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CLXXVI.

The reason Mammon, who rules over greed, is in charge of information among the remnants is because the place where greed is the greatest among humans is where money is exchanged.

These merchants who deal in money are more sensitive to information than anyone else, so even the smallest details that the remnants don’t know about reach Mamon’s ears.

― From the book of exploration of the remnants of the magic god

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The headquarters of the Rodwell Merchant, one of the three Merchantships of the Clitec Empire, is located in Hubble, the capital of the Clitec Empire.

The main items that Rodwell Top handled were gold, silver, and jewelry, and this was the driving force that made Rodwell Top rise to a higher position quickly than others.

In fact, it wasn’t that long ago that the upper part of the Rodwell began to come into focus.

One day, out of the blue, he discovered hidden mines all over the continent and started mining them, quickly amassing a huge amount of wealth.

Because of this, there were troubles here and there. Those who coveted the wealth or those who felt threatened by their positions. However, whether it was a coincidence or a conspiracy, those who had troubled them soon died violently, and all the troubles and interference were hushed up.

Such events gave rise to conspiracy theories for a while, but like all rumors, they disappeared as quickly as they appeared.

Anyway, the Rodwell family quickly grew in size and eventually became one of the three major families of the Clyton Empire.

The deepest point of the upper headquarters of Rodwell.

In a place that even the upper class could not approach carelessly, a beautiful woman with a teardrop mole under her left eye was injecting mana into a crystal ball.

The crystal ball filled with mana blinked a few times for a moment, and then a middle-aged man wearing a wizard’s robe appeared. And at the same time as the face appeared in the crystal ball, the man smiled a kind smile,

– What’s going on? A lizard?

A voice came out filled with annoyance that was the opposite of a smile.

“Ethŏlŏgía. Get out.”

– Cheolsu? Why Cheolsu all of a sudden? Is it related to Daedalus’s disappearance?

“Daedalus is probably dead.”

– Dead? That damn ant? No way!

“Although I haven’t checked the last one, I think so.”

Then, the expression on the man’s face, who had been smiling brightly and having a kind smile until then, disappears.

― It’s hard to believe that Daedalus is dead, but he’s dead, and you, who’s assisting him, are alive? That doesn’t make sense. Did you kill him? Did you ambush him or something?

Even when she was called a lizard earlier, the woman’s face, which had not shown any sign of displeasure, now showed an expression of displeasure without hiding it.

Although his expression mixed with the darkness of the enclosed space gave off an eerie feeling, the man showed no sign of fear.

“That mouth. Be careful. Not everything you spit out through your mouth makes sense. If you keep doing that, the moment your mouth becomes a mouth, a trash can, it might tear apart?”

The unpleasant emotion on the woman’s face was as eerie as the words coming out of her mouth,

– If possible, by all means?

The man beyond the crystal ball accepts it as if it were laughable.

“Anyway, withdraw.”

– Now? Why? Lizard, you don’t seem to know, but that corpse’s power is absolute. Why else would the Demon King personally manage a mere low-level guy? And I tried going to the Caligo Temple, but no one noticed. Shouldn’t you have said it before?

At first glance, what the man said sounded reasonable.

In fact, he went into the temple of Caligo and made an offering before leaving. Of course, he had a hard time resisting the priest’s offer to bless him.

“I know. But if those human bastards had come face to face with Daedalus, they would have definitely noticed. Even though Tegus’s power is great, if they noticed, they would definitely come up with a way to find out.”

– Huh? Really? I’m really curious as to how it’s done?

Despite the urgent words of the woman, the man remained relaxed. It was as if he was playing a penalty game.

“Etologia! How many times have I told you not to be so arrogant! And then you! You could get captured by humans and be used as experimental material!!”

– Take care of yourself, Dragon of Depravity, Mr. Nitas.

The man called the woman Nitas.

Is she really Nitas?

Then one cannot help but ask, why?

Apparently, a woman named Nita, who was in the Clyton Empire palace, ran away from Gray and his group.

The woman holding the crystal ball now has a completely different face than when Nitas was active under the name ‘Nita’.

Even now, she can be considered beautiful enough, but when she was Nita, she was like the embodiment of beauty, from head to toe, there was no part of her that wasn’t beautiful.

Why else would the Emperor and the Crown Prince desire and yearn for Nita at the same time?

But the woman in the secret room now is clearly beautiful and cute, but her beauty is three or four levels lower than that of Nita.

But more than anything, it’s hard to believe that this woman is Nitas.

― Do you think they won’t recognize you just because you changed the shell? The Dragon Lord is still in Hubble, and you’re staying there without any fear, and who are you telling them what to do?!

The point is that he escaped from the palace and stayed in the city. He didn’t even run far away.

“It’s actually darkest under the lantern.”

– Go fuck yourself.

“Oh my? You don’t have any dick to forget?”

Nitas, who had been laughing at the man’s swearing beyond the crystal ball, returns to a serious expression.

“Enough joking, come back now.”

― Huh? Well~? You can’t hear me because I’m talking about a fat lizard who has failed three times?

Crackle-.

With the sound of someone’s patience snapping,

Crispy-!!

The communication crystal shatters like a cup of ice dropped from a high rise.

“Eeee! C*$^&^$@#^^@!!!”

BAM! BAM! BAM!!

Inside the secret room, there were only a few breakable things, a table and a chair, but Nitas smashed them all up and then grumbled and gasped for breath.

“Hoo… … .”

Then he takes out another crystal ball from his bosom, identical to the previous one, and injects it with Mana.

– Hey, lizard.

“Right now… …What is it?”

– Do you like me?

“What the hell are you talking about!”

― But why do you keep contacting me!!

Bam bam―.

Even though he could hear Nitas gnashing her teeth, the man inside the crystal ball grinned and scratched Nitas’s insides.

“Ha! Fuck. Okay. I’ll be honest too.”

– Yeah. I’m not curious.

“I really wish you were captured by human babies, treated like this and that, dissected, and used as experimental material, even your fingernails and toenails, until you were killed. Yes. I wish that was me too.”

– Wow. As expected, it’s the Dragon Class of depravity. I admit it. I admit it.

Despite the man’s groaning, Nitas didn’t react. She simply sighed deeply, pressed her fingers to her forehead, and clutched the crystal ball.

“But you can’t do that! If you get caught, our advantage will disappear! That’s why I’m telling you to come in right now! You fucking copycat!”

– Huh. The lizards’ rage is quite an eyesore.

“This, this profit!!”

― And your argument starts from a flawed premise. Why do you think I’ll get caught?

◦ ◦ Gray is just a little!

― You don’t know how close I am with the humans here, but I’m now one of those popular people who are desperate to invite each other to family dinners.

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Silence descended, with only the occasional groans of two scumbags, the vice-captain of the Imperial Tower and the crown prince of the Clytonic Empire, being heard on the floor.

As such, the witch’s remarks were a fairly heavy topic, and one that was bound to be thought-provoking.

Who would have thought that the people around you right now, your acquaintances or employees, could be demons!

What a statement that amplifies suspicion!

But the witch’s argument was just beginning.

“They will be near us. They may be very kind, popular, and kind to everyone, and they may be the ideal type of human beings. As if they were human, it may be because of their power.”

He explained how this magic could be an unfeeling demon, as if a genius profiler were estimating the characteristics of a criminal based on small clues revealed.

“Ugh… … .”

“Haa… … . Damn it!”

Of course, that doesn’t guarantee that superhumans will understand right away.

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“This sloppy imitator bastard. If you were to go by that, I would never have gotten caught. Do you think there are more than one or two guys in the palace who want to invite me to dinner?”

― You just feel like you’re selling your body, and I’m a professional. I’m a wizard that people look up to. And I’m not just any wizard.

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“Maybe someone with a professional occupation. Like a professor, a knight, or a wizard. Oh, and probably not a spiritist or a priest. You can leave that out.”

Even if the demons say they can’t sense the magic, they can’t control the spirits. It’s just that they don’t express it outwardly, so their fundamental power is magic energy.

Of course, you can’t use that magic to summon spirits. The same goes for divine power.

The superhumans nodded at the witch’s explanation and each became lost in their own thoughts.

“He may not be an ordinary person,= He may be a person of high reputation and is receiving attention from people around him. Also, he may not be an ordinary knight or wizard with a high degree of expertise, but a chief knight or a special wizard.”

“A special wizard?”

“Yes.”

When the topic of wizards comes up, Dean Hu starts to react seriously and asks.

“Special wizards, shall we say? Not from the shabby magic tower, but from the Sage’s Tower, or maybe even professors from Evergreen Academy.”

“Hmm… … . A special wizard.”

After the Dean’s muttering, the superhumans each fell into their own thoughts.

“Are there any others who have a special status unique to this continent?”

“Except for that, there would be only one. A special wizard, a professional, and a respected being on the continent.”

The answer to the witch’s question came from the dean after much thought.

“What is it?”

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Bam―.

A man, or rather a demon, who smiled with great satisfaction while looking at Nitas, who was gritting her teeth to the point where it seemed as if they would break, snapped his fingers and revealed his wrist.

– This body is the Chief Warp Gate Manager, known for being fair among humans on the continent.

“You crazy bastard, that’s not you, that’s the guy you’re imitating! That human bastard you just caught and locked in the basement of his house!!”

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“Warp Gate Management Wizard.”

As soon as the Dean finished speaking, the eyes of Superman, Arcana, Dragon Lord, and Gray all flashed and flowed out.

As if I had solved a difficult problem that had been bothering me for a long time.

“Definitely!”

“I see.”

“If it’s a warp gate.”

As the superhumans spoke one word at a time, the surroundings were instantly filled with a roaring noise.

“Oh, there’s one more condition to reduce the range.”

As the witch continued speaking, attention was drawn to the witch again and the noise disappeared. It was as if the bell had rung and the teacher had entered the classroom.

“Hmm? Are you saying more here?”

The Dean was greatly impressed by the witch’s reasoning. No, it might be more correct to say that he was impressed. But then he narrowed the scope even further?

“As you know, the decisive reason why we were unable to resist this time and were able to fall into the trap called the Labyrinth was because we ‘rode’ the warp gate.”

“That’s right… … Ah!”

“Yes, at least here.”

The witch stretched out her pure white index finger and pointed to the floor. The person who received the witch’s intuitive actions and words was the dean, who nodded vigorously.

“And the starting point will be Evergreen.”

“Yes.”

The gaze of superhumans changes.

Previously, he had been cautious when dealing with the Arcana such as the Witch, the Jester, and May, but now he was looking at them with a look of respect.

“Let’s do it. Now.”

Was the atmosphere awkward?

At Gray’s shout of ‘clap!’, the superhumans nodded vigorously and exchanged opinions about their respective tasks.