Episode 37
When Peylon was beaten and taken to prison, the Marquis spread the rumor.
Jack learned black magic… …
And, it’s true.
I learned black magic.
He roughly reached out and patted Gonzalez’s cheek.
“If you listen to what your brother says, you’ll be able to make money even while you’re sleeping. Look at that. You’ve become an 8-circle mana user. If you just look at the results, isn’t this beneficial to you?”
“… … .”
“Don’t you want to eat more of the rice cake I’m giving you?”
There was no answer, but in reality, in this situation, it didn’t matter whether he said yes or no.
slap-!
“Remember this too, from now on you will absolutely obey Ron’s orders. If he tells you to crawl, you will crawl, and if he tells you to die, you will even pretend to die. To put it simply, you will become Ron’s hands and feet. Do you know what I mean?”
“… … Yes … … Yes.”
“Let’s do it, okay? Can you do it?”
The trainee knight who died to me was exactly chick number one.
And now, this guy in front of me is the new chick number 2.
Oh, what about Charlotte?
Charlotte is my person.
My own soldier and comrade whom I will protect and raise with all my heart, without using him.
And this thing in front of you is a chick that can be used and discarded at any time.
The distinction is not difficult.
Finally, Gonzalez nods.
Because it seems to be organized.
“theory!”
“Yes, your highness!”
“Let’s go eat!”
“yes!”
* * *
“… … Did I hear wrong? What did you catch? A dragon? An adult dragon at that?”
“I heard you correctly.”
Ron began to gape like a carp, seemingly at a loss for words.
“… … Is that even possible?”
Ron’s questions were natural.
Dragons are naturally fast-growing.
As far as I know, dragons naturally create 4 to 5 circles of mana hearts before they turn 10, and reach mastery before they turn at least 50.
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The age of the Balactus I killed is estimated to be between 100 and 200 years old.
And, as I briefly mentioned before, mana users can be either inspectors or magicians, or whatever.
However, in general, those who are physically weak and not talented in physical combat take the path of a magician, and those who are physically strong and talented in combat take the path of a swordsman.
But dragons are different.
They are true magicians who are wizards and swordsmen, wielding swords and pouring out magic through words. That is the dragon.
But he failed to properly utilize that trait, was overly wary of me, and got completely caught up in psychological warfare.
Actually, I didn’t mention it, but there is a technique called ‘Yong-in-hwa’.
I’m not talking about the human-like appearance of Balactus.
That’s just polymorph magic, not tolerance.
Yonginhwa refers to the form in which a dragon’s entire body is compressed to about the size of a human in its adult form.
In fact, the size of the dragon’s main body can reach several dozen meters when it is an adult.
With that size, when using magic, the power is amplified and it becomes incredibly strong, but this has a fatal flaw.
Just the size.
The bigger the target, the more places there are to hit.
That’s how Yonginhwa was born.
The dragon’s entire body is ‘compressed’ to a similar size to a human’s, and if the dragon’s main body is specialized for using magic, then dragonification can be said to be a technique for maximizing close combat.
The compressed muscles are enough to bend steel like paper with bare hands without drawing on mana, and if mana is stored in the body, its power increases enormously.
There is a reason why dragons are called the strongest creatures on earth.
If the bastard hadn’t distanced himself from me and given me time to spit out my words and open the soul realm, I would have been in a pretty bad position.
Of course, I have some experience so I won’t give up, but it was clear that I couldn’t avoid being a classic.
I guess that’s what I was aiming for, but anyway, this is a conclusion-based statement and has no meaning.
The most important thing here is.
“He was dumber than I thought.”
“Are you stupid?”
“No matter how well I fight, I’m only a 2nd circle user. Does that make sense for me to go up against a 10th circle user?”
“… … It is absurd.”
“But he didn’t know that. After using the spell a few times, he got scared and started to distance himself, became wary… … He couldn’t even use the tolerance spell, used defensive magic once, and ran away, so he died.”
To put it simply, it’s just a difference in experience.
Than that.
“It’s so strange, our conversation. Doesn’t it feel so natural?”
“……yes?”
I didn’t tell Ron much.
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As mentioned several times, it is currently known that all dragons in this world are dead.
As I have said countless times, it is the result of a covenant the Master made in the past.
The Master’s covenant not to interfere with the human world still completely binds the two Dragon Lords, who are the top dragons, and no other dragon can refuse the orders of those two Lords.
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Because in the end, whether it’s you or me, everything is resolved by the logic of power.
However, Ron already knew that the dragon was not dead.
So, let’s keep the conversation flowing naturally like it is now.
If it were someone else, when I said I killed a dragon, they would have said, ‘Huh? A dragon? Isn’t that an imaginary creature?’ Or, they would have burst out laughing like the mercenary guys who ran into fire ants or ground ants a while ago.
I emphasize this again, but at least until now, many people on this Western Continent recognize dragons as almost imaginary creatures.
“I already knew Ron was a more sinister person than I thought, but did you know that the dragons weren’t dead? That’s a bit surprising.”
“Uh… … That’s… … .”
Ron looks embarrassed.
It’s almost as if I should say that it’s an expression of dissonance.
Finally Ron asks,
“Didn’t you know everything?”
“You know? What did I do?”
“That, my past and stuff like that.”
“How would I know that?”
I told you that you died screaming.
* * *
Ron then scratches his head.
“There are things you don’t know, Your Majesty. Hmm. It might be a long story, but shall I tell you?”
I shook my head without hesitation.
It’s been said before that Ron is a very cautious man.
It’s a past that I didn’t tell you about even when I escaped from the Marquis with him in my previous life.
To be exact, it was the result of Ron’s consideration for me, who was a bit of a X-god at the time, and who was feeling a little afraid of Ron releasing the power he had been hiding.
The important thing is that Ron didn’t reveal it even in that situation.
So there is no need for me to know now.
A person who has a secret or two.
There are so many of them in the world.
There is no reason why Ron would not fall into that category.
But just one.
Let me ask you just one thing.
“Just answer this.”
“What is it?”
“Ron has nothing to do with the Tulcan Empire?”
“Relationship?”
“A spy or something like that.”
My tone was neither powerful nor emotional.
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It was just the way he usually spoke, but it seems he wasn’t the one who accepted it.
Ron answers with a serious look in his eyes.
“No. Absolutely not. It has nothing to do with you.”
“That’s fine.”
I had a feeling it might be the case, but I felt a little relieved.
Still, I hope that my small wish of not wanting to be a burden gets through.
Did you reach it?
Judging by Ron’s awkwardly smiling expression, it seems like they did reach out.
anyway.
‘I guess I should start making circles soon.’
Even though I keep using the circle and it seems like it has lost its importance, the circle still has a very big meaning to me.
As I have shown you so far, I suffer from extreme pain every time I use the phone.
I’m not a potion nerd, so I can’t just drink potions every time.
First, I need to strengthen my body by increasing the circle as much as possible, and then I need to block the rebound after using the spirit as much as possible.
At this point, I picked up the duck meat in front of me with my chopsticks.
Since I’ll have time left over once I go to the academy, I’ll take my time thinking about whether I should create a circle or build my body there.
As I was about to put the duck meat in my mouth and chew it, the teacher, who had been sitting on my shoulder and remaining silent, spoke.
[Certainly, you are my disciple.]
“Suddenly?”
I answered with a hint of playfulness to the strangely serious voice of my teacher, but my teacher was serious.
[I know how to use ‘Black Shackles’.]
Ron was silently absorbed in his meal, while the vampire kid next to me was holding me, sinking his fangs into my collarbone and sucking my blood.
It almost feels like only me and the teacher exist in this place.
The black shackles that the Master just mentioned are the names of the dark circles I carved into Gonzales’ heart.
It is black magic, and in this world, only the Master and I, who were taught by the Master, know about it.
It couldn’t be otherwise, because the one who created this magic and drew up the formula was the Master.
But since it’s come to this point, I think I should at least mention it briefly.
The Black Shackles can be said to be, simply put, a microcosm of the Covenant.
Although it is not mentioned in detail, the past era of glory was also called the era of war.
Elves hurled poisoned arrows, orcs swung their axes madly with burning determination, vampires ran through the battlefield covered in blood, and dragons rained down all kinds of magical spells from the sky.
Could it be that the black magic born in that era of war had good intentions?
The master who created this magic used this black shackle on none other than spies from the opposing faction.
A literally vicious magic that engraves a ‘covenant’ that must be kept unconditionally in a circle that was created by force, and if the covenant is not kept, not only the circle but also the body of the spy will explode on the spot.
If you properly carry out the orders given, you will gain power for a short time, but if you do not carry out the orders, you will definitely die.
This magic, which was an exquisite combination of carrot and stick, also had the effect of heightening the notoriety of the master, who was called a monster at the time.
And it is also a magic that I used very usefully when I brought down the Tulcan Empire in my previous life.
Truly, my teacher is a person I am truly grateful to in many ways.
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