episode_0047

After that, things progressed rapidly.

The magical tool I was looking for was quickly brought to the forefront, and the people of the Magic Tower moved immediately to catch and punish the mastermind behind this incident.

-Bring the kid in charge of today’s auction to me right now! Right now!

-yep!!

-I don’t know what dogs are, but let’s set up a ritual today.

The rooftop was in chaos for a moment. The rooftop was already in chaos, but it was even worse.

The wizards desperately searched for the leader, perhaps because they were more afraid of the elders’ wrath than themselves.

Thanks to that, the culprit was quickly found.

“Lord, I have committed a sin worthy of death! Please forgive me! ”

The culprit is Richard Jenkins.

He was one of the many senior researchers at this tower, and he was the one in charge of the counter today. Of course, I knew him. After all, I had seen him a few hours ago.

The guy came out with a pale face and threw a dogeza at the elder.

“Yeah, I know you committed a mortal sin.”

“Yes, sorry! I never imagined it would spread this much···.”

“But I think this way. If you have committed a sin worthy of death, shouldn’t you really be allowed to die?”

“Please, just save my life···!”

The guy’s body trembles like an aspen tree.

At this point, I was able to figure out something new.

‘Ah, so the entire Magic Tower wasn’t trying to suppress me.’

I guess that was just my delusion of persecution.

As it turned out, this guy did it on his own.

Thanks to that, my hostility towards the Magic Tower has gone down a little.

Things got to this point because of a minor(?) misunderstanding, but didn’t it end anyway?

The elder’s gaze pierces Richard for a long time.

The guy’s punishment was quickly decided.

“Don’t worry, you won’t die. I don’t think our Matop would be sentenced to death for a mistake like this.”

“···! Then!”

“However, I will excommunicate you. From now on, you are no longer a member of our tower.”

“···!”

Richard’s face turns pale after hearing the punishment.

“No! Please forgive me, Elder! Please have mercy···!”

“Drag it.”

“No! No way!!”

Several wizards were dragging him somewhere, and their screams echoed like an echo.

stir.

It was a punishment unique to Matap, different from banishment.

All the magical tools the sinner had were taken away, and the mana circle he had built up over time was destroyed. In an instant, he was reduced from a wizard to an ordinary person with no abilities.

Considering that mana is a second soul to a wizard… it was practically a death sentence. To put it simply, it was a complete mess.

You should have acted like that while keeping an eye on the other person. It was an excessive punishment, but I didn’t feel sorry for it.

“I’m really sorry··· It’s all because of that one wizard······.”

“It’s okay… It’s okay. I received the item anyway.”

Is it because I’ve been using the Dark Mode too much? I’m starting to use polite language automatically. I consciously put the Bad Guy Mode back on.

But since we’re trading, let’s be a little polite.

“No, this is something that should be given, and from our perspective, we would like to provide some compensation. After all, it was a mistake on our part. If you tell us what you want, we will do our best to accommodate you.”

“If that’s the case···.”

I accepted the offer without hesitation. There was no reason to refuse if they offered me something more.

Fortunately, I quickly remembered what I wanted to receive. These were the books I had originally planned to buy after the auction ended.

“Could you please get me a few black magic books and a subspace pouch?”

Of course, black magic is necessary to upgrade my specs, and it’s about time I bought my own personal subspace.

The bag the party has is also enchanted with a large-capacity subspace magic, but… it is shared and cannot be used carelessly.

When I asked for this, the elder made an embarrassed face.

“Black magic··· You’re asking us, who mainly study fire magic, to do something difficult.”

“It’s not that hard to get, is it? If you just search the black market, you should be able to easily get one or two copies.”

“It’s not a matter of difficulty. It’s a matter of conscience. If we, at the top of the world, hand over black magic to someone who pursues a certain level… what would the people around us think?”

Conscience is shit.

Those guys are also hunting phoenixes and selling black magic tools?

Although it pretended to be clean, there was some rot here and there.

Let’s wait a moment, he said with a sigh.

“Still··· It’s not that I can’t listen, so I’ll listen this time. I’ll let the disciples go and let them roam the black market.”

“Thank you.”

So I told him a few of the types of black magic I wanted and left the magic tower. In my hands was the object I had so desperately wanted.

“Hehehe.”

Blood pouch necklace.

An item that can store blood in its fresh state.

To others, it might just be an annoying magical tool, but to me, who can directly manipulate blood, it was a spare mana battery.

“I have to go back now.”

So satisfied, I returned to my lodgings.

And the next day, a rumor spread throughout the capital.

*

There is a crazy bastard living in the capital of the empire right now.

A very strong punk is walking down the street.

They say that bastard ruined the rooftop overnight.

It was the first thing Lily heard when she woke up this morning.

And ironically, Lily knew who the rumor was about even without hearing the name.

“Sigh··· ”

What can I say? Of course he is a warrior.

“What on earth is that guy doing···.”

I can’t even guess what he’s thinking. I thought I could catch the Four Heavenly Kings and feel a little more at ease, but who would’ve thought he’d cause such chaos so quickly?

At first I thought they were doing something big, but… when I looked into it, it was just the crude actions of third-rate gangsters.

Of course, the incident of the rooftop invasion was a bit big, but it seems that there were no serious injuries or deaths during it.

In many ways, it means that they only choose to do ambiguous things.

Thanks to this, Lily had no clue as to his intentions.

Now I’m confused about what his true identity is.

There was a time when I thought it was a black curtain.

As a hidden spy of the Demon King’s army, they expected that he would betray them when they were most in danger. If the warrior party disappeared, humanity would be in even more danger.

But that kind of thinking has faded away these days.

That’s because the car had already experienced the most dangerous times once.

In the fight with King Chung, I really thought I was going to die. Insects were swarming from all sides, and King Chung had a lifeline as tenacious as the insects.

I couldn’t see it properly because I was absent-minded, but the warrior clearly didn’t back down and fought against King Chung.

Even if they had just run away from there, they would have been completely destroyed,

So, the theory that the warrior was the mastermind naturally disappeared.

Nevertheless… she couldn’t relax.

There is no particular reason. If I had to say, it’s my intuition.

Even though she wanted to believe it, an inexplicable feeling of unease made her hesitate.

She muttered to herself.

‘There must be some hidden agenda…’

Maybe they’re aiming for something bigger.

As we grow bigger, we either offer up more sacrifices, or we need more sacrifices than just parties.

The warrior party was not the strongest party, but rather a party that brought together the most promising talents from all over the place.

There are many strong people in the world.

The commander of the imperial knights, Camilla’s father, the lords of the various magic towers, and even the elders of the Elf Forest.

Each and every one of them is a shield for humanity.

Even if the party is annihilated, humanity will remain strong for a while.

For example, the entire warrior party was quickly annihilated, but humanity is still alive.

So, to finish it more definitely. We can wait for the right time. To increase humanity’s trust…

······But then why are you doing such a foolish thing?

“Ugh, I don’t know.”

Lily’s mind, which had been lost in her delusions, woke up.

What’s the use of thinking about this when there’s no answer?

For now, let’s focus on studying first.

She thought about it and started to concentrate on her book again.

The contents of the book she was studying were about brain magic and how to use space magic. She was preparing diligently for the next battle.

*

Meanwhile, Lily wasn’t the only one who heard the rumor.

The news reached the saint who was praying in the church.

But unlike Lily, she wasn’t taken aback by the warrior’s actions.

Contrary to the seemingly meaningless actions at first glance, the intention itself was clear.

She knows the curse he has. Thanks to that, she was able to quickly understand. It’s all groundwork for acting comfortably.

Thanks to that, she was able to admire it for a moment.

“Indeed···you are so smart.”

And you have determination too.

No matter how much you plan, it’s not easy to act like this when you know you’re going to lose.

A warrior is a human being who knows how to choose the lesser evil to avoid the worst.

The more I look at it, the more amazing it is.

At first, I was amazed by the nobility of the warrior who made the difficult choice. But the more I watched, the more other abilities began to stand out.

Strong, systematic, decisive, and knowing everything they don’t know. What on earth did they do before becoming warriors?

Sometimes I wondered about this.

‘What would a warrior without a curse look like…’

For now, it was impossible to make a proper judgment.

Even if you try to judge as rationally as possible, the unpleasant emotions that surge up from within cloud your reasoning.

So she just thought about it.

If there had been no curse… what kind of feelings would he have had for him?

When you look at things as objectively as possible, he was a pretty decent guy.

He was very kind, brave, and trustworthy despite his powers. He was a typical warrior, except that he learned black magic.

And if you look at it objectively… he was also handsome. It’s just that the curse prevents you from making a proper judgment. If you look at it closely, he was quite a handsome man.

Fortunately, it seems that his face was not sacrificed separately.

So, maybe if I wasn’t under the curse.

Really maybe···.

I might have fallen in love.

Objectively speaking, he was the closest person to my ideal type. Of course, if I look at it objectively…

“··· Oh my, what am I thinking.”

After fantasizing like that for a while, she soon woke up from her fantasy.

Her cheeks turned red, perhaps because she felt a little embarrassed while imagining it.

What’s the point of imagining things like this? The curse won’t be lifted anyway.

She cleared her mind and began to pray again.

To overcome the difficulties ahead, God’s power was needed even more desperately.

I was praying like that for about an hour.

“Seo, Saintess, this is a big problem···!”

Suddenly, a priest who was welcoming the believers comes and speaks to them.

At first glance, his appearance seemed quite urgent.

“Hey, the warrior has come to the church!”

“Yes?”

She tilted her head.