Even in the midst of a sudden standoff, Ihan wasn’t the least bit flustered.

Hadn’t he predicted this from the moment he entered?

‘I knew they’d show up eventually.’

It was absurd that half-breeds had been disguised as paladins in the temple before, but now, the appearance of suspicious figures wasn’t a big surprise.

There was just one thing that bothered him...

"Owl, let me ask you something."

[What?]

"You said you’re a Gatekeeper, right? Shouldn't those kinds of things not be allowed to pass through the gate?"

It was a question that naturally arose.

How could those creatures have been allowed here? Ihan was genuinely puzzled and even suspected that this owl might be incredibly incompetent.

[Ah, that? Of course, I didn’t want to let them in either. But what can I do? Unlike you, those ominous ones came in with a 'key,' so they were allowed to enter legitimately. That’s why they didn’t go through the gate like you did.]@@novelbin@@

“......”

[At least they can’t touch the holy relics without my permission, so that’s one saving grace. The problem is, I’m just a Gatekeeper, not a manager, so I can’t harm intruders freely.]

“…This is insane.”

[Sorry.]

“No, I wasn’t talking to you… Sigh, forget it.”

The fact that those creatures entered by holding the ‘key’—the permission granted by the temple to access the Sacred Vault—was maddening.

That meant...

‘The temple bastards are clearly allied with them, aren’t they?’

It was hard not to curse at that realization.

"...When we get out of here, I’ll have a lot of people to hit."

Ihan muttered with irritation, and upon hearing his words...

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