Level up with swords (208)
“It’s hypothetical that you all woke up with a dying body, but if you plan on confronting me, stop. “I think it would be a waste to kill a wizard like you with one blow.”
Necator spoke in a calm voice.
He was always honest.
He was sincere in saying that he could kill the current Grania with one blow, and that he did not want to deal with him for that reason. It seems that he wants to fully appreciate the great wizard who stands on the border of the 8th rank.
Even if Leon and his group were annihilated, Necator would save him. To kill him after his physical condition returns to normal.
“The fear of death… More than a few decades ago… I let it go. What’s left of this body… A lot of useless knowledge… I don’t know how to see through even a single person… “It’s just an eyeball.”
“Was that idiot’s betrayal that shocking?”
“… Life leaves a mark before death… I think it’s work. The footprints that were my pride have become a stain… .”
Grania’s complexion was pale.
There was more blood than a patient who had been in a hospital bed for several years, and it wasn’t just because the blood had drained out. The psychological shock caused by Edgar’s betrayal, and the disappointment in himself for not being able to know the inner thoughts of his best disciple, who he thought was his son.
As time goes by, the body becomes weaker, and as it ages, the mind also declines. And unlike warriors, wizards support their bodies with their mental power.
In other words, no matter how healthy your body is, if your mind is seriously damaged, it is the same as being seriously injured.
“Neka… Thor.”
“why.”
“You, death… “Are you afraid?”
Necator blinked at the unexpected question.
“well? I’ve never been afraid of anything. “Even if I were to die right now, I would still regret not being able to fight with you guys, but I wouldn’t be scared.”
It was a non-human’s answer.
I do not feel any fear of the phenomenon called death, which exists naturally in living things. Leon, Karen, and Ellahan, who saw the strangeness in the face, were horrified.
Auror attributes represent the essence of the person.
If it was ‘fire’, it was bound to manifest in any direction, whether it was a hot-headed temper or a passion for pursuing a dream.
However, Necator’s attribute was ‘destruction’.
[…] is it.]
‘Did you find out something?’
El Cid answered.
[Perhaps he was insane from birth. He was born with his ego collapsed, leaving his body at the mercy of impulses he could not control. He crosses the gap between life and death without any hesitation, so whatever he devotes himself to, his accomplishments are bound to be exceptional.]
There is an expression called “desperately.”
However, few people can be literally ‘desperate’. It was an area where one could not enter even a single step without risking one’s life or without unwavering faith and determination.
[But he can. That absurd strength is probably the result of a mind running wild with even self-love collapsing, plus the innate physical talent.]
‘No, didn’t you have to perfect the balance of your core body to become a master? How could such a crazy person… !’
[If there is no dividing line between the core bodies, balance has been achieved from the beginning.]
The body moves as the mind goes, and the way the body moves is the same as the mind. There is no flexibility. The level that had to be reached through long training and a lot of experience was a natural part of Necator’s daily life.
In some ways, it was a very bitter reality.
Most people believe that true character and good teachings are necessary to advance in the martial arts path, but there is absolutely no correlation between character and martial arts achievement.
Rather, those who were completely crazy in one direction, like Cedric or Necator, were best suited for martial arts.
[Telekinesis is the kind of power that doesn’t even allow you to go far. The height of self-righteousness, trying to change the world with one’s own stubbornness.]
El Cid’s analysis was indeed accurate, but that was not what Grania wanted to say.
There would be less than one or two people on the entire continent who could insight into Necator with the same perspective.
Grania said with a bitter smile.
“is it? Well, I didn’t think so… I knew it, but. If you don’t want to die, threaten to back down… “He’s the type of person who will rush in with more expectations.”
“I know very well.”
So Grania pinpointed his weak spot.
“today… Now, please step aside. Otherwise… ”
“Otherwise?”
Necator held his tongue with a grim expression. The moment Leon and his group raised their weapons, as if they would attack immediately if they made a single mistake.
Grania’s mouth opened.
“I swear on my life that I won’t bore you.”
“… ok?”
Even Necator was so dumbfounded that he just opened his mouth.
“The wizard consumed his circle… You know that you can go beyond your limits, right? If you pour all that power into casting a sealing spell… “It is possible to imprison you for about a month.”
“It might be boring to be locked up for a month, but is that all?”
“no way.”
An inexplicable hint remained on the old wizard’s lips. He immediately turned his eyes to look at Leon and the others, and then brought up a story that Necator could not ignore.
“Great battle!”
“what?”
“The people gathered here now are all powerful people who want to overthrow Karelum. There will be a significant number of additional people joining. A few weeks… Maybe it will arrive within a few days. “At least within a month, double-digit masters will clash in the ecliptic Karelum.”
Necator, who was greatly driven by primal impulses, could not help but be drawn to those words.
Soon, Necator was listening to the speech.
“If you leave this position, you can enjoy the banquet hall to your heart’s content. You can kill and kill whoever you want to fight. However, if you really intend to see the end here… ”
Grania’s staff slowly aimed at him.
“I’ll help you clean up after the festival that ended without you. Now, what are you going to do?”
“flaw.”
Necator laughed.
It was still an expression whose meaning I could not understand, but the answer was hinted at by the way he unclenched his fists and took a step back.
The grotesque threat worked perfectly.
“Okay, I’ll leave. “That’s it for today.”
The pressure that was weighing down the space disappears.
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Necator, who had completely lost his will to fight, turned to each of the four people except Grania and greeted them.
“The fight today was pretty good. “I hope it will be more fun next time.”
Adela, who was full of energy, shouted.
“Get lost!”
“Huh, even if you don’t urge me so much, I’ll definitely smash Adela’s little head next time!”
“That’s what I’m going to do! “You tomato-headed bastard!”
While several childish arguments continued, Necator’s feet were being sucked into his own shadow.
Although it is a phenomenon that appears similar to 〈Jet Black Dance〉, it is completely different.
It must be a type of extraterrestrial method that performs spatial movement.
Even after every last strand of blood-red hair was sucked out, the four people remained alert a little longer. Because there is nothing more foolish than believing the words of an evil cult.
“… … “It looks like he really went.”
Leon, who had stretched out his sword in just a few minutes, muttered, and Adela hummed and grumbled.
“Just in case someone isn’t crazy, it’s so colorful.”
“Cardinal, please speak-”
“The problem is calling a crazy person crazy! “At this age, I can swear a little with my mouth!”
While Ellahan was soothing Adela, who was very angry, Leon and Karen hurriedly helped Grania.
His mental power was exhausted by making Necator retreat.
I was in a state where I should have fainted a long time ago.
“No, I don’t… Other than this, what comes to mind… “There was no way.”
“no. “Please don’t mind.”
When Grania continued to apologize even though she was out of breath, Leon told her not to say more and moved her to the bed.
Meanwhile, Grania’s moaning continued.
It was a complaint similar to the sacrament of confession, as if confessing one’s own sins.
“you… Their existence… I found out… . This is how the surprise attack… It can’t be this… . I, a person… wrong… … copy… ”
Finally, after mentioning his mistake in raising Edgar incorrectly, he let go of the consciousness he had been holding on to.
The second-ranking member of the Evil Church, Necator.
The first meeting between Leon and his group ended like that.
* * *
After half a day had passed, Grania was finally able to open her eyelids.
Of course, he only regained consciousness, but his physical condition was still at its worst.
When Grania woke up, there was only one person still around the bed.
“Are you okay?”
“I may not be able to say it’s okay.”
He responded to Leon’s words with a wry smile and stood up.
Grania seemed to be diagnosing her own body with a few simple magic tricks, but then she remembered something and opened her mouth.
“What is the situation outside? “It looks like the marquis has come to visit.”
“It didn’t come.”
“hmm?”
The old man’s eyes frowned at the incomprehensible answer.
Necator didn’t just target his residence.
It approached by destroying all living and non-living things in its path. How many people died in the process, and how many buildings collapsed?
The Marquis of Portroy had to come to him to ask about the circumstances of this catastrophe or to ask for help.
“… Right.”
The Archmage, whose thinking speed was slow due to his physical condition, soon realized what had happened.
“Did you say they were all dead? The marquis and his family?”
“… … yes.”
“The knights and soldiers all ran away or died. Necator, that guy must have felt like he was stomping on an ant.”
The reason he once participated in a war of conquest as the vanguard of the empire was because he had overflowing patriotism along with his blood.
The old man said as he closed his eyes and opened them with a sad heart.
“You looked ugly. “I have nothing to say about either my shortcomings or my student’s vices.”
All the spirit I showed during our first meeting suddenly disappeared.
Defeating Necator must have been quite unreasonable. Leon, sensing despair from the old man sitting on the bed, bit his lip.
No matter what he said to comfort me, it was of no use.
I needed someone of similar age and someone I could relate to.
Speaking of such a person around here-
“What is it, old man? “As soon as you woke up, did you sit down again?”
Cardinal Adela, there was only her.
“… “With Malbonsae.”
“I can’t hear anything? “If you’re going to apologize, raise your voice a little, right?”
“Off.”
When Grania had nothing to say and clenched her molars, Adela started laughing but then spoke with a serious expression.
“it’s okay. You didn’t do anything wrong. “It is also a mistake to not have eyes for people.”
Grania asked back with a shocked expression.
“Are you trying to console me or mock me?”
“Well, that’s fine. both?”
“Damn little bitch.”
“An old man who was dumped by an elf.”
“I told you not to do that!”
As they were arguing like that, the sense of despair that Grania had been feeling seemed to be fading away.
It was a simple story.
The person who hugged without saying anything or throwing up was the most dangerous. He was able to get his emotions under control by somehow putting words together and making them sound like nothing special.
Grania, who had regained some of her strength after fighting with Adela, said.
“Edgar, what did you do with that idiot’s body?”
Leon answered.
“After confirming that there were no traces of it, including the Death Spell, I buried it in a corner of the yard.”
“… is it.”
Even if he is a traitor, he is the best disciple who tried to pass on everything.
The affection that had lasted for decades remained, piled up damply in one corner of Grania’s chest. Her bad thoughts grow rapidly and she tries to deny the reality that is right in front of her.
Wasn’t Edgar just brainwashed?
Wasn’t the fact that they targeted my stomach rather than my heart or brain an attempt to avoid killing me somehow?
Yes, there is no way that foolish guy would betray me-
puck!
A trickle of fresh blood flowed down Grania’s nose.
It was a reward for hitting my philtrum as hard as I could with the back of my hand.
It was also an admonition to myself for trying to deny reality with absurd imagination and for trying to do things that a wizard should not do.
“Change the story.”
With his eyes properly focused, he looked back at Leon.
“I guess I can’t accompany you. “With this body, instead of adding strength, it will only become a burden.”
“Are you feeling very unwell?”
“You will need to recuperate for at least two years. “If I had been younger, one month would have been enough, but my vitality has waned so much.”
“So,” said Grania.
“I had originally planned to take it with me, but I had no choice. “I will provide you with items that may be helpful.”
It was the moment when the warehouse of the former Magic Tower was opened wide.
