Chapter 260
My Villains Episode 260
51. truth, separation(2)
The lodging we were staying in was originally the hall of the Alchemy Guild. That was the reason why there was a reception area that also served as a bar, several offices, and a warehouse on the first floor..
So, when she first entered this guild hall, Ellen started by searching through the warehouse. It was because of the expectation that there might be valuable medicine. With bright eyes, ‘Sky-rising flower! Unicorn horn!' How cute it was to rhyme.
But all I found were thistles, millet, and plantains. It seems like they took all valuable items with them while running away from the rampant vampires..
In the end, the warehouse full of miscellaneous items became this prison cell. It was perfect for confinement as there were six small rooms separated by thick doors centered around a space similar to the living room..
Among the six small rooms, the leftmost room had a sign saying 'Inorganic Material - Metal'..
Of course, what was inside now wasn't gold, silver or iron powder. It was a young old man, the spell thief Saitz..
“Hey, look!”
He must have heard me and my subordinates pretending to be popular, so he started pounding on the door..
Not long ago, he looked like he was going to die at any moment, but he seems to have regained some energy. He must have gained hope because Ellen swore that he would give him the 'Elixir of Time' if he testified for him..
“what?”
“……That voice? Bloody - no, it's a phoenix wonder.!”
Seitz shouted indignantly from behind the thick door..
“I am being treated unfairly.!”
“……unreasonable treatment?”
“exactly! I've sworn to serve the one who will be the owner of the palace, so it's right to lock me up in a closet like this.?”
In my heart, I thought, 'How can you believe the oath made by a thief?' I want to shoot it, but…….
No, that won't work. He's the guy who holds the key to clearing Ellen's name, right? I need some consolation..
“……The surroundings are so chaotic that they are locked in for protection..”
“protect? I said it was protection.?”
“okay.”
““What kind of nonsense is this, that locking you up in a cold place like this is protection?” I answered with a small sigh..
“It would be better to have a cold bone.”
“What?”
“When I think about all the trouble I had to go through chasing you, my main prey becomes trembled. I feel like I want to beat you up right now, but I'm holding back because of Ellen..”
“Rather than walking around outside and accidentally making eye contact and getting hit, I think it would be better to just stay there quietly. what do you think about it?”
After calming Saitz down enough, I winked in the direction of my subordinates. Then, Cole approached the room with the 'Organic Materials - Monster F' sign and opened the door with the key..
In a room that had a somewhat fishy smell, there was a human being lying around. It was a man with a bandage on his chest and his hands tied behind his back..
In the raid two days ago, we killed seven bounty hunters and a wizard. All of the remnants, including martial arts expert Iljin and vision hunter Ashur, fled, and only one wizard, who was severely injured by Ellen, was captured..
The wizard was a man in front of me right now..
When Steedman removed the gag from his mouth, the wizard groaned 'Kuh-huh' and spat blood-laced spit on the floor..
“Master Hagni.”
“……bloody test.”
At first glance, the wizard looked to be in his early to mid 30s. I heard from Ellen that he was a man who was gifted with fire and earth magic and received the title of master at a young age..
“How are you feeling??”
When I squatted down and made eye level, Hagni frowned and opened his mouth..
“I think my life was saved..”
“Yeah, that's a relief.”
I looked at Hagni's deep blue eyes and clicked my tongue..
“Looking at this, I can see that he is from the same family as Ellen..”
“To kill a young girl, not even 20 years old, and a member of the same family.
You followed me all the way here.”
The wizard's full name was 'Hagni La Dakal-Aern'..
If the Radhakaline family is the direct lineage of Archmage Radhakal Lin, 'Radhakal-Aern' was the collateral family. In short, Master Hagni is Ellen's relative. I guess it's about 10 years old..
“Age or family doesn't matter.”
Master Hagni narrowed his eyes as he wriggled and leaned back against the wall..
“Elenar is an ungrateful traitor, murderer, and thief. There is no reason to worry about blood relations since it is a matter of punishing such a woman..”
“You must have heard the old man locked in the room across from him clinking? The one who killed Ellen's teacher and stole the banned book is that guy, Saitsu..”
He continued speaking after confirming that Hagni's eyes were shaking..
“I heard it from Ellen. You're Galnar's closest associate? He said he also watched Ellen's teacher, Jemar, die.?”
“Then you must have seen the wound that killed Jemar. They say he died of a hollow heart. It wasn't a wound that a seventeen-year-old girl who couldn't even cast a spell could inflict..”
“……Elenar is not an ordinary girl.”
“Bullshit. Ellen was an ordinary girl when she was at the palace..”
He wet his dry lips and groaned..
“He must have discovered magic by using a banned book. The blood of the archmage would have made it possible..”
“If you discovered magic in the palace, wouldn't other people know about it? Hundreds of wizards, including grandmasters, were all blind scarecrows.?”
“……Or maybe he used a magic tool. Stealing Landmaster Jemar's magic tools-”
“All Ellen inherited from her teacher was a wand, an hourglass, and a few silver coins. There was no magic tool that could crush a person's heart..”
While staying in South Harbour, Prince Ulkar gave me a covenant and also gave me some intelligence. It was intelligence that La-Palais Palace had sent a pursuer to chase Ellen..
At that time, the prince consoled me who was shocked and said this..
- There is no need to despair too much. If Miss Ellen was an obvious murderer, dozens of magicians would have come out as pursuers..
In short, it means that even within the Palace of La-Palais, there are some who believe that Ellen is innocent. The circumstances I laid out to Hagni were the seeds of that trust..
When Hagni closed his mouth, I smiled..
“Circumstantial evidence aside, the real culprit confessed? Saitz, the spell thief across from us, is the one who killed Jemar and stole the banned book..”
“How can you believe what a thief says??”
“It's not up to you to decide whether to believe the thief or not. He said that if he takes him to the palace anyway, there are endless ways to reveal the truth.?”
When Master Hagni silently agreed, I added, while stroking my hair..
“And the important thing now is that Ellen has rights and you have duties..”
“Rights and Obligations?”
“okay. First, Ellen has the right to go back to the palace and reveal the truth. He has that right..”
“……That's right. Elenar was born in Tirin Mel and is the descendant of an archmage..”
good. I'm not the type of guy who can't communicate at all..
“Next, it's your duty.”
“You were tricked by Galnar into trying to kill Ellen. But thanks to his mercy, your life was saved.?”
“so‘?”
“So what is the reason? If you receive a favor, you should repay it..”
“……How do you mean that?？”
“Cooperate. So that Ellen can return to the palace..”
While saying that, I stretched out my hand to the side, and the freckled mummy took out some items and handed them to me..
“Here, using what you have.”
By fending off an attack by martial artist Iljin and vision hunter Ashur, we obtained some loot..
First of all, the most valuable items were the nine-ringed stone sheet and the nine-hwanjang that Iljin had driven into the ground... … . There was no suitable place to use this right away. This is because it was an exclusive equipment for martial arts practitioners in the game, and was too heavy and bulky to be used as a weapon in real life..
Next, I got a few weapons and some armor. As belongings of the famous bounty hunter gang ‘Black Wolves’, these items were of useful quality and were evenly distributed among the group..
‘The wizard who attacked the guildhall through the 'passage of the earth' and died after being stabbed in the neck by a bundle had a magic book and a small orb. Although they were quite valuable items, they were inferior to those possessed by Master Hagni, the magician who barely escaped with his life..
“The magic circle engraved here is called a ‘dimensional gate.’?”
“……That’s right.” What I gave to Master Hagni was the golden plate and glass bottle he had with him..
The golden plate was literally a thin plate the size of an A4 sheet. It was an expensive item in itself as it was made entirely of gold, and the strangely shaped magic circle engraved on it gave it an even more mysterious atmosphere..
The glass bottle contained a sticky liquid. Ellen said it was a magic solution made by finely grinding dragon's claws and coral and mixing them with cinnabar and mercury..
“This is the portal to the palace.?”
‘‘Dimension Gate’ was a different spell that seemed similar to the teleportation spell. It is a method of creating a passage in the gap between dimensions and then compressing it. On the outside, it appears as if two distant spaces are connected..
Of course, this is a very high level order. There would be no wizard in Middle-earth who could open a portal to any space the caster wanted without any preparation..
So, he said that the realistic limit is to open a portal to a fixed location using precious materials such as the golden plate and magic solution I am holding..
After receiving the question, Master Hagni nodded after a short silence..
“good.”
Looks like you're ready to cooperate..
Just in case, I prepared various tools needed for 'persuasion', but it seems like the effort was in vain..
“Simos. Bring Ellen.”
One-eyed Simos, who had left the warehouse at my command, soon reappeared with Ellen..
“Master Hagni.”
A cold voice and new blue eyes to match..
Master Hagni looked up at Ellen and his chin trembled slightly..
Was it a memory of the humiliation of being overwhelmed by magic by a girl who was considered the family's bastard??
No, it was a little different. There was a trace of awe in deep blue eyes that slightly resembled Ellen's..
I wasn't sure exactly what that look was coming from, but it was probably not a bad thing..
Whoa whoa.
A gentle breeze blew through the windowless warehouse. There was no way a draft would have occurred in the warehouse that alchemists worked so hard to build for precious ingredients, so this was clearly an unnatural and artificial phenomenon..
“……Erinar, Mr..”
It was not unusual for Master Hagni, the family's collateral and minor stone, to show respect to Ellen, the family's direct lineage and relative who was almost as old as his grandmother..
However, Ellen seemed to think that was not enough, so she showed off her vast magical power and added legitimacy to her politeness..
Ellen looked down at Hagne, who was tied up and bowing his head..
Then he looked back at me,
“Release me.”
was saying.
He had such an arrogant look on his face and his attitude was so obnoxious that I wanted to start an argument, but out of consideration for his reputation, I decided to hold back..
“……It'll be okay?”
WO ” ugh.
I scratched my chin for a moment, then walked over to Hagni and cut the rope..
““Yes.” "yes.”
“What is the purpose of this order board??”
Hagni bowed his head and pursed his lips before speaking..
“Galnar told me to use the spell board and return as soon as I deal with Elenar..”
“treatment? I told you to kill me?”
“……yes.”
Hagni slowly raised his head, his eyes becoming even sharper, and he quickly lowered his head and spoke quickly..
“As Elenaar gained fame on the continent, Galnar became anxious. He said he was displeased with the delay, but it was clear that Elenar was afraid that the truth would be revealed when he returned to the palace. So, kill them without any need to capture them alive.……
When I took a quick look, Ellen looked a little surprised. Even though Galnar was a bastard, he didn't seem to know that he would order his nephew to be killed..
“I will prove my innocence. I need your help with that..”
“……“Yes, please say so.” In response to Ellen's subsequent questions, Master Hagni explained in detail how the portal works, its duration, and its limitations..
The moment to clear the damning false accusation was just around the corner, but Ellen's eyes were cold and sunken..
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