◈ Episode 166 Preparation for the decisive battle (1)
Leaving the apothecary, Rudger moved toward his next target.
As he left, Chris Vennimore and the apothecary’s assistant looked at him in astonishment, but Ludgar ignored him lightly.
After seeing a total of 20 blue pills, Rudger was satisfied with the successful results.
‘I’ve come to benefit from Bellaluna.’
The mana restoration potion he made was an item with the knowledge of Belaluna, an executive of the .
Although eccentric, the elf Bellaluna is a pharmaceutical specialist with extensive knowledge on all kinds of herbs.
He was able to make this kind of medicine because he was a person with more skills than a magician or an alchemist who majored in pharmacy.
‘Although I warned you not to use it as much as possible because it’s dangerous.’
Where did the world go smoothly as you wanted?
Rudger had to make something like this just in case.
‘The next thing is to find someone to handle the work on my behalf.’
Of course, I had already thought about that part.
Rudger quickly organized his future work in his head.
‘First Order Esmeralda. On the last day of the festival, she will move to kill Febius with Crawl.’
However, she was only going to move alone, not accompanied by other subordinates.
That’s why Joanna Lovett makes independent moves.
‘They have to look at their hands as well, given the opportunity.’
I don’t know what Joanna Lovett is thinking, but seeing as she’s bringing the other members together, it’s probably not normal.
If there is a problem, big or small, this side will be a hassle too.
So I was thinking of rooting it out before there was a problem.
‘However, they are divided into two teams and prepared separately.’
One side can still outrun Esmeralda before going on to take it out.
However, the other side is so far away that it is practically impossible to see the hand.
Ludgar’s number one target is the First Order’s Esmeralda.
There is no time to devote to those who are second order then third order.
‘If it’s not the last day of the festival, I’d say there’s no chance.’
If you miss this opportunity, you never know when the next one will be.
So, this side needed a hand to deal with the other side’s miscreants so that they could focus on Esmeralda.
And of course.
Rudger knew the right cards.
‘Aidan.’
If Aidan uses anti-magic, he should be able to subdue him.
Of course, entrusting work to students had many elements of anxiety.
‘But it’s even more dangerous to leak information to other teachers or to Ceorn’s side.’
Rudger did not prefer to leave the tail itself.
If your tail is long, you’ll get stepped on.
I would take the risk in a situation where I really had no choice but to do so, right now.
‘If Aidan’s skills are right now, he can easily deal with the Black Dawn’s petty jobber.’
Of course, if it had been Aidan alone, he wouldn’t have made such a gamble.
Because Aidan had reliable colleagues.
Tacy Freead is a fallen aristocrat, but has a great talent for magic.
Although he is a commoner, Leo is smart and quick-witted.
And even Iona Ovalley, the flesh and blood of the newly added beast tribe chief.
It is full of power.
‘There’s Leo in charge of the opposite s*x, so we won’t run into each other blindly. At least I’ll have a safety device in place.’
If Aidan is a runaway tank full of a sense of justice, Leo is a brake that can effectively stop it.
Since they make up for each other’s shortcomings, can it be more perfect?
Rudgar stopped walking.
I saw a dormitory building where male students live.
Looking out the window from outside, Rudger rolled his eyes and pulled out a note from his pocket.
‘Leo’s room is on the 4th floor.’
softly.
The paper on Ludger’s palm was enveloped in a shadow and then disappeared.
And the paper appeared in front of Leo’s door on the 4th floor of the dormitory.
‘If he’s a smart guy, he’ll take care of it with just the information written here.’
Rudger immediately took out a small communicator and put it in his ear.
“Hans. Can you hear me?”
[Listen.]
“How is Krollo Febius doing now?”
[I’m still watching you, but you’re quietly shutting yourself in your room.]
Ludger entrusted Hans with keeping watch over Krollo Febius.
It was to prevent him from taking an unexpected action like last time.
Fortunately, Crawl has not caused any major problems so far.
‘Maybe in a state of half-desperation.’
If you stay calm, I’m just grateful for this.
Because it’s one less thing to worry about.
‘The only thing left is to wait for tomorrow to come.’
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The sun was setting behind the sky.
The final battle is tomorrow evening.
‘Let’s try it.’
* * *
‘It’s boring.’
Now that the festival is in full swing outside.
Leo walked down the dormitory corridor with slow steps.
‘It was said to be a festival, so I went to see it, but nothing really caught my interest.’
For Leo, who prefers to be alone quietly, the heated atmosphere of the festival was completely different.
So Leo was on his way back to the dormitory after walking around moderately.
‘Anyway, today is 4 days, so this festival will be the last tomorrow. Until then, I can spend time in my room reading a book.’
It was clear Aidan was going to be a nuisance on the last day, but that was something to think about then.
With that thought in mind, Leo arrived at the room and found a piece of paper in front of the door, narrowing his eyes.
‘what?’
I picked up the paper and immediately looked around.
There was no one around, and no sign of anyone passing by.
‘It doesn’t look like someone spilled it by mistake.’
Thinking so, Leo glanced at the contents written on the paper with his eyes.
“This… … .”
Leo’s expression changed instantly.
A face full of boredom was blown away.
‘If the facts written inside are real.’
This isn’t usually a problem.
Leo went straight into the dorm room, afraid that someone might see this.
Sitting in front of the desk, Leo re-read the note several times, confirming that he was not mistaken.
‘This is a big deal.’
Disquieting people have lurked inside the academy, and they are plotting something on the last day of the festival.
Anyone else would have thought it was someone’s bad prank, but Leo didn’t.
‘I’ve been constantly getting information that there are suspicious people inside the academy.’
I don’t know who sent this, but at least it was clear that it wasn’t a joke.
Leo thought calmly.
First of all, the person who handed over this information is completely anonymous and cannot be identified.
The next question was, why did you send this to yourself?
‘no way… … .’
Leaning back on the back of the chair and looking back, Leo widened his eyes.
‘Do you know? who I am!’
Leo hurriedly straightened his posture and read the contents of the note again with trembling hands.
In the writing, the movements of the disquieting people hiding in Seorn were written in detail.
At first glance, it seems that it is just passing information to this side.
Leo realized that another meaning was hidden.
—I know about your true identity.
‘The person who sent this note is telling me that.’
That’s why he must have sent this valuable information to himself.
A special intelligence agent belonging to the Liberation Army.
Leo gritted it.
Regardless of how he found out who he was, he was angry that the other person was trying to take advantage of him so blatantly.
But at the same time, I also felt fear.
‘He’s a scary person. Knowing my identity, instead of accusing me, they are trying to use me.’
Soon, the strength in the hand that was clenched into a fist was released.
Leo let out a self-deprecating laugh.
“okay. In the end, this will be my karma.”
Leo, of course, did not like his position.
It was because the Liberation Army forced him to join the party and gave him a post.
After all, he was the one who couldn’t refuse the risky offer because he was shaken by emotion.
The liberation army did not want to let go of Leo, who was a commoner but had a talent for magic.
He tried to persuade his acquaintance to join the Liberation Army, and threatened him halfway through hostage.
In the end, it was Leo himself who lost out there.
‘Damn you bastards. What is liberation for the common people?’
Leo hates nobles.
However, it was not broken enough to sympathize with the will of the Liberation Army, which carries out indiscriminate terror.
Liberation for the common people?
To think that he would not hesitate to do something that oppresses his fellow commoners.
That’s why Leo was half distrustful of humans, and he had no intention of getting close to anyone in Ceorn.
Until I met Aidan.
‘… … okay. Whatever the case, if this information is true, and if the intention of the other party who sent this information to me.’
I have to follow it now.
‘But who you are, I will definitely find out.’
Leo kicked out of his dorm room.
Once I found out about this, I thought I’d talk to Aidan.
The important thing is how to convey this fact to Aidan.
‘I can say that I heard this by chance, and induce them to tell the teachers naturally.’
Leo created a simulation of the whole process in his head.
Just then, I saw Aidan in the distance.
Was he also looking for himself?
As soon as he saw this, Aidan, who ran like crazy, shouted before Leo could speak.
“Leo! I just found a suspicious person!”
“… … what?”
Feeling uneasy about Aidan’s words, Leo asked calmly.
“… … Tell me more about what happened.”
“huh!”
Aidan explained to Leo what he had just been through.
There was a suspicious person, so I secretly chased after him, and there was a meeting, and everything from overhearing their secret conversation.
‘uh? this… … .’
Hearing Aidan’s words, Leo couldn’t help but feel a sense of deja vu.
‘Isn’t it the same as the note placed in front of my room?’
It seemed that Aidan had already discovered an unknown organization before he even informed it.
“Leo. Maybe we’re better off now?”
Looking at Aidan who was confused and worried, Leo felt like an idiot for worrying just a moment ago.
And I realized all over again.
As expected, this guy brings incidents too often.
* * *
A dark night with no moonlight.
The woman quietly opened her eyes.
In the dark, her red eyes glowed luxuriantly.
‘It’s night.’
I had an old dream while I was asleep.
The scenery of the day that was old and even missed.
Beautiful flower fields and green meadows.
Interesting stories brought by the blowing wind and people who always smiled.
And even her mother, a nun who raised her.
She had nothing to be ashamed of.
It was because the world was so beautiful and warm that I had nothing more to wish for.
However, that happiness was ruthlessly trampled on by a nobleman.
– Ah! help me!
-Please! Please, as much as this child!
-mom! Where are you!
People’s screams echo in the blazing fire.
An indiscriminate massacre inflicted just for the reason that he tried to fight against himself.
No matter how much she tried to forget the nightmare of that day, it continued to haunt her.
– It’s because of you.
-This wouldn’t have happened if you had just quietly left the village.
-I didn’t mean to accept you!
The grudges of the dead cursed her like vomiting blood.
The people in the dream were glaring at her, shedding bloody tears.
The countless voices echoed in Esmeralda’s head.
And a nun who raised her and a middle-aged woman who trusted and followed her like a mother.
She opened her mouth and said something.
Each time, Esmeralda covered her ears.
At least, I didn’t want to hear anything resentful about him.
-… … !
-… … !
It’s hell.
She escaped Hell and was still living in Hell.
Revenge to end this hell.
You must take revenge.
“Now, this is the end.”
Esmeralda crouched down and muttered in a trembling voice.
tomorrow night.
Her revenge ends with the killing of Febius by Crawler.
After the Great Fire of Roten, Esmeralda has been moving for revenge until now.
Kill all the people who set the village on fire.
You have to take revenge on the person who hurt you.
We must pass on the pain of loss to them.
but.
‘Really, should I?’
Each time she was burned to death, her hatred grew out of control, and the number of petty victims increased as she did so.
The power of hatred had gotten out of her control and unintentionally caused a catastrophe.
The more she did, the more her heart broke.
Since Esmeralda was an Elemental Sorcerer, she could feel her soul being corrupted by revenge.
It is dangerous when the soul is broken.
When this happens, she will no longer be able to go back to the past.
So it was.
The innocent days of the past.
Combining those memories and innocence to create a single personality.
“Selina.”
A pitiful child who still retains his innocence unlike himself who has changed.
And a personality created by himself.
half of the soul.
this kid knows nothing
That the monster wakes up when you fall asleep.
And that the monster kills people.
I didn’t want to show it.
Because Selina is the image of her innocence that we can no longer see.
That’s why I wanted to keep it clean without being broken like myself.
But sometimes.
Only occasionally did Esmeralda feel jealous of Selina.
“Very occasionally, I get jealous of you.”
In fact, it is Esmeralda herself who wanted to live like the past more than anyone else.
But the contract with Zero Order made that impossible.
I will help you avenge the Fabius family, so when all of that revenge is over, move as you command.
Because that was the proposal Zero Order made when recruiting her.
The one who accepted it was himself, who had gone mad with rage.
“Rather, would it be better to run away now?”
Now that madness does not invade reason.
Now, when he is still sane, may be his chance.
Let’s give up the last revenge and disappear quietly leaving everything behind.
You will surely be able to start a new life.
Not like before, maybe… … .
[Esmeralda.]
“… … !”
Esmeralda shuddered at the spark rising in the darkness.
[Are you thinking of quitting revenge? Are you going to let the man who killed us all go?]
A blazing hand gently caressed her shoulders.
Esmeralda felt goosebumps run down her spine.
A terrifying aura permeated her body from the flames.
[We must avenge our enemies. because you… … .]
-Are you a good kid?
At those words, Esmeralda’s trembling body stopped.
A single tear ran down her cheek, beneath her unfocused red eyes.
“okay… … .”
Madness covered reason.
A smile formed on Esmeralda’s expressionless lips.
“I must get my revenge.”
Esmeralda smiled hollowly.
Like when she is called the witch of fire that burns and kills everything.
* * *
The last day of the festival has arrived.
People enjoyed the festival more diligently, as if not to leave any regrets about <Magic Festival>.
Seorn also prepared a grand fireworks display on the last day of the festival to give everyone unforgettable memories.
The final stage of the magic festival is a night covered with a black sky.
Beneath it, people were waiting for a big event to come.
“A lot.”
The top of the spire offers a panoramic view of the festival.
Rudger, who was standing there, muttered as he looked at the halo of light spreading below.
All of that is people’s life and joy.
It was their memory.
But the place he had to go was not that street full of light.
Darker than a street where only dim street lights exist.
A dark street where no one cares.
That was the stage where he would be active today.
[older brother. He moved.]
“i get it.”
After ending communication with Hans, Ludger covered himself with a black shadow.
His body, standing on top of the spire, disappeared as if it were melting.
