Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 344

Part 2 Episode 84

Summer Grave

“What did you just say…?”

“I told you we would subdue the man-eating monster.”

The next morning.

Elric immediately told Lucas that they would solve the village’s problems.

At those words, Lucas stuttered and looked surprised.

“Ha, but we don’t have the money for that. “Didn’t you see it too?”

This is because such things usually cost a lot of money.

I thought that Elric would not have said the same thing as before without expecting anything in return.

However, the village is currently facing the worst situation as its connection to the outside world is cut off.

Because of that, it was difficult to even eat, and of course there was no way there was money to pay for the subjugation.

It was for this reason that he expressed his disapproval after hearing Elric’s words.

“Hey, what do you mean?”

However, Elric waved his hand and smiled a friendly smile.

“We already received it?”

“You received it…?”

The village chief’s eyes widened slightly.

Because it was a first for him.

But Elric and the rest of the party just nodded calmly.

“Didn’t you get dinner last night?”

“…?”

“Accommodation was also provided.”

“…You can’t believe that.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve definitely received the commission fee.”

“…!”

Lucas’ pupils shook at Elric’s words.

Sean and Tasha also nodded and added their words.

“yes. So you don’t have to worry any more.”

“Last night’s dinner was really delicious.”

“You guys really…!”

Delicious dinner. That’s true, but in reality it was just plain rice with some spices.

bed? It wasn’t cleaned up properly so it was full of dust and the mattress was hard.

It was not at all an environment suitable for people from this kind of noble family.

Still, I never thought you would say this.

“…You have no shame. “I’m sorry.”

Lucas felt guilty for no reason.

He bowed his head and apologized.

“What. “Oh, just in case, if you’re apologizing for the acid poison or sleeping pills you put in the rice, it’s okay.”

“…!”

It was then that Lucas raised his head with his eyes wide open.

he asked with a trembling voice.

“You… how did you know that?”

* * *

The reason Lucas apologized was simple.

It was like trying to sacrifice people who were good enough to say that they would catch a monster just because they treated them to dinner, by putting poison and sleeping pills in their food.

I knew it was wrong.

But even he couldn’t help it.

If they continued to sacrifice the villagers like they did now, there would be no one left here anymore.

Even if I tried to run away, I couldn’t because the monster blocked my way.

The only way for the villagers to survive was through donations from outsiders.

That was the reason why I purposely collected spices that I didn’t have.

Because the taste of the medicine had to be completely hidden somehow.

But since we realized this as if it were obvious…

“You gave us a hint like that yesterday, it would be foolish if you didn’t know.”

Elric’s eyes drew an arc.

“Actually, I know you wanted to tell us to run.”

“….”

Lucas pursed his lips.

Actually, this was also correct.

The idea behind not wanting to sacrifice the villagers.

There was also a hidden voice of conscience telling us that we should not bring in these outsiders who knew nothing.

That’s why I talked about the man-eating monster, which I didn’t need to talk about.

Just run away in the middle of the night.

If that happens, nothing will happen.

“…even though I knew all that.”

Lucas took a deep breath and then spoke with a serious expression.

“If that’s the case, hurry up and leave here. “The villagers will attack soon.”

But that was before he finished speaking.

Quang!

Someone kicked the door of the house hard.

The completely shattered door rolled helplessly on the floor.

chin!

Three men appeared as they grabbed the door frame.

“Are you still okay?”

“are you okay. The medicine will take effect soon. “You saw that he ate all the food we gave him.”

They were young men from the village.

Those who were more wary of Elric and his group than anyone else.

They each held a rope and a tool and glared at us with sinister eyes.

When Elric made eye contact, one of the men sneered and said.

“okay. I’ll tie you up first. “I didn’t like the look in his eyes from the moment I entered the village.”

He lowered the rope from his shoulder, held it in his hand, and approached Elric.

Elric smiled lightly as he looked at the energetic men.

“okay? Me too. 【Tie it up】.”

Sigh!

“What is this!”

“omg! Magic!”

“It wasn’t poison… Argh!”

Ice chains protruded from the floor and grabbed hold of their limbs.

“You guys, let’s take a hit.”

Elric stood up, rolling up his sleeves.

The same thing happened to Sean and Tasha.

He had an annoyed face that was completely different from when he was dealing with the village chief.

“Can we join too?”

“I’ll give you a hand too, Elric.”

The men’s eyes were constantly shaking.

* * *

“I’m sorry…!”

“I will never do something like this again!”

The men were tied tightly and placed in a row with their knees bent. All of the snowballs have black bruises.

They bowed their heads to Elric and prayed again and again.

『Still, it looks like you didn’t do anything wrong.』

[If you don’t know, you’re a fool.]

This is how people usually end up in extreme situations.

『Weak guy. These are the people who tried to kill you. I can’t believe you’re understanding even though tearing my limbs apart wouldn’t be enough. Do you think that makes sense?』

[What do you mean by that, Mephie? You said you understood, but you didn’t say you would forgive?]

『…Hmm?』

Instead of answering, Elric curled up the corners of his mouth and approached a man.

Then I bent down and got to eye level with him.

The same guy who came in by kicking down the door.

He was beaten so much by three people that his face was full of bumps.

“hey.”

“Yes yep!”

The man answered Elric’s question with a very nervous expression and his body shaking.

“It’s just that I have a question. Can I ask you a question?”

“Just ask me anything! I’ll tell you everything I know! Please… just save me!”

“Okay, okay.”

Elric frowned and covered both ears with his index fingers.

“And speak softly? “Because my ears hurt.”

“…Oh, I understand.”

As the man’s voice lowered to a satisfactory level, Elric smiled happily.

“I heard there is a man-eating monster here. “When is he coming again?”

“That’s…!”

In response to Elric’s question, the man avoided his gaze and trailed off.

At the same time, he kept his mouth shut and it didn’t look like he would speak easily.

“Didn’t you say you told me everything earlier?”

“Except for that, if you ask me anything else…!”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“But if you say something wrong, the village could be wiped out!”

Elric had an expression of exasperation.

In fact, you could have asked Lucas about when the man-eating monster appeared.

But the reason for doing this.

It was to suppress the momentum.

First of all, we have to make sure to suppress these people so they can’t do anything else later.

‘I know what kind of tricks these things will do while catching monsters.’

Elric silently dragged a large hammer among the tools the men had brought with him.

Grumps –

the hammer scratched the floor and let out a creepy sound.

“Save me…!”

“If you don’t want to talk, you don’t have to. “Why are you hurting yourself or mine?”

Elric raised his sledgehammer high.

“Now wait a minute! stop! Stoooooop!”

The man may shout urgently or not.

bang!

The hammer exploded on the floor.

“Oh my! “Did your hand slip by mistake?”

“Aaaahhh!”

The man who was able to avoid the hammer by hurriedly rolling on the floor became thoughtful.

Ohama was really stamped on the floor!

“Just don’t run away. So you’re saying the pain will only get worse for no reason?”

The sight of Elric approaching while smiling couldn’t have been that scary.

“Ugh! OMG! “Aaaah!”

The man shook his head and told me not to come closer. Tears and snot were flowing down, and my pants even had a foul odor.

Tremble….

I shivered like a baby bird in the cold at the thought that other young men might be in the same situation.

“Wizards! please! “Please save us!”

“I’ll tell you everything! So please…!”

“Wizard! Forgive me! Have mercy!”

Then he runs to Sean and Tasha and asks for forgiveness.

“…sister.”

“…huh. “Let’s not look.”

Sean and Tasha just turned their heads and looked away from them.

The siblings were just as angry as Elric, but now they seemed pitiful.

Of course, I had no intention of stopping Elric.

I just became acutely aware that Elric’s evil(?) was becoming more poisonous as time passed.

‘okay. You can mess with other guys in this world, but you can’t mess with that guy…’

I’m so glad we’re friends. Sean was thinking about that.

“You keep running away. It won’t work. 【Stick close】.”

Elric cast another light spell on the guy who kept backing away on his butt.

“Aaaah! Don’t fall off! “It won’t fall!”

As the ice spread lightly on the floor, ice chains clung to the ice.

It was such a tight binding that I couldn’t really roll over anymore.

“Okay then, here we go again. Toududugu! Elric Mervinger’s goal this time is a hole-in-one!”

The hammer in his hand rose very high.

The hammer reflected in the sunlight looked particularly dark red.

“I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you, please! Jebaaaaal!”

The man shouted, “Dabhi.”

“huh. I do not need!”

Elric swung the hammer with all his might.

* * *

As a result, the man’s hand was fine.

The psychological impact seemed very great.

Bubbly!

It felt like I had fainted with foam at the mouth and it would take me a long time to come to my senses.

Elric’s gaze returned to the other men.

Rattling…!

In the thoughtful eyes of the men, Elric now looked like a monster worse than a man-eating monster.

“So you’re coming this evening?”

“yes!”

“That’s right!”

“The monster comes every three days to receive sacrifices. However, they are surprisingly wary. “Even if there is a slight change in the composition of the people who go to offer sacrifices, it is not noticeable.”

“That’s why I couldn’t tell you. “The monster could sense something strange and cause harm to the village…!”

The military seemed to be in high spirits.

Mephisto shook his head.

『I don’t know who is a demon and who is a human. Be honest. What is your true name?』

[Peace and love?]

『…You’re talking shit. Very.』

[Don’t want to believe it.]

Elric gave a short answer and rolled his head.

‘I’m so wary that I don’t show up easily…? They say he even has intelligence. ‘It won’t be easy to hunt.’

Tasha offered her opinion.

“Why don’t we just wait where he appears and then surprise him?”

“It’s not a bad method, but the problem is that it won’t be easy to attract people with these explanations.”

“Then I guess we should throw some bait?”

“Bait…?”

“yes. “It’s bait to serve as a sacrifice.”

Since it is a potentially dangerous situation, we cannot just throw it in as bait.

They needed someone who could get along well with Elric and still be able to sufficiently protect their own safety.

That moment.

Elric and Tasha, who were both thinking at the same time, made eye contact.

“Tasha too?”

“Then Elric…?”

They both nodded equally and looked in the same direction.

there.

There was Sean.

“…What.Why are you looking at me?”

Sean looked at the two people with anxious eyes.

“….”

“….”

Elric and Tasha just smiled quietly and did not respond.

The anxiety was very accurate.

“…Fuck.”

Elric or sister.

Sean’s face crumpled.

Wizard who swallowed talent