The Mist Vol 1 Chapter 67

Vol 1 Chapter 67

A deep sense of betrayal could be felt from Kran's trembling appearance. However, Kashua didn't give up and continued to shout.

"What are you talking about! Release me right now!"

She... no, it should be 'he' now. Anyway, at Kashua's screaming, Yu-wan covered one ear with his hand and asked Kapros a question.

"Don't you have any magic to make him quiet?"

"There's no such magic. Even if there was, I'd have to find the corresponding magic book to learn it."

At Kapros's muttering, Kashua stopped his angry expression.

"Talking about finding magic books and learning so easily... Who on earth are you people?"

Mages in Mist could easily obtain up to the 5th circle basic magic books from the tower, but if they wanted to learn other magic, they had to go around and find it themselves. As far as Kapros knew, there hadn't been a single user who had confidently said they had completed all the basic 5th circle magic books. At a time when many were struggling just to master the basic magic books given by the tower, let alone searching for new magic books, it was no wonder Kashua was surprised to hear such a casual mention of other magic books.

"What exactly do you want to contact the Masters of Shadows guild for?"

Seeing the lowered voice and sharpened eyes, Kapros realized their hunch was definitely correct and smiled with satisfaction.

"So, since you've been found out, why don't you return to your original form and then we'll talk?"

Kran also shrugged and spoke. Then, as if he were a different person, Kashua looked at them with an icy expression and sighed.

"I don't know how you figured out that I used a transformation skill... but alright. Let's undo it."

Kashua's bound body began to distort with light and gradually grow larger. A moment later, the person sitting bound in the chair had transformed into a proper man with strong features and broad shoulders.

"Ugh..."

Although Kran had expected it, seeing it with his own eyes made him look even more dumbfounded.

"Is that really your original appearance? Your name?"

Kapros asked, not relaxing his tension, ready to throw a Fireball at any moment. The man answered obediently.

"This is my real appearance. Kashua was an alias, my real name is Sio."

"Are you really a member of the Masters of Shadows guild?"

The man who revealed his name as Sio silently observed them for a moment. It was more of an observing gaze rather than one of fear.

"A mage alone is already someone to watch out for, but now that I look closely, you two are the ones from that viral video. I heard that blond one was quite a famous user in Torelit."

"Video?"

"Didn't you know? It's titled 'Torelit's Handsome Swordsmen You'd Love to Get Tangled With', showing a scene of you fighting with other users."

"..."

Unlike Yu-wan, whose face turned unpleasant, Kran looked calm. It seemed someone had filmed and uploaded the scene of them fighting with those who had picked a fight with Un-o. Moreover, that video had become quite popular...

"There was even talk about a fan club forming soon... Ah."

As Sio added unnecessary comments, the tip of Yu-wan's sword pressed firmly against his Adam's apple.

"Shut up. Just answer the questions."

"What's wrong? Are you upset because you think I might have more fans than you, Black Swordsman?"

At this, Sio shook his head.

"It seems to be the opposite, actually."

"Haha. Does everyone lack good taste?"

It was only after a rather tense moment with Kran's sword tip now aimed at Sio's neck that the conversation barely continued.

"...But how did you guys figure out that I was using a transformation skill? My skill should have been properly cast."

At those words, Kran answered with a frown.

"That doesn't seem like a very good skill. It has a fatal weakness. Look over there."

As Sio turned his gaze to the side at those words, he finally noticed something placed there and looked surprised.

"A mirror..."

"Even though your appearance changed, you couldn't deceive the mirror."

As Kapros spoke calmly, Sio's expression changed to one of disbelief before he let out a long sigh.

"Hah... A mirror. I never thought of using this skill in front of a mirror, so I didn't know. To think it had such a fatal weakness..."

"No, well, it was good enough to fool even me, so I think you can be confident..."

Kran said that, lowering his sword arm as if the matter was now resolved.

Even in the atmosphere that had turned into a joke-telling session, Kapros was very concerned about how Sio had tried unusually hard to find out what they wanted to request from the guild. And just as he was about to bring that up, he sensed a strange energy from Sio's fingers that were trying to move slightly, and immediately changed the image of the magic in his mind.

"Wait. Don't move."

As he heightened his concentration that had momentarily relaxed due to carelessness, the magic bound Sio strongly. Sio clicked his tongue and retorted.

"You're quite sensitive."

"Please just answer the question. Are you really a member of the Shadow guild?"

"I was, before."

"Before?"

Sio's eyes narrowed.

"...More importantly, please answer first what relationship you have with the Masters of Shadows guild. Otherwise, I'll absolutely refuse to answer and just log out."

The seriousness in his demeanor, devoid of his previous glibness, gave the impression that there must be some circumstances. Kapros's voice in response also naturally became stiff.

"We have absolutely no connection with the Masters of Shadows guild. We don't know any users in Tolang, and our reason for trying to find the guild was purely personal."

Sio stared intently at Kapros's face hidden beneath the hood. After a moment, he slowly nodded.

"That's the truth. My lie detection skill, which is not highly trained but somewhat usable, didn't react, so I'll believe you for now."

"..."

To think there was even such a skill.

To the dumbfounded Kapros, Sio opened his mouth in a low voice, looking around sharply.

"Until recently, I was a member of the Masters of Shadows guild. But now it's split, so I left."

"Split?"

"The guild split into two when the guild master was betrayed. I was on the guild master's side, so I couldn't stay at the guild headquarters anymore."

"Ah..."