Chapter 293
Arriving at the hotel room he had reserved under Ren Asakura’s name, Levi frowned with a complex and stern expression on his face.
‘Is it the real Shadow or is it a trap… … .’
A child who appears to be a shadow found at the airport is giving her a headache.
If he had found Shadow in his original form, he wouldn’t have worried about it.
If I strengthened my eyesight using metamorphosis, I would have been able to find out whether the object was real or fake.
At the very least, even if he hadn’t imitated Asakura Ren’s mana nature, he could have transformed his palm into a special eye and confirmed it.
‘Metamorphosis is all good, but this is the problem.’
It is so perfect that it duplicates the target’s incompetence.
This is the biggest weakness of metamorphosis.
Levi unpacked the carrier and took out a special communication terminal hidden in one side of the carrier.
Hermes Special Modified Terminal.
If you use this, there will be no leakage of call history to the outside world.
After checking the internal camera, Levi called Hermes.
―Have you arrived?
Hermes answered the phone before the ringing tone could be heard properly.
―Are you going to move right away? wait a minute. Targets that are easy to kidnap now… … .
“I saw Shadow.”
Levi interrupted Hermes and muttered in a cold voice.
—… … Did you see Shadow? Where and how did you see it?
“Waiting for the bus at the airport, I saw a kid with the same face as Shadow pass by.”
―You saw the real Shadow? Didn’t you see the shadow hiding in the shadow?
“Say something that makes sense. How do you see through Shadow’s hiding with this lung-level body?”
―It is, but… … . Shadow was walking around in his true form at the airport… … .
As if Hermes was lost in thought, he was silent.
-so. How did you do it? did you chase
“no. I just let it go. No matter how you think about it, it’s suspicious.”
– It’s definitely a winner. Shadow walking around the airport with his face exposed.
Shadow hates showing his face.
It might be for security reasons, but Shadow just literally hates his elementary school-like body and face.
Are you walking around with that face exposed?
It’s definitely a trap.
―First, I’ll check the CCTV at the airport.
“In front of Gate 12 at the 4:31 bus terminal.”
-okay. check.
Over the speakers, I could hear the distinctive clicking sound of an analog keyboard.
A strangely addictive sound that can only be heard when talking to Hermes.
Normally, I would have listened to the sound and waited leisurely.
Today’s Levi didn’t have that kind of patience.
“not there yet?”
-Wait a minute. Because I’m breaking through the server right now.
Hermes replied nervously.
―Do you think it’s easy to infiltrate the airport’s system?
A sound that gets faster and faster.
The sound stopped exactly after 10 seconds.
―Connected. 4:31 bus terminal CCTV… … . this is it
Hermes was silent for a moment.
Perhaps you are looking at the CCTV footage of the time.
—… … Are you a real shadow?
“Then it is real. Would you have said that what I faked was real?”
―It’s a lung-level body. I wondered if I was hallucinating or something.
“I know the degree of hallucination even in this state.”
Levy snorted with a mocking expression.
“so. Gnome. Where did you go?”
―I went into a nearby bathroom.
“After that?”
-It hasn’t come out yet. Wait a minute. Because I’m checking it over time.
Hermes was silent again.
Another minute passed like that.
“Hermes?”
By the time Levi brushes off again.
-I’m not coming out.
Hermes answered in a serious voice.
―I watched it at 100x speed. The appearance was not taken.
Levi’s eyes widened.
“They just disappeared in the bathroom?”
-uh. There are two possibilities. When you come out, you came out with stealth magic… … .
“Have you moved somewhere through shadow movement within the bathroom?”
-right.
Hermes tapped the keyboard excitedly again.
They are accessing a special security device installed at the entrance to the bathroom.
―But he probably didn’t use stealth magic. In the name of crime prevention, stealth magic detection magic is installed in the bathroom at Gimpo Airport.
When entering or exiting the bathroom, those who wear magic on their bodies are caught by this security device.
-huh. Neither. I’ve checked, but there’s no sign of a security device.
“That means… … .”
―It means that you went outside without going through the entrance from the bathroom.
“Moving shadows of shadows… … .”
The only way to get out of the bathroom without going through the entrance is to use space movement magic, including shadow movement.
And as far as Hermes knows, only Shadow can handle space movement magic.
I mean.
―I guess it was real?
“What the fuck… … .”
It is said that the shadow Levi encountered is a real shadow.
I should have pursued it even if it was a little overbearing.
I heard such regret.
―It’s a pity that I didn’t chase after you on the spot. Whatever it is, it’s a great achievement. Because I found out that Shadow is hiding in Korea.
Hermes’ voice tone was slightly higher than usual.
For Hermes, who was having trouble with no hints, the information he had just obtained was like gold.
With this, the chance of dealing with shadows increased significantly.
―If it comes to this, Levi. As you claim, there is a high probability that you will be attached to Shin Ha-yul?
Hermes also doubted the relationship between Shadow and Shin Ha-yul in the past.
As Levy said, there is a high probability that Shadow is holding hands with Shin Ha-yul.
“however… … Why was Shadow walking around the airport with a bare face?”
-well. don’t know that Were you looking for something? Or maybe you got information that you were arriving at the airport at that time, and you were walking around using bait.
“Few people know that I will arrive in Korea at that time. I couldn’t have known in advance.”
Except for Levy, less than three people know about Levy’s trip to Korea.
No information was leaked.
―Isn’t it leaked by your new secretary?
“It’s not Sato. I was still watching. He didn’t have time to do that.”
Sato’s alibi is certain.
None other than Levy himself is the witness. Sato has never shown any suspicious behavior since becoming a secretary.
-okay? So, did you just find something at Gimpo Airport?
Hermes said ‘Hmm.’ I drool.
―And what, it doesn’t matter if I say I was waiting for you, right? Because he wouldn’t have noticed that you were Levi.
Hermes checked the bus terminal CCTV at around 4:31 again.
-You must have been perplexed. How is it that the expression doesn’t change like that?
“Basic.”
Levy’s facial expression through the CCTV was perfect.
If Shadow was waiting for Levy and acted as a decoy to find Levy, there would be no problem.
Levi didn’t show any signs.
At least it looked that way through the camera.
-I can’t do it, though. It’s true, so I’ll move on. Then anyway, you can pick up a list of guys you can disguise and send them to me, right?
“The list is done. Tell me the location of the one closest to you right now. I’ll do it with him.”
―You want to go right now?
“uh. The sooner you do this, the better, right?”
―It’s not like that. So let’s see… … The closest one… … . found.
Hermes paused for a moment before reciting the man’s name and address.
Levi wrote his address and name on a pen and notepad in a corner of the hotel.
-Did you take notes?
“uh. Then I’ll call you back later.”
Levi hung up the phone and activated metamorphosis.
A body that is grotesquely distorted and compressed.
Levi soon took the form of a bird.
A bird larger than a crow and smaller than a hawk.
It was a type of bird that fit perfectly within Levi’s limits of change.
Levi opened the window with his beak and flew outside.
If you fly to the address Hermes gave you, you’ll be there in five minutes.
After that, deal with him, disguise yourself as him, and infiltrate the magic house.
‘Perfect.’
Levi sighed in delight and flapped his wings vigorously.
That’s when I was accelerating so slowly.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gung!
The air suddenly changed.
The refreshing air suddenly became calm like the air in a closed area.
The casual mana around him began to change into magic.
‘This… … .’
Levy flew in place and looked around.
this atmosphere. this air. The feeling of this mana. It is certainly.
‘Barrier?’
trapped in a barrier
In other words.
‘trap… … ?’
fell into a trap
They had already succeeded in identifying Levi.
‘how?’
Levi’s expression turned serious.
And that moment when you want to start sorting out the situation.
Flash!
Suddenly the sky lit up.
A white flash of light shining through the dark clouds.
The light that started from the sky soon turned into lightning and fell towards Levi.
Magic of unimaginable power.
‘If hit in the current state, it would be an instant death.’
Levy immediately released metamorphosis.
Levi quickly returned to his original body.
He reached out his right hand toward the falling lightning.
And again metamorphosis.
Levi’s right hand transformed into a black shield.
Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
A thunderbolt fell immediately after that.
A single bolt of lightning with the power of the 7th circle pierced Levi as it was.
Woo-woo-!
Just like Levi, he crashed into the ground and fell to the ground.
A cloud of dust rises.
Residual electricity shines through the scattered dust.
“Isn’t it too radical for a first greeting?”
Between them, Levi’s voice was heard.
A calm and unconcerned voice, as if there were no wounds.
Whoo!
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew away all the dust.
Levi made wings on his back and blew away the dust.
“How do you know? That I am Levi.”
Wings disappeared as soon as the dust disappeared.
Levi put his hand to the sleeve of his torn shirt.
The shirt was quickly restored.
“no. Before that, who did you hear that I would be arriving at Gimpo Airport at that time?”
Levi returned to his original clean appearance and smiled at the two men in front of him, Shin In-hyeok and Shin Ha-yul.
“You have no intention of answering?”
Levi slowly walked towards the two of them.
“okay. Then find out for yourself.”
Levi’s mana moved.
There was no trace of his body changing, but Levi was already in full combat readiness.
“however. Why are there only two of you?”
Levi’s eyes shone sharply.
“After preparing such a grandiose barrier, there are only two people waiting. Are you ignoring me?”
It was so secret that neither Levi nor Hermes noticed.
If he had made up his mind, he could have kept dozens or hundreds of people on standby.
But it’s only two.
It was natural for Levi to feel humiliated.
“two? No way.”
Shin In-hyeok spewed mana as it was.
A monstrous amount of mana worthy of an 8th circle mage.
It felt like all the mana around him was exposing his fangs towards Levi.
“Hayul is a supervisor. Ha Yul will never touch you first.”
“… … what?”
“Don’t you know what I mean?”
In that state, Shin In-hyeok took two steps forward.
“It means that I alone am enough for you.”
and the next moment.
“come. trash. I will show you the difference.”
Mana, the four major attributes that all elementals are proud of, began to swirl.
