1. Mystic Wizard (3)
demon.
A demonized human.
They have different causes and different abilities.
Some have animal ears, horns, and tails.
Some had webbed feet or had joints bent like animals.
Kati is a demon who looks exactly like a human except for her eyes.
It has ears and a tail, but it can be hidden.
An eyepatch was worn to cover the cat’s eyes, which could not be concealed.
Her senses are sharp enough to live or fight while blindfolded.
“Kati. stop it.”
Katy, who was my personal escort and the sole scout for the party.
Running like a shadow is no business for her.
“… Yes. master.”
Kati, who answered briefly, quietly backed away.
It was a gesture of vigilance that the head of the guard would rise again.
“Don’t call me master.”
Early on, there was an attempt to brainwash Mine into soldiers.
Mine Soldier Training Plan.
never succeeded
Kati was also one of the victims of the attempt.
In the process of looking for a hidden piece for me, I accidentally saved her, and after that, I was accompanied by a guy who was following me.
After learning to speak later, I always call him Master.
No matter how many times I say that you are the owner of your life, you are like that.
“Yes. All right.”
“It’s just words every day.”
The head of the guard, who had been knocked over, rose up.
The other two guards, who were late in grasping the situation, stood in an ambiguous position as to whether they were trying to withdraw or insert their weapons.
“How dare you use violence against the town guards?! these… .”
It’s not threatening even if I say it while shaking my missing shoulder.
It was when the head of the guard was about to pull out the sword with his remaining arm.
“What’s the fuss?”
Inside, an old man with a benevolent smile walked out.
“Chief… .”
The head of the guard hurriedly lowered his head.
Two other guards followed him.
“The manager says he’s here to find an aspiring student.”
“Wannabe?”
The village chief raised his eyebrows and nodded slowly.
“It seems that I have heard rumors somewhere. Get out soon… .”
“no. An honored guest has arrived, and we must greet him.”
“Yes, yes?”
Ignoring the bewildered head of security, the village chief spoke to me.
“I will take you inside.”
“Is it true that you have an inquirer? I was insisting that it wasn’t there until recently.”
“It seems that there was a mistake inside the village. Please forgive the old man’s incompetence.”
Suspicious, but there is no reason to refuse.
“Let’s go.”
The village chief led the way.
Incomprehensible, the head of the guard looked at me and the village chief alternately.
Either that or not.
Kati and I passed him indifferently.
The two guards looked at Kati as if they had forgotten what had just happened, bewitched.
A wide knee-length skirt and a maid outfit decorated with cute frills.
A pair of daggers at the waist that contrast with the chaste attire that covers up to the wrists.
The guy who used to wear skinny leather armor… .
what is this
“Kati. What are those clothes? I’m seeing it for the first time.”
I followed the village chief and asked in a whisper.
“I’ll take it off if it’s not good.”
Because he is a demon, his way of thinking is not ordinary.
“No, don’t. please. It suits me well, it suits me… . Why all of a sudden?”
“Ian said you can use my money freely.”
Is this going to pay off in words?
That’s what I usually say.
It’s your money and your life, so whatever you do, don’t look at me.
It is, but… .
“Cook-cuck-cuck… .”
A strange noise came from the pocket.
Looking down, Mercy, who had been holding back a laugh, spoke softly.
“Doesn’t it suit you?”
“Did you wear it?”
“okay. It’s because it’s the owner, the owner’s street. I did it because I thought it would fit well.”
… Yes, whatever you wear is up to you.
Let’s not mind.
It’s burdensome to be away from the owner, but it won’t be fixed because it’s been like that for years.
Saying not to do it every time is a kind of greeting.
More than that, even though I haven’t seen her for a long time, I’m startled when I see Kati.
This mysterious woman with an expressionless face and even her eyes covered is a creature like a cat that rolls around while biting my fingers.
When I was a cat and when I was a human, my personality was so different that I sometimes forgot about it.
“Are you from the manager guild by any chance?”
The village head who was going ahead asked.
It’s the first time I’ve heard of a manager guild.
“no.”
“I see. Fortunately, the.”
What are you happy about?
Rather, what is a manager guild?
The time of my 3rd round was all buried in the 1st warrior party.
There was no time to check what was going on elsewhere.
I’ll look into it in detail when I return to the capital.
Rather, why did the mana explosion happen in this peaceful village?
The village chief led us to the spacious hall.
Kati, who was about to step out, saying it could be a trap, barely stopped her and went in.
“Rather than that, Manager, have you ever taken on another hero or aspirant?”
“I went through a few people. I’m thinking of taking care of it properly this time.”
“I see. Well, you’ve come to the right place. There is a child who is ready just in time.”
Child?
Isn’t 25 a child?
Let’s see what you do first.
“Let’s see.”
The village chief smiled and gestured to his subordinate.
Soon, a subordinate appeared with a girl.
He hadn’t taken off his youth shirt yet, but his eyes were full of venom.
He wore long arms, but the visible wrists and hands were bruised.
I recognized it in an instant.
Isn’t he a wannabe?
“I came to see the Inquisitor.”
“You are quick-witted. But if you listen to it, you won’t regret it.”
Afterwards, the village chief spoke at length.
The most influential child who is considered the next hero in the village, the support of the village unit, and so on.
It was something I didn’t need to hear.
i know what this is
There are those who believe that they can become knights and archers who do not use magic or miracles through training.
I’ll bet my life on the 3rd and I’ll declare it, but it’s wrong.
Unfortunately, the quality to become a hero, that is, awakening as a superman, is determined only by luck.
In the first place, they did not use magic or miracles, and knights and archers also use mana.
How to use mana is not something that ordinary people can learn through practice.
“Although he is still ordinary, he will soon awaken as a superman… .”
“It’s done.”
The moment I was about to cut him off.
“Chief!”
Someone burst open the door and came in.
“Now the guest… .”
“sorry. But, well, Vivian has children again… .”
Vivian?
The benevolent village chief’s expression hardened.
I was a bit surprised by the name, but I didn’t express it.
“sorry. take a seat… .”
“Bye.”
After seeking understanding, the village chief hurriedly left.
The girl in front wiggled her hands as if uneasy.
He looks at me as if he has something to say.
The name Vivian has already been mentioned, so let’s ask a sneak peek.
“Do you know who Vivian is?”
“… !”
At my question, the girl reached out and rushed at me.
But Kati grabbed the wrist and blocked it.
It wasn’t threatening at all… .
“Kati, I can’t do anything because of you. let go, come on.”
“… sorry.”
The girl who was released stood in front of me after looking at Kati.
He moves his body around as if he wants to say something.
But even with all the gestures, I don’t know what it means.
“Can’t you talk?”
He shakes his head and points to his mouth.
I hope this… .
“Excuse me for a moment.”
I grabbed the small chin and pulled it down.
The ‘Seal of Silence’ was engraved on the tongue visible beyond the gaping mouth.
It’s because it took a long time to cast, but it’s not a difficult magic.
A woman named Vivian… .
“It will be a little hot.”
I put my thumb on my tongue and pressed it hard.
This much can be done.
“… !”
A few seconds for the girl to close her eyes and hold on.
When you lift your finger, the phosphorus disappears.
“Ahh. ah… !”
The girl covered her mouth as if surprised by her voice.
Then he looked at me and opened his mouth.
“Mae, are you the manager?”
“right.”
“Have you, by any chance, visited Vivian unnie?”
I think he knows something.
He also seems willing to speak.
Come to think of it, I thought Vivian was an orphanage teacher.
“right. Do you know where you are?”
“yes! I know! Please save Vivian!”
I remembered what was written in Vivian’s introduction.
Please save me, just one simple line.
What the hell is going on in this town?
First of all, I don’t think it was Vivian who put the seal of silence on it.
“let’s go.”
As the girl led the way out of the hall, the guard guarding the door blocked her.
“If you come out… .”
I passed out because I didn’t have time to listen.
The flustered girl stopped for a while and ran straight ahead.
“This way!”
He ran after the girl, ignoring the gaze of the residents.
In the corner of the village, a large and shabby wooden mansion appeared.
A few armed guards stood in front of it.
The atmosphere is unusual.
“Hey! Your sister will be over there!”
The inside of the mansion is noisy.
It sounds like a fight.
With a few steps left, I walked slowly and watched the situation.
A guard in front noticed it.
They were the two who blocked me at the entrance to the village.
“Go back! You can’t come here!”
There was no room for arguing.
“Kati.”
As soon as the call dropped, two guards fell forward.
Kati, standing between the two, pulled out their swords and threw them away.
“Uh uh… .”
Seeing the scene, the girl opened her mouth wide.
It is surprising to see Kati, who was right next to her, standing there in the blink of an eye.
I was like that at first too.
“I’m guarding the entrance with Mercy.”
“Yes. Look out.”
“Be careful.”
Mercy, who moved to Kati, also left a message.
He nodded lightly and opened the door.
The girl came in following me, closely behind me.
“You fucking bitch! What number is this!”
A stinging curse flew in.
The inside was dark and musty.
It didn’t accumulate dust, but it smelled like an old house.
Opening the door wider, I saw the person inside.
they are all kids
It was full of children much younger than the girl behind him.
Scruffy clothes, greasy face, bony limbs.
The heads of children who were crying or frightened were concentrated in one place.
“Tell me where you sent it right now!”
Along with shouting, there was the sound of snapping and slapping flesh.
Thump, someone fell.
The person who hit me was the head of the security guard.
A man who is rugged and quite large.
Some of the watching children grabbed his leg.
“Don’t hit me… !”
“Ah, worms for real!”
A few other children were hugged by the fallen figure.
It appears to have long red hair.
The girl who had been hiding behind stepped forward.
“What are you doing to Vivian unnie!”
Vivian? that red hair?
“This bastard, that bastard, and me very… . huh? What, why is that here?”
The head of the guard who found me murmured.
In the meantime, the girl took out a wooden sword and charged.
The village chief boasted so much that his mouth was worn out, but it must have been nothing but empty words.
posture is not bad
Although everything else is bad.
Nutritional status, bodily injuries, even level of armament.
The wooden sword pierced the body of the head of the guard, but to no avail.
An ordinary person with a wooden sword no matter how much he trains.
There were no scratches on the leather armor.
“Keuk!”
The battered girl rolled over.
The head of the guard drew his sword and glared at me.
“So, you must have come looking for this woman, right?”
“I guess so. If Vivian is right.”
The red-haired woman raised her head slightly.
It seems to be looking this way, but I can’t see my eyes because of my messy hair.
“I don’t know what to do with this garbage, but I can’t give it to you.”
“Hmm. Was it something that required your permission?”
“You cheeky bastard!”
The captain of the guard rushed over.
There are pros and cons to appearing easy enough to hide one’s identity.
The advantage is that you don’t have to get caught up in a big incident.
The downside is that there are a lot of things to get caught up in such a small quarrel.
I leisurely observed the lead guard who was running slowly.
stabbing posture.
My left arm, which was bent by Kati earlier, is unstable.
There are still three steps left.
I was once a hero, and every day I see only people like Kati and the 1st warrior party.
The movement of ordinary people feels slow.
When the chief of guard held out his sword and stretched it out.
I hit the side of the sword with my palm.
Kak! and the sword broke.
The broken blade lay flat on the floor.
“… … .”
The head of the guard froze in the same posture he had pushed out.
Only the eyeballs in the still body trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
“That’s right, don’t pull it out.”
*
I didn’t do anything more harmful for the children’s mental health.
I handed it over to Kati outside, so he must have taken care of it.
Passing between the children looking up in fear and curiosity, I approached the red-haired woman.
Her hair, which had once flowed lustrously, was frizzy.
The limbs exposed under the clothes are like rotten branches.
I am concerned that it will break if rubbed against it.
Underneath a face dirty with black soup, light green eyes like meadows looked up at me.
He looks a little younger because of the light freckles on his nose.
Red hair, freckles, and light green eyes.
She is just like a strawberry.
“thank you… .”
The woman bowed her head and said hello.
“Vivian?”
She nodded.
Fearing that I might harm her, several children surrounded her and guarded me.
That alertness was a pretty good sign.
It looks like an orphanage, but a girl who is trusted by children in such a barren environment.
It is impossible without good people.
Then the seal of silence must have been engraved by someone else.
It’s because it’s magic that ordinary people can use as long as they have a scroll.
More than that, in this situation, it’s a little hard to say that I’m a manager.
“I… .”
“Are you hungry?”
I said, ignoring her words.
“Let’s start eating.”
I am surprised because it is a sudden proposal.
But I’m so surprised
Is it really that surprising to say let’s eat?
After blinking her eyes in disbelief, Vivian slowly opened her mouth.
“I-maybe… .”
At that time, there was a commotion outside.