Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 55

Episode 55

Demon King Hul

Elric was lost in thought for a moment.

Should I attack right away?

‘no. First, judge the situation.’

The Seal of Relentlessness was obtained by defeating the Yeti and the Snow Mountain King.

However, I still don’t know how to obtain Hyul’s seal.

There might be another way, and there was no guarantee that I would win if I fought him here.

Even though the main body is dead and only residual thoughts remain.

Still, the devil is a devil.

‘If I lose, it might lead to ego collapse.’

Or, they may be infected by a demon due to mental infection.

Anyway, there was absolutely no harm in paying attention now.

『Usually Mervinger people are impatient, so they often think first. You seem to be unusually patient.』

‘You recognized my history right away!’

Elric felt his spine stiffen.

I quickly combed through the grain.

If the situation arises, you can immediately counterattack.

『But what it holds is quite unique. Human subjects, words, and even seals? Hoo! This is… I see. Is it Mephistopheles? Although I had no special contact with Mervinger, I had never heard of him having this characteristic. Interesting. Very!』

It seemed as if a lot of hunger was seeping through his every word.

As if they were going to eat Elric at any moment.

『It’s something that would make Mephistopheles drool. good. A normal person wouldn’t pay attention to it, but at this rate, it’s probably worth changing.』

The shadow’s teeth became clearer.

“human. Always be hungry. Covet and covet to satisfy your needs and desires. Then you will be able to meet me again.』

The two eyes above the serrated teeth seemed to widen.

『Let’s talk like this again then.』

With those words.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

The world of thoughts exploded like firecrackers.

Tsutsutsu!

When Elric came to his senses again, he felt Hul’s particles settle completely on the back of his hand.

Above the seal of cruelty. A stroke in the shape of the letter ‘一’ was engraved as if a line had been drawn with black ink.

Whihwihwi!

Then, the demonic storm gradually subsided and only quiet silence came.

『You crazy guy. How can you just give away your true name like that? Ha!』

Only Mephisto was glaring at the new seal with disapproval.

[What happened? Was it possible to obtain a seal this easily?]

『Are you crazy? Does the Demon King’s Seal look like such a hot pair of hot pants?』

Of course, Elric didn’t think that way either.

It was so difficult to obtain the Seal of the Snow Mountain King, who could not become the Demon King. Even more so if it is the Demon King’s seal.

It was clear that this was abnormal.

[Really?]

『You’re using residual water.』

[Residual water?]

『Anyway, he’s been dead for a long time, and only his remaining thoughts were enough to maintain the seal. But even that was in danger of extinction if it continued like this. So, I decided to take the next best option.』

Elric seemed to understand what Mephisto meant.

[Gisaeng (寄生).]

『Yes. I decided it was a good garden for you, so I planted a piece of Sasam and let it grow. From the looks of it, it looks like he wasn’t able to maintain his true name of ‘Bad God’. It’s such a low level thing. Tsk!』

Mephisto said in the past. Not all seals are of the same level.

There are grades of seals and differences in achievement.

It seems that what Hyul gave was not the original seal that the Demon King had, but a seal that was several levels worse than that.

‘Are you saying we should continue to promote this and restore it to its original form?’

They say that if you covet and covet, you will be able to find yourself.

Is that what this meant?

I think so.

『So erase it.』

Elric narrowed his eyes at Mephisto’s suddenly unpleasant words.

[What…?]

『The dignity and class of a demon comes from its nobility. If you lose, it will go away on its own, but you are just trying to survive somehow. This is why those who are uneducated, hungry ghosts, cannot do this. It is only harmful to keep such things, so throw them away.』

Ah-gwi.

A low-level devil who is always hungry and eats anything he sees.

If that was Hyul’s origin, it was somewhat understandable that he showed such characteristics.

[If that’s the case, it’s not much different from Mephie, right?]

『What?』

[Mephie is also eagerly targeting my body.]

『What’s the difference between a king and that guy…!』

[Ah, that’s it. What is the true name of this sentence?]

『Do you think King Bon will tell you!』

Mephisto’s face turned red, as if he was angry at being treated as the same level as Hyul.

As an Elric, I just felt indifferent.

[Then let’s ask somewhere else.]

『What?』

Elric turned his head towards Augustine.

“Master, do you know what Hyul’s true name is?”

Augustine, who had been silent because he was so surprised that Elric had absorbed Hyul more easily than expected, had to come to his senses in a hurry.

‘I thought it would be difficult to absorb it no matter how much it possesses the demon seal. It’s so easy to absorb! In the hands of this child, my wish will surely come true!’

And now they even call me ‘Master’!

Augustine’s eyes as he looked at his disciple shone brighter than ever.

“‘The evil god’. “It’s a hideous body!”

[That’s right?]

『Damn it! Still, I don’t know the true name beneath it…!』

“I think the seal I acquired is of much lower quality than that. What happens down there?”

“Let’s see.” “The following sequence was atrocious, atrocious, atrocious, and atrocious, I guess?”

『That crazy guy! How on earth do you know the genealogy of the seal?』

Mephisto was shocked.

This is because Augustine was accurately reciting the rank chart that even ordinary demons were not familiar with unless they were the highest level demon king.

But from Elric’s perspective, it was natural.

‘For a thousand years, I chased just one guy to death. ‘It’s natural to understand that much, right?’

Augustine shouted.

“‘Ferocity (凶暴)’. “Maybe so.”

“Seal of ferocity…”

Elric’s eyes sparkled as he spoke his true name.

That moment.

Hahaha!

The seal glowed, and Elric’s shadow spread widely along the floor.

Inside, I felt both a gloomy energy and a vicious nature.

A shadow that makes people feel fear as if they are in front of a wild beast simply by standing on it.

At the same time, Elric’s heart felt like something was tickling.

Crrrrr –

The shadow trembled slightly, as if an animal was howling.

“It looks like you absorbed it properly.”

Although compared to his former nemesis, he is nothing more than a charming object.

Augustine grinned as he watched the guy vomit his hunger.

* * *

“The beast… no, the seal of ferocity can actually be considered a beast if you think about it.”

Augustine went straight into teachings to achieve his secret wish.

Because there was no need to delay.

『How many times do I have to explain it for you to understand? He is a greedy bastard! It’s a rootless hungry ghost that devours everything it sees! If you have that, you too could become dangerous someday!’

The problem was that Mephisto’s nagging followed along.

[At that time, it won’t be me who will be in danger, but Mephi.]

『What?』

[If I don’t want to be eaten, Mephi will have to do something to stop me, right?]

『This…!』

[Or will the seal of original sin be eaten first?]

『…!』

When his thoughts were revealed, Mephisto went on a rampage, saying that was not true, but Elric ignored him once again.

Instead, he was looking at Augustine with eyes full of ‘respect’.

‘You said your knowledge is deep as you chased after Hyul, and you know how to use seals very well, right? At this point, don’t you know more than the Demon King himself?’

While listening to Augustine’s explanation, Elric was able to gain deeper knowledge than anyone else about the Seal of Ferocity, which he knew nothing about before.

‘Plus, the additional magic knowledge that comes with it is so vast… Just how arduous did this person go through to accumulate this much knowledge?’

Augustine was also feeling Elric’s gaze very well, so his shoulders tightened.

“No, more accurately, you can think of it as holding an animal.”

“If you are holding it…?”

“When you were activating the seal, didn’t your heart tingle and all your senses go numb?”

Elric nodded saying yes.

The corners of Augustine’s mouth curled up.

“Did it feel similar to when you started using magic fighting techniques?”

“yes. But it was a little different. While martial arts involves physical sensations, this….”

“It feels like instincts?”

Elric nodded.

“It’s because you’re caught up in the senses of an animal… a ghost.”

“Ah?”

“okay. crotch. Among the demons, they are at the bottom of the pecking order, so they only keep an eye on people because they don’t know when they will die. And yet, only their hungry nature remains and they are greedy. “They are more beastly than animals.”

“….”

“The seal of ferocity establishes the senses of the hungry ghost. “It allows you to quickly assess your opponent’s strength, find their weaknesses, and attack them quickly.”

“…!”

“I call this ‘Agwigam(餓鬼感)’.”

Augustine’s words were filled with joy for an intelligent successor.

“And as you may have noticed, Nokya’s magic fighting skills come from imitating this anglerfish.”

Forcibly awakening the five senses of humans through magical energy circulation.

And furthermore, awaken the sixth sense of what lies beyond and master the sense of hunger.

That was the starting point of the green field.

“In order to catch Hyul… I guess I was imitating him.”

“Because that was the only way to chase after him and become stronger quickly.”

“….”

“Of course, even though it started like that, there are some magics that the school developed on its own afterwards. But most of them are just a pie in the sky without Agwigam.”

If you learn just the anglerfish properly, you will be able to properly use not only the magic fighting skills of the deer, but also the seal of ferocity.

Elric had that thought.

‘no. Since it is also connected to the art of strong body, achievement in that area will also be faster.’

It felt good to see that magic, each with different roots and origins, was woven into a single stem, so even if one progressed, the others also progressed at the same time.

“Then you know what this old man is going to do from now on, right?”

“You said that martial arts is a practical skill.”

“right.”

match!

Augustine clapped loudly.

Food!

Crrrrr –

Then, as if waiting, the Wyvern landed where they were, and the Sabel Tiger wandered over.

Monsters so strong that they can’t even be compared to the wild beasts they’ve faced before.

It was surprising where they got it from.

“Infinite fighting (無限鬪). If you keep fighting and fighting again, the magic of magic will become fully acquired in your body. Oh, and since we clearly warned you this time, you didn’t break the conditions?”

Why is there not much difference from the time of King Seolsan?

Elric sighed deeply, thinking that he would have to work hard again for a while.

but.

When I looked up again.

His eyes were cold and shiny.

* * *

“Oh shit! “When is this guy coming out?”

Tasha looked at Sean with a strange look as he fidgeted and chewed his fingernails.

This was because it was the first time I had seen my younger brother, who had always been proud and cynical, like this.

“Why the hell?

“Ah, sister! Please choose your vocabulary!”

Tasha grinned as she elegantly placed a teacup made using the Grenov pottery technique to her lips.

“Then like a kitten?”

“…I won’t say anything.”

“Anyway, what’s wrong?”

Sean pressed his temples while glaring at the culprit who was giving him headaches as much as Elric.

“Little great-grandfather… no, it’s already been 15 days since the senator took Elric away.”

“What’s wrong with that? On the contrary, isn’t it good for you and your family, who are trying to build a relationship with Mervinger?”

Tasha, who was trying to placate Elric, was also dissatisfied because it took so much longer to get to the dragon’s nest.

Still, in the long run, this was beneficial to both parties, so I was holding on to it.

But I can’t help but be surprised that my friend Sean actually does that.

“Good. That’s good… but. ha!”

Tasha was now a little annoyed with Sean who kept dragging his feet.

“Aren’t you going to speak clearly?”

So, I imagined a fireball the size of a human head on the left hand that was not holding the teacup.

Grumble!

So that I can throw it away if I have to.

It was so hot that the tea in the teacup was bubbling again.

Sean looked fed up and had to take a step back.

“…Elric’s sister is scheduled to arrive at the Imperial Capital tonight.”

“sister? Were there any additional blood relatives among the direct descendants of the Mervinger family?”

“there is. Although not well known. “He was a person who remained faithful to his younger brother all his life in the shadows.”

“however? If your younger brother, whom you cared for so much, has gone through twists and turns, you might come because you are worried. what’s the problem?”

Tasha tilted her head as if she didn’t understand.

The more it happened, the more Sean could help but sigh as the ground fell.

“The thing Elric fears most in the world is his sister.”

“That would be natural for you…!”

“no. They say ‘I’m scared.’ “That damned Elric.”

“…?”

“Have you ever heard of Mervinger being afraid of Mervinger?”

“…!”

Tasha opened her eyes wide for the first time.

* * *

And that time.

Pow!

The Imperial Station where the Magical Steam Train arrived.

“You mean we don’t even receive communication anymore? Okay, now I really won’t let you hold it at all.”

A woman gritted her teeth and took her first steps toward the Imperial Capital.

Again and again!

Wizard who swallowed talent