Part 2 Episode 34
inspector general
Chrrrrrr!
The assassins, who had already narrowed the distance to Elric’s carriage, threw their hooks.
Slam!
The hook that fell on the carriage was firmly fixed.
As soon as that happened, the assassins climbed onto the connected chains and started running quickly.
The assassins appeared to be moving quickly even above them.
Let’s go!
In an instant, their new model disappeared and soon attempted to approach Elric.
“die!”
The assassins came in, each carrying their own memorized weapon, aiming for Elric’s vital spot.
but.
Gang body art.
The appearance of a fierce tiger.
Bub bub buk-
“Kwaaaak!”
“Wow!”
He was immediately counterattacked and fell off the carriage.
Elric didn’t stop there and grabbed one of the hooks on the carriage.
“【Freeze】.”
So so so so-
Then, the chain began to freeze rapidly from where Elric grabbed it.
“this!”
The assassin who was trying to climb on top of it suddenly tried to fall.
But the cold chased him to the end and grabbed hold of his ankles.
썣썄죤 죣!
“Kwaaaak!”
The assassin screamed in pain as if his bones were being crushed.
But it didn’t end there.
The cold spread throughout my body in an instant and I froze.
Wow!
Soon the assassin fell to the floor and broke into pieces.
“… !”
“… !”
The rest of the enemies who saw this hurriedly cut the chains and widened the distance between them. It was decided that close combat would not be possible.
Absolutely miserable!
Then he immediately took out his spear and launched it at Elric.
Shoo shoo shoo-
Numerous windows covered the sky black.
They are all assassination artifacts with built-in <explosion> and <diffusion> magic.
At the moment of impact, the window shattered and the fragments were supposed to harm the target.
“【Wind it】.”
Of course, even that was caught up in the whirlwind created by Elric and bounced into the air and disappeared.
No, rather, Elric returned the wind that had wrapped around the fragments back onto the head of the ghost castle.
“【Pour it out】!”
The moment the hand was struck down forcefully, the fragments swept away the ghostly stars in a much stronger state than before.
Speed, durability, and coldness were all added together to create destructive killing power.
Doo doo doo doo-
Hee hee! Hee hee hee!
In an instant, the horses collapsed into rags with dozens of holes in them, and the assassins fell and were crushed by the horses’ hooves.
Cold air and ice shards bouncing in all directions. The red blood and torn flesh visible between them was just horrific.
“… !”
“… !”
“… !”
The destruction of the ghost castle.
Because it was a subordinate agency of the Inspection Bureau, it was a ghost castle that had quite a reputation in the shadows.
The shock to the viewers was bound to be very great.
The people who saw it thought the same thing.
Elric is no longer at a level they can tailor.
Superhuman.
It was something that was already outside the category of humans, something that was human but not human.
* * *
“shit! “Withdraw!”
Soon, as Elric expected, the Phantom Castle assassins had no choice but to return with only heavy damage.
We have already reached the ecliptic.
“… Fortunately, he retreats.”
Tasha, who was watching this from inside the carriage, breathed a sigh of relief.
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Even though the ghost castle was brought to the brink of destruction, Elric’s physical condition was still not perfect, and as the enemy’s troops continued to be replenished somewhere, his stamina was slowly running out.
“You’re going straight to my family?”
And Elric set his destination as Neresta.
“yes. “I have something to tell the head of the family.”
“okay. But this person… ?”
Tasha trailed off and glanced at Elric.
Sitting there was Chens, with a calm expression, as if he had put everything aside.
“This is the person I will introduce to the head of the family.”
While listening to that. Despite his outward appearance, Chen Shi had no time to do anything about his soft heart.
‘Why on earth would I say that?’
Even thinking about it now, I couldn’t understand it. He, the Deputy Director of the Inspection Bureau, is thinking of betraying the Imperial Family.
But to change my words now,
Kiyuyu?
Kiyu?
For some reason, I was very concerned about the dragons that were looking at me and tasting them.
And above all, isn’t it true that the imperial family tried to kill him?
‘ha! ‘Let it happen.’
Water already spilled. It was now an irreversible situation.
Mephisto clicked his tongue as he looked at Chens sighing.
『Tsk tsk, poor loser. In any case, all of the humans who were in Mervinger’s hands were being manipulated like this. The King’s situation is also the same.』
[What do you mean, joking? I conveyed the truth.]
『So you use the Seal of Temptation that way? A terrible thing.』
In fact, simple persuasion was not enough to change the mind of Chen Shi, who had spent his entire life brainwashed into loyalty to the imperial palace.
However, if <Temptation> is added, the story becomes different. It can stimulate various emotions that are deeply buried in his subconscious.
The desire to live.
A sense of betrayal towards the imperial family.
These two emotions are maximized.
So that you get the answer you want.
[What do you think? It’s not like I said anything wrong.]
Mephisto laughed and muttered at those words.
『Huh, so shameless. With Lilith’s power, he becomes even more powerful than Lilith.』
[I beg your pardon?]
“no. nothing.”
* * *
Elric and his companions were able to arrive at Neresta Street not long after entering the ecliptic capital.
The guards, who checked the carriage’s emblem, immediately opened the front door.
“Are you here?”
When I got off the carriage, Sean, who had contacted me in advance, was there to meet me.
He asked as he led Elric into the mansion.
“Hey, how come you can’t see yourself in the ecliptic? “Why does the carriage look like that?”
“that? not a big deal.”
Sean was a little irritated by Elric’s casual words while waving his hands.
“It’s no big deal! Just by looking at it, it’s clear that something has happened!”
“Oh, stop yelling. “My ears hurt.”
“This guy is still… !”
“And honestly, I’m not the type of person who would get beaten up anywhere, right?”
As Sean looked at Elric’s grinning, mischievous appearance, he felt his worries growing and then cooling down.
“Even though… .”
Sean slowly turned his head and saw the carriage that Elric was riding in.
As it is Neresta’s, the carriage is double and triple-layered with protective magic.
Still, for something to get to that point, it wouldn’t have been normal.
‘My sister also looks like she has no energy.’
In the end, it was clear that the ‘rumors’ were true.
“So it’s true that you competed with the golden lion… !”
“I lost anyway, so what’s so great about that?”
“This crazy bastard, really… ! Nothing else, what? “What’s so great about being paired with the ‘Golden Lion’?”
Just hearing rumors, it’s not like he’s doing anything out of the ordinary, but he acts so calmly.
“Anyway, stop hiding and tell me in detail. Why did that old man who was said to be stuck in a corner of the countryside suddenly appear there? !”
It was the moment Sean said that.
Kiyu?
The baby dragons playing within the hem of Elric’s rich robe suddenly popped their heads out onto Elric’s shoulder.
“W-what is this…” ? “D-dragon?”
Sean’s eyes widened in surprise.
While the baby dragons were showing affection to Elric, they were looking at Sean with eyes full of curiosity.
“Oh, guys? Is not it cute?”
I knew about the ancient polyp ‘hatching’ a long time ago through a letter sent by Tasha… Still, seeing it in person like this, I couldn’t help but be very surprised.
Haven’t we been shattering the scientific consensus that ancient dragon species are known to be alive from the time they are hatchlings?
Or maybe he only shows it like that to Elric.
However, even though Elric was in such a dire situation, he was playing with the baby dragons, scratching their chins as if nothing had happened.
Then Elric saw Sean’s expression and smiled.
“How come your expression is the same as your sister?”
“No, this isn’t just us, it’s anyone… ha! no. “Let’s not talk.”
The more we talk, the more frustrated I become.
Sean eventually decided to keep his mouth shut.
* * *
“Are you here?”
Inside the mansion.
Guy was waiting for them.
Despite obviously sitting still.
It felt as if the room was filled with his presence.
‘You’re still the same.’
『It seems like you have reached a higher level than when I saw you before. After all, for a human, he’s very useful.』
It was then that Mephisto’s mouth opened. He had his arms crossed and was looking at his guy with satisfaction.
[really?]
“okay. He’s not as long as the guy I saw in the holiday section before… Still, at this level, even if he attacks the main king, he can deal with it comfortably.』
No matter what he said, it ultimately meant that he recognized Guy that much.
‘Well, when I think about it, I felt a sense of victory when I first saw it.’
But has it become stronger than before?
I couldn’t help but admire it even more because I knew how hard people who reached that level usually put in effort to achieve new growth.
Because he was also in that state right now.
plateau.
Elric was hoping for greater growth.
“I heard that it was quite difficult during the journey. “You must be very tired, so let’s eat first.”
The restaurant was already full of various dinners.
After all this was done happily, it was time for dessert to be served.
“It looks like you went through quite a few twists and turns in Holiday.”
Guy was enjoying some after tea, then quietly put down his tea cup and looked at Elric.
“I heard that you defeated the self-saboteur and also messed with the inspection bureau.”
Elric couldn’t help but be shocked.
You even know about the work of the Inspector General?
What happened in the holiday section was so large that I thought I would naturally know about it.
Likewise, the appearance of the golden lion was impossible to hide because the evidence was so great.
But the Office of Inspector General was different.
The fierce battle took place very secretly, and the tracking was also carried out secretly.
‘That’s amazing.’
Elric couldn’t help but admire Neresta’s information network and the eyes of the magic towers that spread across the world.
And Guy Nerestya, who commanded them, was truly a man of great resourcefulness.
In some ways, if you turn him into an enemy, he can be more troublesome than the Golden Lion.
Of course, I had no intention of grabbing my friend’s father.
“yes. you’re right.”
“I wonder what on earth they were thinking when they did such things. “Can you tell me what’s on your mind?”
It made sense to ask this.
Everything Elric has done so far has been against the imperial family.
These are dangerous things that would not be surprising if you were accused of treason.
But Elric never regretted his actions.
“I thought it was something a person should naturally do.”
“But isn’t the responsibility for the results too great?”
“So that’s what you’re saying.”
Elric trailed off, carefully curling the corners of his mouth.
“Please help me.”
“Puuup!”
At those words, Sean next to me spat out the coffee he was drinking.
“Hey, what?”
He couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. If we heard those words right away, we would plot a plot against the imperial family together.
“Oh, sorry.”
Then, Sean realized too late that it was not his place and bowed his head to Guy.
At the same time, he did not forget to glare at Elric from the corner of his eye. If she said something meaningless, it was an indication that she would not leave it alone.
on the other side.
Guy was calm.
No, on the contrary, he even smiled softly while resting his chin.
“Okay. So, how do you want me to help you?”
“As you know, not long ago, subjugation of the imperial family on holidays was not a normal event.”
It was a political maneuver to give Cromhel power.
“Furthermore, demons were also involved in this matter.”
“… “With demons?”
For the first time, Guy’s expression changed.
It seems like the word demon is quite unpleasant.
That’s right, he was also a leading figure in the battlefield who experienced the Great Demon War.
Of course, he was one of the representative figures who hated demons.
“Are you aware that what you said a moment ago is very dangerous?”
The voice became even more heavy.
I felt so much pressure that my heart trembled.
Elric just nodded calmly.
“Of course.”
“What is the evidence?”
“There is a witness.”
Seeing Elric smiling, Guy couldn’t help but laugh as well.
“It seems like a solid loss.”
“yes.”
“Who is that?”
“We caught the Deputy Director of the Inspector General.”
“… !”
Guy’s previously calm brow twitched for the first time.
Wizard who swallowed talent
