Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 128

Episode

128 :

War of war.

The weight of those words was too heavy.

“Where on earth did the war break out?”

Elric quickly changed his clothes and quickly left the room. Sean followed right behind him.

“I don’t know. But from the rumors I heard…!”

When Sean saw King Velence and Chancellor Norus following him with stiff faces, he quickly used message magic and pursed his lips.

[Margrave of Wynz.]

“…What?”

For a moment, Elric stiffened his expression, wondering if he had heard wrong.

However, Sean’s stiff face showed no signs of softening, and Elric realized that it was the truth.

Margrave of Wynz.

Because that was a place Elric knew well to begin with.

No, I couldn’t know.

Because that place was more famous under a different name.

The Red Lion Family.

Lion Gongga is one of the four pillars that support the empire. One of the eight vassals that make up that place rebelled…?

In particular, because the Red Lion was the governor of a military colony (Mark Frontier Province) established to defend the border, the army under his command was also famous for being elite.

If a place like that had started a rebellion… it was definitely not easy to see.

The problem is why they, who are famous for their loyalty, rebelled.

No matter how much I looked at it, I couldn’t see any reason for it.

But there was nothing I could find out right away.

[First of all, the imperial court is planning to declare Margrave Wynz as a public servant of the empire by today and issue a summons to the six castles of the Magic Tower.] [I

guess they think that if the same messengers come forward, they might join hands.]

[Perhaps. That’s why they tell us to clean it up.]

[There’s a strange smell.]

[I agree.]

As the days passed, the power of the Magic Tower and the Lion House increased, and the imperial family’s checks on them were becoming more blatant day by day.

When they had a common enemy called the demons, they were able to join forces, but now that they are gone, they have no choice but to fester internally.

So, although the Magic Tower and the Lion House nominally support the imperial family, they keep a certain distance between them, and tensions gradually increase.

Meanwhile, something like this happened in a place where there had been no problems before?

Of course, that suspicion was bound to arise first.

Especially since Sean, as well as Elric, did not have a very good image in the imperial family.

[What is the justification? Even the imperial family would not just recklessly make a public declaration.]

[Collusion with demons.]

[What?]

Elric’s steps suddenly stopped in the middle.

[But the bigger problem is.]

[What else is there?]

[It is the crown prince who led such a movement.]

[…It stinks so much that it stinks.]

Elric frowned.

Considering that the Crown Prince and the Four Inspector Generals were chasing Grigori, it was even more strange to suddenly make such a decree.

I felt like I had to hurry and return to the empire.

* * *

The next day.

Elric and his party were ready to head out as soon as the sun came up.

“We haven’t been able to do much… but we have to leave like this. Unlike you, we have not yet been able to do anything…”

Of course, the person who grieved the most was King Velence.

I held onto Elric and Hayes’ hands for a long time and couldn’t even think of letting them go.

That’s because Elric was his benefactor and Hayes was like his older sister.

Because he lost his father early and had to sit on the throne since childhood, he couldn’t meet people like this.

And that wouldn’t happen even more if he became the head of the newly formed Beast-Man Union.

I wanted to ask them to stay a few more days, but I couldn’t bring myself to say that because I knew the situation of Elric and the others.

“What are you saying? And do you think you owe it? Then don’t even think about paying it back right away.”

Elric bent one knee and made eye contact with King Velence. There were tears welling up at the corners of my eyes.

The sight was so cute that I couldn’t help but laugh.

I thought it was all over now. It seemed like he was still a child.

However, I held back my laughter because I thought it would not be good to react that way in the current atmosphere.

Instead, he looked straight into King Velence’s eyes.

Although he looked very young, the look in King Yulho’s eyes remained strong in Elric’s mind.

Ho-mok (虎目).

The tiger’s eyes put all things to sleep and bring them to their knees.

Elric hoped that it would be properly prepared.

“Instead, pay it back later. Even with interest, hit it hard. “Isn’t that okay then?”

King Velence moved his lips to say something, but then his eyes turned stern and he nodded heavily.

“all right. certainly. I will definitely become like that and stand next to Elric. “Then that’s okay, right?”

Elric curled the corners of his mouth.

“yes. That’s it. “That is a wise decision.”

So Elric got on the carriage heading south again, promising a future date with King Velence.

The family that will be reestablished has an emperor who commands the Black Snowfield as an ally?

Where else can you find this much power?

Elric thought this was all a long-term investment and a family legacy left behind by his grandfather and other ancestors.

Cherish those things and grow them bigger.

That was what the head of the family at the time had to do.

and.

“…I can see you again, right?”

King Velence watched the departing carriage for a while and then looked up at Chancellor Norus with a slightly trembling voice.

Chancellor Norus calmly nodded.

“It was Mervinger who came to visit us. So next time we’ll visit Mervinger. Of course, by then, Mervinger will have awakened and reestablished itself as one of the most prestigious schools, so it will have to increase its power to the point where it will never be left behind. “You have a lot of work to do.”

King Velence nodded heavily.

He also had the same thought that he had to work hard from now on to stand next to Elric, who would rise taller and taller.

That’s why King Velence made up his mind to become weak, gritted his teeth, and turned his body in the opposite direction.

“There was a meeting of leaders today to re-form the alliance, right? “I think I’ll raise this agenda there…”

Chancellor Norus thought as he followed behind King Velence.

It seems like this young king has suddenly grown taller.

* * *

[Are you going?]

[Are you going already?]

[After playing some more.]

[That’s right! that’s right! I haven’t even said goodbye yet, so why are you leaving already?]

King Velence was not the only one who had to say goodbye.

The gods of winter flowers stopped by the flower temple briefly to take the god of camellia to them, and after hearing the detailed story, they held on to Elric’s sleeves.

No, it wasn’t just the gods of winter flowers.

Spring, summer, fall… Elric went around the greenhouse one by one, taking away the cold that had been sleeping among the flower gods, and they all woke up from a deep sleep, quickly filling the temple with the fragrant scent of flowers.

A grateful person who helped me get my friends back after hundreds of years.

And isn’t he the benefactor who took away the ‘winter’ that had been bothering them for a long time?

Naturally, the gods of winter flowers did not want to send such an Elric.

In particular, the god of repair had tears forming like dew in his eyes.

Elric had to wrestle for a while to keep them all apart.

When did the divine power come back that much? His strength was unbelievably strong for his small body. If he had delayed even a moment longer, he would have been stuffed in a temple.

Fortunately, it was the Camellia God who saved Elric.

[She will take care of these little ones and take care of them, so you can just leave.]

“You must be going through a lot, but are you okay?”

[Who would say anything if this woman said she would do that?] The

camellia god crossed his arms and snorted lightly, then curled one of his lips mischievously.

[Still, if you’re worried, how about not being like that and becoming this woman’s concubine? As I said, this girl doesn’t suggest it twice. But let’s make an exception this time. This is a great opportunity. What do you think?]

“Thank you for your offer, but I will decline.”

[joy! You will soon regret that choice, so make sure you know that.]

“Then, I’ll see you next time.”

Elric was able to safely leave the Temple of Flowers, promising to meet the Camellia God later.

and.

dump!

With a look of exhaustion on his face, he barely managed to lie down on the carriage seat.

『It looks like you’ve been tormented quite a bit by flower beggars.』

Mephisto lightly laughed, as if finding Elric’s behavior like that funny.

Elric didn’t have the strength to respond, so he just smiled from ear to ear. Then, something suddenly occurred to him, so he looked back at Mephisto.

[Where did you go last night? No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find it.]

『Are you saying I have to report to you where King Bon is going from now on?』

[Then, if I miss him and can’t find him, only Mephi will suffer?]

『…I went for a walk.』

For a moment, Elric’s eyes narrowed.

As if he had discovered something suspicious.

[With Dongbaek?]

『…It just so happened.』

[Huh? Were you two like that? Since when has this happened?]

『The king knew this would happen and tried not to say anything! It’s not like that, so don’t think nonsense!』

[Is it even more suspicious because you’re so upset?]

『No!』

[I understand, so please speak comfortably. Since when? There was no sign of that happening at all… Oh, so it was while I was making arrangements? I heard it’s been about four days here. Well, that’s enough for a man and a woman to commit suicide. No, but normally we were so anxious that we couldn’t eat each other, so why did they suddenly make such a drastic move…!]

『This guy! As expected, I have no intention of listening to what King Bon has to say!』

Mephisto gritted his teeth, feeling that he had found a strange weakness again.

Mephisto would really get upset if he touched him any more, so Elric smiled slyly and took a step back.

[Does it really seem like nothing?]

『How many times have I said no! In the first place, this king has hives and doesn’t even get sick with the guys who sit on the throne and all!』

Elric did not miss the deep anger and contempt contained in Mephisto’s words.

Even if it’s anger, is it contempt?

Somehow he seemed to know why.

‘Now that I think about it, Dongbaek’s god was originally a demon lord but turned into a god, right? Then, from Mephisto’s point of view, he might be seen as a traitor.’

Of course, there is no need to bring up such things.

[but. How could Solo, who was kicked by the King of Snow Mountain from birth, seduce a queen like that?]

『Hey…! This guy!』

[Then why are you taking a walk together?]

Mephisto didn’t like Elric’s behavior, which was to get straight to the point rather than pamper him.

Still, I couldn’t help but mention this because it was important to both Elric and myself.

『It was because the heavenly energy changed!』

[Heavenly energy?]

A word I never thought of.

Elric blinked and then burst into laughter.

[Did you also do fortune telling? [Why…]

『How did it seem that the devil’s robe and the position of the Great Demon King could be obtained so easily? Even though the king has lost his power, he still has the knowledge and insight he had.』

[You can stop talking nonsense. So, what is the main point?]

『A shooting star fell between the constellations of the Serpent. As a result, the movement of heavenly energy was disturbed.』

[Then what is bad?]

『The snake symbolizes greed and desire, but it also symbolizes rebirth because of the appearance of shedding its skin. And if you bite your tail here, it becomes a law of natural circulation that goes around and around. What happens when a star falls on the head of such a thing?』

[Regeneration and circulation stops?]

『It means disconnection. And it means a new pregnancy.』

[A little summary.]

『…The king seen here decided that the heavenly energy was going backwards.』

[Retrogression?]

『In your words… it means that the large frame of established history has changed. 』

[…!]

Something suddenly occurred to Elric.

King Yulho’s diary borrowed from King Velence.

『It seems like some great will has been activated, but I can’t figure out what it is.』

[….]

Elric pursed his lips. Intuitively, I felt like I shouldn’t say something wrong here.

Huge will.

Those words somehow felt heavy to Elric.

『It’s just that we were late to talk for a long time about how it would react to the upcoming heavenly movement.』

[…So what is the conclusion? Is the fortune-telling good for me or bad?]

Elric did not reveal his true feelings as much as possible, but instead playfully asked questions and waited for Mephisto to speak.

Mephisto’s mouth slowly opened.

Wizard who swallowed talent