The Gallery Owner Appears
The Gallery Owner Appears
The roaring sound gradually subsided.
Not a single trace remained of the once-majestic fortress.
The imposing Gate Boss had also turned to ash and vanished.
Everything had returned to nothingness.
All of this was a phenomenon brought about by a single magic spell.
This was the true worth of 9th-circle magic, where each and every spell was akin to a disaster.
"Not bad, right?"
For a spell created in a rush, its quality was quite high.
Although its power and effect fell short of existing 9th-circle spells, that could be refined over time, and this level was good enough to add to the new 9th-circle spells without any issues.
『Recording』
She copied a portion of her knowledge and compiled it into a book.
—Seuseuseuk
The moment yet another grimoire was added.
Soon after, she grasped the book floating in midair.
Demise
Announce the end.
The new 9th-circle grimoire she created this time.
"Heu-heung~"
As she hummed a tune and raised her hand into midair, the space around her fingertips wavered and split open, revealing its interior.
Subspace magic. A spatial magic spell capable of storing and retrieving anything.
She placed the newly created grimoire inside. As soon as it entered the subspace, it instantly vanished from sight, and the writhing, cracked space closed back up shortly after.
"It's been a while since I made a new spell!"
She turned her head to offer her thanks to the king who had sacrificed himself for this, but all that remained was a pile of ash.
"Umm...."
Regrettably, she was unable to deliver her thanks. So she thought she should at least remember his name.
Who was he again?
Come to think of it, she hadn't even heard his name.
The image of the king wailing in anguish after death seemed to linger before her eyes, but oh well, what could she do? The one who cast a spell without even introducing themselves was none other than that nameless king, not her.
She had just assumed he was so interested in magic that he forgot to introduce himself.
While she was lost in such random thoughts.
"E-Excuse me...."
"Huh?"
A group hesitantly and slowly approached her.
Looking at them one by one, she recognized the people she had forgotten about because of the magic spell—the group of low-grade hunters who had entered the Gate before her.
She had protected them with magic in case they got caught in her spell, and indeed, they appeared completely unharmed without a scratch.
The man who seemed to be the leader among them spoke first.
"I don't know who you are, but thank you so much for saving us. I really don't know how to express my gratitude...."
As she watched them bow their heads in gratitude, feeling inwardly proud.
She heard a familiar voice from afar.
"Tia-nim!"
A black-haired beauty whom a suit suited strangely well.
It was Jeong Seah.
'Ah, this is bad.'
Seeing her, Tia belatedly remembered that she had sneaked into the Gate without the Management Bureau's knowledge.
'Still, I defeated the Gate Boss and saved the people, didn't I?'
That's right. She had done nothing wrong. If anything, shouldn't the Management Bureau be bowing down to thank her?
"Umm... long time no see?"
Jeong Seah and Yoo Seolhwa saw it.
■■■!!!
The sight of a stream of black light swallowing everything as it slammed down onto the ground.
Along with a spine-chilling roar, a massive shockwave followed right after.
The noise quieted down only after a long time had passed, but the wave felt even from afar allowed them to instantly comprehend just how immense its power was.
"Holy shit—"
"...."
Yoo Seolhwa was shocked, and Jeong Seah stared blankly at the sight.
As the dust cleared, what came into view was something with a radius that seemed to be several hundred meters wide, its depth unimaginable....
A massive sinkhole.
"First, let's move...."
"Pardon?"
The one who snapped to her senses first was Jeong Seah. Since several human figures were visible right in front of the sinkhole, those must be the hunters.
And the child visible at the center of them.
It was Tia.
As Seah quickly ran over to assess the situation, Yoo Seolhwa frantically followed behind her.
As they got closer, their figures became clearer.
Fortunately, the hunters were safe and in a better state than expected, and Tia, who was subject to monitoring, was also....
"Umm... long time no see?"
Tia greeted them with an awkward smile.
After the sudden Red Gate incident came to an end, they discussed what had happened during that time.
Things like how they had entered a Gate only for it to turn into a Red Gate, how they fought desperately against a magic beast and won only to find out it was just a low-ranking soldier, how they faced a magic beast called the King and were on the verge of death when Tia-nim came to rescue them, and so on.
Hearing the general situation, Jeong Seah couldn't believe it.
The mysterious black mass that appeared in the sky, and the massive sinkhole right before her eyes.
All of these phenomena were committed by Tia, aka the B-class Gate Boss?
Although she had heard through reports that Tia easily subdued the S-class guild master of Dawn, wasn't this even more absurd than that?
It wasn't a power a single person could possess.
Literally a disaster.
If this fact had been known to the higher-ups earlier, they wouldn't have brushed it off as merely someone subject to surveillance and management.
Rather, she was an entity that should have been treated as a nation-level asset, or a threat beyond that.
Looking at her current state, Tia was no different from a walking nuclear bomb.
Leaving Seah behind, who was turning grave all by herself, Yoo Seolhwa breathed a sigh of relief.
'Thank goodness....'
Listening to the story, the person she thought was a child was actually not a child.
Her outward appearance clearly looked like a child to anyone, but listening to the stories, no one would ever think of her as a child.
Moreover, Seolhwa herself had witnessed that incredible sight firsthand.
The Red Gate incident came to a close just like that.
Or so they thought.
"The Gate is opening!"
At the shout of the Management Bureau staff member, the waiting crowd moved in unison.
A police cordon line had already been set up outside the Gate. From the moment it was identified as a Red Gate, the Management Bureau had cordoned off the surrounding area and prepared for any contingency.
The problem was outside that police cordon line.
The news of a Red Gate appearing right in the middle of Seoul, plus eyewitness accounts that S-class Hunters had revealed their identities and jumped in.
It had already spread in an instant through social media and online communities.
Reporters swarming in before the Management Bureau could even issue an official statement was a natural course of events.
"Uh, someone is coming out of the Gate!"
—Chalkak! Chalkak-!
"Hunter Yoo Seolhwa, can you tell us how you ended up entering the Gate?"
"Jeong Seah-ssi, I have something to ask!"
A barrage of camera flashes erupted hectically.
Inside the Gate, a full day had passed, but outside, only a little over an hour had elapsed.
During that brief period, the area in front of the police cordon line was already packed elbow-to-elbow with crowds.
[Title: A Red Gate just appeared?]
(Photo of the Red Gate taken from a high-rise apartment.jpg)
It's my first time seeing a Red Gate in person, and it looks fucking ominous,,
[Title: I heard Yoo Seolhwa went into the Red Gate?]
That's what people are saying, is it real?
- According to rumors, yeah
└ It's still just gossip, but it's pretty much confirmed
└ (OP) Ah, if an S-class is there, it probably won't be much of a problem then
[Title: Breaking News) Jeong Seah also just went into the Red Gate]
Something is going down shiver
- Two S-classes holy crap
- A legendary incident has occurred lolol
- If this is real, aren't we fucked?
└ Why fucked? Isn't it better if there are more S-classes?
└ Jeong Seah rarely goes into Gates unless it's really dangerous,,
└ Oh my god
[Title: What did the changed rank turn out to be?]
Setting aside the low-grade hunters who originally entered since they were C-rank and D-rank,
just between Yoo Seolhwa and Jeong Seah, there are two S-class Hunters. It's a Gate of THAT level?
Is it A-rank or higher?
- Yoo Seolhwa alone can slice through most A-rank Gates effortlessly
└ If it's like this, wouldn't it be high A-rank level?
└ (OP) Holy crap, aren't high A-ranks super rare?
└ There was one last year
└ Ah I remember that, it was complete chaos, tons of news reports popping up like crazy
└ It got resolved well in the end, so all good!
[Title: Live: Red Gate opened]
Looks like a Dungeon Break didn't happen, thank goodness
└ With two S-classes, they'd beat the shit out of even an A-rank Gate, fuck lolol
└ People were making way too much of a fuss
[Title: Huh isn't that the Gallery Idol?]
(Photo of Tia walking out of the Red Gate.jpg)
No wait, why is the Gallery Idol coming out of there? lololololol
- Wait, fr,,
└ (OP) At first I thought it was photoshopped
- Wow
- Wait, this is real?
└ The Management Bureau really needs to explain this one
└ (OP) They definitely have to,,
- Yoo Seolhwa, Jeong Seah, and even the Gallery Idol... the lineup is insane holy crap
- If the Management Bureau stays silent this time too, it makes no sense lol
└ If they still don't say anything, I'm shitting right in front of their HQ lol
└ Okay, screenshotted. Bye~
└ Ah
[Title: Gallery Idol lolol]
(Photo of Tia being transported in a Management Bureau vehicle.jpg)
She got taken away again TT
- Boo bad Management Bureau bastards!! Free the Gallery Idol right now!!
- Nuooong TT
[Title: Management Bureau statement is up!!]
Psych, it's a lie lol
- Mod, can we ban this bastard?
└ (Head Mod) Confirmed
└ (OP) Ah sorry
└ (Head Mod) Too late
(This post has been banned)
[Title: REAL Management Bureau statement is up!!]
(Link)
Not a lie, it's real lolol
For the Hunter Gallery Users who get seizures whenever they see a long post,
3-line summary
1. To summarize, they confirmed the Gallery Idol is indeed a magic beast from a Gate
2. This incident happened because a Red Gate appeared while they were monitoring the Gallery Idol, and she couldn't overcome her curiosity so she went inside
3. More details will be announced later
- Wow it finally popped up
- She really was a magic beast holy crap
- Are they trying to create a case like the elves?
└ We don't know that yet, but since she's friendly, wouldn't they plan to make her a battle asset?
└ (OP) Yeah, if they let her wander around outside, she must be pretty tame
└ ???: Couldn't overcome her curiosity and went into a Red Gate
└ Is ths fr?
└ But even if they make her a battle asset, if she's a magic beast from a B-rank Gate, wouldn't she be just average? The risk is way too high though
└ The Management Bureau will handle it... worrying about the Management Bureau is the most useless thing ever