Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Quadruple Security Door

“So this is the Special Mission Unit headquarters?”

Gilbert squinted his eyes and asked. At that Galahad nodded.

“Isn’t it written there. You, cannot read?”

At the place Galahad pointed it was written largely Special Mission Unit headquarters.

At that Gilbert raised two questions.

First—.

“Isn’t this originally the 5th Battalion headquarters?”

“That was so.”

“But why did it become the Special Mission Unit headquarters?”

“Look beside.”

Beside the largely written ‘Special Mission Unit headquarters’ it was written ‘5th Battalion’. If not looking in detail it looked like ‘Special Mission Unit headquarters 5th Battalion’.

“So why is it together?”

“Because space remained we decided to use together. It is good for us, because there is no need to manage.”

“......?”

Gilbert squinted his eyes for a moment and soon raised the second question.

“Where does a headquarters write the name like this? It is not even telling to attack—.”

“That way it is good to recognize. And from the beginning an enemy invading this far would have also investigated our headquarters location?”

At Galahad’s answer Gilbert nodded. Thinking about it it was correct words.

“Still isn’t it a bit not?”

“Security is no problem so do not worry.”

At Galahad’s assertion Gilbert scratched his cheek.

Wrote headquarters largely, yet saying there is nothing to be a problem.

That question was solved right away the moment opening the headquarters door.

Opening the headquarters door a huge desk was seen. A familiar face was seen between the documents piled full on it.

The man with a slightly nervous impression wearing a uniform not armor was clearly the 5th Battalion Captain.

‘......Why is the 5th Battalion Captain sitting here?’

At the 5th Battalion Captain seen right away like a guard opening the headquarters door Gilbert looked at Galahad.

“Didn’t I say do not worry about security.”

At Galahad’s calm answer Gilbert squinted his eyes for a moment and nodded.

Certainly if the captain is sitting in front of the door and looking at work, there was nothing to worry about security.

Gilbert did not particularly try to understand why the captain is looking at work in front of the main gate.

“You came. The expansion is finished.”

“Yes? Good.”

Galahad naturally sat opposite the 5th Battalion Captain.

“Go up first, I will talk with the captain and go.”

“Ah, Lumian, you guide.”

At the captain’s gesture a woman with a slightly sharp impression approached. Gilbert coughed softly and followed the woman.

“Originally it was decided to use the 3rd floor, but our captain said it is not needed and give from the 2nd floor.”

At the woman’s somehow sharp voice Gilbert nodded. Well do not know well, isn’t it giving one more floor?

“Good.”

Gilbert tilted his head at the woman’s sharp gaze.

Ascending to the 2nd floor a flashy corridor entered the eyes. It was a feeling of a noble’s castle rather than a battalion headquarters.

‘The 5th Battalion has a lot of money.’

Gilbert admired inside.

Originally the more one hides the inside the better.

“Wow! Is this our headquarters?!”

At Gwen admiring even opening her mouth one corner of Lumian’s mouth rose.

“Then I will prepare the meal first.”

Tom who already unpacked the luggage headed to the fireplace in the center.

Tom was already preparing cooking.

Damien stuck behind Tom and drooled, and Gwen wiped that saliva.

Even receiving a wide floor the appearance of gathering in front of the fireplace Gilbert clicked his tongue softly.

“I will look at the 3rd floor on my own.”

“Yes, if there is something needed please say.”

Gilbert said while looking at Lumian. At that Lumian nodded and stepped back.

‘Too wide.’

Gilbert sat in a place a bit away from the noisy three.

“I will help!”

“Lady Gwen looking earlier the inner room cleaning was not finished did you see?”

“Yes?”

“Yes, because cleaning is still hard for me....”

“This! No choice!”

Gilbert glanced at Gwen vigorously holding a broom and took out the sword.

Looking at the clean sword the corners of the mouth naturally rose.

Looking at the sword, a smile naturally came out. Even at the sweet smell the stomach was not hungry.

Gilbert who appreciated the sword for a moment carefully and gently wiped the sword.

He immersed right away and miscellaneous thoughts disappeared. Only the sword was seen. Gilbert wiped the sword even sweating on the forehead.

Then, a presence was felt from the side.

Turning his head Damien was squatting. Damien’s pupils blankly looked at Gilbert. Still a kid whose inside was not seen, but somehow looked young.

At Damien’s sword that became dirty again Gilbert clicked his tongue softly.

“Hold the sword like this.”

“Yes.”

Gilbert slowly informed the method of managing the sword. Damien was clumsy, but followed well soon.

The two silently wiped the swords.

****

“You really did it.”

5th Battalion Captain Mark said while holding out the paper.

[After the sun rises seven times I will send a messenger again, if a hole is discovered I will pull out the spinal cord and fill that hole.]

‘Pulling out the spinal cord and filling that hole—.’

At the sentence truly matching the Grand Duke Galahad clicked his tongue softly.

“I could not even imagine His Grace the Grand Duke would directly issue an order. How did you do?”

Mark rarely revealed emotion and praised.

“How, I wrote one letter.”

“A letter you say?”

Mark asked back as if unable to believe. At that Galahad nodded while putting the cigarette in his mouth.

“I am a famous calligrapher.”

“A famous calligrapher you say?”

At Mark’s counter Galahad raised the corners of his mouth.

Then, one soldier urgently opened the main gate and entered.

“It is His Grace the Grand Duke’s letter!”

Urgency was full on the soldier’s face.

“Excuse for a moment.”

Mark received the letter while looking at Galahad with subtle eyes.

Sharp pupils moved quickly. Whether the letter was short, Mark’s eyes soon headed to Galahad again.

Mark was not one with many expressions. Tapping the table with a finger with a tok tok was all.

In such Mark’s eyes astonishment that could not be hidden was fiercely rising.

‘It would be the story that I received the Grand Duke’s recognition.’

At Mark’s reaction Galahad roughly guessed the content of the letter.

Receiving the Grand Duke’s recognition seemed to have quite large meaning.

“Did you really receive His Grace the Grand Duke’s recognition?”

“It is fact.”

“I see.”

Mark alternately looked at the letter and Galahad with furrowed eyes. And nodded.

“Did I say? Remodeling the 2nd and 3rd floors, quite a lot of money was spent.”

“Thank you.”

“Because allies.”

Mark emphasized the ‘allies’ part.

“Recently quite a lot of Black Magic Society figures entered the 5th Battalion. Because ally Sir Galahad decided to take charge I did not touch, but it does not seem separately put into the mana stone mine.”

Mark went straight into the main topic. The Black Magic Society figure who entered recently seemed to be the Society Head side figure the crow said.

‘Figures—.’

“How is the mana stone mine?”

“Ah, the number is a bit insufficient.”

“I see, I will handle it.”

At Galahad’s light answer Mark shook his head.

“The guys’ security became more thorough than before. To the extent even confirming that is hard.”

“Do not worry about security. I have a good friend.”

Good friend? Mark muttered that subtle word.

A moment later Galahad tried to stand.

At that Mark continued the words as if holding.

“Receiving the Grand Duke’s recognition is tremendous honor. However, the North’s honor is heavy.”

“Heavy?”

“Yes, the North is a place that challenges even His Grace the Grand Duke. Of course, figures with that much guts are not many... However if an empire mage from the North received His Grace the Grand Duke’s recognition—.”

“Would bother from here and there?”

Mark nodded and corrected the expression.

“Receiving the Grand Duke’s recognition means the possibility of Adrianne’s marriage that was passed as a joke until now rose.”

Mark’s eyes stared at Galahad. Those pupils moved quickly. It seemed doing various calculations.

Galahad nodded. Anyway Northern guys who were anxious because they could not eat Galahad.

That degree was already expected.

“Duel requests will pour from here and there. Beating the one who received the Grand Duke’s recognition is very high honor.”

Mark said seriously.

“I see.”

When Galahad nodded as if nothing Mark tapped the table with a tok—.

“One has to be careful of captain level.”

Then, Mark’s shoulder slightly moved.

Although a swift action to the extent even sound was not heard—.

It was the spear already seen last time.

Galahad was not stupid to the extent of being hit twice.

‘Anyway, Northern guys—.’

It would be to raise vigilance about captain level.

However, thrusting the spear first saying warning was not to his liking.

Galahad flicked his finger.

A sharp spear was shot quickly at Galahad.

That speed was the same as last time.

‘One can do faster.’

It seemed hiding power.

Galahad eyed that and calculated the situation.

‘Really fast.’

It was a spear fast to the extent one could not chase with the eyes.

The pill of pain jumped softly, and the magic circle on the wrist emitted fire.

It was a moment.

Bang! A small sound burst at the same time.

An explosion occurred around Mark’s neck. Even though a shock to the extent the body shakes the spear tip did not shake.

However, the explosion was not once.

The explosion that burst in the middle part of the spear was sufficient to give shock.

The spear shaft shook roughly.

‘It is an aura barrier.’

Galahad muttered softly while looking at the spear that grazed.

The aura barrier was a method of wrapping the body with aura and using like a barrier.

Although there are quite a few knights who can put aura on the sword, among them figures who can use the aura barrier are not many.

Because one has to have excellent understanding of aura.

Aura was something that could cut anything. If using such aura as a barrier, one could not pierce with ordinary magic.

‘Excellent.’

At Mark’s stiffened face Galahad raised the corners of his mouth.

Mark was more skilled than Galahad expected.

To the extent one did not need to say long.

“Sufficient?”

Galahad asked while slightly pushing the spear aiming beside the neck.

“Yes.”

Mark nodded with a stiffened face and removed the spear.

“One has to handle the work first.”

Galahad stood while shaking the coat.

The direction those steps headed was not the upper floor but the door.

“Ah, tell that I will be late.”

Galahad who said lightly turned.

The cold wind that entered as the door opened roughly tickled Mark’s face.

Mark sat in the seat as if pushed by the knife wind.

He recalled the exchange of just now and touched the neck.

It stung.

‘Stinging—.’

Clearly wrapped the aura barrier, yet there was a small scar on the neck.

Because the neck was a vital point, it was the part where the aura barrier was strongest.

Galahad pierced that and made a wound.

Even the magic was not one.

The explosion that burst in the middle of the spear shaft was strong to the extent of shaking Mark’s spear tip.

If that explosion occurred at the neck, it would not have ended at the stinging level.

‘Should have gone under.’

Mark muttered softly and stared at the door.

Galahad advancing without hesitation through the pitch black night was seen between the door.

There was not even a small worry in those steps.

***

The crow sniffed at the subtle smell.

Lemon smell blew from somewhere.

Not only a nightmare but even smelling—.

‘...Lemon scent?’

The crow slightly turned his head. Someone was sitting on one side of the dark room.

Long legs and straight posture—. Even if the face was not seen one could know that identity.

Tak, then the cigarette fire became a little larger. That orange fire illuminated the guy’s face. A face where emotion was not seen at all, it was Galahad.

The crow desperately held the scream that was about to burst and stood up abruptly.

How did he enter—. he did not harbor the question.

Because the opponent was Galahad.

The crow adjusted the mask and prostrated.

“Wearing even when sleeping.”

“......Yes, because this is comfortable.”

“A good habit.”

At Galahad’s calm voice the crow bowed his head with a bob.

The back was cool at the fact that one could have died without noticing while sleeping.

However, the opponent was Galahad. It was not an existence one could avoid.

“As ordered I sent the magic circle of the magic beast trainer to the Society Head through Cortn. At that the Society Head sent Helcartn.”

“Helcartn?”

“Yes, a guy who is the Society Head’s confidant, the skill is considerable to the extent of being selected as the next Society Head.”

“I see.”

The crow said seriously, but Galahad’s answer was simple.

Silence continued for a moment. The crow buried his face in the ground and quietly waited.

“Helcartn would know the Society Head’s location.”

“Yes, he would know. However, a guy like a corpse—.”

“Do not worry. Persuasion is my specialty.”

At Galahad’s answer the crow nodded for now.

The crow knew best how painful Galahad’s persuasion is.

However, Helcartn was a somehow strange guy.

A guy pale exactly like a corpse just taken out from the tomb and a dirty smell fully blowing. The guy was a real black mage in the crow’s view.

A crazy guy who does not hesitate any act for rising—.

How does one obtain information from such a guy.

However, he did not particularly put the question in his mouth.

There was one more problem.

“The guy brought the advisory committee.”

“Advisory committee?”

“Yes, it is a force composed of cadre level skill. Along with that upper-rank or higher staff and even received the choice. Quite dangerous guys.”

The crow said seriously.

He knew Galahad catches mages well, but this time the opponent was not easy.

Even the guys did not lower their guard unlike before.

They were fully guarding at the consecutive failures.

He explained that but—.

“Hmm, just in time they said hands are insufficient so it worked out well.”

“......Yes?”

At the unexpected words the crow asked back without knowing himself.

“If skilled guys they would dig mana stones well. Isn’t it?”

The crow nodded for now.

“Yes, where are they?”

Galahad asked lightly while rubbing and extinguishing the fully bloomed cigarette.

Exactly as if going to catch right away.

“......Yes?”

“Helcartn and the advisory committee.”

At Galahad’s calm voice the crow’s head became complicated.

Going to catch like this right away?

Right now?

At that the crow who raised his head realized in Galahad’s eyes.

That it is not a big deal to him.

“Yes, but recently the Black Magic Society received damage consecutively so the guard is strict. Even I who am a cadre am guarding.”

“Yes?”

At Galahad’s gaze the crow hurriedly shook his head.

“I also did my best, but that bastard Cortn suddenly betrayed—.”

The crow poured the frustration.

He could not understand how that guy called Cortn’s head turns.

Cortn’s betrayal occurred at an unexpected moment.

It was simply to eat more credit for the magic circle of the magic beast trainer.

The crow who did not know he would betray without bottom or end for such a simple reason could not respond.

As the price Cortn fully obtained Helcartn’s trust, but the crow became the state of not even being able to enter the branch like this.

At that even the plan of calling the Society Head to the Magic Realm training ground went awry.

“Yes? As expected Cortn.”

At the subtle voice raising his head—.

Galahad was laughing.

****

“It was real.”

Helcartn admired while looking at the magic circle of the magic beast trainer held in the hand.

The 7th Battalion branch collapsing was a big problem even for the Black Magic Society. The fortunate thing was that the holy land was still open.

One does not know what thought, but Adrianne left the holy land and left.

What is around the holy land now is only the 7th Battalion. And that the 7th Battalion with all company captain level cleaned—.

There was still possibility.

‘It is a real magic circle of the magic beast trainer.’

If only this magic circle, restoring the 7th Battalion again was not even a matter.

It was not for nothing that the careful Society Head sent Helcartn.

This was an opportunity one could not miss even knowing it is a trap.

If other times he would have been careful of the body.

But recently Dawn’s subordinate organizations were increasing quickly.

The Black Magic Society that was handling the water level was pushed back in the consecutive failures.

It was the Black Magic Society that fled to the North avoiding that vicious group.

Now there was no place to flee anymore.

One had to see the match here.

Still one needed to be careful as much as possible.

At that the 5th Battalion branch was an appropriate place.

Starting from the mana stone production being the most excellent, there was also the quadruple security door that is the Black Magic Society’s pride and the essence of security.

‘Quadruple security door—.’

It was a door one absolutely could not enter unless someone opened it.

Here one could safely plan the work.

Helcartn suddenly had a question.

“Where did that guy go?”

“Who are you talking about?”

“The dumb guy, was it Cortn?”

“Ah, I will look for him.”

Helcartn pondered for a moment and shook his head.

“Enough. He would be thinking of bringing credit somewhere again. Concentrate on the mission.”

It was a guy so useless that it was amazing how he brought the magic circle of the magic beast trainer.

There was no time to spare for such a guy.

****

“Tsk, if not me what would you guys have done? Do you know how picky this quadruple security door is? If not me, you guys would not have entered.”

Cortn clicked his tongue softly and opened the door wide.

“Thank you every time, as expected a classmate.”

At Galahad’s sincere gratitude Cortn’s chin rose.

At the widely open quadruple security door the crow’s face became hot.