Chapter 46

The Archmage ordered Jacob and the Chief Researcher of the East Tower to investigate the Black Continent.

The investigator in the East Tower had discovered the suspicious event, so she asked him to get a definitive answer from there.

“But during the investigation process, you must never provoke a demon.”

The demons of the Black Continent were more ferocious than the demons that appeared on the White Continent.

No matter how much of a wizard he was, he was vulnerable to being attacked by monsters that could attack him in droves.

“So quietly observe their movements and come back.”

After receiving the order from the Archmage, Jacob and the Chief Researcher immediately left the conference room to head to the Black Continent.

Several agendas were presented at the meeting, but nothing was as important as the Black Continent, so the meeting was quickly dismissed.

“Teacher.”

On the way out of the central tower – where the conference room was located – and back to the West Tower.

Elena called Jeremy.

“Yes, Elena.”

“If there really is a person who wields a demon in the Black Continent…”

Even though Elena was in disbelief, Jeremy understood her.

“If it’s true, there could be war.”

War.

The moment she heard the words, Elena’s expression hardened.

This world was a world that was no stranger to unforeseen wars.

It was a fact she knew well because of Lexion’s battles.

Still, she could not easily shake off the uncomfortable feeling about a possible war.

Moreover, this was no war among humans.

Of course, even within the White Continent, there were several battles with monsters.

When Lexion went on an expedition, it was not only a territorial war but also a subjugation of monsters.

However, if there were intelligent monsters in the Black Continent.

If they would invade the White Continent.

There would be a great war between humans and monsters.

And that war would be more brutal than any war.

‘Because demons will mercilessly slaughter humans.’

Those of unknown origin was such a race.

Some scholars even said that monsters were born through black magic.

Elena also found the hypothesis to be the most plausible.

‘It must not have been true.’

No one who could control a demon should appear.

For peace.

Elena bit her lip.

Arriving at the dorm, she lightly washed her face.

Before proceeding with today’s research, she planned to take a break first.

And just in time, her spirits appeared.

[Master!]

“Come in, everyone.”

Elena welcomed her cute spirit friends.

Come to think of it, the spirits that wandered around the world might know about the Black Continent.

Elena asked with a sudden thought.

“Do you guys know anything about the Black Continent?”

But the spirits shook their heads.

[No! In the Black Continent, the magic is too strong, so spirits are not born.]

Said Lani.

Coco and Vivi nodded their heads together.

Then Toto, who had his eyes closed, said quietly.

[A long time ago, spirits were born even in the Black Continent.]

At Toto’s words, Elena’s eyes widened.

“Really?”

[Yes. However, they were engulfed by magic, and most of them turned into monsters.]

Even the spirits have become monsters.

[Of course, compared to the existing monsters, the number is less than a fraction.]

“Then, are there still spirits who turned into monsters?”

[I can’t say for sure, but there should be.]

Elena swallowed.

[The black continent filled with magic can stain even spirits born on the white continent. But it’s different when you go with the owner. Besides, the spirits that have been engulfed by magic may return to their original state.]

“Really?”

[I’m not sure, but it means it’s possible.]

“I see….”

She didn’t have to go to the Black Continent right away, but if she did…

There, she wanted to return the spirits that had been swallowed by magic to their original state.

****

At the same time.

Archmage Karen was at work.

‘The Black Continent…’

She sent Jacob and the Chief Researcher of the East Tower, but it didn’t feel right.

‘Until it is certain, there is no need to worry.’

The moment she was thinking about passing it on.

Kiiiingg—

Tinnitus sounded like a stab in her ear.

Karen jumped up from her seat.

The place she went straight to was in front of the bookshelf on one side of the wall in the office.

The magical energy that flowed from Karen’s hand wrapped around the bookshelf and the bookshelf moved.

Behind it was a door.

Karen opened the black door and went inside.

There was a portal in the dark, humid, cave-like space.

About 50 years ago.

It was connected to the portal sold to the king of a kingdom that existed on the Black Continent.

The reason why Karen never sold the portal to anyone was that she sold the first portal to that place.

It was because she knew that the Black Continent would one day be destroyed by a monster.

Before that time came, she sold the portal with a message to come to for help.

But now.

“……!”

Karen’s eyes widened.

The ominous foreboding was not wrong.

The portal was destroyed.

Actually, this didn’t make sense.

In order to break the items containing the magic of the Archmage, you had to have enough power to match it.

‘… No way.’

Karen’s eyes narrowed.

If the investigator in the East Tower saw it right.

If the one who commanded a demon appeared.

And if it has a power similar to her own.

Danger would come to the White Continent.

But there was nothing they could do right now.

Only by knowing what was happening in the Black Continent could they take preemptive measures.

Rather, she didn’t know if she moved too quickly, she might bring back harm.

After all, now was the time to wait.

‘How dare you challenge me!’

Karen’s eyes darkened.

****

Meanwhile, Elena headed back to the Central Tower.

The Central Tower of the Magic Tower had many places that wizards used in common.

Among them was the Tower’s Library.

It was not an exaggeration to say that all the books that existed in the world were collected there, and it was a space with a plethora of books.

The bookshelves were as high as a three-story building, and the width was also significant enough to get lost.

Elena used to visit the library often.

So she was able to skillfully head to the archives without getting lost.

The reason why she moved to the archives of ancient books, not anywhere else, was to investigate the Black Continent.

‘It would be great to know about the Spirit Temple, but…’

After she entered the tower.

Elena visited the library frequently and wanted to research the Spirit Temple.

But she couldn’t find anything related to it.

With a small sigh, she tried looking for an ancient book with information about the Black Continent.

Among the dusty old books, she was able to find a book about an unknown continent.

Elena immediately sat down on the library floor and turned the bookshelf.

Her eyes widened slightly.

The book contained details about the Black Continent.

Not only that.

[A man with a strange power different from magic died there.]

There were even some strange verses written on it.

Elena continued to read the text further.

It was written that the man mentioned in the book used strange powers.

Sometimes he spoke into the air, and sometimes he used a force closer to nature than magic.

“‘We have decided to call it the Elemental.’”

Elena felt goosebumps in an instant.

The spirits mentioned in the book were said to have died on the Black Continent about 200 years ago.

‘Is this person a former Elementalist?’

She looked everywhere, but couldn’t find any information about the Spirit Temple.

And the information she finally found was 200 years old.

Spirits were rare.

So, according to her hypothesis, the person in the book may not have been the former Elementalist.

Elena looked through the old book further.

The ancient book continued to discuss the Black Continent.

Because the Black Continent was once inhabited by many powerful demons, very few humans survived.

However, people started living around 100 years ago.

[They were descendants of the spirits.]

The children of the deceased spirit’s sister, to be exact.

The descendants headed to the Black Continent to find the body of their ancestors – the only ‘spirits’ that existed in the past – and placed them in a safe land.

Time passed, and they eventually settled there.

The site gradually grew into a village, which prospered as a kingdom after a long time.

‘If it’s a kingdom….’

Elena tilted her head.

She rummaged through the old book for additional information.

However, that was all that was written in the ancient book about the Black Continent and the history of the spirits.

She looked around the archives more, but couldn’t get more information than this.

Elena thought as she walked out of the library, trembling.

‘Recently, the movements at the Black Continent and… Former Spirit Sergeant. And a kingdom established by his descendants.’

Were these three things related?

Perhaps, in the kingdom established by the descendants of the spirits, the Archmage’s portal didn’t even exist.

‘… If so, why did the Archmage give them a portal?’

Thoughts flowed in several directions.

‘Is the Archmage related to the previous Spirits…?’

Thinking about that, Elena shook her head.

A hasty judgment was not allowed.

Once Jacob and the Chief Researcher of the East Tower have returned from the Black Continent, they would be able to grasp the current situation.

‘The distance from the White Continent to the Black Continent takes at least a few weeks….’

There were still two months left before they returned.

‘Please. I hope it’s not a big deal.’

Elena longed for it.