‘It’s a surprise.’
Leo’s heart skipped a beat when he saw Barmoore suddenly jump out from the side.
As he rose to the 6th rank, his senses developed even more, but he didn’t even notice while he was so close.
‘As expected, the lycanthrope warchief… . If he had come to kill me, he would have cut his throat like this.’
Like a clan that enjoys ambush after hiding, their ability was amazing.
Of course, since he was at the level of the warchief, he broke through Leo’s feelings, and if it was another guy, he would have been caught long ago.
said Leo.
“long time no see. But if it’s time… .”
“Didn’t you decide to meet with the previous warchief? Ready. The previous warchief wants to see you.”
“… … .”
What is to come has come.
Lately, I thought things were working out so smoothly, and finally this day came.
But you can’t avoid it.
Breaking the pact with the Grand Duke of Abyss is no different than saying, just take my life.
“By the way, I haven’t gotten used to dragon words yet, have I?”
The purpose of the previous warchief’s search for Leo was because of his dragon words.
A power obtained through a dragon’s egg.
I don’t know how they intend to use it, but they say they need it.
However, even after reaching the 6th rank, I am still confused about dragon words.
I tried researching whenever I had free time, but there was no progress at all.
So I was expecting a little bit.
Could we use this as an excuse to delay our meeting?
“It goes anyway. If you meet the warchief of the previous generation, something might come out.”
Barmoor was an opponent Leo’s excuses didn’t work at all.
“Sigh. okay. let’s go. Go.”
Leo sighed and nodded.
If you go there anyway, you can get ＜Spirit of the Wolf＞, so it won’t be bad.
“Ah, just in case, are you sure about the items you promised to give to the previous warchief?”
“You mean the moon’s decision? do not worry. I have already prepared it.”
“They said it was a family treasure. What are you trying to do because it’s a waste to give it to me… .”
“With the honor of our clan, there will be no such thing.”
Barmoor made a slightly displeased expression.
They are the ones who have inherited the spirit of their great wolf ancestors.
It made me feel bad just to be suspected of doing such a cowardly thing.
“Don’t feel too offended. After all, since I’m a human, I can’t blindly trust the different races of the Abyss. You have to cross the stone bridge by knocking on it.”
“… That’s right. I understand your heart. So, didn’t you let that human named Bahelm accompany you?”
“Then see you again tomorrow. Right now, I’m on my way to meet His Majesty the Emperor.”
“yes. I will come back early tomorrow morning.”
After saying that, Barmoor disappeared in an instant.
This time, even though I watched him disappear with wide eyes, I could only catch a fragment of that presence.
Leo clenched his fists.
‘As expected, it’s still too lacking. I need to become much stronger.’
There are still too many people stronger than you in this world.
* * *
“Come. Is it earlier than the promised time?”
“His Majesty called, but how could he come right on time?”
Leo bowed politely to the emperor.
The emperor smiled.
“I am glad that you, who will soon become the archmage, came to call me like this.”
The wizards hid the news of Leo’s awakening, but the emperor was already informed.
There is little within this empire that the Emperor is ignorant of.
How surprised I was when I first heard it.
At the same time, there is hope.
‘If this child is given a few more years, we can revive the human race again.’
Since the war 300 years ago, humanity’s strength has been slowly declining.
They were once humans who overpowered the Abyss, but look now.
There was only one Prince of Bahelm in all of humanity who was capable enough to match the 7 Grand Dukes.
The emperor was worried about this situation.
When the gap widens in the future, and the treaty of 300 years ago no longer works.
At that time, if the different races of the Abyss invaded, how would they stop it?
‘But I have hope.’
Possibilities were seen due to the presence of Prince Leo.
Even if he stopped at the level of the 7th class, he would still be able to raise disciples and develop future generations.
And this was when he remembered the worst case, and looking at his current growth, his sense of being a great wizard was clear.
‘Emperor who unified the continent for the first time. I might be able to accomplish that feat.’
The emperor did not think that this uneasy peace with the Abyss would last forever.
One day I would bump into them, and I didn’t want to be left alone at that time.
The great emperor who blocked their invasion and occupied the reverse!
I wanted to be included in the history books.
That’s why the emperor had no choice but to treat Leo with respect.
“Now let’s talk about work. The Denaparte you captured knows a lot.”
The emperor smiled heartily.
When one looks good, the rest look good too.
Denaparte, like the head of the Casein guild, has done many illegal things, and the amount of money he has hidden is substantial.
The Imperial Intelligence Service pulled out even the memories deep inside his head.
Thanks to that, the current Imperial Knights and Magic Corps were secretly moving all over the empire to deal with the things he had done.
“The only regret is that because it is such a thorough branch, I didn’t know where the other executives were. If it wasn’t for that, I could have hit it off this time.”
Leo nodded.
‘Fortunately, the magic worked well.’
Countess Ermeri is currently an officer of the Casein Guild.
At the point where Denaparte was caught, it would be a big deal if her identity was exposed.
So Leo urgently contacted Logan.
He was currently busy establishing a mage tower in the duchy, but at Leo’s call he immediately stopped what he was doing and ran.
When Vivian brought her back to space, he took a close look at Denaparte.
– Even with black magic, it is difficult to fix only certain memories. But I think it’s possible if it’s a way to blow away the whole related memories.
-Then let me do it.
-All right.
Although not a major, he was able to handle mental black magic, so he succeeded in blowing away certain memories.
Because of this, Denaparte forgot all the personal details of the executives.
Leo pretended not to know anything and put on a sad expression.
“It’s really unfortunate, Your Majesty.”
“what. It’s unavoidable. Still, I sent my drivers to raid some businesses, so I can only hope that there will be something of it.”
“I hope so too.”
Leo answered with sincerity.
The places the emperor’s forces were heading to were all illegal.
If there were any executives in such a place, they would be the only ones who would not be of any help to the Casein Guild, which Countess Ermeri would occupy in the future.
It was right to take this opportunity to clean things up.
“Take this and take a closer look. Thanks to you, this is the latest information extracted from Denaparte.”
The emperor handed over a bundle of reports.
How much did the Empire’s intelligence department go through to write that?
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“And speaking of it. I have something to tell you.”
“Please tell me.”
“You said you were following the lycanthropes this time, right?”
Bahelm Bahelm immediately reported this fact to the emperor the moment Leo and Barmoor promised to meet the former Lycanthrope warchief.
It was a matter of course that they both thought Leo was important to them.
“If you don’t want to go right now, tell me. No matter how they threaten you, I will stop them.”
The emperor looked worried.
It has already dried a few times.
Leo’s answer was always the same.
“it’s okay. I made a strong pact, so I won’t be in danger.”
A crisis is an opportunity
Leo also didn’t want to go that far, but he thought that if he was going to go, he should pull out as many mulberries as possible.
How can a person live doing only what he wants to do?
Sometimes I had to be willing to do things I didn’t want to do.
“Um… If that’s what you think, I get it. At least the lycanthrope race is said to have the most faithfulness among the Abyss, so I have no choice but to believe it.”
The emperor erased his expression of concern and opened his mouth.
“Among the different races of the Abyss, there is a race that closely cooperates with the Kesseen guild. But no matter how much I tried to dig into Denaparte, I didn’t tell you what kind of guys they were. I feel like I’m on the fence.”
“Is that so?”
Leo tilted his head.
It was the first time he had heard that there was a different race that Denaparte joined hands with.
‘There’s still something I don’t know. It really is a game with a wide world view.’
Leo stuck his tongue out inwardly, and the emperor looked at him and said,
“So, when you go to the Abyss this time, find out what kind of people they are. There’s no need to take the risk, it’s okay to just pay attention and come.”
“All right. I will.”
* * *
The day has finally come.
After the conversation with the emperor, I prepared to leave for the Abyss that evening.
Alice and Kizan were sent back to the kingdom first.
-It’s Leo. Are we really going first?
-yes. I have some more work to do here.
-You’re not making excuses because you don’t want to be scolded by your father, are you? If that’s the case, I can act cute to my dad and let him go!
Elise snorted, telling her to trust herself.
Leo was dumbfounded.
-sister. Do you think I would be scared of something like that?
-yes. It’s scary when dad gets angry once.
-that’s… right. Then, sister go first and talk to me. going back soon
– Uhm… Okay. I’ll give it a try.
-thanks. Go and don’t play around without me and practice your magic well. Brother Kizan too. got it?
-of course!
Alice and Kizan nodded.
After taking the elixir of growth, they had fun practicing magic.
He’ll probably train hard even without Leo for a while.
After saying goodbye to the two of them, Leo also packed his things.
– Kik.
The door opened and a handsome man with long black hair entered.
It was Prince Bahelm.
“Prince Leo. Are you ready?”
“Yes.”
“Then let’s go.”
The two quickly left the capital.
There was nothing to worry about because the emperor had finished all the reports in advance.
For some time to advance to the grasslands that stretched out of the city.
Lord Bahelm suddenly stopped.
“Here you are.”
“?”
The moment Leo tilted his head, he felt it too.
-Papapapapat!
Dozens of lycanthropes surrounded them.
In the meantime, the gray-haired warchief, Barmoore, approached.
“You got the time right. we will guide you Follow me.”