The wise man returns

A large, guarded mansion, a few men carrying weapons on a high wall that blazes the walls.

The men's attire was irregular, so it looked like bandits at a glance.

However, they were wearing a necklace with a symbol engraved on their necks.

It was the symbol of the Duke Abel, a necklace that represented the land that was torn by lightning.

The symbol of Duke Abel was inscribed firmly on the front door of the mansion.

I can feel the Duke's majesty just by looking at the gold splendor.

Balin breathed in the pattern.

“Phew...”

This is where he set his goals for the first day, the Duke of Abel.

Originally, it was one of the hardest places to break in with the castle, but as Balin expected, it was now in the opposite situation.

The reason was simple. This place was empty for now.

"Duke Abel must be crouching around the writings of Kratan, so of course searching the empty house is the right answer!" ’

Balline, who empowered her leg, crashes into the ground.

Zec.

Immediately after the onset of the method of livestock, the fence quickly approached.

Balin secretly crosses the fence and sees a feisty professional assassin as much as you.

It's thanks to the ability to cast spells such as hiding and blocking in advance and to the ability to stalk.

"Let's see..."

Balin crosses the fence and slowly sweeps through the duc's interior.

First of all, that huge fortress in the middle, that's where the Duke of Abel comes from.

Duke Abel usually stays there, so he was very likely to be there if he had a Duke.

As I turned my gaze, I could see the faded valleys, the garden, and the ceiling flowing between them.

However, it was impossible to conceal the entire Duke at once.

There were ancient buildings on a certain distance around the fortress, which served as a screen.

‘I didn't think of that at the time, but it's definitely hard to see. ’

Balin takes a deep breath.

In addition to the central fortress, people's shadows were seen throughout the garden and throughout the building.

The shadows lay in ambush, each in its best position, watching the garden without any gaps.

Just standing still, I felt a life like a blade all over my body.

Pretending that only more than Expert's superiors are gathering.

‘Even if it is an empty house with no owner, the Duke is a duke, so he is more vigilant than he thinks. ’

Balin knew who the shadows were.

Those are the gourmands staying at Duke Abel's.

It is another force held by the duc, separate from the soldiers and knights.

‘Because of the tradition of accepting the strong from ancient times and turning them into eaters. You deserve to be praised for what you used to be... But now you can't stop praising me. ’

From the perspective of a third party, I wanted to give a shout because it was a tradition of wanting to applaud, or just being in the position of a third party.

‘It didn't end well in the previous world. ’

In their past lives, the vast majority of these foodies became the Duke's royal family, the army of the North Tra Empire.

Ever since the Duke became a vampire, he's been asking the appetizers one by one.

There are over 5,000 of them!

More than 5,000 vampire-powered individuals have surpassed all expectations.

Moved by Duke Abel, they quickly killed the tower, the Holy See, and all the life in the imperial palace.

Thought that was the end of it, but they were completely transformed into elite members of the North Tra Empire, who were seen again in the subsequent wars.

2 Combined with the clans of Eilan the Empress, they were a single force that matched the ranks of elite legions of the Duke of the Democratic Army.

With more than just Senior Sword Exporter, the army was unstoppable, and no kingdom could stop them.

‘Armando III... you used to be the bait. Don't worry, I'll let you finish your bait once and for all! ’

After resolving his mind, Balin once again looked around the garden.

Thanks to my calm observation, I can see a few gaps that I didn't have before.

There was very little chance that any of them were real.

On the watch level, most of the gaps that make it look like that are decoys.

Balin glares at you once, and straightaway moves into the midst of the crowd.

Shhh.

As you cross the gap between the eyes of numerous enemies, a new message begins to appear in your brain.

- Skill level of latency has increased.

- Enhancement skills have increased dramatically.

- General ability latency has increased to level 2.

All of a sudden...

Balin did not conceal his frustration with the enormous skill level.

Though I was neglectful of the training of the trainees, I didn't expect the skill to rise so suddenly.

‘It seems that you have done a difficult task at a low level, but I should try it later when practicing other unique abilities. ’

The good news is that a level up latency has allowed you to move more covertly in the meantime.

Shhh.

Every time I move my feet, the space that was shaking suddenly subsided.

“... Hmm? ”

One of the foodies, who was watching carefully, tilted his head.

It was strange. It seemed like something was passing by hiding a clue, but it suddenly faded away in real time.

“What's the problem? ”

“No... nothing. ”

At first, the appetizer replied to the other appetizer who was heard next to him.

A simple marvel. The appetizer, who decides to do so, once again shines his eyes towards his realm.

without even noticing that one intruder had already entered the building.

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As you get inside, Balin's speed slows down.

Already it was almost 1: 00 past midnight.

I needed to move fast for tomorrow's schedule, but I couldn't help it now.

I knew it.

Barely an obstacle, Balin breathes in the leaves of one of the cornfield trees.

The closer you get to the fortress, the sharper the watchful gaze gets.

This was consistent with the saying that hidden dietitians were getting higher.

‘I expected the appetizers to get stronger, but I didn't know the vampires were in on it already. ’

Balin watches the shadow across from him, which is visible beyond the crevices of the leaves.

I couldn't erase the man in the mask who was holding the dagger, the man who tried to hide it from me, or the smell of dark manna and blood.

"Just in case, you filthy vampires...!" ’

Balin sharpened his teeth.

That's why the vampires corrupted the Duke of Abel.

But I couldn't help but feel dirty when I saw that I even reached out to them.

What are you? What are you! ’

Rage rages. Mana whispers to give the order even now.

You don't even have to chant. You don't have to move your hands.

With one glance, eight classes of magic will sweep through the ducal palace.

I have the power to do that, Manawa. I could erase the entire mansion in a heartbeat.

But Valine suppresses her anger with all her might.

It's clear there are vampires here, but there were quite a few non-vampires as well. If they were to be swept away by magic, the meaning of the beginning would only fade.

‘No. Not yet. Not yet. ’

And one more thing, we didn't have to stir up a fuss here to get dragon magic.

An emperor's evaporation, of course, could have been postponed indefinitely or completely halted.

Then, the promise with Evelyn, as well as the dragon's magic, will not go through.

I couldn't resist being overwhelmed by the anger in front of me.

Balin takes a deep breath to calm her anger.

‘Not yet. Not yet. We need to draw more in and make sure we catch them! ’

Enlightened with realization, my anger grows stronger.

Balin had to spend quite a long time calming his anger.

Ugh.

Looking into the situation, he carefully moves toward the fortress.

I checked that those guarding the surface were vampires, but I had a little bit of a sense of accomplishment on my own.

‘First, let's focus on checking who is here and what is happening. ’

The moment I set my goal, Balin was suddenly on the ledge of the fortress.

There were flashing eyes several meters apart, but no one noticed Balin.

The special way of folding space is the perfect hiding place just by transparency and blocking the mechanism.

As a result, Balin's current movements have sparked the Swordmaster Assassin.

A few more moves in that state, and Valine was already inside the castle.

Inside the castle was calm, but it was close to the storm front, not a relaxing night.

Balin starts to move quietly, keeping an eye on the surrounding hallway.

Surprisingly, the inside of the castle was less vigilant than the outside.

Like there's something the eyes of the beholder shouldn't have.

Balline turns a few corners and realizes there's one problem.

What does it look like inside the castle? I can't move at all without knowing the structure. ’

Abel Gongju is the center of one of the three Duke families of the Cadim Empire.

Of course, the size was different from any noble family.

Balin looks puzzled, wandering about in a structure far more complex than Cardinal Castle.

‘This is crazy. This is where we came from. ’

Balin, who had just come back from the road, took a look at my head without my knowledge.

I was anxious but had to endure it.

Even though the surveillance measures were significantly diminished than the outside, I didn't know when and where I would notice the enemy's gaze.

‘We can't, let's spread Mana and figure out the structure of the castle with that wavelength. ’

Spreading Mana inside the walls will soon reveal the structure within the castle as a floating pendant.

You can't just wander around like that. In this situation, it was the best way.

Balin once tasted again gathered Mana into his hands.

Suddenly, you hear a grunt behind your back.

‘!!! ’

Someone moved and became popular on the outside in a timely manner.

At that moment, Valine quickly scattered Mana.

Mana's wavelength was not only readable to himself but also to the enemy.

Expanding it here, in other words, was like informing the vampires guarding the fortress that I was here.

‘Oh dear... I would have done something terrible. ’

I felt like I was suffering from anxiety without knowing it.

Once again, the real Balin thought of a solution other than spreading Mana.

But all of Mana's movements include detection magic and summoning spirits. In order to avoid being spotted by the enemy, Mana had to use another method of staying motionless.

While I was thinking about it for a long time, I heard footsteps with a pink light outside the corner.

"Servant! You work here! ’

Balin, who sparkled her eyes, was still attached to the corner.

Muscles. Muscles. The closer I came to the sound of my feet, the louder my heart pounded.

And finally, the identity of the light was revealed.

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Thank you for reading. The answer was Able Duke.

I'm going to put up a third page, and then I'm going to put together some answers from Duke Abel and just Duke, and I'm going to draw a ticket.