Chapter 469 – Gap

Early in the morning, I urgently called other people together.

Not only did we invite our group and Tarla, but all of the employees who work in this mansion.

To those who were clamoring to know what was going on, I told them the news I had heard a little while ago.

“I just received a call from Lord Havel. “I was worried that Ajidahaka might be heading this way.”

The group gasped and swallowed at those words. Tarla lightly bit her lip in anger… The workers trembled with anxiety.

“The evil dragon… Why? Why…”
“Righteous light. “Look down on us.”
“Shit… We’re all going to die! “When I die, I will become undead!”

Hmm. The reaction is stronger than I expected. But whatever. I roughly understand. It is common knowledge in this era that a lord whose territory is attacked, especially his lord castle, which is the heart of the lord, fights to the death.

Just like a king who does not abandon his capital even when an enemy army attacks right in front of him, not abandoning his territory is considered a virtue of a lord.

… And the servants are in a position where they have no choice but to follow the orders of the lord.

They say that they are forced to die together, or that even if they somehow survive, they miss the right time to escape and have no choice but to survive through much hardship.

I’m not even the most famous evil god-hater on the continent. They must have thought that by calling them together like this, they would be ordering every last man to fight and die.

Well, that was a complete mistake.

He calmly stopped Solari, who was trying to secretly give a blessing to a believer who was looking for him, and continued speaking.

“But! To be honest, you are just a distraction. “We will open the teleportation gate connecting the satellite city near the capital, so you can escape with as many of the territory’s residents as possible.”

“My lord… But to the lord…”

“Know. There are no knights or exclusive wizards. “At best, there are only security guards busy maintaining public order.”

When the Lindelheit family fell, all of its high-quality personnel were scattered.

Of course, some of them came back to maintain their loyalty to Carla… The number was not large, and the talent that was lacking was placed here and there in the territory to operate efficiently.

In other words, it means that there is not much power to help right now, but it is still far away. But.

“Are you okay. “Lord Havel’s story ended with the decision to teleport him as soon as Ajidahaka’s location was determined.”

I feel like I want to fly to where the punitive force is right now, but… Then, if Ajidahaka really comes here, only the innocent people of the territory will be massacred.

Still, since I am the lord of this place, shouldn’t I do the bare minimum?

Above all, it seemed like she was trying not to show it off as much as possible, but it was noticeable that Carla was thrilled to be back in her old home.

Since I am also interested in the magic of the past Lindelheit family heads, which are closely overlapped, I want to fight to protect this place if possible.

Fortunately, there are many skilled wizards gathered in the subjugation team, although they are not as skilled as me or Iona. Teleport preparation time will be significantly shortened.

“So, before you have time to ask useless questions, pack your bags quickly and evacuate the residents of the territory.”

“… All right.”

Perhaps because he came from the imperial palace, he was always accustomed to old-fashioned manners, but this time he bowed his head more deeply than usual.

The feeling of respect is keenly felt in that small difference. … This isn’t like a sacrifice.

Well, anyway, if you move quickly, there is no need to correct the illusion. She nodded in a serious manner to the appropriate rhythm.

Then, the head deacon leads the other employees and skillfully carries out the task. She looked at it for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“Professor Iona. Professor, I would like to ask for a teleportation gate. “It doesn’t matter if you use a little more magical power.”

“Yep. “You just have to replenish it with the blood of Yandel students anyway, right?”

Iona laughs and follows the head deacon out. Her back is very reassuring.

“Okay then, we should get ready too. Carla. “Which of the spells cast here can help right now?”

“I see… “I didn’t receive formal training as a successor from my father, so I don’t know much, but I know where to find out.”

“What do you mean?”

“We teleported right in front of the mansion, but this is the lord’s castle anyway, right? They’ve made various preparations in preparation for the siege. “I have never been attacked.”

“Well, the Archmage is holding on so hard, who would attack? .”

“… In fact, it is said that from the beginning, there was no guarantee that there would be an archmage in the next generation, so the idea was to prepare for future generations.”

Perhaps Lindelheit’s ancestors didn’t know that an archmage would emerge in every generation.

As if PTSD was coming from the side, “Hike!” Hehe!” While Elisha was calming down Iris, who was making strange noises.

Tarla took a step closer and opened her mouth, frowning.

“You. “Are you saying you’re going to hand over control of Gajusil to Yandel?”

“It’s an emergency. And now you are the head of Lindelheit?”

Karla and Tarla glare at each other without retreating an inch. However, it wasn’t long before Tarla smiled wryly and nodded her head.

“That is correct. Lindelheit is no longer our family.”

“But it might not be completely unrelated. If only my master would accept everything I have. “If that’s the case, our Lindelheight will definitely be mixed into the master’s Lindelheight.”

“… Including bloodline?”

“Of course.”

I don’t know at what point they came to an understanding, but in any case, the two are no longer at odds.

From my perspective, I feel like I was involved in the Lindelheit revival project without even knowing it… Honestly, it wasn’t bad.

That’s why I decided to take the name Lindelheit instead from the beginning.

Karla and Tarla, who had agreed for the first time, spoke towards us.

“Now, master, it is time for you to become the head of the Lindelheit family in the truest sense.”

“Follow me. To be honest, I don’t feel like it… “It may be unavoidable now.”

“Oh… “They just seemed a bit like twins.”

“…”

“…”

The two of them glare at each other again, as if they had agreed on something I said. I feel this all the time, but it’s rare for Carla to rumble like this, so it’s a little fun.

Once this incident is over, it would be okay to officially join hands with Tarla. The reason I was reluctant for so long was that I didn’t know when I would go back… Looking at it like this, it doesn’t seem like she’ll be able to lose control of her mind any time soon.

Nodding to himself, the bickering group followed the two towards the head of the house on the top floor.

***

I arrived back at Gajusil, where I had only looked around briefly when I first arrived.

A noble family’s room. Among them, it is common to put furniture made of high-quality wood in rooms that need to be decorated, such as the family room or VIP room.

However, Lindelheit’s family room had a slightly different atmosphere. The design is not much different from other places, but there was quite a lot of furniture made of metal rather than wood.

The moment I first saw it, I could almost understand why. Because all that furniture was made of magic.

I thought maybe someone from the previous family was very interested in design, so they completely changed it and are still using it to this day… There was a different reason.

“What in the world is this?”

As Karla sat at her head of honor and dropped a drop of her blood, a magic circle drawn across her room appeared.

An overwhelming sight that covers everything, not only the two-dimensional shapes drawn on the wall, but also the three-dimensional diagrams realized through the curves of the furniture.

The reason why they made furniture out of metal, or even magic, was obviously to carve a magic circle like this.

Unless there is a special case like the World Tree, metal, which contains mana, is a much more efficient material than wood.

Instinctively, I looked around at the magic circle around me. Is it because I learned the Lindelheit family’s vision code? About half of the time, I could interpret what kind of magic it was.

However, even I, who was confident that I could use magic, could not fully understand the other half.

If I had to just guess from the flow, wouldn’t this be some kind of control tower? Most of the magical power does not cause something inside, but rather extends outward.

As if my prediction was correct, Carla nodded her head with a slightly distressed expression.

“This is the center of this mansion. “It is also a control room that can control all functions of the castle, including the siege preparations I mentioned earlier.”

“Originally, only Lindelheit’s immediate descendants can use this authority. … “I plan to get over this from now on.”

“… “Is it still okay?”

Now I understand why Tarla reacted with immediate rejection. She had said that Carla would hand over all of Lindel Height’s hidden powers.

Tarla sighed and nodded her head.

“It’s okay, just sleep. There’s no way. It’s a magic that controls all the magic engraved throughout this large lord’s castle. To activate it, all you need is blood, but… “To control it in earnest, a huge amount of mana is consumed.”

“Ah.”

Then it is true that there is no way. Although Carla’s magical power is considerable, she has not yet surpassed the barrier of a high-ranking wizard, so there are bound to be limitations.

On the other hand, I boast of magical power and recovery speed that are close to the limits of mortals.

Considering that I might have to fight Ajidahaka, it’s right for me to control it since I can recover quickly.

As she was nodding, Carla, who had fully activated herself, pulled out her chair from the head of the table and shouted loudly.

“Sit down now, master! “You must inherit the position of head of the family!”

“…”

It feels a bit different.