Chapter 599 – 599. The Culprit Was Lee Ho-Yeon.

Scarlett was a genius.
No, I thought he was a genius.

From the time he was picked up by the guild leader at a young age and trained as an informant.
Scarlett had the talent to think so.

The talents needed as an informant are stealth and concealment of magical powers.
Scarlett improved her skills much faster than others in that area.

[What a talent, Scarlett.]

Scarlett was recognized for her skills and participated in the mission after receiving the trust of the guild leader from a young age.
Because of her achievements, the Iris Guild also respected her.

[… You beat the team leader at just 20 years old?]

Scarlett became a key member of the Iris Guild after several years of active service.
She didn’t dismiss others for her talent, but she didn’t deny that she was a genius either.

Now that I think about it, it could be Isaac’s personal greed, but…
Scarlett was not even prepared for the sexual torture that female informants are subjected to.
She respected her choice.

Since she was such a skilled guild member, she went on a business trip to Korea.
The fact that she is the daughter of the guild leader is an idiot, as long as she is a member of the Iris guild, she knows everything.
The fact that Scarlett was the one she dispatched for Elise meant that her skills were guaranteed.

At first, she was reluctant to come all the way to Korea to investigate one of her students, but she was ordered by the guild leader, so Scarlett headed to Korea.
And now she… She somehow happens to be living in the cadet’s house.

Taang-

Scarlett deflected the sword in front of her eyes and saved her mana.
Facing her is Nam Da-eun, a black-haired female student.
She is a cute girl with a good heart who gets along with.
But now that she was holding her sword, her eyes were 180 degrees different.

‘… Her hands started to tremble.’

Ung-ung-

Her hand trembled just by taking Nam Da-eun’s sword.
When she first met, it wasn’t this much of a difference.
But after she stopped worrying about Nam Da-hee, Da-eun Nam became strangely strong every day.
Tsk. Scarlett held her stance, hiding her trembling hands.

“I’ll go again. Miss Da-eun.”
“Yes.”

Swoop-

Nam Da-eun lowered her stance and followed Scarlett with her eyes.
Scarlett’s strengths are stealth and speed.
The moment she loses sight of her, who doesn’t know when to attack, it becomes difficult to cope.

‘… Now.’

Caang!

Nam Da-eun shook off her approaching momentum.
Her magical powers that controlled her space were compatible with Scarlett.

“Huh…!”

Scarlett, repelled, bit her lip.
It was a light sparring anyway.
She wasn’t using her sincerity either, and for Scarlett, who specializes in stealth and surprise attacks, such sparring is bound to be a disadvantage.

‘How much sparring will I be able to do in the future?’

The problem is that, day by day, I am feeling her talent.
Nam Da-eun’s attacks, which were getting stronger and stronger, were now difficult to repel.

The trigger for noticing it was the battle with Lucifer.

Lucifer was a monster.
Even before that, she had often encountered strong enemies, but Lucifer was more than that.

A vigilant, life-and-death battle where her life is in danger if she allows just one attack.
A strong monster that the world’s strongest guild, the Iris Guild, seems unable to defeat even if they put all their strength into it.

However, about 10 people held out against such a monster for an hour.
Then Scarlett saw real geniuses.

Sisters Alice and Irene, who aligned themselves with her at the forefront.
They are the daughter of the guild leader, and she knew from a young age that she had talent.
However, the girls who actually matched up were ‘real geniuses’ different from themselves.

Lucifer’s attack gives a huge shock even if it’s just a miss.
Scarlett was in a hurry to avoid attacks from the beginning of the battle to the end.
Her two sisters, on the other hand, gradually adapted to attacking, and later to the point of taking it and striking it.
In the middle of the fight, something like a novel happened that gradually grew.

“Mr. Scarlett?”

A girl who tilts her head as she sees herself lowering her sword during her sparring. She’s left
Her attack, which cuts through her space, did significant damage to Lucifer.
If she had just been hit by a space attack in Dalian, Scarlett would have been split in two in a matter of seconds.

She is not only that.

Her ability to command the battlefields of Rebecca and Moonsu Rin has saved her a few times.
The magic of Im Sol and her twin sister accumulated scars on Lucifer.

Scarlett was the weakest and least talented in that battle.
She wasn’t a genius.

“Today, we’ll stop here. Miss Da-Eun.”
“You worked hard, Mr. Scarlett.”
“… Yes. Miss Daeun. Thank you for today.”
“No. Call me when it’s convenient for you.”

Scarlett bowed her head to Nam Da-eun and drew her sword.
Mixed emotions cluttered her head.

‘I don’t know what this makes me think.’

Scarlett knows too.
She is not without talent.
When she went to the Iris Guild this time, her own strength compared to her guildmates was still superior.
The women she saw in that battle were unusually strong.

In the first place, she doesn’t have any talent, so she doesn’t have any problems with living.
Scarlett wasn’t the type to crave her strength either.

It’s just that her heart is frustrated for unknown reasons.

“I’ll go up first. I’ll have to prepare a meal.”
“Ah, yes. Then I’ll stay a little longer.”

Nod

Slightly bowing her head, Scarlett exited her training ground.
Then, she faced a man and a succubus.

“Scarlett?”

Scarlett looked at the man in front of her eyes.
A guy who always sounds stupid, but sometimes shows off his cool side.

Hoyeon Lee.
Why was she shocked when she saw him?
Big hmm Scarlett cleared her throat and spoke to Lee Ho-yeon.

“You’re Hoyeon. What did you come for?”
“I’m here to train. To check out Liliana’s magic.”
“… Okay.”

She doesn’t exactly know about Liliana’s magical powers, but she does know that there is something sealed in her as her succubus.

When he’s around this guy, things he never thought he’d ever experienced in his life often happen.

“Ah.”
“Ah?”

I just realized

The reason Scarlett’s heart was complicated.
The reason why she was frustrated with only talent.

It was all because of this man.

Strange things happen around Lee Ho-yeon every day.

Succubus.
A clan of hidden runes.
Pandemic Terror.
Hell’s magic.
Lucifer’s Assault.
Black pillar.

Lee Ho-yeon on his own. Or borrow the power of others to solve the case.
He is busy every day without a day off.
In order to ride the flow, Hoyeon Lee must not get in the way.

That’s why you can’t stand next to Lee Ho-yeon with mediocre talent.
Scarlett was worried about that.

“Scarlett. What’s wrong? You don’t look good.”
“It’s nothing. My training is over, so please use the training ground.”

Scarlett bowed her head again.
I knew the cause of my frustration, but I was even more frustrated because I knew the cause.
She frowned and headed for the first floor.

*

After running into Scarlett at the entrance of the training room.
Liliana, who was held by Lee Ho-yeon, opened her mouth as she saw Scarlett hurrying up to the first floor.

“Scout must be hungry. He’s in a hurry.”
“…That’s not it.”

Scarlett’s expression was strange.
I see it like that sometimes, but today it was a little worse.

“Is that the day?”
“Shut up. You mad succubus.”
“Ah. Aagh!”

Lee Ho-yeon grabbed the scruff of Liliana’s neck again and looked at the entrance to her training room.
Although Scarlett was no longer there, her delicate expression was engraved in Lee Ho-yeon’s memory.

“I’ll have a look later.”
“No. Scout is a woman too. On that day…”
“Please be quiet.”

Lee Ho-yeon dragged Liliana into her training room.

“Sweet!”

Quaang-

And with a roar, I faced the walls of the training room being smashed.
Surprised, Liliana shook Lee Ho-yeon’s hand and looked at the woman standing in her training ground.

“Ugh. Da-eun broke the wall!”
“Miss Liliana? Ah, Hoyeonah!”

Nam Da-eun, who was testing the unused space charm in her sparring with Scarlett, put down her sword with a bright smile as soon as she saw Lee Ho-yeon.
Although her body was just getting hot, Lee Ho-yeon’s arrival was much more important.
Liliana scolded Nam Da-eun with her eyes wide open.

“Dae-eun! Do you know how much it will cost to repair this?”
“Liliana. Any damage caused during training can be repaired with a magic circle. Are you really not coming to the training room?”
“Ah, Gureng?”

Liliana, who had put her hand on her waist, lowers her hand with a small hint of her.
He must have been thinking of having a fight while being the head of household again.

“Hoyeonah.”
“Yep.”

Lee Ho-yeon gave Nam Da-eun a gentle hug as she approached.
It looked pretty with her sweaty hair clinging to her cheeks during her training.

“Were you training with Scarlett?”
“He asked for light sparring, so he was helping.”
“That’s right. Hmm. Scarlett…”

Scarlett’s expression continues to haunt me. You seem to be worried about something.
Lee Ho-yeon wrote a note about Scarlett on one side of her head.
I’m here to see Liliana’s magic, so I’m going to focus on that for now.

“Is Hoyeon training too? Shall we fight for the first time in a while?”
“Let’s do it later. I’m here for Liliana.”
“Aha… I thought Ms. Liliana just came to watch.”

Nam Da-eun naturally ignored Liliana.
Except for the occasional visits when no one is home, it seems like he hasn’t come at all.

“Liliana. Try to use magic. Let’s test it.”

There are two main things you need to know about Liliana’s magical power right away.

The first is a rumor that Albedo told me.
It was about whether Liliana’s magical power really had the power to resist the demon lord.
However, since the Demon King is not in front of her eyes, she cannot know that fact now.

So second.

Alternately, how strong is Liliana?
I plan to test it out.

“It’s annoying…”
“I’ll eat chicken with you tonight.”
“Huh!”

As soon as Liliana, who had been standing in a daze, heard Lee Ho-yeon’s words, she unleashed the infernal magic within her body.
Just by releasing her mana, her body exploded with terrifying momentum.
Lee Ho-yeon spread a barrier of runes to protect herself and Nam Da-eun and laughed.

“…Hey, why are you so strong?”
“Succubus is the strongest!”
“No. You seem much stronger than before.”

Stronger than Liliana seen in battle with Lucifer.
If he was this strong even then, the battle would have been easier.

“Actually, since the day before yesterday, my strength has grown stronger.”
“The other day? Ah, it must be the gates of hell.”

When the gates of hell opened and Liliana went out of control.
Was the mana re-opened at that time?
Or maybe Liliana’s powers were released as Lee Ho-yeon became stronger.

“Okay. Let’s do some sparring first. Daeun-ah. Can you step aside for a moment?”
“Yes. Of course.”
“Dalian is really annoying…”
“If you win, I’ll only eat chicken for a week.”
“Haha!”

Liliana’s magical power overturned the training ground.