Chapter 428
Episode 428 Declare Now (1)
Hawkeye sat on a hill as high as a watchtower and felt the cold northern wind. ha. With the exhaled breath, white breath gently rose into the sky.
Rustle.
Then, when a figure approached, Hawkeye turned his head as if he had been waiting. The pink hair buried beyond my memories melted in the wind.
[Hello, nice to see you again.]
“…I see. “This is such a coincidence.”
Somehow it made me laugh.
* * *
“You didn’t show up in the end, the great devil.”
Deathbringer muttered as he touched the ground purified by the Inquisitor. Behind his words, he was full of doubts about the fact that while advancing hundreds of meters, not even a single low-level devil was seen, let alone a major devil attacking him.
“Instead, mass deaths occurred in other cities.”
I wasn’t really expecting an answer. The fairy next to Hana rested her chin and answered as if trying to ease her own boredom.
“…It seems that the Lord of the Magic Tower is unimpressed by the news.”
Otherwise, how could a person have such a sour face? Deathbringer felt aggrieved and complained. The fairy’s eyes returned to him.
“no? Are you very inspired? Pasar El is also among the cities that suffered damage in the first place. “If I hadn’t left all my disciples behind, the damage would have been so great that the entire city barrier would have been broken.”
“I… I’m sorry. “I said something wrong.”
Is it because the fairy has been taking him around for the past few days just because he likes to pamper him? Or is it because tensions have eased just because the first road to the forward base has been completed?
Whatever the reason, it appears that the liver came out of the ship for a moment. Deathbringer once again reminded himself that if it were not for the hero’s glow, he would not have been able to even see the toes of the Magic Tower Lord.
“okay. “It’s good to know that you did something wrong.”
“Okay.”
Fortunately, the fairy was as good-natured as her dirty personality. The Deathbringer’s tail flickered once.
“But why me?”
“Because you look the most leisurely.”
“That’s right… it’s a long story, but that was the only reason…”
“Then what other reason do you need?”
“I have a lot to do with that safety.”
“Can you hear that sound even after seeing the escort behind me?”
That’s… right. The Deathbringer saw the soldiers and adventurers on full alert just a short distance away. They were all troops that would evacuate the fairy back and buy time even if only the devil’s letter appeared.
“Well, it’s okay to have a stronger person by your side…”
“If there was someone stronger than those guys, I would have casted them sooner, right?”
“That too… I see.”
They are all people who are said to be having fun in the city. Unless an inquisitor or adventurer comes directly, it would be impossible to create a better bodyguard than this.
“The reason I chose you to take you with me in the first place was not for my safety. “This guy, who is quite smart and has good sense of humor, happened to have some free time, so he joined me.”
“Even if I try to go with you, they only ask me to do strange errands for them…”
“It’s not because you don’t know what those strange errands are, right?”
“…You can’t make them do it, right? “I’m asking this not because I don’t like it, but because I’m genuinely curious.”
I said it was a strange errand, but I knew the truth. This is not just a chore. The task is to build the foundation of a barrier by burying or inserting a catalyst on behalf of a fairy with weak muscles.
“If the tower owner Nari wants, he can bring someone more skilled than me, right?”
The only question is, why did they have him do the work? I’m sure there are some better talent in the city than him who don’t have any knowledge of magic.
“Well, as you said, it’s possible. But how can you trust them and use them? “A barrier is a delicate magic that cannot be activated even if something goes wrong.”
“Oh really. “If that’s the reason, I have nothing to say.”
Was it ultimately a trust issue? In fact, there is probably no better guarantee than the fact that it is a hero’s party. The Deathbringer fully understood why the fairy had chosen him.
“Haha. In that respect, it would be perfect if that bastard was here… Ah. “Why is he scheduled to be put into the role of a demon?”
“…I have to go home.”
“no. “Do you think he’ll change his mind if he hears about our magic tower benefits?”
“I’ll bet it will never change.”
Aside from that, has this person still not been able to shake off his regrets about recruiting adventurers? For some reason, every time I took a break at the Magic Tower, he kept coming to me with the excuse of helping me study magic circles.
“…don’t bother me too much.”
“Huh, why am I bothering her?”
“You’re harassing me every day.”
“Are you really talking about teaching? Hey, my direct employees rarely get one-on-one classes with me, right? If you convert this into value, you can’t give it hundreds of millions of dollars. But how can this be harassment?”
“If you don’t like me, it’s bullying.”
“He didn’t reject me either!”
“That’s because it can’t be helped…”
How could you refuse that when they teach you how to save time and magic using catalysts? I don’t know how the advantage of saving time and magic the moment you enter the Demon Station will work.
“Anyway, it’s true that it’s beneficial to her.”
“But…”
“If you’re not going to help me, just figure it out and move. “I need to check if the barrier is working properly.”
“yes? “Isn’t this the end?!”
“What are you talking about? “I have to go around and check again.”
Do we have to tour this wide area again? It’s fortunate that I’m not moving with my luggage, but it’s still terrible. The Deathbringer’s hands ran through his head.
“Aren’t you moving fast? “I have to go see her?”
“Aaaah!”
What is even more unfortunate is that this cannot be done either lazily or too quickly. Deathbringer followed the fairy in tears, trying to guess which one would be happier for the adventurer.
* * *
“hey! come out!”
It’s been a few days since the magic tower owners who couldn’t drag me to graduate school gave me additional assignments with regret. While I was studying, forgetting the passage of time, someone came to visit me.
“Prototypes of stamina and magic potions have been released.”
No, the expression “came to visit” seems too purified. Meister and Timanuk came rushing in. There is a dark shadow under the eyes of the two people.
“Yes… everyone worked hard and it was a truly remarkable achievement. “I thought you guys could do it.”
I was so absorbed in my studies that I first praised them in a very dry tone.
“But why are you reporting it to me?”
At the same time, he asked with a straight face.
Seriously, why are you telling me that? Even if they say a prototype has been released, all I can say is, ‘Wow, that’s amazing, clap clap clap.’
“Hey, this is what you have to eat.”
“This is because we need to check the results after drinking it. “To optimize it for users, clinical trials are necessary.”
“I see…”
I was convinced as I saw the blue water and pale liquid, like potions from a real game. yes. Clinical trials are essential.
“The warrior is already checking the divine power potion. “You too, come and check.”
“Don’t worry about safety. “In experiments so far, only side effects have been found, such as slight nausea, dizziness, and gastric juice reflux.”
“…You mean there are no side effects? “I feel more reassured.”
I feel more at ease because he spoke honestly and sincerely. I think it’s only possible in comics to come out with no side effects from the prototype stage.
“So can I eat it now?”
“No, you have to eat it in the lab.”
“…Then why did you bring it here?”
“To show off.”
“is it.”
okay. I see I calmly accepted it. I couldn’t help it. My intelligence had already been consumed by memorizing the form of the magic circle, the order of drawing the magic circle, the moment to use the magic circle, and the parts that could shorten the catalyst that could be used for a specific magic circle.
“That’s not the reaction I expected.”
“Right.”
“…Did I eat something wrong?”
“I ate well thanks to the two magic tower owners who took care of me.”
“It’s great that Bora Bam takes care of it himself. “Even the direct disciples would not have been able to enjoy such an honor.”
They gave me explanations about the rice and magic theories and principles at the same time, so I couldn’t even taste the food, but I ate it well anyway.
“What did you eat?”
“…rice?”
“This kid really has poor intelligence.”
“Is it real? “Then isn’t it a big deal?”
“I memorized the magic circle well.”
“Did I really use up all my intelligence on the magic circle?”
Dunno. I barely erased from my mind the memory of meal time, which made me feel nauseous just thinking about it, and reading it as lecture time.
Anyway, I memorized the magic circle.
“Okay, let’s go. “Every minute will be urgent.”
“…okay.”
“This way. Even if your intelligence is low, I will guide you well so that you can follow along.”
No, his intelligence wasn’t that low…. As I saw Timanyuk shouting energetically and grabbing my hand, I decided to just catch him. It’s good if at least one person is happy….
“Ah, I’m an adventurer. Uuuuup.”
“Wow, Deputy!!”
But what is this? I heard that the side effect is a bit of nausea, but no matter how you look at it, it’s not a slight feeling.
“Uhhhh.”
“Both of you… the recoil is enormous. Especially the adventurer…”
“It is by deceiving the law of time and forcing it to rewind. “The stronger the presence, the more difficult it is to hide it, so the reaction is bound to be that big.”
I bent down, holding my messy head with one hand and the desk with the other. After pouring out all the gastric juice, I was now coughing up blood. It felt like the problem with magical circulation that had improved a while ago had returned.
“But I didn’t expect the aftereffects to be this severe…”
“The calculation was not wrong.”
“If the calculation is not wrong, the cause lies elsewhere.”
In the meantime, Gyemyeong and Meister Timanuk Borayam only talked about research with me. It’s not that I didn’t understand it, but it was still a bit obnoxious.
“You will need even more delicate tuning.”
“…Do you need blood again?”
“The analysis of the body is finished. “What we need now is the soul.”
“Is it a soul?”
I wiped the corner of my mouth as I looked at the Inquisitor, who was suffering relatively less than me.
Well, although the Inquisitor is a strong being, he is a very normal case with only one body and one soul. Unlike me, who has three souls attached to one body.
“I’m sorry…”
‘Never mind.’
Without hesitation, I spat out the blood that was rising again and waved my hand.
“If I have to keep going through this during the tuning process, I’d rather not make mine.”
“What is the reason?”
“If not only the body but also the soul is involved in the action of the potion, then I am a person with too many variables.”
There are not one or two souls, but three. They are not even three ordinary souls; one is an arch-evil and two are humans who together can stop the arch-evil.
To make a potion according to this… Honestly, wouldn’t it take too long?
“More than anything, my body can regenerate as long as it has enough magical energy. “If I had to spend time making it, I think a magic potion would be more reasonable.”
“I understand.”
“It is true that magic users have better recovery ability than ordinary humans, but I understand that they cannot handle fatal injuries.”
However, unlike Gye-myeong, who knew my resilience, Bora Snake, who did not know that fact, was not easily convinced. Timanuk and Meister next to him were similar.
“If you’re worried about research time—”
“As long as I have magical power, I can regenerate even if my limbs are cut off.”
So maybe?
‘that’s right?’
“Yes.”
That’s right.
“…That is a human category.”
“No. “It has to be absolutely not the case.”
I agreed with what Timanyuk had said without realizing it. He made a sad face, but since it was true, I didn’t feel bad at all. Above all, since this isn’t my body in the first place, wouldn’t it be a bit difficult to call it my curse? There’s no reason to feel bad unless it’s my curse.
“sorry. “I made a mistake…”
“There is no need to apologize. “It wasn’t unpleasant.”
Anyway, in such a situation, I think it would be more convenient for me to go with a magic spell rather than splitting the item into two. Everyone was silent at my explanation.
“Rather than that, can I try the magic potion now?”
Ah, I feel better now. I snapped my fingers as the dizziness and coughing up blood slowly subsided. In any case, unless you need more blood, wouldn’t it be polite to clean up the pooled blood on the floor?
Grumble! Suddenly, the black flame disappeared, burning only the blood that had soaked the floor.
“…Is that okay?”
“Are you sure?”
“You should rest a little and eat…”
But why are everyone’s eyes so sharp? This isn’t even my fault! I feel wronged!