Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 287

Part 2 Episode 27 When

I

followed Mia into the depths of the world of images.

What emerged at the end of the endless darkness was a swamp of darkness.

It’s sticky, as if black oil has been released, and just looking at it automatically makes you feel disgusted.

Additionally, there was something about the stench that wafted out all the time that sent shivers down my spine.

“…What on earth is this place?”

No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like it had nothing to do with Hargan.

No, it wasn’t just Hargan. No one in Winter Chapter 6, including Mia, seemed to be involved.

The feeling of the swamp of darkness was so unexpected.

More than anything.

‘I had a place like this?’

This is one side of the world of one’s imagination.

So I couldn’t help but become even more curious.

Even if it was followed by difficult explanations about shadows and all, it wasn’t easy for him to understand that a place like this existed.

“like that. Nothing to worry about. no.”

Did he at least read Elric’s thoughts? Mia smiled and continued speaking.

“No need to worry. You’re not the only one who has this. I also have all of Nahatram Damir. “To be precise, it is a place you ‘have no choice but to have.’”

“What exactly does that mean?”

“You don’t know. person. no. The unconscious mind of the intelligent body. The soul. “In fact, it’s all connected.”

“…?”

Elric could not readily understand this part.

Human consciousness is connected?

“Collective unconsciousness. Where the soul is born. Where the soul returns. Where God sleeps. Sijo’s gaze reaches me. “A place where the demon god was trapped while trying to obtain it.”

“…!”

“Hargan is the gatekeeper who guards that place.”

Exciting!

Elric had a strong feeling that he had somehow learned a little about the secret history of his family that had not been told in Chapter 6 of Winter.

Haven’t they been people who, when asked about the founders or the history of their old family, answered ‘I don’t know much’ or ‘It’s not the right time yet’?

But now I finally felt like I had received some recognition.

“Cross this road. Then you will be able to meet her. As long as you cross…”

Mia took a step back from the swamp and looked at Elric.

It means go in quickly.

But was it his mistake that the tone was particularly strong in the phrase ‘just cross over’?

Elric, who was nervous for no reason, swallowed dry saliva and slowly stretched out his feet.

Deep.

The swamp bit into Elric’s feet.

I felt an uncomfortable feeling, but I tried my best not to worry about it and stretched the other foot forward.

Deep.

And the moment you try to move forward,

“…huh?”

Suddenly, Elric’s vision began to spin and he lost consciousness.

I haven’t even met Hargan.

And when I opened my eyes again, Elric was inside the carriage.

‘Why on earth did you do that?’

Elric didn’t understand at all.

If such a phenomenon had occurred, Mia would have told me about it a long time ago.

『I wonder what happened there. “Isn’t the king asking?”

However, Mia and other vassals did not say anything.

‘Should there have been any conditions?’

『What on earth happened? Can’t we hurry and tell the king!』

[It’s so noisy.【Shut up】.]

『Eup-eup-eup!』

I’m already very disturbed.

They’re making noise next to me.

Elric tried to think again, but couldn’t concentrate because Mephisto interrupted him.

“Oh really.”

Elric sighed in frustration towards Mephisto.

Mephisto shouted something, but Elric didn’t care.

I couldn’t hear what was being said anyway.

Then, occasionally, other memories came to mind.

Although he did not experience it directly, it is a memory that Elric’s body experienced.

It was the memory of King Yulho and the Golden Lion.

‘Is he really King Yulho?… He can push the Golden Lion this far.’

Although both men hid their secrets until the end, the fight on the outside was still close.

At least for that moment.

King Yulho.

The golden lion was also very happy.

‘Well, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for wizards and martial artists to covet King Yulho’s martial arts skills and try to restore them.’

Considering that humans usually looked down on the beast race as being of a lower class, King Yulho’s strong body technique was just as great.

‘thank you for helping me.’

Elric briefly expressed his gratitude to King Yulho.

If it weren’t for him, he might have been killed by the Golden Lion a long time ago.

Or at the very least, he could have woken up in the inspection bureau subdued.

『If you ever need to come out again, call me. It was fun.』

The tone of voice as if it was no big deal.

But Elric could feel it.

The complex emotions contained therein.

There seemed to be some regret about not being able to properly compete.

‘More than that… the golden lion.’

Elric narrowed his eyebrows slightly as a thought occurred to him.

‘It was something similar to me.’

In the first place, he was a wizard and the Golden Lion was a martial artist, so there was no way they would be similar.

Even the way they speak and the techniques they use are all different.

Elric somehow felt a sense of déjà vu from him.

It may be because of the external similarity of the same blonde hair and green eyes.

But Elric kept getting worried about the Golden Lion.

I felt that way intuitively.

There is some connection between him and Mervinger.

‘The golden lion had a similar reaction after seeing my face.’

However, since there was no clue as to whether there was any connection between Mervinger and him, thinking more deeply would not have made any difference.

Elric decided to first take stock of what had just happened.

Elric lowered his hands and asked Tasha.

“Tasha, by any chance, what happened to the Haunted clan and the Holiday people?”

“First, I sent a telegram to the family and secretly accepted anyone who could. But…”

Tasha continued, scratching the back of her head in frustration.

“They say there are so many of them that they need to be released soon. “I hear that a significant number of refugees are already flowing into the Southern Kingdom Alliance or being accepted by the newly mobilized revolutionary army.”

Tasha added that there was also a rumor that the mysterious leader of the revolutionary army was discovered there.

“Are you talking about the leader of the revolutionary army?”

“yes. Unlike previous rumors, I think it has some credibility. “I see it being said that way in many places.”

It was an amazing thing.

Since the revolutionary army was created, the existence of the leader has never been properly known.

Rumors have circulated several times in the past.

However, all of the rumors turned out to be false.

There is a possibility that this will happen again.

However, Elric quickly erased the thought of the leader from his mind.

Because there was something else that was important right now.

‘I am so indebted to the Neresta family.’

There will be a lot of pressure there too.

If they were not careful, even the Neresta family could have been branded traitors.

Hiding them in this situation would be disobeying the imperial family.

Isn’t the Inspection Bureau already trying hard to give Chromehel credit?

However, it was also good to use this opportunity to suppress Neresta and Magic Tower, which were likely to become political obstacles to Chrome Hell in the future.

It would be a big deal if you even created a cause that might lead to a rebellion.

‘That shouldn’t happen.’

After thinking for a moment, Elric called out to Tyhol and Trang who were outside the carriage.

“Did you call me?”

“Is there a way to contact the Taihol clan in case of an emergency?”

“yes. “There is, but…”

Tyhol looked a little surprised, asking how he knew that, but nodded yes.

The reason why Elric asked with confidence was very simple.

Because they were the only people like Hung’s clan who lived without losing their identity even though their people were scattered all over the world.

Moreover, considering that they are persecuted by others.

It was clearly thought that there must be a secret communication network or system among their clans to protect each other.

“Then, take Trang and your family to the east.”

“If it’s the East… isn’t it Mervinger’s territory?”

Tyhole’s eyes widened on their own.

“huh. “Most of it is unexplored, and most of the people living there are nomads, so it’s better to see refugees coming in.”

An era where population is the power of a nation.

If we can accommodate a large number of refugees from Holidayran, the territory will become that much more active.

The imperial family and the inspection bureau may view it negatively.

well?

‘It would be the same whether there was one rebel or two.’

The eastern mountain peoples have already been branded a ‘rebellion zone’ by the empire. Even if you added stigma to stigma, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference.

‘Anyway, my face was discovered by the Golden Lion.’

Originally, he would have tried to hide his involvement as much as possible.

If that plan went wrong, I had to find another way and extract as much as I could.

“I will write the letter myself, so there will be no problem.”

Tyhol’s face was so overcome with emotion that he was unable to speak properly. Trang, who was next to him, lowered his head.

“Thank you so much, Elric. “It’s not enough that you saved me, you even gave me a home…”

The voice was so sad that if I touched Trang, tears would pour out of his eyes.

Even Elric couldn’t help but laugh here.

“I think you misunderstand, but it’s definitely not free. As I said, it’s unexplored territory. You will have to work hard to survive. In the process, Trang’s Rhine River Alliance will also need a lot of help.”

Elric said that he too had a plan, but how could he not know that he was just making excuses to hide his shame.

“What does it matter? From the beginning, all the property I own is the same as belonging to the Mervinger family. “I will be the first to step forward.”

“great.”

Elric quickly wrote a letter, handed it to Tyhol, and sent them on their way.

“thanked.”

“see you next time.”

After Trang and Taihol left.

Mephisto, who had been quiet so far, suddenly started making noise.

『Eup-eup!』

[What is it? Is there anything you want to say?]

Elric wondered why this was happening and released the magic.

『It’s like gratifying one’s own self-interest by enticing poor things that have nowhere to go! Who on earth is the devil?』

[What does that mean? I provide them with a place to live, and they plow the land. Mutual aid. Eat pheasant and eat its eggs. Alligator and alligator bird. Don’t you know?]

『Anyway, one thing you’re teasing is…!』

[【Be quiet】.]

『Eup-eup-eup!』

Elric closed his eyes while making Mephisto quiet again.

“It’s nice that it’s quiet.”

With a satisfied expression.

* * *

A masquerade ball filled with gorgeous jewels and all kinds of delicacies.

Old-fashioned music was playing along the hall, which was decorated with many luxurious items.

Everyone who participated in the ball was dancing hahahoho while wearing masks.

Among them, the man in the fox mask politely let go of the woman in the bear mask who was dancing with him and sighed.

‘That’s annoying.’

I’m also tired.

It was a time when I was thinking about just throwing it all away and moving on.

A middle-aged man wearing a blue dove mask quietly approached the man.

“I have something to report to you, Your Royal Highness.”

“what?”

The eyes visible behind the fox mask twitched.

I told you not to talk about personal matters here as much as possible.

Still, stepping forward like this means that something is urgent.

The fox mask was none other than the 4th prince Cromhel.

“That is…!”

Pigeon Mask swallowed dry saliva after seeing the sharp eyes shining through the fox mask.

He knew very well how unpredictable Cromhell’s personality was.

If you make a mistake here, everything will be over.

He began to report calmly, going over each word in his head.

This is exactly what all the inspection bureaus except their own bureau 0 have been planning for Cromhel.

A duke’s government that tried to give Cromhel the credit for subduing the demons by falsely accusing Hyulran.

“so. in conclusion?”

Even though Cromhel dared to carry him on his back and found out that such a heinous thing was happening in the middle of nowhere, he did not show a single sign of anger.

I just quietly listen with an expressionless face.

That sight seemed even more frightening to the pigeon mask.

I was wondering what to say, but in the end I had no choice but to lower my head.

“…failed.”

“Failed?”

“That’s right.”

That was the moment when the pigeon mask answered.

Flash!

There was a flash of something, and the right arm of the pigeon mask was cut off and bounced in the air.

Cromhell swung his sword.

Pooh wow!

“Kyaaaah!”

“Ugh! “Palpali…!”

Screams erupted from all directions at the sudden sea of blood.

The Inspector General agents moved quickly to send the nobles out of the ballroom and block Cromhel’s surroundings from the outside world.

Now the only people left in the ballroom were Cromhel, the man, and a few agents from the Inspector General.

Either that or not.

Cromhel’s mouth opened.

“The mission may fail. I can sell my name and use it as an escort. but.”

Cromhel continued speaking as he approached the nose of the pigeon mask.

I could feel deep anger in his stern expression.

“It is unacceptable for the two to be combined.”

Cromhel quietly placed his sword against the neck of the pigeon mask.

Grumble!

Blood flowed from the sharp wound.

“You’ll have to convince me.”

“….”

“If you do that, it will end in your right arm. If you don’t, then your head will fall off. Do you understand?”

The inspection bureau agents nearby were shocked and trembled.

The pigeon mask was none other than the first director of the Inspection Bureau.

In fact, except for Bureau 0, which guards the emperor, he was the most influential and head of the Inspection Bureau.

Are you trying to kill someone like that?

Even when Zereitz was the crown prince, I couldn’t even dare to mess with him.

Chrome Hell didn’t seem to care about that at all.

So I have no choice but to be embarrassed.

However, Director 1 Black only calmly looked at the sword that was cutting him and Cromhel alternately.

Then slowly the mouth opened.

“There was a pro-action operation there.”

“…what?”

For the first time, Cromhel’s eyes behind the mask changed.

Pro-choice operation.

Because there was only one person who called it that.

“ha ha ha. Elric… that friend was there?”

Cromhel’s laughter gave off a strange feeling.

Wizard who swallowed talent