Chapter 194 – A Tryst That Is Not a Tryst
#194.
“Gaon, are you here?”
When I went to the guild’s laboratory, I saw Chorin.
This was a space equipped with facilities for the production of magic stones.
Large and small magic circles were installed here and there, and in the center of them organically connected like a spider’s web, there was a magic core that emits brilliant brilliance.
The mana extracted from the hundreds of high-grade magic stones placed around was concentrated in one.
Of course, it was temporarily stopped.
“I’m home. Haven’t you found a solution yet?”
“Yes, I considered engraving the true law into the magic core and confining the mana, but I thought it would be more dangerous. I need some other way.”
“Hmm… Let’s take a look.”
Gaon apologized, then approached and put his hand on the magic core.
‘What’s the difference from Dragon Heart?’
The current concerns are also an extension of Mojodanjeon.
The dragon heart is an organ that stores all the magic power of a dragon, and the amount is truly staggering. The magic core is also condensed with tremendous magical power, but to the extent that it is difficult to distinguish between superiority and inferiority.
Even so, the dragon heart is fine, but what is the reason why the magic core is unstable?
Gaon delicately infiltrated mana and continued to think about the internal structure of the magic core and the heart of the now-disappeared magic dragon.
In the meantime, Gaon was able to find the cause.
‘The wavelength doesn’t match.’
Wavelength. It is a very abstract concept, but just as the wavelengths of the body and soul are divided, mana also has its own unique wavelength.
It is different for each person, but when mana was extracted and injected from various magic stones, the different mana could not be mixed together and caused a backlash.
It was suppressed like a ticking time bomb and then reached its limit and was rejecting any more mana.
Eventually this should be resolved.
“Chorin-san, I found the cause.”
“Really? Great! What could be the cause?”
“The mana of the various magic stones does not go well and is causing a backlash. I need to refine it.”
The reason why the church couldn’t create a magic core in the previous life. This is probably because Chorin, who was brainwashed and his thinking was simplified, used the method of immediately injecting mana extracted from human blood.
Since they ignorantly contained each other’s mana, they couldn’t stand it and had no choice but to break it.
The church must have been aware of the cause, but it is highly likely that they left it alone to avoid risking the brainwashing to unravel.
‘The problem is how to refine it.’
Unifying the wavelengths of mana into one is close to impossible.
How could Chorin know the concept that even Gaon, who had reached the level of 11 stars, was confused about?
Contrary to his expectations, however, Chorin’s eyes seemed to catch on.
“Refine. Refine… I think I can. Exactly how long it will take remains to be seen, but if you use me as an intermediate pass, it will work. Thank you!”
“You use it as an intermediate pass? What do you mean?”
“With my ability, Life Exchange, if all mana is replaced with the same pure energy of life, we will be able to match the wavelength. There will be no backlash.”
“There was a way. I will trust you.”
The energy of life emitted by Chorin does not have a special wavelength. If that were the case, when I injected it into someone else, it might have immediately caused a backlash and exploded.
Anyway, the important thing is that, in theory, the problem of the magic core can be solved.
“Then I will start refining right away. You may go now.”
“Okay, then let’s go.”
Staying here would only be a hindrance. Thinking of getting out of the way so he could concentrate, he turned his back and walked away when Chorin hurriedly called him.
“Ah, Gaon. Wait a minute!”
“Yes? Why?”
“How did you go?”
He seems to be curious about what happened with Jaehee. Gaon briefly explained the changes and reactions caused by the love potion.
“I see. I’m glad Jaehee is happy. She’s sorry for calling you out of the blue. She couldn’t help but wonder. You may go now.”
“You don’t have to apologize. See you in the evening.”
Things are progressing smoothly.
Gaon headed for the residence with a smile of satisfaction at the plan that had progressed rapidly since advancing to the capital.
***
A week after that, Gaon visited her to check on her condition of Luvia.
“How is it? Is there anything inconvenient about living there?”
“Yes, of course. Are you all kind?”
“I’m glad that’s the case.”
Zira Rubia, who had dyed her hair some time ago, has been allowed to go out, although she is under surveillance.
Unless you have special abilities such as the dragon’s eye or the demon’s eye that allow you to see her magic itself, you won’t be able to recognize that she is a demon.
Gaon nodded his head and asked cautiously as a thought suddenly came to him.
“Miss Rubia, it may be rude, but as far as I know, a succubus needs a man’s spirit. Anything about him…”
In slang words, you have to have sex with a man and get ejaculation, but is that possible in the state of Rubia now?
I wondered if I should introduce him to a man, but when Rubia blushed her cheeks, she gave a small reply.
“Well, I didn’t tell you the truth, but Shim Young helped me.”
“… Is that so?”
“Yes, fortunately, he readily accepted it. He told me to call him whenever he needed me, so it’s okay.”
“Good. It puts my mind at ease.”
Gaon replied calmly, but deep down he thought he was offended by Shimyoung.
‘To keep this a secret…’
It was odd that she was asked to report having sex with another woman, but Rubia is on the lookout. She kept secret about supplying the succubus with energy, but if there was a problem, she couldn’t turn it around.
Gaon raised her body, vowing that if she broke up with Rubia, she would immediately scold her.
“Then I’ll just go for it. Call me if you have any problems in the future.”
“Thank you for caring. See you next time.”
After a brief greeting, Gaon left Rubia’s room.
Then Simyeong, who was walking around the hallway pretending not to be there, laughed at Gaon while pretending to pass by accidentally.
“Oh! Aren’t you the guild leader? Judging from the fact that you came out of Rubia’s room, it seems that you had a consultation with her. Haha!”
“Yes, we had a very close conversation. Maybe it’s because he’s a succubus, so he seems to need an energy.”
“… Yes? Uh, what is that…”
Simon’s face hardened.
From Gaon’s way of speaking, he seemed worried that he and Rubia might have had a blast having sex.
I even said that on purpose to confuse. This relieves the anger, albeit a little.
Gaon sighed as he looked at Shim-yeong, who looked devastated like a man who had her lover stolen by a blonde tanned bully.
“It’s a joke.”
“… Yes? Are you kidding? Why did you do that!”
“Then why didn’t Shim-Young tell you that he had a relationship with Mistress Ruby? Didn’t she know that this could develop into serious problems for her?”
“Uh, sorry about that. She thought she had to keep talking, but she couldn’t help but think that maybe because of me she might make Miss Ruby sad. Really… Sorry.”
The sight of him bowing his head at 90 degrees and sincerely apologizing made Gaon raise his head in the judgment that he would not repeat the same mistake from now on.
“I just need to know. Simyeong-san and Rubia-san are demons. It’s just hiding from us. In fact, it could be that he was ordered by the Succubus Queen to strike a blow at the Union. It is not easy to believe.”
“… All right. From now on, we will stop supplying regulars.”
It seems that he understood Gaon’s words to mean that he should not have sex with Rubia at all.
“That’s fine. If I cut it off now, it will only lead to resentment. But don’t get too attached. Shim-Young may not know, but Mistress Ruby might just have a relationship with her out of necessity.”
“Of course. Always keep that in mind.”
“Then we end the conversation here. I will go.”
“Yes, take a look.”
Looking at Simyeong folding her waist again, Gaon nodded her head and headed to the capital to meet Lujiena after a long time.
After leaving the magic tower and passing by the inn, I hear the chattering of the residents.
“Hey, you know what?”
“No, I don’t know. What’s the matter?”
“She said that His Highness the 1st Prince asked the lady of the Shu Brands family for her engagement. There’s a lot of fuss about that.”
“What? But hasn’t she already married Her Highness, the 1st Prince? Besides, her princess would have to inherit the duchy?”
“So that’s a problem. The duke doesn’t like it either. In fact, the chances of the story coming to fruition are low.”
Gaon clicked her tongue, thinking of the first prince.
‘It’s annoying…’
I don’t know why the engagement story has already come out.
Originally, it was a story that would only come out after 4 years. Something must have changed through his intervention.
Even if it comes to mind right away, there is something that has weakened the connection with the Merchant Union as Lucipeon has come out to the sun through cooperation with Louisiana.
Besides that, there is also Rubia’s case, so she must have lost a little bit of initiative in her relationship with the church.
Even if it was a little overdone because of the complex effects, it is certain that he was trying to expand her influence through engagement to Hirencia.
If he gains the support of the Duke of Chevrons, the emperor’s position will unconditionally be taken by the first prince.
‘I thought you asked for a meeting.’
Before embarking on a quest to obtain her love potion, she was told during a meeting with Roujiena that both the 1st Prince and her 2nd Prince wanted an encounter with him.
I put it on hold because I thought it was premature, but I think the time has come to decide the route.
There is opposition from Hirencia’s father and the head of the Duke of Shubrans, Austin Shubrans, so the chances of the two actually getting married are slim, but that doesn’t mean they can’t let go without doing anything.
To be sure, I had to take measures so that I could never even dare to be greedy in the future.
Arriving at Lucipheon headquarters, Gaon immediately headed to the top floor to face Louisiana.
“Lugiana, long time no see.”
“Okay, sit down. What else are you going to do today?”
“You can only come if you have something to do?”
She trembled at the slightly cold response, as if asking her to quickly get something out of the way.
“Then, did you come without business today?”
“Hmm… No. That’s not it.”
“I knew it. Come on, tell me.”
When she calmly said that she hadn’t expected it, Gaon scratched his cheek for no reason, sat down across from him, and explained why he had come.
“Didn’t you say that the princes were requesting a meeting with me last time?”
“However?”
“It would be nice if you could arrange a meeting with the second prince. As soon as possible.”
Louisiana’s eyes narrowed.
Once, twice. Continuously sucking on her cigarette and puffing up her smoke, she opened her eyes wide as if she noticed and opened her mouth.
“Is it because of the engagement between Hirencia Shubrans and her first prince?”
“Yes? How to do that…”
“You were right too. That woman seems to be quite precious. Seeing her thinking of antagonizing a member of the imperial family because of her engagement.”
“… It’s not just that. Didn’t I tell you last time? She ended up protecting the succubus the 1st prince was after. If she entrusts the throne of the Pentra Empire to such a person, something big will happen.”
“I guess so. Can’t you just do that in a private matter?”
She said so, but her eyes were coldly settled, as if to just be honest.
You seem to be in a bad mood today.
‘What happened?’
There was obviously a friendly atmosphere until he delivered the information about the love potion, but now it seemed like a cold wind was blowing.
Gaon repeats that he should be careful while thinking rudely that maybe now is the cycle of life.
Seeing him like that, Rougiena’s intentions were complicated.
‘What did the two of them do when they met yesterday?’
To be honest, Rougiena knew Gaon would come yesterday. Because she always had a meeting after work one was over so she could implement the next plan.
Don’t do it Gaon went to Cheon Jae-hee.
Even though we could have had a conversation the day before if we had something to say, we decided to go alone and meet just the two of us.
It was said that it was something that could not be said when there were two lovers, but in that case, Rouziena could only think of one thing.
‘Why?’
Since he already had several lovers, there was no need to hide it, so he wondered if there was any reason to secretly cheat on him.
I was curious because I couldn’t understand.
However, she is frustrated and angry because she cannot dig deep in her position.
She doesn’t even know what kind of relationship she had with Gaon in her previous life.
Yes. Rujiena says she is afraid of being hated by Gaon.
That fact hurts her pride even more.
As she smoked a cigarette in her frustration, Gaon called out to her.
“Rugiena? Are you listening?”
“… I’m listening. Keep talking.”
“So she tries to hit her by telling the 2nd prince that her 1st prince is secretly imprisoning her demons. Then maybe the talk of an engagement will go away.”
“Yeah, I understand enough. Make the meeting happen Let’s do our best to prevent the engagement of Hirencia Chevrons.”
“It’s not like that, but… Anyway, thank you for that matter. Next is about the magic core.”
Gaon’s words continued under the uncomfortable silence of Rougiena, and it took an hour to come to an end.
Later, after Gaon passed away, she was left alone in her office, smoking cigarettes tirelessly. She looked down at the full ashtray and sighed.
“I don’t know.”
I was annoyed with her indecisiveness of herself who couldn’t even do this or that.
She never once hesitated when she did something. When a decision is made either way, she doesn’t even look back.
With such a temperamental Rouziena Calliope, she is now agonizing over even a simple question, so how can she not be frustrated?
Even so, she still hasn’t made a decision, so she has no choice but to keep quiet.
Cigarette smoke still lingers in the office today.
