Episode 364
Episode 120. Traces of the Warlock (4)
Ariel said there was no need to be too nervous as one was found, but seeing the slimes piled up like a mountain across the dimension, she couldn’t help but get tongue-in-cheek.
“First of all, I don’t think there’s anything more to dig out of this demon cave.”
Ariel, who closed the dimensional door, looked at the remaining dark magic letters around her and said.
Yuma felt fortunate to meet her for the first time. A problem that could have taken months or years to send to a wizard’s lab was solved in an instant.
In addition, if the slime, which could not be ‘completely destroyed’, was released on the land of the Empire during the research process, it could become a problem as it is.
“Did they freeze it and pile it up like that because it is impossible to completely destroy it? In the land of dragons.”
“Yes. Forewarned, you’d better not ask if me and my people might be able to use them.”
“I know Ariel’s ego, and I’m not stupid enough to ask that.”
“It should be. I don’t want to feel this disgusting aura anymore. I’m going to have to track down this damn human from tomorrow.”
“Is there any way to track it down?”
“No, you should think about that from now on.”
“I see…
The party got out of the cavity and went down the cliff. Outside, the sun had already set and it was dark. Rather than return to Rochshire, the party decided to camp for the day in the vicinity.
It was because taking Ariel back to Rokshire would attract too much attention.
Numerous civilians had already confirmed Ariel’s flight from the Lord’s Castle of Rochshire in her true form, and she did not have enough magic power to maintain her perception manipulation magic for a long time.
Ariel seemed happy about the camp. It is better to rest in nature than to sleep in a human city.
‘It’s a chase.’
The meal was simply solved with cheese and dry bread. While sitting in front of the campfire and cutting cheese, Yuma thought about Shiram the warlock all the time.
Forcibly forming a demon cave in the human world was never easy, even for a demon. Yuma, who had become a drinking god himself, knew that fact better than anyone else.
It was because of the ‘intervention limit’. However, there was a clear difference in the limits of intervention between the underworld and the underworld.
‘As an apostle of Hwa, he must have considerable power, but it’s a bit shocking that he formed a demon cave.
It’s something no one except Amanzo can do in the underworld.’
I found a trace of a joint by chance, but it was a situation that did not become a clue for tracking.
It was fortunate that there was no harvest at all. After confirming the existence of the slime.
“By the way, Ariel, I’ve been curious about something since before.”
said Marlon, shoveling a large piece of cheese into his mouth and mumbling.
“Can’t you just do one of the two, eating and talking? You are shallow.”
“You always talk like an unlucky aristocrat.”
“Ah, that shoulder. My shoulder hurts again. Oh my, did the spot where I made the hole earlier look like it?”
“What the hell are you curious about!”
Ariel shouted as Marlon gave a bad performance.
He even threw the cheese he was holding in Marlon’s face, but unfortunately, Marlon continued his nasty behavior by accepting and eating it as well.
“It’s the spearmanship you use. Did you learn that at the Rollmandi family?”
Ariel’s expression hardened. Yuma and Zecca had no choice but to put their palms on their faces and shake their heads.
“This body has nothing to learn from humans. You are very good at scorning me…
Are you really going to die this time?”
“No, you can ask me. My personality is really twisted. Look at me, even though my shoulder was pierced, I just laughed and passed it over. Then where did you learn it?”
“I learned from my older brother. Why!
The spearmanship that has been passed down from generation to generation in our spirit tribe is high!”
“It’s because it’s strange that dragons use weapons. Wait a minute then, what is the spearmanship that Rolmandy uses?”
Despite Marlon’s foolish behavior, Yuma and Zecca couldn’t help but prick their ears at that part. They were also curious about the secret story of Rollmandy’s spearmanship.
Surprisingly, Ariel answered meekly.
“At one time, my older brother wandered the human world. Then, I heard that he taught spearmanship to a human.
That must have become the tradition of those Rollmandi. Among them, the only one I even know by name is Shugar.”
“The Rollmandi family is incredibly proud of their spearmanship, but this is the first time I’ve heard that a dragon tribe passed it on to them.”
Ariel snorted as Yuma added.
“You can’t say you learned from us. If it was, I wouldn’t have let it go. Sugar Rollmandi, who you guys praise as the grand master, is also my brother’s disciple.”
Sugar was not the ancestor of the Rollmandi family. Ariel’s older brother, Orlando, spread the spearmanship to Rollmandy on a total of two occasions.
Ariel described Sugar as a ‘pupil’, but Orlando and Sugar were more like friends.
Even the decisive battles, Darkness Pierce and Fog Walk, were invented by Sugar and inversely taught to Elando.
“So Ariel-sama’s brother gave him his heart of ice too?”
“I didn’t give it to you, but that ungrateful human being scratched it. Brother about that… I don’t know why I’m talking about this. Anyway, I’m not comfortable with them using our spearmanship.”
“You don’t have to be so offended. You can say that Rollman D is all ruined.
We hit the head directly.
That he was a very bad kid. Perhaps that spearmanship will cease to exist within a hundred years.”
“It’s a nice story, at least.”
Yuma and Zecca wondered if the Rolmandiga family’s extreme lineage was also influenced by the white dragons.
Yuma explained to Ariel the background of the fall of the Rolmandiga family.
Inevitably, the content of the decisive battle used by Hayes Rollmandy had to be included, but Ariel showed interest while showing a short look.
“You used Dark Thrust and Mist Walk? A human other than Shugar?”
“Yes, so did his younger brother, Ragatino Rollmandi. He was the one who served as Amanzo’s pawn.”
“Hmm… It’s true that you Yuma are strong, but you’re alive and well right now. yes?”
Yuma nodded, and Ariel raised her mouth. It was a look of strange pride.
“Then what you went through is not a real stab in the dark. The same goes for walking in fog.
“What are you talking about? I think Hayes Roll Mandi would have been stronger than you. Even if he told me to join him again now, it would be difficult to be sure if it was one-on-one.”
Marlon didn’t pay attention to Ariel. However, Ariel also only fired back at him, but did not really threaten to kill Marlon, as Lot did.
Ariel was treating Marlon like a child. With the feeling that since he is a child, he can say nonsense, and because he is a child, he may have no concept.
“You bastard thinks only of what happened to me the first time because I was careless and looks down on me very much.”
“No, you are strong too. Earlier, in the Yeongju room, we were about to die too…
“Stand up. I’ll tell you why you’re a lowly human and I’m a dragon. Grab your sword and follow me.”
Ariel summoned an ice spear and moved to the clearing next to the tent.
Marlon took a seat in front of her while Yuma and Zecca sat on a rock to watch.
“Look at me.”
“Dalian is always welcome.
How about getting your posture right, Ariel? You will get hurt.”
When Ariel didn’t answer and took a stand, Marlon shrugged and pulled out Euryx. Then, without warning, he rushed in and reached for Ariel’s nape with his sword.
It’s because Marlon thinks Ariel is weaker than him. He was trying to scare her a little, at a speed that would make it difficult for her to react even after seeing it.
But before he could reach her, Marlon stopped moving. There was still a distance of about three steps between the two, and Ariel’s spear only moved very slightly.
“My senses tell me not to go in here, so what did you do?”
The mischief was completely gone from Marlon’s face when he said that.
However, Ariel’s expression was also crumpled, with her pride deeply hurt.
“…You mean you recognized this?”
“No, I don’t know what it is, but I feel bad anyway. Yuma Jeka!
you guys come here too This is so… weird.”
All of a sudden, it was like Ariel was taking turns testing each one. After Marlon naturally stepped back, Yuma was next.
“I’m curious too, Ariel. What did Marlon feel and subtract?”
Ariel looked more cautious than before, and Yuma was aiming for the scruff of her neck, just like Marlon.
But it didn’t stop.
The moment Yuma dug into Ariel one step ahead of Malone, it escaped her grip like an ice spear shaking.
Ariel was the one whose posture collapsed first. However, Yuma also lost his center of gravity and stumbled once.
It was after I managed to avoid the ice spear that passed by my cheek.
Yuma immediately knew what Marlon was feeling from her and withdrew. Although he avoided the edge of the spear, he also did not fully understand Ariel’s movements.
If Ariel was aiming for the heart, not the face, and if the heart wasn’t covered by Nightmare. Even Yuma couldn’t have escaped a fatal wound.
Yuma looked shocked for a while.
It was because, unlike when he was hit by Lagatineau’s darkness thrust, an extremely dangerous situation was created even though they exchanged ‘scheduled battles’. It was a kind of sparring, not even a real battle.
‘If I hadn’t known that Ariel-nim would strike back, I wouldn’t have been able to avoid it. In some ways, it’s more dangerous than a storm.’
Of course, there was nothing to say about the atmosphere on Ariel’s side. It was only natural that he was able to see through the decisive battle twice in less than five minutes.
In the end, Zecca did not participate in this bizarre test and just kept an eye on it.
“Ariel, you don’t have to die so hard. That guy and I are probably among the top five humans. You’re a Balaur a few times…
“You’ve surprised me many times. I can understand why my brother taught Shugar about spearmanship. From this time on, I will no longer ignore you guys. Promise me.”
His voice was trembling and his words were rapid. Ariel went straight into the tent and shut the door, as if she wanted to be alone.
“Did you just see Yuma and avoid it?”
“no.”
“Could it have been avoided if it had been Lord Duran or our boss?
Yuma pondered for a while before answering.
“I can’t avoid it. Ramen without having experienced it before and not knowing in advance.”
“I think so too. I guess I have something to learn from Ariel.”
The three people who gave the tent to Ariel had to sleep on the street again.
The next day, the group folded their tents early in the morning and headed for Rochshire. Ariel remained silent, still shocked, and thanks to that, the only person who talked the whole time was Marla.
“Oh what is that? Is there a forest fire? What kind of smoke.”
And by the time they passed the forest road into Rochshire, the party could see dark smoke rising in the distance.
The source of the smoke was none other than Rochshire. All they saw was the entire estate burning and smoke.
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