Chapter 108: Interrogation (2)
“Frondier… … !”
Hagley’s burning eyes look at me.
I can confidently say that my eyes are exactly the same as these now.
“OK. “Did you miss me?”
“I dreamed of the day I would kill him every day.”
“Awake from that dream.”
Thump!
I grabbed Hagley’s back and lifted him up. According to Selena’s story, Hagley is a scholar and wizard. There is no way you can beat me in a power struggle.
After putting Hagley back in his chair, I sat down on the chair across from him.
“It looks like you were saying something strange to my brother.”
Hagley twisted his mouth at my words.
“What a strange sound. “Even if I receive thanks from you, it won’t be enough.”
“Thank you.”
“okay. “You passed on your talent that no one knew about to your brother.”
I also laughed at that.
Right. It’s pretty predictable. What did Hagley say?
“You’ve been bragging about my interpretive abilities.”
“okay. I noticed it before your family, so it’s my duty to tell you. Ajie was quite surprised. With a face that says you’ve never even thought about it. “It’s not unreasonable since the entire family thought he was incompetent.”
indeed.
If you had bragged about it to Ajie like that, you can imagine the hurt that Ajie, who is full of responsibility, would have suffered.
‘I’m glad I didn’t even listen to Ampere.’
Ampere is not showing any signs of it, but judging from what Azier said and the surrounding situation, he is probably suffering the most at the moment. I don’t want to pour more oil on top of that.
“Hey Frontier. I am speaking sincerely. I was the one who found your talent. Aren’t you angry? You’ve been ignored and despised for so many years. I’m not the person you should be angry with. Roachda. Roach is your enemy.”
Roach is my enemy.
I’m starting to get sick of hearing similar stories like this over and over again.
I feel like this world really wants me to think that way.
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“What benefit will you have by telling that to Ajie?”
“well. I just wanted to crush your brother’s hard face. “I am satisfied because it turned out the way I wanted.”
No way.
There is no way this guy would have done something with such emotional thinking.
In fact, thanks to that, Atjie asked me about my abilities, and I had no choice but to answer. As a result, I arrived here.
The reason Ajie stopped me from coming here was probably because this whole process was part of Hagley’s plan.
But that’s it.
From now on, I have no intention of playing along with this guy’s ideas.
Hagley may think I’m going to contradict him, but I didn’t come here with that intention.
He probably relayed most of the truth to Atjie.
Yeah, I’m not interested in those facts.
“Hagley.”
I picked up the paper and pencil on the table.
I wrote some words on a pencil and held it out to Hagley.
“Look at this.”
“… … !”
Hagley’s eyes widen as soon as he sees the letters.
“This… … ! “You, no way!”
“okay.”
There is nothing to hide.
“It’s an ancient language.”
What I wrote on paper is an ancient language.
Even if no one else recognizes you, you will recognize Hagley.
“Would you like to read it?”
“… … What nonsense! “An ancient language has no meaning unless it is engraved with mana.”
“therefore.”
I held the paper forward a little more.
“Read it.”
Hagley looked at me as if suspicious of my words, then focused his eyes on the paper again.
And soon I realized.
“Mana… … !”
“okay. “It is a complete ancient language.”
Frontier’s talent is already exceeding Hagley’s expectations.
No, this is not a talent, but rather the result of Frontier’s gritted teeth and dedication to research and study.
Frondier can not only interpret but also write down the correct ancient language on its own.
“Hagley, ancient languages have been your lifelong study.”
“Ugh… … !”
“So read it. “I taught you hard, right?”
Hagley grits his teeth at my words and puts his hand to the paper. To read mana more accurately.
But of course, there is no way it can be read.
I have never delivered the essence of the ancient language to Mangot, much less seeing an ancient language mixed with real mana for the first time.
Even if you feel mana or hear the sound, you don’t know what it means or how to substitute it for this character.
“… … Hagley. “I know what you’re thinking.”
“Shut up… … .”
“Seonguan recognized my talent for ancient languages before anyone else. They probably want to sell that power to the empire. In addition, there are records of research into ancient languages.”
“Shut up! “I will interpret it right now.”
“Menosorpo.”
Faaah!
A magic circle is spread within the interrogation room. Just enough to fill this room, just the right size.
“W-what!”
“It’s the name of that letter.”
“what… … ?”
“It is read as menosorpo.”
As if to show off, I create a weapon in the air. As if performing a magic trick in the air, each weapon I create has a spectacular aspect. Because they are the weapons of the imperial palace.
Hagley looks at that blankly. Even at this very moment, he is probably analyzing the principles of Menosorpho and the weapons floating in the air. These are things created from the magic circle of the ancient language.
Whick!
I withdrew my hand and destroyed all the weapons I had created.
“I’m sorry, Hagley.”
“… … !”
“I have no interest in your ‘pioneer plan’ or anything like that.”
“… … What nonsense? “The person to whom I should appeal my abilities is not people like you.”
“Because I know its identity.”
Hagley’s eyes widen.
His reactions were all as expected, and my eyes grew colder.
It’s been a long time since I felt this way.
I was getting bored.
“If I reveal that identity to the empire, I don’t know if it will still be of use to you.”
“Go, stop making nonsense. “There’s no way you know my plan.”
“You don’t have a vision.”
“… … ! Oh no! I am… … !”
“You can know others’ abilities in advance yourself.”
I stopped there.
It wasn’t that Hagley was in the way, but I personally stopped for Hagley.
I looked in the side mirror. Across from me, Esther is listening to our conversation.
“… … Shall we talk more? Do I still have to prove more?”
“Yes, you, how…?” … !”
Hagley’s hands are shaking.
Hagley himself appealed to his abilities. The power to recognize the talents of others.
… … But in reality, that is not the case.
It’s just a psychological trick, the truth is simple.
Hagley is naturally good at illusion techniques. I also used an illusion spell on Frontier in the past. His trick is the application of illusion techniques.
‘Hagley had not only the Frondier of the time but also an unspecified number of people interpret the ancient language. The interpretation of ancient languages was a project for the entire Mangot.’
Hagley did not recognize Frontier’s talent in advance and approached him.
They charmed weak-hearted children like Frondier, made them interpret ancient languages, and selected those who showed signs of talent. The last thing left was Frontier.
This was great luck for Hagley, and it is still a material that can be used as a bluff against the Empire.
Of course, if it weren’t for me.
‘Hargley casts a spell and causes the target’s memories to disappear. So I thought there was no way I would have known its identity.’
But before I am a frontier, I am a gamer.
Frontier is an entity that is almost forgotten in the game. This was true not only for gamers but also for Hagley.
Hagley, the center of Mangot, often appears in the game, and Hagley, who cannot use Frondier, sometimes speaks about his abilities. At the time, the ‘Illusion Art’ itself was a technique that appealed to his abilities.
So, in other words, Hagley doesn’t have the skill to recognize other people’s abilities in the first place.
Even after his value is recognized by the empire, he will secretly try to do the same thing he did to me. If you ask someone to do something through illusion, you will discover a talent or two.
Even if that is not possible, Hagley must do whatever it takes to avoid or reduce punishment.
“Hey, Hagley.”
“… … .”
Hagley’s eyes waver, confused.
It seems like he’s thinking of many other things with his brilliant mind, but he probably doesn’t have the right materials to use.
“I heard you devoted your whole life to interpreting ancient languages.”
“… … !”
“What are you doing this for?”
I tilted my head.
“Is it that difficult? Ancient language. Even with that outstanding brain.”
“shut up… … ! Shut up! “You guy!!”
“You seem to want to receive recognition from the empire and continue the research data and knowledge of ancient languages that you have stored in your head.”
I put my hands together on the table and leaned towards him.
“Ancient languages are not that important to me.”
“Yes, you… … .”
“The question is, to what extent is it worthless? “Just to make you feel better, I’m thinking of telling the empire how to decipher ancient languages.”
Ancient language materials that Hagley has studied so far. It’s not just detoxification.
His research materials are probably worth more than that.
It would be appropriate as an academic material and as a concept for understanding history, and would serve as a basis for guessing about the situation or environment of people living at the time.
But Hagley himself may know best.
That is ‘at best’ and it is nothing more than that.
In the end, what the empire is most interested in is whether you can read ancient languages.
“however.”
So I came here.
Because the plan in Hagley’s head is indeed the same.
“Telling nonsense to my brother,”
“… … !”
“My brother made me check,”
“Ugh… … !”
“I brought you here myself. “It’s just a plan like that.”
Hagley lowered his head and his fists were shaking.
Looking at it this way, I’m not sure if that feeling is shame or anger.
Well, it’s none of my business.
“You had such petty thoughts that you decided to become enemies with me.”
It doesn’t matter to me what Hagley’s anger is.
The only thing that matters to me is my anger.
“Hagley, you did this yourself. “To commemorate you becoming my enemy, I will tell you in advance what I will do from now on.”
I took back the paper I had given Hagley, folded it up and put it in my pocket.
“First of all, the entire empire will know the ability to decipher ancient languages that you so desperately desire.”
“… … What… … !”
“I told you. To me, this language is not worth it. “It’s a good thing that the empire’s scholars are currently working hard on the ancient language written on Mangot.”
I stood up.
I slowly approached Hagley and spoke softly in his ear.
“But you wouldn’t know. “You will rot in this prison for the rest of your life.”
“… … !”
“I will tell this to the prison warden and the imperial palace, and especially to you, I will make sure that no data, information, or even a word related to the ancient language is passed on to you.”
“Now, wait… … .”
“See with your own eyes that what you have been striving for your whole life is becoming worthless. Well, it might still be worth it to you. “You alone won’t know how.”
I saw Hagley’s frozen expression.
──Still, I don’t care what he feels.
“Remember it clearly.”
I just convey it.
“This means you are my enemy.”