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Ch. 87.1 - Unexpected Event (3)
Grace Steele was capable of using various attribute magics, but her main magic was undoubtedly illusion.

Since that illusion was completely neutralized, she had no choice but to retreat.

"... Step aside, Deputy Commander."

Unusually, Kaen stepped back, calling her position. He also felt that the situation at hand required seriousness.

"Reveal your affiliation."

"Stella Academy, Grade 1, Class S, Department of Magic Combat..."

"No, reveal your 'true affiliation.'"

When Baek Yu-Seol didn't answer, Kaen's eyebrows twitched.

"Fine, I guess you can't say. I won't ask about your affiliation and why you infiltrated Stella. However, do not interfere in our affairs. We don't want unnecessary conflicts."

"That's a problem. Are you saying we should kill that student?"

"... Yes. That's our method."

If there was a hint of dark magic in someone, they were killed and disposed of. That was to prevent any repercussions.

Emotional appeals mean nothing to them.

Saying things like 'Will you kill your friend if they end up like that?' or 'Please spare my friend because they're my friend.'

It had no meaning to them. They must act even more robotically than those without emotions because they were mages of the Manwol Tower.

However, that didn’t mean they could retreat. Although Baek Yu-Seol knew he would be killed within a mere 5 seconds of fighting them, he was a being worth risking his life to protect the Haewonryang.

"How did it come to this..."

While everyone else was enjoying the Heavenly Spirit Tree Ascension Day, he was shopping at the market.

Then, a sudden message appeared.

[An event variable has occurred in the episode.]

[Episode 8 Haewonryang Dark Magic Route is in progress.]

Originally, only one student would have been affected by the sparks of Professor Maizen’s dark magic.

Jecky, Haeyonryang, and Arshuang.

In the original work, one of these three would randomly undergo dark magic during a specific event.

The ‘Jecky’s dark Magic Route' occurred during Episode 6, the Persona Gate practical training.

The 'Arshuang Dark Magic Route' occurred during Episode 7, the Familiar Contract ceremony.

The 'Haewonryang Dark Magic Route' occurred during Episode 8, the Dark Magic Contamination.

The Jecky’s Dark Magic Route had already been smoothly cleared, and honestly, the Arshuang’s Dark Magic Route was too easy to mention.

The problem was the Haewonryang’s Route.

The Haewonryang’s Route was an event branch that occurred with an extremely low probability, and a veteran user in a certain community who wrote a guide about it even said this.

"If you took the Haewonryang’s Dark Magic Route, there's a 99% chance of a bad ending. It's faster to give up and create a new character."

"However, if you still insist on pursuing it, read this guide."

"You'll realize that all the effort you put into it was futile."

Why was the difficulty so extreme?

One reason was that Haewonryang was incredibly powerful, making it difficult to confront him.