I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 340

Roses in the sea (1)

“… … !”

Fortunately or unfortunately, Kim Chae-min knew the face of the monster that was looking at her and grinning with its teeth, at least in the form of a human male.

But regardless of whether he recognized the face or not, look at that ominous aura. Kim Chae-min immediately launched an attack.

“Ah, ah. This. This person… .”

The man smiled coolly.

The man grabbed Kim Chae-min’s vine with his bare hands. He didn’t think he could catch it with the vine anyway. How could he not do that when he had only a few years of experience as a great wizard?

But that wasn’t why Kim Chae-min’s next reaction was so late. The man smiled and pulled the vine toward him. Kim Chae-min didn’t hold on to the vine forcibly, but let it go.

‘That hand just now!’

There were webbed webs between the fingers. Item? No, but I could see the veins. Magic? Not impossible.

“Ah… ah. Big, ah, ah? Ah.”

The man tilted his head and spoke as if testing a broken microphone.

Kim Chae-min gritted her teeth as she saw the man not coming out of the sea. If only he could come out, even if it was just a sandy beach, there were many more methods she could try.

…knowing that, you keep standing in the sea?

Yes, that is very likely. Didn’t they prepare a trap against Hong Seok-young on a large scale? Of course, they would have investigated the people around him as well. At least compared to Woo Hee-jae, whose past actions on the surface are not that remarkable, the great wizard is easy to track down and it is also easy to study his weaknesses and countermeasures.

A family with three generations of great magicians is said to be well-known for their magic.

If you are even a little interested, you know a wizard registered in the society.

Information about the great wizard Kim Chae-min will be easier to find than you might think. After all, Kim Chae-min is still a member of the British Magical Society.

Yes. He hired a once promising wizard as an assassin, even though he was excommunicated, so he must have connections with other wizards. The hallway where the dungeon gate was hidden was also affected by magic.

“Ahh… Ah, that’s enough. I told you, this is always a matter of adjustment.”

Kim Chae-min frowned openly.

Korean is fluent and catchy. It’s different from Sandra Gamble’s awkward pronunciation. It’s as natural as Hope. I haven’t met her in person, but I heard that Sem Bloom also speaks Korean naturally.

What, if I become friends with Noah Michel, can I learn all kinds of languages ​​without any restrictions?

‘What a convenient ability!’

“Anyway, bye!”

The man waved his hand nonchalantly as he greeted me. Despite the fact that he was holding onto a thorny vine, his palm was surprisingly intact.

But when I opened my hand, the webs between my fingers became more clearly visible. And the sharp, serrated nails.

Overall, the appearance feels lightly pigmented. The shaggy hair is light gray. In addition to the pale skin, the clothes he is wearing are also white pants and a white shirt. Unlike the hair that is not wet with water, the clothes are soaking wet. The red-stained shirt clings tightly to his body.

A tall, muscular body that feels intimidating even from a considerable distance away.

The only way for Kim Chae-min to find out about the man was through photos and videos.

A man with gray hair walks down the street holding a paper cup of coffee.

A man in a black suit hanging out with a group of people who look obviously bad.

Even the boyish appearance that remains in the high school graduation album.

Henry Lehman.

A member of the Ark. Boss of Atlas.

“Noah smells pretty good, and you smell good too. Are all archmages like that? Oh, that’s too bad.”

The man touched his neck. Deep scratches were visible on both sides of his protruding Adam’s apple. Scars? Tattoos?

No, that’s not it. Look at the way Henry Lehman’s gills flutter every time he breathes. Like the gills of a fish… .

“Actually, what I’m most curious about is Alex. I wonder what he smells like… you know?”

Flippers. Gills. And rising from the sea inside the dungeon.

Kim Chae-min started by asking a fundamental question.

Is the author human?

It doesn’t look like a human being.

Kim Chae-min was reminded of Alex Hope.

Yes. Hope referred to herself as human, and her body was also human. But even so, there was a tone of voice that could not be hidden, that of a non-human being.

Among the monsters I occasionally encountered in European dungeons, there were some that looked almost exactly like humans. Even the fairy Tati in Jirisan dungeon looked like a human. No, this one definitely had the feel of a monster.

In any case, Kim Chae-min had enough experience not to be fooled by appearances. Of all the existing great wizards, he succeeded in manifesting his own magic at the youngest age, excluding Noah Michelle. Unlike Noah Michelle, he had many adults around him to guide him.

Kim Chae-min doesn’t let her guard down.

“Sometimes I miss Alex.”

Henry Lehmann continued his story as if it didn’t matter if Kim Chae-min didn’t answer.

“I still don’t believe Alex is dead… It’s so absurd. Noah seems convinced he’s dead. What do you think? Have you met Noah? Wizarding society is so complicated.”

“… … .”

“I think Noah would rather Alex just be dead than really dead… I honestly don’t get why Noah hates Alex so much.”

Lehmann sighed heavily in an exaggerated tone.

The way he spoke reminded me of Alex Hope, in a childlike, innocent, playful way, and just saying whatever came to mind at the time.

Kim Chae-min saw Sem Bloom’s body.

It was human. If you could call it human. Its foundation was human. Blood, internal organs, things like that.

But can a being with wings instead of arms be called human? The golden eyes that flashed were not human. The feathered arms and wings were the same. They did not have human genes.

And recently, there was Han Tae-kyung.

Likewise, Kim Chae-min could not answer the question of whether Han Tae-kyung’s eyes were human. Han Tae-kyung probably did not know either.

But Alex Hope and Han Tae-kyung were different from Sem Bloom.

They consistently claimed to be human.

‘A teacher is close to not even thinking that he might not be human.’

What about Henry Lehmann?

“If I were Noah, I would have coaxed Alex and made him do things to me. No matter how smart Alex is, Alex himself isn’t that difficult.”

Henry Lehmann suddenly burst into laughter.

“No, of course I’m scared of Alex. I can’t do that when I think about the consequences if I get caught. I was encouraged to try hard too, wasn’t I? To kill myself first if I don’t want to die?”

“… … .”

“So I killed him.”

The laughter stops. The air becomes still. Henry Lehmann’s eyes flash gold.

The eye color of Lehmann, as clearly reported, was black.

The feathered monster that appeared over Boston. The story of Han Tae-kyung. The testimony I heard about Sem Bloom.

Henry Lehmann smiled softly again. Despite his size, he looked like he would fit right in as a librarian in a library.

“I think maybe there was something going on between Noah and Alex back in the day. Noah’s tougher than he looks.”

Kim Chae-min let Lehman talk. Those words don’t have to be true. Either way, it helps us understand Henry Lehman.

Noah Michelle had met Kim Chae-min at an academic conference, and there were many rumors. Of course, you can’t believe everything, but there was nothing you couldn’t take note of.

But Henry Lehman was shrouded in mystery in every country. It’s hard to know from Alex Hope’s testimony alone, so it’s good to confirm it like this. It’s not bad.

“But people have a sense of humor, so I don’t think Noah would hate him for no reason. Of course, Alex is the type that Noah hates, but he’s also the type that he loves to death.”

Kim Chae-min frowned.

I had heard about Henry Lehman from Alex Hope. I had never met Gamble in person, but I tried my best to explain to him what I had learned.

Even if Hope was crazy, there’s no way Henry Lehmann wouldn’t have said something if he had webbed feet and gills.

First of all, didn’t he suddenly appear in the dungeon? Even if he had been hiding here the whole time, it would be a problem, and if he had teleported, it would be even more of a problem. If Hope knew about this but didn’t tell her…

‘I’m really going to kill you!’

Let’s think about that issue again later.

In any case, this situation has rendered more than half of the information we had about Henry Lehmann useless.

Let me say this again, Kim Chae-min is not letting his guard down.

It is clear that this current situation is unfavorable to him. Roses cannot bloom in the sea. As long as the author stands with both feet in salt water, the magic that Kim Chae-min can use is reduced by more than half.

But fortunately, Kim Chae-min wasn’t the only one in this dungeon.

Kim Chae-min praised himself for not completely withdrawing his magic. I don’t know if Henry Lehman has eyes that can sense the flow of magic like Hope or Han Tae-kyung. But even if he does, Kim Chae-min’s magic is currently scattered around him like fog. Even if the magic moves, he will think it is to attack him, and he will not think that he is doing anything else.

Kim Chae-min gritted her teeth.

‘Grandpa, I’m sorry I complained about how hard magic practice was! I need everything, just like you said!’

Try to reconnect with the rose vines that are spread out all over the dungeon. You know what you need, so there’s no need to stretch them out like before.

“But am I the only one talking? You should speak too. Do you have any questions for me? Am I speaking Korean properly right now?”

“… … .”

Just one. Just one.

“You have to have a chance to use Korean to know it! It’s no use because you already know English or Spanish.”

“you.”

“huh?”

“Were you there the whole time?”

“Ah. This?”

Lehmann’s feet were wet. Barefoot.

“Hey. No way. It’s not like there’s nothing to do.”

Connected.

-…Teacher? The roses are blooming again. It’s a bit strange.

-hmm?

-I think Mr. Kim is sending me some kind of signal. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made the flowers bloom and fall on purpose. Do you know what it is?

-… It’s Morse code.

-Morse code?

“I had to make a lot of sacrifices to do this! I didn’t plan on going that far, but Alex has been through so much. And in Boston… Yeah, I thought he wouldn’t have died. He would have jumped into hiding somewhere.”

Lehmann spoke calmly. Contrary to his soft voice, his tone became increasingly sharp.

“Looking at the fact that he’s not crawling out right away, I guess he must be really hurt. I’d rather die like Noah wanted, though. Haha, I’m also scared of Alex.”

-… … The names sound similar.

little bit more.

“Then shall we do what we have to do before any more interruptions arise?”

-Lee. … Only.

“The sea. You don’t like it?”

-Henry Lehman.

Fantasy, contemporary,