I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 183



183 – Water Fight

Grumpy.

As Shepard clenched his fists with his gloves on, the sound of his leather rubbing against each other resounded softly.

He could not figure out how the current situation happened, and he expressed his resentment even in his dead feelings.

‘How on earth?’

He knows because he has heard that the current head of the Robeheim family is a wizard of considerable skill.

And that the man who is also her lover and aide her is a prosecutor of considerable skill.

But even so, it is impossible to travel from a castle so far away without any indication of popularity to this place in one go.

At least as far as Shepard knew, the only people capable of this level of magic were his master and a few people called the Sages of the Magic Tower.

What kind of trick did they use?

As Shepard, caught in doubt, could only roll his eyes and search the surroundings with the sword aimed at his uvula, there was one object that caught his eye.

That’s none other than the pendant hanging around Sonia’s neck

I’m not sure, but the red jewel shining in the center didn’t look like an ordinary item.

Perhaps a gem that contained a significant level of magical power was processed in some way, or magical energy may have been artificially engraved into a rare gem that would not break even if it contained magical power.

Either way, that alone serves as a catalyst that can artificially activate magic.

‘Is that it?’

I thought Shepard was just a passing kid, but it turns out he was quite a precious person.

Otherwise, even if you prepare for an emergency situation, there is no way you would easily hang such a valuable item around your neck.

Moreover, if the owner of the Robeheim family were to protect the child, it would be even more unusual.

‘It was a face that wasn’t in the information, but it doesn’t seem to be from the Robeheim family.’

There may be several possibilities.

For example, it could be the red-haired man’s younger sister who is glaring at him with the intention of cutting off his head at any moment.

Anyway, what was important wasn’t the girl’s identity

How do we overcome this situation we are facing now? That’s just the problem.

Of course, I didn’t have to worry too much because I had prepared my last defense, but for some reason, I felt anxious.

Jeez. Jeopuk.

As Ariel slowly approached through the grass, Shepard twitched his hand her.

But he couldn’t do it because of Edgar, who was pointing his sword next to him.

Even if physical attacks don’t work on him, he can only regenerate, so it doesn’t mean there is no damage at all.

‘It won’t be easy to even play in this situation.’

Even if the opponent was just an ordinary swordsman, it was quite difficult to have a magician like him.

This is especially true if it is an opponent whose skills cannot be easily determined.

Therefore, Shepard kept his body as still as possible and acted as if he had no signs of resistance.

“It looks like you have no intention of rebelling?”

“… Even if there was one, they wouldn’t accept it so easily.”

“Well, it’s not wrong. “He knows his situation well and likes it.”

Her idea was to make her regret coming in by either cutting off her tail or cutting her body into pieces.

It’s not just a rat that came in, it’s even more so if it’s a rat that sneaks in and steals rice and causes chaos.

Therefore, she seemed to smile with great satisfaction at Shepard’s answer, which understood the situation well …

“… But that shameless attitude and way of speaking makes me angry.”

Feeling displeased that a rat who came in without her her permission she lowers her words her at her own will, she turns to her emotionless eyes her and unleashes her magical power her her her.

“… !?”

Geek-!

As the red energy of the magical power of domination, the symbol of the Robeheim family, attacked Shepard, his knees fell on the grass.

At the same time, Edgar takes away his sword and approaches Sonia and hugs her.

The sword was the primary way to restrain his actions anyway, so there was no need for it from now on.

‘What a monster.’

Meanwhile, Shepherd, who was forced to kneel and lower his head, let out an expression of admiration or sighing at the strange sensation surrounding his body.

Even though she is from the Amman Robeheim family, I would never have thought that a woman who had just passed her coming of age ceremony would display this level of power.

Above all, it was absurd that he could overpower a wizard of the same level with just the concentration and size of his magic power, without even manifesting magic.

It feels like my whole body is wrapped in an invisible rope.

I don’t know if it was her her her her magical power her or the unique intimidation that came from her her, but the pressure that instilled a primal sense of fear in a man who did n’t even have Any feelings for her were truly astounding.

“You were quite confident a little while ago, but where has that momentum gone?”

“…”

Ariel approached with a sneer and asked openly as if provoking him, but Shepard had no answer.

No, he couldn’t answer accurately.

Even if you tried to part his lips, they were closed tightly as if they were someone else’s and you couldn’t even move them.

‘Is this also the effect of magical power?’

Any high-ranking magician would be able to use this level of magic.

However, the creepy thing about her is that she did not use any magic, and she was able to achieve this level of restraint just with the magical power she was born with her.

This phenomenon is not easy to experience even with monsters that only appear in legends.

This is why she doesn’t know whether this family’s bloodline is scary or whether this woman in front of her is particularly special even within that bloodline.

Shepard stuck his tongue inside her and barely lifted her creaking neck to meet Ariel’s her gaze her her her.

“Are you going to obediently blow your ass and die gracefully? Or will you choose the thorny path?”

“… It sounds as if killing me would be easy. It must be quite difficult.”

When Ariel opened her mouth by reducing the binding force of her magic, Shepard responded as if to provoke her by telling her that it would not be easy.

As expected, this body he received from his master, although not perfect, has the ability to regenerate from any significant blow.

I know that she is a high-level wizard, but will she be able to kill her?

At least in Shepard’s opinion, it didn’t seem like it would be that easy.

“Why? Because of that handsome body?”

“Think whatever you want. And one piece of advice: This body is not designed to feel pain or emotions, so it would be best to stop trying to extract information through torture.”

His master was very thorough in these matters.

Due to his personality of trying to erase his traces of her as much as possible, he used this tactic against all those he considered to be his confidants in the true sense.

Wiggle.

Ariel’s eyebrows twitched slightly at Shepard’s words

Shepard, who took this as a nursery rhyme, smiled the smile of a winner and made an expression that he knew it would happen.

“Why are you doing that? Do you regret not being able to dig up information?”

“…”

Shepard’s sudden lack of speech pushed her even further.

The only thing that could be done like this was to crush and trample on him out of anger, but in Shepard’s eyes her her, it was just an ugly struggle of a loser.

Rather, he will smile like a winner as he looks at Ariel crushing him.

Anyway, if we go back with the information that Kelagh is here and that they are in collusion with the Robeheim family for some reason, we will be ahead in terms of information.

“Ed, please take the two people back.”

Meanwhile, Ariel, who opened her mouth late, suddenly turned her body and threw a small piece of red jewel in her arms.

I didn’t mind seeing the conversation afterward to Edgar, but I didn’t want to show it to Sonia at least.

Not only was it not enough to inflict trauma on such an innocent child, I didn’t want to remain as a scary person.

“… Okay. “What about dinner?”

“Tell them to prepare appropriately. “I’ll be there soon anyway.”

Edgar wanted to stay where he was.

But right now, the priority was to look at Sonia, who was shaking in fear in his arms, and Kellag, who was unconscious.

From noble mtl dot come

Therefore, when Ariel dropped the jewel she gave her to the floor, a red magic circle surrounded the three people.

The light scattered in all directions settled into the magic circle, and soon the light faded and they disappeared.

After confirming this, Ariel turned his head towards Shepard and lowered his gaze towards her.

Shepard’s eyes widened as he met her glowing red eyes.

Ariel Robeheim from a little while ago was already gone.

“I guess I’m mistaken, but the body your master made me mean nothing to me.”

“… What does it mean?”

To Shepard, Albrich was like an omnipotent god.

The body he created had no meaning, so I wondered if he was bragging too much to say he was a high-ranking Amman wizard.

‘I didn’t seem like the type of person to brag.’

As Shepard, caught up in her doubts, waited for her to continue without taking his eyes off Ariel, she suddenly pointed toward her castle.

“There is a wizard named Minette in our family. Do you happen to know?”

“If it’s Minette… Are you the Minette who was called the sage of the Magic Tower?”

Shepard asked again, recalling the name that flashed through her mind, and Ariel smiled ominously.

It was a smile that seemed too refreshing to fit this heavy atmosphere.

“Yes, that’s right. I heard that the wise men of the Magic Tower each had their own specialty?”

“… It’s not exact, but I vaguely remember hearing it.”

The wise men of the Magic Tower were skilled in different fields of magic.

For example, some sages are good at alchemy, some are good at destruction magic, etc.

“Then do you know what Minette’s specialty was?”

“Is there any way to know?”

As Ariel asked her question, Shepard turned his head and answered her with a sneer.

She didn’t understand why she was suddenly asking this question, and she didn’t really want to know.

‘Still, it’s good that I took my time.’

However, it was a very useful time for him to use the escape magic circle he had created outside.

Ariel does not seem to have noticed yet, so if she succeeds in manifesting her magical power, she will be able to put that overbearing woman to shame.

“It’s a curse.”

“… It’s a curse.”

Therefore, when Ariel gave the correct answer, Shepard reacted appropriately and in a grumpy manner.

I was very excited to see how she would react if his new brother disappeared like this, but she decided to leave that for her own enjoyment of her.

“I was curious before and asked Minnette. For example, if a person cannot feel pain, how can he extract information through torture?”

“… Was there any result?”

“It did. I heard that people with bodies like yours don’t exactly feel pain?”

That is correct.

To be precise, the body feels pain, but it is blocked with special magic before it reaches the brain, so it is developed as if it does not feel pain.

“But I heard there’s something like this among the curses? For example…”

“What… “Wow!?”

When Ariel’s hand came up and touched his shoulder her, Shepard’s dazed face instantly crumpled her.

Suddenly, my brain felt like it was burning, and my body collapsed.

It was probably the first time it had happened in his life

“As expected, since I have never felt pain, do you think I am weak to pain? “It’s fascinating.”

Ariel, who sneered at Shepard screaming in pain, tapped his shoulder again with her hand, and the pain that seemed to be tearing through his her body and her disappeared like snow.

“Why? “Did you really think I would get my hands dirty and torture myself with useless equipment?”

Ariel declared that from that day on, she would never get her hands dirty and punish a rat.

The only people she could touch with these hands were the precious people around her, and she couldn’t touch them with hands covered in the blood of such a scum.

Just take Shepard like this and throw him to Minette, and he will take out the information on his own.

It could be said to be a very neat and efficient response.

On the other hand, Shepherd is still curled up, probably feeling the lingering pain.

Ariel her snapped fingers with a sneer, as if she was trying to get into his head her her her her.

“!?”

At that moment, Shepard’s eyes widened as he felt something in his mind

The link to the escape route that was connected just a moment ago has disappeared.

In other words, the only means of escape was gone.

‘Did you already know?’

I never thought it would be like this.

I thought she was just an overbearing woman with some outstanding magic skills, but I didn’t know that Shepard would see through all of her strategies.

She said, “She would have let him go if she had stopped talking nonsense about killing him… Blame it on your light snout.”

Once again Ariel snapped her fingers her, and chains rose from the magic circle beneath his her feet her her and bound her her her her her her.

At that moment, something like determination appeared in Shepard’s eyes

Although Ariel didn’t notice.

“Minette will like it. They say it’s difficult to study curses because they can’t be tested on ordinary people.”

A body that cannot be broken.

Is there anyone better suited to be the subject of a curse experiment?

Ariel already felt sorry for the trouble she had caused Minette recently, but Ariel smiled at the thought that she was fine.

Grumbling.

“Take him. Let the rest of us fix this.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Ariel gave an order to the soldiers who came running late, lightly waved her hands and walked towards the castle.

No, he was trying to move

If it weren’t for the mysterious explosion that happened afterwards.

Kwaang-!

With a loud noise, the chains binding Shepard were released and he flew into the sky, and the bodies of the soldiers standing on both sides to take him away were swallowed up by the storm and disappeared.

“Majesty! Are you safe?”

“I’m done, so let’s start by looking at other people!”

In the midst of the storm, a soldier urgently tried to check on Ariel’s condition her, but she somehow managed to block the impact with her magic shield and shouted as if she was okay.

Then, I looked around to find any traces of Shepard, but there were no traces.

The explosion wasn’t that big, but it was enough to make one or two people lose their jobs.

If the body maintains its original shape despite the explosion a moment ago, then it is not a person but a monster.

‘Anyway, I never thought it would destroy my body with an explosion.’

I don’t know if it was the actions of the person behind it or Shepard’s own will, but either way, it was a fairly rough method.

If your intention is to not leave any evidence even in this way, you could say it was a great success.

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty! Because we took our eyes off for a moment… !”

“No, it’s not your fault.”

One of her soldiers knelt before her and confessed her sin, as if he had no reason to look at her, but Ariel only looked indifferently away from her her castle her her her.

I was prepared just in case, but it was still painful to miss it.

I was planning on paying Sonia back for the horror she went through, but she couldn’t do that.

‘Still, the intended goal was achieved.’

There will be a delay in bringing you a gift for your struggling subordinate, but I might still be able to give you some good news.

Ariel took comfort in that and went over to treat her wounded soldiers.

Even so, she was not a woman who could be ostracized with just one or two tricks.