Chapter 74: Free Addition (5)
“Where are we going?” Hiram followed Dracan for a long time but whenever he asked this question, Dracan only said that they were close to their destination. However, they were heading away from the Magical Spire.
‘What is this guy thinking?’
Although Dracan was acting suspiciously, Hiram couldn’t back out now since this was something his leader had ordered. After a while, Dracan stopped in front of an ordinary wall located between the palace and Magical Spire.
“We’re here.”
“This is… Isn’t this just a wall?”
Dracan ignored Hiram’s question and began to stroke the wall. A portal similar to the one Hiram had seen at the guard post appeared.
‘Black?’
However, the portal that appeared in front of him was black, and unlike the white portal he had seen at the guard post. He felt uneasy. Perhaps the black color seemed ominous, but Hiram did not want to go inside.
“Shall we go inside?” Dracan’s suggestion was really a command.
Hiram took a step back and asked, “Sir Dracan, where are you taking me?”
“Obviously, to a place where I can fix your arm.”
“Where is that? I will go if I know where exactly we are going.” Although Hiram was asking for a favor, he had a feeling that something bad would happen if he didn’t question where they were going. Dracan met Hiram’s wary eyes with wide eyes, the whites of his eyes visible around his iris. It was a frightening sight.
Dracan put on the same creepy smile from before. “Stop Spire.”
“Stop Spire? Where is this place? I didn’t know it existed in the imperial palace.”
Hiram had heard about Stop Spire before when Salmora accidentally mentioned it. He was doubtful of its existence, however.
Dracan’s eyes widened even more, and said, “Sir Hiram.”
It was such a horrifying expression that even the Sword Master Hiram got nervous.
Hiram hesitated for a split second and said, “Yes!”
“Don’t you want to get that arm fixed?”
“Of course, I want to get it fixed, but no matter how much I think about it…”
“Then, follow me.”
Dracan didn’t even try to address Hiram’s concerns. He simply stepped into the black portal and disappeared, leaving Hiram next to the wall.
“...Damn it.”
It didn’t matter if Dracan was offended, he was still behaving like a bastard. Since Dracan spoke about Salmora so casually, Hiram believed that he had to possess a high ranking in the Magical Spire. Hiram was left with no choice. Besides, he wasn’t going to run away out of fear again. Hiram had no choice but to step inside the black portal.
Zap.
The portal closed as soon as he entered.
Splash!
Hiram could feel that he had stepped in a puddle.
‘Why is it so dark?’
It was so dark that he couldn’t even see things up close. It was very humid.
Drip.