062 Tues – Trisha (1)
Lux Church.
A religious group that believes in Lux, the god of light and healing.
For Tigris, Lux was nothing more and nothing less than a god that people believed in.
It was because he had never experienced the miracle of Lux until just before the continent was destroyed.
Perhaps this time, Lux would be indifferent to the destruction of the continent.
or incompetent.
Tigris was indifferent to mankind and had no intention of worshiping an incompetent god.
“Aren’t you very surprised?”
“What are you talking about?”
“The fact that the Lux Church has a dungeon.”
There wasn’t much of a surprise.
I just didn’t know that there was a lab for shamans in the basement of the current Lux Church, but the fact that the beasts were trapped was a fact that Tchrist already knew.
And historically, there was nothing strange about the existence of a prison in the basement of the Lux Church.
“Isn’t this the prison used by heretic inquisitors in the past?”
Nadal looked at Tigris with an interesting expression.
“It appeared briefly in the Age of Witches, and I think you are well aware of it.”
Ironically, the era of witches, which began after the era of the demon king was over, could be said to be the golden age of Luxism.
The black magic and dominance used by the ancient witches were rat poison to the ‘divine power’ possessed by the ‘Holy Grail of Lux’.
At that time, the paladins and priests of the Lux Church hunted witches based on the divine power they received from Lux’s Holy Grail.
Witches used to hide among humans because they looked no different from humans on the outside.
That was 900 years ago, but the remnants of that history are still there.
Nadal took a sip of the tea and opened his mouth.
“It is said that the Beast people are currently undergoing various experiments in the dungeon. She doesn’t seem to know the exact details of the experiment, but she does know how the Lux Church is being supplied with beasts.”
“It must be the poachers and the black market.”
Nadal’s left pupil widened slightly as if he was a little surprised.
“You are amazing. Do you even know the black market?”
“Isn’t the fact that there is a black market an open secret among the nobility? That the prisoners are sold there.”
“Even so, it is not easy to remember at once. Anyway, the Lux Church is said to purchase a large number of beasts from the black market every year. They said that it wasn’t enough, so they secretly signed a contract with the poachers to buy it.”
Nadal took another sip of tea.
“The biggest problem is the people of the Gilion Kingdom. The people have a strong sentiment against the beast people, and they believe the church’s words more than the reporters. Even if they tortured and experimented with the beast people, there is a possibility that they will not believe it, and there will be others who will not even like it.”
Nadal accurately grasped the tendencies of the people of the Kingdom of Gillion.
In fact, when it was revealed that the Lux Church had conducted a chimera experiment on the beasts, the Empire was in turmoil, but the Kingdom of Gillion was quieter than expected.
It was because the Lux Church leaders dismissed the chimera experiment with a single word, saying that it was an inevitable choice to lead the Holy War to victory.
It was no exaggeration to say that the people of the Gillion Kingdom were crazy about Luxism.
“And your Majesty the Emperor wants you to make friends with the Beasts and put pressure on the Kingdom of Gillion and the Marquis of Baros, but I am a little skeptical.”
“Why?”
“The power of the beast people is much weaker than expected. It’s said that they’ve been kidnapped by two-ring mercenaries, so getting their help won’t help much.”
The abduction of beasts was a problem that began to arise six or seven years ago.
Until then, there were many adventurers and mercenaries who died after entering the jungle by mistake rather than kidnapping the beasts.
The beasts were basically physically better than humans, and the jungle was their playground, so it was almost impossible to hunt the beasts.
So, it is correct to think that the beast people suddenly weakened 6-7 years ago.
Tigris knew why the beasts had suddenly weakened.
It was because the holy ‘Masarai’s Bone Needle’, a sacred item of the hunting god served by the beasts, was missing.
The ‘Masarai’s Bone Needle’ is a holy relic used when the beasts conduct their coming-of-age ceremony, and it is a holy relic that dramatically increases the physical performance of the beasts.
As this holy relic disappeared, the beasts who recently became adults were much weaker than the beasts who received the blessing of ‘Masarai’s Bone Needle’.
The beasts the poachers were targeting were the beasts who had just become adults.
“The matter is for the Emperor to decide.”
Nadal nodded and took a sip of tea.
“That’s right. It’s a pointless issue for us to think about.”
Anyway, this is not for Nadal or Tigris to decide.
They both knew what they had to do.
Nadal is to deliver accurate information to the emperor, and Tigris is to kill the enemies of the empire.
Transactions between countries or diplomatic issues were not the full text of Tigris or Nadal, but the emperor and his vassals.
“By the way, how about Rakan?”
“He is a sincere and understanding wizard.”
Rakan was able to understand Nadal’s teachings rather easily because he purchased the skill ‘Structural Understanding of Circle Magic’ as a point.
And because he was basically sincere and had a very strong tendency to develop, he was doing everything Nadal asked for well.
“There is distribution and he uses magic with concentration. The speed of learning is also faster than other wizards.”
“Do you think you are a talented person who can rise to the 7th circle?”
“Well······.”
Nadal thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“I heard that to become a sword master, you need to be able to implement imagery. According to Sir Bergang, did you say that it is a state where you can leave your will to the world?”
“It seems like one of the best descriptions of the Sword Master.”
“I’m glad I understood it well. Archmage is a little different. If the sword master leaves a mark on the world with his sword, wouldn’t the archmage realize the small principles of the world and be able to use it?”
Nadal plucked a petal from the table.
And the turbid gray magic threads from Nadal’s fingertips wrapped around the red petals.
Then, the red petals lost their color and shape and were divided into dozens of types of powder and piled up on the table.
“In my case, I realized the rationale of ‘organic decomposition’. It can decompose all organic matter in the world into the smallest unit. On the other hand, in the case of Principal Bastian, he fully understands ‘animal behavior patterns’, so he can put the will of animals in all his magic and artifacts.”
Nadal collected the decomposed powder with a tissue and put it in a vase.
“The 7th Circle Archmage cannot be made simply by being good at magic. To become the 7th Circle, you need to find out the small rules and principles that make up the world, fully understand them, and implement them through magic. In theory, if you master one of the principles that make up the current Rakando world, you can become the 7th Circle Archmage. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can implement the magic of the 7th circle right away.”
Nadal folded the tissue neatly and placed it on the table.
“To conclude, I still can’t decide whether Rakan can reach the 7th circle or not. Rakan is like a child. Everything is exciting, curious and passionate. That attitude can be said to be great as a wizard, but to go one step further, you have to decide what you really want to study and dig into it. I don’t know when that day will come, but I’m looking forward to it a little bit.”
Tigris was slightly startled.
It wasn’t that Rakan showed any hope that he could become an Archmage of the 7th circle, nor did Nadal praise Rakan.
It was because Nadal was smiling emotionally rather than artificially.
Nadal didn’t seem to notice yet.
‘········What the hell has happened in the last month?’
Rakan mastered all of the Circle 1 common magic in a month, and Nadal was able to smile with emotion.
I’m not sure if this change will have a positive effect on Nadal, but one thing is for sure, he seems to have become a lot more human.
* * *
An uninvited visitor came to the dwarf’s forge, filled with only the quiet sound of hammering.
Bump-!
“The chunky man is here!”
Tung-!
The woman skillfully closed the door with her heel.
Like Herpain living in the Godiva Desert, the woman had copper-colored skin, a sharp nose, and very thick eyelashes.
She was a beautiful woman who exuded a strange charm enough to look back at least once, regardless of gender, when passing by.
The woman ran up to her at once and hugged the short man tightly.
“Leave this! What a woman who only talked!”
“I miss you so much~ It’s the first time I’ve seen you in almost three years. How have you been, Maleus?”
Maleus said, pushing the woman away.
“It looks like you entered the dungeon again. I haven’t seen you in about a year.”
“Ah, it must be the time here. Whatever it is, I haven’t seen it in three years!”
“Don’t even think about running again!”
When Maleus picked up the hammer, he said, ‘Aww!’ He screamed and ran away.
The cat-eared woman, Sora, laughed while waving her feet on the girders.
“It’s been a while, Trisha. Save our chunky uncle. You’re still weak against women.”
“What do you do if you are 300 years old and still have a weakness for women? Isn’t the age to marry a Dwarf already past?”
“These are!”
After the commotion passed, Trisha brought an old chair and sat down in front of the anvil.
Sora handed Trisha a cup of tea.
“Thank you, Sora. Did nothing happen?”
“Well, there were a lot of special things.”
“A lot of things happened?”
“You don’t know what happened in the ecliptic recently?”
“Oh, I just heard that a chimera lab was found. But aren’t you crazy? How can you build a chimera laboratory under the ecliptic?”
“So that’s it. We didn’t even know it in our dreams. I built a chimera lab in the sewer so I couldn’t smell it at all. How surprised Nemesis was to hear the news.”
Trisha said, taking a sip of tea.
“Can you elaborate on that? Are you curious?”
“I don’t know the chunky old man, but I can tell you because I have a lot of time.”
Sora continued talking until the car was emptied and filled three times.
Trisha was both a talker and a good listener.
Trisha answered Sora’s words and listened with interest until the end of Sora’s words.
“So that little Tigris is such a great kid?”
“You’re a kid. I’m 20, so I’m not a kid, wouldn’t a man be in order?”
“What’s 20 years old~ I’m 42 years old.”
“You know the real age is 25, right? If you stay in the dungeon for too long, you have to be careful, because the sense of time gap can get worse and cause problems.”
“I know. Lately, I also feel a bit of a sense of separation.”
Trisha turned around and looked at the scenery outside the window.
Everything from the clothes of the people to the style of the buildings and the appearance of the wagons was awkward.
People all wore thin and light clothes as if they had a sense of insecurity, and small children took a walk holding the woman’s hand.
“The Baikers of this period… No, Victory is too peaceful.”
It was a very peaceful world without demon kings, witches, giants, or dragons called the natural enemies of mankind.
It’s not that I don’t like it by any means, but it makes my body tremble when I think of how many races bled and died before this peace came.
As Trisha’s expression hardened, Sora noticeably changed the topic of conversation.
“This time, you went into the dungeon to find some relic.”
Trisha lifted her gloomy expression and smiled.
“I’m curious?”
Sora’s tail fluttered.
“Of course I’m curious.”
“Look at me~ Doo
Trisha pulled out a small earring from her subspace pocket.
The blue sapphire that seemed to embrace the sea was an impressive earring.
“What is this! These are the earrings worn by the ancient elf shamans called ‘tears from the sky~ That’s it!’
Maleus glanced at the relic and spoke bluntly.
“It looks like you have picked up some strange holy things again.”
“It’s not great. Wouldn’t it be amazing to know what the powers behind these earrings are?”
“What ability?”
“Look.”
Trisha wore earrings.
“greatness! answer my call Elimia.”
Then, the smell of a cool stream came from the blue jewel, and a little blue child came out.
The little boy looked around and then looked at Sora and smiled mischievously.
Sora screamed as if she had seen her cute cousin.
“Aaaaah~ So cute!”
On the other hand, Maleus looked at him with amazement.
“Is this a spirit?”
“Right. It is said that only elves can wield the water spirit! I named her Elimia.”
“It’s a small drop of water… It’s a very fitting name.”
Elimia looked around to see if this forge was strange. And he beckoned towards the fire where the red charcoal was burning.
-hot!
Trisha applauded and liked it.
“Wow! You’re right. Elimia! You say that’s hot!”
– Red!
“Wow! Elimia is a genius!!!”
Elimia laughed for a while, yawning, and rubbed her eyes.
“Elimia, you look sleepy. Well, it’s a little hot here.”
-yes······.
“Then come in.”
Elimia fell into Trisha’s arms and turned into blue water drops and entered the blue sapphire.
“But it’s amazing. It has been 300 years since the elves went extinct, but the power of the constellation remains.”
“That means that the elves worked hard to serve the constellations.”
Trisha naturally learned a lot about the constellation while collecting relics.
He knew that the constellations were born by the intelligent beings and that if they were forgotten, they would die, and he also knew that he made holy things in order not to be forgotten.
That said, even these ‘tears from the sky’ were as if the blue eyedrops were struggling to keep them from being forgotten.
Trisha took off the earring and touched the sapphire.
It looked very sad.
“Now the elves’ constellations are being forgotten. The evidence is that the relics of the constellations the elves worshiped are disappearing one by one.”
“It’s nice to see you trying not to forget the elves, Trisha, but you are human. You have to live with humans after all.”
“I know. But… I don’t want to end with simply not forgetting the elves.”
Trisha wanted to bring the elves back to life.
After the disappearance of the ‘Masarai’s Bone Needle’ owned by the Beast People, the balance of power between the Autonomous Region of the Beast People and the human race collapsed.
I don’t know who was hiding Masarai’s Bone Needles or if it was broken, but the future of the jungle was bleak, either the former or the latter.
Rather, it would be better to find another way altogether.
“So, let’s get to the world tree…”
“The World Tree is already dead. There are no seeds of the world tree. So, if the reason you enter the dungeon is to revive the World Tree, quit right away. It’s ruining your body.”
At Maleus’ firm words, Trisha opened and closed her mouth.
It was because he knew that there were no limits to fighting on this subject.
Trisha decided to take a step back.
“Well, I know too. Old man.”
Maleus sighed and said.
“········ Anyway, what is broken this time?”
Trisha drew out two swords.
One was a dagger studded with red rubies, and the other was an arming sword with a hint of gold.
The tip of the dagger was slightly broken, and the arming sword had large teeth.
Maleus sighed.
“You are the only one who treats holy things so harshly. Trisha.”
“I’ve been writing non-stop for three years, and this is good enough. Can you fix it anyway?”
Maleus looked at the dagger and arming sword and nodded.
“It can be fixed. It seems that the constellations are very fond of you. Seeing that the relic has reached this point and has not been broken.”
“Aww! How long will it take?”
“It takes about a month. Do you have a sword to use until then?”
“I have Thetius.”
“Oh, then I saw that.”
Trisha sneakily approached Maleus.
“I… Uncle. Can we get into the Dwarf’s archives?”
“I’ve said it before, but I said no.”
“Ah, why! I have a lot of money with that artifact. I will give you everything you need.”
“There are records to be forgotten in the world, and we are keeping those records. And you would know very well that I couldn’t let you in even if I wanted to.”
To enter the dwarven archives, the dwarves had to unanimously agree.
“I’m not really looking at anything else, I’m just going to look at one. Only one of the elves’ swordsmanship! I mean, you have to learn it to enter the ‘fangs protecting the world tree’ dungeon!”
“Then why didn’t you ask the elves to teach you swordsmanship when you got the tears from the sky?”
“How tricky the elves are! I will never tell you!”
“Anyway, no. I can’t send you to that archive, just in case the world is destroyed.”
Trisha clicked her tongue.
“what the. All dwarves are like that. They are very old people.”
“Hmm······.”
Maleus thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Then why don’t you visit Tigris and see?”
“Why is his name suddenly appearing here?”
“There are rumors that during the Chimera Lab incident, a sword that dispels magic was used.”
At that, Trisha’s eyes widened.
“If it’s a swordsmanship that destroys magic, isn’t it… Spell Hunting? That swordsmanship that is said to be passed down only to dragon hunters among elves? How does that person learn it!”
“I do not know either. But that’s what the rumors say.”
Maleus said as he put his arming sword and dagger into the furnace.
“Then don’t do it like this. I’m also curious about the truth of that fact, so please find out if the sword that Tigris used was really a spell hunting liquor. Then I’ll give you 50 gold.”
“Why are you curious about that?”
“Records relating to spell hunting are only in the archives. But we need to know how Tigris learned it.”
“Are you saying you want to know how you got the knowledge of the elves?”
“It’s like that.”
Trisha nodded her head.
“Hmm… I’ll look at it for 30 gold.”
“40 gold.”
“call!”
“You are cutting 10 gold. eh… If you can’t figure it out, think about paying 100 gold.”
At that time, Sora’s ears, who had been listening quietly, stood up.
“uh? Trisha, you are very lucky.”
“why?”
Sora climbed up the girder.
“You will find out soon.”
Sora’s body disappeared with those words, and Trisha could not find a sign either.
It was ‘shadow hiding’, a secret technique unique to the beast people.
smart-!
“I will go in.”
The door opened and a woman came in.
“Is it possible to repair the bayonet?”
It was Irene.