Part 2 Episode 33
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“Aaaah!”
Rose Palace.
A villa where a concubine who has recently received the emperor’s greatest trust is staying.
A woman’s scream was heard along with the sound of something breaking.
“get out! “Everyone, get out!”
It was Diana, the concubine who had been the emperor’s favorite for a long time.
Although she was famous for her beautiful appearance, she was famous for her opposite personality.
And as if to directly prove the rumor, she was throwing all kinds of household items and chasing away the butlers and servants around her.
“I’m not going out!”
“I’m going out!”
“So please fix it… !”
The chief butler tried to stay until the end to appease her, but he could not hold out for long and had no choice but to follow the other employees outside.
Sigh, wheeze!
Despite all the uproar.
The woman was breathing heavily in front of the broken mirror, as if she was still angry.
Red blood stains were splattered here and there on the mirror.
Concubine Diana’s hand, reflected in the mirror, was dripping bright red blood.
“I will kill you… !”
The concubine muttered, glaring at herself in the broken mirror.
“I will definitely kill you, Mervinger!”
* * *
“Ugh, who is talking about me? “Why are my ears itchy like this?”
A carriage running on the ecliptic again.
Elric picked his ears and muttered inside the carriage.
『Are there just one or two people who criticize you? If we just lined up those who were harmed by the vicious Mervinger, it would be enough to circle the continent… !』
‘【Close up】.’
『Eup-eup-eup!』
Kiyu, kiyuyuyu!
Now, it’s a scene that happens so often that it’s almost like a daily routine that doesn’t give much inspiration.
Nevertheless, the baby dragons were busy clapping and laughing, wondering what was so good about it.
Elric was busy digging his ears with his fingers, wondering where the dog was barking.
It was at that time that Tasha caught Elric’s eyes.
After the battle with the demons. Her expression wasn’t very good.
“I think it’s because of something that happened recently.”
“… ?”
Hanabi, who was sitting in front of Elric, covered her mouth with one hand and whispered quietly.
As Elric tilted his head, Hanabi added an explanation.
“Starting from the holiday section.”
“… ah!”
Only then did I remember Elric.
Not just now, but what happened to Tasha when she was helplessly attacked by the revolutionary army in the holiday zone.
‘Well, it’s worth it.’
Until now, people around Tasha used to praise her as a genius.
He was so intelligent and had excellent magic skills that he was even called the Three Gods.
However, thinking about the recent battle, he seemed to be in a state of self-destruction.
In the battle with Jeff and Kanye, you could do nothing and just suffer.
Hanabi seemed to be constantly worried about Tasha.
“This is the first time I’ve seen Tasha suffer this much… “I don’t know how to help you.”
Hanabi was crying as if she was going to burst into tears at any moment.
Even though I received a lot of abuse from Tasha, I also received a lot of grace from her.
hmm… . Elric, who had been quietly thinking, opened his mouth.
“are you okay.”
“yes?”
“You don’t have to worry.”
Hanabi blinked as if it was difficult to understand.
“In the first place, the higher you fly, the more you fall when you fall, so it’s very difficult.”
That’s exactly what Tasha is like now.
It was my first time falling after flying without knowing how high up in the sky I was.
“But if it falls down, won’t it be able to fly back up? No, actually, since you tried it once, you can fly higher. of course.”
Elric spoke with a friendly smile.
“If you don’t do that, you will truly fall to the bottom, but the Tasha I know is not that kind of person, is she? “Don’t you know better, Hanabi?”
“ah… !”
Hanabi’s expression brightened at Elric’s words. I definitely understood what he was saying.
And above all, Elric in front of me.
He was also a person who was greatly defeated.
Even though he was born into a prestigious magic family, he suffered from arrhythmia and was unable to use even simple magic.
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But what about now?
It was flying higher in the sky than anyone else.
Only then was Hanabi able to wipe the corners of her eyes with her fingers and sigh in relief.
“thank you.”
“What.”
Elric smiled as if that was no big deal.
And he truly believed it.
One day, Tasha, like her own phoenix, she too will fly high.
So, wouldn’t she be the ‘Witch of the Firebird’?
‘hmm?’
It was right then.
Kwaaaaaaaa!
The carriage shook violently with a huge explosion.
It was a surprise attack.
Elric looked outside the carriage at the unusual atmosphere.
‘Is it Lilim again?’
Since their plan had failed, they thought Lilith had sent a chase team right away.
but.
“I think it’s the Inspection Bureau this time.”
Tasha looked outside and spoke with a stern expression.
썄썤썤셍-
Black masked assassins were seen moving quickly along the forest path.
“They’re from the Ghost Castle.”
“Isn’t the Ghost Castle a high-level assassination group?”
“It is known that way to the outside, but it is actually a subordinate agency of the Inspector General.”
Doo doo doo doo!
They were even accompanied by mercenaries made up of magic bandits.
“Wipe it all away!”
“Throw the bomb as soon as it’s ready!”
Wow!
Ghost castle assassins randomly threw bombs at the carriage.
Bombs flying so high that there was no escape hole in sight.
“Is that so?”
Elric narrowed his eyes and kicked down the carriage door.
“【Swing】.”
Whihwihwihwi-
Elric’s blizzard blew strongly, blowing the incoming bombs back at the enemies.
“what?”
But Elric could see it.
The moment the bomb flew in, the ghostly assassins activated the Reverse Blood Attack.
Dark red energy flowed over their heads.
Clumping.
The assassins, whose skin turned red and whose bodies grew larger, received the bomb with their bare bodies.
Puff puff puff!
The bomb exploded and clouds rose.
But all the assassins looked fine.
“… “Is there something strange?”
Elric narrowed his eyes. As far as he knew, the anti-blood method was a secret art that was passed down to the Deputy Director and higher level within the Inspection Bureau.
But that wasn’t the only problem.
“… no way?”
In an instant, Elric’s eyes became sharp.
The dark red energy surrounding them was gradually turning into an ominous pitch black color.
“under! “Look at these?”
『It’s a very intimate feeling.』
Mephisto, who had already lost his grip, burst into laughter.
[Yes?]
Elric laughed coldly after realizing the nature of that energy.
“Now you’re not even hiding that you’ve colluded with demons?”
It was Magi.
『You are openly showing off your demonic energy like that in front of Mervinger? There are many different ways to commit suicide. Or else.』
Mephisto grinned and scoffed.
『Are you confident enough to kill and destroy someone?』
Elric frowned. Part of me wanted to stop the carriage right away and wipe them out, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the situation.
‘Tasha and the Neresta wizards have not yet recovered.’
This was because a lot of energy was wasted in the battle with Kanye.
That doesn’t mean you can’t fight, but you can’t just fight against enemies that may be several in number.
Even the magic energy emitted by the assassins belongs to Lilith.
They are the hosts who received her strangeness.
‘Collusion between Lilith and the Inspector General… ‘This is definitely not an issue that can be easily overlooked.’
Given Lilith’s ability to obtain information from them in real time, it was clear that the assassins would continue to reinforce their troops if they felt they were being pushed back.
But what if you reach the ecliptic faster than that?
Everything could be resolved.
No matter how much Lilith is, she won’t be able to cause an uproar even in the ecliptic where there are many watching eyes.
‘About 30 minutes.’
The ecliptic visible from not far away.
I thought I could have arrived earlier if I hurried a little.
Until then, all we had to do was block the enemy’s attacks.
“Please hurry up a little.”
“yes… Yep, I understand!”
The driver held the reins tightly with a very nervous expression.
Shut up! Shut up!
Hee hee hee!
The horses let out long neighs and began to speed up.
“Chase them!”
“You can’t miss it!”
As Elric’s carriage rode ahead, the assassins shouted.
They continued to whip the horse they were riding and chased after Elric.
“Hey, I guess they plan to kill you too?”
Elric’s eyes naturally turned to the carriage’s luggage compartment.
Baggage compartment opened due to shock from explosion.
There, Chens was tied up, looking around with startled eyes.
Since he had been trapped for so long, he seemed to be trying to understand the situation.
“… !”
The corners of Elric’s mouth rose slightly.
* * *
In fact, in a way, it was a natural procedure.
As Chens is the Deputy Director of the Inspector General, he knows many secrets that others do not know.
Now that he is being held captive, it would have been better for the imperial family to kill him cleanly to silence him.
And of course, Elric had no intention of letting Chens die quietly.
『What are you planning this time? You are trying to save the enemy.』
[What about Gkungkkung? Mephie only views me so negatively. It gives you a chance.]
“opportunity?”
[An opportunity to make up for what was wrong with me.]
As he said that, Elric smiled evilly.
“Eup eup!”
Chens glared at Elric as if asking what that meant.
“Ah, I guess I didn’t relieve the pain.”
ping-
As soon as the weak magical bullet hit, Chens let out the words he had accumulated so far like a waterfall.
“Puh-ha! What kind of bullshit is that! The imperial family is killing me. Since then, he has been the deputy director of the 6th Bureau of the Inspection Bureau. If the imperial family saves me, there is no way they will abandon me… !”
“It looks like this guy still doesn’t understand the situation properly. Of course, I will kill you.”
“… ?”
“As deputy director, I know a lot, but I was taken prisoner. “If it were you, would you let me live?”
“Well, that’s… !”
“Death due to unavoidable ‘accident’. “You’re not saying it doesn’t exist, right?”
Chens gritted his teeth. Although he had ignored the facts so far, since he was also an executive of the Inspection Bureau, he knew better than anyone else how the Inspection Bureau worked.
Above all, he also used to do things that way.
But when I actually ended up in that situation, I felt so unfair.
How much I have behaved like a dog for the sake of the imperial family, and to die like this!
“Looks like you think the same thing. “Isn’t it too sad to just die here?”
Chens bit his lower lip.
“at all. “It is an honor to die as a soldier.”
“well… “Can that be considered a death in the line of duty?”
Elric tilted his head and continued speaking.
“Isn’t death in the line of duty an unavoidable sacrifice that occurs during a mission? But you were just abandoned, right?”
“… !”
“Do you really need to do something nice for those who abandoned you?”
“There’s no need for that… There is no… !”
Little by little, Chens began to be persuaded by Elric’s words.
However, there was still a feeling in his heart that the empire should be prioritized.
“But I am a soldier. “Follow the emperor’s orders!”
“okay? Then look over there.”
Where Elric’s finger pointed.
Several assassins were preparing to throw javelins at Chens.
“If your meaning is still clear, I will stay still.”
“… .”
Nettle –
Soon the spears started flying.
“If you change your mind, tell me. For your information, if you’re worried about the ban, don’t worry. “Can you sufficiently remove that amount?”
As Elric said that, he put his arm around Chen’s shoulder.
“… “What do you want?”
In the end, a declaration of surrender actually came out of Chen’s mouth.
“If you want to save me, there must be a condition!”
“Now it’s time to talk about it.”
Chen’s heart beat wildly as he saw Elric’s grin.
“There is no need to take our side. just. “Just act as a witness.”
“Proof… person?”
“uh. A witness who will reveal the crimes committed by the imperial family.”
“… !”
The longer I thought, the closer the window got.
And when the blade of the spear reached right in front of Chen’s nose.
“I get it! I will help! “I’ll help you, so please get that damn thing away!”
“bingo. Welcome to Mervinger World.”
Damn it!
A lot of pale frost fell in front of Chens, and the javelin stopped in an instant.
“Heo-eok, heo-eok!”
The window stopped within reach even if it moved just a little.
Before he knew it, Chens was drenched in cold sweat and breathing heavily.
Elric then smiled in satisfaction and patted Chens on the shoulder.
“Good idea.”
Then he stood up and turned to the assassins.
I think you got the answer you wanted. Now it was time to sort out all those annoying things.
Wizard who swallowed talent
