125 – […Are all humans like this these days?]
The dark magic hardly affected the gag resident, so he was just getting beaten up, but the man with a mustache was a dark magician of the Gold Circle. He didn’t have the power to fight and defeat the King of Spirits in a fair fight, but he had the ability to subdue a weakened King of Spirits.
The man pulled out a round magical tool from the bag where he had been stuffing documents haphazardly.
He tightly grasped the magical tool that could control the prison he had painstakingly created to subdue the King of Spirits.
Wooong…
The magical tool began to emit a faint glow. At the same time, the room where Lian and the King of Spirits were standing started to react. Bright lines with geometric patterns appeared on the gray walls, and intricate magic circles formed on the floor.
The power that had restrained the King of Spirits and extracted his strength remained there. At the same time, a transparent barrier separated the room where the man was standing and the laboratory where Lian was standing.
The man chuckled and said, “Huhuhu.”
“If you had gained your freedom, you should have escaped immediately. It’s foolish to stay and witness a dangerous situation.”
The man’s face was filled with arrogance as if he had already obtained the King of Spirits. Lian ignored the man who started babbling and silently communicated with the Dark Sword.
“Can’t you break this?”
“Hmm… It’s as thick as heavy paper.”
It meant that he could tear it apart like the giant spider’s web. Upon hearing that, Lian raised the Dark Sword.
“Well, it’s better this way. I can take all the glory for myself now! Kuhahahahaha! Being recorded in history is enough for me alone!”
He and the other two dark magicians had been researching combat weapons. Two of them died at the hands of mad scientists, so the result of the experiment, which was on the verge of completion, could be solely claimed by him.
Having subdued the King of Spirits, he came to the conclusion and burst into reckless laughter, intoxicated by the glory he would enjoy in the future. Then, with a smirk, he extended his hand forward to activate the second magic.
“Now, it’s time to be bound by chains again-“
Swoosh.
Before his words were even finished, Lian pierced the transparent barrier with his blackened sword, cleanly cutting through it. Like cutting out a square piece of cookie dough, a square hole appeared.
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“Huh?”
The man with a mustache stared dumbfoundedly at Lian as he confidently walked out of the laboratory. If this were a comedy world, his foolish face would be enough to make him burst into laughter and even shed tears.
On his face, the thought of “What? This isn’t right?” was clearly visible.
“Ah, hahahaha… ha….”
He laughed while covering his eyes with one hand, as if he were sulking, but quickly regained his composure.
“…Not yet, not yet!”
With an urgent voice, the man’s body began to surge with new energy. Despite his insignificant appearance, a powerful force could be felt.
He started mumbling to himself like a villain in crisis.
“Even the Spirit King can only use less than half of his power in a place made of Bloodstone!”
A magic sphere, similar in shape to the Bloodstone that the Spirit King had created, began to form in an instant. The sphere created by the man seemed to be about 2 meters in size.
Crash! Bang!
As the sphere grew in size, the chandelier hanging from the ceiling broke, and part of the ceiling collapsed. As the wooden wallpaper peeled off, the deep red Bloodstone was revealed. It was faintly shining as if resonating with magic.
“Oh! Partner, this ‘Bloodstone’ seems quite impressive! If I ever make a room for myself, I’ll definitely use this ‘Bloodstone’! “
“A room… I need one?”
Although the blackened sword had a consciousness, it was still just a sword. Unless someone was obsessed with collecting swords, no one would give a personal room to a sword. But Lian thought it might be possible.
“Well, in a world where even androids can have rooms, it wouldn’t be strange for a blackened sword to have one.”
With that thought in mind, he spread out the sword diagonally.
“Can I ring that?”
“I can swallow it whole.”
In the presence of the self-proclaimed strongest magic sword, even an attack that could easily wipe out an entire town was nothing more than a trivial gesture of a fly. Lian smiled confidently.
Krrr! Kukung…
Sparks flew from the magic formation created by the man, and in an instant, it grew to a size of 3 meters, filling the spacious room with its immense presence. The magic sword, on the other hand, began emitting a chilling aura as if it were soaked in blood.
In the terrifying situation where the two forces seemed ready to clash at any moment, the young spirit shrunk back, shoulders trembling.
For a brief moment, silence filled the air.
Kurung! Shaaah!
The massive magic formation suddenly condensed into the size of a human head and shot towards Lian faster than the wind, but Lian’s magic sword accurately sliced through the incoming magic formation.
Kwajijijik!
Like blood spilling from the magic sword, a dense sword qi cleanly split the magic formation into two.
“Huhahahahak! You fool! Slicing it won’t do anything but cause an explosion! Shield!”
After shouting, the man enveloped himself in several layers of shields. He tightly shut his eyes, preparing for the imminent explosion.
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“…?”
As no explosion occurred, the man cautiously opened one eye.
“…??”
Although the room that should have exploded was in tatters, it was no different from before. Lian, holding the magic sword, was looking at him with an unharmed face.
“What is this…?”
He opened his mouth wide and started rolling his eyes rapidly. He was searching for my magic orb, which had disappeared as if erased by an eraser.
Before long, he was able to find what seemed to be my magic orb.
“No way…”
His gaze fell upon a black sphere, only the size of a watermelon, split in half and lying on the floor. The magic orb, victim to a gag filter, had ultimately lost its original form and was rolling on the floor like a beautifully sliced fruit.
The dark sorcerer, unable to comprehend this surreal scene, froze in disbelief.
“No, how… can magic… the form of magic can never… never be like this…?”
Just like how the round Earth turned out to be square, and what we thought was the universe was actually the ocean… The dark sorcerer’s mind came to a halt, unable to understand this incomprehensible story.
Lian didn’t bother attacking the bewildered dark sorcerer. Apart from the fact that he had mediocre skills, Lian believed it would be better to gather information first and then deal with him.
The moment Lian moved to subdue the absent-minded dark sorcerer.
“heheheheh…”
“Gasp…!”
“Eek!”
Both Lian and the dark sorcerer shuddered at the chilling voice.
“Darling…~ I’ve been waiting for a man like you, meow❤”
A cross-dressing barber man appeared at the wide-open door, showing off his hairy legs. Lian reflexively tightly shut his eyes.
The dark sorcerer, who belatedly turned around, had to witness everything in real-time due to the barber man opening his coat wide.
Drip, drip.
Tears of blood began to flow from his eyes.
Frozen in place due to the immense psychological shock, the dark sorcerer was approached by the perverted man, who wrapped him in his coat and abducted him like a twisted grandfather.
It all happened in an instant.
The man quickly left the room, leaving Lian alone. Lian felt cold sweat trickling down from his forehead to his chin.
“He was a true… formidable opponent.”
[ …are all humans like that these days? ]
Even to the Mages who divided humans into male and female like animals, it was a scene that made them shudder, so the Mage’s voice trembled.
“That can’t be true!”
[ Well, if that’s the case, then I’m relieved! …If you happen to have such preferences, feel free to talk to me anytime. I’ll… I’ll make sure to dress according to your taste… ]
Lian imagined himself wearing a barbarian coat instead of a fancy suit, and he quickly stopped himself when he faced the mirror. The horrible image that wouldn’t leave his mind caused blood to trickle down from the corner of his mouth.
Lian leaned his head against the nearby wall, trying to clear his mind. Just as he was about to forcefully hit his head against the wall…
Swoosh.
Quietly, instead of the soft cushion that was attached to Lian’s back… no, it was the Elemental Mother who reached out and covered Lian’s forehead with her hand. Her hand was as huge as her body, big enough to cover his entire face.
As her hand covered his face, his mind cleared as if he had swallowed cool water. Lian grabbed the hand that was covering his eyes and pulled it down, then said:
“Thank you.”
[ Hmph, I can do that much too. ]
Ignoring the grumbling sound of the Mage, Lian left the study.
“aaah!”
“H-help… helppp!”
Faint screams echoed from a distance. Lian furrowed his brows and thought:
“What on earth is happening?”
Why would a barbarian dressed in drag, something you would only see in a comedy world, appear here?
Lian started to cautiously make his way downstairs, realizing that he needed to assess the situation.
“Oh…”
[There are corpses everywhere.]
As I descended, the number of mosaic-covered corpses increased.
“hehehe! Let’s run towards that sunset together!”
“T-This is… aaah!”
A man with a head defying gravity ran, with a glint in his eyes, carrying a sorcerer on his shoulder.
With each step the man took, the sorcerer’s body shook like a grade schooler’s schoolbag. As the back of his head hit the ceiling and walls, blood started to trickle down. At the same time, the screams abruptly stopped.
Not long after, all that remained in the passionate man’s arms were cold, lifeless corpses.
