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14. Second Tower (3)

Apparently, I got through the eighth island easily by quickly defeating the guy with the key.

But because we made a mistake on this ninth island, we are now continuously attacked by angels.

The mistake I made was that since the guy with the red cloth had the key until now, I assumed that the guy with the red cloth would have the same key on this island, so I moved without checking properly.

A guy with a red cloth appeared in front of me and Hyunseok quickly dealt with him, but instead of getting the key, the guy’s body suddenly rose into the sky.

It exploded immediately, creating a tremendous roar that shook the entire island.

” Oh… is this ruined? ”

” Really? Hahaha! Man, I thought you’d fake it here. ”

” Is this the time to laugh?! Look at them crowding over there! ”

The story goes that soon after a loud noise reverberated throughout the island, angels began to flock from all directions.

While we were hearing sounds like ‘Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!’ over and over again, we were wondering what to do.

” Haaㅡ, what are we going to do now? You two started this mess, so take responsibility. ”

Yeonseo said that to us in an irritated tone, but she would definitely help us if we could just clear it quickly, so we thought it was secretly cute that she said that.

” Hey! Stop thinking about useless things and think of a way to solve it! ”

” Even if it’s a method, you know. In the end, you have to know where the guy with the key is to do anything. Right? ”

As I looked at Hyunseok with my shoulders shrugged and a helpless expression, he hesitated for a moment and then began to ask if he could buy us some time.

” What if I buy time? ”

When I asked him that, Hyun-seok smiled and told me not to worry and to leave it to him. He created a wind around his body and soon Hyun-seok appeared somewhere else.

But the presence we felt was definitely there with us.

” What? How did you do that? The presence is clearly here, but the figure is over there… ”

” Hmm, to put it simply, it’s easier to think of it as a mirage phenomenon. Anyway, I’ll use this technique to find someone outside who might have the key, so I need you two to buy some time. ”

” Haa, you really are giving me such a bothersome task? ”

” Well, it doesn’t matter, right? You can just endure it like this, or you can just fight those guys, that’s fine. ”

” You really… Will you come see me after Hyunseok leaves? ”

The look in Yeonseo’s eyes as she spoke like that was that of a beast hunting for prey.

I don’t know what the hell you’re trying to do, but it’s definitely not good for me.

” Then I’ll go! Take care and stay strong, both of you! ”

So Hyun-seok left and Yeon-seo and I slowly started to relax and discuss how to deal with the guys.

*****

” So, what are you trying to say? Hehe! You want to talk about how to deal with guys? ”

As I stretched and relaxed my body, and readjusted Durandal and the protective gear, I soon heard an embarrassing story coming from Yeonseo’s mouth.

” It’s nothing much, but come to think of it, the place you were this morning was ‘the place Hyunseok was lying down’, right? Pervert Bulyeosi, could you explain it to me? ”

” What…what?! What are you talking about! Ahem, I just… I was sleeping and that’s how it happened. This…story ends here… ”

” Huh~ After that, the other places were fine, but that place was so wet? ”

As I was slowly pushed back by Yeonseo, who was getting closer and closer as if she was continuously interrogating me, I felt the wall against my back and realized that I could no longer escape from her…

In the end, I had no choice but to… tell you about that situation. But at the same time, the feeling from back then came back to me… My body felt a little, just a little hot, but I hoped you wouldn’t know.

” That… when I just washed up and lay down, all of a sudden… that nice scent came out… and just like that… yeah… that’s the story… is… okay now? yeah? ”

As I closed my eyes and spoke with an embarrassed expression, recalling that time, I immediately opened my eyes to the sound of the shutter, and saw Yeonseo waving the photo in front of me with a refreshing smile, as if she had accomplished something.

I just sat down, covering my face with both hands.

” Oh~ I see~ Wow, you’re a real pervert. Miss. ”

” Ugh, that…stop it… please… ”

” Phew, okay, I’ll stop here for today. What do you want to do now? ”

” Hmm… Well…? How about we find the guy with the key and give him a signal, then we can move? ”

As I spoke, wiping away the tears that had formed in my eyes, I heard the shutter sound again and saw Yeonseo smiling slyly. She looked just like a devil.

” Well, if we move now, it’ll be harder for Hyunseok to find him. ”

” Is this guy the only one with a different color this time? ”

” Well? Won’t you? Or maybe just…? Huh? Charlotte, do you see that guy over there? ”

Yeonseo, who was looking around at the angels, suddenly looked in the direction her finger was pointing and saw that there was a guy with an extra pair of wings there.

The color of the cloth he was wearing was a plain white, but he had two pairs of wings that were different from those of other angels, and his wings were decorated with quite ornate decorations.

” Huh? Was there a guy like that? ”

” Hmm, I guess I don’t have to wait for Hyunseok. ”

Yeonseo and I looked at each other and then quickly finished preparing for battle, released our territory, and moved towards the guy.

*****

” This time, back! ”

” I know! Big Dipper! ”

Summoned beasts in the form of bears, holding transparent blue shields the size of their own bodies, move backwards and block the angels’ attacks.

Behind them, the Kaus series in the form of centaurs shot arrows, tearing the angels’ wings and piercing their bodies, causing them to fall.

” Charlotte! Did you check where Hyunseok is? ”

” Yeah! I saw the Flamberg I sent flying to the guy who might have the key and headed straight for it! ”

I was going to wait for Hyunseok to find the guy with the key, but Yeonseo and I happened to look up at the island and there was a guy we had never seen before, so we just fired the Flame Sword Flamberg at him.

He made it so he could check, and after checking it, he quietly headed towards the guy with the two pairs of wings.

Of course, that’s why we’re under attack like this now.

” Atlantis! ”

This time, the angels shot spears of light and arrows towards me, so I opened up a circular shield to block them and had Yeonseo’s summoned creatures repeatedly shoot arrows all at once to knock them down.

” Phew, how much is left now? ”

” About half? ”

I looked around while sending my divine power to Yeonseo, who was leaning against the ice lion Marinarion to cool off her slightly tired body while sweating profusely, and recharged her vitality.

We had been fighting like this for about thirty minutes, and considering that we had knocked down about half of them, I thought it was pretty easy, and at the same time, I saw Hyunseok approaching the guy and casting an attack.

He tried to run away as he was shot with a spinning tornado from both arms, but was soon sucked into a tornado blowing strongly from both hands and was crushed as if he was being crushed.

As he was being torn apart, the guy’s appearance was torn to shreds.

After that, the angels that were targeting us gradually turned into light and disappeared, and the group of angels that were trying to attack us disappeared, and with a ‘clank’ sound, a large door began to appear in the distance.

” Yeonseo, I think it’s over now. Are you okay? ”

” Oh, I’m tired. I’m tired! Thank you for helping me recover. But it’s still a little hard. ”

After releasing the summons except for Marinarion, I took the letter hanging over Marinarion and headed towards Hyunseok, who was descending from the sky.

” Did you get the key? ”

Hyunseok smiled and showed the golden key in his hand.

” Yeah! Thanks to you two, I found it easily. I was trying to find it myself haha… ”

” Why are you doing that? Wasn’t it cool when you took that guy down earlier? It was cool to see him get torn apart when you just fired a tornado from both hands~ ”

” Thank you, but Yeonseo seems to have passed out? You must have gotten the key too. Should we rest a bit and then go? Judging from the color and shape of the key, it looks like this will be the last time. ”

” Well, this was the ninth island, so is this the tenth island now? ”

” Yeah, and the boss might look like this too. ”

He handed me the key so I just stared at it.

The golden key had a sun shape instead of the tower shape we had seen so far, and the handle had six wings carved into it.

” Indeed, the guy I just caught had two pairs of wings, so is this a ‘six-winged great angel’? ”

As he said that, he turned his head and blew wind from his hand towards the exhausted Yeonseo, and I suddenly felt a pang in my chest.

‘Huh…? Why is it like this…? ‘

Without realizing it, I approached him and touched his hand.

” Me too… Me too, please…! ”

” Huh? Yeah, you mean the great angel? ”

The wind blew towards me as well, so I sat there, holding his hand and feeling his warmth.

” Yeah, the key and the guy from before too, I think it’s time for the archangel to come out now, right? ”

” I think so too. Phew, it’ll probably be easier since you won’t have to run around and grab things. So for now, let’s just rest and go. ”

” Yeah! ”

I closed my eyes like that, held his hand, enjoyed the wind, and then opened my eyes.

‘Ah…shit…!’

There was Yeonseo, holding a Polaroid in one hand, looking at me with slightly open eyes and the corners of her lips slightly raised.

Click!

‘ Haa, I’m really going to end up finishing the album and receiving it… ‘