Episode 367
I took a quick look behind me.
The teacher has already gone outside.
With a light wave of my hand, the door slams shut.
Magyar, who had been blankly staring at the strange atmosphere, takes a step back.
“I… … I am… … the king. The King of Teslan… … .”
I stared at the fear-filled look for a moment.
What should I say about this?
To be honest, this is the first time in my life that I have seen this man named Mazar Teslan.
He ran away from home at the age of 17 and lived in a cave for 10 years. When he came out, Teslan had been destroyed, so it was natural that he had nothing to do.
And the Mazar Teslan I saw in person, if I were to rate it, it would be 1 out of 100.
It was so pathetic that I couldn’t give it any higher score.
No, I can give you about 2 points out of kindness.
But this is the king.
This is what the country looks like when someone like this sits on the throne.
however.
“Do you know that you are the only human on this continent who uses the name Teslan?”
The tall, backward-moving guy stops.
“……what?”
“I’m a skeptic,” says Mazar, with an expression that seems to indicate that someone whose very existence has been denied is suspicious.
“What on earth are you talking about?”
What are you talking about?
“General Rommel’s two sons tried to stage a coup. The crown prince died in the conference room, but that wasn’t the end of it.”
“… … .”
“That day, the knights of the Duke of Ascension killed all the royals who used the name Teslan. And those two were killed by me. In a way, I took revenge on you.”
I walked slowly.
“The official announcement will be in January next year, but I’ll tell you in advance. The Kingdom of Milos was founded about an hour ago.”
“what?”
“The Teslan Kingdom has now disappeared into the background of history. So you, the last descendant of the Teslan bloodline, must also go.”
“Where… … are you talking about?”
Where is it?
“Kingdom of Heaven.”
I continued walking and stopped about 5cm away from Magyar.
What should I say?
I should say it’s a shame.
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Magyar Teslan.
According to General Rommel, this man was a really good man in the past.
A leader worthy of a king, at least with a sense of responsibility.
But as time passed and I got older, it started to rot.
A beggar who couldn’t bear the weight of the king and responsibility.
Tsk tsk.
“I’m going to cast a black spell now. And it’s going to be quite strong.”
“Black… Black magic?”
“It’s called fusion magic. I’ll cast Death Coil and Nightmare at the same time. It’ll take about 20 minutes. If you can hold out, I’ll let you live. I’ll pay you money, and I’ll help you go somewhere quiet and live out the rest of your life in comfort. I’ll bet everything on it.”
Magyar’s expression, which had been filled with despair, began to brighten.
As if there was hope.
“… … Really… … Is it really?”
“Have you been living a lie? Of course it’s true. I always keep my promises. Didn’t you hear that earlier? Our teacher said that once you make a promise, you always keep it. Who did I learn from? 20 minutes. Remember that. Exactly 20 minutes.”
He placed his index finger on Magyar’s forehead, where a mushroom was blooming.
Bam-
“Probably, it will hurt a lot.”
I slowly pushed the mana in.
“As much as those who suffered under you while you were king were in pain. So accept it sweetly and go.”
Silently, Magyar’s body collapsed on the spot.
Magyar Teslan falls down with a thud.
I looked down at his unfocused, cloudy eyes.
Death Coil is a magic that forcibly takes away the life force of an opponent.
Should we say that it is a kind of reverse application of the vampire ability?
By the way, the reason the master created this magic was to deal with vampires.
And nightmares.
If you cast Death Coil over the magic that causes nightmares, the life force of the person you’re dreaming of will be drained.
I said 20 minutes.
It’s really sad to say, but I absolutely can’t last 20 minutes.
Because according to my calculations, Magyar’s current health will be completely destroyed in about 15 minutes.
To endure all the pain and have hope before dying.
That is the end of the Teslan bloodline.
The end I decided.
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I sat on the bed for a moment and then lay back down.
I keep thinking about it, but incompetent people have had so much power, and for so long.
To an excessive degree.
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Sigh.
* * *
Aveiro, who had been waiting outside, stood there without saying a word.
Until Valentine, sitting on his shoulder, spoke to him.
[It would be good to prepare yourself mentally.]
“If you say mental preparation… … ?”
[Do you know why he doesn’t sit on the king’s throne?]
Valentine seemed to be trying to teach Aveiro a lesson.
Of course, Aveiro also wanted to learn from Valentine.
How to live in the world, how to use your head, and even how to use magic, etc.
Isn’t he the greatest hero of all time who opened the world of humans?
Aveiro straightened his posture.
“I’m sorry. I can only guess, I don’t know for sure.”
[No need to apologize. Then I will ask. What is the reason you are guessing?]
“… … I think the reason my lord does not sit on the throne is because of a sense of burden. Is that correct?”
If you ask about 100 people, about 99 of them would have guessed the reason, but unfortunately, it wasn’t the correct answer.
[Even if others don’t know, you should know for sure. So I’ll tell you. He has work to do.]
“If you say there are things that need to be done… …? Are you perhaps referring to clearing out the Forest of Demons and clearing out the Tulcan Empire?”
Valentine shook his head.
[That’s something that needs to be done, but it’s not the right answer.]
Aveiro looked genuinely curious.
One thing I’ve realized over the years is that Valentine never says anything nonsense.
Words like “most of the time,” “occasionally,” and “sometimes” were just meaningless.
Just, never do it.
This means that there is clearly a ‘reason’ for Jack, and that Aveiro does not know that reason.
Something that even Aveiro, who was the first to notice what kind of world Jack was trying to create, the one who even sketched out the basic system and led the anonymous process to take care of everything Jack did, didn’t know.
Aveiro gulped and swallowed.
Because it felt cheap.
“I will listen.”
Valentine nodded and said.
[Do you know what happens when you make a Transcendent into a Death Knight?]
There is nothing more stupid than pretending to know something you don’t.
Aveiro was not stupid, he was dignified.
So I answered confidently.
“I don’t know.”
[Yes, I don’t know. It’s simple. You are reborn without being deprived of your will by any being. That is resurrection and true evolution.]
“Resurrection… … and evolution, you mean?”
[Tell me what the general characteristics of a Death Knight are.]
There was no hesitation as Aveiro had been with the Death Knights created by Jack for quite some time.
“It is an inexhaustible source of vitality.”
It could be seen as the answer, but Valentine did not seem satisfied.
A better answer.
He looks at Aveiro silently, as if he wants some additional answer.
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Aveiro regained his senses at that gaze.
Tireless vitality.
Clearly, the Death Knights that had been watching over us all this time were active 24 hours a day without sleeping.
The problem is that the more you do that, the more your body rots.
But what if you are a transcendent being?
Couldn’t the absurd power of hormonal energy be used to stop the aging of the body?
How on earth did Valentine live for 400 years?
There must have been some complex interaction.
Not only that, Valentine’s body, which transforms into its original form every time the full moon rises, does not rot at all.
It’s like a human body.
Could it be that Valentine developed a magic that would force him to remain somewhere in between a Death Knight and a human, neither dead nor alive?
Again, let’s think about it.
Transcendent.
It’s not your typical transcendent being, it’s Jack.
If a genius, a monster smarter and stronger than anyone else, becomes a Death Knight,
If you gain endless vitality from that state.
If you are a jack who destroys common sense,
If Jack, who brought the entire continent to its knees with his strength 20 years later, becomes a Death Knight.
At that moment, lightning struck Aveiro’s head.
“Surely not, immortal… … ?”
Valentine looks at Aveiro in silence.
“If my lord becomes a Death Knight, he will be a perfect being, a true incarnation of going against the heavens. Is that correct?”
[Yes, that is correct.]
One question was resolved, but the fundamental question remained.
Why are you telling me this?
[I realized this while watching Arthur Gunnar fight. He is really strong.]
“… … .”
[No one will disagree with the fact that he is the ‘top of the generation’. But they are wrong. There is inevitable disagreement about that fact.]
What could it be?
Honestly, I was really curious.
Is Jack not the pinnacle of the continent?
Aveiro’s doubts were further amplified by Valentine’s subsequent answer.
[He is not just the pinnacle of the present generation. He is the ‘pinnacle of all time’. Only in the ‘Western Continent’.]
When Valentine first saw Jack recalling his past life, he was amazed.
Because the momentum felt so great even when I was still.
The power resembled that of his prime.
I was convinced as I watched him kill the Dragon Lord.
That guy is definitely next in line after me.
But seeing him fight Arthur in that form made me realize.
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Jack’s strength far surpasses that of his prime.
[The fact that a guy who was a transcendent being above a transcendent being, whose reaction speed far surpassed that of a transcendent being, became a Death Knight means that he became stronger than when he was human. And that guy in that state fought against ‘a certain being’.]
Valentine is not stupid.
Jack had said it clearly.
He said that his energy covered the world, and that the energy he covered was so great that it even blocked the sun.
But Jack gave it his all when he fought Arthur.
In that situation, did the energy come out enough to block out the sun?
no.
That damn thing didn’t come out either.
What this means is:
[In the Eastern Continent, beyond. The ‘monster’ that drove away the immortal guy, and perhaps even became the same number as him.]
“… … .”
[I don’t know if he won or lost that fight. But one thing is for sure, he unleashed enough power to burn his own life, and more. I guess you don’t understand when I say it like that.]
To Aveiro, who couldn’t hide his expression, Valentine spoke in a confident tone.
[It means that there is something that Jack cannot defeat now.]
