Episode 436
“Is everyone out of their minds? Do you think the war is over!?”
As Jorge’s shout echoed through the training hall, the knights, who were drenched in sweat, were startled and straightened their posture.
“Someone is walking!!”
Knights wearing heavy armor and engaging in frantic swordsmanship and physical training.
It is possible that they were dissatisfied with the intense training immediately after the end of the war, but it was difficult to find a single person complaining.
‘I’m feeling it all.’
Jorge looked at that and nodded with a heavy face.
Apparently, the only official royal order was the reorganization of the corps and the subsequent adaptation training.
However, deployment was still at wartime standards and war supplies were still piling up.
Those who felt it with their own skin could not let go of the tension.
– The war is not over.
Of course, most predicted the possibility that the empire would invade again in the near future.
However, the highest command, including Sosu Jorge, was gradually thinking that this might not be the case.
This was immediately after the order for the vigilantes to return was issued.
‘If we were just going to defend ourselves, we wouldn’t have disbanded the vigilantes. ‘Maybe…’
A certain possibility lingered in the mind of the seasoned commander, but he could not hastily say it out loud. If my thoughts are correct, a huge storm will strike the entire kingdom again.
‘If it’s true… can I really run this country?’
It was when Jorge gently pressed his trembling heart with unknown anticipation or anxiety.
“As expected, they use good equipment.”
Startled by a bright voice he had never heard before, he turned his head.
There was a village father with white hair smiling, showing off his few remaining yellow teeth.
“…who?”
What kind of old man is there in the knights’ training hall?
When Jorge asked in confusion, the old man smiled and opened his mouth.
“Why? Can’t I come in?”
You ask such a pathetic question with blank eyes as if something is missing.
Jorge suddenly became irritated, gritted his teeth and shouted towards the outside of the training ground.
“Guard! What on earth are you doing!?”
“Oh my surprise!”
The old man was startled by the loud shouting, and soon the guards, who had lost their minds, came running like crazy.
“Chung chung!”
Jorge violently kicked the guards’ shins without even looking at the old man.
Sigh! Bye!
“100 million!”
“evil!”
Afterwards, a harsh reprimand was given to the guards who jumped up and down, hugging their shins.
“Are you conscious or not!? I sent these strict guys out to prevent them from entering, but instead they let them in? Did they even fall asleep while working!?”
“Big…!”
“That’s…uhhh.”
“Aren’t you going to answer?! I’m asking you what you did to let this old man come into the gym!”
‘The lady’s eyes were wide open.’
‘Is there a hole in the training ground?’
The guards were going crazy and jumping around.
I felt like I was going to cry, more out of frustration than pain, but I couldn’t refute it any other way. The old man standing proudly in front of me was proof of his neglect of duty.
“I’m sorry!”
“I will correct it!”
Jorge glared at them as if they were going to kill them as they suddenly shouted, and gave a nervous command with a short chin gesture.
“Take him now.”
The guards, who were dead and standing motionless, then approached the old man, grabbed him by the arms, and roughly dragged him away.
“Oh my, you guys. Use your tongue gently.”
“No, how on earth did you get in? Come out, come out.”
“Don’t resist, old man. You’ll get hurt more.”
Soon the old man and the guards disappeared and the training hall was once again filled with the sound of the knights cheering.
Jorge clicked his tongue and forgot about the midday commotion.
Similar disturbances occurred in front of the material warehouse and in front of the food warehouse.
And like Jorge, the officials also regarded the old man’s unauthorized visit as a kind of incident and erased it from their minds.
Without anyone noticing that something that no one thought was particularly strange was really strange.
* * * Late at night.
Logan, who had been meditating with his eyes closed after finishing training in the training hall, suddenly opened his eyes.
At the same time, an unfamiliar voice came from behind me.
“It turns out there’s a lot more fun things to do here than I thought.”
As I slowly turned around, I saw an old man who had no idea how old he had become.
The old linen clothes were so dirty that they looked dirty, and there were only a few yellow teeth visible through the grinning smile.
These are the old people who live today and tomorrow, a common sight in rural areas.
However, if he were really such an old man, he would not have entered the training ground where he was without a trace.
Logan stood up and asked the old man in a polite tone.
“Are you the owner of the Kassel Mage Tower?”
“Heulheul. That’s right, Your Majesty.”
The old man smiled softly and gave a polite answer.
Logan narrowed his eyes and looked at the old man, Cassel Matapju, as he saw a completely different appearance than he expected.
“I said I wanted to see you, but you came much faster than I expected. I thought you were busy.”
“Three hundred years? No, two hundred years later, I was invited by a superhuman who has reached the level of an Auror Master. How could I refuse? I was thinking that it might be time to meet in person.”
Kassel Matapju’s smile seemed very pure.
It almost makes me think that if I didn’t know what the Kassel Magic Tower has done and what it will do in the future, I would believe that naive appearance.
“Hmm, you wanted to meet me?”
“Of course. Ah, I was surprised to hear that His Majesty sought me first. Haha. Did you say this was with all your heart?”
Logan also responded to the Magic Tower’s laughter with a smile.
“Don’t we have a common enemy?”
Because I couldn’t just say, “I’m going to slit your throat if I see you.”
“That’s right. It was a time when discussion was necessary.”
The Mage Tower also smiled softly and responded to Logan’s words. Logan smiled again and moved a little closer to him.
“We still have grudges with each other, but isn’t it to the point where we end up in conflict over the enemy?”
“That’s right. We were the ones who started the fight first and ultimately we were the ones who saw the blood.”
Although he accepted it obediently, the magic tower lord stepped back as Logan approached.
As if a giant invisible hand was pulling it back.
“…You’re over-vigilant.”
“I thought it would be better to keep this distance anyway. I was surprised. I know it hasn’t been long since I reached that level.”
“That’s too much praise.”
Logan licked his lips with regret, and the magic tower smiled, but his eyes shined sharply.
Currently the distance between them is about 20m. Even if you are not a superhuman, it is a distance that a knight can overcome in one month.
If it were narrowed further, it would be Logan’s superiority. If it were further widened, it would be the Magic Tower’s superiority.
Of course, the difference was small enough for the magic tower owner to be wary, but it was clear that Logan could not reach it yet.
A wizard of that size would have to be the female class leader to spread the distance.
‘I thought it wouldn’t be the beginning of the 7th circle, but I’m almost a master… Hmm, it’s going to be difficult right now.’
In the process of seeking a teacher and interpreting Victor’s stigma, I gained essential enlightenment. I was confident that I had made great progress, but it seemed like nothing was easy in this world.
‘It is at least on par with the emperor at that time.’
I wasn’t confident that I would win completely until I was able to use Light Cleave without any preparation.
And since you don’t fully understand the level of your enemy, the same goes for the other side.
After thinking about it, Logan spoke in a somewhat friendly manner.
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Do you have any plans to deal with the Empire, Magic Tower Lord?”
It was a question I asked thinking that Logan had completely hidden his true feelings.
However, the magician’s answer caught him off guard.
“It will be up to you to find a way out of this chaos. But before that, there is something I would like to ask your Majesty first.”
“…yes?”
“Where did you put the holy sword Vanitas?”
“Ah… haha ha.”
Logan’s eyeballs rolled to the side.
He was momentarily speechless because he brought up something he had honestly forgotten.
But the other person did not give him time to organize his thoughts.
“I had a bit of a hard time with the prank you left in the Forest of Demonic Beasts. Looking at it, Your Majesty seems to know that the sword is a relic of our progenitor… Do you have any intention of handing it over as a token of our alliance?”
In this situation, ‘I broke it.’ Or, ‘I don’t know the school, but he is also my progenitor through blood, right? Let’s just pretend not to notice.’ I couldn’t say anything like that. Even if I said it, I wouldn’t have believed it.
Zibrik Kassel’s soul erased by the power of desire. If it were solid, Vanitas would have been literally a holy sword that could never be broken.
And the old man in front of me was sure of that. The Holy Sword would never have broken.
That means….
‘You don’t know about the power of wish?’
Logan’s eyes flashed for a moment.
If you think about it, it was natural. Even Gibrik Cassel’s soul was pushed to extinction by the power of wish, so how can those who are inferior to him know that power?
Logan smiled slightly as he remembered his new knowledge.
“It is a token of alliance…”
“It is true that Vanitas is a tremendous artifact. However, only the wizards of our school can fully utilize it. Moreover, isn’t your Majesty at a level where you can dwell on artifacts anymore?”
It wasn’t wrong, but anyway, I couldn’t give away something I didn’t have.
Logan barely responded as he felt cold sweat running down his spine.
“…You are asking for too much from the beginning. Isn’t the relic of Magic Saint Zibrik Cassel not something worth handing over at the time of signing the contract?”
I tried my best to joke around, but Mabju was no easy task.
“…I knew that information about the progenitor had been released to the world, but even his real name… How much do you know, Your Majesty?”
well. What about the fact that the progenitor was an idiot and possessed tremendous power?
Logan opened his mouth, barely holding back the words that were about to come out of his mouth without realizing it.
“Well… I found a book when I was looking for a sword.”
“books!?”
It was a word thrown out carelessly, but the Mage Tower’s reaction was more intense than expected.
“How can this be…! What kind of book is this? Could it be the founder’s…?!”
“Well, there is something magical written on it along with the introduction that I am the owner of the holy object, but what can I do with it if I have it?”
“Hmm… hehe, I promise, Your Majesty. If you hand over both the Holy Sword and the book, or at least one of them, right now, I will do my best to help you destroy the empire.”
‘Hey, what kind of windfall is this?’
Although he cannot read the enemy’s mind, the old man’s attitude right now was truly serious without any pretense.
As I watched the big fish jumping around with the fake bait in their mouths, a happy smile naturally formed on my face.
“The fall of the empire. Do you think I would want something so scary?”
“Zircicle artifacts that can be mass-produced to be worn by all knights, explosion artifacts that have never been seen before, and weapons. These are not all items that can be prepared in an instant. They are especially not items that can be increased in quantity when the war is over. The cost must be considerable.”
Oh, you’ve seen everything?
“Haha, you’ve looked at it in detail.”
“I’ll say it again, Your Majesty. Please hand over one of the two. Then, we will use all the power of the Kassel Tower to help you conquer the empire. Aren’t both of these things your Majesty needs?”
“Haha, shouldn’t you match what you are giving? I’ll give you both.”
“Thank you…!”
“But after the invasion of the empire is over.”
“…You’re joking, Your Majesty.”
The initial composure was gone.
The whole body of the old man changed his complexion in an instant. A gloomy mood began to bloom.
But now, Logan was not weak enough to be overwhelmed by the momentum.
Wow.
“Isn’t the Kassel Magic Tower being chased by the Holy Kingdom as well? Full cooperation from this side is something we should rather refuse. Or did the Kassel Magic Tower have enough power to take on an empire or a holy nation on its own?”
The old man’s face hardened as the golden light leisurely pushed away the gloomy force of the dark red light.
“More than anything, he was plotting in secret with an unknown plan. We still don’t know the true purpose of the Great Mage and the armed group centered around him. All I know is their name. Can you tell me about this?”
As he continued, the energy radiating from the old man’s body began to noticeably decrease.
Instead, the look in his eyes at Logan became even colder.
That’s how much. Time had passed.
“We…”
The old man’s mouth, which had been tightly shut, opened again.
