Chapter 119
Chapter 119
“I аssumе уоu alreаdу knоw thаt а monster cаllеd the ‘Wolf Кing’ apреаrs with а vеrу low prоbability in this thrее-waу gаtе. Wе’vе beеn chаllenging this threе-wау gаte all dаy fоr the past twо wеeks to catсh thе Wolf King.”
“Ah! So that’s whу еveryone was mаking suсh slightly uncоmfortаblе ехpressions!”
“…….”
Listening tо the cоnvеrsаtion betwееn thе women nаmed Ailеe and Sharin, Kаrеl felt a bit аbsurd.
‘Оne brаt is speаking casuallу and сhirрing away from the first mеeting, аnd thе оther wоman just seеms tо lаck cоmmon sеnsе…. Ugh, mу аngеr is just boiling оvеr.’
If it wеre his usuаl рersonality, he would have wanted to pick a fight and get angry, but he couldn’t do that.
If he did that unnecessarily, he might get scolded by Ailee.
“If that’s the case, don’t worry! We’re just going to take the materials we want from here and leave. We’re going to the right gate among the last three-way gates, collect only the Wolfdog’s Mana Stone and teeth, and then return.”
“Ah, in that case… it seems we worried unnecessarily. If our expressions seemed uncomfortable, we apologize. We’ve been struggling for weeks, so we were a bit sensitive. We apologize.”
“No, it’s fine. That can happen!”
Since the conversation between the two ended well enough, it seemed there wouldn’t be any major issues.
‘But that brat… why has he been staring at us like that since earlier?’
A man with a scrawny body.
‘His name was Khan, right? He’s that woman’s Master?’
While mages are usually a bit off in the head, that guy seemed a bit more abnormal.
At that moment, Karel made eye contact with Khan and could no longer hold back his irritation.
Thud. Thud.
Karel walked toward Khan.
“Hey, Karel! What are you doing right now!”
“Karel! What’s wrong with you!”
As Karel, who had been standing still, moved on his own, Drazeon and Ailee shouted in surprise.
Since Karel had such a fiery temper, they didn’t know what impulsive action he might take.
Despite Drazeon and Ailee’s shouts, Karel arrived in front of Khan in an instant.
“Hey, why are you staring at us like that while speaking casually and chirping away from the first meeting? Huh? Never seen people before? Honestly, if it were up to my personality, I’d want to punch you, but you’re alive because of our Party Leader Ailee.”
Karel poured out everything he had been holding back due to his personality onto Khan.
If it were up to him, he’d want to throw a punch, but he really couldn’t do that.
“How noisy.”
“What? This brat is really!”
When Khan muttered a single word, Karel’s anger exploded in that instant.
Just as his hand reached for the sword hilt at his waist.
“Hey, you brat! What are you doing!”
“S-sorry. He’s still not mature enough. Haha! I’ll apologize on his behalf…!”
Ailee cast a spell on Karel to restrain him.
Drazeon forced a smile and apologized to Khan.
“It doesn’t matter. We just need to defeat the Wolfdogs as promised and take their loot. It seems we have no further business, so I’d appreciate it if you’d step aside.”
“Of course, we’ll step aside. You can go out. But it might take some time for the monsters to respawn.”
“That’s fine. We’ll just wait.”
Khan really didn’t care.
After all, all the dungeons in the three-way gate respawned monsters within 30 minutes.
Since Ailee’s Party adventurers had just cleared the gate, the Wolfdogs would reappear if they waited about 20 minutes.
As the large Drazeon subtly stepped aside, Khan and Sharin walked toward the gate.
Just before Khan and Sharin stepped out of the gate, Ailee spoke to them once more.
“If by any chance the Wolf King appears… please let us know. If you steal the Wolf King… Karel might really kill you. Not to mention, monster stealing is officially prohibited by the Adventurer’s Association, right? I know you’re not that kind of person, but I’m saying this just in case.”
“Hmm, I don’t really know about that…. Did you know about that, Master? Anyway, we’re not interested in that Wolf King or whatever monster, so you really don’t need to worry.”
This time, Sharin spoke without smiling, with a serious expression.
She didn’t like Karel, who had picked a fight with Khan, and now considered Ailee’s Party adventurers as enemies.
‘If that person had come any closer to Master… I would have just killed him.’
Sharin was also ready to use magic immediately.
She had already been reciting the Magic Incantation very quietly.
Khan and Sharin finally stepped into the blue gate leading outside.
“Master, that guy… should I have just killed him?”
“No. You held back well, Sharin. And from now on, no matter what happens to me, don’t step forward first.”
“Yes, I’m sorry…!”
It takes about three seconds from stepping into the gate until exiting outside.
Thus, the conversation between the two was still fully audible to Ailee’s Party, who remained inside the gate.
Swoosh.
Only after the two had completely disappeared did the spell restraining Karel wear off, and he shouted with an extremely angry expression.
“Those brats! What? Who are they going to kill? That bitch really wants to die! Ugh, Ailee! Are you really okay after hearing that? Huh?! Drazeon! You bastard. You’re just disgustingly big, what are you doing just standing there as a man? Huh?”
“Karel, calm down. Stop it.”
“No, how can I calm down right now……!”
Whoosh…!!!
Kukukukukukukukukudung…!!!
A massive amount of Mana erupted from Ailee’s body.
Because of this, the entire cave, which was the dungeon interior, began to shake, and Karel had no choice but to shut his mouth instantly.
As Karel quieted down, Ailee withdrew her Mana and spoke.
“Karel, those people… they don’t seem like ordinary people.”
“What? Not ordinary people?”
“Yeah, first of all, the man named Khan… I kept watching him, but I’m not even sure if he’s really a mage. I could barely sense any Mana from him…. And there’s that woman named Sharin, right? She’s a genius.”
“What?”
“A real genius. Literally a genius of magic. Her Mana seemed several times greater than mine. And she looked young too…. So, I saved you, Karel. I told you to fix that fiery temper of yours, didn’t I? You could have died here without anyone knowing.”
“Are you sure you didn’t misjudge, Ailee…?”
“No, I’m not sure about that Khan person, but Sharin is definite. Her Mana was several times greater than mine.”
After hearing all of Ailee’s words, Karel said nothing more.
‘If that Sharin woman has more Mana than Ailee… does that mean she’s a stronger mage than Ailee?’
Karel had met numerous mages throughout his life.
To be precise, he had met hundreds of self-proclaimed mages who introduced themselves as such, but among them, only one was truly legitimate.
That one person was Ailee.
Ailee was a mage of truly incredible skill, even Karel acknowledged that.
He hadn’t told Ailee, but he thought someone of her caliber might become an Archmage someday.
‘But that woman is stronger than Ailee? More talented than Ailee…?’
Then how strong must that Khan person, who is Sharin’s Master, be?
If he’s the Master of such a woman, he must have reached the level of a true Archmage.
“Anyway, Karel. We might run into them again later, so don’t provoke them unnecessarily then. If we get entangled wrongly, we could all die. As I’ve said before, many among mages have flawed personalities. Remember?”
“…Yeah, I get it. I almost got you all in trouble because of me. Sorry.”
“As long as you understand. So fix that temper, okay? I know you’re strong, but there are many monsters stronger than you in the world?”
“Yeah, I get it….”
Karel was the strongest swordsman even within Ailee’s Party.
Thus, he always had a tendency to look down on others a bit and was more prone to showing his emotions toward those who seemed weaker than him.
Karel took a deep sigh a moment later and spoke again.
“Phew… it’s irritating. But still, wasn’t it wrong for that Khan brat to speak casually at the first meeting?”
“Well, that’s true…. But there’s nothing we can do about it, I guess.”
“Ha, that’s true too. Let’s just wait for now.”
“Right.”
Ailee’s Party waited for the Frost Spiders to respawn.
* * *
Khan, who had come out with Sharin, was preparing to enter the right gate, the last remaining three-way gate, after about thirty minutes had passed.
‘By the way, for Sharin to say she’d kill someone so easily… it’s shocking.’
No matter how angry she was, it was shocking that Sharin said she should have just killed Karel.
So, after coming out, Khan explained to Sharin how precious human life is and earnestly told her not to speak so carelessly.
Of course, even now, Khan didn’t really care about human death, but since he remembered human ethics, he was able to explain it to Sharin.
‘Is it because Sharin’s Mana is gradually increasing and the number of her Circles is growing?’
It seemed that learning magic inevitably leads to a decline in humanity, so it might be an unavoidable aspect.
“Sharin, enough time has passed now, let’s enter the last gate.”
“Yes! I’ll do my best this time too, Master!”
“Good.”
Just as Khan and Sharin were about to enter the right gate.
“Wait a moment!”
Suddenly, from behind the two, Ailee, Karel, and Drazeon, whom they had met earlier at the middle gate, appeared.
“Could we possibly enter together? The Wolf King might appear in this gate, after all. We’ll just watch quietly.”
Ailee spoke in the most polite tone possible.
The guy named Karel, who had picked a fight earlier, wasn’t even making eye contact and had his head completely bowed.
“As long as you don’t interfere, it doesn’t matter.”
“Ah, thank you. Then we’ll just watch quietly. If the Wolf King appears, can we defeat it then?”
“Do as you wish.”
“Yes, then we’ll enter together too!”
As Khan nodded, Sharin also nodded.
Khan’s group and Ailee’s Party adventurers simultaneously stepped into the third gate.
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