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Rupert’s proposal to create a cinema where animation could be viewed throughout the empire was certainly intriguing.

‘So you’re saying we should set a screening time and sell tickets?’

‘Yes, and it would be good to run the remaining time outside of the screening as a bar format that features theater groups or orchestras.’

Surely this suggestion was not a bad idea.

Although it would require a lot of initial capital to establish a movie theater in a city or territory with a population of over a certain number, it had an advantage that other places did not have.

It was a great advantage to be able to watch, rather than own, the latest cultural artifacts, animations that even the nobles could not easily purchase.

‘Then the animation would have to be created periodically. Is that possible?’

‘If we animate the works we’ve created so far, we won’t have a shortage of works for a while.’

Moreover, since after a certain amount of time had passed, the series could be re-run from the beginning, I thought it was a pretty good idea.

In addition, if we start diligently looking for a location and preparing to build a movie theater from now on, we can probably open it around the time the animation is completed.

In the end, Esteban also agreed to Rupert’s plan, and as a result, Rupert decided to invest all of the reward money from Agora, and Esteban also decided to invest the reserve money at the top.

‘You said shark.’

The story that Rupert told to Esteban, who was hesitant because it was a business that required a lot of capital, was none other than a story about sharks.

-Aside from whales, there are also creatures called sharks living in the sea.

Sharks were a type of fish that Esteban had heard of, though he had never seen one.

I thought of how something bigger than a person could be so ferocious and vicious, and how the fishermen used to say that if you fell into the water and met that guy, you would be dead.

-Do you know that sharks have to swim to breathe?

Rupert’s story about sharks breathing through their gills by the flow of water they create as they swim was interesting.

Rupert said they were just like sharks, telling a story about how they swim to breathe even when they sleep.

‘We are the leaders now, but as always, those behind have the advantage.’

Esteban agreed with that.

In the first place, the reason why the Yuren top entered the Chilsangdan was because the leader safely followed the path that was revealed through trial and error.

‘Someone has to keep expanding the market.’

At the time, children’s books and comic books were nothing more than novel artifacts.

That is why Rupert believes that if they, as the leaders in the industry, pave the way for later entrants, they will be able to follow suit, which will ultimately expand the market and benefit us.

When Esteban heard those words, his heart raced as if it had been a long time since he first encountered Rupert’s storybook.

***

“What is the reason for your existence?”

Dredd’s whole body trembled at the cold voice that echoed in the dark basement.

‘I thought they’d formed an alliance!’

Recently, Satanael’s branches spread throughout the empire have been under attack.

What was even more shocking was that the branches suffered without even causing any significant damage.

Sigh.

“Kaaaah!!!”

Something flashed before my eyes, and the arm of Lotus, one of the 12 officers next to me, was cut off, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

“Don’t scream or I’ll cut off your head next time.”

Thud thud.

Satanael began to walk slowly around the kneeling executives.

At the sound of his footsteps, the nine officers gathered, excluding the three who had already been defeated by the Allied Forces, held their breath.

I couldn’t even raise my head, so I looked down at the floor and prayed that I could at least save my life.

“Lotus, your arm is growing back.”

“Yes, that’s right… .”

“Yes, you are the ones who inherited the thick blood of the Night’s Regiment, whom I paid special attention to when I made you.”

Executives who received their blood directly from Satanael, who stole the blood of the true blood of the Night’s Regiment.

Could it be because I received even a little bit of pure-blood blood?

Lotus’ arm, which had been cut off by Satanael, had regenerated and taken shape.

“Even if injured, they recover and do not age. Our Night’s servants have strength that is incomparably stronger than before and have bodies that do not tire!”

bang!

As Satanael’s voice grew louder, the basement wall shattered with a loud noise as he struck it.

“Does it make sense for those lowly races to take advantage of me?”

“No! If you give me one more chance… .”

pop!

It was a split second.

Lotus’ head, which was about to ask for one more chance, was blown off by Satanael’s single punch.

“Ouch!”

No matter how much of a Night’s servant you are, if your head is blown off, you cannot regenerate.

Their only weaknesses are their heads and sunlight.

The sight of Lotus, who was clearly no weaker than them, ending her life with a single gesture from Satanael, brought about a fear that the dark elves, who had become the servants of the night, had forgotten.

“Tell me the means, not the opportunity.”

“… I recently reviewed the direction the Allied forces are heading.”

“So?”

“These guys also know that there is a blue flower in the south, so if you look at the first appearance area, it is simply a series of raids targeting the southern stronghold.”

“Stand up and continue your explanation.”

“Thank you!”

Satanael sat down in his seat again, perhaps intrigued by Dredd’s remarks.

And then Dread stood up and continued his explanation, pointing to the Allied Forces’ route on the continental map.

“But if you look at their recent movements, they seem to be moving to places unrelated to our branch.”

“Are you simply unaware of the locations of our branches?”

“That’s possible, but considering the contents of the documents they were keeping at the last raid, I think another possibility is more likely.”

The branch run by Jarrus, which was destroyed by the Allied Forces, contained important information regarding Blue Flower.

It was actually largely because of that that Satanael was so angry now.

The most important data has fallen into the hands of enemies who should never have it.

“No way… .”

“Yes, we haven’t found the place the passage in the document refers to yet, but I wonder if they’ve figured out where it is.”

bang!

The sound of a chair armrest breaking.

Satanael’s expression changed from anger to confusion.

Just the possibility that the Allied Forces might reach the Blue Flower he had been searching for his entire life was enough to make him anxious.

“But we have already searched that area. Therefore, when we analyze the guys’ movement paths by limiting them to the areas we have not searched, their destination is clearly… the Empire’s Somerset territory.”

“Can you be sure?”

“… Yes. The forest in Somerset Estate was so large that it was once called the Southern Magical Realm.”

Satanael paused for a moment, looking at Dread, who said that the blue flower they were looking for might be there.

and,

“Gather all the members of the branch.”

“Yes!”

He believed that the Allied Forces had been able to win against the branches so far because their forces were split.

That is why Satanael decided to use this opportunity to gather all his strength, eliminate those annoying Allied forces, and then burn the Somerset territory to the ground to find the Blue Flower.

‘Up until now, I’ve avoided any inevitable conflict with the humans, but if I can get my hands on the Blue Flower, there’s no reason to avoid it anymore.’

Even for Satanael, who was of the purest blood, the power of the empire was burdensome, so he avoided contact as much as possible and operated secretly.

But that was over now. After all, once he obtained the Blue Flower and transcended the Night’s domain, no one could stop Satanael.

***

“What on earth did you teach Ada?”

Oun was startled and asked Alain questioningly.

“… Believe it or not, I never taught you anything like this.”

Alain also looked as terrified as Oun and spoke in confusion.

The palm print clearly engraved on the chest of Oun’s armor and the surrounding distorted shapes based on the print looked like a whirlwind, almost like an elaborate sculpture.

“If only it had been a little deeper… .”

Oun felt dizzy as he recalled the situation from just a moment ago.

He was the one who allowed Ada to attack him once while he was trying to escape from Own as usual.

Of course, it was a strategic tolerance, not a carelessness.

At best, it is a reasonable judgment that the power of a child’s palm strike would be limited.

But Oun was almost fatally wounded by that palm strike.

‘Cough!’

Oun was thrown over by the enormous force pushing against his chest.

‘Ada! I defeated the witch Own!’

‘Boom!’

Oun, who had fallen to the ground, witnessed it.

Ada proudly declared victory with one arm raised toward the sky and a fist clenched, while Rash was crying beside her as if celebrating her victory.

Ada, who had been striking a victory pose for a moment, quickly climbed onto Rash’s back and disappeared out of the mansion.

“Did you see the girl’s movements then?”

“Of course, I got goosebumps watching it.”

Own had already noticed that it was Alain who had taught Ada the art of boxing.

I didn’t know it until I got to Expert, but then I realized that Alain was incredibly skilled and that he taught Ada.

“It was a rotation! Before delivering the final blow, the young lady transmitted the body’s recoil from the tip of her toes to the tip of her fingers in a rotation.”

“That’s why there are marks like this.”

Oun nodded, stroking the spiral-shaped palm on his chest.

“In the East, this technique is called balgyeong.”

“There’s still a lot I don’t know. I didn’t know there was such a technology.”

Even though he was defeated by Ada, rather than being gloomy, Oun was excited that he could apply the technique of Balkyung, which he had just learned, to his swordsmanship.

Alain, on the other hand, was in deep agony.

‘I’ve never taught you how to do it, so how can you do it?’

Alain knew that Ada had great talent, but he thought she was too young to learn the art of divination and so did not teach her.

If that’s true, then this is a technique that Ada came up with herself, and it was truly a creepy talent.

And one more thing.

‘It’s true that the sword definitely makes up for the lack of strength, but considering the young lady’s physique, it can’t possibly have that kind of destructive power… .’

A palm print clearly left on Oun’s armor.

No matter how much effort was put into it, it was not the kind of destructive power that a child of Ada’s age could display.

‘Did you happen to find some elixir in the forest?’

But soon Alain shook his head.

No matter how many elixirs you take, you won’t become this strong.

Unless you took dozens of elixirs by yourself.

And no matter how good a health elixir was, taking dozens of them would inevitably lead to harm.

What if there was a skilled doctor who knew everything about elixirs right next to you, perfectly coordinating the combination of dozens of elixirs?