“Wouldn’t it be better if I went along as well?” Park Deok-Gu asked.

“It’s fine. We’re not going that far, anyway. I just want to see what’s going on, and like I said, I think there’s something strange,” I replied.

“Ugh, I don’t really understand, but… have a safe trip,” he said.

“Have a safe trip, Father Lee Ki-Young. May Elune’s protection be upon you…” Elena said.

“You don’t have to worry, Miss Elena,” I told her.

I had to spend a lot of time saying goodbye to Sun Hee-Young, Park Deok-Gu, Elena, and the other party members.

“It’s nothing serious. There’s just something that’s a bit strange, so I’m going to find out what it is and come right back.”

I told them that, but the lack of information still made them feel worried. Of course, it would’ve been nice if they could go with me, but I had to go with only Jung Ha-Yan in tow for the sake of the upcoming event.

Honestly, there was no guarantee that Belial was the one who had been summoned.

I wasn’t even sure if Jung Ha-Yan and Han Sora had actually summoned a demon, and even if they had managed to summon a demon, the chance that the demon was Belial was low, but…

‘It’s strangely familiar…’

The mana in the northwestern region felt strangely familiar to me, so I thought that was probably the case. I had signed a contract...