Chapter 314

"As you command my lord." Mesa responds with obedience. 

Not long ago, she passed the final test to become a guardian knight and was assigned to the 12th flagbearer, together with 'Scott Lyman', who was standing on the other side.

"Scott."

"Yes, my lord."

"Go and get rid of the trash on the streets."

If you turn your head a little, you can see lawless committing crimes in real time, such as robberies, murders, and assaults. These were the scum who had not yet realized that Jin had come to Mamit.

He did not really care about the lowlife sum fighting each other, but there were also a few people who looked like civilians. 

What Jin told him to clean up was the criminals who were harassing the civilians.

"I shall carry out your order, my lord."

Click, click!

Mesa and Scott started moving past the Jin. Within seconds, the screams of lawless echoed from all over the area. The frequency of the screams subsided very quickly.

After Scott cut some of the lawless, everyone understood the situation.

The fact that it wasn't just that one Guardian Knight who came to this place on a solo mission, but Runcandel's flagbearer has come to this devastated land.

The streets became quiet in an instant. But Scott silently walked through the alleys like a ghost to clean up.

The streets also become empty. Mamit's criminals looked frantic as they hid in their homes or taverns like beasts that met their natural predators.

Swish…..

A cold wind blew across the empty streets. It was the first time in years that Mamit had become so quiet.

'Mesa, Scott. They've both grown a lot.'

Jin smiled gently. It felt strange to see the two of them becoming full-fledged guardian knights.

'Bellop will soon come back from the southeast snowy mountains of Mitel.'

The remaining seven members of the youngest division are about to take the final test.

'If everyone becomes Guardian Knights, it wouldn't be bad to send them to a training camp of hell. If possible, I want everyone to be strong enough to be called up as Black Knights before they turn fifty. Wait a minute. Perhaps I should drive them hard, so they have no choice but to become black knights.'

The two were completely unaware of Jin's evil plans. Mesa and Scott managed to contain their pounding hearts, while subduing Mamit's lawless. They were ready to give everything to the fact that they could be with Jin again.

Jin slowly walked toward the Moonlit well.

'Just as the lives of the members of the youngest division have changed, my teacher's life will also change from my past life after she meets me. Perhaps Joshua found out my teacher's alias at this time because of my regression.'

Once again, it sent shivers down his spine. Since regressing, he has always had the perception that every action he takes can change the future of those around him.

That is why Jin has chosen options that can have a positive impact on everyone he cares about, as much as possible.

But it is difficult to judge in Valeria's case. Jin had no idea whether meeting Valeria would have a good or bad effect on her. But now was not the time to think about that.

'I have to keep her by my side and provide a safety device. In my past life, neither Runcandel nor Zipfel had caught my teacher, but I can never be sure what will happen in this life.'

Valeria is definitely a strong person. She was one of the strongest people he knew.

It's not just about her fighting ability, it's about the willpower that Valeria possessed as a person. 

It was clearly shining enough to be admired. 

However, there were certain things in the world that could not be solved by willpower alone.

For example, a genius mage, who has just turned 17, avoids the pursuit of two giant clans without anyone to rely on.

Unlike Jin in his reserve flagbearer days, Valeria neither had any brethren who could hide her in Laprarosa, nor a companion who would risk their life to protect her.

'No matter how much I think about it, it is impossible for the teacher to avoid the pursuit of the two clans until the end. If I don't help, she will be caught sooner or later.'

As a disciple, it is time to repay the debt of his teacher from the past life.

As Jin got closer to the moonlit well, his confused heart gradually calmed.

"You are here, my lord."

Mesa and Scott bowed their heads when Jin arrived at the entrance of the Moonlit Well.

Behind them, five kings and servants are kneeling in line with each other. There are about a hundred underlings, and the executives of each faction gathered together.

Jin looked down at them silently for a while. He was looking for Valeria.

'She's not here.'

If so, the next thing to do was to find out who knows Valeria among the kings.

"Fortunately, there is one familiar face left. You, there, Yes, you. What's your name?"

Jin asked while making eye contact with the one who sat in the front among the kings.

"I am Yorke, sir. Where have you met me, sir?"

The king answered and revealed his name courteously. 

Yorke and Jin had met once.

- Kid. You seem to be a great talent for your age, but believing that and staying in this town for a long time won't do you any good. And it will be a problem if you intend to create trouble.

- Thanks for the advice. But there is someone I have to find. I will do our best not to cause any inconvenience to the people who live here.

-Haha, I heard that yesterday you killed a thug in the tavern with a single slash. But now, you act like a gentle sheep.

- Because you are different from those lot. I happen to have a good understanding of where I stand.

- You get passing marks for your manners. Okay, I'll let you stay here for a few more days.

-Thank you. I will never forget about the kings of Mamit who took care of me even after I return.

A conversation Jin had with the kings of Mamit, including Yorke, when he was on an intermediate class mission.

"Yes, Yorke. The person who made remarks about my manners in the lobby of the Moonlit Well four years ago and had his head chopped off by the sword of the hidden palace at the time. Do you remember a little bit now?"

"Ah·······!"

Hearing that, he opened his eyes wide and bowed his head. He couldn't help but remember.

After Jin attacked the Moonlit Well pretending to be an outside mage to carry out his intermediate class mission, Mamit's kings suffered tremendously from Syris hands for a while.

At that time, Ryu and Hiten of the Seven Swords of the hidden palace could not find the mage (Jin) who casted the 'Call of Lightning' at the moonlit well.

Syris trampled on the kings for a while in effort to find the culprit. It was only after some time that she came to the conclusion that Jin, the boy she released, could be the culprit.

So Syris sent the kings to investigate the boy's whereabouts– from the date of his arrival, the purpose of the boy's visit, and every little thing he did in Mamit.

For the kings, it was like being struck by lightning out of blue, but they had no strength to refuse Syris' command.

- Lady Syris. As soon as the boy came to Mamit, he took the head of a small fry called Tonk at the tavern, and he acted like he was looking for someone. Then he came to the Moonlit Well, and did nothing else in Mamit.

-Is that all?

- Yes, I think. He doesn't seem to be the culprit. To be honest, it doesn't make sense for that boy to use a 6- or 7-star level magic spell, doesn't it?

-If it's not him, you mean my men have missed the mage?

-It's not like that... Even if he's the culprit, as lady Syris said. He probably wasn't trying to attack the hidden palace. It's just that maybe he hated some of us or had a grudge against us.

-Who was he looking for?

-I heard he was searching for someone who is Fizten or Fester.

It was Yorke, the king who was currently in front of Jin, who had talked with Syris at that time.

Syris was annoyed at that time, so Yorke purposely called Fizten and Fester. In fact, he clearly confirmed that the person Jin was looking for was 'Hister'.

Of course, Syris had wasted more time trying to find out who used the names Fizten and Fester.

"I'm sorry I couldn't recognise you right away, Sir Jin."

"Only Yorke stays here, and the rest disappear from my sight at a fast pace."

As Jin spoke quietly, the rest of the kings and executives ran away like cockroaches scattering. The weight of the name Runcandel within Hupfester is not something the lawless could bear.

"Let's go in and have a talk."

Yorke had a hunch that Jin visited Mamit to meet the person he was looking for four years ago.

"Yes, sir!"

As the two entered the moonlit well, Scott and Mesa stood in front of the inn like gatekeepers. The lobby is empty with no one in it.

"I'm looking for someone."

"Yes, Sir Jin. Please tell me who it is. If you tell me their name and appearance, I can find them right away in this Mamit."

"Is there a girl who is about seventeen years old now living in Mamit? She must have red hair and a silver pine staff."

"Red hair and a staff..."

Yorke traced his memory. As far as he knew, there was no girl with red hair and a silver pine staff in Mamit. There's no way a 17-year-old girl could survive in this rough city in the first place. However, it is not that no one came to mind.

"There is no red-haired girl with a staff, but there is a girl of the same age who has recently joined our organization."

"What's her name?"

"She said her name is Arya, but she doesn't have a surname. She also came from a back alley, so she's a tough girl to the core.…"

Jin's heart rate has increased.

"Anyone else?"

"No. There is only one girl under the age of twenty. Shall I bring her?"

"Let me check her."

"Yes, Sir Jin. Please wait a moment. I will go outside and tell my underlings to find Arya."

Swosh!

The moment Yorke is about to stand up. Suddenly, the lobby ceiling collapsed and a spear fell from it. It was a spear made of lightning-type mana.

That is the variation magic spell that Jin experienced once in the Great Desert of Mitra.

The spear pierced Yorke's head and stuck to the floor. Yorke couldn't let out a single scream at the sudden blow.

Jin slowly raised his head and looked up. A person is visible with a hood pressed down through the ceiling from where the lightning spear came.

He could recognize the person, despite the hood covering the face. Jin was convinced even though strange brown hair poked out of the hood.

It was Valeria Hister, his teacher.

'Valeria...!'

It seemed as if time had stopped for an instant. Jin wanted to call her out loud. He wanted to say it's been a while.

All kinds of emotions that are hard to describe were piercing his heart like a rays of light that spreads in all directions.

"....Jin?"

Valeria said as she made eye contact with Jin.