episode_0206
by fnovelpia“If the wizard is going to give us that much support, frankly, our Imperial Knights have no reason to refuse. We need to produce results in some way, now that we’ve come out on this expedition.”
Victoria first expressed her thoughts on the conclusions she had drawn regarding the current situation.
The Drake quest’s size and difficulty have increased rapidly and become more complex.
It was large before, but it feels like it’s changed from beyond the standard to completely out of this dimension.
In other words, we’ve reached a situation where we have to reassess the opponent from scratch.
Therefore, at this point, it wouldn’t be strange if the party disbanded and then reorganized.
But that’s just the story of a typical group.
In a group like the Imperial Knights, disbanding a party once it’s formed is not easy.
If they return in this state, there’s a high possibility that a major aftershock will be created internally.
So, Victoria had some difficulty giving a manual-like briefing, but
Centered around the wizard Elizabeth, the Red Fox Mercenary Group also expressed its desire to maintain the party until certain results are achieved.
‘I can’t back out now. If I do, the payment due to our Red Fox Mercenary Group will be drastically reduced. Because of the security agreement regarding the quest failure, it’ll actually become a burden.’
Eugene crossed his arms and managed his expression at Victoria’s words.
He didn’t show it, but the Red Fox Mercenary Group was also worried about the party disbanding.
Simply put, party disbandment is very difficult for them as well.
The Red Fox Mercenary Group, which has developed great ambitions, is also in a typical situation.
Now that they’ve drawn their swords, they must return to Pangea and achieve clear results to present to the mercenaries and the Mercenary Association.
‘Besides, I need to confront that Drake again and ask him what he meant by what he said to me yesterday. My evolution into a Swordseeker through my relationship with Priscilla, I can’t shake the feeling that he guided it.’
Furthermore, Eugene Schneider’s personal interest in the Drake itself has increased.
Anyway, it’s a change that was created after confirming with Elizabeth the cause of his evolution into a Swordseeker, which he had vaguely thought about.
Eugene Schneider remembers the various bizarre keywords that the Drake presented to him through telepathy.
Of course, he didn’t think much of it when he first heard them.
Because he had no particular hunch about them at all.
But the Drake’s debuff magic poison and the creation of a huge puddle to trap them resulted in a butterfly effect.
Having wild sex with Priscilla and becoming a Swordseeker,
After experiencing that butterfly effect, Eugene Schneider couldn’t help but see the Drake in a different light.
“The complete recovery of the Elf archer Priscilla has had a big impact. With an Archerseeker present, I can confidently say that our strength is definitely different from before.”
However, even so, it was difficult for Eugene, the Red Fox Mercenary Group’s assault captain, to take the initiative in the camp.
But who is beside Eugene?
In reality, Elizabeth, who has more influence in the party camp than Victoria, an executive of the Imperial Knights, is there.
Eugene expressed his desire to Elizabeth to clear the Drake quest as a Swordseeker.
Then, Elizabeth, who had become an even more ardent fanatic of Eugene Schneider than before,
She unhesitatingly took the lead, created a justification, and forced Eugene’s request on Victoria.
Of course, she didn’t mention Eugene’s Swordseeker evolution, and only emphasized her abilities as a wizard and Priscilla’s abilities as an Archerseeker, who had revealed her true form, to Victoria.
“I see.”
Victoria, who was listening to Elizabeth’s words, nodded and replied with a slightly subtle nuance.
‘Hmm… honestly, it seems like Victoria has noticed something.’
And Eugene glanced at Victoria.
‘She’s quick-witted and has a considerable ability to draw things out. It’s difficult to assume that she doesn’t know about my Swordseeker transformation based on what’s superficially visible.’
Who is Victoria?
She is the person who grasped Eugene’s Sword Expert despite not being a mental-type Awakener.
She’s that quick-witted and has a keen sense, despite her seemingly indifferent poker face.
No matter how much she’s currently a colleague working on the quest together, the realm of Swordseeker is something that can never be carelessly blurted out,
So, Eugene told Elizabeth and Jeanne, but he didn’t tell Victoria.
But Eugene himself couldn’t be sure that she wasn’t feeling any inkling at all.
Because Eugene had already been caught off guard by her once.
Therefore, Eugene Schneider was quite concerned about Victoria’s gaze and reactions.
“Then I’m curious. The wizard Elizabeth I know is a very cautious person. If you’re insisting on such an active subjugation, I assume you’re well-prepared for it.”
After a subtle reaction, Victoria asked about Elizabeth’s preparations.
The situation has become one in which the proportion of the wizard Elizabeth’s performance has further increased.
Under such a foundation, Elizabeth actively came forward, so Victoria confirmed the Drake subjugation without questioning it meticulously.
“I am. This wizard Elizabeth is an existence that always makes her companions win.”
It was as Victoria had predicted.
No matter how much Elizabeth is a crazy fanatic who would do anything Eugene says,
She would never do such a thing without a plan and put her beloved brother in a dangerous situation.
Yesterday evening, she was too distracted by the love triangle between Eugene and Priscilla to be a major conversation partner, but Elizabeth had continuously researched and researched to discover points to attack the Drake.
“As mentioned in the emergency meeting last night, high-dimensional beings have restrictions in places where their foundations are not sufficient. We can deal with him by maximizing those restrictions.”
“But that… it’s worth thinking about in theory, but we can’t figure out the keyword of how…”
Elizabeth intends to use the point she pointed out as an attack point.
If the Drake’s abilities are unexpectedly weak, they will go with the existing method, and
If, as expected, a high-dimensional being has transformed into a Drake, they plan to flexibly apply new methods.
“Assault Captain Eugene and Elf Priscilla brought that keyword yesterday. It’s none other than the Drake’s debuff magic poison, which will fill the item that has been a difficult challenge until now: how.”
Elizabeth mentioned the Drake’s debuff magic poison in response to Victoria’s reaction, which was understandable in the abstract but not grasped concretely.
According to Elizabeth’s calculations, the Drake’s debuff magic poison can be used in reverse to hinder him.
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“It’s a huge operation, Assault Captain Brother.”
Marie said to Eugene, looking around with a very nervous expression.
“Yeah, the scale is like that, and so are the abilities being put in.”
Eugene nodded slowly and agreed with Marie’s words.
“This feeling is very unique. This is the first time I’ve been directly affected by magic. A barrier, I’ve only heard about it.”
Swooooooooooosh…!
Marie looked down at her feet.
There, a barrier of about 3m in diameter with blue mana rising from it was spread out.
It is a barrier that will play an important role in the Drake subjugation.
“Especially when your mana is specified and affected like now, you’ll feel it even more detailed. I’ve experienced it a few times, and it felt like my body was being scanned.”
Eugene responded to the conversation as if to ease Marie’s somewhat tense mind.
The wizard Elizabeth cast a huge barrier to catch the Drake.
The structure of that huge barrier is a barrier created by spreading mid-sized barriers here and there and using their power.
Marie, Thomas, and Ivan are in charge of one axis of the mid-sized barrier.
“Hmm… I guess we have to trust the wizard? The Drake won’t break the barrier and destroy the mid-sized barrier, right, hyung?”
While Marie was mainly nervous with a sense of wonder, Thomas, who has a cold head, was worried about whether the operation would be carried out as planned.
The effect of the barrier is further amplified and sustained through the mana of the Awakeners.
Through that, they plan to further strengthen the restrictions that the Drake has and carry out this initiative-led battle.
But that’s only the story when it goes according to the wizard Elizabeth’s calculations,
If the Drake is not deceived by the barrier, the mid-sized barrier can be defeated individually.
If it’s a battle that involves just participating with swords and fists, my head would get cold, but
Since this is a type of operation that Thomas has never participated in before, his thoughts are complicated.
“I understand that you feel that way because this is your first time in this type of battle, but still, Thomas, you have to trust your comrades when facing a battle. We are no different from relying on each other’s backs and wielding swords on the battlefield right now.”
Thud!
“Umm… yes, Advisor Ivan.”
Then, Ivan put his hand on Thomas’s shoulder and gave him advice from his long mercenary experience.
This is because Ivan has participated in similar magic-centered operations several times while in the Bronze-level mercenary group.
“Yeah, Thomas. Trust this assault captain. I’ll make sure the Drake doesn’t have any other thoughts.”
Thwack!
Eugene said confidently, slinging his huge greatsword over his shoulder.
Most of the Awakeners are located in the mid-sized barriers spread out here and there.
And the people who will directly fight the Drake in the giant barrier they created,
They are Awakeners of Expert level or higher.
From the Red Fox Mercenary Group, there are Eugene and Priscilla,
The Imperial Knights are Victoria, Farnese, and Vincent.
Finally, Elizabeth, the wizard of the Magic Tower, also supports them.
[The Drake has revealed himself, Assault Captain Eugene Schneider. Please return to your position.]
At that moment, Victoria’s telepathy through the telepathy magic stone was heard by Eugene.
“The Drake’s movement is being captured in my barrier memory. It is a movement being affected by the barrier.”
Soon, Eugene joined the main Drake subjugation force.
Elizabeth, who put her hand slightly on her head and had eyes as if she was watching a video,
Because the barrier is connected to her memory, the appearance of the Drake, who has begun to be affected by the barrier, is being transmitted.
Elizabeth mixed the Drake’s mana, which was taken from the Drake’s magic poison, into the creation of her barrier magic.
In that case, if the Drake’s magic power is not released through its true form, it will not feel any particular sense of incongruity and will not leave the giant barrier.
Also, within that giant barrier, Elizabeth’s use of magic is easy, so it is easier to respond to the Drake’s possible other-dimensional attacks.
“Now then, let’s start catching the big lizard, everyone.”
Swooooooooooosh…!!
Victoria, riding on a horse, summoned her sword.
It was summoned from the weapon inventory.
Quest Leader Victoria finally announced the start of the Drake subjugation quest.
‘Huh??’
At that moment, Eugene Schneider’s eyes turned towards Victoria’s sword.
It wasn’t the sword that he usually saw Victoria with.
‘That sword…???’
And it’s a sword that’s familiar to him.
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