Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 63

Episode 63:

To the North

At first, I thought about trying to persuade Elric this way.

The hero of the rising star Lascent, the contemporary head of the magic clan, and the grandson of the ‘star mage’ Usden Mervinger supports the crown prince?

There will never be a more beautiful picture than this.

but.

After meeting Elric in person, Patran gave up such thoughts.

The connection between Elric and the Neresta family was much stronger than what the Inspection Bureau had directly discovered.

‘Considering the distance between the magic inscription and the magic tower throughout past history, I thought it would never be close… but that was a miscalculation.’

The relationship between the Inspection Bureau and the Magic Tower could never be said to be good.

Of course, it could be said that it was better than the war of nerves being waged between the Magic Tower and the Lion House, but even so, the Magic Tower was a thorn in the eyes of the Inspection Bureau.

Furthermore.

To dig deeper, from the point of view of the inspection bureau, the magic inscription was something to be more wary of than the magic tower.

Was the performance of the Demon Masters during the Great Demon War truly amazing?

Because of this, the name of Usden Mervinger was almost deified among the people.

The Inspection Bureau strongly dislikes the worship of heroes other than members of the imperial family.

No, even if they are members of the imperial family, if they are not the emperor, they will definitely try to get rid of them.

So, pulling Elric in this direction could cause even greater anger.

More than anything.

‘Your Majesty would have no intention of having a man whom he considers his romantic partner by his side.’

It wasn’t for nothing that Patran thought, ‘It seems like the Crown Prince and Elric had a bad relationship from birth.’

‘So we must take it down before it gets bigger.’

Proceeding with a matter of this size privately without the permission of the director or department head could have been dangerous.

Patran covered it all up with a fake wrapping paper called ‘loyalty to the crown prince.’

‘If this goes well, His Highness the Crown Prince may look at me differently…!’

Patran moistened his dry lips with his red tongue.

‘Now that I think about it, you said that the first manager was demoted due to a past mistake, right? Maybe this isn’t enough to cover up all my mistakes, and the position might become mine. No, the position of Director of the Fourth Bureau may be mine.’

His status is the 2nd Department Head of the 4th Bureau.

But his ambition had no intention of stopping there.

In his mind, he was already picturing himself as the crown prince’s confidant and achieving success in the ‘sunshine’ that any agent could hope for.

Meanwhile.

‘This guy is the same.’

Although Prince Zereitz had already sensed Patran’s intentions, he pretended not to notice.

Even if it wasn’t the 4th country that supported him, there were a lot of people like this in the inspection bureau.

He used these people comfortably like tools, and when a problem arose, he could just throw them away.

So the crown prince planned to quietly watch to see what Patran would do next.

Seeing him so confident made me think he was planning something good.

‘Before that… I should put aside my thoughts about him for a moment and complete the purpose I came here for.’

The crown prince briefly suppressed the lingering feelings for Isabel that remained in his heart.

It is a position chosen by abandoning love. I had to protect it somehow.

‘And when you’ve won everything! I will come see you again when I have the throne completely in my hands. So just wait a moment, Isabel.’

The crown prince clenched his fists.

Of course, Isabel may have had another lover or husband in the meantime.

Anyway, how is it?

If I could become emperor, I would be able to get rid of all those bastards, no matter how many of them there are.

“Did you say that the mastermind behind ‘Grigori’ was Viscount Garot?”

Did you feel the crown prince’s determination?

Patran’s head lowered further.

“yes. Not only are all the circumstances related to the totem connected to it, but we have also secured evidence.”

“What about reinforcements?”

“According to the command of the magistrate, the city’s military has decided to cooperate.”

“good night. “There must be absolutely no mistakes in carrying out the subjugation.”

“I follow orders.”

“Follow my orders!”

The agents, including Patran, all shouted for surrender.

The crown prince’s gaze turned south.

His eyes were burning with ambition.

That’s why he didn’t see it.

On top of a tree on the opposite ridge, very far away.

That a bat was hanging upside down, watching them.

* * *

“…That’s awesome.”

Giliti burst into laughter at the news brought to her by the bat she had become a familiar with.

and.

“How on earth did you know this?”

Augustine and the others looked at Elric with shocked faces.

It was Elric who suggested that since Partran and others were too suspicious, we should follow them.

As agents of the Inspection Bureau always live with suspicion, they will do whatever it takes to prepare for wiretapping.

The story would be different if they used magic with a longer range than the magic tools they possessed.

That was the reason why Gility came forward.

The proverb, ‘A bird listens to what you say during the day, and a mouse listens to what you say at night’ was not a lie when he always giggled and said that it was for his own benefit.

Elric shrugged his shoulders.

“Not that I knew. I just had a vague guess that there might be something there. “But Master, didn’t you know anything?”

What he meant was that he had no idea that the crown prince was hiding among the agents.

I was surprised that someone like Augustine or Gillity did not recognize someone like him.

“I heard that the Inspection Bureau’s transformation technique is not done through magic, but in a completely different way. Still, I was secretly ignoring it as a simple catch… Hehe! This teacher took a hit. I’m also curious about how it works.

“It’s like they didn’t think we’d be eavesdropping on their conversations.”

Augustine nodded and asked, saying he thought so.

“So what are you going to do now?”

He became an interesting face.

Elric’s accident was the most fun thing I’ve seen in my 90 years of life.

“What can I do? “I have to shake it all off.”

“So how?”

Instead of answering, Elric said.

Sigh!

He smiled as if he didn’t know.

* * *

Author Garot.

It is located in a very quiet location in the northern region, so it has a very small presence not only in the central political world but also in nearby regions.

However, it was also a popular place among the residents of the territory due to the low tax rate and the simple nature of the head of the family.

‘…Well, it was all intentional on our part.’

The head of the family, Suen Garot, muttered that with a look of boredom.

It’s been 30 years since I was stranded in this secluded countryside, using the money of a moderately wealthy nobleman.

Demons have always had to live off of human fear.

As I had been living in peace without any incidents or accidents, my body and seal seemed to keep rusting away.

If there had been no grand purpose, the resurgence of a fallen race.

And if it weren’t for my thorough faith in the great being, I would have left this position right away.

But the organization always used to say.

Wouldn’t I have the honor of sitting next to him someday when he returns?

They said that only those of you who worked hard on the front lines were qualified to sit in that position.

Of course, Suen Garot was not a fool, so he didn’t believe everything he said.

but.

‘Even if it’s not the seat next to you, or even if it’s the back seat, wouldn’t it be enough to sit in the seat? ‘Because this is the only way I can know Him without even having a ‘unique’ level seal.’

And now.

Suen Garot knew that the moment he had been waiting for had arrived.

-The messenger will come to visit you soon.

This was what was written in the anonymous letter addressed to him this morning.

It was a letter that other people would have thought was a joke, but Suen Garot couldn’t help but be excited the whole day.

“From above… someone is finally here!”

Even so, I had guessed to some extent that the ‘time of resurrection’ was not far away.

Since five years ago, orders to plant totems in remote areas and harvest their vitality have been coming periodically.

So, I quietly carried out my mission without any disruption, and finally someone came down from the center.

Suen Garot thought it was the central consideration to praise his loyalty and involve him in the resurrection ceremony.

“Which one will come? box? Shana? Or will Judas himself come?”

Suen Garot thought of the faces of the people who could be called the faces of the organization, and thought about how to serve them.

The more this happened, the more impatient Suen Garot had to feel.

I wondered if no matter how much effort I put in in such a poor rural area, I would only be worthy of the attention of precious people.

‘Should we at least raise the tax rate in a short period of time? Because among the chasa, there was no one who disliked treasure…! No, if you’re a deputy, you’ll definitely have quite a few attendants. How many of you are planning to come here?’

It was a time when Suen Garot was wondering whether he should casually overturn the public sentiment that had built up over 30 years.

“Now, Viscount! “This is a big deal!”

Suddenly the door burst open and the butler came running out in a huff.

A human being that he selected from the village because he had no interest in cultivating his territory.

However, I kept him close to me because he knew how to run a fiefdom and was good at flattering people.

For some reason, my clothes were all covered in cold sweat.

“What’s going on?”

“The old army has surrounded Ye Yeo territory!”

“army?”

Suen Garot tilted his head.

‘The only person who would come would be a driver, right? Did they really bring so many attendants that it could be called an army? No, you wouldn’t have done that because it would only make you sluggish, right?’

Something was strange.

‘Or a demon army…? But unless there is an immediate war with the Empire, they should never be seen…?’

Suen Garot’s head was spinning in a situation he couldn’t understand.

“Now, Viscount! You need to run away quickly! “The nine-gu army has arrived!”

At that time, Suen Garot was about to stand up and say he would check for himself.

Kwaaaaang!

Suddenly, a huge explosion sounded, so strong that it seemed like thunder, and a strong shock shook his mansion.

And beyond the window, I saw the annex completely collapsing.

“What is this…?”

Only then did Suen Garot realize that something strange was going on and hurriedly ran to the window.

The direction from which the explosion was heard.

Dozens of fireballs, much larger than a person’s head, were seen lined up in the air.

And underneath there was a heavily armed group of more than a thousand people!

The two-headed dragon flag, symbolizing the imperial family, and the sword-and-shield flag symbolizing the Inspectorate were flying on their heads.

“This is a demon station infested with demons. Wipe out everything within the territory, leaving not even a single blade of grass behind.”

Following Patran’s orders, protestors belonging to the Inspection Bureau began to advance all at once.

Boom boom boom!

and.

“It looks like it’s started, so let’s go.”

A grassy forest on a hill overlooking the owner’s estate at a glance.

Elric slowly stood up.

Laughing so evilly as if he was dying of fun.

“How fun is it to fan a burning house?”

Wizard who swallowed talent