The Birth of the 9th Circle Wizard

Chapter 135 Magic Kingdom (1)

Korea, where the nobility has disappeared and peace has come.

Although monsters often appeared from the gate, the security was not compared to when there were nobles.

This is because the appearance of gates and monsters is detected by the Magic Kingdom radar.

- special! want to know that! It's been half a year since the showdown. How are the main characters doing at that time?

yo. This? Let's go to the scene. Reporter Bang Ho-young?

- Yes, this is reporter Bang Ho-young. I am currently attending Seoul National University. Professor Jong-Kook Lee is currently focusing on nurturing juniors in the Department of Magic at Seoul National University.

Seoul National University's magic and appearance appeared on the screen. There was also an image of Han Ji-hee concentrating on her class.

- Where and what is the wizard Jung Soon-won doing while Jihee Han has returned to school?

- That's dark news. Seeing that the people around you are keeping their mouths shut

I know, but it doesn't appear to be public.

again and again

A woman who was watching the news screen through AR glasses passed the main street and entered the alley.

She was on the short way home, and although it was dark, she often went there because she wanted to go home quickly after work and rest.

again and again

stumble thump

I heard footsteps behind me.

She said, 'She was concentrating on the news and she didn't even know there was a man behind it.'

She glanced back as she looked back.

He was about 2 meters tall, and he was muscular and weighed over 100 kg.

'Ugh!'

When the woman stopped, the man stopped too. She began to walk quickly in her fear.

Again, again, again and again.

That's weird.

There was no sound of men's footsteps, only the sound of his high heels echoing through the alley.

stroke

I looked back.

A small light was illuminating the dark alley, but no one could see it.

‘Hey, are you back?’

She felt sorry for nothing.

He didn't know that he had deliberately turned around because he was afraid.

‘I must not go down this road from now on.’

The woman turned her body to go back home.

Turned her body and looked back, she was gone

Dunn's man appeared.

"uh?"

Aaaaaaah!

The man bit the woman's neck. Puak! Red blood gushed out with a sound.

"iced coffee… .”

She was just a few meters away and she was downtown. People rushed back and forth on the street, but no one looked at the alley.

The Magic Bureau's Crime Investigation Team.

It was the first place Soon-won was assigned to.

General crimes were handled by the police, but crimes suspected of involving magic, monsters, or nobles were handled by the Magic Bureau.

“There has been a murder. let's go."

Hong Jin-hyuk sang Soon-won.

It was Soon-won's shooter.

“Where can I go?”

“Yeongdeungpo.”

Soon-won drove the car.

Criminal investigations are usually conducted in groups of two.

it's gone

Soon-won's shooter was a bodybuilder who joined the Magic Bureau. He was two years older than Soon-won and was two ranks higher.

“Soon-won.”"Yes."

“It’s your name.”

“ Jung Soon-won is like a wizard? That person is Mr. Jung and I am Mr. Kim.”

“I know, but every time I call your name, I think of you.”

The vehicle ran down the road.

Autonomous driving is possible, but Soon-won took the steering wheel to get to the scene quickly.

“Anyway, it’s still lonely.”

Jinhyuk Hong said.

Ahead of the arrival of the Grand Duke, Korea moved its capital to Daejeon, so there were no people in Seoul even after the anti-aircraft problem was resolved.

This is because Daejeon has developed just as much as Seoul for those who have already laid a foundation and have established themselves to return.

‘And thanks to the basic income system.’

Eventually, he arrived at the scene of the incident.

The police were blocking the police line and passing by showing the Magic Bureau ID.

“Is Manager Hong here?”

A homicide detective has been pretending to know. When the police called the agents of the Magic Bureau, they usually called them by the title of general manager.

“This detective. How is the scene?” The police were the first to confront the case. After receiving a report from the residents, the district crew was the first to go to the scene to preserve the scene, and after a homicide detective was dispatched, they thought it was the realm of the Magic Bureau and contacted them.

will be.

“The victim is a 29-year-old Lee Joo-hee. She was attacked on the way home from work.”

The police and the Magic Bureau treated each other as age as they were not hierarchical. Detective Lee Cheol-yong was 10 years older, so he made it easy for him to talk.

“The road is quite narrow and dark. Is there any special reason for the victim to go down this road?”

“Shortcut crab.”

“What about CCTV?”

"does not exist. There has been no evidence.”

“Wait, can I see some victims?”

"Yeah."

He was told that he died instantly without being transported to the hospital. Jinhyuk Hong approached and held up the cloth.

"This."."

“It was not done by humans. A muscular man like you wouldn't have crushed his head like that with a hammer."

“That’s why you called.”

While the two were talking, Soon-won investigated the area last night by controlling the bee robot through AR glasses.

‘No part was filmed in this area.’

Rather than being a monitoring robot, the bee robot was to record the scene of death and death while transporting the lens of a flower, not to monitor mankind by spreading it evenly over the entire area.

‘It would be difficult for an orc to break a head like that, and a troll or ogre would be the only way to do it.’

Of course, it could be a crime committed by a wizard. The possibilities were varied.

"how? Do you think the monster did it?”

Soon-won replied to that.

“If it was a monster, it would have been caught by the Magic Kingdom radar, and if it wasn’t, it would have been this far.

You can’t help but be detected by vehicles and people passing by while you are coming.”

Detective Kang laughed at Soon-won's words.

“Is this your successor, Manager Hong?”

"Yes."

“A brilliant successor has arrived.”

Hong Jin-hyuk smiled bitterly.

It's been 7 years since he joined the Magic Bureau's criminal investigation team. A lot of people passed by, but it takes about half a year for an ordinary person's original personality to come out.

The time we spent together is not enough to judge a new one-month-old now.

it was enough

‘It’s like being extremely reluctant to talk about yourself.’

He was an elusive guy.

This is because, at that age, if you respond appropriately to what your successors say, it is possible to investigate the hogu.

“This is Lee Cheol-yong.”

“This is Kim Soon-won.”

I managed to pick up the word Jung Soon-won that popped out.

If caught, the quiet life of an agent of the Magic Bureau would disappear secondly, and I did not know that I would be punished for identity laundering.

‘And the civil service admission will be revoked.’

Although he is not risking his life as a civil servant, Salvator said that the quickest way to regain the power of the Transcendental is to work here.

‘Wait, does this have anything to do with the screamers?’

Jinhyuk and Soon-won stayed at the site for about an hour and observed the site.

Detective Lee handed over the case file and left the scene saying he had a place to go urgently.

“Hmm, what do you think Soon-won?”

"Yes?"

“Do you think it could be a magical crime?”

“Are you suspicious of the wizard’s actions?”

“I’m asking because I’m curious about your thoughts.”

“I don’t think so.”

"Why?"

“I heard senior Hong talking on the phone with the main office of the Magic Bureau. Based on the reaction, it appears that no mana was detected near the scene last night, is that correct?”

“Yeah, I thought you were pretty far apart, but you have surprisingly good hearing, don’t you? Somer Goya?”

"what… .”

No trace of magic could be found at the site. No one on Earth could fool Soon-won, the 8th circle wizard.

This is because even Ji-hee has lost her circle and is starting over from the beginning.

“If you look at the case file, there is a reporter. I'm not an eyewitness, but he's a student living across the street and he's heard strange noises."

“Is that strange?”

“Tell me you heard a man scream last night. It was written that the sound was so painful and pathetic that I opened the window and looked out, but could not see who was screaming.”

“I need to meet that person first.”

Soon-won looked into the case file.

The victim's family relationship was written there.

“Is the victim’s mother Japanese?”

“Is there a lot of international marriages these days?”

Hong Jin-hyuk passed by without a big deal.

“Let’s meet the reporter first.”

"Yes."

The reporter I met at the cafe had a very dwarf body and slurred tone. When I talked to him, he was an international student from Japan.

“How long have you been in Korea?

yo. This?"

Soon-won asked.

“It’s been a year.”

“Are you fluent in Korean for a year?”

“Yes, thanks to the attention of my Korean friends, I improved quickly.”

“So, to get to the point, you heard a man screaming last night?”

“That’s true… .”

Kenta hesitated.

Hong Jin-hyuk tilted his head.

“You can speak comfortably.”

“That was actually when I opened the window and saw a man coming out of the alley.”

"Yes? Then why the police? .”

“I can’t tell if it’s a dream or real life.”

“What did you see?”

Kenta hesitated for a while, then said.

“The man had no face. There were no eyebrows at all. I still remember that bare face clearly. But he thought he wouldn't believe me if I told him this

• • •

Listening was soon over.

The only thing Kenta knew was that he had seen a man screaming and with a bare face.

* ♦ ♦

"excuse me… .”

When I left the cafe, Kenta cautiously spoke to me.

"Yes?"

“If you think about it, I think that man saw me. Could it be that I am in danger?”

Soon-won looked at Hong Jin-hyuk.“If you are unsure, ask the police for personal protection. We will strengthen our patrols and keep calling to confirm.”

“To protect like a bodyguard… .”

Hong Jin-hyuk expressed his displeasure.

Even if they asked for personal protection, that was all they could actually do. Due to manpower conditions, it was impossible for the police to protect like bodyguards 24 hours a day.

“It is difficult. If you are unsure, how about staying overnight at a friend’s house?”

Soon-won said and tapped his shoulder. It was a location tracking and wiretapping magic that was effective for 48 hours.

"all right. I guess I'll have to call my friends. I am not very confident here today.”

“Yes, you do.”

Kenta nodded and left.

Jinhyuk Hong checked his watch.

“It’s time for work. Let's go to work."

Jinhyuk and Soon-won's house was near Yeongdeungpo. The Magic Bureau's investigation vehicle was set to return to the main office by autonomous driving.

"Thank you."

“Yeah, you worked hard today too. I'll see you tomorrow."

Jinhyuk waved his hand and left.

Meanwhile, Soon-won went back to the field.

Although the police line was drawn, the police were all gone. It was as if he had taken the body with him.

"flaw… ”

I he.

Soon-won summoned Alexander.

It was a tracking dog that could follow you to the end of hell if you let it smell.

"how? Isn't there a little foreign smell other than a human smell?"

Alexander walked around the floor sniffing.

It was then.

squish!

On the other side of the alley, someone threw a small stone

stepped on it and made a noise. Soon-won was startled and jumped over his wall and went over to the other side.

"who is this!"

not the general public

He was completely hiding his presence. If he hadn't stepped on a stone and made a sound, he would have never known unless he had decided to use his magic.

“Ew!”

young and small woman.

He looked to be in his early 20's.

With her long arms, her hot pants, and her hair in two ponytails, this woman is a wizard.

she was not seen

A tonpa was hung around her waist.

“Hey, are you a police officer?”

“This is the Magic Bureau’s criminal investigation team. Who are you hiding here squatting? Are you doing this knowing that there is a murder scene right next door?”

"uh? behind!"

The woman pointed to Soon-won's back.

She looked back and saw nothing.

fault!

Soon-won looked back while the woman jumped over the wall and started running away.

Soon-won sighed.

“Paralla… .”

It was time for her to be paralyzed. I could feel the popularity behind her.

“Soon-won, what are you doing here?” Hong Jin-hyuk is back.

It looked like she had eaten since she came with the sauce in her mouth.

Soon-won stood up from the squat.

"that is… .”