Chapter 316 – 316. God’s Atlantis
316. God’s Atlantis
– The response is a little late. Is there someone by your side?
Goosebumps ran down his spine.
Obviously I didn’t react right away because I was looking at Owen next to me. But even that is just a fleeting moment. In terms of time, it is only about 2-3 seconds.
‘You know that there is someone next to you simply because my reaction is slow?’
For a moment, I thought of YuRia. Their names, voices, and appearances are not similar, but Elena and Yuria are similar in one thing: they are geniuses that I can’t understand.
I glanced over and saw Owen’s face hardened.
“Are you hiding nearby?”
-No way. Do I look that free?
“…… The one next to me is Owen.”
“Oh, this is Owen! Mirror!”
-…… Be a mirror you guys Are you talking about me?
“I only said the code name.”
-… Her. Even so, please tell me
“I didn’t say anything not to say.”
-Even if that’s the case, I’ll tell you right away…. Even if it seems like this, I’m sticking to mysteries…. Hopefully you guys! You’re not the type of person who has to tell me from one to ten, right? …… Isn’t it?
“Enough with the joke.”
-I’m not joking, but…. Well, we’ll talk more about this later.
“How can I do it? There are not enough space movement orders to go to the originally designated area.”
-Right. Did you say that the location there is now Area 1,122?
“Right. Area 1,122, Forest of Hozu.”
Although it was an area near Osten Prison, it was not Viscount Osten’s area. But it’s never a safe place. If we linger here, Osten’s knights could track us down.
-Go to Area 1591, west of Area 1122. Meet you there
“You want to meet? Do you really intend to come to Area 1,591 in person?”
-I have a question for a man named Owen. We originally planned to meet in person, so just assume that the location has changed.
Pop.
The conch shell is disconnected.
I turned my head to the side. Owen’s face hardened.
“Why are you so stiff?”
“… I realized that I was meeting an executive…. And… Why is the executive called Mirror trying to meet me in person? Now that I think about it, I don’t know why.”
“Isn’t it because you are an informant? And if you’ve been working in hell for 13 years, isn’t it time to meet the executives? Maybe a promotion.”
“Promotion… Hopefully I’ll be an executive… ?!”
“No way”
“Underhaha. I guess so. Even if you get promoted, you can still become an executive. Still, can’t we expect a branch manager level?”
Speaking of branch manager level, Pesica came to mind. I remember her as being pretty high up in Helten.
“… What. If you get promoted, that’s about it.”
I took Owen and her companions and headed west.
•••
After walking for 2 hours, we reached Area 1,591, the ruins of the giant.
The Giant’s Ruins was an area littered with broken temple pillars. There were no people or animals around.
And I don’t know much about this area. It did not appear in the original work, and there was no information about this in the setting book at all.
“Here you are.”
Elena, covered in a cloak and wearing a mirror mask, was waiting for us, leaning against a broken pillar.
She strode toward us. She and she towards me she said.
“Good work. This is the promised reward.”
I accept the bright pink pill she hands me.
“Cherry Tree Spirit’s Gratitude
A marble containing the power of the cherry tree spirit.
When consumed, increases mana by 3.
It is effective only on the first dose.
Type: Consumables
Rank: A」
Although the name is a little strange, it was a rare elixir that raised mana stats. I immediately put the elixir into my inventory.
“Are you not eating right away? I thought you would put it in your mouth without the slightest hesitation.”
“I will eat later.”
“Hmm.”
I was thinking of using the Gwangmyeong Ascension Sword to strengthen the elixir.
‘It’s not bad to eat in real life, but at most the mana stat will go up by 1.’
Besides, if I didn’t eat in this world, Elena could have been suspicious.
She even thought of giving it to YuRia, but since she is her master and has reached the level of an arch mage, this kind of elixir is not very helpful. I’d rather eat it is more efficient.
“Are you Owen?”
“Yes Yes. My name is Owen Taylor. Mirror.”
Owen nervously bowed his head. Four of his colleagues near him greeted the mirror like Owen, with bewildered faces. Originally, they wanted to leave them in a different place that had nothing to do with Helten, but Elena wanted to bring them all.
“Owen Taillond. Can you guess why I tried to save you?”
“… I do not know. I was confined to prison for over three months. I don’t think the reason why he saved me from prison was anything other than a mission… If there is a task that I can do, there is no way others can’t.”
“Right. It’s not to do a mission. I just had to ask you something.”
“… What question is it?”
“That’s why you went to prison on purpose. Actually, I thought about taking you out two months ago, but I left it because I thought there must be a reason why you, an expert, went to Osten Prison.”
Owen hesitated slightly.
I understood Owen’s feelings. He felt uncomfortable with the mirror mask Elena was wearing. I’m sure I’m looking at the other person, but seeing myself reflected through the mirror mask makes me feel strange.
“Ah…. If so, it’s really not a big deal. I am working as a fixer externally.”
“Know.”
“I received a request from a usurer. In the past, the creditors took the money and fled to Osten Prison, but the contractor commissioned a guard to torture the creditors to death.”
“It is common. People sometimes think of prison as a refuge. Only outcasts tend to do that.”
“The contents of the request were to find the property that the creditors had hidden inside the prison. The moneylender was convinced that the creditors had turned the property into goods and hid it in prison. I decided that it was impossible to investigate and escape the prison alone, so I called four colleagues who were doing similar things to me.”
“That’s an interesting story. But more than that, I’m more curious about how much you received for the commission.”
“… I received 30 million pennies in advance. If you successfully complete the quest, you will receive an additional 30 million pennies.”
“So, did you find the moneylender’s treasure?”
“None. It was an illusion of a usurer.”
“That didn’t work. The 30 million pennies that were supposed to be paid are no longer received.”
“Yes. Because usurers are nasty. But that’s okay. 30 million pennies in 3 months…. Six million pennies divided among the five of us is a pretty good profit.”
6 million pennies.
In terms of currency, that is 60 million won. As Owen said, the money earned after three months of hard work is quite a lot of money.
“Mirror. Have your questions been answered?”
“Okay. Enough. But after talking with you, I have another question.”
“What is it? If it’s the mirror’s question, I’ll answer it wholeheartedly.”
“Done. No need to bother I will find out for myself.”
“… Yes?”
Elena took off her black cloak that covered her body. Her white uniform was exposed. Until then, Owen seemed clueless.
Then Elena took off her mirror mask. Her blue bobbed hair fluttering coolly and a beautiful face with an arrogant smile were revealed.
Owen’s eyes widen to the point of tearing, and her mouth opens.
“Illusion Gong… !”
Helten’s executives appeared in person.
What does that mean?
Owen, his head spinning, shouted at his teammates.
“Run away!!!”
But Owen’s teammates couldn’t budge. From the moment Owen uttered the word ‘robber’ they had Elena’s spell and her drool drooling over her idiot face.
“What crazy! Fantasy ball! What are you missing? Hell… , Ten’s… , Uh….”
Owen’s face changed like that of his comrades. His eyes widen and saliva drips from his mouth.
You’re probably under the illusion of magic by now, and you’re seeing a hellish illusion. If not, it must be reminiscent of old memories.
“Wouldn’t it have been better if it had been like this from the beginning?”
“I gave him a chance. If I had told the truth, this situation would not have happened.”
“If I told you the truth, you would have saved me?”
“No. It would have given you a happy death.”
“…… What is that happy death?”
“The dream of achieving everything and living the life you want. And a peaceful death without any pain. … Well. Speaking for myself, isn’t this mercy so beautiful that angels are moved to tears?”
“Are you drunk?”
“I don’t drink alcohol very well. Even if it looks like this, I am weak to alcohol due to my family history.”
“Then, what kind of genjutsu are these people looking at now?”
“It is torture. They are constantly undergoing torture over and over again. He must have died about 30 times by now.”
“Is that possible?”
“Because it’s magic. It’s as easy as turning a second into a thousand seconds by speeding up your consciousness.”
“…….”
No, it’s never easy. I can swear
Elena questioned Owen, who was possessed by magic.
“Why did you end up in Osten Prison?”
“…… His Highness the Crown Prince has ordered us to confirm the truth of the rumors.”
“Hoo. Was she the crown prince’s spy?”
“…… Yes. She entered Helten as the Crown Prince’s spy.”
“Okay? You must have been active as a low-level informant for 13 years. You are incompetent. Oh, I’m not talking about you. It means that the prince who used you is incompetent. If it were me, I wouldn’t have let an incompetent guy like you act as a spy.”
“…….”
“What is the truth of the rumors that you personally confirmed after entering the prison? Was it true?”
“It was true. A monster lives in Austen Prison….”
“What about the monster?”
“…… Prisoners are eaten alive every Friday….”
“Is that all? I get it.”
Soft blue butterflies appeared around Elena. Butterflies fluttered around. I distanced myself, being careful not to touch the blue butterfly.
Butterflies brushed past Owen and his companions.
Then Owen and his colleagues reacted strangely. They stood in a circle with each other and stretched out their hands to the left and right, grabbing the necks of the men on either side. Then all of them strangled each other and fell to the floor, dead.
Blue butterflies gathered and circled around her.
“Heavenly Demon. Are you afraid of me?”
In the original work, most people who knew the power of fantasy balls were afraid of fantasy balls. Even her main character, Kang Myung-jin, was reluctant to her.
If I didn’t have her Psycho Resistance trait, she might have been afraid of her.
“No. Sexy.”
“… Sexy? That’s the first time I’ve heard of it. Whoops.”
Elena gave a small smile as if she wasn’t offended by my rude words.
“What kind of rumor is that rumor?”
“Nothing. Rumor has it that Viscount Osten is raising a monster that eats humans in prison. It’s a fairly famous rumor in the social circles of the Empire. The fact that the crown prince had them dig out the truth of the rumor… Since Viscount Osten is an aristocrat, he must have wanted to.”
A man-eating monster?
This world is overflowing with man-eating monsters. Rather, monsters that don’t eat people would be rarer.
“It really didn’t matter. You seem a little more hungry than that. Why don’t we go out for a drink?”
“It’s a proposal with obvious dark intentions. I’m sorry, but I have work to do, so I’ll go first.”
Elena used the teleportation scroll and disappeared.
I licked my lips with regret.
‘How can I make Elena fall for herself?’
Elena was a woman who seemed open-minded but thoroughly conservative. I try to roll her head, but she is unresponsive.
‘Try to twist it with information from the original story?’
She shook her head. Elena is a great woman. She seems to suck on sweet water if she messes with the task.
‘I do not know. I will eat it someday No, I’m going to fuck you.’
I took out the teleportation scroll from my inventory. Bodies here? Nearby beasts will take care of it.
