God of Tricksters

"Felix. You'll be in charge of this matter. I'll go to your side after that."

"Alright." Felix nodded.

"In that case, I'll guide you to them. Let's talk while we walk." The Shadow King nodded in agreement while walking to the west.

Theo followed her without hesitation while asking, "By the way, where is your husband?"

"Well, he's a person who fulfills his promise."

"I see. He's not going to meet me, eh?"

"Yes. Anyway, we have a problem on our side too."

"That's true. Do you know anything about it?"

"We don't understand anything either. However, we do have some clues that might lead to this incident."

"Hmm…" Theo thought for a moment. "According to our researcher…"

Theo told her about Isaac's speculations and theories to understand this phenomenon better.

"I see. The teleportation circles…" The Shadow King pondered for a moment. "Still, we don't have any ideas about this incident. We've some speculations, but the saint has told us that he doesn't see any anomaly. That's why this is weird."

"If that's the case, tell me about your speculations and clues first. Maybe we can link up a few things?"

The Shadow King was a bit hesitant because Felix was here, but she still said, "Do you remember the agreement between you and me?"

Theo nodded without hesitation. It was about a weird structure that couldn't be approached no matter what. He promised the Shadow King that he would try to look at the structure after becoming a Mythical Rank Expert.

"It cracked."

"What?"

"By a human."

"Seriously? Didn't you protect the structure?"

"I got this from my people. According to them, there was a group of humans hunting my people like usual. That's just survival to the fittest. But the problem is that… Those humans were too weak and ended up running away…

"Unfortunately, they passed the structure and somehow slipped past its protective barrier. The barrier prevented the monsters from entering, but they actually wanted to take the structure back. In the end, they dropped it, causing the structure to crack."

"So, that's the reason for this incident?"

"I don't know. The timing is late by at least a day. To be honest, even the saint can't feel any power from it, so we don't think that's the problem. We are currently finding another reason why this incident can happen." The Shadow King sighed.

"Hmm… Well, I'll take a look at it later. For now, I need to confirm the safety of the humans."

"That's true. We don't need human corpses since they're too weak. We can't feed them either. So, if they're gone, that's the best."

Theo nodded. "In that case, do you mind showing me the way to reach the other side? I mean the path used by the Dark King?"

"I can, but won't they be teleported again?"

"I've just asked my talented researcher. It seems that the problem is in the distortion itself. When the crack appeared, the distortion spread, causing them to be swallowed by the distortion of the Magic Power.

"However, the current situation is different. The disruption has stopped spreading and rather become stabilized.

"If that's the case, we can send people from this side to the other side without getting caught by the disruption. After all, they teleport to this place due to the reverse process.

"But to be honest, if we call for help right now, many people might not make it. We need a supply of water to let them wait for the rescue, and carrying back hundreds of thousands if not millions of people will be close to impossible.

"Rather than carrying them back one by one that might cause more chaos in this area, it's better if I lead them back to the disruption so that they can return faster."

The Shadow King pondered Theo's suggestion and asked one more question. "Still, we were the ones scaring them so that they didn't split off to cause more trouble. And to do that, we killed some of them.

"Looking at the humans' nature, they're going for revenge sooner or later. After that, this place will be known, and humans will find this structure. I'm afraid that I can't let them have it."

Theo could understand her worries. Even he needed to consider this problem.

"Well, we'll show them that we're fighting against your people. This way, they'll think of us as a rescuer. After that, we'll show them the way back to their country.

"Even if they're going to have revenge, they need to research this place first. Hence, I will have my own researcher delay their project by asking many questions. At the very least, we can use this time to find the real cause of this anomaly and solve it."

"Sounds good enough for me. After all, I know that humans will invade this place sooner or later." The Shadow King agreed with him.

"Still, I don't understand why this place is connected to that country instead of my current country, where the teleportation circles belong?"

"No one knows about it either. Even the saint doesn't have any clues because there's no trace that can be tracked." The Shadow King let out a long sigh.

"Anyway, we can discuss this at a later date. I hope that rescuing them won't take more than a day." Theo looked at Felix. "I have a task for you."

"Understood. What should I do?"

"Make a flashy entrance. The bigger the impact is better. After that, you're going to explain a few things to them. I'll tell you about the details later after I confirm their number and expressions."

"Okay." Felix accepted the role immediately.

"By the way, where is the saint?" Theo asked.

"He's moving around to find anything related to this phenomenon."

"Is there a way for me to contact him?"

"I can lead you to him, but he doesn't want to be disturbed when searching for clues. If you want to talk to him, you need to at least have a theory that can convince him or he'll be angry."

"Fair enough. Knowing that I can contact the one who manages this area is enough." Theo nodded. "I guess the reason you want me to come is to delay the humans from invading this place."

"Yes." The Shadow King admitted it without hesitation.

"Okay, then. I know what to do."