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chapter 47
“What, you already finished?”
“How did it go?”
When Hanbit returned to the mouth of the alley, Ria and Cowen approached with surprised expressions.
“I got the sealing stone.”
Hanbit said, showing them the red stone in his hand.
He reviewed the message that had appeared a moment earlier.
[Main Quest #5 has been completed.]
[You have received 100,000 gold.]
[5 stat points have been awarded.]
[Experience has increased by 50,000.]
[You have leveled up by 1.]
[1 stat point has been awarded.]
[Progress has increased.]
[Main Quest #6: Kamon’s Workshop]
You obtained the sealing stone from Harpen’s mansion.
解除 the seal and enter the workshop.
Will you be able to find evidence of the incident involving the Northton family?
Objective: Check the important evidence inside the workshop.
Reward: 50,000 gold, 15,000 EXP, 2 stat points
*Current progress: 50 percent
-50 percent already on the sixth quest. LOL
-And that aside, the rewards are insane.
-Guidebook on a losing streak;
-Adventurer A crying.
-What did he even do to deserve this treatment?
-LMAO
The story was progressing at more than twice the speed of what had become the “standard” guidebook route.
And since the rewards were excellent as well, viewers’ regret-filled complaints kept coming.
There was no way to rewind an episode that had already been cleared.
“Let’s move right away. I knocked them out, but someone could find them.”
“There’s a safe place. I’ll guide you.”
Nodding, Cowen immediately started moving.
He didn’t forget to carefully choose routes that would avoid people’s eyes.
“Hyung, if we’re already halfway through, does that mean it’ll end in a few days? The later part is complicated, so maybe about a week?”
Yeonwoo crept closer and asked.
The first episode, from start to finish, had taken two weeks.
Even if it took another week from here, Hanbit would finish the story in ten days.
“A week?”
But Hanbit’s expectation was completely different.
He had no intention of dragging out Edlen’s story.
“It’ll end faster than that.”
“Is that even possible?”
“Well, it might wrap up tomorrow.”
“Come on, that’s a bit……”
-Don’t cross the line.
-Three days is pushing it;
-You’ll understand once Vares gets you.
-Yeah, feel it with your body.
-If you just cut Vares’s head off, is it possible?
-Nope, you get cut by the guard captain.
Three days was far too fast to finish an episode.
Especially since the main villain, Vares, hadn’t even appeared yet, the negative reactions were overwhelming.
‘It’ll be over tomorrow.’
In Hanbit’s mind, the entire structure of the latter half was already laid out.
Preparations were proceeding step by step, so it was entirely possible.
“This way.”
Hanbit didn’t bother arguing and continued following behind Cowen.
Before they knew it, they had reached the boundary of the slum district.
Cowen went deep into a maze of narrow alleys.
“You’re still using this place?”
Ria spoke with a puzzled voice, as if she recognized the destination.
“I haven’t been here since that day either. It could draw attention.”
Cowen stopped in front of a dilapidated building.
An exterior so worn down that parts of it had collapsed.
No matter how you looked at it, it didn’t seem usable.
“Let’s go in.”
Cowen opened the creaking door and stepped inside.
Hanbit followed behind him.
“…This place is usable, right?”
Yeonwoo asked in disbelief as he looked around the shabby interior.
Setting everything else aside, there wasn’t even a proper place to talk.
“Come this way.”
At that moment, Ria grabbed Hanbit’s arm and pulled him along.
She led him to a section of floor reinforced with wooden planks.
“What is it?”
Hanbit asked, feigning ignorance.
Without answering, Ria extended the hand wearing the ring toward the floor.
At that moment—
Srrk—
A faint light began leaking out from between the planks.
Drdrdr—
With the sound that followed, the floor slid aside.
The structure was similar to what they had seen in the temple, but there were no stairs.
“Let’s go in.”
Ria led Hanbit into the revealed underground space.
Dropping down after her, they found a place as large as several big rooms connected together.
“Wow, this is a completely different space.”
Yeonwoo exclaimed in amazement as he looked around the vast interior.
It looked like some kind of shelter, with tables and chairs set up.
It was completely different from the shabby ground above.
“This place was also designed by Kamon, but… it’s changed a lot. Miss, please sit for now.”
After the floor closed naturally, Cowen pulled out a chair and had Ria sit first.
Looking around, Hanbit noticed several doors installed here and there.
“Where do they lead? There are five of them.”
“The central door leads to the secret passage entrance connected to the Northton mansion. The others… they weren’t here originally.”
As he answered, Cowen approached the doors and examined them closely.
After a moment, he spoke in a surprised voice.
“These are… magic tools that can be used like teleportation devices. Judging by the structure, which destroys itself upon use, it seems escape routes were prepared throughout the city. Kamon must have put effort into this.”
-Teleportation?
-High quality, damn;
-Kamon was really capable.
-Let’s open one and see.
-???: Our cat pressed it.
Magic tools that could transfer you to a specific location were not easy to obtain.
If they were deliberately installed here, the intention was obvious.
Kamon must have believed that someone would appear to help reveal Brook and Vares’s crimes.
“Kamon……”
Listening to the explanation, Ria’s expression darkened slightly.
Even though Riventia herself had come here, what needed to be done hadn’t changed.
Hanbit carefully placed the red stone on the floor.
“Let’s解除 the sealing stone first. We won’t know anything until we check the workshop.”
“This is where the real problem starts. That sealing stone is a tricky object. Even Vares gave up on it. If handled poorly, it could be completely ruined.”
Looking at the red stone, Cowen warned him.
It was a natural concern, but preparations to解除 the seal were already complete.
“First, we should try the Northton family ring, as suspected. Miss, may I use the ring for a moment?”
“I’ll do it myself.”
Nodding, Ria stood up from the chair.
Cowen blocked her and spoke.
“No. It could be dangerous.”
“Only the owner can use it anyway. There’s no way Kamon would make it dangerous.”
The two locked eyes, opposing each other.
Watching them, Hanbit stepped in to mediate.
“With the necklace I gave you, most damage should be blocked. I’ll watch from the side too.”
“That is……”
When he pointed out the Goblin Spirit Necklace Ria was wearing, Cowen fell into thought.
After a brief silence, he nodded reluctantly.
“Understood. Miss, if you feel anything strange, you must retreat immediately.”
“I know. I don’t plan on dying stupidly.”
Answering firmly, Ria slowly moved the hand wearing the ring.
The sealing stone grew closer.
It didn’t take long for her fingertips to touch the surface of the red stone.
“……?”
Ria, who had been tense, looked a little confused.
Moving more boldly, she firmly grasped the sealing stone.
But nothing happened.
“…I don’t think this is it?”
Expecting something to happen, Ria was flustered.
She had been fairly confident that the Northton ring would be the key again.
“If it’s not the ring… that’s a problem.”
Cowen’s expression darkened as well.
Finding another possibility from here wouldn’t be easy.
Nothing immediately came to mind.
Watching from the side, Hanbit spoke.
“If Kamon personally sealed his workshop, there’s probably something prepared.”
“Prepared?”
“Even this space was newly worked on by Kamon, right? He might’ve hoped a helper would come here.”
“…That seems plausible.”
Cowen nodded in agreement.
“Something prepared……”
Listening to the conversation, Ria turned her gaze around.
After looking about for a moment, she walked into the open space and began searching.
Then, after a short while—
“Come here!”
Ria raised her voice.
At the urgent call, everyone hurried over.
“Did you find something?”
“This. Doesn’t it look similar to the sealing stone?”
At Cowen’s question, Ria pointed at the floor.
There was a roughly carved indentation there.
“Wait a second.”
Hanbit quickly went and brought back the red stone.
Lowering his posture, he carefully placed the sealing stone into the groove.
Tuduk—
The red stone fit perfectly into the indentation, as if it belonged there.
At that moment—
Paat—!
An intense light engulfed the space.
“Ugh!”
“Miss!”
Caught off guard, Cowen wrapped Ria and took a defensive stance.
Hanbit, who remained calm, simply focused on the changes around them.
“No need to be on guard. Looks like the seal’s been released.”
“……?”
As Hanbit spoke, the two of them slowly regained their vision.
“…Ah.”
Ria let out a short breath at the familiar sight unfolding before them.
Unforgettable old memories.
Kamon’s workshop, which she had visited countless times like a playground.
It was slightly different from back then, but overwhelmingly vivid.
“This is… incredible.”
Even Cowen was seeing the release of a sealed space for the first time.
Since this workshop was also in his memories, the shock was the same.
“No need to search further.”
Hanbit pointed at the translucent crystal orb and parchment placed on the workbench.
Beside them lay a single note.
“What…!”
After reading the contents, Cowen’s eyes widened.
“What is it?”
“It says the crystal orb recorded the inside of the temple! If it even shows Brook and Vares, it’ll be crucial evidence!”
For the first time, his voice rose in excitement, unlike his usual calm demeanor.
-Projection magic tool?
-And it shows up in Edlen. LOL
-There was evidence like this?
-What kind of fight have you people been having?
-Yulio snowballing all the way here;
The appearance of evidence no one had known about plunged viewers into despair.
Meanwhile, Cowen quickly picked up the translucent crystal orb and injected mana into it.
At that moment—
Srrk—
Light from the orb vividly painted the image of a temple.
