Max just blinked in shock.
'Why is the Grand Duke, who should be in the capital, here?'
Before coming to the rooftop, he had clearly seen him entering the palace.
'The fact that this person is here now means that it took at least three days for him to get here from the Imperial Capital? Is that possible for a human who is not even a wizard?'
From the imperial capital to the magic tower. Even if he ran straight without stopping, it would take more than a week. And he was alone.
'You came to the magic tower alone. Are you crazy?'
While Max was still unconscious, Jeremiah let out a snarl, more fierce and sharp than before.
"If you don't give me back my wife, I will erase this tower from the map today."
His eyes were gleaming. He seemed half mad. Max swallowed hard and tried his best to calm him down.
"Yes... Calm down for a moment and let's talk..."
But it was a waste of effort.
"What about your wife? Where does a guy with no qualifications come to be here?"
Mikhail stood in front of Jeremiah with a mocking smile. Jeremiah and Mikhail's eyes met head-on.
"I don't understand why you're doing this now. Have you never thought that your actions were shameless and detestable?"
Mikhail tilted his head. In his eyes, it seemed very odd that Jeremiah was coveting Karina and antagonizing him, talking about his wife.
"Don't talk nonsense when you don't even know the person."
"Why wouldn't I know? I know how she's been treated up north."
Michael's words cut right into Jeremiah's sore spot. The fact that he couldn't refute his words tormented Jeremiah even more.
"I won't hurt her like you did. I won't leave her alone."
"..."
"I won't let her down. Never."
"..."
Jeremiah's eyes sank coldly. But he did not show his agitation. He had been thinking about it all the way here and had made up his mind. Even if Karina really wanted to leave him and come here, he could not just let her go.
'I can't let her go so easily.'
From the moment he decided to do so, there was no hesitation or reluctance in his actions.
"Karina is just waiting for the day she can get divorced and get away from you. She wants to be by my side too."
"I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. Just tell me where Karina is."
"Why should I tell you that?"
"..."
Jeremiah clenched his fists. Auras and magical powers gushed out from their bodies by the heightened emotions of the two. A fierce battle of wits broke out. The space was filled with a tense atmosphere that seemed as if it would explode at any moment and a pressure that was squeezing the airway. The two people, who were face to face at close range, glared at each other as if they were going to kill each other. Then at some point.
Kaaaaang!
Jeremiah's sword covered in aura and the magical barrier created by Mikhail collided violently, releasing a destructive gale. The aftereffects of the impact were enough to shake the magic tower walls, which were usually impervious to even the slightest explosion, with a rumble.
"Ugh!"
“Heeeeek!!”
The wizards around them were terrified and ran away in panic. But regardless, Mikhail and Jeremiah fought fiercely without giving an inch to each other.
"Both of you stop! You can't do this here!"
Max tried to stop them, but it wasn't enough. Their attacks clashed once again.
Kwaaang!!
A deafening roar rang out. The fierce attacks that Mikhail and Jeremiah launched at each other clashed and destroyed each other. It was a short but Intense clash that seemed like it would destroy the world. The terrifying murderous intent in the air was so intense that it felt tingling on the skin. It was a difficult situation to even get between the two, let alone stop them.
'Ugh, this is my fate.'
Max held his head. He really wanted to cry.
While Mikhail and Jeremiah were growling at each other and confronting each other, Karina was still wandering in the darkness of her dreams.
'Why won't I wake up?'
Strangely enough, she didn't feel like she was dead at all. She had just been rescued from a monster, so she thought maybe her body was too tired to wake up.
'That's difficult in its own way!'
In this empty place, it was difficult for Karina to do anything. If anything, it was just pinching her cheek or trying to struggle with her arms and legs as much as she could. Of course, nothing happened even if she did that.
'Is there nothing I can do other than wait until I wake up?'
Karina was killing time by staring blankly straight ahead, thinking that there was no need to waste energy. As she was staring blankly into space, something began to appear in her field of vision...
'What is that?'
In the distance, tiny, dim lights like grains of rice floated in the air. The lights were so small that she couldn't even tell they were there, but they kept appearing and disappearing. As Karina stared at them endlessly, she eventually began to have the illusion that she could see something contained within the lights.
'Hmm?'
The moment she tried to focus more to look at it in detail, Karina felt the presence of something behind her. She slowly turned around. And as soon as she confirmed the presence behind her, she held her breath.
"...!"
In front of her eyes, a black dragon of enormous size was curled up and asleep. It was so huge that it was hard to capture it in one glance. However, strangely, it was not scary or frightening. Rather, it felt sacred and holy, and even familiar. While Karina swallowed her surprise, the dragon's eyes slowly opened.
Kukuuung!
"No, what the hell is this?"
The continued destruction brought Pavel down to the first floor.
“Tha....Lord!”
Max, who was crouching in the corner, looked at Pavel as if he were his savior. Instead of looking at Max, Pavel frowned at the messy state of the magic tower.
"Who the hell is it! What kind of motherfucker made such a mess of our house?!"
Pavel quickly grasped the situation after discovering Jeremiah, an outsider who had entered without permission.
"That guy! He's breaking into someone else's house and causing trouble, causing trouble! He's such a rude and ill-mannered guy!"
He was furious with Jeremiah, and thanks to him, the fierce confrontation between Michael and Jeremiah came to a temporary lull.
"If you don't want to see the tower destroyed anymore, bring my wife. Right now."
Jeremiah spoke with gnashing teeth.
"Ugh."
Pavel burst into laughter, saying that his tone was so arrogant and absurd.
"Why are you looking for your wife here? There are only disgusting men here..."
Then suddenly as if something had occurred to him, he raised one eyebrow. Pavel looked at Mikhail with a face that seemed to be asking if it was true.
"By any chance, the woman you brought with you..."
He couldn't finish his speech.
"It's the divorce mediation period. There's not much time left."
"..."
"Once that period is over, Karina will get a divorce. Then that guy will just be a stranger who has nothing to do with her."
"..."
Pavel's face, which had been blankly listening to Mikhail for a moment, gradually turned red.
"This... this crazy guy! Is that what you call it now? And you brought another man's wife?"
A horrified Pavel shouted at the tower to leave.
"This idiot is causing trouble again? Yeah, you were quiet for a while. Oh no! Now you're kidnapping someone's wife!"
He grabbed the back of his neck and grumbled.
"Bring her here right now!"
"..."
Mikhail kept his mouth shut and stubbornly did not move.
"This guy still hasn't come to his senses!"
The angry magic power that flowed out from the enraged Pavel devastated the surroundings just as much as the standoff between Jeremiah and Mikhail.
"Stop it and give me back my wife."
Jeremiah intervened, saying he couldn't wait any longer. He was already paying respect to the owner of the tower, Pavel. From what he heard in the conversation, it seemed like Mikhail had brought Karina here on his own. Pavel gasped for breath, barely holding back his rising anger.
"You little punk. I'll see you later."
Pavel, who had been warning Mikhail with his index finger, tried to take Jeremiah to where Karina was.
"Absolutely not! You can't take Karina with you!"
Mikhail blocked their path. Jeremiah looked at Mikhail with eyes sparkling with murder. He thought that if he blocked them any further, he would have to cut them down. However.
"That girl will die if she doesn't go back anyway! Are you going to leave her to die like this?"
"...!"
Mikhail flinched as if Pavel's words had hit home. But this time, Mikhail wasn't the only one who reacted to those words.
"What do you mean Karina is dying?"
Jeremiah, whose face suddenly became serious, asked Pavel.
"What? Does this guy, her husband, not even know what's going on with his wife?"
Pavel asked back with a somewhat pitiful expression. Jeremiah paid no attention and asked desperately.
"I don't know. So please tell me more. Please."
A strange sense of unease began to creep up on him. When it came to Karina, Jeremiah immediately became humble. He could not overlook even the smallest details that were related to her safety.
"Hmm."
Pavel snorted with a subtle expression and glanced at Jeremiah with a trembling expression.
"Now that I think about it, it seems. like you're not a normal person either..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange light came over Pavel's eyes.
"...!"
At that moment, Jeremiah felt as if his gaze was piercing through him. He barely managed to hold back the reflexive attack.
"Calm down. I'm just checking it out for a bit..."
He suddenly asked, his voice trailing off.
"Are you from the Imperial Family?"
Jeremiah shook his head in denial.
"No."
Although he was of the blood of the first Emperor, he had already renounced imperial power during the previous generation, so strictly speaking, he was no longer a member of the imperial family.
"You're not from the royal family?"
Pavel muttered to himself with a look of surprise on his face.
"But the dragon's aura is quite... From the ancient book I read a little while ago... Then could it be that the medium is..."
"...?"
Jeremiah waited quietly, not knowing what it meant. The question he wanted to ask came out of Mikhail's mouth instead.
"What is it? Why is the report I saw a little while ago suddenly gone?"
Mikhail's expression as he asked that question was serious. It seemed to be related to Karina. Jeremiah also focused on Pavel's answer.
"For now, stop talking and both of you come with me. I have something to check."
Pavel didn't give much explanation, but there was an ominous atmosphere. Mikhail and Jeremiah followed him silently to where Karina was. Needless to say, Mikhail's face was clearly dissatisfied. However, since it was an important matter related to Karina, he decided to follow the Master's words even though he didn't feel like it.
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