Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 176

Episode 176:

The Golden Comet Viscount

Curanciville quickly added an afterword.

“But contrary to what you might think, I never had any intention of mocking Your Highness. “I was the lowest ranking person here, so I just wanted to say hello at the end.”

A voice that is so refined that you can’t even feel the highs and lows.

If anyone saw him, it would seem that he was a person who did not have emotional ups and downs.

But Elric knew well.

Just as Count Calliger has a sinister side beneath his intimidating appearance, Viscount Couransiville likewise has a ferocious face beneath his refined appearance.

The arms that were once called Mervinger’s shield and spear knife had been wearing completely different masks, and it was still the same now.

Even now, Viscount Couransiville may appear to have bowed his head on the outside, but it is clear that deep inside he is looking for a way to reverse this humiliation.

But now, the most important thing is to break their momentum.

It was clear that if he lost the initiative once, all the achievements he had made in Mervinger’s name would be taken away by them, so he planned to never let down his guard.

“Count Calliger. “Is there nothing else to say?”

Elric did not give any response to Viscount Curanciville, but focused his gaze on Count Calliger.

As Viscount Curanciville, his expression fell as he felt that he had been ignored rather than forgiven, but Elric didn’t care at all.

Count Calliger looked thoughtful for a moment.

‘…I can’t help it.’

I soon decided that I needed to take a step back.

He had no justification right now, and since it was clear that Herman and Sailor, who had the strongest say here, would take Elric’s side, there was no point in holding back any longer.

“I was rude, Duke Chan-seong. Please forgive me.”

Elric waved his hand as if he didn’t want to continue the conversation.

It’s like treating a subordinate.

Count Calliger’s face was crumpled, just like Viscount Curansiville’s, but Elric didn’t care at all.

Rather, he arrogantly raised his lower jaw and looked at me with a sarcastic gaze.

It was like, if you’re going to attack me, then just attack me.

It was as if he was repeating Count Calliger’s trick of asking for a handshake to provoke Elric… so I couldn’t help but feel even more heated inside.

like that.

Just when I thought all the bloody greetings would be over.

Flash!

Suddenly, the magic light hanging around Elric’s neck began to shine.

At the same time, the ring on Count Calliger’s right ring finger also shone in the same way.

“…!”

“…!”

Elric and Count Calliger’s gazes collided in mid-air.

* * *

“…Eric Mervinger. “You’ve changed a lot since you were young.”

Viscount Curansiville gritted his teeth as he left the command post. It made me wonder if my teeth would break if I left it like that.

This probably means that the shock he received from Elric Mervinger was great.

It’s been about 20 years since I left Mervinger’s umbrella.

He thought that as time passed, the Elric he knew would have changed as well.

Still, it was shocking to him that Elric, who was extremely weak, had changed so much.

“Mervinger… was himself.”

Elric’s appearance today inevitably reminded me of someone I saw when I was young.

A person I have always respected deeply in my heart.

Regardless of the master-slave relationship, someone who always wanted to be by your side and protect your back.

I tried so hard to catch up, but each time, I was just running ahead.

Because of that… I had no choice but to watch as it grew further away, so I ended up being envious and jealous.

It is like a barrier that made us keenly aware of the limitations of human vessels.

Usden Mervinger.

When his image overlapped Elric’s for a moment, Viscount Curansiville had to feel goosebumps running down his spine.

Because both good and bad memories were there. It felt like the ghosts of the past he had tried to shake off were holding him back.

‘Somehow.’

Therefore, Viscount Curansiville had to make a decision quickly.

‘Somehow, we must use this war as an opportunity to eradicate Elric Mervinger… no, Mervinger itself.’

It was no different from impatience.

He realized that if he missed this opportunity, there would be no way to completely escape Mervinger’s shadow again.

At first, I just joined to get information about ‘Interresia’… but it didn’t seem like that was important right away.

Quickly.

Snapping.

As Viscount Curanciville’s thoughts deepened, the sound of his teeth grinding became louder.

But Count Calliger, who followed him, had no time to hear it. No, even if he had heard it, he would have understood Viscount Curansibile.

Because I was boiling inside because I too had experienced the same humiliation as him.

Moreover, he and Viscount Curansiville are only holding hands for a moment because of their common enemy, Mervinger.

The relationship between the two was not very good to begin with.

No, in fact, it was no exaggeration to say that he was my worst or enemy.

The conflict between the Franz family and the Twerk family has been going on for hundreds of years.

At first, there was a conflict over who was Mervinger’s ‘first’ vassal.

Mervinger’s Barrier and Spear Knife. The question of ‘Which of these two is superior?’ is always bound to touch the pride of the two families.

In each era, the more powerful place would become the ‘first’ or ‘right arm’. It goes without saying, but the family that became the ‘left arm’ always worked hard to regain that position and grew stronger.

Mervinger never intervened in the conflict between the two vassals.

No, on the contrary, there were quite a few aspects that encouraged it.

Unless there is an internal conflict, the competition between the two families is bound to lead to continued growth.

This was good for Mervinger, but it was never a bad thing. Plus, it was much easier to control both places.

But that only happened when Mervinger was that strong.

As soon as Mervinger’s power was greatly weakened through the Great Demon War, the Twerk family, the ‘left arm’ of the time, immediately rebelled.

The Twerk family directly kicked Mervinger’s umbrella away, saying they did not understand the standards they should be held to by the Franz family.

And as it declared independence, it quickly became stronger.

Although their title may still be nothing more than viscount, their power was known to be comparable to that of most margraves.

As the title ‘Changkal’ suggests, they have been steadily building up their skills not only in magic but also in martial arts for a long time.

anyway.

This history of long-standing conflict between the Franz family and the Twerk family continues to this day and applies equally to the two families.

It was impossible or unthinkable to appease each other.

May Dongju (吳越同舟).

That expression would be correct.

no.

Even if it wasn’t necessary, Count Calliger actually didn’t have time to worry about anything else at the moment.

‘Why, at a time like this, the key to Interresia… rings.’

Interresia.

A place that could otherwise be called ‘Mervinger’s Legacy Warehouse’.

He currently had information about that place.

It was because of this that Viscount Curranciville was brought in to join him in keeping Mervinger in check.

But he hasn’t shared any information about Interresia with him yet.

They said it wasn’t the time yet.

Of course, he had no intention of sharing information about Interresia in the future.

There was a strong belief that Interresia was now owned by the Franz family.

The Twerk family had no right to claim anything, as they had claimed the compensation for having supported Mervinger for generations.

however.

I never thought I would suddenly react in a place like that.

‘I never would have guessed that Magical Light would have changed so much. damn! If I had known it would be like this, I would have taken care of it and come out a long time ago.’

Unless Elric Mervinger was a fool, he would have guessed that the ring he was currently wearing contained some secret.

It was clear that they would be looking for every opportunity to take this away from them in the future.

It is clear that Viscount Couransiville will also ask questions about this.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have brought it out of the family.

Because of his personality of not trusting not only Gasol but also his own children, he took care of it himself, which created this unfortunate situation.

I think it’s going to be quite annoying in the future.

‘for a moment.’

Then Count Calliger’s thoughts took a different direction.

‘Bring the magic light and come out…? Then, isn’t it there that we can unlock the final secret of this key?’

Count Calliger suddenly felt as if he had been hit hard in the back of the head.

Why didn’t I think of this before?

There was a great secret in Interresia that only he knew.

Although many of the assets stolen from Mervinger were contained within it, the ‘last room’, which could be said to be the most important, was tightly locked and could not be opened.

In fact, not even Count Calliger knew what was in there.

The same goes for the previous count, who was the treasury keeper of Interresia.

The secret of the final room, which was said to be accessible only to the Mervinger family head of the time, has remained a mystery until now.

Count Calliger went through a lot of trouble to solve the secret.

Maybe… I thought that the secret might be easily solved.

Magic light ceremony.

The heirloom said to be passed down only to the Mervinger family head may be the key to that room!

‘Even if it’s wrong, it’s still an issue worth considering positively.’

Count Calliger recalled the magic sword hanging around Elric’s neck.

Doesn’t it look completely different from what you knew? I don’t know what tricks he used, but it was clear that Elric had disarmed it.

In that case, it could be said to be a reasonable inference that the magic magic book, which must contain many secrets, had some connection with Interresia.

‘The problem is how to take it away.’

Count Calliger’s eyes shone sinisterly.

The thoughts he had so far were closer to revenge on his son and the ambition to restore the family’s honor by trampling on Mervinger.

Now, beyond all that, the goal has been to bring the value of the ‘Magic Inscription’ to the Franz family.

This meant a very big difference.

In the former, Elric Mervinger’s life is not a necessary condition, but in the latter, it is a necessary condition.

It was clear that Elric would also be targeting him to take the key to Interresia.

Now that things were like this, they had no choice but to try to kill each other.

and.

Fortunately, Count Calliger was able to find someone who could help him.

Although it was annoying to have to go all the way with this cruel beast.

Still, I don’t have enough hands right now, so I had to borrow his help to increase my hands even just by one thing.

‘Maybe we can get rid of this guy too.’

Furthermore, he did not know if he would be able to steal all of Elric’s majors and even continue Mervinger’s tradition and take the position of ‘Operation Duke’.

“Hey Curansiville.”

Count Calliger, while hiding his true intentions, called Viscount Couransiville.

Viscount Couransiville’s sharp gaze fell on the index finger of Count Calliger’s right hand for a moment and then returned to his eyes.

‘also.’

Count Calliger thought that it would be best to boldly reveal what had happened and not hide the secret.

“Do you know what this ring is?”

“What is that?”

“This is Interresia. The history of Mervinger itself.”

“…!”

Viscount Curanciville’s eyes widened slightly, as if he had not known that Count Calliger would be so blatant.

“I would like to share this with you, but would you like to hear a suggestion?”

Count Calliger’s eyes were shining menacingly as he spoke of the conspiracy.

Wizard who swallowed talent