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The situation was quickly sorted out.

Thanks to the sirens, all civilians were evacuated, and no hunters died during the battle.

There were some injured, but there were not many of them either.

‘There must be more problems in the future than that.’

Diablo summoned by Imae Mang-ryang.

The summoning gate opened by Mine, and the monsters seen beyond it.

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Judging by the presence that set off alarm bells on all nerves, those three must be the boss-class monsters that Laniakea said.

Suddenly, there were four bosses in one place, so the Central Police side took a super emergency.

‘Thanks to that, I bought time.’

Waiting order fell for me.

First of all, it must be to deal with the damage to Central Police.

Even though it took a long time and I have already been staying here for a week, it was rather fortunate for me now.

This is because the aftermath of using Lee Mae Mang-ryang is still not gone.

“Cool…”

Chimi covered her mouth in a cough.

Along with the pain in his chest, the blood flowed out.

My eyes are white and my mind is dizzy.

I coughed a few more times, and blood poured out like vomiting.

“Kuluk kuluk… huh… Damn it.”

The side effects were greater than expected.

As expected, the burden on the body was not small as he had revived the boss.

As expected, Diablo’s mighty power was not something a mere individual could handle.

Diablo, who was resurrected by Lee Mae Mang-ryang, retains the power of his life.

It means that the tremendous mental waves and destructive power are the same as those experienced in the last battlefield.

While summoning Diablo, I had to resist desperately to avoid being eroded by his powerful mind wave.

‘It was fortunate that I got on the 5th circle.’

I was able to suppress the mental wave with the 4th stage mind control, even for a moment.

But that’s it.

The cost of using unreasonable power was even greater.

The whole body’s mana was running rampant, and the circle was shaking out of balance.

No matter how good this body was, it would have sustained many internal injuries.

The amount of blood spilled over the course of a week would be several liters.

If it were a normal person, he would have died without moving.

smart-

Then, there was a knock on the door.

“I’m coming in”

“for a moment-“

It’s Skadi’s voice.

She was busy back and forth with post-war recovery, so this was a voice I heard in a week.

I tried to tell her not to come in for a moment, but she opened the door faster.

“It’s been a while~ You have an order to appear… Ugh!”

“·······.”

When she saw the clothes soaked in blood and the guest room that was covered in blood, she backed away in surprise.

His eyes, which shook as if an earthquake had struck, were full of bewilderment.

“What, what is that!?”

“…don’t you know the meaning of knocking. Before you come in-“

“It doesn’t matter now!”

She ran over and checked my condition.

“Couldn’t it have been like this all week?”

“·······.”

“…Is that because of that? A technique called Imae Mang-ryang?”

“···Yes.”

Let’s affirm it, her expression is completely distorted.

“I thought it would be a tough skill, but… you should have said something like this!”

“I didn’t know.”

At that time, I had less than a day to complete my skills.

There was not enough time to test the side effects.

Skadi hastily took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from my mouth and clothes.

“I know now, so it’s okay.”

“You call that a horse!?”

“The goal is ringing. Please finish it.”

I bit her and burned the blood spilled on my clothes and guest room with the [cleansing] magic.

Using it on fabric requires careful control, but it wasn’t too difficult for me.

Then he straightened his clothes and fixed the shaking circle.

Still, compared to the first day, I managed to endure it because I wrestled for a week.

On the first day, I really thought I would die from splitting my head…

“Did you say it was an order to appear?”

“Yes? Ah… yes… but now is the time to care about that…”

“Tell me the place.”

When I speak stubbornly, my expression becomes fat.

I faced the gaze dripping with dissatisfaction without avoiding it.

“ha···.”

In the end, it was Skadi who raised the white flag first.

She grabbed my hand and said.

“I’ll take you.”

I didn’t even reject that.

*

Skadi guided us to the top floor of the main tower.

Among the buildings that Diablo used as a handle (?), this place was not included, so the exterior managed to look fine.

“I can’t go any further here.”

“Thank you for the guidance.”

“huh.”

Skadi, who shot him once, turned his head and ran away.

It looks like it’s screwed up tight.

“… Oh, the building was once resplendently built.”

The ceiling on the top floor was entirely made of transparent crystal, so you could see through.

As I was gazing at the starry sky, a person approached me.

“Have you come?”

“I see you here, Lord Terreon.”

Thereon von Charon Altair.

Dressed neatly in a white battlefield, he was the head of the Altair family.

The aged gentleman nodded his head as an answer.

“Do you know why I called you?”

“Aren’t you going to hold a hearing?”

“No. No way. I’m going to do something like that now.”

no?

that’s a bit surprising

Although it is said that I stopped the demons, I destroyed part of Central Police and even used the power to summon the demons.

If it were Earth, it wouldn’t be strange if a military tribunal was held instead of a hearing.

“This place isn’t that rigid. If it had been a hearing in the first place, I wouldn’t have kept you waiting for a week. I heard someone wanted to see you today, so I called.”

“If you want to see it.”

“It’s also why I came here.”

Thereon took me to the conference room on the top floor.

In fact, it was a meeting room, so it was a space so large that it could almost be called a hall.

However, few people filled the seats compared to the large area.

A few stubby-faced ministers and the slumbering Claire were the entire crew.

Even if Terreon and I were combined, there were less than 10 people.

“What are you doing here?”

“I have to meet the person I said. No… To be precise, he’s not a human.”

“Yes?”

All the lights in the conference room were turned off as soon as I was able to answer my question.

Now, in a place where only the night sky was there, a ray of starlight softly illuminated the dark interior.

“You’re here.”

Thereon stepped aside.

At the same time, the light that permeated the meeting room took shape.

The light, which weaved the outline and added substance, transformed into a man with gray wings spread.

The appearance of divinity and holiness united together.

The moment I saw it, I immediately realized that he was a Constellation.

“I see the great constellation.”

Everyone who got up from their seats bowed their heads toward the man.

It was an extreme example seen by the Constellation.

Of course, I wasn’t among them.

“Professor Yujin Kang. How solemn. Show an example to the Constellation.”

Eventually, one of the ministers raised an angry voice, but my intentions did not change.

I said while glaring at him.

“The only thing I bow my head to is my Constellation.”

“What? How dare you…”

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Just when an old leg was about to go into a rage, the Constellation raised a hand to stop it one step ahead.

The appearance must have been around the mid-30s.

He smiled brightly and spoke in a young voice.

“I can’t be greeted by Laniakea’s apostle. Even if I wanted to, I would have stopped it. Good job.”

Perhaps because of the constellation, he knew the true name of Laniakea.

He came forward and held out his hand to me with his characteristic benevolent face.

“Nice to meet you. Are you Professor Kang Yu-jin?”

“Yes.”

As we shook hands with him, he smiled and opened his mouth.

“It’s probably the first time I’ve met you, so let me introduce myself first. Have you ever heard of the nickname ‘Iron-Blood Emperor’?”

“no.”

I’m not very interested in constellations other than Laniakea.

That’s why I didn’t memorize Lee’s name separately.

“Kuhmm…”

Thereon clears his throat.

Could it be that he is related to Altair?

As I looked at it questionably, the constellation that introduced itself as ‘Iron-Blooded Army’ laughed bitterly.

“I’ll let you know if you haven’t heard of it. If it’s you, it won’t matter if you hear my true name.”

he snapped his fingers

In an instant, the scenery in all directions changed completely, and the view of the meeting room changed to the sky above the lofty clouds.

At the same time, the body that had been battered recovered in an instant.

Fatigue and pain disappeared as if washed away, and the movement of the Circle became stable.

“I am one of the five stars that protect Genesis, one of the elders of Helios, and the founder of Altair, which you call the three great families.”

He grinned, revealing this.

“It’s called ‘Renoir von Altair’.”

*

outside the conference room.

Skadi stood alone in the hallway where the silence flowed.

Sitting on the bench, she recalled what had happened earlier.

“It looked very painful…”

When she first entered the room, Skadi was stunned by Kang Yu-jin, who was haggard, and the smell of blood stinging her nose.

I’m usually the kind of person who doesn’t even show off a few things.

It was the first time Skadi had seen Kang Yu-jin suffer so much.

“No, why do you keep silent about that…?”

He said it was bearable, but Skadi didn’t believe it.

It was obvious that he was trying to reassure anyone.

And even pushed Skadi, who was trying to help, saying that he had become.

Despite the obvious difficulties, he refused help from others.

‘Is there a reason?’

Come to think of it, Kang Yoo-jin fought alone even when fighting Ma-in.

It would have been much easier to fight with Skadi, but he didn’t.

Keeping them at a distance, they didn’t ask for help beyond magic support.

I don’t know if it was the first time like that, but Kang Yu-jin was always like that before a big fight.

“Last time… and the last time too.”

Even in Rendyre, where I went to Skadi’s request.

Even on Helios, where Omen had raids.

He never left Skadi alone, and fought alone with her power behind her.

It was as if the person helping him was intentionally separated for fear of getting hurt.

“why···.”

“Here you are.”

I raised my head at the sudden voice.

There, Adeline with a nasty face was looking at Skadi.

“Where is the professor?”

“I went to the conference room. I was ordered to appear.”

“He left me alone…”

Adeline muttered with a sullen face.

Because she was also called here and there for post-war recovery, she did not see Yujin Kang for a week.

Adeline, who was sitting on the bench, turned her head and said.

“Go to the side. Seats are cramped.”

“Huh? Hold on. It’s me who came here first?”

“Oh, please. Go.”

“Ah, the only seat here is… Hey, it’s wheat!”

Adeline, who pushed Skadi to the side, nodded her head in satisfaction only after pushing her to the end of the bench.

Skadi’s eyes wriggled as Ultang disappeared.

“You spoke plainly! Somehow, you have a habit of talking to a professor who is like the sky-“

“What? I’m old.”

“What? How old are you?”

“I’m 29 years old.”

Adeline replied slyly.

In fact, that was Maria’s external age.

Adeline’s age, let alone 29, is less than 7 years old, but she did not blink an eye.

Of course, Skadi, who didn’t know the existence of the glass tube, believed it.

“29 years old? You don’t look like that?”

“For a while.”

“Hmm…”

At the word baby boy, Skadi put on an envious expression for a moment, but soon his expression changed subtly.

If he’s that old, since when did he know Kang Yoo-jin?

“Hey. You know… uh… Adera? Adera?”

“…Adeline.”

“Uh, Adeline. How long have you known Professor Yujin Kang?”

“Older than Professor Skadi.”

Then he grinned like he was taking medicine.

Skadi said, suppressing the feeling of wanting to hit him.

“Are you-“

“Professor, isn’t that the past?”

“···yes?”

Skadi’s eyes widened.

It was a face that said how did you know that.

Adeline, who was looking at it with pitiful eyes, smiled like a bad boy and said.

“In fact, one of my abilities is mind reading.”

“···Ugh.”

While talking, Skadi, who had come close by, moved further away.

“It’s bullshit.”

“Huh? Oh really! Hey!”

Skadi was furious as if the heat was spreading.

Looking at the bristly tail, Adeline giggled.

“By the way, Professor, what about the past?”

“No-what is it?”

Skadi recalled the image of Yujin Kang.

The image of him always trying to carry it alone.

“I was curious. That person always tries to do everything alone.”

Even though I know it’s a burden, I always try to do dangerous things alone.

It would be cool to know the reason.

Yujin Kang never talked about her past, so it was frustrating for a Skadi.

trying to do anything alone

Even if you ask for something, he won’t entrust you with something that will put the other person in danger.

As if they were afraid of their comrades dying.

“…well. He’s also a person with good reasons.”

Adeline didn’t know everything about Yujin Kang, but at least she knew why.

Probably because of the loss of Mary.

“It’s dangerous to fight a monster. You could die, and if you do something wrong, you could get attacked by a mental attack and turn into an enemy.”

“That’s right.”

“Professor Kang Yoo-jin probably did it because he didn’t like it.”

Adeline’s expression softened.

Although it is a fragmentary memory, Adeline had a memory of when Kang Yu-jin killed Maria.

At that time, Maria was out of her mind.

Even though he asked Yujin Kang to kill him, he couldn’t control his demonic energy and went on a rampage.

Kang Yu-jin had to fight with such Maria.

Adeline did not know how he must have felt when he had to kill his lover after a fierce battle.

“You don’t like turning into an enemy all of a sudden? I’m a 9th circle mage, so there’s no such thing as that?”

Skadi, not knowing why, asked innocently.

Adeline’s pitiful gaze fell on her.

“why!”

“Professor Skadi… can you kill the person you love the most when he turns into an enemy?”

“yes···?”

What is this all of a sudden?

The sudden question was absurd, but Adeline’s face was serious.

Skadi thought as she touched her chin.

An important person is an enemy…

“I don’t know because I don’t have a situation like that?”

“Can’t you imagine?”

“Is that so…?”

Hearing those words, Adeline stood up from her seat.

“Professor Yujin Kang did it.”

“···uh?”

“Then I’ll go.”

“Muh, what… Hey.”

Adeline left without looking back.

As if he didn’t want to stay here any longer.

I wanted to hold on to it, but Skadi’s ears echoed what Adeline had just said.

-Professor Yujin Kang did.

That means he killed the most precious person with his own hands.

The person who was suddenly transformed by the demonic beast, directly.

“·······.”

For a moment, I remembered the image of him trying to fight alone even when he was all wrecked.

Was that so?

You don’t want to lose any more?

“Oh no way…”

Skadi lost his family.

It’s a family that wasn’t very harmonious, and after all, there was more resentment.

When people like that died, it hurt like my heart was torn.

I remember crying for a long time in front of the dead body.

It was the same for the family who resented it, but if you had to kill the most important person yourself.

How much is that pain?

Skadi couldn’t have imagined it.

“·······.”

Skadi looked at the handkerchief that had been wiping Kang Yujin’s mouth.

A white handkerchief stained with his blood.

Almost the face that said it was okay even though it was painful to death passed by overlapping.

After a while, Skadi made up her mind.

This guy, I’m going to do some background research.