episode_0317

The tracking team was gathering again after receiving a communication that a centaur had appeared.

The location is, of course, where we are.

The guild leader, team leader, and Ellis are here, so what can I do?

You should come here.

As time passed, familiar people began to gather one by one.

Because some guild members had gone quite far away, it seemed like it would take some time to get together right away.

I saw some people who seemed dissatisfied with me this morning, but since it wasn’t something I needed to worry about, I stayed right next to Ellis.

Irene left for a moment, and Sebas Chan and Scarlett went out to meet the guild members.

The only people I know are Ellis and the guild leader.

I sat right next to them and listened to the conversation between father and daughter.

“That’s what Hoyeon Lee did.”

“Oh, really? All those corpses of demons are Lee Ho-yeon’s work….”

“I was lucky.”

My name came up in their conversation, so I jumped in right away.

“There are times when a man needs to show off more than humility. Especially in front of women… gagging.”

“Please don’t say weird things.”

– That person is a proper male. hmm!

Liliana seemed to agree with Isaac, but Ellis didn’t seem to.

Isaac, who was hit in the side by Ellis, said he thought his ribs were broken and left to take a quick look.

What is that guy?

I spoke to Ellis while watching Isaac running somewhere.

“You’re going to meet the centaur soon, so you’re not nervous, are you?”

“… at all.”

“Oh! really?”

“You really need to be nervous. I heard there is a way to chase the centaur.”

“Elise, just a moment.”

I carefully approached Ellis and whispered in her ear.

“Actually, that was a lie to get you here.”

“… what?”

Ellis looked around, grabbed my arm, and answered with a serious expression.

“Is it true? Aren’t you stupid? If you lie like that, your dad will….”

I meant to tease you for a moment, but you seem very surprised.

I smiled playfully and pressed the back of Ellis’ hand.

“No. It was a prank. Of course I prepared it. I didn’t want to face any consequences for lying to my father.”

“… Sigh. It’s annoying.”

Ellis, who looked surprised, narrowed her eyes at my words and began glaring at me.

Then he turned and started walking away.

“Elise. It was a joke? Ellis?”

“I’m going to look around for a moment. Don’t follow me.”

Ellis responded calmly and walked towards Sebastian who was visible in the distance.

Tsk.

Maybe we can play around a bit.

– You’re finally alone! I was bored!

“… okay.”

Only after Ellis left, Liliana started talking excitedly.

Liliana had been talking to herself since a while ago, but finally she answered.

Anyway, I can’t answer Liliana when there are people around.

– Are we going to see the centaurs now? How do you catch it?!

“Well? It’s best to track him down with the tracking team and catch him. I need space to talk to you.”

– oh. oh! good! Let’s go!

My plan is to use the power of the tracking team to capture the centaur and get Isaac’s cooperation to meet Liliana and the centaur.

If you want to have a conversation rather than just meet, that would be the best way.

Because Liliana shouldn’t be seen by anyone.

“First, we have to meet the centaur….”

While talking with Liliana and looking around, I noticed a group of people looking in this direction.

They were members of the tracking team, and the guy who looked dissatisfied from earlier was looking at me.

“These days, genius wizards even talk to themselves?”

“Hey… don’t do that. Miss Ellis is our guest.”

“What? If you have any complaints, Ji will come to complain.”

– What is that crazy guy? Should I kill you?!

Even though there was a guild member next to him trying to stop him, he was smiling and looking at me.

and. When Ellis and the guild leader were together, no one showed any signs of it, so they start a fight right away?

It’s such a scary world.

“I didn’t have anything to do, but it worked out well.”

– Are you really going? Is that okay?

“huh.”

I approached, looking straight into the face of the guy who mentioned my name.

I was a little startled, as if I had no idea that he would actually approach me, but when I saw his confident smiling face, I felt glad to see him.

There is a type of person I cannot meet after I become stronger, and they are bullies.

When I think about it now, they are not bad friends who became my emotional trash can when I was having a hard time.

Actually, I wanted him to argue with me one more time, but I was disappointed that he didn’t even want to make eye contact after I got stronger.

But then, after a long journey, I meet the bully again in a far away country.

I approached the man with a kind smile on my face.

“Do you have any complaints against me?”

“No. Not really? What’s going on, genius wizard?”

hmm.

Unfortunately, he didn’t argue with me any further.

Now you can recognize these people just by looking at their facial expressions.

Although he was born with a reasonable talent and joined a fairly good Iris guild, he feels inferior compared to real geniuses.

However, it is a typical boring life without the courage to actually do something.

– I feel sorry for people like this. You don’t know your topic.

“That’s right. It’s just a bunch of inferiority complex.”

“… what?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. That came out of my mouth by mistake.”

The man made a puzzled expression after hearing what I said.

It looks like they’re attacking it because there’s no one watching, but in fact, it’s the same here as there is no one watching.

“He thinks he can become something because he looks after him….”

“Hey, I told you to stop!”

Perhaps stimulated by his pride, he unleashed magical power.

It was just as I thought.

Usually, these people are more concerned about the opinions of their colleagues around them.

‘I guess I can fight a little bit, right?’

A situation where someone from the Iris Guild is arguing with me.

It may be inconvenient for a moment, but in the end, it’s a loss.

If I were to act cool, wouldn’t my image benefit?

At that time, I was trying to create magic by matching it.

“Whoosh!”

Kuung-!

The head of the man approaching me fell to the floor in an instant.

“… huh?”

*

Isaac, who was hit in the ribs by Ellis, limped out of Ellis’ sight.

“Wow. My daughter takes after her mother, so her fist hurts a lot.”

Isaac jumped lightly to the roof of a nearby building.

widely-

“Hmm.”

At the same time, magic flowed into a nearby building.

‘I definitely felt magical power.’

There is no way he felt wrong.

Because there are no mistakes in the sense created through decades of rolling around in the field.

While talking with Ellis, I sensed unfamiliar magical energy in this area.

Isaac controlled his magic a little more closely, and eventually detected a very thin trace of magic from a nearby rooftop.

It was only when I got closer that I could recognize its identity.

This was a barrier.

If it was this difficult for someone as strong as Isaac to notice, there must be a pretty strong barrier magician inside.

Since we couldn’t leave dangerous elements near where we were carrying out the operation, Isaac broke through the barrier and went inside.

Inside the barrier, the profile of a woman with attractive red hair was visible.

At first glance, she was quite a beautiful woman.

Huh.

Isaac cleared his throat.

You can’t be rude to a beautiful woman.

Isaac slowly closed the distance and opened his mouth.

“Lady, what are you doing in a place like this….”

Pop-

“Oh my, did I weaken the barrier too much?”

Isaac, feeling the beauty’s magic, stopped as he approached.

“…who are you?”

Isaac’s senses were fluctuating.

Similar to Lee Ho-yeon’s fighting sense, it is a sense of wildness built up in actual combat.

Isaac did not ignore the sense he had developed throughout his life.

Looking at Isaac standing tall in his place, Rebecca smiled slightly.

“Why are you like this when we are in the same position? I am also a guardian.”

“… Is this Lee Ho-yeon?”

“Yeah. So I hope you don’t dash. I have a lot of work to do.”

“….”

Isaac swallowed.

It was still bright outside, and it was far from night.

If I fought my opponent now, I couldn’t guarantee victory.

‘Damn, was I too hasty… .’

There weren’t many strong people who could beat him, and of course he had memorized all of those people’s magical powers.

But to think that this much of a reclusive master was behind Lee Ho-yeon.

He had already stepped into her territory.

Once you are within the barrier of a barrier magician this strong, there is no way to escape.

But Rebecca smiled as if she could see Isaac’s intention.

“Don’t worry. I have no intention of fighting. I’m just trying to watch over the baby, um, Hoenn.”

“How can I trust you?”

Rebecca tried to send Isaac away, but even Isaac couldn’t retreat like this.

Because he couldn’t leave danger in a place where his daughters were.

At least he had to know her purpose.

“Hmm, if you had targeted that area, you wouldn’t have been able to ask that question by now. You can trust me.”

“….”

Jiing-

The barrier behind Isaac opened, creating a gap.

“If you don’t believe me, you can ask Hoyeon and come back, so I’d like you to leave now.”

Rebecca said those last words and turned around.

It meant that he could deal with you even if he attacked you, so just leave quietly.

“….”

Isaac quietly escaped through the gap in the barrier, and the barrier closed again as if nothing had happened.

“…I am indeed.”

I couldn’t remember the last time I showed myself this weak.

Isaac, who came out of the barrier, smiled awkwardly.

“But you have a pretty face. Hmm. Should I ask Ho-yeon Lee?”

But since she was a beauty, I didn’t feel that bad.

There are two things that bother me.

Where on earth did such a strong person come from, and why is she looking after Ho-yeon Lee?

Isaac, who had raised Lee Ho-yeon’s evaluation to a higher level in his head, returned to the place where the tracking team was gathering.

And while looking at Lee Ho-yeon, he discovered a guild member who had magical powers.

After quickly assessing the situation, he grabbed the guild member by the back of his head and slammed him to the floor.

“Kuhhh-.”

“… huh?”

Hoyeon Lee blinked when she saw the guild leader suddenly appear.

what. When did this person arrive?

If it had been aimed at me, [Battle Sense] would have activated and prevented the surprise attack, but since the opponent was a guild member, I didn’t even feel it approaching.

Isaac looked at me while holding the guild member’s head.

“I’m sorry, Hoyeon. Please expel this bastard from the Iris Guild right away. There is no need for someone who attacks without even knowing who he is dealing with.”

“…Uh, yes. Thank you. I didn’t like being in an uncomfortable situation either.”

– what! I would have won anyway.

‘It’s a shame… .’

It’s been a while since I had a place to vent my anger.

Ho-yeon Lee hid his regret and calmed down the magic he had raised.

Normally, I would have asked him the whole story, but he hit me in the head without even asking so I can’t be angry.

Isaac stood up, shook his hands and looked at me.

“Lee Ho-yeon. I’m sorry about this, but I have to ask…”

“… what’s the matter!?”

“Hey, guild leader! What’s going on?!”

At that time, Ellis and Sebastian came running in from afar.

Scarlett was following behind her, and the three who came closer saw the guild member’s head stamped on the floor and then looked at me at the same time.

“No, why are you looking at me?”

Your guild leader did it.

*

– There are too many people! Ugh.

I patted poor Liliana.

Since I don’t have time to talk at all, I should at least pet it.

“You did it again.”

“Because I didn’t do it.”

Then he glared at Scarlett, who was standing next to him.

This is the victim, the victim.

Can’t you see the victim’s tears?

Ellis and Sebas Chan were listening to explanations from guild members.

Ellis seems to be in a bad mood as he looks at the guy stuck on the floor like he’s trash.

Is it because it’s a guest he brought, or is it because of me?

‘I hope it’s the latter.’

The moment I was about to sneak closer to check Alice’s status window.

The guild leader approached me.

“Lee Ho-yeon. I want to ask you something.”