I Became God of War's Youngest Disciple - Episode 312
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“that's right.”
Assad nodded..
“Luan Badnicker. From what I heard, that picky guy seems to have a good conversation with you. Can you go and convince him??”
“hmm…….”
I briefly thought about Lycerradigos..
Assad's statement that the conversation is working isn't exactly wrong, but it's hard to say it's true either..
Lyserradigos is still an inconvenience to me, and I have no idea how to deal with it..
Even Riise didn't seem to have any good feelings towards Badknicker... … . Well, it's natural since we're practically trapped underground..
“I'll give it a try first. But what if Lise demands other compensation in exchange for treatment??”
“other rewards?”
“Wanting to escape from the underground library.”
“no way.”
Assad's tone becomes sharper.
“In the first place, there is no guarantee that even Lyserradigos can completely cure Delac. Even if you set the probability high, it's probably about half. So if he wants something in return for trying therapy, don't be fooled. Because it's a snake's whisper.”
“…So, Lise, you can never come out of that underground library??”
Then the archmage's quiet gaze turned towards me..
“I can see the feelings you have for Lycerradigos. You may feel bad for being imprisoned in an underground library in the form of a child, but you would also like to help.?”
“that…….”
“I understand. I have no intention of denying or criticizing your feelings. But, you can't do that. Because it's a monster disguised as a girl. It is an evil being that should never escape from the underground. To be honest, if it hadn't been for Delac who got hurt, I never would have asked that witch for help..”
“…….”
Why does Assad hate Rise so much??
This archmage, who usually showed a detached attitude toward everything, strangely showed an emotional side whenever the topic of Lise came up..
“I understand what you want to say. But I originally only judged based on what I saw and heard..”
“…That's your freedom too.”
“First, I will have a good talk with Lise..”
“Please. Are you going to go right now??”
“I'm going to stop by the kitchen for a moment..”
“Why the kitchen?”
“I have something to take care of.”
I tilted my head and asked.
“Do you have a party at your home??”
***
Smell of medicinal herbs.
A mysterious water surface that flows without getting your clothes or skin wet..
A dimly lit library unfolding under soft lighting..
“hmm. It's been quite a while.”
The mysterious black fairy mage was sitting on a mountain of books again today, turning the pages with her hair..
“It was a bit busy. This and that happened.”
“okay? Have you clashed with the church again?.”
“It's similar.”
“Hmm.”
Rise seemed to be reading a book, but was strangely glancing at me..
Looks like he wants something.
Anyway, from the moment I entered this space, Rise said she could check all my belongings, so if I drag on, the effectiveness of the bribe will actually decrease..
“Here you go.”
I quickly took the cookie out of my pocket..
Although it wasn't a product from De Marlin's refreshment shop, it wasn't at a level that Badnicker's pastry chef would be able to beat anywhere else..
I tried one too and it was pretty delicious..
“Ohh… … . This refreshment looks a little different from the last time..”
“Madeleine, Millefeuille, and Mont Blanc..”
“It is a name that conveys elegance. I'm sure this will please the tongue of Lycerradigos again..”
Rise grinned and took the bag of refreshments. And with an inwardly satisfied look on her face, she splashed her feet and said,.
“So, what business have you come to me today? As usual, do you need any advice regarding black magic? Or do you want advice on demonology... … . tell me anything.”
It's a very generous voice..
Proof that bribery is more effective than expected. First of all, the groundwork has been laid well, so from now on, you need to choose your words well..
Subtle speaking techniques, appeasement, vague analogies... … . Several methods came to mind, but I just said it bluntly:.
“In fact, the head of the family is currently in critical condition..”
“…Delak?”
“yes. Musical instruments were eroded all over my body. If this continues, I might die..”
“Whoa. That's right.”
Riise responded in an indifferent voice, then took out a cookie and chewed it thoroughly..
“I heard that Lise can remove the musical instrument inside the head of the family. Is that correct??”
“okay. possible.”
“If so, maybe-.”
“I have no intention of listening to you.”
“…….”
“so? Is that all there is to it??”
The moment I heard that calm voice, I knew something was definitely wrong..
Riise’s face, expressionlessly chewing a cookie, felt a bit unfamiliar..
slap…….
I heard the sound of water, and a black snake extending from my hair roamed under the water and slowly surrounded me..
It was typical of Rise to show that she was feeling uncomfortable through her hair rather than her facial expressions..
“Then just disappear.”
“wait a minute. Talk a little more-.”
“Did Assad send it??”
“…….”
The corner of Lise's mouth twisted coldly as she closed her mouth, speechless. It was blatant cynicism..
“I guess so. If you have anything to do, you can show your face in person, but you don't have the confidence to do so, so you just send it away. Even after decades, he's still a coward..”
“It is true that Mr. Assad sent me, but it was my will to accept it..”
“okay? So is it your will to urge me to die??”
“yes?”
Reese said with a smile.
“Judging by the way he was looking for me, Delac's brain and heart must have already been marinated in the instrument. If his head had been eroded, he would have already been eroded, so it was probably his heart that was in bad shape. If an instrument has deeply eroded its vital organs, it cannot be purified, no matter how excellent the organ is. We have no choice but to extract it ourselves, and that work is very dangerous and difficult. Like closing your eyes on a cliff in the middle of the night and driving a carriage with all your might…….”
“…….”
“Even if you manage to successfully pull out an instrument, it doesn't end there. What do you think will happen to the extracted instruments??”
“…….”
“It naturally seeps into the body of the person who extracted it. In other words, telling him to heal is no different from telling him to die instead of Delac. Little badnicker, did you even know this??”
When I closed my mouth, Riese giggled..
“okay. Let’s say I make a hundred concessions and accept what he says. Let's assume that he risked his life to heal Delak and even absorbed the instrument, but his life was saved by luck. Will you free me from this hell, as I am a half-invalid with only a lifeline attached to me??”
“…….”
“That's probably not it either.”
Lyserradigos's hair wrapped around a bag of refreshments..
Popping…….
The sound of crunching cookies echoed eerily through the underground library..
Lisa spat out the broken cookies, scattering them on the floor..
“go away… Luan Badniker.”
A cold, but faintly trembling voice reached my ears..
“twice again... Don't come here.”
***
Socheoldang (Socheoldang).
A building for small households built to the east of Badniker's main building..
This building, which had been empty for a very long time, was now quite crowded..
It is said that after Cheolhyeolgong gave me the position of head of the small household, he supplemented his staff and worked on reorganizing and repairing the building..
“hmm…….”
I sat alone in my office on the top floor and checked the situation..
I received an order from Rise to banish guests, and even the keys were taken away. The link with the black fairy mage was completely broken..
“I failed?”
The voice suddenly came from outside the open window..
I see a small sparrow sitting on a tree.
“yes. It didn't work out..”
“I knew it.”
Sparrow, Assad answered.
I'm not sure because it doesn't look like a human, but it doesn't seem like I was expecting much..
It seems like he took it for granted that he would be rejected..
“why didn't you tell me?”
“Like what? Are you saying that if you treat Delak, Lycerradigos might die??”
Assad said with a smile.
“Would anything have been different if I had said that??”
“It wasn't like that, but at least we didn't have a bad relationship..”
“It seems our relationship has worsened. Good. For your own sake, it is right to keep your distance from Lycerradigos..”
“…….”
A damn wizard.
This is why I hate order takers.
These self-righteous beings only treat their own judgment as an answer sheet and do not tell us what kind of analysis they went through to arrive at the answer..
This is why the more I talk to wizards, the more I get sick..
In that case, getting angry or blaming is a waste of time..
I asked something else.
“Did you know it would turn out like this??”
“I was almost sure. None other than Lyserradigos will be of any help to Badniker..”
“…What on earth is Lise? I don't know why I'm being held captive in the underground library..”
Assad looked at me blankly and said.
“…Sogaju Ruan Badniker, if you're in a position like that, I might need to know..”
“……?”
“Lycerradigos All Highmood is a direct blood relative of the black fairy Kusset..”
“Are you a direct blood relative? That means…….”
“To put it simply, my daughter..”
surprised.
no. If you think about it, there were no clues..
Kusset's words.
This is the tone that Rise often used when calling me..
Moreover, I could sense a strange emotion in Lise's voice when she said the name Kusset..
“…Then Lise is my grandmother.?”
“At the very least, it's dozens of generations below, but at that point, you're just a stranger..”
“…….”
“I can't tell you everything. But to convince you, I will tell you this much clearly. Lyse Radigos committed a terrible act against her humanity in the past, and her Cousette, who saw it, imprisoned her in her underground library. That's the whole story.”
“Can't I be forgiven??”
“what?”
“Isn't Kusset still alive?.”
“…….”
The sparrow's feathers trembled slightly..
Somehow, I felt that the emotional expression was more intense than when it was in human form..
“Did Delac even tell you about that? … . It seems like I think more highly of you than I thought..”
“…….”
“okay. You're right. Black Fairy Kusset… The legendary hero still lives. So where does he think he is??”
“I don't know. Is there a room on the 6th floor hidden in the main building?.”
“I don't know either.”
I blinked my eyes and asked back..
“yes?”
“It is certain that Cusette is alive. It is clear that his influence has taken root throughout this Badniker, and in a sense, he has more influence than Delac. But no one in Badniker has seen Kusset. Me and even Delac.”
“…….”
The archmage who protected Badniker for hundreds of years..
And the Iron Blood Ball, praised as an unrivaled hero..
Even with these two's feelings, I can't find it..
Even a ghost without substance wouldn't be able to do that..
“I'm sure you don't think you can find the cuset that even Delac couldn't find.?”
“…So is there no other way now??”
Assad sighed..
“There's still some time left, so I guess I'll have to try another method..”
“Can I meet the matriarch?.”
Assad looked at me.
“Even if the other kids don't know, you deserve it. But not now.”
“When will it be done??”
“I'll do it tomorrow night.”
“All right.”
“okay.”
The sparrow flapped its wings.
“Luan Badnicker... I was sorry for making you do something difficult..”
“…….”
“If Delak dies like this, you will be the only one who will succeed him. If things don't go well, I will do my best to help you succeed to the position of head of the family without any problems..”
It was a shocking statement.
Archmage Assad.
It was no different from the man who was Sanghyeolgong's right-hand man officially declaring that he would become my guardian..
This is all the more surprising because historically I had never heard of Assad being involved in family succession..
If it were to spread not only to Badniker, but also to the Empire, it would cause quite a stir.…….
I became discouraged because I had no intention of becoming the head of the family..
“…Ah-oh. It's the head.”
Sparrow Assad leaves.
I looked at the needlessly large office, wondering why there was no quiet day..
Badniker's home.
It was a place that could be called home to me, but I don't feel any desperation when I return home..
Rather, it feels like I stopped by the workplace for business purposes..
Then why did I come back here??
Wouldn't it have been better if I had not come and cut off my relationship with Badknicker this way?.
Since Sanghyeolgong's death couldn't be hidden anyway, there was no need for me to return to my hometown and check for myself..
Then what do I do for-.
…A knock broke my thoughts..
“come in.”
The door opened and it was Keian who appeared once again..
Keian, looking much neater, lowered his head and looked at me and said..
“Master, are you finished talking??”
“For now, yes. what's the matter?”
“that is…….”
Keian opened his mouth with an embarrassed expression..
“Actually, everyone gathered except you..”
“what?”
“My children..”
I asked in a slightly embarrassed voice..
“Gathered? entire?”
“yes. The seven sons and five women who inherited the matriarch's bloodline gathered together. however…….”
Keian said with a slightly embarrassed face..
“…I heard a report that the current atmosphere seems a bit unsatisfactory..”
“atmosphere?”
“yes.”
Keian hesitated and couldn't say any more, but I knew what he wanted to say..
Clearly, Badniker's siblings are not as close-knit as other families..
Of course, children from aristocratic families have been like enemies of the same blood since ancient times due to issues such as power, rights, and inheritance.…….
In addition, most of the Badnikers are half-children, so the checks on each other are even more severe..
Because the family was so ugly, it would have been difficult for Keian, the employee, to say anything about it..
I got up from my seat.
“Since everyone is here, I guess I should go too. So where is it? Our brothers and sisters.”
“We are gathered in the conference room on the first floor of the main building..”
“okay.”
I thought as I walked.
Children of Iron Blood Prince.
Now that I think about it, isn't this the first time in both my past and present lives that all of those unique characters have gathered in one place?.
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