Chapter 2187 – 2187. Dark Moon
News of the anomaly that occurred in the Gangneung Archipelago quickly reached the ears of the island lords of the Gangneung Archipelago.
Though they were called island lords, they were more commonly known as bosses.
Among them, Aman, the boss of Pyeongchang, frowned as soon as he heard the report.
“The guys we were monitoring are dead? Is it the work of Hongcheon Island? That can’t be.”
The military strength of Hongcheon Island was not high. It was a place where only cowards who were afraid of fighting gathered. Their last-ditch efforts were a bit annoying, but it was a place that could be wiped out at any time if one was determined.
Aman’s subordinate continued the report, watching the boss’s reaction.
“The guy we planted on Hongcheon Island said that a mage appeared a few hours ago. Most of the guys being monitored were also electrocuted to death.”
“A mage appeared? No ships have entered the archipelago. Did they somehow sneak in without us noticing?”
“They say they suddenly appeared on Hongcheon Island. They felt an enormous mana surge… Could it be space-time magic?”
“Damn it. Teleportation… That means there’s at least a 6th-grade, maybe even a 7th-grade or higher mage.”
And the fact that a mage had directly intervened meant that it was likely a combat mage. Most mages who moved externally were combat mages.
In other words, a high-ranking combat mage capable of ruling a small city had appeared in the Gangneung Archipelago.
‘Damn it. Why did they come here? Are they chasing after the new guy who recently arrived?’
It happened occasionally.
Those who chased criminals who had fled to the Gangneung Archipelago to the very end.
They were usually people who had clashed with large corporations or had caused major incidents that even the state couldn’t ignore. Otherwise, they wouldn’t chase them all the way to this backwater. In such cases, they would hand over the targets of their pursuit without conditions. This kind of compromise was the reason why the Gangneung Archipelago had remained intact until now.
‘No. If they were pursuers, they would have tried to talk to us first. Pursuers don’t want things to get complicated either. They killed my subordinates without a word? That means they have a purpose.’
What could that purpose be?
There was no need to think too deeply. It would be the same as those who were targeting this Gangneung Archipelago now.
‘The ancient ruins of Great Korea. Then, it’s possible that their appearance on Hongcheon Island wasn’t a coincidence. Did they join hands with Dr. Hong?’
Either way, they couldn’t let those mages run rampant as they pleased.
Aman ordered his subordinate.
“Send word to Woohee and Takeshi.”
They were the island lords who ruled Taebaek Island and Donghae Island, respectively, and also pirate bosses. They were Aman’s rivals, but they were capable of joining forces when a common enemy appeared.
‘Normally, they would have bowed down before a high-ranking mage. But now, we have people behind us, right?’
Those who were looking for the ancient ruins of Great Korea wouldn’t welcome the appearance of a high-ranking mage.
Aman began a meeting with the island lords. The result of the short meeting was that they would join forces to fight the outsider, the high-ranking mage. They also informed their temporary patrons of this fact.
“I didn’t expect a high-ranking mage to intervene directly. They probably didn’t just come here after hearing rumors about Great Korea. They probably bought information about Great Korea from treasure hunters, just like us. Maybe they have even more information. High-ranking mages are a stubborn bunch who don’t act unless they’re certain…”
Aman’s patron sighed deeply, as if troubled. The situation was already chaotic due to rivals, and now these troublesome people had intruded.
“Let’s try to talk to them first. Picking a fight with a high-ranking mage is a considerable risk. It’s best to resolve things through dialogue if possible.”
“I heard that mages are already eccentric… Especially high-ranking mages, they say they’re crazy. What if we can’t communicate with them?”
“Not all high-ranking mages are crazy. If there’s adequate compensation, they’ll agree to talk. But if we can’t communicate… we’ll have to eliminate them. Don’t forget that our company has invested a significant amount of money here.”
Aman barely swallowed the curse that was about to spill out of his mouth.
‘In the end, we’re the ones who will die fighting the high-ranking mage.’
He had received too much to openly voice his complaints.
• • •
We crossed to the next island without rest until nightfall.
We crossed six islands, but only half of them, three, had intact puzzles. The other half had been swept away by a treasure hunter. The treasure hunter who left a four-leaf clover at the places where treasures were located.
‘The ones that the treasure hunter didn’t sweep away are the ones with troublesome puzzles or those that are cleverly hidden. It’s impossible that the treasure hunter is a possessor like me.’
Because if they were a possessor like me, they could easily solve those puzzles. The four-leaf clover treasure hunter was simply an incredibly capable person.
“Wow! There’s a pile of gold coins. How much is all this?”
Invisible Blade was moved by the golden hill in front of her.
“At the current gold price… it’s worth at least 1 billion credits.”
Orsia was just as surprised.
Even if they divided it equally, it would be more than 300 million credits. But according to the contract, I had a 70% share or more. Orsia had 20%, and Invisible Blade had 10%.
‘Even if I earn 700 million credits at once, I don’t feel much.’
An ordinary person would have been happy to become a millionaire in an instant. But for me, a businessman and a mage, 700 million credits were just a decent amount of funds.
It was because the money spent on magic research was enormous, rather than on business.
Everything we had obtained so far was stored in Orsia’s subspace. I looked at it with envy. With a subspace, you could sweep things up without any burden. It wasn’t for nothing that I was trying to learn subspace magic.
The place where the gold coins had disappeared became an empty cave.
“It’s getting late. There’s a wall here to block the wind, so let’s camp here. Orsia, please.”
“Yes.”
Orsia opened her subspace and took out tents. Three pre-made tents were set up in the cave. Subspace magic was indeed convenient.
We each went into our tents. There were mats on the floor, so it was comfortable.
I had just closed my eyes for a moment when I sensed a subtle presence. It was Invisible Blade. When I suddenly opened my eyes, Invisible Blade’s eyebrows shot up.
“What? How did you know?”
I knew she would come, of course.
She was the one who came to my room every night on the water train, saying she would beat me. Would a tent be any different?
“Rather, the way you infiltrate is amazing. To change your body into water and enter through the gap in the zipper, which is narrower than a needle.”
I knew she used water-attribute ninjutsu, but I didn’t know it was to this extent.
“I can go anywhere there’s a small gap. There are some limitations compared to space-time magic… but at least I can move secretly.”
That’s right. If I hadn’t deliberately emitted electromagnetic waves, I wouldn’t have noticed at all.
“Hehehe.”
Invisible Blade smiled with a flushed face. She moved her hand and took off the cyber suit that was clinging to her body. Underneath, she was naturally naked. She wasn’t even wearing panties.
“Today, I’ll make you a slave to my bedroom arts.”
“I doubt it. Wouldn’t you become a slave to my dick?”
Just like always.
I watched her striptease. Her large, swaying breasts and big, firm buttocks. She didn’t hide her body, revealing it and wearing a seductive smile on her lips. Then, she lowered her body and approached me like a panther. Her hands took off my clothes.
I felt a gaze from somewhere. It was obvious. The voyeuristic Orsia was probably peeking using space magic. Since I could feel the gaze, Invisible Blade probably felt it too. She was also sensitive to gazes.
Indeed, Invisible Blade’s smile deepened.
And she brought her face to my crotch.
“What? Your dick isn’t hard.”
“It doesn’t get hard just by looking at your body anymore. Use your mouth to make it grow.”
“Haa.”
She put my dick in her mouth without hesitation. She rolled my unaroused dick with her tongue as if sucking on a candy.
Even so, I couldn’t stand this. My dick became erect in her mouth. She stimulated my dick using her throat without taking her mouth off. She took her mouth off when my dick was fully erect. My dick was soaked with her saliva.
“Hehe. Today, I’ll do it with my breasts.”
She grabbed her breasts with both hands and put my dick between them. An unusual hydraulic pressure stimulated my dick. She licked the glans that protruded above her breasts with her tongue. When her tongue poked my urethra, a thrill ran down my spine.
Squeeze, squeeze.
She was pressing my dick with her breasts, then took her mouth off my dick and opened her mouth.
“But you know. Orsia. That woman doesn’t seem like a virgin, does she?”
“…Suddenly?”
“Come on. What’s wrong with that? It’s just the two of us here. We can say anything.”
Wasn’t she targeting Orsia, who was peeking here now? Orsia probably heard her voice too.
“…I don’t know. I don’t even know Orsia’s exact age. She’s a 7th-grade mage, so isn’t it unlikely that she’s a virgin?”
“No, no, judging by her appearance, she became a 7th-grade at a young age. She was probably so engrossed in magic that she didn’t have time for things like dating. Since she has elven blood, she might not even have any sexual desire.”
“The claim that elves have no sexual desire is an unconfirmed rumor.”
“Rumors don’t spread without a reason. If not, she might be a slut who sleeps with any man. Despite her clean face, her breasts might be saggy, and her pussy might be pitch black.”
Was it just my imagination?
Orsia’s gaze seemed to be filled with anger.
“I don’t want to gossip like that… What exactly are you trying to say?”
“My pussy is pretty.”
She got up from her position while doing a paizuri. Because the ceiling of the tent was low, she bent her knees and slightly lowered her waist. Between her spread legs, her deep pink pussy was fluttering and dripping clear fluids. She spread her pussy with both hands as if showing it off.
“How is it? Isn’t it fresh? You’re the only one who has tasted my pussy, which has been trained with bedroom arts. You should be honored. Well, you’ll become a slave to my pussy now, though.”
She sat down on top of me. My dick was instantly devoured.
“Aaaah.”
The air inside the tent was getting hotter.
