Main Character Hides His Strength

magic, but opposed to Sungchul’s magic power, it vastly outstripped his Glare’s brilliance and firepower.
The beam of light pierced through a bookcase around the outer edge of the observatory and left a hole in the wall.

“….”

However, Sungchul did not even flinch.
Altugius let out a fake cough and stood up from his seat.

“What a greedy friend.
Can you not be satisfied with just the medallion and Meteor? I didn’t say it before, but with the medallion, other competitive schools of Cosmomancy will accept you as a student.”

“It can’t be anything other than the Secret.”

Sungchul didn’t budge at all.
Altugius let out a groan.
His eyes contained a deep sadness.

“Excessive greed can be your downfall.
Like those of the Followers of Calamity.”

“It isn’t excessive.
There is a reason that I must receive your Secret.”

“And that reason is?”

Altugius asked.
Sungchul replied firmly without any hesitation in his voice.

“To stop the Calamity.”

Altugius’ eyes were dyed with surprise as he heard these words, but it lasted only briefly before he let out a chuckle.

“That’s impossible.
Nothing can stop the Calamity.”

“The Seven Heroes have done it.
Nothing is impossible.”

Sungchul spoke with finality.
Altugius looked upon Sungchul with mixed emotions until he finally turned away.

“Leave.
Before I become truly angry.”

“It isn’t my business whether you grow angry or not.”

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Sungchul did not retreat a step.
Instead, he stepped forward.
Altugius sighed once more.

‘I don’t want to rough him up, but I suppose I have to suppress him with minimal damage.’

Sungchul immediately stopped moving and suddenly looked behind him.
Altugius was confused by his abrupt actions, but the cause soon revealed itself.

’A presence?!’

A presence that couldn’t be underestimated was felt beyond the door.
Altugius felt a chill crawling through his body.
The presence he felt was not much different than the figure that had made him famous in battle.

“Oh my, I was caught.
Such good intuition.”

The door that had been firmly shut flew open.
Beyond the open door, an uninvited guest wearing a black robe with a feline mask stood in wait.
He looked at Sungchul and Altugius in turn before speaking in a bright voice.

“I would like to ask you; is this the school of Cosmomancy?”

Saying this the man took off his mask.
A striking face with a long scar across his left eye was revealed.
Sungchul could smell the scent of death from the young man.

‘Is he an assassin?’

Murderous intent openly dripped from his presence.
This was a luxury that only a few with absolute confidence in their strength could enjoy.
Generally, an assassin’s strength lies in their ambush, as it was natural for one’s weaknesses to be exposed in direct battles.

The mysterious youth continued to look alternatingly at Sungchul and Altugius.

“Hm.
The one I seek doesn’t seem to be here.
I’ll be taking a gander at both of your strengths, if I may.”

He pulled out a scroll and tore it before Altugius could put in a word otherwise.
At that moment, his eyes filled with a magical formation and the stats of both men before him appeared.

‘Young man: Average.
Old man: Extraordinary.”

An anecdote came to the young man’s mind.
An anecdote whispered in hushed tones within the Assassin’s Guild.

“Ah, are you perhaps a man by the name of Altugius?”

“Ill-mannered child.
How dare you come here and speak such ridiculous things?”

Altugius straightened his white beard and scolded in a thunderous voice.
The youth showed a surprised expression, but that was it.

“Pffft, don’t torment the young so much.
I just wanted to speak briefly.”

Altugius suddenly shot Glare towards him in that instant.
The brilliant beam of light shot in that instant had been aimed just beside his temple.
The young man, as with Sungchul, did not move.
However, their reactions were different.
The young man snarled in anger.

“Ey! You trying to start something here?”

He brushed his robes open revealing dozens of hidden weapons underneath.
Altugius let out a laugh.

“Are you the Assassin Guild’s lackey? It is uncanny how you and that retard with red-hair act alike.
If only you saw how that idiot died, you wouldn’t dare show yourself here.”

“I’m stronger than him, old man.”

The youth didn’t back down at all.
The situation was quickly reaching its climax.

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‘Not bad.
I might be able to witness Altugius’ skill at this rate.’

Sungchul took a step back to witness this scene, but the fight Sungchul desired didn’t come to fruition.
A female voice from beyond the open door calmed the young man.

“Orabuni Kaz**.
What are you hoping to achieve by fooling around in a place like this?”

Another figure with a black robe and feline mask entered the observatory.

“It looks like he isn’t here anyways.
Let’s just go.”

“Why are you being like this, Myra? I just wanted to play around a bit before I left.”

The youth made a fuss, but his temper had been calmed.
He looked at Altugius from the corner of his eye and turned around to leave.

“Sorry, old man.
We’ll settle the score another time.”

Altugius crossed his arms and laughed once again.
The two figures that left the observatory descended the gentle mountain slope at a slow pace.

“Ah, I’m pissed.”

Kaz, the eldest son of the Almeira family, looked towards the sky as he muttered to himself.
He knew it was a difficult assignment, but the trail was more than a bit bare.
He had expected to get his hands on the legendary villain when he first discovered the slave hunter that had been using up the gold coins like they were water, but the covenant enchanted on the slave hunter’s body had ruined all of that.
The man who couldn’t bear the torture uttered a single word: School of Cosmomancy.
The man’s heart proceeded to combust into flames and was sacrificed to the God of Order as soon as he uttered the word.

“But why the school of Cosmomancy?”

Kaz looked back upon the domed building.
The Enemy of the World and the school of Cosmomancy.
There was no common ground to be found.
He had ended up visiting the school in the end, but other than the famed old man, there was no one that could possibly fit the description.

“Anyways, Myra.
How is it on our parent’s end? Did you find the other one using the unmarked gold coins?”

Myra shook her head at his question.

“Gone.
Without saying a word to anyone.”

“….
Mmm.
Could he have caught onto our scent?”

“Maybe.
It could also be a coincidence.
Either way, there is no reason to rush.”

Amidst the conversation, a lone figure caught Kaz’s eyes.
It was a handsome man wearing a robe dyed in red.
He had been sitting in the forest far from the school of cosmomancy by himself, screaming for some reason.

“What the hell? Who is that guy?”

“Who knows.
Seems insane to me?”

Mayra brushed it off as though she wasn’t interested, but Kaz was different.

“I’m going to check him out for a bit.”

Kaz approached the screaming man like a child who had discovered a new interesting toy.

“BITCH! FUCK!!!!”

The identity of the man sitting in the forest screaming was none other than Leonard Sanctum.