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Bang!
"What is this? Why are they resisting so fiercely? What's in this mansion that's making them act like this?"
"I don't know! Over there!"
Whoosh!
Latia's fireball flew toward the place Bellum pointed.
Boom!
The front gate of the Publique Solus Administrative Governor's mansion.
A major battle was raging between those disguised as servants and Davian's friends.
Normally, the 2nd Guard would have rushed over immediately due to such a commotion, but...
Right now, the 1st and 2nd Guards are all mobilized for a spy hunt.
"I've been feeling it since earlier, but there aren't many people in the capital, and something feels off."
"Exactly. And what's with all those troops surrounding the royal palace?"
"Davian, that jerk! What has he dragged us into all of a sudden?"
Swish.
An arrow was shot down from a window on the third floor of the mansion.
Thunk!
Nubes quickly stepped forward and blocked it with his shield.
"Guys! Focus! There are a lot of enemies!"
"Oh, Nubes."
"Nice."
"Nubes has grown a lot."
"What's with that comment?"
Bang!
Nubes sent one of the servants flying far away with a body check, then scratched the back of his head.
"Is it awkward? When you watch plays, the tank always says something like that. Standing 멋있게 at the front."
"Yeah, it's awkward."
"Well, it kinda fits."
"Not bad, actually?"
"Ugh."
While the friends' evaluations of Nubes' comment were mixed.
More and more servants, or rather, warriors disguised as servants, kept pouring out from inside the mansion.
But...
The Gray Bear Expedition, standing back-to-back in a semicircle, didn't waver at all.
If anyone carelessly got too close, Nubes' body check would land.
Those who were hit by Nubes' body check and sent flying far away were the lucky ones.
Most of the servants who approached Bonita's side were already critically injured and crippled.
Bellum neatly blocked the enemies trying to exploit openings and attack the mages in the rear.
If Nubes or Bellum were to be careless and get hurt, Luna's healing magic would immediately be cast.
Bang!
Liber's gun, with its accuracy and rate of fire greatly improved through continuous modifications, kept spitting fire.
And there was no need to even discuss Latia and Karin's magic attacks, they were powerful, dazzling, and sharp.
Davian's friends were brought along without knowing what was going on, so they were trying to avoid killing as much as possible.
But that didn't mean they hesitated to attack or showed any mercy.
The scary thing about the Gray Bear Expedition when they were together was precisely this.
They were only 18-year-old Academy sophomores, but...
Numerous combat experiences had hardened their hearts.
"Karin! Duck!"
Swish!
Latia's wind magic was shot out over Karin's head as she urgently ducked.
"Ugh!"
The arm of the servant who was nocking an arrow on the bow and injecting aura was cleanly cut off.
Karin, who had straightened up again, had a fireball in each of her hands.
Boom! Bang!
In the meantime, Latia was already preparing for the next attack.
The two magical girls' seamless teamwork was truly terrifying.
If the Royal Magic Department or the Magic Tower were to witness this, they might organize all mages deployed in combat into teams of two in the future.
Each individual was 뛰어난 to the point where no one among their classmates could compare.
But when they came together, their power increased dozens of times, that was the Gray Bear Expedition.
Bang!
Liber's gun spat fire.
One of the servants who was just about to leave the gate fell.
And in the first-floor window, where gray smoke was rising from Karin's fire magic explosion, a human figure could be seen.
Liber unhesitatingly aimed his gun in that direction.
At the same time as Liber's magic was injected into the grip engraved with geometric shapes.
Bang!
A bullet was shot out quickly.
In that moment.
The human figure that was clearly visible quickly disappeared.
"Huh?"
A movement too fast for Liber, a mage, to even see.
A trickle of cold sweat ran down Liber's back.
'I aimed and shot right away...'
Until the moment he shot, it wasn't avoiding at all.
The moment he fired the gun, the human figure disappeared.
'Has a real expert appeared?'
It would be fine if he had just misseen, but...
If Liber's senses were correct, a formidable opponent was definitely approaching.
'Since I found it, I have to deal with it. So the other guys don't get in danger.'
Liber focused again and glared at the first-floor window beyond the gray smoke.
Skeek.
The disappeared figure peeked back up from above.
Bang!
'Got you.'
Thud!
But this time, instead of a person's body, the sound of a bullet hitting a solid wall was heard.
'I aimed properly?'
Then.
The gray smoke cleared with the wind.
And a small ice barrier could be seen reflecting light.
'Ice barrier...? A mage...?'
A mage avoiding his gun.
That's ridiculous...
It makes sense.
It does make sense.
There's exactly one guy like that.
"Davian!"
Whoosh.
Davian came out of the mansion, parting the gray smoke.
"Liber, why don't you just shoot me to death? Try shooting me some more."
"Ahaha, I couldn't tell it was you behind the smoke, Davian."
At the familiar voice, the friends turned their heads.
Davian was walking across the mansion's front yard.
And Sara was following behind him.
Whoosh!
A servant with a sword charged at Davian.
Crack, Bang!
Lightning erupted from Davian's palm, flew toward the servant's sword, and struck it directly.
Davian had become so used to being able to shoot lightning bolts wherever he wanted.
But when someone charged with their sword in front of them like that, there was no need to even aim.
It was because of the nature of the lightning bolt, which stretched out toward metal as soon as it was unleashed.
"Sara, it's your turn."
"Oh, finally."
Sara, who was following closely behind Davian, took out several baseball-sized metal balls from the bag she was carrying on her waist.
They looked like metal balls on the outside, but the insides were empty, and Davian's magic was filled inside, making them magic bombs.
Swoosh, swish.
Throwing, kicking, and rolling them.
Sara, who pushed four or five baseball-sized magic bombs into the mansion, shouted.
"Davian! Run!"
Davian and Sara quickly ran and joined the Gray Bear Expedition.
"Everyone, get down!"
Nubes, who was at the very front at Sara's shout, planted his shield in the ground and supported it with his body.
And the friends began to squat down in a row behind him.
"I said get down, what are you guys doing?"
Nubes shouted.
"Sara noona! You go back and sit down too!"
"What is this?"
"Nubes' Invincible Defense Style No. 5! Gather behind the shield!"
"What is he talking about?"
Davian quietly pulled Sara and sat her down behind him.
Sara asked.
"What is it? Invincible Defense Style No. 5. What kind of skill name is that?"
"Just sit still and wait."
Then.
Bang! Boom!
He had only thrown a few baseball-sized magic bombs.
But with the roar, the front of the mansion began to collapse.
At the same time, flames and building debris swept over the Gray Bear Expedition.
But thanks to Nubes' large shield and physique, the friends sitting in a row were not harmed.
Luna continuously cast healing magic for Nubes' massive body, which the large shield couldn't completely cover.
In fact, it was more accurate to say that Nubes was blocking it with his body rather than the shield.
Davian looked at the collapsing front of the mansion.
'It was the deepest part of the mansion, and it had protection magic on it, so that female servant should be safe.'
He could have destroyed everything from the inside and come out.
But Davian had only destroyed the front after leaving the mansion to fulfill Derek's last request.
"What?"
Publique Solus, who was sitting in the royal palace office, was surprised and stood up.
"What did you say?"
"Governor, there was an explosion at your mansion. We have sent people to investigate the cause."
"What explosion all of a sudden! I'm going there right away! Prepare the escort troops and carriage! No! Contact the military governor immediately and have him head to my mansion!"
"Yes!"
The official earl who delivered the news left the office first.
And Publique Solus hurriedly grabbed his coat.
"Something... something is definitely happening."
Publique, who even put on a sword that he couldn't handle well on his waist, opened the office door.
"Hey! Prepare the carriage...! Commander of the Guard? Good, you're here. Guide me to my mansion outside the royal palace!"
He happened to see the 1st Guard Commander coming from the opposite side of the hallway.
"Where is Dux Miles? Where is the military governor right now?"
"..."
"Why aren't you answering!"
"No one can leave the royal palace."
Publique Solus' eyebrows twitched strongly.
"What?"
"Have you already forgotten? By royal decree of His Majesty the King, no one can leave the royal palace until the spy hunt is over."
"Such insolence! Where is Dux, Dux Miles, the military governor! I will speak directly with the military governor! Your insubordination will be punished after that. You better be prepared."
"You better be prepared, Publique Solus."
The administrative governor's eyes widened sharply.
It was the 1st Guard Commander, whom he had never dared to call by name before.
"To dare to stand above me, who rules over even the military governor, who can't do anything against him...! You...!"
Clang.
The 1st Guard Commander drew his sword.
"The kingdom law states that the three governors have the same power and authority. Are you now admitting that you are a behind-the-scenes powerbroker?"
"Wh-what?"
"They say they found something at your mansion. Espin Ellaina and Davian Naone are coming this way now, so wait."
His heart almost sank.
But Publique, who had risen to this position with nothing but his political prowess, was not someone to be underestimated.
Clang.
Publique also drew his sword.
His posture while holding the sword was terrible compared to the Guard Commander.
But his spirit was by no means inferior.
"I will behead you in this place to correct your insubordination."
"Try if you can. Did you think I endured because I was afraid of you? I was only hesitant to act because I was afraid that the royal palace would be in an irreparable chaos. And I'm not the only vassal like that. You must have been so drunk on your own power that you didn't realize it at all. You must have mistaken that everyone was beneath you. The only one who can exist above me, the 1st Guard Commander, is His Majesty the King."
Then.
"What are you doing!"
Military Governor Dux Miles shouted as he rushed over in a hurry.
Clang.
The military governor also drew his sword and aimed it at the Guard Commander.
"Guard Commander, what is the meaning of this? This is the Administrative Governor!"
The Guard Commander stared silently at the tip of Military Governor Dux Miles' sword.
Haa.
A deep sigh came from the Guard Commander's mouth.
"Could it be that the 1st Guard was manipulated by a mere... by a mere sword like that?"
Crack!
The Guard Commander strongly stabbed the sword he had been pointing at the Administrative Governor into the ground.
Even without surrounding it with aura.
The Guard Commander's longsword penetrated the marble floor as if a fruit knife was stuck in an apple.
The Guard Commander, now empty-handed, took a step at a time toward the Military Governor.
"Wh-what are you doing!"
The Military Governor began to step back without even realizing it.
"A mere. Just a mere sword like that. Is that sword that has been giving me orders so far just this?"
"Yo-you, insolent!"
Whoosh.
Military Governor Dux Miles' sword was swung toward the Guard Commander's chest.
The Guard Commander leaned his upper body back to avoid Dux's sword.
"Just when. When was the last time you swung a sword? Military Governor Dux Miles. The sweetness of power has melted the tip of your sword."
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