Swordmaster of the Red Light District

Offer

(3)

64

Rumors spread that Lopilen had resigned from her professorship and moved under the lord of the outskirts.

The officials at the tower mentioned Lopilen’s name at least once while eating, but they didn’t really care.

Professors have often resigned outside the eyes of the Imperial Palace.

It was a humiliating thing for a wizard from the royal court to become a tutor for a young aristocrat.

It was also the wisest choice in terms of ensuring safety.

Lopilen officially resigned from her professorship and took the steps to sign a contract with the Imperial Matoap.

It was supposed to take at least ten days, but during that time Lopilen met Floriana Alesia several times at a restaurant.

This was also deliberately intended to fan the rumors and confirm the external reaction.

Lopilen and the officials of each count spent their time on the sharp edge.

However, no special external pressure could be confirmed until a week had passed.

Lopilen’s resignation process went smoothly, so it could be said that it went smoothly.

‘But it’s a waste of opportunity to just step back from here.’

Lopilen took a deep breath as she sat on her private lab chair.

Lopilen has recently regained her composure. In other words, he was able to think very magically.

Lopilen thought of Rey.

He was smart for his age, but he was still shy and ignorant of magic.

If I had a proper understanding of magic, I would never have acted like that.

‘Who the hell did you learn from?’

What is certain is that there is a high probability that Rey’s teacher was also ignorant of magic.

What kind of wizard has taught the Squire who is walking the path of a knight the mathematical knowledge that should be kept secret?

Lopilen closed her mouth.

Rey’s master was coveted. The academic achievements he would have achieved were coveted.

A mathematician who can complete the concept of a complex plane in a rural corner where it is hard to find a book without a nobleman must have been gifted with great genius.

‘And the obelisk.’

Once the professorship is completely laid down, it will be impossible to set foot on the obelisk any longer.

Even the knowledge that Lisilote left behind will not be able to hold it in his hands forever.

When there were still a few days left, I wanted to steal that fragment somehow.

‘Ray, Ray, Ray.’

Rey holds all the keys.

In my mind, I wanted to keep the shabby Squire locked up and make him vomit out all the secrets he had.

However, it should not be done too harshly. There were too many eyes watching.

Lopilen pondered how to trick Rey into taking advantage of it.

Rey was still young and ignorant of magic.

If you dig into that gap and convince them with plausible words, you could find enough weakness and create an opportunity to intimidate.

Lopilen smiled softly as she made a plan.

Ignorance was a sin, so from now on, it would be Ray, not Lopilen, who would commit the crime.

Lopilen was indeed, a typical wizard.

*

“In a few days, I will be barred from entering the obelisk for the rest of my life.”

Lopilen took Rey and opened her mouth.

“Even if it’s not the Lysilote Records, the obelisks are stacked like a mountain of spell books that cannot be taken out.”

Among them, there were quite a few magic books that could not be read even with Lopilen’s authority.

“I need your cooperation to look into it.”

“I don’t want to take a risk out of Lopilen-sama’s intellectual curiosity.”

“It’s not dangerous. With my help, you can climb up to the obelisk middle level without any problems.”

“It’s the same even if there’s no problem. Is there anything I can gain from that?”

“Are you a faithful knight? My knowledge will soon belong to your master’s lady, so why not try your best as a knight?”

“…”

Lophilen drew her eyes closer to the silent Rey.

“This is a chance you won’t get twice. Think carefully. And I will never forget your grace. If you help me with this job, I promise that I will do my best to take care of you, apart from the imprint of your contract.”

With a grumpy expression, Ray ‘pretended’ to be troubled.

Lopilen was really looking down on Rey and making a nonsensical offer.

If it was normal, I would have slapped you on the cheek earlier, telling me not to talk bullshit.

‘But I just need a guide…’

He explained that the light swarm in the form of lysilote cannot maintain its shape for a long time in the lower level of the obelisk and cannot provide direct help.

At the same time, he informed them to climb up to the middle floor on their own, but this would not have been possible without the help of the wizard who had a laboratory in the obelisk.

Although Rey couldn’t understand Lopilen’s intentions accurately.

Acting as an innocent child, he forcibly nodded his head.

“For the sake of the lady. But is it really safe?”

“No worries.”

Lopilen was confident.

The obelisk sub-layer structure has already been grasped.

Moreover, the other wizards put great trust in the obelisk’s security.

It was hard to suspect that Rey was an outsider when she wore only her robe and walked around.

“You just have to follow my instructions.”

*

Rey followed Lophilen’s instructions and entered the obelisk’s hidden corridor as the sun set across the sky’s edge.

At the end of the unpopular hallway, a staircase appeared.

Ray went up the stairs and passed the hallway several times.

While climbing the stairs, he encountered a wizard twice.

There was nowhere to hide, so I had to pass by naturally.

The wizards did not care, considering Rei wearing a robe as a wizard of another school.

Rey, nervous inside the obelisk, went to the lab assigned to Lopilen and knocked on the door.

Lopilen opened the door, looked around, and beckoned to Rey.

I meant to follow.

“…”

Rey kept a certain distance from Lopilen while walking in silence.

In the eyes of others, the two simply had the same direction and did not appear to be a companion.

Lopilen left the lower floor of the obelisk and headed for the middle floor, guiding them to a place with few popular ones.

There were small security procedures in between, but with the help of Lopilen, Rey was able to safely pass through the gate.

Lopilen laughed inwardly.

‘It’s easy.’

The obelisk’s security revolves around a spatial distortion field.

Therefore, if only the space distortion field could be neutralized, the remaining security could be easily penetrated.

Rey eventually reached the middle floor of the obelisk undetected.

Lopilen led Rey to the back door of the middle-level library.

Lopilen looked around.

The hallway leading to the back door of the middle-level library was a space that was not used except for occasionally moving luggage.

“Ray, that’s a middle-level library protected by a space warp field. I can’t access it with my permission.”

That’s a lie.

The obelisk middle-level library was a space where even Lopilen could use it.

However, there was no way Rey would have known this.

Lopilen put the paper in Rey’s hand.

“Now, find the magic book written here in the middle-level library and come out.”

“You just want to bring the magic book and come out?”

Is there no rental procedure?

Lopilen reassured Rey, who was expressing doubts.

“As long as the entrance and exit is allowed, you can borrow the spell book freely. If the book is damaged or taken out of the obelisk, the tracking magic will be activated, but as long as it is returned safely, the tail will not be caught.”

This was also a lie.

The moment you touch the magic book, the engraving that was engraved when entering and exiting the Imperial Palace is activated.

Through this, the identity of the borrower is recorded in the recorder of the middle-level library, and the person in charge periodically checked the identity on the recorder.

If the identity of the outsider is found in the recording device, the wizards will immediately dispatch an investigation team.

If it was Lopilen, he could overwrite that record at least once.

When Rey came out with the book, Lopilen wanted to reveal this fact and threaten Rey with the information she wanted.

Rey will be furious, but when he realizes that there is no sharp means to overcome the current situation, he will cooperate with it.

In fact, it was a very risky attempt.

However, Lopilen was able to bear the risk to get the knowledge she wanted.

“Come on, get it quickly.”

“I know.”

At Lopilen’s request, Rey nodded once.

The corners of Lopilen’s lips twitched as she saw Rey’s back as she turned towards the middle-level library.

But, before Rey even took a step.

Light began to gather in the air.

“…?!”

Lopilen took a step back in surprise.

A concentrated light swarm takes the form of a human.

Lopilen was astonished.

lycilote.

The outlines of the swarm resembled the portrait hanging at the entrance to the obelisk.

‘Stand, maybe…?!’

That’s a magical phenomenon.

If you use magic inside the obelisk without permission, the security system will be activated immediately.

However, the surroundings were quiet.

This situation meant one thing.

That swarm of lights was part of the obelisk’s security system.

‘Oh my God…!’

Lisilote’s alter ego.

It was the nickname of the watcher who was said to have been placed in the obelisk by Lysilote.

There was no one who actually witnessed it, so it was treated as a ghost story, but Lopilen only now realized that the ghost story was true.

Lopilen took a step back one after another.

It was discovered that the obelisk had attracted intruders from the outside.

It was an unforgivable felony. Belatedly, fear and regret poured out in the place where greed was burning.

However, Lysilote’s alter ego was not interested in Lopilen.

Lisilote’s alter ego, holding the edge of the dress made of light, bowed formally toward Rey.

[I will greet you, Harsia-sama.]

“…?”

Lopilen, who was walking backwards, stopped her legs.

“Har…?”

What did Lisilote’s clone say to Rey?

Harsia. Did you say harsia? Is Harcia the real name of Rey?

If not.

‘What am I thinking now…!’

The moment Lopilen came up with an absurd hypothesis and held onto her hair.

Lysilote’s clone continued to speak.

[It’s the first time I’ve seen you since reincarnation.]

Lopilen’s eyes trembled and leaned towards Rey.

Harsia. Rebirth. Extreme immunity to spatial distortion fields.

He is well aware of the knowledge that the Empire is extremely wary of leaking to the outside, and an clone of Lisilote, which was considered a ghost story, appears and greets him.

The puzzles that each played separately are put together in the mind one by one.

Lopilen’s breath hit her chin.

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No way. I hope it is.

“…”

Rey stood still and slowly turned only her head to the side.

Rei’s half-exposed face had sunk extremely dark.

Rey’s long outstretched index finger sticks to her lips.

A terrifying shudder broke Lophilen’s heart.

*

When Lopilen asked you to go to the middle-level library and get the spell book.

Rey didn’t trust Lopilen’s words, let alone listen to her request.

Having reached the middle floor, I was going to pretend to go to the library and keep distance from Lopilen.

It was because he expected that if he was left alone, a group of lights in the form of Lysilote would come into contact with him.

However, Lisilote’s clone was revealed in front of Lopilen’s eyes.

That’s not enough either.

Ray muttered an unexpected dog whistle.

[Harcia-sama.]

‘No, what…’

In the midst of embarrassment because of the absurdity, Lopilen put her index finger on her lips to tell her to be quiet.

At that moment, a translucent sphere unfolded as if enclosing the clones of Rei and Lisilote.

[Sounds from outside have been blocked.]

“Hey, are you senile? I’m not Harcia.”

[I know. Due to the system’s permission problem, I arbitrarily overwritten the identity of the heir with Harsia.]

“No… What does that have to do with talking nonsense in front of Lopilen?”

[That’s a wizard.]

“Yeah, wizard.”

[Mage is a sleazy, selfish people who can always betray their trust if necessary.]

“…?”

Ray got frozen.

I was in the form of an archmage from 600 years ago, and I was confused for a moment whether I should respond or not.

Lisilote’s clone continued to speak regardless of Rey’s reaction.

[The wizard, Lopilen’s treachery has been confirmed. If you don’t remove it and leave it next to it, it’s better to take a picture and press it with an authority that you wouldn’t dare to challenge.]

“Hey, would that wizard believe that I was the reincarnation of Harsia?”

[Yes, I will. Heir to the Space Sword. Or is there a better way to subdue that scornful race?]

Ray burst out laughing at the absurdity of it.

“Hey. You… No, the owner who made you wasn’t even a wizard? Why do you hate wizards so much?”

[My wise master knew that most wizards, including myself, were serious personality breakers. Therefore, my personality was created based on the personality of a third person, not Rysilote-sama.]

“Who is the third person?”

[I do not know.]

“Sir… that’s all right. First of all, tell me why you called me here.”

[I cannot answer this due to security concerns.]

A secret passage was revealed with a small vibration as Lysilote’s clone reached out toward the wall.

Lisilote’s clone glided through the air, pleading with Rey.

[That wizard must accompany you. I’ll break the barrier. Let’s take some weight. Like Harsia-sama.]

“You really want to impersonate Harsia?”

[That’s the most efficient and perfect way to deal with that wizard. If there is any awkwardness, I will help.]

“…who’s personality have you put in?”

Rey muttered, but erased the expression on her face.

I wondered what he was doing all of a sudden, but I couldn’t waste time trying to explain it here.

After the barrier disappeared, Rey gave a low command as she looked at Lopilen, who was sitting there.

“Follow.”

“…!”

Lopilen, who was still in doubt, got up in a hurry.

If Rey didn’t want to die right away, whether it was the reincarnation of Harsia or whatever, she had to follow the orders .