Chapter 10 – Write, I Have No Intention of Working Extra Hours.
“Blood…”
A magic circle drawn with blood.
Reverse pentagram.
And the rotten trees around the magic circle.
There is no doubt.
It was clearly black magic that had been eliminated 10 years ago.
“I even drew a hallucination magic circle to prevent anyone from approaching.”
There was even a drawing of a spell that tangled the flow of mana so that the wizard could not access it.
At most, three or more magics are engraved on a magic circle the size of a playground.
Sophisticated.
It is not a skill that has been done once or twice.
‘There was a reason why the Magic Tower couldn’t understand it properly.’
The wizard conducting the on-site investigation is only a 3rd or 4th rank wizard.
However, the magic circle in front of me right now was a trick of at least a 6th rank wizard.
Buzz!
The magic circle was still radiating fierce energy and absorbing the surrounding life.
If I left it like this, it was going to suck all the life out of me standing in the magic circle.
I raised my hand to find the source where I first started drawing the magic circle.
There was sticky blood on my hands.
Centering around the magic circle, the flow of mana, which was tangled like a skein of thread and broken in various places, began to unravel.
There were two ways to resolve the artificially disturbed flow of mana.
Like now, find the source of mana and turn off the magic circle.
Or eliminate the magic circle itself.
In the latter case, the magic circle could explode, so the basic method was to find the source of the magic circle and destroy it if possible.
The mana that had been contaminated by the vitality and the pure mana that had not yet become so began to flow through my body.
I felt dizzy for a moment.
“Ugh!”
The surrounding mana attacked me along with a terrible headache.
It was a side effect of forcibly receiving lifeless mana into the body.
My body was shaking like a patient suffering from a serious illness.
Coo! Coo! Coo!
The magic circle that has not yet been extinguished has begun to resist.
I gritted my teeth as I felt like I was being hit in the chest with a huge hammer.
‘Damn it.’
“Keuuuuu!”
Reassembling a distortion of mana of this magnitude is something that only a decent wizard can do.
Even the surrounding mana was contaminated.
“Gagging!”
Blood burst out along with the cough. My eyebrows furrowed at the tingling pain I felt in my chest.
However, thanks to this, the flow of mana around began to gradually stabilize.
We have solved the point that is the source of the thread. If time passes like this, the surrounding mana will return to its original state.
And.
Weeeing.
The magic circle lost its light and power as if the power had been cut off.
“Ha, ha, ha.”
I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth with a handkerchief.
Damn it.
“I took on this job for no reason.”
I was the only one who had a hard time.
Shit.
I need to settle this matter clearly and get everything.
Sssss.
I could feel the distorted flow of mana gradually returning to its proper place.
As expected, this magic circle was the culprit.
I stamped the blood that made up the magic circle with my hand.
“I don’t think it’s human blood…”
Goat.
The smell, taste, and feel were similar to those of goat.
The use of animal blood.
The culprit was a person with considerable knowledge of black magic.
I still don’t know for what purpose black magic was used, but it means that black magic has made a comeback, and that this was even done right next to the capital of the empire.
It was not something that could be easily overcome.
‘The Magic Tower will also be in trouble.’
Either they didn’t do the research intentionally or they didn’t do it due to lack of ability.
It was the magic tower’s mistake not to catch the black magic.
The magic tower owner will definitely take responsibility for this problem.
I looked at the exact center of the magic circle.
A blood-red jewel was shining.
“Anyone can see that it is an object made by absorbing all the surrounding life force.”
I grabbed the ominous jewel floating in the air.
‘The amount is not as large as I thought.’
The power it had was weak compared to sucking the surrounding life.
It was clear that it had been replaced at least once.
It was a time when I was contemplating the disposal of this jewel.
“Has it been resolved?”
Luna came clutching her head.
Perhaps because the distortion of mana surrounding him had disappeared, his expression was much more relieved than at first.
“Okay. Solved. “Are you feeling okay?”
“It’s a little better now. “I just feel like I drank too much the day before.”
Luna’s face darkened as she belatedly discovered the magic circle.
“This…”
“It’s a black magic circle. I don’t know who the culprit was, but he did it in a grand manner. “I was creating this jewel by absorbing the surrounding life.”
I handed over the bright red jewel to Luna.
“No way…”
“Do you know what it is?”
“It’s a magic stone. It is said that artificially created magic stones have this red color. I heard in the past that there was a school of black magicians that could artificially create magic stones. I thought it was a technique that was written only in torture and has now disappeared…”
“That technology has been revived.”
“Yes. It is said that the Scyllahax faction, who were called the worst black magicians, created magic stones in this way.”
He was a black magician whose name I at least knew.
Someone forced me to look through the history of imperial magic.
Scyllax, the worst black magician who used human blood as a sacrifice to raise numerous undead and golem legions and wage a full-scale war against the empire.
It was said that because of that powerful black magic, the empire burned all of his knowledge and secret books.
But what if a similar technology came out?
“It could also be inferred that other types of black magic have also been revived.”
“It is quite possible. Damn it, if the technology of the Scyllax school has really been revived… “It’s going to be quite a big deal.”
She ground her teeth.
What I feel in his eyes is fierce anger.
That anger was not one that started from a great sense of duty. A little more fundamental and primal anger, that is.
“It’s still hard right now, but if this continues, I’ll have to work overtime…” …”
It was the desperate anger of a civil servant who had to work overtime.
“Maybe not the Cillahaks faction.”
“What does that mean?”
“This magic circle was drawn with goat blood.”
Goat blood.
It has a completely different direction from the school that uses human blood.
The reason Silachax was called the worst black magician was because all of his magic contained human resources.
“That’s a little strange.”
Luna also stroked her chin and was deep in thought.
“It’s more complicated than I thought. I might actually have to stay up all night on the first day of work…”
I expressed my condolences to Luna, who was struggling.
Because I’m not going to work.
“First, let’s preserve the scene and report it. We will wait until the imperial family dispatches an investigation team.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Luna, who reported to the lake through the crystal ball, looked again at the red magic circle.
“Anyway, I can’t believe I’m handling such a large magic circle by myself. As expected, store manager… “You look great.”
Luna looked back and forth between the magic circle and me and laughed brightly.
“That’s cool. “Everyone does it.”
I pushed Luna’s body, which was ready to attack me at any moment.
“Oh my! If you touch me like this…”
“Stop talking nonsense and take a break. “I must have been upset, but if I pushed myself too hard, I would end up in a bad situation.”
“The store manager can solve everything. Our solution, the stylish store manager.”
I had a hard time pushing Luna away who kept trying to hug me.
“It’s a natural desire for a woman to want to be hugged by a nice man!”
I feel dizzy.
I’m dizzy.
***
Less than 30 minutes later, the imperial investigation team arrived.
Wizards, knights, and heresy inquisitors flocked to the report that a magic circle presumed to be black magic had been discovered.
From the magic tower to the imperial family and even to the religious order.
A mobilization order has been issued to revive black magic, which was believed to have died out.
It probably wasn’t even a fuss.
Wouldn’t the emperor have gone wild?
If you look at how everyone came looking so grumpy.
All the annoying people have come.
There were quite a few faces that I didn’t want to see.
As soon as people from the church saw me at the scene, they expressed discomfort.
“Well, coincidentally, the store manager was here. “It’s like a script.”
The cardinal glared at me with suspicious eyes, as if he still thought I was a heretic.
Even when the convenience store first opened, I think people thought I was the devil incarnate, raising troubles, but I think that inspiration is still the same.
“I found it by chance while passing by. “It’s really unfortunate that I went to the forest to go for a walk and something like this happened.”
There was no need to say that it was moved at the crown prince’s command.
“Anyway, that’s all I have to say. It was a magic circle set up by someone who was at least a 6th rank wizard or higher, and was using magic to artificially create magic stones. “Now it’s all disbanded.”
“Thank you for your help.”
Unlike the cardinal who seemed uncomfortable, the knight commander who heard my report saluted and showed respect to me.
“Well, it’s no big deal. “I just got lucky.”
Ah, is it bad that I got caught up in something like this?
The knights, wizards, and heresy inquisitors from the church had arrived, so there was nothing left for me to do.
Because he was a much more expert in this field than me.
“I ask you to thoroughly investigate. “I’ll just leave then.”
The ordinary convenience store manager of the Empire has no business here anymore.
Now I have to go back and sell my stuff.
I feel so sorry for forcing Sylvia to work more when she should be resting.
‘Manager, it’s okay! Just take care of your night allowance!’
Instead, Sylvia’s happy appearance appeared.
I became Jane and left, leaving Luna to be investigated by the knights.
She will be sure to convey her detailed information and the jewels she collected in advance to the knights.
I had a rewarding day today.
***
Luna, or rather, now disguised as Jane, looked at the back of Dojin who had left the scene.
‘He’s a great man.’
Not only did she reach the center of the forest, where she had not even been able to access due to the distortion of mana, but she single-handedly destroyed the black magic circle.
She even handed over her magic stone, which could be said to be her key evidence, and left without any regrets.
-Report to your superiors that you have handled it.
This was what Do-jin said to her while she was waiting for the investigation team.
Are you not greedy for the ball?
How many people would be able to comfortably pass up meritorious achievements, even if they received a medal from the imperial family?
He seemed to have no regrets about his exploits.
However, he was not a man obsessed with money.
Do you reveal women?
Not even that.
Even though he has a good appearance, powerful strength, and the wealth he possesses, he can easily seduce any woman, but he maintains a noble appearance and does not easily give up his position to women who approach him.
He was a great man in many ways.
His appearance, which was different from others, aroused the curiosity of Luna, an intelligence agent.
‘Is there no way?’
But she couldn’t dwell on her thoughts.
“Report.”
This was because Sir Marcus, the Emperor’s direct knight and the Crown Prince’s confidant, had called her.
***
I’m about to finish work and go back to the convenience store.
-VVIP is looking for.
A message came from Madam calling me.
VVIP.
He was the crown prince.
Is it because of this magic circle?
No matter how much I thought about it, that was all I could think of.
I’m sure you won’t tell me to deal with that black magic circle.
Well, I have no intention of working extra hours.
Nah, this mc is an idiot, im drop