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“Kyaaaat-!”

Vivian, who successfully performed Ice Bloom, let out a loud noise and was happy.

I was so happy that I jumped up and down in place without even realizing it.

Surprisingly, it seemed like it would succeed quickly, but that wasn’t the case.

Still, I succeeded today.

Above all, after succeeding once, I felt confident that I would never fail next time.

I haven’t tried it, but the same goes for Flame Strike.

‘It’s night so I’ll try that later.’

Ice Bloom also makes a crackling sound as it rises off the ground.

The ground is quiet compared to the explosion of Flame Strike.

I had to be careful because it was time for people to sleep.

‘Let’s go back quickly. But everyone must have fallen asleep, so what should I do…? ? Do you think you can get in without waking up? .’

At that time, four men approached from a distance, grumbling.

“, it’s easy to see even in the dark! You’re coming in.”

“Oh, look at the three-dimensional thing.”

“Nuna, what are you doing here? Is it because you’re lonely?”

Vivian nervously scanned their faces.

It wasn’t an entirely unfamiliar experience, but my own feelings in this situation were unfamiliar.

‘… ‘Why are you so calm?’

If it were like before, I would have stepped back or sat down in fear.

But now, Vivian felt a little bothersome, like watching flying insects congeal.

The problem was that these four were stronger than themselves.

There was no basis for it, but I instinctively felt that way.

Although I was calm, I was a little nervous after reading the man’s energy.

‘Especially this tall guy… .’

Ian was also quite tall, but there was a man who was taller than Ian.

He seemed to be the center of the group.

“Oh, wait a minute. Red hair and that magic size… . Isn’t it Vivian?”

“Oh, it’s true when I look at it up close. Wow, if you have good skills and a good body, what if other people are jealous?”

A person’s smiling face can be so unpleasant.

Vivian felt a physiological disgust in their darkly distorted smiles.

But I couldn’t hastily show my displeasure.

Not only was there a man stronger than me, but there were four opponents.

“I… .”

The moment I was about to calmly ask you to step away.

I saw Ian approaching with a sinister force from afar.

His usually ferocious expression was so cold that it was downright brutal.

Who did that?

It is said that a person who gets angry calmly is more dangerous than a person who gets angry in a heated manner.

Ian looked like he had already decided on something, and there seemed no room for negotiation at all.

The moment I saw him.

A paragraph from a romance novel that she was currently obsessed with flashed through Vivian’s mind.

[If I can win your favor, I can lie and say that I will win a star. If you pay attention to me with that, I might really be able to win a star.]

“… Why are you doing this to me? .”

The four men chuckled at Vivian’s reaction, which cringed.

“Hiya, this is so fucking cute. To send a woman like this out at this hour, who is the manager to manage her like this?”

“It’s me, you bastards.”

Ian, who had already approached, let out a nervous sigh.

Vivian swallowed her saliva as she heard him curse for the first time.

On the other hand, the four men burst out laughing when they saw him come alone.

“Wow, it’s so fucking cool.”

“Hahaha! These bastards in my college~”

“The manager is being rude, it’s ridiculous.”

That manager, Ian, burst into laughter and brushed his bangs.

Even if it’s ridiculous, it has to be acceptable.

Ian calmed his expression and approached.

“I think I spoke a bit harshly. He’s our wizard. Can I take him with me?”

“Hey, no way.”

“Looks like this kid is scared?”

“Don’t bother blushing. Just make a full name.”

Ian shook my hand.

“This is Ian.”

The largest man, who seemed to be the representative of this group, grinned and held it together.

“Baby, I like how refreshing it is. Gordon. He is a D+ level hero. I’m taking the official warrior exam.”

Gordon said as if bragging.

Someone muttered behind him.

“Ian… ? Where have I heard… .”

But no one cared about that.

“You are a worthy official warrior challenger.”

Ian said that and was convinced.

There was a reason why I approached Vivian even after seeing her ice bloom.

Vivian’s firepower right now is at the top level of D class.

‘At least, if Vivian is not cast, it will be resolved quickly… . There’s no way these guys know that. Since Vivian’s voice was not within earshot, he must have judged that he could not hear the chanting.’

In other words, they approached Vivian thinking that she was a wizard with good firepower.

‘It’s fortunate for them that Vivian is kind and somewhat timid. If I had a bad personality, I wouldn’t have left any form in the magic baptism.’

Ian glanced at the remaining three behind Gordon.

One person who reacted as if he had heard the name kept rolling his eyes as if trying to recall his memory.

The other two are looking this way with expectant smiles.

You were caught well, he seemed to be feeling that way.

From that reaction, Ian judged them to be below D+ level.

It was a look in their eyes that they were expecting Gordon to show good example on their behalf.

‘Supevia is not a good environment for a D+ level warrior to operate. Because there are few dungeons suitable for your level. So, that’s the only reason why this guy is here.’

Meanwhile, Gordon, who was still holding Ian’s hand, was embarrassed.

I have been applying force ever since we held hands, but the other person doesn’t even move.

Among those I have met so far, no one has been able to withstand this grip strength.

Among them, there were also D+ level warriors, but Gordon’s physical strength was above average.

Even though Ian was caught in his hands, his expression did not change at all.

As he was applying force with the intention of breaking the opponent’s hand, Gordon’s face became increasingly red and blood began to appear in his neck.

Ian said with a calm face.

“Yes. Are you comfortable as a fugitive?”

“… What?”

In an instant, Gordon lost all his strength.

“Is it a bit different from the C-level dungeon?”

D is the only hero grade with a + after it.

If your skills are recognized at Class D, you will become D+ and be eligible to take the official warrior exam.

The C-level dungeons that you start from D+ are completely different from previous dungeons.

It’s common to get seriously injured in a dungeon, and because it takes several days just to clear the dungeon, you sometimes end up sleeping inside the dungeon.

Therefore, there are quite a few people who experience C-level dungeons in order to become an official warrior, but then get scared and give up.

It is a kind of stagnant section in the advancement of the hero’s rank.

Gordon in front of me was also the person who stopped in that traffic jam.

‘For temporary warriors below that level, the challenger’s grade D+ will make the opponent seem like a formidable force. Those little brats must be about E-level.’

In fact, Vivian was a little surprised to hear that this Gordon was a D+ level hero.

‘I don’t even think about my own growth… . There’s still a long way to go, but I don’t think it’s that far.’

A warrior who is afraid of the C-class dungeon and has no intention of going over it, but falsely claims that he is an official challenger.

Such people are called ‘fugitives’.

“It must have been fun to play the role of king among the small children.”

“What is this now… .”

The moment Gordon frowned menacingly, his hand broke.

“… !”

Ian grabbed his hand and pushed it down so hard that Gordon fell to his knees.

“Kkkk… ! This is crazy… .”

At that moment, Gordon realized.

It wasn’t that he was holding Ian’s hand, but Ian was holding his hand.

“What would happen if an official warrior challenger had a knee like this?”

“You, you know who I am… Gaaagh-!”

Gordon’s wrist began to bend at an unusual angle.

The other three couldn’t believe what was happening before their eyes.

“Gordon… . Now, don’t kid yourself… .”

“Wait a minute, if it’s Ian… . That, that Ian… ?”

One person finally remembered the identity of the name.

Anyway, Ian kneeled down on Gordon and called Vivian.

“Vivian. Come here.”

“Where… !”

The moment a man tries to catch her.

“Keueoeook-!”

Gordon’s screams got louder.

“Do you want to see your friend’s hand disappear? I can show you if you want.”

They couldn’t stop Vivian.

If you touched even the tip of its fur, it would rip off not just your hands but the bones of your entire body.

Vivian approached and hid behind Ian.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes… .”

Ian said this and looked at Vivian’s condition.

It was probably true that they didn’t touch Vivian, but I couldn’t help but ask because I was worried.

Suddenly one of the men fell to his knees.

“Lee, Ian… ! Wrong!”

“Hmm. I have one more friend with poor knees. What about the other two?”

“What, what is it, who the fuck is Ian!”

The other two had no notice or information.

Ian tapped Gordon on the chin, knocking him unconscious.

It was literally as light as a brush, but Gordon collapsed helplessly.

“Vivian.”

“Yes?”

“Turn around and wait a moment.”

“Yes… .”

One of the two kneeling guys ran up and extended his fist.

As time slowed down, Ian smelled alcohol.

‘You’re drunk.’

Ian lashed out his fist at the awkwardly extended fist.

Fists collided, and one fist was grotesquely curled inward.

Ian’s fist was intact.

-Clud!

“Kaeuuuu… !”

“Eomsal is.”

I adjusted my strength appropriately.

However, it is based on my own standards.

“Keueuukgeuk… .”

“Noisy. Next.”

After knocking him out with a kick, he looked at the one guy who wasn’t on his knees yet.

Because he had lost his will to fight, Ian approached first.

“Ah, my sin… .”

Ian silently kicked him as he took a step back with his chin shaking.

He was kicked hard on the ankle, flew into the air, spun around a few times and fell head first to the floor.

I fainted immediately.

Ian squatted down and was at eye level with the kneeling man.

When I took out a sugar bar from his pocket and asked for it, the man put his forehead on the ground and begged.

“Please save me, I was wrong! Ian… !”

“Just ask one question.”

“Yes!”

“You used the word kidnapping earlier. What does it mean? I think that guy named Gordon did that.”

“Yes… ?”

“Is something like that possible in the middle of Superbia?”

“Oh, I-I didn’t really mean it like that… !”

The man used all his hands and feet to explain that it was meant to mean picking up a woman who came out alone at night.

In the end, I wonder how it differs from kidnapping, but at least it was clear that it was not an organized crime.

However, as he spoke, the man glanced at Gordon, who had fainted, as if something was stabbing him.

“What does that friend have?”

“Yes? Oh, that… .”

In a situation where there is no basis, intuition takes over.

‘Could it be that there is an organization that has set foot in Supervia? .’

Just in case, Ian dragged the man to the fallen Gordon.

After pushing the man down with his knee, he looked at Gordon’s wrist.

‘Criminals here tend to leave marks on their bodies… .’

A tattoo of an ‘X’ in the center of a circle was found under Gordon’s left wrist.

It is a symbol of a large-scale criminal organization that Ian knows.

‘Liberal League… .’

It is a group of criminals who claim that individuals have the freedom to break the law and harm others.

It is an organization that has a bad relationship with Mercy, and it is a very famous group throughout the continent, so they are being targeted by both Ian and the military police.

However, since Ian had to train warriors, it was actually the responsibility of the military police to track them down.

But it was strange that the Liberal League was here.

Compared to their notoriety as a criminal organization, their top priority is their own survival and safety.

In other words, this situation of them advancing to Superbia, which had the largest military police force and was highly regarded by the imperial family, was close to impossible.

‘They weren’t active around Superbia to begin with… .’

Ian looked at Gordon’s wrist again.

One horizontal stroke below the mark.

It means the lowest person in the organization.

‘Is this a consumable item to find out the dynamics of Supebia? Or are other people besides him already active in Superbia?’

Either way, I can’t figure out the reason.

‘Why? ‘What’s the purpose?’

Ian’s gaze slowly moved to the side.

Ian turned around and told me to wait, so I saw Vivian still calm.

A magician with no casting talent who is showing his back to me with his arms crossed tightly, as if he is a little anxious about waiting for a long time.

‘… no way.’