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37. A saint who regrets.

Serena looked at the fleeing thieves with a mixture of self-reproach, regret, and despair.

I wanted to chase after them and catch them right now.

But I couldn’t.

That man walking slowly behind him.

Surely she could tell.

It was not an easy opponent. Just looking at it, he was close to the 3rd awakening.

Probably, the moment you fight him, the surroundings will go crazy.

And Jace, who is sleeping at home, will wake up.

That could be seen as the worst situation.

‘I can never let Jace see me like this!’

In fact, she likes the mercenary king, Jace Allen. I also liked it a little too much.

At first he wasn’t that good. At first, he was just an excellent mercenary.

Of course, the face was her style. But she wasn’t an easy woman to fall for just for that reason.

However, as she lived with him, her heart gradually began to waver.

He woke up early and trained until late. It was safe to say that no one in the warrior party worked harder than him.

He was truly a man who tried his best to survive.

It seemed to shine so brightly.

So little by little he got better.

And when I came to my senses, I realized that I liked him to the point where I became obsessed with him.

Of course, I can’t tell you how happy I felt when I met him again at the academy.

But at the same time, sad feelings also came.

Because it reminded me of her situation.

The Pope wanted her and the warrior to marry. So he even gave her an order to accompany the warrior.

However, this only applies if the hero takes the top spot.

However, the probability of the warrior taking the top spot was very high. Naturally, she became even sadder.

So is that so?

To soothe her sad heart, she took up a hobby(?).

I was secretly looking at Jace’s house.

It was a pity that I couldn’t see his face in person. Still, it was nice just to quietly look at the space where Jace was sleeping.

It was a hobby that lasted about an hour a day, and it could be seen as a valuable time to calm her mind.

Of course, she knew.

That what you are doing right now is not right.

‘If Jace finds out about this… it will be the worst.’

So, in order not to be caught by him, I accepted the man’s offer.

Soon the unidentified man disappeared from her sight.

It was so far away that I couldn’t see it at all.

She looked at that figure with confusion.

But there was nothing she could do.

I just hoped those thieves took something worthless.

‘fool…’

She cursed at herself for the first time in a long time.

I think this was the first time I had ever felt so helpless.

***

‘Whew, that’s a relief.’

As soon as I was completely far away from the saint, I breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, it could be seen that it was almost on the verge of collapse.

However, with my wit, I was able to get through the dangerous moment well.

Soon the thieves approached me. Before I knew it, all the silence magic that had been cast on them had been lifted.

“Dae, you are amazing. To make a saint retreat…!”

“What did you do?!”

“As expected, a great wizard!”

Everyone looked at me with surprised faces. To them, it would seem as if they had defeated the saint just by force.

That’s why there was such a fuss.

I accepted their flattery in moderation. Now was not the time.

“Go to the prince immediately.”

“Ah! I understand.”

I decided to meet with the prince at 11:30.

We decided to see him at the park inside the academy, but he would probably be waiting impatiently for us there.

‘Whew, for all the hard work I’ve done, I’ll definitely get it.’

4,000 gold was a lot of money. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have moved this far.

Anyway, we quickly headed to the park.

Surprisingly, there was a beautifully decorated park within the academy.

It was a place called Cloud Park, and it was a unique place where fog bloomed like clouds in the morning.

How long did it travel like that?

Soon we arrived at a park within the academy.

It was a beautifully lush place with trees like a forest, and it had quite an atmosphere even at night.

However, having so many trees meant there were also many places to hide.

We were able to find the prince standing alone in the park. But it was all just a deception.

He was not alone.

I could feel various presences surrounding him.

‘I knew so.’

Well, there was no way the prince would come out alone. It seemed like he probably used his power to call his own guards inside the academy.

Anyway, we slowly approached the prince.

Oh, I didn’t just approach.

I cast a silence spell around the park. I didn’t know that the loud screams would soon spread. It was important to make it quiet in advance.

Anyway, the closer we got, the more I saw Maximilian with his eyes shining.

He recognized the sword in my hand.

“I can’t believe it. I really brought it.”

He didn’t seem to have any expectations at all. Well, the plan was to rob that mercenary king. Of course, it was an impossible request.

But we solved it successfully(?). He was quite surprised.

Anyway, we got close to the prince. And there was no further approach.

I sent a signal to King Ildo with my eyes.

Immediately, King Ildo’s mouth opened.

“It was really difficult to succeed. So, I would appreciate it if you could give me the money first.”

“Ha…! Do you think I’m going to take your money? This Maximilian?!”

He sounded angry. It was just an attempt to scare the thieves.

However, King Ildo was a thief who had experienced all hardships. He continued talking without any change in his expression.

“Then, I will return the sword like this.”

“Huh…!”

The prince snorted at those words.

However, they didn’t want to fight with us anymore.

This probably means that this sword is that important.

“Tsk, take it yourself.”

Currently, a large box was sitting near him. It seemed like it was probably a gold coin.

‘You mean you brought the whole thing?’

Anyway, it seemed like I inherited the big thing from my father.

Soon, King Ildo quickly approached the prince. After that, he returned here with the box.

I signaled him again.

Then King Ildo began to open the box on the spot.

Squeak.

Then a golden light appears.

Surprisingly, the box was full of gold coins. I don’t know the exact amount, but just looking at it, it looked like it was thousands of gold.

I nodded at that figure.

Then he approached the prince with a sword.

The prince was not interested in me, seeing me for the first time. Rather than that, his eyes were all focused on the sword.

Soon I was right in front of the prince.

“Finally…!”

The prince’s voice was heard, full of joy.

Of course, that was only for a moment.

At that moment, the sword I was holding was pulled out of its sheath.

Sreung-!

It looked very natural.

In the current situation, it seemed natural for the sword to be drawn.

And the drawn sword was immediately swung forward.

Hwiik-!!

It wasn’t necessarily a quick move. It was just an ordinary movement.

But no one was conscious of this.

The prince, his guards, and the thieves all had no idea their swords had been drawn.

And just like that, it froze in place.

This was because the drawn sword was right next to the prince’s neck.

It was a re-enactment of the movement shown at the restaurant.

‘No one here will recognize this.’

When fighting Dubalton, he didn’t use swordsmanship at all. This was because he was the second awakened person. It was clear that it would be recognized as a swordsmanship of great heights.

However, there was not a single second awakening person here.

You could use swordsmanship to your heart’s content.

“What, what…!!”

Soon the surprised voice of the prince was heard. When I came to my senses, I found myself with a sword pointed at my neck. It was even weirder that I wasn’t surprised.

‘Don’t be too surprised, because you were attacked by a swordsmanship that deceives your senses.’

Of course, surprised voices also came from those who were guarding him nearby.

“Uh, when…!!”

“What kind of magic did you use?!”

This is why the first awakening was easy. Everyone thought this movement was magic.

Well, my current outfit was that of a wizard. I had no choice but to think that way.

Oh, by the way, the thieves were in an uproar.

“Gasp…!!”

“Now, wait a minute…!”

“Well, if you do that…!”

Suddenly, without saying a word, I aimed my sword at the prince’s neck. This was something that was not explained in advance.

It was surprising enough.

But they couldn’t protest against me. It was because they were so afraid of me.

‘I’ll explain to the thieves later.’

It didn’t matter now. More than that, it was more important to extract various information from the prince.

‘Then, shall we start by scaring him?’

I used magic while holding out my sword.

Soon a strong wind blew out from my left hand.

He had used the same magic that had previously killed the Steel Mercenaries impersonator.

‘Wind Sword.’

Soon, sharp swords made of wind began to spread out in all directions.

There was no sound in particular. And it wasn’t even visible to the eye.

It is a very good magic to use at night, and was one of the magics developed by the teacher.

To put it simply, is it a sniping magic?

And the results came immediately.

“Ouch…!!”

“Kwaaak…!”

Those who were hiding quickly began to appear. Of course, it wasn’t done willingly.

Before we knew it, everyone had serious wounds on their bodies. It was hit by my wind sword.

“You brought a lot.”

I let out a modulated voice. It was Marco’s cold voice.

“This can’t be happening…!”

The prince’s surprised voice was heard. Suddenly, all of his subordinates suffered. And that too in just one move.

There was only one being that could do something like this.

“Grand Wizard…!”

“Do you know me?”

“Oh, no… that’s…”

I didn’t necessarily deny it. This was because he was more scared.

In any case, all of the prince’s subordinates were neutralized in an instant.

Now the prince was almost alone.

And the sword was still pointed at his neck.

Probably, you will be completely out of your mind.

In that state, I slowly started moving the sword closer to the neck.