magic tower (5)
The conference room where the big and small things of the Magic Tower should be discussed.
But at some point, a fishy smell of blood began to leak from inside.
More precisely, it was from the moment the five wizards who had come up after being called by Cromwell, the head of the research institute, entered the meeting room.
Of course, there would be no possibility that Cromwell, who had already died, could leave a call.
“… … I’m almost done with the tidying up.”
George approached, hesitantly fluttering the papers in his hand.
Then, as he tried to hand me the papers, he glanced at the floor as if he had remembered something and frowned.
It was because the red liquid puddled on the floor soaked the heels of her shoes.
“Hey.”
The baron said it was expensive… … .
So, after swearing, he handed over the paperwork and got out of the puddle.
slap, slap.
Without even noticing that blood was splattering as he moved frivolously on tiptoe.
By the time I noticed this, small drops of blood had already stained the hem of the black uniform trousers.
“damn… … Anyway, the operatives who infiltrated the Mage Tower are the last of these five under Cromwell. I checked the ledger, and since Her Highness checked her face, it must be certain.”
“Good job.”
I nodded calmly and looked at the documents from my seat.
Then the boy expressed his dissatisfaction with a strange expression.
“Can’t you compliment me a little more? This time, I also had a hard time breaking through the magic tower’s security. Thanks to that, I couldn’t even look inside the magic tower… … .”
“Excellent. As a reward, I will send you a vacation when this job is over.”
“… … .”
George’s speech was blocked with absurdity.
Either that or not, I just silently read the ledger of the ‘Research Director’ that he stole.
It was shortly thereafter that a displeased voice was heard.
“Are you going to keep sitting there?”
“Are there any problems?”
“That’s not it… … .”
George’s gaze moved to the chair I was sitting in.
It wasn’t a real chair, but as a simple example, it would be a place made to stay for a while.
It was a simple chair on which the corpses of the operatives were piled up.
“… … Well, if you like it.”
Of course, George’s feelings were not revulsion, but rather wonder.
Since I, who was faithful to the role of the first prince, knew better than anyone what kind of feelings I had towards the Commonwealth Empire.
So, the only one who couldn’t understand this situation was Wilford, who was with him in the conference room with a white face.
“oh my god… … .”
Inside the Magic Tower, Prince 1 committed a murder.
Is there anything more absurd and absurd than that?
However, it actually happened, and the number of them was 6, including the Guardian-class wizard.
Although they said they were operatives stealing research… … Isn’t it natural that the corpse right in front of your eyes flickers rather than a story that doesn’t even feel real?
If he hadn’t seen the five people who had been called into the meeting room attack as soon as they realized that their identity had been revealed, he wouldn’t have been able to hold on even to the opposite s*x.
But that was just a story that had nothing to do with me.
“What did you ask me to find out?”
“That is… … .”
Wilford spoke calmly, trying to calm down his trembling voice.
“… … Indeed, as Your Highness said, there was a record that Cromwell, the head of the research institute, had entered and exited the room where the Lord of the Tower was recuperating. The most recent record is yesterday.”
“I guess so.”
fragmentary information.
But I already knew that the Master of the Magic Tower was ill and that he would die.
Then, if you combine Cromwell’s personality and actions, who will later rise to the position of Master of the Tower, the situation becomes clear.
‘As expected, he tried to kill the owner of the Mage Tower and take over his place.’
I laughed and stood up from the corpse.
Calculating the time before the return, there was still a little time left before the master of the mage tower died. In other words, even if it was a little late, the Master of the Magic Tower would have died before long.
That plan was unintentionally broken.
“I will directly check the condition of the Mage Tower Master.”
“… … All right. If you do, the corpse.”
“Never mind, the men to organize will arrive soon.”
I left the frozen Wilford behind and stepped out of the conference room.
Despite walking among pools of blood and corpses, his appearance was undisturbed.
After a while.
“… … This is it.”
We are on the top floor of the Magic Tower.
… … And he entered the room of the ‘master of the magic tower’ above him.
The figure of the old man lying down under the artificial lighting created by magic looked like a corpse at first glance because there was no slight movement.
Also, the instruments piled up next to it seemed to tell us the current state of the old man.
Can you describe it as alive in the first place?
That rotten body, unable to move and relying only on magic to survive?
On the contrary, the old man must have already died to the extent that he felt that he was able to breathe.
“… … in fact.”
Standing in front of the Magic Tower Master, Wilford’s expression became solemn.
“I told you recently, but the Master of the Magic Tower has already been in poor health since half a year ago.”
“half a year?”
At the resonance of that familiar word, George frowned and looked at the owner of the tower.
In response, Wilford explained that the magic tower owner suffered from a lot of anxiety without any warning, and then suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed three months ago. No wonder George’s eyebrows twitched.
“If it’s half a year.”
“okay. This is right before the Asus incident is revealed in detail.”
I responded to George’s murmur as if reassuring.
Coincidentally. Just as the word half a year is familiar to George, this scene itself was familiar to me. Of course, it must be because the word half a year overlapped with the current situation.
“I was poisoned. It is familiar.”
“Well, looking at the circumstances, it seems that way.”
My lips curled up.
The identity of the poison is probably the same as what Asus fed his father before returning.
If there is a difference, it is that before returning, the energy slowly declined because it was fed diluted food over 10 years, and now it was highly likely that it collapsed quickly because it was fed something thicker than that.
However, Wilford bit his lip and denied the reality.
“However, our own blood tests did not detect anything poison-related.”
“You sound stupid. Did you think that poison enough to be used to assassinate a king would be so easily detected?”
“that… … .”
“Even this is diluted, so the probability of detection must have been low from the beginning. Even more so, if it was the Mage Tower’s own test, the culprit could have manipulated the results. What was his actual title?”
“… … .”
The opponent was a direct descendant of the mage lord and a guardian-class wizard.
If he said he really wanted to uncover the truth, he meant that he should have launched a full-scale investigation, even if it meant letting the world know about the state of the owner of the Mage Tower.
Wilford was lost in thought for a long time at my words, then agreed.
“… … Whoa. All right. That must mean that the cause has been guessed and a solution is possible.”
It’s different from when I was just washing my hands without knowing anything.
There will be a record of research on the poison found in Asus in the royal castle, so over time, it will be possible to solve the poison that engulfed the body of the master of the mage tower.
… … Wilford seemed to think so.
but.
“no.”
I asserted
“It’s already late.”
“… … !”
Because they were constantly poisoned, they would soon die.
Even if he gave him an antidote, the aftereffects of the poison that had already been absorbed into his body did not disappear.
Rather than giving him an antidote and awakening his mind to lead a painful life, it might have been better to let him sleep peacefully.
It was the end of a wrong response.
… … one.
I didn’t hesitate to voice the thoughts that came to my mind.
“I guess he must have been lucky.”
“That, what the heck… … .”
Wilford, who was speechless in shock, trembled.
The current situation in which the toxin spread through the body is threatening life without even a way out.
Also, in a situation where the body pushed to the edge of a cliff is being urged to die a cruel death, where can you say you are lucky!
“… … Even when His Highness sees such a terrible situation!”
“no. He was truly blessed with heavenly luck.”
Still, my thoughts haven’t changed.
However, it would be close to tenacity to dismiss it as ordinary luck.
suddenly. My gaze captures the panoramic view of the room where the magic tools are spread out in a mess.
‘If this is also fate, is it fate?’
The old man’s body was on the verge of breaking at any moment.
Also, there was nothing left of him except for a small amount of life force. In other words, it also meant that the will to survive, which should have sunk into the deep sea, was rising stronger than ever.
‘It means that the poison that engulfed the body awakened the will to survive when appropriate.’
Suffice.
Also, that was it.
After grinning, I stretched out my right arm toward the lying old man.
“I’ve ruined his plans, so don’t think he’ll die this easily.”
“… … !”
The place where the hand touched was the area of the left chest where the old man’s heart would be. It was a place where various instruments that would prolong life were attached.
Soon, the tattoo on his right arm flashed brightly, and the sleeves began to flutter.
“Me, Your Highness?”
Wilford watches me with bewildered eyes.
I didn’t care, I closed my eyes, and slowly began to raise the energy in my body.
Not the magic imprint on my right arm that is now being activated, but the aura of the Sword King, which is like my natural energy and limbs.
and… … .
Ku-goo-goo-goo-!
“… … Huh!”
“Kak!”
Where the two energies met, a ripple like an explosion occurred.
As if stimulating each other, the two conflicting energies galloped along the road regardless of who came first, burning all surrounding foreign objects and moving forward.
In addition, the mana in the air that was in sync with this was quickly absorbed and filled the magic imprint.
Kugu Palace-!
However, the path once pierced was never closed, and the direction was through the right arm to the fingertips. And it continued into the body of the old man.
Even at this moment, the Sword King’s aura was flowing, and the mana in the air also absorbed all the mana around him to replenish the amount that had escaped into the old man’s body.
As if space was bending toward my right arm. The more I use my Aura, the stronger the ripples are.
That moment.
“Cool-!”
“Lord of the Magic Tower!”
The old man vomited up dead blood. Also, even the complexion on his face was unremarkable.
Activation of the body using magic imprints.
The bodily ability that is lacking compared to Aura and the rush of artificiality to increase the rate of assimilation of magic engraving revealed its true value to others in such a completely unexpected situation.
Besides, it didn’t end there.
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“… … oh my god.”
awesome-
The old man’s rotting body cracks open.
Soon, as if she was ready to fable, her split body was torn, revealing her immaculate skin in an instant.
At the same time, all the mana in the air was sucked into the man’s heart, and the sight of the world’s elements disappearing in an instant… … It shone brilliantly in an achromatic color, as if saying that there was a stage down the bottom of the abyss.
“Ahhh… … !”
This was a phenomenon that not only George but also the wizard Wilford was well aware of.
Rather, it must be a miracle that I know better than anyone because I have concluded that it is impossible.
Awakening as a ‘Lord’ who transcended the Archmage and Elder.
Wilford was so astonished that he didn’t notice even when all the magic tools around him were being destroyed.