Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Reunion After 50 Years (3)

The moment the golem that was fighting collapsed, the lich suddenly spoke familiarly toward Nellin.

And that not a voice transmitted as if ringing in the head, but a voice like coming out from a person’s throat.

At the lich’s sudden action most personnel were guarding and holding questions.

But.

Only two.

Nellin and Fresia had different reactions from the others.

“A, aaaa...”

Fresia seemed like she would shed tears right away.

Because the voice still remaining in memory.

The voice of the loved man was heard.

“Haa, you were acting too?”

Nellin lowered the bow and frowned.

-Hahaha, was it pretty plausible? Didn’t look like an evil lich?

“Evil my ass.”

At Nellin’s reaction Kkanjuk had a question.

Thought he acted pretty well, but seeing Nellin’s reaction seemed noticed from the beginning that he is Ventus Frail.

-Seems was suspecting in advance. How did you know?

“Well, was half in doubt? Above all the rustic crown you made before wearing is also like that.”

-Rustic! A style made to give an intellectual impression in my own way!

“Seeing flaring up it’s the person. Well, that was the start at first and as fighting knew well that you were lying.”

Smirking Nellin said.

“The fighting is too kind and easy.”

-Kind? Even so tried to add a bit of crisis sense.

“Was intense. But that’s all. Golems also not summoning wildly to the point Paulen and those guys can’t handle, magic shooting also power was amazing, but didn’t even interfere with this side trying to block. Above all.”

Nellin pointed to the tree behind with her thumb.

“Using magic that much and not a single wound on this tree makes sense? If not you protected with the barrier struck at first it doesn’t make sense.”

The barrier struck with the pretext of not letting escape.

Actually unfolded with the purpose of preventing the hill from being greatly damaged by magic use.

The group excluding Nellin and Fresia alternately looked at the lich and the tree at the same time.

Really even though such a fierce fight happened not only the tree but the hill didn’t have severe damage.

Those who took the vanguard had no leisure to look back focusing on the golems, Gracie responding to magic, Amelia also continuously doing blessings and holy law attacks so didn’t notice.

But more surprising than that was the lich suddenly conversing familiarly with Nellin.

“H, hyung. What on earth is the situation going?”

“I don’t know either.”

“How did it happen, on earth!”

“F, fighting is ended now?”

Bewildered Godric’s group.

Meanwhile Paulen was preparing to move again anytime without loosening the guard yet.

Nellin put a hand on the waist and took a crooked posture and asked Kkanjuk.

“So why on earth did you do this act?”

-Hahaha! Met after a long time. Had magic developed until now so wanted to show. How is it? My magic was amazing right?

“Sigh. That magic boasting doesn’t change.”

Nellin shook her head tsk tsk.

“Really... is it really you?”

Fresia approached Kkanjuk trembling her voice and asked.

“Ventus.”

“Ventus?”

“Don’t tell me...!”

The name Fresia brought out.

Ventus.

That is the name of the Heavenly Law mage who was Nellin and Fresia’s companion 50 years ago.

Amelia doubted if she heard wrong and Paulen opened his eyes wide and looked at Kkanjuk.

But the most surprised was.

“Wh, what!? Ventus? Don’t tell me that lich is the ancestor!?”

Gracie who respected the Heavenly Law mage more than anyone.

Kkanjuk wanted to playfully speak seeing the surprised ones, but prioritized the conversation with Fresia approaching toward himself first.

-Right, Fresia. Long time no see. And sorry. I overdid the prank?

In a soft voice Kkanjuk answered Fresia.

“Aah, Ventus... really. Really it was you.”

“Hey, not apologizing to me?”

-Yeah yeah. Sorry to you too, Nellin.

“So roughly apologizing!”

“Aah... on earth. What on earth happened, Ventus. Why did you become a lich? Wasn’t it dying in a magic accident?”

-Yeah, I didn’t die in a magic accident. Actually fell into a trap.

“Wh, trap? Who did that?”

Nellin getting angry at Kkanjuk’s answer that answered perfunctorily.

But differently from the fact that Kkanjuk’s cause of death was publicly revealed as accident when the words of not accident but murder came out she emitted a fierce aura.

-That story first talk at another place. Ah, of course.

Kkanjuk looked at Godric’s group and Paulen and Amelia once each and said.

-Will also talk about the slime so everyone follow.

“T, talk about Tongtong?!”

-Yeah, talk about Tongtong.

Tak!

When Kkanjuk flicked his finger the barrier wrapping the hill disappeared and a black space appeared in the air.

-Come, hurry and enter.

“Come to think of it what is that black thing?”

-Warp the space movement magic I developed. If passing here can go right to the place I’m living now.

“Space movement magic...”

Gracie still in a situation of not believing the fact that Kkanjuk is Ventus looked at the warp magic with eyes full of curiosity.

For a mage unknown magic she doesn’t know possesses the magic that makes one unconsciously move the gaze.

The first to approach toward the warp was Fresia.

“Really if entering inside that will tell everything, Ventus?”

-Yeah. Ah, but because became a lich no need for meals. So no black tea or snacks to treat. Sorry, Fresia. If possible would prepare even the tea you like.

The more hearing those words considering herself Fresia realized the lich before the eyes is Ventus.

“It’s fine. Even without that kind of thing I... can listen to your story as much as I want.”

-Uum.

Tears were forming at the corners of Fresia’s eyes.

Tears forming happy at the fact of being able to meet again like this and exchange words with Ventus.

Kkanjuk scratched his cheekbone embarrassed at that appearance.

‘To rejoice this much. Happy but somehow... shy.’

Fresia didn’t suspect Kkanjuk and willingly tried to pass the warp.

Then.

“Please wait, Saintess Fresia!”

“Paladin Paulen?”

“For just in case I’ll enter first.”

Although Paulen in charge of Amelia’s escort, Fresia is also a Saintess.

As Paladin couldn’t leave letting a Saintess do an action that might be even a little dangerous first.

‘I wanted to enter first but... no choice.’

Enduring the regret Fresia gave way to Paulen.

Paulen unhesitatingly immediately passed the warp.

“P, Paulen.”

Amelia was worried about Paulen.

If something goes wrong what happens?

Even if there is trust that Paulen is fine the anxiety was unavoidable.

It was such a time.

From the black space only Paulen’s head suddenly popped! and came out.

“Kyaak!”

“Fine, everyone. Beyond this there is a cave interior that looks like a laboratory. Seems okay to enter.”

“P, Paulen! Don’t surprise!”

“Yes? Ah.”

Paulen lowered his head and confirmed his appearance.

Only the head came out, below the neck the black space was still occupying.

“Indeed. Only the head sticking out first looks like this.”

Paulen this time passed even the body and came out.

“Then this time I’ll enter first.”

After Paulen confirmed safety, Fresia immediately entered inside the warp.

“Hey, you guys also hurry and follow.”

Following behind Nellin entered.

“Yes, Nellin-nim! Wait a moment!”

“Hoo, this is also an unknown experience.”

“Stop the stupid words and you also hurry and come!”

“T, Tongtong! I’m coming!”

“...! Budul!”

Following Godric’s group Amelia also passed the warp and what remained was only Paulen and Gracie.

“Gracie. Come, let’s go.”

“Yes, yes!”

Gracie who was blankly looking at the warp magic came to her senses at Paulen’s words and walked into the black space.

And finally Kkanjuk also passed and the black space disappeared from the air, and no one remained on the hill.

+++

The group that moved to Kkanjuk’s secret workshop through warp magic.

On the ceiling a sphere of light floated with magic was illuminating the inside of the cave.

“Where is here?”

-The secret workshop I made while alive.

“Secret workshop~? Well, if you would make one. So... now tell. How did you die? Said would tell if coming here.”

-Of course will tell. First everyone sit comfortably.

Dududududu!

When Kkanjuk gestured once chairs made of stone rose matching the personnel.

‘Amazing.’

Gracie exclaimed.

Generating chairs made of stone with different sizes matching each person is impossible without considerable skill.

But doing that simultaneously this simply.

‘Really... really the ancestor? Then I...’

Gracie recalled the words she said when first blocking Inferno Fall.

[I am... Gracie. Gracie Frail! Proud ancestor! Heavenly Law mage! Descendant of Ventus Frail!]

Hwaaaaaak!

Gracie’s face turned bright red from embarrassment.

Because if the lich is really Ventus Frail.

She said such embarrassing words in front of the ancestor she is proud of.

“Gracie? Are you okay? By any chance fever?”

Just then Amelia who was beside Gracie looked at her face and worried and asked.

Since unfolded such a fierce battle for 30 minutes, after the fight ended fatigue coming at once from the body and abnormalities occurring in the body could also be.

“A, no. Fine. Just embarrassed at the words I said myself...”

“Yes?”

“Th, there. Where is Tongtong?”

Meanwhile Dep looked around inside the secret workshop and looked for the slime.

But since not visible at all asked Kkanjuk.

-That also will tell step by step. Don’t worry. The slime is safe.

After everyone sat in place, Kkanjuk said.

-Then first have to say how I died. As already said I fell into a trap and died. Ate wine with poison.

“Wh, what? Who on earth!”

Finally the truth of the incident heard.

The reason Kkanjuk died, and that poison murder so even the usually benevolent Fresia now couldn’t hold the anger.

-The culprit is precisely Brooks Besilja. That guy who became the Magic Tower Lord now.

“Yes!? M, Magic Tower Lord is the culprit who trapped the ancestor!?”

At the continuing shocking statement Gracie was greatly surprised and reflexively stood up from the place.

Couldn’t believe.

Because for Gracie the current Magic Tower Lord Brooks Besilja was the person who cheered herself who decided the direction as magic tool mage.

-Yeah. That guy handed wine with poison saying thanks for the hard work. And tried to explode the room where I collapsed suffering from the poison and disguise as a magic accident.

“That... can’t be.”

At the unbelievable fact Gracie’s pupils trembled violently.