Chapter 138: Trust me (2)
There wasnt much on the agenda.
However, the impact of the roundtable meeting was in no way inferior to the first session.
After the chief and senior mages left the Crystal Hall one by one.
Those left behind began to talk resolutely.
Where does his confidence come from?
Skilled mage, Jibril.
As could be seen from her flashy hairstyle, Jibril was confident in everything she did.
However, what Chief Lee Hoyeol had was something that went beyond her confidence.
Hes going to enter Arcana alone?
There was no need to explain the risks at length.
You could see enough from the ruptures.
Not only did they occupy the Arcana continent.
The demons also stretched out their magic to devour the world of adventurers.
Shake
I honestly dont know what hes thinking.
Lynne, a skilled mage who liked to show off, said with trembling shoulders.
Everyone in the Mage Tower knows that he is amazing, but I think this has gone too far. Arcana Continent is incomparably more dangerous than a rupture, isnt it?
Even if Lynne is good at saying unlucky things. I cant refute it.
Yeah! Im right Yes? What do you mean I say unlucky things?!
Bicker.
In the midst of the arguments, Jibril smoothed her chin.
Theres no way he doesnt know its dangerous.
Rather, Lee Hoyeol probably knew the situation on the Arcana Continent better than they were.
And unlike them, who had mediocre skills, he must also have an accurate understanding of his abilities and limitations.
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Then, could it be?
Jibrils eyes sparkled.
What if he has a reason to take that big risk?
This was why country bumpkin nobles couldnt make it to the top.
Where did they sell out their sophistication?
Lynne, who was in the midst of the childish argument, turned her head.
She couldnt miss out on Jibrils words.
Yes? What did you just say, Miss Jibril?
Its nothing. Keep quarreling. Lynne.
What? Miss Jibril, I think you have a misunderstanding. This is not a quarrel, its like a duel to protect the honor of the family!
Lynnes excuses and such.
Jibril, who had become interested, couldnt hear them.
She was already at the entrance of Crystal Hall.
She found Klee being run over by the crowd.
Sneak.
That surprised me! Jibril?
Jibril crossed her arms with Klees and asked subtly.
Miss Klee. How did you gain profit from their conversation?
Senior mages Belliere and Matis came to the Crystal Hall belatedly after Chief Lee Hoyeols declaration.
Naturally, they came here because they had an inkling of what was going on, right?
However, unlike Jibril, Klee didnt think that far.
Profit? Seriously, I dont know anything!
What was Jibril talking about all of a sudden?
Even while being poked on the side.
Klee sobbed with a wronged voice.
Ah, that tickles! Seriously, what are you talking about!?
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I dont get it. Why all of a sudden?
Belliere hurried her steps.
It was to catch up with him.
What was so urgent?
Chief Lee Hoyeol left as soon as the roundtable was over.
Formality and manners.
She knew that he never met without regular appointments, but
Belliere was not in the mood to go through the procedures now.
There must be a reason.
Was the reason what she thought it was?
If that really was the case.
Belliere bit her lower lip.
At least I cant just watch.
Regardless of the chiefs abilities, it was an extremely dangerous task.
Belliere knew.
The existence of the high-ranking demon king that even the elder mages called demigods, including Karimjeva, had bowed down to.
It was said that an overwhelming sacrifice was needed to revive a high-ranking demon king, but wasnt the Arcana continent already in a state no different from a living hell? There must have been more than enough sacrifices.
A high-ranking demon king.
Or a similar existence likely had appeared on the Arcana continent. No, if that were the case, the continent would have fallen into the hands of the demons.
I dont think Ill be of any help.
If it was such a strong enemy, nothing would change even if Belliere joined him. But this was a matter of the heart. Even if her mind knew, her heart couldnt stand still.
Knock.
Belliere knocked on the chiefs office door.
Its Belliere Yushia.
Her eyes were somber.
It had caused quite a stir at the roundtable meeting.
As if pretending there was nothing wrong, a calm voice was heard.
You may come in. Senior Belliere.
Creak
When Belliere opened the door and entered, what she saw was the same sight as usual. A minimalistic office. Hoyeol sitting at his desk with an excessively upright posture.
As expected, it was not easy to face Chief Lee Hoyeol.
But Belliere was prepared.
This had nothing to do with Marcelo.
I apologize for visiting you without making any appointment.
I will accept your apology.
I will also ask for forgiveness in advance for coming here to commit a breach of etiquette. Chief Lee Hoyeol, I have a question I would like to ask you.
Hoyeol raised head.
Belliere faced Hoyeol.
Joy and sadness.
A face that showed none of those emotions.
Confronting that face made her questions grow bigger.
Is it really because of my application for the towers exit
That you enter the Arcana Continent?
If she didnt know anything, she would have thought it was nonsense.
But Belliere had clearly identified with her own eyes.
Elder Mage Senios
Hoyeol mourned Senios more seriously than anyone else.
Although it was only for a short moment, she had witnessed a glimpse of his inner self.
Because of that Belliere was able to conclude her business.
I want to know why the Chief wants to enter the Arcana continent.
It was Hoyeol who put her application for the towers exit on hold.
He probably knew the intent of her question better than anyone else.
Bellieres prediction was right.
Clink
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She thought she had followed him straight in.
When did he hold a teacup in his hand in that short amount of time?
Putting down his teacup, Hoyeol answered.
His answer couldnt have been clearer.
Because the Simuard family is there.
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As someone had said.
Because the mountain is there, you climb the mountain.
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No one else knew this, but Belliere needed to know the reason.
If it wasnt for Bellieres towers exit application, the fact that Marcelo was suffering from a curse of terminal illness.
I wouldnt have been able to carry out any quests related to it.
Because the Simuard family is there.
But this crooked mouth was always the problem, seriously.
Even though this mouth could work fine, this crooked mouth caused a problem.
I promised myself once again.
Even if there was no book in the world I could read because of my pickiness.
Lets never dig up a collection of famous quotes.
Anyway, thanks to her visit, I saved the trouble.
I had many questions to ask Belliere.
I needed information about Marcelos current status as well as the [Request From the Simuard Family] quest. But for some reason, Bellieres reaction was unusual.
Haha.
A small laugh.
By any chance, did she notice my shallow quote?
My feet went numb for a moment.
Im sorry, but I have to apologize again.
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I thought about this before.
Before I could question her.
Belliere continued in a grim voice.
Chief Lee Hoyeol. I will also enter the Arcana Continent together with you.
Marcelo and Belliere.
I didnt know and I didnt have the desire to know about the relationship between the two of them. But I could see that Belliere was genuinely concerned about Marcelo.
You could tell just by looking at the application form she submitted.
Yeah. Theres nothing wrong with going together.
If there was nothing else I had to consider, it would be great for both me and Belliere.
But like I said, it wasnt a situation that could happen.
However, I couldnt explain the effect of the item and my title to Belliere.
I am afraid I have to decline your request.
Chief Lee Hoyeol, I!
I can guess how you feel, Senior Belliere.
So, I had no choice but to speak as myself once again.
Still, trust me.
Of course, even if she didnt accompany me, Bellieres help was still needed.
And I also want to ask you something.
I will answer.
I need information about the Simuard family. From exact location to approximate family members. More specifically, I want to hear about Countess Simuard.
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When I asked that, Belliere finally raised her head, which she had lowered in dismay. Then she laid out information she knew about Simuard and the curse of their terminal illness.
It wasnt until the story was over that Belliere seemed to realize it.
We have been close since childhood but I may be mistaken or misunderstand something. So I think it would be most accurate to ask the person concerned.
When it came to that, this pride reacted before I could.
Marcelo Simuard.
Information about his family.
Was it really the right thing to get it through a third party?
Normally, this pride would have never tolerated it.
But as long as the demons were involved.
Even this could have been a scheme of the demons.
Because the demons were that kind of race.
If it is true that the curse of the terminal illness is related to the demons.
What would happen if Marcelo found out? At that time, Marcelos quiet anger toward the demos could run out of control.
I dont have the confidence to stop something like that either.
To put it bluntly, if Marcelo brought out a magic tool and set out to annihilate the demons, who could stop him? In addition, such negative emotions would eventually became the demons power.
I summed up the complicated reason in one word.
No.
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A violent change of emotion is not good for him.
At that moment, Bellieres pupils flinched.
Same with Matis.
As expected, senior mages could understand each other well.
Oh, except for one, Bensch William.
His towers exit application was more annoying than spam messages.
Silence
Belliere opened her mouth after a short silence.
I understand your reason and intention. But
Her concern turned to me this time.
No matter what, carrying such a burden alone!
There is nothing to worry about.
No, I really meant it.
I had the effect of the [Last Adventurer] title.
But this time too, I had no choice but to speak in my own way.
To live is to swim in solitude.
Please dont wrap up the dark history, Grandfel.
Dont you feel sorry for me who is swimming in that dark history?
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I want to talk to the evil dragon hunter, Lee Hoyeol.
Skal dropped a bombshell announcement after a long time.
Naturally, it was enough to attract public attention.
Unofficially ranking number one, Lee Hoyeol.
Would the meeting between him and Skal, 1st in the official ranking, come true?
The rankers paid more attention than anyone else.
Dont you think theres something entangled?
Evil dragon hunter. Skal, how did that bastard know it was an evil dragon in the first place? We couldnt even tell if it was a lizard or a dragon because it was buried in the labyrinth, right?
If you think about Skals class. There is a high probability that it is related to the dragon knights [class quest].
Shining.
Rox, Camila, and Dmitry had a constructive conversation for the first time in a while.
A meeting between Lee Hoyeol and Skal. They knew the weight of it.
Dmitry trembled.
Skals class quest. It gives me goosebumps just listening to it.
Hidden class, dragon knight.
Moreover, thanks to Skal insisting on keeping himself mysterious, the classs ability was hidden. But anyone could tell. that the potential of the dragon knight was endless.
Indeed. It reminds me of the old days~
The days when Arcana was just a game.
Camilla once aimed at Skal with a bowstring.
She didnt have any particular grudge.
She had no choice because she got caught up in a quest.
What Skal was riding at that time was not a dragon, but an ordinary horse.
But he didnt get hit even once. I felt like I was going to die out of frustration.
Skal evaded countless arrows and magic and commanded the battlefield.
Watching the scene, Shining concluded.
If Skal was reborn as a [dragon knight] who wielded a real dragon, there would be no players who could compete with him in the Arcana. No, there would be no guilds who could.
Dmitry said in a wronged voice.
Yes, because its a rare hidden class! Great potential? I can understand that. Besides, its the dragon knight. But how is he going to ride a dragon who is at the top of Zero Mountain? To be honest, Ive laughed about it behind his back. But!
Lee Hoyeol.
The moment the name came out of Skals mouth.
Dmitry froze.
It may be different if its Lee Hoyeol! Its impossible for Skal or us to hunt dragons, but look at Lee Hoyeols performance in the Thefern Labyrinth this time! What did they call him? A ray of light in the infinitely deep darkness?!
Camilla usually would have tripped up Dmitry.
But Camilla also nodded seriously this time.
It was not something to laugh about.
What if. What if Hoyeol-ssi cooperates with Skal?
Hey, that sounds really horrible!
What if Skal escapes from being half a dragon knight?
Wow. Just hearing it made me tired.
Dmitry, thats enough. Rox, what do you think?
Rox, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
Dragon knight. The potential is comparable to that of the [archmage].
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Rox, are you holding a grudge?
Archmage.
It was Jessies class.
Now, Jessie Heinness had left the nest called Shining.
I am not holding a grudge, I just coldly know my place.
If Jessie had stayed, he wouldnt have been particularly worried.
But now the situation had changed.
Rox continued quietly.
We have no choice but to keep an eye on the situation.
Beyond what the world focused on.
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However, not all rankers had the same situation.
Nam Taemin.
Leonie.
Hisagi.
Three guild masters of the Great Alliance.
As soon as they heard Skals declaration, the three thought.
First of all, Leonie was stunned.
Hey, look at that crazy guy?!
What did Lee Hoyeol hate the most?
It was rudeness.
But that guy mentioned Hoyeols name in front of the media.
Skal must have lost his touch while living in seclusion. Evil dragon hunter? He wanted to meet Hoyeol? She didnt know what he wanted, but.
That bastard. He cant do that in this life.
Seriously.
She was going through a lot of trouble just to get a cup of tea.
Was that the attitude of the person who asked for cooperation?
Tsk, tsk.
Leonie clicked her tongue.
Next to her, Hisagi nodded furiously.
Leonie-ssi is right. Skal made a mistake.
Hisagi and other guild members of Inazuma.
They had experience.
The experience of almost being shut out by Hoyeol in the Yusra Kingdom.
So, as a senior in etiquette education, he had something to say.
The procedure is to bow down politely before having a conversation.
You speak well.
Nam Taemin never thought there would come a day in his life when he would agree with Hisagis words.
Nam Taemins thoughts were not much different from those of the two.
He didnt know what kind of business Skal had with Hoyeol-ssi, but.
He made a big mistake.
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Indeed.
Their prediction was correct.
Soon, Hoyeol appeared on the portal of the Mage Tower.
A large crowd of people flocked to Hoyeol.
Gulp
Reporters seemed to be eager to get their cameras and microphones at once. But this wasnt just anyone else, this was Lee Hoyeol.
Reporters swallowed their saliva, took their turns according to formality, and carefully asked their questions.
What do you think of Player Skals declaration?
Skal-ssi said something about evil dragon hunter.
The Being That Should Not Be Awakened is a dragon
Hoyeol silently listened to the questions.
But his kindness didnt stretch more than that.
At the end of the numerous questions.
Hoyeol opened his mouth.
From now on, I will regard it as a distraction.
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I had a lot to worry about.
But, what?
Evil dragon hunter? Did he spread that rumor around the neighborhood?!
I think our relationship is over even before it starts, Skal.
I continued in a voice colder than ever.
Would you mind getting out of the way? I have no time to waste.
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