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Fernand: Find the trace, find the trace-! Wow, how many of these are there?
Neither Chiyou nor Sasuke could have predicted that behind all of what was revealed, there was a cleverly hidden hidden card.
Leeha: Where?! How did it go?
Fernand: Hmmm- First, where Bluebeard went…
***
“Can you feel it, gold dragon?”
“Bluebeard was something I couldn’t find from the beginning. His stealth exceeds my ability to detect.”
“Hmmm…. How should I explain this? There’s no sign of Bluebeard at all. It feels like Bluebeard has never been to this city in the first place.”
Fernand scratched his head.
Fernand once found Bluebeard’s mana in the Sentinel Mountains. In other words, if Bluebeard had visited, he would have been able to find traces of it this time as well.
However, contrary to what Leeha heard, no trace of Bluebeard could be found in Gaza City.
“Do you feel anything else?”
“Yes. The rest is what Ha Leeha-ssi talked about. Ranked 8th- No, hmm, I can feel the mana of a human necromancer. This side, the mana on this side belonged to the giant berserker. The traces of giants around are also very clearly visible.”
The ancient gold dragon did not know the concept of ranking, so Fernand explained it by substituting it with appropriate words.
“Where are they?”
“Looking at the different mana directions, it looks like they have scattered. They are definitely users, they’re so smart- hmm, no, oh…… people who are this meticulous are accustomed to this sort of thing. By the way, they couldn’t hear our voices, right?”
“Since the silence magic was cast, there’s no way sound would leak out. Don’t worry.”
“I understand. I will report to Ha Leeha-ssi first.”
Fernand: hmm- firstly, where Bluebeard went……. me and the gold dragon don’t know. It appears that he hadn’t come since there’s no trace of him, let alone the direction.
Leeha: That appears to be the case. I didn’t see him with my own eyes.
After listening to Ram Hwayeon’s class and receiving Ram Hwajung’s gaze, Leeha exchanged whispers with Fernand.
Bluebeard was certainly not present during the attack on Gaza City.
‘When Faust persuaded me to join the Demon King’s army, I said that I wanted to talk directly to Bluebeard, but Faust did not allow it. Considering the character of that monster, it was uncharacteristic of him.’
Didn’t he like to giggle at things like that?
Leeha thought that he would come out first before Faust could reject him because he wasn’t someone who would allow Faust to establish the hierarchy.
‘Does that mean he really wasn’t there? Why? Where did he go and what did he do after sending Faust and the rest of his army to the city?’
It was not a question that could be answered right now.
Leeha focused on Fernand’s whisper again.
Fernand: And then everyone else dispersed. And the traces are already old…. It’s hard to determine where each of them moved, but it’s possible to figure out the general location the mana marks went to.
Leeha: How many are there?
Fernand: There are three. One near the land of the dead, one near the Rano Forest, and one huge mass on the Tino Riverside. What is this huge lump? There’s definitely no trace of Bluebeard-
Leeha: It’s most likely a giant golem. Tino Riverside is not far from here…… they’re cunning guys who ran off to their own hideouts when they ran away.
Leeha had a headache.
Three directions? Where should he focus? How do they chase?
And now, he could tell from Fernand’s reaction alone. The traces were not permanent.
It disappears naturally after a certain period of time.
‘There won’t be any traces of where they’ve already moved. And now we don’t know where Bluebeard is…. Fernand should be sent when there are even the slightest traces of it. Faust is important, but in the end, I have to kill Bluebeard to complete the quest.’
In the end, there were not many directions to choose from the position of the subjugation team.
Besides, there was no need to send Fernand, a non-combatant, as long as the approximate name of the location is given.
Leeha: I understand. First, I will spread the word and see if there are people who can investigate directly. After that, Fernand-ssi will move and check.
It’s important to locate other guys, but you should focus on the traces of Bluebeard, especially while he’s on the move.
Fernand: Okay! Heuheu, then I won’t have anything to do for the time being. I asked the gold dragon to cast a spell…
Leeha cut off Fernand’s whispers and finalized his thoughts.
No matter who it was in the subjugation team, with their skills, they could move.
As long as they could get to the location without getting noticed.
Arranging personnel at the right place to conduct a direct investigation would certainly be helpful.
‘If we continuously grasp their movements, we will have a chance.’
Leeha slowly organized his thoughts.
‘For the time being, we have to check where they will group up, and prepare! Wouldn’t it be best to wipe all of the Demon King’s army except for Bluebeard? After that, Fernand would focus on finding Bluebeard’s trace!’
It was the best strategy that Leeha could think of.
Finding the timing to separate the power of the overwhelming Bluebeard and the Demon King’s agents while being able to prevent those cunning guys from running away at the same time!
If Bluebeard, who boasts overwhelming strength, joined the Demon King’s agents, chances won’t come easily to the small elite subjugation team again.
This strategic judgement was by no means wrong.
At least, based on the information Leeha knew ‘until now’.
Leeha looked at the location of the members of the subjugation team registered in his friend’s list and whispered to three people.
“Are you listening?”
“Huh? Ah, yes.”
“Liar. What did I just say?”
Ram Hwayeon snorted in anger. Doing something else while she was teaching giving him practical know-how on managing a city?
However, Leeha, a sniper, was not the type to lose focus once he concentrated on something.
“The more important this Hub city is, the more important external management is, especially the nature of the city located in Minis territory. As soon as the road restoration is complete, send a small gift with an official letter of apology for causing concern to the city incorporated into Fibiel with Gaza City and the nearby Minis Castle… right? That way, each city will approve and send logistics through Gaza City again, and normal resident NPCs will also actively visit.”
“……Huh? Y-you were listening?”
“Of course. That was your explanation, maybe I missed a few words.”
“That’s my explanation……?”
“Yes.”
It was the combination of Ramlong Group and Castle Dale’s know-how.
But Ram Hwayeon, who heard it, couldn’t understand it that way.
While Ram Hwayeon blushed for a moment, Ram Hwajung, who was sitting next to Leeha, jumped up.
“I’ll be back”
“Hwajeong? Where-”
“Shh. Ram Hwayeon-ssi, pretend you don’t know for a moment. Please talk to me more.”
“-Well- wait- no, huh? Hwa-Hwajung! Hwajung-”
Ram Hwayeon was taken aback, but Leeha quickly took Ram Hwayeon’s attention.
Leeha: Ram Hwajung-ssi, please investigate Tino Riverside. There are no subjugation members nearby…… and calling Kidd or Luger now would be annoying……. Ah! You absolutely must not fight. Just scout. I don’t want Ram Hwajung-ssi to be in danger.
-Ok……understood oppa.
It wasn’t ‘I understand oppa’, but more like a sneaky confession ‘I like oppa’ with the word getting dragged, but Leeha did not notice.
Shyuuk-!
After Ram Hwajung disappeared, Leeha poured out city-related questions to the dumbfounded Ram Hwayeon.
Sasuke: Oka-san, Ram Hwajung just moved.
Chiyou: Ram Hwajung…? Hmm, did she go to Castle Dale? Where’s Ha Leeha?
Sasuke: I heard he is with Ram Hwayeon in Gaza City-
Chiyou: Huhut, it looks like he is getting tutored on how to run a city. Ram Hwajeong has a tendency to go alone, so ignore her… Make sure Ha Leeha doesn’t call Kidd or Luger nearby, and that the three of them are not trying to do something together.
Sasuke: Yes. According to the report 15 minutes ago, neither Kidd nor Luger are active.
They are either hiding or trying to figure something out.
In the invisible card game they were playing, Leeha was still winning points.
There was no way that Chiyou, who was focused on Browless’ movements, was unaware of the relationship between Kidd, Luger, and Leeha.
Also, it had already been confirmed in Northern Shazrasian that Bluebeard appeared where the three of them gathered and moved.
Chiyou: Okay. Bye~!
Sasuke: Hat. Take care of yourself, Oka-san.
Of course, the Three Musketeers did not go where Bluebeard was, but Bluebeard followed where the Three Musketeers went, but Chiyou did not know such details.
‘Anyway, if that Musketeer NPC and the Three Musketeers, including Ha Leeha, don’t move… The other users haven’t been deeply involved in the Demon King’s quest, so I guess it doesn’t matter.’
As a matter of fact, there were users on the continent who were on quests related to Bluebeard.
Some were accidentally involved, and some users reached it after meticulously completing job-related quests, but none of them were able to keep up with Leeha’s progress yet.
And in the case of the continental main quest, regardless of occupation, they had no choice but to match the speed of the person in front first.
Now, the chances of the laggards finding Bluebeard were extremely low.
‘Faust is just Faust… I have to meet the NPC named Bluebeard directly before I can make a deal.’
Chiyou sighed quietly. The figure standing in front of her did not miss it.
“Whisper? Who were you whispering?”
“You don’t have to worry about it.”
“If you say that, you should know that it makes me more curious…”
As he swung his tail, the undead around him made a clattering sound and approached Chiyou.
“I just heard briefly that Ha Leeha is working hard to restore the city. He’s not showing any signs of movement at all.”
“Ho? I’m glad it’s just in time.”
Even hiding in the shadows, his pure white skin could not be hidden. The Lizardia, Faust, showed his teeth and smiled.
However, his smile soon faded.
“No, no…… do you believe that? I can’t believe everything you say.”
“What do you mean? Do you mean there is something wrong with what I said so far?”
“Of course. Didn’t I lose my precious men because of you? His sudden intervention in Marching Plains… we also lost a lot of chimeras in Gaza City. Didn’t I mention to you before that he even summoned a dragon…?”
The raid, which was carried out with perfect preparation, failed.
Hearing the news of Gaza City, which they only barely dealt half of the planned damage, and was currently being quickly restored with the intervention of Ram Hwayeon, Faust couldn’t help but be doubtful.
In order to cause only that amount of damage, it was revealed that Igor and Czar had joined the Demon King’s army. Chiyou couldn’t help it either.
It was because even she couldn’t have guessed that Leeha had such a skill and that he could make a flamethrower.
‘Tsk, I have a lot of doubts. That’s why I’m going to have to get rid of him and have a direct relationship with Bluebeard.’
Faust and Chiyou had a strange relationship that seemed to be allies but not allies.
Her position was somewhere in between an agent of the Demon King’s army and a human side. Of course, this kind of relationship would not last long if the credibility of her only weapon, ‘information’, was reduced.
Chiyou quickly looked at the Lizardia with an impudent expression on her face.
“I don’t know everything. To compensate for that, I’m giving away a lot of hiding places in various places for free, right? Isn’t that why you’re able to hide like this?”
(To be continued…)
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Fernand: Find the trace, find the trace-! Wow, how many of these are there?
Neither Chiyou nor Sasuke could have predicted that behind all of what was revealed, there was a cleverly hidden hidden card.
Leeha: Where?! How did it go?
Fernand: Hmmm- First, where Bluebeard went…
***
“Can you feel it, gold dragon?”
“Bluebeard was something I couldn’t find from the beginning. His stealth exceeds my ability to detect.”
“Hmmm…. How should I explain this? There’s no sign of Bluebeard at all. It feels like Bluebeard has never been to this city in the first place.”
Fernand scratched his head.
Fernand once found Bluebeard’s mana in the Sentinel Mountains. In other words, if Bluebeard had visited, he would have been able to find traces of it this time as well.
However, contrary to what Leeha heard, no trace of Bluebeard could be found in Gaza City.
“Do you feel anything else?”
“Yes. The rest is what Ha Leeha-ssi talked about. Ranked 8th- No, hmm, I can feel the mana of a human necromancer. This side, the mana on this side belonged to the giant berserker. The traces of giants around are also very clearly visible.”
The ancient gold dragon did not know the concept of ranking, so Fernand explained it by substituting it with appropriate words.
“Where are they?”
“Looking at the different mana directions, it looks like they have scattered. They are definitely users, they’re so smart- hmm, no, oh…… people who are this meticulous are accustomed to this sort of thing. By the way, they couldn’t hear our voices, right?”
“Since the silence magic was cast, there’s no way sound would leak out. Don’t worry.”
“I understand. I will report to Ha Leeha-ssi first.”
Fernand: hmm- firstly, where Bluebeard went……. me and the gold dragon don’t know. It appears that he hadn’t come since there’s no trace of him, let alone the direction.
Leeha: That appears to be the case. I didn’t see him with my own eyes.
After listening to Ram Hwayeon’s class and receiving Ram Hwajung’s gaze, Leeha exchanged whispers with Fernand.
Bluebeard was certainly not present during the attack on Gaza City.
‘When Faust persuaded me to join the Demon King’s army, I said that I wanted to talk directly to Bluebeard, but Faust did not allow it. Considering the character of that monster, it was uncharacteristic of him.’
Didn’t he like to giggle at things like that?
Leeha thought that he would come out first before Faust could reject him because he wasn’t someone who would allow Faust to establish the hierarchy.
‘Does that mean he really wasn’t there? Why? Where did he go and what did he do after sending Faust and the rest of his army to the city?’
It was not a question that could be answered right now.
Leeha focused on Fernand’s whisper again.
Fernand: And then everyone else dispersed. And the traces are already old…. It’s hard to determine where each of them moved, but it’s possible to figure out the general location the mana marks went to.
Leeha: How many are there?
Fernand: There are three. One near the land of the dead, one near the Rano Forest, and one huge mass on the Tino Riverside. What is this huge lump? There’s definitely no trace of Bluebeard-
Leeha: It’s most likely a giant golem. Tino Riverside is not far from here…… they’re cunning guys who ran off to their own hideouts when they ran away.
Leeha had a headache.
Three directions? Where should he focus? How do they chase?
And now, he could tell from Fernand’s reaction alone. The traces were not permanent.
It disappears naturally after a certain period of time.
‘There won’t be any traces of where they’ve already moved. And now we don’t know where Bluebeard is…. Fernand should be sent when there are even the slightest traces of it. Faust is important, but in the end, I have to kill Bluebeard to complete the quest.’
In the end, there were not many directions to choose from the position of the subjugation team.
Besides, there was no need to send Fernand, a non-combatant, as long as the approximate name of the location is given.
Leeha: I understand. First, I will spread the word and see if there are people who can investigate directly. After that, Fernand-ssi will move and check.
It’s important to locate other guys, but you should focus on the traces of Bluebeard, especially while he’s on the move.
Fernand: Okay! Heuheu, then I won’t have anything to do for the time being. I asked the gold dragon to cast a spell…
Leeha cut off Fernand’s whispers and finalized his thoughts.
No matter who it was in the subjugation team, with their skills, they could move.
As long as they could get to the location without getting noticed.
Arranging personnel at the right place to conduct a direct investigation would certainly be helpful.
‘If we continuously grasp their movements, we will have a chance.’
Leeha slowly organized his thoughts.
‘For the time being, we have to check where they will group up, and prepare! Wouldn’t it be best to wipe all of the Demon King’s army except for Bluebeard? After that, Fernand would focus on finding Bluebeard’s trace!’
It was the best strategy that Leeha could think of.
Finding the timing to separate the power of the overwhelming Bluebeard and the Demon King’s agents while being able to prevent those cunning guys from running away at the same time!
If Bluebeard, who boasts overwhelming strength, joined the Demon King’s agents, chances won’t come easily to the small elite subjugation team again.
This strategic judgement was by no means wrong.
At least, based on the information Leeha knew ‘until now’.
Leeha looked at the location of the members of the subjugation team registered in his friend’s list and whispered to three people.
“Are you listening?”
“Huh? Ah, yes.”
“Liar. What did I just say?”
Ram Hwayeon snorted in anger. Doing something else while she was teaching giving him practical know-how on managing a city?
However, Leeha, a sniper, was not the type to lose focus once he concentrated on something.
“The more important this Hub city is, the more important external management is, especially the nature of the city located in Minis territory. As soon as the road restoration is complete, send a small gift with an official letter of apology for causing concern to the city incorporated into Fibiel with Gaza City and the nearby Minis Castle… right? That way, each city will approve and send logistics through Gaza City again, and normal resident NPCs will also actively visit.”
“……Huh? Y-you were listening?”
“Of course. That was your explanation, maybe I missed a few words.”
“That’s my explanation……?”
“Yes.”
It was the combination of Ramlong Group and Castle Dale’s know-how.
But Ram Hwayeon, who heard it, couldn’t understand it that way.
While Ram Hwayeon blushed for a moment, Ram Hwajung, who was sitting next to Leeha, jumped up.
“I’ll be back”
“Hwajeong? Where-”
“Shh. Ram Hwayeon-ssi, pretend you don’t know for a moment. Please talk to me more.”
“-Well- wait- no, huh? Hwa-Hwajung! Hwajung-”
Ram Hwayeon was taken aback, but Leeha quickly took Ram Hwayeon’s attention.
Leeha: Ram Hwajung-ssi, please investigate Tino Riverside. There are no subjugation members nearby…… and calling Kidd or Luger now would be annoying……. Ah! You absolutely must not fight. Just scout. I don’t want Ram Hwajung-ssi to be in danger.
-Ok……understood oppa.
It wasn’t ‘I understand oppa’, but more like a sneaky confession ‘I like oppa’ with the word getting dragged, but Leeha did not notice.
Shyuuk-!
After Ram Hwajung disappeared, Leeha poured out city-related questions to the dumbfounded Ram Hwayeon.
Sasuke: Oka-san, Ram Hwajung just moved.
Chiyou: Ram Hwajung…? Hmm, did she go to Castle Dale? Where’s Ha Leeha?
Sasuke: I heard he is with Ram Hwayeon in Gaza City-
Chiyou: Huhut, it looks like he is getting tutored on how to run a city. Ram Hwajeong has a tendency to go alone, so ignore her… Make sure Ha Leeha doesn’t call Kidd or Luger nearby, and that the three of them are not trying to do something together.
Sasuke: Yes. According to the report 15 minutes ago, neither Kidd nor Luger are active.
They are either hiding or trying to figure something out.
In the invisible card game they were playing, Leeha was still winning points.
There was no way that Chiyou, who was focused on Browless’ movements, was unaware of the relationship between Kidd, Luger, and Leeha.
Also, it had already been confirmed in Northern Shazrasian that Bluebeard appeared where the three of them gathered and moved.
Chiyou: Okay. Bye~!
Sasuke: Hat. Take care of yourself, Oka-san.
Of course, the Three Musketeers did not go where Bluebeard was, but Bluebeard followed where the Three Musketeers went, but Chiyou did not know such details.
‘Anyway, if that Musketeer NPC and the Three Musketeers, including Ha Leeha, don’t move… The other users haven’t been deeply involved in the Demon King’s quest, so I guess it doesn’t matter.’
As a matter of fact, there were users on the continent who were on quests related to Bluebeard.
Some were accidentally involved, and some users reached it after meticulously completing job-related quests, but none of them were able to keep up with Leeha’s progress yet.
And in the case of the continental main quest, regardless of occupation, they had no choice but to match the speed of the person in front first.
Now, the chances of the laggards finding Bluebeard were extremely low.
‘Faust is just Faust… I have to meet the NPC named Bluebeard directly before I can make a deal.’
Chiyou sighed quietly. The figure standing in front of her did not miss it.
“Whisper? Who were you whispering?”
“You don’t have to worry about it.”
“If you say that, you should know that it makes me more curious…”
As he swung his tail, the undead around him made a clattering sound and approached Chiyou.
“I just heard briefly that Ha Leeha is working hard to restore the city. He’s not showing any signs of movement at all.”
“Ho? I’m glad it’s just in time.”
Even hiding in the shadows, his pure white skin could not be hidden. The Lizardia, Faust, showed his teeth and smiled.
However, his smile soon faded.
“No, no…… do you believe that? I can’t believe everything you say.”
“What do you mean? Do you mean there is something wrong with what I said so far?”
“Of course. Didn’t I lose my precious men because of you? His sudden intervention in Marching Plains… we also lost a lot of chimeras in Gaza City. Didn’t I mention to you before that he even summoned a dragon…?”
The raid, which was carried out with perfect preparation, failed.
Hearing the news of Gaza City, which they only barely dealt half of the planned damage, and was currently being quickly restored with the intervention of Ram Hwayeon, Faust couldn’t help but be doubtful.
In order to cause only that amount of damage, it was revealed that Igor and Czar had joined the Demon King’s army. Chiyou couldn’t help it either.
It was because even she couldn’t have guessed that Leeha had such a skill and that he could make a flamethrower.
‘Tsk, I have a lot of doubts. That’s why I’m going to have to get rid of him and have a direct relationship with Bluebeard.’
Faust and Chiyou had a strange relationship that seemed to be allies but not allies.
Her position was somewhere in between an agent of the Demon King’s army and a human side. Of course, this kind of relationship would not last long if the credibility of her only weapon, ‘information’, was reduced.
Chiyou quickly looked at the Lizardia with an impudent expression on her face.
“I don’t know everything. To compensate for that, I’m giving away a lot of hiding places in various places for free, right? Isn’t that why you’re able to hide like this?”
(To be continued…)
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