Chapter 339
“I don’t know if she’s a real madam. Maybe it’s just someone who looks like… … .”
The captain blurted out his words with a serious expression.
“… … It could be that the remnants of the Black Magic Tower are messing around.”
I took over the following words.
“right.”
The Dark Mage King is dead, but not all the Dark Wizards are gone.
Although all the big executives, including Hermes and Shadow, died.
A few officers survived.
Survived, each created a villain alliance.
These are the remnants of the Black Mage Tower.
“If you think about it soberly, it’s more likely a trap. There is no way that among the living warlocks there are no warlocks who can use metamorphosis.”
To simply change one’s appearance, achieving a 6th circle master is enough.
If you think rationally, there is a very high probability that Sophia in this video is fake.
“But it could be real.”
However, the probability that it is fake is not 100%.
A little over 1%.
There is a small probability that the woman in this video is the real Sophia Anechefri.
“I think it’s worth investigating.”
Captain Charles’ eyes were hot.
It was the first time I saw them in two years, full of passion.
… … Was it because of this that he seemed so excited?
“I am in favor of the investigation itself. It’s good if it’s real. If it’s fake, we’ll have to capture it alive to gather information.”
“Gathering information?”
“We need to find out where this information leaked from.”
“Ah, that’s right. If the madam in this video is fake, that means they know that the madam’s life and death are unknown… … .”
“yes. It makes sense that our confidential information was leaked to them.”
How did our information leak to the remnants of the Black Mage Tower?
Even to find out, investigation is indispensable.
“Where was this video filmed?”
“Italy.”
“Italy… … . It’s far.”
“It’s far, but… … . why? Are you going to investigate yourself?”
“yes. I think so.”
“Wouldn’t it be better for me to go?”
Investigation is the captain’s specialty.
If you simply look at the type of work, it is right for the leader to directly conduct the investigation.
“no.”
However.
“This is the right thing for me to go.”
Things are a little different this time.
“This video is 99% fake. It’s bait. The purpose must be to use Sophia-sama’s appearance to call me or Captain Charles over there.”
This mission is not a simple investigation, but an infiltration mission in which you have to invade the enemy’s den.
“It’s too dangerous for the captain to go there himself.”
I can’t send Captain Charles away.
It’s too risky.
“It’s dangerous for you too. I know you’re stronger than me, but after all, as long as you’re among their targets… … .”
“no. My case is different.”
As long as they used Sophia as bait, the target is either me or Captain Charles. Either one.
No matter where I went or where Captain Charles went, there was no change in the danger.
but.
“I can change my appearance, right?”
“ah… … .”
It doesn’t matter to me.
Unlike Captain Charles, who can only disguise himself, I can change my appearance with magic.
All you have to do is disguise yourself as someone else and start the investigation.
“Even if something happens, I still have Umbra. All you have to do is run away to Korea.”
And I also have Umbra.
By any chance, even if my identity is discovered and I am put in a dangerous situation, all I have to do is run away to Korea using Umbra.
“That’s true, but… … .”
“Besides that, when I think of several variables. It is right for me to go.”
Since this is something related to Sophia-sama in the first place, it is very dangerous to send Captain Charles.
As it is related to Sofia-sama, it would be impossible to make a 100% rational decision.
No matter how you look at it, this is the right thing for me to do.
“… … .”
Captain Charles frowned and lowered his gaze.
I understand with my head, but I don’t understand with my heart.
His eyes seemed to say that he wanted to take on this mission no matter what.
‘… … also.’
Looking at those eyes, I was convinced again.
We must never let Captain Charles go.
“And finally, this is the most important reason. I want to ask Captain Charles for another mission.”
Fortunately, I have a way to convince Captain Charles.
“Another mission?”
“yes.”
I activated my favorite hologram tablet and opened one piece of data.
“this… … Anti Magia?”
“yes.”
The name of the data is [Anti Magia].
In the past, it was a report on the recent activities of a heinous criminal group with a previous criminal record of committing suicide using a magic stone called Anti Magia at Incheon Airport in South Korea.
“Why are they?”
“You will know when you see it. After hearing the story, it doesn’t seem like a coincidence.”
Among the reports on Anti Magia, I opened the most recent report and showed it to the leader.
“here. Could you please look at this part?”
“… … Are there any strange movements around Italy?”
“yes.”
In the past, during the Levy incident.
I came to the conclusion that there is some connection between Anti Magia and the Black Magic Tower.
After that, the Black Mage King died, and the Black Mage Tower disintegrated, so even though the connection was irrelevant.
“And here, look at this too.”
I just closed the report and opened another data.
This time, it was a report that recorded the activities of the remnants of the Black Mage Tower.
“Villain Alliance, Destroyer. Terror in Milan, Italy… … ? Are you Italian again?”
Villain Alliance Destroyer.
A criminal organization of his own, founded by Destroyer, who was once an executive of the Black Mage Tower.
As if revealing his arrogant disposition, he took his own code name as the group name.
“When did this happen?”
“Three days ago.”
“Is it really recent?”
“yes.”
I closed the report and shut down the hologram tablet.
“Italy is also where Anti Magia started to show strange behavior. It was also Italy that Destroyer, which had been active only in Asia, first came to the West and committed a terrorist act. and… … .”
“The place where the woman who looks like a madam was filmed is Italy… … . Certainly this… … .”
Captain Charles narrowed his eyes and frowned.
“yes. I don’t think this is a mere coincidence.”
It’s too contrived to be a coincidence.
“Certainly not like a coincidence.”
Captain Charles let out a deep breath.
“Then, is it the Milanese investigation that is the mission you want me to ask you for?”
“yes. I would like to ask you to investigate Destroyer and Anti Magia.”
Captain Charles stared into my eyes with a sharp gaze.
“Madam’s track and rob a criminal group. The latter is more my specialty.”
“yes. In that respect, Captain Charles is the best.”
“I understand.”
Captain Charles nodded his head with an expression of complete understanding.
“If that’s the case, there’s nothing you can do about it. I will do as you say.”
“yes. Please.”
“I don’t have to worry. Robbing criminals is one of my specialties. I will ask you well.”
“yes. We will do our best.”
That’s how my trip to Italy was decided.
* * *
lunch the next day.
I was eating ice cream in front of a convenience store in a rural town in Italy.
“That’s ice cream everywhere.”
Next to me, Soonchan said something stupid.
“It’s because you eat Korean makers, you idiot.”
What Sunchan is eating right now is melon-flavored ice cream made in Korea.
The taste must be the same.
“… … The taste may differ from factory to factory.”
“It’s ice cream made with the same process, but it must taste different.”
Sunchan’s expression twisted at my sarcasm.
“That, I only said my impressions once, but they say something really bad.”
“You have to express your impressions, so that you can empathize.”
I shook my head.
“And you, take care of your expression. Does that expression match your face now?”
“Ah, that’s right. It did.”
I didn’t mean to disparage Sunchan’s face.
It’s just a literal meaning.
“Write. Did you ask me to be a hard-boiled man for no reason? It’s very annoying.”
Currently, Sunchan’s face has changed with my magic.
If I had to define Soonchan in one word, I would become a wild Westerner.
“It’s too late to regret it. Because the procedures have already been completed.”
“… … ok.”
The current Sunchan face and that sullen expression don’t match, even if they don’t match.
It’s no joke because the expression looks like a guy from a noir film showing off his cute charms.
“That’s why I told you to think carefully. Wouldn’t it be nice if it was a Westerner with a flirtatious feel that goes well with you?”
“… … You said that you were flirting, so I got a backlash for nothing, so I came up with this concept.”
Sunchan glared at me with an angry expression.
“oh. that look is good It’s very real.”
When I stared at him with that face, the feeling of intimidation was no joke.
It gave me the impression of a munchkin protagonist who would appear in a noir film.
“Oh yeah? Are you feeling like this? I understand perfectly.”
Soon-chan frowned with an expression of realization.
“Is it like this?”
Then, a binggu was born.
Maybe it’s because he’s forced to change his expression muscles, so it’s very awkward.
“You should never do anything like acting in the future. I just ate it.”
“Is it that strange?”
“uh. It feels like a Korean steamy boy has entered the body of a wild Westerner.”
“… … That much?”
Soonchan looked at his face through the CCTV mirror.
He fidgets with his chin, changes the angle, and examines his face.
“hmm. It seems natural.”
“Natural bitch. If that is natural, then it must be natural for a tiger to run around on the sea.”
Seeing that, I let out a sigh of relief.
‘Did I bring it for no reason?’
I brought you because I needed help.
From the looks of it, I don’t think it’ll help.
Involuntarily, I let out a sigh.
Geeing-
At that time, the automatic door of the convenience store opened, and an Asian woman appeared.
black hair.
A pupil between brown and black.
suitable physique.
If you ask 10 people, all 10 of them were women who would answer that they were ordinary Asians.
“Adele… … .”
Soonchan approached the woman and didn’t want to say anything, but kept his mouth shut.
“Hmm. Suzy. It’s here.”
A woman called Susie walked slowly toward us.
“Did you find what you were looking for?”
“… … no.”
The woman replied with a sullen look on her face.
“The part-time worker even contacted the store owner, but he said it was there a month ago, but it was so unpopular that it was taken out… … .”
It was a look that seemed to claim that this was nonsense.
“How can banana milk be unpopular? I can’t believe it.”
“That is kind of surprising. It’s delicious. Are our tastes different?”
Sunchan replied as if that was really surprising.
“Don’t be so grumpy. Even though it’s a bit far, they say there’s a Korean mart nearby. You will be there.”
“No, I heard about the Korean mart earlier, so I know… … . It’s so shocking… … . Banana milk is not popular… … .”
Needless to say, this straight black haired woman is Adela.
Like Sunchan, I changed my appearance with my magic.
As Sunchan said earlier, her name is Suzy.
Adela’s original name, Jisoo, was just reversed.
“uh? But after going through banana milk not being popular, there was melon-flavored milk from the same maker. didn’t you see that? Eat that… … .”
“Steve.”
Adela sneered coldly.
“Don’t even mention that apostle’s name.”
“Why are you an apostle? It was delicious.”
For reference, Sunchan’s name is Steve.
The castle was built roughly as a pole line.
“… … That’s delicious.”
Adela looked up at Soonchan with an expression of disgust.
“You were such a person. I see.”
“… … uh?”
“I don’t think we can get to know each other anymore.”
“Hey, that… … uh?”
Sunchan made a genuinely embarrassed expression.
Adela turned her head and approached me as if she liked Soon-chan’s reaction.
“draft. Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“What are you waiting for? You don’t have to care. let’s go.”
“yes.”
I turned around and moved on.
Adela and Soonchan followed behind me.
“Hey, Adele… … Big hum. Are you Susie? Whatever I may say… … .”
“no. You don’t have to worry about it.”
“No, even if I told you not to pay attention with that expression… … .”
Soon-chan blurted out with a puzzled look on his face.
Adela didn’t even look at Sunchan like that, she looked at me and asked.
“So Xian. How was it? Did you find anything?”
“no. I couldn’t find anything.”
At the convenience store, I couldn’t find any trace of Sofia-sama.
“You mean nothing, not just the warlock’s mana, and you haven’t found any traces?”
“uh.”
I couldn’t feel Sophia’s mana, let alone the warlock’s mana.
I couldn’t find any information near the convenience store where Sophia was photographed.
“It wasn’t just the warlock’s mana, there was just no trace of mana at all.”
Adela’s eyes widened.
“The fact that there is no trace of mana means that there has been no mana effect near that convenience store in the past year… … . Does that make sense?”
“No. Common sense makes it impossible.”
Mana is becoming unstable day by day.
It doesn’t make sense that mana didn’t work for a year.
“What, then who erased all the traces?”
Soon-chan, who had been quietly listening to the conversation from behind, helped out with a word.
“maybe.”
Near convenience store.
Someone intentionally erased all traces of mana.
As if he would not leave any traces of himself.
As if he couldn’t leave any traces of himself.
“It is strange. If it’s a trap, rather than erasing all traces like this… … .”
“It’s normal to have created fake trails to fool us.”
If it was a trap, I wouldn’t have erased the traces so suspiciously.
In order to catch a bait, it is necessary to prepare accordingly.
“That means… … .”
This is not a trap.
It is an act that someone sincerely did to erase their footprints.
I mean.
“You mean Sophia might really be alive?”
“uh. The odds of that happening are pretty high.”
The probability that Sophia-sama is still alive has increased significantly.
It was like this.
