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Chapter 169: Journey To Hirakata Park

We disposed of the bodies by teleporting them back to the Magician Society. Maple already contacted Rena to receive the bodies to investigate who are these people.

"This is the first time someone brave enough to attack us in broad daylight appeared here in Osaka. No one has ever done that before," Maple mumbled as she picks up one of the insignia that one of the guys who assaulted us dropped after he was killed.

"Is that a famous insignia in the Magician World?" I asked since this is the first time I have seen that thing.

"No. This is unfamiliar. This is the first time I have seen something like this as a mark of a group or an alliance. I assume they are a newly formed group or might be some magician cult fanatics. Either one of them or none of them. It doesn't matter though since they decided to attack us, that means they are enemies."

"Then we should stick together once we get into Hirakata Park. Since this is their home base, we can't just easily trust other people here. Even if they say they are helping us since they are part of the Magician Society, we shouldn't expect some help from them since this is a private mission. We should be vigilant."

"You are right. Let's get going before the reinforcements of the enemies comes in. We can't afford to keep on fighting all day."

We made sure no reinforcements are lurking anywhere from our blindspots. I even double-check using [Insight] which ensured that we have no pursuers.

"Did you detect anyone?" Maple asked.

"None, we have no pursuers. It looks like we defeated most of them when they attacked us."

"Good, let's get going."

...

During our walk to reach Hirakata Park, I can see a few people following us which prompted Maple to use her flying knives to do the work. It was troublesome at first since there are multiple people that we might mistake as an enemy but with the help of my observations and proper judgment, we managed to remove the enemies hiding in the shadows.

It was a good thing that Maple is quite well versed in Osaka, or else, we might have gotten lost already.

"Hirakata Park is already up ahead. Check if there are enemies. If there are enemies, be sure to tell me to obliterate them immediately."

"Affirmative," I said before activating the ability, [Insight].

Although my [Insight] ability can't differentiate friend from foe, due to the reason we are in Osaka, I already locked on to the people who have highly dense mana in their body and seems to be strategically positioned somewhere near us. That way, anyone who has a high mana count in their body but not part of these people can be spared. We can't afford to hit and kill civilians.

"I spotted 5 people, 2 northwest, 1 east, 1 northeast, 1 north!"

"Good! Let's dance!"

...

Seeing Maple's ability to kill enemies silently is too frightening. The way she also disposes of the bodies of the dead before other people notice is also quite professional. As soon as the enemy fell after getting their throat slit by the throwing knives, Maple will immediately throw Teleport stones to the bodies and use her throwing knives to destroy them in split second, disposing the bodies before even a drop of blood fall to the floor. It was really quick that I am not sure how to feel now seeing her easily do that.

When all the enemies I mentioned were taken down by Maple, we finally arrived at the entrance of Hirakata Park. Since Hirakata Park is an amusement park, we have to pay money. Luckily this time, I have money to spare which made Maple sigh in relief. 

As soon as we passed through the entrance, a strange feeling creep into my body. It was like I passed on something solid but invisible.

"Did you feel that Maple?"

"Indeed. I think that is an invisible barrier that triggers the owners in case a magician or someone else has entered."

"So we are spotted already here? We are now notorious?"

"From the enemy faction, yes. But to the people here who just came to enjoy the attractions of the place, that is unlikely. But we can't be too sure."

"We have no time to worry about the enemies, time to gather some information so that we can get out of here as soon as possible."

For starters, due to the lack of information, Maple has to activate her Mana Scan ability while I have to activate my [Insight] to get any sort of info. However, as soon as I activate it, I saw lots of people blended in the crowd, a few people who can use magic. What is more than that is that they are in a populated area and they can easily ambush us if necessary.

However, before I can even do it, staff from a ride suddenly drag me away from Maple. Maple was also dragged away from me by another staff that is managing another ride.

"Hey, sir, please have a ride in this roller coaster! I am sure you will enjoy things here!"

"What the f*ck is wrong with you?! Who cares about a roller coaster! Don't bother me and unhand me now at once!"

I was surprised by the strength of this guy. He can easily drag me out like he is pulling nothing! But that doesn't mean I have to comply. Besides, I don't want to puke while riding the roller coaster.

"Just try it, sir! I know it will be a pleasant experience for you!"

"...Wanna die, right here, right now? Because I am willing to do it if you don't unhand me," I said before releasing pressure using my amplified mana.

The person trying to pull me suddenly turn pale when he heard me and looked at me in fear but he still keeps on trying to drag me to the roller coaster.

"Please sir, I know you will like it! This roller coaster is safe and fun!"

"Don't blame me for what will happen next," I mumbled before releasing mana to cause pressure on this guy. I don't want to kill him because we are in a public place and aside from that, he is only a normal human.

His pale face got paler and paler until he suddenly collapsed to the intense pressure. The people were stunned at first before they started calling the nearby paramedics which are currently positioned near our location.

"Sir! Someone has collapsed over here!" one of the bystanders shouted.

The chaos started to cause the people to flock. But since the guy already managed to let go of his hand from me, I silently went with the crowd and blended in myself on them. Once I managed to get a little far from the chaos, I immediately went to search for Maple.

I don't know why but, for some reason, the whole place is just too crowded. It was like the crowd is about to go on a stampede soon enough if something that caught the eye of these people will cause them to go into panic mode which I hope won't happen. There are lots of them that traversing on the road seems to be hard enough even for me. Also...

'Why does it feel like a sort of rush hour in here?!'

Amusement Parks are always crowded with people unless it is the closing time since people will no longer be in there once it is closing time. But seeing the number of people here is quite abnormal. My [Insight] ability is useless here too due to the number of people. Having all these people appear in my mind is making my head spin. All I can do right now is to manually find Maple amid the crowd and get her out of the crowd.

"Blue, can you help me with finding Maple in this crowd?"

"Crowd? What do you mean by "crowd"? I don't see any people around you though? Why are you asking me something easy for you to do?"

"Huh? You can't see the crowd here at all? I am struggling to move around due to these visitors visiting Hirakata Park. What are you saying there are no people here?"

"If you are seeing lots of people right now, there is no doubt, that is called "Physical Manifestation of Illusions" spell. You might think you are seeing them, speaking with them, and touching them or whatsoever but all of them are just illusions with some sort of mana flesh to allow them to have a sort of body. They are not real."

"What? But my [Insight] ability can perceive them... ah..." then I just realized it. No wonder I can see them in my scans. Since they are mana, they can also be perceived as one, but they are not a real manifestation of people. And due to the little amount of mana circulating them, I thought they are normal humans.

"Can I dispel this illusion?"

"Like other illusions, they can only be dispelled if the main source stops it, or has been destroyed, or the person who made it is defeated or killed. Any other method other than that is not going to work. So if you wanted to dispel it, find the main source, and do any one of the things I mentioned. This illusion is most likely tied to the Crazed Phenomenon Disorder. Try to resolve it as soon as possible."

"What about Maple? Can you find her?"

"She is currently in the horror house. Just like the rest of the place, I can only detect slight mana in there. No people are currently alive there except that girl. You are free to thrash that place and no one will complain."

So everyone in here is just illusions? Not a single person is alive here?! What the hell is this development? These people that have been trying to let me ride on the rollercoaster, the people who started to flock when that guy fainted and the paramedics, all of them are just illusions?! Then where are the real people?

"I just scanned the whole place. There are no real people around you. And I think the two of you wandered inside the "Crack."

"The "Crack"? What the hell is that?"

"The data is not clear since this is a rare occurrence. But the "Crack" has a bit similar effects with the Mirror World, G.A.T.E.S, and the Phantasmal World where unless you allowed them to enter, there is no way for them to enter. In this case, this place can only activate if magicians entered. The real Hirataka Park is indeed bustling but the two of you are not inside of the park at all."

What a mess, we are dragged into another trouble but this time, it is connected to the Crazed Phenomenon Disorder. Maybe this is one of the abilities that "Creature" can do? If so, this is a big chance to find it and defeat it.

"I have to get Maple out of here immediately."

If these are all just illusions, there is no need to hold back right? Then, let's blast these bastards off.

BOOM!

Without a shred of hesitation, I plowed through the illusion of people. Everyone showed signs of terror when they saw explosions coming from me and they started panicking. The people who tried to stop me have all blasted away. After they die, they immediately turn to ashes and disappear.

Due to my attacks, the cramped road has finally loosened in space, allowing me to move once again. I didn't bother about those other people looking at me, they are mere illusions after all. Time to get Maple out of the Horror House attraction!

Reaching the horror house, the woman who pulled over Maple is currently attending to the line of customers by working on the ticket booth. Ignoring the attendant of the ticket booth, I went straight to the entrance of the attraction when the woman managing the booth shouted.

"Hey! You can't go in there unless you have a ticket!" she shouted as she runs over to me.

But before she can get near me, I already went ahead to meet her. She was about to speak when I grab her head and ignited my hands.

"DIE!"