Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 132
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Episode 132 Oceanis (8)
The sea area where the battle took place was only half a day’s journey away from the Sun Archipelago, so it was possible to arrive that same day.
The medium-sized ship gently docked at Solta’s pier, bathed in the sunset that was gradually turning red.
Because I had deliberately followed along a little later, the large ships of Oceanis had already returned.
“Oh, Miss?!”
“long time no see.”
The harbor guards, not knowing who the fleet of the clan that had set sail that morning was fighting, were surprised and delighted to see Elisha.
Among the five siblings in the direct line of the family, she was the one who was the furthest from authoritarianism and was the most popular with those below her.
“I will prepare the carriage!”
“It’s okay. Since it’s a rare day, I want to take a walk. I’ll go and take care of things.”
“ancient!”
Anyway, my hometown is located on a small hill with a view of the ocean. In short, it’s not that far to the pier, so it doesn’t even take thirty minutes to walk leisurely.
The group walked leisurely.
The young lady, her former servant, and her maid enjoyed the sights of their hometown after a long absence, while the two outsiders were busy sightseeing in the exotic city.
“It seems to be the largest port city I’ve ever seen!”
“You’ve only seen a few places.”
“Anyway!”
“Well, objectively speaking, it is a large port.”
Unlike the Dawn Archipelago in the east, which is made up of extremely small islands and thus has limited development.
The islands of the Sun Archipelago, although small in number, were very large and had their own riches and were therefore wealthy.
Since the center of a region where people could eat well and live well was actively trading with the continent, it was only natural that it would prosper.
“It’s probably because it’s the southernmost part of the South, but it’s unique in many ways. The style of the houses, the clothing, and everything else. It’s definitely winter according to the season.”
“The southeast is also quite warm, isn’t it?”
“But we get snow occasionally. Didn’t you say it doesn’t snow here at all?”
“There are many people who live their whole lives without even knowing what snow is.”
“At least I won’t freeze to death. I don’t know what summer will be like though.”
“It’s not as hot as you think?”
On one side, Terti and Elisa were having a lively conversation.
“Oh, that inn.”
“Do you know this place?”
“That’s where the assassin came from.”
“oh.”
“If I had slept a little deeper back then, I would have died. Come to think of it, I hid the body in a nearby sewer.”
“You didn’t get caught?”
“It was a place I often visited when I was a street vagrant. Even homeless people don’t rummage through sewage.”
On the other hand, there was some strange reminiscence going on. Only the parties involved remained calm.
Anyway, the party soon arrived at Oceanis’s home.
What could have changed so much in the past two years? The mansion was still magnificent, except for the slightly depressed atmosphere.
Elisa guided the group to her annex.
Reports of her passing through the main gate must have spread at an alarming rate, because before she could even properly unpack, she had already been contacted by someone looking for her.
“Rest in peace.”
Elisa, who had said that and left, returned only after dinner was over.
“Have you eaten?”
“You can do it later. But Galen, can you meet your father?”
“Is this what you say, Master?”
“He said he wanted to meet me just once.”
“Yes, that’s right. Is that right?”
“If it’s okay with Galen.”
Since the only person that Gaju and Droy wanted to meet was Galen, Lilia and Terti remained in the room.
The place Elisha guided Galen to was a secluded annex. It was the quietest retreat within the main house, intentionally created by planting trees around it.
In the small garden where the sun had already set and the moon was shining, there was a small pavilion, and Droy was waiting there.
“It’s been a while, my lord.”
Galen took the example of a gentleman. Droy’s face had never been so rosy, but it had become more haggard over the past two years.
“It’s so cold outside, why are you out here?”
“I think I need to get some night air to clear my head.”
Droy said with a faint smile. Having already heard the whole story from Kled, he raised his voice regardless of Galen’s past as a servant.
“Let’s sit down and talk. Elisha, would you please step aside for a moment?”
“yes.”
Elisha stepped aside, and the servant who served Drohi also put out the tea and went away, leaving the two of them alone in the pavilion.
Droy, who had moistened his throat with tea, took out the hurried speech in a hoarse voice.
“Rius and Tarina are dead.”
It was quite a weighty topic to just say it out loud.
“They say he was so injured that he never opened his eyes.”
“I see.”
Galen responded indifferently.
“What about Raven?”
“I am locked up in prison.”
“I’m not asking about your current treatment.”
“That’s a pretty cruel question.”
Droy smiled bitterly. But Galen remained indifferent.
“The result won’t change even if I don’t ask. It might be a cruel question to you, my lord, but it won’t be to you, my lady.”
“… Yes, it’s all my fault for not raising my children well. Raven will be dealt with as you wish. As soon as possible, before public opinion changes.”
From the moment Elisa found out that the three Rius siblings had assassinated Gervon, there was no such thing as a happy ending for everyone.
Galen’s intervention only made things worse, but even without Galen, Elisha would have eventually dried up and died.
In the end, it was a fight between three to the death, and one had to be eliminated in order to eliminate the seeds of future discord.
The unfortunate thing for Droy was that since all four of them were children, one of them had to suffer the death of a child.
“You should have killed Raven too, just like you did earlier. No matter how vile he is, I never thought the day would come when I would order him to kill his own child with my own hands.”
“If you think about the family, you should be considerate and follow the instructions.”
Galen spoke coldly to the sighing Droy.
“Wouldn’t it be less painful for you, the lord of the house, to share the burden rather than for me, an outsider, to kill all my blood relatives, rather than for you, the young lady, to have your hands covered in the blood of your brothers and sisters?”
“I know we’ll be branded as a family synonymous with unfilial piety.”
“It’s something that Rios brought about, so it’s something that should have been accepted from the beginning. Since our external reputation will be ruined anyway, we should at least do some internal discipline.”
Of course, Droy knows this better than Galen. Knowing doesn’t make the frustration go away, so he’s just complaining.
Galen blurted out a word to comfort the gloomy-looking Drohi.
“But please think positively. There will come a day when you will be sure that your choice was the right one.”
“… I still think I made the best choice.”
“It’s about the prosperity of the family. If one young lady becomes more outstanding than the three brothers combined, it will come true.”
“That… what does that mean? No way… … .”
Rios and Tarina, who were once golden, and Raven, who is evaluated as someone who will soon become golden.
To be better than the three golden ones combined, you had to be above them.
“Haven’t you heard the report that the young lady has already turned into gold?”
“Even though I was tired, I was able to defeat Rios. But Elisa herself didn’t say that she was gold.”
“You haven’t realized it yet. You’ve grown so quickly. But you’ve overcome the wall. You’ll adapt in a few days.”
“Huh, really?”
“While teaching you, I have confirmed your genius. It may not be in the near future, but one day you will reach the level of a jewel.”
This was Galen’s true heart.
It’s because Lilia is such a cheat character, but Elisa could also be included in the ranks of the greatest geniuses of all time.
Of course, only a very few geniuses can reach the level of a jewel, but Elisa felt something.
From the perspective of someone who has overcome the jewel wall, I think that with this level of genius, there is no way that he will ever be blocked by that wall.
“I wish that were true.”
Droy’s expression brightened slightly.
Even if it really happened as Galen said, it would be a long time in the future, but it was still a happy thing that the jewel wizard recognized the talents of the next lord.
It is certain that Elisa has become gold. There was a big difference in stability between the successor of a great family like Oceanis being gold and silver.
“Anyway, is there anything else you want?”
“Is it true that you, Lady, are the new successor?”
“He didn’t refuse.”
“Then there isn’t any.”
Galen answered coolly.
“I’ve taken care of all your business, and I’ve settled my personal debt. What else could I possibly need?”
“… Is it really over?”
“Well, maybe we can help each other out from time to time later.”
However, the standard for the extent of ‘help’ had to be set according to Galen’s arbitrary yardstick.
In fact, if you look at it strictly, just saying this is not enough.
Although he appeared to be a polite young man, his opponent was actually a monster capable of single-handedly wiping out an entire family.
Galen shrugged his shoulders at the silent Droy.
“You don’t have to worry too much, my lord. I have more good memories of my family.”
“…exactly?”
“It’s because the ending wasn’t very good.”
“… … .”
“But the culprits who made things bad are no longer here. You, too, have become the successor. I want mutual assistance. I really do.”
“… Please, please.”
In the end, Droy had no choice but to trust Galen. There was no way around it if he didn’t trust him anyway.
Galen said with a joking smile.
“By the way, why don’t you get a checkup while you’re at it?”
“A medical examination?”
“Because there is a high-ranking bishop in our group. Normally, it would be difficult to meet him.”
“High… Bishop? Wasn’t he just a bishop?”
“Are you a little young?”
“It’s not a little bit.”
“Still, his skills are certain.”
“These guys really have no discernment… … .”
Droy lamented again the foolishness of the three siblings.
At this point, it was enough to bow down to Galen’s mercy and be grateful that he was still friendly.
Droy truly gave up, and his heart felt surprisingly relieved.
* * *
As Gaju had promised, the execution was swift.
Raven, the only surviving of the three siblings, lived only one day longer than his older brother and sister, and was executed the next day. The charge was genocide.
The Oceanis family had been a thorough avenger of the deaths of their blood relatives against outsiders, but this was the first time they had held their own blood relatives accountable, so naturally there was bound to be a backlash.
Meanwhile, Elisa received a new power of attorney and became the new head of the household.
No matter how much they tried to keep the rumors from spreading outside the family, they could barely stop it from spreading within the family.
For that to happen, what happened at sea yesterday was too shocking, and the leadership also secretly helped spread the rumor.
If people focus on the fact that the three Rio siblings committed a great sin, there will be less noise about the replacement of the successor.
Of course, the incident itself wasn’t something that could be just passed over, so we’ll have to endure a lot more growing pains in the future.
That wasn’t Galen’s concern. It was a problem for the Oceanids to solve.
No matter what the outside circumstances were, he was holding Elisha and finishing his teaching.
“Up to Baek-eun, it’s enough to just memorize all the answers. That’s why they say Baek-eun is something you can achieve with effort, and that’s why you were able to grow so quickly.”
“Isn’t it because Galen only chose the correct answers and told me?”
“The genius of the young lady who received and memorized all of that was also great. Anyway, it’s a little different from gold. Since it requires application, you need to understand it yourself. That’s why it’s hard to teach by spoon-feeding like before, and you have to put in a lot of effort yourself.”
“But am I really turned into gold?”
“Yes. It’s because it’s not yet stable.”
Actually, I didn’t know much about Galen because he automatically became golden when he reached level 50, and the fantasy realm was created automatically.
However, since it was clear that Elisa had entered the realm of illusion, there was no doubt that she was gold, even if she was not yet aware of it.
Galen intended to help her in a way that would stimulate her senses as much as possible.
I was so absorbed in my training that I
“Brother! Sister!”
Lilia came back to the annex, hurriedly.
She had gone to examine Droy earlier at Galen’s request.
Actually, I wasn’t expecting anything special, it was just a case of providing high-quality medical services.
“Are you done, Lilia?”
“I stopped doing it. Something came up that required permission from my family.”
“What are you talking about?”
Lilia asked Elisa seriously, who was tilting her head.
“Master, can I cut open your stomach?”