fate (5)
In the central horse tower of the empire, experts in magic called masters are scattered.
Shigor was one of the masters of such a central tower.
One of the leading experts in ice magic in the Empire.
People say of him— Sigor of the North Wind.
He was one of those who established battle magic using ice magic and developed the battle magicians of the empire.
Sigor, as usual, was enjoying tea in his lab.
“Ummm… it smells good.”
As Shigor was sipping a smoke-filled car, someone roughly opened the door of the laboratory that had been closed.
Quang!
The door, which had been opened with force, slammed against the wall, making a dull crashing sound.
Shigor frowned at the noise that shook his ears and looked at the uninvited visitor.
The reflection in Sigor’s eyes was the figure of an elderly sage looking at him with a desperate look.
Elbon Claude.
The master of alchemy came to Sigor’s office.
“Siggor! Where is your assistant?”
“I sent an errand outside for a while… Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”
“It’s because the two of you have something to talk about quietly! It’s good that there’s no one here!”
He took out his staff from his waist and used magic towards the door that Elbon had opened.
bang.
The door to the lab closed with a harsh sound, just as it did when it opened.
Sigor shook his head as he looked at the lab door that was being treated harshly.
I knew for a long time that the old man in front of me had an eccentric personality, but I couldn’t help but feel like I was getting older by a year every time I met him in person.
Sigor, who put down his teacup with a sigh, looked at Elbon and asked.
“Would you like a cup of tea?”
“I like your car, but I don’t have time for that this time.”
“What on earth did you come to see all of a sudden?”
It was an Elbon that was not easy to meet in any way.
If such an Elbon came to him without an appointment, it meant that he had an urgent matter.
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Maybe he was trying to develop a great potion and show it to himself for the first time.With that thought in mind, while Sigor was looking at Elbon.
Elbon spoke to Sigor with a dark face.
“Enia has been kidnapped.”
“You mean Enia? No, who the hell would do that…”
“I don’t know who the kidnapper is. But it seems that I have a purpose.”
Hearing the story of Enia being kidnapped, it was only then that Sigor could understand Elbon’s attitude.
Enia is the only disciple Elbon has.
Because she has a talent for all kinds of magic, Sigor also had experience teaching her the magic of battle.
She was a lumber worthy of succeeding the next generation of sages if time passed.
That such Enia was kidnapped by someone.
It must have been that he had been attacked at a level he could not cope with, or that a very talented person had entered the system.
“Enia is the child I taught combat magic. It can’t be beaten easily. Where the hell were you kidnapped?”
“I sent them to the market to buy herbs. But I was kidnapped there.”
“…it’s not a common issue. How did you know that?”
“I got a letter from the guys who took Enia.”
tuk.
Elbon took a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it on the desk.
It was a long letter with an engraving on it.
Sigor immediately reached for the letter.
Then he picked up the mysterious letter and asked about it to Elbon.
“Is this a letter from those guys?”
“okay. If you read the contents, you will know.”
“Let’s take a look.”
Sigor’s eyes scanned the kidnapper’s letter.
The content of the letter was a typical solitary request.
It was about wanting to meet Elborn for personal business.
Except for a mixture of overly rude demands and expressions.
Besides, the identity of the Jizo at the end was very shocking.
Enia Claude. It is a jigsaw stamped with blood by Elbon’s handicraft student.
There’s no way Elborn, the master of alchemy, didn’t check the authenticity of the Jizo.
After reading the letter, Sigor pointed his hand at the letterhead and looked at Elbon.
“Is it really Enia’s bloodstain?”
“okay. I checked it myself.”
“If this is true, it seems that what they really want is Elborn-sama.”
“It must be They must have kidnapped Enia for me.”
When Sigor heard Elbon’s story, he fell into deep trouble.
He could understand what Elbon was looking for and what he was looking for.
However, this case was not taken lightly.
If possible, it would be good to find a solution through discussion with the top of the tower.
That was the most reasonable way for Elbon’s own safety.
But I didn’t think Elbon would agree on that method.
That was the problem.
Sigor, who was worried, took a deep breath and spoke to Elborn.
“I think it would be a good idea to hold a meeting and discuss this issue right away.”
“It can’t be.”
“Elbon. It’s a pity that Enia is doing it, but if you take the time to search the tower…”
“Siggor.”
Elbon looked at Sigor with a serious face.
It was the most solemn and dangerous look on Elbon’s face that Sigor had ever seen.
Facing Sigor, Elbon spoke to him in a dark voice.
“He is the only disciple who raised me with all my heart.”
“I am well aware of that fact.”
“And what they want is me. If I sacrifice Enia to get past this, how long do I have to hide in the tower?”
“·················ogue.”
“It’s something you can’t solve if you don’t move on your own. Negotiate with them or seize the roots. In the end, it means that we need to meet in person.”
As expected by Sigor.
Elbon wanted to take the lead in this matter.
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Moreover, Elbon’s story was not completely wrong.In order to root out the cause of the situation, it was necessary to face the people who kidnapped Enia in person.
It was a situation where a plausible reason was added to the concern for the disciple.
Therefore, there was a high possibility that he could not break Elbon’s stubbornness right now.
Sigor had to compromise with the reality in front of him.
To Sigor, who was worried, I told him the purpose of Elbon’s visit to the laboratory.”
“So I hope you can help me.”
“Are you talking about Elbon-sama’s escort?”
“If you convince me at least one way, it will be fine. If possible, I’d like to follow along with the right to use the magic tower’s defense magic.”
Elbon was preparing for a collision with the enemy.
Whoa. Sigor sighed again, sipping the car he was holding.
From the car that had already cooled down, there was only a sense of lukewarm temperature and an overcooked scent.
Sigor, who drank all the car he was holding, had no choice but to nod his head towards him.
If she doesn’t agree, Elborn will eventually try to meet her alone.
Someone had to follow Elbon’s footsteps.
“This is the only time I’m going to get along with something that is too demanding.”
“do not worry. When it’s over, I’ll present you like a mountain of your favorite medicine.”
“Receive Elbon-sama’s medicine like a mountain. For the time being, the assistants will cling to me for medicine.”
“It should be. Who made it?”
The conversation about this matter ended with that.
After that, there was only the story of Elbon that he would give medicine as a case.
The story about the drug wasn’t bad, but the heart of Sigor in charge was heavier than ever.
In the middle of the conversation, Elbon smiled without emotion.
The smile of the wise man who had lost his disciple was very cold.
* * * * * *
A huge tower that stands majestic in the center of the islands.
In front of him, Euthenia and Evan, wearing hoodies, were walking towards the entrance.
Yutenia gave a brief exclamation to the tower she encountered for the first time in her life.
Although it is said that she was born as the child of a knight with a land, the place where Eutenia lived was only a small village in the countryside.
There was no situation in which Utenia, who lived in a rural village, could actually face such a huge horse tower.
The first great magic product she saw was very impressive to her.
“Is this the tower? It certainly looks incredibly high.”
“Is this your first time seeing the tower?”
“Because I learned magic on my own. It must be the first time I have encountered the tower in this way.”
Evan nodded his head upon hearing Yutenia’s story.
Even if it was the first time I saw the tower, that was just the story.
After a brief admiration, Yutenia hurried her steps toward the horse tower.
Tub. Tub.
The sound of footsteps echoed through the crowded square.
Yutenia made her way to the front of the tower, sifting through the crowds blocking the way.
At the entrance of the tower, guards guarding the entrance were waiting.
As Yutenia and Evan approached the entrance, the guards guarding the entrance raised their spears at the same time.
“stop. Only those who are related to the tower can enter.”
Even at a glance, they were guards equipped with expensive magic tools.
It was natural for the guards to block the suspicious people who came in wearing hoods.
Normally, it was a place where you could pass by presenting your ID card or showing your face.
But Yutenia put her finger on the spear of the guard who was blocking them.
Then he smiled and spoke to the two guards.
“I came to see Elbon-sama. It must have been said that we would meet at this time.”
“I heard about it beforehand. Excuse me.”
Did Elbon properly carry out the contents of the letter?
The two guards, without any doubt, withdrew the spear that was blocking Euthenia.
If the sage had a guarantee, he decided that there would be no problem even if he went inside without identification.
Seeing the guards paving the way, Euthenia and Evan entered the lobby of the tower.
Evan, who was following Yutenia, quietly told her a story.
“It would be better to prepare countermeasures sooner rather than later.”
“it’s okay. Because I was already preparing from the beginning.”
“is it. If possible, it would be better to be thorough. I don’t want to disappoint him.”
“Of course.”
The two people who were having a conversation stopped again at the elevator of the tower.
Elbon’s office was located on the 7th floor.
It was necessary to use the elevator to get to the office where Elbon was located.
As Yutenia and Evan boarded the elevator, the elevator operator looked at them.
Then he asked where he was going to go to Euthenia.
“Which floor are you going to?”
“I think we should go to the 7th floor.”
“It’s on the 7th floor. All right.”
The employee, who heard Yutenia’s story, moved the lever and closed the elevator door.
Chunkyung. Droo.
A loud noise rang out and the elevator door closed.
As the staff of the tower moved the elevator using magic, the elevator with people on it started going up.
An elevator that uses magic to transport people was an object that only existed in the tower.
It was only natural that Yutenia’s eyes gleaming with curiosity as she faced the elevator.
“It is on the 7th floor.”
“Have you arrived already?”
“It’s something the wizards of the central horse tower are proud of. It is the fastest among the towers. You can get off here.”
It didn’t take long for the elevator to reach the 7th floor.
Yutenia was amazed by the news from the tower and went down to the 7th floor.
The 7th floor was the place where the labs of wizards who studied alchemy were gathered.
It wasn’t difficult to find Elbon’s lab in a place like this.
It was because Elborn’s laboratory, called the sage, existed in the most conspicuous form on the 7th floor.
Evan, who found Elborn’s lab, pointed to the lab door with his ungauntleted hand.
“I think we should go over there.”
“It looks like that.”
“It seems that most of the demands we made have been fulfilled. Do you really think you have kept everything to the end?”
“Usually, I would only bring them as an escort to protect myself, but if my disciple was really important, wouldn’t it have been like that?”
The corridor on the 7th floor was relatively quiet, unlike the lobby of the tower.
Euthenia and Evan made their way through the quiet hallway to Elborn’s lab.
Is it because Elbon, the owner of the lab, has the title of a sage?
Elbon’s laboratory looked more glamorous than the others from the nameplate.
The door that had to be passed through to enter the laboratory also had a luxurious appearance.
At some point, magic was overlaid on Yutenia’s hand as she approached the door of the laboratory.
Yutenia spoke while holding the doorknob of the laboratory with her hand covered in magic.
“There is no magical action.”
“Are there any other problems?”
“Except there are two wizards inside.”
Utenia, who had grasped the condition of the laboratory using the gigi, opened the door to the laboratory.
profit.
The fricative sound of the hinges resounded, revealing the scenery inside the laboratory.
The sage of gold and steel, Elbon’s laboratory was a very splendid and spacious place.
There seemed to be no one in the spacious laboratory with equipment and equipment, except for two wizards.
If you add Euthenia and Evan who just entered the room, there are only four.
“·················ogue.”
Yutenia’s gaze glanced at the wizards in the laboratory.
One wise man with an old-fashioned appearance.
And there is one wizard with a cold face who looks relatively young.
One more than the number of people Yutenia and Evan had expected.
As Evan entered the laboratory and closed the door, Elbon’s senile eyes turned to Euthenia.
“Did you guys send me a letter?”
A deep murderous intent was felt in Elbon’s eyes as she looked at her.
The fist on Elbon’s lap was trembling and trembling with blood raised.
It would be natural to be angry.
Because Euthenia forcibly took Elbon’s precious disciple.
However, it was Yutenia who had the upper hand in this position.
Yutenia felt the cold touch of the brooch she was holding in her palm.
The brooch in her hand was the thing Enia had attached to her robe.
“It must have been that the letter was not delivered properly.”
A faint smile appeared on Yutenia’s lips.
It was as if a slender finger was intercepting Yutenia’s lips.
Shh. Yutenia closed one eye and asked the wizards to be quiet.
At the same time, he told Elbon the story he had written down in his own voice once again.
“I would have told you not to tell anyone.”
“This guy is simply…”
“It seems that the disciple was not very important.”
tung. Degur.
The brooch in Yutenia’s hand fell in front of Elbon.
Elbon’s mouth, which had been hurriedly trying to make excuses for her, shut.