough on my own.”
Riley did not deny Ethan’s words.
Because Ethan was right.
With Ethan’s skill now, he could have killed Riley at once.
That was then.
The other, who was watching their conversation quietly from the side, took off the hood.
“We are not here to fight you.”
When she took off her hood, her face was revealed to be Sophia.
Ethan’s eyes lit up.
‘She is a woman who has been highly trained in dark magic.’
Ethan looked at Sophia with interest.
“then?”
“I have come to do business with you.”
“How do I trust you?”
“You must have made a deal with Riley already? I remember that it was a transaction that was reliable enough.”
Ethan smiled at Sophia’s answer.
Then he turned his gaze to Riley next to him.
“but. There’s no way you’d have thought of borrowing someone else’s hand to kill someone of the same bloodline. Did you have any sympathizers?”
At Central, Ethan made a deal with Riley for a dreaded predator.
At that moment, Ethan could see that there were other minded people within the Dark Followers as well.
Sophia in front of her now was that person.
Riley quietly shrugged.
Sophia, who looked around, urged Ethan as if impatient.
“Can you believe us now?”
“no way? Do I look like such a weak bastard?”
“no. But I would have had the right to talk about it.”
Ethan looked at Sophia silently, then nodded.
“great. But, it must be an offer I like. Otherwise, I don’t know what I’m going to do here.”
Sophia swallowed dry saliva.
Ethan’s threats were not just blackmail.
He was sincere.
If the deal breaks down and Riley and Sophia go back, they will fight on the side of the rebels.
Ethan couldn’t bear such a burden.
It would have been better to kill Riley and Sophia immediately as soon as the deal breaks down.
“There is only one thing we want.”
And the words that came out of Sophia’s mouth were totally unexpected for Ethan.
“Gilbert, the head of the clan, his death.”
Sophia’s eyes were endlessly determined.
* * *
Ethan just stared at Sophia.
Unable to overcome the silence, Riley tried to rush Ethan.
“Hey, whatever you say… … !”
“You say something funny.”
Ethan raised his chin as if to say more.
Sophia sighed and continued.
“Now that my neck has not been broken, it must have been a proposal that you liked.”
“It’s crazy.”
“It’s the same with you. He has an unbelievable character as a priest.”
“Well, let’s put that topic aside. It’s not that important.”
Ethan’s eyes brightened.
“Why do you want him to die?”
“Because not all blood relatives are possessed by the ghosts of the past. We do not wish for the resurrection of the Demon King.”
“You?”
Ethan smirked and looked at Sophia.
It was to ascertain the truth of her words.
Sophia did not avoid Ethan’s gaze.
Ethan realized something and nodded.
“Right. They are called blood relatives, but in the end, the families and nobles who survived the empire a hundred years ago were forced to create it, so the bond was loose?”
It was an accurate guess, as if he had peered into Sophia’s heart, or into her abyss.
Sophia was perplexed.
“How do you do that?”
Ethan shrugged as if nothing had happened.
“There is no way that the United Kingdom, which ended the Anti-Magic War, did such a poor job. It was a victory obtained by sacrificing all kinds of things, so everything related to the Demon King must have been removed from this land. In such a situation, a blood relative was created?”
In fact, Nouvel City was still concentrating on purifying the demon king-related objects.
If it was a hundred years ago, if it had been more ugly than it is now, it would have been ugly, but not less.
“There must have been those who were forced to join it in order to survive in the cruel hands of the United Kingdom. If anyone had any magical powers, they would have died unconditionally at that time. For example, the dregs of the Empire.”
“You are great. That’s it.”
“Is that a pretty plausible guess?”
“Is it possible?”
Sophia was sullen.
“I didn’t think it was just guesswork, but rather, I thought that I was talking about what I knew from the beginning. There is nothing wrong with it.”
“Then you didn’t want it, but you joined it to survive?”
“yes. At the time, there were no other options.”
A picture was drawn in Ethan’s mind.
How to deal with the rebels before the Allies get to New Zealand.
“I’ve heard what you want, and now tell me what I can get.”
“Tell me about the plans the rebels have planned to take over the city of Nouvel.”
Sophia added:
“Of course, I know your skills. But it will be difficult alone, so we will cooperate.”
Then Ethan smirked as if it was ridiculous.
“Is it difficult? I?”
It was a very arrogant attitude, but Sophia could not refute it.
That’s because Ethan’s strength is unique.
* * *
Paah!
The rebel camp.
A dark magic circle shone from the floor of a barracks there.
It was Sophia and Riley who appeared in the magic circle.
Riley came out of the magic circle with a tap around her neck.
“Ugh. My neck is sore because I am so nervous.”
He pretended to be relaxed in front of Ethan, but if he made a mistake, his neck would fly off.
Riley returned as a child again, hiding in Sophia’s tent.
“By the way, there aren’t many magic stones left. It’s comfortable for me, but is it okay to use it like this? Teleporting would cost quite a bit of magic.”
“I do not care.”
Sophia lightly crushed the magic stone she was holding in her hand.
The magic stone, which had been exhausted and returned to the ordinary stone, became ashes and scattered in the air.
“Because there is still enough left. Besides, contact with him was the most important thing, so it’s worth it.”
If they were caught escaping from the camp, they could be suspicious.
Rather, it was better to use a teleport like this.
Riley asked Sophia out of nowhere.
“By the way, did you notice?”
“What?”
“That guy. You are definitely stronger than when we first met.”
Riley didn’t even notice Ethan’s presence until Ethan appeared in front of him.
If Ethan hadn’t been willing to talk to them, he would have died without realizing it.
Sophia crossed her arms and asked Riley.
“How much stronger have you become?”
“What? You saw him fighting not too long ago.”
“okay. But I need your opinion to objectively see how much stronger I’ve become in that short time.”
“Ugh. As a knight, it feels like you jumped over at least two walls?”
At that, Sophia nodded her head with a firm expression.
“It wasn’t that I felt wrong. If that’s the case, he’ll get stronger and stronger as this battle continues. I feel safe now.”
“What is reassurance? Do you know how clever he is? I’m worried he’ll trust us and prepare for the plan.”
Riley, who had already burned Ethan a few times, grumbled.
The two told Ethan what Gilbert was currently planning.
However, the transaction was not completely completed.
“Even just looking at it, he was suspicious of us. You have to be careful because you can hit the back of the head while looking at this and that.”
It was strange to trust the Dark Followers unconditionally in this land.
But Riley lightly ignored that common sense.
Sophia shook her head at Riley’s words.
“no. No need to worry about that. He must have known from the beginning.”
“You know? What?”
Sophia answered with sullen eyes.
“Gilbert’s plan.”
Talking to Ethan, Sophia was convinced.
Before they even revealed it, Ethan must have known the plan.
* * *
The army of the rebels was a large force of 150,000.
However, it was estimated that thousands to 10,000 people would have been damaged due to the magic runaway caused by Ethan.
Therefore, the army of the rebels was now considerably reduced.
And it was thanks to the elves that such precise reconnaissance was possible.
Sasak!
The elves hid in the shade of the forest and watched the rebel camp.
The elf’s eyes, superior to humans, could easily ignore the distance and pierce through the barrier.
If the reconnaissance was carried out by human soldiers, reconnaissance at this distance would have been quite dangerous.
However, the elves were superior to anyone in the forest.
That is why the elves have succeeded in reconnaissance by cheating the rebels every time.
And that information was flowing into the New York State.
It was Calia who was in charge of this reconnaissance mission.
He voluntarily embarked on this dangerous mission.
Calia, who was looking over the barrier, frowned.
“It’s strange.”