100 – If It’s for You (5)
As soon as I crossed the castle wall, I smiled embarrassedly at the sight I saw.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
Everyone was lying face down on the ground or crouching against the wall, covering their ears and trembling.
Celestine cried and Ornette barely managed to close her portal, chewing her lips with her pale face.
Only Lucene was unaffected by Nightrend’s screams and stood looking at me.
“What was that just now?”
“A cutting-edge unique feature of a very, very expensive knife that money can’t buy.”
“That’s amazing. Have you trapped the soul of a devil?”
“I guess so.”
Avoiding an answer, I looked outside the castle walls and saw several Death Knights chasing me circling around the empty field.
They can’t communicate and attack if you approach them.
Maybe it’s because he’s undead, but I can’t figure out what he’s thinking.
If those are a resurrected army, there must be a commander somewhere.
Even the commander has difficulty communicating.
At first glance, everyone looks like that guy, so I get confused and can’t find him.
Then, if divine power doesn’t work and physical attacks don’t work, is it only a phase portal?
The good news is that it’s still just sitting there without any movement.
In the meantime, if Ornette can figure out how to open the phase portal, she can just suck everything out there.
“Ornette. I’m talking about the phase portal.”
He stumbled next to me and spoke to Ornette.
“As I remember, Orléan once told me a story about phase portals. If you go to his tower, there will definitely be related research materials and books.”
“How about putting up a shield or something and driving them out in another direction?”
“Then what if it attacks another city? We have to end it here to prevent unnecessary damage.”
“Okay. I’ll look for it.”
Ornette answered, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
I looked back at Captain Vivien standing next to me.
“Captain Vivien, please help me too.”
“Yes. Just say the word.”
“Please find out the history of exactly what battle was fought here.”
“You mean history?”
When Captain Vivien tilted his head, he answered seriously.
“This is very important. If things go well, we can get rid of them without a fight.”
“I don’t know exactly what your intention is, but I understand. I’ll check.”
“Then what are we doing?”
In response to Celestine’s question, he pointed at the Death Knights with his chin.
“We have to watch to see if they move and block them if they come this way.”
“How about blocking it with a sacred shield from now on?”
“If you spread it out to the extent that you can block all those guys, you won’t be able to last even a few minutes?”
“Is that so…”
Celestine became sullen. It’s probably because he doesn’t think he’s helpful.
“That’s what it means to be a Death Knight. You’ll probably only be able to do that much when the Goddess descends. Don’t be too intimidated.”
“Yes, manager!”
When I stroked her head, Celestine smiled and answered brightly, as if I had never done that before.
I like it because it’s simple.
Anyway, I feel a little uneasy seeing that bitch Isidore come.
It would be a bit of a pain if that cunning bitch used her tricks to drive out the Death Knights this way.
It would be better to warn you in advance.
“Ornette. Before you go, please open the portal over there.”
“Yeah, okay.”
I was able to go straight to the Gervais Watchtower through the portal opened by Ornette.
As soon as I crossed the portal, what I met were imperial soldiers aiming at me with swords and crossbows.
“Hello. Have you all eaten?”
As I walked forward with a bright greeting, the imperial soldiers hesitated and stepped back.
“I’m trying to meet a wizard from the castle. The pink-haired Isidore is a mentally ill person who likes to stand out and receive attention from anywhere…”
“Leonard.”
Isidore appeared, pushing the imperial soldiers left and right.
“Ah, Isidore. “I have something to talk about with you.”
Isidore, who realized what I was going to say, looked at the imperial soldiers and said.
“I’m a guest here, but I can’t stand and talk. Come this way.”
I don’t want to be embarrassed by a lowly demon hunter in front of everyone.
“Ah, everyone, pay attention. This is Demon Hunter Leonard, the secretary of the Lucas Guild in Silesy, Duchy of Nantes. He is a very great person.”
That clever bitch.
By any chance, when we’re alone together, he’s afraid that I might cut off his head and run away with him, so he reveals everything about me in advance.
Yes, you have to be at that level to expose the demon hunter who killed the Great Demon, deceive the emperor, and occupy an important position in the imperial castle.
I passed the imperial soldiers and entered the watchtower.
The Gervais Watchtower is a watchtower, but its size is comparable to that of any fortress.
So there were several rooms inside, and Isidore opened the door of one of them and entered.
It seemed to be an empty room with no particular purpose, with a simple table against a stone wall.
“Sit down, Leonard.”
As he sat across from me, Isidore’s eyes remained fixed on the hilt of Nightrend’s sword.
“It’s been a while. How have you been?”
“Don’t you know everything?”
Isidore smiled in embarrassment at my response.
“I’ve been so busy with imperial affairs these days that I haven’t been able to find out how you live.”
“Really? Nothing much happened. Except recently, Eleonor accidentally threw himself on my sword and died.”
Then the corner of Isidore’s mouth twitched noticeably.
“It wasn’t a mistake, right?”
“I don’t know about that. If it wasn’t a mistake, what on earth was Eleonol thinking?”
I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.
“As you know, Eleanor doesn’t change her mind once her eyes turn, right? I guess that’s why she did that.”
“Why did my eyes turn upside down?”
“Our guild caught a Rocktail Lizard, and he wants me to treat it as his own. Just like you said it was Emeric who killed the Great Evil.”
Isidore’s eyes trembled slightly.
“So, when I said no, what should I do when they all started foaming at the mouth and rushing at me? I didn’t want to die, so I avoided them here and there and that’s what happened.”
Isidore just looked at me silently, as if he didn’t believe what I said.
He smiled and raised his arms.
“I had no intention of killing Eleanor. As you know, I am not that vicious and persistent.”
“Yes, that’s right. You are a good person, Leonard.”
Isidore followed me and smiled softly.
“So, even if we are alone like this, I won’t kill you. Even if you use strange magic to force the Death Knights towards the principality. Of course, when such a chaotic situation occurs, there is absolutely no possibility of any ‘mistake’ occurring. It can’t be ruled out.”
Isidore’s face hardened again.
“Isidore.”
When his name was called, Isidore shrugged his shoulders.
“I can understand that you conspired to trick the foolish emperor. I will not deny that it is better for noble people like you to become heroes to subdue the great evil rather than lowly demon hunters.”
“Leonard, that time…” ” .”
“But that’s it. Don’t do anything reckless that crosses the line I’ve drawn. A Nightrend’s screams aren’t a very pleasant sound, are they?”
The color drained from Isidore’s face.
It was a bit dark inside, so Isidore’s pale face seemed to be floating in the air.
Seeing Isidore speechless, he stretched out his hand and knocked on the table.
“Answer?”
“I’ll be careful…”
Her eyes stared with extreme trepidation at the hilt of the age-trend sword sticking out slightly on her table.
“Oh, that’s right. And you became an imperial wizard? Congratulations. So, are you now receiving the title of archmage?”
“Well, that’s not true… Just because you’re an imperial wizard doesn’t mean you can become an archmage. You have to go through a lot of strict screening, but we’re not there yet.”
“Yes, yes. Still, if you work hard and trample on those around you, you will be able to become an archmage someday.”
I decided that I had clearly conveyed my intention to Isidore, so I stood up.
“Goodbye then. It was nice to meet you.”
“Leonard… ! I’m talking about that sword.”
As I was about to leave the room, Isidore, who was still sitting frozen, opened his mouth.
“If you keep using it, you’ll end up regretting it.”
“Eleanor said that too. But it won’t happen before I die.”
“I will never be forgiven…”
“I’m leaving. Let’s never see each other again.”
I left the room, interrupting Isidore.
* * * * *
Tower of Orleans.
After walking through the magic flower field for a long time, Ornette was able to find Orléans’ laboratory.
A magic that looks like a pile of flowers from a distance, but if you approach closer with a skeptical mind, a laboratory appears.
It was an extremely difficult camouflage magic that could never be found even if you got right in front of it without thinking that this might be a lab.
It is completely different from Ornette’s vision-distorting magic that hid a villa in the mountains outside of Shlessi earlier.
I definitely thought I had inherited most of the magical knowledge, but that was arrogance.
Orléan had lived as a half-elf for a very long time, so Ornette’s memories had limitations in handling all of her magic.
So, Orléans may have been able to use a magic he had never heard of before, called a phase portal.
Ornette took a deep breath and grabbed the doorknob of her lab.
Then, a strange mandala on the laboratory door began to glow blue and spin.
It’s something Ornette knows well, and it’s a trap magic that works when someone who doesn’t meet certain qualifications tries to invade.
However, the trap magic did not work, and instead the door slid open with a ‘click’ sound.
This is because her her her her trap magic her her her recognized Ornette, Orléans ‘alter ego, as her her her her own master her her her.
The first impression of the lab is ‘bright and warm’.
Polished floors and clean walls and beams without a single cobweb.
The sunlight from outside came in through the wide windows and illuminated the interior, and the old but antique wooden furniture was shining elegantly.
The bookshelf was filled with incredibly thick magic books, and on the large table in the middle, writing utensils and other stationery were neatly arranged.
For a house belonging to someone who died a long time ago, it is extremely clean, without a speck of dust.
Could this also be magic?
Ornette looked around the first floor and discovered that there were stairs on the other side.
Unlike the first floor, this floor only had one small room.
Judging by the old, worn-out bed, it appears to have been Orléans’ bedroom.
Ornette, who had been sweeping away the blanket, laid down on the bed and hugged the pillow without realizing it.
I felt something like a faint scent from the pillow.
Although it is my first time smelling it, it is an extremely faint and nostalgic smell, as if I was used to it.
I need to find out about that phase portal right now…
But Ornette hugged the pillow for a while and quietly exhaled.
“Master,,, Master,,,”
At that time, a strange sound was suddenly heard from across the room.
“Ugh?!”
Ornette, started, screamed and jumped up.
A small, round golem holding a duster in its hand was creaking and waddling towards Ornet.
“Orléans, master, are you returning home now?”
“W-what… ?!”
“Would you like to have a meal? Or would you like to take a bath first?”