Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 144
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Episode 144 Erased Name (7)
Hamel felt as if he was dreaming. It was so unrealistic that no words came out of his open mouth.
“… … .”
When I first met him, I had a hard time believing that Galen was a jewel. Even though he was carrying a church document with the seal of Archbishop Varga and was accompanied by Diana of the Knights Templar, whom I was acquainted with.
To be honest, I was a bit skeptical until just before.
I witnessed the armor monster’s magic disintegrate the light spear, and I thought it was amazing that he was able to use water magic without being pushed back.
It was because it didn’t look that fancy on the outside. By the time Hamel arrived at the battlefield, it was a kind of deadlock, busy blocking the fog that was coming in with the wall of waves.
But what Galen showed us after the evacuation of the residents was beyond imagination.
It is possible that a large fire could occur, such as burning down an entire street.
What on earth was this giant clay doll, as tall as a hill if not a mountain, rising from the ground and then collapsing, burying the entire area? Landslides should happen in mountains, not on flat ground.
“Fortunately, it was buried well.”
Galen spoke calmly, his sleeves fluttering slightly.
The fire that had been burning fiercely around them until then suddenly became noticeably calm.
It is a fire that continues to burn, feeding on the magic of the heatwave, even though there is nothing left to burn.
In other words, the flame that had recovered its magical power and become ordinary was bound to die down quickly.
In the street, lit only by small embers, a pile of dirt was piled high. The result of the large clay dolls falling down in their entirety was a huge grave.
“…Duke Galen.”
Hamel barely opened his mouth. His voice trembled slightly as he spoke to Galen, who was looking back.
“I’m not very good at magic, but… this doesn’t look like water magic at all… … .”
“I told you earlier, I don’t think water will work well, so I’ll use something else.”
“No, I thought you meant some other means… I never imagined that a completely separate magic would pop out. Not only that, but in two things, fire and earth, and even at this level… … .”
There were a few more spells he had learned, but Galen decided to keep his mouth shut for the sake of the old man’s mental health.
Hamel, who had almost managed to maintain his sanity by exerting the extreme sense of responsibility that came with the position of Archbishop, finally let out a deep sigh.
“I’m glad I treated you.”
“yes?”
“If I hadn’t personally breathed life into you, I guess I would have been really rude… but I think I would have been suspicious. Was this person right?”
“Did you think of the devil?”
Galen asked with a laugh. Only one being could say that the priest had cast aside his doubts after seeing the Holy Power’s reaction.
Hamel did not answer. It was too great an insult to say out loud.
Of course, keeping his mouth shut was already giving him the answer. Hamel knew that, but the shock was so great that he couldn’t help but impulsively blurt it out.
“… I’m sorry. I lost my mind and talked nonsense for a moment.”
“I don’t care.”
Galen shrugged his shoulders as he looked at the old man, who immediately bowed his head and apologized.
Having been born in the land of the Red Devil in his previous life and having enjoyed games with the title itself being Devil, he didn’t feel offended by the word alone.
Of course I knew what it meant in this world, but it wasn’t like Hamel was trying to insult him.
“From a wizard’s perspective, it’s nothing short of praise. Doesn’t it mean that it’s a magic that goes beyond the realm of common sense?”
“… I’m saying this just in case, but it means that it deviates from common sense in a bad way, so please don’t use it on other magicians.”
“Don’t worry. If I didn’t know that, I would have been showing off my power long ago.”
Galen was also well aware that his own existence was so far beyond common sense that priests were talking about the devil.
The twenties gem was better. It was just that the progress was incredibly fast, but it was within the big picture.
To put it simply, if you compare Galen to other gem wizards, there is a huge age difference, but aren’t they on the same level?
But the fact is that he has mastered many magic spells, each one of them, to a level of depth that rivals that of a wizard.
If we take this to the extreme, it means that Galen alone can replace all other wizards.
That was why Galen had kept his other magics hidden as much as possible until he became a jewel. It was impossible to hide them for a lifetime anyway, so at least he should have a power that he didn’t have to worry about what others thought.
Hamel, who could not read Galen’s mind perfectly, asked worriedly, knowing for sure that if the truth were to become widely known, magicians all over the world would be turned upside down.
“If you do that… is that okay? If you want, I’ll try to control the information as much as possible… … .”
“I would appreciate it if you would do so. Since I can’t completely hide this trace anyway, you can just keep quiet.”
If he had intended to hide it completely, he would have used only water flow manipulation until the end. Even if he had dragged it out for a long time because there were some crumbs, he would have won in the end.
I just didn’t feel the need to waste time and suffer the damage that would come with the process.
It may be a bit bothersome in the future as your abilities are revealed, but it was something you had to endure at some point anyway.
Actually, it wasn’t really something to worry about. Even now, there are many people who don’t even believe that he, who is still so young, is a jewel, but it’s easy to believe that he can freely use all kinds of magic.
“I’m a little sorry that the street is a mess.”
“I told you not to worry about that. Just think of this as an opportunity to redevelop the disorderly area.”
“Once it’s completely finished, I’ll move that pile of dirt back to its place.”
“…finish?”
Hamel, who found an ominous word in Galen’s words, asked back.
“Wasn’t it all over?”
“Unfortunately not. The other party’s revised world is still alive.”
“There… and you’re buried there?”
“Because the fog seems to block some physical things as well.”
When the spirit broke after throwing a punch, the armored monster did not get wet and instead let the water flow to the side as if it was holding a transparent umbrella.
Aside from the fact that it had lost the magic power of water manipulation, it was also able to support the weight of the water prison, even though water was leaking out little by little.
It was said that they were not buried completely defenseless.
“But it won’t last long. Since it’s a powerful spell, it would already consume a lot of mana, and it’ll be even more so now that it has to support the weight of the dirt.”
“Thank goodness. I also knew that the battle wasn’t over yet.”
“If that were the case, we wouldn’t be chatting so leisurely. Well, I guess I should help you out a little more.”
The spirit that had returned to Galen’s wrist jumped down. The transparent cat climbed up to the top of the dirt pile.
Swoosh!
The cat grew without end.
The reason Galen usually adjusted the size of the spirit to an appropriate level was because the larger the spirit, the more magical power it required to move.
But it doesn’t matter if you don’t move and just stay still. You just need to feed it magic power once when you first increase its size.
The spirit, which had grown enormously, fell flat on its back on a pile of dirt.
Kwuuk!
Now the armored monster had to bear the full weight of water in addition to the weight of the earth.
“If I keep doing this, I’ll die soon, right?”
“Heh heh.”
As Hamel laughed absentmindedly at Galen speaking nonchalantly, something suddenly sparkled in his eyes.
As Hamel turned his gaze in that direction, Galen also turned his head.
When I looked, I saw that it was not the color of a torch, but a platinum-colored light running all the way up the wall.
They must not be enemies, since they were the light of the clergy, and the only bishop left in Cairo was Hamel.
The two soon found out the answer.
The master of the light jumped down from the castle wall and ran towards them as if flying.
“Uh, Lilia?”
“Brother! Oh, the bishop is here too?”
“What’s going on here? What’s the operation?”
Lilia spoke brightly to Galen and Hamel, who welcomed her warmly but also expressed their doubts.
“It ended safely! I was worried that something might happen in the city, so I returned alone. But when I returned, the gates were closed, so I thought that something had really happened… … .”
He didn’t wait for the gate to open, but jumped up onto the wall and ran straight there. He must have sensed that this was the scene because he saw the flames.
“I see. I’m glad that the Knights Templar ended well. It was a good coincidence. Bishop Lilia, please take care of Duke Galen.”
“yes?”
“I was poisoned.”
“yes yes?!”
“If you say it like that, there will be a misunderstanding.”
Galen, who felt sorry for Lilia who was so surprised, smiled bitterly. Hamel also smiled bitterly.
“Facts are facts. If the plague is that bad, it must be considered poison.”
“Hey, are you okay?!”
“It’s not that serious.”
“Bishop Lilia’s skills are better than mine, so I ask that you take charge of Duke Galen’s treatment.”
“I will do that!”
Lillia, who had responded immediately, quickly grabbed Galen’s hand and pulled him towards her. She folded her hands as if praying and immediately used her miracle.
“May I ask you to finish this place, Duke Galen?”
“Yes. We are enough for ourselves. You can go and conduct the mission.”
“Thank you. Okay.”
Hamel, who had taken the example, immediately flew away.
Lilia’s face, which had been so focused that she didn’t even realize it, soon became sad.
Even though she was a high-ranking bishop, not only was her achievement higher, but she also had an innate sense, so Lilia was able to see through Galen’s physical condition much better than Hamel.
“Is this the extent of the treatment you received?”
“Is there a problem?”
“No, the treatment went well… but the remaining poison is too strong… and purification doesn’t work… … .”
“It was called by a strange name, like the Abyss of the Forest or something. What more so, since it was a poison that caused a great plague.”
“You must be in pain even now. The poison is still eating away at your body.”
“It’s bearable. Judging from her expression, Lilia looks more hurt than I am. Don’t worry too much.”
“But, if I had just stayed by your side, brother, just because I followed the Knights Templar for no reason… .”
“Lilia.”
Galen cut off Lilia’s sullen mutterings firmly.
Galen met Lilia’s gaze, who was looking at him with eyes like a confused puppy, and spoke forcefully.
“Don’t regret that.”
“yes?”
“How could we have known that the other party would use a trick, and that the culprit would be Jewel? We did our best, and in the end, both sides were able to resolve the situation safely. That’s all that matters. The wounds will heal, after all. So don’t regret it. Lilia is doing well. Always.”
There’s no denying that she’s a bit quirky.
But ever since he met Lilia, things have never gone wrong for Galen.
Easy tasks became easier, tasks that seemed difficult eventually turned out to be successful, and tasks that I took on without much thought yielded unexpected results.
This time it’s the same. It’s the worst injury I’ve ever had, but as he said, it’ll be fine if I treat it.
As a result, I gained a new magic and I’ll get a lot of experience points when he dies. It’s worth going through this much trouble if you think about the sweet result.
“… … .”
I don’t know how well her sincerity was conveyed, but Lilia was silent for a long time.
Their eyes remained locked, so Galen felt slightly awkward. He coughed lightly.
“Well, and… we discussed together and decided to go on a separate mission. Even if I make a hundred concessions and say that Lilia was wrong, I’m still half responsible. So please don’t blame yourself.”
“…I will do that.”
As Lilia began to move again, her expression softened. Her eyes formed delicate lines.
“You always say nice things, brother.”
“I think I said some bad things sometimes.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Lilia, smiling brightly, returned to her usual self.
“Anyway, back to the treatment, fortunately, it doesn’t look like there will be any aftereffects!”
“That’s fortunate. I was wondering if you were suffering from the same illness as your lord.”
“Perhaps he was old and missed the time for treatment. He visited a plague area and then showed symptoms a long time later, so it must have been a very weak poison that slowly consumed his body over a long period of time. Even miracle healing is not omnipotent.”
Galen, on the other hand, was exposed to a lot of poison, but fortunately Hamel’s actions were taken before he suffered any permanent damage.
“Of course, you will have to continue receiving treatment for the time being. I don’t know when the poison will go away.”
“Well, you don’t have to be impatient because you can press down on it with your magic power in between treatments.”
“By magic? Just because you’re a wizard doesn’t mean you won’t get sick, right?”
“I stole the criminal’s magic.”
“Oh, you scammed me again?!”
“A scam? Is it a scam?”
“It’s a scam!”
“Anyway, I was able to calm down a little bit of the poison in my body. The culprit was a guy who carried poison in his body.”
“There are so many different types of people… Oh, is that why you buried them like that? Are you going to bury the poison with them?”
“I didn’t mean to do that, but that’s what happened.”
“Oh, but brother, did you have that kind of magic… … ?”
“There’s a magic that makes clay dolls.”
“That’s a tomb.”
“Well, should I say that it was like forcing a doll together, making it bigger regardless of whether it was flimsy or not, and then destroying it?”
A single, giant clay doll made by pouring all the magical power of the territorial advance into it, even blowing it up into star fragments.
It was so poorly made that it couldn’t even move properly because it was so stupidly large, so it couldn’t be used for anything other than destroying things.
If the opponent had been a warrior or priest with excellent physical abilities, he would have simply run away and evaded them. It was an extreme tactic that worked against a slow magician.
“Well, that shows that you are good at targeting your opponent’s weaknesses.”
“It won’t work twice. Of course, there won’t be two times. But why won’t this guy die?”
It seemed like I had been talking to Lilia for quite some time, when Galen started grumbling.
Chiiing―
Galen’s senses were tingling.
Lilia, who was a priest who couldn’t sense magic but had a special intuition, tilted her head.
“I have a strange feeling.”
“The world of revision is suddenly shaking. Oh, not mine, but your opponent’s. Is this some kind of tantrum before death?”
Galen didn’t really know why. He had to kill the jewel wizard before.
But one thing was certain: this trembling world of revision could never be normal.
How can a finishing move that requires absolute self-confidence be effective if it is so unpredictable and shaky?
Thinking so, Galen did not take it seriously.
Phew!
At that moment, Tosan stirred slightly.