Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 177



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Offering Tribute to the Archmage Chapter 177

Kael Djerba [3]

Episode 177.

Basically, gods in non-human beast form do not have grimoires.

These are the nuclei of the heart, like a knight.

They have a Tula that is located there. However, the reason they have Akan is because they have an enlightenment that transcends the limitations of Tula, which is limited to physical strengthening.

Just as Urdisa had ‘Earth Thunder’, Caterpillar had ‘Dreaming Cocoon’.

‘Dreaming Kochi…’

Having seen Caterpillar’s past, Ronobe knew what Kochi meant and was very excited, but having just been scolded by Yonterion, he decided to think about it calmly again.

‘Do I need a fix?’

‘What can Kochi do?’

‘A new self that is fixed. A body transformation that comes true as you dream.’

This is what is called a fable.

So, does this fable need to be told to Ronobe? That’s a bit of a stretch.

‘There’s no harm in learning.’

But it is not the power that is needed right now. It can be seen as a similar situation to when you learn how to shed the old Ageidon.

It’s a conflict between learning it in preparation for an unexpected crisis, or learning other, more effective magic.

‘It’s a bit ambiguous because there’s a shedding.’

But even Ronovera knows.

The difference between molting and fable!!

‘Shedding only helps with some healing and promotes growth.’

When a snake sheds its skin, its severed body does not return. It just slowly regenerates and grows.

But what about fables?

‘It’s different.’

Fables are perverted.

This can be called a molting, or evolution into a completely new species. When a caterpillar tears off its legs and wings and then goes back into its cocoon to hatch, it grows new wings and legs.

Escaping and fable have different directions.

Both are stages of growth, but while shedding makes what you have better, fable is an evolution that creates something out of nothing.

Of course, even Caterpillar wouldn’t know what the side effects or effects would be if it was used by a human, Ronob.

It would probably be different when used by a larva and when used by a human.

‘I can’t decide?’

If it were just a normal tribute, it would be okay, but it was a wizard’s grimoire. It was not easy to obtain, so I had to be very careful with it.

I already had a burning desire to call Yonterion.

Worrying is annoying.

Anguish is a headache.

If only there was someone to do it for me. No, if only there was a toad.

‘If I call you, what will you say about calling me like this again?’

After thinking for a moment, Ronobe sighed with a gloomy face and asked.

“What doesn’t Vivian have?”

I used to speak informally because I was originally a girl, but looking back, I realized I couldn’t do that.

Vivian answered Ronobe’s question.

[You already know what I want.]

I know. I can’t not know.

In her nightmare, Ronobe saw her past. In her nightmare-like memories, what she desperately wanted was the destruction of humanity.

People die.

‘It’s the same with Karankar and Vivian… The gods who hold a grudge against humans seem to want to use me as a tool rather than as an offering.’

Karancaldo was like that at first too.

So, he gave me my Akan as a mere tribute and wanted the tribute of a bloody person. Vivian is probably similar.

What she wants is human death.

So, I guess that means he grants favors in the form of quests and isn’t interested in tributes.

Of course, Ronobe is interested.

There are so many.

“Vivian. Your original magic was to manipulate iron. Can’t I learn that magic too?”

It would be nice to make an iron sword or gauntlet using the body of a person or a creature. However, among magics that can be used frequently, magic that uses iron itself seems to be more useful.

In fact, Vivian freely manipulated iron itself, making iron armor for her soldiers and even making iron swords.

The power to manipulate iron itself.

That might be a big help in making a golem. Ice is good, but iron is better for a solid image.

However, contrary to her feelings, Vivian showed a displeased expression.

[Are you also greedy for iron?]

For a moment, Ronobé felt goosebumps.

He made excuses urgently, perhaps because he felt his life was in danger.

“I saw Vivian’s past. A human who is greedy for iron. Aren’t the Imperials the exact target of your revenge? To take away the iron of that Empire, and strike the Empire with that iron! To kill it. In order to do that, I have to be able to handle that iron!”

An excuse that seems plausible even to me.

To be honest, I don’t have any good feelings towards the Ronobedo Empire. Even though I became a noble of the kingdom by bending my arms inward, I have no intention of getting along with the Empire, and I’ve already seen two Empire magicians who were only trying to kill me. It’s natural to be wary of the Empire and harbor murderous intentions.

In a way, it wasn’t really a lie.

“I understand that Vivian’s Arkhan protects and strengthens my body with the bodies of my enemies. However, I am a sorcerer. In order to better utilize your Arkhan, I also need my original power. Overthrow the Empire!”

Vivian, who had been staring at Ronobe from afar, extended her fist.

“Down with the Empire! Now, follow along!”

[Down with the Empire…!]

“Yes! One more time!”

[Empire! Down with it!]

“It is right for the empire to fall! How many times have I seen a god become unhappy because of one empire! It is all the empire’s fault! We are now one family, and isn’t the family’s sorrow my sorrow! Nikang! The child of the Naekang family!”

[…]

Ronobe screamed like fire and suddenly rubbed his palms together.

“So, is it possible?”

Fables are good, but honestly, if you can handle iron, this is even better. Above all, there are endless ways to utilize it.

Vivian only used iron to grind it into powder or for shields and attacks. However, Ronobe has many magics to use with iron.

Iron is something that can be used in many ways, such as with oil and ice, or with thread or transformation magic.

Moreover, the reason why Vivian’s iron magic is the most deceptive is because it can strip the opponent’s armor, rendering them useless. Since it is specialized for dealing with knights, it will greatly increase Ronobe’s survival rate.

[You can do it.]

“Oh! Then…!”

[Tribute for a thousand human lives to the Empire. I will give it to you.]

‘What the heck?’

It was not for nothing that they called it the overthrow of the empire.

You wanted to kill all humans, so you limited it to the Empire, but you want tribute from the humans of the Empire instead!!

‘Do you think Cheonmyeong is the name of the dog next door?’

That might be the case.

Vivian is the one who destroyed half of the empire from the previous era, not the current one, through a large-scale war. If it weren’t for the Iron Soldiers or something, the empire might have collapsed and disappeared.

In any case, if this continues, we will have no choice but to invade the Empire or participate in a war with the Empire to obtain Vivian’s magic.

‘What a disaster…’

I never thought you wouldn’t covet the grimoire.

Besides, the Bright Kingdom won’t be at war with the Empire.

“A thousand tributes! There’s nothing I can’t do. But if I had Vivian’s magic, it would be easier to collect the tribute. First, I’ll give you some magic… and I’ll pay the tribute later in interest-free installments…”

[no.]

But Vivian was stubborn.

Looking at the situation, it seems like no matter how many more trades there are, nothing will change. Vivian was called a witch, but on the battlefield, she was no different from a lone wolf.

A general who is only interested in killing the enemy.

There’s no way I’d listen to that.

[Imperial Army, Mandate. I’ll count on you. Overthrow the Empire.]

As expected, Vivian disappeared like smoke. Thanks to that, Caterpillar and Lonobe were left alone, looking at each other and nodding.

“It was a good deal…”

[Hey, cheer up…]

Caterpillar gave us the ‘Dreaming Cocoon’.

Of course, as always, I had the experience of wrapping Ronobe in a blanket and melting it.

“Kueeeeek! But the caterpillar can also spit out thread with its body! Why did you say it couldn’t do it before?”

[You said you didn’t have hands… but you can still squirt everywhere…!]

“I wish you had told me that sooner!”

[I, I’m sorry…]

Anyway, Ronobe received the grace of ‘Dreaming Kochi’.

“Phew.”

With the caterpillar gone, Ronobe opened his eyes again and sighed deeply inside the carriage, wiping away the cold sweat.

I gathered my thoughts as I felt my wife’s hand wiping the sweat from my forehead with a handkerchief.

‘If your hand or arm is cut off, you can now regenerate it. It will take a long time, though.’

Minor wounds are shed.

Major cuts or serious injuries can now be treated with the Dreaming Cures, so you have the ultimate insurance.

‘But can I use this against the enemy?’

Ronobe was intended to be used for healing, but what if Gochi changed the form of the enemy and transformed them in a different way…

‘I wonder if it’s possible to change the paper or gender.’

Akan of Caterpillar.

Dreaming Kochi.

In the first place, the idea of ​​a fable is not to heal the body, and considering the characteristics of Akan, it seemed quite possible.

‘If Benina and the people around her get seriously injured, it seems like something could happen if they use Gochi.’

It doesn’t have to be a person, right?

For example.

“Frume.”

What if you used the dreaming cocoon in the herb Prumé of Lorraine?

‘Dreaming…’

A dream that must be dreamed of.

Whose dream is it? The one who created the cocoon? Or the one inside the cocoon?

“There’s a lot to experiment with.”

I have a lot to think about with just one bite.

Unlike Kael or the current troublesome situation, it was a rather pleasant worry.

of course.

There is no time to just worry.

“Benny. Those guys?”

“They are chasing me while keeping their distance.”

It means that I don’t intend to just attack.

The carriage that Ronobe was riding was still moving, so perhaps he was waiting for a good time to launch a surprise attack.

“It’s just right.”

Whatever it was, if you didn’t plan on making a surprise attack right away, it was easier to move. Ronobe tried pulling out the water-soaked thread with his hand. It wasn’t his hand, but a thread made through his skin. To be exact, the pores of his skin. It was exactly the same as when he made bubbles. I hadn’t even thought of this easy thing and had just been spitting it out with my mouth until now… I suddenly hated my foolish self.

‘I don’t think it used to be like that…’

It may be because my proficiency in handling magic has changed from before. In any case, there are now more ways to utilize the water-soaked thread, so it’s not a bad thing.

Ronobe opened the carriage window and transformed into a crow.

“I’ll go spy on you. I’ll just report back after I see what’s going on, so don’t worry. Okay?”

“Okay. Have a nice trip.”

After using his sound-eating feet, Ronobe flew out of the carriage and immediately used his bear ears and nose to detect the sounds and scents of his enemies.

There were steady, repetitive sounds from afar, along with the slowly rolling carriage. Very subtle. The sound of heavy weights treading on the ground, the rustling of leaves on the collar, and the strong smell of sweat.

The smell was a strong odor, not unlike that of Ronobe’s private soldiers, but isn’t that the smell of all men’s sweat?

‘There are no women.’

The smell was so toxic that I briefly considered killing them all, but held back.

There was something I had to find out from them.

Ronobé, who sat on a tree branch silently, narrowed his eyes as he slowly followed the carriage.

‘It’s higher level than I thought.’

Two knights and twelve soldiers.

I don’t know the level because there is no knight’s citation, but just looking at it, you can tell that the prayers are different.

‘Is it similar to the quality?’

The strange thing is that even though it looks like an article, it is not being done like an article.

The weapons were shabby.

The sword was moderately rusted, and the armor was made of leather at most. Judging from the metal creaking inside, it seemed like he was wearing chainmail, but that was only for knights.

The soldiers’ weapons are axes and bows.

Even if you try, it’s just a sword and a spear.

The armor is all leather or cloth armor.

‘Are you disguised as a bandit?’

However, their movements and breathing are too refined for a bandit. The level of the soldiers who match the movements of the knight walking ahead also seems much better than that of Ronobe’s private soldiers.

‘what.’

Disguising yourself as a bandit means that your identity must not be known, and the reason for this is probably to do something bad.

‘Still, it’ll be difficult to do anything to us with this number of people.’

Maybe that’s why they keep chasing each other while keeping their distance.

Ronobe, who had been slowly following them, began to feel irritated. Perhaps because their lives were at stake, they only slowly followed the carriage and did not exchange any words with each other. Since the information they could see was fragmentary, it was difficult to figure out why they were chasing them or why they were doing it.

‘Should I just cover it?’

It’s a bit troubling that there are two articles, but it doesn’t seem to matter much.

Even if there are several knights, if it’s Ronobe’s magic, it can be neutralized in an instant. Even if you use oil painting or just cool feet, it will be subdued in an instant.

‘You can tell just by looking at them that they’re going to do bad things.’

Wouldn’t it be okay to organize it in advance?

Potential criminals would have no guilt since they would be talking about these guys. It would be faster to just catch one and torture him without waiting.

Swish. They stopped.

When I looked up, the carriage had also stopped.

‘Ah, time…’

As I followed them and spied on them, the sky was already dark. The group also stopped because it was time to prepare for camping.

As the carriage stopped, those chasing it also stopped, and Ronobe also stopped walking.

‘What should I do?’

As I was contemplating whether to kill him or not, one of the knights in the lead quietly stood up.

“Truff, what should I do?”

“Shouldn’t we ask the lord? The situation has changed…”

“But isn’t our lord there? I can’t ask him.”

The knight looked at the stopped carriage. He said, looking at Kael Djerba’s carriage.

“Until you give me further instructions, I have no choice but to wait. You said not to attack unless the red flag is raised on the carriage, so now is the time to wait.”

“There’s nothing I can do.”

Ronobe thought.

‘Knight of Kael? But why a bandit? Were you trying to attack me?’

But I didn’t understand.

Even if there was a grudge between the two, he would not have harbored such a grudge that he would kill himself.

‘Killing may not be the goal.’

Kael didn’t look stupid.

It would not be so lacking that one could not discern the strength of one’s own and that of one’s enemy.

So what are these?

Why did Kael try to attack Ronobe?

Holding his pounding head, Ronobe deduced one answer.

‘Is that guy Kael?’

The guy who lost to Ronobe at the auction house.

A masked young wizard who failed to win the bid for Lorraine’s herbs.

If so, then everything is explained.

The bastard approached, the power hidden behind.

Even disguised as a bandit.

‘Did you try to steal Lorraine’s herbs while you were creating a battlefield?’

But why not?

Ronobe looked at Mick coming out of Kael’s carriage.

‘Kael didn’t know that Mick was Ashwald’s disciple…’

The operation is stopped because he is here.

He valued his friendship with Mick more than Lorraine’s herbs. I think that’s also why he doesn’t pay attention to Ronobé.

Ronobe, who had figured out the whole situation, was not in a very good mood.

Even if you kill or capture these guys, Kael will probably call them bandits rather than soldiers of Djerba.

‘Then there’s nothing I can do.’

If you torture them to get confessions and say that the bandits want to live so they can’t say anything, then I have nothing to say.

If even Djerba were to say that they weren’t their soldiers, only Ronobe would be seen as a fool and his reputation would suffer.

No matter what I do, I can’t fuck Kael.

‘wait for a sec.’

Ronobe, who was contemplating whether to call Yonterion again, soon came up with a plan.

‘If I leave these guys alone, they will be Kael’s, and if I move, they will die.’

If Kael and Jerba cut off their tails, they would be left in the dust anyway. The fact that they are disguised as bandits is like that.

then…

‘Maybe I can recruit him?’

Killing isn’t the only solution.

If you are talented, you can take what belongs to your enemy. If you take what belongs to your enemy, isn’t that like giving them a big, fat piece of candy?

The board is laid out so deliciously that Ronobe doesn’t have to do anything separately.

Then all that’s left is to eat.

“Cool underfoot.”

Jeez! The cold ice from under the feet of Ronobe, who had transformed into a human, froze all of them hiding in the bushes.

“Huh!”

“W-Wait!”

I can see the way you think.

I unconsciously shouted a surprise attack and tried to move as I had been trained, but then I realized it again.

They looked like bandits. Those wandering eyes that didn’t know what to do were enough to make even Ronobe feel sorry for them.

“I didn’t freeze you to the point of death. So listen carefully to what I say from now on.”

“Wh, what are you talking about! We are bandits!”

The knight tried to shoot the crossbow, wondering if his arms were frozen.

“Where is this kid!”

“My arm… damn it!”

Ronobe spoke urgently, even freezing the bastard’s arm.

“First of all… Kael will kill you. From the moment I find out, there is no way for you to survive except one.”

Ronobe said, lifting one leg up the tree.

“Crawl between my legs, and I will accept you as my subordinates.”

Of course, it was quickly apparent that the expression was incorrect.