Dragon-Devouring Mage - Chapter 19

Episode 19

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A puddle formed by melting ice on the floor. The water that flowed out from there moistened the robe and hair.

It was a long time after that when Russell woke up.

“Umm…”

Russell, who opened his eyes with a low moan, raised himself slowly.

Then, with eyes that did not properly grasp the situation, I looked around carefully.

Puddles of water and fragments of melted and smashed golems and.

‘A tall tower.’

Other than that, memories started to come back little by little with this and that coming into my eyes.

I cleared the mission

‘Obviously…’ and as a reward for it, I received something called ‘The Forgotten King’s Horn’.

And…

‘A tremendous amount of magical energy flowed from that horn.’

He himself had lost consciousness while trying to control the magical power.

After the memory came back, I moved my head, but I couldn’t see the horn that was coming towards me.

Instead, what Russell was able to confirm was the enormously increased amount of mana.

‘her.’

Russell’s mana circle was almost empty thanks to the consumption of a lot of mana in the battle with the ice golems.

But what

I simply fainted and woke up, but isn’t the circle that should have been empty completely full?

Too much to be said to have recovered naturally.

It wasn’t just about restoring mana.

‘The amount of magic power has increased?’

The increased horsepower is about 30% of the total horsepower.

‘It’s not to the extent that I can make 4 circles.’

Even so, it is by no means a small amount.

So Russell clenched his fists tightly.

‘It looks like he absorbed the magic that flowed from the horn…’

It was because he desperately used his Wizard Body and Overlord to control his magic right before he fainted.

There is nothing strange about absorbing some of that mana.

It was after checking the message that had been pushed aside that Russell confirmed the details.

‘That’s how it happened…’

As expected, it was correct that he had absorbed some of the magic contained in the horn.

What is surprising is that this magic power was not the magic power of the entire horn.

‘Any time the remaining magic power awakens at the moment of awakening…’

Although I couldn’t figure out when or what the moment of awakening was talking about here.

The income earned was not only that.

‘Advanced understanding of flame properties.’

Even though it was only 0.7% now, there must have been a gap with the intermediate level as the grade went up.

Fire-!

At the same time as thinking, a huge arrow of flame follows Russell’s grip.

It was the 3-circle magic fire bolt that Russell loved.

However, I feel the firepower that is different from the fire bolt I made before.

In terms of power alone, it was comparable to Fire Arrow.

The casting speed was also drastically reduced.

‘To think that magic can be manifested without any complicated process just by imagining the magic and saying the name in your mind.’

If you add a little bit of exaggeration, the casting speed is close to that of a shadowless window.

At this level…

As soon as I thought about it, Russell released the fire bolt.

Then cast a new magic.

Russell Raymond.

Originality.

“Blaze Lance.”

As it is a magic with difficulty, it took quite a bit of time to manifest compared to Fire Bolt.

Still, it was clear that it was easier than before.

‘The amount of mana consumption has also decreased a lot…’

Even so, the need for a large amount of mana was still excessive for a 3rd circle magic.

‘The mana is being sucked out.’

Not only at the moment of manifesting magic, but even now while maintaining it.

It was like fire water.

The effect works in reverse, and instead sucks mana.

‘Should this be called a swamp, not fire water?’

No matter what.

“Tsk.”

Russell, who clicked his tongue and released the blaze lance, murmured regretfully.

“It will be difficult to use often.”

If you dare to use it, you will have to use it as a trump card or a special move that can turn the situation around.

In any case, it was certain that he had obtained quite a few things through this mission.

‘I’ll have to get out of here soon.’

Again, the common walls were inspected, but the presence of a door prepared for exit was not visible.

Instead, he saw a purple light pouring over the altar where the horn had been placed.

“hmm.”

it was magic

Purple magical energy swirling in a circle.

The moment I looked at it, I could see what kind of magic it was.

“Warp Gate.”

One of the products of magic technology that allows you to move beyond space.

I had never actually used it, but it was not difficult to recognize because it was famous and there were pictures in the book.

Maybe it was to get out of this.

‘Maybe the way I came in was also in the shape of a door, but it might have been a warp gate.’

Thinking so, the moment I put one foot on top of the warp gate.

Paaaa-!

Purple magic enveloped Russell’s whole body.

Then, the position of the sky and the earth reflected in his eyes was reversed, and the world was reversed.

Pod!

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“Oooh…”

Russell stumbled on the spot after escaping from the gate and covered his mouth.

Motion sickness came up as if I had traveled a long distance on a boat.

The same feeling as when you first passed through the door and entered the cavity.

“They said that the biggest drawback of warp gates is motion sickness…”

I understood why he said that.

I want you to keep your mouth shut like that for a while.

Russell slowly raised his head, feeling his senses stabilize to some extent.

I checked the location where I came out.

The wind mixed with salty salt tickled the tip of my nose, and then I saw the towering castle wall and the long procession below it.

A sight I had seen before heading to Pompeo Volcano.

Russell quietly spit out the name of the city.

“City of Maldiva.”

A resort city with pure white sandy beaches and blue sea was in front of Russell.

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“Mmm.”

Entering the city, Russell cringed as much as he could and walked down the street.

Following him, some tourists pass by with stinging eyes.

That would also be because Russell’s face was a mess now.

From the hair scorched by flame magic to the vestiges of fierce battles left all over the robe.

I used clean magic to roughly organize it, but it didn’t look like it could be organized that way.

That’s why I walked with my body in order not to harm others.

I guess I should grab an inn and wash myself.

‘I’ll have to buy a new set of clothes too.’

To do so, you must first head to the city where the inns are located.

As a tourist destination, most of Maldiva’s inns were located along the coast or in the center of the city.

A commercial district formed naturally for tourists along its surroundings.

“Come on, we have delicious waffles! Get some waffles!”

“We sell grilled tidal flat abalone, a specialty of Maldiva! Buy fresh tidal flat abalone cheaply!”

Russell, who had been walking across the crowd of soliciting merchants, stopped for a moment.

Beyond merchants who catch tourists to sell their wares.

A blonde lady with a familiar face walked among them at a leisurely pace.

I don’t know if it was changed by magic or if it was dyed, but Russell was well aware that the lady’s original hair color was white, not blonde.

‘Why is he here…’

Did he find him staring at him with a startled, blank gaze?

The noblewoman smiled bravely.

strode toward him.

Just like the day we first met, he took out a piece of candy from his sleeve and handed it to me.

“Are we old?”

If there is a difference from the previous meeting, the candy taken out this time is a colorful lollipop.

Not Sweet Lollipop -.

“See you again. He’s a talented kid from Walkerhill Academy.”

– Maybe it’s because it’s cinnamon candy.

“Meet the lord of the Tower of Yeom.”

“I told you to think of me as a grandmother, but… giggling. You still look uncomfortable.”

It was an incongruously frivolous laugh, but even that could not be resisted.

Tower of the Tower of Flames.

Daria Snowwhite.

She stood in front of Russell.

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After a while.

Russell and Daria sat across from each other at a nearby cafe.

“okay. You mean you came out to face the wide world during your vacation.”

She nods as she listens to Russell’s story while eating a cake topped with plenty of sugar craft called Angel Hair.

“For a wizard, there is nothing better than seeing the world expand. You made a pretty wise choice. child.”

Then, with mischievous eyes, he stroked Russell’s whole body and thought.

‘It’s a lie. It must have come for a different purpose.’

It is Russell who has lived a longer life than it appears on the outside thanks to returning to the past.

But Daria had lived a life more than double that of Russell.

He was also the owner of the Tower of Flames.

It would not have been too difficult for her to see through Russell’s lies.

Of course, I didn’t ask any questions.

I don’t know what the purpose was, but it seemed like it had already been accomplished, and I didn’t even show any signs of being particularly mean or friendly.

‘Hoo.’

There was something else that drew Daria’s attention.

‘It means I’ve grown again.’

It was she who noticed the singularity of Russell’s magical power during their first meeting.

Thanks to this, she was able to notice Russell’s growth that Hubert and others did not notice.

‘It’s only been half a year now, but in that short period of time, the third circle. Plus, it’s surprisingly stable magic.’

I assure you, it was clear that it would be difficult to find an opponent within the same 3rd circle.

‘If you look at the skills you have, you won’t be far behind even if you compete against the magicians of the 4th circle.’

Perhaps some of them might even be eaten.

Because the skills I felt from Russell were just as good.

Of course, this is only an evaluation of the facts that are revealed on the outside.

There was a case where I couldn’t show all the skills I had when I went into a proper real fight, not practice.

‘Because I’m overly nervous, lack of experience, or for various reasons.’

Even so, it was clear that from Daria’s point of view, Russell seemed like a gem that still had room to be polished.

I was interested in

‘how far this child can utilize my skills’ .

I wanted to try it out.

Thinking of that, Daria’s eyes twinkled.

He raised his eyebrows quietly.

‘Come to think of it, I had a good opportunity.’

It was then.

Russell, who had only been talking about himself until now, opened his mouth to her.

“But I didn’t expect to see the tower lord in Maldiva.”

Dalgrak.

Daria put down the dessert spoon she was holding.

He widened his gaze and looked around the area lightly.

“It’s not a well-known fact, but the city of Maldiva is my hometown.”

“Is this the tower lord’s hometown?”

“okay. That’s why I come every summer to take a break.”

It was not difficult to guess why she did not bother to identify the city of Maldiva as her hometown.

‘The position of a leaf pagoda owner is a position where a lot of attention is focused on every small action.’

Those gazes probably weren’t necessarily of a sweet kind.

As long as she is also a human being, she needs a place where she can rest comfortably away from those gazes.

‘My hometown must be such a place for the tower lord.’

That’s probably why he came to visit me after changing his hair to blonde.

“By the way, there are some guys who dare to do very sneaky things in my hometown.”

In an instant, Daria’s voice subtly changed.

There was a little bit of anger in the way he spoke.

“A human trafficking ship that dares to stay in the port of my hometown. They are like those who have lost their fear.”

“Human…trafficking ship?”

Although it differs from country to country, there are still many countries where slavery remains on the continent.

Human trafficking ships were ships that roamed the seas to supply slaves to those countries.

‘Most of them were made up of pirates.’

The problem was that this human trafficking was strictly prohibited by law in Endymion, their home country.

‘It’s an Endymion that doesn’t even allow human trafficking ships to dock, let alone human trafficking.’

A ship trying to stay at the port of Maldiva, Daria’s hometown,

in such Endymion .

“Even if their livers are swollen, they are still swollen.”

“I might have tried to take advantage of that fact. In fact, it was only a while ago that this information came in.”

The shadow under the lamp is thicker.

Daria seemed to want to say that.

“So, child, would you like to help me a little?”

At that moment, the mission window popped up.

[Mission]

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