Episode 20: Accidents Just Keep Happening

Eunhye Magic Tower, the tower to which Raphael belongs, and a tower made up of holy magic users.

It is said that there is a Black Dawn affiliate in that Eunhye Magic Tower.

I understand why Raphael-nim has been moving so busily for a while.

The rumor that Eunhye Magic Tower is in crisis must be for this reason.

As if the world isn’t already stirred up enough by the Black Dawn and the Great Sinner.

If you get involved here, you don’t know what kind of mess you’ll be in due to guilt-by-association.

,Harua, don’t worry. The reason Master or Raphael-nim didn’t tell us is because they can handle it.”

As Aran-seol said, Raphael didn’t tell me about this.

There’s no point in unnecessarily creating anxiety.

She must have thought it was something she could casually tell me after resolving it.

But the fact that the Imperial Family has also started investigating means it’s a pretty big deal.

The Gladion Empire is the largest country in the entire world.

Based on the Transcender standard, it’s as if the United States is directly moving to investigate.

,Damn it, which bastard is it.”

Although I don’t belong to it, Raphael is the daughter of the Eunhye Magic Tower Lord.

She will be held responsible for any problems that arise in Eunhye Magic Tower.

I don’t know which bastard it is, but I hope they find him quickly and beat the crap out of him.

,Besides that story, it was all about Cosmic Zack.”

Since there was a party involved in the incident, Aran-seol said she received even more questions.

,The Byeolmuri Society can probably drop out around here.”

Either way, I dropped out due to injury, and Aran-seol came out under the pretext of helping me.

Sohan will probably figure it out and come out with the girl he’s been eyeing.

,Let’s go back early and eat. I haven’t eaten properly.”

,Harua needs to shower first.”

I wondered why I was so hungry, but it turns out I smell like food.

Raphael-nim went to the trouble of providing me with clothes, so I should wash them quickly.

,Okay, then…….”

That’s when we were about to turn around.

Sarak-

The lights in the hallway suddenly went out.

The lights went out not only on our side.

The lights went out everywhere else in the distance as well.

For a moment, I thought it was a power outage.

However, what’s used here isn’t electricity, but magic lamps.

In other words, the fact that the magic lamps went out means.

Someone intentionally intervened magically.

,Harua.”

Aran-seol grabbed me and lowered her stance.

Across the window, in the opposite hallway.

I could see someone slowly moving there.

It was a figure wearing a long, black robe.

An ominous and chilling aura.

I instinctively felt a sense of danger that made my life ring alarm bells.

Aran-seol was also narrowing her eyes and watching him.

,Who are you!”

The guards who discovered him hurriedly tried to stop him.

However, the moment they noticed the guards’ presence, the window turned pitch black.

In an instant, I couldn’t see the other side of the window.

Jjaenggeurang!

At the same time, the sound of something breaking echoed.

The direction the sound came from was the Byeolmuri Society party hall.

The sound is loud.

The ceiling was made of glass so you could see the sky, but it seemed like it broke.

While I was distracted by the sound, the window that had turned black returned.

The black figure was already gone.

Instead, something different was smeared on the window than before.

It was blood and flesh.

I didn’t have to think deeply about whose blood and flesh it was.

It was the guard who tried to stop him earlier.

It’s a place where the disciples of famous people gather.

Of course, the guards must have been selected from among the best.

Those guys were slaughtered in an instant.

I immediately guessed the opponent’s power level.

I immediately grabbed Aran-seol’s collar.

She was already trying to run to the hall.

She even stepped up to save others against Cosmic Zack.

There was no way she wouldn’t step up here.

,Wait, Aran-seol. We need to assess the situation first.”

So I have to be the brake.

Aran-seol’s gaze reached me.

She took a short breath and her eyes returned.

,That’s right. I learned that there’s no point in recklessly rushing in.”

It’s the story of when we went to the forest where Cosmic Zack was.

Aran-seol also realized a lot at that time.

,First of all, even though the lights are off, it’s abnormally dark outside the window.”

The first thing to do when assessing the situation is to explore the surrounding environment.

I approached the window and tried to pull it open.

But the window didn’t budge.

The latch isn’t locked.

,Harua, step aside.”

Aran-seol drew her sword from her waist.

She wields a unique type of sword.

A sword that can be miniaturized at any time.

Soun-nim said that a swordsman should always carry a sword in his arms, so he gave it to her separately.

So she usually wears it on her waist, but on days like today, she hides it in her arms.

Aran-seol swung her sword in a clean trajectory.

Kaang!

But the sword that touched the window was inevitably bounced off.

Not even a scratch was left on the window.

,……It feels like the outside and inside spaces are separated.”

Aran-seol frowned, noticing the situation with a single sword strike.

The outside and inside spaces are separated.

In other words, the scenery outside reflected in the window is separate.

All you can see through the window is the appearance of the same building.

Both inside and outside, the window would have revealed a completely different landscape from the inside.

,Are they planning to prevent the outside from knowing about the internal incident and prevent people from escaping?

Aran-seol, if you keep trying, can you cut it?”

,……It’ll be difficult.”

Aran-seol swallowed her groan.

If she says it’s difficult, the exit must be the same.

The escape route is blocked.

,But Sohan would be able to do it.”

Aran-seol came up with another plan.

,Then, finding Sohan is the priority. I hope he’s safe.”

,It’s Sohan. He’ll definitely be safe.”

Aran-seol doesn’t really like Sohan.

But she values his talent more than anyone else.

Even though he’s a Transcender, Soun-nim immediately took notice of him.

I was convinced that he wouldn’t be easily defeated.

I don’t know Sohan’s skills very well.

But if Aran-seol believes in him this much, he must be that skilled.

Then, next, we need to find out what the intruders are after.

The answer was already out.

Byeolmuri Society disciples.

If they capture them, who are disciples of famous people, they will be able to demand many things.

Sure enough, a commotion was heard from the party hall.

It was clear that the disciples and they were clashing.

I understood the situation and the goal.

Now all that’s left is to figure out who did this.

,Black Dawn.”

I was able to come up with an answer surprisingly quickly this time as well.

Aran-seol’s face hardened.

A Transcender terrorist group.

Black Dawn.

,There was an entrance to the 3rd floor.”

The 1st floor is a large gate leading to the party hall.

If you go into a place like that, you’ll stand out and you don’t know what they’ll do to you.

Just in time, the enemy turned off all the lights around us.

Thanks to this, we can move secretly.

,Aran-seol, from now on, you find Sohan.”

,Wait, you want me to find Sohan? Then, what about you, Harua?”

,I’ll go to the hall.”

I don’t die even if an emergency occurs.

So it doesn’t matter if I go to the hall.

However, if I directly encounter the enemy, the possibility of escaping safely is slim.

So, if I go to find Sohan and get caught, I won’t be able to find Sohan and the escape plan will be thwarted.

Even if Aran-seol encounters the Black Dawn, she will be able to move until she finds Sohan.

So Aran-seol should take care of this.

,But.”

,Aran-seol, neither you nor I can be of much help if we go to the hall.”

This is an unavoidable fact.

I am an apprentice holy magic user.

Aran-seol is quite skilled, but I can’t guarantee how far she can go against the Black Dawn.

In my opinion, this terror is not an accidental terror.

It’s a planned terror.

That is, the opponent must have grasped most of our information.

The Black Dawn must have deployed a force that can definitely win.

The disciples’ chances of winning were very low from the beginning.

We are not lords or famous heroes.

It is impossible for us to dramatically change the terrorist situation.

,Sohan is the way out. I know you want to save everyone, but the best way here is to inform the outside world of the situation and bring in skilled people.”

If Sohan has the ability to escape, this is the best decision.

We couldn’t ask for help when we boarded the airship because we didn’t have a means of communication.

However, the Byeolmuri Society building is built in the center of the city.

If you just go outside, there are plenty of ways to contact us.

,Lilian-nim is at the mansion. If we can just get in touch, she’ll come anytime with space movement.”

The Sword Lord and the daughter of the Eunhye Magic Tower Lord.

And even the master of space magic.

If these people unite, they can easily crush the Black Dawn.

,Above all, the terrorists have no reason to kill the disciples.”

For terrorists, the disciples of famous people have endless value.

Terrorists are people who live in the present.

What they fear are the masters behind the disciples, not the young disciples.

So there’s no way they’d rashly kill valuable hostages.

Rather, they would use them more cruelly.

If they were planning to kill everyone from the beginning, it would be better to just blow up the entire building.

,I haven’t been a disciple for long. If I wander around and get treated like a guard or employee, I’ll be killed on the spot.”

However, in the party hall, I can be someone’s disciple, so the possibility of dying is reduced.

,I’ll find out as much as I can about the situation in the hall. I’ll try to change the situation if possible. So please take care of Sohan.”

At my persuasion, Aran-seol opened and closed her lips, then let out a breath.

Soon after, she rummaged through her arms and took out a small dagger.

,You should have at least one weapon.”

I took the dagger carefully.

Thanks to this, I got a weapon for self-defense.

,……Harua, I’ll contact you and come back right away. So.”

Aran-seol grabbed my arm tightly.

,Never overdo it. You only have one life.”

It’s the story that’s farthest from me.

Aran-seol doesn’t know that I don’t die.

The reason I’m doing this is because it’s faster for Aran-seol to move alone.

The physical abilities of me and Aran-seol are different.

There was no point in being by her side, so I gave her the best persuasion.

But looking at Aran-seol’s eyes, it seemed like she misunderstood again.

I’m sorry for lying, but I nodded to her.

Leaving Aran-seol’s anxious eyes behind, I parted ways with her.

I carefully headed towards the 3rd floor and swallowed a bitter sigh inside.

Damn it, how can life be such a series of oppressions?

I came back alive from the Great Sinner, but this time it’s the Black Dawn.

Why can’t I be happy?

What’s even more annoying is that I could have predicted this situation to some extent.

A situation where all the disciples of famous people are gathered.

There is no better feast for the Black Dawn, which has recently begun to gain momentum.

But I came to the Byeolmuri Society without any thought.

I want to beat up my stupid self in the past.

But that’s why more questions arise here.

The same goes for the masters as well as me.

Why did they send their disciples to the Byeolmuri Society without considering this?

Of course, peace has continued for the past 60 years since the war.

People who are steeped in peace tend to have naive thoughts, thinking, “Surely they wouldn’t do such a thing.”

The Korean War alone happened only 75 years ago.

However, the Republic of Korea, which currently has a ceasefire line, is always underestimating the possibility of war with North Korea.

Even though North Korea repeatedly carries out terrorist attacks against Korea.

It must be the same in this world.

Complacency and carelessness lead to big accidents.

This Byeolmuri Society was the result.

But complacency and carelessness alone don’t explain everything.

Even among those who are steeped in peace, there are bound to be suspicious people who always doubt the situation.

What is the reason why even those suspicious people sent their disciples with peace of mind?

The suspicion leads to one conclusion.

The conclusion is that someone among the masters intentionally created this situation.

The possibility that there is someone who has joined hands with the Black Dawn.

That possibility makes my head even more complicated.

Besides, no Transcender disciples came to this Byeolmuri Society.

Why didn’t the Transcender disciples come at the timing when the Black Dawn launched a terror attack?

There are suspicious parts that spring up to see it as a coincidence.

This Byeolmuri Society’s terror is not accidental.

It was clearly a huge plan close to inevitability.

And unfortunately, I got caught up in that inevitability.

Kwaaaang!

An explosion was heard from beyond the door.

I had already arrived on the 3rd floor.

Fortunately, I didn’t meet anyone while arriving here.

Even in the situation of reaching the front of the door, my head was spinning.

A plan will eventually have a person who made the plan.

Then the most suspicious person comes to mind.

Someone who other masters can trust and who can prepare this plan.

It’s the Byeolmuri Society organizer.

It’s a meeting held on this scale.

There must be a side that hosted and held it.

And there is a high possibility that the host side joined hands with the Black Dawn.

The invitation I showed on the way.

Who is the Byeolmuri Society host written on that invitation?

The Lord of the Crimson Flame.

A person that masters can trust and entrust their disciples to.

I don’t know why a lord would join hands with the Black Dawn.

However, it may be the key to mitigating the worst situation.

If there is a host, there must be a disciple in the Byeolmuri Society.

I met that disciple just a few minutes ago.

Babienne Astria.

She is the Lord of the Crimson Flame’s disciple.

My eyes quietly flashed.

A trump card came to mind.