Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 122
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Episode 122 Bloody New Moon (6)
After the sun was up, the assassins’ resistance also came to an end.
The leader died and surrendered, not in the same situation, but Ilwol was really the last one standing.
The assassins who had secretly returned to the conference room while Galen and Lilia were patrolling the first floor, confirmed with their own eyes that the secret passage had indeed collapsed.
Realizing that he was truly isolated, he rushed at the two men with even greater determination.
On the first floor, on this floor, there was no one left because all the remaining assassins had been mobilized in the last trap that Ilwol had prepared.
“Thank you for your hard work, Lilia.”
“Brother too! Oh, it’s all over, right?”
“Unless there’s a better assassin than this guy.”
Originally, Galen had been using the sense of water manipulation as a radar net.
By taking advantage of the fact that when something moves, the air naturally moves as well, and the moisture in the air also moves.
Now, the sense of spiral circulation was also playing a part there.
Spiral Circulation is a magic that ‘creates wind that rotates around a specific point’s central axis.
Since he must be aware of the magic he casts, he was also given a unique sense that allowed him to read the flow occurring within the range of the spiral flow.
In short, no matter how well the assassin was hidden, he was still a living being and had to breathe.
The air flow that occurs at that time is a spiral circulation, and the movement of moisture floating in the air is a water current manipulation.
Since the two sensory spheres overlap, it acts as a dual radar, making it twice as precise as before.
Thanks to this, Galen had already noticed his presence when Ilwol was hiding in the room. Of course, he didn’t know his identity and just thought that someone was hiding.
Anyway, the strongest and only golden leader was caught, so how could his shabby subordinates hide?
There were definitely no legitimate assassins inside the mansion.
Lilia nodded and picked up the hammer that was rolling around on the floor. She looked at the ugly hammer with its head cut off here and there, and she looked satisfied.
“Thank goodness he’s okay!”
“… Where are you going?”
“The head was originally a replaceable part. As long as the body is intact, that’s fine!”
The fact that silver, a rare metal that is lighter and stronger than steel, was used only on the shaft was also in preparation for situations like today.
Since priests cannot enhance their weapons, when fighting warriors, the parts they hit will be damaged anyway. The hammer head was a consumable item from the beginning.
Lilia was satisfied that the shaft wasn’t bent. An ordinary hammer would be completely damaged after a few uses, including the head and torso, making it unusable.
“I’m glad you’re using it well.”
Galen squatted down next to the headless corpse of the Sun and Moon and snickered.
“Yes, Lilia.”
“yes!”
“Do you remember that old man from earlier?”
“Are you the assassin we were chasing?”
“yes.”
“Judging from the fact that he was right next to me earlier, he must have had quite a high position within the Assassins. He’s down here. Could you heal him?”
“You didn’t kill him?”
“He’s still alive, unless he comes to his senses and commits suicide.”
“Is this for interrogation?”
“yes.”
“Then I’ll just do it moderately!”
Lilia jumped down through the hole in the hallway.
Galen searched through the treasures of the sun and moon. Among the items that came out, there was something that caught his eye.
“hmm.”
A reddish copper plate-like object smaller than the palm of one’s hand. Something resembling a crescent moon was engraved in relief on the bottom.
The reason it was said to be similar was because it was not a simple nail shape, but because even inside the crescent moon, there was an elaborate pattern engraved separately like blood vessels.
I heard from Elisa that when the new moon wants to show off its presence, it leaves a similar pattern on its body.
Surely he wouldn’t have actually brought this and stamped it like a seal, but it would be more useful than a purse or something. Of course, he brought a purse with him.
“Shut up.”
Meanwhile, Lilia had jumped back up to the floor, carrying an assassin slung over her shoulder.
The spirit sprayed water from a cannon onto Samwol’s moderately treated face.
“Ahhhhhhhh!”
Samwol was forced to come to his senses by a baptism of water that was almost like a slap.
The old man’s face, soaking wet and looking around for a moment without coming to his senses, became distorted like an evil spirit.
The moment I saw the head of Ilwol rolling around without needing anything else, I understood the situation in an instant.
“Kill him!”
“Of course it will be.”
Galen said calmly.
“But before that, I just wanted to ask you a few things.”
“Do you think I should tell you?”
“I think it would be better to speak frankly.”
“…What?”
“Do you know how to control the devil’s servants in the church? I bet I’m more of an expert than you.”
“Hey, not to that extent.”
Lilia smiled shyly and waved her hand.
Her words were not humble, but true, as she had never personally tortured anyone, although she had seen it.
Samwol couldn’t have known that. A cold sweat ran down the old man’s back.
Although the assassins were skilled in torture due to the nature of their profession, the Church was by far the best in this field.
Unlike general torture that inflicts ‘maximum pain without killing’, the church first inflicts maximum pain and then ‘makes the victim not die’.
There was even a story that even if you confess obediently, it won’t go away. They will continue to torture you whether you speak or not, and only after the same thing is said dozens of times will they admit that you have told the truth.
When March, along with June and September, attacked Galen downstairs and was knocked out with a single blow, he had already given up on life, but no matter what, he did not want to become a piece of meat that was forced to repeat the process of disintegration and recovery.
“What, what are you trying to ask?”
Samwol asked with a slightly trembling voice. Galen answered with a grin.
“You guys, don’t you even do background checks on the contractors?”
“We never―”
“Don’t talk nonsense about not doing it. There are guys who tried to tail us and got caught.”
“That, that is… … .”
“Do it or not?”
“… do.”
“Sam answered reluctantly. Galen immediately snapped his fingers.
“You wouldn’t just keep the research data in your head. I’d like to see it.”
“There is… no such thing.”
“There’s no way it wouldn’t exist. You guys aren’t clean people. Of course you’d have it to find a weakness.”
The Assassins could not overlook the risk of being stabbed in the back of the head by the contractor.
Of course, if the details of the background investigation were to be revealed, it would mean that both parties would die. The credibility of the assassination group that sold out their customers would be completely destroyed, and the contractor would not be able to stay still.
But it does a good job as a safety device. It’s like a nuclear weapon. It doesn’t actually explode, but it’s used as a bargaining chip.
“Shall we go through the process of checking to see if it’s really not there? Can you guide me to the church basement?”
“This kind of city thug… … .”
“Hey, it’s all over anyway, so why are you keeping your mouth shut? Are you worried that if you keep it a secret, the remnants who aren’t here will take revenge on you?”
“… … .”
Samwol knew best that this couldn’t be true.
The assassin group that was created by submitting to the power of the sun and moon is the New Moon.
What if the assassins who have escaped the fire by going outside hear the news here?
They’ll just split up and go their separate ways, either joining another assassination group or taking on individual contracts.
Galen spoke persuasively to March, who was unable to open her mouth.
“Even if you don’t say anything, if I turn this mansion upside down, it’ll come out somewhere. If you just say it, it’ll be better for both of us, right? I’ll be happy because I won’t be bothered, and you’ll be happy because you’ll die a peaceful death.”
It was an absurd persuasion that they wouldn’t let me live if I told them, but that they would let me die comfortably.
Samwol, who seemed to have already lost his motivation, finally spoke in a tone of resignation.
“… The organized data is being kept by Ilwol.”
“January?”
“I mean, the last day of the month.”
“aha.”
Galen glanced at the headless corpse.
“It doesn’t seem like you usually carry it around. Since it’s important information, you probably put it in a safe or something.”
“I don’t know that either.”
“Do you know where the bedroom is?”
Usually it’s a bedroom or a study. It’s unlikely that an assassin would be very interested in reading, so they probably wouldn’t have decorated their study very carefully.
March seemed resigned and obediently took the lead, guiding Galen and Lilia.
The bedroom was on this floor. It was a bedroom with a subtle luxury rather than vulgar glamour.
“Shall we turn it over?”
“Please.”
Lilia started to destroy that beautiful bedroom.
Crunch! Crunch!
Every time he swung the hammer like a toy, the wall came crashing down like a toy.
Kyaang!
The walls on all sides were shattered and there was a cracking sound. There was only one reason why the walls would make a cracking sound.
“Oh, is this it?!”
Lilia put away her hammer and waved both hands to clear away the debris that was in her way.
Galen was watching the scene with interest.
Shhh!
Taking advantage of the gap where both men’s minds were focused on the safe, Samwol attempted a final surprise attack.
The attitude of giving up everything and guiding them obediently was a tactic to make the other person let their guard down.
Since death was certain anyway, he intended to make a fuss and die. The assassin’s poisonous mind was not broken.
A creepy sword flew towards Galen’s neck.
The silver warrior was able to tear off the weak wizard’s balls with his bare hands.
Quick!
And the defensive power of the Earthbound was more than enough to crush the bare hands of a silver warrior.
“Kuaaak?!”
Because when we made a surprise attack on the first floor, not a single assassin managed to approach and they all fell from a distance.
March, who didn’t know exactly why Galen, who had fallen from this floor, was fine, thought that if he approached him, he would somehow get away. It was a serious mistake.
“I think it fits the safe!”
“Good job. Could you please take over for a moment?”
“yes!”
Galen swapped places with Lilia as if nothing had happened. Of course, Lilia didn’t act as if nothing had happened.
Phew!
Samwol, who had been crying while holding her broken hand, became quiet. A full swing of the hammer filled with emotion erased a person from the world.
“That’s why I said you shouldn’t be an assassin.”
“Why would they wear masks for no reason? They probably know they’re being sold out.”
Galen, who was patting the chubby Lilia, carefully examined the safe and put his hand inside his bosom.
I turned the copper plate I had gotten from Ilwol around here and there and then fitted it into the safe.
Kikkik!
It didn’t look like a key at all, but it seemed to work like one.
“oh.”
The glittering gold coins, jewels, and bills of exchange were secondary. The quantity was not large, but even if this small safe had been filled to the brim, it would have been a mere relic.
The objects that caught Galen’s gaze were thin books stacked neatly on one side of the safe.
I could guess what it was about before I even picked up the book on top and read a few pages.
Galen smiled as he quickly took out all the books and glanced at the covers without reading any more.
A familiar family name was written on the cover.
“I think I found it.”
“It was worth it!”
Lilia smiled brightly.
“It’s a bit strange to just sit back and watch from here… … .”
“Shall I take it with me in the safe?”
“Isn’t it heavy?”
“Not at all!”
Galen put the books back in the safe and locked the door. Lilia, carrying the hammer on her back, lifted the safe into her arms.
Galen left the mansion and entered the yard, waving his hand lightly.
Wheeeeeeee―
The walls of the spiral vortex, which were still functioning, slowly sank.
It was possible because once you create a flow, it is maintained without much thought, which is a magic.
I had left it on for so long that I had almost used up all of its magic power, but it didn’t matter since I had no need to use the spiral circulatory system today.
Then, the magical power of the territorial advance dug into the ground.
The ground connecting the gate, which had now lost its shape, and the place where they were standing shook.
Crunch! Crunch!
All the cleverly hidden traps were destroyed.
No matter how well the ground was dug, it was of no use because the ground itself rose.
The two passed through the gate, leisurely passing the exposed traps.
“What, what is all this?”
Outside the mansion, onlookers had already gathered and were making a noise.
Even if the mansion is located in a very secluded place, how could a fire that broke out for even a moment go unnoticed on a dark night?
People who came running in surprise were surprised once again by the storm engulfing the mansion and even reported it to the Ruata City Hall.
Then the storm subsided and a person emerged from it, so attention was drawn to it.
“Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious!”
Lilia shouted.
“Never go inside the fence! There are still lots of traps there!”
“Huh, is this a trap?”
“The church will come to deal with you soon! I tell you again, do not go in! If you do something wrong, you will die!”
Even in a situation where no one knew what was going on, the words of the priest in white robes were persuasive. People nodded their heads, even though they were bewildered.
“Please pass this on to others!”
“Oh, yes… … .”
The two people who calmly made their way through the crowd of onlookers soon disappeared into the darkness.
It was a very natural exit considering the achievements he had made.