지옥도 (2)
내가 가면에 대해 물어보니 아무래도 찝찝했나 보다. 드라칸은 슬며시 가면을 얼굴에서 뗐다.
“···음. 혹시 이 가면에 대해 뭔가 아는 거라도 있나?”
“안다기보단 말씀드릴 게 조금 있어서요.”
일단 나가기 전에 짐부터 정리해야겠지. 나는 갖고 있던 배낭을 방구석에 내려놓으며 말했다.
“리엘 아르웰도 같이 듣는 게 좋을 것 같아요.”
“알겠어. 먼저 나가도록 하지.”
벌컥. 문을 연 드라칸은 복도를 조용히 훑어보더니 밖으로 나갔다. 곧 계단을 내려가는 소리가 들리자 나는 시간 차를 두고 여관 밖으로 나섰다.
이미 거리로 나온 드라칸이 주변을 둘러보는 것이 보인다. 그 뒤를 어느 정도 거리를 두고 따라갔다.
[으윽.]
The voice of the Holy Sword seemed to be getting tired of hearing it in my head. I quickly understood why. It was because he saw a familiar figure from afar.
A similar impression to Rihanna Arwell, but with a different impression. Riel Arwell, with his two-pronged hair, was walking towards Drakhan.
“I’m hungry. Let’s eat, rice.”
Riel told Drakhan what had happened with a troubled expression. Meanwhile, as I moved her steps towards Drakhan, Riel could find me right away.
“Uh, Seo-han? A long time. What did you come here for?”
Riel looked at me and made a sad expression on his face, contrary to his words.
‘When the villagers stayed here, they greeted me warmly…’
Are you sure you’ve seen everything you see now? Even with the same weapon human beings, Lian Arwell is very different.
“I came here to tell Ryu Seo-yeon after getting permission to go with her.”
“Oh, then what? I bring you some useful news. How are you with the villagers?”
“uh. The temple is taking good care of it.”
“You know I have to show you. a picture?”
I showed the pictures I had taken beforehand on the screen of my smartphone and handed them to Riel. Riel flipped through the gallery and glanced at her photos of the villagers. She glanced at the sight, she said.
“Rather than that, you ask Drakhan-san to use your cell phone. You don’t even have to come, so you can always be in touch.”
“I hate being in danger of being eavesdropped.”
I’m afraid they’re not partners, so this fits perfectly. Even if you say it’s reliable security, it’s true that you don’t believe it until the end…
Having seen all the photos, Riel returned the smartphone with a satisfied expression.
“So Seo Ji-han has come too, what are you going to eat for dinner tonight?”
“Dinner?”
It wasn’t wrong before.
“It’s morning, but what evening?”
“According to my biological time, it is now evening. After eating, I will sleep.”
Riel pointed to the brightly shining streetlights around him. The red moon that appeared in the sky was not enough to illuminate the base.
“Isn’t this a safe zone even when the lights are on all the time?”
hmmm. It seems that Riel has something to do in the early morning hours. As the mercenary man said earlier, it must have something to do with the security of this base.
“Seo-Han. What do you want to eat? Do the water lily after eating.”
“training? What else are you doing?”
“I have something to teach you.”
Drakhan and Riel chatted and went straight to a nearby restaurant. At the same time, the place was full because everyone was on the verge of exploring the outside of the base.
Riel frowned and grumbled.
“I can’t eat. The rice here at least suits my mouth.”
At that time, the owner of the restaurant hurriedly ran to us, who were standing at the entrance.
“welcome! sorry. The seat is full now. If it’s okay with you, would you like to sit together…?”
Five. That’s good. You can now sit with Drakhan as if you were not an acquaintance of the mask.
“I don’t care.”
As I spoke calmly, the masked Drakhan next to me nodded. The owner said thank you and guided us to the only empty seat.
“Unify?”
“Do anything.”
Riel placed an order with a familiar look. She then started another story while she waited for the food to come out.
“Mr. Drakhan. First, let’s talk about the mask. Can you please give me a moment?”
“here?”
Drakhan glanced around the inside of the store with a masked face.
“If the power of my personality goes crazy here, the Awoken might be embarrassed.”
“I will return it to you soon. It takes 3 seconds. Riel Arwell hides Drakhan’s face for a moment.”
“You mean the face?”
The moment Riel stood up and covered Drakhan’s body, I received the mask that Drakhan gave me.
I had a simple way to check the mask. You just need to look at the information about the mask.
The system floated above the mask I had touched.
[mask – ‘???’]
[Artifacts of the Artifact class. Although detailed information is unknown, it cannot be denied that it was touched by a high-level wizard.]
[Sealing – Personality Suppression]
* Extremely reduces the power of the wearer’s personality.
First, a sigh of relief came out. Although information is limited, fortunately, the word “holy” was not written on it. I don’t feel divine power, so it’s natural if it’s natural.
I immediately returned the mask. And I asked Drakhan, who was quick to put on the mask.
“Mr. Drakhan. Where did you get this?”
“I picked it up rather than got it. The wizards who came to kill me brought this.”
“Wizards?”
“uh. It’s been less than a year since I got it.”
Drakhan touched the chin of the mask as if recalling a memory.
“It must have been the idea of putting this on me to suppress my personality.”
“The wizards brought it, but how did you know that it was a relic?”
“They said themselves. That’s why I’ve known it as a holy thing until now.”
…there must be a reason why wizards called artifacts holy. The description states that it has been touched by a high-level wizard.
There were very few wizards that would fall into this category, so it was obvious that Hector had created it.
At that time, Arihan Hector, in his own words, called Liu the ‘first holy thing’. Then it is safe to say that this artifact was created after that.
‘···Can it be said that other artifacts are being created in Hell Island.’
Because the Tower faction still has other disciples connected to the Arihan Hector.
Even if the Maiden Curse collapsed, the core of that religion is the beautiful Hector. To the disciples, the artifacts created by the beautiful Hector would mean nothing less than holy things.
Also, while he was weakened, he was not just recuperating. He must have made other artifacts besides this mask.
In addition to the disciples, there is a possibility that they may have been sprayed on random personnel for confusion.
“Drakan-san, have you seen Liu too?”
“uh. Sure. I saw her with me.”
“That’s the sacred relic of the Maiden Curse religion. So, it is an artificial relic that Arihan Hector deliberately created. Maybe that mask is that kind of artifact.”
“this···?”
“I am sure. I can feel the traces of the beautiful Hector.”
When he heard that Arihan Hector had made it, Drakhan seemed to be very reluctant.
“Did you pass this on to me as a part of it…?”
“I don’t know. It could be that Arihan Hector used what he gave to his pupil at will. Still, I think we need to be careful.”
At least, the individuality of Drakhan is essential when attacking the noble Hector. Sealing the magic would be like cutting off the beautiful Hector’s arms.
“Food is here!”
Then the food we ordered came out quickly. Thanks to you, the story we were sharing was cut off for a while.
“Let’s eat first. Let’s share the other stories later.”
Riel said he was hungry, raising a fork.
I agreed with that statement. Whether it’s training or attacking, it’s something you want to live for.
taktak. Footsteps echoed in the hallway leading to the round table. Aiden’s head moved as he felt his popularity. A familiar face stood in his gaze.
“Ahat-sama?”
“Miss Aiden. It’s a pretty good seat.”
Ahat in a suit walked into the round table.
At the round table, there was only Ellen Aiden, the manager of the 25th floor, and no other wizards.
“Isn’t the job difficult?”
“It’s better than I thought. Ivan did the handover properly.”
Three months have passed since Aiden became the manager of the 25th floor. In the meantime, it took him a long time to get used to the things he took over by his former manager, Ivan.
“What else did you come here for? You’d be in trouble if you found out.”
Aiden said with a worried face.
Ron Ahart, who is currently not heading to the upper floors of the tower, has not fulfilled his responsibilities as head of state. In other words, it’s like a blacklist of the top. Of course, even a blacklist could deal with Ahat with arbitrary judgment.
Whether meeting Ahat and helping him or killing him, he has become a gray figure who is not subject to any sanctions.
“I have come to tell you something. I’m going to go into the basement of the tower in three days.”
“With Seo Ji-han and other people. I plan to kill Arihan Hector.”
Underground of the tower, ‘Hell Road’.
This is information that Aiden heard while taking over. He told Seo Ji-han, but he seemed to know that the Holy Sword had heard it.
‘A place where dead souls from the tower are collected.’
It is for this reason that a small number of people did not disclose it even though it was known. It means that even if you die, you are still in the bondage of the tower. It claims to be able to ‘resurrect’ as an advantage, but that is only a limited power.
Anyway, even if Aiden suddenly heard such a word, there was only a limited number of things he could answer.
“…for now, I know. I don’t know if I can help.”
“You are the manager closest to the basement of the tower, so I was just telling you in advance. haha.”
Ahat turned around, wondering if he was really going to just say those words and go back. Aiden stood up from the round table. The blue short cape he was wearing in the manager’s attire shook.
“Wait a minute, Ahart. What if you run into other wizards? All the people here are my age, so there is a high risk of crashing without going smoothly.”
“Don’t worry about that.”
As Ahat tapped the inner pocket of his suit, he heard a squeaking sound.
“Because I’m doing ‘reyu’.”
“ah···. All right.”
Hearing that, Aiden nodded as if relieved.
Liu. A remnant fragment of a child sacrificed as a maiden cust. Its power is simple yet powerful.
“It brings good luck to the bearer.”
An ambiguous power like luck is turned into certainty by having a re-yu. Of course, even if it is possible to avoid a fatal blow because it is ‘luck’ to the end, it does not mean that you will survive a fatal blow. You can think of it as a miracle backwards compatibility.
It is thanks to Liu’s power that Ahart’s current outfit is neat. ‘Luck’ did not cause a collision while reaching the round table. It was also the reason why the current owner, Seo-yeon Ryu, still survived.
Ahat disappeared over the hallway again. Aiden saw it and sat down again. Clumsy attire is annoying. It’s also subtly heavy with unnecessary armor. The design is pretty though.
‘By the way, why don’t you tell me this important thing in advance?’
에이든은 집무를 벗어나 다급히 휴대폰을 꺼냈다. 그리고 최근 기록의 맨 상단에 있는 서지한의 번호를 눌렀다. 아리한 헥터의 공략이라니. 일부러 말하지 않은 게 틀림없었다.
띠리링.
[-여보세요?]
천연덕스러운 서지한의 목소리가 들렸다. 마치 에이든에게 전화가 올 것이라는 걸 아는 눈치였다.
그 시각, 론 아하트는 원탁에서 나가 어딘가로 움직이고 있었다. 그의 발걸음이 향하는 곳은 탑의 아래층이 아니었다.
