149 – Black Mask
Raya and Magan.
Dugan and Meloin.
The two groups arrived at the same place as if they had promised.
The mansion’s spacious drawing room.
Meloin immediately pulled out the chair of the head of state and offered a seat to his teacher, Dugan.
“Thank you.”
Then he sat down in the seat next to him and opened the book.
Soon after, he mumbled.
“I don’t understand.”
“It seems that our young master does not understand the book because it is too difficult.”
Raya responded with a ferocious smile as if she had been waiting for it.
“Paraden judged that he was incapable of solving the problem on his own, and entrusted the solution to the problem to me and Lord Dugan. person.”
Meloin kept her head down and continued with her eyes on the book.
“You’re betting too much to preserve your petty ego, Numbers 13 and 6.”
“I think I misunderstood something~ Our Paraden crews’ egos aren’t trivial, they’re terribly bloated?”
“It sure looks like that.”
“And there’s something that you misunderstand the most. We’re not doing this because of that pride alone.”
It’s full moon. Does that make sense?
Raya laughed provocatively at Magan.
Magan nodded.
“An hour is urgent, but a fortnight is too long. Then, the response will be too late. You never know what kind of damage will happen to Arien and the academy.”
“That’s… for the best.”
Dugan let out a deep sigh.
“The barrier on the letter you brought is far more complex and delicate than you think, and it is made up of overwhelming power and knowledge. It is not simply black magic that you should despise or dismiss. Dark magic is an abyss as deep as magic. It is a profound study with
Unlike Meloin, Dugan maintained a respectful attitude on the surface, but despite this, I could feel his disregard for Raya and Magan.
If Meloin openly said, ‘It’s not something I can do to mix things up with outsiders.’
Dugan felt tired, saying, ‘How on earth am I going to convince these outsiders…’.
It was Raya who had never missed the top rank during her time in the academy’s swordsmanship club.
She laughed at the unfamiliar feeling of being an inferior student being preached to by a professor.
“When did we ignore you? I wonder if that’s what you’re doing to us.”
“If you guys respected us, this embarrassing situation wouldn’t have happened.”
It was possible because it was me and Meloin.
Who else, other than himself and Meloin, would have been permitted to study black magic by the Great Council?
Without anyone’s help, he built a foundation from the ground up and came to the present position where he received recognition and support from the great family, the Great Council, and the Magic Society.
Dugan and Meloin took absolute pride in their achievements in the study of black magic.
They defined the study they had laid the foundation for as ‘Dark Magic’.
Knowledge to counter black magic.
They prided themselves on the fact that no one in the entire continent had more extensive knowledge of black magic than they did.
It was a story that would not change even if it included the black magician.
At least when it came to countering black magic, they surpassed the warlocks.
however.
They say they’re not trustworthy and bring in a new ally?
Not even Paraden’s direct, unverified person?
“Numbers 6 and 13. Remember this insult.”
Meloin murmured bleakly.
“…!”
Humiliatingly, Magan felt a chill involuntarily. He was afraid of Meloin’s threats.
‘Damn it, the monster bastard.’
Frostbite Meloin.
He, like Ledar, was a person who did not have miscellaneous modifiers in his description.
genius.
In the history of Ain Academy, if the genius that the swordsmanship department proudly boasts is Ledar, then the genius that the magic ministry proudly boasts is Melloine.
Like Ledar, he achieved seven-star achievement at one of the historically young ages.
It was evaluated that it would be recorded as a symbolic existence in the history of swordsmanship and magic alongside Ledar.
Like Winter Heart, his father in the future and the head of the Han family, it was no wonder that Meloin reigned at the pinnacle of continental magic.
To think that such an existence would never forget a grudge and remember it.
Is this what it feels like to have a bleak future?
“Remember or not.”
Even when Margun came in, he responded harshly.
“Because we’ll remember how you openly ignored our kids.”
Raya looked at Magan with a face asking if she had eaten something wrong.
– Why are you suddenly taking care of yourself?
I said it once because I wanted it as a cause.
It is true that I felt really bad.
No matter how stupid Ceylon is, he’s a guy who causes people to regret what he reaps.
Still, he was the one he had reaped, and he was the person of Paraden.
Only the members of Paraden could curse him.
“…”
When Ceylon’s name was mentioned, Meloin’s normally cold expression seemed to grow even colder.
If there was one thing Meloin didn’t like the most about this incident, it was that Ceylon’s mention of an additional collaborator was the beginning of the incident.
‘Ceylon…’
Because of him, Kasha changed and did not accept Meloin’s recommendation to drop out.
As a result, he is still clinging to the academy and disgracing the name Hanahan.
Hanahan’s enemy enrolled in the swordsmanship club.
miss the chief
There was even news that he had participated in a duel for Bower.
Meloin confirmed that there was also Ceylon’s involvement.
He was someone who felt like a thorn in his eye.
Meloin swore.
After this job, he said he would kick Ceylon and Kasha out of the academy no matter what.
That was then.
The sound of the mansion opening was heard.
Swoop.
Swoop.
The one who appeared at the place with the sound of dragging the hem of the robe on the floor without a pulse was a shabby ronin wearing a faded brown robe and a black mask that was full of use and peeling off in places.
“nice to meet.”
He was as tall as Marge, the sturdiest man on the scene, but his posture made him look dwarfed like an old man with a stoop.
His voice was weak, like the splitting of dry branches.
He bowed towards Magan.
“Paraden’s 13th member Magan. I’m happy to be able to help you this time,” he said.
him?
The attention of the audience naturally turned to Magan.
“hmm.”
Magan nodded majestically.
‘Who is he, what a madman.’
On the inside, I was so embarrassed that I was smoking all the fuss.
‘But wait-‘
At that time, Margun put her thoughts to rest and looked at Ronnin.
‘That’s… right?’
He’s too much to be of the help that even Meloin and Dugan couldn’t help breaking the 8-star warlock’s barrier-
It looked shabby.
‘Ceylon man, didn’t you go to a strict organization and not to ‘some organization’ and bring him in?’
A faded brown robe that would look good on a beggar.
A black mask full of usability, as if stolen from a third-rate street clown.
It all looked shabby and crappy.
“That’s it.”
The ronin found a letter with a barrier on the table and approached it.
swish Meloin snatched the letter and asked Raya and Margan.
“Withdraw. This is your last chance.”
The temperature around them went down.
Meloin’s mana, mixed with a chilly aura, flowed out with anger and took control of the place.
A shabby ronin like that is an ally to replace himself and Dugan?
Meloin took it as an insult to his intellect and ability.
“…”
“…”
Even Raya and Margan, who had gone through countless real-life experiences, felt chills running down their spines.
Raya was embarrassed by the shabby appearance of the collaborator she was expecting, so she asked Margan.
-Is this right…?
Because I mentioned that ‘certain organization’, I thought that a great recluse that even Paraden couldn’t figure out would appear-
Some kind of ‘panacea’ and a shabby woman who seems to be selling plain water mixed with pigments appeared.
If there is no particular result after entrusting the work to that man, it means that he and Margan insulted Han Han and Dugan Elosis, the two melodies.
It was impossible to deal with this even if the justification of Paradan’s mission was carried out.
‘This sh*t…’
The most embarrassing was Magan.
It was none other than himself who called that shabby ronin.
‘I didn’t trust him…!’
I trusted Ceylon, but I was in an impossible situation.
Again! I mean.
– Did I do well!?
‘Ah-oh!!!’
Ceylon’s fluttering top plate reminded me of it, and my fists went into strength.
‘Damn it, what should I do-‘
Magan stood at a crossroads of choice.
Would you believe that stupid kid?
Or, are you going to knock it out right now?
– Did I do well!?
‘Hey sh*t- I don’t know!’
“…please.”
Magan felt his face draining from her body again, and she screamed in desperation.
I can’t turn back now.
It became a matter of pride for Paraden and the great family.
Everyone paid attention to the shabby Rongin’s move with a serious expression.
“Can I touch you for a minute?”
The assailant approached Meloin with the sealed letter.
“…”
For a long time, Meloin looked at Rongin as if he would freeze the other person with his eyes.
I finally handed the letter to him.
No one expected him.
just wished
May it not be so terrible as to fill this place with disappointment and insult!
“Excuse me.”
Nangin accepted the letter.
His black mask exaggeratedly emphasized the bones of the face, including the eye sockets and cheekbones.
There was a small hole in the eye that made it difficult to see the shape of the pupil.
The ronin focused the small hole on the letter.
“How are you?”
“hmm.”
At Mageon’s question, Nangin let out a dry saliva like an old man in the midst of death.
fortnight.
This is the period that Meloin and Dugan claimed to take to break the barriers attached to the letter.
3 days.
1 week.
No one expected a dramatic answer to come out of Nangin’s mouth.
It’s enough just to prove the ability to help Meloin and Dugan shorten the time.
“It’s done.”
There was a suffocating silence, and finally, Ronin put the letter back on the table.
“Let’s discuss the method of destroying the barrier. Type 2 non-circulating mana condensation method, and Decoln’s mana formula. I think it’s efficient to approach it in a certain way.”
Meloin asked as if testing.
“I don’t know anything about the terms you use.”
“…”
“The term we use. What about your teacher or sect?”
“There is no such thing.”
“…I’ll ask you where you’re from and what your current affiliation is.”
“The answer is the same.”
“…Do you mean self-taught?”
“If I had to define it, it would be so.”
“…”
After a brief dialogue, silence fell over the place.
‘f*cked.’
Magan and Raya instinctively felt that way.
I couldn’t believe it, but he was really a quack who didn’t even receive formal education, let alone from the Ain Academy or the Mage Tower.
“In order to break the barrier, you have to consider the countless number of cases and choose the optimal formula that exists.
If it was simply a barrier that distorted or blocked a place by hanging on a door or space, it wouldn’t have taken 15 days for Meloin and Dugan to destroy it, even if it was an 8-star warlock.
Breaking the barrier on the letter was an extremely difficult and delicate task that was incomparable to breaking a normal barrier.
The level of expertise required is the highest among all types of barrier destruction work.
“But a ignorant who has not even received professional training discusses this barrier?”
under.
Meloin rarely burst out laughing.
At this point, I was so absurd that I wasn’t even angry.
“Get out of here right now.”
“Go away.”
After bowing to Mageon, Nangin left without regret.
Really, without leaving a word about the barrier.
“ah.”
finished.
Mageon, who received the bow of the ronin, shed a agony.
“Ha… you guys too. I’m sure you understand now.”
This heinous thing is now over.
Dugan picked up the letter, feeling liberated at the thought that he could finally get away from the interference of these outsiders and concentrate on destroying the barrier.
“…?”
At that moment, Dugan’s brow twitched.
He looked at the letter as if possessed by something.
Soon, his hand holding the letter began to shake like crazy.
“Certainly that worm is-…!”
Did you hastily mess with the barrier!
Meloin freaked out and snatched the letter from Dugan’s hand.
“…!”
Then, Meloin also looked at the letter as if possessed by something.
“What, what? No way, did something really happen?”
“No way. No? Say no, please.”
Margun and Raya were restless assuming the worst.
at that time.
Meloin put the hand opposite the one holding the letter to it.
Took.
The sealing wax of the letter is ripped open. A letter hidden inside an envelope was revealed.
Meloin muttered after looking through the letter.
“Perfect…”
Are you perfect? What do you mean?
Margun and Raya wandered around, not daring to determine the meaning behind Meloin’s muttering.
rattle!
Meloin kicked off the seat and ran out.
It wasn’t long before he returned.
“Heo-euk…! Heo-euk…!”
It was a look that I couldn’t even imagine being that meloin, as if the ice had frozen once more.
His dignified indigo-blue hair, free from a speck of dust, was covered in sweat, and his frozen expression was dripping with sweat as if it were melting.
He said holding Margan’s arm with a desperate face.
“Bring him back here…!”
“…?”
Margun and Raya still didn’t know how things were going, so they looked at each other blankly before opening their mouths cautiously.
“no way…?”
At that time, Dugan, who was looking at the letter with a distraught face, said carefully handing it to Raya and Margan.
“You guys can continue the mission right now. The barrier that sealed the letter has been destroyed.”