They were against only one person. Although he didnât know how strong the mercenary was, he knew the Demon Guildâs strength and believed that three of their members were enough.
âThree members. I understand.â
Baal confirmed while nodding.
âWhen do you want them?â
He then asked. He already knew that the time of the operation was 10pm, but they obviously had to prepare beforehand.
âYou can send them at 9 oâclock.â
Heron replied to Baal, then continued.
âIt wonât take long. Itâll take at most 2 hours. No, it wonât even take 2 hours. SoâŚâ
Heron watched Baal as his voice faded away, then spoke again.
âHow about a deposit 200 gold with a total of 600 gold? If it goes for a longer time, then weâll give an extra 100 gold per hour.â
âThatâs fine.â
The rewards were good, and the task didnât take a long time. With no reason to decline, Baal accepted Heronâs mission.
âAh, right.â
Baal suddenly spoke up as he recalled something.
âI have something to tell you about the red marble.â
ââŚ!â
Heron widened his eyes at Baalâs words.
âDid you find it?â
âNo. We didnât find it.â
Baal answered while shaking his head, and Heron made a regretful expression. Baal then continued,
âWe couldnât find the red marble after searching up to the 6 <sup>th</sup> Peak.â
âThenâŚâ
âIf your information was correct, then it should be at the 7 <sup>th</sup> Peak. We have already sent people up there.â
Of course, they had returned without achieving anything, but there was no reason to tell Heron that fact. After that, Baal kept conversing with Heron, trying to pry out some information about the Phantom Thief Celta.
âThen Iâll see you next time.â
When their talk ended, Heron said goodbye with a smile and stood up from his seat. Baal also stood up and saw him out of the door. When he came back to his room, baal sat down at his seat and fell into thought.
âSo he doesnât know the location of the cave.â
Heron didnât know about the location of Celtaâs Secret Cave. More precisely, he didnât know a lot about the cave. There wasnât much difference in their level of knowledge.
âLooks like Iâll have to use an information guild.â
At this rate, it seemed like using an information guild was their best option.
* * *
âWhere did you hide it?â
Anna asked.
Romian didnât answer to Annaâs question. He just stared at her with a chilly gaze.
âWhy.â
He thought. Because of his love for Anna, Copine had rushed back quickly from his expedition as fast as he could despite his hampering health more. That was how much he loved Anna.
He couldnât understand how Anna, who received enough love to drive out the second wife, betrayed Copine.
âI said Iâll let you live if you tell me where the red marble is.â
However, Anna continued to question Romian, seemingly unfazed by her action so far.
âWhy.â
Romian wondered at her question.
âDoes she want the marble so much?â
Something was off here. If she wanted Celtaâs treasures, then shouldnât she ask for the location of the cave? Why was she asking for the red marble? Had they forgot to do something else with the marble?
âDonât tell me Heron wasnât the one behind that?â
Was the true culprit someone other than Heron?
âI donât know whatâs going on, but theyâll find the marble soon.â
Currently, the marble was stored in a drawer in Romianâs room. It looked like they didnât find the marble yet, but they would soon.
âThat problem is then what?â
What Romian had to worry about was his fate after Heron found the marble. But he knew one thing.
âThey canât kill me.â
Heron wouldnât kill him even after he found the marble.
âBecause only I know where it is.â
The location of the Celtaâs Secret Cave. Originally, there were two people that knew of its location. One of them was Romian and the other was Ketan, but Ketan had been murdered. In other words, only Romian knew where Celtaâs cave was.
It was then.
Step. Step.
Footsteps sounded from behind Anna. When Anna turned to check its source, she burst into a brilliant smile.
âHeron.â
Romian ascertained from Annaâs smile that the owner of the footsteps was Heron.
âYouâre here!â
Anna greeted Heron alluringly as Heron entered the room.
âDo you require anything, my dear?â
Heron said charmingly as he smoothly wrapped his arm around Annaâs waist.
âNo, he wouldnât talk about anything. Iâm sorry, Heron.â
âIt is fine. Since we found it.â
As he replied, Heron put his hand into his pocket and brought it out again. In his hand, was the red marble.
âSo he found it.â
Romian wasnât that surprised as he had expected this outcome.
âOh my, now we just needâŚâ
Heron trailed off as he rolled the marble around his palm.
âThe location of the cave. ButâŚâ
Heron put back the marble in his pocket and stared at Romian.
âYouâre not going to spill easily, are you? Of course you arenât. But how long will you be able to hold out for?â
Heron smiled widely as he stared at the silent Romian.
* * *
[You have completed the quest âTraps in the Valleyâ.]
Soo Hyuk, who had just completed a quest, came down to the 1 <sup>st</sup> floor after receiving his rewards. He then lined up and checked the time.
âOne more mission then Iâll be right on time.â
The time was approaching the promised 10 oâclock, so he would receive a mission then go. His turn came a few minutes later, then after skimming over the list, he picked the first quest again and walked out of the agency to head to the Copine Corps.
âHeâs still on duty?â
Not long after, Soo Hyuk arrived at their headquarters. The first thing he noticed was that the guard from this morning was still standing at the entrance. Soo Hyuk approached the guard.
âHuh-â
When Soo Hyuk walked up to the guard, the guard flinched in surprise.
âAre you here to see Romian-nim?â
The guard asked even before Soo Hyuk could say anything.
âYes, Iâm here to see Romian-nim.â
âThen could you please wait at the reception?â
âYes.â
Soo Hyuk entered the reception at the guardâs request.
Creeak.
Then a few minutes later, the guard, who had gone to get Romian, came back with a person.
ââŚâ
Soo Hyuk couldnât help but feel suspicious.
âWhy is that person here again?â
The person who had come with the guard wasnât Romian. It was Heron. Why was Heron here again?
âDid something really happen to Romian?â
Soo Hyuk now became even more sure that something had happened. As he was in thought, Heron had arrived in front of him and opened his mouth.
âI sincerely apologise about this.â
Embarrassment and regret were written over Heronâs face as he apologised.
âRomianâs matter is taking longer than we thoughtâŚâ
As his voice faded away, Heron glanced briefly at Soo Hyuk, then continued.
âSo since Romian needs more time. Is the letter important enough to be delivered personally?â
The same question as last time.
âI donât know about that since itâs only a mission for me.â
Soo Hyukâs answer was also the same.
âThen it canât be helped.â
ââŚâ
âWe will lead you to Romianâs room.â
Soo Hyuk stood up at Heronâs words. When he stood up, Heron stood at the front and leaed the way towards Romianâs room while Soo Hyuk followed behind.
âHmm?â
Then before long, Soo Hyuk felt something off.
âIsnât Romianâs room that way?â
He had already visited Romianâs room from the first time he had gone to the Copine Corps. Therefore, he could feel that Heron was going to wrong way.
âHe said that weâre going to Romianâs room, so where are we going?â
It had only been a few hours, so Romian couldnât have changed his room in such a short amount of time. If so, then where was Heron leading him?
âSomething definitely happened.â
Although he couldnât be certain as he hadnât seen Romian again, he was almost sure that something had happened.
âCould you please wait here?â
Heron asked as they stopped in front of a building.
âAh, yes.â
At Soo Hyukâs reply, heron entered the building alone. Then after a few seconds, Heron came out and said as he stood to the side,
âRomian is waiting for you. Once you deliver the letter I will guild you back again.â
Heron smiled when he finished talking and stared at Soo Hyuk. Meanwhile, Soo Hyuk recalled his tone and eyes and thought,
âThereâs something wrong.â
Soo Hyuk felt leery and uncomfortable in front of his tone and eyes. He instinctively felt that there was something waiting for him inside the building.
âThank you.â
Soo Hyuk answered to the waiting Heron and entered the sinister building.
Boom! Click!
A heavy metal sound rang out the moment he stepped inside. When he looked behind to see what had happened, he noticed that the door had closed shut tightly. When he tried to open it, the door didnât budge from its spot..
âEhâŚâ
Soo Hyuk thought as he stared at the locked door.
âItâs a trap.â
He had considered the possibility of traps, and he had felt something before he entered the building. However, there was no way he couldâve back out before Heronâs watchful eye.
âShould I break out?â
He thought. Just because it was locked didnât mean that he couldnât open it. One spell should be enough to break open the doors.
At that moment.
[Quest âImprisoned Romianâ has been created.]
A quest notification appeared as Soo Hyuk was thinking.
[Imprisoned Romian]
Romian is currently imprisoned. Save and escape with Romian!
[Quest Reward: ??? ]
âHeâs alive.â
Soo Hyuk had considered Romian dead when the door slammed shut, but he had been proven wrong.
Soo Hyuk closed his quest window and looked around at his surroundings. Romian was imprisoned somewhere in this building.
Step. Step.
Suddenly, a sound entered his ears as he was watching his surroundings.
âFootsteps?â
There were footsteps coming near him, and it wasnât just one person. There were at least two people.
âIs it a user?â
âMaybe an NPC?â
âWell, it doesnât really matter. We just have to capture him.â
Then, voices also came with the footsteps.
âUsers?â
They were using words like âuserâ and âNPCâ, which werenât words that NPCs would use. That meant that the people approaching him were users, and there were at least three of them. Then after a few seconds, the owners of the voices came into view. They were three as Soo Hyuk had guessed.
ââŚHuh.â
Soo Hyuk let out a sigh when he saw the three users. The reason for his sigh, was because of the three guild marks floating above their heads.
âIs it destiny?â
It was a very familiar mark.
âWeâre going to be friends at this rate, the Demon Guild.â
The marks hovering above their heads, was the mark of the Demon Guild. He hadnât seen wrong. It was the identical with the Demon Guild Mark.
âWe have to keep him alive?â
âYeah, we canât kill him.â
âHeâs meant to be a prisoner.â
The Demon Guild members stopped a distance away from Soo Hyuk and started talking amongst themselves. From their conversation, Soo Hyuk could tell that they already considered him theirs.
âThen Iâll paralyse him with lightning.â
âOkay.â
Now, the Demon Guild members finally stared approaching him. Soo Hyuk stared at the carefree Demon Guild members and opened his mouth.
âFirebolt.â
The infamy score of the Demon Guild was high. There would be no danger in killing them here.
âOh?â
When he fired the Firebolt, the Demon Guild member slightly behind the other two exclaimed in surprise. Then notifications appeared as the Firebolt explodeded into him.
Bang!
[You have attacked the user âOneshotâ.]
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[You have entered an âenemyâ state with âOneshotâ.]
[You have entered an enemy state with Oneshotâs party members.]
[User âOnshotâ has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy score will not rise.]
AS the messages appeared, Soo Hyuk turned his head to stare at Oneshot, who had been blasted away while spewing black light. Soo Hyuk turned his eyes away from Oneshotâs body and stared at the remaining Demon Guild members. They were staring at him with a shocked expression.