Ch.79Chapter 79. The Real Purpose (3)

# Numerous legends exist on the Arcaria Continent.

The most famous are the legends about the numerous achievements of the first emperor who founded the Crescen Empire.

What the first emperor did, what treasures he left behind, what monsters he defeated, and so on.

Of course, there were many other legendary stories as well.

And I was quite fond of such “legends.”

Aren’t they romantic and cool?

Upon investigation, about 95 out of 100 legends turned out to be false, but the remaining 5 were real.

And among those numerous legends, there were stories that particularly caught my interest.

A sword that absorbed dragon’s blood.

A mask that perfectly conceals one’s identity.

Gloves that nullify all magic, and so on.

“Kugh-!”

Woong-

“Hmm. Impressive.”

Landgar, whose neck I had grabbed, let out a pain-filled groan but managed to escape my grasp.

I was genuinely impressed.

I knew very well how much concentration was needed to cast magic.

Yet he managed to cast a spell while I had him by the throat.

I muttered as I watched Landgar, who had teleported behind me with a Blink spell and was now rubbing his neck while coughing repeatedly.

I couldn’t cast spells well even when I was undisturbed and completely still.

No matter what kind of magic.

“Kugh… How…?”

Woong-

Thinking to myself, ‘As if I’d tell you,’ I teleported in front of Landgar.

Once again, as I suddenly appeared before him, Landgar was startled and stepped back.

For a magician, his reflexes weren’t bad.

Whoong-

“Whoa.”

Landgar, who was retreating as if about to fall backward, staggered as he lost his balance due to the sudden gust of wind.

While magicians like Landgar cast spells by calculating in their heads, I just had to think about it.

This is the power of a skill.

When I created a strong wind behind Landgar, he was pushed forward again.

Just as I reached for his neck again.

Swaaak-

Those black mana tentacles flew toward me again.

This time, I didn’t dodge the incoming attack.

Instead, I extended my gloved hand.

Zzzk-

‘This works.’

It was an attack that had been impossible to deflect with the Black Shadow Sword, but I could counter it with these gloves.

The legendary gloves with the property of nullifying magic.

The black mana that touched the gloves was deflected with a sound like electricity sparking.

Thanks to that, I failed to grab Landgar’s neck, but still.

“Th-this is impossible…!”

“Hmm.”

Landgar was still staring at me with an astonished expression.

Black mana still rippled around Landgar, but his expression was visibly anxious to anyone looking.

Landgar probably instinctively knew.

That he was now in a much more disadvantageous situation.

“You’re good at running away.”

“Eek! You!”

Swaaak-

Surprisingly, Landgar was the type to fall for provocations easily.

Landgar, who bristled at such a minor taunt and spewed mana.

Like before, dozens of mana tentacles were shot at me, but I wasn’t concerned at all.

Now that I knew what means I could use to counter them, there was no need to be afraid.

Zzzk- Zzzk- Zzzk-

With crackling sounds, the mana tentacles that touched my fist were deflected in all directions.

For attacks like these, punching with my fists seemed more convenient than using the Black Shadow Sword.

Woong-

It was definitely more comfortable now that I could counterattack instead of just dodging.

I even had the opportunity to teleport in front of Landgar while countering his attacks.

Thwack-

“Urgh!!”

I clearly felt the heavy impact on my fist.

After taking a punch to the stomach from me, Landgar’s body folded in half and he almost knelt down on the spot.

Woong-

“Wow.”

Even in that situation, Landgar used Blink to create distance behind him.

I truly respect his ability to cast Blink even while taking a hit from me.

He wasn’t the vice chancellor of the Academy for nothing.

Zzzk- Zzzk-

After cleanly deflecting the remaining mana tentacles flying from behind, I slowly walked toward Landgar.

Landgar was clutching his stomach with a deeply furrowed brow.

It had probably been a long time since he’d taken a physical attack like this.

And a long time since he’d been hit this painfully.

“What were you doing here?”

“Kugh. That’s what I want to ask.”

“Hmm. You haven’t been hit enough yet.”

“What does that…!”

Thwack-

“Huurgh!”

This time it wasn’t a light jab like before.

A straight punch with weight behind it, stepping forward and striking hard.

My fist broke through Landgar’s barrier and struck his stomach.

The solid impact felt sticky on my hand.

Landgar, who took one hit from me, flew helplessly.

Thud-

“Kugh! Huurgh!”

After flying quite a distance, Landgar collided with a tree and collapsed weakly.

The white robe Landgar had been wearing was somehow stripped off and lying nearby.

“People usually talk after getting hit.”

“Ugh… urgh…”

I walked slowly toward Landgar.

I deliberately went slowly.

That makes it scarier.

“Damn it.”

Landgar muttered to himself and reached into his clothes.

I thought he might be trying something again.

‘Huh?’

Landgar took something out from his clothes with trembling hands and brought it to his mouth.

This scene looks familiar.

Gulp-

Landgar’s throat moved as he swallowed whatever he had put in his mouth.

Just like when Cain Hover attacked me before and swallowed a potion.

‘Ah, so that drug really did come from here.’

As soon as I saw Landgar swallowing something, I was certain.

It’s the problematic drug that was given to Cain and Cynthia.

“This is even better.”

Now I can also uncover the identity of those who made the drug and distributed it to students.

“Grrrr.”

Whether he heard my words or not, a growl filled with anger escaped from Landgar’s mouth.

And soon Landgar stood up.

Emanating black mana of a completely different dimension than before.

‘I need to focus now.’

**

“…Emily.”

“…Yes?”

“Let’s talk in detail later.”

“…Huh?”

Swish-

Yuria, who had been embracing Emily, pushed her back as soon as she finished speaking.

As Emily was pushed back with a bewildered expression and about to fall backward, something flew between the two of them.

Thud-

“Ah!”

As Emily fell backward landing on her bottom, Yuria stood in front of Emily and drew up her mana.

A coldness that could freeze even the air filled the area around Yuria.

“A-Aunt?”

Emily didn’t even think about getting up and just stared blankly at Yuria’s back.

The back view of Yuria in her dress.

Emily was momentarily lost in memories of her aunt’s back view that she hadn’t seen in years.

No, she was about to be.

“Hehe. You’re quick-witted.”

“…Finally someone shows up.”

“To think I’d meet Yuria Phrysis like this.”

Emily was startled by the sudden sound of a man’s voice.

She hadn’t sensed anyone’s presence nearby, yet the voice was coming from close by.

Emily quickly got up and stuck close behind Yuria.

Only then did she see.

Someone wearing a white robe standing in front of Yuria.

“What happened to my wyvern?”

“Hmm? What?”

“Don’t pretend you don’t know. The only one around here who could handle an undead wyvern is you.”

“…Aha.”

After listening to the unknown man’s words, Yuria smiled as if she had realized something.

The unknown man seemed even more provoked by this.

“…Just die.”

“How direct of you?”

Swaaak-

Something black shot rapidly from the man’s hand.

Emily, watching from behind, instinctively hid her face behind Yuria’s back.

It felt reassuring.

It had been a really long time.

The reassurance that no matter what happened, she would be protected.

Crack-

“Now you’re openly using black magic? Has your organization’s operating policy changed to not care about being exposed?”

“…”

As expected.

When Yuria moved her hand, a huge ice barrier formed in front, freezing and blocking the projectile.

“Damn it.”

The man muttered quietly to himself and swung his hand in the air as if frustrated.

“Where do you…!”

Crack-

Yuria moved first at that sight.

As she quickly extended her hand toward the man, the surroundings froze rapidly along that trajectory.

It took less than a second for the cold to reach the man.

Swoosh-

The man in the white robe quickly threw himself sideways, but he still couldn’t completely avoid Yuria’s attack.

Because his robe was caught in the range of Yuria’s magic, one side of his clothes froze solid.

Rip- Flutter-

“Hmm. You have quick judgment. If you had stayed still, you could have experienced becoming ice.”

“Damn it all.”

The man quickly threw off the rapidly freezing robe.

As a result, the man’s face was revealed, but.

“Did you memorize that face well? There’s a witness here too.”

Yuria reached back and took Emily’s hand.

A long-haired man with bangs so long they almost covered his eyes.

The man glared at Yuria with a deeply furrowed brow, filled with anger.

“Well, you’ll be caught by me today anyway. Seeing you use black magic openly, you must not be just a low-ranking member?”

“…Hmph.”

This time the man was faster than Yuria.

Before Yuria could extend her hand toward the man, he jumped.

Whoosh-

And as he leaped into the air, mana scattered from the man’s hand toward the ground.

It wasn’t magic that Yuria could block within her range.

“Do you think you can catch me, Nigel, so easily?”

“Wow, you even tell me your name. Nigel.”

“…That crazy woman.”

Whether Nigel spoke with an angry voice or not, Yuria was just smiling.

Crack-

“Huh?”

But Yuria soon had to stop smiling.

Because something was rising from the ground.

No, not something.

Multiple things.

“A-Aunt! Undead…!”

What was digging up from the ground were undead.