Episode 186. Mr. Radon! (4)
“Since you’ve been enjoying my lies?”
I asked with a surprised look, and Jenny started explaining in more detail, as if she thought I didn’t understand.
“I’ve seen you lie right next to me, Radon. For example, I’ve even seen the way you fight. Out of all those, the one I remember the most is ‘switching.’”
-Swap Lv8
A skill that swaps objects with the ones you are standing in when you are in a dangerous situation. It is a great skill to use to run away or deceive by setting up a substitute, but it consumes a lot of magic power.
So, even though the frequency of use has decreased, there was a reason why that skill left a deep impression on Jenny’s mind.
“Do you remember what you did to the lycanthropes when I went berserk?”
“I pretended to be dead.”
At the time, Jenny thought I had been electrocuted and shed tears. But when I showed up looking fine, she thought I was a ghost and freaked out, which was amazing.
“Whenever I think about that time, I get angry for some reason… but I can’t help but forget it. Because back then, I really thought you were a ghost holding a grudge.”
I couldn’t help but be angry because I touched on the part that Jenny was most afraid of. Because that time was still vivid… I just found a hint that surprised me.
“At that time, Radon’s body was fake, and I was fooled by it and got startled. So I’ve been thinking about it since yesterday. If I could reproduce that method, wouldn’t I be able to learn what a ‘cheating’ is?”
So Jenny recalled that incident and recreated my skills in the Silver Age.
It could be seen as a substitution, or a clone, imitating in one’s own way.
“And Radon was just surprised by my trick?”
“….”
It was just yesterday that Jenny, who was frustrated because she couldn’t fool me, figured out a way to fool me in just one morning.
Even though I didn’t use the magic wand, this can be seen as a result of how much I trusted Jenny.
Yes, I was unconsciously believing her.
It made me feel proud to see Jenny growing so rapidly.
“Anyway, so in the end you succeeded in deceiving me?”
“yes.”
“Then Radon. You didn’t forget, did you?”
“what?”
Suddenly, the warm atmosphere turned cold. Jenny smiled brightly and then suddenly lifted the wooden sword on her waist.
Shaaaaak!!-
“Wow!”
Excellent senses allow him to predict danger. He barely dodges the wooden sword, but Jenny says she doesn’t understand.
“Why are you avoiding me, Radon? You promised me yesterday.”
“Promise… Ah!”
Yeah, I forgot. If I succeeded in deceiving you, you promised to hit me once.
It’s only natural that I would do something like that since I made that boast so openly.
But when I was actually put in this situation…
“Okay, Radon… hurry up.”
… so dirty and scary!
With her blue hair blowing in the wind and her eyes wide open, she looked just like she was seeing a ghost.
Jenny was innocent like a girl, but surprisingly had a scary side. If you let your guard down just by looking at her shy appearance, you could end up lost in an instant.
“Now, wait a minute. First, a prayer of the heart…!”
“Just hit it!”
Bam!-
Just like me…
* * * * *
A concentration camp in the eastern part of the empire.
It was the only place in the eastern part of the city that boasted an unpleasant environment for residents to live in.
Although there were many flower fields around, the area around the camp looked like a magic garden.
Even in the Divine Empire ruled by a saintly king, there are still a steady stream of vicious criminals. The number is so vast that the iron bars of the palace are limited.
Among them, there are bound to be some highly skilled criminals, so stronger and wider bars are needed.
Like this Divine Asylum, which boasts the size of a small town.
“You will be admitted, Sir Ruthie.”
“Thank you.”
Crunch!-
A knight commander enters the camp with the permission of the guards. The sound of the main gate opening echoes in my ears.
The entering knight commander speaks to the guard before the door closes.
“May the protection of justice be bestowed upon you.”
thud!-
As the main gate closed, the guards snickered at the compliment they had just heard.
Lutis Saint Lee. Commander of the 2nd Legion of the Divine Knights. As I had heard, he was a man obsessed with justice.
There was no room for doubt, as even the fingerprint identification results using magic power were normal.
“Ha… Justice is frozen to death.”
Meanwhile, Ruthie entered through the main gate… The spirit disguised as him was furious at what he had just said.
The highest spirit Sprite, the left arm of Aisha, the spirit queen of life. He is currently infiltrating by cloning Lutis’ body with the help of some kind of person.
I didn’t get caught because I still had my memories intact, but this disgusting imitation of a human was a real headache.
`This guy is crazy, but he’s not an ordinary crazy guy. And this damn empire is no exception.`
Sprite looked at the holy sword adorning his waist and thought.
The red sword, ‘Rosaria’, used by the previous saintess. She first infiltrated the imperial palace and pretended to return the sword, but was very surprised when she saw the true identity of those who lent it to Lutis.
`I never thought it would be that bad.`
It was quicker for me to understand because I had Rutis’ memories from the beginning. I had hoped for it, but I didn’t know that there were guys called Doomsday hiding behind the Empire.
The guys who are called Numbers 1 through 7, the leaders of the gang. Maybe they are the real power brokers of the royal family.
And the Divine Emperor spoke as if he knew them very well, which was the opposite of his reputation as a faithful king.
The interior of the palace is truly bizarre. It becomes even more bizarre when you think about the recent events that the imperial family members have been doing in Alighieri.
It was revealed that Elder Enviel, who caused the Gumiho incident last year, was actually a henchman of a devil worshipper, and 1st Corps Commander Jason Barkel also plotted to devour Alighieri using the saint.
This gave me the intuition that someone was plotting to swallow Alighieri.
It is also unnatural that several incidents and accidents have occurred in this manner over the past year.
Besides, I wondered why they had Rosaria, which I had lost 30 years ago.
`And… the problem is the Emperor’s children.`
Sprite was able to discover another shocking fact while wandering around the Imperial Palace.
It is said that the Divine Emperor had three children. The first two were born from his first wife, but the youngest was born from a concubine, so he was often ignored.
Because he was not cared for at all, only a few people in the country knew his face.
An emperor who is equal to everyone? I realized that all that was nonsense.
It didn’t end there.
`Surely, among those children… I will see his face…!`
Among them, Sprite was able to see the youngest’s face in the picture. Surprisingly, it looked very similar to the saint who had lost her life 30 years ago.
I reported this matter to Shaikhar telepathically, but I did not receive an order to return. I was ordered to investigate further.
`Yeah, I came here to investigate further.`
All the prisoners that were arrested that day, including Heidern, are in this concentration camp. I had to find out what the Empire was planning to do with them.
It was Sprite who captured them, so he had good reason to come here.
Moreover, the target of the disguise, Lutis, is a fanatical believer in the Empire.
It’s okay to know dangerous confidential information.
“Are you saying that you want to see the condition of the prisoners you transported last time?”
“I’m the one who arrested him, so I’d like to check it out for a bit.”
Sprite entered the enormous prison building. A gloomy atmosphere and numerous prison cells came into view.
This is only the first floor. It looks simple because it is the space for prisoners with the lowest sentences.
“They have to go deep underground. I’ll guide you.”
“….”
Sprite goes down to the basement under the guidance of a guard. After a long time of going down, the guard opens his mouth.
“You said you were Captain Ruthie? I heard you have a strong sense of justice.”
Sprite was based on Ruth’s memories.
“Hahaha! Then what do you think of me? The evil forces that threaten the Divine Empire will fall into hell, not this prison, once they catch my eye.”
“I see.”
Then the guard continued speaking with a smile on his face.
“Then I guess it doesn’t matter if you know what great plans our empire is making.”
Feeling ominous at the guard’s words, Sprite was able to reach the lowest level of the basement.
The end of the stairs was blocked by a huge door, but it opened with a wave of the guard’s hand.
Beyond the door that only officials could enter, a completely different sight was visible.
“That’s…?”
It’s the same as having a prison cell with a gloomy atmosphere, but I would say the feeling is different.
I saw a huge glass wall, and inside it was a wide, white space.
It was a space to confine something, but… it didn’t feel like something that could hold prisoners.
In addition, a huge magic circle and a strange scent rising from the floor were visible.
“What kind of ritual is that?”
“This is RE-Union.”
“Surely you’re bringing the dead back to life…”
“You know very well. As you can see, the ritual is already in progress.”
In the center of the magic circle was an awl. It looked like the claw of a giant beast, and it was red and cut as if it had already stabbed someone.
And there were several corpses lying around the magic circle…
`Those people…!`
They were the prisoners he was looking for. They, including Heidern, had withered away as if they had been deprived of nutrients.
“It takes a lot of magic and vitality to bring the dead back to life. Since we’re doing it with prisoners, not civilians, there shouldn’t be a problem.”
“Certainly… I see.”
“You have just entered the first stage of consciousness, so the form will appear.”
At that moment, the magic circle began to shimmer. In that space, there were not only the corpses of prisoners, but also sorcerers performing spells.
As they amplified their spell, the awl began to take shape. To be exact, there was blood on the awl.
The blood grew bigger and bigger, and then took on a human form. The once red form began to take on flesh… and was reborn as a woman with sparkling white hair.
“That’s…!”
“You see? That’s RE-Union. It can bring back to life even if it only has the skin or blood of a dead person.”
“….”
Sprite couldn’t bring himself to say anything at the sight of the guard speaking with an eerie smile.
At that moment, someone was seen being dragged into the magic circle.
-Let go of this! Don’t you know who I am?
The prisoner who was still throwing tantrums was Travel Bayold. He too was nothing more than a sacrifice to this spell.
“It’s not fully revived yet. I need to infuse it with more magic and life.”
The moment the guard spoke, Travel was also laid down around the magic circle. Other prisoners were also dragged in and laid down in the same way.
The situation where the limbs were bound and unable to move. At that time, Travel could see a woman formed in the center.
-Huh…? That woman…!
Suddenly, an earthquake occurs in Travel’s pupils. Soon, he screams with an expression as if he has seen a ghost.
-Are you… sacrificing me… to resurrect this woman?
No one answered.
-Don’t make me laugh! Why should I be a sacrifice to a woman like this? It would be a disgrace to my life and a stain on the honor of the Bayold family!
It didn’t matter to the master of ceremonies who the woman was. What mattered was the power she possessed.
-Please don’t!! Kyaaaaak!
Sprite watched the prisoners lose their lives without saying anything.
In the end, of course, Travel… the moment their lives were transferred to the woman…
“….”
The woman slowly began to open her eyes.
* * * * *
“…!!”
“Why are you suddenly like that? Stop hitting me.”
Dalgrak-
While hitting Radon’s head as punishment, Jenny suddenly dropped her wooden sword.
It rolled on the black floor as if it had lost its purpose, and Jenny’s hand that was holding it began to shake.
“Again….”
Jenny looked at her hands shaking unintentionally and panicked.
Radon also tilted his head, saying that it was a strange sight for her.
That must be the symptom of my recent trembling hands.
But what on earth is the cause? Even if you detect it with `Ma-an`, you can’t find out.
“Why…”
Why on earth?
Suddenly, I felt an ominous feeling and my liver and kidneys became cold.
It was a very sad atmosphere, even though I missed it.
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