98 – Before and After Processing – 4
“Let us go first…” … Are you telling me to present it?”
“That’s right. You have to show that level of sincerity. “Am I wrong?”
“No. Everything you say is correct. “You can never be wrong.”
All the wizards were in trouble. There was no exception. So, among the 53 people trying to figure out how to please me more, there are three archmages.
“Would it be okay if I had infinite money?”
“Do I look like someone who needs money?”
“Well, then what do you think of our knowledge?”
“You are the one who is hungry for knowledge, not me.”
“Then how about power? “With just one word or gesture from you, everyone here-“
“Have you forgotten who I was with just a moment ago?”
“Woman-“
“Try it. Will it pass or will it not pass?”
“… ….”
Everyone became noticeably sullen as all the best cards they could think of at the moment were blocked. I’m going to reject whatever is offered now, so there’s no use in doing so.
Unless they offer to show a lightsaber-wielding ninja boarding a nanotech mecha-T-Rex, reciting haiku, and fighting alongside a bipedal robot on a space battleship.
Honestly, that’s enough to get by.
“Give it time. “I will definitely think about what you need.”
“Do whatever you want.”
In conclusion, nothing dramatic changed immediately after those words were said. From my perspective, it was something I had to worry about after learning healing magic.
“Let’s start with the most basic healing magic.”
I drew a magic circle of healing magic on the magic board prepared by the Wizards Association. There were exclamations of ‘Wow’ coming from all over the place as I saw this technique for the first time in my life.
Then, to get a closer look, he sneakily approached me, and when a fight was about to break out, I threatened to kick out anyone who moved from his spot, and he became quiet.
“Kaaah…… ! This…… ! This…… !”
“How can it shine so brightly! “It is truly beautiful!”
“We have finally reached the truth…… “The time was not in vain!”
Maybe because it was the lowest level healing magic, everyone learned it just by looking at it. It was a bonus to shed tears while looking at the green light flowing from the palm of my hand.
Some of the impatient dogs cut off their own arms and tried using healing magic, but they were panicking because it didn’t work. I sighed and corrected it.
“It’s the lowest level. “We can treat only wounds that are not significantly deformed.”
“I’m sorry… ….”
“That’s enough. It’s my fault for not explaining it in advance. “Let’s move on to the next one.”
I drew a lower world healing magic circle right next to it. The presentation room became quiet again.
“If only we catch that person…” … All that knowledge is ours, no, mine…….”
For some reason, the female wizards were all wearing clothes that were significantly more exposed than when I first saw them, and were constantly muttering something and looking at me as if I was fascinated.
I had a rough idea of his intentions, but that doesn’t mean I’ll have to pick on anyone. It’s really useless.
“It will be a little difficult from the middle level, so take your time.”
After confirming that all lower level magic was completed and moving on to the middle level, the grumbling clearly increased. Some succeeded quickly, while others had no clue at all.
When I asked why it didn’t work, it was due to the difference in how I usually cast magic.
The talented people who understood the spell just by looking at it without any special knowledge wandered around because they couldn’t understand it, while the study bugs who had been using calculations and knowledge to cast magic tried the spell as usual and succeeded.
Of course, in both cases, the fact that he is a genius enough to sit in the chair of the Magic Tower does not change, but if I were to divide it, it would be like that.
“This is the end for today. “I will teach you the highest level healing magic in three days, so learn it properly up to this point.”
After writing down the magic circle of the upper-level healing magic, I declared the end of the class. Everyone nodded with solemn faces and concentrated on drawing the magic circle.
“If you need a test subject, go to Geomseong first. Don’t bully the wrong people for no reason. You’ll probably be able to use it to your heart’s content. “Am I leaving now?”
“Now, wait a minute!”
Finally, I nailed it and told it not to be used for human experiments and was about to return to the imperial palace when someone raised a hand and stopped me. She was the female wizard I first encountered, and now the side effects of Yonghwa have been completely cured.
“Why?”
“You just said that there is even a top level. “Ho, can the highest order healing magic even revive the dead?”
“…… “He is a dead man.”
It wasn’t a completely absurd question. In this world alone, the magic that is described as the highest egg possesses a power that cannot even be measured with the naked eye.
If it is a top-level healing magic, just hearing about it will make you feel as if it has tremendous abilities.
But.
“If there was such a thing, I would have used it first.”
Unfortunately, there was no such thing.
Returned to the imperial palace. Laura was still sleeping, curled up on my clothes. She looked at the scene blankly and took out the necklace she had previously removed from her inner pocket.
It doesn’t matter if Laura wakes up and gets caught. After all, Elisier is also a possessor. I’ll have to explain everything later, but it’s good to know in advance.
She wore a necklace. She was quiet. No words were heard. Until now, as soon as I put the necklace on, he started talking to me as if he was waiting.
I decided to wait because I thought there was something busy going on. You can wait for two hours and if you can’t decide, you can contact me again later. Elisiere probably has his own work to do as a demon lord.
She had nothing better to do than wait, so she patted Laura’s head. Even in her sleep, Laura would laugh brightly when she touched my hand, and cry when she let go.
She looked exactly like Priscilla.
“You kept me waiting, my dear.”
How long had passed before I heard Elisier’s voice.
“Are you busy by any chance? I’m sorry if that was the case. Shall we talk again later?”
“No. “It’s almost quiet now.”
The fact that it has become quiet means that it has been busy. Now that I think about it, her voice was strangely more flush than usual.
“What happened?”
“Things consumed by black energy have appeared in the demon world. The things you met. Brainwashing ordinary monsters…… Hmm, maybe it would be more accurate to call it an infection. Anyway, they were infected with black energy and attacked the Demon King’s Castle.”
“…… “A black energy appeared in the demon world?”
“That’s right. They suddenly invaded Yeo’s castle and went on a rampage, saying that the false demon king must be put to death. It took some time to personally execute them, execute those who were standing guard at the time according to the recommendations of the corps commanders, and control the situation. And above all… ….”
Ha, Elisiere sighed deeply.
“The magic sword has disappeared.”
“Wait a minute. What are you talking about? “The magic sword disappeared?”
“Isn’t that what it means literally? At some point, it became invisible, as if it had evaporated. For demons, a demon sword is no different from a human’s holy sword. Even without that, he would still be the Demon Lord, but it would be inevitable that he would be suspicious of some people.”
When I heard that, something came to mind.
“Wait a minute. “I heard something.”
I explained about the demon god. About a being who was sprinkled with rice cakes with the intention of becoming the final boss of the work, but ended up becoming a MacGuffin as the author abandoned the de facto hasty ending.
Elisier was silent for a while.
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“…… In that case, the demon god could also have been reborn as a real concept. Do you think that there is a high possibility that the black energy is also the power of a demon god?”
“At least that’s what I think. Demon Sword also mentioned the Demon God. If the Holy Sword was made by a Goddess, then the Demon Sword was naturally made by a Demon God. “It’s just a guess, but the odds are pretty high.”
“I understand. I think that’s quite possible. But my dear. I don’t know how she can be sure that the author did that. “Have you discovered the arrangements the author left behind in this world?”
Rather than discovering the arrangement left behind by the author, it is closer to discovering the author himself. He looked down for a moment at Laura, who was smiling happily while she was sleeping, rubbing her cheek against my palm, and then answered.
“Crown Princess Laura was actually a writer. She said she was possessed here too. “She was just like you, she went back and forth endlessly before she met me.”
“… ….”
Elisier took a deep breath. The number of regressions was intentionally not mentioned. That’s something Laura should reveal herself, not a third party.
“Well, that…” … That is…… No, that’s it, no, that’s…… “Is this true?”
Elisier was so surprised that she stumbled over her words several times before finally answering the question.
“That’s right. Instead, I’ll explain it properly later, so to speak. Let’s take care of the demon world first. “Maybe we should move up the processing of the corps commander a little earlier.”
“Ah, I understand. No, I understand. “Let it be so.”
Once internal affairs of the empire are finished, the most urgent task is to deal with Elisiere’s matter. It may be normal for demons, but a corps commander reinforced with black energy would be very picky.
One thing that worries me is that I don’t know how strong the Demon God will be…….
“Ugh… ….”
Luckily, there was one person to ask.
“Can you do it right?”
“How many years do you think I’ve been living as Laura? “I can play the role of the crown prince with my eyes closed.”
Laura, who woke up only after the sun rose in the sky, was very happy, saying that she had slept well for the first time in a long time. Then he tried to make a deal by asking me to provide him with all the clothes I wear every day.
It was around that time that we heard that the emperor had called us. Laura had already returned to her appearance as a crown prince. It was such an amazing change that I wondered if his personality had changed.
When I finished getting ready and left the room, the figure who was lying down and whining about needing my clothes was nowhere to be found.
“However, the limitations seem to be clear.”
“What limits?”
“In the end, all I had in my mind were the knowledge and words and actions of Laura in the novel. If I go beyond the scope of the novel, I have no choice but to make my way through my own improvisation. Just like I did until now. Have you ever felt that my actions were strangely incommensurate with my words?”
“Of course, that’s true, but… ….”
“I am living Laura’s life, but it is natural that what is inside is nothing more than a possessor. “Most of her memories have disappeared and she was a possessed person who believed she was the Crown Princess, so how could she possibly take meaningful action with that kind of head?”
Laura looked at me and smiled meaningfully.
“So, it seems like I will be in dire need of your help in the future. “Please make sure you take responsibility for taking me out of the fantasy and saving me.”
“… ….”
I think I heard that phrase before.
“If you take responsibility, I will also do my duty, so don’t worry. Now, let us go, my dear. “The emperor is waiting.”
“I don’t have to go through the procedures? “From what I heard, it takes more than three days to prepare in advance.”
At my words, Laura snorted her laughter.
“The father called his daughter, and it is said that it is a preparation process. The one who asks will incur the emperor’s wrath. All you have to do is follow.”
She followed the back, which was moving without hesitation. Royal guards were lined up at the entrance in the hallway of the room where the emperor stayed. Everyone bowed deeply to Laura every time she passed by.
He didn’t even bow to me, but he bowed with eyes full of respect. I’m not sure if it’s because I can now receive real-time healing without the Starlight Church.
“Open it.”
“Yes!”
The four Royal Guards held the door and opened it with a sharp movement from both sides. From a distance, I could vaguely see the emperor sitting on the throne.
It was impossible to hide the traces of time engraved on his face, but underneath the clothes symbolizing the emperor, there were still muscles that seemed to burst the clothes. It was so majestic that it overpowered even a decent adult man.
After picking up this and that, I was about to show respect before entering the room, but Laura firmly stopped me.
“Don’t do it.”
“Yes?”
“You have already sworn loyalty to me. So… ….”
The sound of the Royal Guard being astonished was heard from around them. Laura continued her words regardless. Her eyes were aimed straight at her throne.
“You only have to lower your head to one person.”