The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 177
A wish that never came true (5)
“Ugh, ugh… … !”
A suffocating majesty weighed down on the warlocks.
A mana field tightly woven in all directions, as if replacing air.
In this formidable realm, only one man was free.
“Terrorism in a place like this? Isn’t that wrong?”
“Ugh, ugh… … .”
The warlocks looked at the man standing in the air through their blurry vision.
“Ma, Matopju… …!”
“I am so touched that you even personally remember my face.”
The archmage laughed.
Foreign powers.
So, were you sure that there would be intruders who would try to disrupt this festival?
Because of that, he went so far as to check ‘all’ the people coming and going from the capital, but the situation really started to turn out as he had expected.
“A black magician… … He really is not out of the ordinary.”
At that moment, a knight came running from afar and bowed his head.
“My Lord, I have pushed back all the crowds in the vicinity. It is safe within a 100m radius.”
“Good job.”
Let’s take a leisurely look around the situation, and before we knew it, the square was under control by the knights who had been waiting in advance.
It moved so cleanly that there wasn’t even a hint of confusion.
There’s no other way to describe it than to say that I was literally waiting for this situation to happen.
Well then… … .
“I must ask you why you came all the way here.”
“Ugh… … Don’t look down on me!”
Ssssssss!
In an instant, azaleas began to bloom from the bodies of the warlocks who were pressed down on the floor.
A powerful wave of magical power suddenly strikes!
The knight standing next to the tower flashed his eyes and drew his sword.
visor!
“Watch out, Lord Matap! They’re up to something!”
“Heh heh, just leave it alone.”
“yes?!”
A surprised question comes back.
However, the eyes of the knight who was rejecting the article were shining with interest.
‘I see. That’s it.’
pill.
As the guys bit into what they had hidden in their mouths, the helpless suppression they had felt up until then disappeared and an enormous amount of strength surged out of them.
‘Negative emotions’ began to directly interfere with the body.
And the flow of magical power was clearly visible to the Archmage.
‘It was more interesting than when I heard about it.’
You said it was a pill made from a living human?
Matapju memorized that flow in his head.
How the pill increases the power of black magic and how it works.
He who sent him here may not have known that this kind of situation was waiting for him.
“Keu-keu!”
The guys just laughed, unaware that their insides were being probed one by one.
“How about it, this is our true strength.”
“Hmm.”
“The magical power flowing within our bodies right now is different from the mana that exists in the world. Even you, a great magician, would not be able to interfere with the properties that you have never experienced before.”
A pitch-black orb was created from the hands of the warlocks.
And those eyes sparkled with life.
“Hey, try blocking it with that great magic!”
The pitch-black orb split into small pieces, creating countless bullets.
It did not move towards the Archmage, but spread out in all directions.
Their sole purpose is to create confusion from the start.
The archmage, whose attacks were impervious to them, was not even in their sights.
“… … I see. Does that mean it’s impossible to control magical power and interfere?”
Matapju waved his hand.
Soon, the magic circle that began to form in the air according to the gesture was very unfamiliar even to the eyes of the black magicians.
And the moment I questioned that, bullets shot out in all directions and struck the surrounding buildings.
Pupupupupu!
“Kuuuuu, okay… … What, what did you say?!”
The warlocks’ eyes widened.
Their magic, which should have clearly destroyed buildings and caused countless casualties, simply crumbled, leaving behind only red sparks.
Like a firecracker.
It disappeared, leaving only traces.
“… … A shield?”
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“Ha, but how in such a wide range!”
The warlocks hesitated, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.
The longer the silence went on, the more his expression hardened and darkened.
But I couldn’t back down any further.
Wooooow-
“… … .”
That which physically blocks their bodies.
It was because it was blocked by a boundary line that seemed to separate two spaces.
“It’s foolish, if you can’t interfere with the magical power that’s being shot, you can just block it.”
“Ancient magic… …!”
Absolute Barrier.
It was the ultimate magic that even blocked the flow of air.
* * *
“Wow, did you just set off firecrackers?”
“It’s pretty good.”
“Was it in the direction of the square?”
The scene of colorful fireworks flying with flashes of light was enough to attract the attention of the citizens gathered to watch the festival.
No one recognized that it was a terrorist attack by an unknown assailant.
Knights surrounding the square in an orderly manner.
They were controlling the festival crowds so that they would not cause a commotion, as if telling them to leave little by little.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“It was a simple task.”
Matapju bowed his head with a smile.
Measuring the mana of people walking on the street and detecting dangerous elements was never going to be easy.
But that was the power of the Archmage.
The power to make the impossible possible.
Finally, I reached the center and turned my gaze to the five warlocks rolling on the floor.
“Looks like you took a pill.”
“Yes, I guess that’s the price to pay for bringing in negativity.”
“It’s a denial.”
That’s a nice name.
The sight of it squirming, clutching at the air, was incredibly bizarre. But to me, it was a familiar sight.
Because it was an unrealistic sight that soldiers of the Federation Empire often showed before the return.
‘Was the inferior product that failed to reduce side effects fed to the soldiers?’
The disgustingness made me feel like vomiting.
“Ugh… … !”
The Crown Prince of Arendelle and the Prince of Magia, who arrived a while later, groaned in disbelief.
“You really are a warlock.”
“Pills… … I can feel that eerie aura from them too.”
The blood vessels in his eyes burst and the whites of his eyes turned red, and the veins all over his body trembled as if they were writhing.
Just by looking at the traces left on the body, you can easily guess how terrible the pill was.
What about those ghoul-like actions?
Isn’t that a truly inhumane method!
“The Federal Empire… … .”
Prince Magia’s expression was distorted mercilessly.
As the ruler of the kingdom representing Mana, I was shocked by this outrage.
However, Lord Heimdall, who followed behind, seemed to be interested in this space itself rather than the warlocks.
He simply touched it.
Swish-
… … is hard.
Somewhere in the void, a hand caressing the boundary between two spaces says so.
The prince may not have felt it, but this was clearly a barrier created by ancient magic.
It is also at a level that cannot be defeated by the great magic that was previously shown.
“… … .”
I looked at Heimdall with such a cautious expression and then said to Matapju.
“The pursuit of magic power.”
“If it’s a movement within a month, it would be possible.”
In my previous life, I was unable to borrow the power of Magia, so this was a tracking method separate from the pill I had prepared.
They each had artifacts for communication, and if we used them, we could track the route they took to get here.
A month would have been enough time.
“Let’s get started.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Pot-!
The Archmage’s irises opened wide and he began to take in all things.
And the magic of tracking was activated.
Everyone present here already guessed the outcome.
“They are from Crete.”
“It was the western part of the Federal Empire’s capital.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Then was the answer out there?”
There was no need to confirm the truth.
At this moment, it wasn’t just Matapju who activated magic.
“I believe you understand the situation. Now, what about the memories contained in the pill?”
I spoke to Heimdall, who was silently recovering his magic power.
He looked at the prince’s face once, then turned his head this way again.
“I will check.”
Soon, negative emotions began to flood into his head, as if they were torn apart by his thoughts.
* * *
“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Esteban and his aides are entering!”
A long red carpet.
The main character of the festival entered the banquet hall as if leisurely strolling across it.
Step by step – step by step –
“… … Huh.”
A confident expression without even a hint of awkwardness.
A gait that is neat, orderly, and eye-catching.
Is this the kind of sight that is meant to be majestic just by walking?
Exclamations of admiration burst out here and there.
“That person is… … .”
“Crown Prince of Esteban… …!”
Moreover, its appearance was beyond the criminal’s imagination.
Those who had been moving their bodies to the quiet music suddenly forgot to dance and just stared blankly at the crown prince. It was literally an unconscious action.
And within that, there was a gaze looking at the crown prince with a serious expression.
“Crown prince.”
The reason why you came here.
The Prince of Magia sat on the terrace, mulling over the name.
‘I thought they were an opponent I couldn’t let my guard down against, but they were worse than I expected.’
Not only the appearances he showed, but also his abilities.
The crown prince was a man far beyond his expectations.
What about its information power?
From reviving ancient magic to the pill business, it was too terrifying a move to be dismissed as mere coincidence.
Seeing as they knew things that even the magical powers themselves didn’t know, there was no way to guess that they were hiding something.
“Lord Heimdall.”
The prince called the archmage softly.
“Did you read the memory?”
“Yes.”
“Tell me in detail what you saw in the pill’s memory.”
“… … Yes, Your Majesty.”
Then the great wizard, who had been quietly lost in thought, opened his eyes.
“The first thing I saw was a landscape that looked like a painting of hell.”
A secretly hidden workshop of black magicians.
In the room hidden deepest within it, there were numerous iron bars lined up. It was a facility for breeding humans.
“Fear, despair, and anger were the only emotions they had.”
“… … .”
“Some of them were so powerless that they even complied with the situation.”
The punishment given to them was ‘fear’.
Those who no longer produced negative emotions were dragged away somewhere when the time came, while those who remained trembled again in fear that it would be their turn.
Those who were taken away like that were just someone’s test subjects.
“There were warlocks. They were busy issuing orders and inserting living humans into machines, and soon their robes were dyed red with blood.”
“… … .”
“My vision became blurred and my memory ended there.”
Even the peaceful rest that would follow was shattered by the machinations of the warlocks.
At that moment, the Archmage’s eyes became cold and sunken.
“And there was someone watching it all.”
Eyes blackened with negativity.
Lips that sparkle with desire.
There was a man who was moving his tongue while slowly wiping the blood that had splattered on his face.
“Leiden del Carrot.”
“… … .”
That’s right, he was the 4th prince of the Federal Empire.
The Prince of Magia, having heard that, raised his hand and stopped Heimdall from speaking.
“We have finished our business, so we will return to our home country.”
“All right.”
As the Archmage waved his hand, a portal connecting the two spaces appeared on the terrace.
Heimdallr stepped in first, and soon the prince followed suit.
The prince’s head slowly turned.
“… … .”
A man illuminated from inside the terrace.
On to the new monarch of Esteban, who will officially ascend to the throne after this time.
“Have you seen this far?”
The 4th prince of the Federal Empire who committed the absolute denial called taboo.
It was Magia’s duty to stop it, but it was also the most political weapon for the Prince of Magia.
Called ‘justice’.
Above all, it is a powerful political weapon.
“… … I guess we have no choice but to cooperate.”
Aside from his father’s interest, he also became interested in Esteban.
The crown prince must have been hoping for this too.
