Chapter v 242: v 242
Shia sighed with relief when there were no more moving enemies in the large room .
‘I suppose that’s it for now?’
‘Yes . But I wasn’t able to do anything . ’
“Groof . ”
Serulis seemed sad that she hadn’t been able to help destroy the magic machines or kill the evil dragons .
Grulf also looked a little sad . And so I patted him on the head .
And then I said to the others,
‘That was some impressive teamwork back there . ’
‘Aye . That boss must have known we were coming and planned this attack . ’
‘Magic Detection, eh? It’s creepy that it knows our every move . ’
Eric and Goran scowled .
“Now, we’re close to the boss room . We can skin these guys later . ”
“Aye . We’ll take our time once the boss is dead . ”
Just as Goran said this and took a step forward,
“You’re talking about the future when you haven’t even met me yet?”
A man’s voice boomed from the ceiling .
“You are awfully confident in yourselves . Suh surprising arrogance from powerless humans . ”
All of us looked up frantically .
I hadn’t detected any presence at all . He had bypassed Magic Detection .
However, there was definitely someone floating up there in the air .
“I see . So there were two Sorcerers . Well, a human and an animal . ”
He said thoughtfully with a hand on his chin as he looked down at us .
“I had thought my plan was perfect . But I didn’t expect such a strong Sorcerer to be here . ”
The man said with a smile . Then he slowly descended to the floor .
He had silver hair and a handsome face . His clothes were black and elegant .
A fancy sword was attached to his belt . He was likely a magical warrior .
Eric pointed the tip of his holy blade at the man .
“Who are you?”
“Shouldn’t you know? You two have been spying on me a great deal . ”
He said with a laugh as he gave me and Kathe a knowing look .
He knew it was us . Well, it would be quite obvious if he saw us fighting .
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But it was too bad, as I had been hoping he wouldn’t .
But there was no way to survive the last battle without using a lot of magic .
So, there was no point in worrying about that now .
I put on a confident grin and talked to the man .
“So, you must be the leader here . And it seems like you’ve been watching us a lot as well . ”
“Why shouldn’t I? As the master of this mansion, it is my duty to see that my guests have a good time . ”
Then Kathe muttered .
“…According to my Magic Detection, the boss hasn’t moved . ”
It was the same with mine as well . It was still in the boss room .
That being said, it did seem different from before . But just barely .
“Ah, I see . I left the dummy there . ”
The man said . And then suddenly, the presence in the boss room disappeared .
“…What?”
Kathe was so shocked that her giant body shook .
She hadn’t noticed that the presence had been slightly different from before .
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“Kathe, calm down . ”
“How can I be calm!”
I hadn’t been able to notice it either, even while I was using Magic Detection and Magic Exploration .
While we had been fighting desperately, it still meant I had let my guard down . I would have to be more careful .
Of course, it wasn’t something to worry about right now . This was not the time .
However, Kathe was still shaking .
“It-it disappeared . ”
“I know what you’re trying to say . But calm down . ”
Kathe’s shock would start to affect Shia and Serulis if it didn’t stop .
Who knew what would happen then . But right now, we needed a Sorcerer who was strong .
“…So, I was detecting a dummy all of this time . And thought it was the boss…”
Kathe wasn’t even trying to hide it .
Sometimes, it was important to hide your emotions . Especially when up against a strong enemy .
The man looked at how shaken Kathe was and smiled with satisfaction .
“Oh, that must be rough for you . ”
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“To be fooled like that… It should not have been possible!”
“And yet it is . That just means there is an immense difference in ability between us . ”
The man said with a laugh .
“What…my magic is…”
Kathe was stunned . Shia looked at her with a worried expression .
Kathe was a first-rate Sorcerer and yet, she was easily fooled . How strong was this man?
That’s what was likely in the minds of Shia and Serulis .
But Eric and Goran seemed calm . They just had so much more experience in battle .
Kathe was strong and very powerful .
But she didn’t have as much experience as us .
Besides, as someone who was born with her strength, Kathe didn’t know much about battle tactics .
As a veteran, I had to help Kathe, Shia, and Serulis calm down here .
And so I looked towards the man and smiled .
“Hey, vampire . I know that you’re worried, but enough with the jokes . ”
“Oh?”
He saw my smile, and for an instant, his eyebrows narrowed .