Golden Return (2)
The headquarters of the Immortal Knights in Archinia.
Only the sound of turning papers resonated quietly in the headroom where the warm sunlight poured in.
Slowly-
Documents that have not been reviewed are piled up on the left side of the desk, and documents that have been paid for are piled up on the right side.
The Knight Commander, Therios, was taking care of the overdue tasks.
Terios’s pupil calmly read the document.
[Cooperation Proposal: Renonica Royal Academy]
◆ August is when the sky gets hotter and cicadas resound everywhere. The students of the royal academy, which can be said to be the future of the empire, go to Mount Assis for training. Accordingly, Defkan, the headmaster of Renonica Royal Academy, requests cooperation from the Immortal Knights. In addition······
Terrios messed up the cooperation proposal without even reading it.
How dare you ask the Immortal Knights to protect you guys. No matter how much the walls of social status are being torn down and the world is changing, this was a request close to rudeness.
Took-
Terrios threw the proposal in the trash and picked up the next one. It was an official letter from the Imperial Conference. A guidebook for judges that tells you where to come at what time and day, the same content every time.
“·······”
Terrios flipped the document over to the right without even opening it. It was something that the secretaries in charge would know anyway.
It was then that I was about to review the next document.
smart-
A knock rang in the captain’s office.
Secretary Kolan cautiously opened the door.
“Captain, it’s time to leave the schedule. Lunch date with Duke Fevre.”
Therios looked at the wall clock.
11:40 am.
I didn’t realize it because I was concentrating on my work, but a lot of time had already passed. He said as he put down the document he was about to read.
“i get it. don’t let it go.”
Terrios picked up the coat hanging on the stand hanger. After turning it wide and hanging it over my shoulder, I stood in front of the mirror and adjusted my clothes.
However, Colan’s figure was still visible. To be precise, it was reflected in the mirror. Therios asked while tidying up his clothes.
“Why are you still standing?”
“I have something to tell you, nothing else.”
“What is it?”
“Karios is still at the academy.”
“what····?”
Therios’s hand, which was brushing his collar, stopped. At the same time, his face hardened.
Why is the guy who should be in Kataracha still at the academy?
As Therios turned around, Colan lowered his head in apologetic manner.
“sorry. My secretaries visit me from time to time to persuade me, but they never listen.”
“The reason is?”
“That’s… we haven’t figured it out yet. However, unlike Karios, you are helpless. You’ve lost a lot of weight, and you don’t even go home for days. It seems that something bad has happened.”
“Right.”
Therios, who answered briefly, turned around again. I looked in the mirror and finished tidying up my collar.
“·······”
At some point, things started to go wrong.
The things planned for the future of Karios were gradually going wrong.
Leonard, who had cast the curse, secretly mastered offensive magic and was even awarded the Imperial Hero Medal.
Gilbert, who asked to take care of the guy, was still silent, and Karios even refused training for unknown reasons.
something was out of the ordinary
I had to get it back by any means necessary.
After finishing his appearance, Terios moved to the entrance of the leader’s office. I said to Colan, who was holding the door in advance.
“Cancel your appointment with the duke. I need to go to the Imperial Academy right now.” “Yes, I understand.”
＊＊＊
same time.
Heize, a cross-dressing warlock who infiltrated Kataracha, hid in a corner of the garden and communicated with her superiors. His voice came from the tiny crystal ball.
– The healing researcher I mentioned before is watching closely. What a great talent. Also, seeing her tendency, there is no need for Ruinel-sama to step forward.
Ruinel Agnes possesses the qualities of an archmage.
In the case of essential talents, they are recruited through her unique ability, 「Phantasm」. But that’s a very, very few cases, and usually corrupts them using the warlocks around them.
It puts them in all sorts of miserable situations and instills resentment towards the world. It makes it impossible to get out of the swamp of despair and pessimism.
It was slowly destroying life itself.
“I am just glad that you are satisfied.”
Hayes gave a small answer. It wasn’t the usual low-pitched voice, but a soft female voice.
-By the way, are you ready?
“All done. The time is also the most appropriate today.”
Today is the day to repair the Kataracha once a month.
At the same time, it was also the day to change the position in charge.
There was no evening training, everyone went to bed early, the shift was at midnight, and I had to stop by Bosco’s study to return the key to the gate, so it was a perfect opportunity to assassinate him.
The boss’s voice came out of the crystal sphere that had been quiet for a moment.
– It’s good. The giant will do it today. I’ll put the car on standby until 01:00, so hurry up and get out.
“Don’t worry. I am sure you will succeed.”
Heize, who clenched her fists, replied in a solemn tone.
Bosco is an old wizard who is over 100 years old.
His internal energy was truly remarkable, but his physical abilities had already deteriorated to the point of deterioration. I couldn’t correct it enough to withstand the attack. Besides, Kataracha didn’t have any healers to speak of.
With the nearest doctor’s office an hour’s drive away, his odds of surviving the raid converge to zero.
– It must be so. For your comfort, even for Luca delos-sama.
After saying that, the crystal ball faded.
Heize looked at the crystal ball with her eyes wide open.
“·······”
Finally, the day of the showdown has come.
For the sake of today, I have been infiltrating Kataracha for the next four years. Eating grass without a head, training all day, and consuming youth.
But it wasn’t wasted time.
Thanks to that, my capacity has increased.
The long wait has borne fruit today.
Swoop-
It was the moment Heize put the crystal ball into her bosom.
Bosco’s voice echoed in the distance.
“This bastard again!? Why do you break everything every time you order something!!?”
Professor Leonard who came with Karios.
It’s strange that he, an outsider in offensive magic, entered Kataracha, but it’s also strange that the picky Bosco accepted Leonard.
What was most surprising was Leonard’s behavior.
How did Bosco break only his prized possessions?
“Is it intentional or unintentional…”
Muttering that, Hayes headed to where the monks were.
······
A summer day with cicadas chirping everywhere and even the wind blowing is lukewarm.
I ran up a steep mountain road.
“Whou- whou-”
Regular breathing like a marathon runner.
Fluctuating but steady pulse.
Has your physical strength also grown by leaps and bounds? It was no longer difficult to run.
“Whou- whou-”
I quickly reached the top and immediately ran down towards the entrance.
I usually run 10 laps, but today it’s 20 laps in particular.
Because Bosco burned his most cherished painting. This time, he seemed really angry.
—-This, how much is this painting… This damn bastard again!?
But this time he didn’t kick it out either.
They destroyed everything they had their eyes on, and even burned a painting that could be called a superpower, but only made them run wild.
It seemed that he had no intention of letting me go.
If this is the case, the only way is to tear the oath.
The problem is that you have to know where it is to tear it up or burn it.
“Fu—it’s over.”
After completing all 20 laps, I returned to the temple.
Because it was the day to repair Kataracha, everyone was busy.
“I think this one is better than that one.”
“Ehh… are you still a newcomer?”
“Come on, one two! Whoops!!”
Some climbed the roof and nailed it, others moved wooden boards with 「Yeomdong」, and others huddled together and scooped out the flower beds with a trowel.
I watched them blindly.
Just in time, Bosco, who was passing by, found me and took one step closer.
“Why are you still? You should work too.”
A poisonous voice.
Bosco, keeping his eyes fixed on me, pointed to an outbuilding on the other side of the garden. The outbuilding, which looked to be about 30 pyeong, had burn marks in parts.
It was my work.
A little while ago, I used the advanced offensive magic [Rising Sun] to burn Bosco’s paintings and to hone my fire skills.
It is a magic that condenses spherical flames on the palm of the hand before 「Ultimate Flame」, but since it was the first manifestation, there were some mistakes.
As a result, part of the outbuilding was burned.
“I’ll restore it to its original state within today.”
Bosco snorted.
It was understandable that he was angry. I too was deeply reflecting on my mistakes. But even so, restoration was impossible within today.
This is because in order to repair the outbuilding, it was necessary to start with logging, wood processing and construction.
“I’m sorry, but it’s too much for today, Master.”
I said politely. Bosco must have thought that this was not the case, and his voice became even more hoarse.
“Well… it must be a lot of work. If it doesn’t work, mobilize monks to complete it. If it’s not today, it has to be fixed next month, so it has to be today.”
“How many people can I mobilize?”
“Well… wouldn’t it be enough for five or six people?”
Saying that, he looked at the monks. I also turned my gaze towards it.
All of the monks are working diligently.
Among them, Bosco pointed to a rather large man. A few days ago, it was the man who accidentally touched her breasts.
“Lumber processing, transportation, and construction will consume a lot of mana, so you’ll have to do the felling yourself with an axe. Dwayne is strong, so it should help.”
“······no.”
I flatly refused.
Being with him was still very embarrassing.
“I’ll let you choose.”
“Well, since he’s the one who will work with you, you’d better choose yourself. Where can I choose?”
“Two people in the flower bed, three people on the roof on the left side of the temple, and one person in the corner over there.”
I chose the monks who were bald and had good looks.
Heize’s ability is “Voice Transformation”. In other words, even if the voice changes to be masculine, the face is still feminine.
I’m going to cooperate with the monks, and I plan to find her by selecting monks who look similar to Heize as much as possible.
Sometimes good ideas come to mind.
“Did you call me, Master?”
All of my chosen ones gathered in front of Bosco. It was so dazzling that it was hard to look straight at it, since there were 6 of them together.
“You guys will be put into the maintenance of the annex. Follow the instructions of Monk Leonard here.”
“All right. Master!”
I headed into the woods with the Yukppaks.
＊＊＊
That night
The temple, where everyone was asleep, was as quiet as the night sea.
The moonlight that came through the window softly illuminated the hallway, and the sound of grass insects from afar and the occasional cry of wild animals replaced the clock hands.
Peaceful Kataracha.
Strange footsteps spread here in a deep sleep. The wooden corridor was crushed and wept bitterly.
Chi-Ik-······ Chi-Ik-······
It was Heize’s treachery.
Hayes cautiously headed for Bosco’s study. After taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door.
smart-
A sound piercing the stillness of the night.
Soon the sliding door opened.
drooling-
Hayes went into the study.
Candles floating in the air were lighting up the space, and Bosco, who was sitting at the desk, was smiling benevolently.
He said.
“It’s you, Clacton.”
Clarkton.
It was Hayes’ pseudonym.
“You’ve had a lot of trouble being in charge of the gate.”
“no. It was something I had to do.”
Hayes placed a key on the desk. It was an auxiliary key that the person in charge of the gate had to carry.
Bosco said as he picked up the auxiliary key.
“Thank you for saying that. Now go in and get some rest.”
Then he got up and turned around. When I reached for the safe embedded in the back wall, a blue magic circle was drawn in the air. It was a kind of security system.
After a while, the thick safe opened loudly.
key profit
Bosco reached into the safe.
To keep the secondary key until handed over to the next person in charge.
At the same time, it was the moment when I showed my back in front of the assassin.
Haze warmed up his black magic. A condensed black aura shimmered like flames in her hand. A unique shady aura filled the study.
Geeing-
Bosco sensed magic as well.
Bosco, who had been groping inside the vault, stopped all movement for an instant. I only raised my eyes and looked at the shadows reflected in the candlelight.
“…?”
The figure of Heize drawn on the wall slowly raised one arm, and something swayed above the hand. As if aiming for the head.
It was then that Haze’s shadow was about to overtake Bosco.
Shock—-!
The clear sound of pongong lingered in my ears.
Then, an unexpected wind blew.
It was subtle but swift.
wheeeeeeing······
Haze’s shadow, still standing still.
Immediately, the liquid gushing out of her body splattered in all directions. With a patter-sound, the wall Bosco was looking at became dirty. It was bright red blood that ran down the walls like raindrops.
Bosco whispered softly.
“blood······?”
At the same time, Hayes collapsed.
Bosco then turned around.
“…?”
The floor was covered in blood, and Haze was helplessly strewn about. Her back was deeply slashed.
A wound like that of a swordsman.
“How can this…”
Bosco’s pupils twitched.
He slowly raised his head.
Behind Heize, in the corridor engulfed in darkness… a man in a uniform was standing.
Startled, Bosco sat down helplessly on the floor.
“Who, who are you? This is… what the hell is this?”
“Attack is the best defense…”
jerebuck-
The mysterious man took a step closer.
A candle in the study illuminated his face.
“Didn’t Master tell you?”
A cold voice that broke the silence.
The “excellent quality of magical power” felt afterwards.
“So I just implemented my best defense.”
The man who appeared from the darkness was Leonard Adonis.
Bosco, who confirmed his identity, was dumbfounded. I looked up at Leonard with disbelief eyes.
“How do you…”
It was confusing.
Heyze tried to attack her, and Leonard suddenly appeared and killed her, she couldn’t understand anything.
However, the doubts did not last long.
Before long, dark black smoke rose from Heize’s entire body.
Sssss-
“Hey, black magician…?”
Bosco said with wide eyes.
Leonard didn’t respond. Instead, I looked inside the open safe. The oath was reflected in his eyes illuminated by the candlelight.
Shock—-!
The bell ringing again.
The [Magic Coalescing Bullet] ejected from Leonard’s fingertips split the oath in the safe in half. The neatly cut oath radiated into blue dust and scattered into the air.
“This is the price of life.”
Leonard lightly shook his wrist. Then, he slowly turned his back.
He was about to head somewhere, but Bosco’s urgent voice caught him.
“Wait a minute! You… How did you not know that Clacton was a warlock? I didn’t even notice after being together for four years, how did you…?”
A very excited voice.
Bosco seemed shocked by the whole situation. The hands on the floor trembled slightly, and the pupils fluctuated as if they were anxious.
On the other hand, Leonard only smiled a little.
“This is outside the Imperial domain. I have no obligation to explain.”
After saying that, I moved on.
Bosco stared blankly for a while at Leonard’s back as he slowly moved away.
In the corridor where he disappeared, only cold silence lingered.
······A few hours ago.
Leonard went into the woods with the Yukppaks. In order to repair the outbuilding, everyone started logging.
chin-! chin-!
A dull sound resounding in the mountains.
Seeing the ax under the scorching sun, energy was quickly exhausted. Since a lot of mana is consumed in wood processing and transportation, logging had to be done with a hand axe.
one monk said.
“Should we take a little break?”
“Okay. When the weather gets hot, my body gets tired quickly.”
The Yukppiks took shelter under a rumbling giant tree.
On the other hand, Leonard took the ax by himself. I asked him several times to rest together, but he refused in the end.
“Can I really not rest? I’m afraid I’ll fall over there.”
“He is a person who does 30 laps of mountain running every day. You must have strong stamina.”
The monks looked at Leonard in the breeze.
At first glance, it was said that he was the head of a great family, but for a noble, he was skilled with an axe.
chin-! chin-!
Leonard, who had been cutting down trees for a while, put down the ax and asked the monks.
“It’s hot, but can I take off my top?”
“What is it, anyway, they are all the same men. Please don’t take off your bottoms.”
“All right.”
Leonard smiled lightly and immediately took off his top.
His sweaty, sensual body was clearly exposed.
clear abs.
Broad shoulders and strong chest muscles.
The character’s characteristic “small muscles” is not overdone, and it’s even the right size.
Her body was comparable to that of a sports model.
In an instant, a quiet exclamation resounded.
“Five······”
Leonard turned to the monks as if showing off his muscles. I purposely gave strength to my abs and lats. At the same time, I carefully observed their reactions with “aesthetic sense.”
The monks whispered among themselves.
“Yeah, you look really good.”
“I think I’m going to run a mountain at this point, too.”
“I can assure you that this is not a body that will be made from mountain running. You will have to train with low weight and high reps.”
“What! It’s heavy, low reps.”
“Uhh~ These people say that bare-body workouts are the best!”
Fierce brawlers arguing for their own opinions.
Among them, only one could not take his eyes off Leonard’s body.
Her cheeks flushed red, and she gulped as if her throat was burning.
Leonard looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
“found······”
Heize, a cross-dressing woman.
No matter how much she changes her voice, no matter how much she hides herself among men and pretends to be a man, she is undeniably a biological woman.
In other words, Leonard’s enchanting yang qi cannot be denied.
Because lust is an animal instinct.
More than anything else, it’s conclusive proof that that jerk is a woman.
There are lesbians in my novels, but no gays.