You Will Be Blessed If You Do Good Deeds¿

Lee Hyun-jun scolded.
"Han Jae-young! Where the hell have you been wandering around all this time?!"
"Hahaha, sorry. I was just playing the role of the fairy grandmother for a bit."

Han Jae-young’s face showed an air of relaxation, but in reality, his inner thoughts were far from calm.
‘The purification power isn’t working.’
Taking advantage of the brief moment when Son Hyung-hwa and Lee Hyun-jun had temporarily disabled Margarita, Han Jae-young used fairy power. But the light around Margarita’s neck remained still.

It was completely different from the mannequin-like creature he had encountered before.
‘It’s the same mannequin-like creature, but is the one planted in another dungeon some kind of test?’
The mannequin-like creature Han Jae-young had purified before was an impure being artificially created by fusing broken body parts from others.

However, this woman was different.
The fact that the fairy power had no effect meant that the mannequin-like creature, though it absorbed others' mana, was not an impure existence.
"I had already noticed the mixed fairy blood, but I didn’t know it hid such powerful strength."

Despite the fairy power coiling around her neck, Margarita didn’t show any sign of tension at all.
"If you're half-blood, then the fairy appearance won’t last long."
And Margarita sharply pierced through Han Jae-young’s weakness. In truth, this was the reason why Han Jae-young refrained from using the techniques of transformation and magic.

As a human, to use fairy power, Han Jae-young would need to completely change the structure of his body.
Therefore, it not only put a strain on his body but also consumed a significant amount of mana. So, he couldn’t just use it freely.
If he used the fairy body for too long, he could burn through all his mana and die.

And especially in this area, where he hadn’t yet mastered mana control, and couldn’t access external mana, it was even more dangerous.
"Moreover, the staff you’re holding... Isn’t that a branch of the World Tree, the life’s core of the fairy realm?"
Margarita observed the wand Han Jae-young was holding. Though she was still angry, she couldn’t suppress her curiosity upon discovering such a strange creature.
She truly looked like a child, focused solely on her fleeting emotions.

"No matter how much fairy blood you have, it’s impossible to just give it away or handle it... Could you be the descendant of the Fairy King?"
Honestly, it sent a chill down Han Jae-young’s spine, but he didn’t let it show and answered.
"You seem to know quite a bit about the fairy realm."

"If you’re a great mage who has crossed the walls, then naturally, you’d take an interest in other races still guarding their world. But if you're a descendant of the Fairy King… I see."
Margarita touched the light aura wrapped around her neck.
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The only positive thing was that the fairy power served to restrain Margarita, preventing her from acting recklessly.
Margarita sighed softly, still holding the aura in her hand, and spoke to Han Jae-young.
"I acknowledge my rudeness, and I’ll let you go. I don’t wish to be hostile toward the Fairy King either."

"You’re going to let me go?"
"Yes, if you don’t believe me, I’ll swear on my name."
Han Jae-young laughed at those words.

"Look at this world, which is all but destroyed. Do you think your name still has any value?"
The exact hit at her weakness made Margarita’s face stiffen for a moment.
"…I said I’ll let you go. But I never said I’d tolerate your arrogance."

"Even if you let me go, there’s no room for compromise as long as you’re invading our world."
From the mannequin-like creatures discovered so far, and from this woman… perhaps her group had a clear objective: to absorb the mana from Earth and bring it into this world.
For Han Jae-young, this was certainly not something he could ignore.

After all, this dungeon had to be cleared without fail.
"Hahaha!"
Hearing Han Jae-young’s words, Margarita suddenly burst into laughter.

"Now I get it. I heard there was a problem in Count Burk’s domain… So, you guys were the ones who brought her down."
Han Jae-young didn’t respond, but his silence was enough of an answer for Margarita.
"Unexpected, but… yes, it’s time for our existence to be known in other worlds. After all, your world surely isn’t lacking in foolish beings."

"You’re quite annoying. You’re a parasite trying to invade our world and suck up mana…"
"So what about it?"
Margarita asked, as though it were the most natural thing in the world.

"We are only struggling to survive."
Krach!
Margarita tore the light aura constricting her neck with her hand.

The unraveling thread of light dissolved into the air.
"So, if you don’t want it taken from you, try to struggle."
Rumble!

Once again, Margarita’s domain shook.
While Lee Hyun-jun had been fighting to steal her mana, sweat was dripping off his face as he shouted.
"It’s coming now! Get ready!"

"…This is bad."
Han Jae-young clicked his tongue.
Even while having this conversation, Lee Hyun-jun and Han Jae-young were still battling to steal Margarita’s mana.

But even that was reaching its limit.
‘It’s not easy in the domain of a great mage using incantation magic.’
The only fortunate thing was that, unlike before, the shaking of the domain had allowed them to make some progress in stealing control over it. At least, Margarita didn’t have enough mana now to cast a large-scale dispel like last time.

‘So, there’s a chance!’
Han Jae-young began to gather the dissipating fairy mana into the air while circulating his own mana.
"I have many questions for you, but I’ll save them for later."

And Son Hyung-hwa was also ready.
Already fitted with a new prosthetic arm, Son Hyung-hwa was glaring at the powerful enemy in front of them, holding his sword tightly.
Han Jae-young nodded in agreement.

"…Yes, if we survive, that is."
There would probably be much to explain about the mannequin creatures and this world.

Of course, that would be the case not only for him but for Jeong Da-on as well.

‘I don’t know where Yoo Han-ul and Jeong Da-on have gone, but judging by the shaking of the domain, it’s probably their doing.’
If that’s the case, Han Jae-young would just have to do his best in the current situation.
Han Jae-young transformed his wand into a sharp sword form.

The World Tree of the fairy realm changes its form as needed.
Of course, the purification power wouldn’t work on it, but it was still an excellent sword.
And, in the current situation where he had to use limited mana, it was the best weapon.

"One-point kill!"
Whish!
Han Jae-young swung the sword as he flew toward Margarita.

Clang!
However, just before he could strike Margarita’s body, a transparent barrier blocked his sword.
Margarita had already formed a solid shield.

Crack!
Though the shield cracked when Han Jae-young put more force into his sword, it wasn’t completely broken.
Still, that momentary crack on the shield caused a brief moment of admiration on Margarita’s face.

"Indeed, the material is good. To have even damaged my magic a little…"
"Stop acting all relaxed!"
"Well, it’s not enough just with this."

Margarita’s eyes narrowed.
"You have a lot of baggage, don’t you?"
And as she spoke, black shadows shot up around Son Hyung-hwa, who was also swinging his sword to break the shield.

The black shadows coiled around Son Hyung-hwa’s ankle like a snake, and in the blink of an eye, they grew larger.
The enlarged snake’s head charged toward Son Hyung-hwa, intending to swallow him whole.
"This is where you—!"

But Son Hyung-hwa was faster.
He twisted the direction of his sword to cut the snake’s head that was targeting him in half.
The problem was, that wasn’t the end.

The severed head of the snake didn’t die. Instead, it split into two and began to wriggle, continuing to move.
Lee Hyun-jun, who had been assisting in the mana control battle, was startled.
"Two regenerating heads… You summoned a demon species."

Once a contract is made, even with little mana, summoning is possible, making this a very cost-effective attack magic.
And if it’s a demon species, its regeneration is so powerful that it’s hard to deal with.
"Damn, such a petty trick from a great mage… Hyung-hwa, do you have a rosary?"

"Do you think I brought it?!"
"Then, quickly draw the cross for a buff and fight!"
The only weakness of the regenerating demon species is human faith.

Son Hyung-hwa hurriedly drew a cross and swung his sword at the writhing shadow snake.
The sword, now imbued with a bit of light, struck the demon summoned by Margarita.
The snake writhed in pain but still didn’t fully reverse-summon.

"…I should have gone to mass last week."
Son Hyung-hwa sighed, but regretting it now wouldn’t help.
"Don’t worry about this and break the shield first!"

"I’m doing it!"
Boom! Crash!
While Son Hyung-hwa struggled with the demon summoned by Margarita, Han Jae-young was still breaking the shield.

With all three of them combining their efforts to attack Margarita, no matter how powerful she was, she couldn’t maintain the shield forever.
Even more so after Son Hyung-hwa had inflicted a pretty severe injury earlier.
Little by little, Margarita’s shield was breaking under Han Jae-young’s sword.

"How foolish. Why don’t you just run away now?"
Nevertheless, Margarita remained calm.
"It’s not enough."

Even though the three of them were pouring all their strength into it, they hadn’t fully reversed the summon or broken the shield in one strike.
Dragging on without proper hits would only allow Margarita to recover her strength.
"If we don’t end this in one go, your defeat is inevitable. This domain will never be taken over by anyone. It’s my place."

However, Han Jae-young mocked Margarita instead.
"You’re kidding. Why do you think you’re the eternal master and the strongest here?"
"...What?"

Han Jae-young smirked.
"This fairy loves helping the weak."
Before Margarita could understand the meaning of his words.

Crash!
Han Jae-young quickly pulled back from striking the shield.
As he withdrew, a massive sword strike hit Margarita’s shield.

The force was far stronger than anything before!
Margarita, who had been focused on Han Jae-young’s assault, wasn’t prepared for it. This time, her shield shattered completely.
Crash!

"…Ugh!"
Margarita coughed up blood.
And the one who destroyed the great mage’s shield in one blow was…

"Yoo Han-ul, you’re late!"
Han Jae-young shouted as Yoo Han-ul nodded.
Yoo Han-ul was so hurried that sweat was dripping down his face.

Seeing Yoo Han-ul’s face, Han Jae-young forgot about the situation for a moment and stared in shock.
"Who the hell hit you, and why is your face so swollen?!"
His head and face were battered, with no unscathed part.

Yoo Han-ul awkwardly answered.
"…Well, I had a bit of a situation."
"Are we seriously talking about your face right now?! Get ready to cast now, quickly!"

Son Hyung-hwa, who was still in combat with the demon species, shouted at them.
Of course, Han Jae-young was just as eager to act.
Whoosh!

The World Tree wand transformed again, changing into a long spear.
Han Jae-young was about to throw the spear immediately.
But before that—

"Damn it!"
"What the hell is that now?!"
Margarita wasn’t backing down. Even after everything, she was relentless.

Lee Hyun-jun cursed aloud.
"Hey, back off! That’s the core of this domain!"
A massive white orb shot out from inside Margarita’s body.

And just like a pearl, the orb began rapidly absorbing the surrounding mana with an incredible force.
This was the core that constructed the great mage’s domain.
The white pearl absorbing mana was the core of Margarita herself.

"Keep the center stable! If we get too close, we’ll be sucked into that orb!"
If they closed the distance even a little, they would be sucked into the orb immediately.
Margarita, with an expression filled with eerie childlike arrogance, looked at Yoo Han-ul.

"…You."
This was the first time her expression showed such desperation.
Of course, the magic Margarita had just invoked was threatening.

But, on the other hand, it also meant that Margarita was forced to bring out her hidden core, having been struck with a fatal blow from Yoo Han-ul’s attack.
"You’ve dared to threaten me this much. Who are you exactly? Could it be someone I once knew?"
Yoo Han-ul answered with an indifferent face.

"I’m not obligated to tell you."
"…Fine."
Margarita also couldn’t forgive this man.

"I’ll find out myself."
She would rip out the soul of this unknown figure, tear it apart, and display it before Lucifer.
Then, she would say it to him.

"Your choice was wrong again."
Margarita gritted her teeth.
"My domain, my life, can never be violated by anyone."

Now, around Margarita, an incredibly strong force of attraction started to form.
Lee Hyun-jun, who had been resisting the mana control all this time, shouted urgently.
"If we keep this up, even using a fireball will be impossible. What are we going to do, Yoo Han-ul?!"

"Jump down under that cliff, seniors."
"What?"
Yoo Han-ul suddenly gave an order, and Lee Hyun-jun doubted his own ears.

Han Jae-young was just as perplexed.
"Hey, what the hell is that supposed to mean? Are you saying we should just kill ourselves?!"
"Han Jae-young Hunter can fly, so please take care of the master!"

"Hey, hey! There’s no way to solve this by just creating distance—!"
"We don’t have time. Do it now!"
Without missing a beat, Yoo Han-ul grabbed Lee Hyun-jun and tossed him over his shoulder like a sack of rice.

Han Jae-young was stunned, but quickly flew toward Son Hyung-hwa and grabbed him by the neck, following Yoo Han-ul.
Watching this ridiculous scene, Margarita burst into loud laughter.
"Trying to escape, but it’s useless!"

Now that the core of this domain had been revealed, there was no way physical distance would help.
At this point, unless they absorbed all the mana from every living being in this domain, they were done.
Of course, once the slaves she had cultivated in the domain died, it would be troublesome for a while, but that was a problem for later.

"We’re going to die… what?"
And then, it happened.
The sky let out a foreboding cry.

Boom!
No, to be precise, it wasn’t the sky.
A sound came from above.

A small stone fragment, falling down the cliff, rolled near Margarita’s feet.
Margarita instinctively turned her head to look at the place where the stone had rolled from… up higher.
And that was when Margarita realized.

This was all just a delay for a spell that a certain woman was about to cast.
The monastery was built halfway up a high mountain, on a protruding flat area.
Which meant it was directly adjacent to a steep cliff.

"Could it be…?"
The cliff, which seemed like it would never break, began to crumble.
Only one person could have even thought about destroying the entire cliffside of a mountain.

And, indeed, where her gaze landed.
There stood a woman at the edge of the cliff.
Upon spotting her, Margarita screamed.

"…Lucifer!"
And then, above Margarita’s head, the cliff collapsed.