Chapter 300

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    "Ian, are you okay?"

    Kira worried about Ian''s condition.

    At first glance, something clearly wasn''t right.

    Whatever he''d seen alone, Ian sat there dazed, unable to snap out of it.

    "Let''s wait for now."

    Maria spoke calmly.

    "..."

    Though slightly anxious,

    Kira quietly waited for Ian to recover.

    And that wait proved effective.

    "Ah."

    After about five minutes, Ian came to his senses.

    "Sorry. What did you say?"

    "..."

    No, maybe he still hadn''t fully recovered.

    Worried about Ian, Kira asked:

    "Ian. What did Maronius tell you?"

    Ian''s expression went blank again.

    ''Open a golden age of magic.''

    That''s what Maronius had said.

    At first glance, it sounded like a personal wish.

    But then he''d added:

    ''The Great One has prepared plans for you.''

    Plans for Ian.

    Right. The Sky God was a divine being, might have drawn a bigger picture than mortals could imagine.

    Like reincarnating Ian into this world.

    Gifting him transcendent talent.

    ...Or sending a space-time wizard who foresaw Ian''s fate to his side.

    ''I knew this world was fantasy.''

    Ian thought.

    ''...But fuck, it''s really fantasy.''

    Meaning it was more fantasy than he''d thought.

    Soon Ian would complete Anor-lsil and meet the Sky God.

    That was probably part of the Sky God''s plan.

    ''...''

    Ian briefly considered.

    Maybe he should just quit and run.

    He''d already known this was a world with transcendent beings. In a fantasy world full of mysteries, of course there could be gods.

    But thinking about receiving attention from such divine beings...

    Honestly, it felt overwhelming.

    Because he was anxious.

    What lay at the end of fate?

    Where was life''s final destination? What awaited Ian at the journey''s end?

    Ian didn''t know, but the Sky God probably did.

    That''s why he was anxious.

    Worried he might be getting pulled into an inescapable whirlpool of misfortune.

    But soon Ian shook his head.

    ''...Don''t think such weak thoughts, Ian.''

    Running wasn''t an option.

    Where could he run from a divine being?

    Better face fate head-on.

    Complete the quest, meet the Sky God, and ask directly.

    About Ian''s mission.

    The reason he was born in this land.

    "Ian. Are you really okay?"

    Kira''s hands suddenly cupped Ian''s cheeks.

    "Yeah, I''m fi-"

    As Ian tried to remove her hands, he met Kira''s eyes.

    And felt de?ja? vu.

    This scene. Where had he seen it...?

    "..."

    "..."

    Kira was thinking the same thing.

    Right. When they were Demius and Liria, it felt like this.

    They were lovers who casually caressed each other''s cheeks...

    "My, how intimate."

    At Maria''s comment, Kira quietly stepped back.

    Her face was bright red.

    "N-no... it just became a habit..."

    Ian was about to smile and say it was fine.

    That''s when-

    "Ian! Is Professor Ian here!"

    An unfamiliar voice called from outside.

    A professor Ian wasn''t particularly close with.

    "Yes?"

    Not only was the sudden visit strange, but their tone sounded serious.

    The professor shouted without preamble:

    "Something terrible has happened!"

    "What is it!"

    Ian raised his voice too.

    But when the professor continued,

    Ian froze in place.

    "Professor Eredith has disappeared!"

    "..."

    Just now, what...

    Or they wanted to use her to draw someone out.

    If it was the latter.

    The person the black wizards were targeting was Ian.

    ''Then they''ll definitely come looking for me.''

    That was Ian''s conclusion.

    If their target was Eredith herself, his guess would be wrong.

    But if they''d taken Eredith as bait to draw Ian out, the black wizards would definitely come for him.

    Ian headed to the forest to prove his theory himself.

    "Kira."

    Ian said to Kira.

    "There might be a fight. If things get bad, run."

    "What?"

    She knew he said it out of concern for her.

    But Kira didn''t like Ian''s worry.

    "Don''t joke around, Ian. Do you seriously think I could run away alone while watching you? Really?"

    "..."

    "I''m not Liria. I''m Kira, daughter of Laventa."

    Kira gripped Ian''s hand tightly and said:

    "I''ll protect your back."

    "Kira."

    "So Ian. We definitely won''t lose. Just like we never have before!"

    Ian nodded.

    He''d fought many battles with Kira.

    Ian decided to trust in Kira''s fire magic once again.

    "Then, I''m counting on you."

    "Yes!"

    Ian walked through the forest confidently.

    He believed that if anything happened, Maria would bring Salvador and Belenka.

    And if the black wizards weren''t actually targeting Ian.

    Then nothing would happen, right?

    ''...''

    But unfortunately, Ian''s guess wasn''t wrong.

    Black wizards appeared in groups before Ian''s eyes.

    "You''ve saved us the trouble of searching, Ian."

    Ian didn''t look at the black wizards.

    There was no point since he wouldn''t recognize them anyway.

    Though he knew their faces, he wasn''t close enough to really know them.

    Ian''s guess that black wizards were hiding in the university was correct.

    "That''s my line."

    Instead, Ian looked at the black wizard whose face and name he knew.

    "Professor Demonite."

    The summoner Demonite.

    He appeared before Ian, holding Eredith captive.

    "To think Professor was a black wizard... I''m disappointed. Though our paths differed, I thought we had some things in common."

    "Disappointed, you say. The feeling''s mutual."

    As soon as Demonite finished speaking, the black wizards burst into sinister laughter.

    Immediately, Demonite made a gesture.

    Sharp thorns flew from the darkness.

    Thud!

    One laughing black wizard died, hit by the thorns.

    The black wizards all dropped to their knees.

    "Please forgive our rudeness."

    But Demonite didn''t stop.

    He kept gesturing.

    Dozens of thorns began raining down like arrows.

    "W-wait a minute...!"

    "This is too much!"

    The panicked black wizards belatedly scattered in all directions, casting their magic.

    "???"

    Ian doubted what he was seeing.

    "Ian."

    "Y-yes?!"

    "Didn''t you receive any message from Miss Belenka or Professor Inglan?"

    I didn''t hear anything?!

    Well... the first person he met after waking up was that strange professor!

    "I only met Professor Peron!"

    "Tsk. So that person was a black wizard''s pawn too."

    "???"

    Right then.

    Eredith freed herself from her bonds and shouted at Ian:

    "Ian! I''ll explain later! First attack the black wizards!"

    What the hell...

    At the same time, desperate screams erupted from the dark forest.

    "Y-you...! Demonite!"

    "You bastard! Are you betraying us?!"

    Demonite let out a sinister laugh rivaling the black wizards and shouted:

    "Well now. I was never on your side to begin with, was I?"

    "!"

    Finally things started making sense.

    Ian stared at Demonite in disbelief.

    Professor Demonite, the summoning teacher.

    He was a double agent - working for the university while being part of the black wizards'' secret society.

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