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Pang, pang, pang, pang!
The gorgeous fireworks exploded in the night sky. It was the height of summer and the beach town Bosaga was full of excitement about the start of the festival. Bosaga was a city adjacent to the Bristania harbour and there were no special monsters in the vicinity. Thanks to the wide sandy beach and stretches of ocean, there were tourists gathered from all over the place during summer. So Bosaga always held a festival for tourists during this season. When the festival was at its peak, Bosaga was a melting pot of excitement. Various flags of every country fluttered at appropriate distances. The acrobats and musicians marched down the street and showed their skills. Various rides and commotions were heard from the central plaza. It was some rides, street performances and colourful parades that were rarely seen in reality! Thanks to that, there was no place people could step in Bosaga without running into tourists.
Chweeeeak!
The festival was at its full peak in Bosaga. The fireworks flashed across the sky like meteors. Then a flash struck the soaring tower in the sky which belonged to the Magic Institute. The flash sparked and was drawn into the tower. The sparks were collected by an transmitter unit inside the tower and formed particles of light. The particles of light moved inside a glass tube and magic was sprinkled. Then like sand falling inside an hourglass, the particles of light gradually formed a person. The user wearing unusual leather armour was Ark.
“Welcome to the Bosaga Festival!”
As soon as Ark’s body was full restored, a group of people holding bouquets flocked around him. They were residents waiting to welcome tourists who used the Letter Movement. However, Ark just pushed past the people with a dreadful expression and ran into a corner.
“G-get out of the way! Ugh, eek!”
He leaned against the wall and vomited as it felt like his internal organs were being twisted.
‘Damn, I should’ve known considering it is the temporary Letter Movement……’
In order to get to Bosaga, Ark had to quickly move from the Ciel Magic Institute Branch to Bosaga’s. Since the Letter Movement system was mainly built on the west harbour, Bosaga village hadn’t had one. However, the Lord of Bosaga had asked for permission to temporarily install the Letter Movement for the duration of the festival. It wasn’t surprising that he felt like vomiting!
“It is ten times more awful than when I used the Letter Movement of Jackson! Urgh!”
It was just a temporary install. Therefore it 100% ignored the user’s comfort and safety! Thanks to that, Ark had to go back and forth between hell for over 5 minutes.
-You have begun to feel dizzy.
What a ridiculous situation.
‘I’m never using the Letter Movement system again!’
Yet he willing submitted to the risk because he had a reason to get to Bosaga quickly. Thanks to his method of using Letter Movement, he was able to arrive in Bosaga after only 5 minutes. After only vomiting gastric fluid, Ark shouted.
“Radun, give me Buksil’s eyeball!”
Ssak ssak, ssak ssak ssak ssak!
After Radun spat out the eyeball, Ark shouted at it.
“Buksil, can you hear me? Buksil, answer me!”
“Ya, eh? A-Ark-nim!”
After being shaken sharply a few times, the eyeball suddenly focused. The eyeball looked at Ark with a stupid expression and then started clamouring.
“Ark-nim is here…… Atch! R-right now…..ah!”
“I already know the situation! There’s no time to speak so just answer me! Where are you now?”
“I’m not sure. I’m too preoccupied……”
“Idiot, look around at the area. Isn’t there something that should be recognizable from a far place?”
Ark interrupted Buksil’s words and shouted. Yes, Ark had used the Letter Movement to quickly get to Bosaga because he knew the situation involving Buksil. Ark knew about the situation in Bosaga thanks to a phone call 10 minutes ago. The person who called in the morning was Lee Myung-ryong.
“It’s me Hyun-woo. The situation is urgent! I can’t speak for long because I had to sneak away from the unit to call you while playing New World!”
Lee Myung-ryong…..Isyuram quickly explained the situation. While explaining the infiltration investigation, Isyuram heard that Ark was in a south-western coastal city. Ark was supposed to make contact with Buksil soon and Buksil was supposed to move there.
‘I have to lead the thieves to another place.’
While thinking this, he remembered the flyer from the harbour and mentioned it to the thieves.
“I heard some rumours about the festival so I watch a video and accidently saw someone looking like a pig among the tourists!”
“What? Really?”
“There’s no doubt. It is impossible not to recognize the pig like fellow.”
So 30 of the thieves headed towards Bosaga at Isyuram’s words. Isyuram used various reasons to move the bandit group away from southwest region. Then…..Buksil unexpectedly showed up in Bosaga.
“Ohhh, it really is him! As expected from the friend of my heart!”
Garam cheered and praised him but Isyuram wasn’t happy. From then on, dozens of thieves started chasing Buksil. This was the reason why Ark submitted to motion sickness through Letter Movement.
‘Even though Teacher-nim has infiltrated them, he has no choice but to appear to be helpful. Fortunately Baekgu is there so Buksil won’t be caught easily, but they can’t possibly escape from dozens of thieves. After I help Buksil escape, I’ll have to protect the memory crystal.’
Just as Ark was thinking this, the eyeball’s scream was heard once again.
“Huk huk huk, there is a big ferris wheel near me! Hik!”
“Ferris wheel? I see it. I’ll move to that area soon so just hold on!”
“U-understood. Ack, Baekgu!”
The eyeball screamed non-stop so it was possible to imagine the situation. Ark ran away from the Magic Institute immediately. And…..he stopped and sucked in a deep breath.
“Huk, what it this?”
A sea of black could be seen in front of the Magic Institute. It was morning in reality but in New World it was night time. However, it didn’t simply look black. The only thing visible was the huge crowd present at the festival. He had heard about the Bosaga festival when leaving Ciel but it really transcended imagination. There were various rides in the central plaza, small street performances all over the place and tourists swarmed the taverns.
“Dammit, how will I find him in a place like this? Ah, is that the ferris wheel?”
He discovered the ride in the central plaza.
“This is no time to be stuck here, Dark Dance!”
Ark used Dark Dance to broke through the crowd like a ghost until he reached the central plaza. Bosaga was more like a city than a village. Fortunately, the central plaza wasn’t far from the Magic Institute and he reached the ferris wheel after 10 minutes of using Dark Dance. But the problem was after he arrived. There were even more crowds gathered around the ferris wheel. He had to find a him. But…..finding one person was like looking for a needle in a desert.
“Summon Demon, Dedric!”
“You called, Master?” Eh? A festival!”
Racard exclaimed with joy as he saw the dazzling sights.
“I didn’t call you here to play! Use satellite mode to look for Buksil!”
“Sheesh, so it’s like that….. I understand.”
Racard grunted and turned into a bat before trying to fly away. Racard was suddenly discovered by children and they swarmed around him and tugged at Racard.
“Aw, a bat!”
“It is a bat!”
“Hahaha, how marvellous. Bat, come over here!”
“Get away you rude things! I’m not a bat but a great vampire…… Ouch! Tickle, it tickles! Ugh, ouch! These damn kids….. Ouch!”
“Hahaha, this is great! If I press its stomach then it talks.”
“Fun, how fun! Let’s play with it!”
The children grabbed his wings and just laughed as Racard wriggled. Ark was impatient and was about to approach the children.
“Ah, Ark-nim!”
Then he heard Buksil’s voice again. It was a vivid voice coming from near him, not the eyeball. Ark hurriedly stopped and turned towards the voice. But no matter how he looked, he couldn’t find Buksil. Then he saw a big dog running and jumping among the rides. And a round object that resembled a balloon jumped up and waved its hand.
“Over here, here!”
‘What the? That guy…..?’