#142
Talent Recruitment (2)
As the sky gradually became dark.
Dagdak dagdak—
Inside a carriage running along the city’s main street, a beautiful woman with pink hair and purple eyes was quietly looking out the window.
Her face had a gentle smile and an innocent expression as if she knew nothing, but inside, she was by no means at peace.
‘This is···.’
Chimi, feeling uneasy, fixed her gaze outside the window and only spread her senses to scan her surroundings.
One, two, three···.
The number of ghosts has clearly increased compared to before.
Even some of them were following the carriage at a certain distance, as if they were keeping an eye on her.
And when things got to that point, she definitely realized.
‘My tail got stepped on!’
The Immortal Army, the Banshee Queen Olivia is investigating this.
But I couldn’t figure out why I was caught.
It would have been impossible to detect his true identity, which was disguised as a human, through a mere ghost.
‘No, she probably hasn’t figured out that I’m that Sian yet. The investigation must have started for some other reason.’
If Olivia knew that she was the ‘Succubus Siana’ and was a target of surveillance, she would have acted more thoroughly than this.
It seemed a bit sloppy to say that she was being targeted as if she were being used as an information war targeting ordinary people.
‘Then where on earth did you get your tail stepped on? It couldn’t be from an imperial noble… Through the Oath of Reverse? Through Oldman?’
Her mind became complicated.
However, he would not know anything about Siana other than her real name and the fact that her base was the Empire.
They had a cooperative relationship at that level from the beginning.
‘I’ve been feeling uneasy ever since I suddenly lost contact with the guys I sent to Talaria. Could it be related to that incident?’
Eventually, she was forced to conclude that the location had been compromised through a number of complex paths that could not be readily identified.
‘No matter what the cause is, I can’t stay here any longer since I’ve attracted this much attention. I guess I should just get out of here for now.’
It was obviously not an easy decision, as it meant giving up many things.
Wasn’t the status of Azerion Empire noble that she currently holds a position that she worked hard to build up over a long period of time?
But it was a situation where there was absolutely no choice.
Since Olivia was interested, it meant that the Immortal King’s gaze was also turned in this direction.
If we delayed like this, we might be dragged back to the Immortal Army.
‘No! Enlistment again! I hate it even if I die!’
The position and status can be recreated as much as you want.
But if you are caught by the Immortal King this time, you will be in a situation where you will be subjugated forever until he is defeated.
‘Okay, let’s run away.’
Thinking like that certainly helped me to calm my mind, but there were still many things that I regretted giving up everything and just hiding my body.
‘I’ve worked so hard to lay the foundation!’
Shouldn’t we at least make some arrangements in case we return later?
You’ll also need to prepare some capital to start anew…
‘···Surely he won’t barge in right now? A big shot like the Immortal King won’t even show up in person.’
Even if they do come forward, only the executives, including Olivia, will move.
And since they are in the heart of the imperial city, they won’t be able to easily get things done on their own.
That meant there would be at least a few days left before they were ready to come.
In the end, Siana, who could not give up her greed, rationalized herself and headed to the mansion.
Among the useful things she had to pack was, of course, ‘Andrew Weaver’.
Although there were some limitations, there was no other ability that could grasp the situation around the continent from a seated position.
Drumroll, drumroll— clank!
Finally arriving at the mansion, she opened the door and got out, ignoring the greetings of the servants who came out to greet her and going straight to where she felt Andrew’s presence.
Bam—!
A door that makes a loud noise when you open it without hesitation.
But right now, there was barely any time to worry about that.
“Andrew—!”
“Huh? Sister? What’s going on all of a sudden….”
“Get ready to move right now!”
“···Oh! So that’s what you thought too, Sister! I was going to tell you first···.”
“Okay, let’s get moving!”
Andrew, who had been sprawled out on the armchair, drunk and staggering, sat up unsteadily under her pressure.
Meanwhile, Siana continued to gather the items needed for the subspace she had created with black magic, and pondered how to best use them to minimize base damage.
‘I absolutely have to take care of this… I don’t want to give up on this after all the effort I’ve put into it. Can’t we at least maintain the status quo? And that…’
But while she was busy preparing for her midnight escape.
Saaaa—
A cold sensation brushed the back of my neck.
‘ah?’
She knew this feeling very well.
An overwhelming force of incomprehensible thickness that covers the security barriers installed densely throughout the mansion.
Deep, dark, heavy and sticky.
Death, like an abyss that swallows up everything.
It was the presence of ‘that’ that I had been hoping for.
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‘Ahhhh—! I should’ve just thrown it all away and run away!’
In the end, Siana, who had sensed her own fate, could only close her eyes tightly.
***
‘Tovea City… It may not be a large city, but it’s not so small that it can be ignored.’
And a city of this size would naturally be well-prepared to deal with all sorts of unusual situations.
That means, it’s not easy to sneak in quietly from the beginning…
No matter how thoroughly you build a concealment barrier, it’s difficult to completely hide the aftereffects of that magical power.
It is impossible to just quietly work and leave.
So I prepared.
Wheein— Wheein—!
Kwaaang—!
“Eww! What’s going on all of a sudden?!”
“Gyaaak—!”
Emergency alarms blared throughout the city, accompanied by explosive sounds.
The explosion, which started in both a splendid mansion and a shabby back alley, threw the city, which was gradually sinking into darkness, into chaos in an instant.
‘Okay, shall we go then?’
If you find it difficult to move quietly, you can move in the midst of noise.
Hans took advantage of the gap in his subordinates’ activity to quietly sneak into the barrier he had prepared in advance.
An ordinary noble mansion encountered within the barrier.
But that was just the appearance, the inside was extraordinary···.
‘You really put a lot of effort into it? Most people probably wouldn’t even notice these security devices.’
Abilities including “Path of Magic” and “Magic Control” were activated one after another, and the magic in the mansion was breathlessly analyzed.
From distorted perceptions to concealing energy and barriers that exclude intruders.
Since they were all high-level magic techniques, it would have taken a considerable amount of time to destroy them normally.
Kwajijik—!
Dismissed!
Of course, this did not apply to the Immortal King, who had overwhelming power.
Just by moving with all his energy raised, the complex magical structure of the security barrier was crushed and rendered ineffective by the overwhelming density of black magic contained within his body.
‘Let’s see, then first···.’
Woohoo—
As Hans entered the house in an instant, emitting a presence that distorted space, waves containing magical power spread throughout the mansion.
At the same time, the sounds of people fainting and collapsing one by one inside the mansion can be felt—.
Immediately, those who resisted it were captured.
[There you are.]
And the next moment.
Hans was already seated in front of them.
“Hee··· Heek···!”
What was there was a blond man with tangled hair who trembled violently at the sight of him suddenly appearing out of thin air…
[Huh? You?]
Suddenly, there was a woman with pink hair, prostrating herself on the floor and bowing down.
“Ahh—! Your Majesty, you have finally come. The girl has been waiting with bated breath for your return!”
“Who, sister?”
Unconditional obedience that can be seen at a glance.
The expression on the man next to her changed suddenly, but she had no time to pay attention to him now.
“Ohhoho… The girl has been preparing diligently so that the King can conquer the continent more easily and surely? She has been secretly hiding among the humans and has been holding out for many years with only her loyalty to the King, waiting for the opportunity….”
The pink-haired woman desperately made excuses, even breaking out in a cold sweat.
And Hans, the Immortal King who had been quietly looking down at her, could immediately tell why she was acting this way.
‘Succubus of the Demon Tribe, Siana.’
Even though he was disguised as a human so perfectly that even an archbishop-level priest would be suspicious, he could not avoid his “eyes of the abyss” that could detect all evil.
‘I think he was a guy who was close to the top 10 even under the previous Immortal King.’
She was a demon summoned from the neighboring dimension, the Demon Realm, and she literally ended up joining the Immortal Army by accident.
Looking back at the information left in his mind, he said that although his military skills were somewhat usable, he was a more useful talent in other areas like Olivia.
‘Well, it’s not easy for a demon to hide his identity and pretend to be an imperial noble. He certainly seems to have great skills.’
This means that he was able to fool even the most powerful people, including the Shinto shrine, so he could be said to be the best talent when it comes to secret operations.
Of course, he was just a former executive who had gone into hiding and was caught.
[Kekekeke, it looks like you’ve been really comfortable all this time?]
“That’s not true! The girl is only waiting for this day…”
[It seems like it was hidden quite elaborately for something like that.]
“Ho, hoho… I’m really sorry I haven’t been able to contact you for a while….”
Again she started making excuses, but I had no intention of listening to her nonsense any longer.
“···But it was never for my own selfish desires, but rather with the intention of completing the mission more thoroughly···.”
[Siana—]
“Huh?!”
Woohoo—
The moment he uttered that name, a strange resonance spread and penetrated Siana’s body.
With him, the forced contract from three hundred years ago was renewed and rewritten anew.
“iced coffee···.”
Unaware that horns had sprouted out in the aftermath, she groaned as the Immortal King’s energy flowed into her body.
Unlike other undead officers, she was not affected by the power of death and became stronger than before or anything…
‘So you ended up enlisting again?’
That alone was enough to make her subordinate to the Immortal King again.
Ttorrur—
A single tear falls without me knowing it as I re-enlisted against my will.
“Ah, ah? I, I shed tears of emotion without even realizing it? Isn’t this the true expression of my sincerity? Ohohohoho···.”
But even in the midst of all that, she kept talking diligently, following her survival instincts.
Hans, who had been nodding his head in satisfaction, then turned his gaze to the man who was still stiff and trembling.
‘What is this guy? He’s full of mana, but he doesn’t show any signs of having learned magic or aura.’
The blond, disheveled man froze in place at those eyes, but Hans looked him up and down carefully, like a predator scanning its prey.
‘There’s no sign of training, but his physical abilities are strangely good. It’s like… Huh? No way?’
Strengthening of the body due to external influences rather than growth through normal training.
He knew this phenomenon very well.
“The King has taken an interest in this child? Andrew! Come and greet him.”
“Yes, yes! Hello! My name is Andrew Weaver. How are you?”
Andrew, a blond man who reacts strangely to sudden situations.
But what interested Hans now was his exact identity.
And before he knew it, Siana, who had become the villain of the century, began to tell him stories he had not even asked about, in order to somehow win his favor.
“Andrew is also a talent I have saved for the great cause? His Majesty will be surprised to see how useful his abilities are. What kind of activities he has performed so far···.”
And at the end of the story, the information he wanted finally came out.
“···Another surprising fact is that he is from another world! He is from a completely different dimension, neither the Demon World nor the Spirit World. Hohoho.”
[···Huh? Another dimension?]
Hans looked at him quietly, his eyes gleaming.
Even though Siana was leaking her personal information without permission, Andrew couldn’t even protest and just forced a cowardly smile with the corners of his mouth raised.
“Yes, yes… Your Majesty the Immortal. I come from a place called, Earth. Hehe… It’ll be almost 9 years, yes.”
And his answer struck a special chord with Hans.
‘An Awakened One from Earth, other than me…’
It’s been almost two years since I was transferred to the Outerica dimension.
Because it was the first time I met someone from the same hometown.
