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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 274

#274

Re-fight) (3)

Corridor in front of the VIP quarters of Roselia Grand Shrine.

Pap-duk-duk—

The sound of teeth grinding resounded softly there..

The imperial delegation, who had been waiting in dead silence, swallowed their saliva all at once..

Dozens of people are standing still in the middle of the hallway, unable to move, just watching one person..

‘what? Did someone make a mistake??’

‘I'm suffocating···.’

There were no problems until the group arrived at the shrine through the gate of the main shrine and greeted the high-ranking members of the religious order..

It was immediately after that a sudden change occurred..

“···Princess? Are you okay??”

The representative who led them, Princess Riley, suddenly stopped in her tracks..

She seemed to be frowning with a serious expression for a while, but now her whole body was radiating unpleasantness and a violent look..

“······.”

One of the imperial knights, unable to bear it any longer, cautiously spoke to Riley, but she paid no attention to the reactions of those around her and just stared quietly into space with an icy face..

While quietly pondering the boiling anger.

‘It will come out like this.?’

If things had gone as they intended, we would have found out one way or another only after the situation was over..

「Thanks to the “Chain of Covenant,” she was able to hear the situation in real time and was already certain who was behind the attack on Hesperon..

‘Duke Hermanhart.’

The maternal family and patron of the former crown prince, and the current empress's maternal family and the emperor's in-laws..

Other than her biggest enemy, the Duke of Hermanhart, there is no one in the empire who could commit such an outrageous act..

‘I tried my best to show mercy, but.’

Of course, that mercy was only based on her subjective standards..

Even the compromise they thought made a lot of concessions was a submission they could never accept..

If things continued like this, not only honor and title, but also territory and property would be stolen from all directions, so of course the Hermanheart family, which claimed to be the first noble family of the Azerion Empire, could not stand still..

Perhaps this trick is also part of a behind-the-scenes operation to bring the negotiations to a slight advantage..

‘This must have looked quite funny..’

But their circumstances were none of her business..

Even so, I was feeling upset because of the great cause of minimizing chaos in the empire, and didn't I just end up with an excuse like this?!

“Count Philtame.”

“Yes, princess.”

As Riley's cool voice flowed through the quiet hallway, the archmage who had been quietly following her bowed his head politely..

Although she was no doubt still a girl, the air around her became heavy with the majesty she implicitly exuded..

“I have a message to send to the Marquis Laurence right now..”

Now, there were two supreme-level superhumans in this delegation, but they could not be used personally as they participated for the sake of the empire's prestige along with the escorts..

However, there were many, many people who came under her command when the trend was already in full swing..

‘If you choose resistance rather than submission.’

It wasn't that difficult to arrange for someone who would move immediately upon hearing her 'favor'..

Even if it is a strong person called a superman.

‘I guess I'll have to break that stiff neck, even if it's just by force..’

Riley's eyes shone coldly in the stifling air..

***

Annoying.

That was the impression Stav felt after losing Hesperon right before his eyes again..

“You're so good at running away, you rat-like bastard.!”

Quack—

He swung his sword, blazing with black energy, and ground his teeth as he struck down a bunch of black threads that flew out of nowhere..

The attack wasn't a big threat to him, but it was quite annoying that it was suddenly created out of thin air and flew in..

Gooooo—

Every time my heart beat violently, black magic swirled throughout my body..

An unfamiliar feeling, different from before when I always used energy through an auror hole..

But it was also a feeling I had to get used to by now..

For him, who lost not only his Auror but also everything he had accumulated, this was his only support now..

To get revenge on the idiots who made him like this..

‘What the hell is that guy? Not much has passed since then!’

However, the work ran into unexpected difficulties from the first stage..

Unlike before, Starv, who was able to handle dark magic, was able to sense the cause more clearly..

‘Not only magic but also using one's body is at a high level, but that's okay. The problem is those strange magic tools and his right arm. Even if the magic tools I saw last time were like that,···.’

When those who first stole him from hell offered revenge, he willingly took their hand and accepted their dark magic..

And after becoming a dark knight and regaining a certain amount of power, he confidently took on this task..

Why is it so difficult to kidnap not only the princess herself, who is under strict security, but also her lover?.

Of course, everything went awry because of him and the situation turned out to be as bad as it is now, but that's just the case. This time, we had to prepare more thoroughly..

From my own experience, wasn't that guy's level just a small fry??

yes, definitely.

I thought so···.

“Big! What on earth is that? I've never heard or seen anything like that.!”

Aiming only for this moment, we poured time and capital into preparing a space blockade that even an archmage would have a hard time escaping from..

All that was left was to cut off the limbs of the rebel, kidnap him, and disappear..

Sigh—

Well done!

Another masked person oxidized with a handful of blood.

They were never at a level where they would die that easily, but the materialized curse that Hesperon dealt had an even greater killing power..

Killer under certain conditions.

It's a shame because its reuse time is quite long, and those who can handle magic among the masked people began to prepare magical defenses against it, putting the brakes on it..

Everyone except Starv was almost killed and he was almost lost..

‘But that too is over now!’

However, immediately after Hesperon's attack ended, a black light flashed from the corner of Starv's eyes as he seized the opportunity..

At the same time, the black magic emanating from his body began to spread in all directions and set the surrounding air on fire..

Kwaaang—!

And then he kicked the ground at incredible speed and rushed at Hesperon..

Starv, as well as the masked people, are veterans who have gone through all kinds of hardships..

Naturally, the mechanism of Hesperon's ability had already been roughly understood..

In order to perform that unique three-dimensional maneuver, you need curses scattered around, and a large amount of them are consumed each time you make a deadly attack just before, and by emitting and burning the energy like this, you can suppress the spread of curses in the atmosphere to some extent. That there is.

‘We have to catch him right here! Even if it means killing me!’

Therefore, now that I have no choice but to land again on the ground,.

It is also a golden opportunity to deal with him who is growing rapidly in real time..

‘If you miss out here, you never know how much stronger you will become! I can't leave it like that!’

I needed to do my best for him..

Although he had no choice but to accept dark magic, Starv was also well aware of the dangers of black magic..

Of course, even after gaining power, I was always wary of it and suppressed it..

‘It'll be okay for a little while.’

I will soon make you regret your arrogance..

Exciting—

The black, corrupted heart pulsates and black magic swirls throughout the body..

That destructive energy dwelled in every cell of the body and began to run wild, breaking the limits of the body..

Exciting—

A different feeling from when dealing with aurors.

Unlike Aurors, which provide solid support so that the body can contain more power, dark magic with a destructive tendency does not consider the safety of its owner at all..

I only pursue stronger power, more destructive power..

Exciting—

The power to run wild has reached its peak..

I was able to prevent it from being completely engulfed by the realization that reached its peak, but I couldn't stop it from polluting part of my thinking..

Violence, murder, desire to show off and obsession run rampant in my head..

But Starv didn't care.

He tore through the air in an instant and crossed space.—.

“Phew haha—!”

“Inhale?!”

In the blink of an eye, we reached Hesperon's nose..

Kwaguaang—!

One blow, tearing the black threads surrounding the area to shreds..

Separated, the barrier between the two was broken..

Three strikes, the right hand extended forward and the sword collided, and the surrounding area vibrated with the loud sound of the explosion..

“Ugh, somehow that guy called Geukui said it was too easy.!”

Hesperon, who was thrown back, struggled to wave his right arm with blood streaming from the corner of his mouth..

Dozens of black threads tied Stave's legs, canceling out the rush, but that only lasted for a moment..

Unable to withstand the dark magic that surrounded it, it instantly disintegrated into pieces and disappeared..

‘Still, I wish I had this much time!’

Hesperon used “Martial Arts” to quickly restore the broken balance and calmly responded to the follow-up blow..

In that turbulent offensive, he tenaciously held on using all means available, including magic, magic tools, martial arts, and curses..

five, six, seven···.

But when Stav's sword strike finally reached the ninth time,.

‘Oh, this is really dangerous..’

Now I feel like there is a limit.

I've endured it for quite some time, but I know I won't be able to endure it for the 10th time..

As time has passed, all of our anomalous methods have been exposed..

In front, the dark knight of extreme righteousness was rushing at him recklessly, trying not to give him a chance..

Assassin-type masked people blocked the escape route and tightened their grip on all sides, and magician-type masked people even prepared something in the back..

‘This is hot.’

In the end, he had no choice but to prepare for the summons to be lifted..

‘Tsk, it's not a bad thing since I gained a lot of income through practical experience..’

If you think about it, disappearing for about a day and a half wasn't that long..

Of course, you might need to tell Riley in advance.···.

With that thought in mind, I was about to leave a word to her and disappear..

‘Ugh?’

He was immediately thrown backwards by a sudden sensation..

“Pfft, this is?”

And it was the same thing that Stave, who was rushing at Hesperon with ferocity, sensed..

Cool intuition that stimulates instincts that are stronger than before.

Immediately, he forced himself to stop and hurriedly threw himself backwards, emitting black magic from his entire body..

Right after that.

Kwaaaaang—!

A strong pillar of fire rose from where he was walking..

It is not just a simple flame, but an ultra-high-temperature incineration mixed with thick magical energy that instantly burns anyone caught up in it..

“shit! suddenly what!”

Also, the unexpected attack wasn't just for him..

Grumbling—

The great magic was applied simultaneously to all the masked people in this space, including Stave. Except for the very few who were lucky enough to avoid it, everyone was unable to even scream and were instantly reduced to ashes..

“Wow, these guys really have swollen livers. How dare you do something like this in this world?.”

As everyone raised their guard at the sudden change in the situation, a voice imbued with enormous magical power echoed everywhere..

At the same time, an enormous presence is felt..

Gritting his teeth, Stave raised his head and looked at the sky..

“Marquis Lawrence...! How to get here!”

There, the Grand Wizard Marquis Lawrence, the owner of the Imperial Palace's Magic Tower, who should have been quietly locked up in the imperial palace by now, was floating leisurely in the air..

They tore through the space blockade that had been prepared with great care for this incident and entered..

‘They say even the greatest wizard would never be able to notice this from this distance.!’

Stav gritted his teeth as he remembered the briefing he had received from the designer of the operation in advance..

Anyway, nothing worked properly when it came to this work..

“her! Is it really Sir Stav? But that's what it looks like···.”

At that time, the Marquis Lawrence, an old man wearing an old-fashioned robe and holding an old-fashioned cane, looked down with narrowed eyes and frowned with a somber expression..

And when he saw Stave's entire body, including his eyes and arms, damaged, he nodded slowly as if he had guessed the situation..

“···is it. I guess that's what happened in the end. But it's dark magic..”

But even the brief sympathy shown was short-lived..

Immediately, he tilted his head with an expression of displeasure and slowly extended the cane in his hand forward..

“I couldn't refuse the request, so I had no choice but to step forward... Well, even if it's not that, I can't just sit there and ignore it..”

Dark magic, an unholy power, and the warlocks and dark knights who use it.

These were all taboos in today's society, and now that the war against the Immortal King is at its peak, they are social evils that must be eradicated as soon as they are seen..

However, these people have entered the capital of the empire and are plotting something secretly.?

Moreover, one of them was an imperial noble who even served as the commander of the imperial guard.?

‘I almost got embarrassed again..’

At this level, it wasn't like I was granting the princess's request, but rather, I should have been grateful to her..

It was said that there was a hole in the defenses of the Imperial Palace's Magic Tower, which is responsible for part of the capital's security..

It was also said that there was still a source of external influence inside the Magic Tower..

Just like the last princess attack incident.

“Now that I think about it, there was a debt there. Do you know how much trouble I suffered because of you guys??”

With Marquis Lawrence's irritated words, the air began to tremble and magic power began to boil..

The magic circles that appeared in an instant intertwined with each other, each embodying their own mystery..

Ugh—

Of course, as an archmage, there were no direct disadvantages for him, but it was undeniable that he was in a difficult situation as the momentum of the Imperial Palace Magic Tower, which was growing at its peak, was weakened and its position was reduced..

In the process, I had to take care in many ways to restore my relationship with Princess Riley, who would become the next emperor..

“···Wow, that was close..”

And in this imminent situation where the tension is soaring,.

Hesperon slowly pulled back and muttered calmly, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth..

Stave, who is not in a normal state, and Marquis Lawrence, who was originally considered superior to him..

And... the battle wizards of the Magic Tower joined in one by one and began to surround the surrounding area..

At this point, it was as if the situation was already over..

-Heron, are you okay? I told you to go as quickly as possible, but were you hurt somewhere??

Then Riley's cautious voice came again..

The sound was barely audible, perhaps because he was worried that it would disturb his concentration at an important moment..

-ah! I'm okay.

Then, as if the timing was right, a system message appeared before my eyes..

《The entity has achieved enlightenment by achieving the condition. The “right arm of longing” grows satisfied by swallowing up resentment..》

《The entity gained enlightenment through repeated practice. The skills “Introduction to Magic” and “Martial Arts” combine to evolve into “Magic Arts”..》

-Well, really.

He's now far removed from being a true orthodox wizard, but it doesn't matter since he was never an orthodox wizard in the first place..

···No, not only that, but when I think about it, Hesperon's greatest ability is also···.

Wow—!

“Huh! Law...Lance···!”

dump—

I think it was a connection..