Episode 1214
by Cristae“This angel must be exhausted and talking nonsense. Ignore him, Wardanaz.”
Professor Kirmin spoke calmly without changing his expression.
Anyone watching would really think the angel was rambling from exhaustion.
-I never suggested spying through dimensions in the first place. You magicians barged in on your own, then threatened me about not being able to exit temporarily. I know I walk the old wizard’s path for enlightenment, but this is overly harsh.
“……”
“……”
……
The angel’s denunciation, delivered in front of a spirit king and a demon, made even the most seasoned professors of Einrogard hesitate for a moment.
Professor Garcia reacted the fastest.
“What are you doing, Professor? Shut him up.”
-Ugh!
“Y-yes, of course.”
Professor Kirmin finally, in a fluster, moved to cover the angel’s mouth. Apazragon vibrated his form to express frustration when communication was blocked on the spirit level.
‘I can guess what happened.’
Lee Han quickly pieced together the situation.
The professors must have used Apazragon’s Divine Light Annihilation dimension to spy on Lee Han.
This secret dimension was perfect for spying on someone without being detected by the evil god. True magicians, they didn’t hesitate to make use of every cultural artifact they discovered.
Then, during the evil god’s earlier rage, the shock interfered with or warped the dimension.
The professors, already on edge from Lee Han entering the fortress, probably threatened the angel with things like, “If you don’t let us out immediately, I’ll put your soul between my left and right fists”…
‘Wait. Isn’t it impossible to attack in the Divine Light Annihilation dimension?’
Lee Han realized something odd.
Inside that dimension, you couldn’t attack each other, so threats could only go so far.
And yet, the angel was so battered and tattered.
Did they really do that just with threats?
‘Amazing!’
“Student Lee Han. Our plan is to join up with the king’s main force now.”
Professor Garcia cleared her throat, trying to break the awkward mood.
Because of her student, she was putting him first, but none of the professors were unaware of how urgent the situation was in the domain.
With the Yaksha King’s full assault underway, they had to join in and help.
“Yes.”
“You’re very fatigued and injured, student Lee Han—”
“I’m perfectly fine.”
“…I really want to grab you by the collar, but I’ll let it go since you’re hurt. Student Lee Han, fall back for now.”
Professor Garcia shattered her jade-inlaid scepter and opened a door of space. It was a gate connecting to a safe zone outside the domain.
The three professors stared at Lee Han with a look that wouldn’t tolerate any argument. Lee Han nodded obediently.
“Yes, I’ll do as you say.”
“Are you really going to do so?”
Professor Garcia grew even more suspicious as her famously rebellious student agreed so readily.
Lee Han protested, sounding aggrieved.
“Really. How could I possibly follow you professors? I don’t even know where we are right now.”
“Well, that’s true…”
Even after accepting his answer, Professor Garcia kept giving Lee Han suspicious glances.
Lee Han did his best to put on an innocent face. Professor Kirmin grew even more suspicious at the act.
“Let’s all get going. We’ve wasted enough time. Angel, open the dimension. And make sure Wardanaz can’t slip in with us.”
-Dimensions aren’t meant to be used that way…
Apazragon protested. For a member of the angelic race, he seemed to be getting more and more emotional.
Even as the three professors stepped into the dimension, they kept an eye on their student. Lee Han politely saw them off.
…You’re not planning to go in, are you?
Perkuntra asked cautiously.
He sensed it instinctively.
This contractor had no intention of quietly retreating to the safe zone!
“Yes.”
-How are you going to follow them, then? Like you said, you don’t even know where you are.
Mafuda was curious as well.
At present, this wizard was like a dimensional lost child. He was free not to step through the open door, but that didn’t mean he could easily find the Yaksha King’s main force.
“I’ll do this.”
For the last time that day, Lee Han activated Dunamis.
Immediately, a sense of his soul expanding swept over him, and complex, profound knowledge about the dimension passed through his mind.
Divine Light Annihilation dimension!
Since the angel and professors had used it several times, the overload wasn’t so bad. Saratan and Mafuda hurried to share the burden.
-Enough! Stop using that spell!!
-If you keep this up, you’ll collapse before you even arrive.
“This really is the last time. The very last.”
…Maybe I should have dragged you with us by force, after all.
Perkuntra sighed and followed after his contractor.
When we first met, I never imagined he’d be such a lunatic…
Pop!
When the professors returned, the Death Knights finally understood.
-!!!
-So that’s what it was!
The Yaksha King kept flipping their insides with lines like, “It’s fine because he’s Osu’s disciple,” but now that the professors returned, realization dawned.
It was the professors.
The professors had been secretly following—that’s why the Yaksha King was so confident!
-We believed in you, professors!!
“????”
Professor Garcia was flustered by the passionate welcome.
She thought she’d get scolded for splitting off a clone and sneaking out, not welcomed this way.
“Uh, what’s going on? Is this a trap?”
-No. The king kept claiming without evidence that the successor would be fine, and we just couldn’t accept it—so we were worried.
Tsk tsk. So stubborn, even after I explained it.
The Yaksha King honestly pitied the Death Knights.
To think such loyal, diligent souls were still unable to escape their delusion.
Osu must find it very vexing too.
“I-I see… Actually, we weren’t much help. We only arrived after it was all over.”
-It’s not my fault, I’ve said that again and again…
Apazragon reflexively protested.
No one was scolding him, but he couldn’t help speaking up by habit. Everyone looked at Apazragon in slight puzzlement.
-…Never mind.
-I-I see? Well, it’s a relief. Still, Dunamis is a pretty dangerous Small World, isn’t it?
“?”
“??”
“???”
The three professors froze. At that, the Death Knights realized they’d slipped up.
Should’ve kept quiet, huh?
Right before the battle with the evil god, and now inner discord…
“You learned WHAT?!”
Dunamis. That was the most likely, given the situation in that fortress.
“……”
The Yaksha King’s kindly explanation left the professors speechless.
The Death Knights now figured that, should Hierdan ever try to assassinate the Yaksha King, they’d have at least three powerful magicians willing to help.
“If you thought he might learn… that… shouldn’t you have said something…??”
Why?
“Because it’s dangerous??”
Professor Garcia’s voice, now at the height of anger, was cool and calm.
The knights thought to themselves,
‘Who does she mean is dangerous?’
Is she talking about the Yaksha King being dangerous?
As I said, he can control it just fine. See, he’s in perfect shape.
“????”
-?
Everyone was unnerved that he was referring to the absent Lee Han.
What the…?
Pop!
Lee Han belatedly emerged from the Divine Light Annihilation dimension.
Everyone present stared intently at him. Lee Han composed himself and said,
“Sorry. I entered the wrong dimension.”
“…Youuuuuuu!!!!!!”
Professor Garcia couldn’t help but roar.
Come this way, Osu’s disciple.
The Yaksha King beckoned. On that giant palm sat a small treasure pagoda Lee Han recognized.
Compared to Osu’s, your skill is terribly lacking. Reflect on that.
“……”
Lee Han suppressed a retort.
His opponent seemed like he was about to do him a favor.
‘I’ll curse him after I get the reward.’
When green light shone from the pagoda, Lee Han felt the fatigue and burden in both body and soul rapidly dissipate.
The aftereffects of using Dunamis disappeared completely.
“Your Highness! You must let student Lee Han return. Open the gate immediately!”
I refuse, professor of Einrogard.
“This isn’t a request—it’s a notification. Do you want to face us before you face the evil god?”
Professor Garcia’s voice was polite, but blazed with unyielding resolve—sharp as a blade.
The Death Knights deliberated and nearly sided with Professor Garcia.
That was when the Yaksha King said,
It’s fine for you Death Knights to do as you please, but shouldn’t you at least listen to the successor?
-!
The Death Knights, caught off guard, were startled.
Surely this crazy old man wasn’t just wise—he was dangerous.
After a moment’s hesitation, the knights all moved behind Lee Han. Professor Garcia was incredulous.
“Letting student Lee Han do whatever he wants is NOT always a good thing!”
-Well, but loyalty is…
No need to argue, professor of Einrogard. Let’s cease hostilities.
“I’m not even casting magic. I wasn’t planning on throwing punches, either.”
Professor Garcia shot the Yaksha King a look of disbelief at his ridiculous accusation.
She wasn’t casting any spells at the moment.
Was he suggesting she might use her fists?
Not you—the other professors of Einrogard.
The Yaksha King gestured at Professors Voladi and Kirmin.
Professor Kirmin flinched, realizing he’d been seen through.
During the heated argument, he’d been considering a surprise attack with Professor Voladi…
“Why do you say there’s no reason to fight?”
Because the duel is about to begin. Come!
The Yaksha King shouted toward the empty air, showing no sign of warning.
His amber eyes flashed with certainty.
I’ll kill you!
At the same moment, the sky split as Sanguiros manifested.
For all the grand title of “god,” his form was jarringly grotesque, like a gigantic chimera.
Souls of the undead writhed across his back and body, shrieking with bloody voices, while his face resembled the distorted, enlarged faces of vampire patriarchs awkwardly fused together—a bizarre sight.
He clearly wanted to look dignified, but it only emphasized his failure. The Yaksha King laughed uproariously.
I figured you’d leap out when you were cornered, vermin. You should’ve kept living mindlessly as a beast!
BOOM!!!!!
As the two titans clashed, the ground melted and the sky split. The Death Knights and professors instantly shifted and scattered to their respective positions.
Lee Han moved with Perkuntra.
The bloody debris falling from all directions was extremely dangerous. If the Thunder King weren’t fiercely wielding his lightning sword, making progress would have been difficult.
“Can you stab him with the lightning spear one more time?”
What? Do you really have to join that fight?
Perkuntra sounded displeased.
With little time left in the contract, he was worried at how aggressive his contractor was being.
-That’s a fine attitude. The true weapon of a hunter is a single spear, honed with hatred. I am truly proud that you’ve inherited Mafuda’s spear technique!
“Thank you!”
Are you happy to be praised by a demon? Huh?
Perkuntra grumbled, full of discontent.
He was doing all the hard work, while that demon ran his mouth comfortably from inside the bracelet!