Imperial Guard - Chapter 21



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Episode 21

The Master of the Blue Tower

The Blue Tower, which stands tall in District 1 of the Imperial Capital, is the tower with the most magicians.

The basis of the Blue Tower is practical magic.

Combat, real life, exploration, etc…

Most of these are basic magics that any wizard should learn.

It’s no wonder it’s popular among wizards.

However, that was not the reason why the Blue Tower became the best tower in the empire.

“I heard that this time, Fermat solved the puzzle of the magic tower again···!”

“This is already the third time! As expected from Master Perma!”

“Hey, did you hear that?! I heard that Red Tower Lord Luca was defeated in an unofficial duel with Ferma and is now in hiding?!”

“Lord of the Blue Tower! Long live Permat!”

After all, wizards are also humans, and humans admire the strong.

A magic tower with a strong magician attached to it naturally becomes popular.

Perma, the master of the blue tower.

He was the most powerful wizard in the empire.

Just- ding-

In the highest room of the Blue Tower, a man was sitting in a luxurious chair.

“A genius who drew the sword at the age of 10 joined the guards… How amazing.”

Fermat flicked a coin with one hand and stared at the papers.

Ssuk- ssuk-

“Imperial Special Guard. What is this? I’ve never heard of a guard directly under the Imperial Family having such a name…”

Fermat requested information about Rael from the Central Guard.

It wasn’t difficult for the owner of the tower to obtain information about Rael, who was just a guard.

However, the information provided by the Central Guard had major flaws.

Because the information about the Imperial Special Guard, from which Rael had been demoted for assaulting a noble, was top secret.

“This is… so suspicious.”

Fermat, who was reading the information, straightened his posture and looked at the documents.

The Imperial Special Guard has locations, duties, and members.

All information was confidential.

If the information is not accessible to the owner of the tower, then it means that at least he must be of royal blood or have equivalent authority.

“Even if I ask Eric… well, he probably won’t listen. I’ll have to do some personal research.”

Fermat called his secretary.

Even if it is a royal secret, it is impossible to hide an entire organization like that.

Those who are working in the field will probably know the location, even if they don’t know the details.

Of course, I have no intention of getting too deeply involved in imperial secrets. The target was a man named Rael.

“Khairon.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After a while, a man entered Fermat’s room.

This is Chiron, Fermat’s trusted secretary.

“I have a request I want to make to the Information Guild, but it involves secret information about the Imperial Family. Is there a place where you have outstanding abilities but no connection to the Imperial Family?”

“Are you talking about an information guild that has no connection to the royal family?”

“Yes. I need someone who has no connection to the royal family but is excellent at gathering information. I know the requirements are strict, but… do you think you can find one?”

Digging up imperial secrets is a burdensome task even for the Information Guild to ask.

Asking for such a favor is like asking someone to choose between the Blue Tower and the Imperial Palace.

Although Fermat himself would like to go around himself, he does not have the time to do so at the moment.

The northern demons were also a problem, and as the lord of the empire’s magic tower, there was too much to do.

I couldn’t afford to waste time on one interesting human being.

“Normally there wouldn’t be such a place… but you’re lucky. There happen to be two.”

“There are two places like that? That’s strange.”

Fermat smiled at the unexpected answer.

“Yes. One is a place whose influence is growing, centered around the outskirts of the imperial capital. It seems to have outstanding abilities, but its period of activity is short and trust has not yet been built, so the imperial family has probably not approached it.”

“What is your name?

“It’s a place called Baggers.”

“Baggers… sounds good.”

Fermat nodded and waited for Chiron to speak next.

“And… there’s a man named Zenon who rules over the underworld of Districts 3 and 4. He’s said to have taken over District 3 in a short period of time and expanded his territory to District 4. I think it would be okay to leave it to him.”

“Hmm… They’re both not bad. I’d like to ask both, but that’s not polite.”

Fermat does not value manners, but the eyes of the world expect him to be polite.

Because the wizard class must always be noble.

As the owner of the Blue Tower, I cannot betray those expectations.

“Okay. Let’s do it the way we always do.”

Fermat placed the coin he was playing with in one hand on his thumb.

His favorite way.

Decided to gamble and bet.

“If it’s front, it’s Baggers. If it’s back, it’s Xenon.”

Exactly-

A coin flew into the air.

The coin that had been spinning around soon landed on Fermat’s palm.

After checking the coin, Fermat ordered Chiron.

“Baggers. That sounds good. Let’s go.”

*

Haam-

Rael yawned as he walked through District 4.

Today was a very busy day.

After defeating Reina and the Zaid mercenary group, I introduced her to Uncle Eric.

Because the house I used to live in was discovered by the elves, I had to find a new home.

[Is this the elf you were talking about, Rael?]

[Eric, hi! I’m looking for a new home! Don’t worry, I have enough money!]

Although he had a hard time because of the ignorant elf, he couldn’t argue with the words, “What can I do when I’m 150 years old?”

Last time, he said he was 15 years old in human years, but he changed his age only when it was convenient for him, so he was a true crazy elf.

The entire Zaid mercenary group was handed over to the Central Guard.

Illegal loan sharking was a problem, but these guys’ daily lives are illegal anyway.

As per the principle of presumption of guilt, once you start digging, anything will come out.

The gold coins piled up in their safe were proof of this.

Rael found Reina’s interest and returned it to her, and conscientiously took only a small amount of compensation for her efforts.

Since it was money that would later go to the imperial treasury anyway, there would be no complaints if he took a little of it.

On the way to the daycare center after finishing up work neatly.

Rael stopped by the grocery store to buy groceries for the first time in a long time.

“What the hell…. Why is this weed so expensive? Is it because it’s pesticide-free?

And I was shocked to see the outrageously expensive prices of vegetables.

The vegetables had traces of having been eaten by bugs, as if they were certified pesticide-free.

These kids can use magic, but they seem to want to coexist with bugs, so they ignore this.

But the fact that they charge such high prices is just like a bunch of thugs.

‘··· But I still have to buy it.’

I heard in my past life that if children want to grow well, they need to eat vegetables.

Since these are words from educated people, they are trustworthy.

Rael headed to the orphanage carrying a pouch full of food.

‘It’s quiet. Is it prayer time?’

The orphanage was quiet, without a single mouse.

It was clear that it was a prayer time that occurred periodically.

‘As expected.’

When I entered the building, they were in the middle of praying.

The prayers were led by Sister Rayzel and Father Cecilia.

“May the love and peace of Gaia, the Goddess, fill the entire continent···.”

Lael put the ingredients in the kitchen and quietly left through the back door.

Because the orphanage receives support from the church, they have to pray as a group like that on certain days.

‘I said it’s a rule like that.’

He never forgets to pray, even though he doesn’t provide proper support.

There really are no such thing as crazy people.

Rael, who had been unhappy with it since he was young, has never been able to concentrate during prayer time.

The mindset was to send down a divine punishment if they were to do something wrong.

Since he had never received divine punishment before, Rael had lost faith in Gaia.

“Rael, are you here?”

Let’s wait outside for a moment, and then people who finished praying will come out.

Rael smiled at Sister Rayzel.

“Yes. I was waiting outside while you were praying.”

“Haha. You still hate praying. Do you want to eat before you go?”

“I’m fine today.”

“What a shame. The meat soup would have been delicious today.”

Meat soup is made by boiling offal or meat with vegetables.

Although it was a relatively tasty meal, I didn’t really feel like eating it.

“Please give some more to the kids instead of me. Oh, and I bought some food in the kitchen, so check it out later.”

“Oh my… Thank you. Rael.”

Rael looked at Sister Rayzel, who was smiling, with an embarrassed expression.

Teacher Sarah and Sister Rayzel are like parents to me.

It’s embarrassing to receive this much gratitude.

“Your warm heart for the orphanage is truly touching. As expected, Rael-nim’s faith is truly amazing.”

At that moment, Father Cecilia, who had finished praying, approached Rael and made the sign of the cross for the congregation.

Rael looked at her and greeted her.

“Father Cecilia, thank you for leading us in prayer.”

“I just did what I had to do as a priest of Gaia. Oh, and I should have told Rael too… Mr. Bennet, whom I introduced to you last time, suddenly disappeared. If you hear any news while on patrol, please let me know.”

“Ah… Okay, I understand.”

Rael nodded and avoided the saint’s eyes.

Bennett’s traces are probably beyond the walls of District 5.

I guess you don’t have to tell her.

“The atmosphere in the church is not good these days. Rael, you must always be careful!”

“Thank you for the advice. If you are a priest, you will do well in anything even in such a church.”

“Yes. If there’s anything I can help you with, please come see me anytime, Rael.”

The next saint, Cecilia, was a very kind person.

Every word he said was filled with kindness, and as they talked, even Rael felt his faith rising.

Knock- knock knock- knock knock-

At that moment, a familiar sound struck my ears.

It was the sound of a beggar lying in the corner of the orphanage hitting the ground with a bucket.

“Father Cecilia, please wait a moment.”

Knock- knock knock- knock knock-

Rael’s eyes narrowed as he heard the beggar’s password.

It was an emergency call.

*

The beggar’s den of District 5.

I’ve been coming here a lot lately.

The musty smell of copper was now familiar, but the beggars’ reactions to seeing Rael were always new.

“Ra, Brother Rael!”

A beggar who was scratching his head in the corner and dusting off white powder came running towards Rael in surprise.

Rael said, keeping his distance from the approaching beggar.

“Don’t come near me. And don’t say hello to me whenever I come by! Just treat me like any other beggar.”

“That, that···.”

“Oh, you little brat. I told you not to come near me.”

Rael sent the dirty beggar back to where he came from and started walking again.

I think I’ll come more often in the future… It was a real pain to have to reassure the beggars every time I came.

Inside the beggar’s den, there is an abandoned building, which is the base of the beggars.

Lael went to Zenith’s room as usual.

“Open house. I’m here.”

“Rael. Sit down.”

“What’s going on? Is the mask finally finished?”

“There’s no way I’d make an emergency call for something like that. I have something important to discuss.”

Rael sat down, watching Zenith’s expression.

I thought they were just making a fuss about completing the mask dance, but it seems like they have something really important to do.

“It must be a really big deal since they aren’t even bringing tea. Opening.”

“It’s not an open market…! Tsk. I’m grateful to you, Rael. Thanks to your ideas, Bagus was able to establish itself as an information guild. It’s still mainly active in the outskirts, but its name has spread.”

“That’s great. But what’s going on?”

“A request has come to Bagus to investigate your background.”

“··· Really? Are they really those elf cubs?”

The lifeline of these soon-to-be extinct chicks is really long.

Shouldn’t you have let him live then?

“No. I’m not an elf.”

“Huh? Then where is it?”

“Blue Tower Permata.”

“··· yes?”

Rael’s eyes widened at the name he shouldn’t have heard here.

“Ferma! I received a request directly from the owner of the Blue Tower! I’ve been watching you closely, so let’s continue our relationship starting from this incident! What on earth are you doing out there? Do you intend to destroy our organization at all costs?”

“···.”

Lael began to worry, leaving Zenith alone.

Blue Tower Perma.

If someone who has surpassed human limits with a sword is called a Sword Master, then someone who has surpassed limits with magic is called a Grand Wizard.

‘Aren’t these kids going to leave me alone?’

One of only five great wizards on the continent.

The owner of the Blue Tower and the strongest magician in the empire.

Fermat.

He was interested in Rael.