Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 174

Episode 174:

Golden Comet

Since ancient times, comets that suddenly appear in the night sky without any sign, split the Milky Way, and then disappear have brought inspiration to many people.

Some say that the sky is a drawing board that hints at the future of the world, and the comet that causes damage there is a symbol of ominousness.

Someone also said that, unlike a meteor that hints at death, a comet that shines intensely and draws a large trajectory is a harbinger of new wind and clouds.

but.

Whatever its exact meaning, a comet meant something that appeared suddenly and shook up many things.

Golden comet.

The nickname given to Elric Mervinger, who roamed the Northern Front with his beautifully flowing blonde hair, was spreading rapidly.

This was because he did not stop at simply occupying Ketrain Fortress, but began to greatly turn the tide of the war by going out again.

* * *

A castle of silence.

The owner, the Margrave of Wynz, Red Lion Andre Wynz, had a very quiet personality, so the only thing he could hear was the sound of the knights training, so the nickname ‘Silence’ was given, and it has already become a name that represents this castle.

but.

Recently, the Castle of Silence has never been able to do that.

“…Even barrack number 16 was robbed?”

“That’s right.”

“This is a pain in the ass. “What should I do with this?”

Andre sighed, feeling grounded.

The more this happened, the more the lieutenant who made the report had to be criticized even though he had done nothing wrong.

That was because the movements of Elric Mervinger, who had been holed up in Ketrane Fortress recently, were quite unusual.

When the Claymore Sagnad died and Fort Ketrane fell. How shocked everyone was.

In particular, Andre was in so much pain that it felt like his arm had been cut off. He said that his recklessness led to the death of his precious subordinates.

So the command tried to somehow recapture the Ketline fortress.

Even for their master.

Also, to protect military morale.

They sent troops several times and even other claws came forward.

But we had to suffer defeat every time.

This was because Elric Mervinger took advantage of the fortress very well.

The castle gate was firmly locked, the barrier was strengthened, and magic bombardment continued, so there was no way they could dare to attack.

No, actually, that was completely natural.

Elric Mervinger, who captured the fortress in an instant, was rather strange.

However, with the punitive army just a short distance away, it was impossible to drive a large army to attack the Ketline fortress directly.

at last.

The command had to grit its teeth and pull back its troops.

Although it felt uncomfortable to leave the northern front as it was, I was going to use my hands again after finishing the all-out war with the punitive forces first.

At the time, the number of identified star species was so small that it was judged that no significant activity would be possible.

But… Elric Mervinger overturned their predictions here again.

When he thought that the Red Lion Army would escape, he boldly opened the gate of Ketrain Fortress.

And they began to sweep the northern front at will.

They became guerrillas and persistently targeted the rear of the Red Lion Army.

They completely robbed several fortresses, military camps, and supply bases located in the north.

And when I went to stop it, it disappeared.

Then, when the surveillance seemed to be relaxed again, it appeared from another place and swept away like a storm just like before.

It was truly astounding for the Red Lion Army.

How do they pinpoint the locations of supply depots, which are classified at level 1 and 2, so accurately?

Even after a thorough cleaning to see if there were any secrets within the Red Lion Army, the Yu Army’s activities did not stop.

If you try to catch it, it disappears, but if you don’t, it appears…

Because of that, the damage was accumulating day by day.

The word ‘suddenly returning home’, which someone had thrown around so helplessly, could not fit this well.

However, it is said that this time, damage occurred again.

It was natural that Andre’s worries deepened.

“Please let me go.”

“no. Please let me go. These guys shouldn’t be away right now. On the other hand, even if I am relatively missing, it would be okay to send me because I can make up for it as much as I want.”

Andre smiled bitterly again as he saw all the claws bursting forth and begging to be let go.

It’s a situation where you want to take action yourself.

The only thing that couldn’t be done was Cheonchu’s fault.

‘Sagnad… you idiot. I’ve told you several times that if you think it’s dangerous, don’t rush and run away right away. ‘Why are you torturing me so much until I die?’

There was something Andre was talking about to his subordinates, including Sagnade and Talon.

Don’t risk your life.

If you think it’s dangerous, don’t hesitate to run away, and if that doesn’t seem possible, surrender.

There is nothing in this world more important than life.

But Sagnard seemed to have disobeyed his strict orders.

Ugly guy. There is no such thing as disloyalty. Andre had to swallow his sadness like that.

“For the calculation to be correct, we need to bring at least two large heads, such as a lion or a six-pointed star.”

Around the time he muttered something unintelligible.

At that moment, a man with an ordinary face who had been silently listening to the story across from me muttered softly.

Anyone who looks at him would think that what he says is arrogant, as he appears to be ordinary and has no sense of force.

No one here thought it was wasted.

Because he was the leader of Red Phantom.

He, who people call ‘Nameless’ because he has no name, was quietly stroking the wooden mask in his hand.

Then.

bang!

Suddenly the door to the command center opened wide.

The eyes of everyone present were focused on that.

A being with a particularly pale complexion was standing there.

It looks sickly, as if it will collapse if you touch it, but it has an ominous feel to it.

It was Judas from the demon group ‘Grigori’.

“Let us step forward.”

Andre’s eyes calmed down.

“Didn’t you say you would leave as late as possible? “I’m going to hit you in the back.”

“That still applies. However, in this matter, I have a personal grudge.”

“Personal grudge?”

Judas shrugged his shoulders silently.

It means I can’t say more.

Andre thought for a moment.

Even though he joined hands with the Grigori, he still didn’t trust them.

No, I couldn’t believe it.

That’s what demons are from the first place.

So, even when accepting them as allies, he tried to keep them under his supervision as much as possible.

“Can’t we just leave them alone anyway? In a situation like now where a large-scale revolution is just around the corner, people like that will have a negative impact on the morale of our troops and the war situation in many ways. But that doesn’t mean you can take part of the Red Lion Army.”

It made sense.

I had to use my hands somehow.

Finally, after a moment of deliberation.

“good.”

Andre had no choice but to hire them in the end.

“There is only one condition.”

“However much.”

“No matter what happens, don’t risk the lives of our people.”

Judah laughed, his fangs showing. Then he bowed his head in a graceful gesture.

“Of course. Hehehe!”

As expected, it was an ominous and eerie sound of laughter.

* * *

A significant number of reinforcements arrived at Ketrane Fortress, which was suffering from a chronic shortage of troops.

“Are you here?”

Hermann smiled lightly at Elric’s greeting.

“Your major is very fancy, isn’t it?”

“I just did what I did.”

“hmm? “I think you’re saying that if it had been done properly, there would have been a bigger accident?”

Elric smiled silently.

Hermann said, ‘Huh!’ He burst out laughing and looked at Sailor Holmes, an elderly office worker next to him, and said.

“I think this is the answer.”

Sailor smiled and nodded.

It means that this is enough.

Sailor asked Hermann before arriving at Ketrane Fortress.

What kind of person is Elric Mervinger?

I went to help him because it was Hayes’ request, but since he was a child I had never met, I wanted to hear his evaluation.

Here Hermann gave a very brief answer.

-You will know it when you see it for yourself.

At that time, I thought what kind of stupid answer this was.

Now I think I know what that means.

Because a person’s character or personality can be revealed through just a single conversation.

Sailor’s opinion of Elric was very simple.

“Mervinger himself.”

The image of the magic inscription that the people had was always correct itself. That is why they have been mythologized and called heroes.

But that’s just for appearance.

The nobles know very well what the reality is.

The embodiment of pride.

The end of self-love.

This clan knows better than anyone else that they are blessed beings and is extremely arrogant.

But Elric was exactly like that.

He was full of pride and had strong confidence in himself.

Usually, people’s reactions when dealing with these beings are divided into two types.

Avoid it because it’s burdensome.

or not.

‘Just stick next to it because it’s exciting.’

Sailor could tell that she was currently in the latter position.

It had to be that way.

All of the majors that Elric has accomplished so far are all great, and while he was coming here, he was able to continue to hear stories about Yu’s military activities.

‘All of the soldiers have strong eyes… I heard that at first, they were just a ragtag bunch of followers. ‘Has it become like that?’

During the several battles that have taken place over the past few days. The Star Army quickly developed itself into an army by crossing the line of fire and gaining victory after victory.

Now, in many ways, it was so solid that it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was an elite soldier.

Of course, it still had many shortcomings compared to many of the leading knights in the empire.

Still, raising one’s skills and skills to this level in such a short period of time was not something that just anyone could do.

‘These will all become Mervinger’s new base. hmm!’

Sailor stroked her chin with her hand.

Mervinger.

This is why their clan was so amazing.

Maybe that’s why ‘he’ was able to build such a high castle.

A thought suddenly occurred to me.

This is something I could never say to Elric, the head of the Mervinger family at the time.

“I guess you want to call me arrogant. “You’re wrong.”

At that time, Hermann suddenly interrupted Sailor’s thoughts.

“then?”

“It’s just a matter of confidence.”

Eat.

Sailor burst out laughing.

“Are you protecting me as a successor?”

“It’s not a lie, is it? “The skills are that good.”

Herman said he was dying because Elric was so cute.

As this guy got older, did he develop this side of himself? Or is it just that I like the successor that much? Sailor had to shake her head at Herman’s attitude when she saw him for the first time.

Then. Elric was polite towards Sailor.

“My junior meets the Marquis Holmes.”

The wrinkles around Sailor’s eyes deepened even further.

“Do you know me? “It would be our first time seeing each other.”

“I’ve never seen her, but I could smell her scent.”

“It’s my sister’s scent.”

Sailor could immediately tell from those words that Elric was a fun guy.

Doesn’t this mean that he has properly read his temperament, which he said he would keep in mind?

It seems that he was quite capable of hitting Claymore Sagnad’s head.

‘I’d like to have a fight.’

Sailor lightly licked her lips. I never thought that for the first time in a while, I would feel a crush on a young child.

but.

“No, it won’t work.”

Herman cut like a knife.

Sailor frowned.

“You haven’t said anything yet?”

“Aren’t you going to ask Elric to have a round of sparring?”

“Yes, but…!”

“The Marquis’ black fierce bull. “We can’t let people do something dangerous when we don’t know what will happen.”

“It’s so trivial. They say he is a child of a commercial family! “Play louder!”

“If you are old, stop being stubborn like an old man and show some generosity.”

Elric had a strange expression on his face as he looked at Herman and Sailor who were busy complaining.

Wasn’t it Herman, who had little emotional ups and downs, so much so that even when his younger brother rebelled, he remained calm rather than greatly indignant? However, it was surprising to see such an attitude. Isabel seemed a little surprised, probably thinking the same thing.

Likewise, the image of Sailor, who was widely known as the ‘godfather’ and seemed to be gentle, seemed to need to be slightly modified. Although he was as playful as any other elderly person of his age, he had the humor to know how to get along with younger people without hesitation.

Then Elric’s eyes turned from the two people.

Now, in addition to the familiar knights of the Blue Lion family, a group of mercenaries presumed to be the Black Skulls were visible.

After briefly greeting Hayes, who was between them, and looking further to the side, there was a group of people who had been unable to participate in the conversation and had just been standing silently like sacks of barley.

The moment I saw them.

Although it was only for a moment, Elric couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

Because there were familiar faces mixed in.

‘Zeraitz… In the end, you’re going to keep holding my feet until the end.’

Where Elric’s gaze landed.

The flag symbolizing the Franz family was waving.

“It’s been a while, Elric.”

Count Calliger Franz smiled faintly and extended his hand to Elric in pleasure.

Shall I destroy this or not?

Elric had to think about this for a moment as he looked at the hand of his former vassal who had betrayed him.

Wizard who swallowed talent