Chapter 417

I can't breathe.

"Uh...."

Without any warning or reason, I suddenly felt like someone was choking me and had to stop.

"Reinhardt? What's wrong?"

"...Did you experience a shock?"

While checking information about the bodies and talking in another space, Heriot and Berthus suddenly grabbed me when they noticed something was wrong with me.

"No, it's just...."

No, that's not it.

There was no reason or warning, just a feeling of someone squeezing my throat and a sensation of not being able to breathe properly.

A strange feeling that something big was about to happen without any cause or reason. This intense feeling of anxiety was similar to the symptoms of panic disorder that I had experienced a lot in the past. The sudden sense of crisis in a peaceful state was unfamiliar yet familiar.

"Why... Reinhardt..."

As I broke out in a cold sweat and trembled, Heriot held my hand quietly. It helped me feel somewhat better, but I couldn't shake off the strange feeling.

I had experienced panic disorder in the past, but it was a long time ago. I knew this wasn't the kind of feeling that came from that.

This is a warning of ki-gam (氣感).

I had never felt such a sense of crisis that I couldn't breathe properly before.

What's going on, no, what's happening?

Is it because of Dwyne attacking us as a member of the Magic Department, or something similar? Then hasn't he left the Magic Department yet?

I was afraid that something beyond my imagination would happen because I had never felt such pressure before, but I couldn't know what it was until it happened.

Something is going to happen.

Since I didn't know what it was, I couldn't be scared in advance.

"Phew.... Uh, it just happened suddenly."

When I took a deep breath, Berthus smirked.

"I thought it was familiar, but it wasn't anything special, was it?"

"It can happen. I keep feeling uneasy...."

It seemed like they thought I was in shock because of the gruesome sight I had seen.

In fact, the sight was so terrible that it wouldn't be strange for me to react like this.

Although the real reason was different, when I calmed down a bit, Berthus started talking with his arms crossed.

"By the way, Dwyne was curious about the origin of the magic book?"

"Yeah, he seemed to covet it... I mean, he seemed more curious about where the magic book came from... So I thought he might have tortured people for that."

He didn't do it for money, but for the origin of the magic books. Of course, he also took all the magic books.

That statement reinforced my guess that Dwyne was a member of the Kantus Magna.

"There's a Lich's tomb that was recently discovered in the Dark Land, and I thought it might be there...."

"Oh, is that what you mean...?" Translation:

Summary of previous part of chapter only for context: In this chapter, Reinhardt suddenly experiences a feeling of being choked and unable to breathe properly, which he recognizes as a warning of ki-gam. Despite not knowing the cause of this feeling, Reinhardt suspects that it may be related to Dwyne, who attacked them as a member of the Magic Department and seemed curious about the origin of a magic book. Reinhardt and his companions discuss the possibility that Dwyne is a member of the Kantus Magna and may be searching for a Lich's tomb in the Dark Land. The chapter ends with Reinhardt feeling uneasy and unsure of what is to come.

Translation of Korean text:

"Berthus narrowed his eyes. 'Hmm. There's a good chance that's the case....' From Berthus's reaction, it seemed that the stolen magic book they had heard about yesterday, which was said to be the Lich's tomb, was not a bait planted by me or the Black Order that had made its way here. 'What's important is that even if Dwyne tortured the three dead mages, he probably didn't get the information he really wanted.' This meant that the dead mages didn't know the source of the magic book. 'What's more important is how Dwyne escaped from the Magic Department and the palace....' 'There's no record of him leaving the Magic Department or the palace, right?' 'That's right.' Berthus nodded at Harriet's question. 'For one thing, it's clear that Dwyne was deceiving his abilities. Based on the level of skill recorded, Dwyne should have been one of the most incompetent guards. But he was subdued and tortured along with the other two, so....' He must have had exceptional skills in dark magic, and he must have been a magician with even greater skills than that. 'But it's impossible to enter or leave the palace like a temple, right? To leave the Magic Department, you have to go through the main entrance, and to leave the palace, you have to use the palace's four gates....' It's unclear whether it's possible to fly like Sarkergar. Even if Dwyne could transform into a sparrow, it would be impossible unless he completely transformed into that creature like Sarkergar. There must be a dispel field in the sky. 'But even if he somehow escaped, he would have to be in the palace, right? It's impossible to hide with a simple disguise or invisibility spell.' The assumption that Dwyne is hiding somewhere was the most plausible, but he was not found in the Magic Department, and it was clear that he was not found in the entire palace. He couldn't have easily escaped the Magic Department building with a disguise spell, and he couldn't have easily escaped the palace. The person who boldly caused the murder in the palace could not be an ordinary person. If it was the Kantus Magna, could they disable the masking barrier and escape? No. It's unlikely. This is the royal magic department. The building itself is huge, and there are many departments that perform other roles, such as the magic research library. It's a misconception that teleportation is impossible within the palace. Didn't they set up a warp gate in a space where teleportation was possible in the underground of the Spring Palace? I have definitely used that tiny gate to move from outside to inside, and I have also moved from inside to outside. 'By any chance, is there a facility in the Magic Department that researches warp gates?' Berthus and Harriet looked at me with surprise. * * * Warp gates are basically the Empire's magic." Therefore, it was natural for warp gate research to be conducted in the Royal Magic Department, which was neither the Mage Guild nor the Magic Association, and it was natural for there to be a facility underground for warp gate research. Therefore, since research was being conducted on warp gates inside the facility, there could only be small gates that were made for testing purposes, although they were not necessarily large. Due to the murder case that occurred in the Magic Department, all research was suspended, so Berthus called in the person in charge to discuss. "I think it's impossible." The researchers shook their heads at the question of whether they could activate the gates here and connect them to external gates. "Most of the gates here are not made to standard specifications, but are gates for special purposes in the research stage. Most of them are incomplete gates, so there can only be small gates that were made for testing purposes." "The attempt to escape by activating the gates and actually arriving safely is possible, but it is an excessively dangerous method. It is a gamble that risks one's life. The activation and connection of the gates to external gates is impossible at this time. It would be a reckless gamble to create a non-existent path while using the gates that have already been activated. Only I can understand what Herryott means when she says she could have done it if she had understood the map I showed her yesterday. Herryott made significant contributions to the improvement of the warp gate system, and as a specialist in the warp gate system, I saw the results of her research firsthand. She explained her theory, which I, as an expert in the warp gate system, was able to understand immediately. Her theory is not something I used, but rather, I annotated all the existing imaginary dimension maps for her to use. Therefore, she was able to interpret and analyze all the warp gate connection paths, including any weaknesses or empty spaces in the dimensional coordinates for efficiency. Although her theory is not yet ready for practical use, I used the evidence she gathered to create the theory." The text discusses the difficulty of creating a safe path through the connection between gates, but acknowledges that it is a worthwhile endeavor despite the risks. Herryott's theory on warp gate connections allows for efficient analysis and interpretation of all paths, but is not yet ready for practical use. The narrator used Herryott's evidence to develop the theory. The rest of the text discusses suspicions surrounding Reinhardt and Charlotte's plan to investigate Elena's fake identity. Of course, personal information cannot be accessed casually, but Charlotte is a princess. Just like how Berthus was able to investigate the personal information of all citizens in the empire, Charlotte can do the same. Reinhardt and Charlotte's plan to investigate Elena's fake identity is underway, and they have obtained a list of all individuals registered under the name Elena in the empire. Charlotte plans to use the information to deduce Elena's activity period and call upon the building owner of the store for more information. However, when Ellen sees the identification document, she recognizes Elena as a magician named Relia who claimed to be a dragon and whom she had seen in a statue in a castle during a mission. The resemblance between Relia and Elena, as well as the statue, leads Ellen to believe that Elena is actually Relia. "A magician named Relia who hid her true abilities and followed them. Reinhardt was with her at the time. Ellen has a good memory. '...Wouldn't it be okay to have one more magician with us?' Relia, who claimed to be a dragon magician, was brought in by Reinhardt, although they met by chance. Ellen could only watch Elena's photo with wide eyes."