347 Episode Hermitage (2)

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Magic Engineer, Jurben Havellion.

A wizard who is the head of a school and is respected by many production wizards.

Sweat dripped down his forehead.

It wasn’t an easy task.

Interfering with the laws of the spiritual world.

“Shit.”

The man in the robe murmured as he looked at the jewels on the workbench.

The jewel on the workbench was given to him by an old man he met shortly after he came to this world.

It can be said that these are servers and systems in the spiritual world that are now named Ghostbusters.

“Where the hell is wrong?”

Within this little gem, nearly infinite magical circuits are intertwined, large and small.

The in-house analyzed and studied it, improved his skills, and modified the circuits he understood one by one to create the Ghostbusters they are today.

However… … .

“… After all, this is impossible.”

After that, the man who had been modifying the circuit by injecting magical power into the jewel for a while sighed as if he had raised both hands and feet.

In fact, it was a bit ridiculous to be sad.

What could not be done for decades cannot suddenly become within a few days.

However, the biggest achievement in recent years was updating the nicknames of players who entered the anonymous chat room so that they could secretly inquire with administrator privileges.

ji ey ing.

Then the personal pager vibrated.

I didn’t even need to see who was contacting me.

“Yes, Soul Queens. Were there any issues with me?”

[yes… Haven’t heard any stories about Havellion-sama yet.]

“… okay.”

The man felt annoyed and relieved at the same time.

This is because the identity that has been well hidden for nearly 20 years has been revealed in a very unexpected place.

“Please keep an eye on that part. These rumors need to be well suppressed in the early stages before they grow. I will continue to look for numbers so that the other members can be identified.”

[yes. and… I’m sorry.]

“… … .”

The man shut his mouth at the woman’s apple in the crystal ball.

It was because there was no such thing as empty words saying that he had nothing to apologize for.

“then… If there are any issues later, please contact us again.”

[Yes, please rest.]

The man who finished contacting soon went to the front of the workbench again.

and… … .

‘If you change the circuit so that only the location information when you connect is stored in the server, it seems that backtracking will be possible… … .’

The man proceeded to analyze the jewel’s intricate internal circuitry.

As always, the answer would be in this gem.

***

smart.

The moment he heard the knock, he jumped up to his feet.

‘… Who is it?’

I do not know.

Erwen has nothing to knock on, so I’m guessing he’s an outsider… … .

An outsider knocking on the front door, not the front door?

‘Nimiral.’

Holding his breath, he lowered his posture and approached the door as quietly as possible.

And that moment.

Druck, Druck.

A rattling sound was heard from the doorknob, and then the lock was released.

cut profit.

The door opens slowly.

I clenched my fists with the intention of suppressing whoever the opponent was, but after checking the opponent, I stiffened.

“… Fortunately, he was inside.”

“Amelia… … !”

“… … ! Go, I should have told you not to rush in all of a sudden… … !”

No, I’m glad I did.

put people at ease.

“… Come in now.”

“Excuse me… … .”

Amelia seemed to hate the reunion hug, so she skipped it and hurriedly brought it into the house.

There were only a couple of things I was curious about.

But first, if you ask me sequentially… … .

“How do you know I am here?”

“… While waiting in front of the bank, I saw the fairy and followed her.”

“yes? But why now… … .”

“Because there was no room for access.”

Eh?

That’s why he was always out to go to the Holy Land during the day?

When I said this, Amelia shook her head.

“No way. The woman was always near the house.”

Goosebumps sprang up on my back.

“… Uh, so you haven’t been to the Holy Land before?”

“no way… Did you not know?”

“… … .”

“However, he has been away from home because of a change of heart recently. I was late because I was watching for a few days because I thought it might be a trap.”

Still, I was a little bit relieved by that statement.

If it’s a change of heart, I’m also referring to the conversation we had a while ago.

“therefore… What happened to the aftermath? It must have been difficult to understand that you came back alive. The same goes for demons.”

“Oh, that’s fine.”

I gave a brief summary of what happened with Erwen, telling only the important parts.

Amelia looked a little startled.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a demon or not… … . It’s not like an explorer from the ground.”

“He was a little weird. Maybe it would have been difficult to think that way in the past.”

“Well, I don’t think so.”

“yes?”

“Isn’t that a woman who didn’t stop taking revenge even after the demon was announced? You must have already finished cleaning up. It doesn’t matter what you are.”

Well, it could be.

“Anyway, I nailed it as not being an evil spirit. You never know what will happen later.”

Amelia grinned.

“Then am I the only one who knows who you are in this world?”

“No, there is one more.”

“… Didn’t Mischa Karlstein say she didn’t know you were a demon?”

“It’s someone else. Not even a local in the first place. He is from my hometown.”

There was no particular reason to hide it, and there was plenty of room for it to become a variable in the future, so I told him about Lee Baek-ho.

However, the reaction was a bit strange.

“Lee Baek-ho… … ? Is he from your hometown?”

It was as if he had heard the name of someone he knew well.

Well, looking back, there were quite a few kids who knew about Lee Baek-ho even at the round table.

Originally, I was going to ask Erwen secretly, but I think it would be better to just get information from him.

“Do you know the name?”

“… I know.”

“Well, you came through this time zone much faster than I did, so you may have heard of it. Oh, but how long have you been back?”

“It was two years ago.”

“Oh, so you’ve been there 1:1 with—”

“But it doesn’t matter when I come back. I got to know him a long time ago.”

huh?

Did you know Lee Baek-ho before that?

As she stared at her as if she wanted a more detailed explanation, Amelia soon opened her mouth.

“Do you remember when I said I used to work as a team with a demon for over a year?”

uh… … .

“The evil spirit was Lee Baek-ho.”

what is this bastard

There’s nowhere else I can’t wear it.

***

Amelia met Lee Baek-ho about 5 years ago.

It is said that he approached the castle intentionally after receiving orders from the lord.

At the time, there was a suspicion that he might be an evil spirit, to confirm this.

That’s because if it’s an evil spirit, it’s possible to convince.

“Since explorers who can use Aurors are rare, it was not difficult to join his team. I spent about a year on his team like that.”

Amelia said that it was during that period that she obtained [self-replicating] in the doppelganger forest and cleared the white temple on the 3rd floor… … .

Wow, somehow he knew all the Hidden Pieces.

If I went with Lee Baek-ho, I would do that.

“therefore? So what happened?”

“It’s nothing. When I couldn’t find any clues after a year, Seongju lost interest, too, and I got another mission and left the team with an excuse. and… … I got the news later.”

“Is that news?”

“I don’t know the details either. At that time, the royal family thoroughly concealed the incident. It was just that his identity was revealed through the betrayal of a colleague, and that many people died in the labyrinth that day. That was all I could tell from a background check.”

Afterwards, Amelia said that the royal family destroyed Lee Baek-ho’s material, controlling the intelligence for years, causing his existence to be forgotten in the city.

One question here.

“But then, how did you know the name Lee Baek-ho?”

“That is relatively recent. I wonder if they really have a relationship with the royal family, but these days, they show up everywhere and introduce themselves as Lee Baek-ho. Oh, by the way, in the past, I used the same pseudonym that he used to use, or just called him ‘he’ like everyone else.”

I see… … .

I didn’t know that there would be people around me who knew about Lee Baek-ho’s past.

“How was he before?”

“Well, we weren’t very friendly. I don’t like that kind of frivolous behavior. Instead, except for me, the rest of us were very close.”

“A close relationship?”

“Yeah, just like the teams you made.”

Out of curiosity, I heard a lot of stories about Lee Baek-ho, and the more I listened, the more strange I felt.

“What? Except for him, all women on the team? Even dating all of them? Wow, what kind of labyrinth did this bastard set up a harem in… … .”

“harem? I don’t know what it is, but isn’t it the same for you that all of your team members are women?”

What is it, boy?

Uncle Bear is firmly in his position.

Besides, when the team was half-poon, all of them were men except for Misha.

“If so. Don’t do it like that.”

“It’s not like that, it’s true. I was selected based only on abilities and aptitudes, so I ended up like this.

“I have no excuses. I don’t care at all.”

“… … ?”

“Isn’t the country where you originally lived different? I don’t know what kind of place Korea is, but that part must have been similar to the aristocratic culture here.”

No, Korea is usually monogamous… … .

What does he think of Korea?

For some reason, it seems that Lee Baek-ho and I have ruined the image of Korea, but I just decided not to make any more excuses.

Because it’s not that important.

Now that I seem to have heard enough rumors, it was time to move on to the next topic.

“Amelia. Rather, what was the content of the note you left at the bank?”

“… What do you mean? Just as little?”

“Ah, the last part of the letter from Erwen was torn. ‘The Devil Crusher… … .’ I read up to that point and didn’t read the rest.”

“… He did.”

When the topic quickly shifted to my big and precious hammer, Amelia showed a visibly bewildered look.

“Somehow he didn’t say that… … . Was it because I couldn’t read it… … .”

“No, so don’t you feel anxious? tell me What happened to the hammer? I’m fine—”

“If it’s a hammer, it’s fine.”

Amelia cut my words firmly.

and… … .

Whoops.

Avoiding my gaze, he said somewhat.

“In the vault of the collateral loan department of the Arminus Exchange… … .”

ha… … .

***

Amelia and I.

A heavy silence fell between the two of us.

Amelia, who has always been a proud woman, was avoiding my eyes, knowing that she was wrong, and I was the first to speak.

“… So why did you sell it?”

There must be a reason for that.

Not anyone else, not Amelia—

“There is something to be corrected.”

“… yes?”

“I didn’t sell it, I borrowed money using it as collateral.”

Uh huh, say that.

As I stared, Amelia coughed.

“Still, it is important to point out the wrong parts properly so that there will be no problems later—”

“Okay, just answer my questions. Why are you selling my hammer… No, did you borrow money as collateral? For what?”

“… To protect you when you return.”

Afterwards, I figured it would be like this.

I don’t know what it was, but for a good reason it had to be—

“… I bought the essence at the auction house.”

“… … … … What?”

After a long silence, she finally regained consciousness and opened her mouth, and Amelia hurriedly continued talking.

“Don’t worry. As long as you pay the money back by the repayment date, you can get it back.”

I was a little distracted by those words.

Well, if you need a power supply, you can.

It looks like Twin Hydra’s [Double Reign] was saved with this money. If money could buy it, it would be a good thing to buy.

But I’ll have to check it out and go.

“… When is the repayment date?”

“Two months later.”

“… How much money do you have to pay back?”

“Not right now.”

“Then do you plan to raise the money?”

“… there was.”

Yes, it’s in the past tense.

A quest was added while still busy.