Concept Grasping Magic Genius Episode 49
Owl’s stomach became thinner in an instant, but the stretched skin had not yet recovered.
It looks like she’s hiding her long legs with a long skirt that extends down to the floor.
“What is this?”
The mayor, who had suddenly been baptized with a slap on the face, looked back at Siena with a displeased and bewildered expression.
At the same time.
“Owl!”
Suddenly, Aul screamed and flew towards the startled mayor, who was shaking, and landed on his head.
Aul’s sagging flesh completely covers the mayor’s face, leaving only the mouth area barely visible.
The mayor was flustered and tried to raise his arms and drop the aul, but his body stopped in an awkward position as if he was paralyzed.
He was frozen like that, only his mouth moving.
“Damn… those damn things came… If only we could stall a little longer… and the slum cleanup would be almost done…”
Although the emotionless voice continued intermittently, this one seemed closer to the truth.
The process was so sudden and the situation that followed was so absurd that even the guards and officials were momentarily stunned.
They soon came to their senses and approached the market, trying to take out the weapons they had been carrying.
In an instant, sharp pieces of swords float into the air and rest between their eyebrows.
Rowan said with his eyes shining blue.
“stop.”
At the same time, bang-!
Lucas stood next to the market and slammed his claymore into the ground, then turned to face Olen and his group.
“You heard me right? Don’t move.”
Rather, it looks like they are escorting someone.
No one made a move rashly in a situation where the opportunity to win had already been lost.
Sienna said.
“Roan. I think the mayor has something left to say.”
“yes.”
It was unclear whether it was because of the unexpected confession or the passage of time, but Aul’s saggy skin had regained some elasticity, revealing the mayor’s saggy jawline.
Rowan asked.
“Are you saying that you stood by and watched Letel create ghouls?”
“……A way to clean up that dirty area…… Just…… Let me make a ghoul…… I’ll get a huge…… amount of money…….”
As expected, as the mayor told the truth, the body of the aul covering his face gradually became shorter.
“Was it also Letel’s suggestion to release mercenaries to kill the ghouls?”
“Lethel needed to experiment to create a stronger ghoul… I was in a… troublesome area… ”
“So that’s what slum cleaning was like.”
“……Just a little more time…… All the trash inside there…… Will all be dead and gone…… Ghouls that a mercenary can’t handle…… Once it’s finished, Letel will leave……”
“Did you believe that?”
“……Believe what he says……”
“Him?”
“……Priest Amy…… My goddess…… Give me another ecstasy…… I’m sure you’ll keep your promise…….”
Rowan’s brow furrowed at the name Amy.
At that moment, Aul’s body returned to its original state.
Owl, who had shaken off his body and shown off his long legs above the market’s head, soon
“Owl!”
It flew towards Rowan, left a footprint on his shoulder, and disappeared.
Along with that, the market, free from Aul’s influence, looked around with a bewildered expression.
It seemed like he had no recollection of what had happened a little while ago.
“I’ve heard the story well, Mayor.”
At some point, Sienna pulled out her long sword, aimed it at the mayor’s neck, and spoke.
“They conspired with Letel to conduct human experiments and clean up the slums……”
“Huh? What do you mean…?”
“For your crimes of treason against the kingdom and massacre of its people, you are hereby stripped of your position and beheaded, and the Olen City Hall is hereby closed.”
“yes?”
Crunch-
The mayor looked perplexed and tried to protest, but he couldn’t because his neck was cut off.
* * *
The three immediately went into a viewing shutdown.
After gathering and arresting all personnel inside the reception room and locking all doors leading to the outside, Roan identified a few people with turbid mana.
Those seated amid the market’s corpses and ghoul tongues were interrogated one by one by Siena.
There was no more information than what was obtained from the mayor through Aul, but it did at least prove that what the mayor said was true.
The suspected individuals were held captive and isolated in the visiting room.
After Sienna asked her trusted figures to keep the city hall closed, she went up to the city hall rooftop with her juniors to look outside.
Then he took out his notebook again, wrote something with what appeared to be a magic tool pen, and sent it flying into the air.
She said, leaning against the railing.
“You both worked hard. We’ll take a breather here and head back to the quarantine area.”
“Oh, sir. What you just did was magical. Could I see that pen for a second?”
In response to Rowan’s question, Sienna handed him a pen and said:
“It’s a messenger bag. You’ll receive it when you become a runner.”
“Ah, it was a magic tool. The writing written with this technique….”
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“It is sent to the management office. From there, the information is relayed to each unit.”
Rowan turned the pen around and became familiar with the magic circle.
Lucas took a deep breath and asked Sienna cautiously.
“Excuse me, senior. You beheaded the mayor earlier. Is that okay?”
“If there is a justifiable crime, we can do so at our discretion, but it would be best to keep him under arrest until the Board of Audit and Inspection arrives. He could get caught up in a political controversy.”
“Then just now……”
“It had to be decisive. It made it hard to explain the truth in front of everyone. In fact, at that moment, it was hard to know if it was true. So what if we had questioned whether it was true or hesitated among ourselves?”
Only then did Rowan, who had been listening quietly, understand Sienna’s meaning.
I opened my mouth carefully.
“My ability to interrogate others would have been questioned, and the Union’s credibility would have been undermined. You silently declared that you had revealed the truth through magic, senior.”
“Yes. I trust Rowan. So I also trust the abilities that Aul has shown in serving Rowan as his master.”
“…….”
“I believe it to be true, so I just follow it. The sins of the market are heavy. Treason and massacre. Beheading is not excessive.”
“Thank you. I didn’t even know that.”
“Actions must be based on conviction. That is the strength that sustains the union.”
“yes!”
“yes!”
Sienna snickered as her juniors answered with a voice full of spirit.
That smile instantly lightens the mood.
Lucas said to Rowan.
“Owl, that guy is really great. But why won’t he come out when I call him again?”
“Yeah. I guess that last question drained you of a lot of magic power. Judging by the way you suddenly shrank.”
“The last answer was something about Priest Amy.”
“…….”
“The market seems to really hate talking about that, so maybe that’s why Aul has to exert so much effort?”
“huh…….”
Sienna glanced at Rowan, who was trailing off slightly, and asked.
“Roan, do you think you’re the woman who taught you to write?”
“yes.”
Lucas looked at Rowan with wide eyes in surprise.
“Roan said with an embarrassed smile.
“I don’t know if it’s the same person, but there was someone like that. He seems to be from Letel. He ran away when I left the shelter five years ago.”
“Oh, I see. Then let me hear a little more about what you said earlier.”
Lucas paused for a moment, startled.
I know for sure the reason for the beheading. So what I am about to say now is like denying what my senior said.
Lucas is berating himself for his cubic equation.
Sienna spoke in a somewhat stern tone.
“There was nothing more to hear. The information was sufficient.”
“Yes… I’m sorry.”
Lucas scratched his head.
“And Rowan.”
“Yes, senior.”
“The Union’s policy is to execute all members of Letel and destroy the group. Now that you’ve joined the Union, consider that you have no more grudges left in the world.”
“Yes, I don’t mind.”
“Okay. Okay then.”
Sienna gradually shifted her gaze from near to far.
The quarantine zone’s walls cast a cool shadow over the city under the scorching sun.
Sienna said.
“Let’s go.”
On the way to the quarantine area with one of the Olen side officials and one tied up Letel.
“Roan, who was following Sienna, said.
“Come to think of it, I think Siena-senpai had expected this to some extent from the beginning.”
“Hmm?”
“I don’t think there would have been a problem if they had revealed from the beginning that they were a union member and entered the quarantine area to gather information, but it seems they went undercover and went undercover.”
“It’s a natural and easy guess that there will be remnants on Olen’s side. That was the case in your case too.”
“ah…….”
On the day the Union raided the Dunton relief camp, the Runners of Faith reported to Oscar that they had driven out the government’s spies.
That’s the Letel way and the Union’s way of dealing with it.
“That’s why that wall looked similar to the wall of the relief center. And yet… ”
Rowan felt his anger rising again.
Letel’s evil deeds that drive people to ways worse than death.
And to myself, who had killed the ghouls without even knowing that I was wielding them in their hands, and who had clenched my tongue to claim recognition for my achievements.
I felt embarrassed and my face turned red.
Sienna glanced at Rowan again.
“You have nothing to blame yourself for. This will happen again unless you root out Letel.”
“yes…….”
“Let’s do what we can do right now.”
The last words were soft and suspicious.
Rowan heard what Sienna said to the guard at the wall and was convinced that he had misheard.
“Union’s Runner, Sienna. Mayor Olen was beheaded by me for colluding with Letel. Olen is under the temporary control of the Union.”
“…….”
The guards, mercenary managers, mercenaries, and residents gathered together at the unbelievable words and looked only at each other’s faces.
Sienna continued speaking.
“From now on, Olen’s quarantine zone will be completely opened. Anyone who interferes or raises objections will be considered a Letel.”
Even those who had been just observing the situation were greatly shaken by the news of the quarantine zone being lifted.
One of the guards spoke up bravely.
“No, then the poor people inside right now, no, the ghouls will come rushing out. How are you going to handle that?”
“Are you Letel or the guard?”
“What are you talking about? Of course it’s the guards, what do you think of people?”
“You’re the guard. It’s your job. Stop it.”
“…….”
When the accompanying Olen manager explained the situation, people became certain that Siena’s words were not empty words.
Another badly tied up official served as an example enough.
“First, remove all residents and vagrants near the entrance and the wall from the quarantine zone. Have the guards take command.”
Because it was a sudden measure for everyone, there was an uproar even among the homeless.
They followed the guards out of the quarantine area, looking bewildered.
It took quite some time just to get the people around the entrance out.
Until then, the ghoul had not been seen.
instead.
“hmm…….”
Rowan’s gaze moved around the barrier.
From far away on the eastern side of the wall, a small cloud of dust could be seen rising.
Sienna muttered softly.
“That’s fast.”
“Is it Letel?”
Sienna shook her head at Rowan’s question.
“It’s as much dust as a warhorse. It would be difficult for Letel to come while making such a fuss.”
“ah…….”
A little later.
The Faith Guard led by Captain Adrian and the Honor Guard led by Captain Magda arrived in front of the Olen quarantine area.
Among the honor guard members, there was Rowan and Lucas’ friend Sophie, looking very nervous.
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