The mages shook the iron bars and shouted.

“Don’t contact that b-bomb! We’ll all die! We’ll die!”

“Even Duke Saboia is in a frenzy proper now!”

I calmly replied to the scared mages.

“It’s not a frenzy, simply foam.”

“No matter!”

“If we’re going to die anyway, I need to die peacefully! I’ll write my will!”

“Ah, I’ll prevent. Simply wait.”

Nevertheless, they didn’t imagine me.

A few of them had been in despair and shedding tears.

Regardless, I approached the door.

There was just one fist-sized bomb uncovered close to the door.

Shimmering letters had been engraved within the middle of the bomb’s spherical physique.

<html>

As anticipated, the dismantling technique ought to contain getting into a magic components.

In the meantime, the scamming mages who noticed the blinking letters on the bomb exclaimed.

“A magic components bomb!”

“I-It’s already troublesome!”

What nonsense.

“It’s straightforward. It means you simply should enter the knowledge worth.”

I positioned my finger on the magic components.

Then, the complete magic components slowly appeared within the air.

<html>

<physique>

<h1>jail</h1>

</physique>

</◇◇◇>

Their expressions twisted in disbelief as they checked the components behind them.

“T-The components is empty?”

“Do we’ve to guess?”

“Possibly we’ve to put in writing the letters there!”

“If we simply write the letters, will the bomb be defused?”

“That is absurd. We don’t even know what sort of components it’s, how can we guess that?”

The mages trembled in concern.

Their smug attitudes from earlier had lengthy disappeared.

“We must always have trusted the Duke, even when he’s lifeless, as an alternative of counting on silly 1st Circle mages.”

I quietly hummed together with their depressing voices.

“Ugh, it’s apparent.”

Since there have been <> written in entrance, I wanted to shut it flippantly with a slash (/).

I skillfully wrote ‘html’ within the empty area.

Then, the components sparkled.

“Y-You bought it improper!”

No, I obtained it proper.

“The bomb goes to blow up!”

It received’t explode.

“Cease making noise.”

Till now, it was only a apply sport.

Subsequent, it was time for the physique of the textual content.

<label>

You’ve proven your self correctly till right here.

Once I seemed on the <label> and touched my chin, the imprisoned mages began rolling their ft restlessly.

“H-Hello, what’s this?”

“You actually unlocked the magic components?”

“Can we actually escape now?!”

As quickly because the efficiency ended, they appeared to achieve some confidence.

That’s when somebody poured chilly water on their pleasure.

“Can you actually?”

He was the person who had remained nonetheless whereas the mages eagerly scratched their heads.

He raised the nook of his mouth slyly.

“Let’s observe just a little longer.”

I stared intently on the man after which turned my gaze again to the bomb below the affect of darkish magic.

Because the mages trapped within the cell had been solely watching the tip of my finger.

The accountability was immense.

At that second, the following textual content appeared.

<label>EXODUS, reverse</label>

One of many scamming mages added a pitiful comment.

“What on earth is that this unusual textual content?”

“I’ve by no means seen it earlier than.”

“This time, you had been fortunate, but it surely’s actually the top now.”

The icon of a fleeting second.

They’re really weak, so weak.

However aside from their weak spot, the code written earlier than me was easy.

The ‘label’ code meant a query.

Due to this fact, it meant asking about EXODUS (escape) and reverse (backward) contained in the code.

Together, it was a query that had hints for escaping.

“It’s very easy, proper?”

I raised my hand.

With a flickering sound, the sentence disappeared.

“Now, the code demanding a solution to that query will seem quickly.”

I had left 30 seconds earlier than the bomb exploded.

I spoke to Duke Saboia, who had collapsed on the doorstep.

“You’ll be capable to depart quickly.”

In response to my voice, Duke Saboia groaned as if in ache and murmured.

“Oh youngster, is it you… or an phantasm…”

What youngster?

It appeared like he was dreaming of one thing blissful.

I diverted my gaze from him, specializing in the bomb twinkling within the air.

Earlier than anything, the bomb got here first.

Faucet, faucet.

A thread dangled on prime of the spherical bomb.

Simply because the flames had been about to ignite, the ultimate code appeared as anticipated.

<enter sort=’textual content’ worth=’◇◇◇’>

10 seconds,

9 seconds,

8 seconds,

7 seconds…

Should you flip the ‘EXODUS (escape)’ written within the center ahead, it will likely be solved.

I rapidly wrote SUDOXE.

Proper at that second.

Tick, tick, tick.

<0:00>

Time was up.

On the identical time,

Beep!

With a loud noise, every part in entrance of me flickered brightly.

“Rattling it! Did the bomb explode by a hair’s breadth?”

Nevertheless, it was once I opened my eyes after closing them.

My physique was nonetheless intact.

In different phrases, the bomb didn’t explode.

The bomb was utterly defused.

However…

“It’s a flare!”

The person who had been bothering me all alongside had thrown a flare at me.

The gloomy mage approached me.

He held a knife in his hand.

“You’re fairly intelligent, lady.”

I calmly replied, “I’ve at all times been intelligent.”

“I can’t allow you to reside, so it’s time to complete you off.”

The scamming mages who had been nonetheless trapped within the cell shouted in outrage.

“What is that this!”

“He will need to have been a spy from the terrorist group!”

“That bastard! Rattling it!”

I believed he was only a gloomy mage, however he turned out to be a member of a terrorist group.

The state of affairs was dire.

Duke Saboia had collapsed.

The bomb was defused, however the jail door didn’t open.

The opposite mages had been contained in the cell.

I used to be the one one who might confront him.

The terrorist pushed the blade of his hand towards me.

“Within the jail, solely Duke Saboia can use magic. Neither you nor I can use magic. Apart from, I’ve a knife.”

The blade was excessively sharp.

My stomach that he began to poke felt excessively gentle.

What a jerk.

“If I push you proper now, you’ll die, proper? Why don’t you attempt utilizing a magic components as soon as?”

The tip of his knife started to flippantly prick my stomach.

I stared at him with narrowed lips.

He chuckled as if having fun with my concern.

“When I attempt to use the magic components, he’ll stab me.”

The deadly disadvantage of the magic components was that it took time to make use of.

There was no solution to counteract it.

There was nobody right here to rescue me.

* * *

The explanation Dylan broke his routine and arrived on the Knight Administration Bureau was one.

Purely as a result of Ishael bothered him.

He had even pushed her away on the topic that harbored soiled wishes.

With disgusting jealousy in his chest and filthy wishes in his decrease physique, how dare he.

After Ishael left, Dylan took tons of of chilly showers.

Chills he had by no means skilled even throughout his time in Winter Fort swept over his physique.

However that had allowed his wishes to subside.

This time, he might lastly say, “You’ll be able to contact me.”

Dylan’s physique might be a public good as a lot because it was Ishael’s.

Since he admired her, it didn’t matter that a lot.

Unaware that his ideas had been half deluded, Dylan stood in entrance of the Knight Administration Bureau.

For some purpose, Henry wasn’t exterior.

“Oh, Sir Dylan…? Hahaha.”

“The place is Ishael?”

“After all, the lovebirds! I’m going to search for Ishael immediately, sir.”

Dylan’s expression stiffened severely.

“…You’re offended. I apologize for mentioning private issues.”

Misunderstood due to this face once more.

As an alternative of explaining, he turned his head.

“The place is Ishael?”

“Oh, that… um…”

Henry scratched his head with a troubled expression.

“She mentioned she’s going to jail.”

“Why would she go to the jail? Is it for work?”

“Not precisely…”

“What precisely are you speaking about?”

“She… voluntarily turned herself in as a result of the high-ranking mages requested Ishael to resolve the magic components.”

“…”

“It looks as if she felt responsible and willingly surrendered.”

“…I see.”

“It’s not a severe crime, so she’ll come out quickly. I heard she’ll be held for a few day.”

The fever that had subsided with the chilly bathe was now disturbing his thoughts at a sluggish tempo.

“I see.”

He gave a light-weight bow.

Then, he straightened the collar of his stiff uniform.

“Thanks, then.”

“Would you want to go to her?”

If he adopted his traditional routine, he ought to have dueled now.

However she had tousled his routine, his feelings, every part.

Dylan ruffled his hair roughly and muttered to himself.

“I’ve one thing to do to help her in escaping, so I’ll be leaving now.”

“E-escape?”

When Henry’s mouth fell open,

Somebody got here working from afar, shouting on the prime of their lungs.

“Tower!”

“…Why are you working like that?”

“Hu-Huh. Hu-Huh. There’s been a t-te-terrorist assault on the Sage’s Tower Jail! It’s an enormous drawback! They are saying everybody will die!”

Henry and Dylan’s gazes collided within the middle.

Dylan calmly requested.

“Is it true that Ishael is trapped within the Sage’s Tower Jail?”

“Properly, properly… in all probability…”

Dylan slowly drew his sword.

The blade gleamed sharply.

Later, Henry testified that Dylan’s eyes had been half-turned at that second.

It was the start of a vivid blue night when the Blue Door began to seem clearly.


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