Chapter 217:


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    <strong><em>Chamber of the Transcendent: Canales (5)</em></strong>


    In Atsuta Ward, Nagoya City, Japan, there stood the “Atsuta Shrine,” a renownedndmark.


    One Korean Holder was stepping foot inside this grand Shinto shrine, which is counted as one of the Three Great Shrines of Japan.


    With her ash-blue hair and clear eyes, and a long bow that covered her upper body, the beautiful woman was Moon Ga-eun, an archer-type Holder from the <Royal> n.


    “Wow…”


    Moon Ga-eun looked at the majestic shrine with a sense of wonder. While she had visited Japan a few times before, this was her first time seeing such a grand historical site up close. Despiteing here for a different purpose, she felt like a tourist.


    “It’s been a while since I’ve been to Japan.”Beside her was Seong Na-yeon, a senior n member of <Royal> and an A-grade Holder. She had received approval to be dispatched here, and was apanying Moon Ga-eun as her escort, though in reality, it was more like a winter vacation for her.


    Moon Ga-eun’s visit to Japan was nominally a dispatch, but it was primarily for personal reasons, and with no major issues, the risk to Seong Na-yeon’s escort duty was low. <Royal> had also acknowledged Seong Na-yeon’s contributions and the major incidents within the n had all been resolved, so they readily allowed this dispatch.


    “Have you visited Japan a lot too, team leader?”


    “I told you to call me unni (older sister).”


    “Ah, right. I’m so used to calling you ‘team leader’.”


    Seong Na-yeon gently scolded Moon Ga-eun, who sheepishly scratched her head. The two had been close n members from the start, but had grown even closertely.


    Seong Na-yeon had been taking on more of Moon Ga-eun’s escort duties recently, but her increased interest was also due to another factor, Moon Ga-eun’s love life, the sweet story of a 21-year-olddy Holder.


    “I’ve been here a lot, especially with your father.”


    “With my father?”


    “Yes. When I was actively doing n activities, your father, Holder Moon Jeong-hyuk, was my senior.”


    “I see…”


    Moon Ga-eun nodded and looked around again. There seemed to be a strange sense of anticipation in her shining eyes.


    Seong Na-yeon looked at Moon Ga-eun with a peculiar expression.


    “You’re thinking right now that you want toe here and y with Do Jae-hyuun, aren’t you?”


    Struck to the core, Moon Ga-eun jumped in surprise.


    “Huh? No, that’s not it at all! Do you really think I’m always just thinking about Jae-hyun?”


    “Haha. I’m right though. Last time you even asked me to tell the story about the skinship…”


    “Aaah, I can’t hear you!”


    Moon Ga-eun walked ahead, covering her ears, while Seong Na-yeon followed,ughing.


    The real reason the two were in Japan was to establish a mutual cooperation contract between their <Royal> n and the Japanese n, <Man’s Term>.


    <Man’s Term> had already signed a trade contract with <Judgment of Fire>, and its recognition and favorability had further increased after experiencing the ‘Viin Extermination Operation’.


    As a result, they had more exchanges with Korean ns and established friendly rtionships. <Royal> was one of the ns that joined this trend and signed a mutual cooperation contract.


    ‘…But the real reason is something else.’


    In fact, the contract itself was almostplete. The n representatives had already met and verbally agreed, and had even finalized the details.


    What remained was just the review and signing of the contract document.


    So there was no real need for Moon Ga-eun toe to Japan for this.


    The true reason she came to Japan was standing in front of her.


    “Wee to the Atsuta Shrine. I am the shrine maiden, Akiba Miyu.”


    The red and white-d shrine maiden, with her refined demeanor and beautiful appearance, was the reason Moon Ga-eun hade to Japan.


    And it was on the rmendation of her boyfriend, Do Jae-hyun.


    -Go meet the Holder Akiba Miyu at the Atsuta Shrine. She used to be a member of the n <Man’s Term>, but I think she left the n and returned to being a shrine maiden.


    The sudden visit to the Japanese shrine maiden was due to Moon Ga-eun’s recent concerns. She had been feeling a limit to her growth as a Holder. Her rune level and abilities were progressing slowly, and the archer-type ss had its limitations.


    It felt like a wall had been erected on the path forward as a Holder.


    ‘It’s not a bad level, but…’


    Of course, her skills were notcking externally. As a 21-year-old B-grade Holder, she was the biggest prospect in the n and the top archer in the Academy.


    She was already wrapped in many des, and her overwhelming skills were unmatched among her peers.


    However, Moon Ga-eun could not easily be satisfied with this.


    Her friends like Do Jae-hyun, Kang Juyeon, Park Jin-woo, and even the recent Kim Chae-eun were all more exceptional and promising Holders.


    It wasn’t a feeling of inferiority, but rather a desire to walk alongside them.


    “My name is Moon Ga-eun, Holder of the Royal n. Nice to meet you. As I heard, you speak Korean really well.”


    “Yes”


    Akiba Miyu, who was rmended by Jae-hyun, was standing in front of her.


    While Moo Jeong-hyuk, the top archer-type Holder in Korea, was closest to Moon Ga-eun, his teaching had its limitations.


    As a key executive in the n, he was always busy and didn’t have enough time to properly teach her.


    Moreover, the best Holder and the best teacher are different.


    While the S-grade Holder Yoo Eun-seol had recently shown her qualities as an educator, not all S-grade or A-grade Holders were as outstanding teachers as her.


    Moon Jeong-hyuk, while at the pinnacle of archer-types as an A-gradeHolder, was more inclined towards natural talent rather than being specialized in teaching others.


    That’s why Jae-hyun had rmended Akiba to Moon Ga-eun.


    Akiba, though a Japanese Holder, had systematically built up her skills and had extensive experience in teaching other Holders at the shrine.


    So Jae-hyun thought her disciplined approach would suit Moon Ga-eun’s tendencies well.


    “I’ve heard a lot about you from Jae-hyun. First, shall we have a cup of tea inside and I’ll exin the n to you in detail?”


    “Ah, yes. Then…”


    Suddenly, Moon Ga-eun stopped in her tracks.


    Jae-hyun…?


    They’ve talked a lot on the phone?


    Those words sounded a bit strange to her.


    “Why did you stop?”


    Seeing Moon Ga-eun suddenly halt, Akiba tilted her head curiously.


    Hesitantly, Moon Ga-eun asked, “By the way… What kind of rtionship do you have with Jae-hyun?”


    She had heard that Jae-hun was her business partner, but still, she couldn’t help but ask just in case.


    A muffledugh came from Seong Na-yeon beside her, but Moon Ga-eun deliberately ignored it. This was an important issue for her.


    “He is someone I admire.” Akiba replied with a bright expression.


    “……”


    Hearing those words, Moon Ga-eun’s expression grew more guarded.


    No, whether he’s a friend or a business partner, that’s fine.


    But what does she mean by admiring him?


    Can I really take her as a mentor?


    With slightly forced questions, her gaze grew sharper.


    It was absolutely not because she felt threatened by Akiba’s appearance.


    ***


    Ippotrantion


    ***


    ‘How scary…’


    All around me, thendscape was torn and deformed into a wastnd, the air scorching hot.


    In the midst of this whirlwind, I stared ahead with a haggard expression.


    In front of me was Kang Juyeon, controlling the mes with a terrifying expression, as if intent on repaying all the humiliation she had endured.


    It was such a frightening sight that I could barely find the words to speak to her.


    “Um… Juyeon? Isn’t it time to stop now?”


    I carefully tried to speak up.


    The situation was almost over.


    Kang Juyeon’s newly awakened mes disyed an entirely different power.


    Before, her mes had been consumed by the Transcendent’s mes, but this time, her mes were the ones devouring the others.


    Her pure and immacte mes were now sweeping across the surrounding area, almost like a cmity.


    The attack that had dragged us around for 15 minutes was easily blocked.


    “….”


    However, Kang Juyeon showed no signs of stopping.


    The mes she had created through her incantation of “Burn endlessly” had already subdued the situation, but she continued to utilize her runes and magical power, not ceasing her assault.


    The already barrennd was bing filled with ashes.


    “… How dare they try to harm Jae-hyun.”


    “….”


    I gave up on trying to stop her further.


    I seemed to have heard some words that should not have been spoken.


    Delving deeper might plunge me into an unknown abyss.


    After another 5 minutes had passed…


    “Enough! Stop this at once!”


    A woman with vibrant red hair appeared before us, her expression just as pale as mine.


    “The child who has inherited my power has turned out to be such a stubborn one.”


    The one who had inflicted this ‘trial’ upon us, the owner of this <Chamber of the Transcendent>, the entity known as ‘Canales’, the ‘Crimson Red Dragon’ as Kang Juyeon had mentioned before.<hr>


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