Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 190



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Episode 190 The King’s Tomb (1)

I don’t know if the negotiations were already almost complete, or if they gained momentum with Theodore’s appearance.

An agreement was reached between the two sides the next day.

Of course, only the parties involved knew the details, but it didn’t matter to Theodore, who was going to ‘enjoy’ the ruins instead of receiving any compensation, or Galen and Lilia, who couldn’t even go near the ruins.

Since all the other preparations had been completed long before that, we were able to depart as soon as the agreement was finalized.

Early in the morning the day after Galen and his party arrived in Cicerin.

“Then I’ll go. Okay, I’m sorry to go enjoy it alone. Don’t be too upset.”

“There’s nothing you can do about it. Just don’t worry and come and enjoy yourself.”

“We can play among ourselves too!”

After saying goodbye, Theodore joined the expedition and left Ciselyne.

Galen and Lilia, who were together again, spent their time similarly to yesterday.

In the morning, I walk around the city, look around, enjoy a snack, and in the afternoon, because it’s too hot, I take a nap in my room to avoid the sun, and when the sun starts to set, I resume my activities.

He looked like a true tourist, enjoying his free time and leisurely pace.

It seemed that way until we went into the annex after a delicious dinner.

But if someone had looked inside the annex, they would have felt something was very suspicious.

Usually, after finishing work, you would change into comfortable clothes, but these two people changed into dark, active clothes. If they were to walk around outside in those clothes, they wouldn’t feel wronged even if they were accused of being thieves.

Actually, it wasn’t a wrong expression, since it was the clothes I wore when I infiltrated the Spirius family a while ago.

“I never thought Lilia would allow something like this.”

Galen, wearing a mask, muttered with a bitter smile.

At first, I thought it was Theodore who suggested sneaking in. Of course, as soon as I heard it, I agreed, thinking it was a really fun idea, so it didn’t really make a difference.

I even felt a little guilty for a moment, wondering if I had messed up the innocent Lilia by doing something like a pickle.

But Lilia’s brightness was not damaged in the least by this. She said with a smile.

“If it was something bad, I would never have allowed it! But your purpose is to observe and learn about the magic of the relics, right?”

“That’s true.”

“It doesn’t hurt anyone!”

The fundamental purpose of archaeological exploration is to excavate relics, that is, to make money.

Galen really had no interest in the relics, and only wanted to make contact with the relics’ defense systems and learn their magic.

Who on earth would be harmed in the process?

Well, let’s use the Oklanne ruins as an analogy… It’s like Galen destroying some of the clay figurines that Theodore was trying to play with. Isn’t that a level of compromise that can be made?

It’s not like you’re secretly learning something that you should be learning openly, but you’re learning and realizing something from things that are just obstacles to others. Lilia didn’t think that was a problem at all. Rather, she just thought Galen was great.

“And if I stay here, I won’t be able to fulfill the Pope’s request! Even though Brother Theodore has left, you never know.”

“I would appreciate it if you would think so. Don’t worry, I will act as you have trusted me, Lilia.”

“You never worried about that?”

Even though he was wearing a mask, his eyes were softly curved like a crescent moon. Galen smiled and held out his arm. Lilia crossed her arms.

After adjusting the amount of oil so that the lamp would go out after a few hours, I quietly went outside. Naturally, the surroundings were dark. It was after the sun had completely set.

“I don’t feel any special attention.”

“I guess it’ll be okay if we continue like this.”

I’ve done it many times already, so I’m quite familiar with it.

[Life: Spirit: Grant]

[Spirit Creation]

The temporary wind spirit appeared, fluttering in the wind.

Wheeing!

The two people flew straight up into the sky.

As the figure completely melted into the night sky, Galen pointed in the direction.

Heading north.

The expedition team went out to the north gate of the city in the morning, but not necessarily for that reason.

“Unica.”

This time too, I took turns with Unica to minimize the consumption of magic power.

I’ve already flown across the Great Mountains and gained some experience with long-distance flights. How would flying over the desert be any different?

Of course, there was a difference between the time when you simply had to cross a mountain and now you had to cross a desert where you didn’t even know where you were.

Now I knew my destination.

“Oh, is that it?”

Galen, who had been flying for a while, slowed down. At that moment, Lilia also discovered torches on the ground in front of him.

“Let’s walk a little.”

“yes!”

They landed safely and gently in the distance and began to walk.

There were quite a few large rocks around that were not as weathered, which made it even less likely for them to be discovered.

Lilia, who had been approaching cautiously, suddenly caught a glimpse of something strange in her eyes. Galen smiled warmly.

Dododo dododo!

A black shadow running quickly and stealthily across the desert leaped toward Galen. A black cat was placed in Galen’s arms.

“Thank you for your hard work, Tenebrae.”

The pitch-black spirit gradually shrank as it enjoyed Galen’s caressing touch. Its body, which was quite large for a cat, shrank as if it was going backwards in growth.

Before departure, Galen answered Theodore who asked how he would enter the ruins secretly, saying that it was fine.

Just put Tenebrae in your pocket and go. Try not to get too close to Ivan, as he might sense the magic.

Although he was half in doubt as to whether that would work, Theodore accepted the request.

Originally, spirits could not move more than a certain distance away from the spirit master, but Galen’s primal spirits were very special beings.

Because it was connected to Galen and yet at the same time an independent entity, there were no distance constraints.

When you get that far apart, the connection fades, but it doesn’t break completely.

So, no matter how far away he was, Galen could vaguely guess where Tenebrae was and flew in that direction.

The distance the expedition team traveled in a day was by no means short, but how could the speed of moving with a load on a camel be the same as that of moving at a high speed? It was not difficult to keep up.

“Um, um. Hmm? Um… … .”

Galen nodded, having been conversing with Tenebrae in his head. Tenebrae, who had shrunk to the size of a kitten, went into Galen’s arms.

“They say there are ruins here.”

“Here? It’s pretty close to the city… Oh, no. We just flew in quickly, huh?”

“They said they’re going to rest tonight and get right into it tomorrow morning.”

“That’s pretty standard. Oh, then wouldn’t it be okay if I went in for a bit now?”

“It wouldn’t be so bad if there were no traces left… … .”

First, we decided to go a little closer to the campsite.

After passing through a few small mounds that seemed to go on forever, like waves crashing over rocks scattered here and there, we arrived at a campsite set up in a place where the rocks provided some protection from the wind.

Lilia bravely chose a suitable spot where the campsite could be seen from this side, but this side could not be seen from the campsite.

“Because it’s beyond my range of perception, except for my eyesight, Brother Deckard over there won’t be able to detect us either. I don’t know about Brother Theodore, but he can be detected.”

“Well done. I guess I can stay here for one night.”

“Well, but I don’t see anything that looks like ruins?”

Lilia looked around and tilted her head.

If you recall the appearance of the Oklanne ruins, we set up a camp near the entrance to the ruins and posted guards together.

All I could see here was a campsite. There were no torches lit anywhere nearby.

Galen spoke with Tenebrae again and answered.

“They say the entrance is closed?”

“It’s closed?”

“They said they would open it when they entered tomorrow, so they didn’t touch it at all. Sir Theodore seems to have heard that as well.”

“Hey, then I guess we can’t do it tonight. I don’t even know where the ruins are, let alone where the entrance is.”

“It’s obvious where we’ll be, but… Let’s rest today, us too.”

I came dressed as simply as possible, but I still brought a bag. I took out a blanket and wrapped it around me.

Hurrruk!

Unica breathed life into the flames of the flames of vanity that rose from inside the mofo. The spirit of fire was born.

In the past, there was a spirit master who could place a fireball on his sternum without even burning the hem of his clothes. Spirits were beings who could perfectly control their power so that it would not harm their master.

In other words, even if you put the fire spirit in a blanket, it will only be warm and will not catch fire. Since Unica takes care of the control, Galen did not have to worry about it.

“It’s a bit much to light a fire, so please bear with this for today.”

“It’s warm enough. Brother, you should get some rest too!”

The two spent the night nodding off rather than sleeping.

But that kind of nap wouldn’t help me recover properly.

Kook! Kook!

In the morning, Lilia massaged Galen’s shoulders and waist a few times, and all his fatigue was gone. It wasn’t because she was incredibly good at giving massages, but because she simply gave him sexual energy.

They also filled their hunger with beef jerky as they watched the campsite preparing meals from early in the morning.

When the sun finally fully rose.

“Move!”

Lilia, who had not let her guard down, slapped Galen’s arm.

At this distance, his eyesight was incapable of distinguishing people, and he could only discern their general shapes and colors.

Thankfully, Theodore served as a landmark. He was so much bigger than the people around him that it was easy to recognize him.

Lillia relayed. Five people came out of the campsite. Theodore, Ivan, Deckard, Davia, and the head of the Alaba family whose name I forgot.

I thought we should move, but fortunately the five of us didn’t go too far and stopped somewhere along the way.

“Huh?”

“oh.”

Lilia and Galen, who were watching, expressed their admiration.

Saaaa …

The sand was dancing and moving like waves.

The sand dunes, which had piled up almost to the height of a mountain, flowed down like a sand castle on a white sandy beach.

Among those five, only two are magicians, and Ivan is a lightning type, so that magic must be Davia’s.

“If it’s land-based gold, it’s definitely worth eating in the desert.”

The magic of the relics, the magic of Ivan. I was so focused on the jewel-level magic that I forgot about Davia.

It was truly shameful that Baek-eun had lost her original intention of pursuing magic. Baek-eun had to steal both gold and jewels equally.

Galen, who had belatedly added Davia’s magic to his wish list, observed it with serious eyes. It was a little regrettable that he could not see it up close.

‘As far as I know, it’s not a top-tier gold. Assuming it’s around level 50… The speed of the sand isn’t that fast, and the delicacy… I can’t tell just by looking at the work. However, the amount it can move at once seems considerable… … .’

It seemed superior at least in terms of versatility compared to the territorial advance that specialized only in making clay dolls.

While Galen was watching the movement of the sand closely for some time.

Lilia, who was observing a more microscopic part, said.

“This is the entrance.”

“yes?”

“It was buried deep in the sand. It looked like a staircase leading underground.”

In fact, it was a very obvious story. Where in the barren land, where there were only sand and a few rocks, could there be a space like a ruin? It would have to be underground.

The amount of sand that had entered the entrance was considerable, so it took quite some time to remove it.

After waiting patiently, the work was finally completed.

The expedition team finally entered the ruins.

“…Huh?”

The problem is.

Only half of the people entered.

Of course, the five who could be called the leaders of the expedition team all went in, but only a few escorts followed them in.

Specifically, Ivan’s two escorts, Deckard’s two escorts, and the head of the household’s two escorts. In other words, only eleven people entered the ruins.

There were still more than ten people left outside, not having entered.

Just in case, I held on and watched for another thirty minutes.

They still didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving. There was no sign of clearing up the campsite, and four people continued to stand guard at the entrance.

“Well, didn’t the entire expedition team go in at the Oklanne ruins?”

“Yes. It was probably to prevent peddlers from coming in.”

“What should I do? The entrance isn’t wide enough to sneak in… … .”

“Can I just go in without getting in?”

Galen tapped his chest. Tenebrae poked her head out and yawned.

Lilia, who understood the meaning, was delighted but puzzled at the same time.

“Was it possible to do it during the day?”

“Of course. It’s just that there are limitations because there isn’t darkness all around like at night. Of course, it’s impossible from this distance… … .”

Galen stood up and waved his hand lightly.

The magic of the spiral flow arose.

“Wouldn’t it be okay if I just didn’t get hurt too badly?”

The magical power that seemed to be quietly dispersing and melting away on the wind soon began to create its own wind and began to rotate around the campsite.

Wheeeeeeeeeeing!

It wasn’t so stupid as to blow people away without warning, but it was strong enough.

The result was natural, as the location was a desert.

“Mom, it’s a sandstorm!”

“Very strong! Be careful!”

The hot sand pounded my skin, and I couldn’t help but shrink back. The thick dust that rose up completely obscured my vision. People covered their faces with their clothes and groaned.

When the entire campsite, including the entrance to the ruins, was in chaos.

Galen and Lilia were floating high above the dust. There was no one below them who could sense their presence.

“I found it.”

The inside of the ruins is underground, so of course there will be no light.

In that case, it could have easily gone into a dark fairy tale.

“Tenebrae.”

The black magic released by the pitch-black spirit spread out like a blanket, covering both Galen and Lilia at the same time.

The next moment they were already gone.

A pitch-black space without a single ray of light greeted them.

“You came in?”

“yes.”

Lilia asked in a whisper. Galen nodded.

“It’s been about thirty minutes since the expedition team entered, so they shouldn’t be that close.”

“Then can I turn on the light?”

“Just in case, take it easy.”

“yes!”

Lilia raised the light of holy power in her hand. It was a mini-sized glow.

A shabby corridor made of stone on all sides was visible.

It wasn’t like there was nothing there. I could see what looked like broken pieces of bone.

“I guess the legend of the King’s Tomb is true! There are bones.”

“… … .”

Lilia, who had spoken innocently, tilted her head at Galen’s strange expression.

“Why are you like that?”

“…Why are there still bones left?”

That too from the entrance.