Chapter 359 – Erosion
#359.
The man with red hair, Helios Freman, the lord of the fire mage, opened his mouth.
“Long time no see. Duke. You came at just the right time.”
“Helios Freman. How is the operation?”
“… Using the turret to pour bombs and hit the demons, the detached team penetrates. Due to their nature, when they are regenerating, their athletic ability is extremely low. That should be enough.”
“I get it. Then go right away.”
The duke passed them after a brief conversation with Helios Freman that made him wonder if he had a grudge.
Naturally, the faces of the mage tower owners were rotting, and the atmosphere became awkward.
Of course, even in such a situation, there were people who didn’t mind, it was Riinkel and Gaon, the lords of the sub-tap of fantasy.
“Come on! I’m glad you’re safe. Jaehee was worried a lot.”
“Is it? But why can’t I see it? It looks like you are busy with work.”
“I am busy inspecting the turret. All the tower owners came here, so shouldn’t even the disciples stay? I don’t know what could be the problem.”
They had to pay attention not only to blocking the advance of the monsters, but also to managing the turrets, so it was no different than overdoing it to have such a large number of people come out to meet them.
Gaon understood and said while looking at the ignorantly large turret with only the gun barrel reaching 100m.
“By the way, the turret seems to be a new weapon, but how do you attack it?”
“Huh? Oh, is that what you mean? You know that magic has a wave, right? Those whose wavelengths match well mix well with each other, and those that don’t match cause a tremendous backlash. You’re going to use that.”
“Hoo… Are you deliberately creating a backlash and then firing off that energy?”
“Right. It is also easy to understand.”
In the past, in the process of manufacturing Chorin’s magic core, there was a problem because the wavelength did not match.
At that time, it wasn’t so severe that there was no case of backlash, but if it had happened, the guild building might have evaporated without a trace on that day.
While recalling Gaon’s past memories, a thought suddenly came to my mind and I asked Reinkel.
“Liinkel. Then how about using the magic core as the source of that energy?”
“Hmm? What do you mean by magic? Are you using that valuable item for one-time use? No matter how rich the Mage Tower’s finances are, I’ve never thought of such a crazy thing. But let’s assume… I think we can wipe out not only monsters, but even the monster queen.”
“Are you sure?”
“Maybe? No.”
Reinkel also knows that one of Gaon’s businesses is the magic core auction.
That’s why they show that kind of attitude.
It wasn’t my loss, so I hated the irresponsible behavior as if it wasn’t part-time job, but Gaon tried to look away from Chorin.
“Chorin. How many completed magic cores are there?”
“Hmm… 5 overview. Are you going to use them all?”
“No. Just one. If you use them all, no matter how sturdy your turrets will be, they won’t be able to withstand it. Yes?”
“Yes. It’ll probably explode on the way and kill everyone here. From then on, there will be a war to occupy the territory of the Empire.”
Riinkel originally had a lot of playfulness, but he couldn’t stand the serious atmosphere. When you see him saying something that he shouldn’t have to do, making it cold.
Anyway, Gaon, who transferred one magic core through Reinkel, moved to the temporary barracks according to the guidance.
The state-of-the-art barracks, which even mobilized all kinds of magical engineering, were comparable to hotels.
There, each of them rests and prepares for the upcoming fight.
At that time, Hirencia approached.
It seemed that he had been glancing at the Duke secretly from earlier, but could not bear it. The duke looked at him to see if he remembered the deal he had made the other day, but made no point.
She greeted me with a shy face.
“Gaon. I’m glad you’re safe. Did your trip go well?”
“Yes. What… Not completely, but it worked out pretty well. What about Hirencia? Is she not hurt?”
“Pu-huh! Sure. Aren’t you ignoring me too much? I’ve gotten pretty strong since I got the Holy Sword.”
Hirencia puffed out her cheeks slightly, then reached out her hand and struck her holy sword, which was fixed to her left waist.
Even though she should have cut monsters without rest, her holy sword still shimmered with a brilliant light.
While staring at the light, Gaon abruptly jumped up in a playfulness and met Hirencia’s eyes, who were still pouting, and said,
“Hmm… You don’t have to worry?”
“Yes! In particular, you will never lose against a monster, right? It’s because Gaon couldn’t see me fighting. It’s on a different level than before!”
Hirencia pushed her breasts out with confidence. She doesn’t always stand out in her uniform, but she’s the awesome type when she’s off.
Gaon tilted her head, looking at the thorax protruding and showing a strong presence.
“Then you don’t have to worry anymore? She said that even if Hirencia goes to her dangerous place, she won’t get hurt anyway, so she can lie down comfortably in her house with her feet stretched out and rest. Right?”
“Oh! That, that…”
Hirencia said she just wanted to appeal to her growth, it wasn’t that she didn’t want Gaon to worry about her.
So, of course, we can’t help but flinch at such an extreme example.
Even if it’s a joke.
“Why. No? Maybe she’s crying alone because she’s lonely, should she be nervous and at least show anxiety? Which one do you want? Yes? Please answer me quickly.”
Gaon urged for an extended answer. She said Hirencia because her bewildered look was cute. This is why she can’t stop teasing her even more.
As the mischief continued, Hirencia also pouted as if she was angry.
“It’s not good.”
“What.”
“All! I don’t talk to Gaon. I am coming.”
Hirencia turned her back on Gaon as if pouting.
But even so, she doesn’t think her feet will move, as if she wants to be held. Gaon, who had a cute face and a hearty smile, grabbed his hand and turned around with force.
Her ankles, which had been stiff just before, spun smoothly as if they had been greased.
“Sorry for kidding. Forgive me.”
“Joy! If so, it will happen again next time. Do you think I’ve been fooled once or twice?”
“This time for real. In the first place, the human mind can’t be that easy. It’s rather strange to be able to stretch out your feet and rest just because you don’t want to worry. If something happens to Hirencia, I won’t be sane. You know. Yes?”
At the time when Hirencia suffered her wounds in the Demon Dragon’s Nest, Gaon had a history of showing her cruelty to the point of being too harsh.
As Hirencia, who remembered her bloody appearance at that time, she couldn’t help but believe it.
She glanced at Isabella, who was conversing with her chorin in one of her barracks, then answered, pressing the corners of her soaring mouth down with effort.
“Greatness! All right. This is the last time.”
“Thank you. Forgive me.”
“That’s Okay. I know I’ll be scolded next time. Then I’ll go. Your eyes sting.”
I couldn’t openly point it out because there was a deal, but the duke was still glaring at them relentlessly.
Hirencia mentioned that and returned to her seat.
And Gaon, who sent her, looked at her back for a while, then found another warm gaze and left her barracks.
As I headed to a moderately sparsely populated place, the person who had followed me secretly appeared.
“What’s your business?”
That person was Rivera, who, uncharacteristically for her, looked around her, took a great look at her, and quickly approached her and whispered.
“This fight. Is it very dangerous?”
“Yes. What about it?”
“Then, when this is over… Can you do it?”
“What.”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? You changed the contract last time. If you do something dangerous or stand out, you will do it yourself. Wouldn’t you say you don’t know?”
“Ah… That.”
Not really forgotten. It’s just that since I had a relationship once a month ago, I haven’t had anything to do with it, so I couldn’t immediately recall it.
As she nodded as if she remembered Gaon, Rivera made her eyes sparkle like her child.
“Are you doing it? Huh?”
“Hmm… Well.”
“Well? Well what? Are you going to break the contract!?”
She must have known that she would listen to her answer, saying that she would do it of course.
“For now, calm down. I want everyone around me to hear it.”
“How do you calm down! Why, why not!”
In a good way, he was naive, and in a bad way, he was simple and ignorant.
Her raucous behavior was enough to draw attention to her surroundings.
Gaon patted her on the back thinking that her party would listen.
“To be honest, this fight is not that dangerous. I don’t know about the monster queen’s exact power, but her detached unit’s power is too great. Even just me and the duke, the two of us could destroy an entire country. Even more so, if others join us, we can subdue the Demon Queen without much effort.”
“Then what shall we do?”
“So I’ll give Rivera another mission.”
“Mission?”
Rivera tilted her head. That’s why Gaon’s words were surprising. He spoke in a questioning gaze.
“Yes. Please protect Chorin. After all, someone has to be in charge. Then I’ll do it.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I’m not going to lie about this. How can you accept it?”
“Of course! Leave it to me! I won’t let the monsters touch even a single hair.”
Rivera, who had been running wild like a child who had her toys stolen, now ran wild with a different feeling. She is confused whether this is a dragon or a rabbit.
Gaon waited for a while and tapped her hand, which was still holding her by the collar.
“Great. Then can you let this go?”
“Huh. Okay.”
Is it a dog and not a rabbit? Rivera couldn’t believe it, but she obediently let go of the collar.
As Gaon adjusted her dress, he gave her one last piece of advice.
“And I’m asking just in case, but I absolutely forbid talking about this in front of my companions. If there is something you want to ask from now on, don’t secretly stalk me and just say that you have something to say. Because that’s less suspicious. Got it?”
“… Okay. Because I don’t want other girls to know either. Then I’ll go first.”
Rivera left her words behind and, as if running away, she went into the barracks.
Left alone, Gaon closed her eyes.
Something about her has changed since the last time she crossed the line. He was remembering the look on Rivera’s face earlier.
Moisturized eyes, flushed cheeks, and beautifully curved lips. It all came down to one thing.
“No way…”
It may be an illusion. Rather, I hope it is an illusion. But at the same time I thought. If this is the case, it might end up like that.
