Episode 53
EPISODE.27
Before Russell’s story began, the three wizards prepared to focus in their own way.
As always, Daria took out the sweet snacks she had brought from somewhere and lined them up.
“Giggle. As I get older, I can’t help but feel drawn to sweet things.”
“hmm. “I wish I had some strong brandy to drink while listening to the story, but I can’t help it.”
Vermilion muttered in a loud voice and crossed his arms with his thick forearms.
I sat down on the chair with my back straight and my legs spread wide.
Thump, squeak-.
Was it because of the weight of the massive muscles?
It seemed like the wooden chair was screaming for a moment, but I was probably mistaken.
Of all the dogs, it was Hubert who showed the most acceptable listener attitude.
“Could you please wait a moment? execution. Master. “I prefer tea water.”
Rattling-.
Peppermint tea was brewed using a teapot provided in one corner of Daria’s office.
“While we’re at it, I’d like to ask you for a drink too.”
Daria asked Hubert, and only after all preparations were made.
Finally Russell was able to start talking.
“Once I arrived at Shudra… … .”
The story begins with arriving at the ruins, three cultists, and one of them summoning the Abomination.
After that, the empire’s pursuit began.
Of course, it was not possible to convey everything truthfully.
That’s because the special power called ‘dragonification’ was used to defeat Spandom.
Although they were trustworthy people, there were too many things that needed to be explained before they could be convinced.
Therefore, Russell adapted and modified some of the content and delivered it.
The most notable adaptation was the battle where the blaze lance was used to cut down the Aurors.
“Hmm. “With defense-oriented magic, we pretended to be on the defensive and consumed the Aurors.”
“It’s a classic, but isn’t it a tactic that would have worked well for that crazy guy?”
“If you control the strength and range of the shield well, you can preserve your own magic power to a certain extent while overconsuming the opponent’s auror.”
There are many other things that have changed.
But it didn’t make any sense at all. Although it was extremely unlikely, the possibility was sufficient.
“Even so, it would not have been an easy battle.”
“In terms of probability, it’s 10% or less. “Sniff, the priest has experienced great danger this time.”
Hubert and Vermillion nodded with understanding expressions.
“Hmm.”
Just one person.
Only Daria stared at Russell with a meaningful expression.
Russell flinched and trembled involuntarily at the look in his eyes that seemed to be looking into a person’s inner thoughts.
I asked her as if I didn’t know anything, trying hard to hide my prickly expression.
“Do you have something to say? “Master?”
At that question, Daria waved her palm with a snickering sound.
“Our youngest explained everything, how could that be possible?”
Then, with an extremely serious expression, he used his magic power to lightly stroke Russell’s hair.
“No matter what method was used, the odds of winning would have been around 10%. Nevertheless, in the end, it was you, the youngest, who won.”
What’s more, the opponent was a disciple of one of the empire’s core forces, a superhuman-level great swordsman.
Coming back alive and winning.
every-.
“Good job. “You’re the youngest.”
Daria smiled as she praised him.
It was right after.
“Okay then-.”
match-.
Daria smiled mischievously and clapped her hands, attracting attention.
“A compliment is a compliment, and rewards for doing a job well should be given separately, right?”
He put his hand into the hem of his robe.
He took out a palm-sized piece of paper and placed it in front of Russell.
“This… … .”
When Russell tilted his head, Daria picked it up.
He said, waving it in front of Russell.
“It’s a voucher guaranteed by the four major magic towers of the royal capital.”
“This is it… … .”
Russell, who had received what was in Daria’s hand, stared at the voucher in her hand with complicated eyes.
I’ve heard a lot of rumors, but this is my first time seeing it in person.
The first thing that came in was the seal stamped on the top left of the slip.
Water, fire, wind, earth. A seal with the four elements symbolizing the four magic towers engraved in a circle.
In the column right below it was written the amount that could be considered the value of the voucher.
‘One, ten, one hundred, one thousand… … .’
When considering the monetary unit of the continent, coins made of gold, silver, and copper and banknotes with numbers are commonly used.
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‘If it’s like this… … .’
Just as Russell was about to rejoice at the figure, which was slightly higher than expected.
Daria’s voice cut in quietly.
“That is a reward for tracking down cult members, and now this is compensation for cutting into the supply and demand of spandom.”
Another slip was quietly placed in front of Russell.
At those words and actions, Russell unconsciously turned his gaze.
I checked the number of newly revealed vouchers.
“… … .”
I froze on the spot.
There was a number written on it that was greater than the amount of money he had earned working as a mercenary throughout his life.
“this… … , Is that true?”
“of course.”
Daria lowered her head.
It was Hubert who explained.
“Pillars of the Empire… … , but he was one of the main forces. “There’s no way the bounty on someone like that would be low, right?”
As the saying goes, although it was not during the war, Russell’s exploits were by no means small.
“so that… … “His Majesty must have sent a separate gift like this.”
Russell suddenly raised his head when he heard the words ‘a gift from His Majesty.’
What Daria laid down in front of him was a letter.
Along my fingertips, I felt a stiff texture as if it had been ironed.
Stamped in the center of the straight folded outer seal is a seal symbolizing the royal family.
Below it, written in elegant strokes, were the words ‘To Russell Raymond.’
“I want to open it.”
The tone seemed to already know what the letter was about.
‘In this situation, if the royal family were to send a letter to me… … .’
With anticipation, Russell opened the envelope of the letter.
Sarah-.
I read the words written in it.
“… … .”
The letter was full of all kinds of rhetoric and luxurious words, but the meaning it contained was very clear.
‘… … The lessons I learned at a young age give me high hopes for my future potential. ‘I give the rank of Viscount to Russell Raymond.’
I hope this letter becomes an opportunity for the Raymond family, a long-time friend of the royal family, to take another leap forward.
‘The royal family sincerely hopes.’
It was not an earldom that could be received after achieving the 5th circle, nor a marquisate that could be received after achieving the 7th circle.
Nevertheless, it is clear that the position of ‘Viscount’ is also a noble position.
It felt like something was rising inside me.
“uh-?”
Something hot flowed from the corners of my eyes.
Vermilion muttered in a puzzled voice at that sight.
“uh. Priests. When you shed tears, you lose muscle… … .”
slam.
“Wow, it hurts. “Master.”
It was quite a funny sight, but Russell did not laugh.
No, I couldn’t laugh.
It was a moment I couldn’t help but look forward to, but I didn’t have any intention of crying.
Why won’t this guy’s tears stop?
“sorry.”
Russell hurriedly lowered his head and wiped away his tears with the hem of his robe.
Tuktuk-.
A person who has been watching him like that for a long time.
Only Hubert understood Russell’s feelings to some extent and lightly patted him on the back.
“You worked hard. It’s been really hard so far. Priests.”
* * *
A few days after that.
After completing his first mission and taking some time off, Russell was enjoying a leisurely daily life.
“Hmm.”
Standing in the garden of Hubert’s mansion, holding a book in one hand and a wide disk in the other.
Although he was said to have received noble rank, nothing particularly changed.
What Russell received was only a title, not a fiefdom.
It was then.
Purr-.
Pepper, who was circling in the sky, landed next to Russell and cried out.
Russell chuckled at the whining sound, the crying sound that seemed to desperately want something.
He stroked Pepper’s head with the fingers of the hand holding the disc.
He threw the disc he was holding in his hand.
Purr!
Then Pepper bursts into tears and kicks the floor.
It flapped its pair of wings loudly and instantly shot towards the disk.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
It looked like a shooting star as it flew away, leaving behind a long trail of flames like a tail.
Pepper, who was fired like that, catches the disc in the air and cries!
A cry of triumph was heard.
I felt quite proud of myself for being able to catch a discus that had been thrown quite far away in one go.
It didn’t end there.
He throws the caught disc with all his strength, flies over and catches it again, and repeats.
This time, it is not a linear movement, but a turning movement that draws a circular trajectory. Looking at that, Russell quietly clicked her tongue.
‘It was definitely a game I started to improve my level of communication… … .’
At some point, I became intoxicated with my flying ability and started playing alone.
Well, I thought it wouldn’t matter since he seemed happy.
‘If they get bored after playing like that, they’ll come back and ask me to throw it again.’
Apparently, the discus that Russell threw tended to fly farther and stronger than the one he threw himself.
Russell, who had been staring at Pepper for a while, moved his gaze.
I focused again on the contents of the book I was holding with my other hand.
[Basic Spearmanship Textbook]
I had purchased it at a bookstore in the city for a reasonable price.
When I heard about it, I heard that it is a textbook that is also used to educate engineer cadets… … .
‘The level is not that high.’
Well, there’s no way you can easily find a proper spear or martial arts book.
Even so, this wasn’t a bad thing for Russell.
‘It’s an opportunity to learn by listening and to properly establish things that I only knew in a blind way.’
Russell, who was turning the pages, closed the book for a moment.
chin-.
He used the Invisible Hand to levitate the book in the air and summoned Blaze Lance.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The spear of flame clearly revealed itself.
The surrounding temperature rose hot.
‘The basics of spearmanship are external rotation, internal rotation, and thrust.’
Things I vaguely knew in my head were once again redefined through the textbook.
Abduction means rotating the spear outward to double the force of the throw.
‘Adduction is rotating something inward and pulling it out or breaking it off.’
And stabbing literally means piercing the opponent by thrusting as if pushing.
These three techniques can be said to be the basic essence of spearmanship.
In addition, by adding the method of holding the spear and the degree of rotation at which it is swung, an infinite number of consecutive attacks can be created.
‘Simple yet complex.’
If the basics were at this level, advanced singing techniques might be as complex as advanced magic.
but.
‘So that’s why that crazy person could show such an appearance.’
Russell, who was convinced by recalling the movements that Spandom showed at the time, slowly moved his body.
I moved and thought.
‘I have no intention of forgetting my identity as a wizard.’
Nevertheless, the reason for learning spearmanship was clear.
‘As long as I’m working as a war mage, I never know when or how I’ll encounter a situation.’
Just like wizards, Auror practitioners are also people who are one step removed from the boundaries of the world.
I painfully realized through the fight the day before that I couldn’t gain the upper hand simply by keeping distance.
‘We need to prepare other means for that time.’
For Russell, that means was the spear.
“Whoa-.”
How much was he moving his body like that?
Purr-.
Perhaps because she got tired of playing alone, Pepper slowly approached me.
It folded its wings and landed on the floor, rubbing its body against Russell’s legs.
He quietly placed the disc in his mouth in front of Russell and tapped it with his front paw.
Probably asking you to throw it.
“okay. okay.”
Should I throw it a little farther this time?
With that in mind, I disarmed my blaze lance.
I reached out my hand to grab the disc.
“hmm?”
Then Russell stopped.
Under Pepper’s wings, something that was not normally visible was sticking out.
wizard who swallowed a dragon
