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More than half of the blade was embedded in the flat rock.

That wasn’t enough, so there were rusty chains wrapped around the sword.

It was as if he had thoroughly prepared himself so that he could not pull out his sword at all costs.

The hilt dyed in pitch black, the bridge of the nose with a muddy color, and the blade forged in deep purple.

If you recall the hidden location and description of it, it must have been Acid Lane.

‘Only that person can enter this place.’

The person who used the two demonic swords in the past possessed the magical power of El Thesoicb.

The method for dealing with acid rain was also left in the journal by that person.

Shion also had El Thesoicb’s magical power, so he qualified for it.

‘I lost too much money because of this one.’

Shion put down the bag he was carrying and took out the Witchbeast’s gloves.

Right now, it’s just an old glove, but when it comes into contact with a certain substance, the hidden magic power inside it is revealed.

He intended to use that magic to awaken the acid rain and break the seal.

‘Should I sell it at half price after I use it all?’

Shion looked down at the glove and immediately pushed his right hand in.

It was made to fit the size of the beast, so even though it was loose, it was not easy to move your fingers.

Of course, even if it was this much, he would be able to hold the hilt of the Exceed Rain.

‘I can’t even sell it if it’s broken.’

Shion took off his gloves and took out a dagger.

He carefully cut the pinky finger of his left hand and put the glove back on.

Shion strained her little finger and dripped blood towards her glove.

Then, the glove sucked in drops of blood, vibrated finely, and began to emit black air currents.

Because it contained the blood of the living, the evil magic was reacting.

‘I don’t eat that much.’

Shion moved his glove again and reached out his right hand toward the acid lane.

Originally, the evil magic would try to devour the body, but due to the magic erosion immunity, it was not affected in any way.

To be precise, it should be seen that the holy power of El Tesoicb is blocking the evil magic.

When the Witchbeast’s glove touched the Acid Rain, it did not shake any more.

At the same time, the chains that bound the acid lane swayed little by little.

The rock that swallowed the blade of the acid rain cracked at some point and created a small gap.

Shion tried to pull out the hilt while feeling nervous.

Then, the chains break one by one and bounce violently.

Eventually, the rock cracked completely, and a loud noise came from somewhere.

‘Isn’t this going to crush me to death?’

Shion hurriedly took a backward step with the acid lane pulled out.

Acid Rain hadn’t shown any reaction yet, but strange things were happening in the cave.

Obviously, something similar to this happened when Acid Rain escaped, but I wondered if it was a little different from what I expected.

‘Let’s bounce.’

Shion quickly turned his back and threw himself toward the entrance.

Then, it returned to the forest where it was originally, and the vibrations and roaring stopped in an instant.

Walls made of magic were no longer to be found, and the densely packed trees had completely disappeared.

‘Was it all magic?’

Shion looked around and naturally looked down at the acid lane.

Acid Rain was absorbing all the mana flowing from the glove.

At the same time, the color of the gloves faded and cracked little by little.

‘320 gold coins fly like this.’

Shion grabbed the acid lane with his left hand and lightly threw his right hand away.

Then, the glove he was wearing was completely peeled off by inertia and he rolled on the ground.

The Witchbeast’s gloves must have lost all of their magic power, and were completely torn to pieces while remaining gray.

‘I think he’s still calm.’

Shion looked around the acid lane with magic power wrapped around both hands.

As expected, Acid Rain couldn’t control his own mind, and even the magic erosion didn’t work.

In other words, it meant that he had become the owner of the acid rain, and if he had enough magic, he would be able to use his own abilities.

‘If I go back like this, can I arrive before lunchtime?’

Shion condenses magic into the hilt and lets it go.

Then, the acid rain seemed to fall and then disappeared.

The function of summoning and canceling summons was added because the authority to use acid lane was obtained.

‘I’ll have to find an excuse.’

* * *

The rental house where Kelidos, Shion, and Hanette are staying.

From noblemtl.com

Kelidos was one of the cities located in the eastern region of the Allain Kingdom.

In fact, Kelidos was also the largest city and center of the eastern region.

The roads to all cities were open, and it was a place that had to be passed through to go to the capital of the Alain Kingdom.

‘Where did he go again?’

Harnette was hanging around the courtyard with a disapproving look on her face.

After waking up this morning, I heard the news that Zion had left first.

At least, I wish I could have told them why, but I only left the word that there was a place to go for a while.

‘I should have brought an escort knight with me. What if I get lost…’

From noblemtl.com

Kelidos was the first place he and Shion had been to.

Because it was a large city, security was established, but that didn’t mean safety was guaranteed.

Wherever you go, there are bound to be people committing crimes with vicious intentions.

‘There must be a reason you’re here. That’s why I went out alone.’

since when

Little by little, I began to have doubts about Zion’s actions.

A holy relic worth 30 gold coins, a glove worth 320 gold coins, and a hurried visit to the family home to pay off debts.

There was no clear connection between them, but the fact that they were both bizarre and suspicious did not change.

‘Why is it a sacred object… why did you buy the gloves again?’

Buying a holy relic meant visiting a cathedral.

Seeing that he bought an old pair of gloves after spending 320 gold coins, there must have been a place to use them.

Even if trying to get into debt was something he had done for himself, he couldn’t understand the intention of those two things.

‘What are you up to? What are you hiding…’

Hannette discovers someone and gives a cold look.

Shion was approaching this direction with a bouquet of flowers.

What the hell did you want to say, so you bought flowers?

“What are you doing here?”

“I went to buy flowers.”

“Suddenly, what flower?”

“Um… are you going to give it to your sister?”

“Why are you giving it to me?”

“I was going to give half and keep the other half for myself.”

“…?”

The unexpected answer left Hannette speechless.

I thought I would tell a blatant lie, but it was to the point of being ridiculous.

If you give it to yourself, you give it, so why cut it in half?

“This is one of the city’s specialties. They say the color changes every time you pluck the petals.”

“… Did you go out early in the morning to find the city’s specialties?”

“It is very popular. I tried to get it yesterday, but I couldn’t because it was all sold out.”

“You could have gone with the escort driver.”

“I just wanted to walk alone. Why do you sometimes do that? I want to travel while immersed in solitude…”

“You mean to laugh at that?”

“I am very serious right now.”

Shion answered calmly and picked up a flower from the bouquet.

Hanette silently looked at the bouquet that Shion held out and accepted it reluctantly.

“Okay, take a good look. It will change to one of the colors of the rainbow.”

Shion placed her fingers on the flower petals and pulled them out.

One white petal was torn off, and the remaining petals turned yellow.

“It doesn’t matter what comes out now. It doesn’t matter what comes last.”

“…why is that important?”

“They say that depending on what color comes out, it shows the future that person will face.”

“Do you believe that?”

“Of course I don’t believe it. I’m just trying it for fun.”

Shion smiled and started to pluck the petals one by one.

Purple, yellow, orange, indigo.

There were now two petals left, and Shion plucked them without hesitation.

“Oh, red.”

“What?”

“They say that red color means that love will come true.”

Harnette burst into laughter, but her eyes did not move.

Even if I didn’t want to be treated like a kid, I had no choice but to do it.

How the hell are your ears so thin?

“… How much did you pay for this?”

“What else are you going to say?”

“Are you rich? Didn’t you come to your senses after using 320 last time?”

“Who makes a lot of money? I said I would give it to you, but you didn’t take it, so what can I do?”

“Ha… are you kidding me?”

“I have never been teased. I was just telling the truth.”

Shion calmly argued, but did not show it.

Now he had to make himself completely forget about going out alone.

Of course, there were some personal feelings about Harnette not taking the money.

“From the way you speak, you must have spent 10 gold coins.”

“A bunch of these only costs five silver coins.”

“… You spent two gold coins on something like this? Are you crazy?”

“It’s fine. It’s money my sister didn’t take, so I don’t feel guilty.”

“Go and get your money back right away!”

“Is this my money?”

“I don’t know if it’s your money, go get your money back!”

“Then, my sister refunds it herself. I will take only mine.”

Shion reached out for the bouquet Hanette was holding.

However, Hannette quickly gets out and pulls the bouquet.

“I really don’t listen! Are you going to keep doing this?”

“Then it should be like this, what should I do?”

“Oh, you damn kid!”

“You want to try too? But can you give me one?”

“Hey!”

“Can’t that be? great. I will have to make concessions for my fiancé.”

Shion naturally passed the conversation and passed by Hanette.

Although it threw two gold coins, it was enough to attract the attention of Hannett and others.

In the future, there would be no other voices coming out about this.

‘Now I need to practice using acid rain… Should I find a suitable place?’

* * *

The eastern area of the kingdom of Alain, inside the carriage.

Hanette was returning to the capital city after finishing the journey of 3 nights and 4 days with Zion.

I didn’t do anything in particular, but my body and mind were tired.

Maybe the little boy next to him made his nerves sharper.

‘Other than that, I didn’t waste my money. They pretend to listen to me.’

Hannette looked out at the scenery outside and cautiously turned her head.

Shion was looking out the window in contemplation.

What are you thinking?

‘If it’s red, love will come true? Why do you believe that?’

Harnette shakes her head as she recalls the memory of that time.

After taking the flowers from Shion, he secretly plucked the petals.

However, the results were so bizarre that they all ended up in the trash.

‘How can all three be red? This is a trick…’

“It’s a surprise!”

“Protect the wagon!”

Shouts erupted from outside the carriage.

Harnette looks at the situation outside with a surprised face.

Shion frowns and raises the magic power in her body.

‘A surprise attack in this situation… they’re the only ones.’

Shion immediately infers their identities and shows cold eyes.

They were operating in secret, and we never encountered the main character until we got to the mid-to-late half.

From noblemtl.com

Judging by the fact that he was aiming for the moment he got out of the capital, he must have been trying to kill Hannett for sure.

‘Is it time to use acid rain?’