Translator: Wan ED/PR: Fan
Clang!
Following that, metal walls suddenly covered the whole bank like shutters.
‘I knew this would happen.’
Lucion looked at the metal walls with a wronged face.
He expected that something would happen. Wasn’t it a blatant robbery?
[There is a great bastard who robs not just a bank but a magic bank?]
Russell couldn’t stop a fake laughter, which came out by itself.
What kind of place was a magic bank?
It was a place swarming with bank mercenaries that are suited for the safe-keeping valuables called ‘Bars’.
As the people who could become Bars were only the most powerful among the mercenaries, there were no decent thieves who would covet the magic bank.
But strangely, no Bars were seen around right now.
“Please don’t worry, young master.”
Jerno, who first rushed to Lucion’s side, attempted to reassure him, but Jerno also couldn’t erase his bewildered expression.
Seeing Russell and Jerno’s reactions, Lucion gripped the box while thinking.
‘Is it not a common occurrence?’
Pang!
Together along with the sound of a magic effect, the owners of the blue thread enveloping him and Jerno at last appeared.
‘What the hell happened for robbers to suddenly appear? Was this box perhaps originally stolen?’
Lucion unknowingly gripped the box tighter.
At the sound of the rattling box, Russell blatantly reacted.
[You have to command the Darkness to open the box. I put magic on the box so that it can only be opened like this.]
“There, there, quiet everyone.”
The moment Lucion was about to infuse Darkness, one of the robbers opened his mouth.
The face itself couldn’t be seen because it was covered by a mask, but he was unusually tall.
“We have something to steal. If we find it, nothing will happen.”
The robber acted like a gentleman while soothing the startled people.
But no matter how one looked, a robber was a robber.
The people were already scared, and the staff members calmly took out weapons.
Zzzing!
The instant the staff members held their weapons, their whole bodies trembled as they were electrocuted and collapsed.
“You can’t hold weapons because it’s my territory now. Naturally, any calls for help will also be useless, right?”
The only woman among the robbers waved her fingers.
[… Hu. They aren’t just simple robbers? A barrier mage? That’s truly a headache.]
Lucion looked at Russell, asking him with his eyes what it was.
[It’s a mage who can make it so that only they themselves can use magic within the barrier they made. As much as they have clear limitations, the barrier mage is powerful enough to win against a seasoned mage within their barrier.]
Russell’s forehead wrinkled.
[But they need a lot of time to activate the barrier… ah. No. It’s a bit unstable.]
‘Unstable, you say? What do you see?’
Lucion was curious about what Russell was seeing.
“It’s a barrier mage. Without breaking the formula that’s maintaining the barrier, we can’t call for help as she said.”
Jerno sighed deeply.
“Is there no way?”
Lucion asked.
“It’s not like that. I, and naturally everyone in our order, am always prepared for any kind of situation.”
Jerno’s voice was overflowing with confidence.
[Barrier mages as enemies are hard. But if you can just find the formula the barrier mage hid, then there was no easier opponent than that.]
Russell crossed his arms and glanced at Lucion.
[Hey. It’s a messy situation because robbers unexpectedly entered, but the windows on your left and right are all blocked.]
Russell’s gaze kindly informed him that he wouldn’t be found out.
‘You mean to open the box?’
Lucion observed Jerno and the employee who was standing behind him and guided the Darkness to the box, and when the smoke stealthily came out, he gave an order straight away.
‘Open.’
At that moment, Jerno reacted and turned his head back.
“Young master. Just now…”
‘Was I found…?!’
Click.
Hearing the sound of the opening lock, Lucion glanced at the box.
The smoke disappeared.
Jerno’s gaze swept around Lucion.
He clearly felt something.
Soon, Jerno’s gaze turned towards the box Lucion was holding.
“… It’s nothing.”
It seemed that he was sensitive because of the robbers.
Jerno turned his head again to watch the robbers.
Lucion swallowed a sigh.
Thud-thud.
His racing heart was ringing loudly in his ears.
[Don’t be scared, Lucion.]
Russell openly giggled.
[While the black smoke is much more visually noticeable, it’s quieter than mana, so it takes time to sense.]
‘You should have told me that a moment ago!’
Lucion gritted his teeth and endured the urge to yell.
“The thing we’re looking for, so, um, is a box. A metal box. About this size.”
After people accepted the situation to a certain degree, the tall robber raised his voice again and showed the box size with his hands.
“If we just get it, we will leave quietly, so don’t worry.”
‘Metal box…?’
Lucion’s gaze turned to the box he was holding.
‘Was that box really originally stolen?’
The size of the box he was holding was similar to the size the robber had shown.
[No way, is he talking about this box… That bastard ran away!]
At Russell’s words, Lucion hurriedly looked back.
The employee, who was standing behind him a moment ago fled.
‘Darn it!’
Feeling that everything was turning out as he expected, Lucion immediately flung the box lid open.
At that moment, the blue thread connecting him, Jerno, and the robbers became taut.
‘Why did the thread suddenly?’
The open box only held a pair of feather-shaped earrings.
[Put it on!]
Russell shouted at Lucion.
It was a magical item he made by using all his magical knowledge.
Cut.
After Lucion put on the earrings, the thread was cut.
‘Why those earrings…?’
When Lucion made a confused face, he suddenly felt his Darkness sweep into the earrings.
At the same time, the back of his hand turned hot.
‘…?’
A clock tattoo is pointing at an hour.
Looking closely, the clock hand wasn’t exactly pointing at an hour.
Lucion looked at Russell with his eyes wide open.
[Regretfully, it’s only used to assist. But it’s an item that shows the accumulated negativity and is the only one in the world.]
The thing warlocks had to be most wary of was negativity.
It showed such a thing?
[There is very little negativity piled up. Well, it would be strange if there was a warlock without any negativity at all.]
‘It’s an item I most surely need while I try to resist fate.’
[It’s an item a warlock most surely needs.]
Russell added fire to the certainty of Lucion’s mindset.
“Th-there, the box is there! Please spare me!”
In the meantime, the fled employee ran to the robber and informed them about the box Lucion had.
At the scene of him abandoning things like work duty and clinging to the robber, only caring about his own life, Lucion spews a bitter laugh.
“No. We won’t kill. Just a box… ha. Well, good. I shall have alook at the box over there then.”
The tall robber scratched his head and approached Lucion.
Lucion quietly memorized the face of the employee who looked at him like he was an evil spirit.
‘This bastard is dead now.’
It was no different from openly saying that when he knew for a fact that he was Lucion Cronia.
If you meet his eyes, if you get close, you will be cursed.
It was certain that it was one of the bastards who believed such rumors that Lucion is a cursed spirit.
“Young master. Please don’t worry.”
Jerno looked at the approaching robber and spoke.
“I’m not worried.”
Lucion hid the box behind his back with a calm face.
The box was empty.
But he didn’t like just giving it.
Lucion glanced at the barrier mage.
‘She didn’t move from her spot even a step.’
While the robbers who came with her wandered around cautioning people and watching for any useless tricks, the barrier mage didn’t move a step after revealing herself.
Lucion withdrew his gaze again and ordered the Darkness to move just a bit further into the box.
‘I can’t. The Darkness is creeping outside.’
Meanwhile, seeing the black smoke wriggling outside the box, Lucion withdrew the Darkness straight away, wary of Jerno.
Locking the Darkness in the box and commanding it when the robber grabs it seems to be difficult for now.
“There, young master. Give me the box. Then nothing will happen.”
The tall robber stretched out his hand and approached step after step.
Tap tap.
Lucion checked his walking speed, infused the Darkness into the box, then dropped it.
Tak.
When the box fully touched the ground, Lucion commanded.
‘Don’t move!’
The Darkness wriggling around the box completely disappeared.
“Take it if you want.”
Lucion stood up from his seat.
The timing was perfect.
Because of Lucion’s shameless mouth, the tall robber paused momentarily.
What kind of person is so bold in front of a robber?
Jerno was also nervous.
If Lucion became frustrated, he wouldn’t differentiate between his opponents and pounce on them, but in no way did he expect him to be like that in front of a robber.
However, contrary to Jerno’s worries, Lucion slowly walked toward the place where the barrier mage was.
“How long will it take?”
At Lucion’s question, Jerno showed a small smile.
“It won’t be long. I already found it.”
“Hey, what are you doing?”
The barrier mage glanced at Lucion and Jerno, and then her voice raised by itself at the appearance of the tall robber unable to pick up the box and groaning.
“No. It’s just that the box won’t move.”
“What kind of cursed thing are you saying? What is in that small box that you can’t pick it up?”
The barrier mage hesitated a bit.
Her gaze stared at them with subtle suspicion, but she finally walked towards the tall robber.
‘You can’t help but walk, right? Because the barrier is unstable. You want to finish it before the staff outside comes.’
Lucion was specially aiming for the moment when the robbers stopped around the box they found.
“Then do it now. I’m a bit tired.”
Lucion quietly opened his mouth.
“Yes.”
Together with a short reply, Jerno swiftly took out his weapon and thrust it into the ground with full power.
Baaang!
An extremely loud sound, as if lightning struck, rang throughout the magic bank under the influence of the aura Jerno spread out with one hit.
Craack!
In the short moment after, the sound of something breaking was heard.
“Broken.”
Jerno bowed his head and then moved towards the robbers straight away.
‘As expected, it was here.’
Lucion moved a few steps back beforehand and observed the scene.
It bothered him that the barrier mage didn’t move, but it was really a place hiding a formula maintaining the barrier?
“Cr-crazy! My barrier is broken!”
The barrier mage shouted, startled.
“Retreat! Re….”
The tall robber at last picked up the fallen box from the ground and spoke, but Jerno’s blade was already heading for the robber’s head.
Clang!
But the tall robber blocked Jerno’s blade with the dagger he held.
With a softly trembling hand, the robber opened his mouth.
“Hyung-ssi. Sorry, but let’s fight next time.”
Bang!
After the robber stamped his foot, smoke suddenly spread out.
Jerno belatedly swung his sword to get rid of the smoke, but the robber was gone.
Jerno’s face crumpled.
If there was just one more person as Lucion’s escort, he would chase them.
[They ran away.]
At Russell’s words, Lucion looked at Jerno who returned to his side.
“Why didn’t you chase them? With your skill, you could catch them.”
“My current duty is to be the young master’s escort. It has to take priority over other things.”
“Pity.”
Lucion was sincerely disappointed.
He wanted to ask the robbers something.
Were they aiming at the box he had, and if not, was it just a coincidence?
‘The earrings were at least protected.’
But there was still an opportunity left.
“Bring that bastard over.”
After giving Jerno that command, Lucion avoided people and walked to the desk counter.
The staff, who came back to their senses, quickly raised the metal walls, and the Bars rushed in from the outside.
In the chaotic situation, Lucion was looking at only one bastard.
The employee who sold his mouth to the robber.
‘That fucker.’
A somewhat sinister smile appeared on Lucion’s lips.
*~*~*
Translator’s note: … Russell, your disciple didn’t know how to use Darkness just a half an hour ago or something… Who is the genius here?
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