My Demons - Chapter 217



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My Villains Episode 217

46. ​​Master of dreams (7)

As soon as Ellen finished speaking, I kicked the floor and rushed at the old man.

“Kuhuh,”

The man, who was so old that I couldn’t guess his age, couldn’t even react properly to my movements, let alone resist.

I grabbed Seitz by the back of his neck, pushed his face to the floor, and screamed backwards.

“rope! “Get the rope!”

As soon as the words were out, archer Cole jumped out from among the mercenaries standing dumbly, holding a bundle of rope.

“I will tie you up.”

“No, give it to me.”

I took the rope and trapped Seitz myself. They tied both arms together with one rope and restrained them so that they could not even move, and with another rope, they tied both wrists tightly and wrapped them under the neck and tied a knot.

“Wow. Wait, wait a minute-”

“shut up. “If you open your mouth without permission, I will rip out your tongue.”

The rough rope rubbed all over my body, leaving red marks, but there was no reason to worry about that.

Only then did the other mercenaries come this way.

“Really, why are you doing this?”

Fritz with the ponytail tapped the shoulder of Kol, who was aiming an arrow at the prone old man.

“He’s an old man who will quickly get tired even if you leave him alone. Anyway, as someone said, you don’t have a human head-”

“Close your mouth, Fritz. “If you don’t want to be tied up, either.”

As soon as he finished the capture and made a threat, Fritz, who had been giggling, closed his mouth. Freckled Mira smiled sarcastically.

“If you have a head, think about it. “Isn’t an old wizard a terrible thing to even imagine?”

Her eyes sparkled as she looked around the throne room in the light of the torch.

“Well, it’s understandable that your eyes roll when you think of the treasures that wizard may have. enough.”

With Mira’s words flowing through one ear, I looked back at Ellen.

“I can’t feel the magical power?”

“… … so do i.”

Ellen looked a little dazed, as if she couldn’t believe the current situation where she was facing her teacher’s enemy.

But even for a moment. The guy shook his head to come to his senses, adjusted his grip on the wand, and gave advice.

“Maybe he’s wearing a magic tool that erases his presence.”

After hearing those words, I searched the old man’s body and found all sorts of things sticking out.

There were several pockets on his waist, which were filled with black powder, dried plant roots, and pieces of metal. Ellen took most of it to check, and there was also a money bag that I took with me.

There was also a dagger, so I pulled it out and felt magical power.

“It looks like a magic tool.”

He showed the dagger to Ellen and pointed to the strange letters engraved on the blade.

“What does this say?”

“Give it to me.”

Ellen received the dagger and looked at the text with a cautious face.

His magic tool appraisal skills were improving day by day.

When Ellen was in the palace, she was looked down on because she could not learn any spells, but she did not give in and accumulated all kinds of knowledge. So, even before meeting me, he had sufficient basic knowledge about magic tools.

In addition, after traveling with me, I learned more than ten spells and my magical power became even stronger. I don’t know if it’s because of that, but these days, it seems like you can get an estimate of what kind of magic tools are available just by looking at them.

An example of this growth was the recent identification of a necklace obtained from the named orc, ‘Fangkog the Mad.’

When I first got the necklace, I just felt an unknown resistance. So, after being purified at church, she just walked around without knowing anything.

Recently, Ellen appraised it properly, and it turned out that the necklace was

It was said to be a ‘lightning charm’ that increased resistance to electricity.

Only then did I realize that I had already benefited from lightning protection.

When the palace wizard chasing Ellen struck down a thunderbolt, I only fainted even though I was hit squarely by it. Well, I was left with some burns, but those healed quickly.

Now that I think about it, I think it was thanks to Lightning’s charm that I was able to endure it like that.

Well, anyway. Ellen, who, although not a magic tool appraiser, had reached the level of an expert, immediately recognized the identity of the dagger.

“It’s a transfer type spell.”

“transition?”

“huh. “It looks like something this guy made himself.”

Ellen glanced down at the old man and continued speaking.

“Saitz is a magician who was expelled from the Council of Dawn. “The Order of Dawn is as famous for its transfer magic as it is for its illusion magic.”

“So, what spell exactly?

“Did you leave it there?”

“See for yourself.”

With those words, the guy threw a dagger with letters engraved on it toward the wall.

Of course, he had no talent in that area, so the dagger drew a parabola at a speed so slow that it made you yawn.

Just as I was thinking, ‘I think I can pull myself up after doing three push-ups,’ a strange thing happened.

yes-

“Huh?”

The dagger that was cutting through the air suddenly disappeared and appeared right in front of the stone wall!

“It was engraved with the ‘blink’ spell.”

Ellen shrugged, picking up the dagger that had fallen on the floor with a clang sound.

“It is originally a spell used by high-ranking wizards to avoid threats, but if you cast it on something like a dagger or arrow, it becomes a deadly weapon. “It’s a bonus that the difficulty level of the spell goes down significantly.”

Is this a ‘blinking dagger’?

The guy continued to elaborate, but my attention was diverted elsewhere.

This was because the bundle that had come closer was looking at me and the blinking dagger in turn with bright eyes.

“••••••Hey.”

The bundle that received attention stuck out its tongue and smiled. I laughed out loud and asked Ellen as I took the dagger back from her.

“This doesn’t require mana, does it?”

“It’s a way to automatically restore magic power. If you infuse mana, you’ll be able to cast spells more often… …

The guy shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.

“It’s meaningless if you don’t get it right. “I’m done.”

In the end, the dagger returned to Munchi.

“Thank you, thank you!”

Mungchi was jumping up and down, no, he was really jumping up and down and loved it.

“……flaw ”

It’s cute, but somehow I have a strange feeling about it. He looks as happy as a child who has received a useful murder weapon and a crab as a gift… … .

Saitz also had a scroll with an invisibility spell and an obsidian ring.

“… … Invisibility? “It brings back bad memories.”

Ellen laughed at my self-talk.

“You’re talking about that time, right? When delivering the letter to Prince Ulkar.”

“uh. Tobal, no, that magic bastard had a defective potion, so his body started to glow like a firefly.”

“That’s right, I did. I was really surprised too… …

Ellen’s eyes became a little faint at the story that had already happened half a year ago.

I wanted to talk more about this, but the time and place weren’t the best for talking about something that only the two of us knew.

“So, this is a normal item, right?”

“Yes, it looks like a proper item made by the Dawn Council. “I heard that the wizards there always carry scrolls like this for emergencies. It seems to be true.”

Ellen decided to keep the scroll obtained from Saitz because it was activated by reading the written content rather than tearing it to use.

Meanwhile, the obsidian ring was a magic tool with the power to lighten the body. I gave it up to Ute Kwai because he probably had some agility modifier.

“I can’t wear it.”

“Look.”

… … That’s not right. Well, Utequai’s new little finger is thicker than Saitz’s thumb.

I had no choice but to try it on, but there was no change. It’s probably a conditional option that says ‘if agility is below X, increases by X’ or something like that.

Then, of course, it would be useless to Mungchi… … .

“Do you just want to join in?”

“… … I? “Do you have to do that?”

“why? no?”

Ellen looked uncomfortable, so I laughed and poked her on the cheek.

“aha. “You don’t want to take the ring I give you, is this it?”

“what?”

The guy waved his hands wildly.

“no no! That doesn’t mean I don’t like it, it’s some kind of nonsense, ah, um… …

Then, he suddenly became surprised, closed his mouth, and lowered his head with his cheeks turning red.

… … What kind of live show is this again?

I was dumbfounded and looked down at Ellen, who glanced sideways in my direction and pursed her lips.

“… … It’s a ring worn by an enemy. “I don’t like it because it makes me feel uncomfortable.”

“Oh, that’s right. sorry.”

“no.”

Well, I wasn’t very subtle.

After patting the guy on the shoulder with an apology, I took the ring with me for now. It was funny to hold an auction to distribute food in this atmosphere.

Seitz lay face down in a daze even as his belongings were being taken away. Looking at the atmosphere, it seems like they have resigned themselves to everything.

“In the end, I couldn’t find the magic tool that hides mana.”

“… … huh. Have you lost your magic power?”

“well.”

Now that we had tied him up and stripped him of all his belongings, it was time to interrogate him.

“Hey, Saitz.”

“… … who are you.”

“It’s Phoenix. Knight Poynix.”

“Phoenix? “No way, a bloody prosecutor?”

“okay. “I guess I’ve heard of it.”

“Wait a minute, then… …

Saitz, now an old man, contorted his face as if he couldn’t understand.

“Could it be that Ellen, the Fire Witch, means that the other half is a woman? Nonsense. That bitch must-”

Instead of answering, I stepped on his ankle firmly with my heel.

“If you want to save your life, you’d better be careful what you say.”

“Ugh, kuaaaaak!”

After screaming in a hoarse voice for a long time, he caught his breath and started giggling.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”

“Is this guy crazy?”

“Save your life? under! “I’m as good as dead already, so there’s no life left to live on.”

The guy laughed and muttered helplessly.

“In my own world, despite all the hardships, I was finally able to become a god. The damn Guardian Spirit ruined everything. Well, I don’t understand. They said he was defeated and scattered… … Listening to Saitz’s gibberish, it seems that Alena, no, the spirit that resided in Alena has been harmed by the tempest fired.

I don’t think the spirit has realized yet that it has something to do with us… … . Well, there’s no need to remind me of that now.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,”

I twisted his collar and smiled.

“After hearing you talk, it seems like you recognize Ellen?”

“… … okay. I recognized it at a glance. I

“How can I forget your face?”

Seitz blinked and looked at Ellen.

“Grandmaster Zemar’s disciple. The other half of the palace wizard couldn’t even cast a spell. One of his faces was so beautiful that I wanted to take him… … . “We failed because the resistance from the old man who was soon to be left behind was so strong.”

“This bastard.”

This time, I lifted my foot with the intention of breaking my ankle, but Ellen stopped me and stepped forward.

“… … Yes, I did.” Wind flowed from beneath Ellen’s feet.

“I had to watch you kill Master and run away. “I was shaking.”

The wind gained momentum with each step.

There was no way the wind could have flowed into the underground throne room, so it must have been caused by magical power.

“But not anymore.”

“… … “How can it be that less than a year has passed?” “I’m so sorry. I wanted to defeat you who was desperately resisting. still,”

While he was speaking, flaming arrows rose one by one around him.

“Huh, huh—”

Ellen smiled beautifully as she looked down at the surprised Seitz.

“I’m glad to see you crawling under my feet.”

Grumbling-

As Ellen created three flaming arrows without uttering a single spell, Saitz swallowed his laughter and nodded.

“… … Huh, okay. Ellen. “I’ve heard of it.”

“Erenar Radhakaline. The descendant of Archmage Ra Dacaline. yes?”

Ellen didn’t feel it was worth answering, so instead of answering, she pointed her wand at the guy.

“I feel like I want to burn it down right now, but there’s something I need to find.”

“… … “It’s a banned book.” “that’s right. “Where is the banned book?”

Ellen, who had already stopped smiling, had an icy expression. Saitsu looked at her face blankly and then burst into laughter.

“flaw. “I’m sorry, but it’s too late.”

“You’re late?”

“okay. That’s lucky for you guys. “I didn’t encounter him.”

‘That’?

“… … no way,”

“It seems like the blood-covered prosecutor noticed something.”

The old man with a resigned face twisted his body and lay down on his back on the floor. And he looked back at his group and smiled.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have the ‘Book of Destiny’.”

“X arm,”

After swearing without realizing it, I opened my mouth and held my forehead.

“It was stolen by the Dark Knight.”

“… … You know the existence of the Dark Knight? How- oh.”

It was only then that Saitz discovered Mibu among the group, who was in a similar situation.

“Oh yeah. He has Count Mattianver’s wife with him. Was that bitch’s name ‘Ga Net’?”

“Ganeshi is the second child. “I’m Kelsen.”

Kelsenne glared at Saitz with venomous eyes.

“You lowly thief, you look good.”

“So are you, you damned vampire.”

In response to Saitz’s sarcasm, Kelsen let out an incomprehensible scream, and Gidon, the crossbowman, frowned and kicked her, knocking her down.

“Stay calm! “If you don’t want a silver arrow stuck in your throat!”

“Off-” Seeing Kelsenne struggling and gritting his teeth, Saitz chuckled and looked back at me.

“I guess I heard it from that bitch. “About the Dark Knight.”

“… … Did he steal the banned book?”

“No, that’s not it.”

Seitz licked his dry lips and continued.

“We made a deal. Because the Dark Knight can’t use a powerful being like me for free. “I gave up the most precious thing I had in return.”

“… … ha.”

driving me crazy. The scenario was so screwed up. Ellen: “It doesn’t matter if there are no banned books.”

“••••••huh?”

Ellen, who was still looking down at Saitz, opened her mouth with a cold face.

“It would be nice if we could retrieve the banned books, but even if we only have Saitsu, we can clear the false accusation.”

“how?”

“You can take him to the palace and make him a witness in front of the Grand Masters.”

“… … “Is that okay?”

I approached Ellen and lowered my voice and asked.

“What about your uncle?”

“I’m not the same person I was a year ago. “As long as there are witnesses, there is nothing Galnar can do.”

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Seitz, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, burst into laughter.

“Ha, I don’t know what you’re talking about. “You want me to testify for you?”

Ellen looked into his eyes with her bright blue eyes and nodded.

“okay.”

“Why should I do that?”

“Aren’t you afraid of death?”

“Stupid bitch, didn’t you hear what I said?”

Seitz was yelling loudly with bloodshot eyes.

“It’s as if I’ve already been knocked out! I gave everything to the dream world: my magic power, my lifespan, my treasures! Damn spirit ruined everything! “Now I’m left with nothing but a shell-”

“You can turn it back.”

“-Only the day I die, what?”

“It can be turned back.”

Saitz’s eyes widened at the meaningless words.

“You can turn it back? “What kind of bullshit is this?”

“You testify for me. Then I will give you the ‘Elixir of Time’.”

“… … “Elixir of time?” Seitz seemed to know what it was, but Ellen explained quietly.

“If you drink it, you can turn back time five years. “No curse or magic can stop its effects.”

“But, but it is the most precious item among the many treasures in your palace. “How can you be such a bitch-”

“I am Erenar Radhakaline.”

As Ellen said that, I felt an unknown atmosphere.

“If you testify, I can clear my name.”

Strange atmosphere.

It wasn’t by magic. Probably, it is what is commonly called dignity.

“Then I will become the owner of the palace.”

“… … “The archmage’s red hand.”

“okay. Because I am the enemy of Archmage Radhakaline. “The palace is rightfully mine.”

To Saitz, whose jaw dropped, Ellen gave an order with a cold expression.

“Get on your knees.”

“••••••what?”

“Swear that you will live your whole life serving me. Then I will forgive your sins and give you the Elixir of Time.”

Everyone in the group held their breath at Ellen’s words, which felt strangely powerful.

“… … Ha, huh. “What nonsense is this?”

Seitz laughed and looked up at Ellen. She froze in those bright blue eyes, then shook her head again.

“I swear, can you swear?”

Ellen looked down at him intently and nodded.

“In the name of Radhakaline?”

“Gladly.”

“… … “Good, Joe.”

And finally, the old man who wanted to be young knelt down.

“I will serve you, no, you. “You are to me,”

“I’ll give you an elixir. With the grace of a master.”

Seitz bowed his head in response to Ellen’s answer.

At that time, I suddenly made eye contact with Ellen.

The guy smiled slightly and squinted one eye.

After being amazed by that beautiful face for a moment, I realized his true intentions and left my mouth half-open.

okay. Ellen is currently making excuses.

Surely you didn’t learn that from me?