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As I listened to Helena’s words, a question suddenly came to mind.

I shared that question with others.

“Hmm…is it magic?”

Interesting response.

He showed such a reaction by rubbing his chin with his hand for a moment before turning his gaze towards Cheongpung again.

“Is there a difference between magic and martial arts?”

Then, naturally, I asked that question.

Except when I was speaking alone with my father, Dangdeung, I was always in the position of asking questions, but now that I was in the position of being asked questions, did I feel something strange?

After being silent for a while, Cheongpung finally opened his mouth to answer Helena’s questions.

“It’s different.”

“Could you tell me exactly what the difference is?”

“···Martial arts basically follows the order of justice.”

“I heard that among martial arts users, there is a class called Sapa. Are they the same?”

“Same. The only difference is how many blood vessels it passes through in the process of receiving natural energy into the body and accumulating it in the Danjeon.”

hmm···?

This was another fresh perspective.

From my perspective, it was worth it because the Uicheonmu that I am learning is not a martial art of this world.

So, although it seemed similar to martial arts that developed independently in this world, there was a different side to it.

In addition, Uicheonmu, apart from the existence of questionable aspects, was close to what is commonly referred to as a political faction in terms of the nature of his energy.

So, I didn’t know much about the commonly called Sapa martial arts.

‘I haven’t really met anyone before…’

If I had to point out my experience dealing with them, it would be the generals belonging to the Yellow Turban Red Army that I faced in the worldview of Romance of the Three Kingdoms… Unfortunately, I wasn’t given many opportunities to deal with them.

Honestly, this is worth it because basically my position within Cao Cao’s army is to take charge of the central army along with Xiahouyeon and protect the command center where Cao Cao and his secretaries are from any possible enemy threats.

What is your role in going to the front and destroying the enemy?

It belonged to the generals led by Jo In.

And… she was usually a joiner who acted as if there was a screw missing somewhere, but when she got on a horse and rushed towards the enemy, she was like a human shredder herself, so there was no way for the enemy commander to remain in the path she was charging.

Anyway, the situation was like that, even though I had cut down a lot of enemy soldiers, I had very little experience dealing with the Yellow Turban enemy generals, so my experience with the martial arts of the Four Sects was close to zero… In fact, the martial arts of the Four Sects and the martial arts of the Right Sect were essentially the same. There isn’t much difference.

Maybe it was a story that only applies within the Kowloon City universe, but it couldn’t be denied that it was a very interesting perspective nonetheless.

“Is the difference big?”

“Big. If you compare the nature keeper to water, it is closer to muddy water.”

“Then… the process called contracting would be close to the essence.”

“That’s right. To be precise, it can be said that the blood vessels that go through the contraction process act as a kind of filter.”

“It means that magic is different.”

“It’s different. Because the squires who chose magic use the blood sword for the exact opposite purpose.”

Hyeoldo is like a filter in a water purifier that filters out impurities that may exist in natural water.

So what happens if you write it in reverse?

“A rough and violent energy is born that is incomparable to that of a nature keeper. Instead… it’s fast. Very much.”

“Then, I guess that’s why the group, which may be a demonic cult, was able to make a name for itself in China for a while?”

“That’s correct. If the existing forces took at least ten to several decades to train an elite warrior, the demonic cults were able to mass-produce warriors equivalent to them in a short period of time using the power of magic.”

After hearing exactly that, no more, no less, Helena opened her mouth and spoke.

“Interesting.”

“Interesting?”

“Yes.”

“Can I ask why you think that?”

“That… Honestly, until I heard the explanation, I thought that the magic attack was actually just a trick of the eye and that I might have mistaken the power received from the devil for a type of martial arts, but after listening to what you said, it was clearly the reality. I feel like it exists.”

“···The devil definitely exists. Because there are several books in the family that contain records of him and his magic skills. And it’s probably the same for other families and sects as well.”

“If possible, I’d like to see it.”

“I miss you. Are you really talking about magic?”

“Yes, it suddenly occurred to me that maybe the magic ball was something created for some kind of experiment.”

Did he react to the word ‘experiment’ that came out of Helena’s mouth?

At that moment, Cheongpung’s eyebrows twitched greatly.

“If it’s an experiment…?”

“As I said before, the power of warlocks ultimately comes from demons.”

“I remember that…”

“But… Warlocks are people who are so greedy that they do not hesitate to get into the hand of the devil in order to become stronger. But would those guys really be satisfied with what others gave them?”

“···Hmm.”

“Perhaps magic is a by-product of someone’s curiosity. A by-product left by someone who wanted to see with his own eyes whether it was possible for humans to learn their powers on their own without the help of the devil.”

At Helena’s remark, Cheongpung raised his hand and gently massaged his forehead.

“That seems like too many assumptions were made.”

“Maybe so. However… if I were a warlock who settled in China at the time to secure sacrifices smoothly and stably, I think I would have tried it at least once.”

“Umm···.”

When a person with power speaks, even if it is bullshit, power is attached to it.

That’s normal, but in the case of Helena, didn’t she show a performance in the previous battle that even saying she was overwhelming was not enough?

So even if it’s Cheongpung, you won’t be able to just ignore her remarks like that.

Even if it was done with IF.

It must have been when I was having a quick conversation with Helena, who had come to take a quick breather after finishing her work.

If it weren’t for Helena, Dang’s armed forces, who might have appeared at a critical moment, joined the terminal, and even they, who were confused by the fact that the situation had already been resolved and the unexpected presence of the blue wind, joined the recovery work. As a result, the restoration of the terminal ended much earlier than we expected.

And as soon as the restoration of the terminal was completed, the fate of the 1st Magic Army was decided.

“Are you really planning on staying here?”

“Yes, I think there is still work left to do here.”

“But the current situation of the union…”

As the leader of the 1st Magic Army?

They probably wanted to somehow get Helena to join them on their way back.

To be honest, she couldn’t help but think that way… because she saw something.

This is Helena, who defeated an opponent who had struggled even with those who were said to be the strongest in Europe with just a few magic shots.

They even said that they had dealt with one more before that… From the perspective of the leader of the magic corps, he would probably want to get Helena to join him with all his might.

Is that why?

Despite Helena’s words of gratitude, she did not give up and hung on…

“Sorry.”

Helena showed even more determination.

Like a person who has no doubt that there is something else to do.

Did the leader of the magic army also feel Helena’s strong will?

For a moment, she had an expression of regret written all over her face, but eventually she nodded.

“If that is what you mean, there is nothing we can do about it. I don’t know what I’m trying to do by staying here, but I hope it helps in getting through the crisis facing the Union.”

“···It will happen. Maybe.”

At that very time, the leader of the magic army, who had failed to persuade Helena, was holding her and saying his final goodbyes.

“Chief! The magic circle is ready!”

The cries of someone who appeared to be a member of the magic army were heard from far away.

“Okay then, let’s go back to our home country.”

“I pray that good luck will be with you.”

“I hope so.”

The leader turned around with a slight smile and headed towards those who were waiting for the vice-captain to go to bed.

Even though she declined the offer, maybe she didn’t feel at ease because she was Helena.

I quietly approached Helena, who was staring blankly at the leader’s back, which had already moved a long way away.

“Are you okay?”

“Hmm? What are you talking about?”

“No… I thought it would be right to return to Europe at least once, even if I had to come back later.”

I heard that your uncle was also at the headquarters of the Magic Tower Alliance that was attacked this time.

Shouldn’t we check whether my uncle is alive or dead?

Words like ㅡ welled up in my throat, but I didn’t say them out loud.

It suddenly occurred to me that this might have crossed the line, and Helena had benefited to some extent from her decision to stay here.

“I really want to, but I feel like if I go back now, I won’t be able to come back.”

“···Ah.”

“It’s unfortunate, but what can I do? I think there’s still work left to do here.”

So, let us leave now.

After saying that, Helena turned to her companions.

As if by doing that, I was trying to shake off the lingering regrets that remained like residue in my heart.