Episode 100
A heated meeting was in progress in the conference room of the Olympiad Management Headquarters.
“It was so quiet that I wondered if I had given up on it at all. As expected.”
“Did I tell you? Warlocks can’t give up so easily.”
“I knew for a minute that they were like that, but I couldn’t imagine that they would dare to attack with such confidence even after seeing the number of guards like this… … .”
The subject of the meeting is about the raid that occurred an hour ago.
It was a meeting to guess the purpose of the Black Mage Tower through this raid and to prepare accordingly.
“They are worse than cockroaches… … . Where the hell are you laying eggs like that… … .”
“I mean.”
However, the meeting had not yet begun in earnest.
Since it was a sudden call, not all members have arrived yet, so they are currently on standby.
They are just talking and exchanging opinions with people they know while waiting.
“What is the status of guards 2 and 3?”
While listening to the chatter of the meeting attendees, the chief of security who was in charge of Olympiad’s security asked his subordinate subtly.
“Fortunately, there are no fatalities.”
“That’s a thousand blessings.”
More than half were injured, five were seriously injured, but fortunately no deaths were reported.
“Have you wiped them out?”
“… … Unfortunately, the sweep was unsuccessful. About half of the attackers escaped.”
“What about the chase?”
“We have organized a pursuit team and entered the pursuit. No further news has come in yet.”
“Right. If there is any additional news, let me know right away.”
“yes. All right.”
As soon as the conversation was over, the door to the conference room opened.
The last one summoned to the meeting had arrived.
“You are here.”
The captain of the guard welcomed the man who had just arrived, Shin In-hyeok.
“Is it late?”
“no. It can’t be. Now, you can sit here.”
The tone of the captain of the guard was very polite. While the guard captain is a 7th circle user, Shin In-hyeok is a 8th circle user.
Due to the social structure of mages, where the circle determines a kind of class, it was natural to respect them.
Even if that’s not the case, Shin In-hyeok is 10 years older than me.
“Then, now that everyone has gathered, let’s begin the meeting in earnest.”
The captain of the guard rose from his seat and headed for the podium.
The lights went out, and a video appeared on the hologram screen in front of the conference room.
“As you all know, an hour ago. Our guards have been attacked by warlocks.”
“Are you sure the raider is a warlock?”
someone asked.
It’s an expression of wanting to point out and move on.
“yes. I’m sure.”
The video of the scene captured by CCTV was transmitted.
“As you can see from this video, the raiders were dealing with black magic. That’s all 10 people.”
“Right.”
If it was just one or two people, all the attackers used black magic.
It was certain that the Black Magic Tower was behind this attack.
“Did you find out why they attacked the security team?”
This time, it was Shin In-hyuk’s question.
“yes. It turns out that too.”
The guard captain manipulated the panel to display the following data on the screen.
“First of all, among the raiders, there was someone who handled mental magic.”
“… … Tsk.”
mental magic.
At the mention of garbage-like magic that was no different from the identity of the Black Mage Tower, the 13 participants frowned at the same time.
“They tried to manipulate the minds of the crew with this mind magic. Here, this is the analysis of the condition of the operator who was damaged by mind manipulation magic. If you look around here… … .”
“There is a hint.”
At Shin In-hyeok’s words, the guard captain’s eyes widened slightly.
I didn’t know that I would know this just by looking at the data. Shin In-hyeok seems to have quite a high level of knowledge in this regard as well.
“yes. you’re right. As the head of the house Shin In-hyeok said, there is a suggestion. Unfortunately, I don’t know what kind of hints there are, but… … .”
“You don’t even need to know what the hint was. It’s clear that they’re trying to do something at the Olympiad just by hinting at it.”
A man who has been quietly holding the weight in the middle of the day.
said Ron Steart, the current head of the Steart family and Adela’s maternal uncle.
“yes. As Lord Ron said, it became almost certain that Olympiad was what they were after.”
“indeed. He hinted at the guards and tried to cause internal collapse during future terror attacks. this is it.”
“yes. That’s right.”
Otherwise, there was no reason to hint at the guards.
“Anyway, you managed to find out that you were under the suggestion spell.”
“It was the main thing to call the black magic tower expert handling team in advance.”
“Did the hunting dog dedicated to the black magician step forward?”
“yes. I’ve noticed the suggestive magic she’s been casting on her crew.”
“You still have great eyesight and skills.”
Most of the participants, including Shin In-hyuk, admired it.
“Tsk. To rely on such a vengeful demon?”
However, some participants openly expressed dissatisfaction.
It was a part where you could know the likes and dislikes of a person called a hunting dog specializing in black magic.
“Anyway, with this, their purpose has become clear.”
Once is a coincidence, twice is inevitable.
Following the warlock who was disguised as an Olympiad official, this raid & hint.
The purpose of the Black Magic Tower is the Olympiad.
“Why are they aiming for the Olympiad? It’s not like there’s anything particularly valuable in the arena.”
one participant asked.
The Black Mage Tower is not a ideological criminal, but a criminal enterprise chasing profit.
Is there any reason for such guys to attack the Olympiad, which doesn’t even cost money?
That’s how it goes through such expenses.
“that… … .”
“kidnap.”
Interrupting the captain of the guard, Shin In-hyeok spoke.
“Their purpose is the kidnapping of promising candidates to supplement materials for human experimentation.”
Ron Stewart’s expression twisted into a particularly stern expression.
As his sister’s daughter, Adela, was participating in the competition, the anger was great.
“Appropriation of materials for human experimentation. It’s definitely something they would do. Isn’t that a bit too drastic a conclusion? To come to that conclusion just because it’s an Olympiad without evidence… … .”
“The evidence is there.”
Kim Seok-hyun cut off the man and pulled out a USB from his pocket.
Then he handed it over to the chief of guards.
The guard captain immediately connected the USB and opened the file inside.
“Among the recent cases involving the Black Magic Tower, this is a collection of cases related to the abduction of teenagers and younger. As you can see, that number has doubled in the last three years.”
Shin In-hyeok gestured to the chief of the guard to move on to the next document.
The guard captain immediately posted the following data.
“And this is the research log I got when I attacked their human experiment site. As you can see, this sentence here… … .”
Everyone’s eyes turned to the last sentence on the screen.
“As expected, ordinary magicians can only produce ordinary results. We need a little bit better quality material.”
said Ron Steart, chewing up disgust. He just reads the sentences that are there, but his mouth seems to rot.
“Do I need to say more?”
An increase in the number of kidnappings.
Contents of the research journal.
If we insert the Olympiad there, we get this conclusion.
No, there is no other conclusion other than this.
The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became heavy. Everyone seems to be thinking a lot.
Among them, the expression of the guard commander was especially serious.
‘It’s difficult in many ways that their goal is to be a promising player.’
On the rare occasion that the Black Mage Tower succeeds in kidnapping promising players, then the Olympiad is over.
The Olympiad will lose the trust of each country and walk the path of downfall.
That should be avoided.
“For the safety of the students, we will have to increase the security.”
It was the moment when the number of Olympiad guards increased.
* * *
Seokhyun Kim leaves the room.
At Mimir’s Spring, I told Mimir what I heard from Kim Seok-hyun.
“Well, let’s say it’s roughly like this.”
The silent black magic tower finally showed movement, their purpose became clear, and they decided to increase security to prevent it.
To sum it up, it was something like this.
“Something like stopping the tournament?”
“I won’t. It’s such a boom. Right now, no one has been harmed other than the guards.”
“… … okay.”
Mimir’s expression was cold.
It’s a look of concern about something.
Perhaps he was worried that the Black Mage Tower was targeting me.
“You don’t have to worry too much. No matter how many of them they are, it’s impossible for them to break through this level of security and do something. Danger to me… … .”
“I am not worried about that.”
Mimir interrupted me.
“I am fully aware that the heir is safe.”
My father and the blue mage lord.
And Kim Seok-hyun and the shadow who are closely escorting them.
Even if the Olympiad security is breached by any chance, my body is safe.
Mimir would know that there is no room for trouble in my body.
“Then why are you looking like that?”
“I have a problem.”
“… … does it take?”
“uh.”
Mimir rummaged through the piles of books piled up around him.
It was a pile of books I had prepared at Mimir’s request.
Mimir pulled out a book from the pile.
It was a brochure with the schedule, plans, and information of the second half of the Olympiad that was just distributed today.
“Didn’t I say that the purpose of the Black Mage Tower was to kidnap promising people to replenish human experiment materials?”
“uh. For now, that’s what I’m guessing.”
At first, I just wondered if it was just the circumstances, but when I investigated, there was quite a bit of evidence. Right now, the documents I received from Mr. Seok-hyeon a while ago contained quite plausible data.
“But is that something that must be done while breaking through so many guards?”
Mimir asked insinuatingly, flipping through the brochures one by one.
“If it was an ordinary guard until last year, it could have been pierced. It could be that the benefit was greater than the effort to break through. But this year, the expenses more than doubled?”
He seemed to know what Mimir meant.
“Are you trying to say that the balance sheet doesn’t work?”
“Exactly.”
In short, from the point of view of the Black Mage Tower, this attack was a loss.
“If it were me, I’d rather aim after the promising players from each country return to their own country rather than aiming for now.”
It is not enough manpower to break through this level of security and kidnap promising players. Maybe I can do my best or not.
Currently, Olympiad expenses are about that level.
Certainly, as Mimir said, it would be easier to kidnap prospects scattered around the world than to break through these guards and kidnap them.
“It takes something to do things so poorly.”
“I agree that their work is sloppy. In fact, I’ve been thinking about it for quite some time.”
I fully agree with the statement that work management is lax.
Either the spy disguised as a member of the steering committee got caught, or the attack by the security team was easily blocked this time.
It was a laxity that could not be thought of as a black mage tower that was no different from the king of meticulousness.
“But at the Olympiad, there’s nothing they can aim for except people.”
It’s not that expensive items are kept in the Olympiad arena.
There’s nothing else for them to look for.
“I don’t know if these guys are the resistance. They are not the ones who will terrorize the Olympiad for a cause or cause.”
The Black Mage Tower is a thorough business criminal organization. It is a criminal enterprise that is after money. There is no way to terrorize without any reason.
“Isn’t it just a desperate situation to kidnap a promising person?”
It’s our opinion that the balance sheet doesn’t fit.
From the point of view of the Black Magic Tower, it may be a profitable situation to kidnap a promising player even if it is through this strict security.
“no. It’s something that people other than people can notice. there is.”
Mimir, who was flipping through the brochures one after another, opened a certain page and stopped his hand.
Then he handed me the page.
“Injuries to Olympiad MVPs.”
It was a page with information on the prizes awarded to MVPs announced for the first time by commentators this evening.
“Physium of the top. I see this as their goal.”
