Chapter 216 – Principality of Morph

We entered through the back door of the hotel and quickly went upstairs. Thanks to the diversionary operation and the defense forces being dispersed, the number of members they encountered decreased.

However, it is not that the nostalgia members left the hotel empty without countermeasures.

It was when I was advancing down the long hallway of the hotel. We spot large golems approaching from across the hallway.

They are golems that fill the corridors with their huge size! Weapons that can be called tanks from another world suddenly attacked us.

Kung-kung-kung-kung-kung-!! The engineering crew screamed at the majesty of the golems that rushed forward with their heavy bodies.

“Golem…?! Why are those stone bastards here! I haven’t heard any information that they’re hiding a golem!”
“Damn it, you’re out of luck!”

The way to attack the golem is to stick to the body somehow and shock the core. Anyway, if you retreat in the hallway leading to the date, you will only die. The moment the engineering corps members tried to attach themselves to the golems, shining magic projectiles flew from the front.

“Firebolt!”
“Incinerate.”
“Airball.”

These are the members protecting the golem. A fire net made up of dozens of magic projectiles shot down the vanguard members of the engineering team. I called Kate before the damage snowballed.

“Kate! Unfold the Holy Barrier!”
“Yes! Lord Baldur in the sky, protect the lambs with a divine shield.”

A translucent barrier in the middle of the corridor blocked the members’ spells. In the hallway of the hotel, reminiscent of a battlefield, a gap opened up for a moment.

‘The thief is said to be an alchemist with excellent skills.’

It was clear that those golems were not originally owned by Nostalgia. There’s no way that a low-level magic society that survives on crime would have the resources to own a golem.

I heard that a golem is a hippo that eats money. If I could buy it cheaply, I would have already bought a golem for each party member. The maintenance cost is no joke, so it is easy to go bankrupt if you continue to drag it.

It was probably the thief who gave the golem to those magic assistants. If my guess is correct, I couldn’t help but be curious about the identity of the thief.

I heard that the relationship between the phantom thief and Nostalgia is just a paid job. That he temporarily worked to escape from Northern. If so, it means that the thief gave expensive golems to Nostalgia, who is no different from a gangster.

‘How much money do you have? You mean he sprayed golems on his subordinates? Am I going to become a conglomerate in another world?’

No matter how much an alchemist is, making a golem costs money. When he confirmed that he had been spraying golems, the thief felt like a golden goblin. I don’t know how much damage he’s been through theft.

There was no time to ponder the identity of the phantom thief for a long time. The golems, who had narrowed the distance before they knew it, raised their heavy fists and struck down the Holy Barrier. It was the moment when the Holy Barrier was shattered by the shock.

“I’ll deal with the wizard!”

Rebecca, who was aiming for her gap, shot out in front of her. Equipped with her magical powers, she intruded among her golems with the explosive speed typical of a warrior.

“Aim for that red-haired bitch!”
“Shoot him in the knee so he can’t move!”

Blazing fireballs exploded at Rebecca, who was riding on the golem’s shoulder. An explosion erupted right in front of his eyes, but Rebecca nimbly dodged it by riding on the golems’ shoulders.

It crossed the golem’s line of defense and landed lightly in front of the members.

[Force Barrier]

The members deployed their own barriers with frightened expressions. The moment the magic projectiles stopped, Rebecca put her hand on the hilt of her sword.

Sreung! A hastily created thin barrier cannot block the unmanned. The curved sword pulled out of its scabbard tore the barrier and cut the member’s throat.

A slash that boosted its power by injecting mana.
An evasive action that anticipates the next offensive and unfolds it.

When I think about the first time I met him, he has changed into an uninhabited person. It’s because he grows so fast.
Maybe I can really become a first-class soldier by next year… ?

“Liquid ring.”

The team members stopped shooting, so casting was easy. It summoned a wave big enough to sweep the hallway and hit the golems. It is more efficient to crush a golem with element resistance than to freeze it.
I spread the elemental cold through the air and created a giant ice hammer.

[Ice Hammer]

A magic that turns ice into a blunt weapon and wields it. With the giant hammer floating in the air, he struck down the golems that were rampaging in the waves.

“Be quiet-!! Stone bastards!!”

Bang! What I hit with the ice hammer were the heads of the golems. He kindly split the heads of noisy golems with a hammer. It didn’t take long for the four golems to be incapacitated.

He succeeded in dealing with the golems that were an intrusive obstacle. Bella shot her feathers and sniped the members, and the spirits summoned by Wendy rushed forward.
The members blocking the hallway were completely wiped out. No more golems intruding. We made our way to the top floor of the hotel.

“…Thank you! Without you, there would have been a lot more deaths among the engineers. Our Hamel office would have been seriously damaged.”

As I moved forward, Major General Gasta looked at me with admiration.

“Luke! Would you like to sign a contract with our office? If you’re a mage like you, you’ll be able to become the best adventurer in Morph. It doesn’t matter if you come here. Our office will take care of anything.”

Are you suddenly making a recruitment offer here?
Director Gasta was not the only one in trouble. Vice-Chief Haren and the engineering corps members dispatched from the office were also glancing at me. The suspicions I harbored when we met in the alleyway do not remain.

“Wizards…! We need magic!”
“A new wizard is always welcome! It’s the first time I’ve worked with a real wizard in the adventure industry.”

I hear the voices of the engineers whispering between me.
Perhaps this was the moment, Director Gasta explained to me the down payment and the excellent welfare of the office.
It’s like watching an insurance commercial to see how fast you speak.

“Welcome! Come to Hamel’s office and become an ace! Opportunity to work with countless number of beast heroes! When you join the office, tame monster eggs are provided for free! After the quest, we’ll move right away and prepare a place to write the contract!”

It feels like meeting a restaurant advertising Hios. That much was revealing his obsession with me as a wizard. If you answer yes, you might be dragged into the space-time storm!

Breaking into a cold sweat, I declined Gasta’s offer.

“I’m already an adventurer affiliated with the Galarhorn Headquarters. I don’t want to leave my homeland and live in Morph.”
“Turn off…”

There is no way I can live in Morph unless I am a furry bug or a horsefly. Pony tastes best only when torn apart. Did I mention that centaurs also live in this town? You can meet a live pony.

“Chief Gasta, I cannot hand over Luke’s younger brother. He is also a valuable manpower at headquarters. I will never dispatch my younger brother. I will be with you forever…”

Bella glared at Gasta who was trying to NTR me with a cold expression. Gasta, who was about to invite me further, withdrew from me with a startled expression. The gloomy aura emanating from Bella was suffocating. Sometimes, this older sister gives off an aura like Sadako.

“Hey, are you together forever?”
“I want to be with Luke’s brother until I die of old age. Don’t Luke’s brother want to be with me…?”
“Great!”

You can’t hate it
To be honest, my tastes are pretty broad. Any woman who loves me morbidly is welcome. As long as you avoid the Nice Boat ending. When I nodded, Bella finally lifted the gloomy atmosphere and burst into laughter.
Love with my sister is good because it is full of thrills.

“Huh, when we go back to the headquarters, we’ll rewrite the contract. I’ll pay you a much higher down payment. It’s okay to even sign the wedding vows.”
“Nunnaaaaah”

Will we meet the wedding ending with Bella on the day we return to Yoensuu? It’s going so fast that I can’t keep my mind up. If you’re going to talk about marriage, turn on your blinkers and come in.

Snow…

After climbing the stairs, we reached the top floor of the hotel.
This is where the leader of Nostalgia is staying. On the top floor there was a large hall reserved for banquets, where we found an old man.

An old man with a beast’s skull on his head.
On the wide stage of the hall, the old man stood alone. The elongated magic wand he holds in one hand catches his eye. You could say he’s a mage who acquired a class like me.

None of the members he had encountered so far had acquired a class. All of them were vagrants, so they were all babbling at the third-rate level. The moment I witnessed the old man, I felt goosebumps.

‘Is that the leader of Nostalgia? He must be a shaman, judging from the fact that he’s holding a beast’s bone. It will deal with unique magic of the Conjuration series.’

As if entering a cemetery, there was a dark atmosphere in the hall. It would make sense if that old man’s class was a shaman. Because shamans use magic to control ghosts like limbs. I often come into contact with spiritual beings, so I usually drive around with negative energy. Even as a wizard, he could not help but feel uncomfortable.

“Hehe… You did a great job coming the long way. I saved you a lot of trouble by taking care of the members.”

A high-pitched voice came out of the old man’s mouth.

Is that old man crazy? Members died, so why are you saying that the effort was saved? Have you ever grown too old to become a patient with dementia?

But unfortunately, the elderly are not dementia patients. Rather, he had a terrifyingly clear mind.

“What bullshit are you talking about?”
“I was thinking of throwing them away anyway. In order to escape the pursuit, wouldn’t it be first to reduce the load?”

Ah, I get a sense of what you mean!
That senile old man meant to take care of the members and run alone. The head of the magic society has no fucking loyalty. It’s a very bean flour family.

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. The members who risked their lives to stand in our way will cry out in hell. Shall we pray for the souls of the deceased? Rub it with your left hand, rub it with your right hand.

“Now, if only you deal with it, it’s liberation. Let’s make it as painful as possible.”

The old man, clad in animal bones, looked around us and let out a fishy laugh.

I couldn’t stand the padlip at all.
The time has come to attack the elderly rather than honor them.
I have to shake my mentality with the new word of the earth.

“Wrong.”
“What…?”
“Stop cracking your dentures, you old man.”

Crooked.
The moment that word resounded, the old man’s face hardened.
Dentures glistened in his slightly parted mouth.