I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 38

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Chapter 38

The place I followed the nobleman to was the western tower of the main castle.

According to Noah Roheim, the magic portal gate was an extremely important device, so it was hidden inside the castle tower.

‘For something so important, the security seems pretty lax.’

Not only was there no one guarding the castle tower, but there wasn’t even a single common lock on the tower door.

Instead, the door was carved with layers of complex patterns. Even at a glance, they didn’t look ordinary.

Standing in front of it, Callix Crowbell lightly cut his fingertip with a dagger.

Then he let the blood drip onto the patterns carved into the door.

Thud-

As soon as the blood droplet touched it, the door opened with a heavy sound.

Inside was another door, and its locking mechanism was released in the same way.

‘It’s a magic lock.’

The sight I was seeing for the first time was fascinating yet slightly chilling.

Why did they make it so the lock could only be released with blood?

“Go in.”

Callix Crowbell entered first, and we followed behind him.

Inside the castle tower, there was nothing visible except for an arch-shaped gate-like ornament.

‘That arch-shaped gate must be the magic portal device.’

Standing in front of the gate device, Callix Crowbell took out a fist-sized red gem from his coat.

‘Isn’t that what the cult man I met in District 9 had?’

It was much larger than what that man had, but the shape and color were similar.

“Assistant, is that Arcana?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Then was what the man who bumped into me dropped also Arcana?

‘No way, surely not.’

Arcana is such an expensive item, he wouldn’t handle it so carelessly.

It must be something else that just looks similar.

When Callix Crowbell inserted the fist-sized Arcana into the central groove of the gate, bright light burst forth and a heavy vibration resonated.

Soon after, light seeped into each pattern carved on the gate. Blue and red lights overlapped, and the space inside the gate slowly began to distort.

Like putting a mirror into water, the surface warped, and a different landscape appeared over it.

“It seems to be activated. Then I’ll go in first.”

Noah Roheim bowed to Callix Crowbell and boldly stepped into the portal.

Then his body fragmented like it had been pixelated, and soon disappeared without a trace.

‘Wow, it’s like watching a movie.’

It was so amazing and fascinating that I couldn’t take my eyes off it for even a moment.

Thinking that I would become like that too, I felt excited yet my palms grew sweaty.

“Now it’s your turn.”

“Ah, yes!”

I gripped my luggage bag tightly and carefully extended my foot into the portal.

I had imagined it would feel like being sucked into water, but I felt nothing at all. It was no different from walking normally.

What? The magic portal is nothing speci-

“…Huh?”

I expected to disappear like Noah Roheim, but I just walked out to the other side of the gate and blinked my eyes wide.

“What? Why did I just pass through the portal?”

“That’s strange. I’ve never seen anything like this…”

The officials who came with us murmured while looking at me.

Callix Crowbell also seemed a bit flustered, raising his eyebrows.

“Try going in again.”

“Ah, yes.”

I took a deep breath and entered the portal again.

But the result was the same.

As they say, third time’s the charm, so I tried once more, but nothing changed.

‘Why is this happening?’

Could there be something wrong with me?

Feeling slightly anxious, I clenched my hands tightly.

“Gordon Javert. You try going in.”

“Understood.”

When Gordon Javert entered the portal, his body fragmented like Noah Roheim’s and soon disappeared without a trace.

“The magic portal is operating normally.”

Callix Crowbell frowned and stared at me.

“But why do you just pass through it?”

How would I know that?

Today was my first time seeing or entering a magic portal.

When I shook my head to indicate I truly knew nothing, Callix Crowbell let out a deep sigh and ran his hand through his hair.

“Contact Smith Viscount that an unexpected problem has occurred.”

“Understood.”

The official who received the nobleman’s order quickly left the castle tower.

“Eileen, you go outside too.”

“Ah, yes!”

Just as I was about to leave the castle tower-

“Where are you going? You need to come here.”

A chilling voice was heard, and someone grabbed the back of my neck forcefully from behind.

“Agh…!”

In an instant, my body’s center collapsed and I tilted toward the portal.

Callix Crowbell, who had been approaching the gate, quickly grabbed my arm.

But the pulling force from behind was too strong to resist.

Eventually, we both fell toward the magic portal gate together.

Flash-

A blindingly bright light burst forth and completely enveloped both me and Callix.

As the world was erased in pure white, the only thing I could feel was the firm touch of his hand gripping my arm.

The rough hand that had grabbed my neck had disappeared at some point.

The way he held on tightly as if he would never let go felt strangely reassuring.

After a moment, the pure white light disappeared and my vision gradually returned, revealing Noah Roheim and Milan Jawork who had entered the portal first.

“You’ve finally arrived, Your Grace the Grand Duke.”

Behind them were also men I’d never seen before.

Among them, a middle-aged man who seemed to have the highest status smiled kindly and said to me.

“Welcome to Nuviar, Miss Eileen.”

[Main Quest Complete.]

At that moment, a system window appeared before my eyes.

[2-1. Quest Success! We’ll give you ten thousand points as a reward.]

Seeing that the quest had appeared, it seemed certain that I had arrived in Nuviar.

‘Why did it suddenly succeed?’

I looked at the magic portal gate in bewilderment.

[2-2. Find out why the Raed River in Nuviar floods.]

[Reward: 30,000p]

As I was pondering deeply, the next main quest opened.

This time too, it was a quest related to Nuviar.

‘The reward is more generous than Chapter 1.’

That must mean the quest is more difficult.

Considering the flow so far, it seemed like Chapter 2’s quest would proceed in Nuviar.

‘Will I be able to clear everything before returning to Belheim?’

If I couldn’t clear them, all remaining quests would receive penalties.

I earnestly hoped and prayed that such a disaster wouldn’t happen.

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“How long are you planning to stay, Your Grace?”

While Eileen was lost in her own thoughts, Callix Crowbell conversed with Smith Viscount.

“Well. About a week, I suppose.”

“What? Only a week?”

Smith Viscount asked back in surprise.

“A week seems too short to identify the cause of the Raed River flooding and find a solution…”

“Shouldn’t you have already found the cause? We only came to propose a solution.”

When Callix asked with a cynical smile, Smith Viscount, at a loss for words, closed his mouth. All of Nuviar’s officials also watched nervously.

“It’s laughable to expect us to find the cause and solution that you, who have lived on this land for decades, couldn’t find.”

“That is…”

When Smith Viscount tried to make excuses, Callix raised his hand to stop him.

“Ten days. I absolutely cannot give more than that, so understand that.”

“Th-thank you.”

Smith Viscount, who barely managed to gain three more days, let out a sigh of relief while bitterly smiling at his pitiful situation of having to grovel so pathetically.

“I’d like to rest for today.”

“Pardon?”

Since he came through a portal, there wouldn’t be any travel fatigue.

So Smith Viscount and the officials, who were planning to hold a strategy meeting immediately, looked at Callix with bewildered faces.

“What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you were planning to put your guests to work right after inviting them?”

“Oh, that’s not what we meant…”

“Then guide me to my room. The room is prepared, isn’t it?”

“…Of course. I’ll guide you right away.”

The viscount, knowing that Callix’s stubbornness could never be broken, gave up early.

“Eileen.”

“Ah.”

When Callix called, Eileen, who had been lost in her own thoughts, let out a short exclamation and looked at him.

“Let’s go rest now.”

“I’m not particularly tired, so I’m fine. So, could I see the flood records of the Raed River?”

At the unexpected words, the faces of Smith Viscount and the officials brightened.

“Of course! I’ll show you right away!”

On the other hand, Callix’s expression crumpled.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at Eileen.

Eileen felt a chill down her spine at the gaze that seemed to reproach her for acting on her own, but she deliberately looked away.

The time they could stay in Nuviar was only ten days.

To clear all the main quests within that time, she couldn’t waste even a single minute or second.

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