The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 203
“…what?”
The Marquis of Kelibos looked at the devil with disbelief at the news he had heard.
“The Archbishop is dead? why…?”
“It looks like the trigger I engraved has been activated. I wrote it down just in case, but I never thought he would do such an outrageous thing….”
said Capra, sounding amused.
On the other hand, the Marquis’ face was distorted terribly.
It doesn’t matter if the archbishop dies.
The question is, how did he die?
Damn it, that ‘how’ was the worst form for the Marquis.
The Archbishop died after the Marquis called himself a ‘heretic’.
Strangely enough, he even died at the point of testifying everything, so it is obvious what public opinion will be like.
…Heresy.
Even if you were a Marquis of the Empire, it would be difficult for you to quietly move on if you were like this.
In particular, the status of the current church is different from that of just a few years ago.
The appearance of the hero and the great devil.
That alone inevitably made the value of the existence of a group called Gyo-guk higher than before.
The Marquis growled.
I can’t imagine doing this in just one night.
“That damn bastard.”
But it’s not entirely unexpected. I thought he would commit something by taking advantage of being a hero.
「What will you do?」
“I cannot give up on the experiment.”
“I see,”
Capra answered the Marquis in a calm voice.
「But I don’t think the hero will give up. If it is him, he will find this place without difficulty.
”
Capra tilted her head as if she couldn’t understand what he said.
「Such coercion won’t
work on him, right?」 No matter how futile he is, I am the owner of this land.”
Yes, it is useless no matter how many warriors preach the justification and shout.
Wouldn’t it be enough if the owner himself didn’t let him in?
Even if you say a hero, it’s just an individual after all.
However, he had the entire territory of Kelibos himself.
There were only dozens of knights, and the number of soldiers exceeded several times that number.
How could the smallest thing be able to deal with the entire great family?
It’s nonsense.
‘…Anyway, it’s true that Marianne needs to wake up quickly.’
It’s certain that he cut off the power needed for the experiment by doing something stupid.
That is, he knows for sure.
Think about it.
Who knows what tricks such a bastard will play on his Marianne.
That guy’s eyes at that time… ….
The Marquis felt a cold sweat flow involuntarily.
「Then can I proceed as it is?」
“Proceed as it is, but somehow wake Marianne within today.”
“Today? well. There isn’t a lot of life force that came in, so it seems impossible… ….”
“Don’t make excuses. I know that you are hiding a lot of life force behind my back.”
“Oh, did you know?”
Capra’s eyes widened.
「As expected, Your Excellency. You’re amazing.」
“Don’t say nonsensical things. After completing Marianne and extracting only the important data, I erase this place.”
“…Hmm, there may be some side effects.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Okay.
Stop laughing at yourself.
‘Minor side effects’ are not that important.
Marian, who will be resurrected, will understand.
‘…yes it is You always understood me.’
Waiting for the moment to come, the Marquis moved.
A being that came from her, but received the blood of the most hated person… ….
Mikhail Walpurgis.
He was now in front of the mansion.
‘You can’t stop me.’
your own determination. Will.
How dare you think something like Walpurgis could do.
It doesn’t matter what the family name is.
Whether or not he was accused of heresy and collapsed because of this, all he needed was Marianne.
Family is family… ….
Because everything was just a means to that end.
* * *
‘As planned.’
I thought to myself as I walked forward.
In many ways, the position of ‘Hero’ holds a lot of value.
The most important thing is trust.
Just because I am a hero, most followers will unconditionally trust my words.
This is never wrong.
I intend to live up to their wishes, and as long as I don’t betray their beliefs, it doesn’t matter.
In a way, my actions now may be to take advantage of the believers’ pure faith, but… ….
‘If that leads to their salvation and the punishment of demons… ….’
It is clear that the Marquis is a heretic and is related to the devil.
Didn’t they even abduct innocent people and make them victims of biological experiments?
For them too, the Marquis must be destroyed.
If you have to use Shinto’s faith for that.
‘I’ll do whatever you want.’
If there is any karma resulting from it, I will gladly bear it.
It would be dozens of times better to do so than to hesitate and fail without being able to do anything.
[Does the Marquis really care?]
‘It doesn’t matter what the Marquis does.’
The important thing is the surroundings of the Marquis.
Creating an environment where the Marquis has no choice but to reveal everything.
I made this situation for that. To prevent the Marquis from being idly devoted to experiments.
The source for him to continue the experiment has been cut off.
thud!
Just like yesterday, I stood in front of the main gate of the mansion where he was staying.
But the situation is different then.
There is a crowd behind me now.
Their eyes will be a witness and fetters towards the Marquis.
“I am Mikhail Walpurgis! I have come today to confess the sins of the Imperial Marquis Milion Kelibos!”
Filled with mana, he shouted toward the mansion.
The knights standing in front of me were just hesitant, with faces that said they had no idea what to do.
I waited quietly
and it won’t be long
“stop!”
The Marquis appeared with a furious voice.
He said while glaring at me with a stern expression on his face.
“Are you here?”
“What is this? It seems that he wanted my cooperation, didn’t he?”
“Originally, I thought so. But what is the problem?”
I said with a smile.
“It is because of the circumstances that His Excellency is directly related to heresy.”
“ha ha ha!”
The Marquis laughed.
Of course, not because it was fun.
There was a deep murderous intent in that smile.
“Am I a heretic? Haha what a funny joke! Warrior! Are you trying to intimidate me by inciting the locals! How dare you?!”
“It’s not incitement, sir.”
It’s not all about having a high voice.
I spoke calmly.
“It has already been confirmed that His Excellency is related to heresy. No matter how you react.”
“Determination? I was only fulfilling my duty as a Marquis of the Empire! A hero who dares to come before me without proper evidence… …!”
“well. If you’re confident, just let me check one place right now. His Excellency’s office.”
“Ha, open my mansion without any physical evidence? Don’t you know what a ridiculous request that is?”
“well. Then how about this one?”
I looked at the Marquis and said.
“I swear, if there is nothing wrong with you, then I will pay the price for leading you to heresy.”
“….”
“If you want my life, you may take it. Otherwise… ….”
I nodded and said.
“Where would you like to take the family of the Marquis of Walpurgis?”
[Wow, this person sold his family really naturally.]
Set seemed to admire my thoughtful speech.
The Marquis distorted his face as if he had been greatly insulted by my words.
“It’s a joke. You are insulting me with an unfunny logic.”
“…Hmm.”
In fact, this kind of reaction to a subject that is not particularly angry.
what would it be
The Marquis refuses to accept me into the family in any way for ‘reasonable reasons’.
I’m doing a dirty job in the first place, so of course I don’t want to do it.
what if
“great. I’m also tired of wasting time with unnecessary words.”
“Go back now, warrior. Kellibos will not tolerate you.”
The Marquis glared at me with a determined expression.
Right now, no matter how much the country is, I would have judged that I couldn’t do anything.
but what about this
“I don’t like it.”
“…huh?”
“Hoy.”
I took out my staff and cast a spell towards the firmly closed front door.
“< Fist of the Giant >.”
Wow!
The mana-condensed fist blew the front door as it was.
“What what…!”
“Your Excellency, it has been said that the law is far away and the fist is near.”
I said to the Marquis who was looking at me with a wide smile and eyes wide open.
“Shut up and use your fists.”
“dare! No matter how brave you are, you want to face Kellibos alone!”
With those words, the guy stretched out his hand as if he had been waiting for it and shouted.
“good night! Even the bravest would consider this an act of aggression against my family!”
The knights and soldiers of the marquisate who were watching all of this from behind.
“good! Apply a mace to the abominable enemy who is trying to intimidate our family!”
Even the number of knights in this place right now exceeded 10, and the number of soldiers was well over 10 times that.
It is not unusual for the Marquis to be in high spirits.
No matter how much it is, it is never easy to deal with the troops of the great family alone.
but.
“…What is it?”
nobody moves
Even though the head of the family shouted ambitiously, everyone hesitated and no one moved clearly.
cried the Marquis.
“Why are you not moving! Dare I order… …!”
“father.”
Then, among those knights and soldiers, someone appeared.
Myrun Kellibos.
He looked at his father with a dark expression and said.
“Stop it now. Please do not commit any more unforgivable sins.”
“you you…Myrun! you…!”
In a normal family, it would have been impossible for the second son to intervene in family affairs in this way.
but at this point.
The eldest son is not recognized as a suitable successor within the family.
The eldest son’s present state is that he is absorbed in catching cinnabar in an invisible place, avoiding his father’s eyes.
Of course, the Marquis wouldn’t have cared.
In the first place, it would be a situation where other things were sold.
Myrun, on the other hand, is different.
He is still a member of the ‘Honorable Imperial Knight’.
He was even given a special mission by the emperor, and the support of the young blood inside the Marquis family is firm.
Of course, gathering those young blood wouldn’t be enough to do anything about the marquis family, but it was enough to block the marquis’ movements for a while in such an unexpected situation.
I walked forward ignoring the runaway marquis.
No matter what the Marquis says, he can’t stop me now.
“Kill! I mean kill him! Where do you guys think you’ll be fine! How dare you disobey my order… …!”
“….”
“Stop, warrior! You don’t deserve to step on my land!”
With those words, the Marquis grabbed my shoulder.
Uncomfortable.
Even though it was a ridiculous act without the slightest threat, it seemed like it was stained with filth.
What should I say?
“Let go, kid.”
yes it sucks really.
My nerves were on edge and I looked straight at him and said,
“you you….”
“Because the moment your heretic act turns out to be true, you are truly behind. Wash your neck and wait.”
anger? Hatred?
Do you think there is no such thing?
I am noticing everything.
Whatever it is, you have to see it with your own two eyes.
What is your duty as a warrior?
Whatever it is, this moment is not the truth.
I am well aware of myself.
What I am doing now is because of one possibility after all.
worst possible.
The Marquis is this fucking bastard.
maybe my mother… ….
“you.”
I stared straight at him.
“You should be truly grateful that your father is not here. really.”
“you you….”
Of course, even if it’s not my father, I have no intention of killing him gracefully if the ‘possibility’ I thought of turns out to be real.
would be a bit of a difference.
Seeing my father genuinely angry is a sight I don’t want to imagine too much.
And personally too.
I certainly don’t want to see that damn possibility unfold before my father’s eyes.
“Stop! I mean stop!”
I ignored him and walked forward.
I walked along the road I had seen in my memory and headed to the ‘laboratory’.
It was as I remembered.
There were stairs under the office.
It goes down endlessly.
and….
“under.”
The most blurry scenery unfolded in the memories I had glimpsed.
If there is anything different from then.
it was clear
“this.”
nothing more
“A bastard.”
that it was unpleasant.
Among the numerous glass coffins, a woman was contained in a particularly large coffin.
He was younger than I remembered and his hair was a bit long, but….
“ha ha ha….”
Yes, it was definitely the mother.
[…] …Mihail?]
I did a lot of calculations before coming.
No matter how fucked up the sight is, let’s find the opposite sex anyway.
But as soon as I shut up, I realized.
In a really fucking case, neither calculation nor reason is useless.
yes decided
let’s kill
Marquis Kellibos.
I can’t forgive that bastard.
