Chapter 195 – King of War (10)

“Oh my gosh~! My phantom beasts!! Black Mamba, Rust Tiger——!!”
“…”
“Huh, huh——!!”
“Oh, noisy! “It’s going to be deafening!!”

Without hesitation, Lehel kicked Katreya, who was staring at her and crying on the ground next to her.
In Antiope’s sudden surprise attack, she lost all of her phantom beasts and even her magic tower was shattered, barely escaping with her life saved.
It’s a gourmet ball that can’t be returned.
No power whatsoever.
Useless bitch.

“But I will never give you my Grand Canyon, so get the hell out! “Get out of there with Kantana!!”
“There has already been a harpoon, so how can you be so heartless? So, you’re aging backwards.”
“What!? Yah! “There’s nothing I can’t say when it suddenly comes to me!”
“Evil! “Ahh!!”

Five, no, six pillars that support Penheim’s brilliant magic.
They are leading geniuses who are respected by all the wizards attending the academy and are worthy of the title of the brightest star.

“You wanna die! This… ! Uh? Hey! “Aren’t you going to leave my rosary!?”
“Hang up? Trade this for a rhino that only eats your food!”
“Are you crazy, you crazy bitch!!”
“Aaaaah!!!”

Liv, who was watching the fight between the two, quickly looked away before his illusions about the Archduke were shattered.
To Terra, who was lying down in her chair and breathing heavily.
Her work in creating her own magic spell was very difficult for her, and her entire body was drenched in sweat.
She was lighting an unknown number of cigarettes with her trembling hands, and as soon as her communication crystal lit up, she hurriedly stood up.
Since it was obvious who had sent the message, the two dukes who were bickering also focused on the conversation with curious eyes.

“What happened?”
— Failed. Somehow, he ran away with me.
“You worked hard. I’ll send someone, so come back to Parenzia with Hublett. “There is no need to carve a unique magic spell in a dangerous place like in the past.”
– Okay…

Pop.

As soon as communication was cut off, Lehel let go of Katreya’s hair.
She also had her white hair completely matted.

“Hmm! “Then now it’s my turn!”
“…”
“Well, is there anyone here other than me who can use 〈 telegram 〉?”
“No, please come back.”

Lehel disappeared for a split second, and then she arrived with the other three.
Caroline, Louise, and Hublett Barenkov.
As soon as Luis, who was seriously injured, appeared, Katreya rushed at him.

“Lewis——!!!”
“100 million… ! “What, why are you here?”
“Now I only have you! You will accept me… ?”
“What do you accept? “What the hell is going on?”

***

The Megrez Magic Tower has collapsed.
And the warp gate maneuvering device they were researching fell into the hands of demons.
When I heard the story from Liv, who had checked the situation with Terra, who was exhausted, a point of interest came to mind.
Katreya certainly spoke about it.

— Is it money? Or magic? Either way, I’ll give you enough. Megrez Magic Tower is quite good at business. If the warp gate operation that is currently being piloted is successful, you will make more money than Dube Magic Tower, right?

“Was it successful?”
“Huh? Warp gate? Uh… “It’s a little unstable, but it has a good assortment, right?”

Far from being dignified as a grand duke, she clung to me and tried to somehow rescue one of the undiscovered species of phantom beasts. She answered the questions diligently.
The Warp Gate, developed by Meisicong, a master of summoning magic, is, in a word, an extension of the scalpel teleportation.
It was an artifact to teleport many people at once.

‘Now I understand why the North has been quiet.’

There was no need to penetrate the Ravier Mountains in the first place.
It may have been ten years ago, but now the entire kingdom can be attacked by demons.
My head became confused.
Cassel retreated to the capital of Louvier with the warrior.
If they sent out the warriors again, they would suffer damage this time, so time was running out.

“Don’t worry, Louis. “We will come up with a solution.”

Terra reassured me.
Yes, there must be something else I need to do now.
A state in which minor injuries have not yet healed but natural recovery has decreased is suitable for engraving a unique magic spell.
I jokingly asked Hubblet, who had come over with me.

“Are your skills rusty yet?”
“… “It’s nothing for you to worry about.”
“Then let’s get started quickly. “You know we don’t have time.”
“…”

It was a very disgusting expression.
This is my thirteenth time, so it’s worth it.
Caroline next to me couldn’t understand what I meant and was just rolling her eyes.

Twelve unique magic spells.
The results are engraved on my entire body.
When I told her that I would add one more thing, she burst out in anger and stopped me.
It seemed like he knew very well how painful it was to add another artificially created scar.

“Are you crazy!? How to stay sober… !”
“You need to help. “You have to use your Holy Spirit to survive.”
“You crazy bastard, crazy bastard… Fuck, fuck… !”

In fact, no matter how hard Caroline tries, it’s not enough.
Injuries that cut through the flesh and scrape the bones of a body with high resistance to magic must be completely sutured without aftereffects.
The divine power gained through the nine Holy Spirits is incomparably higher than that of an ordinary priest, but it is still not as perfect as Eris.
It wouldn’t be a very pleasant work visually either.

Still, I couldn’t give up now, so I decided to do it quickly.
When I entered the room I had been in for a while and took off my top, Terra immediately cast her soundproofing spell.
A few seconds after Hublett raised his sword, an enormous amount of pain struck him.
The unpleasant sound of skin being torn, muscles torn, and bones being ground echoed throughout the room.

“Ugh, wow…”

It was my first time seeing Caroline cry sincerely.
It was less painful as she lost consciousness in the middle.
After finishing all the work, she collapsed on the bed and woke up to a pain that felt like it was burning.
It was already deep night.

***

It looks like winter is coming to an end.
Otherwise, the wound on my back was so deep that even the wind blowing through the open window couldn’t cool it.
My eyes were open, but it was still difficult to move properly.
A sigh of relief escaped her as she lifted her stiff head from her pillow and looked around the room.

“Ha…”

Is it because I had a one-sided conversation with a human who lived on Earth for the first time in 15 years?
Today, I feel a strong sense of nostalgia in this room, which seems to have been transported from my living room on Earth.
I can only thank Terra for implementing this.
Because she had a lot of inherent magic, she had all kinds of talents.

Soft blankets and pillows with a faint scent of fabric softener.
Although it is not working, a black monitor and keyboard are placed on the desk.
In addition, there are several items commonly found in the room of teenage boys.

A half-used white toilet paper roll, a 1/1000 scale figure model of the Yagurt Segway ‘Coco’, or a beautiful bisque stone sitting on a chair and quietly looking at it with a somewhat sullen look in its eyes…

“You’re awake.”
“… !!”

It’s a surprise.
I thought my heart was dropping.

The person staring at me in the dark was none other than Darling.
She spoke to me calmly, shaking the empty flask next to her with her gloved hand.

“Store owner, don’t you have something to say to me?”
“What do you want to say?”
“It was the same last time and it is the same today. “The gold coins used to save you are more than half the price of war materials distributed during the same period.”
“…”

I didn’t think Caroline could treat it properly on her own.
It seems she even asked Darling for help.
Come to think of it, even when the oracle was taken away and I couldn’t wake up, they poured expensive potions on me like water.
No matter how much I use the calculator, I can’t think of a way to repay all that money.

“Hmm, maybe there’s something like medical insurance here…” …”
“Now I know why you said such strange things. “I thought she was gone, but it turns out she came from a world that was turned away.”

Worrying about my origins being revealed is meaningless.
Now, it’s no longer possible to kick them out because they are illegal immigrants.
What was more important now was the situation where the precious store was pawned and left to sit on the street.

“Come here. “I need to apply more medicine.”

The wound is not fully healed and requires further treatment.
Now that he has come to his senses, he cannot claim that it was a unilateral act of relief carried out without his consent while he was mentally and physically disabled.
As I was unable to do either this or that, I suddenly felt Darling’s hand full of compassion.

“Was it very difficult?”
“…”

At that time, a bright, brilliant idea crossed my mind.
Could it be possible to get a sympathy vote with the old money left in your pocket?
I had a very vague memory of her caring for me in a similar way in the past.
It must have been after Adela and Liv got into a fight and destroyed the store.

“Lift her head up. “Her posture is uncomfortable.”

I obediently followed Darling’s intention to get on the bed and lend me his knee.
There is no big problem if you apply medicine standing up, but the savior of life wants it.
The feel of the soft stockings and the smell of flesh brushing against my nose relieved my tired mind.
She held the hem of her skirt towards me with no sign of displeasure.

“It’s going to hurt, so hold on tight.”
“Ugh… !!”

The potion poured on the exposed bone area and the ointment applied over it gave a burning pain that felt as if wings were sprouting.
Darling gently hugged me as I crouched in pain.
As she let out a breath she had been holding, a quiet whisper that seemed indifferent yet reminiscent of her lullaby followed.

“Store owner, I have been watching you for a long time. “So she knew that you kept as many of her secrets as you did of her origins.”

Did you know that much about me?
If so, I would like you to take a look at my financial situation as I know it well.

“They say people change, but that was especially difficult for you. Until the very end, she kept one secret secret in mind that she did not reveal to anyone. But wasn’t there a moment recently when you came out of the basement?”

Uhm, I don’t want to talk about that.
I shook my head once to express defiance.
However, Darling bent down and hugged me as if he had no intention of stopping the story.

“That was the first time I saw a side that was completely devoid of cohesion. Of course, it was a cool look, but that part was more important to me.”

The warm softness of my chest against my earlobe feels so good.
This may be a sense of stability as it is possible to place the head between the knees and chest due to the small body.

“You probably haven’t forgotten your confession.”

The moment the title changed from ‘you’ to ‘you’, my heart skipped a beat.
Is it because of the effect of the potion?
Darling very naturally made a few promises to me, who was so drowsy that I couldn’t come to my senses.

“I won’t rush you because I know the situation is urgent and dangerous, but you will definitely have to answer when everything is done.”

The answer is already decided…

“You’re saying amazing things. Oh, and lend a hand. “I have to take action here.”

The hand holding her skirt loses its strength and she is dragged somewhere.
I tried to escape from her embrace, but failed because of my chest.
Still, as I lifted my head from a half-asleep state, I was able to see that the document placed next to his hip was quite important.

“Hmm? What are you using it for? It’s no big deal. “Since there are so many wild cats, wouldn’t it be necessary to hang them well to protect the fish they catch?”

Seungnyang, meat.
This is incomprehensible.

“There is no need to try to understand. Now all I have to do is report it to the administrative office. Why did it take so long to get my hands on this one document? … Now, I’ll stroke your head like this…”

Darling’s expression of affection was so natural, along with a feeling of déjà vu that I had felt before somewhere.

Side.

— Sleep well.

My consciousness disappeared beyond the abyss.