Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Advent (2)

The method for Kkanjuk to stop Brooks Besilja’s plot.

That was precisely intervening directly himself.

Originally, besides that there was no method to surely take care of the slime’s safety.

Most of the other viewers would surely be on the demon continent, and even if on the Dersia continent they don’t know the location of the Magic Tower well, and have no means to move in one go when the slime is in danger.

‘Originally if other viewers appear it wouldn’t just be a mess but a real mess.’

Even if they arrive they would only think of the slime and not even consider the treatment or position of other humans.

If it goes wrong it might give the recognition that the slime is a threat to humans.

Before becoming a lich, Kkanjuk could move to this secret workshop through the warp magic he was experimenting on, and after becoming a lich he adjusted the warp magic even more finely and completed it.

If it’s the Magic Tower, the most familiar coordinate, he can move right now.

Having calculated the warp coordinates in advance, Kkanjuk was watching the situation through the broadcast screen.

‘Brooks...’

And this time too, seeing Brooks Besilja trying to eliminate the slime by disguising it as a magic accident just like when he betrayed him, he felt anger.

Before Brooks Besilja pulled a trick, Kkanjuk moved.

Using the improved warp magic, he first passed only the hand, broke Brooks Besilja’s magic, and in addition caused mana reverse flow.

Also the magic newly made after becoming a lich.

The will transmission magic inspired by the system’s voice.

He tried to use flame speech on the slime.

Since it was the first time using it on a monster, he tried to contact the slime to get the feel and test it.

Knead!

‘This is Mallang’s texture! Much better than expected. I understand why everyone touches Mallang on the broadcast.’

There was an accident of blankly kneading several times because the slime’s texture was good in the middle, but Kkanjuk successfully sent flame speech to the slime.

Confirming that the slime’s broadcast was turned off as evidence of that, Kkanjuk revealed his form, placed the slime on the hand bone, and additionally sent flame speech to the slime while starting the acting.

[Mallang-nim, please stay still from now. That way everyone is safe.]

-I came because I felt rare mana. I didn’t expect its identity to be a slime. Moreover, to think the Saintess and Paladin would be in one place here.

First appealing that it has no direct relation to the slime, and even informing that the Saintess and Paladin are not the purpose.

-Hmm, the more I look the more amazing. How such mana is felt from a slime.

The slime’s mana had no particular characteristics, but to give credibility that he as a lich came, he added the setting that the slime’s mana is special.

“G, give Budul back, lich!”

Amelia shouted at Kkanjuk with a trembling voice.

The tremendous death aura felt from Kkanjuk made the body shrink, but even so she couldn’t leave the slime like this.

-Budul? Hahaha! The Saintess even attaching a name to the slime and raising it. Even more interest arises.

Kkanjuk was thinking of taking the slime and escaping like this.

Even if he appears now and obstructs Brooks Besilja, he might say he’ll confirm again and trap it.

If so, rather for the slime’s safety it would be better to take it to Kkanjuk’s secret workshop.

“Lich! What purpose did you appear for!”

Paulen asked Kkanjuk without releasing his guard.

-Hmm? Are your ears deaf. I came because I felt rare mana and was curious. But even seeing that I personally saved the slime that was about to disappear involved in an explosion, you don’t know? Yes, clearly...

Kkanjuk pointed at Brooks Besilja with the hand bone not holding the slime.

-You are the one who tried to eliminate this slime.

Suddenly pointed out as the culprit, the surprised Brooks Besilja hurriedly started making excuses.

“A, no! I was only trying to confirm what kind of slime it is! Just now was a magic accident! Accident!”

He could have pushed more here and firmly pointed out Brooks Besilja as the culprit.

However, if so the relationship between the Magic Tower and the church would worsen further, and in that process not only his descendant but also his still living cousin sister could get the fallout.

Therefore.

-That beard. I don’t like it.

“Wh, what?”

Kkanjuk picked a fault and activated magic.

At the same time a small magic circle formed at the tip of the finger pointing at Brooks Besilja, dark red light was shot.

“What!?”

Paulen couldn’t rashly move while protecting Amelia and Gracie, and Brooks Besilja also hurriedly tried to unfold a magic circle to make a barrier, but the dark red light Kkanjuk shot hit Brooks Besilja faster than that.

“Kuaaaaaaak!”

“M, Magic Tower Lord!”

Pain as if scorching the whole body.

Even more intense than during the mana reverse flow.

Especially the pain concentrated on the jaw and philtrum part covered Brooks Besilja.

For a moment Brooks Besilja, and the others as well, thought the lich shot magic trying to kill the Magic Tower Lord.

But Kkanjuk’s magic painfully affecting Brooks Besilja was a very short time.

At most about 3 seconds.

The dark red light continued only for 3 seconds and disappeared, and at the same time the pain Brooks Besilja was feeling also disappeared together.

“Huk! Huk! Huk!”

‘A, am I alive?’

He failed to properly block the lich’s magic.

He was lamenting if his life was ending like this but he was alive.

“Magic Tower Lord, a, are you okay?”

“Y, yes. I’m fine...”

Thududud.

It was then. The moment he answered Gracie’s words, with the sound of something soft falling all at once, Brooks Besilja felt a coolness in the jaw part he hadn’t felt for dozens of years.

“Uh...?”

Reflexively Brooks Besilja brought his hand to his mouth area.

The warmth of the hand was transmitted through the jaw skin.

There was nothing blocking anything.

The texture of the beard he had grown for dozens of years, even carefully managed, was not felt.

Brooks Besilja’s head lowered toward the floor.

“A, aa...”

And he witnessed.

His long beard that had fallen on the floor.

In Brooks Besilja’s head, memories with the beard flashed by like a revolving lantern.

The pain from hair loss.

The reality he didn’t want to acknowledge.

Days when life had no taste.

Growing a beard that might have been a compromise at first but was also a struggle to live at the time.

The beard was the only ‘hair’ possibility he had.

The longer it was, the beard filled the emptiness of the lost upper part.

The affection directed at the swaying hair eventually changed target to the beard.

He observed the state every day and maintained it cleanly.

He gained a sense of superiority by looking at the beard states of the mages around and comparing with his own.

Such a beard had now completely fallen out and was sprawled on the floor.

“Aaaaaaaaaaat! My beard! M, my beeaaard!”

The sorrowful Brooks Besilja’s shout echoed thunderously in the room.

-Puhahahahaha! It suits you very well! Not only the head but below the face is also smooth!

For Kkanjuk that scream brought the greatest refreshment.

The magic shot at Brooks Besilja was magic Kkanjuk specially prepared.

From the moment he saw Brooks Besilja through the slime’s broadcast screen, it was magic prepared to give despair if they met again, so naturally it didn’t end with just dropping the beard.

-That beard of yours will never grow from now on!

“Wh, what!? A, a, aaaaaaoooooook!”

Thud!

Unable to withstand the shocking declaration Kkanjuk spat out, Brooks Besilja foamed at the mouth and lost consciousness as is.

“M, Magic Tower Lord!”

-Puhahahaha! I saw a funny sight well!

Leaving those words, Kkanjuk tried to disappear again into the black space he opened.

“No! Budul-ah!”

At the thought that if it goes like this the lich will really take the slime and disappear, Amelia extended her hand and used holy law.

Not healing the opponent but attack-use holy law toward the evil one.

The holy sword she had only used in practice until now, never used in real combat.

Five swords of light appeared in the air and flew toward Kkanjuk.

Shushushushung!

But with just one gesture from Kkanjuk a black barrier unfolded.

Kakakakang!

The five light swords failed to pierce the barrier and bounced off and disappeared in the air.

‘As expected, skill falls short of Fresia.’

The holy power is sufficient, but due to lack of real combat experience the speed of unfolding holy law as well as judging the situation is slow, Kkanjuk thought.

Because there are still many immature parts, the paladin in front also not rashly stepping forward and thinking protecting the Saintess as the top priority is the evidence of that.

Even now Paulen was solidifying the defense even more without attacking while being wary of Kkanjuk immediately counterattacking.

Therefore Kkanjuk decided to act a bit more.

-Hoo, this slime seems that precious. Then fine. I’ll show mercy.

Knead knead.

Kkanjuk additionally kneaded the slime and said.

-When I lose interest I’ll release this slime.

“Yes?”

“Is that true?”

Amelia and the Paladin were flustered.

A monster that would only appear in legends.

A lich called the end of a fallen mage coming out favorably.

-Of course when releasing I’ll release it appropriately anywhere! Hahaha! Try finding it well!

“Ah...!”

Only then did Amelia and Paulen realize.

The lich wasn’t acting favorably, but was toying with them.

Leaving those words, Kkanjuk this time truly disappeared into the black space he created.

“Keuk!”

“Budul-aaaaaah!”

At the powerlessness Paulen clenched his fist and Amelia sorrowfully shouted the slime’s name.

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Having returned to his secret workshop with the slime, Kkanjuk conveyed words to the slime with flame speech.

[Mallang-nim, from now I’ll open one secret room. I’ll tell the keyword so come in.]

Secret room.

That was one of the functions in the relay system.

A function where a room that can only be seen by entering a specific keyword in the search window of the relay list appears.

Most monsters do not use this function even if they have it.

Because, there’s nothing particularly to hide!

Originally there was no way a monster continuing the broadcast enough would make a secret room while minding others’ eyes.

Even if setting a keyword, conveying it one by one is bothersome and they think there’s no reason, so even if learned by the system’s voice at first, as time passes it is a function gradually forgotten.

The slime entered the keyword in the room search function as Kkanjuk informed.

‘Natural mage best!’

The secret room Kkanjuk opened appeared in the search window.

And after the slime entered the room, it immediately used the chat.

[Mallang]▶Where is this?

▷This is my workshop.

[Mallang]▶Workshop?

▷Think of it as home.

[Mallang]▶Kkanjuk’s home!

Wondering, the slime jumped boing boing while looking around the secret workshop here and there.

Even if dark, that was no problem for the slime.

After going around once, the slime stopped jumping and typed the chat again.

[Mallang]▶When do I go back?

Having received the request from Kkanjuk with flame speech to stay quietly, the slime followed as is.

Honestly the slime couldn’t understand the situation a little while ago.

But because it was a request from Kkanjuk who had helped it until now, and because Amelia and Paulen, and Gracie weren’t hurt, the slime also didn’t actively move and stayed still.

At the end, having heard the content that Kkanjuk would release it, the slime purely asked.

When does it return to Amelia and Paulen’s side.

And at the slime’s question Kkanjuk answered.

▷Mallang-nim, sorry. Because Mallang-nim’s life is in danger I can’t go back right away.