episode_0571

“I felt it in 5 days. The taste of water in France is really different.”

“Is that so? You’re more sensitive than you look.”

Yum.

Scarlett nodded, putting beef steak and potato puree into her mouth.

In fact, she agrees that the water tastes different, but teasing Hoyeon Lee was fun to react to.

“…Isn’t it? You’re probably more sensitive than me. Hmm.”

Lee Ho-yeon drank water with a shy expression.

Seup. It’s definitely different.

“Well? Anyway, the dishes are top-notch. They’re very delicious.”

“These are the places that Irene recommended. If we have time, let’s go to some delicious places before we go back to Korea.”

I think I mentioned buying Scarlett a delicious meal a few times.

It’s good to eat like this, but it really tastes better when you go to a restaurant with an atmosphere and eat it in person.

Maybe I should take my time before I turn into a liar. Of course, as long as magic research goes well.

“Okay, I’ll treat you then.”

“Huh? No. I have to buy it.”

“Because you saved me something last time. If I leave you with a debt, I might be asked to do some strange thing.”

“What on earth are you looking at me for?”

Hehehe.

He was dumbfounded to see Scarlett smiling happily while teasing him.

As much as I’d like to drag him into bed and establish a solid relationship between superiors and subordinates, playing with Scarlett was my only leisure while I was in France, so let’s just leave it at that.

“But you’ve already been here for five days.”

“That’s right.”

“To be honest, if I had known it would take this long, I wouldn’t have accepted the accommodation. Sigh.”

Hoyeon Lee sighed as she cut a thick steak.

I was definitely planning to finish it in one day and return to Korea. How did I end up wasting so much time?

‘Well, I think magic research would have been the same even if I was in Korea anyway.’

Irene said that most of the pandemic has collapsed and fragmented organizations are causing terrorism in each country.

The only thing we can do to contain the pandemic right now is to deal with the black pillar.

Rather, it is said that the pandemic has become more difficult to control due to the lack of a center of terrorism… If it’s hard to catch, don’t catch it.

It would be better to prevent black pillars or dungeon flooding, which are clearly caused by the pandemic.

‘It’s true that we need to receive cooperation from the Iris Guild anyway… No, Ellis, where on earth has he gone? ‘Since you can’t investigate Lucifer, are you making it yourself?’

In order to proceed comfortably in the future, we must receive the cooperation of the Iris Guild.

It may be a little strange at times, but the influence of the Iris Guild can never be ignored. In particular, it can handle most of the annoying tasks.

“Should I just go back to Korea? I want to see the kids, and I also need to see Professor Lim Sol.”

It was okay for about three days because I was focused on magic research, but I’m starting to want to see other heroines as well.

Even if they aren’t people who can’t take care of themselves, I still worry for no reason.

Of course, the biggest feeling is simply wanting to see the face.

“And I don’t know if it’s because the water tastes different, or because the research is difficult. I’m a little tired. I want to sleep at home.”

“Your face has definitely become gaunt due to studying for a few days. Are you taking the medicine that the saint gave you regularly?”

“Yes. But I’m almost out of it. I’ll have to go back to Korea and get it again.”

“I still like it, but… if there is nothing to gain in France, I might have to think about going back.”

Yum.

Ho-yeon Lee, who put the steak in his mouth, nodded.

The good thing though is that I haven’t had a single nightmare recently.

No matter how much I think about it, the only cause is the medicine Baek Ayoung gave me. The name “Saint” is definitely not wrong.

“Didn’t you say anything to Irene? There’s still no contact from Ellis and the guild leader.”

“Yes. The Iris Guild is also saying that they are going to find it in person because it is urgent, but… I don’t know. Since before I started active duty, I have never heard of the guild leader being caught by someone.”

“Is that it? I knew he was great, but it seems he is a greater person than I thought.”

“If the Emperor of the Night were captured, he would not be worthy of being called Emperor.”

Scarlett’s usual attitude is the same, and when she talks to her guild members, she clearly shows respect for the guild leader.

Is this similar to the treatment Imsol receives among wizards?

When I think about it that way, it suddenly looks amazing.

In fact, Lee Ho-yeon doesn’t have much information about the Iris guild leader, so there’s nothing he can do about it.

All I know is that he is an amazing person and that he is an idiot.

I benefited a lot from the daughter-in-law settings.

“So, how is your magic research going? You’ve been outside a lot yesterday and today.”

“I’m putting the magic on hold for now. No, rather than putting it on hold, I’m just a little tired. To be honest, there are no ideas coming out, and now it’s just a simple repetition of experiments. I’m just going to beat it with my head until it works.”

“Inherently, new research is a series of repetitions from the moment the key points are identified.”

“That’s right. I understood the main point, but it didn’t work.”

“There was magic that was difficult even for a dreamy genius wizard.”

“… What nickname is that again?”

I’ve heard a lot about genius wizards, but I don’t know about nightmares, but I’ve never had a dream.

Did you catch me having a nightmare?

“There was a news story called [Lee Ho-yeon. A genius wizard who makes dreams come true.] Oh, there wasn’t anything particularly new in the article. But the nickname seemed to stick well, so many places hired her.”

“That’s cool. A dreamy genius wizard.”

“Would you like to listen a little more? I wanted to write a tribute to his magic, but I didn’t have enough space to write….”

“Stop it. You’re going to like me when you see me cringe again. Let’s eat dessert.”

Hoyeon Lee put ice cream into Scarlett’s mouth as she tried to say something nonsense.

Scarlett seemed disappointed that she was at a loss for words, but she did not refuse the ice cream.

A dreaming wizard… Hearing those words reminds me of the nightmare that plagued me every night.

In dreams, even awkward or nonsensical things naturally pass over. Moreover, things that cannot happen in reality come true as hoped.

If the research I’m currently stuck on was a dream, I would have finished it right away. It’s a shame.

‘… hmm?’

At that moment, something flashes through my mind.

dream.

Magic.

Freedom.

Omniscient and omnipotent.

A collection of unfinished words and inspiration passes before my eyes.

Unorganized and difficult concepts made Lee Ho-yeon’s head complicated.

A harbinger of enlightenment that I have experienced several times.

Lee Ho-yeon stood up immediately.

“Hoyeon?”

“for a moment.”

There is no focus to devote to communication.

Hoyeon Lee immediately went into the simple laboratory created in the room.

I think it will work.

If only I had this realization now.

If you embody the sensations you feel into reality, you can do it.

“…Why are you doing that while you’re eating?”

Suddenly jumping out while eating dessert. Are all wizards like that?

Scarlett, who was sitting at the table, blinked as she looked at the door that closed in an instant.

*

Lee Ho-yeon slammed the door to the lab and immediately unleashed his magic.

“Rune barrier.”

Cut off the lab from the outside world.

In this place where no sound could be heard, Lee Ho-yeon spread his magic again.

“Deployment of the Demon Heavenly Palace.”

Hoyeon Lee stretched out his hand into the air, feeling his magical power weighing down the entire space.

The target was the mug on the desk.

“Come closer.”

I stretched out my hand but couldn’t reach it.

If Hoyeon Lee uses magical power, he can get it right away.

However, Hoyeon Lee did not use magical power.

Instead, I focused on this space.

Moving the cup using magical power and controlling this space itself using magical power.

The two seem similar, but produce completely different results.

Excited. Excited.

My heart is beating fast.

Sweat ran down my cheeks and beaded on my chin, and I had to control even the sound of my breathing so as not to break my concentration.

The Rune Barrier and the Demon Heavenly Palace.

Both types of magic control space.

And Lee Ho-yeon is a master of those two magics.

Hilarious.

Soon, the mug on the desk started shaking slightly.

That cup was not affected by magical power.

It moved solely through the control of space.

“… ha.”

okay.

There’s no way I couldn’t do it, having reached the limit of the rune barrier.

“Rune barrier. Demon Heavenly Palace. And… nightmare.”

Recurring nightmares brought trauma to Lee Ho-yeon, but ironically, they also brought about a desire for an omnipotent dream.

Dreams are natural no matter what happens, and when you wake up, they disappear like melting snow.

A dream that had tormented Lee Ho-yeon several times.

If you can recreate that feeling in the space you control… .

*

Several days have passed.

No, I don’t know exactly how long it has been.

It definitely seems like two days have passed, but has it been three days?

The sun set and rose a few times outside.

Lee Ho-yeon, who was thinking about many things, staggered to the window.

grasp-!

I lifted the curtain that blocked the outside light.

Although she expected hot sunlight, what came to greet Lee Ho-yeon were numerous stars and a bright crescent moon.

As I regretted it, I breathed in the refreshing night air.

“It was night… Ah, I’m hungry. How long have you been starving?”

I heard that Imsol collapsed after starving for a week.

Was this exactly what it felt like?

No, he’s in this state because he starved for a few days. What is that person?

“Still, I understand the need to study before enlightenment disappears.”

I figured it out after trying it.

Enlightenment is like a dream.

Just a few hours after waking up, it disappears without a trace.

Fortunately, Hoyeon Lee did not miss the opportunity.

“It’s okay because he didn’t starve to death. Sol was even hospitalized at that time.”

Still, once I figured it out, it was easy.

It was a very small realization, but it alone gave wings to Lee Ho-yeon’s talent.

“I was wrong from the beginning. I am not a god, so how can I control real space and time?”

Even if the experiment had continued, the correct results would probably not have been obtained.

How much time would have been wasted if the research had continued as is?

I’m scared just thinking about it.

“The name… hmm. It doesn’t appear in the status window yet.”

Spiral. Arc. To Macheon Palace.

In this world, magic appears like a status window the moment you realize it.

He didn’t come up with those names himself, but they all suited his taste.

It’s probably related to Hoyeon Lee’s subconscious.

“So, if this magic is… something like [Nightmare Realm], would that be okay?”

Since it was inspired by his own nightmare, such a name seems appropriate.

Although it looks a little scary.

Sigh-

At that time, the light outside the window became stronger.

The clouds cleared and soft moonlight came into the window.

Lee Ho-yeon, looking at the moonlight shining on the back of her hand, muttered without realizing it.

“September of the lunar month….”

Another name for the crescent moon I heard somewhere.

At that moment, one word crossed Lee Ho-yeon’s head.

[Hall of the Current Moon]

“Not bad.”

It’s a name I like.

Actually, it doesn’t have much to do with magic… Because it is a magic completed on the night of the new moon.

All you have to do is raise a crescent moon. It seems better than a negative name.

“But why doesn’t the status window appear yet?”

Isn’t it perfect yet?

No way. In theory, everything would have been perfect.

Hoyeon Lee raised his magic power.

“Hall of the Current Moon… Open.”

It is similar to the Demon Heavenly Palace, but unfolds a different realm of magical power.

However, nothing happened.

“……No. This can’t be happening?”

Proof has been completed hundreds, if not thousands, of times.

If the theory was wrong, it was proven so perfectly that all of Lee Ho-yeon’s magic concepts had to be overhauled.

To be honest, my heart is still pounding.

Because something bigger than when we created the Demon Heavenly Palace came out. I thought I had opened a new world in just one week.

I can’t wait to see how excited Imsol will be if I show him this magic.

You might hug yourself while crying as you see a face for the first time.

… But why doesn’t the magic circle move?

Lee Ho-yeon frowned and concentrated his magic power.

At that time, I was about to unfold the magic circle once again.

[Involved in the laws of the world.]

“… What is this?”

This is the first notification I’ve seen in a long time.

I thought the world had abandoned me because I hadn’t seen any of the heroines since I attacked them, but why is this status window that I haven’t seen in a while?

fluttering-

At the same time, a piece of paper appeared in front of Lee Ho-yeon.