26 episodes
The place Jacob was guided to was the dungeon.
At the entrance to the prison, there were faces that Ethan knew well.
“Chief, this kid is the one we saw in the patrium… … ?”
“okay. Even if I don’t introduce myself, you will know my name well, right?”
“Hey, it’s nice to see the lifesaver here again.”
They were Jacob’s servants, whom Ethan had treated before.
The Paladins were surprised to see Ethan, and immediately held out their hands with a happy face.
“I heard the performance was great, didn’t it?”
“At the time, I didn’t know you were going to be such a celebrity.”
“but. You hated him because he didn’t look cheap back then.”
“Hey, why are you talking about that here?”
Ethan got goosebumps at the generosity of the Paladins.
But it was muffled with laughter.
“This is not the time to chat and chat. Come on, everyone, go away.”
Jacob waved his hands as if chasing a stray cat.
“yes. All right.”
The paladins all closed their mouths and went out.
As a large number of people escaped, a unique cold air rushed into the basement.
Jacob took Ethan to some prison.
A dim light revealed the interior of the prison.
“Turn it off… uh… … .”
To add to the exaggeration, a lump of charcoal in the shape of a human was lying on the bed.
The patient had full body burns.
Ethan’s eyes frowned slightly at the vicious appearance.
“Are you still alive?”
“okay. I barely put my life on the line.”
Ethan’s eyebrows rose at the negative nuance.
Judging by Jacob’s caring nature for his subordinates, it was clear that this patient was not a paladin.
“It must be one of the reasons Nouvel is so noisy right now.”
“You are quick-witted. right. One of the gangs that attacked the guards and a certain party at the northern guard post.”
Ethan already knew that the party was the princess’ party.
But I decided to give it a try.
“Who is that party?”
“There is nothing better to look into. If this guy hadn’t been like this, I wouldn’t have brought you here.”
Ethan’s eyes narrowed.
‘For some reason, the princess came to the northern guard post, and there must have been a battle due to someone’s attack. Is the princess’s existence hidden from the outside?’
Ethan immediately grasped the situation before and after.
“You must have remembered that I healed while detoxing the curse of magical powers in the past.”
“okay. For now, this is the only clue. So you have to somehow survive and get information.”
“At first glance, it looks like the general manager was under the curse of magic at that time, but in reality, it is a different situation. This person’s whole body is full of magic and magical power, and the divine power is rather poisonous.”
Jacob nodded his head.
“okay. That’s what the priest who tried to heal me said so.”
“But did you bring me, who has just become a priest?”
“All the high priests are mobilized to heal the wounded. Other than that, the guy who tried to treat him ran away saying he would die if he touched it.”
Originally, Jacob would have given up at that point.
But then Ethan flashed through Jacob’s mind.
Although he is a newcomer, isn’t his skill strong enough to become a saint candidate and the distribution is large?
‘This guy is not about the level of straw, it’s a strong cord.’
Jacob asked cautiously.
“What do you think? would you like to try Even if this guy dies, I won’t hold you accountable.”
“Well, let’s try it.”
Then yes! good!
Jacob clenched his right hand without Ethan’s knowledge.
But I shuddered.
“Hmm, you look pretty confident.”
“I’d rather try than just leave it alone.”
“Don’t you know that too much humility is pride?”
At Jacob’s words, Ethan smiled meaningfully.
If he used magic and magic, he must have been related to the Dark Follower.
Saving interest was a good opportunity for Ethan as well.
* * *
“Ugh… … .”
The man moaned in pain.
Although his eyes could not be opened and his limbs could not be moved, his consciousness was awake.
I’d rather lose my mind at the terrible pain I felt all over my body.
It was also difficult to breathe.
‘Please do one thing, kill or live!’
Not long ago, there were several attempts to cure him.
The problem was that the attempt was a goddamn divine power treatment.
The divine power tried to penetrate his body and promote cell regeneration.
But this was no different from torture for him.
Because his body was full of magic and magical power.
As divine power was added to his weakened body from burns, his body became extremely sensitive to the energy coming from outside.
It was so painful that tears flowed.
That was then.
‘… … ?’
An unfamiliar energy he had felt for the first time in his life entered his body.
He was nervous, foreseeing that the pain would continue this time as well.
But unexpectedly, the energy that entered his body was very familiar to him.
‘This energy… It’s like magic!’
As my body became more comfortable, a sudden desire to live arose.
‘please. Please save me.’
Struggling to keep his thread-thin consciousness, he repeated only those words to himself.
‘Comrade… … .’
* * *
“I’ll come to see you for a while, so if you need someone, call me.”
With those words, Jacob left the prison.
Now, all that was left in the prison was Ethan and the raider.
Ethan observed the assailant’s body.
There is a saying that the most terrible death in the world is to die by fire.
As he said, the appearance of the assailant with burns all over his body was miserable.
“Ugh… … . uh… … .”
The airways and lungs were damaged, making it difficult to breathe.
In addition, before Jacob brought Ethan with him, another priest tried to heal him with divine power, which made the effect even worse.
‘First of all, the breath.’
Ethan spread out his palms on the attacker’s chest and breathed in divine magic.
Then, the distorted impression of the assailant relaxed.
After confirming that there were no people around, Ethan began treatment with divine magic.
‘Next, it blocks pain first, and promotes regeneration of damaged major organs. Of course, only enough to make fun of the snout.’
Ethan used dark magic as a raw material for divine magic.
The opponent had magic and magical powers and was on the verge of death.
Ethan also disposed of the remnants of the divine power remaining on the attacker’s body.
Sweat dripped down Ethan’s forehead, which he concentrated on.
“eww… … . uh… … .”
Then, the attacker came to his senses.
He tried to open his eyes.
However, the eyelids were not functioning properly.
‘I must have been knocked down by divine magic?’
He couldn’t remember anything after he was brought to New Zealand.
Instead, he recalled another memory.
He and his comrades raided the northern guard post of Nouvel.
And during the battle, the priest’s holy magic, ‘Holy Flame’, was hit and burned his whole body.
It was a very active use of force for the New York State.
They sought peace externally, but were always merciless toward those involved in dark magic.
‘I thought I was dead… … .’
He sensed the magic remaining in his body.
‘Nonsense. He was healed by dark magic, not divine magic. Then I… … .’
Were you saved by your comrades?!
That was the conclusion the assailant came to.
Of course, there were doubts.
‘We didn’t have a team to support us, so how the hell did you save me?’
But he was relieved and grateful that he was alive.
It was only then that the assailant could feel the popularity of those around him.
I couldn’t see ahead.
But there was no doubt that the one who healed him was a comrade.
Isn’t it still dark magic to heal his body?
He opened his mouth with pleasure.
“Comrade… For saving me… Thank you… … .”
* * *
The assailant opened his mouth.
“Comrade… … .”
‘No, this bastard?’
Ethan unconsciously raised his hand at the word comrade.
On the first day I came to Nouvel, my blood was still cold when I thought about the fact that I was almost discovered by the dark wizard.
“For saving me… Thank you… … .”
Ethan was puzzled by the words that followed.
‘no way?’
The assailant was unable to open his eyes.
And in that state, he was treated with dark magic by himself.
So, it seems that he misunderstood that his colleague saved him.
‘Is this going to be fun?’
Ethan lowered his voice to see if my guess was correct.
“Did you ever risk taking you away just to save a life? That’s stupid.”
“… Sin, sorry!”
The assailant was startled by the harsh voice.
The opponent seemed to have a higher rank than himself.
“What was the outcome of the work?”
There were a lot of questions, but Ethan chose the most basic questions.
There was still very little information available.
It was difficult to ask the wrong question and the assailant found out who he was.
“The giant is… Failed to remove the princess. There is no face.”
Ethan was delighted with the new information.
Based on his experience of serving as the demon king’s henchman, he imprisoned the assailant.
“If you couldn’t kill the princess properly, what are you going to do in the future? Isn’t it just that their boundaries are getting stronger?”
“Ha, but the princess’s injury is fatal. And since divine magic cannot heal the wounds, the princess is not completely out of danger.”
“Aren’t you out of the danger of dying?”
That part caught my heart, so Ethan looked into it a bit more.
The assailant trembled at Ethan’s cold tone.
“Really! He’s poisoned by dark magic, so he won’t last very long.”
“poison?”
Then the assailant became puzzled.
Why doesn’t he know what he should know?
“Did you not get a report? What we received from this event was ‘Nameless Poison’.”
“… … !”
At that, Ethan took a deep breath.
His mood changed in an instant.
A chilling silence filled the prison.
That atmosphere was transmitted to the blind assailant.
‘Something is strange!’
The raider, who had doubts, asked Ethan carefully.
“Hey, where are you now?”
The answer he was expecting was that they were safe.
Then, footsteps came from outside.
“Hey, Ethan. What’s wrong with you? It is difficult even for a high priest, so there is no need to overdo it.”
At Jacob’s voice, Ethan clicked his tongue low.
At those words, the assailant noticed everything.
“You, you bastard! Priest Swallow Dare!”
Ethan laughed at the assailant in a terribly cold, hateful voice.
“I’ve heard everything you want to hear, so stop dying now.”
And Ethan cut off the supply of divine magic that was sustaining the attacker’s life.
In the first place, the attacker was able to speak thanks to the supply of divine magic from Ethan.
When the supply of divine magic was cut off, the attacker’s condition deteriorated rapidly.
“Ugh, baek! Huh… … !”
The assailant, panting for breath, eventually died.
Ethan looked at it with an expressionless expression.
Just in time, the prison door opened and Jacob entered.
“what? Did he eventually die?”
Seeing that the assailant did not move, Jacob frowned.
Jacob looked at Ethan.
Ethan’s expression was very dark.
“I think it was too much of an unreasonable request. I don’t feel so guilty. Because he’s been dying since he came here anyway.”
Jacob patted Ethan on the shoulder.
Even though he was an old man, he was only a fifteen-year-old boy.
It was understandable that he was surprised because he hadn’t seen much of death yet.
Contrary to Jacob’s concerns, however, Ethan had no such thought.
‘Nonsense. Is that poison still in the world?’
I was just surprised by the unexpected information.
Nameless poison.
It was the worst poison, even without an antidote, that was produced in the Niilum Empire over a hundred years ago and shook the world and terrorized it.
At that time, the method of production of the poison was confidential.
It was only distributed directly by the Demon King.
Within the Empire, the Demon King was the supreme authority of dark magic.
Because of this, everyone assumed that the demon king made the poison with dark magic.
However, Ethan was a person who constantly aimed at the demon king’s back by pretending to be his henchman.
So he knew very well how the poison was made.
‘The Demon King’s Blood!’
Yes.
The nameless poison was made only with the blood of the Demon King.
But what did the raider say?
-What we were paid for in this event was ‘Nameless Poison’.
Since the Demon King was dead, it was poison that could not be made any more if it was originally.
But is the poison still there?
Its meaning was never taken lightly.
So Ethan couldn’t help but be astonished.
‘Damn it… … .’
Ethan’s fists clenched strongly.