Translator: Wan ED/PR: Fan
After Lucion confirmed that Hyum packed most of the documents in the room using the magic pouch, he called out to Latta.
“Latta.”
There was still one more bastard.
That mage.
— Uum.
Latta let out a worried hum.
— From how Latta sees it, Lucion can’t use Whoosh now. There is too little Darkness.
“No. I have to get out right now.”
Lucion urged Latta.
He stayed in this place longer than expected to pack the documents.
Latta’s gaze turned to Russell.
[Latta. Use the Shadow Movement.]
“You have to use it, Latta. People are currently coming this way.”
Following Russell, Hyum also added a word, and Latta showed a sullen face.
— Latta is very worried about Lucion, but it can’t be helped.
Latta hit the floor with all her might.
— Go!
Slap!
***
The moment Lucion returned to the location he was before he moved inside the building, he half lifted his mask.
He had a nosebleed.
‘Darn it…’
When his eyes were forced shut, Lucion forcibly shook his head.
In a moment, the world swirled and he didn’t even know he staggered back.
“Are You okay?”
Hyum supported Lucion.
“… I’m okay.”
Lucion nodded.
Russell checked Lucion’s condition instead of asking if he was okay.
Just now, Lucion used magic he couldn’t handle, and then had to use shadow movement, so his Darkness was almost depleted.
The left arm, that was by all possibility broken, didn’t make the slightest move.
‘It was enough to break an arm. In a state where the Darkness couldn’t even properly take shape, you ignorantly put the spinning Darkness on your arm?’
It was magic under the name of ‘Black Wave’ which he tried to teach Lucion. It used the properties of Darkness and was a magic he himself created.
The spinning principle.
The way to safely settle Darkness on one arm.
An attack method where the main attack was shock rather than anything else.
It was all too similar.
‘No matter how I think of it, it’s too strange.’
Russell put that thought on hold and examined Lucion again.
‘If Lucion uses any more Darkness here, it will be really dangerous.’
Rather than watching Lucion forcibly holding on to his consciousness, Russell raised his hand to knock him out.
But he couldn’t put that action into practice.
The mage who was gone for the moment returned.
By all accounts, it seemed like he noticed that something wasn’t right.
[Lucion. The mage has returned.]
Russell urgently told him.
Lucion got ahold of his drifting consciousness and stared at the blue thread that had become taut.
He was checking whether that thread became taut since he was inside the building, and then returned here.
‘I already heard the name of Count Roberio.’
In the novel, Count Roberio took the place of Heint’s family, which was ruined because of the curse spread by Lucion, while devouring smaller families. Thanks to this, he expanded his influence enormously.
Because of his desires, the in-novel Lucion chose him, and he started to walk the path of a real villain, but in the battle with Heint, who tried to bring back the Tria family, his corruption was revealed, and he fell into ruin.
‘Anyway, if the owner of that warlock is Count Roberio, then it’s obvious who that mage is.’
Lucion breathed in and out a few times to get ahold of his mind again.
The name of that mage was ‘Pete’. He was a person tied to Count Roberio because the warlock, who had just died, put a curse on his dongsaeng.
As Russell said, Pete was a defense mage, specializing in defense.
‘In addition, it’s still before he went wild.’
Pete died because he lost control.
When he took Heint’s side and went to kill Count Roberio, Count Roberio informed him that his dongsaeng had already died because of the curse, and Pete went wild, becoming a real villain.
‘In other words, it’s still before he became a villain.’
As his organization grew, enemies would also naturally form.
But he had to grow his power for certain, and how much help would it be if he had a defense mage?
And it would be the person who would have become the best defense mage if he didn’t die.
— Lucion. Why are you suddenly smiling?
Latta asked.
“It’s nothing.”
Lucion put on his mask again and walked toward Pete.
[Lucion…?]
Russell stopped him right away because of Lucion’s sudden movement.
[What are you doing right now? You can’t fight in this state.]
“I’m not going to fight.”
[You’re not going to fight? You?]
Russell couldn’t believe those words at all.
Even without holding anything in his hands, Lucion looked like he was about to swing his fist at any moment.
“I’m lacking, but I’ll fight instead.”
Hyum’s face twisted as she spoke.
Through the repeated battles, she recognized many unnecessary movements in her actions.
Even in the fight against the warlock just now, the best she could do was to block his movements.
“I’m not fighting.”
“Then why… are you trying to approach that person?”
Hyum also didn’t believe Lucion’s words.
Because he took such sudden action all the time, she was quick to worry.
Lucion clenched his fist as he replied.
Why the hell did no one believe his words?
“I saw something when I was backtracking. So that punk became necessary.”
[… What did you see?]
Russell asked doubtfully.
“I saw a scene where the warlock threatened that mage. Therefore, I don’t think it’s necessary to fight that mage.”
[So what are you trying to do right now?]
“I’ll try to coax him.”
Lucion’s voice was full of laughter.
Russell swept a hand over his face.
Even with the mask covering his face, he could guess that Lucion was making a rascal-like expression.
[Hyum.]
Russell quietly called out to Hyum.
“Yes, Russell-nim.”
[Don’t let your eyes leave Lucion. He is in a very bad state right now. He may collapse at any moment, so be prepared to hold and carry him.]
Hyum blinked.
“So, You mean to kidnap Him?”
[Not exactly, but correct anyway.]
“Understood. I’ll make sure to do it well.”
At those open whispers, Lucion let out a laugh.
They said they would grab and carry him out, but it wasn’t necessary to think about the aftermath now.
Lucion strolled to Pete.
— Latta wants to get big fast.
“Okay.”
— Can Latta also grow like the Divine Beast uncle-ssi?
“Yeah.”
— Okay! Latta will eat much more from now on!
Lucion looked at Pete, who slowly noticed him.
Loitering around the building he was staying in and wearing black, he would look very suspicious to Pete.
Lucion threw the subject out at Pete without a moment of hesitation.
“Do you know the way to lift a curse?”
Pete instantly reacted sensitively to the word ‘curse’.
Whether he did or not, Lucion spoke:
“Frankly, I don’t know either.”
He knew the way to lift the curse, but Russell didn’t teach him it yet.
“But one thing is certain.”
Lucion showed Pete, who looked at him with a strange expression, and on guard, one finger.
“If the bastard who put on a curse dies, the curse will be lifted.”
“What the hell…”
“I killed that guy, so the curse was lifted. Shouldn’t you hurry and take a look?”
“Who the hell are you…? How do you know that?”
Pete’s face crumpled.
A person who suddenly appeared knew his secret.
It was a situation that was so unpleasant that it gave him goosebumps.
“Is that important? I did you a favor, and opportunely I need a person.”
Lucion didn’t want to speak for long.
He knew Pete thought it was absurd, but first meetings have to be mysterious.
“If you really want to repay that gratitude, go find the house full of thick yellow flower bushes at the outskirts of Pellen City in Cronia. If you say my name ‘Hamel’ there, they will let you in.”
Lucion stabilized his breath.
He tried to speak quickly in a state where he was already dizzy, so he tasted death.
“You will receive a regular salary and will be able to take a vacation if you want. Ah, we will also cover the food expenses. Some other benefits besides that too, I believe.”
Lucion motioned towards Pete.
‘Even if it’s hard, you have to do it until the end.’
Pete, with his eyes full of doubts just like before, didn’t even budge.
Lucion approached with no other option.
“I understand it’s suspicious. But it’s better for you to believe my words.”
Using all his strength, Lucion threw a punch into Pete’s face.
Unfortunately for Pete, he seemed to be less prepared for punches.
Well, how often is a defense mage fed a fist?
[Lucion! What are you doing!?]
The bewildered Russell shouted belatedly.
What was he doing, moving his body so violently right now?
“I was very squarely hit by your bastard defense magic.”
Lucion confessed that fact to Pete, who powerlessly collapsed.
“You need some training too. Your defense magic is slow, and you don’t have a defense magic against fists. I’m dangerous, you know?”
At the words that seemed certain that Pete would naturally go to the place he told him about, Pete couldn’t suppress his confusion.
There couldn’t be a more perfectly mysterious first meeting than this.
Lucion was satisfied and urged Hyum.
“Let’s go.”
Lucion, who was walking firmly, suddenly ended up falling forward.
— Heup!
Latta was startled, and Hyum, who was intently watching Lucion, jumped and grabbed him before he hit the ground.
[… I knew it would be like that.]
Russell sighed deeply.
“Then I’ll kidnap You now.”
Hyum declared cold-heartedly.
***
Lucion opened his eyes almost in surprise.
— Lucion!
Latta, who was curled up on Carson’s knees, hastily jumped and climbed up.
The moment Lucion saw Carson, he instinctively flinched.
“… Lucion.”
Carson’s voice was low.
‘Why is hyung-nim here?’
Not knowing what kind of situation it was yet, Lucion was quite scared.
‘My vision suddenly darkened. After that…’
Lucion’s voice didn’t easily come out.
He earnestly looked at Russell, asking to please explain the situation.
[Hyum said that while he went out for an errand for a moment, you were hit by a carriage.]
Russell replied two beats later.
As a result, it ended well, but Lucion was almost in danger anyway.
Worry and shame were separate things.
‘Did hyung-nim believe it?’
Lucion couldn’t speak at that absurd excuse.
— Lies are bad. Stop!
Using only one of her fingers, Latta very carefully touched Lucion’s leg, and then intently looked at Lucion.
[No, Latta. Hyum did very well. Lucion looked no different from someone who was hit by a carriage and was lucky enough to survive with only his arm broken.]
“It’s broken…?”
Lucion opened his eyes wide and asked.
He thought that his left arm was uncomfortable, but he didn’t expect it to be broken.
[Can you say it’s just broken?]
Russell pointed at the bandages wrapped here and there.
It was not for no reason that Carson believed Hyum.
“Who?”
Carson’s voice was murderous, as if he was going to cut off someone’s head at any moment.
But Lucion shook his head.
“I don’t know.”
“Hyum doesn’t know, but you would know.”
“It happened too fast, I really don’t know.”
Carson half-closed his eyes.
Perhaps because it was Hyum’s first trip out, he couldn’t remember where and at what time.
He sent out knights to make inquiries, but because carriage incidents were quite frequent, they couldn’t decrease the scope.
‘We cleared up Sean and Devia. Who is it again?’
Carson quickly recalled the Pizzat family.
He thought it could be a last revenge attack before they died.
‘No. There is no proof.’
Perhaps it was a simple incident. He couldn’t know if it was someone’s attack.
Carson swallowed his anger, and spoke:
“Lucion.”
“Yes, Hyung-nim.”
Carson tried to say the words he wanted to say, but ended up swallowing them.
Even after he tried a few times, the words ‘I’ll attach knights’ didn’t come out.
“Don’t think of going out for a while. Stay put.”
Carson said a different thing.
‘I thought hyung-nim would say that he would attach knights.’
Lucion swept a hand over his chest.
He didn’t know about one or two, but several people would still be too much.
“Ah, did a person from the Pizzat family come to You?”
Because of Carson’s stiff expression, Lucion changed the topic.
He knew what Carson was thinking about.
‘You’re probably recalling the time I was kidnapped again.’
Carson replied three beats later.
“As a matter of fact, after you collapsed, the head of the Pizzat family visited.”
“That bastard still has his head?”
“Because he dared to make a shameless ‘suggestion’ in front of me, I wanted to tear that mouth of his, but endured. Because it wasn’t the outcome you wanted.”
“Right. I want them to be properly ruined as an example so that no one will ignore Cronia again.”
“Don’t worry. All preparations are complete. But, you can’t ask for it before a good day, right?”
The corners of Carson’s eyes slightly curled up.
“Ah.”
Then Lucion let out a sound as if he thought of something.
“Hyung-nim. You mean the company I was to receive.”
“Yeah.”
— Do You remember Devia Jevan? The Jevan family was in debt, and the family that asked for that debt was the Pizzat family.
While thinking about what Hyum told him, while they went to chase the warlock he backtracked.
Jevan family and Pizzat family were both viscount families.
Though there could be a family wealth’s gap, the debt the Jevan family owned was equal to the price of two or three territories.
It was strange that a mere viscount family acquired such a massive debt, and it was also ridiculous that the ones asking about that debt were also viscounts.
It smelled.
A very fishy smell.
‘I’m going to be banned from going outside. What will I do if I have to stay put?’
Beyond wanting to trample the Pizzat family, some suspicious facts also probably came out, so he should shake it a bit more.
Lucion planned to lay the groundwork from now on, so Carson moved faster.
*~*~*
Translator’s note: Okay, let me check the list. The parts of mysterious meetings include: ‘random guy suddenly picking up a conversation about your trauma’, ‘the random guy claiming to solve your problem and threatening you into employment under him’, ‘get punched by the random guy’, ‘the random guy collapsed on the ground’. Is that right, Lucion?
Editor’s note: You forgot about Lucion tempting him with free food.
Translator’s note: Oh. Shoot. I forgot the most important thing.
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