Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 166



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Episode 166: The Strongest Spirit Master on Earth (1)

“I do have a spirit. I’m not sure if I should call myself a spirit master.”

Galen shrugged slightly. Damus smiled wryly.

“Yeah, now that I think about it, it would be better not to call me that. The other spirits would be sad.”

“Just call me a wizard. But I don’t think you’re saying that because you suddenly don’t know what to call me.”

“Of course not. I’m just asking just in case… If you know how to control spirits, would that give you an advantage when dealing with other spirit masters?”

“Well, I’ve only met another spirit master once… … .”

In the Baek Eun era, in Nigerte.

The events that have occurred so far have been so dynamic that a power struggle over the scale of a ‘mere’ city feels like nothing. The name of the opposing spirit master was now vague. Redna… was it?

At the time of fighting her, I had not yet stolen the Spirit Creation skill, and even the Spirit Creation skill I had stolen and learned at that time had evolved twice, so much so that even the status window display had become completely different.

Since the first time he obtained the spirit, its main purpose was to assist with water manipulation, so it might be difficult to apply Galen’s own case to other spirit masters.

“Still, wouldn’t it be more helpful than being a complete outsider? Do you have a spirit master that you need to tame?”

“It would be nice if it were as easy to ‘tweak’ as you say.”

Damus let out a faint sigh and got back to the main point.

“Do you know Spirits?”

“If you are talking about the families in the southeast.”

While Lilia’s information stock was being upgraded to match that of an archbishop in the Vatican’s library, Galen also had time to properly update his own knowledge.

As the waters of play have definitely changed, it is necessary to study to some extent as it will be more actively linked with other jewels or prestigious families in the future.

The Spirius family was one of the most important families in Galen’s sphere of interest.

Because they are a representative prestigious family in the southeast, and at the same time, they possess jewel power. And they are not warriors, but magicians. And even―

“It would be hard to find a family of spirit masters that is as successful as yours.”

“Yes. It’s a very special case. Of course, I don’t have anything to say to you, who goes around denying common sense with your whole body.”

Compared to warriors, magicians are a minority. Even among the great powers that can be called noble families, this ratio is the same, with nine out of ten noble families being warrior families.

And the elementalists are also a minority in the subcategory of magicians. If you think about it, it was a huge coincidence that Galen met Redna early on.

In any case, for that reason, it was safe to say that the Spirituals were virtually the only family of spirit masters that could be classified as prestigious throughout the world.

In addition, the family produced jewels during their time, so the family’s prestige was bound to soar to the sky.

“But I think there must be a reason why you brought up that story after visiting the Vatican.”

“Do you remember the horse soldier chase incident?”

“Of course.”

It’s been over a year since I started scouring the Northeast to catch some guy called Bentis, disguised as a black market supplier. Time sure does fly.

“The case has now been handed over to Archbishop Anton. We have been following the trail of Bentis all the way to the southeast. Of course, I have not completely given up on it.”

“You really are playing around the world. Well, there were guys with cavalry in the southwest, which is the exact opposite of the northeast, but it’s only in the southeast.”

“I’ll skip over the boring details of the chase, since it’d be boring. The point is that the trail of Bentis, which had been pursued from the northeast, continued all the way to Selkef.”

“Selcap?”

“A city in the northwest of the Southeastern Archdiocese. The home of the Spirits is located there.”

He was starting to get a feel for how the story was going. Galen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Lilia, who had been listening quietly as always, asked a question.

“Wasn’t there something similar before? The black market we raided… What was its name?”

“Maduros.”

“Thank you, brother! Anyway, the black market was in Maduros, but the Stillwall family that ruled Maduros had no ties to the cavalry, right?”

“That’s true. There’s no guarantee that what happened in Selkeph was connected to the Spirius family.”

Damus answered carefully but firmly.

“But their circumstances are a bit different. Bentis is not affiliated with the black market, he just pretended to be a black market supplier in order to freely move suspicious goods. Black markets are originally held in various cities, so we can’t directly discuss the connection between the city’s ruling family and Bentis based on that alone.”

“Oh, so Selkeph is involved with something else?”

“As you may recall, Bentis had a triple identity. On top of being a human in a cabal that distributed magic, he wore the mask of Bentis, a black market supplier, and on top of that, he wore the mask of Ben the peddler. We found that Ben the peddler was affiliated with a trading company in Selkef.”

“If it’s not an individual’s misconduct but rather a corporate one, then the city’s ruling family should have noticed something fishy… Are you saying that?”

“yes.”

If you are so incompetent that you can’t even notice it, then you shouldn’t be called a prestigious family.

If you keep quiet even after noticing it? That means you’re in trouble.

“Have you investigated the company?”

“There was nothing strange on the surface. It was too risky to stir things up rashly. Since your ordination ceremony was happening at the same time, I was planning to proceed slowly… Things have become urgent.”

“Because of the evil spirits?”

“That’s right. If the devil is creating new ones and spreading them instead of just spreading the old ones, then it’s a disaster. Even the evil spirits have moved, which means the devil is starting to get active. We need to hurry so that we don’t ruin things.”

“It’s time to get back to work.”

Galen muttered calmly and looked at Lilia. Lilia nodded vigorously.

It’s been several days since we killed all the Sirens and exterminated the evil spirits.

The recovery of magic and holy power had long since been completed, and people’s habitual worship was only fun once or twice, but now it was becoming burdensome, so I wanted to leave, but this happened at a good time.

“Should I just go and wipe out all the Spirits?”

“No, no. Don’t just say that.”

Damus quickly waved his hand at Galen’s absurd question.

“The church has already taken action. However, that measure was taken before the existence of the devil was assumed due to the evil spirits as it is now. It is an extreme example, but isn’t it possible that the devil is making magic weapons in the blacksmith shop within the Spherius family?”

“If your entire family is in league with the devil, then that might be possible. It’s an extreme example, to be honest.”

“But we need to prepare for the unexpected. The best way to subdue the demons is to end it without any of our allies getting hurt, so it’s best to eliminate the risk factor altogether. You just need to go and help out a little.”

“It’s easy.”

“If things go well, there may not be a situation where you have to exert your strength.”

“It’s okay! Just think of it as a sightseeing trip. Right, brother?”

“Well, it’s a city I’ve never been to.”

“And… I feel sorry for you two, but could you hide your identity as much as possible? If they find out, they might get scared and hide.”

“You don’t have to be sorry! What’s the big deal?”

“I will adjust it appropriately.”

“Thank you, thank you very much.”

As always, Damus repeatedly thanked Lilia for speaking brightly and Galen for responding calmly.

Even though they were no longer subordinates, but were fellow archbishops and jewels, their attitudes had not changed since they first met. So, they had no choice but to cherish him.

“Then we will leave tomorrow morning. What about you, Your Majesty?”

“I’m thinking of taking a look around the entire pioneer area while I’m here. I’ll help Bishop Myra too. I can’t just push you guys to do the work.”

“I don’t really feel like going to work… Anyway, I understand. I’ll take my leave now.”

“I’ll go first!”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Galen and Lilia bowed their heads and left the conference room in the town hall that they had been using as a temporary meeting place.

The bright midsummer sunlight shone down on the two of them. It was a little hot, but not uncomfortable.

Lilia, who was walking beside Galen, whispered softly after checking that no one was around.

“Is the collaborator that Siren mentioned the Spirius family?”

“The odds seem pretty good.”

Galen also responded softly.

“The church has been investigating for over a year. It’s unlikely that it was a complete misstep, but it’s definitely suspicious… It’s just too coincidental that there’s a spirit temple in the southeast. The company is probably a front.”

“It’s inevitable that we’ll collide eventually.”

“The question is whether the collaborators are the entire family or just a part of it… No, to be precise, the whereabouts of the jewels are the key.”

Artma Spirits.

Although he was the former head of the family and had retired from the front lines due to old age, he was still the most famous and influential person in the Spearus family.

He had been renowned as a powerful spirit master since his youth, and a few years ago he managed to overcome the wall and reach the jewel, making him the strongest spirit master on earth.

“If he’s a good person, he’ll readily take our side and we can quickly clean up the collaborators, but if he’s a bad person, he’ll make things hard for us.”

“I wish it were the former. It’s a bit too much to side with the devil just because you’re a jewel.”

“Then it would be convenient… … .”

Although he said so, Galen was somewhat skeptical.

Even if Atma was someone who had no interest in housework and was busy studying her magic… how could she possibly have had no involvement in the terrifying decision to side with the devil? She was not an old woman in the back room, but the unwavering strongest in the family?

Of course, if he really got involved, that would be a problem in its own right. What on earth would a jewel wizard regret that would make him join hands with the devil?

It would have been a happy ending if it had been revealed that everything was planned by the company and that the Spirius family really didn’t know anything, that the family was just completely stupid… but it didn’t seem easy because of Siren’s nagging.

“… Well, you’ll find out when you go. I just hope nothing too serious happens.”

“By the way, what do you mean when you say the church has taken action? Are they negotiating in advance?”

“Oh, that’s right. You didn’t tell us that. If we knew that, we could prepare for it.”

Just then, a presence was detected behind them in the sensory sphere. Galen and Lilia looked back at the same time.

I saw Damus just coming out of the town hall. He seemed to be giving some general instructions and heading to the church. Myra was working there.

Their directions overlap. Damus is coming closer.

“Were you guys here?”

“Oh, the weather was nice so I was taking a leisurely walk.”

“It’s a good time.”

Damus smiled happily. Galen, who had been coughing, asked something he had been curious about.

“Yes, among what you said earlier.”

“hmm?”

“They say the church has taken action… Can we find out if we go there?”

“Oh, come to your senses. Didn’t I say that?”

Damus shook his head, laughing. Perhaps that wasn’t his intention.

“Did you say that Archbishop Anton is currently in charge of tracking the cavalry?”

“yes.”

“The matter has become bigger because of the demons and devils, so I am asking you to do more. The matter of the Spirius family was originally to be handled by Archbishop Anton. I also heard what was to be done when we gathered for the ordination ceremony.”

“Aha. What do you do?”

“Didn’t you see that? You were going back with Sir Michael.”

“uh…….”

I saw it. It seemed like there was some kind of request. I didn’t ask what it was though.

“That’s why it happened.”

“You two are going in person?”

“He said that it was certain. He wasn’t wrong.”

And you’re adding Galen and Lilia to that too?

I feel a bit… really sorry for the servants.