Episode 72. Pioneer
“Aaaahhh!”
The black-haired old man clutched his abdomen and screamed.
Freddie, the bandaged man who was startled, hurried over and grabbed the old man’s shoulder.
“what’s the matter?”
“Ugh… . that… . Damn you little bastard!”
“Damn kid? “Are you talking about Verdin?”
The black-haired old man showed an uncomfortable look in his sharp eyes and slapped his hand away.
Pak.
“Yes, that damn Strange’s youngest!”
Freddie sighed heavily, stood up and shrugged his shoulders.
“Could it be that the operation failed?”
“… … .”
“under! “I trusted him and left it to him because he said he was confident, but he couldn’t do such an easy task properly.”
“Shut up.”
“You’re angry because you got hit by a kid, and you’re taking out your anger.”
“It didn’t fit him.”
“then?”
The black-haired old man got up and answered, spreading a large piece of drawing paper on the floor.
Sigh!
“Berathyr.”
Freddie snorted with an absurd expression. As if it made no sense.
“Berathyr? “Is that the crazy old man?”
“The rumor is that his abilities were sealed in the tower. She was hiding her powers.”
“okay? When I met him last year, he had a hard time even walking. “I’m so drunk that I can’t even walk properly.”
“It was all lies. “It was so strong that Strange’s power didn’t work.”
“… I can’t say anything since I didn’t see it myself. “I think you overestimate him.”
The black-haired old man infused an aura into his brush and started drawing on the drawing paper while yelling.
“Damn! I have lived more than twice as long as you. “Can you possibly overestimate the strength of the other party?”
“Why are you so angry? Right? Bonnie.”
A thin woman with purple hair and a doll in both hands answered.
“Leave it alone, I think what happened to that old man’s head is finally happening. If you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose. “Tsk, tsk, excuses!”
Pop!
The brush that was drawing on the drawing paper broke. The black-haired old man looked at Bonnie with a vein on his forehead.
“Watch your mouth, Bonnie. “It’s thanks to Monestier that four years ago, even without Bae Hu-ryeong, were able to be with us.”
Bonnie performed a ventriloquism act by making the mouth of the doll held in both hands open.
“What about Bae Hu-ryeong?”
“Monestier blah blah blah!”
There was silence.
Even after the conversation ended, the invisible fight continued. The black-haired old man and Bonnie glared at each other.
Freddie, who couldn’t see it, slapped his forehead with his palm! He said to the two.
“That’s it. “What are you going to do now?”
The black-haired old man answered.
“Whatever I can do, I have no choice but to go kill Lois first.”
“Is it possible?”
“Is there any reason it’s impossible? “I heard he can’t even move properly anyway.”
“You shouldn’t underestimate Lois too much. “You know that best, having received the sword yourself, right?”
“… That’s why I’m trying to hurry. If he ever recovers. Not only will the plan fail, but the whole thing will end up like Monestier.”
Turf, plod, trudge.
The black-haired old man said to Freddie and Bonnie as he sat down gently on a part of the order drawn on the floor, a part of a pentagram reminiscent of a star in the night sky.
“I’ll stop talking about useless things here. “Now let’s go catch Lois.”
Freddie nodded, settling down on the other side of the pentagram.
“Has one person not arrived yet? Since Monestier is missing, a total of four people will have to gather.”
“Ah, he said he was leaving a little late. “After all, he’s been to the 40th floor with Lois, so he could probably get up to where we are on his own.”
“okay? “I had no idea he climbed the tower with Lois.”
“I have no choice but to know. “They moved in secret to avoid the Glazers discovering their strategy for conquering the tower.”
“… I get it. Then let’s get going. Hey, I see you come quickly too.”
Bonnie sat opposite the black-haired old man and Freddie, nodding the doll in both hands up and down on one side and swinging it from side to side on the other.
“wait for a sec! Before we leave, let’s make one thing clear. “If Lois dies, who gets the southern land?”
The black-haired old man and Freddie simultaneously pointed their fingers at Bonnie.
“You take it.”
“It’s yours.”
Bonnie fluttered her nostrils and raised her arms above her head with a satisfied expression.
“Great! “Then let’s go!”
She clapped her hands with the mouths of the dolls on her arms.
match!
Light emanated from above the barrier.
Easy profit-
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Pot!
The three people who were in the room just a moment ago disappeared.
Along with the pentagram drawn on the floor.
* * *
“So your father is now in danger of being killed by an unknown force?”
As expected, instructor ‘Beratyr’ was quick-witted.
Even though I only briefly explained what I had experienced, I was able to grasp the situation and understand immediately how the world outside the academy works. Not only the relationship between Strange and Glazer, but even his father’s position, which was subtly at odds with the Imperial Army.
“That’s right.”
“Hmm-. Lois and the Emperor haven’t been on very good terms since long ago. Still, it wouldn’t be to the point where they’re aiming at each other’s throats. No, no matter how strong he is, how could he aim for the emperor’s head? “A knight without any justification.”
He is right.
No matter how strong my father is, he can never raise a sword against the emperor. The Glazers, a group of wizards who believe in gods different from us, also cannot cross that line. How can a knight do something like that?
It’s not even a band of thieves.
“You can’t take the emperor’s head even if you have a justification.”
“That’s true, though. “As you know, the emperor is also going to die soon, right?”
“I heard rumors. “I don’t know if that’s true.”
“It’s true. “I saw it with my own eyes.”
“What?”
“It’s all old people drunk on drugs and moping around. They say he suddenly lost his mind a few years ago, and sometimes he goes so crazy that he even eats people. “Like a monster.”
I listened intently to his story, even though I knew all the facts.
Is there anything different from what I know? However, this was no different from my previous life.
‘but.’
It is not yet time for the emperor to die.
For the next two years, we will survive with more bizarre rumors.
He will be decapitated by his own son the year I turn ten.
‘If now is the same as then.’
Even on the day of his death, I was not at the palace, so I could not know the exact facts, but according to the rumor that one of his vassals had rebelled. It is said that the emperor’s favorite loyalist placed the dagger.
‘If I had known it would be like this, I would have paid a little more attention.’
In fact, it had nothing to do with me at the time, so I just ignored the story. Whether the emperor changed or not, my position was the same. Because there was no gain or loss for me whether they lived or died. The only relationship with the imperial army is between the person giving the request and the person receiving the request, so why bother?
I answered, managing my expression as best as I could.
“People eat people. “This is truly an incredible story.”
“Maybe it was cursed.”
“Is that really true?”
“You think not.”
“Yes, because no one would be bold enough to use a curse in the imperial palace. “Probably, even if you just chant a curse-type spell, someone will come running and slit your throat.”
“… “That’s right.”
Veratir scratched the back of his head with a shy smile.
“Anyway, it looks like Philip has already run away from the academy. It seems like he settled here at someone’s instigation… .”
If so, it is certain that Philip is involved in this incident. From now on, if we just find the people involved with him and interrogate them, this will be easily resolved.
‘This problem could be easily solved if I asked Sister Valentine.’
Should I try contacting you? I told you to tell me if there was any problem, so I could at least tell you about something involving my father.
‘… no.’
To be honest, I still feel burdened by her.
Even though she is my sister, she feels so far away.
I guess I can make this request after we get a little closer.
This is a problem I can solve alone.
“Has that instructor named Philip been here for a long time?”
“It was there before I came. So, I don’t know how long he was there, but he was at least longer than me, so it must have been over 6 years.”
As far as I know, his period of stay at the academy was 10 years.
You said it’s been 6 years since Veratir came, so even if it’s not exact, the timing is roughly correct.
“Achacha-and there’s Tony.”
“Oh, yes. “Brother Tony.”
“Yes, I received a call a little while ago saying that he had regained consciousness. “He blamed himself tremendously, saying he was the monkey that caused a mess in Philip’s lab.”
“is it so?”
“uh! I remember everything. And I heard that without even realizing it, his anger boiled over and he had no choice but to attack us. “I wonder if that’s a horse or a fart.”
I don’t know whose ability it is, but if that’s the case, it means that it will only erode the spirit and cannot completely dominate it.
‘Still, with that level of ability, there must be quite a big limit to how it can be used.’
The difficulty of using an ability is proportional to the power of the skill.
Veratir looked me up and down slowly, then grabbed my shoulder and made me turn my back.
“Now, you should go back and take a nap first. “I heard you’ll be here until tomorrow anyway?”
“yes.”
“We can talk later, so let’s recharge our stamina first. Until then, I’ll tell my academy guards to look for Philip.”
“Please do me a favor. “If we don’t find him, we could be in real trouble.”
“Don’t worry. You know me, right? “I used to be stronger than Lois.”
Know.
He was first in arm wrestling.
I smiled lightly and nodded.
“thank you.”
* * *
When I returned to the room, I immediately lay down on the bed.
Although I didn’t fight a big battle that required much energy, I was still able to go to sleep as soon as I lay down, probably because I was mentally exhausted from thinking a lot.
I guess I wasn’t deep in my sleep, but I heard myself snoring a few times, and then a voice I’d never heard before drifted into my ears.
“It’s been a while, Verdin.”
A woman’s voice so soft that it feels sweet.
“I don’t know how long I spent in chaos to meet you.”
It’s so familiar, but I don’t know who it is.
“I was worried that I might forget your name, so I wrote it down every single day.”
I don’t remember, but my heart sank.
I tried to turn my gaze to see who the owner of the voice was, but I couldn’t see because my head was fixed and my body couldn’t move.
“I will not forget you, so make sure you do not forget me either.”
‘Who are you to tell me not to forget? I’ll tell you that, and I’ll either remember it or not!’
Even though I knew I couldn’t reach it, I cried out loud in my heart.
“My name is Cynthia.”
Cynthia?
No, the voice I hear now is completely different from the Cynthia I know.
“I’m your… .”
‘your?’
After saying these words, a light flashed before my eyes.
slap!
Someone slapped my cheek to wake me up.
“Wake up, Verdin. “If you don’t open your eyes now, you will die.”
fantasy,
