Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 196

Episode 196:

The Founder of Dragons

“My lord…!”

“How on earth did this happen?”

When Elric heard the news and hurried to the infirmary.

The first thing I saw was Brian lying in a hospital bed looking gaunt.

Ate and other soldiers tried to prepare themselves to greet him. Brian also tried to force himself to get up, so he rushed over and blocked him from getting up.

Brian couldn’t even make eye contact with Elric.

“…There is no shame. sorry.”

“I decide whether I have respect or not. “Explain what happened.”

Brian couldn’t answer readily and lowered his head.

Instead, Ate came forward and spoke.

“Viscount Twerk’s soldiers were disobeying the orders given by the head of the family and harassing the villagers…”

Brian continued to give Ate a look, telling him to stop, but Ate paid no heed.

It was an attitude of caution that unnecessary trouble might arise.

Ate rather said that if it is possible, then so be it.

He’s always been blunt and doesn’t say much, so despite his outstanding skills, his presence was sometimes felt vaguely.

At this moment, I was revealing my existence more intensely than anyone else.

This probably means that he was angry about Brian getting hurt and what Viscount Curanciville did.

And as the detailed explanation continued, Elric’s face became increasingly hard.

『It’s a crossroads.』

Mephisto, who was listening to the story there, added one word.

『Should I look at the big things first or the small things first? Mission or fraud? A lot will change in the future depending on the decisions you make here.』

Mission.

Not far from here, a demon king-level demon is active. He is a dangerous person who even dreams of taking over the dragon’s nest and resurrecting Azazel. It was Mervinger’s mission to stop it.

So, in order to accomplish that, we must first put an end to the current internal strife and rush in the military to stop them.

If you take Brian’s side, the military camp, which was already showing signs of conflict, will be greatly shaken.

This could easily lead to internal strife.

There is no time to carry out the mission.

On the other hand, if you focus on the latter scam, the story is completely 180 degrees different.

If you choose the former, dissatisfaction within the family will build up, but in this case, depending on the outcome, you will have greater loyalty to Elric and solidarity within the organization.

That’s why Mephisto asked.

What do you prioritize at this crossroads?

and.

Elric’s answer was decided from the beginning.

[What are you talking about?]

『…?』

[Don’t you know that the bowl is leaking on the inside and leaking on the outside too? How can you achieve your mission if you can’t properly raise your family? I am no longer single. I am the head of the Mervinger family.]

There was not a single hesitation in Elric’s voice as he answered.

Go to Mervinger.

Mephisto muttered those words and laughed lightly.

“okay. Maybe your judgment is right.』

Hehe.

But is it just Elric’s illusion that the smile seems somehow bitter?

“…If Sailor-sama hadn’t helped me at that time, Brian might have been in big trouble.”

Viscount Curanciville bitterly said that he could not forgive Brian for daring to confront him.

Brian also tried to resist somehow with the skills he had trained, but it was a long shot to defeat him, who had already crossed the 7th circle in the first place.

In the end, he collapsed to the floor, completely reduced to rags. It was said that a conflict was on the verge of breaking out between the Twerk author and the Star Wars.

The person who appeared and helped at that moment was Sailor Holmes.

-Even if you are a company employee, please do not intervene in this matter. This is something that happened between two families, so outsiders should not interfere!

-haha. I’m sorry, but I’m not a complete stranger to Mervinger either. The last disciple I had at Neulgeumak was my daughter, Mervinge.

-…So you’re telling me you’re going to intervene?

-If necessary, the Holmes family will also intervene. How do you feel?

No matter how humble Viscount Curanciville is, it is difficult for him to come into direct conflict with the company.

In the end, the Viscount said he took the soldiers and returned to his barracks.

Elric’s gaze naturally returned to Sailor.

When I heard that Brian was injured, I rushed over so quickly that I didn’t even know he was next to me.

But standing next to Sailor was a woman from the Borfur tribe.

A woman with a mysterious aura.

It was the person I saw when I was assimilated into the ghost’s vision.

‘What kind of magical power is it?’

However, looking at it from up close, I couldn’t quite determine what the mysterious atmosphere surrounding the blind woman was.

『You are an apostle.』

Apostle.

Those who have been chosen by God and make it their mission to spread his doctrine throughout the world.

It is also called the incarnation of God who came down to this earth.

A person who is extremely difficult to see even in the Empire, unless you are from the main body of the Protestant Alliance, is in a completely unexpected place.

『With this kind of energy… is he the god of the sky?』

Mephisto quickly looked the blind woman up and down with interest.

The Protestant Alliance, which pursues order and harmony, was usually very hostile to the demons, but for some reason, Mephisto didn’t see anything like that at all.

Rather, it is said to be fun.

In particular, the blind woman seemed to be watching Elric intently, even though she was clearly covering her eyes with an eyepatch.

‘No, a little higher up, to be exact.’

The gaze directed at him seemed to come from the ceiling, far above where her physical eyes were actually located.

It felt like I was looking down on the entire barracks, including not only Elric but also Mephisto.

I later found out that the unfamiliar sensation originated from the blind woman, that is, it was the power given to her by the God of Changcheon.

As if the sky embraces and contemplates all things.

She, too, is watching Elric with her gaze from the sky.

‘This feels a bit bad.’

Elric felt uncomfortable because he felt like they were trying to dig up everything that surrounded him and himself.

So his first impression of the blind woman Sarnai was not very good.

Others may find her difficult and mysterious and want to get closer to her, but at least not as much as Elric.

Therefore, Elric lowered his head while looking at the sailor without paying attention to Sarnai.

That’s why he didn’t see it.

There was a slight sense of heterogeneity in Sarnai’s ‘Gaze of the Sky’, which was looking directly at him from above.

“Thank you for your help.”

Sailor smiled bitterly and shook her head.

“No. “If I had been in a bit of a hurry, this unfortunate incident wouldn’t have happened.”

“They created the mishap, not Sailor-sama, right? “Don’t blame yourself.”

“You can’t believe it…?”

Sailor’s eyes widened as she read the hidden meaning in Elric’s tone.

But I couldn’t bring myself to stop him.

Although Elric was always full of leisure and playfulness.

Because right now, I couldn’t even find any signs of that.

Rather than showing anger, the eyes were set calmly, and it felt even more harsh.

‘Star mage…!’

The sight somehow reminded Sailor of Usden, whom she had seen by chance on the battlefield 30 years ago.

He always approached people without hesitation and had a lot of smiles, so he would always make this look when he saw people returning from the war with demons with serious injuries.

and.

After that, there would always be huge aftershocks.

“Ate.”

just as expected.

Elric’s voice calling for his vassal was filled with intense cold anger.

“yes.”

Ate bowed his head.

“What about the instructions I gave from long ago? “What happened?”

“It’s not perfect, but there are quite a few people who agree with it.”

“I need to hug them all now. Contact them.”

“debriefing.”

“And I am summoning all troops.”

Ate did not ask where the destination was.

The direction in which their blades would be aimed was as obvious as fire.

Ate bowed his head and quickly left the barracks. Elric nodded silently at the slightly stiff-faced Sailor and tried to follow her.

Suddenly, Sarnai, who had been watching him in silence until now, stepped forward and blocked Elric’s path.

Elric’s sharp gaze turned to her.

What is this?

Because of this, all the Star Servants and Borfur warriors in the infirmary had to be very nervous.

Just by looking at his expression, Elric seemed ready to use his hand to tell her to come out.

“A demon has invaded the sacred place.”

“I know.”

In an instant, the expressions of the Borfur warriors changed drastically.

There would be no greater shock than hearing that something had gone wrong in a sacred place that was more important than their lives.

But Sarnai’s expression as he said that seemed strangely calm.

“I’m sure there’s something you need there. “Isn’t that right?”

Elric somehow thought that this mysterious woman might have watched what he experienced in the Dragon’s Nest with that power.

And maybe he ‘foreseen’ all of this.

‘Couldn’t it have been a coincidence that brought us to this village?’

From one to ten, Elric had a lot of questions he wanted to ask Sarnai.

I didn’t have time to hang out with her anymore.

“This is more important to me.”

As Elric said that, he ignored Sarnai and left the infirmary.

Looking at the place he passed by.

Sarnai muttered softly.

“Perhaps the person the dragon has been waiting for for a long time may be a little different from the person God predicted.”

* * *

“I have to hit it.”

When Viscount Curanciville visited the command barracks of Count Franz Dajjagozza.

Count Calliger had to open his eyes wide and frown, wondering what this was.

This is because there was a deep scar on Viscount Curansiville’s left cheek that had never been seen before.

I could immediately tell that it was the result of a ‘small disturbance’ that had been reported to me by a subordinate a while ago.

So I was able to understand what Viscount Curansiville’s bottomless words meant.

widely!

Count Calliger spoke firmly as he closed the booklet he was looking at.

“no.”

“You just told me to wait. As if he could hit Elric Mervinger’s head in no time. But what have we done so far?”

“Because I’m not ready yet. “Wait until the time is right.”

“That damn time! at the time! A month has already passed! “Why are you just telling me to wait any longer?”

Kurancivil was so angry that it seemed as if he would explode at any moment.

The more I did it, the more it felt like the wound on my cheek was throbbing again.

Wounds inflicted not by Elric Mervinger but by a mere vassal.

It was causing deep wounds to his pride.

Looking at it like that.

‘Tsk!’

Count Calliger had to click his tongue inwardly.

Although Viscount Curanciville is vicious, I thought he had the knack of looking for an opportunity like a wolf. It didn’t seem like it was now.

‘no. Rather, is that even more so?’

He must have judged that he might be defeated by Elric.

Only now are we almost ready to see the fruits of the harvest.

He kept doing useless things and making things go wrong.

Well, maybe that’s why I haven’t been with him for a while.

Still, Viscount Curansiville’s help was still needed.

I had to stop him somehow.

“This morning, I was finally able to make contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

For a moment, the eyes of Viscount Curanciville, who was huffing, lit up.

Count Calliger’s lips twisted insidiously.

“We are now able to send you evidence that Elric Mervinger is in collusion with a traitorous cabal and barbarians.”

Wizard who swallowed talent