Episode 584: The Black Knight (1)
Gariel was astonished at Cravat’s words.
It’s crazy.
Even though I was crazy, I was truly exhausted.
Where should we rob? New Magic Tower? That steel spire that stands tall at the center of Isla Machina?
“Do you have any grudges with the New Magic Tower?”
Gariel couldn’t help but ask that question.
“Eh? resentment? “There’s nothing like that?”
“Why are you trying to rob the New Magic Tower when there isn’t one?”
“That’s it…”
“No. Don’t answer. “I think I know why.”
“…Why are you asking if you know?”
“But that’s because I don’t like it! It’s a new magic tower! This Isla Machina is the greatest force! “Robbing that place is no different from fighting this entire island!”
Gariel spoke passionately.
“Unauthorized wizards cannot enter inside, and countless magical techniques and magical engineering mechanisms are installed for security! Moreover, valuable materials are placed separately in a special space, which is so strong that even if the magic tower falls, it won’t leave a single scratch!”
Ludger and Cravat stared at Gariel with bewildered looks.
“Isn’t it too detailed to say that it is dangerous?”
“It’s as if he did some research in advance to try to shake it off.”
Gariel trembled and averted his gaze.
Seeing that, Ludger and Cravata simultaneously had the same confidence.
‘I did it.’
‘You did it.’
Gariel, perhaps feeling burdened by the gazes of those two people, hastily made an excuse.
“That’s not important now, is it? The problem is that it is virtually impossible to extract the valuable resources of that magic tower!”
“Hmm. surely.”
Ludger agreed with Gariel’s words.
There was no need to question his impure intentions.
What was important now was how to extract the precious curse reagents and ingredients inside the Magic Tower.
“Hmm. This is difficult. “I’ve never robbed a magic tower.”
“what?”
“What is ‘Magic Tower’?”
This time, Cravat and Gariel stared at Ludger with a puzzled gaze.
Doesn’t that mean that you haven’t robbed the Magic Tower, but you have robbed other places?
“Well…”
Ludger trailed off.
When I thought about it, the two people here were people who didn’t know what they did in the past.
Because of Line, my mind was so confused that my judgment was clouded and I ended up saying something pointless.
“Say it the right way. Where on earth did you steal it? “You told me not to gamble, but you yourself steal?”
“I don’t want to hear from someone who tried to gamble and steal.”
“My theft was just an attempt!”
What are you bragging about?
Cravat even sighed at the conversation between the two.
“Can I confidently say that it was only an attempt? These guys are completely criminal. “Where did you sell your moral sense to?”
This time, Ludger and Gariel stared at Cravat.
“A warlock.”
“You say that?”
If you were to ask from an outside perspective who is the most evil person, you would point out a hundred people would point to Cravat.
It was shocking to hear Cravat shamelessly talk about morality.
Rather than being intimidated by that criticism, Cravat came out rather shamelessly.
“You say that because you’re a warlock. Or should I at least save face by being cautious here?”
“….”
When I thought about it, that was true.
I am proud of the fact that I am a warlock, so what is the point of pointing out such trivial behavior?
“….”
“….”
“….”
The three people exchanged glances without saying a word.
Ludger let out a small sigh, breaking this frustrating atmosphere.
“Nothing changes in the fact that we have to rob the magic tower first.”
“Do you really want to rob me?”
“What if I don’t shave it? Are you going to boldly tell me to go to the magic tower and hand over valuable materials? Will the Magic Tower listen to that?”
“That’s…”
“Yes. At least let’s say they listen. So, have you thought about how long it will take to get approval? Right now, we are missing every minute and every second, but do you know how long it takes for them to give approval? “It will take at least a few weeks.”
Gariel had nothing to say even though she had ten mouths.
Because everything Ludger said was true.
“But realistically, tearing down the magic tower is impossible.”
“It seems impossible, but you can’t say it’s actually impossible.”
“How can you be so sure?”
“Because I tried it myself.”
Gariel still did not give up his suspicious gaze.
“If I tried, I would have robbed a suitable place.”
“Arsene Lupine.”
“…?”
When Ludger suddenly said a familiar name, Gariel’s eyebrows slightly rose.
“Why are you saying that name all of a sudden?”
“Why are you saying this? “I guess that’s because I worked under that name.”
“…what?”
Gariel widened her eyes in surprise.
His trembling fingers pointed towards Ludger.
“So, that’s right. “Arsene Lupin, the great thief of the century and the legendary thief who robbed the treasury of a nation’s nobles… was you?”
“okay.”
“…How on earth did that happen?”
“It just so happened to be like that.”
I searched here and there to find a relic, but after going through a lot of trouble, I ended up giving up everything.
“And most recently, we robbed the Kunst Auction House.”
“…I think I heard that too.”
Gariel also remembered the Kunst auction house.
Ledervelk is a city adjacent to Seorn, where Line lives.
Since I didn’t know how what happened there would affect Linne, I kept looking for things related to Lederbelk among the activities outside the island.
Among them, the Kunst Auction House incident was much more famous.
The re-emergence of nightmares.
“No way…”
“….”
Ludger did not answer.
But since I didn’t say it, it could have been a sufficient answer.
“…Is that city under some kind of magic spell? No, the empire itself is cursed. “From the liberation army’s terror, the appearance of cryptids, and the appearance of the devil.”
Didn’t they say that there was a large-scale sleeping sickness outbreak recently?
Seeing as how Ludger came all the way here, it seemed like it ended safely, but I was scared to find out what exactly happened.
“…okay. Anyway, I know you did something amazing.”
“In my opinion, there is no such place in the world as an absolutely safe treasure trove.”
“Ugh. Speaking from an experienced person, I couldn’t be more reassured. Mr. Cravat, please say something.”
“Why me? Since this is coming from an experienced person, you must be the most trustworthy among us. “I don’t know much about the external situation, but if you listen to the story, isn’t he an authority on theft?”
I wondered if it was right to add the word ‘authority’ to theft, but since it wasn’t particularly wrong, Gariel agreed.
“So how are you going to rob me?”
“Originally, something like this needs to be done with a detailed plan, but since time is running out, we have to finish it quickly.”
“Quick resolution? how?”
“I’m breaking down the door.”
Ludger pointed to himself with his thumb and then to Gariel with his index finger.
“You steal.”
“are you kidding?!”
“I’m serious.”
“How do you break down the door in the first place? Didn’t I tell you? It is said that all kinds of protective magic and crime prevention systems are applied there. Do you think you can break through it with level 6 magic?”
“Of course, I have no intention of breaking through with just 6th rank magic.”
I wonder if it is right to call the 6th level magic a masterpiece, but considering the defense system of the New Magic Tower, it seems inadequate.
I had to use magic that was more powerful or had a different direction.
And for Ludger, the latter was a much more convenient and better method than the former.
“The important thing is this. “If I break through, can you steal?”
“That…”
Gariel was lost in thought for a moment, touching her mouth with her hand.
If you ask me if I can do it, it would be true to say that I am honestly too scared to do it.
Even if Ludger clears the road, he thought there would be some kind of danger inside.
What if you break the door and go inside, but the inside is double or triple blocked again?
This opportunity, which only comes once, ends up failing like that.
Gariel thought.
I need to take a little more time and check it out carefully. I can’t do it right now.
The last place where Gariel’s eyes, which had been rolling back and forth due to anxiety, was towards.
It looked like Rine was sleeping soundly.
───.
“you can do it.”
Gariel answered, looking at Ludger with straight eyes.
“Is it possible. “If only you would open the way.”
Ludger, facing those unwavering eyes, nodded silently.
“Are you two finished talking? “Then we can now come up with a strategy.”
“Are you participating too?”
In response to Gariel’s question, Cravat said in a tone as if he was asking something obvious.
“What do you think I came here to do in the first place?”
“It could be dangerous.”
“What is the risk? Anyway, even if you’re not here, there are always fights near our school. “In that case, it’s better to do what I want to do.”
“uh. “Have you ever wanted to rob the Magic Tower?”
“What is robbing? I’d like to see those arrogant God Magic Tower guys take a beating, but that’s not what I want. “You made a deal.”
transaction.
What Cravat really wanted was the real magic that Ludger had shown him.
“But these days, progress in research on old magic is slow. “There’s something I need right now from that friend.”
“How amazing. “Even if it’s a transaction, you’re trying to get involved in something this dangerous.”
“Do you think that since I am a warlock, I should be stabbed and take what I have?”
“Oh no, I didn’t mean to say that.”
“it’s okay. I want you to say you’re going to do it. “If you come all the way here and say it’s dangerous, it’ll hurt your pride.”
Ludger looked closely at Cravat’s appearance and suddenly blurted out a word.
“Is it because of responsibility?”
“what?”
“responsibility. “The reason you want to continue this dangerous work even though you know it is because you want to heal Line, right?”
“for a moment. What are you talking about?”
Gariel tried to say something to Ludger, saying that it made no sense, but the moment she saw Cravat’s expression, she kept her mouth shut.
Cravat, who usually reacted violently like a child, uncharacteristically remained silent.
“No really?”
“Why!”
“It’s because it’s unexpected.”
“Surprising? Surprisingly~? Did I seem like such a heartless person?”
“No, that’s right…”
It was just because he looked like a weirdo.
Gariel didn’t bother to say anything else.
However, Cravat crossed his arms as if he knew what Gariel was trying to say and frowned as if he was in a bad mood.
“joy. Does it really need to be just one reason in the first place? I don’t like the new magic tower, I want to see them take a beating, we made a deal, and I also want to heal this girl’s physical condition. “Isn’t that enough of a reason?”
“It’s full and overflowing.”
Ludger nodded and agreed with what he said.
“I don’t like it in the first place. Why do you think all holy power is good, but the curses used by warlocks are considered dangerous?”
“It’s actually dangerous.”
“I guess that’s the case in general. But looking at this girl’s condition, can we say she has good divine power?”
Gariel kept his mouth shut.
Isn’t exactly what an exception is happening to Line now?
“What irritates me the most is the world’s general frustrating gaze. White is good and black is evil. If you look good, you are good; if you look bad, you are evil. “I don’t like that kind of prejudice.”
Cravat’s voice as he poured out his resentment was filled with sincerity.
Warlock.
Considering how much contempt and discrimination he must have experienced from the past to the present as a master of the school that studies ancient curses, there were no words of comfort.
“But a long-awaited opportunity came. A divine power that kills people? “Do you want to curse that?”
Cravat clenched his fists and looked delighted.
“lets think. What if that happens? “I will destroy with my own hands the prejudices that the world cries out for!”
Cravat thrusting his clenched fist into the air.
It was very cute to see a child do something like that, but at the same time, I felt a powerful force that was difficult to express in words.
“Those who laughed at me! Those guys who pointed at me and said I was dangerous! “They are wrong and I am right!”
“But… who will believe me if I tell you this?”
Gariel pointed out a realistic point.
“Even if we treat Rine on our own, no one will notice. “Even if I treat you publicly, no one will believe me.”
“Why do I have to put it on for others to know?”
Cravat asked back as if it were rather strange.
“yes?”
“I know.”
“….”
“I just need to know that I wasn’t wrong. You were convinced that what others said about this path being the right path was nonsense. That’s enough. What more do you want?”
Gariel was slightly shocked by those words.
It was the same for Ludger.
“Anyway, I’m joining in. There’s no disagreement, right?”
“I won’t stop you if it helps…”
Before Ludger could finish his sentence.
Rumble!
A loud noise sounded outside.
The ceiling and walls collapsed.
What was falling through the gap was dark red.
