Gulp-.

Ian, who had found the mansion of Seraphim through Heiskas help, gulped loudly as soon as he entered the front gate.

Wow How is this a mansion? When it looks like a devil kings castle.

In the spot where Ian came to while looking for Seraphims mansion, knowing clearly that it was a mansion he lived in alone, a building that was almost the same size as the Lords castle that was in the Lotus Domain of the northern continent stood.

Ian was intimidated by its grandness and moved carefully.

If I go inside following this path, will I be able to meet Seraphim?

The path was laid out following the garden in a winding manner.

An interesting point was that within the City of Rage, which was entirely dark and filled with a dull, dark-red light, a pretty garden that didnt suit it existed.

That scenery was somewhat disparate, yet created a dreamlike atmosphere.

Ian turned his head slightly towards Karceus, who was following behind him.

Karceus, do you feel something like somebodys presence inside of here, by any chance?

Karceus, who momentarily stopped walking to close his eyes and focus his concentration, slowly shook his head.

Well, Im not sure, owner. I think theres a powerful seal-like thing over this whole garden.

Within the City of Rage, Ian was just accompanied by Karceus polymorphed into his human form when he moved.

This was because his other Familiars excessively stood out.

Hmm What the hell? This eeriness without reason is a little scary.

Ian mumbled as he began to walk again, and Karceus started following behind him again.

However, just then, a low and rough voice sharply drove through into the twos ears.

A human, and a dragon, huh An interesting combination that is hard to come by. Oh, on top of that, you werent a normal human, but Half-Devil. Its my first time in a long while seeing a Half-Human, Half-Devil, huhu.

At that voice, Ian reflexively turned his head and he began to look for the owner of the voice, and the voice continued.

Theres no need to look around, human. Since Im in a place that you cannot see.

Ian, who wore a sheepish smile at that, scratched the back of his head as he opened his mouth towards the sky.

Are you Seraphim?

Thats right, I am Seraphim, the second-in-command lord of the castle of the City of Rage. Have you come looking for me?

Ian nodded his head as he replied.

Thats right, Ive come to see you, Seraphim.

What for?

Ian opened the quest window of the quest he received from Iriel again and he opened his mouth after he slightly skimmed over it.

Ive come because Iriel has sent me. I want to talk about the destructive devils.

!

At Ians words, a tranquil silence lingered in the garden of the mansion for a moment.

And Seraphims words continued again.

You were more important of a guest than I expected. I dont think this is a problem that we can be talking about like this, so we shall talk inside.

The moment that Seraphims words ended and Ian was about to retort something, a red light began to shine in a circular form beneath the feet of Ian and Karceus.

What is this?

Karceus replied.

I think its a magic circle.

Can magic circles also originally be drawn from a distance?

That I dont really

And the bodies of the two people, who stood on top of that, floated in the air before they disappeared without a trace a moment after.

* * *

Huhu, theres probably no one that knows that theres another route to obtaining dual classes other than the method of becoming Half-Human, Half-Devil, right?

The northern district of the City of Rage.

The man that stood in front of a gloomy dungeon that was outside of the northern gates in Zone 100 of the Devildom smirked as he mumbled.

Sure, Ian, I know for sure that your luck and skills are truly amazing. However, I will show you that there is still a wall that you cannot overcome.

The man led over dozens of retainers and entered the dungeon.

At his waist, a greatsword that gave off a blue light was tied to it, and that item was like a token of the most famous Magic Swordsman in Kailan.

He was none other than Ilahan, the guild master of the DarkRuna Guild.

Master, preparations have been fully completed.

Good work.

Ilahan was a top-ranking user to the point that he was originally assumed to be closest to 1st place in the rankings combining private users.

On top of that, as the war of the two empires in the central continent ended off with the Kaimon Empires overwhelming victory, naturally, the influence of the DarkRuna Guild, who had the power of the Kaimon Empire, grew even more.

For Ilahan, the Guild Master of the DarkRuna Guild, to have obtained even more power was a natural sequence.

Amongst the videos that were uploaded in the community a while ago, there was a video of Ilahan breaking through the Temple of Holdream, which was the hardest dungeon of the central continent.

At the time, that video was an incredibly hot issue, and the biggest reason for that was because Ilahan had broken through the dungeon not with the power of a guild party, but his strength alone.

The scene of a user easily breaking through the dungeon with just their retainers using their strength only couldnt help but bring forth admiration from a lot of users.

This was because originally, the Temple of Holdream was known to be a place that was only possible to attack if there was a full party of 20 users that were all over lv 160.

That was why Ilahans confidence was sky-high lately.

However, there was just one being that bothered him, and that being was none other than Ian.

This was because the one that experienced Ians combat abilities properly during the siege warfare of the Pyro Fortress was none other than Ilahan.

I was a little slower than Ian at entering the Devildom, but since I have a hidden quest Huhu.

If Ilahan just successfully completed the quest that he was currently proceeding with right now, he believed that he could become an unrivaled being.

Huhu, a Half-Devil will never be able to overcome a True Devil.

A reddish, evil light flashed through Ilahans two eyes.

* * *

The place that Ian had teleported to with the red magic circle was Seraphims office.

Seraphims office was embroidered with ornate pieces that were reminiscent enough of the fancy patterns of the Baroque and Rococo age of Europe.

A massive-figured man sat on the stone pedestal in the middle of that room and was looking down at Ian.

He was Seraphim.

Alright, child, youre saying that youve heard about the destructive devils from Iriel, right?

At Seraphims words, Ian nodded his head.

Thats right. Iriel told me that the destructive devils are trying to move again, so she told me to ask for help from you, Seraphim.

Hmm, my help, huh

I dont know exactly, but she said that the anger within the Devildom needed to be blocked in order for a full-scale war between the human world and Devildom to be avoided.

Seraphim slowly nodded his head.

Thats right. That child Iriel is truly fascinating, that is. How she figured out the internal situation of the Devildom from that far of a place

Seraphim gently closed his eyes.

He was a person that appeared to be a Warrior with a rough and large build, but within his clear blue pupils, there was the image of a wise man that was filled with kind wisdom.

Either way, youve come at the right time. Iriel has sent you to me exactly when you were needed.

Is That so?

Ian carefully asked in return as he waited for Seraphims next words.

Is it time for the quest to pop up now?

And like Ian predicted, a quest window popped up in front of his eyes without doubt.

Ring-

The Beginnings of the Devils III (Hidden) (Connected)

Seraphim is a Half-Devil as well as a devil that is of a Noblesse rank.

Because he was a person whose origin was a human hero before he became a devil, he does not want a full-scale war between the Devildom and the human world to occur.

However, recently, with the destructive devils as a key role, a portion of the power of the Devildom was plotting an attack on the human world, and they began to purge power that was on the opposite side of that plan one by one.

They have yet to spread their magical beasts to devils that were Noblesse-rank or higher, but a couple of High-ranking Devils had fallen to the scheme of the destructive devils and were beginning to get locked up in the Tower of Punishment or were assassinated.

Before the power of the destructive devils grows, the power of the Common Devils must be gathered together as fast as possible and a power that can counteract them must be formed.

Go to the Fortress of the Devil that is in Zone 80 of the Devildom and convey this fact to Devil King Ricardo.

Quest Difficulty Level: SS

Quest Condition: A user that has successfully carried out the Beginnings of the Devils II (Hidden) (Connected) quest.

Time Limit: 30 days

Reward: ?

*This is a quest that cannot be turned down.

Ian, who read through the whole quest content, slowly nodded his head.

Its a simple traveling quest where I just need to find an NPC this time as well. Of course, getting through to Zone 80 will not be that simple at all, that is.

On top of that, there was a time limit of 30 days.

The time limit was not short, however, still, even that alone was enough to put pressure on Ian.

Ian asked Seraphim.

Is Devil King Ricardo the castellan of the Fortress of the Devil?

At Ians question, Seraphim nodded his head as he replied.

Thats right. Youll just need to pass on the letter that I give you to him.

At the same time that Seraphims words ended, a yellow paper scroll completely rolled up appeared in front of Ians eyes.

You have obtained the item Seraphims Letter.

Seraphims words continued again.

You cannot be too late, but as it is not a matter where youre tight on time, it would be best to move after preparing thoroughly. It seems that with your current abilities, Zone 80 will be an incredibly dangerous place for you.

As expected of a Noblesse-rank Devil, Seraphim perceived Ians Devildom rank from one look.

Ian nodded his head as he replied.

Yes, as a matter of fact, I was planning on moving after at least obtaining a dual class.

Sure, thats a good idea as well. If you are a Half-Devil with quite a high rank of a High-ranking Devil, youll be able to obtain a dual class without much difficulty as well, that is.

Seraphim pointed to the tower that stood tall outside the window as he continued his words.

That building over there is the Class Tower. If you go over there, you should be able to obtain a dual class that you want.

I see.

Ian did respond, but of course, he had absolutely no intentions of obtaining a dual class from the Class Tower.

I should go to Zone 107 first and visit Cervians laboratory.

At the thought of obtaining a hidden class from Cervian, Ian felt himself become excited already.

Oh, also, Seraphim.

Yes.

Do you know a High-ranking Devil named Yankoun?

At Ians question, Seraphim wore a slightly surprised expression.

Of course I know Yankoun. However, how do you know him?

Ian concisely picked out the incidences he had with Yankoun and explained the situation to him.

Of course, Ian didnt forget to fluff up his own performance little by little as he told him either.

Since building up Affinity with a Noblesse-rank Devil will definitely be of help eventually.

Seraphim, who heard all of Ians story, wore a bitter smile as he opened his mouth.

Huh-huh, for such an incident So, youre saying that Yankoun has been locked up in the Tower of Punishment before even I was aware of it, right?

Thats right. However, I never thought that you, the second-in-command lord of the castle of the City of Rage, would have had no idea about this.

Seraphim let out a low sigh before he opened his mouth.

This is because the destructive devils have already almost dominated this City of Rage. They are covering my eyes and ears.

The destructive devils are?

Seraphim slowly nodded his head.

Thats right. It has been a long time since Devil King Hikion, the castellan, has fallen into the ways of the destructive devils as well.

At those words, Ians expression slightly hardened.

What the hell, then isnt it possible that Yankoun may not be released even with Seraphims strength as well?

Yankouns liberation would influence Ians fighting power incredibly.

Since if Yankoun, a High-ranking Devil who was also lv 350, was to join Ians fighting power, he would bring an effect where the fighting power would increase by about 1.5-2 times at the least.

And as if he had read Ians thoughts, Seraphim continued his words.

However, once the truth is known, I will be able to liberate Yankoun from the Tower of Punishment at least with my power, so dont worry.

Ian let out a sigh of relief.

Whew, thats a relief. I think I need to obtain his help in order to safely reach Zone 80 of the Devildom at least.

Seraphim nodded his head.

I will pull Yankoun out within three days at the earliest and five days at the latest. You could obtain a dual class within then and return.

I will do that.

Ians mind began to race quickly.

Have I now finished everything that I needed to go to Seraphim for? Theres nothing else I need to do besides leaving this place and coming back from visiting Cervians laboratory within three days, right?

However, a feeling like he was forgetting something remained, and shortly after, Ian was able to remember the cause of that.

Oh, right. The slave marketplace! I should stop by the slave marketplace as well.

He wasnt sure what kind of role a slave could play in the Devildom, but still, having one would definitely be better than not having one.

Ian immediately asked Seraphim for information on the slave marketplace.

Seraphim, before we move, theres one more thing that Im curious about.

Continue.

Ian pulled out the slave contract that he had been keeping in his inventory and held it up as he continued his words.

I want to obtain information on the slave marketplace that is in the central plaza of the City of Rage.

Ian turned his gaze towards Seraphim.

However, for some reason, Seraphim did not respond whatsoever.

Seraphim?

However, with his gaze fixated somewhere, he didnt react even a tiny bit despite Ian calling him.

Ian turned his head to the place that his eyes were on.

And the place that Seraphims gaze was on was the slave contract that was within Ians hands.

What the hell? Why is he staring that intently at this?

Ian called Seraphim again.

Seraphim!

And Seraphim, who only pulled himself together then, was surprised as he smiled sheepishly.

Ha, haha. Sorry. I was distracted by the item that you were holding in your hand for a moment, that is.

Ian looked back and forth at the slave contract that was in his hand and at Seraphim as he mumbled to himself.

Has he read the content thats written in the contract from that distance?

And while Ian was tilting his head, Seraphims words continued.

You, truly your luck is incredibly good.