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Chapter 45 - Mephistopheles (2)
Chapter 45: Mephistopheles (2)
TL/ED – Enuma ID
The place reported on the news as the site of a toxic gas accident.
[God’s Healing Campground]
Even though time had passed, it was still a restricted zone, off-limits to civilians.
Ёn̂ u m̊.а̄
The grounds were large enough to find gaps. It was possible to sneak in without being noticed by the government agents surrounding the campground.
Of course, that only applied to the outskirts; going deeper in would get you caught.
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The person wearing a motorcycle helmet checked the readings on the toxic gas detector in their hand.
“……….”
The readings were, naturally, normal.
After all, this wasn’t a real toxic gas leak.
Е̇ ǹu m̃ а
…Though it was possible the gas had dissipated over time.
The detector was just a precaution, run on the off chance.
Anyone in the know already knew.
They knew this incident was a bizarre case caused by the necromancer Edward Coffin.
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When the person in the motorcycle helmet removed their helmet,
the face of a woman with a black bob cut appeared, someone who looked harmless, vaguely reminiscent of a small animal.
Еn̂u_mа̌
Though her face was cute, her eyes were sharp.
A freelance journalist,
and a broker who had provided Edward with safe houses and information in Korea through deals.
Kim Ga-eun felt the cool breeze and wore a strange smile.
The journalist identity was fake, of course. Her real role was as a broker who dealt with wizards.
“…Something’s off.”
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It was funny to use the word “off” about a bizarre incident, but something was off.
An incident this massive had occurred, yet not a single signal had come from Edward’s side.
There was no trace of him having visited the safe house she’d prepared, either.
She’d considered the possibility that the Special Operations Division had dealt with him, but their movements suggested they hadn’t been able to confirm Edward’s whereabouts either.
She had leaked information suggesting Edward might be dead, but…
The other wizards seemed completely in the dark as well.
Ŵ еb̂ ṅоv̀ е ľ Е́ n ú mа̊
If anything, the prevailing mood was disbelief that Edward was actually dead.
If another wizard had killed someone of Edward’s reputation, it would be strange to hide that information. They would have spread the word to boost their own name.
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Especially with the bounty on his head.
In other words, it wasn’t the Special Operations Division, nor other wizards, nor bounty hunters…
A complete third party was involved.
“Ha!”
W̄е̃bn о vе l Ẽ ñ uḿа̂
A laugh escaped Ga-eun’s lips.
‘Edward Coffin.’
That terrifying wizard who had draped himself in death had attacked the campground,
only to be killed by some third party who just happened to be there?
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That was ridic… ridiculous… but still…
Ga-eun’s gaze turned serious. Edward’s favorite saying came to mind.
È ňũm а . i d
‘Mystery is drawn to mystery.’
Edward had been searching for <The Lesser Key of Solomon>, commonly known as <Lemegeton>, a famous grimoire.
At first, she had dismissed it as a pointless, insane stunt, filling a campground with zombies just to find a grimoire.
But what if it had actually worked, and the owner of the grimoire had come to the campground?
“…Looks like I need to dig a little deeper.”
Ga-eun murmured quietly and put her motorcycle helmet back on.
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She started the motorcycle and left the area before the government agents could spot her.
And after that,
Ga-eun conducted a background investigation on the survivors of the campground incident.
She had her own personal information channels,
and there were people who sold information to the Bureau for Abnormal Phenomena Countermeasures for money, so it wasn’t too difficult.
The only surprise was a couple of unexpected names.
W ӗ b n o̊v̇ӗ l̃ É n̈ú m̆ á
Namgung Soo-ah and Sister Ellie.
Those two were off the table. It would be unwise to approach them.
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A little digging revealed
that one was the daughter of the somewhat famous Namgung family, a chaebol household,
and the convent that the other, Sister Ellie, belonged to was directly under the Vatican.
In this world, the Vatican was something even wizards avoided.
Е́ n̄ u m̂ȧ. і̌ d̂
There was nothing to gain from making contact carelessly.
So Ga-eun decided to pick a suitable person from the remaining survivors and extract information from them.
Wearing her characteristically harmless, cute expression, Ga-eun smiled and approached a man on the survivor list.
“Excuse me. I’m a reporter from ○○. There are a few things I’d like to ask. Do you have a moment?”
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“Huh? A reporter? …Well, I…”
The man, who had been smoking in an alley during a break from work, looked flustered at Ga-eun’s words.
W̆ ӗ b ṅ ӧ v é l̊ Е̃ n̆ û mӑ
A government official had already told him that all interviews with broadcast stations and other outlets were finished, and that no more reporters would be approaching.
He’d also been told that if anyone claiming to be a reporter showed up asking about the incident, he should go to the nearest police station or a crowded area.
But the cute woman in front of him didn’t look the least bit dangerous.
If anything, she was kind of his type.
And sure, they’d said no reporters would come, but things never worked out perfectly in the real world, did they?
‘She’s cute. Maybe I should try getting her number?’
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The male survivor nodded.
“…If it’s just a little, sure.”
A short while later. In a secluded alley.
“Aaargh!”
“From now on, only answer what I ask.”
Ga-eun had slammed the man face-down onto the asphalt, climbed on his back, and twisted his arm as she spoke.
W е̂.bn_öv̂ e_l É ñ u_m а
“Did you know human fingers break way more easily than you’d think?”
The man’s pupils trembled with fear, and Ga-eun set the mood as she continued.
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“Go ahead and report me to the police if you want. They won’t catch me.”
That was somewhat of a bluff. Getting reported to the police would be a hassle.
Still, if she could be caught by ordinary police, she wouldn’t have been able to work as a broker dealing with wizards.
“Tell me what happened at the campground.”
Еn̆u mа̀ .іḋ
“I, I don’t know. …My memory is hazy.”
Ga-eun looked down at the man.
The Bureau for Abnormal Phenomena Countermeasures offered psychological treatment to civilians caught up in bizarre incidents, and if they wished, could make memories of the incident fade to a vague blur. To prevent PTSD, they said.
But since it was only a light fading of memories, it was easy enough to bring them rushing back.
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Ga-eun gagged the man’s mouth with a bandana and snapped one of his fingers right there.
CRACK.
Еń ǔm а́ . і d̊
“Mmmmph!”
It was a noisy ordeal, but through the male survivor, Ga-eun obtained the information she wanted.
Ga-eun reviewed the information while looking at the photo of Kim Yo-han from the survivor list.
“Ha, haha!”
The incredible information made her laugh.
A man named Kim Yo-han had drawn a magic circle on the auditorium floor and chanted a spell, and the zombies had crumbled to dust and vanished.
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‘Mystery is drawn to mystery.’
Who would have thought that Edward’s insane plan had actually worked, and the owner of <Lemegeton> had appeared?
There was no hard proof yet, but the odds were high.
Without that explanation, there was no way to account for Edward’s disappearance.
According to the information from the male survivor,
given that he had done groundwork like drawing a magic circle, he was a typical ritual magic user.
Е n̂ů m̊а́. і̆ d
A classical wizard. This type of wizard was dangerous when given time to prepare,
but without that preparation time, they were no different from an ordinary person.
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On top of that, calculating the date Edward had arrived in Korea, it hadn’t been long since this man had obtained his grimoire.
Someone with formidable magical ability, but still an ordinary person who hadn’t yet adjusted to this world.
There were endless ways to exploit his weaknesses. …Or, if he proved uncooperative, she could simply overpower him and sell him off.
He might have gotten lucky and killed Edward, but he was still an ordinary person unaccustomed to this sort of thing.
Ѐ_n u mа̇. і̀d
If she ambushed him and overwhelmed him with sheer pressure while he was caught off guard, that would be enough.
The smile wouldn’t leave Ga-eun’s lips. Without hesitation, she got on her motorcycle and headed for Yo-han’s home.
A studio apartment building that didn’t look particularly nice.
The lights in the room where Yo-han lived were off.
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Ga-eun stood at the door and rang the bell, but there was no response.
Good. She needed to gather more information anyway.
Е̊ñu m а̊
She unlocked the door lock with the equipment she’d brought and broke into the apartment.
Creeeak.
She opened the door and checked the floor at her feet, but there were no traps.
A small, neatly organized studio apartment.
Ga-eun stepped inside with her shoes still on and explored the interior.
In the kitchen, she spotted earthenware pots and several herbs, spices, and medicinal ingredients.
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She unfolded the white trench coat hanging on the wall.
Along with magical symbols,
[YOD, HE, VAU, HE] [ADONAI] [EL] [ELOHIM]
she could see inscribed letters.
“…Haha.”
Ga-eun smiled. The grimoire was nowhere in sight, but this was more than enough.
Ẁ е bn̊ оv̊ ẽl̆ Е̊ňu m ǎ
And then, at that moment.
Creeeak.
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The door opened, and Ga-eun immediately drew a suppressed pistol and aimed it at Yo-han, who had just come home.
“Quiet. Close the door.”
“……….”
Yo-han, the calm-looking man from the survivor list, said nothing and closed the door as Ga-eun had instructed.
Ẽ nu m̈а̂ . і d̆
Creeeak. Thud.
She had expected him to panic, but his demeanor was composed.
And without even being told,
he gently raised both hands. She appreciated how quick on the uptake he was.
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“Ha! Good. Now if there’s something you want to say, go ahead. Just keep it quiet.”
At those words, Yo-han’s lips parted and a low voice resonated.
Е ńum̄а . ĭ d
“Don’t come into someone else’s home with your shoes on.”
“What?”
And then.
SHLUCK.
Ga-eun was dead before she even realized what had happened, her torso pierced clean through.
The light faded from her pupils, and blood welled up and trickled from the corner of her mouth.
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……….
Hoisted up by a transparent arm that had punched straight through her torso, heart and all, Ga-eun’s legs dangled limply.
I looked at the corpse of the woman, impaled on Grizzly’s arm, and let out a sigh.
“Haah….”
It wasn’t as if I’d actually killed her for coming inside with her shoes on.
But if she’d had any intention of having a conversation with me, she wouldn’t have walked in wearing shoes.
W̆е bn o v ӗ l̈ E ńû ṁа.
If she were a foreigner, I could chalk it up to cultural differences and let it slide, but…
A Korean who breaks into someone else’s home, and then aims a gun at the owner when they come back, still wearing her shoes?
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That was basically throwing any chance of dialogue out the window
and declaring through every fiber of her body language that she wanted to fight to the death.
…Well, I’m joking.
I’d had no intention of letting her live from the moment she broke in.
Е̂ n ũm̄ á . ĩd
Figuring out who that corpse was could wait.
Blood was spreading on the floor, and if it seeped down to the apartment below, that would be a serious problem.
“Grizzly, take that to the bathroom and eat it.”
“Gyaa? …Gyagyagyagya.”
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Grizzly glanced at the bathroom at my words, then turned to me and spoke.
Roughly translated into human language,
Ẃ ѐ ḃ ń.o v е̇l̀ Е̂ň um̆ а̇
‘Master! The bathroom is not a place to eat!’
…is probably what that meant.
“That’s…”
I thought about Grizzly’s words for a moment, then nodded.
That was a fair point, actually.
Come to think of it, asking someone to eat in the place where I do my business every day was a bit much.
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I’d hate it too.
The bathroom is not a place to eat.
“Then just wait a moment. Be careful not to drip any blood from the body.”
I pulled out the tarp I’d kept in the corner of the room.
If you’re wondering why I had something like that at home, it was obviously to prepare for exactly this kind of situation.
I spread the tarp on the floor to set the body down on.
Е nu_m̈а
I couldn’t help but let out a wry laugh.
Another day, another contribution to upholding the wizard average.
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I stared at the woman’s corpse.
As it happened, I’d been on my way back with materials prepared for a soul-summoning ritual, since it was going to be Saturday.
I’d search the body, gather what information I could, and for anything I couldn’t figure out, I’d just summon her soul and ask directly.
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