I’m the Only One Who Can Guide the Tyrant to Sleep - Chapter 25

After quickly finishing my work for the day, I headed to the marketplace.

The market was illuminated with dazzling lights despite the darkness that had fallen over the area, likely due to the year-end festivities.

However, my destination was far from the glamorous center.

I made my way to the narrow alley where I had found the paper the previous day.

The alley seemed even more desolate than before, and I could feel my heart pounding.

In normal circumstances, I wouldn’t dare to venture into such a place, but now was the time to gather my courage.

‘If that’s really the Katana, it could be a significant help.’

With each step, I entered the alley and turned right, heading deeper into it.

The atmosphere was eerie, with shops covered by black curtains, broken lights hanging overhead, and some places where no light should have been, yet voices could be heard.

As I passed by these peculiar shops, I finally reached the end of the alley, where I saw it—a stone wall intricately carved with complex and unique patterns.

‘This is it.’

I became even more convinced. The name “Katana Detective Agency” was written above the entrance, and the pattern on the paper I had with me seemed identical to the one carved on the wall.

‘But there’s a difference.’

Examining the pattern on the paper, I noticed faint traces of lines breaking in certain places.

To an unknowing eye, it might look like ink smudges, but having read the original work, I recognized the significance.

I reached out and gently touched the stones that had seemed immovable just moments ago.

To my surprise, they began to move smoothly, and after a short while, the pattern on the wall and the one on the paper matched perfectly.

Dududu….

With a low rumble, the wall opened, revealing the entrance.

‘This is it.’

A small smile crept up on my lips. It was just as I had seen in the original work—the “Katana Detective Agency.”

Its owner, Katana, would later become the youngest Magic Tower Master in history, a genius who would be the most formidable opponent when on the other side but the most reliable ally when on our side.

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As I entered the open wall, it was like a different world from the outside.

“Wow.”

An exclamation escaped my lips almost involuntarily. The ground was covered with soft grass, and in a pond, shimmering fish darted around tirelessly.

It was such a fantastic place that the dark alleyway I had just walked through felt like a lie.

‘…It’s the same. Katana’s room seems just like this after she became the youngest Magic Tower Master.’

The mechanism for opening the door with the engraved patterns was exactly the same as before.

‘The security device must have been the same for a long time.’

Therefore, I knew what to do next.

From the entrance to the cabin, there was a straight path, as if it were directing me to come this way….

‘That’s it.’

From the entrance to the cabin, there was a straight stone path. He seemed to beckon to come this way. But—

‘That’s a trap.’

They were all things I’ve already seen in the original.
Floria went to the stone road and suffered for two nights and three days.’

Without paying any attention to the stone path that seemed to beckon me to come this way…

Splash!

I leaped into the pond and opened my eyes.

“Phew!”

Suddenly, I was inside the cabin.

‘It really worked?’

I was skeptical, but there were no traces of water on my clothes or body. Although I had jumped into the pond, I had instantly teleported to the center of the cabin’s living room.

“Wha, what? Who are you!”

The young girl who had been lying on the bed, as if she had been preparing for something, looked at me with a bewildered expression.

She had her long yellow hair tied up in two ponytails and orange eyes. She seemed to be around ten years old at most.

“Wait, who are you? How did you get in here?”

She examined me with a cautious gaze, and it was only then that I realized my mistake.

In the original work I had read, Katana was already an adult and incredibly powerful. Even if I had tried to enter through the pond, there would have been a device preventing me from doing so if Katana didn’t want me to.

“I…um, hello. You must be Katana.”

I spoke kindly, but Katana’s face contorted even more.