Tia ran her fingers through the blood flowing down her cheeks and moved on.

“Is it the same place, after all?”

I remember a time ago when I was attacked by masked guys.

Tia couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable about the small scar on her cheek, just like that time.

Furthermore, the type of magic is also the same brain-attributed magic as it was back then.

If coincidence continues, it is inevitable.

Yes, Oz is questionable.

“Whatever… … .”

But this time, I thought I would pass on that effort even if it was virtual.

promised to do so.

* * *

Tia headed towards the place where her laboratory was.

There were still embers between the burnt and scorched buildings, and most of the students had already evacuated, and there were no people around.

Arriving at the scene like that, Tia found 1 living person, 1 dead person, and 1 person who was neither dead nor alive.

“Tiamat?”

“It’s okay, so rest as it is, Aira. Rather, why is he like that again?”

“hello.”

“Yeah, you’re still more polite than Oz.”

I know how to say hello.

“Yeah… … ?”

“No, just like that.”

Tia glanced at Marie, who was sitting against the wall as if discharged, and Aira, who was taking care of her, before moving her feet.

She said to Prudence, who was the only one in the place where the embers remained, losing that warmth.

“Are you satisfied?”

Of course, there was no answer coming back. Since he is already dead, there is no way he can give an answer.

“If you did everything you wanted to do, you should have gone at least smiling.”

Tia muttered as she looked at the profile of Prudence who was lying down.

“Why are you making such a worried expression again?”

If so, then or not.

If you were so worried about the future, would you stay and prepare for that moment?

Why leave such a thing to someone else, and even then?

why the hell

“You have been worried since before.”

Why haven’t you put out the flame yet?

Tia sighed in frustration and raised her hand.

“I like people who burn their lives, but… … .”

right!

Tia snapped her fingers and said.

“You will need to put out the flames now.”

At the same time, rain started pouring from the sky. It was magic using her dragon words.

“Good work. Prudence Roa. Unfortunately, I can’t give you severance pay.”

The point at which rain began to extinguish the remaining embers between the buildings.

Amidst the silent rain, the sound of footsteps could be heard.

Tia said to the center of the crowd that had stopped behind her.

“Can you pray for this guy? Arrieta.”

In order to confirm the truth of the incident, Arrieta appeared accompanied by ＜Shields of Light＞.

“This guy is a horse. You endangered students, stole common test subjects from many countries, and burned down the school? But if it’s just a word, could you pray for him?”

“Head of the school. I came here for that, so you don’t have to worry so much about it.”

Arrieta shook her head as if she understood despite Tia’s verbal abuse.

The weight of the sin didn’t matter. Because prayer doesn’t cover the target.

“… … You’re definitely not worth giving to someone like Oz. I can understand Lucia’s feelings.”

Despite Tia’s somewhat mischievous joke, Arrieta didn’t mind. That wasn’t all she had to worry about now.

Arrieta casually knelt down on the ground mixed with rain and ash and began to pray.

“Lord, your daughter prays for this person.”

The ＜Shields of Light＞ who came as Arrieta’s escort also knelt down following Arietta, as if they weren’t afraid to stain their pure white armor.

Tia glanced at the priests and then looked up at the sky.

“It’s fine.”

Bright light was pouring through the dark clouds she created.

Tia thought back to the moment she first found Prudence.

It was a moment that left a deep impression on me even after so many years.

-Are you that rumored slum wizard?

Prudence was impressive from the moment I first met him.

Despite becoming an elder-class wizard at a young age, he was rotting his talent in the slums.

He only taught elementary level magic to children who knew nothing about magic.

– If you’re going to teach the kids, don’t you want to come to my side and try it?

-… … .

Tia’s purpose is scouting.

In the first place, there weren’t many talented people in the world who could teach advanced magic or higher.

There would have been plenty of wizards lining up if she wanted to, but Tia didn’t want that kind of pretense.

We needed someone who could truly care for our students. And it could have been said that it was inevitable for Tia to hear rumors about Prudence.

-I’m dangerous.

-What is the danger, are you more dangerous than me? Have you ever burned down the country?

Prudence was as if he had been reduced to ashes. He was an insignificant man who had lost his purpose.

– I am a selfish person.

-therefore? I’m a dragon I was born as a dragon, and I am the strongest among them. But do you think there are more selfish beings than me in the world?

Prudence knew he was wrong for a long time.

He was forced to control his anger by driving himself.

It wouldn’t be able to last long with such incomplete combustion.

-What if I can’t bear my stubbornness and hurt your students?

– No way.

-I’m afraid of becoming like those I tried to resist.

– I will help you not to do that.

And he was a very worried person.

Prudence, who was so weak that he could not even control his own heart, was afraid that others would be hurt by his stubbornness.

– No matter how much you burn that flame, I’ll be watching to make sure you don’t cross the line.

Tia made a promise for Prudence, who had lived a burning life, but had not yet reached ashes.

-what do you want? money? knowledge? If there’s anything you want, I’ll do my best, so tell me.

-I want to be a guide.

Tia promised what she could do in front of a weak yet strong person she hadn’t seen in a long time.

-I want to be a guide so that people like me who lose their meaning because of their stupidity do not appear anymore.

-yes? You can do that if you want to. Cause I’ll pave the way

-Yes… … .

Prudence became a guide.

And he chose none other than Oz and told him the way.

Oz has Prudence’s flame engraved on his back. As a result, he struggled against himself, an infinitely unreasonable being.

It’s no different that Tia overcame Oz’s absurd coercion with just one proof.

Because that was a promise.

“I kept my promise to you, Prudence Loa. Now, the rest is up to him.”

Tia turned around after saying that.

It seemed like it would be a little bit of a detour, unlike the way I usually walk.

* * *

ruined street.

A weathered, broken royal palace.

A place where even the sky is covered with gray and has become an area that no one can invade.

Ruin, ＜Chrysos＞

The destroyed Chrysos was no longer inhabited.

Yes, people did not live.

Instead, there were ‘outside beings’.

“Hmm.”

The center of the weathered royal castle.

The man arrogantly sitting on the throne wearing a crown, the being called ‘Delay von Chrysos’ in the past stroked his beard as if he was worried.

“That’s strange.”

Delade already knew that the monster he sent had suffered.

It was also expected.

Even when he brainwashed and sent Gerard in advance, he knew that there was an absurd monster with the title of [Dragon Emperor] inside him.

“What the hell did you do?”

But I couldn’t figure out what the monster was doing.

It wasn’t the [Solvent].

It was a completely different existence.

And the being used a different power than I knew beforehand.

The memories of the humans he devoured had no such power.

“It’s dangerous… … . that’s dangerous If we don’t take measures… … .”

Brilliant golden power severed their connection to the spirits they had devoured.

In the first place, the reason they ate humans with their souls was to use them as an energy source.

However, if the connection itself is cut off, no matter how small the wound, it cannot be healed.

It’s such a lethal force.

“This may need to be investigated.”

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King Chrysos was troubled.

There was a problem sending troops in the same way as before.

It’s hard to see that we’ll get to the same place in the same way.

This time it was just a coincidence.

Even if troops were sent hastily, there was a high probability that they would eventually be caught at the border and sent to an unknown location.

“Then you have to use another hand that was hinted at in advance… … .”

Instead of devouring those who approached, he cast a hint.

It was because the body could not endure for a long time even if it swallowed low-level people.

That’s why I swallowed only the spirit and sent the body into the world.

One of them was Gerard, and the other was the leader of the mercenary group that captured the monster he had sent.

The reason the monster was sent out in the first place was to use the gap to increase the hand.

It was a hand obtained through sacrifice, so I tried to save it, but I couldn’t help it.

“then… … .”

Delade started looking for the mercenary while retracing his suggestion.

The moment he tried to figure out the location of the mercenary he had hinted at.

『I can see you are looking through this.』

He realized that the mercenary was also captured.

It was not a place he knew.

In the first place, the world they invaded was colorful, but there was no such pitch-black sky.

“It looks interesting, so I tried to retrieve it and it doesn’t disappoint.”

“… … Who are you?”

Delade couldn’t help but panic. It was surprising that he noticed himself in the first place.

Even the monster called [Solvent] could not search for him.

Then who is the opponent?

『I am the oldest being.』

The only being who already knows everything about ‘existence outside’.

The king of the dead, completely out of the notion of time.

『He is the one called Myungwang.』

[King] Thanatos has contacted the ‘external beings’.

“It’s been a while since I saw you. You failed works abandoned by God.』

* * *

Baekyang was waiting for Eleanor nervously in front of the dormitory. The magic he cast was broken.

It wasn’t much magic, but the fact that it was broken was important.

If it’s broken, it means that Eleanor went into battle.

“ha… … .”

In fact, she had no reason to be so concerned about Eleanor.

Isn’t she a goblin and not worried about people, but rather a harm?

Even as Baekyang thought so, he began to pace around nervously.

‘Should I go find it?’

I thought so for a moment.

‘No, that’s not it.’

Her identity as a goblin did not allow that.

that’s an insult to one’s pride

“Ah, Baekyang. Were you there to meet me?”

Baek Yang, who was so confused between nervousness and pride, soon discovered the existence of Eleanor talking to him.

Eleanor came back covered in blood.

“… … What the hell are you doing walking around that hurts you so much?”

“Ehehehe.”

Yang Baek sighed and began to shake off the dust from Eleanor’s body.

“What is this… … .”

Baek Yang let out a sigh while looking at the ribbon on Eleanor’s head.

It was a mess.

“Oh, that’s fine.”

“It’s not okay. If you leave it like this, it will hurt your head.”

Baek Yang stretched out her hand toward Eleanor’s hair, which was tied with a ribbon, with grim eyes.

“Oh, no!”

“What the hell are you doing?!”

Baekyang pulled off the ribbon attached to her hair, overpowering Eleanor who resisted by holding her hand.

“Hey… … .”

“… … .”

Baekyang looked at Eleanor, who was causing trouble even in such an injured state, with tired eyes and said.

“Wouldn’t it be okay to wash it and put it on again later?”

“It’s meaningful because someone else gave it to you.”

“Hmm?”

Baekyang nodded.

I thought I knew who put this ribbon in such a mess.

It was clear that Oz was secretly caring about Eleanor.

People give meaning to even insignificant things. I know that’s a human habit.

“huh.”

“Ah!”

But it didn’t matter too much to Baekyang.

She threw back the bloodstained ribbon and grabbed Eleanor.

“Let’s go to the hospital first.”

“Lee, Ribbon… … .”

“… … I’ll wash and bring it to you later, so you should go to the hospital, right?”

goblin prank

[walking on the spot]

Baek Yang used magic to catch Eleanor, who was about to run amok.

She looked so lively, but her wounds were quite severe.

“Hey, Baekyang.”

Eleanor, who was hanging on the sheep’s back as if she were carrying it, said.

“How much money will it cost to hire a mercenary?”

“It will depend on the job.”

mercenary.

Normally, it was an unfamiliar word, but in ＜Skientia＞, it was a word that came up and down relatively often.

At this time, there were many nobles who had fled for their own safety. However, they cannot stay in ＜Skientia＞ for the rest of their lives.

That’s why the most used method was to hire mercenaries.

‘I thought he wouldn’t be an ordinary kid, but… … .’

Aren’t you too defenseless?

Baekyang let out a deep sigh as she looked at Eleanor, who didn’t know that just talking about the topic could arouse suspicion.

“It will be expensive.”

“Uh, how much?”

“this much?”

Baekyang expressed the amount she thought with her fingers.

The amount Baekyang sang was considerably higher than the usual amount.

For her part, if she was going to hire a mercenary, she meant to hire a proper mercenary, but Eleanor felt despair.

“Very expensive!”

“It will depend on the work being commissioned, but usually it will cost about that much.”

It was an amount worth sticking out her tongue for Eleanor, who couldn’t pack anything special when she escaped from the kingdom in the first place.

But she had to check.

He had to go to Chrysos and see with his own eyes what had happened that day. That was her duty as a royalty, she thought.

“Oh, should I do a part-time job?”

Eleanor decided to work part-time to fulfill her duties as a member of the royal family.