Episode 29
descent
Mephisto had already heard about the situation he was in from Elric, so he could only nod quietly.
And then I thought.
Even though I don’t know what the dean or something is doing.
Seeing that he was taken by a guy like that, it’s clear that he won’t have any luck.
* * *
After undressing as a woman at a place called ‘Shadow Inn’.
Elric left the inn, saying he was going to do some business for a while.
『There is someone following you.』
But it wasn’t long before I heard Mephisto smirking next to me.
The edge of the cognitive domain. At a corner of the street where people were busy, there was a shadow watching.
[yes. I know.]
『You pretended to be so thorough. I guess I made a mistake somewhere.』
Elric snorted at Mephisto’s teasing remark.
[Has your judgment become blurred as you get older? What do they say about this, poor judgment? Senile? I heard those are some early symptoms?]
『What, man?』
[Just looking at it, aren’t those just tails attached to outsiders? There is there, and there is there.]
With his keen sense, Elric pointed out the guy on the roof, the guy hiding in the fountain, and the guy covering himself with newspaper and disguising himself as a homeless person.
These people are hiding in various places and spying on passengers.
『… .』
[If there are any suspicious people, we are trying to weed them out right away, right? Don’t test it with something strange.]
Sheesh!
Mephisto tried to agitate Elric, but had to frown when he couldn’t even get his due.
‘It’s a bit strange, anyway.’
Elric ignored Mephisto and glanced sideways at the guy who was quietly following him.
Although he is clumsy at deceiving his mind, his skills are quite evident as having been trained at the Thieves Guild.
‘No matter how much the Blue Lion family is, they would put this much manpower into such a small city at once?’
Similar things are probably being done in other cities near the Georyong Mountains.
No matter how many thieves’ guilds you run, it’s not easy.
‘The person behind the pursuers is quite powerful within the Byle family, and has a simulator next to him, so he can accurately predict our movements.’
Elric’s eyes shone sharply.
‘Or information is leaking out from within us little by little.’
Whatever it was, it was clear that it wasn’t easy.
Elric wasn’t particularly worried.
Actually, I had no intention of doing anything that would draw their attention.
The place he visited was a newsstand that mainly sold newspapers.
“Can I get some newspapers?”
“As you can see, there are a lot of newspapers here, right?”
Elric shook his head at the words of the middle-aged man who was selling city souvenirs next to the stall.
“I would like to purchase not only today’s newspapers, but also last month’s worth of newspapers.”
“Did you come up from the countryside?”
In this era, newspapers had limited ability to spread throughout the region due to transportation limitations, so rural nobles and gentlemen often purchased bundles at a time when they occasionally went on outings in the city.
I saw Elric as one of them.
“Yes, but.”
“You can stay here.”
Elric took out some of the money he had received from Isabel as a request fee and handed it to the middle-aged man, then took a bundle of newspapers and went into a nearby cafe.
If you do this, the watchers won’t think it’s a big deal.
The articles he wanted to read were all related to Professor Verrux.
[The expedition team that received everyone’s expectations and blessings finally participates!]
[Dean Verrux speaks. “The dragon’s nest to be discovered this time is likely to be of unprecedented scale.”]
[What are the characteristics of the newly discovered nest following the Jewel Dragon’s nest?]
[Day 1 of exploration, the long-awaited start.]
[Day 2, discovered a spot where a large amount of mana was imprisoned. Expectations for the scene are rising.]
[Day 5, nothing was found, so we have to dig deeper.]
[Day 10, no discovery completely different from expectations. Is the size of the nest really as big as the Dean predicted?]
[Day 16, failed exploration.]
[Day 25, the expedition team in agony. The Imperial Palace reveals its disappointment!]
[Day 35, an unprecedented failure! A condemnation of companies and bankers who invested in exploration!]
[The Rose Bridge, which came to be called the ‘Bridge of Wailing’, has already attracted tens of thousands of believers.]
[On the 50th day, Dean Verex, who led the exploration, shows a downward trend even in the presidential election where he was dominant. The emergence of responsibility.]
[The imperial family expresses strong suspicion about this investigative fraud.]
“This is shit. “It’s shit.”
Elric burst into laughter while looking at the newspapers.
The contents of the articles were all very similar.
At first, all expectations were focused on the expedition team and Professor Verux. He played so well with the media that even small newspapers cast a favorable light on him.
However, as the exploration began and continued, the favorable public opinion gradually turned malicious.
This was because nothing was found, and the damage only increased due to an abnormality caused by the mana spot.
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Then, when it was no longer possible to dig deep into the tunnel. The word ‘fraud’ appeared.
Many bankers and nobles who had invested in the expedition suffered great losses. Ordinary citizens who tried to take the hit ended up taking to the streets or even committed suicide.
The media rushed to publish malicious articles about this issue, and even the imperial family came forward.
[In the upcoming presidential election, what will be Dean Verlux’s final turnaround that will reverse his lost prestige?]
“What is a reverse loss?”
Elric snorted after reading the most recent article.
The presidential election of Woosden Academy is now just 15 days away. Professor Verlux’s power, which seemed to be sky-high, had no choice but to plummet to the ground.
but.
“I still don’t like this.”
[He still has the upper hand due to his achievements in exploring the Jewel Dragon’s nest.]
[As the coma of Elric Mervinger, who holds the ownership, becomes longer, the need to grant the right to excavate the Magic Tower gradually emerges.]
“You’re more persistent than I thought.”
They say old ginger is spicy. Elric clicked his tongue lightly.
I expected it would endure to some extent, but I didn’t expect it to be this bad.
“Well, that won’t be long either.”
Elric arrived at the Imperial Capital before the presidential election and planned to reveal his identity right away.
If that were the case, Professor Verlux would have no choice but to collapse on his own. What is currently supporting him is his achievement on the Jewel Dragon’s Nest, so all he has to do is reveal that it is a lie.
“Still, I’m going to blow it up anyway, so I want to make it bigger. “Hmm, I guess there’s nothing.”
Elric’s goal was not simply to expel Professor Verlux from the academy.
By turning my back on this issue, I wanted to make a grand debut in politics and academia.
If fame catches up with you, it will be of great help in building your family.
The exclamation, ‘As expected of a magic master!’ should come out naturally.
But this wasn’t enough.
A little more.
I needed something more to season it.
While I was thinking about that.
[Clash between the Academy and the Neresta family! What is the direction of excavation rights?]
[Sean Neresta’s protest! The fate of two priests who were once close friends, but have now become political enemies.]
‘… ‘I’m so sorry.’
Elric was able to find Sean’s article written in a corner of the page.
I was so grateful and sorry to him for stepping forward despite doing something as dangerous as slitting his advisor’s head, something worthy of criticism from the academic community.
‘Should I buy you some bread later?’
‘What kind of bread does Sean like?’
At that time, I thought that I should enclose a letter containing the news while sending a bread delivery to Neresta.
“Fire! fire!”
“There’s a fire! “Get the water, come on!”
Elric jumped up from his seat and turned his head toward the sound.
A fire was burning wildly above the flower shop across the street.
The wind was strong at the time, so the fire threatened to spread to the store next door at any moment.
The store owner didn’t know what to do, so he came out and stamped his feet, and people were busy coming and going, carrying buckets and moving to the nearby fountain.
but.
To Elric, whose eyes were open, the fire looked completely different.
‘It’s arson, isn’t it?’
Through the black soot, I could see intricately twisted grains.
It was proof that magic had been activated.
* * *
“hmm! “Is this the entire list of added visitors?”
Beskov, leader of the Blue Lang Group 2, frowned when he looked at the list brought by his subordinate.
“yes. That’s right.”
“This is not enough. very. “It’s clear that he came to this area due to timing.”
Beskov had already received a new request from Hilton, who was his superior even though he was in the same team.
Block all roads leading to the ecliptic, find Isabelle and her group, and eliminate everyone except her.
Naturally, the ‘everyone’ included here included all witnesses and villagers who were likely to become such witnesses, including Chen.
and.
-Please find the ‘variable’ who dared to block Group 6 and bring their head. We have to somehow make them pay for the crime of messing with our Cheongrang.
Unless you are someone who is on the verge of Advanced or Expert, you cannot face Group 6 on your own.
Therefore, Hilton predicted that the ‘variable’ would be a team of at least 2-3 people.
Isabel and the two knights left until the end to receive the final report. If an unidentified team was added to this, there would be at least six people, so all we had to do was focus on looking for those people.
The problem was that there was no income for several days.
The suspects turned out to be different people. So I searched for fewer numbers, but still couldn’t find it.
Did they read the movement on this side and engrave it sideways?
‘no. That won’t happen.’
Beskop, who knew very well how thorough Hilton was, could not possibly think that his prediction would be wrong.
This guy’s ‘sense’ was so close to superpower that sometimes I wondered if he was really the same person.
At that time, Beskov’s worries only deepened.
“I heard you left a secret message saying that the ‘shadow’ planted over there will also pass this way? So what else should you worry about? “Isn’t it okay to just pop it in?”
Another man right next to him, Simonan, joined in with a grin.
Cheongrang’s 3rd group leader. Hilton was concerned that if there were more ‘variables’ than expected, it would become a hassle to destroy evidence, so he was sent along with Group 2.
It was proof that Hilton was paying attention to this matter.
Beskov secretly did not like that.
This was because he and Simonan were not on good terms in the first place.
“What are you talking about?”
“How about starting a fire?”
“what?”
Beskov’s brows narrowed.
But either way, Simonan was busy flirting.
“Let’s burn this whole city down. “Then they’ll come out too, right?”
“… .”
Beskov was at a loss for words for a moment.
This was exactly why he disliked Simonan.
Unlike his serious personality, he often spewed out opinions without thinking.
the problem is.
“how is it? Are you fine?”
What I disliked even more was that sometimes those opinions seemed quite reasonable.
“Are you saying you can pound the grass to make snakes pop out?”
“Are you making fun of me for being ignorant? “Are you saying it’s good or bad?”
“… “It means it’s good.”
“Look. I said it’s okay. Who cares if a small city like this disappears anyway, given orders to eliminate as many witnesses as possible? “Everyone’s eyes will be focused on the academy.”
Simonan continued speaking while giggling.
“No matter how much you hide, why don’t you come out when the city is reduced to ashes? Besides, if our righteous young lady’s personality is true, she won’t be able to tolerate it. It couldn’t be more certain than this. We don’t have to worry about cleaning up after ourselves later. “Eat the pheasant, eat the eggs.”
Beskov nodded.
“Is there even a good way?”
“Yes. “Otherwise I would have brought up the story.”
Simonan quietly took something out of his pocket.
In an instant, Beskov’s eyes widened.
“that… ?”
“A scroll containing the 4th Circle ‘Return of the Heat Wave’. “There are as many as five of them.”
“Where did you get it?”
“Uh huh. Why are players like that? Are you trying to rob me of my money? It cost me quite a bit of money to get this. Anyway. How about it, Cole?”
“call.”
That’s how the 2nd and 3rd groups of Cheongrang began to move.
Wizard who swallowed talent
