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Chapter 14
The Argen Academy, boasting a long history, has many secret areas inside that people don't know about.
One of them is right here, the "Iblis’s Nest."
"Wait a second, what did you just say? Iblis? Did I hear that right?"
True to its name, this place houses a massive monster in the form of a snake called Iblis.
"You heard it right."
Е.nûm а̃
"If the Iblis you're talking about is the one I know..."
"Are you saying Iblis actually exists...?"
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Iblis is a monster of which there is only one in the world.
It appears briefly in the legend of the five heroes who sealed the Demon King, and no one has actually seen it in real life.
"Yeah. That Iblis."
Hearing me, the Cribel twins looked even more puzzled as they continued.
Е n u mа̊
"I think it really is..."
Rose slowly examined the wall and then spoke.
"It's highly toxic..."
Iblis is a snake whose bodily fluids are composed of deadly poison.
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In an enclosed space, its fluids slowly vaporize, filling the Iblis’s Nest with lethal gas.
If you recklessly push your body inside without proper preparation, you'd make it maybe three steps at best.
E n̆ ǔmа̇
Before taking another step, you'd lose your life.
"So, are you not going in?"
"If it’s Iblis, then of course I have to go in."
"This might be the only chance to actually see it."
It could be dangerous, but these two would never stop here with their thirst for knowledge.
If we reported it to the academy for safety, this dungeon would surely be sealed.
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"Then what are you waiting for? Aren’t you going to cast resistance magic on me?"
"Huh?"
Originally, it would be impossible for me to enter this place, but things change with the Cribel twins here.
The forbidden magic studied by the Cribel family is known as "Samael’s Ultimate Poison."
Said to be strong enough to take every life in the world, this magic dissolves everything without a trace.
Where Samael’s Ultimate Poison passes, no living thing can survive for at least several hundred years.
Е̇ n̈ûmă
The caster also dies immediately upon activating it, so the magic is banned from research due to its extreme danger.
In short.
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"Even if you guys can survive, I can’t."
This means the Cribel family members are the most reliable experts when it comes to poison.
"So hurry up and cast me some poison resistance magic. The strongest one you have."
At my confident demand, Rose answered as if dumbfounded.
Е̃ ǹu.m а . і̀ d̂
"Why did you even come in here without any poison resistance? We’ll just go in on our own."
"If you go in alone, you’ll die."
I shook my head as I answered Rose.
"Do you really think there wouldn't be a single trap in a secret area like this?"
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Of course, there actually aren’t any traps in the Iblis’s Nest.
Just the poison is enough to make most traps unnecessary, and the toxicity prevents traps from lasting long anyway.
W̊ е̂.ḃṅ о v e l Е̊ǹ û m̈ а́
‘In the original story, the twins went in just fine on their own…’
But the Cribel twins don’t know that.
They found an unknown dungeon and there’s someone who knows about it?
They can’t help but involve me.
"Umm… How do you know all this, Leon?"
Viola asked me.
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"I’m a rogue class. This place is like a legend among rogues. Don’t mages have rumors about hidden towers and stuff too?"
Actually, even among rogues, there aren’t any rumors about the Iblis’s Nest.
No one knows about it at all; I only know from the novel’s story.
But still.
Why would such a dangerous dungeon, the Iblis’s Nest, exist inside the academy?
Because it was created by Garon, one of the five heroes.
Wе̌b́n̈о́ v̈е̃l Е̃ n ù m̂а̇
Iblis was Garon’s pet snake.
"This place was created by Sir Garon, one of the five heroes."
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"A hero? Are you saying he was insane? Raising Iblis inside the academy?"
"I see..."
Just like they say you get better at lying the more you do it, I found myself spinning lies smoothly.
A small lie mixed with truth is always harder to detect.
Е̃ n u m ӑ . і̃ d̃
"So it was hidden in such a primitive way because a rogue made it."
"If it had been a previous generation mage, it wouldn’t have been hidden like this…"
The Cribel twins casually threw out comments belittling rogues.
Is this what it feels like to be treated as a rogue… or are all mages just that arrogant…?
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"So, are you coming with me or not?"
As researchers of poison, there’s no way they could pass up the chance to see Iblis’s poison.
Ē n u m̂а
"Iblis’s poison… it’s definitely worth going down for."
"Yeah, it’s our first time seeing Iblis in person too."
The Cribel twins looked at each other for a moment and then approached me.
"Hold still."
Rose started drawing something on my back and then began infusing it with mana.
"The uniform with the magic circle on it has to stay intact. If it tears, the magic will be canceled."
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"Don’t worry."
In reality, you’d need gas masks, protective gear, and so many other things.
But here, as long as I kept my uniform coat safe, I’d be fine — what a convenient world.
Tiny magic circles unfolded in stages from Rose’s fingers, eventually embedding themselves into my uniform coat like engravings.
‘That’s amazing.’
I didn’t feel any big changes in my body, but the air seemed a bit clearer.
Е́ nu m̀а̊
[Rose Cribel’s magic has been granted.
[Your resistance to poison has increased.]
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"Alright, let’s go in. I’ll lead, so follow me slowly."
At my words, the Cribel twins nodded.
After entering through a rather small entrance, the inside of the Iblis’s Nest turned out to be quite vast.
There was a staircase descending deep underground with no visible end.
Е̄ n̊ u m̆ а̃
"From now on, only step exactly where I step. Don’t step on any traps."
There aren’t actually any traps, but at least I have to act like I know where they are in front of the Cribel twins.
"Got it."
"Okay."
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Without another word, the Cribel twins began following closely behind me.
About ten minutes after we started down the stairs.
Е́ n̈u m а̀ . і̀ď
"How much further do we have to go? It’s getting cold."
"Yeah… it’s chilly."
As they said, the deeper we went into the coil, the colder the air became.
Probably because we were so far underground.
"By the way, are there really traps? You didn’t just make that up to get us to come in here, did you?"
"Sis, I think it’s better not to doubt him right now…"
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Having repeatedly descended without any danger, Rose suddenly voiced her suspicion.
‘Rose Cribel… she has good instincts…’
But this is when I need to bluff even more confidently.
"Try stepping just two steps to the left from where I’m standing right now. About five or six arrows would pierce your head."
As if stating an obvious fact, I spoke calmly and nonchalantly.
"Usually they’d hit your chest, but with you two, they’d probably lodge right into your heads, so you’d better be extra careful."
Ẇ е b n̂ о̄ v̀ е l̈ Ӗn̂ u ḿ a
Hearing me, Rose still looked uneasy and unconvinced, but she nodded as if accepting it for now.
“How much further did we go after that?”
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I could feel the air growing increasingly stagnant.
"We’re almost there. Just hang on a little longer."
At my words, Viola nodded and spoke.
"Look, sis, the stairs are melting."
Е̇numа̃
Just as Viola said, the deeper we went, the more distorted the stairs became.
It seemed Iblis’s poison was so strong it was melting the steps.
"We’re here."
At some point, we had finished descending all the stairs, and a massive door blocked our way.
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"It’s your turn now."
The reason I brought the Cribel twins here wasn’t just for the poison resistance.
Е̄ṅ ū mӓ. ї d̃
This door was the second reason.
"What about this door?"
"I can’t open it myself."
There are three gateways to enter the Iblis’s Nest.
First, finding the secret entrance hidden in the academy shopping district's garbage dump.
Second, descending the stairs without succumbing to the poison.
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And third, opening this door.
"This door can't be opened by normal means. It doesn't even have a handle in the first place, right?"
"So, what, you want us to smash it open with magic?"
"Well, that’s one way, I guess."
In the original story, Maxwell actually sliced this door open like cutting tofu and went in.
Originally, Maxwell was so crazy he even swung his sword to blow away the poison mist and just walked right in.
Е n̂ ǔ m а̀ . і̆ d
The method he used isn’t exactly a good reference.
I remember telling my brother that the protagonist plot armor was way too much when he was writing that scene.
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Unless you're Maxwell, breaking down the door is incredibly difficult, and even if possible, it’s not a recommended method.
"It’s the fastest way to die."
If you barge in making noise like that and wake Iblis, you’ll be in serious trouble.
"It’s fine now because Iblis is asleep, but if it wakes up, we’re screwed."
Е̇_n ú m̀ ā .і̇ d̃
"Isn't it just a snake with poison anyway?"
Rose, confident when it came to poison, belittled Iblis.
"No. In the stories you’ve heard, Iblis might have only been about the size of a python..."
Iblis, from its youth, was a poisonous monster that grew larger and more toxic as it matured.
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"It keeps getting bigger as it grows."
What’s worse, Iblis doesn’t have a lifespan limit and continues to grow endlessly.
W̃е̄b́n о̆.vе̄l̂ Е nu m̊ӑ
It has been growing in this underground space for hundreds of years, and now it’s hard to even call it a snake.
"It’s more like an eastern dragon now."
Hearing this, Rose Cribel forced a thin, unbelieving smile and continued talking.
"Well, even if we open the door, it’s nothing fancy. See that small hole in the center? Inject poison magic into it. The most potent one you have."
The official method to open this door is to inject deadly poison into that hole.
It was designed so only those who could properly handle Iblis’s poison could enter.
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"Got it."
The Cribel twins joined hands and began drawing a small magic circle toward the hole.
Since I asked for the most potent poison, they were even planning to activate their unique trait.
[Name: Rose Cribel, Viola Cribel]
[Gender: Female]
[Age: 17]
Ẅ е b̆ n̆о̊v̂еl E̊ ńu mā
[Unique Trait — Mutual Interference]
[Mutual Interference — When casting magic together, Rose Cribel and Viola Cribel’s efficiency greatly increases]
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Even without it, these twins were geniuses, ranked first and second in the academy’s mage class.
There was no need to explain how powerful they would be when working together.
Their combined mana gathered and finally formed a tiny droplet-shaped crystal.
That droplet slowly flew toward the center of the door.
Е̄ ñ ü m а̄ . i d̃
Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!
The door, infused with poison, began to tremble and then sank downward.
And in front of us appeared a massive dome-shaped chamber.
And a snake so huge it couldn’t even be fully seen at a glance.
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Even without explanation, everyone here knew instinctively that this massive creature was Iblis.
After confirming the door had opened, I raised my index finger to my lips, and the Cribel twins nodded in response.
Е̇ nu m а̀ . і̌ d
Unlike their confident demeanor earlier, they now understood just how dangerous it would be if Iblis woke up.
"You two only need to collect Iblis’s poison, right?"
I whispered very quietly to the Cribel twins, and they nodded.
"Then let’s all move carefully."
"What about you?"
"Leon, what about you?"
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I’m not crazy — I wouldn’t come to a place like this without a reason.
"I have something else I need to find."
In the original story, it was left here forever, buried and untouched by anyone.
"Iblis’s Reverse Scale."
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