Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 268

Part 2, Episode 8,

Type 3 Script

〈Various relics mainly found in the dragon’s abode – Opinions on the relationship between dragons and jewels and gold coins〉

Elric looked nervously at a paper with a very long title that he had received separately from the resident magician a little while ago. I was watching.

Wow! Wow!

On the other hand, in the back, Red and Black were playing with Mephisto.

“shit! Get these guys out of the way! “Haven’t the king been asking for this several times before?”

“Oh, please! “Don’t talk to me, I’m busy.”

Elric became irritated when Mephisto kept interrupting him while he was in the midst of deep thought.

This was because they were in the midst of examining an important part.

Now, a thousand years after dragons became extinct, news of dragon nests being discovered is occasionally heard in the world.

And it is also revealed that the nest contains a large number of precious jewels and gold coins from that era, without fail.

There was a question that arose here.

Why do dragons collect this vast amount of treasure that they rarely use?

Perhaps it was the secret desire of the dragon, the lord of magic and the product of wisdom.

The dragon’s love for treasure was actually so famous that it was easily discussed in many oral tales and legends.

So Elric was not unaware of this fact.

But until now, it was just assumed that dragons had a hobby of collecting gems like crows.

But looking at this, it seemed that the love was much more serious(?) than he expected.

‘So the legend of the evil dragon attacking the dwarf village and threatening to hand over the treasure was true?’

Elric thought deeply about the dragons he had been involved with so far.

Guardian dragon

and jewel dragon.

Clearly, both entities possessed enormous amounts of treasure, as described in this paper.

However, they never looked like the evil dragons in fairy tales who exploited those around them.

Rather, it was closer to a role of protecting the surroundings.

In fact, wasn’t that how he received the title of Guardian Dragon?

‘Was it really just a simple desire to collect? However, considering that the name of the owner of this nest is also Jewel Dragon….’

A thought crossed my mind that perhaps there is an inevitable reason why dragons must collect jewels.

Elric wanted to experiment with something, so he took out a topaz the size of a fist from the magic warehouse – Interresia.

Even at first glance, it seemed to be of high purity as it contained sufficient magical power.

“I kept it to use for magic experiments later…”

A large topaz that, at market value, would probably cover the annual operating expenses of a decent territory.

Elric held it in front of Gold, who was sleeping on his thighs, and shook it slightly.

and.

“….”

I looked around nervously for a while.

Fortunately, Gold showed no reaction.

“phew!”

Elric, who was sweating profusely on the inside, breathed a sigh of relief.

And soon a calm smile appeared on his lips.

“Seeing that you keep sleeping without knowing what’s going on in the world, I guess it was just a guess…!” At that

moment,

Gold opened his eyes and said, ‘King!’ and put the whole topaz into his mouth.

Elric’s expression immediately hardened at the sight of Gold swallowing it whole without chewing it.

“ah…! iced coffee…!”

If you’re too surprised, words don’t come out easily.

Elric opened his mouth like a goldfish. Looks like he’s completely lost his soul.

The thought I had about catching people turned out to be true.

A year’s worth of territory budget disappeared right before my eyes.

Kiyuyuyuyuyu-!

But what was so good about Gold was that it roared long with its eyes wide open.

At the same time, he started flapping his tail and begging Elric for more.

Kiyu-kiyuyu-!

Elric’s eyesight became dark.

‘My heart… my heart feels tight…’

Mephisto was laughing heartily next to Elric, who was dumbfounded and speechless.

『Did you eat? You ate it? I ate it! Ugh! Uhhhh. Hehehehe!』

Still being harassed by Red and Black, he felt like he had drank a whole box of cider.

“Oh my god…! “Whew…”

Elric, who was momentarily enraged, asked Mephisto while suppressing the profanity that came out.

“Did you know…?”

『Hmm? Hum hum! The King has no idea what you’re talking about… Ugh! this. “I don’t know why I keep doing this… Ugh!”

“I knew it! okay! “It’s strange not knowing!”

He grabbed Elric’s head and screamed.

Mephistopheles.

Long ago, during the Great Demon War, the Great Demon King faced the dragons on the front line.

‘There’s no way a guy like that doesn’t know the habits of dragons…!’

Mephisto must have known that dragons use jewels as food.

I guess he just kept his mouth shut so far because he wanted to see him get embarrassed.

Should I blow it up?

Elric felt angry, but held it back with superhuman patience.

“…What else are you hiding?”

Mephisto shrugged his shoulders.

There was a sneer on his lips that no one could see.

『Even though my king has no idea what you are talking about.』

“Go ahead and say it, you bastard!”

『Hehehehe. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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Elric grabbed Mephisto by the collar and shook him, but he just kept laughing.

* * *

‘For now… let’s calm down.’

Elric was so excited that he realized there was absolutely nothing he could do to help.

I even thought about forcing him to tap dance.

‘If that were the case, I wouldn’t say anything more. ‘Because he’s that kind of guy.’

Quick!

My teeth were grinding, but I had to endure it somehow for now.

“Phew – good, good. No use of mantras for the next half a year. call?”

Although it was a big concession on my part.

Mephisto just crossed his arms and sneered.

『Well, I’m just going to do it. What is so regretful about this king that he would do that? Hahahaha!』

The sight of two baby dragons hanging from their long heads and laughing, cackling, was truly unsightly.

“This demon lord is really….”

Elric held back the tantrum that was on the verge of bursting out. Now I had to somehow get Mephisto to open his mouth.

But I had no idea what would be good.

‘What on earth could this guy like?’

At that time, I was panicking because no matter how much I tried, I couldn’t get an answer.

Knock –

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Tasha’s voice was heard.

“Can we talk for a moment, Elric?”

‘What’s going on?’

Judging by the seriousness of his voice, it didn’t seem like he had come to see the baby dragons.

Elric first stood up, putting aside his thoughts about Mephisto.

* * *

“You’re kidding, right?”

“This is an urgent message from my family.”

“her…!”

For a moment, Elric thought he had heard wrong and had to ask again.

But the answer that came back was the same.

Zereitz’s death was that hard to believe.

“They say that because of that, the Imperial Capital is in a very noisy state right now.”

“Oh my…”

Elric was so dumbfounded by this situation.

No matter how certain his dethronement was, Zereitz was a crown prince in name and name. Who would have thought that I would die so easily?

‘no. Rather, if it is natural, then it is natural.’

Tasha’s explanation was as follows.

a few days ago. Zereitz was found assassinated.

According to the statements of those around him, there were frequent arguments between Zereitz and his attendants while he was exiled to the outskirts.

However, since the tyranny of Zereitz was so serious after the dethronement, no one paid much attention to it.

In the end, it was only after the convoy leader, who felt strange that the attendant left the convoy under the pretext of running an errand for Zereitz and did not return for a long time, checked the barracks that he was able to discover the scene of Zereitz’s murder.

A chase team was sent belatedly, but the attendant had already completely escaped and his whereabouts were unknown.

The crown prince who once shook the continent and the empire died.

‘No one else but the crown prince was assassinated and they haven’t caught him yet? Is the inspection bureau upright? ‘You have to believe what you believe.’

But whatever the reason, Zereitz’s assassination was never an issue that could be taken lightly.

I thought that the chaotic political situation was finally stabilizing. It looks like a headache again.

Elric pressed his forehead as he felt a headache.

“If you’re going to roll over, just sleep quietly. “What kind of trouble is this?”

Tasha also nodded and said as if she sympathized.

“So, I think I should go back to my hometown.”

“Hmm, then there’s nothing we can do about it.”

Tasha tilted her head as she watched Elric brush his hair.

“Aren’t you going to come with me?”

“Yeah, whatever. “I’m not really interested… I have other things to do.”

“What if you say it’s something to do?”

“We need to raise dragons. “I think we need to quickly find arrangements for the remaining family members.”

In order to complete the arrangement of spring, Elric had to complete Shina’s seal with the spring season.

But I wasn’t worried about that at all.

Since I knew that dragons use gems as food, a place to go came to mind.

‘Forest of Jewels.’

It is located on the border between the southern part of the empire and the United Kingdom.

Because it was a place where various minerals were abundant, there were frequent conflicts of interest between various kingdoms.

However, it was a perfect place to raise baby dragons.

“there’s nothing we can do.”

Tasha looked truly disappointed that Elric did not follow her.

No, to be more precise, it seemed a shame to be separated from the dragons that would follow along with Elric.

However, due to his personality of clearly distinguishing between construction and construction, he quickly shook off his regrets and shook hands with Elric.

Because the bond between Neresta and Mervinger had been sufficiently built, the baby dragons could be seen as often as they wanted in the future.

Squeak –

flinch.

Tasha, who was trying to coolly leave after saying hello, twitched her shoulder, then turned around again, cleared her throat, and said.

“Hmm, anyway, will you come find Neresta when you’re done with your business?”

Elric burst into laughter at seeing Tasha like that.

“Isn’t it natural to see the teachers too?”

* * *

Tasha was unable to get on the family carriage because she was unable to shake off her attachment to the baby dragons until the moment she left.

“Are there any dragons…?”

“Oh, I left it behind because I was sleeping soundly…”

Tasha’s expression suddenly darkened at Elric’s words.

Elric hurried to say hello to Tasha, who had no intention of leaving like this.

“Then, I’ll see you next time at Neresta’s headquarters.”

“Next time you come! please! You have to bring the Yongyongs! please!”

“I’m closing the door.”

Slurp tap!

Hanabi couldn’t leave because of Tasha, who kept showing signs of regret, so she hurriedly closed the door.

Hee hee hee!

Elric waved his hand to see the Neresta family carriage leave.

『That woman is not in her right mind either, tsk tsk. Even if a young wife and daughter fall into it, it’s only because they fall into something like a dragon.』

“That’s right. I don’t know why there is no normality around me. “I think I’m the only one who is normal.”

Mephisto looked at Elric, who was saying something that didn’t even sound like a word, with a face full of disgust.

Of course, Elric didn’t even care about that.

“Let’s leave too.”

Elric got on his carriage and ordered the horse to turn south.

Just as the driver was about to leave, Mord approached in a hurry.

“Elric, what decision have you made…”

Mord’s tense face was so stiff that it seemed pitiful.

However, Elric responded indifferently, as if he was not bothered by this at all.

“let’s go.”

“yes?”

When Elric answered too easily, Mord was rather embarrassed and asked back.

“Let’s go. “Because it’s on the way anyway.”

“Are you serious?”

Mord’s expression brightened as if he had never been so stiff.

“It’s not because I like you guys. “It’s because the camellia scene bothers me.”

“Thank you anyway! thank you!”

“I want to tell you in advance, I never said I would definitely help you. “I said I would look at it first and then decide.”

“I know! “I will take you there first!”

Mord honestly expected Elric to refuse. Even if you think about it, there was absolutely no reason for Elric to help them.

Still, I had some lingering thoughts about what might happen… but I thought it was a good thing I stayed until the end.

‘Chief, just a moment. Please wait a moment.’

Mord stepped forward, claiming to be the driver and holding the reins of the horse.

“Hey!”

Hee hee hee!

And so Mervinger’s carriage began to set off in the opposite direction from Neresta.

Mord’s fist holding the reins was tense.

Looking at the back of that guy.

Elric thought.

‘Didn’t you say that the first achievement that Kromhell attempted after becoming crown prince was to defeat the evil clan?’

It smelled.

‘In the midst of this, Zereitz was murdered and the culprit escaped safely and has never been traced…? Are you asking me to believe this?’

Very terrible smell.

A third-rate script that not even the most snobby kids would believe.

Elric thought that if he met the person who created this as a script, he would have to rip out his head on the spot.

Wizard who swallowed talent