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I hid the body nearby so that no one else could find it and then moved forward.

Because the hallway was so narrow, there was a high chance that someone with keen observation skills would be caught passing by.

Conversely, it was likely that ordinary people would not notice, so it was likely that it would go undetected for a while.

So, I decided to gather evidence and information as quickly as possible and destroy this place. I went inside and this is what I saw.

It was a large, luxurious door reminiscent of a casino.

‘It doesn’t look like a typical human sales outlet.’

As I thought it was a bit unusual and went inside, a unique, soft, and cozy scent filled the air, and a gorgeously painted auction house appeared.

‘…Looking at how extravagantly it’s decorated, it seems like the guests aren’t only black magicians.’

It seems that this is being done not only to black magicians, but also to those who eat a large number of symbols and slaves.

I am realizing that the scale is larger than I thought.

A hypothesis suddenly pops into my head.

‘If a warlock is running this place.’

There is speculation that he may be making a lot of money by doing something like commission business.

If these speculations are true, it would be safe to say that we have discovered part of the source of the black magicians’ vast wealth.

‘It’s so tangled up.’

I watched this with a hollow laugh, then went into the group of people who were talking while wearing masks as if they were having a party.

I don’t know if it’s right to say I was lucky, but I thought that because I was pressing the helmet down deeply, I was getting closer to the people around me.

A somewhat curious story is heard from the side.

“I heard there’s a kid that’s been robbing warlocks recently.”

“Ahh… Are you the daughter of Carsarilga?”

“What the heck was that kid? Wasn’t that kid the kid that was brainwashed by a warlock? ”

Judging from the fact that they are casually talking about warlocks, it seems that warlocks are quite familiar to children.

I thought I found that funny and whispered to Rihanna next to me.

“It seems like there are more people involved in black magic than I thought.”

“Yes. You can assume that dark magicians have infiltrated places of a certain size without anyone knowing. ”

“That’s right.”

I nodded as I recalled how the Karsaril family was ruined because of the warlock.

I was able to discover a group of quite interesting people gathered over there.

‘The priests.’

I couldn’t help but laugh because I didn’t know that the clergy of the religious order would act so openly.

If you’re going to come to a place like this, you should at least change your clothes. It’s ridiculous to act so shamelessly.

I looked at the sight and added to Gariana.

“Take a picture of those guys.”

“I’ve been taking pictures since I came in.”

After nodding my head in agreement, I quickly looked around the place to gain new evidence and information, when I heard a voice from far away.

“Then let’s start with the general slave auction! I’ll start with 100 young men, so if you need them, please write your price in the magic book and bid! ”

The moment the host’s voice is heard, the auction house darkens and the noisy venue quickly becomes quiet.

As I was thinking that it was a good thing since all eyes were focused on the front, I quickly started walking and looked around.

Siren pulls on the hem of my clothes and starts talking to me.

“I feel a strange flow of mana from this side.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. I don’t know what it is, but it doesn’t seem ordinary.”

After hearing that, I looked at the place Siren pointed without saying anything.

If this were a concert hall, there would be a small door that would lead to the performers’ waiting room.

As Siren said, the security seems to be so tight that it seems like something is hidden.

‘It looks like there are five guards and a protective magic circle.’

At this point, it was obvious that it would be difficult to get in secretly even if you wanted to.

I had to choose between two options.

‘Or give up.’

Or by forcing your way in.

As I was wondering which of these two would be better, Siren grabbed my clothes and made a suggestion.

“Would you like to attract my attention?”

Seeing him make such a suggestion so calmly, it seems like he has a groundbreaking method.

I nodded to Siren’s suggestion and asked her to do so.

Siren calmly stretches out her hand and blows up the giant statue in the center.

Kwaaang!

Because the auction was in progress, the place was quiet, but then the statue exploded with a huge noise like a bomb exploding, causing chaos.

When Riana saw this sight, she was terrified and told Siren about it.

“What, what are you doing?”

“I blew up the statue.”

“No, that’s not it… !”

“Don’t worry. I activated it by twisting the mana circuit, so no one will think I wrote it. ”

Siren looked at Rihanna with a very proud expression.

Rihanna spoke to us, clutching her head as a headache loomed over her.

“Ah… My head hurts.”

Siren looked up at me and spoke, leaving Rihanna alone to decide whether to do something or not.

“Was it not supposed to be done?”

To that question, I shook my head and spoke.

“Good job.”

“Yeah.”

When I praised Siren, Rihanna groaned again.

This was not a very important reaction, so I ignored it and looked ahead.

‘The number of security guards is definitely decreasing as attention is focused that way.’

The number that was five was reduced to two.

I figured that I could deal with it quickly and get in, so I asked Siren to use some noise-cancelling magic and took out the hammer that I had been keeping carefully in my bosom.

‘As quickly and secretly as possible.’

With the goal of not being caught, I strengthened my body with the sun’s mana while running forward and striking the guards’ heads one by one.

The movements of an expert that greatly deviates from the scope of an ordinary human being, and the mana of the sun is added to them.

The guards collapsed helplessly without even being able to respond properly.

I immediately pushed the corpses next to the curtain.

I looked around and asked Siren to release the protective magic.

‘Fortunately, thanks to the statue that Siren blew up, it seems like no one is paying attention to this side.’

Even if it exists, it can be fixed so it doesn’t really matter.

However, since it would be quite annoying if everyone’s attention was focused on me, I decided to go in as quickly as possible and continue exploring.

*

When I went inside, what I saw was a prison where many slaves were locked up.

In fact, it was arranged to feel more like a display case than a prison, so the scenery was somewhat strange.

Now was not the time to worry about such things, so I shook my head and spoke to Siren.

“Where do you feel the strange flow of mana I mentioned earlier?”

At those words, Siren calmly looked around, pointed to one side, and spoke to me.

“Over there.”

Then he gestures for me to follow him and starts to move forward quickly.

As I was following that siren and quickly scanning the things around me, I was able to discover a blue door with many pieces of paper stuck on it in front of it.

The font was just an ordinary wooden door with nothing special about it.

The door’s color is a deep blue that resembles mana, and the paper attached to the door is emitting powerful mana, so it doesn’t seem like an ordinary door.

The moment I saw this, I briefly exclaimed in delight and told Riana and Siren about it.

“How about the sunset?”

At first glance, it looks like it shouldn’t be touched.

I asked around to see if anyone knew anything, and everyone had different opinions.

“That’s the Phillips barrier I’ve only heard about. I heard that it’s a masterpiece created by high-ranking magicians by twisting mana into 12 layers, and that only a great magician can release it. ”

“It looks like there’s a security spell cast on it with 12 stacks. I think I can remove it if I just give it time.”

“… Yes? You can solve this? T-That makes sense? ”

Rihanna’s emotional changes are quite colorful today.

I waved my hand to Rihanna to calm her down, and then spoke to Siren.

“How long do you think it will take?”

“… 1 hour?”

It’s much shorter than I thought, but I’m worried because the situation can be brought under control in an hour and there’s a very high chance that the enemy will flock to this place.

The moment I heard those words, I asked Rihanna a question, who was flustered.

“If you break that thing, will something inside burst or something like that?”

“It doesn’t explode… I heard that the contractor who signed the contract with Phillips’ barrier teleports to the location designated by the contractor.”

Unfortunately, it seems impossible to destroy it with a single explosion.

I sighed, thinking that I would have no choice but to ask Siren to unlock it for me.

‘Then I guess I just have to guard here for an hour.’

It’s not that difficult to guard this place for about an hour.

The problem was that, like last time, a strong player like Lorraine appeared.

‘If they’re similar to me, then I don’t know. If someone as strong as Lorraine appears, I’ll die without even knowing why I died.’

So don’t let your guard down, and when you feel it’s dangerous, make up your mind to run away right away.

Suddenly, an interesting thought popped into my head.

‘Come to think of it, is it really necessary to fight?’

The important thing is to keep people from coming in here, right?

The moment that judgment came to me, I immediately turned my gaze and looked at the countless people locked up in prison.

Judging from the fact that they were kept tightly hidden in a display case-like prison rather than an ordinary prison, it was highly likely that they were not ordinary slaves.

From the auction house’s perspective, they likely thought of each and every one of them as a ‘product’ of incredible value.

‘And if I say this differently…’

The moment these guys are all released, it is said that they will be in a lot of trouble because they have to catch the auction house without harming them as much as possible.

The moment that judgment came to me, I thought it would be quite fun, and started to break down all the iron cages that were imprisoning them.