Chapter 59

Chapter 59

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‘This—.’

When the old man’s breath stopped, the egg fell with a tuk— from the staff.

A huge one rolled to Galahad.

Galahad quietly stared at the guy.

‘Dangerous.’

That was a simple feeling, but Galahad trusted his feeling.

Thump! Thump!

The pill of pain urged to eat that right away.

Galahad quietly examined the egg.

He slightly scattered mana, but it completely disappeared.

Admiration came naturally. Although an egg that lost the host, it still seemed higher grade than the pill of pain.

Since the pill of pain was no match for the guy, just ingesting was dangerous.

Dung dung, the pill of pain shook fiercely.

This time it seemed as if saying it is really different and he can do it himself.

Galahad did not believe the words of the cheap or anything.

He quietly calculated the situation.

Although the old man sucked a lot of blood, that was not the reason for death.

‘Basically there is host consciousness.’

Eating might be dangerous, but it seemed one would not die.

However, because this side was cheap one still needed to trim a bit.

Galahad moved the knife.

The egg was not hard. It cut lightly like jelly. The cut part turned to ash and fluttered.

The thought of regretting discarding did not come.

Originally excessive was worse than insufficient.

Although cut quite a lot, it still felt high density whether the center was the core.

Galahad pierced that with a fork.

Thump! Thump! The pill of pain continuously jumped.

He slowly brought it to the mouth.

‘Hmm—.’

Galahad let out a low groan.

Something hard to describe came over.

That was not mana nor life force. A violent sensation to the extent the spirit shakes raided.

The pill of pain rejoiced and charged at the guy.

When the two collided the inside became a mess. It was the feeling of exploding inside.

Galahad tightly closed his lips.

Blood flowed riding the mouth area.

Kwaang! Kwaang!

Although Galahad familiar with pain, this kind of pain was new.

The pill of pain roughly charged and tore the guy. The pill of pain and the guy rolled.

When the guy opened his mouth with a gap the pill of pain slightly avoided. At that sharp intense pain raided.

‘Can’t you do properly?’

At Galahad’s scolding the pill of pain hurriedly caught the guy.

Struggling even though a guy whose will disappeared—.

It was clearly lowest-rank.

‘This, to think my life is entrusted to a lowest-rank egg.’

When Galahad clicked his tongue softly, the egg largely vibrated.

The pill of pain was pushed by the guy. Put in to eat yet rather bitten by the guy.

Burur—! The pill of pain largely trembled like a scream.

Charged proudly, yet seemed to lose.

Can’t even eat what is fed floating—.

‘Absurd.’

The pill of pain urgently vibrated. It seemed shouting help! help!

Galahad clicked his tongue and opened the water bottle.

When putting the water bottle to the mouth, a cold and disgusting sensation came over riding the esophagus.

The pushed pill of pain rejoiced. The opponent did not put interest in the demon race’s blood. The pill of pain absorbed the demon race’s blood.

At that the pill of pain that became proud started the counterattack.

The pill of pain drove the guy to the corner and tore. Things that flowed from there spread around.

“Hmm—.”

Galahad squinted his eyes. The scattered things spread inside Galahad. The heart beat roughly.

The fight continued for a long time.

Around the time Galahad’s spirit became hazy, the pill of pain started eating the guy.

Each time devouring greedily, weight was added to the chest part.

Then, the pill of pain started trembling fiercely.

Unlike before that trembling was abnormal.

Exactly as if unable to control—.

‘You, come to senses.’

At the unusual atmosphere Galahad urgently called the pill of pain.

‘It was a joke. You are not a cheap egg. A suitable egg.’

The pill of pain did not answer.

Galahad squinted his eyes.

Then, the pill of pain stopped with a tuk—.

For a moment the field of view was dotted.

A vicious silence swallowed Galahad.

He tried to flick his finger, but there was no finger.

At that when chanting the formula—.

He felt the gaze of a huge existence.

The huge existence asked.

Who are you.

At that he answered.

I am Galahad—.

*

Kuk.

At the heavy sensation Galahad came to senses.

The pill of pain was hard pressing the heart.

‘This.’

Galahad coughed softly and shook his head.

The moment the pill of pain caught the atmosphere he lost spirit.

‘To think I lost spirit.’

Galahad squinted his eyes.

Somehow unpleasant.

Then, the gaze of the pill of pain was felt. That feeling was larger than before.

It felt as if the pill of pain was rattling.

‘You, can’t you eat that one and making this mess?’

At Galahad’s scolding the pill of pain tightly— caught the heart.

That power was stronger than before. To the extent it really felt as if the heart was caught.

Of course, it was not sincerely gripped.

Because if Galahad dies the guy also ends.

Still one needed to catch the habit.

‘I have to ask Adrianne to touch the chest a bit.’

The startled pill of pain vibrated. As if originally thinking of massaging, the pill of pain pressed the heart tightly.

That skill was quite good. Along with that because the power strengthened it was quite refreshing.

It felt more full of vitality. It seemed the life force accumulated in the pill of pain was acting.

Kuk kuk—.

The pill of pain hurriedly nodded.

‘Will live long.’

Galahad muttered a joke and put the cigarette in his mouth.

Then, the pill of pain hard shook. It felt exactly like dancing.

‘Did something increase a bit?’

The pill of pain shook twice softly as if look well.

Mana came out from the pill of pain, but that amount was more than before.

Roughly—.

‘Became about twice better.’

For example if drinking one bottle, it was the story of spitting two bottles worth of mana.

It was a considerable efficiency enhancement.

Anyway it was considerably insufficient compared to what the old man possessed.

Ang. He clicked his tongue softly at the throbbing heart.

‘Stop biting a bit.’

He flicked his finger and lit the cigarette.

As the sweet lemon scent spread, it awakened the heavy spirit.

Galahad felt a subtle sensation.

‘It is the Magic Realm, yet magic is more comfortable than before.’

Although somewhat insufficient than the real Magic Realm, this place also had dense mana concentration to the extent one could call it the Magic Realm.

Originally using magic was picky, yet now magic came out lightly.

There would be a difference in concentration, but that was not all.

‘It seems the constitution changed.’

Became a bit closer to mana—.

Galahad flicked his finger again.

The ash that was around was fully pushed back.

‘Certainly became easier.’

There was one thing that came to mind. When the pill of pain disassembled the guy, the things that scattered were absorbed. The possibility of that influence was large.

The pill of pain arrogantly nodded.

For the first time he wanted to stroke the pill of pain.

‘It became easier to move mana in the Magic Realm.’

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth while looking at the fully pushed ash.

He was pondering how to respond to the high-rank demon race’s invitation, yet it seemed he found a method.

‘One has to find more eggs.’

The pill of pain fiercely nodded. It felt communication with the egg became a bit easier.

“Finished?”

A thick voice was heard from the side. It was First.

Galahad lightly nodded.

“Thinking of operating the Black Magic Society?”

First asked while pointing at the black mages displayed behind. Pumpkin bowed his head with a bob.

Galahad obediently nodded. Anyway First was also asking formally.

“Do you know the guys called Dawn?”

This time Galahad asked.

First did not show even a small change. Breath did not become rough, nor did he blink his eyes.

“That is confidential.”

“I am still an agent though.”

First raised the corners of his mouth instead of answering. Even if asking more one could not dig out.

However, one could know to the extent that the Intelligence Bureau also recognized Dawn.

“So when are you guys getting married?”

“Yes?! What is that sound!!”

Pumpkin had a fit. At that Galahad laughed.

“Pumpkin has a bit much shyness. He will marry earlier than you.”

“Ah, please stop the bullshit···. I will enter first!”

Soon Pumpkin and First became distant.

Galahad looked at that for a moment and tapped the cigarette.

“Palho.”

“Yes.”

Palho prostrated in front of Galahad.

Galahad stared at Palho for a moment and opened his mouth.

“You suffered a lot in the meantime. From now you are the Society Head.”

Palho trembled his body with a budul budul.

“I will not say long. Do well.”

At Galahad rummaging the Society Head’s corpse while saying so Palho deeply bowed his head.

It was sincere.

****

Helcartn came to senses at a headache as if breaking.

Memory was hazy.

Clearly entered the holy land—.

‘A monster-like knight!’

A monster handling magic attacked—. It was Helcartn’s last memory.

Helcartn hurriedly looked around. It was a space full of holy ash. It still seemed the holy land.

At the overwhelming atmosphere of the holy land Helcartn sighed softly.

Would it be this feeling if a fish that was outside water its whole life enters water—.

Helcartn just blankly gaped. There was no need to even move mana.

Sighs continued from around. Other black mages also seemed standing one by one.

“Everyone stand up.”

Then, a leisurely voice was heard. Turning his head the usual man was there.

It was the man who came out from Dawn.

The man’s appearance was not good. There was a long cut on the waist and shoulder, and the hair was fully disheveled.

Yet the unique leisure remained as is.

“Come, everyone would know who this is.”

The man shook something as if taking out an object.

What was held in the man’s hand was the skinny Society Head. One where vitality was not felt at all—.

For a moment it became quiet.

What kind of figure is the Society Head. The owner of the Black Magic Society and a figure who reigned as an absolute to them.

To think of making such a Society Head like that—.

“Come, as seen the Society Head died. One has to elect a new Society Head.”

At the man’s words Helcartn’s spirit flashed.

‘Finally I the Society Head—.’

Helcartn hurriedly managed his expression.

“I see that the Black Magic Society becoming like this is because water stagnated. The Society Head did not change, and eventually stagnated and rotted.”

It was correct words.

The Black Magic Society never had the Society Head change even once.

“I am trying to prevent that. Not simply a strong guy becoming the Society Head, but shouldn’t one who can develop the Black Magic Society more become the Society Head?”

Response rose fiercely.

Although excessive response, they did not notice.

“Show your loyalty to the Black Magic Society! Prove with sweat! Then anyone would be able to rise to the Society Head!”

The man said quickly. There was strong power in that voice.

Those fascinated by that responded roughly.

There was no choice.

Anyone can become the Society Head—.

Isn’t it the story of giving opportunity to everyone.

“Ah, still one cannot leave the Society Head position vacant, so I decided the temporary Society Head. Come, come out.”

The man pointed at Helcartn.

Helcartn ran out with a napda. The admiring gazes of the black mages stuck. Those eyes were hot.

“I also picked one who will assist you. Roughly call it Vice Society Head.”

A guy wearing a crow mask came out.

The position called Vice Society Head originally did not exist, but it was not the time to care about such trivial things.

To think of becoming the Society Head of the Black Magic Society that secured the holy land—.

A smile came naturally.

“I evaluate you guys very highly. Although chased by some group in the center, that passion of not giving up! How many hardships were there. You who overcame such hardships and finally opened the holy land are pioneers!”

Several choked and covered their mouths.

It seemed the hardships in the meantime flashed by.

“As said earlier now the Society Head is performance first. The Society member with the best performance quarterly becomes the Society Head.”

Everyone sighed out loud.

To think the door of opportunity is open—. Everyone’s eyes sparkled.

Except only one person.

Helcartn urgently opened his mouth.

“What is that sound! Changing the Society Head every quarter—. The Society Head is not that light a position.”

“You, didn’t you nod when I said the stagnant water story just now. Ah, now that you became the Society Head did your heart change?”

At the man’s blatant pointing Helcartn’s face reddened.

However, one could not step back.

At the moment trying to refute—.

Kwerererek!

A bizarre sound was heard. At that Helcartn who turned his head had a twitching face.

A terribly shaped huge magic beast was running toward this side.

That was a mid-rank magic beast Sowbangi.

A mid-rank magic beast in the holy land—.

Better than the demon race but magic beasts were also the natural enemy of mages.

When everyone screamed and tried to flee—.

“This I said to tie well. It is Gwen.”

The man clicked his tongue and flicked his finger.

A small spark moved as if bouncing between the man’s fingers.

At the spark that became finer and inflated the size each time bouncing Helcartn softly astonished.

Absurd mana control.

The lightning that soon became a flower shape flew toward the magic beast.

The time caught there was a moment—.

However, at the lightning shot toward the magic beast Helcartn squinted his eyes.

‘Using magic on a magic beast. Stupid.’

Magic does not work on magic beasts. That was common sense among common senses.

No matter if one caught the Society Head—.

Then.

······!!

The magic beast wrapped in lightning burst a terrible scream.

It was a desperate scream to the extent the listener felt chilly.

The blackened burned magic beast collapsed as is.

Thud—.

Because the size was large that sound was heavy.

Heavy silence settled.

Then, the man’s gaze headed to Helcartn.

In those eyes there was no emotion. Just a little fatigue was all.

“Hmm, what did you say?”

At the dry question Helcartn quickly answered.

“I am curious about the details of the performance!”

“Ah, as expected the temporary Society Head. The enthusiasm is great.”

Helcartn fiercely nodded.

“Ah, the performance will be scored in various aspects, but the largest part is the mana stone acquisition amount. As you also know isn’t the main fuel of the holy land mana stones—.”

At the continued man’s explanation the black mages cheered.

Digging mana stones was work even a low-level mage could do.

Yet if digging a lot of mana stones one can do the Society Head, how groundbreaking a pledge.

“I will open the holy land to those who work diligently. However, doesn’t one need mana stones to maintain the holy land. One has to widen the holy land more! More mana stones are needed!”

When the man’s calm explanation continued, the cheers gradually became larger.

In contrast Helcartn squinted his eyes.

If making the guy who digs a lot of mana stones the Society Head, even if becoming the Society Head one has to dig only mana stones?

“The temporary Society Head’s expression is not good.”

“No!”

At the man’s question Helcartn desperately laughed.

Then, there was a guy desperately running alone.

“The next Society Head is me!”

It was Cortn.

Starting from the guy other people also ran.

Helcartn also had no choice but to run.

****

Theodore examined the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke was sitting quietly as always.

Starting from the one sitting inside the report began.

“A report came up that the 6th Battalion was raided by a magic beast group, and three watchtowers were taken.”

“A report came up that a demon race appeared in the 3rd Battalion’s area, and one village disappeared.”

It was a continuous series of stuffy reports as usual.

Then—.

“The 5th Battalion additionally raised taxes. 5th Battalion Captain Mark raised a report that it is thanks to Special Mission Unit Captain Galahad.”

Not reducing money but increasing more—.

At the name ‘Galahad’ Theodore softly admired.

It was a name that came up often these days.

When Galahad was mentioned the result was always good.

Even without saying directly it was the name the staff liked the most.

“A report came up that a mid-rank demon race hiding in the 1st Battalion border area was found and removed. Captain Adrianne reported that it is thanks to using the mana detection method Captain Galahad informed.”

Again Galahad.

The Grand Duke’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

The next report continued.

“It is a report that the Black Magic Society raided the 7th Battalion, but blocked it.”

If the 7th Battalion it was a place where the Magic Realm was open. If a place where the Magic Realm was open was seized, the 7th Battalion itself could become the enemy’s den.

Blocking that was a big matter.

However—.

“It is a report that Captain Galahad blocked it.”

Again Galahad.

Continuing from the 5th Battalion and 1st Battalion to the 7th Battalion. At the report that continued consecutively Theodore squinted his eyes.

No matter how the North there were not that many matters.

‘Not even making some credit······.’

There is no way—. Theodore shook his head.

In the silence everyone examined the Grand Duke’s mood.

“A usable guy.”

The Grand Duke said low.

Then, a vigorous voice was heard from outside.

“It is a messenger—!”

‘Came again.’

The Grand Duke still had an indifferent face.

At the messenger heading to the Grand Duke Theodore stepped forward.

“Is it the princess?”

“Yes, that is so.”

“Leave it over there and go.”

“This is the imperial message······.”

In the place Theodore pointed there were letters drawn with the imperial emblem bundled. The messenger who saw that had a twitching face.

‘What content on earth—.’

“···Still it is the imperial message!”

The messenger urgently raised his voice.

Raising voice in front of His Grace the Grand Duke—.

‘Thoroughly crazy.’

Then, the Grand Duke stood.

Theodore hurriedly bowed his head.

The messenger was already in a prostrated state at some point.

A heavy silence hard to breathe continued for a moment.

Soon the Grand Duke’s mouth opened.

“Send a reply.”

Theodore hurriedly unfolded the paper.

He deeply dipped the pen in the ink and bowed his head.

After a short silence—.

The Grand Duke fiercely raised the corners of his mouth.

“I will accept the duel.”