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Julia slowly got down from Legion’s arms and landed her feet on the ground. She looked up and saw that the top of the tower was still far up high. That daunting appearance appeared just like one would look at a magnificent temple. Without her even realizing it, Julia became slightly discouraged.
Legion, who was already standing next to her, muttered with a rather fatigued face.
“The demonic energy here is just terrible. I can’t even put a single foot in it.”
“Is it that bad?”
“A demonic energy usually has a slightly different atmosphere depending on the tendency of the owner itself. Nevertheless, the magical power over here seems like it’s desperately trying to rip apart and kill off almost everything. I don’t know if it’s particularly aggressive to me simply because I’m a Sword Master, but that’s just how I feel.”
Julia, who had the magic resistance tolerance, couldn’t easily relate to Legion’s words. However, since he was never that weak to say something like this, she could only guess, albeit vaguely, how terrible it truly appeared to be.
‘Actually, my impression is a tad bit different……’
She couldn’t really detect the demonic energy like Legion. However, Julia could somehow feel a rather favorable atmosphere in the overbearing air instead. It felt like it was actually beckoning her to come inside.
Julia eventually clenched her fists tightly before turning to her friend.
“Legion, are you alright? I can just go inside alone instead.”
“Look who’s talking. Are you sure that you’re okay? I know that your magic resistance is amazing, but I don’t even know if something could actually go wrong since the magic is simply too strong.”
“I’m fine. I’ve been here before after all. It’s just… I feel a little bit weird.”
As one were to look at it from Bael’s bedroom, the tower appeared just like a part of the landscape. It didn’t feel special at all. But now, as she gazed at the flickering purple magic, she felt as if she had finally returned to her sad, distant home.
In the first place, the place where she had been born was not here, but in an entirely different world. So, to say that it was like her own hometown was utterly nonsense. Julia immediately shook her head in order to clear out her thoughts.
“I really need to go in right now.”
“Let’s go in together then.”
“But Legion, you just said that the demonic energy had been terrible and it was absolutely hard to endure.”
“It feels bad but it’s not that hard. Who do you think I am in the first place? I’m the Sword Master, Lord Legion, one of the three strongest beings back in the Human Realm. Now, let’s go.”
Julia was guided by Legion’s hand as they eventually went inside. Suddenly, she started to hesitate. A system window had popped up right before her eyes at that instant.
[▷SYSTEM
Main Quest. Secret of the Tower.]
[▷SYSTEM
– Conditions to unlock: Enter the base, ‘Demon God’s Tower’ together with Bael and Legion.
– Mission: To investigate the inside of the tower. The time limit is 7 days.
– Reward: Activation of the command system.
– Failure Penalty: Permanent inability to enter the base, ‘Demon God’s Tower’.]
[▷SYSTEM
Player level is too low. The probability of failure has increased. This event is not allowed to be attempted again.]
The quest, ‘Secret of the Tower’ had been unlocked all of a sudden. While she skimmed through the contents, Julia’s gaze eventually stopped at the reward.
‘Activation of the command system? What is that?’
She didn’t know what exactly the command system had meant, but it seemed like she could get some pretty useful-looking features simply by looking at the meaning itself.
Julia closed the system window and lowered her gaze. Right on the floor of the entrance, a circular magic circle that could only be seen by her eyes was shining brightly. Julia was aware that it had been a portal that would meet the unlocking conditions. Bael was already inside of the tower, so if she and Legion were to enter the tower as well, she would then have to start the quest at once.
‘Still, you have to think about it carefully. If you won’t be able to enter the tower forever, it means that you can no longer feign being the key……’
Julia tried to hold on to Legion who was already walking ahead of her. It would have certainly been so if not for the newly popped up system window that had unexpectedly blocked her view.
[▷SYSTEM
Main Quest. ‘Secret of the Tower’ is now in progress.]
Julia looked down at the floor which she had just stepped on. The circular portal was already way behind her. As she flinched in surprise, Legion who had been walking in front of her instantly turned back.
“What’s the matter?”
“That, that’s…”
Julia suddenly clammed her mouth shut. Legion’s eyes appeared to have been dyed in deep purple before they returned to their original color of a blue hue in just a blink of an eye. The change was absolutely vivid, but it was so fleeting that she never even had the time to think about it deeply.
‘Was it just an illusion? I must have seen it wrong. The tower is where the Demon God rests, so it could be because I was nervous as well.’
The atmosphere became a little awkward as she tried to stare into his eyes. Nevertheless, Julia swung her arms wide and straight away entered the tower’s hallway right ahead of Legion himself.