Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 56

Episode 56

Demon King Hul (獝)

Gatekeeper Haiba had higher satisfaction and pride in his work than anyone else.

The gatekeeper of the six-pointed Neresta family!

In fact, it was as if someone from a commoner background had achieved great success.

As the Neresta family was a magic family, all of their vassals, from the gatekeeper to the maids and servants, had to be familiar with magic at a certain level.

Other families may point fingers and say that it is a waste of manpower to waste precious magicians like that.

Even if a person who entered the magic world had to become a cleaner, there were many people who would apply to join the Neresta family.

‘Just by going in there, not only will you be able to raise your status, but you will also be able to encounter a lot of high-level magic that you would never expect from the outside!’

With that in mind, Haiba also joined the Neresta family and was quite satisfied with it even if it meant serving as the gatekeeper.

‘Anyway, unless you’re a crazy person, there’s no one who would come to Neresta’s home and cause trouble… If you pass a regular exam, you can be transferred to another position. So, hi bar Tencent! I have to somehow bury my bones in the Neresta family!’

The thing that shines the most among the six stars of the Neresta family is that the door is always open and as long as you prove your ability, you will be rewarded accordingly.

A representative example of this was the fact that the Mervinger family head, of whom only rumors had circulated, became the senator’s disciple.

‘Now that we have joined hands with the Demon Inscription, how high will the Neresta family soar in the future? And there I was, hehe…!’

That time when I was drooling at the dream of Haiba swelling up.

Again!

“I would like to ask you something.”

A woman stopped in front of the high bar, making the sound of her shoes.

Haiba suddenly came to his senses and tried to answer, but was speechless.

This was because the person I was talking to was a very beautiful woman.

Beautiful blue hair that makes you think the stars are falling down.

Eyes that shine ultramarine blue as if they contain the deep sea.

Even the slender shoulders and calm tone of voice.

If the respected Tasha was a proud and noble example of a noble woman, the woman in front of her had a delicate appearance that naturally aroused the desire to protect her.

Should I say it is the difference between a cat and a dog?

but.

Contrary to the woman’s impression, Haiba could not let go of his heart.

‘What is that thing on your back…?’

The woman had a large iron hammer (Sledge-hammer) tied to her back that was much larger and thicker than most men’s armor, which did not suit her slender body.

The length seems to be over 2 meters. The hammer part was so ominously red that it was enough to make me swallow dry saliva just by looking at it.

“Yes yes…! “Please tell me.”

Haiba didn’t even notice that his voice was shaking.

Even though he is holding a scary sledgehammer, he is speaking kindly. I was completely overwhelmed by the strange atmosphere.

“Could it be that this is the ‘Hill of Fog’, the home of Neresta?”

“That’s right…”

“Oh, that’s a relief. “I think I came to the right place.”

The woman sighed in relief.

“Ho, by any chance, are you looking for someone? Please show your city ID first.”

“Are you talking about an ID card?”

“If you don’t have a city ID card, you won’t be able to enter my room…!”

“Then I have to give it to you.”

The woman smiled strangely and placed her hand on her back.

“This is it.”

“…!”

And after a while.

Kwaaaaang!

With a huge explosion, the main gate of Neresta Street was smashed.

Dang dang dang-!

A warning alarm warning of an intruder rang loudly.

* * *

“What does this mean?”

Tasha was lost in thought for a moment about what Sean said, and then her eyes widened when an alarm suddenly sounded telling her to leave the house.

‘An intruder came in?’

‘Some crazy guy came in?’

The magic installed in the main house of Neresta was rumored to be very unpleasant, not only to academia but also to the imperial nobility and the general public.

If you enter it carelessly, you can only come out when you die… or even if you do, you cannot come out.

So, even thieves who were quite confident in their skills were reluctant to touch Neresta’s home.

“No way!”

But suddenly Sean became thoughtful, got up from his seat and started running outside.

“hey! Where!”

Tasha shouted loudly, but Sean didn’t even seem to listen.

‘if?’

Tasha was later able to recall the words Sean had said, ‘Mervinger is afraid of Mervinger.’

If so, it would mean that Elric’s sister came to visit in person.

Still, there was something I didn’t understand.

‘Even if Mervinger’s temperament is so good that he takes out his anger on the person he sees… I don’t think the warning alarm will go off this easily, right?’

The gatekeeper of the Neresta family was not just a family member who simply guarded the main gate.

The face that represents Neresta.

In other words, it meant that he was an excellent wizard.

Since there were at least 5 circles of talented people sitting there, most of the squabbles only resulted in snorts.

Is that all there is?

No matter how you overcome the gatekeeper, the defender team that is always on standby will be deployed immediately.

Considering that each of them was an outstanding war mage who showed unrivaled performance on the battlefield, there was absolutely no way for them to be ‘intruders’.

And yet the alarm went off?

It meant that a wizard-level intruder had occurred.

However, Sean clearly said that Elric’s sister sacrificed her entire life to support her younger brother.

What this means is that the sister herself did not have such great talent for magic.

With the power of the fallen magic clan, it would have been overwhelming to just focus on one person.

So, of course, there was a high possibility that Elric’s sister was an ordinary person, and it was even less likely that she was an intruder.

And yet.

‘Why did you think Sean was Elric’s sister?’

Something was strange.

‘Somehow… I feel like there’s something I don’t know about?’

Somehow, the thought that that sister might be as fun as Elric suddenly crossed my mind.

Tasha immediately used ‘levitation’ and quickly ran towards the front door.

and.

“…oh.”

I let out a light exclamation.

The smell of coal was thick and the sight of the front gate, which was almost completely destroyed, caught my eye.

Not only the gatekeeper Haiba, but also the war mages of the defender team all fell down with faces full of shame and embarrassment, glaring at the intruder.

The intruder was a blue-haired beauty with a slender build.

However, despite his size, he was holding a large hammer in one hand that was terrifying to look at.

Sean, who moved first, was sweating profusely and trying to persuade the intruder.

The intruder was still showing off his sinister spirit.

“Oh girl!”

“Lady Tasha has appeared!”

The members of the Defender team became angry as soon as they discovered Tasha.

In a hopeless situation, the rope of salvation has finally arrived.

One of them stood up with great vigor and shouted loudly at the intruder.

“Yes you bitch! Do you know who our lady is? “For causing such a heinous commotion, now I’m going to get hit with a single blow… hehe!”

He had to lie flat on the floor while speaking.

In the blink of an eye, the hammer flew right in front of my nose.

If I stood still, my head would explode like a watermelon, so I was only able to avoid the attack by deploying the ‘agility enhancement’ that I had memorized.

“It seems like I keep hearing the sound of flies chirping from somewhere? “What can I say about this?”

Sigh!

The woman grinned as she pulled the chain hanging from the hammer’s handle and retrieved it.

The tone of voice could not have been so kind, but on the contrary, the tone could not have been so cruel.

because.

Sean, who was watching this, and the entire Defender team were disgusted.

‘What kind of person…!’

‘How on earth can you lift that thing so easily?’

‘Is it a monster?’

Even though it didn’t seem to have any special aura, it was amazing that such a small body could freely handle a hammer that must have weighed dozens of kilograms like a toy.

However, what made the Defender team even more frightening was that they were able to easily defeat even most mages, but they were ‘lightly’ defeated without any casualties.

Anyone with a decent level of skill would be able to understand most of its appearance and features.

There was no way to know the identity of the intruder.

It felt like it had suddenly fallen from the sky.

“oh! Are you planning on attacking them too?”

The intruder’s eyes flashed coldly as he looked at the sky where Tasha was now.

If the situation arises, he is ready to rush in that direction with a hammer.

Although I don’t know how they were going to catch Tasha in the sky, their momentum was so fierce that it seemed like an intruder could do it.

The problem was that Tasha also had a formidable personality.

“Really? “I think it would be fun.”

Grumble!

Tasha summoned a bunch of fireballs the same size as when she threatened Sean and laughed evilly.

As the two women were about to collide, Sean, who was caught in the middle, had to urgently step forward.

“Hey Hayes! Please stop!”

The intruder named Hayes turned his head towards Sean.

Still smiling as pretty as a crescent moon around your eyes.

“Why should I do that?”

“Please at least look at me…!”

“hmm.”

“I will take care of that guy Elric somehow!”

Sean looked like he was going to burst into tears at any moment.

Eventually, Hayes sighed and relaxed his posture.

“great. “I’ll give you 3 hours instead.”

“yes! “I will tie you up inside, even if it means grabbing you by the collar.”

Sean quickly looked back at the Defender team, wondering if Hayes might change his mind.

“What are you all doing? “Don’t just go to the labyrinth and grab the Elric baby by all means!”

“yes? Ah yes! All right!”

The defender team looked like they didn’t understand what was going on, but they read the young desperation on Sean’s face and quickly started running towards Augustine’s territory.

“Instead of standing here forever, let’s go inside and wait for Elric.”

“yes. “Then I’ll ask you a favor.”

Hayes smiled brightly as he hung the hammer on the road.

However, Sean had to shake himself because there was no way he could not have known the message contained in that smile, ‘If you do something useless, I will break the pot.’

Thanks to that, Tasha also had to pick up a fireball along the way.

I wondered if he would reprimand Sean, asking what on earth he could trust to bring an intruder inside.

Tasha was surprised when she belatedly saw the mark embedded in the exact center of the hammer.

‘What about that?’

Because it was the mark of a mercenary group that has recently become the most famous in the mercenary world!

‘Black Skull!’

The Black Skull was a mercenary group made up of a small number of elites, and each individual member was known to be skilled and had achieved rank A or higher.

‘Why on earth is that…? Could it be that Mervinger’s daughter is a mercenary?’

It was surprising that a woman from a prestigious magic clan who had been revered for her outstanding magic for over a thousand years was a martial artist who freely used hammers.

It was simply surprising that he was a high-level warrior who was considered to be the best even in the harsh mercenary world where people only fight and fight without learning anything.

‘no. Even if all that is the case… If you’re not at enmity with us, why on earth did you do something like this?’

Wizard who swallowed talent