The wise man returns

Balline calmly looks around at the ballroom.

The whole area was filled with nobles who were drunk with liquor, food, and atmosphere, but no one could see who he was looking for.

Where is it?

I looked carefully into the empty corners, but the results were not good.

I couldn't interfere with the plan, so I thought I'd have to contact you directly after the party.

The moment I thought that, I heard a voice calling out to Balin near the banquet floor of the party.

“There! Valine Ball, perhaps. Come this way.”

“Yes...!! ”

His voice was the call of King Armando II.

The eyes of Balin shrug as she turned to respond.

I heard it was dark under the lamp, and I was right there.

The king and bureaucrats are talking in a relaxed manner!

On the other hand, the king who approached first apologized.

“Sorry, I couldn't find your steed no matter how hard you tried. ”

“Cera... have you spoken to the tower master? ”

“I told him to send a messenger, but if everything was all right, he would have heard by now. ”

Balin nods.

Serra Belin, a vampire who had been seduced by Valine, a sorcerer who had been a member of the investigators before.

When the enchantment disappeared, I thought the Pope released it, but I heard later that he had never met him.

There was no great sense in it because I finished using it as bait to throw at the emperor anyway.

“That's fine. She was Clyden's henchman anyway, so if she died, I'd be punished for it. ”

Since Saeera was last seen in the palace, the king is not entirely responsible for her disappearance.

Disappearance of a clever wizard in five classes. If you want to hold yourself accountable, you can press the palace as much as you want.

The king couldn't help but be impressed.

“Haha!! I hear you're raising your ransom these days, by the way. Even in other countries, they say their reputation precedes them. ”

“I don't know the details. I didn't want to go abroad anyway, so I didn't really care...”

“What? Hahahaha!! Have a drink. You know how to drink, right? ”

The king smiles and pours the drink directly into the glass.

The noble servants beside him were stopped, but the king was speechless.

“Drink. It's my heart. ”

“Thank you."

I've had a lot of drinks in my past life. Balin emptied his cup without much effort.

I was satisfied enough with the sweetness that I had left behind.

“Haha, do you intend to monopolize the ball only worn by His Majesty? This is outrageous.”

Towards the voice next to him, the king replied in a relaxed manner.

“I, the king, am not the only hero from our kingdom. Isn't that right, Prince Hartler? ”

“Your Majesty.”

The king, who was about to laugh, looks back at Balin. Balin lets out a drink and calms his nerves.

“I've always wondered about the magic of the North, but the Crown Prince is there. And I want to tell you a story about that. Please allow me."

“Hmm, is that so? What do you think, Emperor Hartler? ”

“... I'm fine, too. The magic of the North Tra Empire is enormous, so we have much to talk about. ”

Once both sides had a positive response, the meeting was quick.

After the king had vacated his post, the king led Balin to an unpopular place.

Unfortunately, it's terrace 14 on the third floor. It was the exact opposite of where I talked to Duke Santos.

The Pope who confirmed that there were only two of them opened his mouth first.

“What do you want? Behold the Demon King.”

I felt a hatred that I couldn't hide under a cool, sunken tone.

Balin replies with a neutral expression.

“I'm here to hear what His Majesty can do for me. ”

“... what? ”

The Pope's eyes shook in unexpected words.

Whether I took it out without missing the gap, the question was dug sharply.

“I heard from Seira. What you're doing in the North Tra Empire. And I will honestly ask you why you want me. What can you give me? ”

Directly contain only the knowledge that should not be revealed in questions that pinpoint only the core.

I was dumbfounded for a moment because I had received such a question in front of me.

As predicted, the Pope's lips began to tremble. Balin continues the story with vigor.

“I'm a wizard. That's why I held the hand of the Demon Prince for more power, more knowledge. ”

“W-what are you talking about? ”

Balin closed his eyes slightly and said to the pope who was reacting momentarily.

“I understand that the Demon Lord and His Majesty cannot be together. ”

“... ”

“That's why I'm asking. Can you give me something that goes beyond the knowledge of the Demon Prince? ”

Then the Pope smiled cautiously, understanding Valine's intentions.

At the same time, he was truly frightened in his mind.

I have lived for hundreds of years, but I have never been so greedy.

Are you trying to suck up all of our vampire magic? ’

If he can teach us the magic of the North, including vampire magic, as he intended, then perhaps the Great Wizard will come who has never imagined him before.

‘Hehe... hehehehe... hehehehehe!! ’

But the feeling that follows is joyful. It was also a violent excitement that soared to the extreme.

Humans always burn up to get to higher ground.

Without even knowing if it grabbed his neck.

The emperor sneaked his brains out in a rising joy.

‘Fool, you've lost your sense of self in the temptation of power. ’

Once they were on their side, Balin could no longer resist them if he made a family contract.

Vampire power is the only thing that can bind the soul to the throne of blood.

Thinking of using it, the king opened his mouth with a smile.

“Then I ask, are you interested in immortality? ”

“By fire... immortality. ”

Balin slowly recalls the words.

Living forever without getting old. It was the dream of all the living.

To Balin, who murmurs ferociously there, the pope lays other baits.

“Is that all? If you come to me, you will learn the art of blood and life, and the magic of darkness and greed. ”

“Fascinating story. Study magic forever. ”

There was a moment of static on the terrace. Balin laughs and talks.

“Very well. I'd like to meet you at the dolphin square at 2: 00 a.m. today to discuss: ”

“Dolphin Square? Sure."

He turned around and laughed.

I can't believe you have such absurd greed.

There was no need to doubt this.

The Balin I just saw was a wizard who was completely obsessed with greed.

‘I'll make you regret it. ’

After the blood infusion, you will no longer have that kind of pride.

Behind the Crown Prince with a big smile.

Balin stares at him with an unwavering, cold expression.

Do you think he'll come alone? Or take his men with him? ’

The Black Wizard hiding behind Duke Santos has no idea what trap he's set.

However, whatever you have prepared, it will not be easy to imprison the emperor of the North Tra Empire.

It was a fact I could be sure that I had experienced that skill in my previous life.

Balin hastens to the next march.

To make sure the job is done, we just need to find the last one.

* * *

“This was a great day! The food is crowded with people, so it's lively everywhere you go...”

In the wagon returning, Elijah gives a eloquent shout.

As the weary nobles disappeared, he seemed to enjoy the party purely.

Throughout the journey, Balin listens with a smile on her mouth.

When the wagon arrives at the Wagon Tower, he raises his head and says,

“Elijah, you go in first today. I have work to do. ”

“Yes? But now is the time...”

To Elia, who is tilting her head and refusing, Valine gives her strength once more.

This is the first time I've said this since the beginning of my first training session or the beginning of a fight with Clyden.

To silent Elijah, Valine smiles deeply.

“Don't worry, it's nothing weird. There are guests in the tower, but I can't pay for sexual harassment. ”

“I didn't think so! ”

“That's enough. We'll be back before sunrise. ”

Balin pulls the wagon down without hesitation and closes the door.

I had a lot of work to do tonight, so I had to hurry.

Balin goes to the artifact warehouse in the tower and stands in front of the golem.

“Hey, I'm going to do something here for a while. ”

“Yes, please. ”

The wizards guarding the warehouse see Balin and nod.

Already, they were incredibly loyal, even if Valine's words blew their brains out with her kidneys.

In the meantime, I've absorbed the artifact's Mana from this place, so there's no reason to suspect anything in particular.

Balin locks the Storage Door and opens the Golem's mouth and blows Mana into the Spell Book.

“Move, my servant, who made the body of the earth and built the foundation of magic. ”

“... Whew...”

A blue flame rises from the golem's eyes when he wakes up with a strange sound.

It meant that he was ready to receive orders.

Balin, who was looking around the golem for a moment, laughs and relaxes.

“Okay, let's get started, shall we? ”

After finishing his speech, Balin tours the artifact warehouse once.

After becoming a tower master, I absorbed quite a lot of artifacts' mana, leaving only what was truly valuable.

Balin picked out a large longsword in one hand and handed it to the golem.

Next, it was his turn to control the golem.

Balin smiled broadly.

This was one of his favorite hobbies.

“Here, let's go! ”

Balin, who supplied the order, lay down in a Mana breath position, looking for a comfortable place to lie down.

The next thing you know, when you gather Mana and connect her to the golem, something amazing happens.

‘... Done. ’

Balin opened his eyes and smiled at the outcome as expected.

Now he was sharing consciousness with the golem's body, in some way a form of possession.

Balline starts to move the golem as soon as she sees how many moves she has made.

Bloop! Bloop!

Despite being a lump of mud, the golem exhibits surprising speed and stealth.

The boundary between the Artifact Storage Wizard and the Horse Tower didn't even notice Balin exiting.

‘Well, well, well... I'll have to train them more harshly. ’

Balline makes the sound of panic sound when the wizards find out!

It was a good thing he was a golem now.

Balin feels refreshed and passes through the capital at night.

Even though there were quite a lot of people who could see it late, the body of the golem allowed the Assassins to do whatever they could.

It didn't take me long to get to the promised square.

When Valine examined the wall of Mana surrounding the square, she summoned the spirit she had summoned earlier and asked.

No one escaped, right? ’

- Yes, I've made arrangements for you not to teleport, so no one has left.

‘Okay. Just stay there until I say yes. ’

The spirit nods and again tries to form a barrier.

Now it's his turn, and Balin moves the golem down into the middle of the square.

“Who the hell are you? ”

“Don't you know no one can come in here now? ”

A dozen strong men protrude out of the room with a rattling voice.

It looked like a gangster in the corner of the capital, but Balin could feel their stealing posture and the dark Mana curled up inside.

“... Ugh...”

Hehe tried to smile, but a strange figure appeared from the golem's mouth.

Balin relives his inner taste and moves toward the coming thugs.

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Thank you for reading.

/has viewed and edited comments. No, I should write "kidney" over there, but I'm sorry about the beans!