Chapter 227 – The Cursed Throne
“Fuck…”
And before the eyes of such a holy day, the figure of Argent began to appear, emitting a vicious aura from his body and floating strange marbles around his body.
“…Gulp.”
Seong-il swallows dry saliva out of a sense of danger and looks at him with frightened eyes. The moment he secretly puts his hand in his pocket and picks up his smart phone, Argent smiles and gestures at him.
“…?”
Then, a strange wave arose, and Seong-il felt his body restrained.
‘…I got hit!’
Seong-il was extremely embarrassed because he never thought he would be defeated so quickly. However, Argent still smiles and begins to open his mouth.
“Don’t be too scared, I just stopped around to have a conversation.”
After saying that, he lifted his hand once again, and only then Seong-il realized that his body was moving normally.
“…What have you done…?”
When the opponent shows that he wants to talk to him rather than hostile to him, Seong-il secretly opens his mouth to him. Argent then begins to explain the situation.
“It’s literally. I wanted to have a little conversation, so I stopped the time around here for a moment.”
“…Time stop magic?!”
“Oh… You know quite a bit about magic, I thought you were a simple savage warrior.”
“Somehow… By the way, wasn’t the time stop magic only able to move the caster? How can I…?”
“Hoo…”
When Seong-il seemed to know not only the highest level of magic, but also the specific restrictions, Argent’s eyes became even more distinctive. He continued to explain to him with an interested expression.
“Of course, normal time stop can only stop the caster, but a mage like me can stop time in space units. Of course, there are quite a few restrictions.”
“Restrictions…?”
“Yes, restrictions. You don’t need to know the specifics, it’s difficult… So, shall we have a serious conversation now?”
“…What are you curious about?”
“A little while before that.”
At the words of such a holy day, Argent smiled and gestured to the air once more. Then, the sword tied to Seongil’s waist begins to float into the air.
“It’s been a while.”
『Um… I didn’t know you were my previous owner. How are you?』
“It’s okay. When the Master Paladins attacked, it was quite a crisis, but I was able to barely escape.”
『That’s right.』
The conversation between the cursed sword and the lich is unexpectedly calm. After lightly exchanging greetings, he returns the sword to Seong-il and starts asking Seong-il questions.
“How did you get this friend?”
“…I found it a few days ago in a necromancer’s lair while carrying out a mission in the temple.”
“Right.”
“Why are you trying to talk to me? If the sword is your goal, just kill it and take it.”
“Puhahaha!!”
Argent laughed out loud at Seongil’s question. He laughs happily for a while, then replies to him.
“Well… I put a lot of effort into making that sword, but it’s not that valuable.”
“…Then why?”
“Your ability.”
“?!”
Seong-il is taken aback by Argent’s sudden answer. When he looks at Argent with a puzzled expression, he tells him with a funny toy look.
“First of all, it seems that a considerable amount of magical energy has been accumulated in your body. How did you do it?”
“…How to do that?”
“How do I know? I, who have walked the path of sorcery for hundreds of years, have not learned a single magic to sense someone else’s magic?”
“Hmm…”
If you think about it, Argent’s answer is too obvious. Seong-il obediently decides to talk to him about sex balls, but suddenly a thought pops into his head.
‘…Why do I have to tell you this straight away?’
The existence of a color ball that is no different from its own important base. He told Richie all the facts for no reason. He didn’t know what disadvantage he would face, so he stood around and avoided explanation.
“…Using the secret arts I personally learned?”
“Under?”
When Seong-il answered in a slightly uncooperative manner, Argent furrowed his brow slightly and groaned in displeasure.
“…Why? You want me to kill you? Is there any reason why I should give you my secret art for free?”
“Hmm…”
Argent looks at Seong-il, who is showing his guts like that, with interest. He stares at him for a while and then begins to speak out.
“Well, okay. It’s not fair to get information about other people’s secret arts for free. Okay, what can I do to explain it to you?”
“Uh…”
Surprisingly, Seong-il was taken aback when Argent came out with a cooperative attitude. He shuts up for a while and gets lost in his thoughts.
‘I didn’t really think of this kind of development…? Besides, I don’t even know what I should get from him now, what should I say…’
While thinking about it, Black urgently starts talking to Seong-il.
『Hey, don’t measure too much. First of all, tell me briefly about your secret technique! And if you want to know more, ask for a deferred payment for the price you deserve!”
“!!”
『If he changes his mind and tries to harm you, you will be in trouble! So listen to me! By the way, only you can hear these words, so don’t worry too much.
Seong-il was awakened by the words of the sword. As the sword said, he started talking to Richie.
“…First of all, I’ll briefly explain my secret technique. After hearing the story, can you offer me a reasonable price for it?”
“Whoa… Well, that’s good. Let’s talk about it.”
Fortunately, Rich answered with a smile as if he was interested, and Seong-il meekly began to explain briefly about the connection between heaven, earth, yin and yang, and the accumulation of internal energy.
“Oh… So you’re saying that you’re using a secret technique created according to the natural philosophy of the East to accumulate magic in your body…?”
“Yes. Well, that’s right.”
“Ohh… Then how long did it take to accumulate that much magical power?”
“Hmm…”
Seong-il awakens his game master skills and ponders the years he has practiced the Heaven, Earth, Yin and Yang Mating Techniques he learned in the world of martial arts.
“…Approximately 8 months?”
“!!”
Argent flinched at Seong-il’s words, threw away his relaxed expression, and glared at him with a surprised expression.
“It’s… It’s real.”
“Interesting…”
“…”
“Just hearing the explanation, it seemed like a miscellaneous drink through sexual intercourse, but that kind of effect.”
After muttering that, Argent starts talking to Seong-il with a greedy expression.
“If you can share that secret with me? If you do, then, as I said before, I will reward you according to the value of the knowledge you have given me.”
“…How can you believe that?”
“I’ll cast my spell on you and swear.”
“In the end, it’s filled with words…”
When Seong-il tries to express his negative opinion about Richie’s absurd condition, the sword starts talking to Seong-il in an urgent voice.
『Accept! Accept it unconditionally!!』
‘…Suddenly?’
“You madman! If he harms you, can you stop him!?”
‘If it’s necessary, just leave this place and leave. What…’
『If you do that, it will definitely damage you! Just tell me the esoteric and receive something of the right value from this world! If you think it won’t work, then you can abandon this world and run away as you said.”
‘That’s true… But, how can I believe that that lich will reward me properly?’
The sword sighed lightly at the words of such a holy day, and then began to calmly explain magic to him.
『Haa… A mage’s oath isn’t that simple. Especially the oaths made with one’s own magic.”
‘Okay…?’
“Huh. Wizards are those who control the magic existing in the world with the power of words. If you recklessly break promises, the power of your words will weaken and you may lose your magic!”
‘!!’
『I don’t know why, but he has a lot of goodwill towards you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to treat you so well. So just accept it.”
‘Hmm…’
Come to think of it, the words of the sword made sense. He realizes that if he can trade fair with the lich for the color ball, he’s not really losing money.
‘…Well, I’m not selling color balls in the martial arts world.’
When he thinks like that, Seong-il feels that the sense of debt for the sex horse disappears.
Having captured his thoughts like that, he changes his expression and starts answering Richie.
“…I will do so if it guarantees a reasonable trade item and my safety.”
“Okay. I’ll give it to you.”
“…Anyway, why are you suddenly curious about my color ball?”
“Because it’s interesting.”
“Interest…?”
“Do you know anything about magic?”
“I don’t know.”
Argent looks at Seong-il with an amused look on Seong-il, who resolutely says he doesn’t know about magic when he recognizes time-stop. He begins to lightly explain the principles of magic to Seong-il.
“…Magic is a secret technique that draws and uses external power through words, and it is a secret technique that does not have a way to accumulate mana in the body. It was strange to meet someone like me who accumulated mana inside.”
“That’s right. Originally, I was curious to see if someone had a sword with a piece of my soul in it, so I just took a quick look, but it turns out that a considerable amount of mana has accumulated in its body. That’s why it’s interesting.”
“Aha…”
“If I, who uses external powers, can accumulate magic in my body like you do, then my magic level might be able to go one step further.”
“Hmm…”
“Well, I originally thought of forcibly pulling out your soul and stealing your knowledge, but you’re a weirdo.”
“…Weird?”
“Yes. I don’t know why, but I’ve risen to the status of a demigod and have acquired quite powerful precognitive powers.”
“…!!”
“I had a feeling it wouldn’t be good for you to do that. That’s why I offered you a deal. Of course, if you refused…”
The creepy lich’s speech blur that seems to be known even if he doesn’t hear it. Seong-il swallows dryly and thinks he did well to accept his offer.
“Anyway… We got along well. Shall we hand over the vision now?”
“Puha! What a fun friend. Let’s do that.”
In this way, Seong-il explains to Argent the composition, principle, training method, and precautions of the color ball. After hearing all the explanations, his expression starts to change strangely.
“Hmm… Interesting. Think of the human body as a small universe…”
“I know the performance for sure because I trained. You said you knew it because you checked me.”
“I believe. But…”
“…But?”
“I’ll have to check the training method myself.”
“?”
Seong-il makes an absurd expression at Argent’s words. When he looks at him blankly as if he is dumbfounded, he continues talking to him with a playful smile.
“Isn’t it clearer to see the vision than to hear it orally?”
“…”
“And by looking at the process and the demonstration effect, you can also figure out the value that needs to be returned to you.”
“Haha…Then how do you…”
“Hmm…”
Argent raises his hand and caresses his chin, as if he is ambiguous even after spitting it out himself. As if he had a good idea, he clapped his hands and spoke to Seong-il.
“How about Verissa Collinus?”
“Yes…?”
“The child is my plaything, so he cedes ownership to you.”
“…?”
“Use that child to demonstrate the Heaven, Earth, Yin-Yang Mating Technique. If you do, I will give you Verisa as a toy.”
“Crazy…”
Seong-il feels goosebumps at Argent’s words treating his teacher, Verisa Collinus, as a toy. He starts asking the questions in his head.
“…What’s your relationship with Verissa Collinus?”
“Oh, he’s my scarecrow.”
“Scarecrow…?”
“Yes. The scarecrow that helps me stay safe here.”
The relationship between Verisa and Richie can be roughly guessed. Perhaps reading Seongil’s expression, Argent smiled and lightly explained to him about his past.
“Through the sword, I must have heard what happened five years ago, right?”
“Yes…”
“Well, I’m living in the Catacombs, making a laboratory. I accidentally got into a fight with the Temple of Light, and after being defeated, I was constantly chased by the Temple of Light for several months.”
“Hmm…”
“Of course, if you want to fight them, there’s nothing you can’t do… But if you beat them randomly, if the enraged God of Light sends out even an apostle, it’ll be a headache for me too.”
“Hmm…”
“That’s why I ran away from them, I had a reverse idea. Wouldn’t it be safer if it was in the middle of the storm…?”
“Ah…”
“So I flowed into this city. It’s actually very safe. I’m an undead, but I’m an alien being that’s also a creature. The priests didn’t explore me. Then I met a lesser sorceress of mediocre talent.”
“That is…?”
“Yes, Verissa Collinus. I used mind magic to manipulate her emotions and become a disciple.”
“…”
“And as Verisa’s apprentice and subordinate, to help her with her mission, to help her grow, he threw all sorts of artifacts pretending to be coincidences in the shadows.”
“Hmm…”
“Based on that, I made her a successful woman as her shield, built her wonderful workshop in the middle of her city, and lives here prosperously.”
Her holy day gives her goosebumps when she learns how a young, mediocre wizard named Verissa Collinus was able to grow up so quickly, and why she was and why she was so lucky.
And Richie, who read that expression, laughs as if she is very happy and continues to talk to her Seong-il.
“Well… That’s right. She doesn’t know, but she can’t refuse me because she has a powerful mental spell on me.”
“Oh my god…”
“I’ll hand her over as her contact with me and her slave as her you. And you’ll play her slut in front of me as a condition of her contract with her to have that woman.” Let’s try it out.”
‘Fuck, he said he was friendly to me, so I relaxed for a moment, but this bastard…’
Seong-il feels the fear that disappeared at Richie’s crazy words come back. Whether he did it or not, Richie continued to spit out his words.
“Then, when you see the demonstration clearly, I will give you the knowledge or stuff to match. I swear again.”
“…Great.”
Seong-il, who didn’t want to talk to the crazy wizard any more, said yes to his words, and at that, Argent started approaching him with a mad smile.
