Welcome to the Magic Tower

20 – Beacon Fire

Eternity does not exist. Even if it is a pain and an ordeal that shows no signs of ending, one day it will surely come to an end.

That was the same story for Irene, who had been buried in work for two months.

Eventually, having finished all her paperwork, she stretched out and exhaled.

“…… It’s finally work.”

2 Months long! It was a time when Irene couldn’t go to her house because she was suffering from her heavy workload.

She used her sleeping quarters as if it were her own home, but she also had her own home.

Do I actually need a house?

For Irene, a workaholic who even started to think that way, leaving her job was a joy.

“Shall we do Bangkok all weekend?”

How should I rest so that rumors say that I rested well? It was the moment when she was about to go on her way home from work happily while thinking about her happiness.

Jiing—!

A vibration echoed in her trouser pocket.

You’re not asking for overtime, are you? Irene frowned and checked her cell phone, feeling a little uneasy.

[ Express Slave ]

[ Hurry up and try to live ;; 13 Baker Street ‘Grand Blue’]

“…… What’s this.”

A dying message?

Or is it a distress signal?

It is a letter that looks very urgent.

Irene scratched her head and inferred the intention of the first-class slave, Lee Jin-woo. I noticed she didn’t like me, but why did she contact me? In the meantime, the address is the pub I went to once.

‘Assassination?’

Did you set a trap because you hated me so much? …… Ayy, about a month on my job. Should I try to kill you for giving away just a little bit? Hmmm, then what the heck is it?

She couldn’t come up with a clear answer, so she just sent a reply to Lee Jin-woo. What, do you want to have a drink?

But there is no reply.

Irene touched her chin and thought about it before moving her steps to the tavern ‘Grand Blue’. She has nothing to help, even if it’s a trap, break it or run away. If necessary, just set off the bomb necklace!

Lululala. Irene, who is in a very tolerant state due to her magic of ‘leaving work’, entered her tavern with her light heart.

She quickly put on a cold expression.

“Huh, I need a friend……. Everyone bullies me! Why?! Aww!”

“Oops! Whoops!”

“… ….”

What are these drunken people?

She had a great intuition that her headaches were going to go down.

If she hadn’t come at all, she wouldn’t have cared.

“…… More than that, why is Hyeyoung here?”

Have you returned from an expedition today? It seems like it went by very quickly because it was someone else’s business.

Irene looked at them with disapproving eyes and sighed deeply. She approached Shin Hye-young and shook her shoulder and called softly.

“Hyeyoung, you drank too much. So let’s go home now.”

“…… Sister? How do you know… , Are you here? hehehe….”

“Come on, let’s get up. Right?”

“Why am I… , why no one me… , Won’t you play? It’s unfair! Aagh!!!”

Why is he like this? What did you eat wrong

Irene, who was disgusted at seeing Shin Hye-young for the first time, suddenly narrowed her eyes and glared at Lee Jin-woo.

That’s right, this is the culprit. How can you feed a child so drunk?

If Lee Jin-woo found out, he was going to feel very unfair.

Right now, he seemed like he was really going to turn away whether Irene was staring at him or not.

f*ck, my stomach hurts so much that I can’t tell if it was alcohol, poison, or fire that I inhaled.

Oops! Whoa! If he vomited it up, wouldn’t it be pouring out with his organs?

Lee Jin-woo, who had suffered enough to worry about that, eventually closed his mouth and ran to the bathroom.

“Whew.”

Irene shook her head. How much else did he drink to do that? Drink as much as you can in moderation. Also, eat in moderation.

“Jaan~~!”

Meanwhile, as soon as Lee Jin-woo left, Shin Hye-young stood up and raised her glass. She exclaimed with her playful face.

“Jaan!”

“Hyeyoung. You should stop drinking…….”

“Just one drink! Let’s just have one drink together!”

Irene originally had no intention of drinking, but when she saw her sorrowful expression, her heart was shaken little by little.

And then, she thought.

‘Yes. Let’s just have a quick drink and lay it down at a nearby inn. That’s for the best.’

Then I’ll have to get you a drink too. As she pondered, a crystal glass was suddenly placed in front of her. A clear liquid glistened inside it.

Irene suddenly wondered what she was and she looked at the waiter.

Then he smiled kindly and said, “This is a service,” And left without hesitation.

Irene was still puzzled.

“…… What?”

“Sister yi yi….”

She looked back and forth between Shin Hye-young, who was teasing her, and her drinking glass, before finally making a decision.

‘I didn’t even ask about the type of alcohol, but a drink would be fine.’ A very easy judgment called

.

“”Jaan!””

Jjaeng-. Shin Hye-young laughs at what is so good after clinking glasses.

Irene looked at her and smiled at her, then gulped down the clear liquid at once.

* * *

Evee Ee -e -E -E -e

I grabbed the toilet and thought. Where is this now Also, who am I?

Sibamba. I don’t know if it was the intestines or the alcohol that I vomited up now. From the inside of the mouth to the stomach, there was no pain-free corner.

“…… f*ck.”

Cold fire existed. It was obviously cold, but it was filthy hot.

I thought I was really behind.

I leaned against the bathroom wall feeling like I was about to be searched.

[ ‘Geumhwa God’ is active. ]

How much time has passed. Perhaps thanks to the supernatural ability of the new gong, the stomach that was burning with alcohol and the dizzy head gradually improved significantly. Still, the tingling sensation did not go away at all, so I moved my steps while stroking the area around the pit.

“…… A really scary guy.”

Feeding such a poison just by mixing some water with it. He really was about to die.

That fact infuriated me, but on the other hand, I was afraid to face her right now… , And ventured out of the store.

Wheeying─

In May, the moderately cool night breeze blows away all remaining drunkenness.

And the night sky is full of twinkling stars and a round moon as if they were in the countryside.

“…… It’s pretty.”

It seems that the world looks even more beautiful after visiting Hwangcheon-gil.

Like that, I was standing at the entrance of the store and staring at the sky.

Quang! A roar rang in my ears, and a light flashed in one corner of my field of vision. For some reason, I reflexively turned my head.

And then, I saw it.

A huge fire broke out around the middle and upper floors of the pitch-black Mage Tower.

“…… Uh?”

If you work at the Magic Tower, you will get used to the roar even if you don’t like it. It’s because wizards explode very often while conducting experiments. So the sound of the explosion wasn’t too surprising.

However, the outer wall of the mage tower catches fire. Haven’t you ever heard of such a story? No, rather thorough magic defense…….

“…… Is that okay?”

I inadvertently spit out the anxiety inside, but unfortunately there is no passer-by to answer it.

I thought of a high-ranking position in the magic tower inside the tavern and hurriedly ran in.

“Irene-san! Irene…… ?”

I cried out her name, but I fell silent.

I imagined Shin Hye-young as the German Irene, but it wasn’t.

Even though her face was drawn, she was carrying Shin Hye-young lightly.

…… If someone sees it, they’ll know they’re kidnapping. No, looking at the murderous face, I wonder if it is real.

Well, the way Shin Hye-yeong is treated is good. Even if it was her simple fire, the situation seemed urgent from the outside, so I hurried over to her and teased her.

“What, the mage tower is on fire?”

As expected, Irene didn’t show much reaction to her roar, but as soon as she heard that the outer wall of the mage tower was on fire, she put on a shocked expression and hurriedly ran out of the store. She followed her

Then what came into sight was the outer wall of the Mage Tower still burning.

The townsfolk appear on the streets one by one.

They and Irene looked at the roaring outer wall with mesmerized expressions.

“So that’s not okay?”

“…… Central control room.”

“Yes?”

“This is the layer that manages all barrier systems. But it exploded over there, but it’s not even ringing the alarm right now? Do you know what that means?”

“Well, isn’t it important to go to an important place and turn off the light?”

“…… No, it’s already too late-“

Kwaang─. A dull sound came.

And,

The full moon, the sky. The barrier hiding the magic tower shatters like a sheet of glass.

■■■■■■■■■■■──────!!!!!!!

A roar followed.

Before I could confirm its identity, I had to shade my hands. Suddenly my vision became too bright.

I looked up at the sky again with my eyes narrowed.

“──f*ck?”

Meteorite falls in rainwater.

From the high sky, large fire-bearing stones fall towards us.

Hundreds of things that immediately catch your eye.

Apocalypse.

I dared to think of that word.