Episode 160. Black Blood Clan (4)
“I was skeptical, but it turned out to be true. When I saw that goofy look in your eyes, I immediately became convinced. A long time. Boris… … .”
“Oh, long time no see. “Lord Gallas!”
Boris is sweating profusely, unable to raise his head.
Gallas Avon, the lord of Axilium, looked at such pitiful sight with a displeased gaze.
It is neither the center of the city where the lord’s residence is nor a street with frequent traffic, but a quiet alley untouched by people.
Men wearing black masks were everywhere keeping watch, as if they did not want the current meeting to spread to the outside world.
“Recently, I heard that you have taken a position as an instructor at the Royal Academy, but why did you suddenly appear again at Axilium?”
“Ah, you mean the academy instructor?”
Boris’s eyes widened in surprise as if this was his first time hearing this.
“S-sorry, my lord! I apologize for telling you. I don’t have any memories of the last few years… … .”
Boris explained to the lord that his memory was not normal, just as he had explained to Sian.
After hearing the explanation, Gallas frowned and spoke.
“under! I have memory problems… … . I thought I was carrying out a secret mission for the prince. “It’s strange that people of cursed blood like you have a proper mental state.”
Despite clicking his tongue and uttering insults, Boris maintained an unwavering expression.
“So, do you plan on staying here?”
“I guess that’s probably the case. If the lord gives permission, I can work for the people like before… … .”
“What do you mean, Boris? “There is no need for that.”
Gallas immediately dismissed Boris’s words.
“You should do things for me, not for people like before.”
“Well, if you say it’s work… … ?”
“Don’t act like a fool. Don’t you remember that too? I had ambitiously prepared this for Prince Ruinel, but it fell apart when you left for the imperial palace. This time, do it entirely for me, not for the prince.”
Boris couldn’t bear to answer right away, so he just swallowed dry saliva.
“There is no need to take on street chores to help the people. “As long as you do your best for me, the slum residents will not starve to death.”
At first glance, it may sound like a thoughtful proposal, but in reality, it was like coercion without the right to veto.
Boris, who knew this very well, could only reluctantly nod.
“I will follow your orders… … .”
After finishing the conversation, Boris quietly turned around and walked towards the slum from which he had come.
Gallas, who was watching the scene closely, soon called his subordinate and secretly gave instructions.
“Never let it leak out of Axilium that that guy is here. “Monitor his every move from morning till night!”
“I understand, my lord!”
Only then did Gallas show a satisfied smile.
“It’s the same as it was two years ago. When I saw the prince, he changed as if he had become a different person, but then he returned to the person I knew… … .”
I don’t know what happened in the past two years, but now an unknown void of memory is controlling him.
This was an extremely good thing for Gallas.
For a moment, I looked at the direction where Boris disappeared with those meaningful eyes.
“… … !”
Gallas, who sensed something unusual, immediately turned his head.
It feels like a wild beast that has found its prey reveals its fangs and makes a terrifying move.
“W-what is it?”
However, where I turned my head, there was only a lonely night wind blowing.
* * *
As you know, I don’t really like books.
However, just because you don’t like a book doesn’t mean you don’t know its value.
Hundreds of books are placed in this narrow space, which is barely big enough for five people to sit down.
From high-level magic textbooks that only academy researchers can read, to research books from academic societies around the world that cannot be easily obtained.
I don’t know where I got them, but they weren’t books suitable for living in a slum like this.
“… … “You followed me.”
He came into the hut, looked behind me, and asked.
Since it wasn’t a fact worth hiding, I didn’t deny it.
The image from just a moment ago, full of tension and fear, has already disappeared.
Then, all of a sudden, I started sorting out the books that were scattered around me.
As if someone will never come to this space again.
“I won’t be rude. Please kill me… … .”
Finally, as if he had given up on everything, he knelt down in front of me and begged for death.
Contrary to the times in my past life when I was begged for my life, there were many times when I was begged for death.
As they inflict extreme pain worse than death in the name of the so-called time of repentance, desperate pleas to please kill them always rang out from their mouths.
I didn’t buy it if I particularly enjoyed the sight, but
The current scene is so uninspiring that it is the worst begging for death I have ever seen.
It’s annoying.
At least the desire to kill him to prevent future events has completely disappeared.
Thinking of the real Boris’s sinister smile, who would be watching me like this from somewhere, I became angry again and gritted my teeth.
“I don’t know if what people are saying is right. A cursed clan whose very existence is not tolerated. Now I realize how truly pathetic I am… … .”
“What do you mean?”
Boris lifted his head weakly and picked up a book next to him.
“The world always looked at us and said, Meaningless beings that do not need to exist and should not exist… … . I really hated those words and always wanted to refute them. We are certainly proud humans who can exist on this continent… … .”
What he picked up was a beginner’s magic textbook that a new student who had just entered the academy would see.
“I had what they call talent. When I was ten years old, I manifested mana for the first time, and in less than a year, I mastered various types of magic. “The only thing I could rely on was this magic book that I found with great difficulty.”
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The condition of the book was so worn that you could believe it had been read thousands of times.
“The reason I wanted to practice magic was simple. I thought that if my power could help others beyond the slums, the world’s perception of us would change. So, I developed my magic power like crazy, and I lived by giving the power I developed to people. But what came back… … .”
For a moment, Boris felt as if his throat had become choked and could not continue speaking.
“If you followed me, you would have heard what Lord Gallas said to me… … .”
He immediately took something out of his pocket and showed it to me.
An artifact that is so familiar to me that it makes me shiver.
It was a marionette doll.
“I think you know what it is.”
There’s no way I wouldn’t know about this artifact, even if it’s your specialty.
“Even though I went out to the streets and worked every day, I had my limits on my own. When we distributed food to slum residents, we ended up with nothing left. One day, Lord Gallas came to visit me. “He asked if I wanted to work with him.”
“Day?”
“yes. He said that if results are achieved, support for slum residents will be significantly increased. “I couldn’t refuse, so I had no choice but to accept the lord’s offer.”
“That was making marionettes?”
“That’s right… … .”
I looked at Boris with some suspicion.
Galas Avon, lord of Axilium.
Unusually among the officials of the empire, he was a high-level magician who came from the Usif Empire Magic Society and rose to the 7-star level. He actively utilized his specialty, magic, and attempted to build his own power by mass producing magic artifacts without the imperial family’s knowledge.
When the truth was discovered, an assassination order was issued without delay.
Afterwards, he assassinated him along with the Mist members, and all the artifacts he had created were burned down without a trace.
This is why the head of the family was worried about me going to Axilium alone.
Dealing with the subject called Gallas was not difficult, but as the number of artifacts he had created was unexpected, quite a few crews were deployed to deal with them.
It was almost close to the level produced by academic institutions.
One question that arises there is,
Among the artifacts destroyed at the time, there were no marionettes.
There wasn’t even a similar artifact, let alone a marionette.
In the meantime, you actually collaborated with a guy who didn’t even know what this was and made a marionette?
For me, it was something I couldn’t just ignore.
“It would be a lie if I said I didn’t know. Whatever the reason for creating it, I knew that this artifact would never be used in the wrong place.”
“… … .”
“But even though I knew, I couldn’t stop. Still, the vague belief that my power would be used for something valuable and the feeling that I could not abandon the people in the slums who depended on me brought me to this point.”
“… … .”
“But I’m tired now. I don’t want to do anything anymore. Even though it’s a time I don’t remember, what’s the point in living any longer since someone tried to kill me during those two years? I think I deserve to die at this point. So… … !”
-Kwasik
I stopped listening to his awkward tongue play, but instead of answering, I grabbed his head and pushed his face towards me.
“Take the lead.”
“yes?”
“Take the lead… … .”
A person’s appearance is not important for nothing.
Even though I know that he is a completely different person inside, the face of the person I am facing now is,
“Isn’t there a place where you displayed such great power? “Guide me there.”
Just before you run away from me,
It bore an eerie resemblance to a face that gave off a bizarre atmosphere of confusion and doubt.
* * *
-Clap!
“Chi, it’s an intruder! Quickly send reinforcements… … !”
-Clap!
The mouth of the knight, who was trying to urgently call for reinforcements, soon ascended into the air and fell helplessly.
Just twenty people.
There are more troops than necessary to simply hide treasure.
The location is also very remote, quite far from the city center.
It’s like blatantly revealing that something important is hidden that even little kids know about.
After taking care of the light soldiers, I approached the door without hesitation.
-Cheolkeong
Of course the door didn’t open.
Instead of a latch or lock, there is another artificial locking device.
Limited barrier.
Judging from the fact that I could feel the magic power of at least 7 stars, it seemed like the owner of this place had hung it himself.
It’s not that difficult to unlock, but
“What are you doing?”
“yes?”
“Loosen it.”
There is no need for me to do it.
I ordered Boris, whose eyes were as blank as a soulless corpse, to open the door.
The guy hurriedly ran to the door and immediately manifested mana.
-Wooow.
Soon, the sound of fine powder fluttering was heard along with a small light, and the barrier was lifted.
“Okay, that’s it!”
-False
As soon as it was released, the door was kicked hard.
“… … Take the lead.”
“yep!”
Boris swallowed nervously and quickly took the lead.
I silently followed behind him without saying a word.
Although it was a dark space without a single light, he continued along the path without any signs of hesitation or hesitation.
It was quite annoying that he occasionally turned his head and tried to understand my gaze, but for now, I didn’t show it.
Did you walk for about 5 minutes?
An iron gate larger than the main entrance blocked the way.
Boris wasted no time and immediately lifted the barrier.
“Hey, can I ask you one question?”
I responded with silence.
“What have I done wrong to you… … ?”
His eyes were still fixed on the door, as if he couldn’t bear to ask that question while looking at my face.
“No matter how much I don’t remember, I still don’t understand. What kind of confidence would you have to commit an unreasonable crime against someone with incredible power like you? … !”
-bang!
Instead of answering, I grabbed him by the neck and slammed him into the wall.
“If you don’t want to die by playing with your tongue… … .”
Even if I tried to explain it in detail, what would I say to someone I couldn’t even remember?
No matter what reason you say now, to me it is nothing more than a trivial provocation.
I’m so annoyed that I have no choice but to relieve my anger like this because I can’t kill you.
As if I couldn’t bear the power of my anger once again, the tightly shut exit door began to slowly open.
The moment when the light in the space blocked by the door flashed brightly and something unfamiliar beyond finally revealed itself,
“… … !?”
I couldn’t believe my eyes.
(Continued in the next part)
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