Chapter 118 – Gleaming Darkness – Part 2
“Huh… Omg… “
Hargen’s breathing was very rough.
His eyes were bloody, and red blood was spitting out of his mouth. Even so, it seemed that there was still a bit of pride left.
If I didn’t pray, I thought I’d just kill myself. This time, mana wrapped around his fist. I was thinking of taking my breath away.
“Do something like magic research after you die. Bye.”
“…”
Hargen silently looked at my fist. If he struck this down, he would be the best at knowing that his life would end.
If you don’t show your pride, you can just save your life. It seems so hard to find sobriety.
“Hargen!”
In the end, the officers started shouting Hargen’s name one by one.
The intention was obvious. It meant that no matter who looked at it, they were defeated, so they should admit it and stop.
The executives also came forward to stop him, and Hargen seemed to have regained his composure in the end. He barely licked his lips.
“I lost. Just save my life.”
I’m not bad enough to kill the guy who begged me to save him. If he kills you even if you ask him to save you, it’s because he’s a very bad guy.
I finally raised my fist.
“Let’s go, Alice.”
If I’ve lost this much, I’ll never mess with it again. I was about to turn around with that thought, but when I was about to go back, the executives started whispering hastily.
“Hargen-sama, wouldn’t it be better to tell the situation of the glimmer of darkness as it is?”
Hargen hesitated, then nodded hastily. Then, other executives hurriedly ran in and blocked Ellis and me.
However, it wasn’t that he had a fighting look on his face. Everyone was making faces as if they were asking for their story to be heard.
Among the executives, at least a younger guy spoke to me. He was almost the only guy without a beard.
“Florian, can you listen to us for a moment?”
At some point, my title had become ‘Nim’, Florian. Alice let out a stupid laugh.
“Come now, say you. Look at this master That’s right, my intelligence has gone up.”
That’s what you did too I didn’t have to say it out loud.
Anyway, I nodded. It’s easier to deal with if you listen to them rather than attacking them to fight.
But suddenly, the officers knelt down one by one.
“Actually, it would be nice if we could receive money from the casino and do research, but we are in a position to give money to other magical organizations.”
“Are you in a position to repay?”
What does this mean after pretending to be cool? Hargen, who was helped by another executive, continued his words.
“To the nearby magical societies, we are the neighborhood drums. Since I couldn’t use magic the most, it was ripped off here and there, and magic at our level didn’t make money, so I had no choice but to use casino money to make up for it.
“Then why did the casino support a group like you who can’t even use magic?”
“That… It’s the casino’s goal. We have to go gamble with that money after all.”
“What do you mean?”
“If we have to pay 200 gold coins, the casino always supports only about 100 gold coins. In other words, it was a structure where you couldn’t make a deposit unless you went to the casino and doubled your money.”
“Then what if I get robbed at the casino?”
“You owe that much.”
I laughed out loud because I was dumbfounded.
“No, then you didn’t thank me when the casino was gone? I got rid of that debt.”
“It was because when the casino disappeared, we lost the means to save money. And I’m in the same league with the casino and the magic group that eats us. Our debt still remains. They just rip off what the casinos used to take.”
“Oh~”
Alice seemed to understand, and she pricked up her ears. As she looked at me, she said.
“Then, this is the reason why you were so arrogant towards the master~ You guys were completely cornered anyway! What should I do? Should I just throw it away?”
“There is no reason to decide right now. Let’s just go.”
When I said that I would decide over time, the faces of the Dark Twinkles completely turned pale. Hargen and the officers surrounded us like a fence.
“Florian. Why don’t you think about it a little more and go? We’ll even treat you to tea.”
“Go back and think. And it’s not like I’m not going to help at all. If you desperately need our help, then you guys come directly to us. I won’t shut the door. Instead, you will have to be loyal to El Balom from then on.”
“…”
Judging by the look in their eyes, everyone is already loyal to El Balom. I left anyway.
“Let’s go, Alice.”
“Yes!”
As I was leaving, Hargen shouted from behind.
“I will definitely come! We are truly miserable people! In my entire life, I have never been saved!”
◈
After returning, we had dinner right away. As always, the Balrog cooks and serves delicious dishes.
While the El Balom executives were having a delicious meal, I watched the faces of the executives one by one.
-We’ve lived a really pitiful life! In all my life, I have never been saved!
The story of Hargen remained in my mind.
The reason is simple. Come to think of it, El Balom was really a gathering of souls who lived in pity. An orphan, betrayal, dropping out of the academy, beheaded by the guillotine… There was no one who bought anything affluent.
Even Denia always moaned in loneliness. How happy are they right now? Did I save them?
Suddenly, all of these guys felt sad and a little affectionate.
I wonder if it’s the ‘loyalty’ that Pelit always talked about.
Without touching the food, I stared at Ellis, who was eating eagerly across from her.
Alice ate while making a yum yum thump thump thump thump thump. Next to her, Denia was making an expression as if her taste was not good.
Then, suddenly, Alice opened her mouth. The corners of her mouth were smeared with her steak seasoning.
“Master, do you have something to say?”
“Doesn’t exist. Eat yourself.”
“Yes.”
Denia and Elise nodded and continued their nervous warfare. Elise moved her arm to fork her and Denia slammed her with her elbow.
I looked at the faces of the other executives once in a while.
Everyone blushed, but I couldn’t figure out why.
And maybe three hours had passed. I found Cheshire while walking around El Balom’s residence.
She lay on the wall of the castle wall side by side with the other cats. It was during the ‘act of baking bread’ that is commonly talked about. It seems to be less digested.
Cheshire spotted me and she jumped down.
“Ah, the master is here. I had something to tell you.”
Since I was in the middle of the agony that our El Balom guys were pitiful guys, I was determined to treat the officers as kindly as possible.
He stroked Cheshire’s head a lot.
“What’s going on with Cheshire, who is in charge of El Balom’s elite supplies, who is good at stealth, has a pretty face, and has a great body?”
“Nya, nyaha?!”
Cheshire blushed as his tail and ears perked up. I was a little embarrassed after speaking.
Anyway, Cheshire continues his words.
“Ah, anyway, Master. I found bad magic groups that are extorting money against the twinkle of darkness.”
Already? Cheshire is good at what he does. It felt real again.
“What kind of guys are they?”
“It’s a group called Chaos at Dawn.”
“Ah~ the chaos of dawn.”
Yeah, I remember the chaos of dawn too. It was a magical organization that did all the bullying in his previous life.
Cheshire tilts his head.
“Oh, master, you know the chaos of dawn?”
“No no. Anyway, keep talking.”
“Actually, I didn’t go there so diligently to find out.
“What? Bruises on the executive’s face? Who is the executive?”
“It’s like a pellet.”
Come to think of it, I remembered now that there was no pellet at the dinner table.
“No, why didn’t Pelit report?”
“They said they couldn’t do it because they were ashamed.”
“Ha… “
The Chaos of Dawn These thugs are going all the way to El Balom.
In a way, I thought it was fortunate that Felit returned with his face bruised. It’s because they’re such reckless guys.
“I will go myself.”
Anyway, it was time to keep the loyalty that Pelit said.
But Cheshire tilts his head.
“But Florian-nim. It’s not like these guys are stupid again on the subject of recklessly going out. Since they don’t even deal with magicians like them, it’s easy to spot them, but it’s hard to catch them.”
“It’s okay. I can become a wizard.”
“Nyan?”
“Prepare the wizard’s robe right now.”
