episode_0491

It was good to find a concept for one of the Sephiroth Knights, but after that, nothing particularly worthwhile came of it.

“The person with this ability over there…. Oh, no, that’s not it.”

[He is just a safety officer from the association. This time too, it’s a waste of money.]

Most of the people with magical powers at the Comic Market are E- and D-class people who have been dispatched by the association for safety reasons.

“…They probably aren’t class D or E.”

[It will be at least Class A.]

If they were going to destroy Japan, they would have to be at least Class A or higher, but those people were nowhere to be seen.

“How many people are there already? In this way, I will be able to organize the locations and movements of all the talented people dispatched to the Comic Market.”

[37 people. Considering the size of the crowd, it’s small, but it’s a shame it’s all in vain. It’s okay though. If you find it, it will come out.]

I’m not in a hurry.

[…maybe.]

However, it is a bit surprising that there is no result.

‘There’s no way the information is wrong.’

I’ve been going around the Comic Market for a long time, but I never thought there would be no results.

[This is difficult.]

I thought at least one person would show up, but it doesn’t seem to be that many.

“…Should we just step forward and handle it as soon as we start planning? What do you think?”

[Wasn’t that my suggestion?]

“Sure. ha. It’s not a matter of patience, but if you keep walking around crowded places like this… Tsk. Is there really anyone?”

If Cheong Hye-seong’s collaborator was a thorough person and not a sloppy person, they might have chosen a place other than Comiket as a meeting place.

[Was it false information that Cheong Hye-seong was meeting at Comic Market?]

“Haha, he was so determined that the fate of the group would be completely messed up? Or is Hwalbindang that good?”

[I don’t know.]

If Hwan’s will is to protect Japan’s destruction and protect it, it is not impossible for it to remain on our radar.

[It is the destruction of a nation. If you move in a place where you don’t even know where to live…that could be two cases.]

One is that Cheong Hye-sung’s planning is so thorough that it wouldn’t be strange to call her SS-level.

One is that among Hye-seong Cheong’s collaborators, there was someone who was excellent at hiding things.

‘But there’s no way we can’t find it.’

No matter how many people come and go to the Comic Market, people with magical powers feel close to them.

Just as each person has their own unique scent, people with special abilities also have their own unique mana scent.

I’m currently searching the Comic Market in pursuit of that Mana Hyang, but I can’t find anyone with A-level or higher abilities, let alone Cheong Hye-seong.

[Not active on the Internet either. It is not active on the dark web either. The spies stationed around the Cheonghyet are also said to have no contact with the Cheonghyet. …Isn’t it just August 17th next year?]

August 17th was identified as the implementation date for Cheong Hye-seong’s plan.

That means tomorrow.

[Now that things are like this, shall we start a riot? People with this ability are attracted to aggro.]

“What are you going to do? A goblin will come forward?”

[There are many ways. Ask Nadeshiko and have a 1:1 match with the goblin here.]

“Then I will hide right away. Tsk. This is so frustrating… Wait a minute.”

Juyeon Cheon pointed to the other side.

I also felt a tingling sensation in the direction she pointed.

“Can you feel it?”

[…is it class A? No, it is S-class.]

I feel it.

Although it is faint, I can feel the scent of magical power passing between people.

“Because I walked around without giving up, I was slowly starting to see it. thank god. If it had gone back like this, it would have been a mess.”

The faint scent of magic wafting among the people slowly comes into view.

“Large-scale sleeping scent…? This is no different from spraying poison gas right now, right?”

[It’s the same as spraying sleeping powder instead of poison gas. be careful. If mana penetrates, you will feel drowsy.]

The scent of magical power, which has the color of smoke, sparkles in gray, and that gray passes by people’s surroundings and is everywhere.

In the clothes of cosplayers, in the smartwatches of visitors, and in the goods bags they bought.

As if it had been ‘marked’, the lingering scent of mana remains.

The marked mana will gradually seep into the target’s skin, slowly putting them to sleep.

“Hwaam.”

In fact, people passing by us yawned and complained of fatigue.

“Should I go back and sleep…”

” Hey, it’s only 4 o’clock and you’re already going.”

“I bought what I wanted anyway, and today isn’t the only day. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are more important.”

“But… Ugh, is the air conditioner broken? I feel very drowsy. Is it because there are so many people? Tsk.”

People don’t notice.

People who normally would have stayed until the evening to look around the entire booth are checking their watches one by one or heading downstairs.

[That’s clever.]

It’s not like you’re forced to fall asleep and collapse.

It is an act that automatically makes you think that you need to drink coffee or that you feel tired and need to leave this place, whether it be your dorm or home.

[Is he a hypnotist?]

“How should I do it?”

Blue light begins to twinkle inside Cheon Ju-yeon’s glasses.

His eyes were shining like waves, and he was waving his fingers as if he was going to throw something.

[I will handle it. You explain the situation to those behind you.]

“Back?”

Cheon Ju-yeon, who was extremely nervous, looked in the direction I pointed and smiled with relief.

“…Hey, they didn’t just come to have fun either. I feel so relieved.”

[request.]

“Huh? Now, wait a minute. It’s my first time meeting…?”

[The one I pursue is more effective.]

I made eye contact with the three people who were approaching us with hurried steps, and then immediately pushed through the crowd and moved forward.

“Teacher…!”

[Go first.]

It’s a small voice, but I believe I heard it and start searching.

As more people pass by, the lingering scent of mana on their bodies becomes stronger.

‘It just started.’

The burial probably started within at least 3 minutes.

People coming down the escalator from the upper floors and people coming up from the lower floors are crossing each other, but the traces of reverberation clearly point to one place.

“Hey, can you take a picture?!”

[It’s urgent now.]

I move forward, reaching out to those who want to take a picture with me.

The magic power has become more and more intense, and now the magic power can be seen flowing in the air before people even ask about it.

That magic power is heading to the highest floor.

Perhaps you want to go to a place where few people walk…

[……!!]

The place where the magic disappeared.

[…under.]

For me, it was a place that made me sigh.

* * *

“You….”

” Wow, I never thought we would meet like this.”

In the middle of the crowd, four people with special abilities gathered in one place.

“Hello. I’ll make a formal introduction later. You say you know Hye-ra?”

“……Are you the last?”

“It’s a bit hard to say it’s the last, but it’s true. Red, green, yellow. And what’s left.”

Cheon Ju-yeon pointed to her hair and joked.

“But more than that, the situation is a bit more serious right now, right? Won’t you cooperate?”

“…Cooperation is what we ask for.”

Baek Seol-hee’s voice was stiff and she bit her lip as if she didn’t like something.

“I am now…almost incompetent. Yuna, I’m sorry, but please do your best.”

“Of course.”

“Hmm. Are you annoyed that you can’t take action yourself?…”

“So what? What am I-”

Baek Seol-hee, who was about to sharpen her voice and raise her voice, stopped speaking for a moment.

“……Huh?”

“…….”

Cheon Ju-yeon silently raised her glasses.

The glasses momentarily glowed white under the light of the outlet fluorescent lights, and Baek Seol-hee continued to look Cheon Ju-yeon up and down.

“You can’t believe it….”

“More details after we overcome this situation. If this event is canceled, there could be greater chaos. So, follow me. Hey, Hye-ra’s friend? Shall we share some sensory information with each other?”

“… Let’s find a place where we both feel the same way, right? great. Nadeko….”

“I don’t know, just in case, so I’ll go to the operation room.”

Nadeshiko fingered the hairpin at the end of her bob and pointed downstairs.

“Take care, heroes?”

“…I’m not a hero?”

“If there is a moment when someone is protected, that person is a hero. Well then!”

Nadeshiko turned and headed down.

“…Then, let’s look for it too.”

“Hey, you….”

“Did you say your name was Mr. Harang? You said this was an urgent situation, right?”

“No, I know that.”

“It’s difficult if your body’s mana is at a C level but your judgment drops to a C level.”

“……Everyone will be shocked for a moment if this happens.”

Baek Seol-hee grabbed her pounding head with her hands and gritted her teeth.

“But looking at the sarcasm, I think it’s true. it’s okay. More details later. It’s Yuna. Now, let’s find this magic flow and run.”

“Yes…! I feel like it’s this way!”

“Me too. Let’s go.”

Ymir takes the lead, Cheon Ju-yeon follows with her hands in her gown, and Baek Seol-hee follows them with her fists clenched.

“Harang unni. Do you feel anything?”

“Yes. If it doesn’t feel like my magic level, it means the opponent is at least B-class or higher, right?”

“It could be class A, or even class S. It would be faster to go up the escalator than the stairs.”

The three walked up the escalator with great strides.

“I can feel your magic. I think it’s probably this way.”

“He said he would go first, and of course.”

“Did you catch it?”

“Maybe. …Huh?”

The moment I turned my head in the direction where I felt the most magical energy.

“…Oh, no way.”

The three faced pictograms that anyone could intuitively understand, regardless of nationality.

“No, right?”

“…Mana says this is the correct answer. Even.”

Juyeon Cheon pointed to the direction where the red humanoid pictogram was located in the direction splitting left and right.

“I think it’s this way.”

“Oh, no way. No matter how much you are a teacherㅡ”

Per– billion.

“Here….”

Poop, puck, poop.

Inside.

The sound of something striking rang out.

“This is the women’s restroom…”

Puck, poop, puck.