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Episode 672: Magic is not a circle, it’s a real battle. (2)
When fighting a warlock, you will face many problems.
The biggest problem is that the fight isn’t on a wide open plain. You have to search through the mountains and fight against those hiding in rough terrain.
So even if they win, they will suffer enormous damage. The Baronial Territory, which was already short on power, had to find another way.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you, wizard… … but the opponent’s circle is too high… … how about finding a way to seal the magic?”
Originally, Andrew had intended to use Giselle to suppress the black magician’s magic as much as possible. He thought that with the same 5 circles, that would be possible to some extent.
However, no matter how great Jiselle’s skills are, it won’t be very effective if the black magician is a 6th circle. Circles are known to be absolute in magic.
At Andrew’s concern, Giselle shook her head.
“You don’t have to worry at all. We have a friend named Alpo in our territory, and he has also fought and defeated wizards of a higher circle.”
“Oh, really? Is that possible?”
“Yes, it is quite possible.”
When Alfoy fought against the Crimson Tower, he defeated a wizard of a higher circle than himself.
Of course, it’s hard to say that I won in a fair magic duel, but I won anyway.
Jiselle smiled brightly as she recalled the memory.
“That guy said something funny back then.”
“What are you saying?”
Jiselle said with a curious expression, raising her fist.
“Magic is not a circle, it’s a practice. Xman.”
Andrew looked impressed. Then he tilted his head back slightly and asked.
“Is that… … something you said to me?”
“… … That’s what that guy said to the person he fought with.”
“Oh, sorry. I misunderstood. Hahahaha. I thought you were talking to me… … .”
“ha ha ha…….”
The two laughed awkwardly. Anyway, since Giselle spoke so confidently, Andrew couldn’t stop her any longer.
Because that would be an insult to a proud wizard.
There was an awkward silence for a moment, then Giselle cleared her throat and changed the subject.
“Anyway, let’s proceed with the expedition. The Yulien mercenary group will take the lead, so if it seems dangerous, you can run away.”
“That can’t be! We’ll fight together and catch him somehow! I’ll only trust the Yulien Mercenary Corps!”
Andrew shouted curiously. He was certainly as cheerful and enthusiastic as his simple personality.
The more I look at him, the more he resembles Maurice, the former commander-in-chief of the Royal Army of Rutania.
Another strange thought occurred to Giselle.
‘No way? Hey, no way.’
Andrew is Baron Nordhill, not Marquis Macquarie. Names and titles may change over the millennium, but… … it was a bit of a leap of thought.
Andrew, who had regained his confidence while talking to Jiselle, shouted loudly to the people.
“From now on, the symbolic animal of our territory is the ‘duck’! As soon as the subjugation is over, the emblem will be changed, so everyone should treasure the duck!”
“All right!”
Ducks are the animals that can distinguish a warlock. People truly believed that.
So now everyone had no choice but to treasure ducks.
Quack, quack, pretty good.
The ducks also seemed excited, running around and honking.
“… … .”
Jiselle just didn’t say anything.
In this way, the duck superstition began to spread widely starting from the Nordhill estate.
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Before starting the expedition, Giselle told Andrew an additional condition.
“If the expedition is successful, we, the Yulian Mercenaries, will take everything the Warlock has.”
“Please do so.”
Magic books and magical items boast tremendous value, especially 6th circle magic books.
But Andrew didn’t have the energy to argue and coordinate things like that right now.
If you are greedy when the territory is at stake and it is destroyed, you are an incurable fool. You don’t even have that kind of personality to begin with.
“I will also take what the disciple has.”
“That is a given. The wizard caught it. We will never raise an objection.”
Jiselle found a magic book in Zico’s quarters. It was a black magic book that contained a considerable amount of magic up to the 4th circle.
Jiselle, who had negotiated sufficient compensation and new conditions, smiled with satisfaction.
“It’s nice and cool. Then let’s go right away.”
“Understood. I will order all troops to deploy.”
After catching Zico, Andrew treated the group even more harshly.
Not only was the Yulien Mercenary Corps the key to this expedition, but Andrew was also the type of person who did not flaunt his authority as a nobleman.
After Zico died, several soldiers complained of headaches. Everyone realized that they were under Zico’s mind control.
It was natural that the mind control would be lifted since the master of the spell was dead. However, it was so uncomfortable that I had no choice but to exclude him from this expedition.
After two failed expeditions, the number of soldiers was significantly reduced compared to the size of the territory.
But somehow, by scraping together the men, he was able to recruit a whopping 600 soldiers.
They moved confidently, led by 15 knights. There was a reason why they were confident despite the continued failures.
“The wizard said not to worry.”
“He’s the vice-captain. I heard the captain is stronger. He even killed the best knight in Magrel territory with a single stroke.”
“With the priest here, the warlock won’t be able to use his power?”
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This was the source of their confidence. Thanks to Giselle’s performance, the evaluations of the other party members went up even though they were still.
Unfortunately, there was little mention of Kyle, which Kyle found slightly annoying.
“Oh, I’m stronger than Yulien.”
Dark said with a disapproving look on his shoulder.
“There is a guy like you in our territory too.”
“Who are you? Are you strong?”
“It’s a bit weak in our territory. No, it’s strong, but strangely weak.”
“If you’re strong, you’re strong. Where is that?”
“Still, you’re a little better than that guy.”
Kyle is actually as strong as Yulien. He has his own set of grit and a great sense of reality.
It was a waste to compare him to someone who was messing around in the Fenris domain every day.
But if we really compare, it’s the most similar to that, so that’s why Dark said that.
Unlike Kyle, who was grumbling, Yulien and Deneb were slightly excited but also nervous.
‘I’m a 6th circle warlock… … I should win without taking any damage… … .’
‘It would be difficult to strike directly with my divine power.’
The 6th circle wizard is a powerful person who can turn the tide of war.
I couldn’t help but feel nervous about having to fight someone like that.
The three originally planned to slowly build up their skills. Astion also made plans like that and moved cautiously.
But after meeting Jiselle, the level of enemies I was fighting was rising rapidly.
At that moment, Julian realized something.
‘Huh! When you say you won’t let me die later, does that mean you’ll let me die sooner?’
It was indeed a plausible hypothesis. Somehow, I felt like the difficulty of life had suddenly increased.
While Yulienne was groaning and worrying, Deneb asked Giselle various questions to ease her tension.
“Giselle… … But you really want to learn black magic too?”
“Yeah. There’s no harm in learning it, right?”
I left out the part where Astion said he would study. Anyway, Astion is a magician, so it would be good for him to obtain a lot of magic and study it. It was a bonus that he also generously(?) gave it to himself.
However, Deneb looked even more worried at those words. Black magic is not well-recognized. If you use it carelessly, you could be branded an evil criminal.
Despite Deneve’s comment, Giselle said it was nothing.
“Hey, just don’t do anything bad with it.”
In reality, black magic is not something that involves making a contract with a demon lord as the world thinks. It is simply a branch of magic that utilizes negative magic power.
It was just that the perception of it became bad because of those who committed crazy acts using black magic.
“Isn’t it more likely that black magic was originally passed down from priests who worshipped Serana, the goddess who governs death?”
“That, that’s true.”
The priests of Serana used that power for different purposes than they do now.
To enable the living to have a final conversation with the departed, to hear the truth from those who died unjustly, to punish those who committed unforgivable sins, etc.
As time passed, the core was put into practice and the remaining parts were exploited and the perception worsened, but in fact, it was a fact that most high-ranking officials knew.
Rather, they have even encouraged the spread of negative perceptions about black magic.
The purpose was to use black magic politically to frame and oppress political opponents.
Deneb was also aware of such circumstances. However, the people of the world who already had preconceived notions did not understand such background. So, he could not help but be worried.
But Jiselle still didn’t think much of it.
“You only need to use it when you need it. The more knowledge you accumulate, the better. Right?”
I never said that if someone attacked me under the pretext of using black magic, I should just destroy them. As I always say, he was a non-violent pacifist.
As they talked like that, they reached the middle of the mountain and Jiselle said to Dark.
“Look it up. Do you have a rough idea where it is?”
“okay.”
Bam!
The five sparrows scattered in all directions. They went to find the location of the black magician based on the information they heard from Zico.
And after a while, Dark #1 spoke to Jiselle in his consciousness.
– Found it. It’s already noticed and is out there. It seems like it’s waiting for us.
‘Are you alone?’
― Yeah, his clothes are really dirty and torn, and he looks like a beggar. I think he smells. When our territory magicians were doing construction, they used to criticize him for being dirty, but he was actually clean. Belinda was taking good care of him.
‘……okay.’
If you think that wizards live noble lives in nature, you are very mistaken. Living in nature actually makes daily life difficult.
That’s why magicians try to somehow enter a magic tower or a territory and live comfortably.
Anyway, since they found the warlock, Giselle told Andrew the news. Andrew asked back with a nervous expression.
“What should we do? Should we just charge right in? Without being able to respond?”
“… … No. Just approach slowly, surrounding the area as I said.”
I heard from Zico about the power of the black magician. That’s why I made a proper plan and told everyone about it.
Before we knew it, Giselle had become the commander. Everyone listened to Giselle.
As the Yulien Mercenary Corps moved a little further, with the lead unit, a loud explosion was heard in the distance and lights flashed.
Everyone stopped walking because they didn’t know what was going on. The soldiers looked in that direction with great tension.
There was no way such a phenomenon could have occurred on its own in the mountains. It was clearly the work of a black magician.
Jiselle smiled crookedly as she saw the light.
“Hey, look at this guy. Are you telling me your location out loud?”
I already knew where the warlock was. I was slowly moving towards it.
But the warlock doesn’t know they’re moving.
So he sent a signal, telling them to come find him.
Jiselle said, extending her hand.
“Don’t hesitate and proceed according to plan. There’s no need to be afraid at all.”
Before anyone knew it, even Jiselle’s speech had changed. Her dignified speech was so natural that no one questioned it.
Even the lord Andrew is moving according to Giselle’s instructions.
The soldiers moved slowly again. Giselle led them along with Yulien, smiling quietly.
‘You’re quite confident. Do you think you can win this time too?’
It seemed that the black magician was quite proud of his skills.
It was understandable. A 6th circle wizard was a rare powerhouse even at the kingdom level.
Hubert, the leader of the Red Flame Tower, was also a strong man who led the best tower in the north.
That black magician is strong enough to be able to act with such ease.
Jiselle stretched her body, bending her neck from side to side.
“I specialize in destroying those kinds of people.”
He met the wrong person today.