How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 119



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Episode 119. The Outrage of Intelligence (1)

Building owner.

Of course, that wasn’t just Ossian’s personal dream. It was something everyone wanted to achieve.

‘Own the building.’

Those words didn’t really hit home for Ossian.

It turns out that the status of building owners in this world is lower than that of Earth.

Tirna is expensive to live in. In the better areas, the prices are skyrocketing.

Of course, being a building owner was an indicator of success that the common people here could not even dream of.

It was clear that most troubleshooters would buy a house and rent it out if they had enough money to retire.

Still, Ossian was not attracted to it.

‘I wish it had been like that in my previous life, so I wouldn’t have any wishes.’

Perhaps the environment had a big influence.

In my previous life, I was blocked by the wall of reality that could not be changed, so a building owner who guaranteed me a stable old age approached me.

But that’s not the case now.

Ossian took up the sword and had to fight and survive in a place more advanced than the Middle Ages but more barbaric than the modern world.

There, Ossian unfolded his possibilities infinitely.

I have seen, experienced and learned a lot.

Because his standards were so high, the building owner was not even in Ossian’s good graces.

Of course, the utility of the building itself was felt. There had to be a place for individuals to stay, not just cheap housing, and there also had to be a large space to train the knights.

‘When I try to spend some money, other things start to catch my eye.’

The clothes Balud had worn came to mind from the ruins.

Clothing that could repair and clean itself seemed quite essential.

‘Even if it’s just clothes, if it’s been magically processed to that extent, it would probably be quite expensive.’

You have to have your sword sharpened periodically, and you also have to pay taxes on the money you earn.

Because the greater the income, the higher the percentage of taxes paid, it was impossible to be satisfied with making a lot of money right away.

‘Is this why people say that no matter how much money they earn, it never ends?’

Unless you’re running a business or something, there’s eventually going to be a limit to how much money you can make as a troubleshooter.

I thought this would be enough, but when I looked into it in detail, it wasn’t necessarily the case.

I realized the truth, but it didn’t make me feel particularly uncomfortable or anything. Rather, it wasn’t bad because it motivated me to work harder.

‘In order to make a lot of money, you either have to take a high level of risk or get a request from a wealthy person.’

The problem was that it wasn’t something you could find just by looking for it.

Let’s recall the commission from the Goldilocks family and the commission to explore the ancient ruins.

It wasn’t that Ossian wanted to do it, he could do it.

It was all possible because the client had pointed out Ossian. Even in the case of the ancient ruins, if Illua hadn’t been half as curious, he wouldn’t have been chosen.

‘There’s a reason problem solvers are obsessed with fame.’

As your reputation grows, clients will flock to you.

At that point, instead of looking for commissions, I could just pick out a suitable one from the piled up commission applications and proceed.

‘Seeing things like this, I can see that some parts of reality are like games. Like, you have to do certain side quests to do the main quest.’

Just as I was thinking of asking Ronan if he had any suitable requests, there was a commotion outside.

‘what?’

As I stared out the window, I saw people passing by on the street running away in surprise.

Looks like something happened.

‘What the hell were you doing on a street like this? Aren’t you afraid of the guards?’

Ossian went outside Violet Fox with his sword tucked into his waistband.

As I turned my gaze to the source of the incident, a loud explosion rang out.

Several broken steam locomotives were seen lying over in the middle of the street, belching smoke.

Ether water dripped from the broken body.

What catches Ossian’s attention is the center of the chaos.

It was a wizard who was running wild with magical powers wrapped around his entire body.

‘A wizard commits terrorism in broad daylight?’

People fled in panic, and the guards arrived at the scene after hearing the news late.

They surrounded the wizard, wearing brass armor over their uniforms.

“You wizard! Stop this terrorist act right now!”

The conductor came forward and shouted loudly, but the magician did not listen.

‘That thing, the condition is a bit strange.’

I thought it was an intentional attack, but looking at the wizard’s pupils, which were cloudy, I knew that wasn’t necessarily the case.

He had lost his wits. The wizard, who was left with only instincts, poured out more magical power than he had been given and continued to destroy things.

Boom!

A large vehicle bounced off the wizard’s magic and spun around, attacking the guards.

Ossian tried to help, but there was no need.

Tirna’s guards were trained to anticipate the rampage of these superhumans.

“Deploy defense!”

A large guard stepped forward and threw a capsule.

The capsule exploded, the magic took effect, and a large rock wall rose up, blocking the car.

The guards moved in unison on both sides of the wall, aiming their guns at the magician.

With a thud, the wizard’s body shook violently.

I thought he was dead, but he wasn’t.

What fell beneath the wizard’s floor was a suppression bullet.

But unlike the word subdue, it is used to incapacitate the opponent through pain.

The pain you feel the moment it hits you will be beyond imagination.

“Ugh!”

The wizard hesitated, perhaps feeling the pain, but still the boy did not fall.

“Shoot more!”

“The bastard’s magic is too strong, it doesn’t work properly!”

The wizard let out a roar and exploded with magical power.

Some of the magical power changed into the form of stone-like crystals, which scattered around like shotgun blasts.

‘That’s [pure magic] magic.’

There are four main types of magic that wizards use.

[Attribute element] that uses natural elements.

[Pure magic power] that has not undergone any processing.

[Dynamic magic] that interferes with the laws of the world.

[Enhanced] interference with existing materials

Among them, [Pure Magic] was a school of magic that used blue mana as is.

Just looking at that crystallized magic power, it is evident. The magic power that has turned into a boulder possesses great physical power in and of itself.

It looks like a shiny stone, but its actual strength and power are superior to metal.

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The guards who were using the broken vehicle as cover fell down screaming.

The magic crystal bullet penetrated the vehicle and damaged them.

Most of them suffered serious injuries, although they did not lose their lives thanks to the protective suits they were wearing.

‘Is the magician’s skill better than I thought?’

Ossian stared at the rampaging wizard.

The guy who had blue flames surrounding his entire body was stopped by the attack just now.

Ossian furrowed his eyebrows as he saw the wizard revealed inside.

The logo engraved on the wizard’s outfit was familiar.

‘That’s the logo of [Grand Cloister].’

What this means is that the wizard who is currently running wild is a student attending that academy.

‘But a cadet can use that much magical power?’

If he had exceptional talent, it might not be completely impossible, but the sight of him recklessly driving on the side of the road in broad daylight was outrageous no matter how you looked at it.

“What the hell is going on?”

Ronan came out with Dioran, perhaps having heard the commotion outside.

At that moment, Ossian was about to say something.

Wedge!

A crystal bullet fired from the rampaging wizard flew towards us.

Some of them flew towards Ronan, so Ossian and Diolan stepped forward.

Ossian’s sword cut the crystal bullets out of thin air, and Diolan also smashed the incoming crystal bullets with his fists.

Ronan was forced to watch as the crystal bullet shattered and shattered right before his nose.

Ronan’s gaze shifted to the shattered crystals scattered on the floor.

The broken crystal bullet soon disappeared like smoke and turned into mana.

“Haha. This really surprised me. Something so dangerous suddenly flying in.”

“I’m surprised. He didn’t even blink an eye.”

Dioranne said with a sly smile.

“Do you see it that way? Even though I look like this, I’m so shocked that my legs feel weak.”

“Yeah, yeah. It’s better to joke around a little. But what about that guy?”

“Hahaha. You don’t believe me.”

Dioranne turned his attention to Ronan and asked Ossian.

“It looks like the guards haven’t come out yet.”

“I went out and got in big trouble.”

“If we leave it like this, the people around it will also be harmed.”

“I guess so.”

“I guess I should step forward and volunteer.”

Ossian looked back at Dioran.

“Can you do it alone?”

“Enough.”

Dioranne rolled her shoulders and relaxed her body.

“I haven’t moved in a while, so I needed a place to relax. You protect Ronan from any danger. Well, Ronan won’t be too surprised by that.”

No, I’m already so surprised that I’m on the verge of collapsing.

Ossian didn’t bother to point it out. He was more curious about Dioran’s skills.

‘Lorraine was very good with firearms.’

I knew how to handle all kinds of firearms, including sniper rifles and pistols.

He was skilled not only at guns but also at handling other weapons and tools, and his kinetic vision was far superior to that of ordinary people.

‘On the other hand, in Dioran’s case, as he said before, he is a close combat type.’

Dioranne took a knuckle out of his pocket and put it on his finger.

Wouldn’t a decent knuckle, rather than a main weapon, be enough to deal with a wizard who goes berserk like that?

Diorlan, who had banged his fists together, rushed towards the rampaging wizard.

‘fast.’

Dioranne stepped lightly, and with each step, his new form shot forward.

The speed was so fast that the shadow appeared to be moving.

Dioranne’s body displayed incredible elasticity, as if it were a rubber ball.

Diolan, who had gotten close to the wizard in an instant, threw a punch at the wizard’s head.

Phew!

The great magical power that had even blocked the suppression bullets fired by the guards was pushed back by the fist and allowed to strike.

The wizard’s back snapped and the magical power burning around him shook violently.

But the wizard did not fall.

“oh?”

Kwaaaaak!

The wizard, glaring at Dioran with bloodshot eyes, shouted.

The flames of magical power that seemed like they would go out burned even more fiercely.

The magical power turned into a crystal bullet and attacked Dioran.

Diorlan stepped back, parrying or dodging the crystal bullets with his knuckled fists.

He looked like a seasoned boxer.

Dioranne tapped lightly, then stepped forward again.

“Huh?”

The wizard looked around. In his vision, Dioran had disappeared from his spot like a mirage.

Diolan, who had reached behind the wizard, clenched his fists again.

He just punched the wizard in the back of the head.

The wizard’s head jerked forward. He didn’t fall. Without looking back, he swung his hand, and a sharp magical bullet shot out along the trajectory.

“Hmm. I felt it since I started going wild, but the pain is gradually dulling?”

When I was hit by the suppressing fire or when I first allowed my side to be hit, I still felt pain.

It seemed like he couldn’t even feel that now.

In other words, it meant that my body was getting more damaged as I ran wild.

“I’ll finish it quickly.”

Dioranne showed off her weaving skills and evaded all of the shotguns, once again reaching close range with the wizard.

And then a series of fist strikes followed.

Pubber pubber pubber!

The wizard’s body pounded like a drum as he struck with his fists, avoiding the vital points and trying to subdue them as much as possible.

Even though I’ve built up a tolerance to pain, there’s no way out when this many blows come pouring in.

The magical fire that had been burning in the wizard’s body went out. The wizard, his face swollen, fell to the floor.

Ossian watched the fight from beginning to end.

‘As expected, strong.’

Even the guards were unable to subdue the rampaging wizard, but Diorlan easily subdued him in less than a minute.

Not only is he skilled at fighting, but he is also able to push away magical flames with his fists and has uniquely agile movements.

‘Although it uses boxing, its foundation is outstanding physical ability and a free fighting style that is not bound by standards.’

Even that wasn’t Dioranne’s power.

Just as he has a hidden past, his true power lies elsewhere.

The road was controlled by additional reinforcements and the situation was brought to a proper conclusion.

The guard leader bowed his head to Diorlan and thanked him for his help.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, the damage could not spread further.”

“Hey, what are you doing with something like this? We live near the office here, so if we leave it alone, it will just make us tired, so I’m going to do it.”

“If it’s your office, are you affiliated with Violet Fox?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“also.”

The guard nodded with a look of understanding.

Just those words gave me a vague sense of the status Violet Fox held.

“By the way, what happened to that wizard?”

Ossian pointed to the wizard being carried away on a stretcher.

Looking at the condition, I think it would be better to go to the hospital rather than a detention center.

“For now, I will leave it to treatment, but since this is a serious matter, it doesn’t seem like it will be easy to let it go.”

“That guy, he’s a wizard from the Grand Cloister, so why is this happening so early in the morning?”

“That’s it, I’m also good at… … .”

The guard said so, but Ossian could tell that he was hiding something.

‘Is something going on?’

It smelled like something was wrong. A big one at that.

Ossian, Ronan, and Dioranne returned to the office.

Still, it’s fortunate that there were no casualties because it happened before more people gathered.

As I was thinking that, someone opened the office door and came inside.

“Excuse me, is this by any chance Violet Fox?”

The lemon-colored hair of the woman who spoke in a cautious voice caught my eye.

“you…….”

“ah!”

Ossian recognized the woman, and the woman also saw Ossian and cried out in joy.

“Brother Ossian! You’re here!”

Visiting Violet Fox was Terence Frogenen’s younger sister, Thalia Frogenen.