Episode 64
EPISODE.32
Jeopuk, Jeopuk-.
I walked along the long hallway for some time.
Blaine’s steps stopped in front of the large door at the end of the hallway.
This door is made using expensive ebony wood.
Blaine turned his head as he faced a door that seemed worth a fortune at first glance.
He checked his clothes through the glass window hanging on the wall in the hallway.
“Hmm.”
After a while of adjusting his clothes, Blaine stretched out his hand.
Knock, knock, knock, knock-.
I knocked and opened the door as if to signal something.
Sigh-.
The ebony wooden door opened, revealing what was beyond.
An interior filled with deep darkness.
Placed in the center was a long table that could seat more than twenty people.
Lying on the table was a black skull.
“Tsk.”
Blaine, who found the skeleton, clicked his tongue as if he was shocked.
The skeleton opened its mouth at Blaine, who frowned as if he had seen something he couldn’t see.
Red light scattered from the empty pupils and the jaw joint clicked.
“I heard you were disgraced a while ago, so you have a pretty nice face.”
It’s amazing that skeletons can talk.
But Blaine didn’t care.
“Don’t talk without knowing the topic.”
Instead, he scoffed in a cold, subdued voice.
“Such a base cultist.”
He said as he sank into one of the chairs along the table.
“If you think about it, isn’t all of this a result of your failures?”
“It’s our failure… … .”
“If you had done your job properly when I first revealed his location, something like today wouldn’t have happened.”
Blaine’s voice was as cold as frost, and his skull crackled against his jaw joint.
“Ah, you’re talking about the attack on the carriage and its conclusion.”
Immediately after, he took a step back and continued speaking.
“Of course, we admit that was our mistake.”
“mistake?”
Blaine added, muttering, “What an idiot.”
“There is a possibility that even a single thorn stuck in the sole of the foot can kill you, especially if you are a baby.”
The skull’s red eyes trembled slightly at Blaine’s words.
He muttered, looking a little surprised.
“… … Is it worth evaluating it that much?”
Not long ago, when we had a conversation in the desert using remote magic, it was only about a pretty good 4th circle.
“This is a guy who reached the 4th circle at the age of only 19. Besides, it’s only been about a year since that kid started to stand out.”
“That means… … .”
“It means that from a failure at the Academy in the 1st Circle, the time it takes to rise from there to a Master in the 4th Circle is at most about a year.”
After catching my breath, I continued speaking.
“No matter what they are hiding, the baby’s growth rate is not normal.”
Of course, my speed is faster than that of Hemingway or Daria in their third year of life.
“Ten years like this. “In ten years, another person might become a Master or a superhuman and block our path.”
“That much?”
Ten years from now, I will be twenty-nine at most.
No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense to be at master level at that age.
Although it was said to be within the realm of possibility, I thought it was a bit of an exaggeration.
That’s why the skeleton asked with a doubtful voice.
However, Blaine just kept his mouth shut, as if he had no intention of retracting his evaluation.
If you say things with that much certainty, you have no choice but to believe the skeleton as well.
Because Blaine’s eyes, who saw it in person, would be more accurate than his own, which watched from afar through magic.
“I think we should raise the risk level.”
While revising my evaluation of Russell, I added as if something suddenly occurred to me.
“Now that I think about it, you were the one who led that father into a trap, right?”
“If it’s the father… … .”
“Alex Raymond, you’re sure you haven’t forgotten?”
He frowned for a moment at the skeleton’s question.
He spoke in a pitchless voice.
“How could you forget?”
I clearly remember why I told him to kill him.
“It was a waste of talent, but there was nothing we could do. “They have found out at least part of our plan.”
Unlike words, it is a voice that does not convey even the slightest emotion.
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His face, which at first glance looked dry, had a skull clicking its chin.
“No matter how you look at it, we suit you better.”
Blaine’s eyes sank deeply when he heard that it was ours.
At that moment, the surrounding temperature rose by several degrees.
Blaine then twitched the corner of his mouth and was about to say something.
“Everyone came first.”
I heard a voice
The door opened and the person who entered the hall was an old nobleman with a sturdy physique.
He is about 70 years old.
He is a man with a physique worthy of being called a tall man and long gray hair.
The energy itself was not that strong.
Even if you play well, you are at the level of a top-level Exped Auror user.
It wasn’t weak, but it was nothing compared to Blaine or Skull.
However, the man’s eyes and voice contained a different kind of power than aura or magical power.
Dignity.
The crackling of the skull stopped when the man appeared.
Blaine stood up and bowed his head.
“See you, His Majesty the Archduke.”
Bismarck Ratmos.
The uncle of the current king, otherwise known as Archduke Bismarck.
That was the identity of the old nobleman.
“There is no need to be formal in an event like this. “Blaine.”
The Archduke waved his hand and sat down, followed by Blaine.
“Even though I know the construction work is over, I called these two people here today… … .”
The Grand Duke, who was seated, looked back at Blaine and the skeleton and opened his mouth.
“It’s to check the progress of work once again.”
The Archduke’s eyes first turned to Blaine.
He gave a light chin gesture. A signal to report.
At that signal, Blaine slightly lowered his head.
“The capture of the red wolves ended not long ago.”
The sight of him waving around the battlefield with his long red mane-like hair is like a beast in itself.
Red Wolf, Augusta Wolf.
The Archduke smiled slightly at the mention of one of the sword masters belonging to the Kingdom of Endymion.
“Auguster Wolff.”
“yes. He may be a nobleman now, but he was originally a mercenary. “It wasn’t that difficult to get involved.”
Since he was a mercenary, all he had to do was pay the appropriate price.
“Be careful not to let information leak out in the middle, and keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn’t change his mind.”
Blaine nodded at the next words.
Immediately afterwards, the Archduke’s eyes turned to the black skull.
A red glow crept across the skull’s eyes.
“Did you find the item you promised?”
In response to the Archduke’s question, the skeleton moved its jaw joints.
“As you probably know, the Grand Duke, it is not that easy to find an item with a few pieces of information. What’s more, it’s not even an ordinary item, it’s something of that quality… … .”
As the skeleton hung its tail, the Archduke tilted his head crookedly.
He seemed to be thinking about something and tapped the table with his fingertips a few times.
Tuk, Tuk, Tuk, Tuk-.
A regular sound spreads through the table.
After a moment, the Archduke, who had made his decision, spoke.
“Well, it’s an item that can cut off the limbs of an 8th circle archmage. “There’s no way you can find it that easily.”
The Archduke responded as if he understood, and the skull clicked its jaw.
“I will provide any amount of financial support. So, make sure to retrieve that item.”
But-.
“It is virtually impossible for me to ascend to the throne without tying Daria Snowwhite and Hemingway Melville together… … .”
-The Grand Duke was not finished speaking yet.
The Archduke spoke coldly, as if telling us not to forget the original plan.
“Wasn’t that what the deal between you and I was about in the first place?”
A transaction that involves Blaine, the Archduke, and even a cultist.
It was a conversation that took place somewhere in the kingdom about a day before Russell left for the ruins.
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A few days after that.
“This is Mount Calvain.”
Russell looked around, looking around.
Behind him, the carriage he was riding in just moments ago was parked.
It was a carriage with the seal of the Flame Pagoda stamped on it.
I could see all kinds of tents lined up along the side of the mountain, in a fairly wide open space.
This was the base camp, the base for excavation.
The flags of the magic towers participating in the excavation were lined up around the base camp.
‘Royal Capital Tower, Averal Tower, Archeos Tower… … .’
Except for the flags of the Flame Tower and the Spear Tower, all of them were magic towers of the Yellow Tower series.
If it were a different situation, it wouldn’t be surprising if other magic towers complained.
However, this time was an exception, so Russell nodded calmly.
‘Well, there are no people better suited to excavating ruins than Hwangtap.’
Those who continued the lineage of the Yellow Tower were literally experts in earth attribute magic.
It was a ruin that had not yet been fully excavated.
There was no one as suitable as them.
However, the addition of a corner of the Four Great Magic Towers of the Royal Capital and a Flame Tower was also related to the age of the ruins to be excavated this time.
Sindae, or immediately after Sindae.
The remains from that period were important historical information not only for the Imperial Tower but also for the entire magical world.
‘The representative of the Spear Tower is Sir Alan, but you are not sure of his participation?’
Russell took a step forward, thinking of the CEO of the Window Tower, who was currently busy with work and was not sure whether to participate.
Entered the base camp.
The eyes of the wizards inside turned to Russell.
“Who is it?”
“Was there a wizard who said he was coming today?”
With their eyes behind him, Russell headed towards the largest tent located within the base camp.
Not only is the leader of the organization usually staying in the largest tent -.
‘Because I can feel the greatest magical power there.’
As Russell approached, the guard in front stretched out his palm.
“Where are you from?”
I asked with a wary look, and instead of answering, Russell put his hand into his chest.
I immediately took out my identification card and threw it to him.
A plaque that proves the title of Viscount and that he is a War Mage of Flame Tower.
The guard’s eyes, as he was checking the card, grow as big as a flower lantern. “Hehe!”
After taking a vain breath, he saluted late in response.
“Well, meet Viscount Russell Raymond.”
The name Russell Raymond spread widely around the area.
There was a commotion among the wizards.
“What about Russell Raymond?”
“Huh, the man of the rumor had that kind of face.”
“I heard that you are young, but I never thought you would have been able to take off all the signs of youth.”
“I heard you won a battle with Jeron not too long ago.”
“It’s a feat that can topple spandom, and a skill that goes beyond the years of accumulated experience.”
“It’s a snag.”
This is because the buzz generated by the name Russell Raymond was so great.
The guards’ cries could be heard not only outside the barracks, but also inside.
After a while, the barracks fluttered and a person walked out from inside.
“Lord Russell has arrived?”
The robes are darker in color than those of other imperial pagodas, and the pentagram engraved on the bottom.
It wasn’t difficult to guess his identity.
‘Elder Spiegelman.’
This was the appearance of the general manager of the investigation team.
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