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When there was no answer from the man, the goblin mask asked again.
[He asked, “Who are you? Where is Gold Mary?”]
The moment he heard that, the man, who had been carefully choosing his first greeting from among the worst curses he knew, stopped.
‘This kid. He really doesn’t know who I am.’
If you think about it, it was natural.
The Great Man burned down the headquarters of Randolph’s Thieves’ Guild to the ground, leaving no evidence behind.
Even at the border wall where he deliberately caused chaos, he wore a fake goblin mask. Although Golkan and a few of his trusted knights saw the great man’s face, there was no fear of information leaking out from them.
In other words, the goblin mask beyond the crystal ball was still unaware of who the Great Man was.
‘then···.’
The man’s head began to spin rapidly.
Rather than provoking the other person by hurling insults at them, a better method came to mind.
After a while, the man spoke in a trembling voice.
“Are you by any chance the ‘that person’ that Goldmary was talking about?”
[···Did you hear what I said?]
Although the mask made it impossible to read the other person’s expression, the man could tell that the look in his eyes had changed.
The man spoke quickly with an urgent expression. At times like this, he had to rush forward without thinking.
“I am Ansel from Randolph’s Thieves’ Guild! I am chasing after the men who destroyed the guild on Goldmary’s orders! They passed through the border wall on a steel wagon and…”
In an instant, Goblin Mask brought his face closer to the communications port and spoke.
[Did you just say steel carriage?]
‘It looks like the chaos at the border wall was effective.’
The man answered seriously, forcing the corners of his lips to straighten.
“Yes! It’s a rare and unusual shape. A huge iron horse is pulling the steel chariot…”
As the man began to leak information little by little, a red light burst out from the goblin mask’s eyes.
[It was their doing, after all.]
Goblin Mask, who had been imprisoned for a long time and was released back into the world, immediately began to investigate.
We retrace the path of those who were causing a ruckus at the border wall, and in the process, we learn that Randol’s Thieves’ Guild was completely burned down.
Randolph is the last city you hear of when you leave for the border wall of the Duchy of Hicks.
‘The iron wagon did not stop in that city. But if you calculate the date of the burning of the Thieves’ Guild and the date of the wagon’s arrival at the border wall, it is highly likely that they passed through there.’
While I was doubting this, I tried to contact Gold Mary using the emergency communication device I had given her before, just in case.
The goblin mask muttered, spewing light from its eyes.
[You’re lucky.]
‘Well, we’ll have to wait and see who gets lucky.’
The man swallowed his feelings and nodded.
“Yes. I was lucky. I was out that day, and when I returned to headquarters, Lady Goldmary was almost dead and left me this communication device… Sob….”
The man rubbed his eyes as he explained in detail why he lived alone and chased the steel carriage.
After a while, the man shouted with bloodshot eyes.
“I can never forgive those who killed my brothers!”
The goblin mask only asked questions that he was curious about, whether the angry thief’s performance was realistic or he didn’t even care about such things.
[Have you checked the party riding in the carriage? How many people are there in total? What is the composition?]
The person told the truth so that the other person would believe him.
“There are six in total. Three men, one woman, and two children. I’m still watching them from afar. I can’t get close because I’m afraid I’ll get caught, but…”
[Is there a red-haired girl among them?]
Gulp. And the object of the goblin mask appeared to move.
‘I see you were looking for the kid.’
The man deliberately paused for a moment before speaking.
“···There is. There is a young girl who can use fireworks freely. I couldn’t see her face clearly because I was watching from afar···”
[That’s enough. Where are you now?]
If I told him my location, he would come running with his men right away.
The man was having a little fun here. He was thinking of dropping some bait.
“I was in such a hurry to chase them that I didn’t even bring a map or compass. I’m sure we entered somewhere in the central mountain range…”
The Central Mountains were a huge mountain range that split the continent’s waist. Where the Central Mountains were was similar to where the ocean was.
Beyond the crystal ball, a goblin mask growled.
[How stupid!]
The man shrugged his shoulders with a frightened expression.
“I’m sorry, but I heard you shouting at the border wall that the destination was the Teru Kingdom.”
[I know that story too.]
The Goblin Mask thought about the power that could be mobilized in the Teru Kingdom.
Although he had considerable power, he was still anxious about completely capturing the Child of Fire.
Besides, there was no guarantee that they wouldn’t change their destination midway.
‘It’s suspicious that they openly stated their destination… I guess I’ll have to chase after them myself.’
The goblin mask said, having made a decision.
[Ansel. You continue to follow them. I will go there. Contact me every day at the same time as today.]
At that moment, the man spoke with a troubled expression.
“But there is one problem···.”
The goblin mask spoke in an annoyed voice.
[What’s the problem again?]
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The man slightly tightened the communication device he was holding in his hand.
Jeokjeok-
As the communication port cracked slightly, the screen began to blur rapidly.
The man lied calmly.
“The communication receiver was damaged on the way here, so the reception has been poor since a while ago. If this continues, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to receive it starting tomorrow···.”
The goblin mask glared.
[what-!!]
For now, this guy named Ansel was the only clue and lifeline to track down the Child of Fire.
If this rope were to break, he might be left to wander the vast central mountain range alone.
[Are there any other contactable modifications!?]
On the other hand, the person who knew the other person’s impatience was very relaxed.
The man spoke with a very pitiful expression on his face.
“There’s no way a mere thief would have such an expensive item… I’ve run out of money… I’m cold and hungry….”
Support-.
Even at that moment, the image quality of the communication device was getting worse. The goblin mask had no choice but to grit its teeth.
[f*ck···.]
The man asked politely, but with a somewhat teasing expression on his face.
“Your Majesty, what should I do with this?”
[······.]
Goblin Mask was troubled. The thought that if he lost contact with Ansel here, he might lose the Fire Child, and that it would really be the end made him anxious.
‘What if the story about going to the Teru Kingdom is a lie? What if they go to another kingdom by riding the Central Mountain Range? What if the party gets torn in two along the way?’
Impatience narrows my vision, causing me to do things I would never normally do.
‘Just this once. It’s an emergency, so there’s nothing I can do.’
The goblin mask spoke in an eerie voice.
[Listen carefully, Ansel. I will now tell you how to contact our organization. Even if communication is cut off, you will continue to pursue them. And if they enter any country, you will contact me immediately from there. Understood?]
The man nodded vigorously.
“Yes! Just leave it to me!”
Looking at the sight, the goblin mask’s eyes glowed coldly.
‘This guy should be killed as soon as the work is done.’
Then the organization’s secrets will not leak out.
[Listen carefully. I’ll explain it only once···.]
The goblin mask told the man how to contact the organization. The man, who had been listening quietly, tilted his head and said.
“If I contact the organization, who should I say sent me? I don’t even know their name yet.”
[······.]
For some reason, the way Ansel spoke seemed to be getting more and more arrogant. But he was going to be killed soon anyway. Goblin Mask held back and said.
[Red Goblin. That’s what you should say.]
Shh. A smile appeared on the man’s lips.
“Red Goblin… It’s a name that seems to suit someone covered in blood.”
[what···?]
Finally, before the communication was cut off, the man smiled brightly and said.
“Then I’ll contact you again next time!”
Support-.
Communication was lost.
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That night.
A festival was held in the Elf Forest.
Colorful spirits flew between the trees, and young elves ran around with the spirits and sang songs.
There was one reason why this festival was held.
-The fog in the foggy forest has disappeared!
When it became known that the Greater People’s Party had succeeded in completely removing the fog from the Foggy Forest, the way the elves looked at them completely changed.
The three people who returned were greeted with gazes no longer filled with caution or suspicion, but with gratitude and goodwill.
Many elves came to see the great man and expressed their gratitude.
“Thank you! My brother has finally found peace.”
“I found my son after 100 years.”
“Thanks to you, my husband···.”
How many greetings has this been? The man sighed and nodded.
Beside him were piles of fresh fruit and spirit stones that the elves had brought as gifts.
“There are so many that I can’t take them all.”
At the elder’s grumbling, the elder next to him smiled.
“Because you deserve it.”
The Foggy Forest, a thorn in the side of the elves for hundreds of years, was a forbidden place from which no one could return.
“I never thought I’d come back and solve that in just one day…”
The man spoke as he drank the fruit wine the elves had made like bottled beer.
“I told you I would repay the favor. You saved the kid, so I owe you this much in return.”
‘I wish they’d build a villa here as a bonus.’
I was thinking of telling that story when the mood warmed up a little more.
When the man turned his head to the side, he saw Alina talking to the heads of six elf families.
I don’t know exactly what they were talking about, but judging from the expressions on the elves’ faces, they seemed quite friendly.
“It looks like things are going well over there too.”
At the elder’s words, the elder, who was looking in the same direction, smiled gently.
“Because you changed that child’s fate.”
The man said with a playful smile.
“Of course. If it weren’t for me, you would never have come this far.”
“···Yes. That was that child’s fate.”
The elder’s expression was strangely serious, although the elder was half-joking.
The elder, who had been looking up at the night sky for a moment, quietly opened his mouth.
“In fact, I can read the fate of existence.”
“······.”
The man was not surprised, since he had heard the story through rumors before. Although he had some questions about it.
The elder continued speaking.
“It’s not as great an ability as you might think. I can only opaquely look into someone’s fate, but I can’t change or intervene in the fate I see. My fate is to just watch. But···”
The elder looked deeply into the man’s face. She considered her words for a moment before continuing.
“You are a person without destiny.”
It was a meaningful sounding statement.
It seemed like it was saying that there was no set future, or that there was no fate itself, or life.
“···That’s a strange thing to say.”
It would be a lie if it didn’t sting. The man thought as he looked down at the watch on his left hand.
‘I think it’s because of this guy.’
It was natural that my fate would change since I had regressed.
The future that had been decided had already changed a lot, and was changing again.
“And because of you… all the destinies I have seen are changing.”
“······.”
In the midst of the festive atmosphere, only the space where the two were was quiet. The elder realized that the elder had used magic.
The conversation between the two people had been heard only by each other since earlier.
“With your appearance, the fate of this world has changed. So much that I can’t even dare read it all… And it’s still changing.”
The elder folded his arms and looked at the elder. His brow furrowed in displeasure.
“So what’s the conclusion? You want me to do nothing from now on and just pretend to be dead?”
I couldn’t accept that kind of advice, because Dae-in was a person whose own fate was more important than anyone else’s.
But the elder shook his head.
“no.”
She smiled and continued speaking.
“I hope you change more. I like the way you change the world.”
“what?”
“Because you are a good person.”
The answer was so unexpected that the man was momentarily speechless.
“···What are you talking about? Anyway, if that’s the case, then it’s easy. Just live however you want.”
The old man, who was feeling awkward for no reason, got up from his seat. The elder’s gaze followed his movements.
“Are you going in already? Enjoy it a little more.”
The man asked back.
“You see my destiny? You don’t even know where I’m going?”
“I told you, you are unpredictable.”
The man shrugged his shoulders, holding a large plate in each hand.
“I’m going to change the fate of a little kid who is struggling. From a hungry fate to a full fate.”
The man turned around and headed towards the place where the food was piled up.
The elder quietly stared at the back of the man’s figure, which was getting smaller and smaller.
I don’t know about the Great One, but the Elder had been doing quite a bit for him just now.
All the strength drained from my body because I shared my senses with a being with such a huge soul.
Phew.
She asked with a small sigh.
“Abraxas. What is it like to see it in person?”
After a while, a strange voice was heard from the air.
【It’s interesting, just like you said. I guess I should meet him sometime.】
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