Chapter 546 – 44. The Empire of Dezac – The Darkness Falls on the Mage Tower (12)
Contrary to some concerns, there was no need for Valdes to leak the information himself.
“Hehe, stupid boy.”
As soon as he heard the news, Adolf laughed heartily.
An opponent you don’t like as if you’re on the opposite pole of a magnet.
To Adolf Ulrich, a boy named Valdes was such a being.
I didn’t even know what the problem was.
I just felt bad and annoyed from the first time I saw it, or from the time I heard the rumors.
The boy had offended him ever since their meeting.
In the end, the climax was nothing other than holding hands with his dear sister.
In addition to this, Natalie, who loves him uncontrollably, protects him.
“…Get rid of it.”
It was inevitable that such a decision would be made.
But the timing wasn’t good.
A series of disturbing incidents and accidents have recently occurred in the system.
In the near future, representatives from each continent will gather and hold talks.
Thanks to this, the security of the system was stronger than ever.
‘Now that it’s like this…’
It’s hard alone.
If that’s the case, we need to bring more people together.
Adolf gathered friends, no, disposable humans.
They are dissatisfied with society, but their abilities are so-so.
If possible, focus on those who can use it this time and cleanly remove it.
After all, there is no reason to save someone and leave behind a sequel.
However, even this was considered insufficient.
“Hey, Adolf. Wouldn’t it be better to stay still for a while?”
“What?”
“No, that’s right. It’s so serious right now…”
“…Tsk.”
‘Damn it.’
Maybe it’s a problem that they’ve been gathered mainly by idiots to make it easier to get rid of?
However, proper wizards and mercenaries have risks on the contrary.
So I swallowed my regret and looked for an opportunity.
Risk is always within the system.
In other words, if Valdes ever escaped the system, he intended to immediately follow and eliminate him. Isn’t it so exciting that the corners of your mouth twist just by imagining it? You can get rid of the fucking mixed-race scum.
Of course, I don’t know when that will be.
Even though Valdes has been on the Islands for several months, he has only been out a handful of times.
‘Anyway, it’s a nice body.’
Moreover, if possible, he should aim for the timing when he will be alone.
In other words, even if you leave the system, if you go out with someone, you have to wait for them to be apart.
It really can’t be anything other than an endless wait.
But did God bless you?
Within a few days of gathering people, we heard good news from an employee who had been recruited from the academy’s administrative office.
Application for use of forest for practice.
The former hero party’s spiritist, Professor Yueli, applied for it, but only one person was allowed to use the forest.
Valdes is going to the forest alone.
It is truly a heavenly opportunity.
“Because you’re such an idiot! Khehehe, good. Very good!”
Adolf let out a vulgar laugh and immediately gathered the people together.
Thinking of everything himself, he did not even dream that this was a trap.
“Ha.”
Natalie, the owner of the Magic Tower, let out a sigh.
“Do you really want to go?”
“I have to go. I decided to go from the beginning.”
Valdez shrugged his shoulders and answered shamelessly.
It was only one day before that I applied for the use of the practice forest.
Of course, it didn’t follow the rules originally, but she pushed through with Yueli’s power.
There was no administrative staff who could refuse a request other than the request of a spiritist who boasted a solid position, such as the hero of the hero party who defeated the demon king or a famous professor in the academy. In a word, it’s like a free pass.
As soon as he confirmed that the request had been made, he informed Natalie of this.
Of course she was dumbfounded.
“No, why didn’t you tell me about this yesterday…”
“I was so flustered that I forgot something.”
“…”
There are many things I want to say, but I decided to hold back.
At least Valdez didn’t seem to have any intention of giving up going to the forest.
If so, it is better for her to accompany her.
That’s because it’s easier to protect him than to convince him.
‘Unless Adolf is an idiot, he’ll prepare something, but anyway.’
Natalie was confident that she would stop Adolf no matter what, and that was her well-founded confidence.
It is not an exaggeration to say that she inherited the title of her master’s great magician, Natalie. Excluding the demons, she can be proud of being in the top 10, no, 5 fingers on the continent.
Therefore, Adolf, who was stagnant at the beginning of the Master, was not even an opponent.
“Then let’s go.”
Valdez dressed as if he were going for a light walk.
The reason he went to the practice forest was to gather reagents for a nominal reason.
“…Okay, let’s go.”
Natalie came down from the air and stood with her feet on her ground.
And he stood next to Valdes.
“Eh. Are you coming with me?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Ah, I meant to say go away.”
“I’ve been thinking about it for a bit, but I think it’s better this way.”
Natalie didn’t bother to explain why, and Valdez didn’t deliberately ask why either.
But the expectations went well enough.
She is trying to restrain Adolf by revealing herself.
Unlike Valdez, who tries to trap Adolf by causing him to have an accident, what Natalie wants is for him to stay calm. Even if he can’t do anything about the raid itself, he’s thinking of not giving it a chance.
He is a young man who takes care of him like a child no matter how much he behaves like an idiot.
As for Natalie, she would want to edify him somehow.
‘Though everything is within the expected range.’
“I want you to calm down a bit.”
“…I know.”
It was said without a subject, but Natalie replied in a low voice.
Although the meaning of coming to my senses that each other said was completely different.
At least for this moment, Natalie was able to treat Valdez comfortably.
“But is it possible?”
“Whoa. I don’t know that.”
Natalie’s voice quickly turned to remorse.
It was because of the guilt that Adolf’s erroneous thinking was due to himself.
There is also Adele’s example, so I can’t blindly blame her, but anyway, she took care of Adolf from a young age. She wondered if her excessive affection was the problem, given that she is a master’s child and a talented wizard.
“What’s really wrong?”
“That’s it, no one knows.”
“…”
“It’s something that can’t be confirmed.”
“Yes.”
“So I think it’s better to worry about what to do than to think about why.”
“…Whoops. Valdes, you. You’re quite wise, aren’t you?”
“I hear that a lot.”
“Whoops.”
The two arrived at the outskirts of the island while talking about this and that.
A pre-booked carriage was waiting for them.
Valdez opened the carriage door and gestured to Natalie.
“Get on first.”
“Huh?”
“It’s Lady First.”
“Ahaha! Seriously, I didn’t know you had this kind of personality again.”
“I am originally cool in many ways.”
“Puhuh. What are you saying?”
Natalie laughed and climbed into the carriage.
Although she is said to be the countess of the Mage Tower Lord, since she has little activity outside of her original body, even the coachman did not recognize her face. Thanks to that, it was not unusual for her to come here, and it was the same in the forest.
However, Adolf, who was watching the carriage from afar, crumpled his face one day after happily concocting the plan.
“Why, why is Natalie-sama…”
“…”
“…”
Adolf was so angry that his whole body trembled and he couldn’t control his excitement.
Thanks to this, the subordinates who were watching with him were frightened.
It was an atmosphere that made me feel as if I would be horribly affected by magic if I spoke the wrong way.
‘What do we do?’
Adolf couldn’t afford to care about such subordinates.
Natalie’s existence was a matter of worrying about the survival of her immediate plan.
In fact, even his plans are nothing special.
It wasn’t that he didn’t have the head to meticulously plan a strategy to assassinate Valdez, but the quality of his subordinates, who were pressed for time and prepared, was also poor. Although the training forest has low security, it was difficult to sneak in.
‘Almost all of the traps prepared will be seen through. The rest will be useless.’
Adolf is in a cold sweat.
Just then, one of his men cautiously approached him.
“Hey, Mr. Adolph.”
“…What.”
“Are you worried about Natalie-sama?”
“…”
Adolph could not answer.
She was the reason for his concern, but her petty pride stopped him.
“Then I have a good way.”
“…A good way?”
It was an ear-piercing word.
Of course, even if there was a way for a back alley bully, what would it be?
Still, in case you didn’t know, I decided to listen.
“Tell me what it is.”
“A few of us will lure the Master of the Tower.”
“Ha, only manned?”
Adolf sneered at me in embarrassment.
“What and how are you trying to lure me in? Natalie-sama is a great mage.”
“Well, wouldn’t it be fine to just show the traps being set up from afar?”
“…Hmm.”
“It’s not the magic tower, it’s the academy’s forest, so he can’t use strong magic either. So if you give me a few anti-magic artifacts… Hehe. I’ll try my best to escape!”
“Tsk. Was that the purpose?”
“Ugh. But if you do something wrong, you’ll get caught!”
“It’s not if you do something wrong, you’ll get caught unconditionally. Incentives aren’t the end.”
Hehe. Actually, there’s one more thing.”
The man pulled out a small box from his bosom.
A box with luxurious packaging that doesn’t match his shabby outfit.
What looked quite precious from the material didn’t look like a man’s.
“What is this?”
“It’s poison.”
“What?”
“It’s rumored to have been obtained from demons, but the effect is deadly.”
“This crazy bastard…”
Dismissal. Paper weave.
“Ouch! Now, wait! Even so, it won’t work for the Master!”
“…”
“Even if it’s poison, at most it’ll kill us instantly, and even if there’s only mana, the effect will be reduced, so if it’s just master level, it’s only paralyzed. Would the Mage Tower lord be paralyzed for about 5 minutes? It’s just that walking is uncomfortable!”
“Hmm. Keep talking.”
“You won’t be able to use magic because you’re pushing the poison away, so it’s a short time, but if Adolf-sama wipes out the mixed-race offspring before then, everything will be resolved!”
The man’s words were very funny.
A plan I’m not sure about.
If anything goes wrong, it’s likely to fail.
Still, it sounded strangely inviting to Adolf.
Because he had a way to clean up his men if things went wrong.
“…Good.”
After a short deliberation, Adolf made a decision.
“I accept your opinion.”
“Hehe, thank you! Instead…”
“I’ll give you a generous reward. Let’s follow.”
“Yes!”
When Adolf made up his mind to continue the operation, his back alley bully, or the spy of the demons, grinned.
