Episode 139
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Clearly I said so.
The time it takes to wipe out one of the weakest kingdom’s marquis families.
day.
They say that in one day, the garage will overflow.
I sat down at the fountain in the ruined garden of Margrave Hermann and quietly exhaled.
A collapsed building.
Corpses walking around making strange noises.
And the blood sprinkled around.
The energy of life felt around you?
There wasn’t any.
Over a thousand knights and hundreds of wizards.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s training or formal.
Because they’re all dead.
I raised my head.
sky.
It’s not visible.
The estate of Marquis Hermann was isolated from the surrounding area by the black curtain I created.
The moment you solve this.
This place is open.
A land without any living things, filled only with corpses.
I slowly got up from my seat.
I lightly shook off the longsword I was holding and walked as nonchalantly as possible.
But, it seems like the teacher didn’t see it as anything.
[It looks quite complicated.]
“… … .”
[I didn’t see it, but did you say Elizabeth?]
“Yes, she is my older sister.”
[I will give you a reward of hundreds of thousands of gold if you destroy that child’s mind… … I know you are angry because of those words. Or not.]
“you’re right.”
Those words made me angry.
Because of those words, I vowed to make an example of him.
Because of those words, the Hermann family was destroyed.
But that wasn’t the reason why my feelings were complicated.
“I didn’t know.”
[You didn’t know? What?]
“If there was someone I had to kill in my past life, I killed them without fail. I didn’t have any trouble.”
[… … .]
“If there was anyone who bothered me, I got rid of them. If there was anyone who got in my way, I got rid of them together. If they even touched my hand, I killed them. If they even grabbed my hand, I killed them. That’s how I killed them all.”
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[so?]
“It’s a strange feeling. I’m committing massacre to protect my people.”
The teacher stares at me silently.
“I took up the sword for revenge, and I became strong for revenge. That was the power I gained, and now I use it to protect the power I gained.”
[So, are you feeling complicated?]
“Yes. I shouldn’t do it again… … I shouldn’t commit massacre again… … It’s not like that. I just feel it.”
[What?]
I feel a bit awkward saying this myself.
I feel it sincerely.
“I think I’ve grown a little.”
Humans are social animals.
Strictly speaking, all intelligent beings are social animals.
Animals that must live by interacting and forming relationships.
That way, you can develop yourself and grow on your own.
I’m not talking about identity or anything like that.
Mental growth.
It means that the heart, which was already strong and like steel, has become a little stronger.
The teacher smiles slightly at my words.
[I thought I taught you to live selfishly. Am I right?]
“yes.”
[‘The me in your memories’ is not the me of now, but I can guess what kind of feelings he had when he said those words.]
“… … .”
[I guess it was meant to be so that you wouldn’t live a meaningless life alone.]
I laughed too.
“Teacher, what on earth did you eat to grow up so smart?”
[Well, I guess it’s been like that since birth, but I don’t remember what I ate.]
This is something I realized after living a considerable amount of life with the Master.
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I’m not joking at all.
If that sounds like a joke to you, then you don’t know our Master very well.
Real geniuses sometimes talk seriously about things that other people might not be able to relate to.
That’s the case now.
And that should be enough.
In my conversation with the Master, there was not much talk about those who had been killed.
In fact, it’s amazing that there is even a little bit of it.
Why do we have to talk about dead kids?
I don’t regret it.
Slowly raised his left hand.
Let’s snap our fingers lightly.
Taak-!
A friction sound echoes, and the knights who had become undead simultaneously crumble on the spot.
Next, let’s snap our fingers one more time.
Wow-!
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The black curtain in the sky disappeared with the sound of a mirror breaking.
“Let’s go back.”
The teacher nods.
There was no need to say it out loud, but I just said it out loud.
“To the villa where our children are.”
The teacher laughed, and I laughed too.
[Let’s go.]
“Yes, Master.”
He slowly raised his hand and shouted the starting word.
“[Teleport]”
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While Jack was destroying Marquis Hermann, a summit meeting was taking place on the other side.
Magyar Teslan of the Teslan Kingdom.
Tem-Samit Ishmael of the Kingdom of Ishmael.
Ihaziah Canaan of the Kingdom of Canaan.
Deidamia Cradle of the Cradle Kingdom.
Gandash Matthias of the Kingdom of Matthias.
The kings of the kingdoms other than the Tulcan Empire were gathered in one place.
Mazar Teslan slowly opened his mouth.
“The dragon experiment was a failure.”
A deep voice echoes throughout the conference room.
These are all kings of a country.
Among them, there were some who belonged to an organization that cooperated with the hardliners, called the ‘Committee’, but there were also some who did not.
But the difference between them is simply whether they cooperated or not.
“The Tulcan Empire hid that fact. Now there is no reason to cooperate with them.”
Mazar Teslan seemed to be trying to be somewhat dignified, but it felt awkward.
Should I say that it seems lacking?
There were some who looked at Tesla with displeasure.
Such was the case with Tem-Samit Ismael, the king of the Kingdom of Ishmael.
“How beautiful is the back of a person who knows when to leave and then leaves.”
It was a powerful, husky voice, almost destructive.
Teslan asked.
“What does that mean?”
“What do you mean, it’s like saying that getting old is ugly?”
“… … Ugly?”
Ishmael chuckles.
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“Why? No?”
The natural mastery that emanates from his massive size not only weighs down on Teslan, but also the entire conference room.
“Why did you trust the Tulcan Empire in the first place? Don’t you have any pride?”
“… … .”
“Immortal age? Sounds good. Do you really think that’s possible?”
Mazar Teslan also had something to say.
“A legendary being called a dragon has appeared. The dragon’s name is Sel Bahamut-Volimot. ‘It’ says that the dragon’s lifespan is at least two thousand years.”
“so?”
“This is a groundbreaking experiment that could extend human lifespan by 300 years, or maybe even 400 years, if not immortality. Unlike other ‘off-species’, dragons have something special. If we can figure that out, the quality of life for people like us could improve. Do you deny that?”
Ishmael snickers.
“It seems you don’t understand what I’m saying.”
“… … ?”
“The Tulkan Empire, no. Do you think the hardliners led by the crown prince would have something to lose by recruiting people like you?”
“What?”
“Even if the immortality really succeeded by exaggerating, did you think they would have shared the results of that immortality with you?”
“… … .”
“If I become the greatest contributor to the success of the experiment, then maybe… … maybe… … etc., would the bastards in the position of kings sell out their country for such uncertain possibilities?”
At that lion-like momentum, Teslan, Yoram, and Canaan turned their heads.
Exactly these three.
Teslan, Yoram, Canaan.
The kings of these three countries were allies of the hardliners.
That’s why I had nothing to say.
Also, Tem-Samit, who spits out such harsh criticism.
The kingdom of Ishmael that he rules is not that large.
It was a country with a combative disposition, to the point that there was a saying that all of its residents were ‘warriors’, and its power was the strongest among the five kingdoms in this place.
Therefore, in this place, only Tem-Samit Ismael could say this.
“The lab was blown up, right? The investigation team estimates that it’s been at least two to three weeks since the explosion. When did you guys get that information? Wasn’t it recently?”
“… … .”
“You guys have been used. I heard there was an assassination attempt recently?”
Magyar Teslan’s face turns red.
I have something to say, but I can’t bring myself to say it.
I asked, swallowing my anger inside.
“So, King Tem-Samit Ismail, do you have any good suggestions?”
The smile engraved on Ishmael’s lips slowly fades away.
He thought.
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‘Things are going so strangely.’
He was a warrior, but he wasn’t brainless.
Should I say that it feels like a new force has emerged?
It was quite interesting.
Who the hell blew up the dragon lab?
Who the hell killed the dragon?
Indeed, is it really true that they were trying to assassinate the King of Teslan?
A moderate would never have done that, and a hardliner would even less have done that.
Also, a spy planted among the hardliners said that ‘Heynkes Beckermann’ was seriously injured and was unable to get out of bed for several days.
The time of the serious injury was about 3 weeks ago.
It’s very similar to the time when the Dragon Lab exploded.
That’s what I’ve been thinking since then.
‘A strong person who can defeat Beckerman and subdue his disciple Merengues at the same time… Who on earth is he?’
Is that all?
Tem-Samit knows that it was the ‘strong man’ who orchestrated this entire situation.
If not that man, then it would be the ‘organization’ that man is a part of.
Meaning that they are related in some way.
Besides, Merengues has recently come to his senses, but Beckerman has not.
Beckerman, unlike Merengues, is in a dazed state, just sitting on his bed.
Substitute.
‘What happened?’
Besides, why did they even create this board?
I don’t know the intent or purpose, but the plate looks like a very tasty meal.
So he said this.
“How about creating a union of kingdoms?”
The kings of the three remaining kingdoms, who had been silent until then, spoke simultaneously.
“Kingdom… …Union?”
Ishmael did not satisfy their curiosity.
Still, he is the king of a country.
Since they have their own political sense, they will be able to understand well even without me speaking at length.
Among them, King Matthias said:
“Let’s completely suppress the Tulkan Empire… … Is that what you mean?”
Ishmael smiled positively.
And no one objected to this opinion.
It may seem like a kind of opportunism, but it is reality.
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Anyone who knows anything about the hardliners already knows that they are experimenting with dragons.
The reason why no rumors have spread is simple.
Those who decided to join the committee and cooperate kept their mouths shut for fear that their share of the pie would be reduced.
Those who knew about this, but were not part of the committee, thought that if they spread this to the world, the committee’s power would grow even more.
That complex yet seemingly simple psychology.
It is clear that the hardliners have completely taken control of that psychology.
Even though I knew the trick, I couldn’t do anything about it.
This applies to both moderates and those hostile to hardliners.
But now things are different.
The dragon is missing and the lab has blown up.
The committee, which has lost its reason to cooperate with the hardliners, has become a meaningless organization, and this is the opportunity to unite them all at once.
Keeping moderates in check, and also keeping hardliners in check.
Frankly, no matter what you say, whether it’s moderate or hardliner, aren’t those two organizations ultimately organizations within the Tulcan Empire?
If the five kingdoms unite as one, no one can tamper with whoever becomes the emperor.
The five kings agreed.
So the kings talked and debated.
If a coalition is formed, where does the power of the state begin and end, and in what areas should the power of the coalition be used?
The most active of them was not Tem-Samit but Mazar Teslan.
It was clear that he was an incompetent king, but strangely enough, Magyar Teslan, who had prepared several matters in advance as if he had known about this union of kingdoms, was strangely leading the meeting.
So, 5 hours passed.
The meeting became heated.
8 hours have passed.
We found common ground on the issues that we disagreed on, and the conversation progressed smoothly.
10 hours have passed.
The matter is settled and resolved.
