[Assist the employer in reclaiming the fortress. Time remaining: 47 hours 16 minutes.]0

“What the fuck are you doing?”0

Without meaning to, I had let my irritation show. Given how consistently Kyuntriachae had gotten on my nerves, it had been inevitable.0

“Eek!”0

Startled by my abrupt appearance through the portal, Kyuntriachae flinched and fully tensed—he was unmistakably flustered.0

Doppy followed right behind me and stepped through the portal. “Su-Yeok!”0

I closed it and turned to Kyuntriachae once more.0

“Answer me. What are you doing?”0

“Oh, well. I was suddenly transported here, and I figured I'd wait for you, but then, we-well… I-I got curious, a-and…” Kyuntriachae stammered, fumbling over his words.0

Wait? How long has it even been?0

The veil had disappeared mere seconds ago—he really hadn’t waited for long.0

“And how exactly did you break the veil? It isn’t that easy to dispel.”0

“With magic.”0

I scoffed, “Gosh.”0

His magical attacks barely packed a punch, yet when it came to undoing enchantments, he was oddly efficient.0

Was he a notorious thief in his younger days?0

“You weren’t planning on stealing this, were you?”0

“Of course not! It’s just, um, being near it makes me feel at ease. My mind clears, you see.”0

Hmm.0

No matter how I looked at it, his actions seemed far too suspicious....0