The Returned Sword King Decided to Become a Tyrant Chapter 208
Madness (2)
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Huh… …! President?!”
“Get out of the way!”
puck!
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
Imperial Tower’s direct affiliated ancient university research society.
The president of the association pushed aside the members who were blocking his way and walked forward.
Not only the person who fell, but also the people around him were not kind, but there was no time to worry about that now.
Clank-
“Ugh!”
He came into the association president’s office, sat down, clutching his head.
“Oh my god… …! What the hell is this!”
An ancient university academy that was suddenly ordered by the emperor to revive ancient magic.
Of course, given that it is an academic society directly under the Imperial Tower, it is an inevitable goal.
But the problem is that it is a long-term goal and cannot be an immediate result.
The fact is that those who are here for politics and authority have no ability to develop it.
And the ‘detecting magic’ that the Emperor demanded was the name of something that the man they had completely ignored was researching.
Of course, they, who had ridiculed all of his research, had no way of knowing that information.
“레이튼 이 개새끼가…….”
That is, they could not carry out the Emperor’s order until they found the missing guy.
forever.
… … No. Not until their own necks are cut off.
“I thought you had given up and run away, but you kept teasing me until the end!”
The president of the academy, who had just uttered a swear word, began to search through the bookshelf.
It was to find any remaining research records.
But if there was such a thing, it would have been discovered long ago.
In the end, the president of the society had no choice but to admit it after turning over all the books.
-The detection magic I studied would have been useful among wizards.
-So you’re saying that’s your delusion.
The guess of the man they despised was indeed right,
-Then please at least review the research content.
-If you bring up this kind of topic one more time, you will be permanently expelled from the society for disrespecting it.
The fact that they did not know what the future would bring… … .
Chijijik-!
“… … !”
At that moment, a signal rang out from the magic ball placed on the desk.
Tadadadada!
Pot-!
-President!
“Oh, what happened! Did you find any trace of that bastard?”
The president of the association hurriedly approached the place and connected the communication.
-That’s not true! But I managed to find the bookstore run by that bastard’s daughter by asking around!
“bookstore?”
-That’s right! Fortunately, most of the luggage was left there, as they had finished organizing and left!
“Is that so?”
When I heard that story, hope suddenly began to appear in my mind.
‘If it’s a bookstore… … there’s a chance that the things he was researching might still be there.’
And from there, we might get a clue to track him down.
I don’t know where he disappeared to, but if he wasn’t dead, I had to search every nook and cranny of the Federal Empire to find him.
Even for their own lives.
“… … Go there right now.”
The president’s pale face began to come to life.
* * *
“Is this it?”
“Yes, Mr. President. This is the place.”
“I see… … Huh! What is that smell!”
Treka’s old bookstore.
It was old to begin with, but because it had been left unattended for over a year, the interior reeked of mold.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw information that made me frown.
Squeak- squeak-
“What is this?!”
The ground is in a state where it looks like it could collapse at any moment.
The wood on the floor was rotten and crumbling, squeaking under every step.
“You really must be searching a place like this. Are you really supposed to look for traces of him here?”
“Ha, but there’s nothing I can do. There are only four days left… … .”
“Tsk, I know!”
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The president of the society clicked his tongue with an arrogant expression.
Now was not the time to vent my grievances. I had to move as quickly as possible to somehow overcome the Emperor’s wrath.
‘… Hmm? There’s space inside?’
At that time, the president of the society, who was looking around, discovered something suspicious.
“You guys, search the books over here. I’ll search over there.”
“All right.”
The wizards belonging to the academy dispersed and began to search.
The president of the society looked at the scene, then stepped into the inner space.
“… … I see. Is this the lab he was working in?”
The place connected to the bookstore appears to be a research lab that still retains a sense of life.
As expected, when I opened the first note I saw, a familiar handwriting caught my eye.
“That bastard’s research records… … !”
I hurriedly turned the pages of the notebook and checked its contents.
It was certain. This was definitely part of the record the bastard left behind.
It’s the same if you open the other notes piled up next to it!
“That’s it… … ! Now I just need to find the information I want… … .”
The eyes of the president of the society began to sparkle as he finally found what he was looking for.
But it didn’t take long to realize that this was an illusion.
thud!
clattering!
“Shit!”
As I threw down the notebook I was holding, the piled up things came crashing down.
It was the complete opposite of the attitude I had been cherishing just a moment ago.
“You took all the important parts!”
That’s right.
All that remains here are records that are at the level of common sense, worse than the basics of ancient universities. Things like this existed in abundance in the academic archives.
No, considering that most of them are just theories based on guesswork, it’s actually worse than basic.
All he left behind were literally useless things!
Palang-
“… … .”
At that moment, a piece of paper fell out from the pile of books.
I wonder if it was stuck somewhere in that pile of books?
The furious president turned his gaze towards it as it fell to the ground.
“This is… an ancient technique?”
Then, as if something was pulling him towards it, he picked it up as if possessed.
There was a complexly tangled and intertwined magic circle drawn there.
Although it was so sloppy that it seemed like it had been hastily drawn, no one was stupid enough not to recognize it.
“But I’m sure I’ve seen that look somewhere… … .”
At that moment, I muttered to myself like that,
“President? What’s going on?”
Hearing the commotion, the academic members approached.
And only then did the president of the society step back after checking the clothes.
“… … Tsk, it’s nothing.”
Frowning at the sight of the interior with its dust billowing out was a bonus.
“But do you know the identity of this magic circle?”
“Huh? What… … .”
The members of the society accepted the paper he handed them in surprise.
Then, they looked back and forth between the magic circle and each other’s faces, and then asked back.
“Hmm? Isn’t this form part of the meteorite fall formula that was revealed by Esteban?”
“… … What? This is the formula they had?”
“Yes. Look at this. Although the shape is different, isn’t the structure the same? It’s the same as what our researchers had assumed to be a form of ancient magic.”
“… … .”
The president’s eyes narrowed.
Come to think of it, they were similar.
So much so that he immediately understood why it looked familiar.
“Well, this is just a guess based on dissecting the formula they released.”
“Hmm… … .”
“But why are you carrying this around? Did you bring it here to compare it with a sample?”
“Why is this… … Huh?!”
At that moment, his narrowed eyes opened wide.
It was because a strange ominous feeling passed through my mind.
‘Esteban’s formula? But this is a formula I just discovered?’
I desperately hoped that would never happen, but the feeling of unease would not go away.
‘no way…….’
The expression of the guy who came to them, saying that he had succeeded in manifesting ancient magic. And the time when he disappeared and the time when they declared the revival of ancient magic.
Now that all the puzzle pieces have fallen into place.
… … Esteban!
“Oh, what the hell!”
The moment he became certain of where the bastard was, the president’s eyes began to darken.
But that was only for a moment.
‘… … Wait, the shape is different, but the structure is the same?’
If you think about it, the form had to be different.
The formula they revealed was only about meteors falling.
But what if this is the magic circle of the detecting magic he was researching?
What if we could fulfill the Emperor’s command just by studying this?
‘There’s no need to look for him!’
The president, who had regained hope for a moment, asked urgently.
“I guess all he was researching was detecting magic?”
“Yes.”
“And is the structure of this magic circle really in the correct format?”
“It is surprisingly similar to the meteor shower technique.”
“Okay, okay!”
The president shouted, not caring about the questioning looks.
“Go back to the conference immediately! Right now!”
“Yes? But there’s no trace of him… … .”
“immediately!”
“Oh, I understand.”
His expression as he led the members of the society so urgently was soon filled with only desire.
* * *
“… …Who is badmouthing me?”
Layton chuckled and took a step forward.
The place he is heading to now is the top floor of the magic tower.
It was the heart of the magic tower, where the master of magic resided.
“Lord of the Tower.”
And what greeted him there was not the president of the academy who had always looked down on him.
“Welcome.”
Esteban’s great lord of the tower, Lord Elade.
His superior was someone who viewed him solely based on his abilities, without any preconceptions.
‘I feel a new sense of emotion.’
Maybe it was because I heard ‘that news’?
Layton felt grateful for this sight once again.
“You may have heard the story already, but an uninvited guest has arrived at the place you left.”
“Yes. Considering the intelligence leaked from the palace, you probably needed my research records.”
So, I must have hurriedly searched through a used bookstore that I hadn’t even considered.
It was obvious just by looking at the tickling in my ears.
Of course, just hearing about their hardships that had only served to stifle them gave me an inexplicable sense of elation.
“I know what you’re worried about. There’s nothing you need to worry about.”
“Is that so?”
“They didn’t leave behind anything they wanted, so even if you search the place, you won’t get anything out of it.”
“Haha, you’re really thorough.”
“I did leave one ‘fun device’ though… … .”
“hmm?”
An ancient magic that was once performed by the great wizard himself.
Did you run to the academic conference because you were sure that your research was not wrong?
The only trace left behind, that piece of paper, was the last will he had to show them at the time.
‘… … A piece of paper on which the confirmed magic circle was hastily drawn.’
If that was enough to get them to figure out what was going on, it would have been more than enough.
“By the time I realized the whole situation, it would be too late. I had pledged my allegiance to Esteban’s royal family and the Tower, and they had blown their last golden opportunity.”
“That was the last revenge you wanted.”
“Yes.”
Layton, who had emptied himself of all his past vendettas, now felt relieved.
To be honest, I didn’t know if I was secretly hoping for this situation.
“There is no more time for them. Even the only knowledge of ancient magic will be lost forever to the Emperor’s wrath.”
So that those who had abandoned him would not gain the knowledge he had accumulated throughout his life.
Also, only Esteban can fly in all his glory… … .
It was her way of paying back the man who reached out to her.
