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After hearing all the explanations, I asked, chewing over what I had heard so that I wouldn't forget it.

"Are you really saying that you can break the barrier with that?"

"Yes, but if you are caught trying to break the barrier, you won't get a second chance."

A once in a lifetime opportunity.

I swallowed hard. I absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake or give off any suspicious vibes.

Because of that, I came back with a doubled sense of burden.

"The barriers of Artban Castle are stacked in layers. That means there are more than one or two casters."

"That means...

"It means that there is someone who is still managing the barrier. If anything unusual is detected, it will be reported to DL Artban immediately."

"I know what you mean."

It meant that even the manager had to be fooled.

But how can we divert the attention of those who have been watching the barrier all along?

While I was deeply lost in thought, I felt a noise outside.

Yus and I looked at each other with surprised, frozen faces. We heard the doorknob turn.

When the door opened completely, my heart sank and I squeezed my eyes shut.

I heard footsteps coming in, and soon the noise stopped in front of me.

Even without confirming who it was, the energy felt on my skin was that of DL Artban.

"It looks like you got caught doing something secretly. What were you doing alone?"

alone?

My eyes widened at those words.

Instead of Youth, DL Artban was looking down at me.

He pointed to the open window and laughed.

"Oh, were you thinking of flying out the window?"

"......I was just getting some fresh air. What brings you here all of a sudden?"

I calmed my startled heart and answered sharply. At the same time, I looked outside to see if Yus had escaped safely.

"Don't you want to go out and get some fresh air instead of looking out a window like this?"

"What does that mean?"

You've been keeping it locked up until now, and now you want to go out for some fresh air?

He closed the window, looked back and smiled.

"Today is a very special and memorable day. We should share good things together."

"So, are you suggesting we go on a leisurely outing? Are we that kind of people?"

"I'm sure you're wondering how the current situation is going."

I paused. Could it be that the idea of ​​getting some fresh air was meant to show the outside world?

DL led me as if he had expected my hesitant reaction.

The hallway was much quieter than usual.

It seemed that most of the Artban clan that had been inside the castle had been moved outside.

He looked in a good mood the whole way he went somewhere.

As we climbed to the top floor of the castle, a huge door came into view.