Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 128
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Episode 128 Oceanis (4)
Turn back time.
Kled and Irvin, who had fled from Quinis and returned to Solta, called the three Lius siblings.
“… … .”
I called, but I couldn’t open my mouth to say anything.
Before we left, I had threatened to give him a good scolding once we were done, and I actually intended to do so.
When I thought about whether these guys would be alive when it was all over, I felt a sense of emptiness and wondered what the point of scolding them was.
The nephews, who had no way of knowing the true feelings of the two old men, could not endure the continued silence.
Rios spoke as a representative.
“Did you have a nice trip?”
“… … Okay, I had a nice trip and came back.”
Clad said with a sigh. Yeah, I guess I should at least say something.
“First of all… I confirmed that there are five of you. Elisa, a maid, a priest, a mercenary warrior, and Galen.”
“I heard that mercenaries are of the gold rank and priests are of the bishop rank… Is that true?”
“How would I know that? Are you saying that I should have fought them to prove my skills?”
“Oh, no. I was just wondering if you had heard anything else.”
“The priest is young, even younger. Even more so than Elisha. If it’s a false accusation, the church won’t let it go, so he must be a bishop.”
“Are you talking about when you were in your early twenties?”
“Isn’t that what a genius is? Galen is a similar fruit.”
When Galen’s name was mentioned, the three Lius siblings perked up their ears.
Actually, this was the main point. Although gold-rank mercenaries are rare, their existence is not surprising, and the young bishop was a member of the church, so he was one step away from interest.
“Let me get to the point. Galen has reached a higher level than me.”
“……yes?”
The three siblings’ reaction was a beat late.
When I sent a servant to check if he had really turned into gold, I got an unexpected answer.
Rios laughed in vain.
“You’re joking too much.”
“Do I look to you like I’m joking right now?”
“Doesn’t that make sense?”
As we age and our bodies deteriorate, our fighting ability inevitably declines.
The same goes for wizards who don’t seem to use their bodies. Their minds become stiff, their stamina quickly declines, and their concentration easily declines.
However, separate from combat power, the level of magic itself, or understanding, is something that only becomes more effective the more time is invested, so it is not easy to keep up with the passage of time.
Thus, the greatest wizard in the Oceanis family was Kled.
But isn’t he stronger than Kled in terms of fighting power and level?
“Is that guy a jewel or something?”
“… Then what should we do?”
Clad suddenly asked that question as he was about to give a definitive answer. He was curious as to what the answer would be.
“Of course we have to fight.”
Rios snorted.
“Uncle, this isn’t a matter where the response will vary depending on who the opponent is. A fight is inevitable.”
“It was inevitable… … .”
“Is it possible that Elisha is now here and trying to pretend this never happened, or is he suddenly scared and wants to leave?”
“…no.”
“Then, on the contrary, we should kneel before Elisha and beg for forgiveness, or run away and abandon our family. To avoid a fight.”
Of course, since there was no way the three siblings would do that, Lius’s argument was that a battle was bound to happen.
It wasn’t a difficult deduction, but even this development was just as Galen had expected. Clad lamented.
“Even if I tell you not to listen, you won’t listen.”
“If you want to stop it, you have to stop Elisha.”
“Do you really not know why I am telling you this?”
“Do you really think that uncle is a jewel wizard? And you too?”
“okay.”
“How many times have I told you this is not a joke?”
“I don’t know how accurate your judgment is, but… … .”
Even though Irvin came out, neither Lius, Tarina, nor Raven looked serious at all.
“Aren’t you too scared? You were always so proud of your family’s history.”
“What, what?”
“He stole our family’s magic. We know our weaknesses best.”
“You don’t know how monstrous a gem is. You shouldn’t judge a gem by common sense!”
“Yes, let’s say he really is a gem. Does the gem have wings on its back, or can it breathe underwater? No matter what he does, the essence of naval battles doesn’t change.”
It wasn’t entirely wrong, so the two old men were speechless for a moment.
The reason Oceanis are said to be invincible on the water is of course because of their powerful magic, but also because they are perfectly capable of using tactics that combine with magic.
Unlike on land, where you only need to protect yourself, the nature of battles at sea was very different because you had to travel with huge ships.
And, to be honest.
The two elders had also experienced the Revised World before, but the jewel wizards at that time were not of the water type, and the Revised World had very different characteristics for each wizard.
I don’t know how Galen will utilize the revised world or how powerful it will be. I can only guess that it is a more powerful water magic.
“Rius said, driving a wedge in.”
“As I said earlier, regardless of his skills, we have no choice but to fight. Do you think we’ll lose before we even fight?”
“… Yeah, I hope it turns out as you said.”
Finally, Claude nodded.
No matter how much I hate him, he’s my nephew. If he doesn’t change his mind no matter how much I advise him, then I guess that’s just his fate.
There was also some anticipation. Rios’ confidence was not completely unfounded.
Of course, I guess it’s because I’ve never seen a gem wizard in person and I don’t believe Galen is a gem.
If that expectation is shattered… I don’t think it’s a huge problem.
Galen, who wants to make Elisa the next head of the family, would really turn the family into a rag. He should be a little lenient.
Now the situation is out of his hands.
* * *
There was plenty of time, as we were even told presumptuously that we would depart in two weeks.
Despite his contempt for Galen, Lius never neglected his preparations for battle.
He couldn’t believe that the Galen in the rumor was the same Galen he knew, but he didn’t deny the existence of the wizard who had destroyed the New Moon.
There were only three revealed goldsmiths, and there could have been hidden helpers, such as a wind wizard whose identity was unclear.
It wasn’t a match, and there was absolutely no reason to fight one-on-one. In order to win without taking too much damage, the more overwhelming the power, the better.
All the Golden Powers belonging to Oceanis were called in, except for the head of the household, Droi, who was lying in bed sick.
The mobilized troops alone numbered around two thousand. The atmosphere in Solta was in turmoil as it was virtually on a war scale.
Rios had made all preparations and was thoroughly aware of the enemy’s approach through detailed reconnaissance.
“Go forward!”
He led his fleet north, targeting enemies who had come within a day’s distance of Solta.
The two sides met around noon.
Compared to this side, which consisted of twenty large ships, the other side, which consisted of only one medium-sized ship, looked shabby at first glance.
“It looks like we’ve identified our target.”
The adjutant said, seeing the flag fluttering on the lead ship.
It was a signal that Galen or Elisa had been found on the deck of a medium-sized ship.
“Did you really only bring one?”
Cled snorted. Rios sneered.
“How could they possibly produce enough supplies to wage a naval battle?”
“That may be true, but… … .”
“We already knew what was going on, so why are you bringing this up again? We just need to proceed according to plan.”
“Rius,” he said bluntly, giving a soft command.
“Prepare for battle.”
“Prepare for battle!”
The adjutant repeated the order. A loud voice echoed throughout the ship.
A large flag was waved vigorously. Orders were transmitted to other ships at a prearranged signal.
Except for the leaders who knew the situation and the captains of each ship who had been given instructions on the operation in advance, the atmosphere was slightly disconcerting.
Since they set out without clearly informing us of the enemy, we naturally assumed that there would be a large-scale naval battle, but we ended up fighting only one ship.
Of course, regardless of the atmosphere, the formation was firmly established.
The five leading large ships gained momentum first.
A medium-sized ship with its sails folded and ready for battle is surrounded like an edging flower bud.
It was not intended for the usual tactic of ramming the opponent’s ship and dragging them into close combat.
“Prepare to fire!”
As soon as the captain’s order was given, soldiers carrying oars lined up on the deck and took their positions.
Oceanis’s bow is a weapon that is more difficult to load than a normal bow, but has much greater range and power.
The number of Gangnobyeong on board one large ship is one hundred.
A total of five hundred gunboats aimed at the deck of the medium-sized ship from five directions.
It was too many for just four people.
“firing!”
The order has been given, whether or not.
Shhh shhh shhh shhh shhh!
Hundreds of arrows rained down like a downpour.
But the arrow never landed on the deck.
Choaaaah!
Just before the launch order was given, seawater gushed out all at once around the medium-sized ship.
The arrows struck the water wall surrounding the medium-sized ship a little too late.
Puppup …
Just like you can’t catch fish by shooting an arrow at water.
No matter how hard the arrow was fired, there was no way it could properly penetrate the thick layer of water.
“What a crazy guy!”
Raven, who witnessed the scene from afar on the flagship, was terrified.
To block arrows flying from all directions, you would surround the entire ship with water? Not even a small boat, but a medium-sized ship?
It may be possible to build a shield when you have enough gold, but maintaining it is a whole other matter.
“Doesn’t that guy even think about consuming magic power?”
“If you come out stupidly, we’ll be grateful.”
Rios laughed bitterly.
“Tell them to keep shooting. Let’s see how long they can hold out.”
* * *
“I wish you would stop shooting.”
Galen said, yawning.
“Isn’t it time to admit that it’s not working?”
Contrary to Oceanus’ expectations, Galen did not ‘hold out’ at all.
This was because the water wall surrounding the medium-sized ship was originally a spirit.
The magic power of spirit creation is only consumed when changing the form of the spirit and moving the spirit. Once you create a wall and leave it alone, you can maintain it for life.
“Don’t you think that just a little more would be enough?”
Elisa smiled bitterly.
“That’s the tactic from the beginning. It’s strange that Galen doesn’t respond.”
Although Lius certainly had the tactical acumen to be confident in a naval battle, the problem was that he had Elisa by his side at Galen’s side.
Even though they received the same education, how could Elisa not know the family’s tactics? In fact, if we were to compare intelligence, Elisa was smarter than Rios.
In fact, she predicted how Rios would act and it was all correct.
We’ll only be mobilizing large ships to prevent water magic from sweeping the deck or capsizing the ship.
Since anything less than a hundred silver is meaningless against gold anyway, they will eliminate all the small units and only use archers to target weaker magicians and sailors.
It is said that the least damage is done by killing it before direct contact, so they will use the bed crossbow to target the ship itself, etc.
For reference, the Sangno is a type of fixed large crossbow. Instead of shooting arrows, it fires spears, and the Oceanis used to shoot steel spears to damage the bottom of ships.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Of course, it was impossible.
The water wall was thick enough to block most anything. Iron bars were stronger than arrows and could barely penetrate the wall, but once they did, they lost most of their strength and were no longer a threat.
“I found it!”
Lilia shouted as she walked around the deck, peering intently beyond the transparent wall of water.
“Those are the old people from back then!”
“Where?”
“Over there.”
Lilia’s finger pointed to a ship a long way away.
To be honest, Galen could barely see the ship with his eyesight, so how could he tell who was on deck?
But there’s no way Lilia saw things wrong.
It’s time to move.
“If you had just accepted it this quietly, the other side wouldn’t have felt wronged for not having a chance.”
Galen, speaking leisurely, raised the magical power of water manipulation.
Chiiing―
Not in the localized form that was briefly brought out to threaten Kled and Irvin earlier.
The world was engulfed in a world of maximum output, the first of its kind to be brought to life in real life.
The feeling of having in one’s hands an ocean so vast that it cannot be compared to a lake, much greater than when first written in Sky Mirror.
Galen’s soul, which had easily digested the vast amount of information pouring in, began to resonate with the twisted world.
As of this moment.
All the water in this battlefield became his.
“I’ll go soon.”
The sea began to move.