Chapter 123

Chapter 123

The Stick is Medicine

Effort was a beast.

Effort did not train. Just eating and shitting and sleeping was all. Because of that did not match general agents.

Effort was only put into retirement operations. Because of that the performance is poor, but the skill was real.

‘A picky guy.’

Effort moved solely with instinct. There was no constant rule or law there.

‘Like Damien.’

It was the reason Galahad recalled Effort when first seeing Damien fighting. Damien was similar to Effort.

Of course—.

‘Damien is more excellent.’

Galahad tapped the cigarette.

Effort slowly loosened his body. The guy was not urgent. It was a veteran beast.

“Ah, was Iscariot a erased name?”

Although a childish provocation, it was quite effective to Galahad. Because there was no one who babbles that name so.

“It is a erased name. Already forgot it is the Information Bureau taboo?”

“Fine. Because the merit would be larger.”

The guy long stretched his arm. A ppeudeuk— sound was made and the muscle full of elasticity shook.

The guy who loosened the body lifted the sword. That was a huge and crude sword that would be used in a butcher shop.

“Changed the weapon.”

“Because the one used before broke.”

“If Sir Gilbert hears would foam at the mouth.”

“Gilbert?”

The guy aimed the sword at Galahad. Galahad tidied the waist. The guy is a beast not a demon race. No need to take out the water bottle.

Took out the gold rod secured behind the waist instead of the water bottle. At the gold rod that tightly wraps in the hand the corners of Galahad’s mouth rose.

“What is that?”

“It is a club for catching beasts.”

The guy twisted the corners of his mouth and lowered the posture. The firm muscle was pulled to the limit.

Galahad did not wait and flicked his finger. As the space distorted, an ice awl jumped out from behind the guy.

Because used space magic there was no sound or sign. If a demon race sensitive to mana one could react, but the guy was not a demon race.

Yet the guy twisted his body. The ice awl brushed.

‘Did not know would avoid even space magic.’

Knew the instinct is excellent, yet even avoiding the one using space magic.

‘Became bothersome.’

Galahad clicked his tongue softly.

“Learned a strange thing.”

The guy furrowed his eyes. The guy’s expression was subtle. It was a guy who feels danger like a ghost.

“Is the instinct saying to run away?”

The guy did not answer. Looking at the furrowed face it seemed the correct answer.

‘As expected the sense is good.’

Galahad slightly looked up. The moon tilted. There were many things to do. Time was tight.

However, haste was poison. Leisure was a weapon.

‘One by one. Slowly.’

Galahad fixed the grip of the gold rod. The gold rod scraped the ground.

The coolness of aura was felt from all around. The agents no longer hid their presence.

The opponent was not one Effort. There were ten agents around.

Had to face Effort and the agents simultaneously. It was a quite bothersome work.

Perhaps one could see as a crisis.

At a clear crisis Galahad tapping the cigarette—.

“If there is one who will surrender say now.”

Recommended surrender.

Surrounding guy rather recommending surrender—.

The agents who did not reveal emotions faintly laughed. Went mad. A small whisper was heard.

It seemed thought Galahad’s proposal is a joke.

The one not laughing was only one.

“None. Start right away. I am a bit busy.”

Galahad looking at Effort of a firm face flicked his finger.

Kwaang—, fire long sprayed centered on Galahad.

It was a signal flare. Coolness approached from all around. The surrounding agents ran toward Galahad.

In that—.

Galahad stared at Effort.

The guy was a fully firm face.

‘The sense is good.’

Galahad muttered and flicked his finger.

Death throes were heard from behind. The coolness became a little thinner. Chaeng! A sharp sound as if swords tangled was heard. No need to turn the head.

As the guys made Galahad’s estimate, Galahad also made the guys’ estimate.

Of course, Galahad’s estimate was more excellent than the guys’.

There was one variable.

Behind the agent thrusting the spear a guy kicking the ground was seen. The distance reduced in an instant. Galahad flicked his finger.

An ice awl jumped out right above the guy’s shoulder. Even though no sign the guy twisted his body. The ice awl brushed.

‘Avoiding well.’

Galahad indifferently admired and stepped back one step. A spear stuck in that place. The agent’s astonished face was seen.

Then, the agent’s mouth opened with a jjeok. Puk—. as the agent’s mouth split a crude sword jumped out. The sword was faster than the spraying blood.

Galahad stepped back one more step. The aura-mixed sword aiming at Galahad from behind collided with the crude sword.

Chaeng! Sparks fully splashed. The surroundings brightened. Effort was beyond the agent cut in half.

Effort’s sword did not stop. Moved riding the tangled sword. Exactly as if alive—.

‘Still the same.’

Clicked his tongue and flicked his finger. Effort who was thrusting the sword stopped with a ttuk— and stepped back.

The agent who was right beside filled that place. Truly a capable agent. Kwaaaang! Lightning roughly fell.

The capable agent who filled the place instead of Effort was directly hit by the lightning.

Galahad slightly looked below.

The sword of the agent hit by lightning was stopped right in front of the neck.

Soon the sword fell with a tuk—.

It was a clear boundary of the death line.

The back tingled with tension, and the mind fully rose.

[You are field constitution.]

Regrettably could not deny.

Galahad concentrated on Effort again.

Effort’s movement was certainly picky.

The guy instinctively found the optimal path. Performed the best movement.

So—.

‘If making unable to avoid it would do.’

At a clean conclusion Galahad raised the corners of his mouth.

*

‘What is this—.’

James blinked his eyes.

The agent’s combat was not gorgeous.

Quiet and desperate.

The cool sword sound and the sound of flesh tearing, the sound of the corpse collapsing was all. There was no such as spirit or scream.

How much the sound of Galahad flicking his finger was well heard.

Galahad consecutively flicked his finger. Ice awls continuously shot. Effort lightly avoids, but the agents could not easily avoid.

“Knowing the method of dealing with knights properly.”

Handsome spit a mutter full of astonishment.

Galahad checked Effort even in a situation surrounded by agents. Ice awls quickly shot.

It was a dark space. There was no way the transparent ice awl is seen.

Yet Effort avoided the flying ice awl in the air. It was an action closer to a stunt than swordsmanship.

“Is that a human?”

Handsome muttered with a trembling. Astonishment took place on that face.

Effort who lightly avoided the ice awl smoothly dug between the agents. The crude sword aimed at Galahad’s back.

Tak.

A transparent barrier rose behind Galahad. The crude sword scraped the barrier. Even though no aura the barrier broke.

The crude sword did not stop and moved. To the extent the sword looking alive.

Galahad’s back was cut. Because Galahad avoided at that moment, the scar was not deep.

Red blood splashed. Galahad pointed at the blood and flicked his finger. In the air flames roughly burned riding the blood.

Effort was already after stepping back. Effort lowered the posture and circled around Galahad. It was the appearance of a beast aiming at prey.

Desperate combat continued. Wounds increased on Galahad’s body. Agents collapsed. Effort was calm. Aimed at the opportunity without getting excited.

Galahad who had never stepped back until now continuously stepped back.

“Have to help!”

Handsome said while drawing the sword.

Then, something was seen in James’s eyes.

There was a line below Galahad who is continuously retreating while surrounded by agents. It was the line the end of the gold rod drew.

That line was constant. Exactly as if deliberately drawn—.

“Wait··· wait.”

“What!”

James pointed below Galahad.

That line exactly—.

‘······Magic circle?’

James’s eyes became large. James hurriedly confirmed again.

It was a magic circle.

‘Drew a magic circle in this situation?’

Was in combat with agents reaching ten and Effort. Drawing a magic circle in such a situation—.

To do so even that retreat had to be calculated. There was no way such a crazy act is possible.

No, must not be possible.

Then, Galahad struck down the gold rod.

A huge flow of mana was felt. In an instant Effort jumped back. That speed was double faster than when charging.

Then—.

“Try avoiding this too.”

Galahad lowly said. The magic circle below spewed rough light.

At the huge movement of mana James opened his mouth with a jjeok.

A small ember rose from Galahad’s finger. A small ember that seemed would go out soon slowly fell to the extent a yawn coming out.

As that weak ember fell on the magic circle—.

Rough fire burned in an instant. Fierce fire fully rose riding the magic circle. Exactly as if throwing an ember on oil—.

The fire that spread in an instant fully invaded the space.

‘Extreme.’

It was extreme fire to the extent heat is transmitted even to James who is away.

Such fierce fire—. the sense of how thick the mana density did not come.

The agents urgently raised aura. That refined aura pushed the fire.

Aura cut magic. That was common sense. However, the fire unfolded now was not fragmentary. It was flames that filled the area.

Pushing with aura and enduring was all.

However, although inspection room agents, the feeling of the aura being weak was felt.

“The restraint of aura rather became poison.”

At Handsome’s explanation James nodded.

The inspection room agent’s aura was optimized for ambush or assassination. Instead—.

‘Weak to wide attacks.’

James’s eyes became large.

It was a move that accurately saw through the characteristics of the inspection room agents.

Even yielding a hundred times grasping that weakness could be so. However, performing that was a completely different story.

Range magic degree of pressing aura—.

If not seeing directly would not have believed.

Galahad was in the center of the rough flames.

“Now a bit warm.”

Galahad leisurely laughed while turning the gold rod with a binggeul.

Something shot between the agents. It was Effort. Effort’s eyes looking at Galahad lowly shone.

It seemed saw an opportunity from Galahad who unfolded range magic.

No matter how Galahad there was no way able to use magic again in a state of unfolding such magic.

Tak.

A small sound was heard. Galahad flicked his finger. Fire roughly burst below Effort.

Effort crouched his body. If only slightly missed would have been eaten by the explosion, yet Effort’s movement was exquisite.

Rather utilized the recoil of the explosion.

Tak.

Flames rose pointed. A spear made of fire shot. Effort’s crude sword deflected. Such movement in the air—.

It was movement closer to a beast or animal than a knight.

“What is that······.”

It was mysterious movement to the extent Handsome astonished.

Effort found a path even in the flames. Moved following instinct.

Soon Effort reached in front of Galahad.

Galahad fixed the grip of the gold rod. At that appearance Effort snorted. Is the mage guy saying will do close combat with oneself—.

‘My victory.’

Effort fully laughed.

Then, Galahad who met eyes laughed back. That laughter was thicker than Effort.

Instinct warned of danger. Shouted to step back right now.

If usual Effort would have followed instinct.

However, now it was a situation facing the mage guy from the front.

Although knowing Galahad is excellent, anyway a mage.

There is no way losing in close combat to a mage. Effort ignored instinct and swung the sword.

Then—.

Tak. Coolness approached on Effort’s back. Effort hurriedly twisted his waist. A fire arrow brushed the right waist.

In an instant the gold rod rushed in. Certainly excellent speed for a mage but—.

‘Mere that degree.’

Effort swung the sword with the thought of cutting the gold rod and the guy’s hand at once.

Then, coolness was felt from behind again. Because that position was too exquisite, Effort had no choice but to avoid.

The gold rod that could not block tapped Effort’s chest.

Kung, the strength loaded on the gold rod was quite. To the extent Effort’s body shaking.

“Guy—!”

Hitting with a rod by a mage—. Effort’s eyes flipped. The moment trying to swing the sword, coolness was felt again.

More intense than before.

This had to be avoided.

Effort hurriedly twisted his body and barely avoided. Then a heavy impact was felt from the abdomen.

It was the gold rod. The gold rod accurately tapped Effort’s abdomen.

Strange.

Effort clearly moved to avoid the attack from behind. Yet why is the gold rod here—.

'This—.'

Effort only then realized.

‘Calculated my movement.’

That Galahad even calculated Effort’s instinct—.

No, not simple calculation.

Galahad induced Effort’s movement.

Extreme···.

“Didn’t say. To a beast the stick is medicine.”

At the indifferent Galahad Effort realized the instinct was correct.

Galahad was not an opponent Effort can win.

Effort who realized late—.

“The surrender proposal, still valid?”

Awkwardly laughed.

“Sorry but, I am a person who keeps the words said.”

Galahad laughed back.

“Once, get hit a bit.”

Unlike the polite voice,

The gold rod ruthlessly approached.

****

‘The agent name is given with the opposite feeling—.’

Tom recalled the story Jamit just informed,

Thinking about it everyone’s names were strange. That excellent beauty being Pumpkin also, Handsome also—.

“Certainly would be effective.”

“Because originally simple is effective.”

At Jamit’s answer Tom nodded.

“Then what is the meaning of Jamit?”

Names like First or Pumpkin, Handsome seem roughly knowing the meaning, but Jamit the sense did not come easily.

“Just because the feeling liked and gave?”

At Jamit’s confident answer Tom momentarily words were blocked. However, fluster was a fleeting moment.

“As expected somehow tightly stuck in the mouth.”

At Tom’s quick praise Jamit raised one corner of her mouth.

Jamit hummed a nasal song and sipped tea. Tom who was organizing materials suddenly a question rose.

“Then what is the captain’s agent name?”

Jamit’s face momentarily stiffened. The leg that was twitching stopped.

Tom realized touched wrong.

“Ah, sorry.”

Tom hurriedly apologized.

Jamit soon returned to the usual faint smile.

“No, enough to be curious. Galahad dislikes both of his agent names—.”

‘Two—?’

Tom muttered that subtle word. Is it that there are two agent names? As expected the captain. Extraordinary.

“Well, fine to tell. Anyway one has to know so later no problem arises.”

Jamit who lightly nodded fixed the posture. At Jamit who became serious Tom swallowed dry saliva.

It was the feeling of hearing an important secret. Such things were fed up. Although Tom did not want to hear, because needed for work desperately held.

“Galahad’s agent name is two. One is what the previous director gave, the previous director······. Hmm. Anyway, now it is a forbidden name. It is Iscariot.”

“Iscariot? What meaning?”

“I also do not know. Because the one I gave is the second.”

“Ah, I see.”

Tom nodded.

“Because related to the previous director the first name was forbidden. So I gave a new agent name. That······.”

Jamit who was speaking without blockage stopped her mouth. The faint smile broke, and the eyebrows softly furrowed.

Jamit who was moving her lips—.

“It is Happy.”

Desperately laughed.

‘Happy—. exactly like a dog name.’

Tom muttered inside.