Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 165



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Offering Tribute to the Archmage Chapter 165

Nightmare [1]

Episode 165.

Rebel Command Barracks.

Jill Roavern sighed.

“My sword…”

This is the sword I received when I was appointed as a knight, but unfortunately I lost it in a previous battle.

Thanks to that, I was able to receive a sword, but it was obvious that the center of gravity and grip were not as good as the one I originally used.

That’s how all supplies are.

“Jill, were you here?”

“Sir Gordelun. Are you sure you’re going to do it?”

“I have to. I absolutely have to… If I don’t, what will I do? Are you going to have nightmares instead of me?”

“That’s a bit.”

The quality has risen.

As he stood up, those around him also stood up naturally. Jill felt like she was going to vomit. It was because there was a group of goblins around him. There were not one or two, but dozens of them.

Normally, I would have cut off their throats and torn their limbs apart on the spot, but today was different.

“Why me…”

“You are the right person. The others are waging a siege, so there is no way around it.”

“I never knew it would be so sad to have no support.”

“If the young lord takes the regency, you will have a supporter. A supporter who is even more solid than before. Then, won’t you be able to live comfortably and at ease?”

“You must keep that promise.”

“of course.”

The quality has set out.

“By the way, magic is amazing.”

Jill looked around.

More than thirty goblins are chasing him. They will act stupid until you give them an order, but they will suddenly change and start biting people.

furthermore.

“I didn’t think you could control even a troll… Wouldn’t it be more profitable to just sell it secretly?”

It’s hard to believe that this was arranged just to weaken the support force.

Goblins are one thing, but trolls are another.

“Are you giving these guys nightmares too? Magic is really convenient. I wish I had been a wizard instead of a knight… The heavens are heartless.”

As Jill was lamenting her fate, something suddenly flew at her.

“…?”

It was night so I couldn’t see very well.

Soon something black fell to the ground, illuminated by the moonlight.

“Why is there a crow…”

Suddenly, the vagina took a step back.

It was an instinctive judgment.

If someone had seen it, they might have been scared by the crow, but there was nothing they could do.

‘He had turned into something.’

It was dark so I couldn’t see exactly what it was, but it was something flying.

And there’s no way a crow would block my path in the middle of the night.

It was never an ordinary thing.

As I stepped back momentarily, still holding onto the unfamiliar sword handle, something shot up from the floor.

Something black. A foul smell tickled the tip of my nose. It wrapped around the goblins and trolls like tentacles, as if it were alive.

And immediately.

Kwaaaaang-!!

A loud bang engulfed the quality.

“Ugh!”

The instantaneous explosive force blows away the body and the physical shock of the scattered oil engulfs the quality of the flames.

It was so strong that the right hand covering her face caught fire and burned. Jill rolled around and was thrown into the forest, and soon started spitting out blood.

‘Did you break your ribs?’

It looks like he hit the tree a few times and broke his ribs. If he hadn’t been wearing armor, he might have died instantly.

In addition, my hands were burned by hot oil, some of it melted, and it smelled like burnt squid.

“It is true that the heavens are indifferent…”

In a single explosion, goblins and even giant trolls disappeared without a trace.

No, there are traces.

Because there were pieces of legs and arms flying around.

‘Let’s run away.’

Why, it seems like I’ve been running away these days, but there’s no other way.

Jill decided to run away right away.

In the first place, he is alone. It’s not that he doesn’t get angry at the guy, but he can’t fight something he doesn’t even know what it is.

If you survive, there’s a next step.

“Where are you going?”

Damn it!

My feet are frozen.

The ice that rose up through her feet instantly froze her lower body.

It doesn’t move.

If you exert too much force, your muscles will tear.

In that state, it was clear that neither a proper escape nor a proper fight would be possible. There was even less chance of winning against a magician who could use explosions and freezing.

Jill raised both hands obediently.

“Surrender. I surrender. I’ll tell you anything.”

“gist?”

“I will, I will give it to you!”

A hasty surrender.

That was the only way to survive.

*

The mysterious wizard.

Of course, he was Ronobe.

As I was flying away after transforming into a crow, I stopped when I saw monsters that looked like goblins and trolls. It turned out that the knight I saw before was leading them, so I attacked them.

‘Surrender is quick.’

Killing the monster wasn’t difficult.

They tried to kill the knight along with him, but he managed to survive and even tried to run away.

Here we go again.

But when he caught it, it surrendered right away, so Ronobe had to worry.

“Keep this alive, kill it.”

“Please save me.”

“Oh, I was just talking to myself… Did I grow up a bit?”

“I’ve grown a lot. Please save me.”

Ronobe was quite embarrassed.

“No, you’re a knight… You’re red… Don’t you have any honor?”

“Honor doesn’t save your life.”

“I like the mindset.”

His sense of authority as a knight seemed weak.

He could have just been a petty person.

That’s understandable. Just the other day, Tommy was looking down on him and belittling him for being blue.

It was fortunate that the one running away was fast and was caught right away.

“Please put down the knife first.”

“Yes. Since I wasn’t used to it anyway…”

Chin. The knight who introduced himself as Jill quickly threw away his sword. It seemed that he thought that his chances of survival were low anyway.

Maybe that’s why.

He started promoting himself like a machine gun without anyone asking.

“There are two advantages to saving me.”

“suddenly?”

He starts talking very fluently even though we didn’t torture him.

“Please think of me as someone with a strong will to live.”

“What are the two advantages?”

“First is information. I will tell you whatever information I know. Then, it may be possible to safely deliver supplies to the Baekjak territory.”

Of course, it’s not bad. If you get information, things will become much easier.

“Hoo. What about the second one?”

“If you capture me, the Roavern family will pay for my life. It may be a bit embarrassing to say it myself, but my family has a lot of money.”

“How much can I get?”

“At least five gold coins…”

“Oh, oh…”

Well, he is a knight.

Plus the red knight.

If a family exists, it might be possible to pay that much in life.

‘The Alovato family also had quite a bit of money.’

He gave me a huge sum of one hundred gold coins.

Ronobeya would tremble at the thought of a few gold coins, but other nobles would not.

Considering the time and money it takes to raise a single knight, there are probably more nobles who would think it would be better to save him and show him a favor by spending a few gold coins.

“At least. If you coordinate well, you might be able to get more. Maybe ten or twenty gold pieces. Red knights are not common.”

“but.”

If you can get the price of your life, it is obviously beneficial to get it.

“Can you swear on your honor as a knight that you will not run away?”

“Of course.”

“It seems like your honor as a knight is weak. Is that true?”

“I’m still red. I have my own honor, so don’t worry.”

He speaks with his chest empty.

He’s a funny guy.

“Ahem. Good. Then I will treat Sir Jill Roavern as a lawful prisoner.”

“Thank you…”

Only then did Jill let out a deep breath as if she felt relieved.

“Please, put your hands together.”

“Is this what you mean?”

“Yeah. Phew!”

“?”

When Ronobe spat, the water-soaked thread clumped together and tied Jill’s two hands. It was hard to see his fists, but when he applied a little force, it tore apart.

“Is it because you’re a knight? You’re strong.”

“You are too kind.”

“Whew, Whew. Whew!”

“…”

“Try giving it some strength again.”

“Yes. Okay.”

After spitting out a few balls of yarn, it has become a thread that even a knight cannot untangle.

Ronobe nodded with satisfaction.

“Okay, then I guess this is the first thing I should ask.”

Ronobe asked, looking at the corpses of monsters scattered around.

“How on earth did you do this?”

“That wasn’t me.”

Jill said.

A wizard who came to Aolorth.

“Lord Light’s… magic.”

About light.

and.

“He is a nightmare.”

I’m talking about the nightmare he’s causing.

“nightmare?”

Ronobe’s face became distorted.

*

Ronobe was able to obtain a variety of information through questioning conversations.

First, the reason for the formation of the rebel faction in the county and their numbers.

And the ongoing siege and the noble families who participated in each faction. Lastly, the reason why they formed factions and started a war so hastily.

Said the basics.

“Light.”

Jill said.

“He said he was a wandering wizard. He said that if I granted him a few requests, he would make Auloth mine.”

Jill grumbled from the beginning that she didn’t like the author.

“why?”

“I had bad luck with my bright smile. My face was smiling, but for some reason it looked gloomy.”

Light approached and helped various vassals of Auloth, including the family that Jill was a part of.

So that some can accumulate wealth, some can take over management, and some can get women.

That’s why they gradually opened their hearts to Light and trusted him.

“Of course, that was only the first time.”

“first?”

“Yes. It’s gradually revealing its true colors.”

Light forced war to begin quickly. At first, there were many who hesitated. Even if a rebellion was to occur, it would require a clear justification, and it was impossible to kill the current count who had inherited the rightful line, so someone who would take the lead was needed.

Even if the king does not intervene in the affairs of the land, if a nobleman of the rank of count dies, the king naturally gains a justification.

As time passed by with the vassals putting off each other, Light gave them all a nightmare.

“What on earth is a nightmare?”

“That’s exactly what he said. He said he would show me nightmares I didn’t want to see. He would use those to enforce his orders.”

Goblins and trolls are the same.

I don’t know exactly how it was done, but I knew that all of these were about nightmare-inducing magic.

“I didn’t think much of it until now, but if Nightmare can control monsters, then the Count… wouldn’t be much different?”

“I guess so.”

“Of course, you can’t give nightmares to someone who hasn’t even seen it, so they’re trying to start a war quickly.”

“I see.”

A spell that causes nightmares.

Isn’t this magic that you can’t even guess the principle of? Unlike the fact that there are many different types of magic, I realized that it’s a very difficult opponent.

‘It’s a nightmare…’

Even the most powerful magic user would tremble in fear and lose their sense of reason if they had a nightmare.

If nightmares are possible not only while sleeping, but also through instantaneous magic, then Ronobe may fall into a nightmare the moment he encounters it and not be able to escape it.

‘Why is someone who uses such great magic wandering around?’

It’s an amazing magic that will take up space wherever you go.

“But I…”

“Something.”

“Do you have any potions? I think I’ve injured my internal organs… If this continues, I think I’ll get really sick.”

“You’re so shameless on the subject of prisoners…”

“It is also the duty of a noble to treat prisoners according to the laws of the kingdom…”

“Ahem. Is that so?”

Ronobe had no choice but to take out the potion and feed it to him.

“Hmm? What kind of potion is it? Honestly, I didn’t expect much, but it’s good.”

“I made it. It’s not so bad, is it?”

“Do you make potions? I thought it would definitely be Northern potions. They say the Empire makes the best potions, but the potions made in the North are considered the best in the kingdom.”

“Is that so?”

It seems like you have a lot more knowledge about potions than I thought. Well, that’s to be expected since you’re a knight.

“At this level, it’s not an advanced potion, but it’s probably somewhere around an intermediate level.”

“How much is an intermediate potion?”

“At least to this extent, I think it would be worth twenty silver coins.”

“Is that all you can do?”

“The potion business is firmly in the North, so it would be better to sell it at that level. Otherwise, it won’t sell.”

That’s what a name is worth.

In this day and age, reputation is all about trust.

Besides, the place where it is sold is in the north.

It also meant that there was no reason to buy a potion of unknown origin when there were already old vendors that had proven to be effective.

‘But my potion doesn’t really require any ingredients.’

It is profitable to sell in bulk at a low margin.

Even if it’s a little pricey, if it sells a lot it’s a jackpot.

“by the way.”

In the end, the mastermind behind all this is a wizard named Light. So, if we just take him down, everything will go back to normal.

“Should I kill that guy named Light?”

And that was when it happened.

Pfft! Chin! An arrow flew and struck Ronobe’s foot.

It looks like the enemy soldiers came rushing in after hearing the loud noise.

‘The enemy’s army is one thousand five hundred. There are five knights, excluding the knights. There are three magicians, including the light.’

Ronobe scratched his cheek as he watched Jill being held still.

“I wonder if it’s worth doing.”

The red knight was also caught easily.

Then, even if other people got together… wouldn’t it be much different?

“Maybe I’m stronger than I thought?”

Ronobe stretched out his hand towards the charging enemy. Oily bubbles sprayed from his hand.

They flew leisurely.

And when the army came.

“oil painting.”

The oil bubbles caused a chain reaction of explosions, and the rebels marching through the forest were caught in the oil and had their limbs blown off.

A burning forest blooming in the night sky.

Ronobe, standing leisurely within it, was not afraid even when he saw the approaching enemy.

“Kill him!”

“Wizards! Archers, arrows!”

Of course, it was no use.

As soon as he heard the word “arrow,” Ronobe created a cool-looking arrow and shot it.

Previously, the limit was around three, but now it was possible to create more than five arrows, and it was also possible to detonate them simultaneously.

“Jiyu.”

The number of times he can use Jiyu per day is ten.

Ronobe used it only three times.

If you count the times it was used to neutralize the quality, it was used a total of four times.

And with just those four attempts, he instantly destroyed three knights, one magician, and three hundred armed men.

It wasn’t a difficult task.

“That’s why Karankar said there was no need to defend.”

An explosion that takes place in the distance.

There was no need to even defend unless we were taken by surprise.

Looking at the forest burning with craters and shattered ruins here and there, Ronobe realized his own strength anew.

It also seemed like the firepower had gotten stronger than before.

Is it because I took the elixir and saw the path of my dreams?

‘I need to find out what that elixir is.’

If you have a few of those, you might be able to get stronger in an instant.

If it’s about growing herbs, there’s no way that a Ronobe with a totem can’t do it.

“Rebels, come out! Light, come out!”

Even if it was an army of a thousand, I felt like I could defeat them in an instant. The soul offerings I had collected while fighting them were piled up to the point where my stomach was about to burst.

“War is this fun?”

I even felt regretful that I hadn’t done it sooner.

Knights were valuable if captured, and they were worth money if killed, so they were worth loot. The soldiers’ weapons were also valuable, and the magicians would vomit out what they had, so this was also valuable.

In just one battle, Ronobe earned dozens of gold coins!

“How much is all this…!”

At that time, I was searching through the arms of dead soldiers like a goblin who found gold coins.

Damn it.

“I didn’t know there would be this much damage.”

“…”

Someone showed up.

Neat hair. A bright smiling face.

A man wearing a simple robe.

No, Ronobe knew instinctively.

‘Is it light?’

I felt it.

The magical power that emanates from him.

The sound was different.

‘It’s a wizard.’

Similar to the cloud I saw before.

No, maybe it was because I felt something bigger.

“I tried to fight with my strength weakened because Cloud was hit, but… it was pointless. I should have just gone looking for him from the beginning. I think that would have been better for a surprise attack.”

“I hate being popular with guys.”

“That’s too bad. I have so many questions for you.”

Light, who approached with a friendly face, was just as Jill had said.

‘He looks nice, but he’s unlucky.’

Ronobe couldn’t stand it.

“oil painting.”

But the guy who should have burst out laughing just kept on laughing.

Before we knew it, the sky where the moon was bright was now illuminated by pale sunlight, and the forest that had been burning had turned into a vast wheat field with a golden glow.

‘Magic doesn’t work.’

The magic doesn’t manifest.

When something unprecedented happened, Ronobe, who had been confident for a moment, was greatly shaken and began to sweat profusely. In contrast, Light approached him with the same face as before and walked while touching the wheat field.

“What do you think nightmares are, Sir Hopper?”

“A nightmare is a nightmare.”

Everyone has nightmares at least once.

When you have a cold or are sick.

I am tormented by nightmares.

Some people see the worst as something added on based on a sad past that happened before, while others see something like a delusion that the worst is the result of a human relationship made up of non-existent things.

Dreaming of seeing negative results.

That’s what is called a nightmare.

“I think nightmares are memories or recollections that everyone is afraid of.”

“Aren’t memories and reminiscences the same thing?”

“It’s different. Memories are just things that happened. But recollections… are embellished.”

“Beauty?”

“Memories are filled with emotions, so they keep growing and changing. Nightmares are the same. They’re one of those things. But unlike faded memories, nightmares… grow and gain strength within a person throughout their lives.”

Ronobe’s eyes narrowed.

“So what do you want me to do?”

“That was a long story. I just wanted to tell you about my hobby. I like seeing people’s nightmares.”

of course.

“Nightmares give me strength.”

“…”

“You, a child of tribute? Then have you ever thought of seeing God’s nightmare?”

“!”

Shh.

The corners of Light’s mouth curved into a line.

“I need to see the god within you before he is taken away by Xenos.”