Please read this
Episode 59
Last number (2)
For decades, Eucria and Irantes have been competing for supremacy over the Tower of Magic.
In these frequent clashes, they had no choice but to bite and tear at each other.
Still, there is something called ‘good’ in everything.
Although there were disputes, the fights never escalated into actual battles.
The conflict always ended in an argument.
Why?
Well, the five great towers were just one fence.
The fence served as both a shield and a watchtower for each other.
That is why the five great towers never touched any member of the other towers under any circumstances.
This was an unwritten rule enjoyed by the magical community for hundreds of years.
But the Irantes Tower was the first to break that rule.
By killing Roselia Duncan, who was a key figure in the Yucria Tower.
“Of course, the assassination was carried out very secretly.”
“… … .”
“After 11 years of persistent investigation, the whole story has been revealed, so… … I don’t need to explain how meticulously the assassination was planned, do I?”
But anything with a long tail will eventually get stepped on.
After that, the Yukria Tower continued its investigation and was able to uncover the atrocities of the Irantes one by one.
Hidden truths began to surface one by one.
Deaths disguised as accidents.
There were many slanders buried within it.
“And Sharon was one of those victims.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
Becky let out a sigh of confusion as she continued to speak.
“It turns out that the Irantes Tower had cast a spell on the Stone Golem.”
“… … .”
“They planned to kill Sharon from the beginning. The administrator of the Irantes Tower followed the order and turned a blind eye to Sharon’s death.”
As expected, Sharon’s death was not a simple accident.
She had fallen for the scheme of the Irantes Tower and met her death.
“The reason why Lantes killed Sharon is simple.”
“… … .”
“They simply wanted to remove Garon Theobald, the ‘Greatest Shield of the Empire,’ from the Western Front.”
50 years ago.
The demons began invading the western territories of the empire.
The empire, which had been intoxicated with the peace that had been maintained for a long time, was helpless against the invasion of these demons.
-Kwaaak!
-Hey, save me… … !
The Western Front began to retreat at a terrifying pace with each passing day.
Woof─.
In such a crisis situation… … .
The wizard Garon Edward von Theobald, who would later be called the “Greatest Shield of the Empire,” appeared.
Kwaaaaang!
-Go, go, Sir Garon Theobald has arrived… … !
-Wow!
Garon Theobald held the Western Front with only basic troops, without much support.
His ironclad defenses using wind magic remained unbreakable for decades.
Is that why?
Despite being a border area where frequent fighting occurred, many nations and cities located in the western part of the empire were able to achieve stability and prosperity.
Time passed.
The fear of war has long since disappeared.
As long as Garon Theobald held out on the Western Front, the invasion of the Demons was just a distant story for the people of the Empire.
“But when Sharon died, things changed completely.”
Garon Theobald did not guard the Western Front out of patriotism.
He has been on Mercury for decades with a single-minded focus on protecting his family, especially his granddaughter.
In these circumstances, Sharon’s death was enough to bring down Garon Theobald.
The purpose of life has been destroyed.
“Simma” also came to Garon Theobald.
Eventually, he was left in shock and wandering, and had no choice but to choose discharge.
“Simultaneously with the advent of the Theobald campaign, the Western Front began to retreat.”
“… … .”
“The threat of death has once again come to the people of the empire who have been intoxicated with peace for a long time.”
An atmosphere of anxiety permeated the western part of the empire, with the idea that the demons might invade at any time.
And that anxiety.
It was enough to reawaken people’s primal fear of ‘death’.
“In this situation, the nobles of the western part of the empire turned their attention to the magic of immortality.”
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
“… … .”
“Because the magic of immortality was the only means of avoiding death.”
In this way, the nobles of the western part of the empire became a solid support base for the Irantes Tower.
“It all went according to plan by those sons of bitches from the Irantes Tower.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
Sharon’s death was used as a cornerstone for this plan of the Irantes Tower.
“Okay, inspiration.”
“… … .”
“Now it’s the inspiration’s turn to speak.”
After finishing her explanation, Becky turned her head towards Garon Theobald.
Then Garon Theobald continued his story in a low, dark voice.
“I didn’t know the inside story.”
Of course you didn’t know.
As a soldier who had been guarding the Western Front for decades, Garon Theobald’s attention would have been focused solely on defending the Demons.
There was no way that he would be well-informed about the state of affairs in the empire.
“After I finished my military service, I wandered around the empire. I lived a vagabond life without any purpose.”
“… … .”
“Then, I heard a rumor.”
Swish.
Garon Theobald turned his gaze towards Becky.
“My granddaughter’s death… … is said to be the culprit that gave birth to the serial killer known as ‘Rebecca Duncan.’”
“… … .”
[… … .]
He was already wandering after losing his granddaughter.
However, when Garon Theobald heard the news that Sharon’s death was tarnished by a murderous maniac, he could not help but explode in rage.
“So I decided to get revenge.”
“… … .”
“I have decided to personally kill the murderer who tarnished my granddaughter’s honor.”
Of course, it wasn’t a rational decision.
Since he couldn’t punish the five great magic towers to avenge Sharon’s death during the selection test, Garon Theobald’s anger, which had nowhere to go, was simply directed at Becky.
But that didn’t matter.
For him, who had lost his purpose in life, the character of Rebecca Duncan gave him a new spark.
Garon Theobald used that spark as his driving force to get through each day.
I look forward to the day when I can personally execute the murderer who tarnished my granddaughter’s honor.
-So now only the two of us are left.
-… … .
-It’s an honor. To be able to fight one-on-one with the famous Sir Garon Theobald.
So finally.
Garon Theobald was able to face Rebecca Duncan in the second test.
“But at the moment when he was about to kill Rebecca Duncan.”
“… … .”
“She showed me one hallucination.”
2 seconds.
It was a short moment, lasting only two seconds.
Ironically, that fleeting moment was enough to change Garonne Theobald’s mind.
“If you use illusion magic, this two-second period of time can be extended infinitely.”
“… … .”
“Rebecca Duncan used these magical properties to tell me the whole truth.”
The atrocities of the Iranians.
And a grand plan to take these guys down.
All of these stories took place in an “illusion world” that Becky created to avoid the eyes of the Irantes Matap who oversaw the selection test.
“That’s how we got to where we are now.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
That was the story of Becky and Garon Theobald.
After hearing all that, Riley kept her mouth shut for a while to gather her thoughts.
“yet…….”
After about thirty seconds of silence, Riley finally opened her mouth cautiously.
“Hasn’t this fact been made public yet?”
Hearing those words, Garon Theobald slowly nodded his head.
“That’s right.”
“… … .”
“It’s something that only Becky, me, and some high-ranking officials from the “Three Powers” know.”
Here, the “three great powers” meant the imperial family, the Great Temple, and the five great pagodas.
“And now you know about this.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
In a word, it is top secret.
It seems that they thought it was not yet time to make this incident public at the Yukria Tower.
Well, actually, that’s a wise choice.
If this incident becomes public knowledge, the Irantes Matap will not just sit back and do nothing.
Of course, they will try to defend themselves somehow.
The Ucria Tower was planning to land a powerful blow from the start in order to block their rebuttals at the source.
So that the Irantes Tower can never be rebuilt.
Then the most important thing is the timing of this strike… … .
I had Riley ask me about that time period.
“So when are you planning on making these truths public?”
Garon Theobald gave an answer immediately.
“3 months.”
“… … .”
“In exactly three months, the whole world will learn of the atrocities committed by the Irantes Tower.”
3 months… … .
It was earlier than expected.
Is there any special reason for making this incident public at that exact moment?
Before we could even ask these questions, Garon Theobald was the first to give us the answers.
“That’s right when the round table conference will be held in Wilhelm.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
Roundtable.
This was an important meeting held in Wilhelm whenever there was a sergeant major in the empire.
The five great towers.
Daesinjeon.
And even the imperial family.
As important matters were being discussed, the “Three Powers” attended this meeting as core members of the empire.
“This meeting will discuss whether or not to promote Jan Irantes to Archmage.”
And the agenda for this meeting was to discuss whether or not Jan Irantes would be promoted to Archmage “Archimage” .
Haven’t I said this before?
The position of Grand Wizard is not one that can be reached through skill alone.
It is said that in order to become a great wizard, you need to have some degree of political support.
As such, the concept of a great wizard was not simply a concept that meant a magical realm.
An honorable rank given only to magicians who dominated an era.
There was only one wizard in each era who could receive the title of Archmage.
Therefore, in order to become a great wizard, one must go through a very difficult process.
And the roundtable conference could be said to be the final gateway to that arduous process.
[But, I don’t think the meeting will go smoothly.]
‘……why?’
[Why?]
It’s simple.
As I said before, the “three major powers” are participating in this roundtable.
The Five Towers, the Great Temple, and the Imperial Family. Of these three powers, not a single one maintains friendly relations with the Irantes Tower.
This means that all three forces attending the meeting have turned their backs on the Irantes Tower.
[In these circumstances, what are the chances that Jan Irantes will be recognized as a Grand Wizard?]
‘ah…….’
After hearing that, Riley fell into thought for a moment.
Soon she spoke cautiously to Garon Theobald.
“In the first place, this roundtable conference is not being held to determine whether or not Jan Irantes is qualified to become an archmage.”
There was silence.
Garon Theobald made no reply.
It was soon apparent that this was an unspoken affirmation.
“Then surely… … .”
“… … .”
“… … Is this meeting meant to create a pretext to execute Jan Lantes?”
Garon Theobald nodded slowly.
“That’s right.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
Suddenly, what Garon Theobald had told us a few hours ago flashed through my mind.
-There will be a war.
-… … .
-And I guarantee you that when the war is over, the Tower of Irantes will no longer exist on any map of the Empire.
“… … .”
[… … .]
okay.
war.
The roundtable conference that will be held in three months will be the beginning of that ‘war’.
