211. Hunting
211. Hunting
“Are you going to arrange the runes into three-dimensional shapes?”
“There is no need to arrange them in a flat plane. This world is not made up entirely of flat surfaces.”
“ah…!”
Alex, who had been watching the two people having an in-depth conversation about magic circles, raised his hand when he heard the familiar sound of a bell ringing in his ears.
“Please call me for a moment….”
“Uh-huh. So, Sage! How did you handle this curved rune? It’s almost at a right angle, but is it recognized? And doesn’t explode?”
“If you use it as is, it will obviously explode. This is when the runes were engraved in the first place… .”
“… … .”
Alex, who had moved to a corner, felt somewhat left out and answered the phone with a resentful heart.
“Executive Alex here. What’s up to you?”
– Alex? Oh, my goodness. Thank goodness you accepted.
Alex frowned at the strangely familiar voice, even though he had never heard it on a work channel.
“I am currently on official duty, but who called you on the public channel?”
– Don’t you recognize my voice? I’m Servić, the project manager for the specific research on dimensional displacement points.
“Oh, sir! It’s been a while.”
Alex’s expression brightened for a moment when he heard the voice of a close friend he hadn’t heard in a long time.
But the fact remained that he was still calling on a business channel, so Alex spoke again in a businesslike tone.
“But if you call the executive channel-.”
– You’re with the wise man right now, right? Is there anything special about it?
Alex didn’t miss the slight trembling in her curious voice.
As the image of his acquaintance pretending not to know came to mind, Alex couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
“now….”
“Hey, Alex! Is that an urgent call? The wise man is asking me to go and break the next dojo.”
At those words, Alex inadvertently looked back at Jinwoo Park.
Park Jin-woo was pointing above his head and making an apologetic expression.
‘Oh, the Lord of the Tower is waiting.’
I was so excited that I forgot, but Jinwoo Park was currently visiting the Sky Tower at the invitation of the owner.
Although there is a justification for Park Jin-woo to bestow great favors on the Heavenly Tower, he would only end up irritating the merciful Tower Lord by dragging his feet for too long.
‘And yet you insist on helping me out… .’
It was an event that even the Seven Great Saints, including Ma Seong, came to visit and formally invited him.
Anyone would have run out barefoot and run there in one go.
‘A great man is truly a great man!’
He is a giant who looks incredibly young, at twenty years old.
Alex, who was expressing admiration for the generosity he could never have imagined, suddenly came to his senses at the sound of an urgent shout ringing in his ears.
– Hey, Alex! Are you listening? You’re not disconnecting, are you?! Alex! Alex!!
“… Sir, I heard that the project situation is a mess these days.”
– Oh, did you know? Ahem. You know that too. No one cares about this, and they say it’s not practical, so they don’t give you any support. No matter what research you do, there’s a lack of budget, so it’s all a dud! It’s a dead end, and it’s hard to breathe-
A feast of urgent, sympathetic stories.
To save time, Alex had no choice but to cut him off.
“Okay, just answer this. Would you mind if the wise man came and destroyed it?”
– … What? What are you destroying?
“No, no. Why don’t we just gather them all together and deal with them…? Hmm. Can’t you just help us out?”
– You want me to help you destroy it?
Alex smiled faintly at the question that came back as absurd.
After a while.
17th floor of the Sky Tower.
People began to gather as if possessed on the floor where a spacious, open space had been created, where large-scale public projects were mainly carried out rather than individual research labs.
Daisy, the Diamond Magician, who only knew that the entire Tower was bustling with activity today due to the big event called ‘Welcoming Guests to the Tower of Heaven’ that had never existed outside of an exhibition until now, made a face of shock at the huge crowd that filled the entire hallway.
“What… is… this…?”
Even today, I have to concentrate on a very important study called the magic reaction experiment from the morning.
There was literally no room to even step on the path leading to the lab.
A crowd so large that you can’t even squeeze through.
Even inside, it was difficult to understand what was happening, as quiet whispers were circling all around.
‘I heard an important guest has arrived. Is this okay?’
Daisy, who was chewing her lower lip and muttering to herself, suddenly saw a familiar face in the crowd and with a puzzled expression, she reached out for her treasured, lightning-struck old wooden walking stick.
– Knock knock.
“If it’s your 32nd turn, you have 6 more minutes… huh?”
“Brooke. Brooke!”
“Oh, Daisy. You heard the news too-.”
“Didn’t you start making a fuss about fixing errors in your thesis since early this morning? What on earth are you doing here?”
“That’s a really precious opportunity to get advice… Wait a minute, Daisy, you came here without knowing anything?”
“I was just coming from my room filling out a budget application.”
“Oh. What bad luck. The lab is right in front of us.”
“what?”
Daisy frowned at Brooke’s incomprehensible words.
“Bad luck?”
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“Listen carefully. The famous Korean sage is here now. Do you know this?”
“What? Wise man?”
Brooke’s eyes widened at the unfamiliar reaction.
“You don’t know who it is?”
“… I know. Oh, by any chance, did the Lord of the Tower move the Magic Tower himself to invite that person?”
“I did not know?!”
Brooke looked at Daisy with a start and turned her face towards her.
Daisy was startled and took a step back at the sight of her friend looking at her as if he was going to eat her.
“Don’t you clean up your dirty face? If you just stay in the lab, people might not notice you!”
“No matter what, you… this is important news from the Magic Tower…”
“Oh, then at least send me a text message! I’m so busy that I don’t even watch the news!”
Brooke stares at Daisy, who is grumbling and arguing earnestly, with her mouth wide open.
He was an outstanding friend who had achieved the rank of Geumgang at an incredibly fast rate for his age, but I realized once again that he was a guy who was obsessed with studying magic.
“Still, this is too….”
“Ah, I don’t know, I don’t know! More than that. What on earth did that human do to make the rooftop look like this?”
“uh….”
Brooke unconsciously shut her mouth, startled by the clear hostility in Daisy’s voice.
When there was no answer to her question, Daisy looked at him in puzzlement.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? What did you do to have so many people?”
“That’s… um… .”
Brooke hesitated for a moment, but then opened her mouth reluctantly under Daisy’s urging gaze.
Daisy, who had finally heard the whole story of what had happened since morning, gritted her teeth and opened her eyes wide.
“Someone else’s research project, what? Stealing it?”
“Ah, intercepting! When did I ever say that? I said you would unblock all the blocked parts and make improvements…!”
“That’s it! You just put your name on something that’s already been cooked! How is that any different from stealing it? That’s completely useless!”
“Ah, no…!”
“Is that the way of the magicians? You dirty little bastards!”
“Hey, wait a minute!”
Brooke tried to continue talking, but Daisy’s angry actions were much more agile.
Daisy, who had cast her magic in an instant, floated up above the heads of the crowd before her eyes, then, with a whoosh, drew a parabolic curve and landed like a feather on the open space at the very front.
“…what?”
The suddenly swindled wizard looked at her with annoyed eyes, but closed his mouth when he saw the badge on her shoulder that symbolized the Golden River.
“Tsk. You’re a Geumgang, so you’re just a pickpocket… .”
“What did you just say?”
“No~ Gold. River. Magician Daisy.”
“… … .”
Daisy usually hated acting with authority, but now she had no choice.
For some reason, she heard a voice calling her from behind, but Daisy was so blinded by anger that she let it go in one ear and out the other.
Rather, it was more important to look at the table of the wise man who was so talented that he was right in front of me.
‘Where is that handsome face…!’
Daisy, who had been grumbling inside, checked the wise man’s face and unconsciously shut her mouth.
Distinct facial features for an Asian.
Beneath the black coat, a muscular body is clearly visible through the collar.
There is a faint, confident smile on his lips, and his eyes are filled with light.
“… … .”
– … If you write this part at an angle of about 12 degrees, it will actually make it easier to breathe. You know how to use magic, right?
‘Your voice is… nice too.’
Daisy swallowed without realizing it.
– Yes! Thanks to the wise man solving the puzzle…!
Then, suddenly, a hot voice interrupts and I come to my senses with a start, as if I were waking up from a dream.
‘What am I thinking of, the enemy of the wizard!’
– Then it’s easy to talk. Try adjusting the angle while looking at the magic power directly. It will help a lot. It won’t be that difficult.
– Understood! Thank you, wise man!!
A middle-aged wizard who bows his head repeatedly and shows excessive Eastern etiquette.
The wise man, who smiled brighter than before as he looked at him, turned his head to greet the next person.
– Let’s check the details first. If there are any related materials or experimental results…
– This is it, wise man!
A wizard who respectfully presents documents with both hands, as if he were offering them to the lord of the tower.
Daisy, who had been watching with a dazed face, saying, “Your voice is nice…”, finally came to her senses and shook her head.
‘The opponent is the best in magic engineering! The Lord of the Tower must have called him to personally correct his arrogant attitude. What on earth is that attitude?’
Even if the opponent was a famous person known as a wise man, for a pure magician, such a cowardly attitude was honestly frowned upon.
It was to the point where I didn’t even want to think of them as colleagues…
“… … .”
Suddenly, Daisy was overcome with deep curiosity.
What kind of a wise man is this that has the proud official magicians of this magic tower struggling?
‘A wizard who can use magic? Let’s see how great of a genius he is.’
I was planning on pouring everything out in front of her, but her deep curiosity overcame my anger.
Daisy watched the conversation between Jinwoo Park and the wizards with her arms crossed and a look of waiting to be seen.
– … Ah, such an easy way!
– Your hands are an incomparable tool. There is no reason not to use them.
– Thank you so much. I never thought there would be such a breakthrough! Hahaha!
Daisy couldn’t understand why he was so happy, because she was too lost in thought to hear properly.
But wasn’t it the case that everyone else, other than her, was waving their hands noisily at that moment, along with a huge commotion?
“What? Excuse me. What just happened?”
“Huh? That’s what you heard… .”
“I couldn’t hear you because I was thinking about something else.”
“That makes sense… It makes sense. It makes sense, Daisy Wizard! Hahaha.”
A young wizard continues his explanation, smiling awkwardly and wriggling his hands.
Daisy, who had heard the whole explanation, looked at her fingers in soft admiration.
Magical power flows out unsteadily through the fingers that are absentmindedly fidgeting.
“Memorization through handprints… isn’t that a really novel method?”
It is a simple method that doesn’t seem like much when you actually try it, but it is also a novel method that no one has thought of before.
Like Columbus’ egg.
– Fidget fidget. Fidget fidget.
“……. ah!”
Daisy, who had been absorbed in the memoir of the ritual through the water, suddenly raised her head and focused on the scene before her.
The next person to be called was bowing his head repeatedly with an embarrassed look on his face as he greeted me.
‘It’s just a novel method. What does that have to do with my ability in pure magic?’
Daisy, who had snorted inwardly, finally listened intently to the conversation between the wise man and the wizard.
Then, the face of the opposing wizard seemed familiar, and Daisy unconsciously frowned slightly.
‘Team Leader Kim Jae-ik?’
He was the team leader of the lab right next door, and was secretly treated as a rival.
Daisy, who had been blankly staring at the smiling face of her rival team leader who was quickly getting the answer and leaving, opened her eyes wide as she checked the people lining up next.
‘Platinum Wizard Ryu Yi-chan, Platinum Wizard Joy, Diamond Wizard Antonio, and… that’s… .’
And then he created a deep wrinkle between his eyebrows as if he couldn’t understand.
‘…Chief?’
The identity of the person who stood proudly in line to sincerely seek the wise man’s advice was none other than Daisy’s direct superior, Director Kim Do-jun, the head of the attack magic improvement lab and master mage!
‘Hey, why is the director here…?!’
The time to come up with alternative advice was so short that the turn passed by in an instant and it was soon Director Kim Do-jun’s turn.
The story about the research began to flow in front of a shocked Daisy.
“… … !”
Daisy’s expression, which had been one of shock at first, gradually became more serious as time passed.
It had to be that way.
What Director Kim Do-jun was seeking advice on was part of the magic improvement formula that she had worked on as a project years ago while still working under Kim Do-jun, and it was also the most difficult problem.
Daisy watched the conversation between the two more intently than anyone else, as she had tried to research it herself but ultimately failed.
and….
– Then how about trying it like this?
After hearing the whole story, Jinwoo Park blurted out a very simple word and a single technique, and I collapsed on the spot.
About 10 minutes after that.
Daisy, who had been watching Jinwoo Park kill seven more people in an instant, stood confidently in front of him, her shoes clicking.
As soon as Jinwoo Park saw Daisy, his face hardened without thinking.
‘Why this person…?’
This is because she was known as the queen of the pure faction, ‘Daisy’, who hated magicians and was known to be a troublemaker in the original work.
‘I need to deal with this guy quickly and go up right away.’
Jinwoo Park, who realized that he would soon get tired, sighed inwardly and a small smile appeared on his lips.
“Nice to meet you. Are you Daisy?”
The voice that came out of his mouth was slightly trembling, but it contained the most friendly tone possible.
Jinwoo Park tries to avoid annoying situations by pretending to know everything.
“I heard that if you succeed in this research, you will be promoted to Master Mage. I hope you succeed.”
“It’s an honor to meet you, wise man!!”
“uh?”
Daisy bows at a 90-degree angle and pays homage to the East.
At the completely unexpected sight, Jinwoo Park tilted his head, letting out a short question without realizing it.
“I’m a fan of Hyunja from today!”
“Uh huh…?”
“Excuse me, I know I’m lacking, but can I ask you for a little advice? This is…!”
“Huh huh?”
I blinked my eyes open and was greatly embarrassed, but Jinwoo Park found the best solution and told me.
Daisy, who had been listening to the answer with a respectful attitude, bowed again and exclaimed, “As expected of a wise man!”
“Thank you for letting me know! If you don’t mind, could I get your autograph?”
“Huh, huh, huh?”
“Wow! Three chapters! I’ll use these for storage, display, and missionary work!”
“Hey hey hey hey~?”
Daisy bows her head in a cowardly manner and then leaves the room.
Park Jin-woo, who was watching her back, who looked so satisfied, found himself unconsciously pulling out his hair at the shocking phenomenon that was so difficult to understand.
“My fan? Daisy? That villain who doesn’t make sense?”
A deep sigh escapes from the mouth.
“…why?”
There was no answer.
* * *
The wise man’s surprise advice time ended in an incredibly short time of 38 minutes.
Park Jin-woo did not give advice to all of them and end it, but he cut them off abruptly, calculating that Man-sang-ju would not wait any longer.
‘I did intentionally waste some time though.’
Still, Park Jin-woo thought that since he had taken the initiative and built up a unique image, it would be helpful to some extent when dealing with Man-sang-ju.
Everything that has happened at the rooftop so far must have been reported to Mansangju.
‘Once you realize that he’s not easy, you’ve probably realized that he has outstanding talent, so you can’t beat him up. Just that much is a success.’
If we had achieved more than that… .
Park Jin-woo thought about that and chuckled to himself.
For some reason, I’ve been laughing so often lately that it’s almost embarrassing.
‘Is it because I came to Matap when it was peaceful? Why do I feel so good?’
Jinwoo Park, who was walking down the hallway laughing for no reason, suddenly stopped walking and looked up to see Alex and Olivia waiting.
Before Jinwoo Park knew it, a huge door appeared right in front of him.
“The top floor, the Lord’s living quarters.”
There was no separate entrance or exit on the top floor.
This is because an entire floor was dedicated solely to the master of the Sky Tower, Mansangju.
Since there was no reason for any other facilities to be included, there was no reason to create a separate entrance.
“And inside this-.”
Alex winked at the faint silhouette visible beyond the massive door, obscured by the door.
“The Lord of the Tower is waiting.”
“It took an hour. I’m afraid I’ll get kicked out if this keeps up.”
“Hahaha! Your Majesty the Tower Lord would never do that! Rather, I would highly value the generosity shown by the wise man!”
Alex shouted loudly, confidently.
“Your Majesty! This is Alex from the Executive Branch. As you said, I have brought the wise man!”
“Come in.”
Alex smiled as if he was a giant and pushed open the huge door.
Olivia took a couple of steps back with a tense expression on her face.
In that wide open view, my eyes meet with a middle-aged man who is tilting a teacup to his lips.
“Hmm.”
He said with a smirk.
“You’re an hour late. Jump out of the tower right now. Both of you.”
“… … .”
Alex’s face froze.
