(EP.283)King #2
283 – King of Thieves #2
said the old gentleman Dolches.
“The Crown of the Absolute… , the support of the world, also called the crown of domination… , the thieves have it. That’s why the monsters in the north move around.”
Absolute Crown?
I didn’t know what it was. Perhaps it was the same for Narmi, and she blinks her eyes and is busy looking at people’s faces.
Maybe someone wants to explain.
At that time, Stella, who knew a lot about this and that, spoke to me.
“The Crown of the Absolute is the crown that the Demon King wore on his head. Of course, it wasn’t just a crown, it was said that it was a magic tool imbued with incredibly powerful magic.”
Solomon, the wizard of creation.
He said that he used his abilities to create a lot of things with strange abilities.
The portal that connects distant distances in an instant, and the mana dome that surrounds the roof of the arc are examples of that.
Also, from magic measuring devices and magically operated heating and cooling tools, to uncommercial flying boats—.
He said that his inventions and ideas were enough to change not only the kingdom of Angmar, but also the life of the world, big and small.
If you look at the patent rights for novel and useful things, you can find the name of Solomon in most cases.
“But Solomon’s creative wisdom did not always benefit the world and humans.”
When he was stained with endless arrogance, he said that the things he made left a huge scar on the world.
“The Crown of the Absolute is one of them. It is said that the Demon King managed his subordinates and the forces of all kinds of monsters according to his will. It controls the mind.”
From Stella’s explanation, I was able to understand the name of the ‘Coffin of Domination’. An item that controls the minds of others. Truly a tool worthy of a king’s hat.
If I had something like that, I think I could have cut my calorie consumption by more than half of the things I’ve done so far… . While thinking such a regretful thought, Stella mumbled.
“However, the Crown of the Absolute was destroyed here, in the War of the Armed Forces on the Big River. As far as I know, the coffin was smashed with the pincers of Opal and Judas Draco.”
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Narmi, who was next to him, lights up his face.
“I know the story! Judas Draco! My grandfather said it was the first day he rebelled against Demon King Solomon!”
The battle at the Big River. It was said that because of the betrayal of Judas, whom he believed, Solomon had lost the crown of the Absolute in this city.
Thanks to this, the shadow army, which was consolidating mental control, began to crack little by little, and as a result, Solomon’s army could be pushed further to the north?
As I listened to the story, I had a question.
“By the way, I know that the crown was destroyed in this city. How is it that it is in the hands of thieves?”
At my question, Dolches, the master of the White Horse Tower, looked out the window where a faint light was spreading. Around the time I also looked at him with amazement at the languid night view of the Big River reflected in his spectacles.
He said.
“It is said in the world that, after the magical swordsmanship of the fairy swordsman Opal, the incised crown was literally scattered in all directions like countless stars. But one day, a little boy found a pretty piece of jewelry by the river.”
“A fragment of the crown!”
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Narmi said cheerfully as if she had figured out the answer. However, unlike Narmi’s bright attitude, the faces of the people around her were even darker.
“you’re right.”
Dolches nodded her head with a very sad expression on her face.
“Soon, fragments of jewels and crowns were found all over the city of this great river. We thought that if it fell into other people’s hands, it might cause a lot of trouble, so we retrieved all of them from our White Horse Tower.”
Stella groaned at him and made a long nose sound.
“And restored it? I’ve read it as a thesis. Did you mean to restore the crown of domination, to rule and control the forces of shadow beyond the northern wall?”
“Actually, it’s Stella-sama. You are erudite.”
“But I heard you failed?”
“It could be seen as a failure. There were a lot of missing fragments, so I supplemented it with a new magic trick, but it was just a imitation. Also, there was a fatal flaw… .”
It is an imitation of the crown.
Still, I felt a little uneasy about the thieves carrying it.
Even so, I can’t imagine what would happen if those who disturb the peace of the kingdom wield the Demon King’s support, even though they were only imitations.
Dolches, an old gentleman who wiped his face after taking off his glasses.
“I didn’t know that they would steal the things that were well sealed in the taboo warehouse inside the horse tower. We had to be vigilant because of the fatal flaws mentioned earlier.”
“What is that fatal flaw?”
Dolches lightly answered my question.
“The crown only reacted to powerful magic. As if trying to hide the user. It only exerts its power in the hands of wizards who have reached the fifth rank or higher.”
Is it an item with a level limit? Even if it fell into the hands of thieves anyway, it would have been useless.
“However, Miss Tefer may be in trouble because she is captured by thieves.”
Dolches nodded.
“That’s right. I don’t know what they will do to Miss Tefer to use the crown… .”
* * *
“Tae-kun, are you really going to leave now? late at night? Most of the thieves are dark-eyed, mean guys. They must have set up a bunch of traps.”
As I was rushing to prepare, Stella was worried about me. It seems that I wasn’t quite sure about going to the thieves’ hideout right now.
As she said, it was midnight.
Even the moon did not rise, so the dark night was quite eerie.
At night like this, when you look at the huge river that is hundreds of meters wide, it feels like the whole world is going to be colored black, and you get a chilling goosebumps.
As Stella said, this darkness will be on the side of the thieves. I’ll hide their iniquity like a veil.
However, there was no reason for me to stop and stand by.
He was interested in the ruler’s crown, and he was also concerned about what they would do when they obtained the Archmage Tefer.
More than anything else, I was worried about hearing that the Imps were being captured, so I couldn’t stay still.
In addition.
Personally, I really hate thieves.
Trouble in Angmar Kingdom. Those who add to Queen Aira’s stress and further increase my work load. When I think of the stress they put on me, I want to scream involuntarily.
“Where is their den, do you have any guidance?”
Stella, who was watching me at my question, let out a small sigh.
“Tae-kun, I thought you were a bosinist. Surprisingly, you have a wide and deep sense of justice, don’t you? It’s only natural, since he was Ark’s cadet. There is no other warrior.”
Well, I’m not saying I’m asking you to help me with Opal, but… ‘ Stella cut short. Narmi, who was listening to the story next to him, spread both hands and said:
“Tae-oh helped our family work as if it was his own! Thanks to you, I even defeated the evil Professor Balan! I’m sure he’ll do a great job with this one too! I’ll help too!”
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Narmi rubs her palms. “This time, I have a chance to try out my newly developed witchcraft and necromancy… .” He muttered, although he was a little nervous.
I felt grateful in my own way when he said that he was helping me.
Stella, who looked at it, said, “I also owe Tae-oh a debt, so let’s try to help a little.” Even if there was a variable, it didn’t seem like it would lose to the thieves.
“If we don’t contact you by morning, please send a Jeonseogu to the royal castle.”
After giving a light message to the people of the White Horse Tower, I set out with my friends.
Finding their base was surprisingly not difficult.
If you go to the upper reaches of this large river, you will find a huge waterfall, and there is a hiding place for thieves inside.
Thieves exist so proudly.
You can see at once how troublesome they are in this north and how uncontrollable they are.
“I think it’s very conspicuous to go by horse-drawn carriage. Why don’t you drive your horse to a nearby area and then get off and infiltrate?”
To Stella’s opinion, Narmi brightly agreed, “That’s a good idea!”
The problem is that I’m not good at riding horses. So, I had no choice but to sit behind Stella, who was very good at horses, and hug her waist.
“Hold on tight so you don’t fall. And be careful as you can chew your tongue while talking.”
“All right.”
Hey, hey hey-!
Black horses cut through the darkness and run.
I felt like I was doing something bad just to watch the sight of him swinging up and down with his robes pressed down.
After running for such a long time, we stopped our horses at about the point where we heard a loud sound of water and tied the reins to a nearby tree.
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“There must be a waterfall nearby… !”
Just as Narmi shouted a little, the sound of cool water could be heard in my ears without any filtering. It means that there is a hideout for thieves nearby.
Then Stella grabbed me and Narmi and gave me a warning.
“Shh, I think there are people standing on the border over there. one… , no, two.”
If it was invisible to me, Stella seemed to sense the presence of her surroundings with her unique sense of agility.
“I’ll take care of it for now.”
Shh.
She pulled out a dart from the pouch on her waist and hurriedly threw a needle into the darkness, and something heavy fell to the floor with the sound of a raging wind.
thud.
“I got poisoned by a sleeping clam, so I won’t be able to get up for a few hours, let’s go.”
Suddenly, curiosity arises.
“No, can I just guess like that without checking who it is?”
What would you do if you were a public person?
But Stella’s attitude was firm.
“Those who wander around the den of thieves during the night must be thieves.”
In fact, what Stella defeated were thieves who had a snake tattooed on their arm, the mark of a thief.
“If these guys are found, there can be problems. Hide it in a nearby bush. Tae-oh, please help me.”
“That’s a very reasonable opinion.”
After hiding their sleeping bodies well in the bushes, we finally arrived in front of the waterfall.
aaa-.
It’s grand.
How could there be such a huge waterfall? It is surreal.
Is there a cave behind this?
After hesitating for a moment as to what to do to enter the cave through the water pressure, Stella started touching the wall next to the cave.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m sure there must be a working device somewhere around here. Ah, here it is.”
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Click-.
As Stella touched the stone on the wall, she heard the sound of something spinning. Isn’t it that the rock wall that seemed to be solid is slowly being pushed aside by us?
“You should go in here. Usually these huge dens are equipped with a way to get into them.”
That’s right.
To be honest, the image of Stella within me was a bit of a bluff or nonsense. Recently, I saw that she had a lot of knowledge and a lot of experience.
Raising her score by about 5 points inside me, I decided to go into the thieves’ hideout with everyone.