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Mistakes are like water.

No matter how hard you try to block it, water will continue to pour down and soak your body at the slightest crack.

Even if you are smart and well-prepared, mistakes can happen in an instant.

They say that life is something where you can’t even see an inch ahead.

That’s true, actually.

No matter how much you prepare for variables, unexpected variables still arise.

Unless there is a foresight that can see into the future, human error is inevitable.

Some people may deny this, but at least that’s what I think.

Whether a wise person or a fool.

Although the number of times may differ, there comes a time in life when they all become frustrated by mistakes.

And only then do you realize the true value of a person.

Is it just going to collapse?

Are you struggling in pain and barely able to stand up?

Are you able to quickly and calmly sort out the situation, overcome the crisis, and recover from your mistakes?

Where do I belong?

To be honest, it’s hard to say which side I belong to.

Actually, it’s not just me, it’s everyone.

If there is someone who perfectly responds to every mistake they make and minimizes damage, then they are not a human being, but something similar to a machine.

However, I was not even close to being the first or second type of person.

I guess I should see him as an immature human being who is constantly struggling to belong to the third group.

So today, I am working hard to make up for the mistakes I made.

The very first thing is interrogation.

“When you say nice things, blow.”

Fortunately, the interrogation went fairly smoothly.

He was used as a discarded card by Chris, and even though he lost his power, he wanted to live.

A survival instinct that is seething to the point of rage.

By using this, he was able to easily and fluently speak about things he knew.

However, if there is a problem.

“… Is all the information just a bunch of crap?”

The information stored in the guy’s head is very poor.

I tried poking around, wondering if she was intentionally hiding valuable information, and I tried to see through her inner thoughts through the saint’s eyes, but that was really all there was to it.

“Well… what would a guy who just eats during meetings know?”

The amount and quality of information obtained from interrogating Hexagram’s key executives is disappointing.

But it wasn’t at a level where one could feel completely disappointed.

At least now I have an idea of where to start.

I tap the desk with my index finger and mentally regurgitate any useful information.

“India, India.”

The country where he was born and his stronghold.

Ayush said he spent his days there eating food airlifted in by his subordinates every day.

Those subordinates are, of course, members of the Hexagram organization.

Most of them are so worthless that they can only be used for food transport.

But one person is different.

A person who coordinates all the big and small events that take place at the base on Ayush’s behalf.

The guy said he called him this.

“Butler.”

I feel it intuitively.

He is said to be a person who assists Ayush and also watches him closely.

And if it’s a guy like that, there must be some means of communication that allows him to periodically exchange contact with higher-ups, even if it’s not direct with Chris.

“… I ended up going on a trip to India that wasn’t even in my fortune.”

Since this is a matter of seconds, I’ll have to try using another means of transportation other than an airplane this time.

* * *

What is the fastest means of transportation in the world?

The answer, surprisingly enough, is people.

Merlin, master of space magic.

His teleportation made travel possible that would be impossible even for high-speed aircraft equipped with turbo engines that consumed enormous amounts of horsepower.

Spot!

Merlin and Kim Do-jin appear in the Indian sky in the blink of an eye.

“Oh, this is India.”

“Ugh, ugh… !”

Unlike Kim Do-jin, who was looking down at the Indian landscape with a calm demeanor, Merlin was panting as if he was about to lose his breath at any moment.

“Ugh… !”

It was a symptom of exhaustion.

Of course, it was natural.

The only downside to the versatile use of spatial magic is that it consumes a lot of mana, but it can’t be helped that it has traveled from England to the Vatican and then to India in such a short period of time.

“Rain, fucking shit.”

Merlin took out the magic recovery potion he had prepared in advance, opened the lid, and drank it.

Mulberry!

“Gulp, gulp… !”

Magic power rising in an empty core.

Although it was only a small amount compared to the total amount, his sharp gaze glared at Kim Do-jin’s relaxed face as he barely managed to catch his breath.

“You damn beggar! Don’t you have a grandparent?!”

“There isn’t any?”

“… … .”

Oh, right.

This guy was an orphan.

“Big… , what I mean is, show some respect to the elderly!”

“Please understand. The situation is that serious.”

Kim Do-jin teases Merlin with a cheerful attitude.

But that was it.

“And it is also your fault that you are having a hard time.”

Merlin shouted, his blood pressure rising as if he had never done anything like that.

“You bastard! What did I do wrong…!”

“If I could use spatial magic, wouldn’t you have no trouble, Inspiration?”

“… … .”

Yes, that’s right.

Merlin’s inspiration still had not received permission from the British royal family.

Thanks to the constant nagging, things are going quite well, but complete permission has not been given yet.

“Ugh.”

Unable to think of anything to say in rebuttal, he swallowed his boiling anger and made a resolution.

I will negotiate with the British royal family as soon as I return.

For this, I would even threaten to retire as a hunter.

“What… , whatever the reason, thank you. You saved me a lot of time, sir.”

After feeding him a lot of sweet potatoes, Kim Do-jin offers him a sip of cider.

He looked down at the magnificent mansion in the distance.

That’s right there.

The hexagram stronghold where Ayush usually resides.

He said to Merlin.

“I’ll be back soon, so you can rest in the hideout, sir.”

There is also a small Guardians hideout in India.

There, you will be able to rest comfortably and quickly recover your magic power.

Merlin asked casually.

“Are you sure it’s okay to go alone?”

“It’s better than two going together.”

It was indeed so.

Because a wizard who has used up all of his magical power is only slightly stronger than an ordinary person.

“It won’t take long, so please recover your magic power well, sir.”

“Guy… .”

No matter how annoying he may be, he is a colleague who has overcome many dangerous moments together with me.

After calming his heart, which was filled with regret at sending such a comrade alone to the enemy lines.

“Then let’s go.”

Kim Do-jin descended straight toward the center of the mansion.

The speed is so fierce that when viewed from a distance, it looks like a meteor is falling.

Despite the speed at which he had descended, which seemed to create a huge crater, he landed very lightly on the ground.

Then he spread his magical power widely to detect any movement within the mansion.

“Exactly 89 people.”

Among the many small sounds, one particularly large sound stands out.

“Is that guy a butler?”

They were moving busily.

I thought they were trying to detect the enemy’s intrusion and prepare to fight back, but that wasn’t the case.

“Look at these.”

They were preparing to run away.

Seeing 89 people gathered in the largest space in the mansion, it seems like they have the escape route we saw last time.

“That won’t do.”

His new form disappeared in an instant.

Boom!

One side of the mansion was shattered and collapsed.

He charged forward recklessly and ran straight into the middle of the 89 members of the organization who had gathered to escape.

“Stop the action.”

The movements of the 89 people who had been moving busily suddenly stopped at his soft voice.

The magical power that was naturally embedded in the horse was arbitrarily controlling the movements of those of lower rank.

“What, what is it.”

“Why is my body…!”

The organization members are confused.

Among them, only one person was able to quickly shake off the constraints and fly away.

Kwajik!

He crushed the sphere he was holding so hard that space split apart around it.

Manifestation of emergency escape device.

He flew straight ahead without looking back, smiling in relief.

‘I survived…!’

Bodies being sucked through the cracks, one by one.

Just then, the entire upper body fell over and the remaining lower body was about to disappear into the crack.

chin!

My ankle was caught.

‘Oh, oh, oh…!’

I struggle somehow and dig myself into the crack.

“Oh my, the fluttering feeling is just like catching a moonfish.”

Kim Do-jin stretched his arms back as if the struggle was ridiculous and returned the upper body that had disappeared into the crack back to its original world.

“Ah, ahh… !”

A desperate man.

Kim Do-jin’s gaze lightly scans the man.

The strongest presence among the 89.

In terms of rank, it would be at the end of A-class, not far from S-class.

But it wasn’t.

“… It’s not you?”

The butler he is looking for.

“… … !”

The surprised man immediately stopped acting and threw his fist.

A struggle to somehow buy even a moment of time.

But even that was easily blocked, and the corners of Kim Do-jin’s mouth twisted.

“Look at this kid?”

The man with the strongest presence was the bait.

To grab attention and buy time in case of an emergency.

So, that means the real butler is hiding among the 88 people excluding this man.

By now, you must be thinking of another way to escape.

‘That won’t do.’

I’ve already made a mistake once and come this far, I can’t make the same mistake again.

Kim Do-jin’s magical power that had been encompassing the entire mansion was dyed pure white.

The temperature begins to drop rapidly.

He hummed softly in the biting cold.

“Freeze.”

At that moment, everything stopped.

People, energy, and flow.

Just one thing, everything except time, was frozen white and unable to move.