episode_0033

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It was evening, a full day after the last candidate, Gray, delivered the oracle at Evergreen Academy.

The estate of the Baron Raymond family.

Not a single day goes by in the office of Baron Raymond’s Lord Castle, and the shouting spreads all the way out the door.

This is not the shouting that comes from someone fighting, but the shouting, shouting, swearing, etc. that comes from the owner of this territory unilaterally pressuring his subordinates.

“Contact me from Shadow!”

“No answer yet. but… … .”

“But what!!”

The reaction of the Commander-in-Chief, who shrugged his shoulders in response to the shouting Baron’s urgings, was not out of fear, but rather a behavior that had been cultivated through a long career at work.

The Baron is the type of person who likes to see his subordinates get scared or cower like this when he yells.

“But Shadow says they have never had an answer for this long… all. Maybe they don’t mean to refuse… … .”

“Rejected? Rejection?!! It’s like 1 million gold!! That amount is equivalent to half of my wealth! know?! But rejection? If it were you, would you reject it!?”

1 million gold.

It’s an amount that would have made Gray say ‘crazy!’ if he had heard it. He was dumbfounded even after receiving 20,000 gold, but it was 50 times that much. If converted to the amount of confession, it is 1 trillion. group 1!

‘I won’t refuse because I’m poor. But it’s Shadow! That shadow! Even 1 million gold isn’t that much money to those monsters! ‘You crazy bastard!!’

The Commander-in-Chief bows down, puts his face to the ground, and shouts words he could not bear to say.

Shadow thought that even 1 million gold was not a lot of money. When he thought of them, the general was shaking slightly without realizing it.

‘What else? oh my god. The devil is coming out now. Are you asking me to receive an oracle and kill the last candidate who is causing even more chaos? ‘Even if it were me, I wouldn’t do it!’

It was a general who thought he would reject the request even before it was made.

However, Baron Raymond, who was also his master and the president of the merchant, trusted Shadow wholeheartedly. He had already decided to use the Gold Knights as a discard card.

And then what happens if the candidate dies?

The commander thought that there was no way that bastard would have thought of such a thing. No, I would have thought about it.

It doesn’t even seem like an idiot’s idea that since a commoner has died, it’s okay to just cover it up with a ritual.

Rumors had already spread throughout the continent about what his son, Pusho, had tried to do but ended up getting caught.

However, Baron Raymond was worried that his son would be seriously injured – at that time, the news of his death had not yet been reported – and he should be grateful that his precious son, Pusho, had given a commoner’s woman the opportunity to receive ‘holy grace’. I screamed and asked if it was true.

‘ah… . It’s wrong here too. I guess I’ll have to run away soon.’

“Let’s look at it again.”

“Hurry!”

“Yes. I’ll find out for sure this time. So it’s a little late… Capital.”

“Be sure to get approval! Because I don’t want to see a face like yours for a long time!!!”

The Commander-in-Chief, who retreated behind the baron’s screams, returned to his home, took the property he had stolen without the baron’s knowledge, and left the baronage that very day.

And later on, he decides that this decision is the best decision of his life. Him and his family too.

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The city-state of Evergreen had a unique topographical structure.

Although it was sandwiched between two empires, the border itself was very narrow, and except for the two narrow borders, all of it was adjacent to the sea.

If you look at the continent map, Evergreen is shaped like a dragon’s body with both continents as its wings, and has a territory larger than most kingdoms.

So, even if there is an event at Evergreen Academy, which is the symbol of Evergreen, there is no such thing as crowding in the large city-state of Evergreen.

But voila!

That actually happened. As if there are no absolutes in the world.

The cause of this chaos and confusion was the fact that royal families and nobles from empires and kingdoms began to flock in. To be precise, it is because of the vanity of the noble family.

When people called nobles visit somewhere, they never move ‘alone’.

I think that would be undignified. She carries more than ten basic maids and servants, as well as knights to guard her and servants who serve the knights.

Basically, fifty people move.

This is what nobles are like, but what about dukes, grand dukes, royal family, or imperial family?

And on the continent, there are a total of 13 countries, 2 out of 7, and 4 out of 7 countries.

You can probably guess, right? Why is Evergreen bound to be confused?

When the day prophesied by the oracle approached in two days, the confusion reached its peak when heavy-hearted magicians from the Magic Tower visited Evergreen.

What if there were no superhumans called Circle 9 living in this city-state? So, what if there was no precedent for nobles and idiots who harm Evergreen citizens for no reason to be beheaded?

Satan must have already arrived.

But I said it before.

Wizards with heavy hips have arrived.

“Hmph! What’s going on? Moles?”

“Ha~? I can’t hear you because they’re ignorant arsonists’ words?”

And these wizards are mostly crazy bastards.

The magicians of the Yellow Tower and the Red Tower, who met at a tavern in Evergreen, ended up arguing and the final result was not a fight, but magic.

‘Well, why would a wizard leave good magic behind and fight with his body?’

The king of the crazy world. Pure crazy. You crazy guy. The crazy guy himself. Anyway, crazy guy.

―You damn bastards!

Voice amplification magic spread throughout Evergreen. A cry reminiscent of a dragon’s roar filled with anger. Indeed, it was an art worthy of admiration as Circle 9.

However, the fact that the content is thick swearing may be a bit flawed.

―I will definitely reduce those with five or more entourages, regardless of whether they are nobles, royal family members, or the emperor.

Now, the same question arose in the minds of those in Evergreen at night as the magic lights turned on one by one.

what? What are you reducing?

Dean Hu’s eccentricities were more widely known to nobles than commoners. So the nobles trembled their shoulders because they knew that he was a person who could do whatever it took.

-Are you going to hold on? try. where. By reducing the number of attendants to five, I will also reduce the unnecessary pride and vanity of nobles.

At the same time as Dean Hu was making a rant, the Yellow Tower and Red Tower wizards appeared at the inn where the accident occurred.

In addition to throwing the two wizards onto the street, he unleashed Prĕmo, the power of Circle 9, and committed the atrocity of destroying the mana cores of the two wizards.

However, there was no mention of him in the Yellow Tower or Red Tower, where the two wizards belonged. No, they erased all traces of them as if they had never belonged to the magic tower from the beginning.

Because they are wizards.

Knights might have tried to tear it apart, but wizards subordinate to the Circle instinctively knew what kind of monster Circle 9 was.

Even among the owners of the Red Pagoda and the Yellow Pagoda, there are only Circle 7 masters.

Even if you can arm yourself with all the artifacts that have been passed down from generation to generation and try it on Circle 8, Circle 7 is where you have to pray for help even if Circle 9 gets angry.

With the number of attendants clearly reduced, Evergreen seemed to be somewhat organized.

However, as priests belonging to the Caligo Church visited in large numbers, the population density increased again, although unnecessary shouting and fistfights may have decreased.

In such a situation, a candidate competency evaluation was conducted.

With a population density far exceeding that of the Evergreen Festival, the annual Evergreen Academy festival.

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Duncan de Raymond, head of the Baron Raymond family, has been in a very bad mood lately.

Although Duncan was an idiot and had a very aristocratic mindset, he was a person of considerable standing.

Although he was born as the third child of a baronial family and did not have any conditions to become a nobleman, he made money well and easily.

By hitting Young Ji-min on the back. Usury was the norm, and by encouraging public opinion, he was able to quickly increase his fortune through the technique of sticking a straw through the people’s backs and sucking them out.

Ultimately, in the aristocratic society of Alfonso’s Empire, the title of baron was common. Among such barons, it was perhaps natural that he, who had earned enough money to buy out a small baronial family located on the outskirts of the province, would become a baron.

After becoming a baron, a very unusual type of consumption structure took root in the Barony of Raymond.

Outside of the barony, a bag of wheat sells for around 2 silver, but inside the barony, a bag of wheat sells for 5 silver. However, even if you go to other regions, it is not sold for 5 silver. When you go to another region, you sell it for 1 Silver 800 Bronze, which is lower than the market price. It is sold as such only within the baronial territory.

Thanks to this, the permanent residents of Baron Raymond are dying.

From Duncan de Raymond’s perspective, commoners are truly amazing beings.

It seems like it’s going to die at this rate, but it doesn’t die and instead holds on and gives out something worth sucking up.

His precious son was killed by such a commoner. was killed This was unbearable.

1 million gold?

Money can be squeezed out of the common people again. Then, the common people, who are like dogs and pigs, will definitely provide food for them to eat and will work hard to raise their young.

It was not common for him, who had been winning so ‘nobly’ in his own way, to be this angry and shout all day long.

First, the commander-in-chief, who was shabby and stupid but still useful, disappeared. He disappeared without a trace, taking his family with him.

So, I spent several days without knowing whether or not the task I had entrusted to Shadow was okay, but the news that came from a noble family in a nearby territory added fuel to my burning anger.

It was news that a competency evaluation of candidates would be conducted at Evergreen Academy, causing a stir in the social world.

At the Evergreen Academy, where Baron Duncan’s everything and future son, Puchot, was killed.

“Aaaaa!! kill! I will definitely kill you!! Ahhh!”

He huffed and puffed for a while, throwing everything he could get his hands on and destroying it.

smart-!

The voice that comes out naturally at the clear sound of knocking on the room in his office is filled with frustration.

“What!”

“So, a customer has arrived.”

“What? customer? ah! if?! Shadow? Come on, tell them to come in!”

During this period, it is not uncommon for beings who can be called ‘guests’ to visit one’s territory. But when it comes to guests, there is only one.

Shadow received a request for a large sum of 1 million gold. It’s just them.

However, the moment the door opened and the person who came in confirmed the existence, Baron Duncan could not continue his foolish delusion.

“Nothing, nothing, nothing, what… !”

First of all, there was a being that could not be called a person, let alone a guest, based on its appearance. With one hand holding his servant’s neck.

The first thing that catches your eye is the tail. Oh my god, what a tail!

It was not the tail of a cute beastman, but a thick tail reminiscent of a reptile, a crocodile, or a basilisk, dragging on the floor.

That’s not all. It had large horns on its head, and its entire body was covered in ominous red and black scales. clothes? I wasn’t even wearing anything like that.

Despite these external features, it is something that stands proudly on two feet rather than crawling on the floor on all fours.

The being that was looking around with yellow reptile eyes said, ‘Huh?’ Begin speaking with an exclamation.

“You humans are still a race of people who do not understand. It seems like they are more prone to betrayal than us demons. haha. There wasn’t a single one on the way here who proudly said he would protect his master.”

“Who, who, who is it! Bar, outside!! no one… … !”

I was about to shout that there was no one outside when I remembered what the hideous being in front of me had said.

What I mean is that there is not a single person who said they would protect their owner.

Baron Duncan was also a merchant. The Jjambap I ate as a merchant didn’t seem to have gone anywhere, so I changed my route to coax rather than provoke the other person.

“What happened… … .”

“No matter how I look at it, it’s you. You!”

“Hi! Yes, yes!”

“Are you angry?”

“… E?”

The monster suddenly asked, no, it was called us and called us demons, so Duncan had no choice but to give a vague answer to the demons’ words.

Suddenly, he came in, holding the servant’s leash and smelling of blood, and said, ‘Are you angry?’

“You! You’re angry! Now!”

“No! I’m not angry.”

Even if you’re angry, you have no choice but to deny it. Even if you have anger control disorder, right this moment you will be able to control your anger well?

“No! I sense deep anger in you! You’re angry! now. Right?”

“No! I am very satisfied now!! I am a person who does not get angry!!”

Duncan wanted to live. No, even if I had to die, I didn’t want to die cruelly to the demons.

But when a demon asks you if you are angry, will you answer that you are angry? Although he had been unable to control his anger just now, he strongly denied it like the most gentle and joyful person in the world.

“No? you are angry clearly! It’s very vulgar, but I was angry. So much so that I can feel it! So go ahead and say so!”

“No!”

“Huh? You’re angry now, right?”

“No. I remain completely calm.”

Duncan thought he was doing very well. So he didn’t see it. The pupils of the demon in front of me were narrowing vertically like those of a reptile with a life-like color.

Shaaa!!

The moment the demon opened its mouth, a red tongue flickered inside and passed in front of Duncan.

“How dare you lie in front of demons? Be honest! you! I’m angry!”

“Hiik!! Oh, no!”

This happening where the demons are urged to speak ‘honestly’ and the humans are ‘lying’.

This absurd happening led to the summoning of another demon.

Duncan thought the only way to survive was to have two people in his territory? Two? It ended up being a choice that brought two demons.

“So annoying! Why do you keep calling me? Didn’t we all decide to solve it individually? Ira.”

“I didn’t want to call someone like you, arrogant Arogan! But this guy is lying, right? Anger is pouring out like this, but you say you’re not angry! Magic, other than killing magic, is not my specialty. Please do something.”

“Hmm? That’s right. It’s low-level, but he’s clearly angry to the point where it’s noticeable. Let’s see… . Falsum.”

Along with the word Palsum, which is an ancient word meaning ‘false’, an unpleasant energy flowing from a human-like demon called Arogan permeates Duncan.

“Now, ask me.”

“Are you angry?”

“Oh, it didn’t come out!”

“I see. You’re not angry, are you?”

“Yes!”

Duncan thought they had done something, but he was glad that he was able to tell them that he was still not angry.

However, the expressions on the two demons’ faces are somewhat strange. Aren’t you very satisfied?

‘why? Oh, did you pass some test? Can I buy it? okay. It will happen. ‘Because I tend to have a lot of bad luck.’

Duncan was just beginning to have such hopes.

“Are you a man?”

“No.”

‘huh? ‘Why did I say no?’

“Are you a girl?”

“That’s right.”

‘huh? what is this sound?’

Among the unique magics used by demons, ‘secret magic of darkness’, ‘Palsum’ is a magic that has the effect of making people speak contrary to their true intentions.

If you ask a man if he is a man, he will answer that he is a woman. When asked if she is a woman, she answers yes.

Dean Hu created an interrogation spell that only tells the truth, and although its purpose is similar, the revealed effect is the exact opposite of magic.

“I see. Is it possible to sign a contract?”

And Palsum magic was also a magic that could be recognized by the ‘law’ when demons decided to make a contract with humans.

“Follow me. If not, I will kill you.”

“Hi! Ha, I won’t.”

A voice filled with heavy magical power flows from the mouth of demon Ira, who smiles with satisfaction as he watches Duncan say that he will not do it because the effect of the Eight Breath magic will last.

“I wish to make a contract with you in the name of the Primordial Wrath.”

“Tae, I wish to make a contract with you in the name of the primordial wrath… all? Hehe!!”

The moment Duncan finished following Demon Ira’s words, he experienced the feeling of his body floating. And his will disappeared.

“Hmm~. Good? My anger toward someone is greater than I thought. This is too much to use as a ‘dummy’ for a while. good. Good.”

“Congratulations. Then I have to go find a human to use as a dummy. Don’t forget that you owe me this time.”

“Okay. receipt. Even if I don’t know anything else, I’m sure about the calculations, right?”

“Okay.”

The demon that disappeared through magic just as it appeared seemed to be at least Circle 7 or older.

Ira, the demon wearing Duncan’s body, saw the scene and did not think it was a big deal. That meant that she was also stronger than Circle Seven.

“Where. Would you like to play something fun for the first time in a while? huh? what’s this? trust? Candidate competency assessment? Hoo? It’s natural to disturb the dirty god world bastards.”

Half a day had passed since she manifested her power from the lord’s castle spire downwards, and in the Barony of Raymond, a roar reminiscent of the howl of an animal and a bloody smell began to vibrate.