Thanks to that, the angel Apazragon got to experience the irrationality of mortals firsthand.
"Why did you let your dimension get stolen? Hm?"
"If you had a dimension like that, you should have managed it a little more carefully."
-I do not fully understand the habits of mortals, but as far as I know, in situations like this, the ones who stole it are normally punished, so why are both the seeker and the mages blaming m...
The two professors ignored the angel's protest. It was a truly Einroguard-professor-like approach.
"Fortunately, you have a chance to atone."
"Isn't that fortunate? You must have been bored while waiting too, Mr. Apazragon."
-I do not experience emotions such as boredom...
Apazragon tried to explain again.
The celestial beings of the multidimensional realms were beings whose desires, aside from their purpose, were faint. There was no way a race like that would feel boredom just because they had waited a little.
"So open the dimension for us."
"We promise we'll use it for something good, not something bad."
The two professors revealed their true intentions.
The dimension of Divine Light Annihilation that this angel used was something like a shadow dimension, and when it came to secretly observing someone, there was hardly any Authority better suited for the task.
The problem was that the angel, after having the dimension stolen once by a thief, had hidden it away tightly.
The first thief to get in was always the one who had it easiest.
-I refuse. Sharing a celestial being's dimension with mortals is...
"You already shared it!"
"Exactly. You showed Professor Bagreg!"
-That was not showing...
By pushing and pulling, the two professors thoroughly bewildered the angel, who was still unaccustomed to conversations among mortals.
"I heard you're walking the path of an ancient mage. If you want to keep gaining wisdom at Einroguard in the future, it would be better to cooperate."
"For reference, our position is called 'professor.' You may not know this, but within the territory, it's an extremely powerful position."
With the whip...
"If you cooperate, we can help you in the future too. Think carefully about whose disciple Wardanaz is."
"I won't bother telling you which professor Student Lee Han respects the most."
...and the carrot.
Apazragon, still unfamiliar with mortal society, gradually found its judgment growing clouded.
In the end, the angel yielded and spoke.
-Understood. I will open the dimension. But allow me to accompany you as well.
"Do whatever you want. Whatever you want. Just open it quickly before Wardanaz moves too far away."
While Apazragon opened the dimension of Divine Light Annihilation, Professor Garcia whispered with a slightly guilty voice.
"I do feel a little like we're deceiving an angel that doesn't know anything."
"Professor Ku. If that angel had managed its dimension a little more carefully in the first place, Wardanaz wouldn't have caused such a commotion."
"...Should we check whether it has any other useful Authorities too? Just in case, let's secure all of them ourselves."
Professor Garcia immediately hardened their resolve.
Come to think of it, it had not been long since the professor had been criticized by the student regarding combat ability.
Perhaps it was time to cast aside this weak attitude and take everything that could possibly be taken?
***
Flash!
The mages and angel, transformed from beings into concepts, flew toward the vicinity of the swamp.
Sure enough, there was already someone there. Professor Kirmin and Professor Garcia spotted the wavering concept and immediately unleashed a barrage of criticism.
-You really only think about yourself.
-We spent an entire semester searching for you, and this is how you repay us? Leaving a duplicate behind and slipping away without saying a word?
Professor Voladi calmly explained.
-If several people move together, the chance of being detected increases.
-.......
-.......
The two professors felt an urge to leave the dimension, return to reality, and grab the other professor by the collar.
If they had been able to, they might really have done it.
-...Let's just watch too. Getting angry will only hurt us.
-What's the situation right now? Nothing should have happened.
Professor Garcia tried to adapt to this unfamiliar dimension.
A dimension accessed in such a different form required a certain adjustment period.
From the perspective of a mortal accustomed to receiving information through the five senses based on the physical body, changing into a pure concept and receiving the waves of surrounding information like this could only feel unfamiliar.
It could be described as a process of bringing things into focus.
Professor Voladi had run off much earlier, so the adaptation was already complete, but Professor Garcia was still...
-Wardanaz is using evil-god worshipers from another Order to fight.
-What????
Professor Garcia was horrified.
The professor had expected the student to be fighting the dead at most, so what in the world was this?
When Professor Garcia hurriedly focused, the complicated flood of information gradually began to take shape.
And just as Professor Voladi had said, there really was another evil-god-worshiping Order here!
-Why are those people here... Ah.
Professor Garcia started to shout, then stopped.
The professor had belatedly remembered that the student had made a contract with the Devil Hag.
-All kinds of wicked beings could be present in a disgusting and corrupted dimension like this. There's nothing particularly surprising about it.
-......
-......
Professor Kirmin and Professor Voladi stared at their junior.
It was natural to favor one's own, but wasn't this a little much?
-Voladi. The reason they're here is probably because of Wardanaz's contract. Like I told you before, he contracted with the Devil Hag.
-You mean the dangerous contract you failed to stop.
'I seriously want to challenge them to a duel.'
Professor Kirmin trembled with rage.
The most extraordinary thing about the professor's friend was that none of this was deliberate.
What meaning would there be in Professor Kirmin mocking the other professor a hundred times in an attempt to make them angry?
The other professor could casually throw out a single remark without even intending anything and still produce this level of destructive power!
-Yes. It happened because someone suddenly ran away, but I won't bother arguing about that again right now.
-But why isn't Student Lee Han fighting?
Professor Garcia, having examined the situation further, sounded puzzled.
The dead of the domain and the evil-god-worshiping priests were currently locked in fierce battle, but Student Lee Han was keeping his distance and watching.
How was that possible?
-It looks like he's deceived the evil-god worshipers and is using them as shields...
-How?
Professor Kirmin fell silent.
That was because no method came to mind.
Seriously, how had he done that?
'Did he arrange even something like this when he contracted with the Devil Hag? There shouldn't have been enough detail in the contract for that.'
Unable to find an answer, Professor Kirmin changed the subject.
-Those dead... are they the old western vampires?
-They're House retainers.
At the friend's confirmation, Professor Kirmin became slightly worried.
When one thought about it, weren't those people old enemies?
Considering the thirst for revenge the friend had shown in the past, it was impossible not to worry.
-Are you all right?
-They're already dead. There's nothing not to be all right about.
Professor Voladi answered calmly. Contrary to Professor Kirmin's concern, this mage was not burning with revenge.
There was only one thing on Professor Voladi's mind right now.
Eliminate the evil god and finish off the remnants of the Order, thereby cutting off the possibility of future trouble completely.
-If you hadn't followed me, I would have finished it myself.
At Professor Voladi's words, the two professors replied coldly.
-You didn't listen to the principal either. Think of it as karma.
-Professor, you do whatever you want, so why can't Student Lee Han do whatever he wants?
-......
While they talked, the battle raced toward its final stage.
The evil-god worshipers led by the Undying One had suffered considerable losses, but they still succeeded in driving almost all of the dead back into the swamp.
Professor Garcia let out a sigh of relief. It seemed things had somehow wrapped up well.
Rumble!
From beneath the swamp, an enormous rusted and shattered fortress newly revealed itself.
Most of what could be called the walls were cracked or collapsed, and only a few spires barely retained their shape.
Yet the chilling energy flowing out from between the wreckage and ruins was, if anything, stronger rather than weaker.
Professor Kirmin frowned. That fortress looked strangely familiar.
-It's Blood Mist Fortress.
-!
At the friend's words, Professor Kirmin's memories belatedly returned.
No wonder the fortress had looked familiar. It had been used as a strategic stronghold by the western vampires who had rebelled.
-Then it would be better not to approach the fortress.
The dead wandering this domain were fools who had worshiped an evil god while alive.
They wandered the domain with their souls half-devoured and the essence of their existence stripped away, enduring a punishment more dreadful than any ordinary punishment.
But that did not mean they were harmless.
Especially in a fortress where such a bloody battle had taken place, resentment and lingering thoughts would be thick, making it highly likely that powerful dead were swarming inside.
-I agree.
Professor Voladi agreed as well.
There was no need to conquer a fortress like that merely to find a path toward Sanguros.
Something like that could be left as a final option after checking other places first.
-...Student Lee Han is going straight inside.
-?!
Professor Kirmin was greatly alarmed.
Just as Professor Garcia had said, Wardanaz could be seen entering the fortress without hesitation.
-Voladi. You've used this dimension for a long time, haven't you? Can't you send telepathy from inside it?
At those words, the angel Apazragon answered firmly.
-This is not a dimension where such a thing is possible.
It was a dimension meant solely for movement and observation, so how could one possibly send messages or communicate from inside it?
-I sent one.
-......
Apazragon was shocked.
When had the mage modified it?
-Good.
-A mortal who is not a celestial being tampering with a dimension as they please is...
-Could you be quiet? I need to pay attention to my student.
At the bullying from these wicked mortals, Apazragon felt faint emotions beginning to boil.
They were emotions of the celestial race that had atrophied from disuse, but being continuously provoked like this...
-Wait. Wardanaz is just going in. Are you sure you sent it?
-Yes.
-Didn't Student Lee Han just ignore what you said, Professor?
For a moment, an awkward silence drifted through the dimension.
Professor Kirmin cleared their throat and spoke.
-Well, students are all like that. You were like that too.
It was not a particularly helpful remark.
Professor Garcia thought the atmosphere inside this cramped dimension was truly suffocating.
'Does this place not have ventilation?'
***
-It's reckless, but not an incomprehensible choice.
The hamster, surprisingly, respected Lee Han's decision to enter the fortress.
That was because Sanguros's voice had come from inside the revealed fortress.
Very good, very good indeed. Hahaha... If you're confident, come inside this fortress. It's filled with magic that you mages would covet. Hahahaha...
No one else present could hear it, but Lee Han could.
The hamster thought it was a gamble worth taking.
Many Houses had disappeared because of the rebellion, but the vampires of the western Empire had a long history. There was no telling what sort of legacy they might possess.
Besides, hadn't the Yaksha King said that traces of magic could be sensed in this swamp?
If that wise king had offered such advice, there might be quite powerful magic to be found.
Sanguros also seemed to view this youngster favorably.
-It's not good to trust a corrupted evil god too much, but it's been useful so far. Look for the magic.
"What? Magic?"
-...Wasn't that why you came in?
"I came in because I was curious about what exactly happened in the past."
-......
For a moment, the hamster was at a loss for words.
The evil god had just mentioned magic, and this brat thought some trivial event from the past was more important?
If he was curious, couldn't he just read a history book?!
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