Became the Idiot Young Master Who Tormented the Main Character - Chapter 68



68. The Forest of Enchantment (4)

“Wouldn’t it be better than that?”

“…yes?”

“Wouldn’t it be better than that?”

“her…?”

At my words, the friendly atmosphere of the woman named Maria disappeared in an instant.

Her expression was distorted, as if she couldn’t understand what I was saying, or as if it was absurd.

“How can you say that Tia is better than me? She hasn’t even made a contract with a spirit yet, and because of that, she can’t use spirit magic. Can you please stop comparing me to that idiot?”

“Well, at least Tia’s personality seems better. Oh, and her looks too. Tia’s is much better. Tia’s cute, after all.”

“What, what did you say? Ha!”

Maria smiled incredulously, one corner of her mouth raised.

Then this time he started making sarcastic remarks at me.

“He was known as the rising star of the swordsmanship club with a handsome appearance, but I had no idea he was such a frivolous person! I don’t think it’s worth mentioning!”

“I can’t feel it either. Please stop interfering with the test and just disappear from my sight.”

“This, this is profit…!”

When I didn’t say a word, she trembled as if she couldn’t control her anger.

It was refreshing. My original mental age is that of an adult, so it’s obvious that I wouldn’t win if a child started an argument.

…childish?

Arthura, it’s to save Tia’s spirit.

As an adult, I couldn’t just let my child suffer. This was a necessary act.

“They say they’ll talk amongst themselves, so let’s go quickly, Horn! I’ve wasted my time!”

Maria turned around with a grin, leaving those words behind, and began running through the forest again with her original partner.

I turned back to face Tia, who was behind me.

“cyanogen….”

“huh.”

Tia still hesitates with a dejected expression.

Yeah, I would appreciate it.

You probably didn’t have any allies until now, but this is probably the first time this has happened.

If she says thank you, I should just pretend not to show it and take the test again. That’s the consideration of an adult.

“Cyan. That…”

“Yeah. Tell me, Tia.”

“Am I… cute?”

“…huh?”

Her unexpected and embarrassing words.

“Uh… isn’t it cute?”

“…okay?”

Tia’s face turns red and the corners of her mouth slightly turn up.

I felt like there was something seriously wrong.

but….

“Hehe, I’ve never heard of that before… Th, thank you.”

“Uh, um, okay. Let’s run again quickly. I don’t want to fall behind the other applicants.”

“huh!”

Now that she seems to have regained her confidence, let’s move on.

We ran again. Towards a place where the yin energy that Tia had sensed with her magic was thicker.

I felt like I was wasting time, so I picked up the pace.

***

“Xian, the place you detected is right over there.”

Tia spoke in a weary voice as the yin yang became even more intense, perhaps because of the fairy’s tears.

The place Tia pointed to was a barren plain with rough terrain.

There were occasional puddles of water, making it look damp, and there were still lifeless, gray weeds and vines.

“Thank you for your hard work, Tia. Now let’s go away for a bit and look for something shiny. If you have trouble, let me know. If the spirit appears, scream and call me immediately.”

“Yeah, I understand.”

Fairy tears are crystals that contain negative energy and magical power, so they emit a blue light.

It would be more efficient to search for them separately rather than together.

About 30 minutes after I left Tia.

“Xian…! Come here!”

In the space where silence had fallen for a long time, I heard Tia calling my name.

There was a puddle of water where I was taken. Inside the puddle, I could see something small and sparkling.

“I feel a strong yin energy and magic… Are they like the tears of a fairy?”

“Me, really…?! So does that mean we passed the third test?”

“Yeah. You worked hard, Tia. You must have had a hard time because of the cold.”

“Thank goodness…! Thank you! Thank you Cyan…!!”

“What did I do? Tia was the one who endured this far. Let’s get it out.”

“huh!”

Tia put her hand into the shallow puddle of water and scooped up the fairy’s tears.

A jewel-like appearance that glows blue. It was hit by a fairy’s tears.

‘The process of obtaining it ended smoothly without encountering any lower-level corrupted spirits.’

I was worried that Tia, who is weak to yin energy, might faint if she fails to make a contract with the spirit when she gets here.

‘But you mustn’t let your guard down. The real story starts now.’

Although Tia is happy, holding the fairy’s tears in her heart.

The fairy’s tears pulled from the water are emitting strong negative energy.

While in the water, the negative energy will not be released, but once you are pulled out, countless corrupted spirits drawn to the negative energy will flock to you.

Lower, middle, and maybe even higher levels, including the lowest level.

The lowest level spirits are physically harmless, but the lower and middle level spirits have a physical form and can cast magic, so they would be dangerous.

“Tia. Let’s go outside. If we delay, the same corrupted spirits will come rushing in.”

“Eek!”

We started running straight back the way we came.

It had only been a few minutes since I started running, but already I could hear creepy sounds all around me.

“Kihihihihi… Heeheehi!”

“Kihihihihihihi!”

“Kyaaah!”

Tears well up in Tia’s eyes.

“Hipp…!”

“The speed at which they’re chasing us will be similar to ours! Just keep running like this and keep getting left behind!”

Tia nodded madly as she ran.

But then it happened.

‘… … !’

For a moment, a chilling feeling enveloped my whole body.

I spoke urgently to Tia.

“Tia! Get out!!”

“Huh? Huh?! Ouch!”

-Kuguaang!!

Something strange happened.

As Tia was running, an unknown lightning spell flew in front of her and she crashed into the ground.

Rock fragments were flying everywhere. It was a really dangerous moment.

If I hadn’t stopped hugging Tia, Tia would have been hit by the lightning magic.

“Poem, Cyan?”

Tia blushed without even knowing what was going on. But it wasn’t the time for that.

“What the…!”

What kind of crazy guy casts a killing spell in front of a walking person?

I immediately sensed the magic and tried to find the madman who had cast the spell. But.

“How on earth! I hid my magical power as much as possible while casting it…!”

There was no need to look for it. The culprit appeared before us.

“Maria! What kind of madness is this!”

“Hey, since it’s come to this, give me the fairy tears! You don’t want to deal with the spirits either!”

“What?! This shameless thing has its limits-”

“Kyaaak! Kyaaak!”

“Kihihihihihi…!”

The sound of the fallen spirits rushing in is getting closer.

We both turned our heads in the direction of the sound.

It was a tense situation.

“Tch!”

“Where are you running away to!”

Maria and her group flee before our eyes.

Don’t miss it.

“Tia! Let’s chase after them!”

“Poem, poem… that’s… .”

“Why! What’s going on?!”

“… I think I sprained my ankle. What should I do… Sob… .”

“what…?”

For a moment, my mind went blank.

If we stay still like this, we’ll face the fallen spirits!

“That, and… I think I’m at my limit now. I’m dizzy… sob… I’m sorry, Sian. Leave me behind…”

“Stop talking nonsense!

…let’s calm down.

Even if she’s panicking, I shouldn’t be shaken.

“Kihihihi… Heehee… .”

“Kyaaah!”

“Ki kikiki kikiki!”

The number of laughters heard from the fallen spirits is about four.

Judging by the concentration of magical power felt, there is one mid-level individual. And there is a high probability that there are three low-level individuals.

… can win.

My current level is the beginning of the 4th star. I can compete on equal terms with even one high-level corrupted spirit.

The problem is that you have to fight while protecting Tia who is in place.

“Ugh… ugh… .”

“… … .”

Don’t think impossible.

We have to do it somehow.

“Tia. Come to your senses for now.”

“Cyan…? What, what are you trying to do-”

I pulled out an ordinary iron sword from one of the two scabbards.

‘The magic stone sword is not allowed.’

It can be done in an instant, but the risk is high.

Because it consumes so much magic power, I will collapse after using it and be in trouble.

-Whoa!

I breathed aura into the iron sword.

“Kihihihihi!”

“Kihihihi… Heeheehihi…”

“Kyaaak!”

Soon the spirits appeared.

As expected, there was one intermediate level and three lower level.

Unlike the lowest level ones seen before, they all had a form.

One intermediate and one inferior appeared to be an ice spirit with a human-like appearance.

The remaining two were wind-attribute spirits that looked like a mix of a cat and a tiger.

As expected of fallen spirits, they were all gray, having lost their original colors.

“Kyaaak!”

On the day the aura manifested, one of the lower-level corrupted spirits that was on guard rushed towards Tia, who was holding a fairy tear.

It’s impossible.

-Whoaaah!

It was cut down in an instant before it could even reach Tia.

“Kihii….”

Seeing his comrade’s faint form disappear, the intermediate spirit belatedly begins to use spirit magic.

In an instant, ice shards appeared in the air and soon flew towards us.

-Phew pew pew!

As if to join in, the remaining two lower-level entities simultaneously rushed towards us.

I used my sword to slash away all the ice shards flying at Tia and me.

“Huh!”

-Pachang! Pachang! Pachachang!

Then two lower-level spirits attack Tia.

He turned around and killed two spirits as well, so as not to miss them.

‘Okay! Now there’s only one left… .’

-Whew!

‘uh?’

The chills I felt at that moment.

Something passed me by quickly.

The true identity was a mid-level corrupted spirit in human form.

When I turned my head to Tia, the spirit was nowhere to be seen.

“Kick kick.”

“Tia…?”

…the situation we were worried about has occurred.

Tia, who had been crouching to support her body, stands up as if she had never been injured.

And, a red tinge that wasn’t there until just now was appearing in her eyes.

“Siaan~. Kikik.”

“What the hell….”

I got hooked.

The intermediate spirit who knew how to use his head took advantage of Tia’s weakened mind and possessed her.

Tia… no, the corrupted spirit possessed by Tia reaches out.

-Cheers, cheers!

Then dozens of blue magic circles appeared around her.

They were all ice attribute elemental magic.

“What the hell…!!!”

“Kikki kik.”

I raised my sword in a daze.