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It’s raining in the forest.

There is no sun, so the black sky pours out cold rain, and the dark forest is immersed in the sound of strong rain, and the son-in-law is noisy.

In a dreary place with almost no light, I was walking through the forest, crossing the muddy rainwater.

“…it pours a lot.”

The rain covering the front was very irritating.

As I mumbled, a voice came from behind me.

“It can’t be helped. The concentration of demonic energy is so high here that abnormal weather is frequent.”

Skadi, who covered herself with a white robe, said calmly.

While the whole body was covered with a white robe, the rainwater that had accumulated in the wide-brimmed hat flowed down like a stream.

“Originally, I would have gone back even if it was a bit late.

“There isn’t much time for that.”

He responded with a slight irritation.

The reason why she was in a remote forest rather than the academy despite such inclement weather was an official letter she received from Laniakea a while ago.

Recently, with the disappearance of Balthazar, she caught the abnormal signs of Pandaemonium, and she has been asking for requests from core subject professors, including me.

Thanks to that, 4 professors, including Skadi, Roshua and Laflis, and I are hiking in the rain.

“That…Professor Skadi. Can’t you stop the rain?”

Roshua, who had followed, noticed this rain very shyly.

He asked Skadi to perform wake-up magic, but she shook her head and refused.

“Is there anything we can do to advertise that we’re here? Weather magic is so conspicuous because it has a lot of mana flow.”

“Oh my gosh… what kind of trouble is this with the title of professor…”

Roshua, who was complaining of pain, was followed by Lafless, but she was quieter than expected.

“Look. Professor Lafless doesn’t even say anything.”

“·······.”

Roshua’s mischievous gaze turned to Laflis.

You’re not such a quiet person,” he said with a questioning gaze.

“My employer is quiet and I can’t complain.”

“·······.”

Her eyes widened, but Laflis kept her mouth shut.

After leaving the military and receiving support from Kang Yoo-jin, she treated him politely as her superior in official situations.

And it was no different now, when it belongs to the administration of public affairs.

“Ego… let’s go quickly…”

Eventually, Roshua, whose shoulders drooped, hurried her steps.

I didn’t want to get hit by the rain mixed with this mani, so I took the lead and spurred on walking.

Fortunately, it was possible to use magic to prevent the clothes from getting wet.

“… The concentration of demonic energy is getting thicker and thicker. Even in the depths of the abyss, it wasn’t like this.”

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Just like Skadi said, the concentration of demonic energy around her was too thick.

If the suburbs were like this, I had no idea how far beyond the border it would be.

It was worth letting us go until all 4 core courses were canceled.

“What exactly did we say we were doing?”

“Go inside the Pandemonium and discover the cause of the expansion of demonic energy.”

I said so, but in fact I know that the cause is the emperor.

The trigger is probably due to Balthazar’s disappearance and the Singularity’s intervention.

I still haven’t figured out his true purpose, but at least I can sense the firm hostility towards me in his voice.

It was not difficult to see that the recent change had come from that warning.

‘The problem is that I don’t know what their plans are.’

What is the Singularity and the Emperor aiming for?

For what purpose did you expand the magic?

These two key points were beyond my guess.

The emperor’s way of thinking is similar to mine, but since I don’t control demons or demons, this was unpredictable.

I couldn’t help it because the experience and environment were different.

“…Let’s start by thinking about entering the Pandemonium.”

You have to stick your head into the water to see what’s under the water.

To see what was happening in Pandaemonium, the only way was to go inside.

When I think about it, I didn’t even know that it was fortunate that the ‘professor’ came here.

Among those who investigate and explore something, there is not a job that is as familiar as a professor.

If you are a professor who fights well, there is nothing better.

“What~ Hold on to your worries! Because the 9th Circle Arc Wizard is here~”

“I’m not really worried.”

“Then it’s like going on a picnic. You haven’t seen our faces lately.”

Roshua and Lafless nodded in affirmation of Skadi’s assertion.

Well, lately I’ve been very busy with things like personal research, school lectures, thesis review, and business.

As a result, we could only exchange greetings while passing by, so it wasn’t that Skadi was wrong.

“Come on! Let’s go!”

“·······.”

She took my hand and led the way.

It’s raining incessantly, but I don’t even hate it.

She stepped forward, stepping on the muddy floor in her white boots.

“Heh heh… isn’t that cute?”

“Iknow, right.”

The sighs only increase as Roshua and Laflis follow after them, talking nonsense.

Guided by the unusually smiling hand of Skadi, we walked through the deep forest leading to Pandemonium.

*

The walk continued for a long time.

The abyss of the dimension where Pandaemonium is located is a wider area than you can imagine, and you had to move through several dimensions.

In addition, to avoid being discovered, I had to travel only on foot, so it naturally took a long time.

one more there.

The monsters that appeared from time to time were also obstacles to the journey.

“Five o’clock. A group of ‘Drakes’ approaching. The number is six in total.”

When the enemy identified by the mental wave was propagated to the sympathetic nervous system, the rest of the network reacted immediately.

First, Skadi touched the floor with a small amount of magical energy that would not be detected, causing an electric current.

5 circle magic “Thunderbolt”.

However, I erased the original [Destruction] rune, and mixed in the [Diffusion] and [Silence] runes.

The current that “spread” along the rainwater on the floor stretched out silently and “silently” and paralyzed the approaching group of drakes at once.

Kreuk- Kreuk-

“now”

Laflis gave a signal and applied strengthening magic to Roshua.

Roshua’s two fists dwelled in her magic, characterized by buffs and debuffs, and his new form rushed like a shadow across the rain.

The fists were thrown like lightning, and Drake’s head exploded like a watermelon.

Roshua’s fists and kicks were controlling the drakes one by one with restrained movements, and it was time for the heads of the five to make a mush.

Creeper!

As if the Thunderbolt’s paralysis had ended, one of them gritted his teeth.

And then, the bullet that flew in after him blew his head the same way and fell to the ground.

Drake’s death was quiet because magic had extinguished the gunfire.

“Huhu ·· A sympathetic nervous system This is an object?

Everyone agreed with Roshua’s impression.

Using the sympathetic nervous system, each other’s thoughts can be exchanged in real time, so the process of matching the sum has become smooth like water.

The speed at which they exchanged opinions was also incredibly fast, and they were able to quickly coordinate each other’s roles, like colleagues who had been together for a long time.

“Is this being made by Helios right now?”

“Yes. Adeline is building a network as a host.”

Currently, the sympathetic nervous system can be implemented even in very distant places with the advent of base stations.

In addition, the sympathetic nervous system built by Adeline was sophisticated and had no interruption of signals, so those of us connected to it and active were able to enjoy a comfortable combat environment.

One of the greatest powers the Witchbeast possessed has now completely melted into our battles.

“Um… I’m going to camp here for today.”

He lowered his posture to search the terrain and found a suitable place to camp.

It was still a bit early, but since it was the entrance to Pandaemonium in a little while, it was necessary to maintain as much stamina as possible.

It was right to take a break now to finish it faster than anything else.

Adeline, who was eager to go on a trip, was forced to sit down, so it was necessary to return quickly before she got upset.

“You find a place quickly? You’re not just looking for it, are you?”

“This is suitable.”

The leaves are quite dense, so they are relatively less wet, and on the other hand, the ground is even because there are few roots.

There were many tall shrubs in the vicinity, which would also obscure the view, so it could be said that it was a perfect place to stay overnight.

“hehehe. Seeing how well you look for things like this, you must have done a lot of survival shows.”

“Yes.”

During his time on Earth, he spent most of his time in the harsh outback.

In the middle of the wild where monsters are infested, all factors can be directly linked to death, so he had to learn all the survival knowledge, such as food and water, sleeping and moving routes.

How to find dry land and erase the traces of your movement, and how to move to the destination in the shortest distance.

He had to catch the Witchbeast without any ability, but he had acquired all the skills of a hunter when it came to formulating a tactical strategy.

“Eat a simple meal and get some sleep. We’ll leave early tomorrow.”

“What is that? You don’t stand a watch?”

Still, Skadi, who also served as a hunter, asked, but Yujin Kang shook her head.

As long as he was there, the vigil was unnecessary.

“I’ll stand by for the vigil.”

It was intended to use the four weeks alert mode.

If I let my body autonomously alert myself while my mind is sleeping, I could stay awake relatively comfortably.

If it was Roshua, I wouldn’t have known, but considering Skadi and Laflis, who were not accustomed to vigils, this was correct.

“Then see you tomorrow morning.”

After saying that, Yujin Kang stood next to a nearby tree and crossed her arms holding a revolver.

Looking at him who had turned into a stone statue in an instant and lowered his head, Laflis stuck out his tongue.

“Really… among the Hunters I know, there won’t be anyone as meticulous as that.”

“Still, I feel reassured when I’m with you. He’s meticulous and has good skills, so he’s the best talent as a leader.”

“That’s right.”

As they nibble on the field calorie bar they had brought with them, they were looking at Skadi, who was now sitting in Odokani next to him.

Looking up at Yujin Kang while wagging its tail was like a cat looking at its butler, and I naturally laughed.

“It’s cute anyway.”

“I agree.”

While the two looked at each other happily, Skadi sat down and looked at Kang Yu-jin, who had become a stone statue.

Having artificially lowered his consciousness to REM sleep, he was already in a deep sleep.

“If anyone sees it, they’ll know it’s a real stone statue.”

Staring at Kang Yu-jin’s closed eyes, she jumped up from her seat.

It’s been in the robe all the time, and I’m biting on the dry tail, and I’m going around him.

Then, the occasional poke on Yujin Kang’s cheek was really like a cat.

“Huh uh…”

She watched the rain pouring down in pursuit, and soon set up a curtain around Kang Yoo-jin to block the rain and dried his clothes with magical power.

Of course, it would be dangerous to just use magic, so she added the stealthiness of magic as much as possible.

For a dragon to stop rainwater, it couldn’t be anything but luxurious magic.

“It’s not like this, I wanted to meet you in a more comfortable place.”

Skadi’s gaze at Yujin Kang was deep.

I wanted to talk to him in a more comfortable place.

But he was a busy man and had a hard time finding time.

Since Estelle is his disciple, Yujin Kang would take the time to meet her, but since she was not in a position to need his protection, there was no such thing.

He hates to admit it, but deep down Skadi was jealous of those kids.

‘Do you know I have a lot of things I want to say?’

Recently, in addition to teaching at school, she has been working on rebuilding her hometown by going back and forth between Avanrat and her hometown.

As he said, she was making every effort to revive the dead world, and her efforts were bearing fruit.

It’s still in its infancy, but it’s progressing smoothly.

‘It’s all thanks to you, but I don’t have time to talk to you.’

I wanted to say thank you.

Besides that, there were many things I wanted to share.

Even if it wasn’t for hometown, it was because Skadi liked being with Yujin Kang.

It was because when she was with him, who was unshakable like a calm lake, her heart felt peaceful as well.

So, when he called me to do a mission together this time, I was happy inside.

“Sheesh…”

In a place where the rain does not penetrate, Skadi took out the papers he had written in his bag.

They were researches on how to rebuild the hometown, and they were all papers that were reviewed as soon as they were uploaded.

And that judge is none other than Yujin Kang.

He split his busy time and reviewed Skadi’s papers immediately that day, and there were always necessary advice and opinions delicately added.

It was to the extent that she received help several times during her research.

He didn’t say anything, but he read Skadi’s papers and studied them carefully.

‘In addition, he wrote all the materials for Abanrat by hand and sent them to me.’

Several thick notes.

He recorded all the information he gathered from Abanrat and handed over the necessary things to Skadi.

Even in the midst of being busy, he spared no help for Skadi.

“Aren’t you being too nice to me?”

What am I supposed to do if you give me every day?

She looked at him with a confused mind.

“…Really. You’ll never know I’m thinking like this.”

I moved closer to his face with heartache eyes.

It is hidden behind a hat and mask, but if you look closely, you can see the exceptionally delicate eyes.

Looking at the eyes that seemed to have been drawn elegantly, she stood there as if possessed.

“·······.”

A distance so close that even the sound of breathing can be reached.

That moment when the distance gradually narrowed.

His eyes, which had been closed, suddenly opened in a flash.

“Teuaaak!!”

Shocked, he took a moment to step back, then he stretched out his arms and hugged Skadi, killing his posture.

Something like a wedge shot through where she was.

“Mu, mu, what’s going on!?”

Caught in Yujin Kang’s arms, she stammered with a blushing face.

Maybe it was because he was about to die, or maybe it was because of his posture, but his heart raced and he repeated his assertion rather violently.

“… It’s a demonic beast.”

But his voice was even more serious.

Beyond the darkness, where the revolver’s muzzle was aimed, a pair of eyes were shining deep purple.