Chapter 326.

[Megacity, Lecor]

In this megacity known as the second capital of Leores, Yoo Yeonha was fully utilizing her skills .

[Merchant Group – Lotus Flower]

The merchant group Yoo Yeonha’s clan owned, Lotus Flower . In a mere month, Yoo Yeonha had turned this small merchant group into the most famous group in the area . The people around her were critical in helping her achieve this .

First was Rachel . She was Yoo Yeonha’s slave… or servant, technically . The power of her elementals was amplified in this world as the world’s nature and mana were richer than Earth’s .

Rachel’s elementals had various uses, such as speeding up carts, slowing down easily decaying items, and collecting herbs automatically .

Next was Yi Jiyoon . She was the daughter of the Prin Clan, a renowned clan in the area . Although the caste system had been abolished in the Republic of Leores, the Prin Clan was recognized by the citizens as ‘nobles’ .

Yi Jiyoon invested her clan’s money to Yoo Yeonha’s merchant group and even let her borrow the clan’s name .

As the Prin Clan had a spotless reputation, Yoo Yeonha’s merchant group had no trouble earning the trust of others .

“Wow, the profit margin is even bigger than I thought… . ”

In the office of the Lotus Flower Merchant Group, Yi Jiyoon muttered in surprise as she stared at the group’s financial statement .

“What are you going to do with all this money?”

Hearing Yi Jiyoon’s question, Yoo Yeonha shrugged .

“First, establish a force . We don’t know what will happen from now . ”

She did not forget that she was inside the Demon Realm Gate . She planned to have everything ready for the future, whether it be military force or money .

“Our Chief Officer sure is amazing~”

Yi Jiyoon snuggled up to Yoo Yeonha and praised her .

Tok, tok— At that moment, someone knocked on the door .

“Kuhum . ” Yi Jiyoon let out a dry cough and put on a stern expression befitting a noble .

Yoo Yeonha smirked and muttered, “Come in . ”

The door opened . The guest was Rachel, who was holding a long, rod-like object wrapped in a red veil .

“Oh, you’re here, Rachel?” Yoo Yeonha welcomed her, and Rachel walked in with a smile and put down the item she brought .

“Oh, that must be that . ”

Yoo Yeonha unwrapped the item without hesitation . Inside was an ornamental sword emanating a clear aura .

“What’s this?” Yi Jiyoon asked .

Yoo Yeonha picked up the sword . The blade of the sword was entirely blue . This sword was a treasure Yoo Yeonha bought for Rachel .

“…Here, take it . ” With a smile, Yoo Yeonha gave the sword to Rachel .

Rachel, who was standing quietly, widened her eyes in surprise .

“…?”

“It’s a sword that apparently raises the power of elementals . Our world doesn’t have treasures like this since elementalists are so rare, but this world unexpectedly has many . This sword is named Wisp . ”

Yoo Yeonha put the sword in Rachel’s hands . Having received an unexpected present, Rachel dropped her head with a bitter smile .

“Thank you . ”

It was then . Kwang—! The office door burst open, and a guard drenched in sweat came running in .

He shouted, “Demonic monsters! Demonic monsters appeared!”

“…!”

The moment the group heard the message, they ran out of the office .

They came out of the merchant group’s building and looked around . To their surprise, the city was too peaceful for demonic monsters to have invaded .

“Where are the demonic monsters?”

“I… don’t know . ”

“It didn’t look like he was lying… . ”

Yoo Yeonha, Rachel, and Yi Jiyoon each muttered . As the three of them were tilting their heads curiously, a robed man approached them .

“Demonic monsters~?”

With a familiar voice, the man stood next to Yoo Yeonha .

Yoo Yeonha furrowed her brows and stared at the man .

“Who are you?”

“They were here, but not anymore . ”

“…Pardon?”

Hearing the familiar voice, Yoo Yeonha bent down a bit and peaked under the man’s hood .

“…Ah!”

Yoo Yeonha pointed her finger at the man and shouted, “You!”

The man, Kim Hajin, smiled .

“Yo, it’s been a while . ”

“Huh? Why is Kim Hajin here?”

“Ha, Hajin-ssi?”

Yi Jiyoon and Rachel were also shocked and stared at Kim Hajin in a daze .

“I’m here too~”

A small child peeked her head out from Kim Hajin’s back .

The small child was, of course, the Spirit Speech Master, Aileen .

**

[Priton Clan’s Castle]

The eldest son of Priton Clan, Shin Jonghak, was lying in his bed, sighing .

“That bastard… . ”

What the prince said lingered in his head .

“What does he know about Grandfather? And how?”

Anxiety and curiosity mixed together to form chaos .

Tok, tok—

As Shin Jonghak was rumpling his hair in agony, someone knocked on his door .

Shin Jonghak didn’t want to see anyone at the moment, but the knock was only a formality as a certain woman opened the door and walked in .

“Hey, Shin Jonghak . ”

As expected, it was Chae Nayun .

“…Why are you here?”

Shin Jonghak let out a deep sigh and stared at Chae Nayun .

Currently, Chae Nayun had an antenna on her head .

A few days ago, she muttered, ‘wouldn’t this make communication faster~?’ and had an ahoge hairstyle every time she wanted to use Infinite Communication .

“Have you heard of the Transnational Peace Conference?”

“…Transitional Peace Conference?”

Shin Jonghak furrowed his brows at the sudden question .

“Yeah . ”

“…I’ve heard of it . It’s exactly what it sounds like too . ”

“When is it?”

“Next month . Why?”

“Ah~ Kim Suho says something will happen on that day . He told us to raise our strength in preparation for it . ”

Chae Nayun sat on the corner of the bed, while Shin Jonghak stared at her fixedly .

“…Kim Suho said that?”

“Yeah, should I contact him again?”

Chae Nayun closed her eyes and began to shake her body .

Brrr— Brrr— Brrr—

Her strange actions were nothing but cute in Shin Jonghak’s eyes .

“Haha . ”

There wasn’t a special reason Shin Jonghak came to like Chae Nayun . Just looking at her melted away the dark emotions in his heart . How could he not fall for her?

“Chae Nayun . ”

“…Huh?”

Chae Nayun opened her eyes and stared at him .

Shin Jonghak stared into her eyes and asked about the matter that had been bothering him .

“What do you think about Regressors?”

“…Regressors?”

“Yeah . ”

Chae Nayun frowned slightly .

“Why are you asking about that all of a sudden?”

“…Well, you’ve heard about my grandfather being a Regressor, right?”

In truth, Shin Myungchul being a Regressor was a rumor Shin Jonghak didn’t want to admit . In his mind, it diminished his achievements and sacrifice .

“Mm… . ”

After much thought, Chae Nayun recalled what she heard from Yoo Yeonha in the past .

Yoo Yeonha said that Kim Hajin was a Regressor . Of course, she repeatedly said it was only speculation… but Chae Nayun was still forced to think about the topic .

“Mm… well . ”

The answer was simple .

“I’m jealous . I also want to go back in time . ”

“…No, not that . Haha . ”

Shin Jonghak laughed and shook his head .

‘It’s my fault for asking Chae Nayun’, he thought .

Chae Nayun frowned . “What? Aren’t you jealous? If there really are Regressors, I think that’s amazing . Think about it . It’s not like we’re in a novel . You would have to be incredibly lucky and powerful to have a chance of going back in time . ”

“… . ”

“That’s what I think, at least . And to that effect, who cares if your grandfather is a Regressor or not? Do people hate him because he’s rumored to be a Regressor? No . Everyone respects him . His name is written in practically every history textbook in the world, his biography is a best-seller, and there are statues of him everywhere . Why would you even worry about that?”

Shin Jonghak didn’t say anything .

He simply stared at Chae Nayun .

A smile that he couldn’t hold back broke out on his face .

“Pft… haa . ”

With a low sigh, Shin Jonghak muttered, “This is why I love—”

“Oi . ”

But Shin Jonghak’s confession was cut short . Someone had appeared outside his bedroom window .

“What!?”

Chae Nayun quickly clad herself in qi reinforcement, and Shin Jonghak quickly grabbed his spear from the corner of his room . Only after preparing themselves for battle did they confirm who the intruder was .

“How are ya?”

It was Jin Sahyuk .

She was sitting on the windowsill, staring at Chae Nayun and Shin Jonghak .

“You wench… where do you think you are…”

Chae Nayun cursed and formed a sword with magic power .

It was then .

Jin Sahyuk said something completely unexpected .

“Let’s join forces . ”

“…What?”

Dumfounded, Shin Jonghak and Chae Nayun both stared at Jin Sahyuk frozenly .

Meanwhile, Jin Sahyuk continued with a stern face, “There’s a crazy bastard named Yi Yeonjun we need to stop… . ”

“Hmph, as if we’ll believe you—!” Chae Nayun shouted .

But just as she was about to release her magic power, another figure leaped into the room and stopped her .

Chae Nayun stared at the man who suddenly appeared in front of her .

A giant, muscular body that was as strong as steel .

“Uhahaha, it’s been a while, brat . ”

The cheerful voice undoubtedly belonged to Cheok Jungyeong .

**

[Office of Merchant Group Lotus Flower]

After joining up with Yoo Yeonha, we began to discuss the upcoming Transnational Peace Conference .

“I don’t know what will happen exactly,” Kim Suho said . He was certain that a disaster would break out during the Transnational Peace Conference, but that was the extent of his knowledge .

Yi Jiyoon asked, “Can’t we stop the conference itself?”

“No, it’s too late to cancel it . It took three years just to get all nations to agree on a date . Declaring that the conference is canceled would be no different than declaring war . ”

As the sword commander, Kim Suho had a good idea about the politics of the world .

While focusing on the meeting, I glanced at Rachel, who was seated next to me . She was also staring at me . We both smiled .

“What are you two doing?”

But Yoo Yeonha caught us . She glared at us with narrowed eyes, then, chak!, suddenly clapped her hands .

“You can say hi later . Focus on the meeting for now . Kim Suho, are Nayun and Jonghak ready?” Yoo Yeonha asked Kim Suho .

“Let me ask . Hold on, this thing has a small delay . ” Kim Suho closed his eyes . After about two minutes, he nodded his head .

“Yeah, they said they’re ready . Hm…?”

But it seemed he received another message as Kim Suho tilted his head and stared into the air .

And, in the next moment…

“… . ”

Kim Suho’s expression froze .

“What? What happened?”

Aileen urged him .

Kim Suho clenched his teeth and murmured .

“Jin Sahyuk and Cheok Jungyeong are with Chae Nayun . ”

**

[Harbor City, Thaines]

On a late, full moon night .

I returned to Thaines, where Boss and Shimurin were staying . Since Boss must be feeling lonely, I was sure she would be happy to know that we found Cheok Jungyeong .

But when I arrived at Shimurin’s workshop, I was caught off guard by a surprising sight .

“Right, that’s how you use magic power . Your ability is excellent, but your connection with magic power isn’t delicate enough . It’s because you’re using your Gift with your instincts rather than magic power . ”

Boss didn’t look lonely at all . She didn’t even look bored .

“Imagine putting magic power into your shadow . Then it becomes magic . Magic isn’t anything special . Transforming magic power into the attribute you want, that’s what magic is . ”

She was being tutored by Shimurin . Perhaps because of the grand magician’s teachings, Boss’s shadow was no longer black .

It was blue, like ice .

She had imbued an attribute into her shadow .

“Boss?”

I called her carefully . Boss, who was eagerly training, turned her head and faced me .

“Oh, you’re here, Hajin . ”

“Y-Yes, I’m back . ”

I replied in a daze, and Shimurin also looked at me . She blinked her eyes a few times, then she rubbed her finger under her nose .

“Oh, you’re back early . My dimensional magic isn’t ready yet . ”

“…Ah, well, there’s something I need to talk to you about . ”

I approached them slowly and stood next to Boss .

Boss stared at me with the same expressionless face she always had .

“Boss, I—”

“Oh, Hajin . ” Boss cut me off . Then, she said with a slight smile, “I met Jain . ”

“Jain? Great! I found Cheok Jungyeong . ”

“That’s Jain . ”

“…Huh?”

I tilted my head . The Cheok Jungyeong I found was Jain?

“Jain is disguised as Cheok Jungyeong right now . You sent Gyeong to the Tower of Wish’s 9th floor, remember?”

“…Oh right . ”

I finally realized what she meant . Indeed, I had sent Cheok Jungyeong to the 9th floor .

“Then you won’t be lonely once Jain comes . ”

Hearing this, Boss frowned a little .

“What? Who said I was lonely?”

“Pft . ”

“…Don’t laugh . ”

Boss glared at me with a scowl, but it wasn’t scary at all .

I smiled like a kid and placed my hand on her shoulder .

“Hm . You two… . ” But at that moment, Shimurin looked back and forth between me and Boss and asked, “What’s your relationship?”

“…Huh?”

We both tilted our heads at the sudden question .

“What’s your relationship? It doesn’t look like you’re just friends . Especially you . ” Shimurin pointed at Boss and asked again .

Boss didn’t answer and simply looked up at me . She probably wanted to hear my answer .

Staring at her, I smiled .

I turned to Shimurin again and said what I wanted to say, “As I said, she’s my boss… . I like her a lot . ”

At the same time, I imbued Stigma’s magic power into my eyes . My eyesight expanded, and I could observe Boss from the side .

Though she wasn’t aware of it herself, she was blushing noticeably .

“…Kuhum . ”

She even coughed in embarrassment . She really couldn’t be cuter .

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