Episode 139. Arcana (1)
[World Quest: Evil Dragon Hunter]
The one who hunted the clan of evil dragons.
The legend of the mountain range is calling you.
– Reach the top of the Zero Mountains. (In progress)
An entity that should not be awakened.
The World Quest started by defeating him.
I was the only one who knew of its existence. Players who contributed to the elimination also received quests, but they were only normal quests. In a word, the ‘class’ of the quest was different.
But I’m a bad dragon hunter!
How did Skal find out about my tinnitus?
I really didn’t want to worry about it. A stream of consciousness follows naturally. Let’s see, it was a world quest that could affect the entire Arcana world.
‘It must be a message.’
Why did a message appear to all players during the [Seed of the World Tree] quest? Hidden Class Dragon Knight. It must have been that only Skaarl had received a message related to the evil dragon hunter.
‘Is it fortunate among misfortunes?’
Yes, if you think about it, let’s think that it’s really fortunate. Of course, it became meaningless the moment Skaarl uttered my name in front of the camera.
‘It’s not enough even with three highs and lows.’
I chewed on my back and moved on.
headed for the portal.
Like I said, I didn’t have time.
however.
Humongous hum——
The voices of reporters chattering from behind made me stop in my tracks.
“Did you just deny Skaarl’s request?”
“This will crumple your Skal’s pride a lot?”
“You didn’t seem very angry beyond rejection, did you?”
“therefore! Meeting with Skal is like a waste of time…!”
The lobby of the Magic Tower.
A space open to anyone as long as there are portals.
As co-chief of the Magic Tower, I knew that fact better than anyone else.
Am I not Grandfel, who values procedure as much as I value formality? It’s not my living room, and I don’t have the heart to say anything about having a conversation.
But today, the story is different.
I mean, it’s very annoying.
I stopped walking and turned around.
I looked at the crowd.
I haven’t even opened my mouth yet.
“…suck!”
The silence that came right away—
I opened my mouth in that silence.
It was a request, not an order.
“Also, for the time being, I want you to be quiet inside the Magic Tower.”
This means that the patient needs absolute stability.
.
.
.
Marcelo collapsed.
A separate room for the Mage Tower Healing School.
The skilled wizards, including Klee, couldn’t let go of their tension.
“What are we supposed to do, Claire?”
“Let’s calm down. everyone.”
“…I expected it, but I didn’t expect it to be so sudden.”
Curse of the Seymourds.
Even if you say it, words without feet spread quickly.
Besides, the person who was cursed had no intention of hiding the fact.
Marcelo is breathing heavily on the bed.
Bellier watched Marcelo from the side.
It was the first time since childhood that I had closed my eyes.
“…same.”
Even sleeping.
It’s the same with a foolishly honest personality.
The senior mages, including Bellier, received Marcelo’s will.
The contents were honest like himself. There was no story about his life, and it was a suicide note that only thought of the Magic Tower.
“shit. I knew. Even if it’s a curse, it’s mean.”
Banshee’s voice came from beyond the door of the private room.
Several senior wizards came to Marcelo.
However, meeting is impossible.
Soon, Bellier’s gaze stared into space.
To be precise, the ‘curse pattern’ floating in the air.
From the moment Marcelo fell to now.
The pattern of the curse was gradually getting thicker.
As if absorbing Marcelo’s life.
Clever—
Bellie answered the knock.
“You may come in. Senior Matisse.”
When the door opened, I glimpsed Banshee’s face through the gap.
His eyes were full of desire to enter, but Banshee’s fuss wouldn’t help much in the current situation.
“Wow…!!”
There was no need for Bellier to open his mouth.
nemesis relationship.
Tak—
because Matisse immediately closed the door firmly.
Then, I looked at the cursed pattern floating in the air.
“I don’t feel any magic power.”
“that’s right. Even the appearance is not the structure of a magic circle.”
“….”
He blurted out.
Matisse looked at the ring.
Again, the color did not change.
Alien magic black magic.
The structure of the black magic circle is also heterogeneous and different.
The pattern of curse wasn’t even black magic.
I’ve been wanting to have one just in case.
Belle laughed bitterly.
“It is neither magic nor black magic. In the end, our predictions were correct.”
“How is Chief Marcelo?”
“As I said. It is forcibly breathing life into it.”
A state in which only bodily functions are maintained through healing magic.
Matisse’s brow twitched.
It would take an enormous amount of mana to maintain that level of healing magic.
But Bellier showed no sign of exhaustion.
‘Is it to maintain magic by alternating with skilled wizards?’
No, it seemed that even skilled wizards of the healing school were not free to enter and exit this place.
Even if the limit of magic power had reached, it should have come sooner… Matisse’s concerned gaze soon turned to Bellier’s unusual outfit.
Wait, now I see, isn’t it a priest’s robe, not a robe?
Bellier, who noticed his gaze, touched the hem of his sleeve.
“Chief Lee Ho-yeol told me that it would be helpful.”
“…this chief?”
“Looking at the pattern, it was a magic tool of the Goddess Church. No, the church calls it a sacred object, not a magic tool, right? Whatever the name, it is thanks to the effect of the holy object.”
A sacred relic handed over by Chief Lee Ho-yeol.
Thanks to that, I was able to stay by Marcelo’s side.
Matisse swallowed.
‘He was delicate in an unexpected place.’
It was Ho-yeol who saved Muon, the sacred ground of the Goddess Church.
It wouldn’t be strange if Ho-yeol had the holy relics of the Goddess Church. If the Goddess Church were proud of them, they would have reciprocated in some way.
As soon as he finished thinking, Bellier opened his mouth.
“In the end, I have no choice but to wait. Chief Lee Ho-yeol’s return.”
“…”
All I can hear is Marcelo’s breathing.
A gloomy mood is not good.
Bellier opened his mouth to ventilate the atmosphere.
“really. How is the atmosphere of the Mage Tower seniors?”
“I am concerned about the chief’s vacancy.”
“Because they don’t know. The reason Chief Lee went to Arcana…”
Chief Lee Ho-yeol revealed only his plan to enter the Arcana continent.
The purpose was not disclosed.
Now that Marcelo has fallen, Ho-yeol has headed to the Arcana continent.
It was as if there was a sudden threat to the safety of the two chiefs.
but.
– “It won’t be long to be away. So, I would like you to refrain from making requests related to me, including requesting a tower, for a few days. I hope for your understanding.”
– “Because the Seymourds are there.”
-“Trust me nonetheless.”
Bellier Matisse.
At least the two seniors had faith.
So I was able to open my mouth.
“A few days. It’s okay to be agitated once in a while.”
But change came much earlier than they thought.
“…?”
…Because the pattern of the curse was fluctuating differently than before.
“!”
Previously, it had just gradually become clearer, but now it became clearer and then darkened repeatedly.
The frivolous glow seemed to tremble with fear.
Embarrassed, Bellier looked out the window.
“…the sun hasn’t set yet?”
Chief Lee Ho-yeol.
It hasn’t even been half a day since he left the Magic Tower.
It’s not enough that he has already stepped on the Arcana continent.
Did you find the clue to the time-limited curse?
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[Fork in the setting sun]
[Recommended level: Lv.380]
[Collapse progress: 0.6%]
Entered the crack created closest to the magic tower.
The reason is simple.
I had no confidence.
‘…Does he have the magic left to return to reality and manifest the portal?’
The confidence to return to the magic tower.
The destination is the Arcana Continent, not the rift.
How to return to reality?
i only know one
To activate the effect of [Last Adventurer].
In other words, you have to die once on the Arcana Continent to activate the effect.
But can I, Grandfel, calmly close my eyes? On the continent of Arcana, teeming with demons?
I could guess.
I don’t even have enough magic exhaustion.
I will hunt demons until my body is in tatters.
‘That’s why I chose the closest rift.’
If anything, you’ll have to call a taxi and return to the Magic Tower.
Shoot it—
the landscape of cracks that soon emerges in the sunset.
However, I couldn’t afford to appreciate it as much as today.
I immediately opened my inventory.
[Map that connects to all things]
[Rating: Epic]
[Restrictions: None]
[Effect: You can find out the location of something hidden somewhere that someone has secretly hidden. You can also teleport to the location of something only once.
However, when the teleportation effect is activated, all effects are immediately lost.]
[Description: A magic tool with infinite possibilities depending on how you use it.]
The spoils of the devil.
Before activating the effect right away, I thought about it again.
The forgotten Arcana settings.
When Arcana was just a game, time flow in Arcana was 4 times faster than in reality.
A day in real life was four days in Arcana. It was verified through Frost that the setting is valid even after the cataclysm.
‘It’s up to you to think.’
You might think that thanks to that, you have more room than expected.
Still, you might think that time is running out.
Of course, that’s my heart.
“Even the passage of time doesn’t matter to me.”
…Yes, this is my snout. It’s my cubic tablet.
There was no hesitation.
As if opening a portal, I recalled the coordinates in my head.
– “Simuard family. It is located in the eastern part of the Imperial Capital City. Near Lake Narnia.”
Gooooh—
Light emanated from the [Map that connects to all things].
The demon king’s energy has been purified through the exorcism ceremony.
The only thing to worry about is the effect of the item.
A message emerged in the pouring light.
[You have entered the continent of Arcana, which is heading towards destruction.]
.
.
.
It reminds me of Arcana that I saw in various advertisements.
There is no need to mention Mountain Range Zero, which has always appeared without fail.
The night view of Arcana appeared as often as the Zero Mountains.
Dozens of stars embroidered the night sky.
Because the night sky of Arcana was full of stars larger than the real moon. Yes, me who woke up on the Arcana continent. The next thing I witnessed after the message was the night sky of Arcana.
A
giant pupil stuck in the sky.
A gaze looking down on the Arcana Continent as if watching over it.
I noticed.
No, as a demon hunter, I instinctively felt it.
[The skill ‘Natural Relations’ is activated.]
That’s right.
Instead of stars, it was the devil’s eyes that embroidered the night sky of Arcana.
I spit out my sentiments.
“It seriously spoils the aesthetics.”
Malice overflowing the Arcana Continent.
The pride in my heart reacted more violently than ever.
It’s because Grandfell can’t tolerate even breathing like a devil. It must have been something that he could have fired his magic at the eyes of the night sky at any moment.
However, there was a procedure that was just as important as the pride.
There was a reason for entering the Arcana continent.
I checked the quest window.
[Quest: Request from the Simuard family]
Simuard of the Mado family.
They are cursed with a time limit imposed on them.
I want to dig up the source of the curse.
—Visit the Seymourd Mansion. (Success)
─Confront Countess Seymourd. (In progress)
In order to uncover the curse of the time-limited entangled in the Simuard family.
So I took a heavy step.
Indeed, one of the leading magic families on the continent.
The size of the mansion is so large that it cannot be seen at first glance.
Above all, the exterior was fine.
‘At this point, even Frost, the largest city in the north, has been captured.’
The [natural enemy relationship] that grows sharper and broader day by day.
The demon hunter’s senses were feeling it.
There is a demon inside Simuard’s mansion.
It was not difficult to identify the identity.
As stated in the objective of the quest, there is a high probability that the devil is Countess Seymourd. I remembered the information I had heard about Mrs. Seymourd through Bellier.
– “Godmother Yula Simuard. He was practically the head of Seymourd.”
Countess Seymourd, who has been serving as the head of the family in place of the short-lived Seymourd family. Bellier, remembering her, had pointed to his temple.
– “By the way, I’m sorry. Nothing comes to mind about him. Strangely, the image of Marcelo I saw at the same time on the same day is clear in my memory. As if only the afterimage of Mrs. Seymourd was cut out…”
It may sound unlucky, but the magicians of the Mage Tower are smart.
Even apprentice wizards were the pride of their family, the totality of their talents, and most of them were unfamiliar with it.
Bellier is a senior wizard who cannot be compared to such an apprentice. What she says is ‘clear in the memory’. It really means it’s as clear as what you just saw.
‘It definitely smelled.’
so.
I guessed half of it there.
I thought that might be the status ailment of the devil.
And at this moment, I was convinced in front of the mansion.
The Seymourd family.
The demon swallowed by the curse of the time limit.
She is wearing the mask of a countess.
I’m feeling it all over again.
Are demons really fearless?
To touch the magic family crest.
Well, there was also a demon who tried to stab the half-god elder mage in the back of the head.
All of a sudden, I feel like a devil.
All of a sudden—
a presence felt from beyond the darkness.
A man dressed in a tuxedo.
He held a magic lamp in his hand and spoke to me.
“Guests are easy. I don’t know what kind of business you are.” He opened the
door
and politely greeted me.
“I am Seo Hatif, the butler of the Simuard family. Our Simuard family is open to anyone. Would you like to rest?”
Yes, it’s devilish to put a human who knows nothing like this in front. Anyway, befitting a count’s butler, he is impeccably polite. So much so that I can’t refuse.
“Thank you.”
I followed the butler, Seo, into the Simuard family.
Some might ask if I’m crazy.
It looks crazy to me.
But this is also my heavy pride.
In my mind, I wanted to blow up the whole mansion where the devil lives and breathes. Marcelo’s family was the Simoard family. Consideration for Marcelo, who was struggling with the curse.
“You are not guilty.”
At the same time, noblesse oblige.
This includes consideration for the vassals who serve the Simuard family.
furthermore.
“Sorry, what did you just say?”
I looked up at the sky without answering.
It wasn’t just the devil’s eyes in the night sky.
My ‘Arrangement’ was also waiting in the clouds from earlier.
[Flying Mechanical Castle Iron Castle: Waiting for orders]
So.
I am proud of Seymourd Mansion.
Headed to the Devil’s Mouth.
