The Sword Genius of the Magic Empire - Chapter 78



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“So what~?”

Sirocco followed behind Enoch.

She looked around and asked.

“Where are we going and what are we doing? All I can see here is a lot of people.”

I glanced around and saw that it was just as she said.

In the spacious and white hallways of the sophisticated castle, there are servants dressed as maids and butlers walking around.

There were quite a few people on the terraces and balconies installed on the upper floors of Elseid’s citadel.

There, magicians belonging to different families with unique costumes and riding equipment were mingling together, chatting and enjoying tea time before lunch.

Sirocco, who was lightly glancing at them, muttered.

“Hmm~ There are a lot of people here who look strong at first glance. Are you going to have a showdown somewhere? If that’s the case, then I’m all for it.”

“no.”

Enoch denied it outright. Then, looking a little deflated, Sirocco drooped his ears.

“Tch, what a shame. I thought I could brag to my fellow tribesmen that I won everything here too.”

“I don’t mean to throw cold water on it, but it won’t be as easy as you think.”

“Huh, what is it? Are you feeling proud because I won once? I can tell the level of this place just by looking at it.”

“I guess so.”

Enoch admitted calmly. Siroc glanced at him with fresh eyes and asked.

“But you’re saying it won’t be easy for me to win?”

“Of course you are strong now, but this is the Zhu family. It is a place where only the most powerful people in the empire gather, and there are many strong people among them.”

Enoch held out his hand and said, “For example.”

His fingertips pointed to two wizards sitting on the terrace far away, chatting.

“That woman is Karina von Rundstedt. She is a 10th-grade magician from the Rundstedt family of the Artisan Territory, and served as a royal guard for the Artisan family.”

Enoch pointed across from her.

“The old man across from him is a wizard who goes by the codename ‘Knight Errand’ instead of his real name. He was once a member of the elite knights of Victoria Territory and is skilled enough to be ranked 10th.”

This time he points to a wizard passing by in the hallway below.

“And that man is a 9th-grade mercenary who reigned as a fearsome figure in the so-called ‘lawless zone’ outside the jurisdiction of the Jugamunryong.”

“Oh~!”

Sirocco’s eyes sparkled as he listened to the explanation. Then he looked up at Enoch and asked curiously.

“You, you just pointed at someone. You know so much about them! How do you know all that?”

Enoch unconsciously responded to her question, which seemed to exclaim in a somewhat strange way.

“… I’ve seen it a lot.”

Yeah, I’ve seen it a lot.

Rather, it felt like the introduction was too abbreviated.

If they are original characters with a high importance in the story or are powerful characters, related information and backgrounds are included in the catalog without fail.

When it comes to rotten water, it’s even stranger not to know.

“Anyway. The point is, there are more powerful wizards here than you think. The Zhu family is not called the pillar of the empire for nothing.”

Enoch, changing the subject, added briefly.

“At least it’s not like you can win easily right now, right?”

“Huh~ Are you saying you’re not going to lose in the end?”

Enoch didn’t give much of an answer to Shiroko, who asked with a slightly playful expression. Shiroko smiled bashfully as she watched him.

“Anyway, it’s a bit surprising that you, who defeated me so easily, would say something like that.”

“You don’t believe me?”

“No! I believe you. That’s what you said.”

Shiroko said that and wagged her tail.

“Still, I’m a bit curious. The people here aren’t like the people from our tribe that I’ve always seen.”

She added lightly with a bright expression.

“Well, we’ll find out later when we test it!”

… … A test?

I wondered what on earth she was testing. For a moment, I had doubts about her meaningful statement, but it was probably not worth thinking about seriously anyway.

“Anyway, there’s something more important than that right now. That’s what I’m going to do now.”

“Oh really, I’m curious! So what is it?”

Enoch answered with a faint smile.

“Putting on a stick.”

“Huh?”

Shiroko looked blank for a moment, as if she didn’t understand the rather unexpected statement. But in fact, the explanation, although a bit short, was true.

First of all, in order to achieve the top priority of spec-up, you absolutely must obtain another sword of the Black Sword. However, there is something you must do to do that.

Enoch quickened his strides.

“Wait a minute, let’s go together!”

Behind him, Sirocco, who had been looking around the castle for a moment, quickly followed.

***

The upper level of Elseid Citadel.

The office where all of the stock market’s business decisions were made was maintaining the same strict silence today as well.

Until just now.

Kwaaaaang!

In an instant, there was a tremendous noise, and the door to the office was blown open on both sides as if it was being ripped apart.

“Ugh! What, what… …!!”

In such an absurd situation, the butler who was setting the teacups was startled and quickly turned towards the door.

Meanwhile, Grantal, who was signing documents as usual, stopped writing his pen and looked up at the door.

Beyond the wide open door.

“Oh!”

In the backlight of the bright sunlight streaming in from the hallway, a red-haired girl from the water tribe who had kicked the office door suddenly let out a pure exclamation.

“Hey, this room opens well!”

“Because it’s not locked.”

Leaving Siroc behind, Enoch slowly walked into the office. Then he spoke calmly with his usual expression.

“I want to go to the ruins of Rhodes.”

“…yes?”

“Please do the mission.”

Grantal, who had not been particularly surprised by Sirocco’s dynamic appearance just now, looked at the boy in front of him with a slightly bewildered expression at his request.

“No, you returned to your family today, right?”

“Yes.”

“What I mean is, rather than discussing the mission right after returning from the joint mission, take a little rest… … .”

“I’m fine. I’m very healthy.”

Enoch answered immediately, his expression unchanged as usual.

“Give me a mission.”

There was silence for a moment.

Granthal stared blankly at Enoch.

It’s not that it’s not true, the boy in front of him completed two consecutive exemption missions right after his first mission. He went straight to Nemesis’ first test and was immediately dispatched to the joint mission.

So, I haven’t had a break yet.

But as soon as you returned to your family, you started firing up your eyes again and tried to take on the mission?

At this point, even the viewer is a bit scared.

However, it is not possible for a clerk to ask his direct superior, whose duty it is to achieve great success in his duties, “Why are you taking on such an active role?”

“Ahem. Okay, okay. Excuse me.”

Granthal opened his mouth and looked at Enoch for a moment, then coughed once and shook his head.

“… … By the way, Rhodes. I see you have already heard rumors about what happened there, Young Master.”

“Yes.”

Enoch answered calmly.

Actually, I didn’t really hear it as a rumor.

Rhodes is one of the ‘ruins’ areas that appears significantly in the original work. So, of course, I knew everything about it.

And about this time of year, all about what’s happening in Rhodes.

Enoch opened his mouth calmly.

“I understand that there is a mission related to the ‘Imperial Academy Exploration Team’ that was investigating the Rhodes ruins.”

“Imperial Academy”

A group of scholars and students who study various fields of magic, and are the top academic intellectuals in the vast Magic Empire.

Among the organizations under the Academy, there is an organization of magicians called the ‘Exploration Corps’ that is in charge of excavating and exploring ruins throughout the empire.

However, in ruins where human footsteps have stopped, you never know what dangers you might encounter during exploration.

Therefore, in preparation for any unfortunate incidents that may occur, the Imperial Academia Exploration Team has been asking for cooperation from local clans since the past.

That’s exactly what Enoch was after.

“I heard that they have requested a mission from our family this time.”

“… … You’re talking about the “support mission”.”

Grantal nodded. The types of missions that a family gives to its members are varied. “Support missions” are one of them.

“As you said, Rhodes is a historical site where entry is strictly controlled due to security issues, and through this contract with the Imperial Academia Exploration Team, it has been decided to dispatch members of the family as a support mission.”

widely.

Grantal closed the file he was holding with one hand.

“However, Your Majesty. That is precisely why it is difficult to grant permission for this mission right now.”

“Why?”

“This emergency support mission to Rhodes is a mission that was already contracted by another direct line.”

At those words, Enoch’s eyes became slightly sharper.

Is this how it turns out?

In fact, in some ways, this is an obvious story.

The mission to support the Rhodes expedition is something that also happens in the original story. As such, there was a separate direct line in charge of this mission in the official history as well.

That was exactly the problem.

By regulation, only the person who was awarded the mission and his/her associates are sent on a mission.

But that doesn’t mean I can give up the next sword of the swordsman in Rhodes.

As far as he knew, if there was anything to be gained from Rhodes, there was a reason why he had to go ‘now’.

Enoch, who had thought that far, suddenly felt something strange in what Grantal had said earlier and asked back.

“… But, ‘It’s difficult to get permission right now’. Does it sound like it’s not completely impossible?”

“Whew. You’re sharp.”

Grantal let out a short sigh.

“Actually… . The person who was originally in charge of the mission ran into some problems, so I had no choice but to give you this ambiguous answer.”

“A little problem?”

“Yes. He must be coming here to report right now.”

Just then, footsteps were heard outside the door. Enoch glanced in that direction. Immediately after, someone burst open the door to the office and came in.

A boy who was quite familiar, about the same age as Enoch.

Dionil Elseid.

The 8th rank direct descendant of Elseid, who has been picking trouble at every opportunity since becoming Enoch.

And in the original history, he was also recorded as being in charge of Rhodes’ support mission. Enoch knew that well.

But something was strange. For some reason his face was all wrinkled up.

“Hah! This is ridiculous! Your Majesty!”

Enoch didn’t even have time to care. He approached with urgent strides and shouted loudly.

“The urgent mission to the Rhodes Ruins was originally a contract between me and my followers!”

“That’s right.”

“But you can’t send us now. Even so, isn’t it different from the original mission?”

Enoch paused for a moment after hearing his words.

What is going on? What is going on?

In the meantime, Dionil shouted passionately.

“This mission was officially commissioned for me. If you unilaterally break the contract like this, Elseid’s credibility will be…!”

“Of course it is as you said. However, it is an undeniable fact that some of Lord Dionil’s followers have recently been involved in an unfortunate incident.”

Grantal said, looking down at the papers.

“As you know, several of Lord Dionil’s followers are currently receiving treatment in hospital beds. This leaves a gap in the number of personnel dispatched.”

“Of course, some of my followers, including ‘Ackelon’, have passed out and are receiving treatment. But they are not seriously injured!”

What is Akelon?

It seemed like a familiar name.

After thinking back on his memories for a while, Enoch finally remembered something.

Oh, no way. Was it the family of the follower of the guy who first suggested sparring with Dionil instead of the one who started the fight?

At that time, I think I was probably made to lie down on the training ground floor by using amnesia magic (physics). Then, I guess I collapsed and was hospitalized.

Meanwhile, Dionil was shouting quite desperately.

“It’s just a temporary knockout. I’m sure they’ll all be able to participate in this mission!”

“Well, according to the healer in charge, he must have suffered a strong blow to his head, so he must have lost all his memories right before he passed out.”

Enoch, who was listening to the report, was somewhat amazed. The magic of amnesia (physics).

As expected, the performance is certain.

Then suddenly, a brief realization flashed through my head.

Wait a minute. Then, what is the reason why Dionil, who was supposed to take on this mission in the original, suddenly got sidetracked from going on this mission… ?

‘What about me?’

No matter how much I expected, the clashes I had had with Dionil’s followers up until now would have had this kind of effect.

Just as Enoch was about to make a slightly bewildered expression, an idea flashed through his mind.

Meanwhile, Granthal continued speaking to Dionil.

“… … Therefore, the number and level of personnel contracted for the mission do not match the current number. An alternative is needed.”

“What do you mean by alternative?”

“Of course, breaking a contract is not good for the reputation of the stock family, so it would be best for Dionil to somehow supplement the staff.”

“That should be fine!”

Dionil shouted confidently.

“One of my followers just went to see how far the treatment had progressed.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, I’ll be back soon….”

Just as he finished speaking, someone opened the office door and came in.

“Ah. You came!”

As if he had been secretly waiting for him, Dionil approached the man who had just entered and asked him urgently.

“What is Akkelon’s condition? Has he woken up?”

“Well, he wakes up and speaks.”

Dionil smiled happily at the answer and asked back.

“There’s a road! What did it say?”

“Um, that’s… … .”

The wizard seemed to hesitate a bit. But Dionil seemed impatient and urged him on.

“Ah. Don’t be shy, just answer!”

Then the hesitant wizard answered cautiously.

“In the sky outside the window… … .”

“Yeah. In the sky?”

The wizard, who had hesitated several times, closed his eyes tightly as if he had no idea and shouted.

“In the sky! A dinosaur! It’s walking! They say!”

“… … ?”

There was silence for a moment.

Dionil, perhaps thinking he had misheard something, asked him quietly in a dazed tone.

“What? A dinosaur?”

“Yes. He woke up, but he was still excited because he saw a huge dinosaur walking in the sky outside the window… .”

The moment when Dionil makes a face of surprise.

Someone burst into loud laughter.

“Phew!”

For a moment, all eyes in the room turned to the girl who burst into laughter next to Enoch.

Shiroko burst into bright laughter next to me.

“Ahahahaha! It’s a dinosaur, a dinosaur~! You’re really stupid!”

Shiroko points at the two people in front of her with one hand, holds her stomach with the other, and laughs heartily.

She was laughing so hard that she almost had tears in her eyes, then she turned around and said lightly.

“Look at that! Even a three-year-old from our tribe wouldn’t do that. That guy must be really sloppy!”

“Intelligence, not ability.”

“Oh, really? Anyway! You’re really an idiot!”

Sirocco’s honest assessment echoed and resonated coolly throughout the office for a while.

But, in inverse proportion to Sirocco’s clear laughter, Dionil’s expression was gradually becoming darker.

“Ugh!”

The more Sirocco laughed happily, the more the bastard’s expression became distorted, like a creative piece of modern art.

Enoch nodded, admiring the sight.

I guess tier 1 is tier 1 after all.

Not only is he strong to begin with, but he’s also a perfect tier 1 who can even scratch people’s insides without any ill intentions. A true tier 1 is different no matter what.

By the way, now is the chance.

Enoch opened his mouth, not missing the moment when the flow of conversation was interrupted by Sirocco’s laughter.

“… By the way, the matter you were discussing with Dionil is related to my coming here.”

“yes?”

At Enoch’s words, Granthal, as well as Dionil, who had just been talking to him, glanced over.

“…What do you mean, Enoch?”

Enoch continued speaking slowly, paying no attention.

“This is partly my fault, sir.”

“wrong?”

“As you may know, I injured Dionil’s followers in our previous duel.”

For a moment, Dionil stared blankly at Enoch.

“It was the same even during the entrance exam for the Nemesis Knights. That’s why I feel responsible for the situation Dionil is in this time.”

Dionil makes a face of embarrassment at those words.

I guess I’m quicker than I thought, I guess I’m finally starting to figure something out.

“Hey, hey! Wait a minute!!”

But Dionil didn’t care. Enoch spoke to Grantal with a very, very pitiful expression.

“Of course, it was just a legitimate task and something that happened during the test. In the end, they fainted because of me, and that’s why Dionil is suffering from a manpower shortage for this mission.”

Enoch glanced at the bewildered Dionil and said.

“Therefore, Sirocco and I would like to supplement the manpower that Dionil has left for this mission.”

Granthal opened his eyes wide for a moment.

“Master Enoch. Are you serious?”

“Yes. Dionil has reduced the number of personnel available for the mission….”

Enoch glanced at Dionil with his dark blue eyes. Then he smiled faintly and added calmly.

“I just happened to have a following.”

Meanwhile, the expression on Dionil’s face as he looked this way was becoming something indescribable.

Enoch added, as if confirming the kill.

“And there’s a 10th-grade genius wizard from the Water Tribe who Dionil doesn’t even have. At this level, it’ll more than make up for the lack of power.”

Suddenly.

In an instant, the sound of Dionil’s teeth breaking apart was heard. Enoch glanced in that direction.

I know that feeling better than anyone else.

In fact, even in the original character collection gacha games, the destructive power of deceiving someone by saying, “You don’t have anything like this, do you?” after drawing the best character is truly amazing.

What if he is Dionil, a direct descendant who must somehow recruit capable followers in order to compete for the throne?

Of course, the effect would be enormous.

It’s understandable that Dionil would be so busy grinding his teeth that he would be worried about his dental health.

Did Dionil realize that if things continued this way, they would really have to go on an operation together? He quickly asked the man who was reporting next to him.

“Well, then! Let’s leave Akkelon aside. What about those who took the Nemesis entrance exam, including Adonic?”

“That’s it. According to the healer, they all need to rest for another fortnight to fully recover… .”

“Damn it, the mission to Rhodes is in three days. So the timing doesn’t work out. Somehow, I suddenly felt like they were lining up to apply for the test, and then they did.”

Dionil sighed deeply, holding his head, and then spoke in a weak voice.

“… … Okay, I understand. Could you tell them to focus on recovery first? I can’t force them.”

“Yes, I will convey that.”

“Okay. Please. Hooooo.”

Behind Dionil, who reluctantly sighed and answered.

“…so.”

A hand was placed on his shoulder.

When Dionil flinched and looked back.

“backup.”

Enoch added with a faint smile.

“Should I take it?”