Episode 72
someone’s invitation.
That, too, is probably a rather disrespectful reason.
“What are you doing with refusal? yes?”
I said to the guy who was watching this way.
I’m sure you’re listening to me
As soon as he heard my words, he showed up right away, as if he had no intention of hiding.
“Young man is not afraid. Or do you have that much talent?”
was an old man
Like other monsters, he is someone who can hardly be called a human being.
A red demon wrapped around her bony body… … . An ugly body containing the power they call blood magic.
“Welcome. A warlock who has been reduced to a young dog of the empire. You managed to come all the way here.”
“… … It’s a bummer, since you brought it.”
Ignoring my sarcasm, the old man just says what he has to say.
“I feel sorry for you, so unlike other young dogs, I will give you one favor.”
I don’t like it.
“Aren’t you going to introduce yourself? … … The Empire’s first-class wanted criminal Melf and El-Tenetil?”
“… … .”
He kept his mouth shut.
He must have tried hard to suppress the agitation in his heart, but he must have been very surprised.
“… … bantling?”
“About 30 years ago, before this place was still called the Forest of Blood. … … Wasn’t there a wanted criminal who disappeared around here?”
There was a black magician who was wanted by law for a certain crime.
However, even though the imperial knights pursued him, they could not catch him.
Eventually, 30 years later, he reveals a completely different look from the past.
Worshiper Melfrang.
‘The middle boss of Phase 1.’
In short, a role like a middle manager working under the shadows that caused the phenomenon that is happening in this forest now.
And more experience points.
“… … How do you know?”
“You shouldn’t think that you can hide it with only 30 years. You senile old man.”
Above all, the old man’s wanted letter is still openly hanging in the empire.
It wouldn’t be strange if I found out.
“… … It seems that you have more qualities than you think. It seems that it was no fluke that he reached the stage where he even had a devil at that age.”
Admiration and vigilance.
Those red eyes twisted and must have started to judge me again.
“I invited you to show mercy to a child with a body that once walked the path of a warlock… … . Was it a bit of a mistake?”
Are you happy in your heart?
I didn’t mention his identity to say something nice to hear.
“So what’s the matter? I don’t think I called you to praise the skills of my distant junior.”
“It is as you say. No matter how proud you are, you couldn’t have grasped what was going on in this forest right now.”
“Okay. I am not particularly interested.”
When he pretended not to know, Melfrang snorted as if he believed that only then would he be able to take the lead.
“If you have learned black magic, you will probably be dissatisfied with the current treatment.”
“… … .”
“Your qualities are too good to be a dog of the empire. Are you willing to listen to our cause and join us?”
I kept my mouth shut and listened to his business.
It was too.
‘Is it just a scout suggestion?’
Is it the common saying ‘you, be my colleague’?
I almost laughed out loud because I was dumbfounded when I was directly hit.
‘Well, that’s probably what ‘Xian’ did originally.’
This can also be said to be the original scenario of the game.
‘Yes, the ‘Xian’ in the game was passed on to that not even funny scout.’
In the days of gaming, Xian was a kid with an inferiority complex who longed for great power.
Not to mention, at the point of Chapter 2, it was around the time when I started grinding my teeth comparing the talents of the main characters and heroines in earnest.
Xian’s role goes over to Melfrang’s suggestion and joins the monsters to hinder the main character from solving the situation.
I fell in love with the absurd promise to give me great power.
“You want me to be like you guys?”
“oh? You don’t like that from your sister’s point of view? Xian is just fine now. Skin like that doesn’t taste like being stroked.”
“… … I agree.”
But you mean that the draft of the game era passed over?
… … Are you insane?
‘You said you wanted to beat a human after seeing that?’
Of course, Xian did not become a monster.
Exactly, it was only pampered and eaten.
Typical Passion Faye.
“The joy of being freed from human restraints… … . If you also train black magic, there won’t be any objection.”
“Drink your bullsh*t, you old man. Is that prejudice?”
Isn’t it really funny to judge that you want to become a monster just because you practice black magic?
Also, the twisted one is the twisted one.
There is nothing more unworthy of hearing than the words of a mad old man.
“I’ll give you a try so that you can receive his protection.”
“It is he… … . Do you mean the one who created you and other monsters?”
“Be polite.”
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“I don’t have enough pride to bow my head to monsters.”
“… … You bastard!”
Half anger and half shock.
Did you ever imagine that you would refuse?
“In addition, by the power you speak of, you mean to be given a body like that by mortgaging your soul to that monster, right?”
It is an ugly body to obtain by discarding the human body and mortgaging the soul.
And the altered magic called blood magic.
“I don’t like how you guys mess around, much less do I want to bow my head to a monster or something.”
refuse.
As fate would have it, Xian seemed happy and willingly bowed his head here, but why should I?
Are you crazy?
“To be honest, I’m not cool.”
“… … You bastard!”
“Isn’t there a way to seduce you?”
If possible, bring a pretty older sister and seduce him.
“Are you going to pass?”
“… … no.”
“Huh~.”
won’t go over really.
So why don’t you look away from this side? Mr. Emily?
“You got it wrong! I thought I would recognize the greatness of this power in my pursuit of black magic! … … After all, did he fall into the dog of the Empire?”
He pretends to be sorry for what he misunderstood and complains.
“Imperial dog… … . That, too, has been bothering me since a while ago.”
It might be better to call him the dead man of money and desire.
… … Of course, that’s not a compliment either.
“good night. Then, like any other young dog, I have no choice but to sacrifice it. Foolish thing, you will regret it.”
“okay. Just put up a death flag.”
Unlike him who shows his anger, I giggle leisurely and prepare to fight.
That line was no different from the will of a villain before he was beaten.
“You are the one who regrets it. Melfrang. Don’t you think I was captured on purpose because I thought it was an opportunity to deal with you?”
“… … You are arrogant.”
From the beginning, I had no intention of following the fate of ‘Xian’.
Why were you deliberately captured?
It’s obvious.
‘To catch the middle boss.’
He invited me to willingly sacrifice his life, but isn’t it a loss not to defeat him?
Originally, the process of finding and subjugating Melfrang would have been quite cumbersome.
They must have had to run around the inside of a huge blood clot.
‘In other words, is this a short cut that’s possible because I’m Xian… … .’
The moment he was caught, he was willingly brought because he remembered that scenario.
As soon as you start, kill the mid-boss right away.
For busy modern people, isn’t it a really desirable option?
“You made a mistake. You should have known your opponent better.”
It’s like catching a shark while trying to catch a fish.
Conversely get eaten?
“Stupid… … . It’s not enough to become a dog of the empire, you can’t even grasp my subject.”
He snorts arrogantly, revealing his power in earnest.
The red demon rages around him, showing off the size of its power.
blood power.
The evil power that resides in those who have contracted with the Blood Tree and have escaped the human frame.
“Like other stupid little dogs, learn through death.”
As he snaps his staff, the stems of the monster plants begin to reach towards me.
It is not just the stem of a plant.
If it were a living thing, the moment it touched it, it would corrode and melt away and become food for the blood.
blood stem.
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And the current Melfrang’s ability is to deal with the evil energy it contains.
“You will soon find out who is foolish.”
There is no need to avoid it.
I already know his attack pattern. During the conversation a while ago, I completed and cast the magic I had prepared in my spare time.
– Black flame annihilation storm.
A double-attribute 4-circle black magic that creates high-temperature flames and sharp storms at the same time.
aaang!
A whirlpool filled with black heat advances wildly.
The magic of ferocious power that is scorched and burned by high heat and wind.
“Circle 4?!”
Melfrang was shocked.
Excluding some special geniuses, the average age of those who enter the 4th circle is in their 30s.
Not to mention, due to the setting, Melfrang’s state before he fell is also the 4th circle.
“But you and I are different.”
The frenzy I caused engulfs and burns the stems of the blood tree.
As the hot wind that did not lose momentum attacked him, Melfrang managed to use his defensive magic to block the heat.
It escaped being reduced to ashes, but that alone must have consumed a lot of energy.
“How can this guy… … I can’t believe it.”
Most of all, it must have been a psychological shock.
A kid who lived only about a quarter of his life had already surpassed his own level when he was a human.
He is overwhelming even himself, who gained power through the fall.
He would have known just by competing for the first move.
Even so, it is because of the foolish side of human beings that they cannot easily admit it.
“It can’t be! I swore to him to overthrow the empire and became a worshiper! I can never get tired of it!”
“… … Noisy.”
While he threw a black lightning bolt to make him hesitate, Emily, who was resummoned from behind him, took advantage of the gap and slashed his torso with her arms.
“It’s really no different than tearing down a rotten tree.”
“Nothing but the devil!”
The one who was still alive despite being split in two screamed and fought back at Emily, but Emily had already been resummoned and returned to my side.
“I can’t even call that a human anymore.”
“I guess… … . Sooner or later, all of my human components would have been eaten by my master.”
A blood man is nothing more than a body made by giving up his soul and giving away everything else, and then combining the crude dregs bestowed by a certain monster.
They are nothing more than livestock bred to carry food.
That’s the true nature of these guys.
“You’re hot.”
Seeing it in person, I really can’t help but laugh at it.
“Inoooum!”
Melfrang roared while restoring his severed body, but the decision was already over.
A mid-boss at best.
I’ve caught a lot of people like you, so I don’t even have the taste to deal with them.
“No more time is wasted.”
It poured flames towards the screaming bastard and completely burned it.
《You have defeated the worshiper Melfrang.》
《Acquire a large amount of experience.》
《You have reached level 29.》
《Acquire 5pts of level-up bonus skill points.》
《Remaining Skill Points: 33pt》
As a mid-boss, he has quite a bit of experience.
《You have fulfilled the clear conditions for Phase 1》
The middle boss, who should have been able to conciliate ‘Xian’ and lead the other worshipers, was reduced to ashes here.
《After a while, we will enter Phase 2.》
“OK. Please wait patiently.”
It’s not like there’s nothing to do in the meantime.
This is his hideout and workshop.
It must have been where he worshiped and studied the monster for over 30 years.
“In the meantime, shall we look for some treasure?”
After all, it is a national rule to find a treasure chest and turn it over when you rob the lair of the wicked.
“But don’t you have to tell the cat lady and the saint that you’re all right, Xian?”
“ah… … . Come to think of it, I guess I left them behind.”
The fact that I put it off for a while because I was excited about the achievement.
Was I kidnapped?
It bothered me that I hadn’t been able to explain anything to them since I had been pulled over in an instant.
“What do you do? Shall we send a signal?”
“… … That’s a little later.”
It will be fine.
Yes, it will definitely be fine.