Episode 71
Tolisso kicked the seat.
A gust of wind blows with a loud bang, turning the spacious VIP room into a mess.
After naturally raising my mana, I lowered my head.
Phew-!!
A dagger drawn by someone I don’t know when passes over my head.
I glanced at it and saw that the black energy was extending out very thickly.
It’s really threatening.
Only to other people.
Then he turned his body to the side.
Phew-!
Tolisso’s foot passes me by within an inch of me.
Ignore it and shift your balance to your right heel as the axis, then lean your body back.
Phew-!!
The bastard’s dagger passes over my nose.
He then extended his hand, distributing all his mana 5:5 between his right arm and left leg.
Boom-!!
I grabbed the wrist of the guy who was swinging at me again, and my left foot, which became the pivot, prevented my body from being pushed away.
A brief standoff.
“You… … Who are you… … What the hell are you?”
The guy asks in a bewildered tone.
Well, that makes sense.
I’m only 14 years old.
It’s amazing in itself that a 14-year-old is competing against a strong player from the 7th Circle.
however.
“I’m just asking out of courtesy, but even if I ask you something, you’re not going to give me a proper answer, are you?”
“In this situation, you’re still talking nonsense!!”
The tendons on his arms pop out, and my body is pushed away.
I wonder if he’s planning to push me away with force and then slit my throat with a dagger.
If this is the case, I can’t help it.
First, I pulled back my outstretched right arm.
At the same time, all mana was transferred to the right knee.
I lifted my body slightly using my left foot as an axis and then struck the bastard’s side with my right knee.
Pfft!
“Ugh-!”
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Meanwhile, the bastard’s right shoulder is wiggling.
As soon as I landed on the spot, I lowered my head.
Phew-!
At the same time as dodging the bastard’s attack, I thrust out my left hand that had been stretched out.
Phew-!!
“Take it… … Take it… … .”
It gets stuck right in his neck.
For a moment, the bastard’s eyes moved and his shoulders moved.
Even in the midst of all this, I am thinking about a counterattack.
There’s a reason he’s not an assassin.
But something felt faster than that.
I felt it from my left hand that was stretched out.
A damp, sloppy, dirty feeling.
Without hesitation, I firmly clenched my outstretched hand.
Knock knock-!
The bastard’s movements stop, and even his muscles stop moving.
As he pulls his hand away, Tolisso collapses on the ground with a broken neck.
I slowly turned my head.
“It didn’t take 30 seconds, did it?”
Aveiro looks at me with his mouth wide open, and nods his head unconsciously.
“Yes… … No, that’s not it. Why… … Why did you kill him? The information… … ?”
In the meantime, they’re still talking about information.
After lightly circulating the mana, I used Aqua magic to remove the foreign substances on my hands.
“Aveiro.”
“……yes?”
“I’ll tell you something. Information isn’t something you can only get from living people.”
There is a reason why black magic is ostracized by the world.
First, I sat the Master, who was sitting at the head of the cell, on my shoulders, and then I squatted down in front of the dead Tolisso’s nose.
[Are you thinking of making it a Death Knight?]
“You saw it. That’s right.”
[Oh. Well, that’s for sure.]
He reached out and placed his hand on Tolisso’s head.
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In my head, a magic formula that I haven’t used in a long time comes to mind.
The mana from the void is focused on me and placed in the direction I want.
Then, I recited the spell.
“[Vindicted Night.]”
The mana in the air turns black and surrounds Tolisso’s body.
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The bastard’s body turned black, and then.
The eyes of the dead guy flash open.
But it was different from the eyes of an ordinary person.
Black, cloudy eyes.
Tolisso became a Death Knight.
A death knight who moves only as I command.
Nice to meet you.
* * *
Vindictive Knight.
It is a type of black magic, and is one of the trademarks of black magicians as it is a magic that revives corpses.
Interestingly enough, it is also the first magic learned by those who are new to black magic.
Simply put, it means that it is a magic that can be cast with only 1 circle of mana.
But does that mean this magic is easy?
Absolutely not.
This guy named Tolisso in front of me.
This guy is definitely a 7th circle mana user.
Normally, this magic would never have worked on him.
Because in order to make a 7th circle mana user into a death knight, at least the caster must also be a 7th circle mana user.
But as I’ve said many times before, I’m an exception.
“Let’s see… … .”
He lifted Tolisso up with both hands.
Except for the dangling neck, everything else is fine.
I turned my head briefly and asked Aveiro.
“Don’t you have something like a neck brace?”
“… …Protective gear?”
“Hey, this dangling neck needs to be supported.”
“… … If you look for it, you’ll find it.”
I took my mind off Aveiro, who still couldn’t hide his bewildered expression.
I think I need to start by organizing things.
In the world, the Death Knight is known as a being that escapes death and lives forever as a corpse.
Of course, it’s bullshit and nonsense.
Death Knights also have a lifespan.
No matter how you package it, it is still a corpse, so the body rots and the organs rot.
Simply put, a Death Knight whose blood vessels and organs have completely disappeared from his body is reduced to a weakling, regardless of how great he once was.
Ultimately, this part led to a redefinition of the word.
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A Death Knight who can at least use his powers similarly to when he was alive.
But are those who have completely rotted away and only their bones left also called Death Knights?
It’s so awkward.
That’s how the word ‘skeleton’ came to be.
If you’re a Death Knight who’s turned into a skeleton, honestly.
Seriously, if it’s gotten to that point, we should consider scrapping it.
That means you have to get rid of all the mulberry before you become a skeleton.
Typically, a Death Knight’s lifespan is about one year.
Depending on how much of the body’s decay can be prevented with mana, lifespan can be extended, but it is only two to three years at most.
Oh, and this is just a side note, but it’s said that in the past, some warlocks were so obsessed with Death Knights that they would always carry around skeletons that were nothing but bones.
You gloomy bastards.
“First, tell me everything you know.”
Tolisso spits out everything he knows with a blank expression.
“The Duke of Malone has been working with the Adventurer’s Guild for a long time… … .”
I put my hand on Tolisso’s heart as I listened to the story.
The mana that stretched out from my body wrapped around Tolisso’s stopped heart.
“The upper echelons of the Adventurer’s Guild are also known as the ‘Committee’. Duke Malone is a member of the Teslan Council, and is currently thought to be in fourth place.”
“calculation?”
“Yes. This is information I found out while escorting Duke Malone. I think no one else knows this information.”
I didn’t ask you to add any extra details, but seeing you so confident, I guess Duke Malone is really fourth in line.
“What do you know about the other members?”
“No. Probably only Duke Malone knows about that information.”
I nodded and injected my mana into Tolisso’s heart.
As before, a black circle was slowly carved into Tolisso’s heart. Even in the midst of all this, Tolisso’s words continued.
“Duke Malone promised me the position of branch manager of the Ascendible branch, and as the deputy head of the Dark Branch, I accepted the offer. My job here is first, to identify and eliminate anyone who could be harmful to the Tulcan Empire and Duke Malone’s family. Second, to monitor Aveiro, the current branch manager of the Ascendible branch, and eliminate him the moment he changes his mind. Third, to spread as much information about the Tulcan Empire as possible, and to send proper, unedited information to Duke Malone’s family.”
As the story continued, the black shackle was completed.
Tolisso, who became a half-8 circle mana user.
Did you feel anything?
The guy stops talking.
For a moment, I thought that the sight of him lying on his side with his broken neck was truly grotesque.
“Why are you stopping? Keep going.”
“The Duke of Malone’s wife is having an affair with the Marquis of Derit, and the Duke of Malone’s daughter is a promiscuous womanizer. Her tastes are… … .”
If someone else had seen Tolisso continue spouting useless stories, they might have found it very strange.
Actually, this is normal.
As I mentioned before, black magic is a discipline that studies the mind or soul of an opponent with the greatest goal of forcing, destroying, or binding them.
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The Tolisso in front of me now is a different being than the Tolisso that was trying to kill me five minutes ago.
His mind was completely bound to me, he felt infinite fear of me, and he recognized me as his complete master.
Should we call it mind control?
Or should we call it a transformation of common sense?
I feel a bit awkward saying it myself.
To be honest, black magic… … deserves to be ostracized.
I crossed my arms and leaned my butt against the desk.
“To summarize, the Adventurer’s Guild is operated by an organization called the Committee, and the Committee receives support from the Tulcan Empire. The identities of the members there are unknown to anyone except the members? Looking at the name ‘Teslan Committee,’ it seems that each country has a separate committee. Should we see it as being operated like a guerrilla organization? On top of that, the current Duke of Malone is 4th in the hierarchy… … . 4th in the Teslan Committee. There’s no solid evidence, but let’s say he’s 4th for now, and then there are 3 people above him. I can roughly guess who they are, but it’s not certain, and the quality of the information isn’t as good as I thought. Right?”
Aveiro’s answer is not heard from the side.
I turn my head and see Aveiro looking at me with shaking eyes.
I don’t know if I’m at a loss for words or if I still don’t understand the situation.
“I told you. See for yourself and judge for yourself.”
“……yes?”
“Isn’t this a sturdy rope? Do you still have it in stock?”
“… … .”
“If you can think, you will be able to figure out what is important right now.”
Aveiro swallowed hard and knelt down on the spot.
“… … I will serve you. Just tell me whatever you want.”
I ended up laughing hysterically.
“I have no intention of having someone under me who I will only serve with words.”
“yes?”
“You realized that the Adventurer’s Guild was a subordinate organization of the Tulcan Empire, and that they were plotting something behind the scenes. And when you realized that the Adventurer’s Guild was only using you and thinking of you as a discardable pawn, what did you do after that?”
“… …I was looking for a new line.”
“What I do to you is no different from what the Adventurer’s Guild does. You keep asking me about my identity, and I avoid answering. To be honest, I just didn’t do it because it was annoying, but the point is that if a similar situation arises, you’ll do the same thing again. Am I wrong?”
Aveiro, who had been kneeling, slowly raises his head.
“you’re right.”
