033. Hide and seek

Magical power always leaves traces.

There is no perfection. If it looks perfect, it means that the owner of that magical power is superior.

It’s not that I can’t read because I don’t have it, it’s that I can’t read because I lack the ability.

However, the executioner named Aldora was never higher than Kim Woo-jin.

It didn’t even have overwhelming ability to deceive Kim Woo-jin’s senses.

And Kim Woo-jin has the ability to explore space by tearing it apart.

That was the reason Kim Woo-jin was able to track them down.

“…how so fast?”

The place they chased was a swamp filled with rare monsters.

On one side, dozens of lizardmen, on the other side, five giant croakers reveal their lives.

It was exactly in the middle that Kang Min-sik and Aldo, as well as the fainted Ruine and Kim Woo-jin, arrived.

The moment of collision when each other ran towards each other, getting extremely close.

Kwajik, the bodies of the two Lizardmen caught up in the aftermath of the space shift were torn as they were. Crocker’s thick teeth, which were heading toward the Lizardmen, aimed at Kim Woo-jin, who got stuck between them.

Kwaaang!

The flames pushed Crocker away. It melted the hide and cooked the flesh. He couldn’t even scream and was reduced to ashes, but a very brief gap was enough for the executioner to teleport once more.

squeak-

Kim Woo-jin’s sword cut through the air. The hanging clothes and weak blood were turned to ashes.

“Do something useless.”

I squeezed my hand into the space once again.

“Look at this?”

But it was different from before. Like a labyrinth, there were several paths.

I twisted the space to create confusion in that short amount of time. It is an incomprehensible task that a normal wizard would never be able to accomplish, but if the target is an enforcer with the power of space, it is not impossible at all.

“It must have consumed a lot of mana.”

However, even an enforcer cannot do such a thing without paying anything.

“It’s a little troublesome, but there’s nothing you can’t find.”

It wasn’t that complicated because it was rushed anyway. It’s only a short gap, so it’s only a matter of time before it gets caught.

Kim Woo-jin threw himself.

* * *

“···Shit!”

Aldo grabbed his side and sat down. The white clothes turned red from the blood.

“Gwa, are you okay?”

“There is no time for this. I wrote a number, but Kim Woo-jin will come soon. I never thought I could manipulate space…!”

A few tens of seconds at most. He hurriedly drew a drink.

“Can I run away?”

“Then will you just be captured and put back in purgatory?”

“…no, that’s not it.”

“For now, leave this woman here.”

Aldo threw Luine into the bush. I’m not weak, and I’ll wake up soon, so there won’t be any problems.

“I never thought I would have space-related powers.”

“Can’t we do dimension shift?”

“That doesn’t change anything. Kim Woo-jin has authority.”

Aldo didn’t explain exactly what that authority was, but the sense of futility was conveyed.

“There is only one thing we can do.”

“One thing?”

dismissal-

Aldo’s hand became urgent in the shaking space.

“Go and explain!”

Mana fluctuated. space turned upside down

It was a huge city. Wow, the city where countless crowds cheer, as the carnival march continues.

The biggest, most colorful, and most populous metropolis on the continent was holding a festival to celebrate the founding of Korea.

“policy···?”

“I do not know. I just moved to the most crowded and crowded place.”

Aldo hurriedly dragged Minshik Kang into the crowd.

“Kill the presence as much as possible.”

One step later, Kim Woo-jin appeared in their place. He paused for a moment when he saw the crowd of people.

“…Fortunately, this is as expected.”

“What does it mean?”

“Kim Woo-jin does not want this situation to be revealed publicly. I will refrain from extreme behavior in crowded places as much as possible.”

It wasn’t convincing at all.

“There were already rumors that I came to the whole continent, right?”

“It’s one thing to be rumored, and having you actually be seen, and triggering a problem because of it. There is a stark difference between being caught roaming around without any problems on the surface and being caught doing strange things to anyone.”

I didn’t understand. Aldo, who checked his expression, added a quadruped.

“If you are caught without any problems, it will just end with an incident where people mistook someone for you, or it will end with you temporarily being on leave under the authority of the warden.”

It had never been used before, but Kim Woo-jin, the director of Purgatory, actually had such authority.

“Hello? That is nonsense.”

“This is Kim Woo-jin, who came after us in an instant. I mean you wiped out the four Enforcers, and nothing makes sense to a guy like that.”

Maybe those rumors are true without any real process. Aldo shuddered weakly.

“Why do you have to be like this? Wouldn’t it be over if God stepped in?”

“God has fulfilled his responsibility for you by sending us.”

“No, what is that…!”

“listen carefully.”

Aldo changed the subject. Kang Min-sik didn’t like it, but he had no choice but to listen.

“Hiding in crowds is a stopgap.”

With magic, the more time you spend, the more things you can contain. The same goes for authority.

“My power is unrivaled in space even among the executors. I was caught up in my haste, but if I had enough time, if I twisted it as complicated as possible, I could hide enough.”

That’s it. In the first place, the purpose was not to fight and win against Kim Woo-jin, but to help Kang Min-shik not to be caught.

“So, now that it’s like this, let’s go to the imperial palace.”

“Yes?”

“Humans, of course, would welcome you. Use them as a barrier to kill time.”

“ah. If there are a lot of people, even Kim Woo-jin won’t be able to cause a commotion, right?”

“I will do my best to restrain myself. But it’s not perfect. so···.”

“So what?”

Aldo hurriedly rolled over. Zeng, the earth ruptures with a weak vibration. The roar is drowned out by the heat of the carnival.

“Uh, uh…?”

No, it wasn’t perfect. Tsk, Kim Woo-jin clicked his tongue and put them all to sleep.

That gap gave Aldo and Kang Min-sik the opportunity to escape once again.

Kim Woo-jin raised his head. The direction is the Imperial Palace. Are you going to use the empire and the emperor as your shield?

“You do funny things.”

Is it your own footsteps?

It’s pretty annoying.

If it’s best to catch Kang Min-shik in two weeks without any problems, the worst is to make all sorts of fuss.

Evidence is revealed that Kang Min-sik did not go on leave, but escaped from prison.

It would be very trivial to give it up at the point of recapturing it, but I don’t want to give it to them.

So, those elements are excluded in advance.

“I’d rather just teleport again.”

It’s easier to follow.

Kim Woo-jin lightly snapped his fingers.

Hundreds of black flames flickered. It was neither hot nor bright. But it flared up.

No one recognized the flames.

“Find the enforcer and Kang Min-shik.”

Sparks flew. towards the ecliptic.

“hide.”

Kim Woo-jin walked. Each step, each step erased the distance like teleportation.

“Show your hair.”

Imperial Palace. This is the final stage of this long hide-and-seek game.

* * *

National Foundation Day is the biggest festival of the empire.

The birthday of a great nation ruling nearly half of the continent, a great beginning.

All citizens of the Empire take great pride in being citizens of the Empire.

As great as the empire is, loyalty to the emperor, the supreme leader of the great empire, is also high.

In particular, the current emperor was a great warrior who prevented destruction along with the hero, Kang Min-shik.

The one who stood on the final battlefield with Kang Min-shik. A hero who practiced noblesse oblige and fought for the continent and humanity at the forefront of the battlefield.

“To be able to hear His Majesty’s speech directly.”

“Hero, Minshik Kang has returned. Would you like to tell us about that too?”

“Sounds natural. Isn’t His Majesty Kang Min-shik’s closest colleague?”

All the people gathered at the table fixed their eyes on the podium to listen to a word the emperor had to say.

The terrace of the Imperial Palace created like a podium. Soon the door will open and His Majesty the Emperor will come out. And you will begin to speak noble words.

but 1 minute.

“Are you a little late?”

“You’re very busy, so you might be a little late.”

5 minutes.

“I can wait forever!”

“Long live the Emperor!”

10 minutes.

“How did this happen?”

“His Majesty is not the kind of person who breaks promises.”

The door finally opened, but the one who came through was not the great emperor they had been waiting for.

“Today’s speech has been canceled due to circumstances! Disband everyone and come back at this time tomorrow!”

It was just a herald of unpleasant news.

* * *

“Where are you?”

The great emperor of the empire, Kalmas Khan Doirian Verfon, forgot his body and strode down the hallway.

To be seen by the people, he took off the mantle and cumbersome ornaments he had prepared and handed them over to the attendants who followed.

“I just went into the reception room.”

“That guy is coming back. I thought it was a rumor, but was it really true?”

The warrior who left after saving the world never comes back. It was a record left in ancient literature.

So even though I read the newspaper, I didn’t believe it. The media always inflates petty gossip to get attention.

Even if it’s a shame that I dared to mention the hero’s name, I thought I’d use it moderately and draw a line.

“It was real.”

how did it come why did you come

“Meet Your Majesty.”

“Open the door.”

“Yes.”

The knights guarding the waiting room opened the door. He was in a luxurious chair made of cowhide in the interior of an ornate reception room.

The hero who saved the continent, his companion, the hero.

“His Highness the Crown Prince, no, I see Your Majesty.”

The warrior nodded and bowed his head. Courtesy to the emperor is insufficient, but considering his status, it is appropriate.

Even if he is an emperor, he is a warrior.

“Don’t call me too loud. between us.”

The emperor smirked and sat down. The attendants brought tea.

“Everybody get out. I want to be alone.”

“Haona…”

“If Kang Min-shik puts his mind to it, it doesn’t matter whether you exist or not.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The attendant and escort knights went out. In the empty reception room, the emperor and the hero faced each other.

“I was honestly surprised. I never thought you would come back like that.”

“How did I leave?”

“I lost my lover and went away as if I wanted to quickly forget him.”

“It wasn’t quite like that.”

It was. After saving the world, he found some stability. However, it was also true that he could not completely forget it and wanted to return to the original world.

“Since we know each other’s personalities well, let’s get straight to the point. Why did you come to see me?”

“Because I need help.”

“Are you a warrior? to me?”

“It’s possible during His Majesty’s time.”

Hmm, the emperor took a sip of the tea. What could a warrior seek help from others? And what else can be received after helping the hero?

Anything is not bad. Just the fact that the hero came to find himself, not a foreign country.

The title of a hero’s colleague is good when it’s like this.

“Can you help me?”

“It seems like the demons were suggesting that you force the contract first without even showing the contract.”

“I am being chased. Stop the pursuers.”

“It’s a funny joke.”

Who would dare to pursue a man who even the emperor could not carelessly do? power out of control. It would be a lie if he said he wasn’t happy when he returned safely.

“Does this sound like a joke?”

However, the warrior did not laugh. The emperor felt a chill run down his spine.

“…Who are you?”

“I cannot tell you that.”

“You don’t even know who is chasing you, can you stop me?”

“If you find out, you won’t be able to handle it.”

“Jim is the Emperor of the Empire. There is nothing that Jim cannot handle.”

“there is. I am also an adversary that I cannot handle.”

“Funny words. Then what are you asking for help with?”

“Please buy me some time.”

“time?”

“He mobilizes everything in the imperial palace to buy us a moment of time…”

The warrior’s words stopped.

“Where are you looking?”

His gaze was not directed at the emperor. I turned my head, but I couldn’t see anything.

“… such crazy.”

However, it was clearly visible in the warrior’s eyes. A flame that burns darkly. It was undoubtedly the warden’s.

The flame soon turned into a single person.

“found.”

“who···!”

Puck, the emperor fell forward and passed out.

“Fortunately, I can’t find it, there’s no need to oriole.”

Kim Woo-jin laughed.