Genius Prismatic Mage Chapter 101

#101. Back to where it came from (3)

“─The fact that you ruined everything my brother had worked for.”

At the tattooed man’s words, the entire gang felt as if their lungs had been pierced.

“Shoot─! Shoot me─! I don’t need to listen─!”

The leader of the gang, Brook, shouted loudly as if struggling to shake off his guilt.

Kirik─

There are too many guns pointed at just one person.

My fingers tightened and I began to pull the trigger.

“… … ?”

“… … !”

It was at that moment that they noticed the strange presence above their heads.

KWAAANG───!

A boy covered in metalwork all over his body fell like a comet in front of the tattooed man.

“radish…!”

Before the word ‘what’ could leave Brook’s mouth, the trigger was pulled and a dozen guns fired.

───────!

The eardrum-shattering sound of gunshots filled the alley.

“Okay, let’s fire for a moment─.”

Brook, who was about to shout ‘Stop’, saw the scene unfolding before his eyes and his pupils shook greatly.

“─Don’t just say that, shoot! Shoot, shoot! I’m a wizard! Don’t stop me, ever! Don’t give me a chance to use another spell!”

The bullets that had cut through the air were stopped by a transparent membrane and fell like corn.

Colin, you mean you dragged the wizard here with you?

But what can a guy do when he’s cornered in terms of money and personnel?

“Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Break it into pieces with the shield!”

A pitch-black fear filled the vessels of the entire gang, including Brooke.

The fear evoked by the word wizard was that powerful.

And at that moment, the tattooed man who was being helped was also embarrassed, Colin.

All he could see was the boy’s back.

Although he is not yet an adult and has a small build, he exudes an overwhelming presence.

‘Boy…? Wizard…? Who the hell is he…?’

Hair as white as a blank sheet of paper caught my attention.

I briefly flipped through the list of orphans on the street in my head, but I didn’t remember any kid with that color of hair.

no.

There was not a single person in the entire sector with pure white hair.

Especially those who use magic.

If that were the case, his existence would have been known long ago and he would have been scouted by some organization.

‘… sector outsider?’

That was most likely the case.

Also, for some unknown reason, he is helping himself right now.

Clank! Clank!

“Reload quickly─.”

Brooke’s words did not end.

It was because suddenly an unknown force pulled my entire body to the floor.

Crunch! Crunch! Boom! Boom!

“Gah, my body suddenly…!”

“What, what! I can’t move because I have no strength!”

Brooke and the gang dropped their guns and fell to the ground.

At first I tried to hold on to the ground with both palms, but within a few seconds, they were all─

thud!

─I ended up lying flat on the floor.

“This is it…!”

“Hey…! What, what the heck…!”

I tried my best, but I couldn’t even raise my head properly.

They soon realized that no external force was acting on their bodies.

‘I don’t have the strength…! It’s not working…!’

It was a problem inside the body.

It didn’t take any strength at all.

It was as if every muscle in my body had lost function at the same time.

Colin couldn’t help but be amazed at the sight.

Is this also magic?

My heart was pounding.

Perhaps a noble person who could turn the tide of the war had appeared and had to be captured at all costs.

“I have a question for you. Can I talk to you for a moment?”

The other person turned around and asked.

His face was younger than I thought.

The casual tone of voice, as if asking for directions while passing by, created a slightly unrealistic feeling.

There.

Swish! Crunch!

“For now, you stay quiet. I plan to listen to what we have to say and then listen to what you have to say.”

“Hee, heek!”

Brooke, who had been groaning and writhing, became calm.

Anyone would have to do that.

If a knife flies right in front of your face and sticks in.

‘A knife… stuck… in the concrete floor…? Is this also magic?’

Colin was thrilled.

At the same time, I felt my heart chill as I heard the boy’s cold voice.

“Let me ask you again. Is it okay to talk?”

The boy, who had noticed that Brook had become quiet, turned to him again and asked.

Is it okay to talk?

If I say it’s not okay, are you thinking of just letting it go?

“Yes. What would you like to ask…?”

“Nisohwa, right? I want to know what your relationship is with Niles, and what organization is currently at war in the sector.”

Niles.

Before I even got to the question itself, my heart sank at the name.

That name, which made my heart ache just by saying it, came out of the mouth of an unfamiliar boy.

How can this child remember his dead brother’s name?

The moment he licked his lips with a confused look in his eyes, a new enemy appeared at the entrance of the alley behind the boy.

The guy who pulled out the knife rushed at me with a swear word as soon as our eyes met.

“This fu*king kid! Dieee …

The speed at which he ran through my colleagues was unusual.

“Is my question difficult?”

Despite the loud shout, the boy still looked this way.

Why on earth?

Could it be that I was so focused on this that I didn’t hear the sound?

‘no…!’

Colin’s face turned pale as he recalled the scene of the knife being stabbed into the boy’s back.

The defenses were temporarily suspended.

There was little time left to cast another spell, and the wizards he knew were very vulnerable to close combat.

First of all, we must protect the boy.

Colin forced himself to exert strength despite his body being close to exhaustion.

And the moment I was about to jump towards the enemy running close by.

Wheeee …

The boy’s body, which had been still until then, suddenly rotated.

He dug into his opponent’s arms with a flowing motion and spun around again.

Kwaaaaang──!

A clean uplift was achieved.

The impact and loud noise were tremendous because the force of the attack was used as is.

For a moment, everyone in the alley was speechless and stared at the sight.

“Ugh, ugh…!”

The enemy, who had been foaming at the mouth and convulsing, soon lost consciousness and became quiet.

“Mom, my body is moving!”

“Hey, get out of here! He’s not someone we can deal with right now!”

The enemies started to get up and run away as if the magic was broken.

The boy just watched the fleeing enemies, wondering what was going on in his mind.

But Colin was more surprised by something else than what was pointed out, and was speechless.

It was because I saw a very familiar habit of someone in the boy’s movements as he carried his opponent.

That was a habit he would never forget.

A dull voice came out of his mouth.

“Niles…brother?”

*

“I’ll feel much better if I get another healing from Veronica.”

Who is Veronica talking about?

Colin, who had been blankly staring at the pure white halo surrounding his shoulders, came to his senses and asked.

“So… you’re saying that your brother is alive?”

“Until 78 days ago.”

“her….”

The sadness rolled in like dark clouds.

It was a huge shock to find out that my brother, who I thought had fallen to his death in the Elton River, was alive.

But the fact that he had actually died less than three months ago was an even bigger shock.

“Brother… how were you doing there?”

Hard to believe.

Another story I don’t want to believe.

At first I thought the boy was lying.

But facts that you would never know unless you were deeply acquainted with him flow out of the boy’s mouth.

Colin was forced to accept the situation.

The boy, too, had already judged the other person by examining the emotions contained in the bowl.

“We created an organization to change the environment of the sector.”

“… … .”

Colin was silent for quite some time.

He seemed to chew and swallow Ray’s words, then spoke in a wet voice.

“Brother… You’re doing well.”

My brother’s ideals were the same here and there.

I had that thought too.

I wonder if my brother was too tired to go back up the river and come back here.

“… … .”

That might really be true.

Because my brother really put all the energy he had in life into achieving his ideal here.

“…and he died saving me.”

A short story about a boy.

That was the last sentence.

Colin looked at Ray with eyes that were starting to come back to life little by little.

The brother I knew was never a person who did things without reason.

He must have bet his life because he clearly saw something in the boy.

‘I think I know.’

Looking into the boy’s eyes, Colin vaguely thought he knew what his brother had seen.

The incredible magic that was shown just a moment ago.

Of course, that was part of it, but it wasn’t the whole story.

“Now, tell me about that.”

“All right.”

Colin nodded calmly.

“The only organization currently at war in the sector is Nisho.”

“Is this internal strife?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

The split in the organization was said to have started the day Niles disappeared.

“Originally, there were guys who followed my brother but did not agree with his ideals. Now that my brother is gone, it is only natural that they started to voice their discontent.”

Those who remained were divided into supporters and opponents over the operating policy of the organization left behind by Niles.

There was a fierce fight at first.

However, realizing that both sides were suffering great damage, they maintained a standoff with the sector divided for several years.

“But recently, the balance of power has been upset. They brought in wizards from outside. And not just one, but several.”

Ray seemed to know.

Why was it that the gang was able to immediately recognize the magic?

“And one of the guys who ran away is the leader of the opposition, Brook.”

Brooke.

It was a name Ray remembered, as Niles had mentioned it before.

“Is that the guy who shot Niles on the bridge?”

“Huh? What is that…?”

Colin looked very puzzled at first.

But soon, he fully understood Ray’s words, and his face distorted greatly as if he had realized something.

“I don’t know

Thud─!

The sound of teeth gnashing echoed through the alley, and blood-red anger welled up in Colin’s bowl.

It seemed like Niles wasn’t aware that he had been betrayed.

Well, that’s true.

If it had been known that he had betrayed the boss of the organization, Brook would not have been able to gather as much power as he did.

“Wizard, can you help us?”

Colin, who had been moving his lips for a while, opened his mouth.

“The supporters are being pushed back by a large margin. The number of streets they are currently occupying is more than ten times greater. However, if the wizard joins us, we will definitely be able to look for a chance to turn things around.”

Ray, who had been examining Colin’s feelings, could tell that those words were truly the result of conflict.

Also, it is not something that was simply brought up based on the common denominator called Niles.

‘It’s desperate.’

Colin had a responsibility to keep his supporters alive.

Somehow it came to mind.

Sector 50, a picture of himself going around every day to get food so that his younger siblings wouldn’t starve.

“… I beg you earnestly.”

But I didn’t want to make a hasty decision.

It was clear that he had been indebted to Niles.

But that didn’t necessarily mean he had to help his former gang members.

Niles is Niles.

His subordinates are his subordinates.

A favor is something that must be repaid directly to the person in question, and he had no obligation or responsibility to help them.

However, I wanted to hear more about Niles’ past story.

Ray took a deep breath and changed the subject to things that needed to be confirmed first.

“It’s hard to decide right now. I’m not alone, so I have company. More importantly, did the wizards Brooke brought in use the red gem?”

“How, how about that…?”

My guess was right.

One of the arrows indicated by Walter’s ring changed into a dot and blinked repeatedly.

The exact location is not yet known, but it means that there is one Murkred executive within Sector 46.

Even Curiosa didn’t know who that executive was.

“It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other since we were deployed on a full-scale mission. The last time we saw each other was ten years ago, I think.”

One of the pieces of information I got from the first question exchange.

He said he didn’t know what the executives were like at the moment and wasn’t even interested in it in the first place.

Of course, even if he knew, he probably wouldn’t have told me so readily.

In any case, it was assumed that the opposition party, Brook, had brought in Murcred to secure victory.

That includes executives.

‘… But for what purpose does Murkred support Brook?’

Leaving the doubts aside, I continued asking questions.

“What kind of magic did you use? Any memorable features?”

“that….”

It was the moment when Ray continued asking questions to fill in the blank information.

Colin’s eyes opened wide as he tried to answer.

“Hey, hey…!”

Ray followed Colin’s fingers and turned his gaze back.

A man suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley, holding a fireball the size of a person’s head in his hand.

furthermore.

Crackle! Crackle!

When I looked up, I could see two other men on the rooftop railings of the buildings on either side.

In one hand, an eerie purple current.

In the other hand he held a sharp ice pick.

“ah….”

Colin’s face hardened.

I remembered how many of my subordinates were swept away by those incredible magics.

I felt terrible regret for not moving quickly, thinking that the crisis had passed.

Even if that were true for him, what crime did this boy commit?

‘The child that my older brother, of all people, risked his life to save… .’

A child like that ended up losing his life because of his own reckless carelessness.

I swallowed hard and tried to say sorry.

But what was heard before that was the boy’s voice.

“Isn’t it better to capture than to kill?”