◈ Episode 565. The being in the well (3)
Barbatos thought.
Things are going in the wrong direction.
Variables that even objective eyes could not see through.
The ‘Wizard’s Tower’ was the cause.
In the past, Barbatos was evaluated. The sight of the Magic Tower, which calls itself a symbol of truth and an ivory tower of the Arcana Continent, despite being swayed by a puny devil, is truly ridiculous.
Among them, the most powerful thing was the arrogance of the wizards. Just because it can handle magical power. It was a shameful sight to see people banding together with a sense of being the chosen people and looking down on other ants.
Therefore, I gladly accepted the magic tower’s offer. I thought that such a magic tower could be easily destroyed without using power.
however.
‘It’s different from the past.’
The magic tower wizards showed no signs of their past.
You can’t fool your own objective vision.
So…
does this mean that the arrogant wizards have truly changed?
‘No, I knew about that a long time ago.’
As I said, I have been watching them.
Thanks to you, I was aware of it.
The fact that the scum of the Magic Tower also changed as they faced the devil.
Even if you didn’t realize it.
Didn’t we witness it in the determination of those who faced Paimon?
‘I have changed to the point where I would risk my life.’
Then now.
What am I astonished about?
As if responding, the cocky man opens his mouth.
“You can go to the next room.”
Benshee William.
He must have been injured on Jeju Island, the island that Paimon was targeting. How can such pride come from a body that cannot even summon magical power? I wasn’t curious about the reason.
There’s only one thing I’m truly curious about.
‘Why did you pass?’
Barbatos could not properly answer Benshi’s question. That was because it hit the nail on the head. Because the banshee didn’t just ignore the clever answer and bit down on it.
It goes beyond being persistent, to the point of being childish.
Barbatos was overcome by impulse.
‘Should I kill him at this point?’
Even if they say this is a magic tower. He was the Tenth Chair. This means that there was no need to even put in effort to deal with a wizard who couldn’t even use magic power.
But the moment I clenched my fist.
“Are you hesitating because you’re moved? Or do you not want to?”
The result was passing.
“It can’t be. I will express my gratitude for that mercy.”
Barbatos said and got up and headed to the next room.
Even if I didn’t have an objective eye, I was able to notice it.
Benshee William.
From the moment that man showed mercy.
The fact that the initiative has passed to the Magic Tower.
chuck.
Barbatos’ eyes narrowed as he held the doorknob.
‘I thought I was the only one who knew how to lower his tail.’
Magic Tower.
perhaps.
It occurred to me that they might be a much smarter group than I expected.
But it didn’t mean much.
As I said, no matter how the flow goes.
Whatever the outcome.
‘Unfortunately, I have nothing to lose.’
Barbatos’s expression returned to its original state.
Playing off weakness.
It looks like even the Ten Chairs do not want to interact with each other.
Barbatos opened the door like that.
‘Because I have you, Charmen.’
I bowed again.
“I would like to greet the senior of this Barbatos Magic Tower.”
*
The Today Arcana production team of VBC, a media outlet, is the only one to have officially received approval from the Magic Tower and entered the Crystal Hall through appropriate procedures. However, the general camera director Jongjin Yoon’s expression did not look good.
“Sir, how long do we have to take pictures of an empty podium? The programming was okay in the first place, right? “We only believed in this and postponed all future programming, right?”
Hyun Yong-seok snorted.
“What’s the point if I make a little funk? Anyway, it’s the viewership ratings I raised and the advertisers I attracted. Even if we leave, no one can say anything to us.”
“No, those words are really reassuring.”
Jongjin Yoon glances at me and whispers again.
“Can we pass the pre-verification in the first place?”
If you say that you entered the magic tower after going through the procedures and ask who you are watching from earlier. It was none other than the wizards of the Magic Tower who were staring at them in the same audience.
Jongjin Yoon lowers his voice a little more and continues.
“No, senior…! You heard what those skilled wizards say over there, right? “There aren’t many people even in Magic Tower who pass the pre-verification that takes place at Topaz Hall.”
That wasn’t the only notoriety heard.
“Especially, they say that if you get caught by Mr. Ho-yeol, you have no choice but to come out in tears! Why did an experienced wizard stop eating and drinking for several days after completely failing in the preliminary verification…!”
There were still many anecdotes to tell.
When Hyun Yong-seok showed no interest, Yoon Jong-jin sighed.
It seemed best to simply convey the key points.
“that. russia. you. peel. I wonder if Barbatos, the Ten Lord, can properly pass the test! Even from the stories of experienced wizards, it seems like all senior wizards were mobilized for preliminary verification…”
“You don’t believe me?”
“believe? Who? “Are you sure you’re a senior?”
Jongjin Yoon responded with his facial expression.
Of course I can’t believe it!
When I think about the hardships I faced after trusting Hyun Yong-seok.
It was natural for my eyebrows to naturally furrow.
Of course, Hyun Yong-seok also had a conscience.
“it’s crazy? “I’m a broadcaster.”
“sure! “And he’s the broadcaster who is more vicious than anyone else!”
“I mean, do you trust Lee Ho-yeol and not me?”
“…Lee Ho-yeol? suddenly?”
Hyun Yong-seok still stared at the empty monitor.
“I don’t know about anyone else, but Lee Ho-yeol. Mr. Hoyeol has always taken responsibility for the words he says. Jongjin, do you think the weight of those words was light?”
“If I had to be honest, it definitely wasn’t light.”
Why did a raid that everyone expected defeat become such a success?
Such as unrealistically overcoming a situation where enormous damage was predicted.
It was Lee Ho-yeol, who made all kinds of ridiculous things come true.
Hyun Yong-seok nodded gently.
“Okay, compared to that, this is an extremely trivial promise, right?”
The only thing I could do was place Barbatos in the Crystal Hall. All I had to do was pass the preliminary verification so that he could answer a hundred questions.
Hyun Yong-seok could assure you.
“If you weren’t planning on letting it pass, Mr. Hoyeol, you wouldn’t have had us waiting at the Crystal Hall. No, he probably didn’t even give permission to film in the first place.”
Jongjin Yoon suddenly scratched his head.
“…You know that you really only use your mouth, right?”
“okay? “You think so?”
“It has to be that way!”
To begin with, we don’t really know anything about Lee Ho-yeol…!!
But above all, there was solid evidence.
That’s even more than themselves.
This was the attitude of the magic tower wizards who watched Hoyeol closely.
Hyun Yong-seok opens his mouth.
“I know? “Not a single wizard left the hall.”
“…!”
“Everyone is quietly waiting for their moment.”
Only then did Jongjin Yoon realize.
Before I knew it, my whispering voice had become too loud. Suddenly, he felt a tingle in the back of his head and turned his head to see an experienced wizard glaring at him.
“Okay, I guess what you said is correct.”
At this point, isn’t it a faith that goes beyond faith?
This reminds me of a hypothesis that people were talking about a while ago. Why was he able to win overwhelmingly because his faith in Ho-yeol Lee was greater than that of the gods in the pantheon?…
“No matter what, Ho-men is a bit creepy…”
Jong-jin Yoon could not let go of his regrets.
It was a moment of ‘blasphemy’ in the vulgar language.
An urgent radio call came through the headphones I was wearing.
-The director is coming!!
“ok? Coming? who?”
-Who would it be?!
Ugh, I sigh reflexively.
“Hey, you were making such a fuss earlier and it was Jesse Heinness, right? Is filming a joke? Even if this is your first time seeing Jesse Heinness in the flesh…”
-That’s not it, it’s Barbatos!!
“Barbatos as well… What?! Bar Barbatos?!!”
Soon, Crystal Hall begins to stir.
“…Nonsense.”
Cle Odia, a skilled wizard, stared at the back of Yoon Jong-jin’s head.
She muttered without realizing it.
I thought I would never be able to pass.
Klee also experienced the preliminary verification of Topaz Hall.
Even this preliminary verification was special. It was extremely difficult, having to pass the verification of twenty senior wizards one by one and then the verification of Chief Lee.
Klee tried to show understanding.
‘…Senior wizards can do that.’
However, I couldn’t believe that Chief Lee had finally given permission to place the devil in the Crystal Hall. The fear of prior verification comes to mind again.
‘You can’t tell lies in Topaz Hall.’
Of course, it is possible if you give an answer that cleverly deflects the truth. In fact, some skilled wizards even passed the preliminary verification in that way.
But after Chief Lee entered the Magic Tower.
No one has passed the pre-verification with such tricks.
In that case…
Klee’s pupils shook.
‘Those words…’
The abominable words that Barbatos uttered.
-“I respond happily. “To restore the broken trust between humans and demons.”
-“Not all devils are the same. So, are you a good devil? What is the standard of good and evil in the first place? If you let me know, I will respond.”
-“I can sacrifice for peace at any time. “If you truly think that my death can bring peace to your world, then you can kill me.”
‘It was all true?’
It was a natural reaction.
If you ask me why I can say this is natural.
Because it wasn’t just Klee who was shaken.
The players were very upset.
“So, you felt some sincerity in what you said?”
“Are you really willing to risk your life?”
“Why do they say that even the devil is the devil in his own way?”
Players from the Crusade Alliance were no exception.
“…Wouldn’t it be okay to use abusive language?”
“I know. If it were any other devil, it would be one of the ten thrones. There must be a lot you know about the demon world. “After listening to the circumstances, I understand that Barbatos also wants to cooperate because of his interests.”
“If you just suck the backbone and throw it away… then you have no pride?”
Leonie, who had been silent, sneered sarcastically.
“They are just saints.”
Leonie did not overlook it.
Barbatos.
The message that came to mind the moment he entered reality.
[Barbatos’ influence affects Seoul, the land of strangeness. Your understanding of all areas increases significantly.]
Now that I feel it, it was no different from a status ailment disguised as a buff. Why was my mind still trying to understand Barbatos’s situation?
But Leonie did not waver.
‘No, not yet.’
Everything was just guesswork. Because Barbatos did not appear in the Crystal Hall. So, Leonie glared at the door of the Crystal Hall with fierce eyes.
It was then.
Coogugung.
The door opened with a loud sound.
“…!”
Barbatos appeared.
Including Leonie.
A change occurred on the faces of everyone gathered in the Crystal Hall.
And it’s as violent as the waves shaking.
Even because I believed in Ho-yeol.
I believed that Barbatos would definitely show up.
Hyun Yong-seok was the same.
he stuttered.
“Jo Jong-jin. “Am I seeing it right?”
It had to be that way.
“Bar Barbatos. “Why is that easy-going guy now so dead that he’s wearing a ‘dog leash’?!”
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[Lucifer’s Chain of Atonement] [Class: Legendary] [Restriction: Lv.1000 Demon Hunter] [Effect: ‘Oppresses’ the demon race.] [Description: This is an artifact of Akshan that was used to oppress fallen angels. Its authenticity cannot be confirmed, but judging from its appearance, it is so extraordinary that no one can doubt its authenticity.]
