051. Master of the Underground City (4)
It is an extinction-type magic in which Beatrice, who is a potential candidate for the next great wizard, did her best. The lich, not even thinking about avoiding it, shouted.
[ Dare! How dare you cast attack magic on me! ]
Rich was furious.
A lich who gave up his human life and was stigmatized as a dirty necromancer. It was quite disgraceful for him to challenge the sorcerer with magic, who was trying to get his hands on immortality and bring death to this land.
But the problem is that the magic power contained in the three spheres that Beatrice floated is unusual. Richie didn’t understand the current situation.
[ How the hell! ]
The lich, who canceled the magic by raising the mana of his whole body, shouted as if he was fed up.
This is something I don’t understand. The magic cast by a mere young wizard had such strong power…….
“Sah, the power of love.”
Beatrice said that even while staggering. But her voice seemed to creep in even if the circle that fed her heart was broken. After she said that, she looked at Berry’s eyes, which made her laugh a lot.
───Puuu!
Soon, the waves of mana fired by the lich collided with the three spheres.
A phenomenal level of noise and aftershocks then arise. If you are not a person who has mastered mana, there is nothing strange about being swept away by it.
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[ Dare! Dare me! What a shame! ]
The lich successfully canceled Beatrice’s magic. However, if there is one problem, it is that he also sacrificed an overwhelming level of mana.
“What dare you dare?”
[ What? ]
At the sight of Veris grinning beside Beatrice, Rich cast a sad look.
In fact, the lich was celebrating because only two humans were able to break their seal. However, the power of the two Yeonnom was stronger than I thought. The only thing that is certain is that, to Rich, that human man looks rather weak.
Of course, it was surprising that he cut down several Death Knights at once using a strange method. However, the Lich is a being different from the Death Knight.
[ Become my servant of darkness. ]
Because the mana bleeding was stronger than expected, the lich decided to directly participate in the battle. Beatrice staggered in the wave of power that began with the short murmur of the bastard, and slammed her buttock on the floor.
“Auk.”
“Good job. You did all you had to do.”
“…… Can you do it alone?”
With Verice’s encouragement, she turned her gaze to her surroundings.
There are still more than five Death Knights with blue eyes. Not only that, but their master, the lich, was slowly approaching them, oozing ferocious mana…….
From Beatrice’s point of view, she had no choice but to wait for a man with power outside of this standard to break the situation.
“Where is it?”
“Wow!”
Berrys lifted Beatrice into her princess hug and pushed her through the cracks in the building.
Beatrice grumbled at her displeasure at her act of putting things in her place as if she was tidying up her things, but Veris didn’t even listen to her and put her inside the building.
“Take a good look there.”
“…… Yes?”
“True power.”
Veris turned her gaze to the front.
Death Knight, Lich. If even one of them goes out of the world, they are the ones who will bring a storm. Of course, the most evil of them all is the lich, the culprit behind the seal.
Perhaps he was really angry, he was openly spewing out tangible killings.
[ Those are really ridiculous things. I personally gave you a chance to become an Servant of Darkness! ]
“Skeleton.”
[ Crazy guy. Do you think it’s time for you to provoke? ]
“Have you ever been cut at the speed of light?”
[ …… What? ]
Rich stuttered when he saw Veris sticking to a relaxed attitude until the end.
Well, it was even more strange that I couldn’t detect her strange aura when I was looking at Veris like this.
How was the Heretic Inquisitor in the past? Didn’t he go back to the Holy Land with his life and body intact without even having to cross swords?
Unfortunately, however, this lich wasn’t even aware of it. No, to put it bluntly, Veris had no intention of letting them live, even if she was smart.
──────Ugh…… Fall out!
[ What, what? ]
As Veris began to pump up mana, turbulence began to flow where the lich’s black, empty eyes were supposed to be.
A mistake in judgment.
He simply believed in his own power, and it was the lich’s fault that he did not recognize the power of Veris, whom he regarded as a mere shrew.
Verys’s sword already contains more mana than the allowed amount. In addition to that, even at this moment, the gathered strength was growing in size, so the lich who saw it had no choice but to let out a dull tone.
[ How can this…… How? How the hell did you get that kind of power? ]
He is a lich, a necromancer who has lived for a long time and is so powerful that even the power he possesses is called calamity. So he knew very well how bizarre was what was happening right before his eyes.
“Only effort.”
[ Crazy! Is that, is that the power that can be achieved with effort! Let me join hands I will give you this world as a gift! ]
Verys adds mana to the sword as if sucking in the air around her.
The lich, who was witnessing the phenomenon, hurriedly proposed peace.
“Giving the world a gift… …. Is it true?”
Rich quickly answered Veris’ question. He probably thought his offer worked.
[ Of course! I am strong. And you’re strong, needless to say. If we join forces, summon the demon king…… No, it is possible for us to become the Demon Lord ourselves! ]
Veris shook her head at Richie’s voice, which was desperate enough to bring tears to my eyes.
Chuck.
And then the arm that rises, the middle finger that rises at the end.
“I don’t need it.”
It was the moment when ‘taffy’, which had always given Arwen direct guidance, reappeared in the world.
“I don’t listen to those weaker than me.”
[Think carefully! If you live peacefully with that overwhelming power, wouldn’t that be a waste! ]
────Fall in! Paperweight!
At some point, I remembered the secret that the bald head of the other world used to practice. Inspired by his powers, Veris gave this attack a special name.
“Verys-style secrets.”
──Jikjik! Paperweight!
“Seriously flat.”
────Sparkle!
* * *
The aftereffects of using mana to the limit finally appeared.
Beatris, carried on his broad back, buried her face in his shoulder and asked.
“Mr. Veris.”
“Why?”
“Why were you so nice to me?”
“Have I been good to you?”
“Yes.”
After Beatrice’s brief reply, the conversation did not continue for a while.
Beatrice was just weeping silently with her face buried in his shoulder.
There were many emotions in those tears.
There is a sense of relief that even though I met the Death Knight and the Lich at the sealing facility of the Age of Magic, I safely subdued them and returned alive.
It’s a pity that the circle I’ve been training all my life in the Magic Tower is broken.
For a long time she completely forgot her existence, which she longed for, and even her own stupidity, which he thought he hated.
Still, she didn’t forget herself and felt guilty for his kindness in reaching out to her first.
I feel strangely, a part of my heart ache even though I must have felt relieved. The girl who had devoted her whole life to magic did not yet know what that feeling was.
Time passed so quickly.
After escaping from the dungeon, Beatrice recovered from mana exhaustion through a short period of recuperation under Gunter’s protection.
Since she came as the representative of the Mage Tower, it was none other than the dean who prevented vicious rumors about her from spreading. He seemed to be in a good mood all the time, as if he didn’t know what Veris was thinking about handing over her relic to Beatrice.
Seeing Veris return, Arwen and Cecilia behaved incongruously. Thanks to them breathing a sigh of relief, Veris was in a good mood.
Maria wondered if she intended to live in her mansion at all, she had been staying at her mansion ever since Veris returned. Occasionally she would come to visit her guardian, Mrs. Hethel, and let out a light sigh.
Awakening from a long sleep, Beatrice moved without delay.
After receiving the Stone of Truth from Veris, she decided to return to the Mage Tower.
So…… Veris, now, was facing her at her gateway to the north of her academy. As much as the top-secret trip to the academy, the return was also carried out in secret.
Because only Veris, Arwen, Cecilia, Maria, and Gunther were present at her farewell ceremony.
“…… Thank you.”
Thanks to her several days of time, Beatrice, who had fully recovered, nodded and bowed her head to Veris.
Of course, the crowd who saw that scene couldn’t help but look surprised. Beatrice was extremely clumsy in expressing emotions and had a negative attitude dripping through her every word.
After that, she went to Veris and her underground dungeon, and just recovered from mana exhaustion.
“Thankfully, I was able to make quicker and more accurate judgments because I also had assistant Be.”
At Veris’ joke, Beatrice smiled.
A slight fever of unknown origin bloomed on her white cheeks, which contrasted with her black hair.
After chewing on Berry’s answer, she looked down at her box.
An artifact, the Stone of Truth. A product of the past when the imperial family ordered transfer from the Academy to the Mage Tower.
Click.
When she opened the lid, a dainty stone caught Beatrice’s eyes. In fact, the only thing she wanted for this trip to the academy was this stone of truth.
…… However, she got something bigger and bigger than that. Unfortunately, she herself can’t tell what it is…… I was so embarrassed
Awkwardly.
Now is really the time to leave. Beatrice knew that fact better than anyone else, so she held the stone in her hand.
A stone that really doesn’t feel anything. But Beatrice, who knew that the power it possessed was real, raised her head to face Veris.
“——Thank you. Really. I know you haven’t forgotten me. So let me tell you. I like you. From the moment I first saw you when I was young…… Until now. No, it will continue. I did. I am now being honest with myself.”
Everyone stared at her blankly at her sudden confession from Beatrice.
Did she mean what she was saying, or was it just the power of the truth stone she held in her hand?
It is unknown.
Beatrice turned around and got into her carriage.
I don’t know when I’ll see her again…… For some reason, Veris didn’t seem to be taking long.
It was a hot sunny day.
That’s how summer started.