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“I will trap the great devil…”

White Magic Tower rooftop.

Temulen clicked his tongue as he looked out into the distant clearing where a huge magic circle was spread out.

It was a truly absurd idea.

Although I knew that this guy had reached a state beyond the sight of souls.

I could never have imagined that he would have invented a magic that would embody the world beyond.

He explained that the basic gist of the plan was that if the Great Evil entered the magic circle, it would create a virtual world and trap it within it.

“So, you’re saying you’re going to use that magic circle like ‘Alma’.”

‘Alma’ is not a simple memory realization device.

I don’t know the principle at all, but it is a device that can help you get a glimpse into the unknown world inside the soul.

This guy was planning to place a huge magic circle in a wide open space and make it play the same role as ‘Alma’.

‘Alma’ alone cost 10 million won to install in the basement of the Magic Tower.

How much magical power does it take to set up a disposable magic circle hundreds or even thousands of times the size of Alma?

Temulen, who had been calculating in his head, gave up thinking about it when the numbers appeared so mind-numbing.

“A monster is a monster…”

It is truly a monster outside the standard.

I consider it my luck that a guy like that stood on my side without any other thoughts, and I just thank the heavens.

“Will it really work against the Great Devil?”

According to what is known, the great devil is so weak that he cannot be compared to the superhumans of this world in frontal combat and hand-to-hand combat.

Instead, he is skilled in various tricks and deception…

Of course, his trap was something I had never heard of and was novel, but it was still unclear whether it would work against the Great Devil.

“Should we consider it fortunate that it was a spell that did not cause any damage to the surrounding area?”

It’s a trap that there’s no way out of once you fall into it.

I was reassured that it was non-lethal magic.

If all of this was a misunderstanding and the other person is not an arch-demon, you can just let it go.

Even if a battle breaks out inside, there will be no damage in this world.

At least Temulen believed so.

Until an unidentified figure appears.

“It’s started.”

The White Magic Tower’s magic counter began to beep.

Although it is so weak that it cannot be felt by human senses.

An enormous magical power that far exceeded the machine’s research limits!

The moment he stepped into the field.

The magic circle was activated and a large amount of magical energy surged.

That can’t be avoided.

The man’s body, completely covered in the feast of magic power, stiffened.

The life in the pupils disappears, and the child just stands still, like a wooden doll.

And that was the same for the guy who cast the magic.

“Is that a level beyond me…?”

Before I knew it, the entire landscape inside the magic circle was filled with pitch black darkness.

Soon, dizzying scenes began to whiz by.

Temulen’s mouth opened wide at this.

When viewed from the outside, it may seem like ordinary, large-scale illusion magic.

But inside, the story is different.

Have you ever seen genjutsu that can interact with each other?

Have you ever heard of an illusion that can kill a person?

From the outside, you can look on and smile like strangers.

It is a reality where life and death are at stake for the people involved.

A literally forbidden secret art that is close to the level of creating the world.

That was his magic.

“huh······?”

Temulen frowned and couldn’t believe his eyes.

wee.

For a moment, it seemed as if the corner of the man’s mouth moved.

That couldn’t be possible.

Inside, you shouldn’t be able to move your body in the real world.

“·······?!”

But life comes back to the man’s eyes.

Temulen’s eyes widened as his hands and feet began to move.

The magic was fine.

Even though he was moving perfectly, the man was moving his body as if he had escaped from a world somewhere between reality and genjutsu.

“I understand now. This is not the world inside you.”

“W-what?”

Let’s go!

Every time the man took a step, the ground froze cold.

There are dark clouds in the sky.

Before we knew it, a strong snowstorm had blown up and turned the wide field into a snowy field.

‘Control has been taken away!’

How did this happen?

Has control of the magic circle been taken away?

No, it couldn’t have been that way.

It is impossible to intercept the magic that someone else is casting.

It’s not that it’s difficult, it’s physically impossible.

Then there is only one possibility left.

That man had gained control of a world realized not by magic, but by magic.

maybe.

No, clearly.

That man is much better than that guy at handling the world he created.

“There is no need for fakes.”

Wow!

The world created by pouring in a huge amount of magical energy was broken.

Cracks appear in the magic circle and split apart.

The field, which had been filled with snow, suddenly returned to a peaceful meadow, as if the illusion magic had disappeared.

Before I knew it, Temulen was leaning forward with his mouth wide open, as if he was about to fall from the rooftop.

“Beyond me, beyond me…!”

I felt a shiver run through my body.

Now, to Temulen, it was none of his business to know whether that guy was the Great Evil or anything.

The only thing that mattered was that a superman of supermen had appeared.

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“who are you?”

I couldn’t help but be surprised.

A large hat worn on top of the head.

And a thick chain and lock placed on the hat.

In addition, there are blue flames floating next to it.

It’s truly a bizarre sight.

What surprised me wasn’t the appearance.

“No. Are you sure it’s a person?”

“······.”

I can’t see the ‘world inside’ from this guy.

This is my first time seeing something like this.

It is natural that Mijeong, who is already dead, has no inner world.

A living, breathing, speaking human being like this doesn’t have an inner world?

So does this mean this guy doesn’t even have a soul?

“Are you a human being? Your words are too harsh.”

“······I was sorry.”

The girl answered, covering her face with a hat, as if she was a little offended.

I gathered my words and roughly apologized.

It looks like he doesn’t know anything about ‘the world inside’.

I don’t think there’s any need to tell us about the existence of the world inside.

“It’s okay. I hear this often. Are they really humans? Are they monsters?”

“Your tone of voice has become quite polite?”

“I’m sorry… Actually, I thought it was the Great Devil, so I laid a trap and waited for it. But when it actually attacked you, I realized it wasn’t the Great Evil.”

“Do you know the Great Devil well? What is your relationship?”

“It’s not a relationship of any kind… I just had a gut feeling that it might be…”

A girl muttering as if she had no confidence.

Are you a moodist who follows intuition without any proper basis?

He seems to be a similar type to me.

Even according to my intuition, I was not the Great Devil, so it can be considered quite accurate.

“Then… Are you really a human? How on earth did you destroy my magic? It’s a super special move that I managed to create after studying for over a year…!”

“Your magic just happened to be my specialty.”

It was the perfect environment for me to flourish.

If this guy had laid an attack spell in the magic circle and was ambushing me, I would have been defeated without any defense ability and could not resist (of course, if that kind of magic had been set up, I wouldn’t have entered in the first place).

The magic he unleashed was a magic that artificially created a similar ‘world within’.

For a moment, I thought that his magic might be the solution to my existential problems.

After taking control of the artificial world and examining it carefully, I realized that this could not be the ‘world inside me’.

It’s just a well-made imitation.

It only looked good on the surface, but the core was missing.

But that doesn’t mean it’s useless.

If there is no core point, just insert it.

This guy doesn’t even know what ‘the world inside’ is yet.

This magic was created without knowing it.

So, if I teach it myself, if I awaken the ‘world within me’, what kind of magic will I create?

Maybe I can come up with a way to restore my existence.

I discovered such endless possibilities in the girl I met for the first time today.

“Nice to meet you. I can’t reveal your name, but please take care of me.”

“Oh my. The situation is similar. I also don’t have a name. To be precise, my master left without giving me a name.”

“We were both born with a strange fate.”

“Iknow, right.”

When I held out my hand, the girl smiled excitedly, clasped it together, and stood up.

I feel like something in my heart is connected.

We don’t know each other’s names, we don’t know each other’s identity, we don’t know anything, but it all doesn’t matter.

The moment we both realized that we were on a level that ordinary humans could not reach, the sense of kinship that arose melted away all of our wariness.

Is this the extreme loneliness felt by the powerful?

I seem to feel infinite joy for a colleague who appeared while I had been worrying alone and looking for a breakthrough on my own.

“But what are those chains on your head? Aren’t they heavy?”

“Huh? Chains?”

“······?”

“What are you talking about?”

A girl tilting her head while fumbling with her hat.

Although he is clearly fumbling with the chains with his hands.

It’s like I can’t feel anything, I’m just confused.

What is happening?

Are those chains visible only to me?

It was a moment when I was speechless due to embarrassment.

[Great devil Belphegor! You are surrounded!]

“·······?!”

A loud voice rang out through a loudspeaker in the sky.

The moment I raised my head in surprise.

A huge airship appeared over the mountains and opened fire.