episode_0018

Risir did not understand his master’s words.

I understood the context itself, but I thought I had misunderstood the meaning contained in those words.

“Anything you want from Bendel, tell me…?”

Who can take the meaning contained in those words at face value?

Then I will take the Bendel mansion and the head of the household.

– If the answer came out right away, that would have been a problem.

‘Shouldn’t my status as an illegitimate child be adjusted to A+-? My growth is unusual.’

Risir, an ordinary young man who has been spending his time thinking about trivial things lately.

It was no easy task for him to catch up with the teachings of the mysterious dark elf master who traveled with a talking book.

“Hey, wait! What are you!”

There was someone who came between the confused disciple and the smiling master.

“Oh my, what about this kid?”

“This is Roera, my younger sister who thinks of me as ‘my older brother no matter what anyone says’.”

“Ah!!! I told you not to do that, seriously!”

“Oh my. We’re getting along well.”

The bastard and the young lady who attempted to escape from Bendel immediately looked for a place to hide.

The young lady insisted on leaving Hyerin as soon as possible.

The guards of Hyeren were under the jurisdiction of Bendel. With one gesture from the Bendel family, all entrances and exits to Hyeren would be blocked.

However, the illegitimate child urged her to go to the residence of someone who would help her.

This was how I came to live in a house on a street not far from Bendel.

An assistant to Risir?

Loera was immediately intrigued. At the same time, she understood.

The drastic changes that have happened to Risir in recent times. If you say that all of them were influenced by a third party, it would be somewhat understandable.

I was looking around the house to find out more about the person who was the assistant, Roera.

Then I heard Risir talking to someone in the living room and I looked –

“Hey- Hey! Risir! By the way, is it possible that your assistant is-”

“Ah. Let me introduce you. He is my teacher.”

This is fucking crazy.

Youngae, from a prestigious family, expressed her surprise in a dignified manner.

She couldn’t hide her bewilderment and rejection at the presence of the dark elf before her eyes.

“Nice to meet you like this? Miss Loera.”

Pamon reached out to Loera.

“…”

Loera took a step back and placed her hand on the sword at her waist.

It was an unconscious action.

If a dark elf you see for the first time suddenly offers you a handshake, anyone would react the same way as Loera.

So Pamon didn’t show it at all.

“Oh, sorry. Are you surprised?”

Instead, he apologizes with a lively smile and puts his arm away.

“Haa… ”

Next to him, Risir let out a deep sigh.

“Roera… This older brother never raised you like that… I’m sorry, Master. As you can see, Roera is quite shy.”

“Don’t worry~ It might actually be cute because it looks like a cat?”

Loera looked back and forth between her master and her disciple with her eyes and mouth wide open.

The distance between the two. Soon, Roera made a serious face and grabbed Risir’s arm and pulled him towards her.

“Oh my. Oh my. Look how jealous you are. How cute.”

“Ha… Roera. This kind of oppression will only lead to a strong backlash. We just had a huge backlash and are on our way back.”

“Stop talking nonsense…! What, what are you!? Could it be that the so-called helper is that dark elf!?”

“Right?”

“This is crazy-”

Loera’s sword leaving its scabbard.

She aimed her sword at Pamon.

“You! What did you do to my brother!”

“My brother…he said…”

“Oh my. Look how worried you are. What a… my disciple. You have such a wonderful family?”

“By the way, Roera. You should shake hands with your hands. What kind of etiquette is it to stick out a sword?”

“Hey, shut up!!!”

It was prejudice.

At the same time, it was common sense.

Dark elves, who live in the shadows, are gloomy beings who spread curses around them.

Therefore, dark elves should be on guard.

Especially if that dark elf approached his own family.

Loera responded in a way that befits common sense.

But as I listen to their conversation, I feel so nervous and on guard, and I feel like an idiot.

The sharp edge of the genius knight was rendered useless by the priest’s pointless conversation.

Finally, Loera put the sword back into its scabbard.

“Explain in detail what happened.”

***

Risir’s explanation is finished.

While listening to the story, Roera kept a wary eye on Pamon, but from the middle of the story, she started looking at Risir as if he was a madman.

At first, it was thought that a cursed dark elf had magically bewitched a worthless bastard to further his evil plans.

But when I heard the story, it was actually the opposite.

“What is cognitive inhibition magic? Is there such a convenient magic? I’ve never heard of it. It’s not because of your special constitution, it’s just-… What? Where did you go?”

“Are you looking for me?”

“Eww!!!”

It was Loera who had experienced a wider world and had the right attitude to match.

Even by Loera’s standards, the dark elf was an extraordinary person.

And Risir’s hidden qualities were special even by the standards of the extraordinary dark elves.

There is Risir’s attitude towards the dark elves.

Should I say it is generous or should I say there is no solution?

It was natural for the dark elves to feel interest and affection.

“That’s really scary. What if the dark elf has bad intentions and casts a curse or spell?”

“If you look at it that way, wouldn’t a human also be able to suddenly take out a knife from their bosom and stab someone?”

“…”

“…”

The eyes of the younger sister and the teacher met.

It was a moment when the feelings felt towards this mutant(?) were shared beyond even the species.

Finally, Loera let down her guard.

She bowed her head to Pamon.

and-

“mi-mi-mi-”

“Roera! No matter what, you crazy bitch is a bitch to our teacher-”

“What, what are you saying! I was going to say sorry!?”

“Oh my. Are you apologizing to me? Why?”

“Why… Because you pointed your sword at me the first time we met…”

“Ah. Hey~ It’s okay. It’s nothing serious. My disciple is special, but my little sister’s reaction is normal. More than anything, Roera is doing it to protect Risir, her ‘one and only brother no matter what anyone says’, right~? So I understand? Why is it so special… Like a kitten…”

“Our baby Loera…”

“What the hell is wrong with cats and babies! Don’t you want those nasty eyes!?”

Loera quickly understood how the two had become close.

***

My brother’s teacher is a dark elf!?

Having experienced an out-of-the-ordinary incident, Loera thought with a certain confidence that nothing more would surprise her.

Let’s hear all the stories we can while we’re at it.

“…Are you talking nonsense again?”

However, that confidence was dashed, and soon after the story began, Loera’s face became blank again.

“I understand. I am still trying to navigate the fog of confusion that has not yet completely cleared. Understanding the wondrous being that is the country… is not an easy task. Oh, it is not an easy task.”

The moment she heard Risir’s true nonsense, Roera was shocked.

Compared to that, what Risir had said before wasn’t even nonsense.

in other words-

“You mean it hasn’t even been a week since you learned magic?”

Pamon began to boast excitedly about his disciple.

“As my disciple said, isn’t it truly amazing? My disciple’s talent. Our little sister~? In this regard, can I not hold back and be proud of my brother?”

“Be proud…”

“No, I don’t like it…”

I couldn’t deny that it was a wonderful talent, but I didn’t want to fit in with the otherworldly atmosphere of the two priests.

The three voices heard at that time.

“Who else?”

“Ah. Sorry for the late introduction. Miss Loera? This is Duran?”

“It may sound a bit mischievous, but it’s a good book by nature, so take it easy.”

“…”

The wine-colored hardcover book on the desk was speaking as if it were a given.

And Pamon and Risir took it for granted.

Objects with egos – ego items.

Ego items themselves are not particularly rare.

Even in the Bendel mansion, there was a lock that recognized its owner and opened and closed on its own.

…but, an ego item that uses the ego so freely?

I have never heard of Loera.

Perhaps something like that would be hard to find even on the top floor of the tower?

“Ah. Head-”

Loera’s head reached its limit.

She was born with a talent for swordsmanship.

People around her always treated her special, and she never questioned that fact.

‘…Actually, I’m not that special, am I?’

Dark elf.

A talking book.

A mutant who became friends with two people and learned magic in less than a week.

Loera experienced a great confusion of values among them.

And yet, he listened to their stories steadfastly.

It has been said that humans are animals of adaptation.

“Ah. So now, you’re on your way back from trashing the Bendel mansion all by yourself?”

As the story reached its end, Roera had become the embodiment of tolerance, able to say, “Oh, I see,” to any story.

“Oh my. You’re so cool. Are you okay? I was worried that my younger sister might hate me because of this.”

“Should I say it’s okay?”

A family that completely separates two children who know nothing about the situation due to adult circumstances.

Perhaps worn down by the disillusionment he had felt up until then, he felt no particular emotion at the disaster that had befallen his family.

I wasn’t sad, but I wasn’t happy either.

It was a bit funny.

“You pretend to be noble and noble, but you ignore your illegitimate child. The true identity of that hero is a liar who sold his pride to Choi Hyung and acted like a hero with his power? It’s ridiculous.”

Loera burst into laughter, saying that it was so funny.

Soon, the laughter turned into a characteristic cynicism.

In the end, I didn’t feel too bad.

I felt like I could completely let go of the feelings of obligation I had towards my family through this incident.

It was the moment when the anxiety and unease I had felt while impulsively cooperating with Risir’s run away completely disappeared.

“Then- Master, what happened to that contract? Since I am no longer part of the family because of this incident…”

“It seems that Bendel has to prepare a new price.”

“Can I choose whatever I want?”

“Of course. That’s what it means to be the most valuable treasure.”

“Master, may I ask you something?”

“Of course, my disciple~ Ask as much as you want~ The Master knows everything? Ask ten questions and I will answer a thousand~”

That won’t work.

The priest continued the conversation, leaving behind the nagging questions of Duran and Loera, who had come in almost simultaneously.

“Why are you giving that to me?”

“I already got what I wanted?”

Pamon rested his chin on his hand and looked at Risir.

Risir nods as he points his finger at himself.

“I’m more than satisfied with the current results? So I’m trying not to be greedy. Oh. By any chance, is this conversation a little uncomfortable for your younger sister?”

“Me? Why?”

“Isn’t your younger sister Bendel’s rightful successor?”

“I won’t inherit it.”

“Oh my. How hearty.

Loera straightens her posture.

He leaned back in his chair and crossed his long legs across the desk.

“The genealogy is messed up, and the family is a mess. It’s just the right timing. I’m going to completely cut ties with Bendel like him and live my life.”

“My disciple? Your younger sister is very generous?”

“That’s why I’m worried. What kind of person would take such a strong girl?”

Loera smiled mischievously at Risir’s words.

“Who took you? You brought me out, right?”

“…”

Risir rarely spoke and avoided eye contact.

The younger sister burst into laughter at the sight of her older brother.

“Oh my. Aren’t our kids so lovely?”

Dark elf, talking book, Bendel’s illegitimate child, Bendel’s lady.

They put their heads together and discussed things for a while.

What should I do?

What do you want to steal from Bendel?

Meeting participants.

Meeting contents.

It was a meeting scene that would have made the guards open their eyes wide if they saw it.

“Is that even possible? He could take over the entire family and become the head of the family-”

“Hmm. It might be possible, but is it really my disciple’s temperament?”

“I think this is too much for me. More than anything, what I want to think about most right now is the achievement of magic.”

“Or maybe take this opportunity to try Bendel-”

Loera shook her head, saying, “Oh, no.”

“That’s right. You should keep learning magic. Why would a crazy guy who can make and shoot mana bullets in less than a week swing a lump of iron around so ignorantly?”

“Then, then~ Our disciple’s talent is not magic, but learning the sword… Oh, wait. What did you just say, little sister? You made a bullet with mana and shot it? ”

“What? Wasn’t that what you taught me?”

“?”

“?”

“?”

The three people’s gazes turned to Risir.

One of them wasn’t a person, it was a book, but whatever.

“I didn’t do it consciously – in an urgent situation, I took what I learned from my teacher to the limit and somehow, somehow…”

“I see~ So you somehow managed to use the magic~ As expected, you are my disciple~”

“Pamon, you little brat. It’s not something that can be understood like that.”

“I see, my disciple? Can you try to replicate it right here, right now?”

“I’ll try…! Roera, call me Oppa so I can relive that feeling…!”

“I didn’t say anything like that.”

Risir stood up from his seat and straightened his posture.

In order to relive that feeling, I hid the silver orb I received from Pamon in my left hand and even drew up mana with my right hand.

He was quite nervous.

It is said that humans in extreme situations demonstrate powers beyond their normal capabilities.

Could it be that magic was also manifested through the same principle?

If I try to reproduce it now, will it work as I want?

Risir is concentrating.

Mana gathers above his left hand.

And – wander.

“…”

Risir’s face became puzzled by the flow of mana that could not form a sphere.

“Oh my goodness, my disciple~”

“What, didn’t it fail?”

“Huh? Wasn’t that a success?”

“I remember it was a round sphere at the time?”

“Really? What is this, my disciple? Don’t be disappointed? That alone is a great accomplishment.”

They interpreted Risir’s expression that way, but-

Now, Risir’s thoughts were directed elsewhere than theirs.

He was in the midst of coming to terms with the unfamiliar sensation.

It’s as if something that was previously perceived as a wall suddenly collapses and a new path opens up.

Soon after, Risir replays the battle with Gerhen once again.

If it weren’t for the training-

If there was no Loera-

I wonder what happened.

What should I have done?

What was certain was that it had to be faster.

Enough to penetrate Gerhen’s strict security.

I can’t avoid it even if I see it-

Like an arrow cutting through the wind.

When the series of events came to a close, an arrow was floating above Risir’s hand.

-Shhh

An arrow filled with the wind swirling around its center.

“…was it like that?”

Use it.

Loera tilted her head, her eyes widening.

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▶Location: Hyerin

▷ Return of the Illegitimate Child – Deactivated

▷ Promised Price – Disabled

▷Witch of the Western Forest – Disabled

▷The Girl in White – Disabled

▷ Unsaid words – Disabled

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