Chapter 36 · 12 min

Chapter 36

Would have been good if it went easily

'Bug Mania' quietly looked at the door Seo I-hyeon entered.

The process wasn't smooth, but still okay. First since entered there.

That place is a space where entering is free but coming out is absolutely not free.

A place one can come out only by eliminating all the chains. And to eliminate the chains one has to supply ether to the magic book.

If sucking all the ether it sucks vitality, and next burns the body and takes it.

All that reduces the length of the chains.

'Bug Mania' exhaled a deep sigh.

"Fuck, of all things obtaining this kind of thing."

He slightly stroked the magic book put in the bosom, 'Bug Praise Theory' and muttered.

When first obtaining this it seemed like possessing the whole world. That was so, just by owning the body strengthens, and various magics one can use just by unfolding the book.

Owning the magic book he entered this field, and also came to know the fact that the world is different from what he knew.

And using the magic book's power he earned enormous money.

A time when the world had nothing scary. Exactly continued for 3 years.

He knew that using the magic book one pays a price, but for 3 years there was almost no such sign.

Just because the suitability was so high he thought he was fine unlike other magic book users.

But it wasn't.

From after 3 years passed changes gradually began to arise in the body.

Maggots flowing out.

He couldn't even know where they are made and come out. Just guessed that somewhere inside the body an organ making maggots arose.

From then hell opened.

He couldn't go out at all.

This crazy magic book never permitted 'Bug Mania' tightly wrapping the body.

At minimum the face and both hands have to be exposed.

If not the progress accelerates sharply and the whole body becomes covered in maggots.

At least if leaving the face and hands out the maggots move and make space and don't proliferate sharply.

Of course the maggots weren't completely useless. When he uses magic they help fairly. In various ways.

But honestly, he didn't need that kind of help.

Living thinking every day, every moment that he wished someone would take all these disgusting maggots.

Of course he searched and searched again for a method to escape.

Like that the method barely found was exactly magic book switching.

This followed some luck.

Because 'Bug Mania' discovered an appropriate magic book on the back mountain of the villa currently using as home.

No, accurately it was a sealed magic book.

And already for several months he used all methods to unseal that.

Of course he also investigated regarding the magic book and that seal and researched and gathered information.

Because having to confirm only with the door's shape, and the flames flowing from the gap when the door opens it wasn't easy, but in the end he succeeded in finding out the identity.

Breath of the Avesta.

The name of the sealed magic book.

He doesn't know how much the chest trembled after finding out the name.

The Avesta is the scripture of Zoroastrianism. Calling it scripture one can regard that all sorts of things related to religion are all entered.

Scripture, ritual, myth, ethics, spell, etc.

'Breath of the Avesta' was a magic book derived from that Avesta.

There's nothing known regarding the origin of how it arose.

But one certain thing is, anyway the divine authority is related. A fragment of authority, no, even if a half of half fragment dwells how great that would be one wouldn't need to particularly explain.

'Breath of the Avesta' if the owner dies or is annihilated becomes a sealed state.

Like now making a space in the gap of the world and being sealed with chains of fire.

This is not an ability 'Breath of the Avesta' has, but just a flowing law.

If wanting to have 'Breath of the Avesta' one has to release from the seal.

The method is simple. Feeding ether is enough.

'Bug Mania' lured and fished quite many people and sent them inside there. Like that shaving and shaving he came up to here.

"Haa. Slow. Too slow. The guy who entered this time I hope there's some effect."

Still since nominally a mage wouldn't it be a bit better than ordinary people, or martial artists?

Since first time putting in a mage he couldn't be certain what result would come out.

Still some expectation arises.

"Time seems lacking. Should I push a bit more..."

The speed of being eaten by bugs is not small. If like this after about 3 years even reason wouldn't remain.

Before that one has to switch magic books somehow.

Isn't it a really fitting magic book. 'Breath of the Avesta'.

A magic book containing the authority of fire. If only able to switch with that these disgusting maggots would evaporate without even leaving ashes.

That was certain. Because every time opening the door he feels it to the bone.

'Bug Mania' stood still and looked at the door.

The chain of fire pattern tightly wrapping the door was shining. If a person enters inside it does that.

Now soon the length of the shortest among the four chains will begin to reduce, right.

Sure enough, the chain began to reduce.

'Bug Mania' looking at that shone his eyes.

"Please this time reduce a lot."

From his mouth muttering like that maggots dropped. Annoyance surged.

At that moment, the chain really quickly reduced continuously. In an instant the short chain disappeared, and the end part of the next chain reduced a bit.

But only up to there.

"Ah... regrettable."

Much more reduced than usual, but what he expected wasn't this degree.

Trying to turn the gaze while giving up, suddenly a strange point was seen.

"Why... the light doesn't disappear?"

The chains of fire wrapping the door were still shining. That talk means the person who entered inside is still alive.

At that time, the second chain began to reduce quickly.

'Bug Mania''s eyes became as big as lanterns.

Until now no matter who sent in the chain reducing this quickly was the first time. Always a feeling of reducing hard, but this time reduces like melting ice with fire.

In an instant the second chain disappeared, and moved to the third chain.

The speed the third chain disappears was faster than the second.

And soon the last chain began to disappear.

The last chain already disappeared when wondering if it started. To that degree fast.

Like that all chains disappeared.

'Bug Mania' still with widened eyes looked at the clean door.

"Don't tell me, don't tell me really succeeded? Obtained the magic book? That newbie mage? As expected was the mage the answer?"

'Bug Mania' had no choice but to think like that. Rather than regarding that Seo I-hyeon was too special so this kind of thing happened believing that mages are special from the start was more rational.

At least for 'Bug Mania' it was so.

Creak.

The door slowly opened. Unlike usual an ear-grating sound as if opening an iron door without oiling rang.

Soon the door opened widely.

From inside flames poured out sharply. Not even lukewarm to other people, that flame hot only to 'Bug Mania'.

'Bug Mania' hurriedly retreated back. Because the flame was much stronger than usual. If staying still he might have touched the flame.

The flame was sucked back inside the door sharply. And from the door Seo I-hyeon slowly walked out.

Because of the light pouring through the open door behind him the face and whatever were not well visible. Just the silhouette only visible.

Like a halo so 'Bug Mania' frowned. Lowly jealousy boiled up madly.

Seo I-hyeon coming outside and walking a few steps, the door closed again. And at the same time as the door closing everything disappeared wholly.

The door too the space that existed inside, and the flames that made up all that.

Seo I-hyeon walked big strides toward 'Bug Mania' and stood leaving about five steps distance.

'Bug Mania' swallowed dry saliva and asked.

"The magic book... did you bring it out?"

Seo I-hyeon nodded.

"I did bring it out... shouldn't we have some words to say?"

"Words to say? What words... now the work ended so proceeding the subsequent calculation seems enough."

Seo I-hyeon shook his head.

"No, no. Before calculation there's something one has to point out and go over. Did you believe I would come out alive?"

"Of course."

Seo I-hyeon at 'Bug Mania''s attitude stuck out his tongue inside. How can one say those words without even blinking one eye casually.

"It seemed not the first for me. How many did you feed?"

"Of course there were some failed cases previously, but all ordinary people. Just employing mercenaries, and based on that regarding a mage is needed I gave information to 'Timid Black Mage'-nim and traded only."

Seo I-hyeon let out a hollow laugh.

"You prepared a bit. Well, let's just regard it as so. Even if digging only the mouth hurts. Honestly it was also good information."

'Bug Mania' at Seo I-hyeon's words the expression and eyes slightly unfolded. Regarding that one crisis was passed.

"Then now shall we try the subsequent calculation? Since one has to judge the magic book's value could you show a bit?"

Seo I-hyeon shook his head.

"Enough."

"Yes? What enough? What is that..."

"No need to sell. The magic book, I just decided to keep. Wasn't it such a contract from the start?"

'Bug Mania' was slightly flustered, but already regarding this too he had all plans set.

"Think again. Minimum 100 thousand and 1 million is also possible. Obtaining this degree of lump sum at once, even if a mage is not an easy thing."

"Right. Regrettable. Having a lot of money is good though. Still what can one do. Already the magic book acknowledged me as the owner. Even if wanting to sell now can't sell."

"No way. That magic book doesn't decide the owner that easily."

Seo I-hyeon at those words chuckled.

"It seems you know what magic book?"

"Just guessing. Probably that magic book is 'Breath of the Avesta'."

"Oh, you know a title I don't even know."

At the words of not knowing the title 'Bug Mania' smiled faintly as if he expected.

"I don't know why lying, but think again."

"Lying? I'm lying?"

"Becoming the owner of the magic book, not even knowing the title doesn't make sense. From the start meaning couldn't even read the cover, that means no suitability at all."

"So I have no talent so can't become the owner of the magic book?"

"Well... the grain is a bit different, but calculating it's something like that."

"But what to do? Talentless me suddenly became the owner of the magic book?"

'Bug Mania''s expression hardened completely. From his eyes maggots poured. Not only that from the nose and mouth, ears also maggots poured.

"Are you ridiculing me?"

"What ridiculing. Just saying the fact. Just you not believing. No, don't want to believe?"

'Bug Mania' exhaled a long sigh.

"Haaa."

He looked straight at Seo I-hyeon and said.

"Would have been good if it went easily."

He took out something from the bosom. Looking something, it was a gun.

Whether mage or martial artist if hit by a gun one dies fairly.

Of course there are martial artists or mages who can block bullets. But for a newbie mage it's difficult to do so.

Anyway the gun is also magic science created.

Of course this kind of gun doesn't work on 'Bug Mania'. Even if hit by bullets only a few bugs die.

To properly deal damage to 'Bug Mania' at minimum grenade degree is needed.

Of course even hit by that one doesn't die.

Magic book users are such unreasonable existences.

Seo I-hyeon even seeing the gun 'Bug Mania' took out wasn't particularly surprised.

"Oh, a gun? I also have one."

Seo I-hyeon made a gesture of taking out something from the waist then took out a gun.

Since a place all sunk in darkness whether waist or back or head all covered with shadow no different.

So just took out the gun. When catching the skinwalker before, a gun obtained from the guys managing that.

'Bug Mania' seeing that chuckled.

"Guns are useless on me. Just obediently handing over the magic book how is it? Still one has to live, right? Let's promise. If handing over the magic book, I will pay the price."

Seo I-hyeon chuckled.

"Laughing. Anyway you're going to kill, right. But is it okay? If the owner dies it seals again and one has to start from the beginning again, right?"

'Bug Mania''s expression hardened completely.

"That... how did you know? Don't tell me knew in advance? Where did it leak?"

"You... don't even think that I really became the owner and came to know that? The magic book informed so I knew. How know how know."

"Don't... make me laugh!"

Pew! Pew! Pew!

'Bug Mania' shot the gun toward Seo I-hyeon. The bullets that flew through the silencer narrowly passed next to Seo I-hyeon. 'Bug Mania' deliberately didn't hit.

"The accuracy is poor."

At Seo I-hyeon's words 'Bug Mania' flared up.

"Can't think it was deliberately not hitting? Just looking it's giving a chance!"

Seo I-hyeon at those words without even paying attention aimed well and shot 'Bug Mania''s legs.

Pew! Pew!

The bullets Seo I-hyeon shot accurately hit 'Bug Mania''s both thighs.

"Really guns don't work?"

Bugs only burst, 'Bug Mania''s thighs were fine.

As if the bugs blocked the bullets.

Seo I-hyeon put the gun back into the shadow.

And took out Black and White.

Since guns don't work one has to try cutting with swords.

Black and White surged from behind 'Bug Mania' without sound.

Swish!

Two swords fell on 'Bug Mania''s both shoulders.

Crunch!

The bugs that were on 'Bug Mania''s whole body almost all burst. Thanks to that 'Bug Mania' was covered in the bugs' body fluid all over the body.

The bugs that burst and disappeared crawled out again.

'Bug Mania' hurriedly widened the distance from Black and White. While doing so he took off and threw the upper clothes.

The body fluid of the bugs flowing continuously and the maggots newly crawling out from the whole body entangled and were really grotesque.

"What is this again? Don't tell me there were colleagues?"

Since wearing clothes and even goggles he couldn't recognize that Black and White are skeletons.

Black still couldn't wear goggles, but so black, and night so also couldn't recognize.

'Bug Mania' who was looking at Black and White, and Seo I-hyeon from far away gritted his teeth.

"Good. Let's go to the end."

Bug Mania's right arm completely turned into maggots. As if cells deforming into maggots appearance. That didn't end with the right arm and covered up to the right chest riding the shoulder.

All the maggots that changed like that poured onto the floor.

The maggots that poured onto the floor moved skillfully then soon formed a magic circle.

Thud!

All bugs burst at the same time.

Rumble!

And the ground began to shake.