EP.64 Puppet Founder and Unpleasant Puppeteer
People are always in temptation.
There is no need to verify the authenticity of this proposition. For man goes through a great test every morning.
A few more minutes of bliss in a comfy bed and a warm blanket, or I’ll shake it off and stand in front of a fearful world. Every day, as soon as man goes to bed, he inevitably faces a severe test that he will inevitably face tomorrow morning.
Almost all human beings overcome the test and take a step into the rough world. It’s not because they have courage, but because they wouldn’t be able to live without it. I can’t deny the fact that it won itself.
Be proud, people. You must be a being who fights the morning and wins one game after another.
Well, if it were a vampire who could sleep in a coffin for 300 consecutive years, the story would be a little different. Anyway, humans are like that.
if so
“bruise! Woof woof!”
What made even such a test unnecessary was the military’s alarm clock, or the king’s aji, who decided to replace it.
The things that force people to stand up deprive me of even the right to take the test. It forces me to take one path while violently pruning other options.
Obviously they are convenient. efficient
But there is no anguish there. There is no introspection obtained through agony, nor growth achieved through it.
go away dog
You are not the king of chickens. Why do you want me to covet the right to be noble?
I will agonize a little more under this soft blanket and get a delayed victory. Just turn it off!
“Wooghwowwowwowwowwow!!”
“okay. Sorry! I’ll get up!”
shit. I don’t even eat seeds.
After washing her face as usual and putting water on her hair, she put on the instructor’s uniform by inserting a clothing packet. The stiff instructor’s uniform covers my body.
As with all clothing packets, it’s super comfortable for what it looks like, but I do have one complaint. The sleeves are too narrow, so it’s inconvenient to hide anything inside. Since I’m a magician like me, I would feel like I was handcuffed if other magicians didn’t hide cards in my sleeves.
It was when I left the room, thinking about trivial things, hiding my card in my sleeve as always.
“Grrr.”
“huh?”
“bruise?”
When I saw Aji, Aji saw me. Big eyes looked at me.
As I tilted my head, Aji also tilted her head along with me.
“weird. Didn’t you growl earlier?”
“bruise?”
“okay? Or not.”
I thought I heard something, but it’s strange. Is Finlay nearby?
ah what No big deal.
I made breakfast with leftover rice from yesterday. While Aji ate deliciously, I slowly went down to the yard, filling my stomach.
“Now, what shall we do today… Hmm, I don’t have much to do. It would be nice if you could steal alchemy coins from Shay trainees in the name of class.”
Today we are going to have a very important class, so let’s gently entice the vampire, blow in a lot of air, and get out of our way pretending to be embarrassed. Then wouldn’t the regressor open the wallet on its own?
The downside is that even though the artworks possessed by vampires are expensive, they cannot be used right away. Considering that point, alchemy is the best. In particular, it can be materialized right away.
Whoops. Rip out a lot of alchemy coins and match a new deck of cards. Of course, all with specifications that can be converted into alchemy.
As I was walking, planning today’s scam, I heard a strange idea from the other side of the yard.
what? Did the Regressor cut off Finlay’s arm again? Intrigued, I approached it.
OK.
“I thought it would come soon. Instructor.”
Regressor and Finlay stood side by side facing each other. It was the sight that reminded me of the first day Finlay had come.
However, the attitude of the two was the opposite of before. Finlay was sitting in a chair with a confident expression, and next to him were two dark knights who were shimmering in darkness, standing in moderation as if they were escorts.
The regressor, as always, had his arms crossed with a dissatisfied face.
I wondered and asked.
“What’s the fuss again? Has Trainee Shay cut off any arm?”
The regressor who glanced at me gave a blunt answer.
“yet.”
It’s still there. hmm.
Finlay, realizing the hidden meaning behind the words, let out a short laugh.
“You’re being arrogant for carrying a sword that overflows your senses.
“Are you cheeky?”
what? Did you freak out because you wanted to die?
A regressor trying to cut off someone else’s arm. It’s a daily routine, but Finlay’s self-confident attitude was far from expected.
If a regressor set his mind to it, what would a guy who would be cut into small pieces and become a living vampire reaper believe in?
I’m curious.
I concentrated and read Finlay’s thoughts outside.
I found out what he did last night.
hey
There’s a bigger cheater than me here.
The impostor raised his chin. It was strangely distasteful, as it seemed that he had imitated a vampire.
“I don’t like you guys. It seems that the ancestor took care of you and that little boy. I will leave a message for you.”
Finlay arrogantly declared towards me and the regressor, as if he were an agent.
“The founder will go to earth with me.”
“what?”
“This is not asking for permission or asking for understanding. this is more than a notice The will of the founder is firm, and you will not be able to stop him from doing it.”
What does Sijo mean? you mean it yourself
While I laughed inwardly, the regressor who didn’t know the whole thing expressed his doubts.
“What are you talking about? Tyrkanjaka said he had no intention of going up.”
“Yeah man! Do not call the progenitor by his name carelessly!”
Although he was momentarily furious, the regressor showed discernment not to pull out the cherry blossoms even in the midst of it. Finlay looked at me and the regressor with satisfaction.
“okay. A long time ago, the founder said so. But he soon changed his mind. To rise to the surface for our people and take care of them.”
“I can not believe it.”
“Look at the black knight next to me now. This is the authority of the founder. If it’s not the will of the founder, how can I be with the dark knight clad in bloodshed?”
As if responding to those words, the black knight clad in a bloody fighting suit stomped his feet at the same time. In my opinion, it was an act of intimidation.
However, the regressor answered without blinking an eye.
“I will meet and judge Tyrkanjaka in person. Guide me.”
A sharp gaze that seemed as if it would cut down on anything that stood in the way.
Finlay did not avert his gaze.
“Did you not hear me? The founder said that he was preparing to go up.”
“Did you really not hear me? I will listen and judge for myself, so guide me.”
The atmosphere fluctuates anxiously. From the gaze of the regressor, life stretched out. In response, bloody fighting spirit rose from the body of the black knight.
an imminent situation. When the cherry blossoms, which had been turning round and round like a compass, stopped slowly and the dark knights reached out their arms behind their backs.
“Wait, Trainee Shay.”
In that situation, I intervened. I stretched out my hand to block the regressor’s path and pointed at Finlay, who was still sitting still in the midst of this.
“That’s a doll made of blood and darkness.”
The regressor frowned and said.
“doll?”
“yes. The real one is puppeteering outside of this building.”
Right after I pointed it out, Finlay’s body swelled with darkness. Finlay’s doll, which instantly turned into a black shadow, opened its mouth and said.
[You’re quite quick-witted, Instructor. How did you know?]
I read your thoughts. The thoughts coming from outside the building right now.
I couldn’t say that, so I just covered it in moderation.
“Cowards do all the same things. There’s no way a coward like you would reveal himself in front of us, right?”
At my answer, the black shadow opened its mouth wide and went mad.
[You are arrogant. be arrogant It’s like arguing that a low class has little power…]
The doll said so, but the main body, which was overhearing this story, had a slightly different idea.
‘Can you see through the doll created with the authority of the founder? Certainly not an easy bet…! kuh yes surely. Even with the power of the progenitor, it would be better to avoid fighting…!’
The thoughts I heard over the wall gradually drifted away. Finlay, who had been hiding in the darkness of the vampire until now and looked this way, ran away at full speed the moment I pointed it out.
Not just a coward, but a great coward.
As the distance increased, the doll’s shape also distorted. The skin melted, the flesh twisted, and the darkness gushed out from the cracks. Finlay’s doll, let alone a human being, made a grotesque sound as if it had not even become a doll.
[But can you see? Proof that this doll itself, which imitated me perfectly, is the authority of the founder. Do you believe that my will is the will of the founder?]
I couldn’t help but agree. Even with the senses of a regressor, I couldn’t figure out that the doll wasn’t the real body.
The regressor replied with an indignant face.
“Chit. It’s definitely too much power for someone like you to handle.”
[If you understand, the story will be easier now. Our request is one.]
Even while the main body ran away, the doll steadfastly spat out the last message.
[Don’t interfere with our escape. If you don’t, I won’t kill you…]
Awesome.
Before he could utter the words, the regressor split the doll’s waist. The doll’s body was bent, and smoke flowed through the cracks.
The black knight who lost the doll reacted, but the regressor swung the cherry blossom at once and cut the heads of the two black knights. The moment the black helmet touched the floor, the black knight’s entire body turned into black smoke and disappeared.
Silence came to the space where the vampire disappeared. The regressor who captured the cherry blossoms glared at the rising black smoke with eyes burning with hostility.
“I have to go see Tyrkanjaka. I’ll have to meet him in person and hear what’s going on.”
‘If Tyrkanjaka confronts me with all his heart, I won’t be able to win on my own. At best, annihilation is best. but.’
If it is annihilated, it is the returner’s victory. In addition to this one, there are still other rounds left for her.
You can find a better future with the information you learned this time.
The determined regressor’s gaze turned to me.
“What are you going to do?”
