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“I’m really looking forward to how great the magic circle will be.”
Ethan looked at Chloe, who muttered with excitement.
‘What makes you so excited? What a strange guy.’
Ethan dared to assert.
This man must have been the only person to walk the underground waterway with a smile.
‘Anyway, it’s fine. This time, I will correct the bullshit of Nelson Lomon.’
Nelson Lomon died, but unfortunately his nonsense was passed down from generation to generation.
‘If he sees the sea of the abyss, he will know that my grandfather’s words are nonsense.’
The Sea of the Abyss was Ethan’s greatest masterpiece.
But it was nothing compared to the magic of Nelson Lomon, who was called the sage.
‘Of course, the sea of the abyss is not a magic that one criminal can create.’
Ethan was proud of his skills.
But he also knew how to see himself objectively.
Because of that, Nelson Lomon’s exaggerated remarks could only be offensive.
If you are a descendant of Nelson Lomon, you must have come across his magical materials, each of which is worth a precious treasure.
So it would be possible to objectively compare him to Ethan.
Ethan nodded bluntly.
“There is nothing to look forward to. It’s just a magic circle drawn by the Demon King’s henchmen.”
“Leave it. Am I right?”
But Chloe laughed triumphantly.
While listening to Chloe’s nonsensical story, the two of them arrived at the magic circle.
“Wow, it has finally arrived! Oh, is that?!”
Chloe rushed to see the magic circle.
Ethan moved away from Chloe, pretending to investigate the scene.
Chloe looked at the magic circle and muttered something as she nodded to herself.
They did not spare exclamations about the amazing magic or the loss of damage.
But unlike Nelson Lomon, it was a well-founded and appropriate compliment.
As Ethan listening, it didn’t feel bad.
“It’s hard to believe that a person from a hundred years ago understood dark magic up to this point!”
Ethan muttered to himself.
‘but. At that time, there was no one who could follow me with dark magic.’
It had reached a fairly high level for the struggle of Beom-jae.
Did you say that praise makes demons dance?
My bad impression of Chloe was slowly disappearing.
However.
“Did you say that the Dark Followers will use this and revamp it at will? He’s a really rude person. How dare you touch the magic created by your grandfather’s rival.”
Ethan’s eyes widened.
‘Are you crazy about that?’
Does that sound come out even after looking at the magic circle?
Ethan sighed in shock.
Ethan suppressed his anger at the behavior of his grandfather, who could not be saved.
Unless he said, ‘That demon king’s henchman was me!’, it was better to stay still.
“Huh, I’m sorry.”
Chloe noticed Ethan’s condition and apologized belatedly.
“I didn’t ignore the priest’s words! I just thought that what my grandfather said was right, so I stopped without realizing it… … .”
The strange thing was that Ethan had misunderstood the reason for his anger.
Ethan was taken aback and waved his hand.
“It’s done. I have no intention of arguing with a young child.”
Chloe pouted and ran to somewhere as if she had found something.
Then, suddenly, Ethan was called.
“Priest, wait a minute! Traces of divine power have been found here, can you confirm?”
“… … ?!”
It was a question that surprised Ethan.
* * *
Ethan was perplexed.
‘Are you sure you organized this place back then?’
After battling the Dark Followers, Ethan erased all traces of himself.
But are there traces of divine power left?
“Here it is. Do you know what it is?”
Chloe pointed to the floor.
There, something like red stone powder was glistening.
Ethan recognized it at a glance.
‘Blood Magic Powder.’
When a magician user was killed by divine power, it was a trace that the magic in blood was coagulated by the divine power.
It was strange not to know because he had gone through all sorts of things during the Anti-Magic War.
“This is blood magic powder! I’ve only seen it in books, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it. It’s really exciting.”
Chloe’s voice rose as if excited by the discovery.
Chloe could not overcome her curiosity and reached out to the bloody magic powder.
widely!
Ethan quickly stopped Chloe.
“You are not careful.”
“Oh right.”
It was then that Chloe remembered the precautions for the blood magic powder.
“The strong thoughts and hatred of a dark wizard or dark knight when they die may remain as a curse. You must not touch it.”
“uh? Did the priest know?”
Chloe grumbled in embarrassment at my careless behavior.
As Chloe withdrew, this time Ethan put his hand on the bloody power powder.
‘Why are you touching me when you say something to me?’
Chloe looked at Ethan with fluke eyes.
However, upon closer inspection, Ethan’s hand did not touch the powder.
It was only slightly floating in the air.
Soon, divine power flowed out of Ethan’s hand.
“uh?”
Chloe’s eyes widened.
Surprisingly, the bloody magic powder began to vibrate finely.
It was as if he was rejecting the divine power.
The vibration was not as strong as I thought.
“Priest, maybe this is… … ?”
Ethan stood up and wiped his hands.
“I once checked the timing of the creation of Blood Magic Powder. They say they used to do it this way in the past. It looks like it was created a long time ago, as the backlash of the magical power is not great. It was probably during the Anti-Magic War.”
“Aha. The more the energy in the Blood Magic Powder responds to the Holy Power, the more recent it is.”
Chloe muttered in wonder.
I’ve definitely seen it in a book.
However, since it was the domain of a priest who deals with divine power, he just passed by without interest.
‘Even so, it’s amazing. I’m interested in anti-magical warfare and dark magic because of my grandfather, but why is this priest so well aware of this?’
Chloe was puzzled.
“No one is usually interested in dark magic or magical powers, but the priest knows a lot.”
At those words, Ethan wanted to miss it.
Obviously, after the Anti-Magic War, there were not many people who studied magic such as dark wizards or dark knights.
This is because if you make a mistake, you may be misunderstood that you are worshiping the Demon King.
‘I shouldn’t have cared whether he touched the powder or not!’
Even if I regret it, it was already too late.
Chloe looked at Ethan with twinkling eyes.
“Maybe, Priest… … .”
Ethan swallowed dry saliva.
“Are you a magician?”
“… What?”
Ethan was absurd and asked the question in half without me even realizing it.
Then Chloe smiled as if she had met a comrade.
“You don’t have to hide it. Because I like magic, no matter what kind it is. I can only deal with elemental magic, but I also know some theories about holy magic and dark magic. So I can understand why the priest was interested in dark magic!”
“for a moment. I don’t know what he was thinking, but it’s just that he has basic knowledge as a priest.”
“Are you kidding me now?”
Ethan’s eyebrows twitched.
Then Chloe quickly explained.
“Oh, no, I think I said too much. So, I mean, where are the priests who study magic or anti-magical warfare? Why don’t we talk about magic when we get out of here? I think it will be really fun!”
Ethan’s eyes changed like the eyes of a dead fish.
Nelson Lomon’s face was superimposed over Chloe’s.
-Come on, would you like to share a story about magic with me?
– Try your best! Your skills aren’t everything, are you?!
Ethan made a tired face.
‘This guy is saying the same thing as my grandfather without fail.’
And I had to correct what went wrong before such a nuisance happened.
Ethan said in a heavy voice.
“It’s not enough to admire the demon king’s henchman in front of me, a priest of the Pars Church, so you want to talk about dark magic now? You are so brave.”
“ah… … .”
“I was just interested in the biographies of the heroes who were active in the Anti-Magic War.”
Ethan looked around.
Fortunately, Chloe nodded to see if he understood what he was saying.
“I know! It seems that the priest is hiding the fact that he is a magic maniac because he has a keen eye for the denomination. Well, it’s going to be difficult when it’s known that the priest also studied dark magic. If so, only I will know this. Are you okay?”
“… … .”
Far from understanding, I was making a strange mistake myself.
Ethan looked dizzy.
‘Something strange happened again.’
It was clear that Saint Eileen had cast an odd curse while reincarnating him.
After talking for a while, Chloe turned back.
“Somehow, the story is long. I’ll see some more magic circles then. Can’t you disturb me?”
That was then.
ssuk.
Chloe stepped on the bloody magic powder that had been elsewhere.
A black thought jumped out of Chloe’s feet.
“Ahh!”
Chloe screamed and fell to the floor.
Ethan sighed and checked Chloe’s condition.
The thought in the bloody magic powder instantly dyed Chloe’s ankles to her calves.
“I told you to be careful.”
Ethan clicked his tongue low.
Chloe protested with an unhappy face.
“I didn’t know there was magic powder there.”
“The area contaminated with thoughts is not very large, so this can be treated.”
Ethan concentrated his divine power in his hands.
‘Also. Now there is no pain even if I use divine power.’
After the stigma was formed, the ability to control the divine power was greatly increased.
Ethan pushed away the thoughts that had engulfed Chloe’s legs with divine power.
Then I heard people approaching this way.
“People seem to come here.”
“yes? Really?”
Chloe listened to Ethan.
As the footsteps drew closer, Chloe’s complexion turned pale.
‘You mean the conversation with the regent is over? Why are you coming so quickly?’
The investigation team had just come here.
‘ruined! I was going to secretly join you later.’
Ethan, who had no idea what Chloe was thinking, said calmly.
“You don’t have to worry about the way back, it looks like the party is here.”
Dealing with the annoying guy was up to this point.
* * *
That night, the villa of the new empire.
This was the residence of the investigators from Aurum.
The elite soldiers of the investigation team, who dignifiedly walked the Boulevard of Velium during the day, were firmly guarding the front of the annex.
There was a solemn atmosphere as if no one was allowed to enter this place.
On the other hand, the atmosphere inside the dormitory was different.
“Hey, Chloe, you scolded me too.”
“Why is it my fault? Charlotte You said you thought it would be fun too!”
Chloe got up from the bed and looked to the side.
The woman on the other side of the bed looked amazingly just like Chloe.
Chloe’s twin, Charlotte.
another idiot came…. MC is really pitiful..