Welcome to the Magic Tower

25 – Happiness

A long line began to be drawn over the beautiful night sky with twinkling stars.

The meteor shower rains down.

An overwhelming sight as if all the stars in the sky were falling.

The girl hugged her parents as it was beautiful and made a fuss.

Her parents smiled and told her to make a wish.

It will definitely come true.

Shin Hye-young, who was innocent in her childhood, believed their words straight away.

She closed her eyes tightly and made a wish.

“…… Please let me live happily with my family for a long time. Well, harmoniously. I would love to do the same with other close people.”

Also, Hyeyoung Shin, who had been thinking about what to say for a long time, just opened her eyes. The most precious thing in her world was ‘people’, so that was enough for her.

Now I have to look at the shooting stars again.

I have to hold my mother and father’s hands in both hands and look at them all day long.

It’s cold enough to make your nose run cold, but you can handle it!

With a bright smile, she opened her eyes and saw only a large meteorite in her field of vision. Shin Hye-young’s expression immediately hardened. She saw her meteorite flying. Her feet didn’t come off. She couldn’t escape so—

Kwaang.

Dust and flesh scattered.

It was dead.

Me too.

Maybe even a loving family.

“… ….”

Shin Hye-young lifted her eyelids very carefully.

Then what he saw was neither the beautiful night sky nor the smiling faces of his family, but the dull ceiling of the nightstand.

…… Thank god.

Shin Hye-young let out a sigh of relief. Then she suddenly remembered something. Her face, contorted with her sorrow, was buried in her hands.

Tick tock tock.

The second hand of the wall clock resonates.

7:30.

It was time to go to work.

*

Although the end is expected, it was very difficult to actually achieve it.

At least the Selberg Mage Tower looked like that. Surprisingly, it was completely rebuilt within three days of being destroyed. Rather, it was cleaner than before, and the employees of the pension department, to which Shin Hye-young belonged, poured out favorable reviews.

She looked around at her face, which was still the same, unlike the magic items that had been replaced little by little.

Usually, I would joke around with them, but I wasn’t in the mood.

So I just want to check what applications have been applied for and move to the lab…… ,

“…… That, Hye-young. An official letter came down asking for a definite answer within today whether you will join the Slaughter Squad.”

A fellow mage I knew somehow told me the message.

Shin Hye-young said yes, and she quietly nodded her head. Her official papers were folded up and tucked into her pocket.

Pension.

She was quite proficient in combat magic, but she also had a foot in the production line, so she was able to accumulate public value just by her production activities.

Now, if I went through the Awakening Dungeon one more time, I would be promoted to the red level, but there was nothing wrong with constantly accumulating those achievement points.

So Shin Hye-young tried to make magic items today. But today, her mind was distracted and her spirit was not focused.

She stared blankly at the solution in the magic kit. The ominous purple color looked like a poison, but it was actually an antidote. It bubbled up.

Shiui–!!!

So today she was lost and made several mistakes. It was so despite the simple production process compared to her skills.

If the wizard next to her hadn’t informed her, the explosion might have happened at least once.

Qur Le Le ─ Shin Hye-young took the pouring tap water and put it on her face.

The cold water on her skin seemed to bring her to life a little.

Then she suddenly looked in the mirror.

Ah, the skin that always glowed was crumbly, and her eyes were dead.

Shin Hye-young said she had never seen herself so haggard in her entire life.

“…… hahahaha.”

She let out a big laugh.

Then, the reflection of her in the mirror also raised a corner of her mouth.

However, the corners of her eyes looked pretty sad.

-Hey, what makes you so sad?

You can move on to the next rank soon.

If you overcome just one crisis, you can survive.

She can save her family.

You don’t have to get caught up in the end.

But why am I so sad in the mirror with a face like that?

Is it because you’re afraid of the expedition in a week?

Are you afraid you will die there?

No, that’s not it.

‘There are good wizards, but there are no wizards with screws.’

Like her old saying, she too was getting screwed and getting used to her death.

But…… ,

The thought that a loved one, a family member, or a colleague could die, was something he could never get used to.

Yes, just like her wizard, who was in charge of her own three days ago, was kidnapped by a villain.

“…… Heuk, ugh, aaa!”

Shin Hye-young collapsed in front of the sink and sobbed.

She said her last memory before her film cut was of Lee Jin-woo’s face as he drank Spiritas and was about to die.

I actually split myself up at the thought that a person’s face could turn white like that.

…… However, she never dreamed that it would be her last time with Lee Jin-woo.

“aaa! Because of me! Jinwoo died because of me!”

I could see through it with mystic eyes. There was no damage to his life, but Lee Jin-woo’s athletic ability had completely fallen to the floor.

Yes! I killed it!

I killed him by giving him alcohol!

I asked Irene-san too, and she avoided me with sad eyes!

aaa!!!

Shin Hye-young cried for a long time, as she had in the past two days, then suddenly took out an official document from her pocket and looked at it.

Slaughter Squad (刺殺隊).

It must be as dangerous as chasing all kinds of heinous villains, and the rewards are relatively tight.

Even the schedule overlapped with the expedition schedule, so there was no need to explain the meager reason for participating.

But Shin Hye-young was determined.

The person who had a great influence on Jinwoo Lee’s death was himself!

So let’s decapitate the villain and honor his soul!

Let’s get revenge!

Shin Hye-young muttered, wiping her reddened eyes from tears.

This time it was a rather powerful voice.

“Jin-woo, please wait a moment. Either me or one of the villains will go up. Let’s pair up together.”

When she thought of such an admirable thought, Jinwoo Lee in her heart smiled broadly. Shin Hye-young also smiled.

That’s how she let go of Shimma, Lee Jin-woo, who was tied to her heart. At the same time, I jumped up from the bathroom floor.

With the official letter of recruitment for the Killing Squad tightly held in her hand…….

* * *

“… ….”

I just woke up and very carefully lifted my eyelids. Then, what comes into view is a luxurious room and its ceiling.

“Ha, that’s good. I thought it was a f*cking dream…….”

I smiled brightly and breathed a sigh of relief. If it was a bed in a sleepover room or something like that, I might have gone to hangover dollars right away.

If you didn’t know about the ultra-comfortable bed here, you wouldn’t know.

I wouldn’t know if I hadn’t heard Xiao Fang’s kind words, “You should take a break on the weekend, you can work on Monday.”

I wouldn’t know if I hadn’t eaten Michelin chef’s food for every meal.

I muttered, “Isn’t there a massage?” And I would have known if three professional masseuses hadn’t appeared and made me experience the best massage time.

I’d rather not know if I hadn’t been kidnapped from the magic tower.

As long as I was already accustomed to the ultimate pleasure, going back to the black company was unbearable.

“Oh, the weather is nice.”

I looked out the sunny window feeling supremely happy.

And then, I really thought about it.

Ah, I’m happy.