Chapter 118

Chapter 118

Preemptive

The elder of the white magic tower Edilim and the elder of the red magic tower Krajan were ‘orthodox’ mages.

The orthodox valued denying magic tools and accumulating complete skill.

In their view Galahad was orthodox. Galahad hated magic tools, and did not use. Not just orthodox, genuine orthodox.

It was the reason they hang their necks on Galahad.

Unlike their wish, Galahad was not orthodox.

The orthodox regarded magic as truth to endlessly explore. Galahad was similar, but to Galahad magic was basically a weapon.

A weapon to burn the demon race’s king that will appear someday—.

That was minor, but a big difference.

They who regard magic as truth pursued more gorgeous magic, more complex magic, but Galahad who treats magic as a weapon shaved magic.

Like sharpening a sword, made sharper and faster.

To Galahad even orthodox were just guys fallen into outer appearance.

Of course, this side was much better than the guys who just fondle magic tools.

Expected the elders’ favor but—.

‘Did not know would say will enter the Noon magic tower.’

The elder of the magic tower was not a light position. Saying will abandon the elder and come to Galahad’s magic tower was a quite unconventional decision.

The reason the elders made such a decision—.

‘Actually showing was large.’

It was because Galahad imitated Adrianne’s nature.

Erasing magic itself, as a mage could not pass. Even Galahad would have acted like an old man.

Yet the other mages excluding the two old men were distracted by mana stones.

It was the difference between real mages and guys who just fondle magic tools.

“I will be better than this guy! Because this guy’s personality is dirty, only scolding subordinates!”

“What?! Who is this damn old man saying personality is dirty! Fuck!”

“Heard that vulgar curse?”

“Keuheum—. I am a very noble person.”

At the old men noisily chattering Galahad clicked his tongue softly.

“Stop.”

No need to particularly fight.

“Both come. I will give more wage than before.”

The opportunity to recruit the elder of the magic tower was rare.

Had to catch both.

“Saying no need for wage? Anyway remaining life is not much!”

“I will rather give!”

Although the old men said will reduce the wage, rather will give more, Galahad refused.

Such things had to be clean.

No matter how much giving, Galahad was confident of extracting more than that.

“Really will enter?”

As Galahad seriously asked, the two old men erased the laughter.

“If you truly discovered the nature of mana—.”

“Will enter.”

The old men stared at Galahad with faces that erased the usual playfulness. Those wrinkled eyes fully sparkled.

Galahad briefly chose words.

“Mana breathes with vitality.”

“······Vitality?”

“What is that?”

The two’s heads simultaneously stiffened. The two looked at each other and stared at Galahad again.

“It is a word temporarily designated. Directly feeling vitality would be hard.”

The old men’s expressions became subtle. Soon fully distorted.

“Because we aged?! Still in full swing!”

“Correct! Still vigorous!”

At the intense opposition Galahad shook his head.

“Because vitality is basically possessed feeling is not easy. Can you feel the blood in the body?”

“Aha, understood!”

“Then how feel vitality?”

The reason Galahad could feel vitality was two.

‘The magic circle the First Mage left and the pill of pain.’

Feeling vitality that two were the origin. However, that was the story when Galahad did not know the existence of vitality.

Now because knew vitality exists, one could do the method differently.

There was a much simpler and cleaner method.

“Try drinking this.”

Galahad took out and handed the water bottle containing the lowest rank demon race’s blood.

“What is this?”

“Is it alcohol?”

“It is the demon race’s blood.”

“The demon race’s blood?!”

“Oh oh, the demon race! Is it good for the body?”

The red old man quickly took the water bottle. As opening the lid the terrible smell unique to the demon race’s blood blew. The two old men’s faces simultaneously furrowed.

“In the demon race’s blood high density mana and vitality are included. Among them what is not mana is vitality.”

“Keuheum, you drink first.”

“Like a white guy fear is many—. tch.”

The red old man sipped the water bottle.

Quite bold but—.

“Keueuk······. keueuk······.”

The red old man twisted his body. Those eyes reddened, and the hands and feet trembled with a dal dal. It was an appearance as if even ate poison.

“What matter is this?!”

The white old man shouted while glaring at Galahad.

“It is the action due to the high density mana contained in the demon race’s blood.”

“Is it that cannot even endure mere mana so like that?! Ha, after bragging—. give here!”

The white old man snatched the water bottle in the red old man’s hand.

“I will show that white is better than red.”

The white old man boldly drank.

And—.

“Keueuk—! keueuk—!”

“Eueueu······.”

“Keueuk!”

The two leaned on each other and twisted their bodies.

Galahad exhaled a sigh.

“Mere this degree... the exaggeration is severe.”

The old men panted breath. Astonishment was full on the face. It seemed the wrinkles increased a bit.

“Me— mere?”

“This is mere!”

At the two’s intense opposition Galahad brought the water bottle. Flicked his finger wiped the entrance and put in the mouth.

“Mu······ what!”

“Drank all at once! Went mad!”

“Clear went mad!”

The two reacted intensely.

It was Galahad who even drank the high-rank demon race’s blood. Now the lowest rank did not even come as a sign. Lukewarm warmth was all.

The pill of pain also smacked its lips with a jjeop—.

As Galahad fine the old men’s eyes became wide.

“Really fine? This is fine?”

“Does not make sense!”

“That··· because young it is so! If I was also thirty-one years younger it was fine!”

At the sincere astonishment Galahad took out one more water bottle.

“To feel vitality there is only this method.”

The faces of the old men who received the water bottle became serious. The two exchanged gazes. Seemed pondering for a moment and largely nodded.

A resolute light was full on that face.

At that Galahad slightly added.

“If drinking it has quite taste.”

“Taste—?”

“Taste?”

The old men’s faces became sealreuk. The old men who wandered for a moment avoided Galahad’s gaze and dry coughed.

“Keuheum, if young would have just drunk but—.”

“What to do. Because in front of time even a sword master is not.”

“This one has to brew even alcohol.”

“That would be good. Let’s brew with snake!”

The old man erased the laughter and looked at Galahad.

“If going to announce a new nature of mana, doing in the capital would be more effective.”

“Correct. One could also receive recognition as a formal magic tower.”

It was reasonable words. Because the magic towers were gathered in the capital. If going to announce a new nature of mana, doing in the capital was effective.

However—.

“Discovered the nature in the North. There is more left to discover from now—.”

There was a separate method to receive recognition as a formal magic tower.

“Was that so! The demon race! So was in the North!”

“Coming up to such a barren land for magic! It is a true attitude!”

Galahad slightly tapped the cigarette.

The old men opened their mouths with serious faces again.

“Still if the thought changes by any chance—.”

“Say anytime.”

The old men’s eyes shone not matching the wrinkles.

Even saying back room old men, they were ones who once made a name.

The connections of these who are elders needed no words. Although most of that connection would be old men of similar circumstances, the survived old men mostly held a seat.

“Yes, understood.”

Galahad quietly nodded.

Then, the red old man slightly raised his hand.

“Yet. Didn’t I enter first than this guy?”

The red old man asked while pointing at the white old man. At the out of the blue words Galahad furrowed his eyes.

Because said first—.

“I am the senior. This guy!”

“What senior—. damn!”

“Damn?!”

The two quarreled again.

‘Two elders. The work became easier.’

Galahad slightly turned his head.

Mages with no interest in mana stone sightseeing were seen. They were ones who came to take Galahad. The gold coins they brought were considerable.

‘From mana stones.’

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth while looking at the innocent mages.

The old men who saw that stopped the fight.

“Because said not receiving wage, one has to do work!”

“Those blood lumps are not even work!”

The old men fixed the staff grip.

*

‘To think there are mana stones of such good quality—.’

The eyes of Roen of the blue magic tower became large as if tearing.

At first somewhat no sense. Because the tower introduced as a magic tower was just stupidly only large—. contained mockery.

That mockery disappeared the moment seeing the mana stone.

In the capital mana stones were quite precious. Mana stones were something hard to obtain even with money.

Yet the mana stone Galahad gave was much better quality than what is in the capital.

Up to there one could be so.

The problem—.

“Come, enter.”

Galahad lightly gestured. The door full of bizarre magic circles slowly opened.

At the appearance seen inside that Roen’s eyes became large as if tearing.

Inside the magic tower—.

‘Is that all mana stones?’

Mana stones were full. Not even carefully storing. Good quality mana stones were rolling around like stones. It was not a magic tower but a mana stone storage.

‘Is this all mana stones?’

The mages opened their mouths with a jjeok.

“Look around freely.”

Galahad’s leisurely voice pushed the mages.

The mages hurriedly moved. Held the mana stone in the hand and examined here and there. It was a real mana stone.

‘It is a product.’

Roen stuck out his tongue. It was quality to the extent the mana stones in the capital feel like shit.

If taking this—. saliva fully turned in Roen’s mouth.

However—.

‘This is the North’s thing.’

No matter how good the quality, one could not take the North’s.

If caught by the empire the magic tower itself might collapse.

‘To think cannot take this!’

Does it make sense—. Roen felt pain.

“These are mana stones the Noon magic tower directly dug. Things secretly dug avoiding the Grand Duke’s eyes. The problem is avoiding the Grand Duke’s eyes, but that this side will solve.”

Galahad said while raising the corners of his mouth.

‘Magic tower······?’

Illegal magic tower was a serious crime. Perhaps might receive a more severe punishment than exchanging with the North.

But that was limited to illegal magic tower related ones.

Did not punish even the magic tower that traded with the illegal magic tower.

Along with that the Noon magic tower said embezzled the North’s mana stones.

So—.

‘Not trading with the North.’

If this degree even if a problem arises, one could smooth in the magic tower.

Roen’s eyes became large. Mana stones were the magic tower’s competitiveness.

If mana stones of this degree quality one had to definitely secure.

However—.

‘Even so······. Trading with the North is a bit···.’

Honestly greed rose, but trading with the North was not to the liking. The empire’s gaze was the problem.

Then—.

“I will buy! I will buy all! Here money!”

“No! This no good old man! Only greed many! I will also buy!”

“Late! I bought all first!”

The old men quarreled. Fought roughly even swinging the staff. Sincerity was felt in that quarrel.

Even looking so they were the elders of the white magic tower and red magic tower that are the 4 great magic towers.

Such big shots causing a fuss saying will buy each other, anxiety rose for nothing.

Then—.

“If anxious, there is also a route of receiving turning to the kingdom alliance side. Of course, the value goes more.”

Galahad indifferently said.

Can receive turning to the kingdom alliance—!

“Pri··· price! How is the price!”

“This bastard! Said I will buy!”

“I will buy! I have a lot of money!”

At the old man’s scolding Roen hurriedly raised his voice.

Then other mages also became urgent.

“Price—.”

Galahad looking around those innocent eyes—.

“Present.”

Raised the corners of his mouth.

****

“A big matter occurred! Big matter!”

Theodore turned his head at the urgent report. A staff of a pale complexion panted breath.

“Big matter?”

“Heard the 3rd Imperial Prince arrived at the North’s wall leading troops! It is a large force!”

“Leading troops?”

Theodore fully furrowed his eyes. Invited to the engagement ceremony, why came leading troops—.

“Thinking of even waging war?”

“But isn’t the 3rd Imperial Prince not that degree?”

“Right, would not be war. With that force cannot even pierce the North’s wall.”

The staff quickly received the words. That voice was calm.

“Cannot refuse either? Came saying will formally participate in the engagement ceremony.”

Correct words. If refusing there might come out the story that got scared.

From the beginning no need to refuse either.

Even if the 3rd Imperial Prince came leading a large force, as long as not the crown prince or the 2nd Imperial Prince there was no way becoming a threat to the North.

The problem—.

‘That the matter becomes larger.’

The 3rd Imperial Prince would know the agreement. Perhaps might be the intention of making a pretext even staking one’s life.

“Once, let’s raise the report to His Highness the Grand Duke.”

The staff calmly nodded.

Then—.

“A big matter! Big matter!”

One more soldier ran.

‘What?’

A question rose in the staff. Just heard the 3rd Imperial Prince’s news. What is there another big matter.

The soldier who ran with full power desperately opened his mouth.

Exactly as if news one must convey—.

“Ma··· the mages are competing and offering gold coins to Captain Galahad!”

“What!”

At the shocking news the staff stirred. The staff’s eyes fully shook.

“Everyone is anxious trying to recruit Captain Galahad! From the king of the kingdom alliance, the elders of each magic tower, even the mages! Offering gold coins! Clinging!”

“Not trying to participate in Adrianne’s engagement ceremony. Came to catch Captain Galahad! These no good guys!”

The staff screamed. The calm just now disappeared. The atmosphere greatly swayed.

“The magic tower’s recruitment! Isn’t it a big matter!”

“Doesn’t Captain Galahad particularly like magic! A very big matter!”

The staff noisily chattered. Agitation was full in the voice.

Unlike them actively courting on this side there was nothing particularly presented to Galahad.

The engagement ceremony was the only, yet that engagement ceremony was also one Adrianne refused and accepted only at the end.

‘Even I would go over!’

Theodore’s complexion became pale. Other staff needed no words. Trembled with a badeul badeul. Some staff lost strength in the legs and collapsed.

“U··· let’s also give gold coins!”

“We have no money! Beggars! Beggars! Rather isn’t it the situation Captain Galahad gives!”

“Oh no! Then even other!”

“Other?! What giving!”

The staff deeply pondered.

If something they can give to Galahad—.

“None?”

Euaa! The staff screamed. Ran around here and there.

Then—.

Kung, with a heavy sound the door opened.

A chilly coolness spread riding the opened gap.

The air that became heavy lightly pressed the noisy staff.

It was the Grand Duke.

The staff hurriedly lowered their heads.

The Grand Duke looked around the flatly prostrated staff.

Tch—.

As the Grand Duke clicked his tongue, the staff trembled with a badeul badeul.

“Will go out to meet.”

The Grand Duke lowly said.

Theodore a question rose. It was the Grand Duke who did not go out from the castle even when the crown prince came.

Such a Grand Duke going out to meet the 3rd Imperial Prince—.

‘······Why?’

Theodore softly muttered.

Then—.

“Galahad also goes.”

The Grand Duke ordered.

Theodore sighed inside.

His Highness the Grand Duke is not going out to meet the 3rd Imperial Prince—.

‘Taking care of Captain Galahad.’

His Highness the Grand Duke taking care of one not Adrianne—.

‘We have His Highness the Grand Duke!’

Theodore desperately held the rising corners of his mouth.

****

Tom was spending a very busy day while learning various things from Jamit.

Jamit was not a kind woman. Fussy and unkind.

But to Tom who is a low-rank soldier of the North this degree was very kind.

Jamit first taught gathering information and organizing and summarizing.

To Tom who possessed the experience of being dumped processing when a soldier, it was a familiar matter.

“······.”

Jamit fully chewed her lips.

Because growing too fast, deliberately entrusted a difficult matter.

This time it was a matter picky even to Information Bureau agents.

Yet Tom not only finished that but—.

“Ah, did you say like spicy?”

Was cooking.

Jamit looking at the cleanly organized desk—.

‘A monster.’

Muttered inside.