(EP.229)# 9
229 – Detected #9
It’s late at night, and the owls and owls are howling.
– Whoa whoa whoa.
I’m really crying.
what are you doing bird
“You look like you have decided something.”
At that moment, Balaan, who opened the door to me, said the above. I had no way of knowing right now what kind of expression I was making, but my decision was right.
“It looks like we will have to deal with the assistant sooner or later.”
“Indeed, such a decision has been made. Then I, the Baland de Sabrnak, will only obey what you say.”
Balaan’s red eyes lit up and he laughed slyly. There is also the anticipation of the attitude as if waiting.
Talking about how to deal with someone in the dark and laughing makes me feel like a villain.
“But Tae-oh. It is not yet known for sure whether he, or his body, possessed great magic. If we try to contact you right now, there is a risk that our location will be exposed… .”
“It is. But, second to the thing about Ars Nova. I have a weakness that could be his leash, so there is no problem.”
I have roughly guessed the identity of the guide.
It can be a bit of a radical intimidation method, but if that doesn’t go under control, you can grab his leash and say, ‘Get out of the arc.’
However, it seemed that Balaan’s impatience had not yet faded.
“What would you do if the cornered man rushes towards you?”
“Yeah, an eye for an eye. Isn’t this a tooth?”
If he wants to attack me, he will only crush me, which is slowly reaching the 6th rank. To be honest, the fighting spirit and magical powers surrounding the guide’s body were terrible.
To the extent of boiling with me before learning magic.
It’s a bit odd, but if I get it right, the chances of me losing will be very slim. Also, I had a balan who could help me.
“Indeed, Tae-oh had a plan. Well, then, how about taking action tonight?”
“Tonight?”
Isn’t that too abrupt?
Balaan said, illuminating the red eyes reflected in the candle even more spectacularly.
“The longer you prepare, the more likely your opponent will be. Well, then, I made up my mind today. It wouldn’t hurt to get things done on a quiet, quiet day without the moon.”
“Hmm-.”
The quicker the work is done, the better. Seeing Balaan’s strangely confident appearance, I was born with confidence.
said Balan.
“And, if possible, it would be of great help to carry those horrendous crops.”
“A terrible crop?”
“These are the crops used for blessings in Gwangyeomgyo. It may or may not be of any help to any unexpected situation if you take it with you, which contains a lot of positive energy.”
What are you talking about?
I wondered if it could be a flower that spouts holy water. What Balan said next was something I knew surprisingly.
“Garlic.”
“… Garlic?”
“That’s right. Our Ars Nova was created close to perfection, but the only weakness is garlic… .”
it’s garlic how could i have known
Hearing Mirna keep batting garlic, I wondered if it was really necessary to do that. Mirna’s choice was indeed the right one. Indeed, Mirna was a smart woman.
If that suspicion had been directed to Aira rather than Elgar, it would have been able to cause problems and incidents really effectively.
I asked as I felt a pungent smell lingering on the tip of my nose.
“… Why garlic?”
“Well, we don’t even know. I think it might be because the Archmage Solomon had a strong allergy to garlic… .”
Right.
It’s not the information I wanted to know much, but I’ve gained some useful knowledge in my own way. Of course, he said that garlic did not act as a fatal weakness for Ars Novas.
It’s just raising the discomfort.
However, the fact that it can cause displeasure in duels and duels in which a match is won by one end difference is already a big weakness.
Therefore, I thought that there was nothing wrong with stocking up on anything that could be a variable and a weakness, so I decided to put some garlic in my dedicated magic warehouse, the «Squirrel Storage».
I’m glad I got something from Mirna just in time.
* * *
“Ready. Then, let’s go together.”
Balan, who was packed with things and stuff, walked out with a high-spirited hat on.
Wearing a purple robe and hat resembling the gloomy darkness, she looked eerily like a warlock or a witch in a story.
There’s really no difference.
Moongrass, moonshine.
I decided to inquire lightly as her sack was making noises.
“Aren’t you carrying too much luggage?”
“According to the words of Solomon the Great, no matter how much preparation you do, there is no shortage.”
Did Solomon say that?
“And, my first experience with Tae-oh… . It is natural to feel greedy to show a good side.”
It’s your first experience. It was a strange word, so I felt embarrassed, so I replied casually.
“You don’t have to be so motivated that accidents don’t happen. As you can see, the Angmar family is almost annihilated and their power is small. We need to keep everything secret.”
“All right.”
Although I received a cool answer, it is also true that there is some anxiety. Because, as you have already experienced, Professor Balaan ran into a big event.
It seems pretty stable now though.
Slurrr-.
Then the wind blew It was a slightly lukewarm breeze, but it was quite humid, so it was quite a steamy wind.
Sass-.
As soon as the trees and bushes swaying in the wind stopped, there was only an awful silence between me and Professor Balaan.
it’s terribly annoying A night when the moon does not rise.
It is said that the time is close to midnight, but the alley behind us is noisy with drunks and clowns as street vendors are popping up everywhere due to the festival.
-The era of nymphs is over-. Now Imp’s-.
-Uh-huh, I wasn’t drunk-.
In this alley, everything was quiet like an abandoned land.
It felt as if all signs were intentionally cut off.
Balaan, who was looking around at that time, said.
“It’s a barrier.”
“A barrier?”
“The barriers blocking the entry and exit of people are written like this on the footpaths on the floor and on the corners of the pillars. It is a barrier technique used by the church and its priests.”
“okay.”
Indeed, the bricks on the walkway that Balaan pointed out and the stones placed under the trees were colorfully painted as if someone had painted them with a brush.
To describe the exact shape, it should be said that it is like drawing a round snail shell. According to Balan, this barrier has the effect of making people turn around.
“It’s human nature to want to go back when you see a dark and narrow alley where no lights are on. It’s about evoking those feelings in the people around you.”
“It’s pretty specific.”
He said that if the effect is strong, it can trap those who have entered the road like a maze.
Maybe that’s why Elgar and Mirna went round and round the neighborhood without finding the guide’s house.
The person who opened this barrier was probably a man living alone as if he was monopolizing a multi-family house located across this narrow alley.
Being able to use the magic used by the priests of the church, he’s becoming more and more convinced that he’s from the church.
stand tall.
Finally, I and Balaan stopped walking.
In front of me, I could see an old and shabby multi-family house that had been built for several decades, and a man sitting around it with a fire in front of it.
“You… .”
His deep blue eyes turned to me. I feel slightly worse at the strange gaze that feels tired and relaxed at the same time.
He’s still a weirdo.
The face without the robe looked old thanks to the sparsely growing beard, and the skin looked young with no wrinkles.
A face that looks different depending on the viewing angle and point of view.
he opened his mouth
“I didn’t expect guests to come this late.”
The attitude is quite relaxed.
It would have been nice if it was slick.
I’m just an unlucky guy.
However, I, too, came with the same heart as a person who visited a department store to ask for a refund. That means I have no intention of going back.
Shrek-.
“we are-.”
“for a moment. I’ll do it.”
After stopping Balaan with my hand as he was about to step in front of me, I took a step forward towards him and said:
“We are not guests. Rather, it is rather the opposite. There is not enough time to talk round and round, so I will say it straight-forward.”
“… … .”
The man’s gaze did not waver. I even felt the leeway to say something more.
I had to look at how his leisure would be shaken, so I did not avoid looking at him and spoke clearly.
“Whatever you’re up to, you’d better quit and get out of this arc. Otherwise, it would be better to surrender quietly.”
slurp.
Then, the man’s mouth was very slightly, but he drew an arc.
“I don’t know what you are talking about. And by what right are you trying to kick me out of this place? This is my estate. You are the only place you have to go.”
It was then that Balan intervened.
“Go, dare, I know who this is-!”
But I thought he was going to have an accident, so I lifted my palm up and re-measured the balance. I had already expected that this man wouldn’t be fussy.
So I decided to open one of the cards I had and put it out.
“Guide.”
“Why are you calling me?”
“No, Theodoros Gospel. I’ve got something to say to you, so it’d be best to stop arguing with silly acting or numbers.”
“… … .”
taken from noblemt l
Guide.
silkygoat was the goat. cry
No, Theodorus did not answer. I wasn’t stupid enough to miss seeing his blue eyes, who had just been relaxed, gleam with a strange feeling.
Shrek.
He turned his gaze away from me and looked at the dark night sky where even the moon had not risen. I put a wedge on him, who looked like he was thinking about something.
“Saint Friga’s motive, Theodorus. Isn’t that you? A priest of the church who went missing one day after some kind of incident. I also know that Saint Friga is what you are aiming for here.”
Saint Friga had a motive.
It can be said that they are childhood friends who have been entrusted with the church and raised together since childhood. However, he disappeared after going through some sort of incident. Finally, it was said that it was found in the slave market of Angmar.
I was skeptical at first though.
The moment this man told me that he was also in the slave market—I felt like I had added a commentary to my conclusion.
silkygoat was the goat. cry
Now there is only time left to look at the answer.
“… … .”
The man was quiet as if he had stopped breathing.
“Is it okay to consider that silence as an acknowledgment?”
Then the man starts to laugh fufufufu-huh.
“Whew huh huh—.”
As his voice began to spread low and gloomy, like that of a non-human demon, he stopped laughing as if he had turned off a faucet.
“Now, if I say no, it will only expose a lie. You know too much. I never thought my identity would be revealed.”
taken from noblemt l
Gooo-.
The man, Theodorus, began to radiate a strange force. At the same time, a disturbing wind blows from somewhere and extinguishes all the bonfires and lanterns that appear around.
-But if you wanted to sting the beehive, you must have been prepared to be stung, half-elf.
A dark battle where not even the moonlight can be seen.
―Greetings-.
A growl coming from somewhere and a creepy goosebumps coming from behind. I felt a kind of déjà vu in something like an ominous magic that glides across my skin.
An ominous feeling that you will have to fight a giant monster.
And my hunch is generally right.
Whoa-.
Today must have been a moonless day. A red full moon, which could not be raised, was set high in the sky.
—aaah
When the dark world has become brighter with its light.
I was standing in the middle of a dense forest or jungle with trees, not the old gardens or houses I had just seen around me.
what forest?
“Why am I here?”
For a moment I felt my doubts, Balaan, who was hiding behind my back, shouted.
“Tae, Tae-oh, this is the barrier of image realization. not knowing what will come out. I think you better be careful… !”