172. Mine Meeting
The highest point on the continent.
There was a man stepping out in a thick fog as the clouds passed by.
Despite the snowy cold, the man walked up the endless stairs as if nothing had happened.
At the end of the broken and cracked stairs, a huge temple appeared.
The moment I walked inside, there was a flash of light and thunder.
“Why are you so late? I’ve waited five days, Traveler.”
“Ignore Tilpitz! Come and warm yourself up! It’s nice to see you doing that for no reason! You know?!”
“Who is welcome, Alexia!”
Mine meeting.
A smile came to the man’s lips when he saw the demons gathered in one place after a long time.
Tilpitz still looked cheerful and angry.
Alexia still looks sly and relaxed.
“I was going to beat everyone up and leave if I was a day late. I was so bored that I was going crazy.”
“hahahahaha. Then I wonder if Tilpitz and Alexia won’t catch me.”
“Noisy, magician.”
However, there were definitely some demons whose atmosphere seemed to have changed.
‘Crazy’ looks as violent as before, but somehow, I was able to get the impression that the violence has been castrated.
The ‘magician’ looked gentle enough to make me wonder if he was the guy who had almost been given the name ‘madman’ in the past by killing and rampaging humans.
Hundreds of years are enough time for mountains and rivers to change.
Besides, being in contact with rapidly changing humans, it was not unusual for the demons to change their personalities.
“But Traveler, why are you wearing a prison uniform?”
“Oh, this?”
The embarrassed man lowered his head to examine himself.
A suit made so that you can’t even twitch with your arms tied to your chest.
It was the clothes that humans wore to imprison vicious criminals.
Mine, who was called the Traveler, tore the clothes at once, freed her arms, and smiled brightly as she scratched the back of her head.
“It’s a long story.”
“Rather than that! Can you explain why it’s so late? If it’s the ability of a demon, you can reach it in an hour from anywhere on the continent. It’s not like you’ve lost the power of a demon, right?”
“No way. I just wanted to serve her sentence.”
“Yes?”
“I was released from prison in just four more days. How hard it would be for the prison guards if I just left that much behind and broke out all of a sudden. In addition, there were artifacts that I had to make at the request of a human being.”
“·······.”
Till Fitz shut his mouth as his head throbbed.
Travelers always hid their identities and wandered around the continent, sometimes causing unimaginable accidents.
This time, I decided not to ask what the hell happened to the humans and sent them to prison, and what the artifacts were made at the request of the humans.
Once I started asking that, it was clear that I would have to listen all night to stories that had no nutritional value whatsoever.
“So, can we find out who called this meeting?”
“Yes! I called! I!”
As soon as the traveler sat down on the stone chair and asked a question, Alexia raised her hand.
The demons’ eyes widened in surprise.
It seems that the reason for the convocation has not been told before, according to the rules that the meeting does not start until all the mines are gathered, and it was just the first time.
“Alexia? Why?”
“I’ll explain that.”
The magician grabbed her by the armrest, stood up, and came out into the center.
Soon he rubbed his hands and parted with difficulty.
“Actually, I’ve been imparting power to sick human children. It’s been over 30 years. I’m dying, folks.”
“·······.”
All the demons opened their mouths in surprise at the sudden declaration of the ‘magician’.
Main gave up eternal life on his own.
It was said that there were only five Mine now.
“Huh. Isn’t that what you mean by saying you’ll die in 2000 years? How many years do you have left?”
“I’m guessing about three years.”
“·······.”
The ‘madman’, who had been jokingly reproaching her, also shut her mouth and became solemn.
3 Years. For the demons who have lived for thousands of years, it was like a fleeting moment.
I have seen countless deaths of demons, but in the case of demons who chose to die themselves, I was still not used to it, so no one could say anything hastily.
“Everyone has nothing to worry about. I think that after coming to the human world, you will enjoy your natural life and leave. Three years is longer than you think if you spend it savoring every moment.”
“But magician, you-“
“There are still important issues left.”
“Hmm.”
As the mood began to escalate, the magician stepped back and sat back down, yielding the floor to Tilpitz.
This meeting was obviously brought together by Alexia to announce the end of the magician, but she had one more agenda to deal with in the meantime.
“Then, let’s postpone our farewell to the magician for a little while… Let’s deal with the next issue. If you’re a Mine who’s been close to humans, I’m sure there will be someone who notices it.”
“What the hell is that? Ha-am… I want to go back after slamming that ignorant magician bastard.”
“I have almost no power right now, so if I get hit by you, there’s a high chance I’ll die…”
“Could you both be quiet? That agenda concerns an unknown force that has recently appeared in the Empire.”
“An unknown force?”
A smile appeared on the traveler’s lips, but he quickly returned to his expressionless face before the other demons saw it.
“Yes. It’s the force that attacked the Imperial University twice and even awakened the ancient monster, Untier. Everyone must have seen the blue light soaring in the sky before. It was the light it gave off when it was killed.”
“Hmm. Hmm…? No, then this isn’t the time to discuss unidentified powers! What is Schluss Heinkel doing to catch Untier?!”
“It doesn’t matter.”
“It doesn’t matter! Am I the only one who’s heard his name for the first time? Was it the second time? Anyway, am I the only one who doesn’t know him?”
“·······.”
As silence fell, the madman became embarrassed and scratched the back of his head.
Anyway, everyone seemed to have heard the news about Schluss Heinkel.
“I’m trying to think so now. Schluss Heinkel has shown so many travel stories…”
“If you start talking about it, there is no end. It is correct to think of it as an incomprehensible, extremely rare mutation among humans, like Gawain.”
“·······.”
After the magician and Till Fitz said that, Alexia puffed out her cheeks.
No matter how much I thought about it, I wondered if Schluss had received a blood transfusion of demonic power, but I didn’t want to voice anything against Tilpitz’s opinion here.
I couldn’t obscure the topic of the meeting, which had been leaked to the side.
“Rather than that, discussion of the agenda comes first. The terrorist faction is currently assumed to be in the form of a religious group, but there are two peculiarities. One is that it fanatically hates Schluss Heinkel and the Empire and attacks them. , And the second is-“
“What’s so special about that! It’s just a common terrorist group! Since when did we stick our heads into human quarrels? That’s a violation of the agreement!”
“I’m saying this because it’s not just a fight between humans. Listen to the end, madman. The second peculiarity is that the power of demons has been detected in the blood of some of them.”
“·······!”
The atmosphere in the temple became chilly.
Tilpitz conveyed only the facts, but there were no demons who did not know what she was trying to assert.
Tirpitz was raising the question of whether one of the demons was manipulating human forces to overthrow the Empire.
Meddling in human politics or quarrels was directly against the peace treaty.
That could lead to another bloody war.
“Isn’t that a magician? I heard that you gave him so much power that he only had three years to live! Didn’t you order all of them to overthrow the empire?”
“Be careful what you say! A magician is not such a bad boy!”
“Why are you defending the magician, Alexia!”
“That’s because I’m a friend of a magician!”
“Everyone please be quiet!”
Tirpitz clapped his hands to calm the commotion.
As Mine’s representative, she had an obligation to ensure that her meeting went smoothly.
Till Fitz decided not to push the ‘magician’ hard.
Because he had an alibi that he hadn’t even been to the island for hundreds of years.
“It’s a simple matter. All we have to do is examine the heart to see if the powers are perfect. Then may we start with the madman.”
“Me? Why me? I said Alexia did the test the other day! After forcibly knocking her down!”
“Still, I’m going to do it right here once again-“
“No! If you’re going to do it, have a good fight with me and then check it out, Tilpitz!”
“Haa…”
From noble mtl dot com.
Soon, the ‘madman’ growled and showed his fighting spirit.
Irritated by this situation, Tilpitz sighed.
In the end, all limbs will be broken and subdued, so why talk so much?
Still, it was important to get the word out.
He said he would take the test if he fought properly.
It was at this moment that Till Fitz bit his lip as he clenched his fist.
“I will abstain.”
“Yes?”
“Prosecution. I won’t take it. I won’t take it no matter what.”
“·······.”
The traveler raised his hands and spoke calmly.
Tirpitz, ready to pounce, looked at the traveler with a bewildered gaze.
It was only then that Tilpitz remembered what kind of tribe the demons were originally.
They are selfish, far-sighted, uncooperative, and do not know what they are thinking.
If it wasn’t an immediate threat to them, it wouldn’t be strange even if it took dozens or hundreds of years to try to solve it.
“Grunt·······.”
When the investigation was stopped at once, Till Fitz closed his eyes tightly.
***
-Come to the previous address. Hurry up.
A short note.
It didn’t come through the mail, but when I went to the stable, I found this in the saddle of a black horse.
I don’t take Emilia with me when I go to the stable.
Even though it was a matter of haste, the reason why I left a note at the stable that I might drop by at any time must be seen as blocking the possibility of Emilia seeing it.
If you infer like that, the identity of the person who left the note will not remain.
On top of that, the number of people who use this type of style is narrowed down to just one person.
He was a Hurt Locker.
‘That address from before…’
Maybe he’s referring to the place full of memories of Hurtlocker and me.
Of course, there are pleasant memories in the dark sewers of the old town, and bloody memories in the plaza of the new town, but there was a place Hurt Locker was talking about.
The house where Crow Jin kidnapped and imprisoned Hurtlocker.
There was no doubt that he was referring to the underground house I purchased from Jin later.
‘It’s probably not a trap.’
As soon as I went in, my vision was suddenly cut off, so it’s not like the fists were flying.
Now that Emilia is being held hostage, that’s unlikely…
She wanted to believe it, but she might have already discovered that there was no magic in Emilia’s heart.
In preparation for an unexpected attack, I went down the stairs with my whole body tensed.
There…
“What is it…?”
“Eup! Eup! Eup!”
A familiar sight was unfolding.
Someone was moaning with his limbs tied and wearing a hood.
Is that that one guy who escape?