thief.
There are no known names.
I don’t know if it’s a man or a woman.
He became famous for robbing nobles’ treasuries.
No amount of security could stop him.
If you watch closely, he will only steal the treasure he wants and run away.
Because he was proud of having the fastest feet in the world, he never got caught.
Having robbed more than 100 nobles in total, he believed that there was nothing in the world that he could not steal.
With his liver enlarged, he aimed for the imperial palace, where all the treasures in the world are gathered.
However, it failed leaving the final gateway behind.
In the end, he was caught and imprisoned in a special prison cell with all his tendons cut.
‘Don’t make me regret letting me go!’
However, Prince Reinhardt treated him and even allowed him to escape.
A map from the imperial palace was nothing compared to freedom.
Fast!
The thief gnashed his teeth.
The people of the imperial family who have imprisoned themselves for a long time. I will steal all their treasures. He would shake off every piece of underwear.
‘As long as I escaped the palace, nothing can catch me…’
Shii Ik-
hooked!
It was time to run away along the forest road.
A sword flew into a tree right in front of him and lodged in it.
If I made a mistake, the sword would almost pierce my head.
‘The Chaser?’
Looking back, there was a knight running with terrifying momentum.
Then it is. He hadn’t thought from the beginning that Crown Prince Reinhardt would let him go without hesitation.
The thief swallowed his saliva and started running like crazy.
‘No matter how fast he is, he won’t be able to be faster than me.’
There was no way a human faster than himself could exist in this world.
But there was something that even the thief didn’t know.
The knight was not human.
Arel is a race that moves the fastest in the forest, inheriting the blood of the elves.
shhh!
‘What, what?’
Arel, who overtook the phantom thief in the blink of an eye, turned around and stopped.
I couldn’t believe it at all.
A full plate of armor and helmet would weigh dozens of kilos.
Is it really possible to overtake oneself by running fully armed?
Besides, the sword that had been stuck in the tree was already in my hand.
‘monster.’
It’s a monster.
The abyss-like eyes were creepy.
It must be a murder doll that has killed dozens, hundreds, or more without emotion.
I’ve seen countless knights and killers, but it was the first time I saw such emotionless eyes.
Even they have to change their emotions the moment they kill someone.
“buy······.”
Before you even start asking for help.
Took!
The thief’s head was cut off and he rolled on the floor.
*
Following Reinhardt’s order, Arel immediately started chasing the thief.
The thief escaped from the system in an instant and fled into the forest. But the forest is the domain of the elves. Even the Dark Elf was no different.
Arel quickly caught up with the phantom thief and decapitated him without hesitation.
“…”
Arell looked down at the corpse for a long time.
thief. He is a human who memorizes all the roads leading to the imperial palace.
Reinhardt got a map from him. The map, which included instructions for disabling or avoiding security, was worth billions of dollars.
Treasures among the treasures that the Empire, the conqueror of the continent, has collected over a thousand years.
Its value will exceed your imagination.
Although he killed the thief, the map remained.
Above all, he released other characters besides the thief.
Afterwards, Reinhardt dared to send the phantom thief out of the system and let him chase it.
Do you have any other intentions?
If so, should I report this to Grand Duke Persephone?
“…”
new owner.
A person he should serve and follow…
Being raised only to kill humans, following humans is a contradiction in itself.
From the moment she opened her eyes and became aware, she has been killing humans.
To live. to survive.
After being picked up by Grand Duke Persephone, he further honed his killing talent.
She had a natural flair for murder. This was superior to the other Dark Elves that Grand Duke Persephone brought in.
-don’t think Have no doubts.
-You are the sword that kills everything.
―I was born only to become a sword.
…that’s how I learned.
But the new owner says otherwise.
to think I don’t need any dolls.
Who should I listen to?
Whose words are right?
“…”
Suddenly, the banquet came to mind.
The memory of holding hands and dancing.
It was the first time I had ever worn such a baggy outfit.
Also, the one he had to follow now was Reinhardt.
So I thought about it.
First of all, the less you know about the thief, the better.
When many find out, Reinhardt becomes dangerous.
There was even a risk of being dethroned if it became known that the crown prince took out two prisoners from the special prison cell and was aiming for the imperial palace.
If you want to protect Reinhardt, even if it’s Archduke Persephone, you shouldn’t let him know.
Kreung! Krrr!
It was then.
Two huge wolves roaming the forest approached, baring their teeth.
He came because he was attracted by the smell of blood.
beep! Keeing!
However, as if the ferocious wolves were noticing Arel, they could not approach them within a certain area.
Wriggling, he was afraid of Arell.
I was torn between hunger and instinct.
Slowly, Arel pointed at the thief’s corpse with the tip of her finger.
Krrr! Kreung!
As if permission had been granted.
As soon as Arel pointed it out, two huge wolves came running and began biting the thief’s corpse.
The hungry wolves destroyed all the evidence by chewing on the bones.
“…”
Arel, who watched it, quietly went back the way he had come.
*
Convulsions appeared on Eugene’s face.
‘It’s a fact that no one knows that I’m an attribute of nothingness, right?’
Prince Reinhardt saw through it at once, as if he had known it from the beginning.
But that’s impossible.
There was no one in this world who knew that he was a magician with the attribute of nothingness, capable of manifesting the magic of a spiritless spear.
because he killed them all
“… Who did you hear from?”
Eugene changed his attitude.
he who knows his secret
Seeing that he even mentions dragons, it’s not an average bet.
Known for being crazy since childhood, was it because he was wearing a mask?
“Take a guess. How do you think I would have found out?”
“How do I do that…?”
Eugene tilted his head at Reinhardt’s words and actions, but soon hardened his expression.
For a while, Eugene stared at Reinhardt and said.
“You have the attributes of nothingness.”
“I know, too.”
To find out the nature of nothingness.
In other words, you can recognize that the other person is ‘Epic’.
Even the dragon, Damon, was not sure of Zero’s existence until it entered my body. Baal also noticed, but couldn’t pinpoint it.
On the other hand, Zero was able to determine whether the opponent was AI or if it was nearby.
[‘Eugene’ talking to the master right now is not an AI.]
[However, as a result of the scan, unstable electrical stimulation was detected in his head.]
But Eugene is not an AI.
My humanity was not eaten by AI or Epic.
I’ve seen some epics, but this is the first time I’ve seen them fully retain their humanity.
“That thing in your head. Did the Epic that helped you become the Wizard of Shadowlessness tell you that I am an ‘attribute of nothingness’?”
“…!”
Eugene shuddered once.
I thought there was nothing more surprising, but I was seeing through everything.
Could it be that he is the dragon who came to kill himself?
I shook my head inwardly.
no. The opponent was the crown prince of the empire.
A magician of nothingness like himself should have known enough about dragons.
However, it is different from recognizing the existence of ‘Epic’ in one’s head.
It was because it was a feature that only his Epic had.
“… what do you want to know?”
Eugene gave up halfway.
Whatever his intentions, Prince Reinhardt would get them all.
“all. Let’s start with how you got that guy in your head.”
“Then please promise me that you will kill me first before being killed by the dragon.”
“You mean you want to die like a human?”
“When Epic is killed by a dragon, everything is lost. You can’t even imagine.”
Eugene wrapped his arms in fear.
After seeing the scene where the dragon kills Epic, he locks himself in this place.
It was better to die quietly in an unknown place than to be killed by a dragon.
“OK. Please do as you wish.”
“······ majesty. I was an orphan. No talent.”
Eugene started talking.
*
From birth, Eugene had no magical talent.
No matter what kind of talents the orphans had, even if they had, they would not have been able to develop their talents because they were busy surviving.
When he was young, living as a beggar, he was taken in by a couple with good fortune and wanted to eat something, but it turned out that the two were black magicians of the notorious Devil Church.
After that, every day was hell.
Human experimentation was so severe that people thought it would be better to die.
Out of 24 hours a day, it would have taken less than an hour for me to come to my senses.
Has it been like that for 5 years?
One day, Eugene woke up.
My mind became clear and I was able to use the magic of the windowless window.
Afterwards, he killed the two warlocks who conducted the human experiment, and built a spiritual tower to make a place for himself.
He pretended to be a great wizard and even became an imperial palace wizard, so it can be said that it was a successful life for an orphan.
money and fame. everything is in hand
It was a really happy day.
Until ‘it’ appeared in front of my eyes.
‘map?’
A map of the continents came to mind.
There were several dots on the map, and a red dot was also marked on his location.
Instinctively, Eugene was convinced that it was a map that marked the locations of ‘awakened’ or ‘epic’ like himself.
Eugene couldn’t overcome his curiosity and went to the location where the red dot was marked.
There, he met another epic, ‘Bella’.
Bella was Epic who had adapted to the human world. Unlike herself, she was not human, but Epic controlled her body.
However, Bella, who had adapted to the human world, periodically moved her residence and led a nomadic life, and was quite kind to Eugene.
It is not easy to meet the same Epic, and in particular, meeting a kind Epic like yourself will be more difficult than picking a star from the sky, and he coolly explained what Eugene was curious about.
Eugene is attracted to Bella.
Bella was also attracted to Eugene.
Maybe it’s because of the Epic in Eugene’s head.
happy.
For the first time in my life, I felt true happiness.
Bella accepted herself as she was. Even the fake time in the imperial palace couldn’t beat this happiness right now.
However, that time was not long.
“Wasn’t it two years ago?”
Upon returning from the palace, the village was destroyed.
Everyone is dead, and Bella and the ‘dragon’ are among them.
Looking at the dying Bella, the dragon tilted its head.
“Obviously there was a ‘detection’ signal. I don’t think you have the ‘epic with the function of detection’.”
Eugene hid and overheard the dragon’s conversation.
Soon, he noticed that he was the ‘Epic with the function of detection’ that the dragon refers to.
A map showing the location of Epic.
The map he turned to find Bella even brought the dragon together.
Even other dragons.
“You are one step late.”
“Sweet, the detection epic is precious. I heard that all the dragons that absorbed the Epic of Detection became the Twelve Gods?”
“Balmung. It’s nice to see you for the first time in five hundred years, but I’ll take it away by force before you absorb it.”
“…we don’t have to fight among ourselves. This bitch ain’t no detective epic It’s a low-level, low-level epic.”
Balmung.
Having annihilated the village and killed Bella, he tossed Bella’s corpse like a mat.
“Even if I try, it doesn’t taste good. However, memories are shared. Finding the ‘epic of detection’ is not about competing, it’s about working together.”
According to Balmung’s words, dragons approached and soon began absorbing Bella.
When I laid my hand on Bella, the bones and flesh peeled, melted, and disappeared.
The sight was disgustingly horrific.
Then one of the dragons that absorbed Bella spoke.
“It’s fortunate that there are strong fragments of memories left. Epic intentionally and periodically erases their memories, so it’s really annoying to find out those involved.”
“······ Eugene.”
“It will be somewhere not far away. It’s up to you to find it first.”
The dragons have left town.
Eugene erased himself as much as possible. To surprise her, approaching without a trace was effective.
Afterwards, Eugene went back to the palace and committed suicide and was imprisoned in the special prison cell.
I didn’t want to lose my memories with Bella.
I didn’t want to meet such a terrible end.
He couldn’t be ridiculed by having his precious memories stolen by dragons.
It’s been 10 years since I was locked up in the super prison.
*
“My story ends here, Your Highness.”
Hearing Eugene’s story, he shook his head.
I can understand why Eugene didn’t lose his humanity because he was taken over by Epic.
For a long time, he was subjected to human experimentation and suffered.
To say that out of 24 hours he was sane for less than an hour, wouldn’t it be that he came to dominate Epic in a similar way to himself?
A phenomenon or change occurs in the brain that has suffered for a long time and takes away Epic’s initiative.
Even time doesn’t seem to have returned.
‘A map showing the location of other epics. However, the moment you turn it on, dragons will target you.’
The feature was coveted.
But when I eat, I feel like I’ll get a stomach ache.
Of course, finding epics is an indispensable element for me to become stronger.
The psionic energy from Baal, the dragon armor from the dragon in the Holy Land, and the bone dragon from Damon.
It was great without throwing anything away.
And there are more epics in the world than you think, and they hide in human society and live by manipulating humans. As long as it remains unnoticed by dragons and humans.
Epic’s power to absorb Epic is close to that of a dragon.
That is the power that ‘rules’ Zero’s nanomachines.
Even the dragon’s memories were fragmented and peeped at, so what the Epic should be most afraid of was Zero rather than the dragon.
Anyway… Eugene’s medicine was medicine, but it was poison.
However, it might have been better.
Dokdo is medicine if used well.
After thinking for a while, I said.
“Turn on the map, Eugene.”
＜ Dokdo is medicine if used well ＞ End