The Phoenix’s Bracelet was doing its job perfectly. Originally, it was a cursed magic book that would strengthen his power by consuming his life force. But thanks to the Phoenix’s Bracelet, he was able to eliminate that side effect.

Of course, there were constant notifications that he was being infected with the pandemic in real time and resisting it, and the pain was also repeated.

‘𝘜𝘨𝘩. . . . . . . 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.’

The pain was already annoying, but hearing the notification sound made him even more irritable. Thanks to his composure, he was able to suppress his anger and regain his sanity. . . but he didn’t need to keep hearing the annoying notifications.

So he used the settings system to enter the keyword ‘Pandemic’ and turned off all notifications related to ‘Pandemic’.

Oswald left the temple wearing the cursed Plague Grimoire. Every time he breathed, a green aura would spew out of the plague mask, spreading the plague everywhere.

‘𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦?’

He clenched his fist with all his might and punched the wall right next to him. The wall cracked and soon collapsed, surprising the specter behind it.

‘𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺. . . 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳.’

Even if he didn’t have magic power, it seemed like he would be strong enough just by increasing his strength and endurance.

Oswald, who was wearing the Plague Grimoire, soon arrived at the entrance to the dungeon.

Since he had defeated the boss. . . This Plague Chaos Dungeon would soon be destroyed.

Oswald, who came back to the sewer, unequipped the magic book. Only then could he be free from the pain.

‘𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦.’

The Plague Grimoire was. . . an artifact he didn’t want to use unless it was a really dangerous moment. If he hadn’t unlocked his composure and mental stats, he might have already gone crazy and gotten traumatized.

Ting!

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞.]

[𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎𝐏 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬.]

Ting!

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝. 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞. . . 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫.]

[𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎𝐏 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬.]

“Whew. . . . . . . This is worth it.”

Originally, the Plague Chaos Dungeon would be discovered and a raid team would be formed a month later. . . But the Demon Prince of Plague had already descended into the dungeon.

The Demon Prince of Plague, who wiped out the entire raid team, invaded Vatican City after gaining more power for two months, causing the Dungeon Break.

Fortunately, the incident occurred in Vatican City and was suppressed by the holy sword wielder Domingo in the Chronos Cathedral.

Domingo, the holy sword wielder, a strong man of the Dia Knight class. He was not offered a membership in the Dark Brotherhood because he was bound to the Order, but. . . he was a man of outstanding ability who would have been offered a membership if it hadn’t been for the Order.

“I’ll rest at ‘A Place Where Bears Smoke Cigarettes’ and then go north.”

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

𝐚𝘸𝔢ʙ𝚜ṫ̇ȯ̇𝚛𝙞ė̇𝕤.𝔠𝘰𝚖

Central Imperius Academy.

An educational institution that nurtures the talents of the empire, more than 50% of those who enter this school go to the Imperial Administration and the Imperial Defense Ministry. Those who go to the Administration are appointed as 7th-grade administrative officials, and those who go to the Defense Ministry are appointed as military officers, so they are all treated as cadets.

“Is that true, Cadet Alicia?”

“Yes, Headmaster.”

“Hmm. . . . . . . To be honest, it’s a surprise that Oswald has that kind of side to him.”

“It seems like he’s reflecting on himself. . . If you acknowledge his contribution of fighting for the Imperial citizen without hesitation, wouldn’t that be enough to offset the crimes he committed?”

“Why are you defending Oswald so much?”

“I received Oswald’s help during the train terrorist incident. Moreover, I would like to say that I have grasped the true nature of that incident last time.”

“The true nature. . . . . . . Okay, since you have made a great contribution, it is reasonable to offset your past crimes. However, there is a condition.”

“What is the condition?”

“The condition is that Cadet Alicia enters the Vanguard.”

“Me?”

“Yes, you said you found out the true nature. This Imperial Academy is a strict educational institution. . . Politics should not be involved. Would you like to reveal the true nature and correct the rights of the church?”

“Hmm. . . . . . . Okay, I was a little impatient, so I can handle that much.”

“By the way, the Vanguard team can have two investigators. I’ll leave it to Cadet Alicia to select those two investigators.”

“What do you mean. . . . . .?”

“Since the other party is who they are, I recommend that you have someone you can trust by your side.”

“Thank you, Headmaster.”

“No. I want to help you more. . . But there are many people I have to watch out for. . . I can’t help but come out like this.”

He was a gold knight-class wizard, but. . . he had a weak power and a single-seat title with no territory, so his political influence was also small.

Alicia left. . . The headmaster used his communicator to call his secretary.

“Did you call?”

“I need to send a telegram to Winchester Nation.”

“What’s the content?”

“Oswald Winchester’s suspension has been lifted.”

“Is there anything else?”

“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”

The secretary left and the headmaster got up from his seat and looked out the window at the academy landscape.

“It’s getting interesting.”

𝙰𝙙𝕧ả̉𝕟𝚌𝐞𝕕  𝐂𝕙𝐚𝘱𝕥𝚎𝐫𝑠  𝐤𝕠-𝕗ỉ.𝑐𝚘𝑚/𝚊𝘸𝐞𝚋𝐬𝙩𝑜𝙧ɪ𝐞𝐬  𝑝𝘢𝑡𝙧ᴇ𝕠ɴ.ᴄ𝚘𝚖/𝘈ᴡẻ̉𝐛s𝘵𝕠𝐫𝐢ᴇ𝕤