The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 702

Episode 702 This guy is a black magician! (4)

The knight was none other than Gascott. He died in the duel with Giselle, but was resurrected as a Death Knight.

Gascott was initially unaware of the situation. It was only after he checked his body and surroundings that he realized what had happened.

“This power of darkness… … has made me… … a Death Knight now… … .”

A voice came out, clearer than before. His blazing eyes clearly showed that he was extremely angry.

“As expected, you were a warlock… … . You used the energy you put inside my body at the end… … . I was not wrong… … .”

Ddddddd… … .

Gascott’s spirits were raised. He was a knight of the highest rank even while alive. Using the dark energy, his intimidation became stronger than when he was alive.

Gascott roared in anger.

“How dare you turn me into such a cursed being! I cannot forgive you!”

Kwaaaaah!

Gascott swung his sword wildly, his dark sword created by his will seeming ready to cut down the world.

Kaaaaang!

Giselle, who had raised her staff to block Gascott’s sword, opened her mouth.

“Just listen to me for a moment.”

“I have nothing to say to a warlock!”

Gascott didn’t seem to want to talk. That’s understandable, since the curse can only be lifted by killing the warlock.

Giselle continued speaking urgently as Gascott tried to continue his attack somehow.

“Hey! Don’t you think it’s strange that you can move of your own free will without my orders right now?”

“what?”

“If I was going to use you like a slave, why would I have left Iji alive and well?”

“That’s to bring out my full strength! Do you think I don’t know that?”

A Death Knight’s skill is proportional to his skill in life. The problem is that in order to properly display skill, extremely difficult conditions must be met.

In order for a Death Knight to fight properly, he must retain the same consciousness as when he was alive. Naturally, his free will also increases, and he rebels against the warlocks.

Because no one wants to be a soul-bound being. Except in the rare case of a Death Knight who voluntarily becomes one, everyone seeks freedom by killing a Warlock.

So, the warlocks suppress the will of the death knight and turn him into a doll.

Although his skills may be lacking, he will become an obedient being. What he lacks in skills will be compensated for by the black magician’s magic power.

Jiselle brought up that point again.

“What good would it do if you attacked me like you did now? It would be better to not have anything. Isn’t it? You can attack the people around me too.”

“What are you trying to say!”

“You were a bad guy anyway. It doesn’t seem like you’ll go to a good place after you die, so how about washing away your karma by my side?”

“what?”

“Before you go, do some good things in the world. You know what? If you do that, you might be able to go to a good place.”

“What are you saying? My soul has already been stained with darkness because of you! The more you use me for evil deeds, the deeper my sins will become!”

“I’ll use it for good. I’ll never use you for bad. I promise.”

“… … ?”

Gascott stared at Giselle. His red eyes blinked in the darkness. It was obvious that he was thinking, “What the hell are you talking about?”

“The Warlock… … uses the Death Knight for good? Are you expecting me to believe that?”

“Magic Mirror.”

“Magic Mirror… …?”

“Yes. I will use you to fight the Demonic Realm. My goal is to completely eradicate the Salvation Church.”

“… … .”

Gascott blinked his red eyes. His expression was blank in the darkness, but his confusion was clearly visible.

He asked after exhaling black breath for a long time.

“Why… … would a warlock do something like that? Aren’t warlocks the ones who wish for chaos in the world? And yet they want to save the world by fighting the Demonic Realm?”

“Don’t think of me like other warlocks. I only use warlock magic as a supplement. I’m just someone who uses everything when necessary.”

“… … .”

“And I’m not really interested in saving the world. I just need the Church of Salvation to disappear in order to protect the things that are precious to me.”

Jiselle didn’t bother to say that she was from the future. Saying something like that now would only confuse the other person.

But he was sincere when he said that the Salvation Church must be destroyed. When he returned to reality, he had to eliminate Ernhard, Gator, and any adversaries that might appear someday.

In reality, the threat of a rift still remained. It might burst again at any moment.

This time, as I traveled back in time with Dark, I learned that beings connected to my soul can travel through time together. The same goes for Death Knight.

In future battles, the presence of an immortal Death Knight will be of great help, especially if he was a very skilled player while alive.

And here too, the Death Knights were sure to be great helpers.

Giselle said to Gascott, who still looked at her with a suspicious look.

“If you really don’t want to, I have no intention of holding you back. If you want, I will release your soul right now.”

“… … Is that true?”

“Yes. I’m not interested in anyone who doesn’t have the power to fight properly. That’s why I kept your consciousness alive.”

“… … .”

Gascott put away his sword. He looked at Giselle for a long time without saying anything.

A soft voice slowly flowed out from him, who had been silent for a long time.

“I… … wanted to be an honorable knight. That was my dream when I was young… … .”

Gascott began to tell the story of his past life, as if he were confessing to a priest.

“But when did it start… … . That dream disappeared from within me. I only wanted to become stronger and pursue more fame, wealth, and honor… … . And so, I ended up committing countless evil deeds under the Margrave of Falkenheim… … .”

“There were times when I would feel regret… … . This is not the path of a knight… … . Whenever that happened, I would pull myself together… … . Later, when the Demon King strikes, I can fight hard… … . Then I can wash away my sins… … . I would make excuses like that… … .”

“If the devil doesn’t strike while I’m alive… … . Okay, then I’ll retire later and do something good… … . That’ll do… … . For now… … I’ll just live a little more the way I want… … . That’s all I thought… … .”

“But now that opportunity has disappeared… … . Now that I’m dead, I see. Just as you said, my soul is filled with filth from all the evil I’ve done… … . If my soul had been noble, you would never have made me a Death Knight… … .”

Gascott, who had been mumbling to himself in a self-deprecating tone for a while, fell silent again for a while.

Jiselle waited patiently. The regrets and foolishness of the dead are not so light. She knows this because she herself died once.

Suddenly Gascott looked around his body curiously and muttered.

“Wow… … . It’s no different from my prime. No, in some ways it’s even more comfortable… … . Is it because my obsession with life has disappeared… … .”

This is possible because Giselle did not restrain him but gave him complete free will. He became a being who could think and judge for himself.

Of course, the soul string is still tied to Giselle. If that is broken, Gascott will disappear from this world.

Gascott, who was looking around his body like that, asked again.

“It seems like it wasn’t a lie since you gave Death Knight your full will… … You said you were going to fight the Salvation Church, right?”

“Yes. I need comrades who can fight alongside me, not slaves who are forced to obey me. … … Except for Claude and Alfoy.”

“That… … who is that.”

“… … You don’t have to know yet.”

Gascott hesitated for a moment and then asked cautiously.

“Then… … can I wash away the evil deeds accumulated in my soul… … and regain my honor as a true knight?”

“There is no one greater than the knight who saved the world. I will make your name known in history. I will make a very large stone monument and engrave it on it.”

As Giselle spoke with a sly smile, Gascott’s body trembled as if he was laughing too.

Gascott spoke in a serious voice.

“Promise me you won’t use me for evil deeds like Margrave Falkenheim.”

“I promise. From now on, I will only catch bad guys.”

“How long can I stay with you?”

“Until the Salvation Church completely disappears. When that day comes, I will release your soul. When that happens… … you will be able to go to the paradise ruled by the Goddess of War.”

It was the highest honor for a fighter. It was also the most desired and desired thing for the already dead Gascott.

Gascott slowly raised his arms. Before he knew it, he was taking the salute that the knights were giving.

“Thank you for giving me a chance to wash away my sins… … . My sword will be with you from now on… … . Please take good care of me from now on… … . Astion… … no… … .”

Gascott’s red eyes widened as if he were smiling.

“Giselle Ferdium.”

Giselle was slightly surprised to hear her name, but soon understood how Gascott knew.

Gascott’s soul was connected to his own, which is why he was able to see through its essence.

You may not know all of their secrets since you can’t read their memories, but you’ll at least be able to see their true selves.

Jiselle also smiled and said.

“Yes, please take good care of me too. I know you must be bored, but for the time being, stay alone in the subspace. I’ll make you some other friends soon.”

“By the way, how strange… …. How can a black magician hide his aura? I was humiliated and died because of you.”

“Well, it’s not that difficult for me. Just think of it as a special constitution.”

Jiselle uses her magic a little differently than other wizards. She uses her willpower to fill in the gaps and force it to activate.

That’s why, if necessary, he could change his magical properties. He could create and use magic as he pleased, so changing his energy shouldn’t be difficult.

But since it was a method that had never existed before, it was difficult for others to understand.

Gascott also just let it go. After all, he doesn’t know much about magic.

Having thus obtained Gascot, Giselle went back to work creating another Death Knight.

* * *

Creating a Death Knight is no easy task, especially if you want to make it fully utilize its abilities as Giselle intended.

There, unlike other warlocks, Jiselle does not gain energy by committing evil deeds, but uses only her own magic power.

So it was inevitable that it would take longer.

It wasn’t all bad. It was possible to create a more powerful Death Knight by not using dirty energy.

The original dark energy was a power bestowed by the goddess of death, Serana, so the black magic used by Giselle was closer to the ‘real’ one.

“Hmm… … How many months will it take to do this? I’ll have to find a way to make it a little faster.”

Of the knights who attacked this time, there were about thirty dead. It would take quite some time to turn them all into Death Knights.

Although he was weaker than Gascott, the other knights were all high-ranking knights.

“It would be nice to have something like a Dragon Heart… … I need to find some materials to help with my magical power.”

Jiselle planned to create more Death Knights in the future, creating an immortal legion.

The knights just need to beat up the bad guys and give them a chance to reform. Most of them would like to take one last chance like Gascott.

The problem is that it takes up too much horsepower. This is the biggest obstacle for now.

It was also difficult to get support from Rio for Runestones. In order to replenish magic power with Runestones, a huge amount was needed, so much that it would be difficult to handle even if all of the gold mines were sold.

I had to find a material more powerful than the Rune Stone. Until then, the only way was to spend time gathering magic power.

While Giselle was so focused on making the Death Knight, Astion was distracted by something else and was making a fuss every day.

– So, if you use that mana training method, you can amplify your magical power like that?

“That’s what I said.”

– Amazing! You can generate power stronger than your original magical power!

Astion first saw Giselle amplify her magical powers in this fight. He was so impressed by the sight that he kept pestering Giselle to tell him about it since the day she entered the warehouse.

Jiselle casually taught me her mana training method.

However, Astion was not in a position to use his willpower. So even if Giselle showed him the method, he could not amplify his magical power. No, he did not even understand the concept properly.

― Aaaah! Why can’t I do it!

“… … You didn’t learn the mana cultivation method properly in the first place. You can’t learn my mana cultivation method with this body right now. It would clash with the magical power that has already been accumulated.”

– You’re all done! You’re using my magical power in your heart like a mana training method!

“I deal with it by force of will.”

― So what is that? I have willpower too! Why can’t I do it with my own will?

“You have to go over the wall and go over it again.”

– How can I get over it! Ah, there’s no such wall!

Astion has not yet reached the level of a superhuman. It was natural that Astion could not understand the level of Giselle, who had surpassed even the level of a superhuman.

Jiselle said, clicking her tongue.

“Don’t be so impatient. You have your own path. You can even become a 9th Circle. You can even become a reclusive loner.”

– Shut up! I can do it too!

Even though Giselle said that it wouldn’t work now, Astion didn’t give up. He was very envious of Giselle’s technique.

Because if you can instantly amplify your magical power, you can apply high-circle magic in a variety of ways.

Even if that wasn’t the reason, wizards were originally very curious beings. As a wizard, Astion began to continuously research the amplification of magical power.

― Oh, just wait and see. I’ll definitely create a way to amplify magical power. No matter how long it takes!

“… … Okay, I’m rooting for you.”

Andrew and Rio have not yet taken full control of the territory. In the meantime, Giselle and Astion have been able to focus solely on their own research.

Astion didn’t know.

How will the research you have just begun impact your future?

And the real Jerome is… … .

I went to the place that Jiselle had told me about before and obtained a magic book.