chapter 13
13 – Episode 13. Hero Seoyeon Lee
Warrior Seoyeon Lee.
For her, being summoned to this world was considered lucky.
Even though she devoted her whole life to studying, she did not get the grades she wanted, and even at the university where she was accepted after taking repeated exams, she could not help but realize at every moment that she was nothing more than a genius and not a genius.
I was told around the house that if I didn’t have the ability, I should at least ask for a man, so I had no choice but to spend my days struggling with the shock of feeling like I had been denied my whole life.
But what about in this world?
‘Seo, success. It is a power that will be classified as the highest among the warriors ever summoned!’
‘Bless the birth of a new hero!’
Yes, everyone supported themselves from the beginning.
Unlike other losers who were kicked out of the imperial court, everyone around him was giving him opportunities.
Such a reality soon turned into pride, and soon into arrogance, thinking of oneself as the center of the world….
‘I am the main character. ‘I can do anything.’
At the end of the day, now that she was the youngest professor at the Magic Tower, it seemed to Seoyeon Lee that she should immediately get rid of anything that bothered her.
Not only nobles, but also members of the same magic tower.
And one day, while checking the list of funds operated at the Magic Tower, I accidentally discovered an anomaly.
‘What is this? ‘So much money is being allocated to this guy?’
Even she, who has met many famous people in this world, cannot remember her name.
However, such a person received several times more investment than himself, and many scholars participated in testing the results.
It is surprising that it has been operated so secretly that it has not been revealed until now.
In that sense, one might have noticed that she was suspicious, but in reality, Seoyeon Lee had no interest in Vivian or the research she was doing.
One important thing. The only thing is that she received more funding than herself, the leading figure in this world.
“Warrior Seoyeon Lee. “This is a call from the tower owner.”
We have succeeded in eliminating such an irritating entity through a criminal organization. This is the present.
Lee Seo-yeon, who was dressing up alone in her room, stood up with a wry smile upon hearing the words of Pyeonggyo Shu, who came to visit her.
“Yes, my time has finally come, right?”
The unknown person’s research is now stranded.
I have no doubt that I will be the one who attracts the most attention in this tower.
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Blood River is a group within the empire that even the imperial family cannot dare to touch.
No matter what you do, there is no setback, and the risk of getting caught is significantly low.
I haven’t received any results from them yet, but since quite a bit of time has passed, they must have successfully ruined the job.
“Tap Lord. I came here because you called me……. Hmm?”
What Seoyeon Lee faced, as she confidently answered the call with such certainty, was the first foreign sight she saw after coming to this world.
The interior of the conference room where the top leaders of the Magic Tower and professors like himself are gathered.
But the atmosphere here today was far from the solemn atmosphere unique to the conference room.
They all had their heads down and their bodies shaking, as if they were scared of something.
“…… “The warrior, Seoyeon Lee.”
A voice full of strength is heard while there are doubts about it.
The voice came from an old man sitting at the head table in the center of the conference room. He immediately turned his anxious eyes toward Seoyeon Lee and quietly asked a question.
“Is it true that you secretly commissioned a criminal organization and instructed them to steal Vivian Platonis’ research results?”
“…… Vivian?”
What was its name?
Lee Seo-yeon, who thought for a moment, soon burst into laughter and answered his words.
“Yes, it is, but is there a problem?”
Someone said it was the wizard who had commissioned the organization to steal the research results.
Of course, I was told to keep the results as they could be used someday.
It was planned to be recovered after the situation calmed down, but for some reason, it seemed that the fact that he had instigated it was discovered.
“Why on earth did you do that?”
“I did it because it was ridiculous. To abandon a hero like me and provide that much support to a nameless wizard who is not that famous…….”
Looking at the things that are not even in my mind, at best I am just a commoner who is somewhat smart and creative.
Rather than investing a large amount of money in such people, wouldn’t it be better for humanity to pass on the research results to excellent people to continue?
“… Does she not know who she is?”
So, since I was caught, I was going to suggest it.
In fact, tower owner Marcellus did not erase the worry on his face, but instead spoke in a trembling voice as if he was reprimanding himself.
“You… …. “Did she say she did this without knowing that the name was hidden from the public all this time!?”
Not even the leader of this great and arrogant group.
I feel afraid of something around here.
“What on earth…?” … “
“hehehe, hehehe.”
A faint sound of laughter is heard before one can even guess what it is.
Afterwards, the person responsible for the laughter began to show off his presence by stomping his feet.
The passageway I used before when I passed through this conference room.
She appeared there, showing off her popularity, as a woman with wide eyes wearing a shabby outfit.
Yes, she is someone who will never live up to the moment of glory she expected.
“Ugh~ Okay. “That’s why you disturbed me, right?”
“What are you? How dare you tell me where this is…… !”
The moment I was about to express my frustration at such unpleasantness, the sound of ‘pukak!’ Rang out.
At the moment the pain that overtook her arm and struck her mind, Lee Seoyeon’s gaze, her expression crumpled, turned to where her hand was.
The sight of her blood spattering as her hand was roughly torn off where it should have been, as if it had been torn apart by some strong force.
“aaah! My hand! “Why are my hands like this!!”
“Uh, huh? “That’s it.”
Even though she screamed in pain and embarrassment due to the phenomenon, the suspicious woman could only tilt her head in puzzlement.
“Boo, I was clearly aiming for her head, but why, why did my arm get blown off?”
“You, you crazy b*tch! What are you doing now…… !!”
I don’t know why, but due to some kind of phenomenon, that woman tore off her own hand.
What would be considered an obvious attack.
When Seoyeon Lee realized this, her eyes rolled over, and soon a vast amount of mana began to gather in her body.
“How dare you think who I am and do something like this!!!”
Her hand flew off, but it was no problem using her magic.
What is important in using magic is the will and knowledge to attract mana, and the skills to use it…….
Her innate ability was a ‘force that interferes with space’ that reacted to such magical power and created a phenomenon that made it impossible for her to defend herself.
“Tear yourself to death! You dirty b*tch!”
Space distortion.
If you collect mana at a point you designate, that point becomes distorted according to your will, and the distorted space ignores physical laws and forms an area cut off from the world.
To put it simply, if the target space is twisted, any solid material that exists in reality will be miserably crushed along with the twist.
But……
“… Ah, was that something like that?”
My attack is not working at all on my opponent.
Rather, I treat the distorted part in front of my eyes as if I were caressing it with my palm, and just wave it away and erase it from before my eyes.
“hehehe, hehehe. Annoying ability. “Attempts to isolate space are blocked by that ability and are being refracted.”
Not only has he blocked the ability, but he has also completely seen its basis.
Surprised by her absurd analytical skills, Lee Seo-yeon began to sympathize with her, calming her distraught mind with her efforts.
“Ah, aha! Yes, your specialty is space magic. But what about this? I am immune to spatial magic…….”
No matter what happens, the opponent will not be able to defeat him.
-Wow.
At the moment of such certainty, a vibration sound was heard, and a translucent curtain immediately appeared around her.
Above and below, both sides and front and back….
The moment when a total of six walls slowly narrow the distance towards you.
“Well, what is it? What on earth… …. “hehehe!”
The walls eventually reached my body, but no matter how much I tried to use my magic to push them away, there was no sign of them being pushed away.
Rather, the resistance to spatial interference created by one’s abilities is reacting to the curtain approaching towards oneself and attempting to push away that force…
“Still, that defense… …. “It’s limited to your own body, right?”
A barrier that isolates that point from the world and causes it to disappear forever just by touching it.
Not only is it not enough to handle not one, but six of them with enough precision to surround one person, it is also displaying a power that overwhelms the resistance it emits.
Even if I prevent my body from being destroyed through resistance.
If you cannot overcome that force, your body will eventually be crushed by its own resistance.
“Ah, ahhhhh!”
The moment when my body is compressed by the pressure created by my own strength.
Even as I scream from the pain of flesh and bone meeting, the force pressing on my body does not stop.
Creak, creak. Cheese, cheese, cheese.
A strange noise echoing amidst the terrible screams.
Lee Seo-yeon, who realized that it was a reaction in conjunction with her pain, shouted out to those who were watching the situation with reddened eyes.
“You, you guys! What on earth were you watching that made you fall asleep?! Everyone, stop that crazy b*tch right now!”
Elders and professors are just watching this situation.
No one even tries to erase the wall that oppresses them.
As if to teach them that the person who causes such an absurd phenomenon is someone they cannot help but fear.
“Why on earth…?” ….”
The hatred towards those who remained silent like that soon burst out from Seoyeon Lee’s mouth.
“You are the ones who held me up as a hero! But why did you leave me alone and fall asleep! “To the topic that was held up as such that I was the only one who could save the world!”
I feel betrayed…….
The moment when a scream bursts from the mouth of the woman who believed herself to be the main character.
“… “The warrior Seoyeon Lee.”
One of her children who heard her wailing reluctantly opened her mouth, looked at her with her pitiful eyes and said,
“Do you know where the hero’s summoning ritual began?”
Top lord Marcellus.
As if she and only she had the courage to give her answers to the questions she felt.
Despite this, she rolled her eyes with difficulty, as if she was observing the person who was oppressing her.
-Puddeuk, beep!
But she just smiled as if she was okay with it.
At the same time, the limbs crushed by the force being applied to the body were crushed, and the owner of the tower, unable to see the hideous appearance any longer, closed his eyes and continued his explanation.
“A dimension leap technique that creates variables by detecting someone in danger of death and bringing their soul to this world……. “The only one who can interpret and inherit the vision created by the witches of the past is the person you touched.”
Yes, that is why they cannot stop it.
The summoning of the hero is the last bastion of modern humanity.
Even that only ends up maintaining the current situation, not salvation, and the way to appease those who have the potential to aim for more is to sacrifice a warrior…….
“Buy, buy… ….”
But it’s a good thing that the truth has come to light now.
Her entire body was crushed to its limits, and all she felt was pain, and there was nothing left in her consciousness that could be defined as pride or resentment.
There is only one thing left.
“Save me… ….”
Even creatures without intelligence have only one instinct for survival.
-Kud!
However, even that was lost as soon as consciousness was cut off, and from that moment on, the body quickly condensed until it became a point.
The moment when the muscles and bones are crushed to the limit without distinction, to the point where there is no space.
In the end, the inside was transformed into a cubic cube with only black visible to the naked eye.
“…… “With this, there will be no one who stands in the way.”
Vivian lifted the heavy object in her hand and then, as if it was okay, she lost interest and threw it out the window.
After that, the compressed power is released and boom! Even though a loud bang rang out and screams came from the mouths of passers-by who were exposed to it.
He also quietly turned his back on the scene of the tragedy, as if he was okay with it.
“Is this okay?”
“Yes, this is fine.”
Unlike before, when he laughed as if he had lost his mind, he spoke in a calm voice.
At the same time, Vivian turned her blunt gaze towards Marcellus for a moment, but then quickly withdrew her attention from him and started moving towards the exit.
“The obstructionist has been removed, and I also need your support to conduct research……. So please, don’t let me have to suffer like I am now.”
“Oh, yes. So that something like this doesn’t happen in the future…….”
“If it happens again, you will also be responsible for it.”
A word of warning.
But the weight contained therein made the hearts of everyone who stood at the top of the human magic world sink.
The fact that it was not an insignificant threat was a fact that could be known simply by arranging the heroes summoned from this world like catching and twisting an insect.
“…You know what I mean, right?”
“Yes, yes. I’ll keep that in mind.”
Yes, no matter how many warriors I summon, their majesty will be nothing compared to the one in front of me.
I don’t know if it will be a god or a devil that will be summoned after her research is completed.
The one who will descend to this land at the end will most definitely have a power that cannot be compared to that of a hero.