The Sword Genius of the Magic Empire - Chapter 83



Only Noblemtl

I haven’t forgotten the original reason I came to Rhodes.

Because it was to obtain another sword of the Black Sword.

But there was more going on than I had thought. Not only was there the sudden appearance of the demons one thing, but there was also the unidentified explosion just now.

These were quite unexpected situations.

If so, at least since we have to find the Sword of the Black Knight in Rhodes, we need to understand what is happening here.

Otherwise, I don’t know what variables might arise.

“Please, please save me! There are a lot of demons underground, and if we continue like this… …!”

Meanwhile, Emma clenched her fists and babbled nonsense, not caring about her dirty uniform or cheeks from falling down.

Enoch’s eyes narrowed coldly.

This way, we can’t have a proper conversation.

“I said Emma. Answer calmly.”

Enoch first bent one knee to get down to eye level. He seemed to have heard somewhere that this made the other person calm down more than when he stood tall and spoke.

It seems like we’re becoming a little too affectionate, but even if I don’t like it, it had to be like this.

‘It’s not easy to find out even one piece of information.’

In this respect, I much preferred my friends from the underworld, who were quite good at figuring out the situation after just a few punches.

But I’m not crazy enough to suddenly attack an innocent girl from the Academy.

“… … .”

Anyway, I found that kneeling down and getting down on eye level surprisingly had some effect.

I saw her agitated eyes calming down a little as she looked this way.

To reassure her a little more, I tried to be as calm as possible and wiped the dirt off her cheek with my sleeve, and the shaking subsided enough to allow conversation.

“… … Over there, over there!”

Then, suddenly, Emma grabbed my arm desperately and shouted with a desperate expression.

“I, I know where you seniors are trapped! I will assist you from the Academia, so if you help me, I will inform the Academia later and give you a proper case… …!”

Who would have thought that he was a student of the Imperial Academy? Even though he stuttered, he seemed to know the relationship of interest. Enoch nodded.

“Don’t worry. We’ll rescue them. However, we need precise location information. Can you draw a map of the structure inside the ruins and the locations of the isolated survivors?”

“Yes! Thank you, thank you! Really!”

I spoke with a firm tone, deliberately, to make her feel as reassured as possible. Only then did she feel a little reassured. She kept expressing her thanks with tears in her eyes.

Just by looking at his expression, I can tell he was quite anxious. He didn’t seem to have ever been in such an extreme situation.

Certainly, Enoch was a bit different from most people I had seen rolling around here and there, so I found this kind of human reaction, like that of an ordinary person, to be refreshing.

At that moment, a wizard from the Dionil Squad who was listening from the side asked quietly as if he was curious.

“So you’re saying that the isolated Academia personnel were also affected by the unexpected explosion? What on earth is going on here?”

“well.”

The members of Dionil’s squad were slightly shaken by Enoch’s words.

But Enoch himself was quietly looking into the basement of the ruins.

Rhodes is one of the common farming stages in the original game.

As such, I thought there was no other story related to this place, other than the fact that Dionil had carried out a rescue operation in the past… … .

If we just associate it with the explosion, we might find a hint in a completely different, unrelated part. Enoch thought to himself quietly.

‘This may be a development that corresponds to the “character story” of a specific character in the original work.’

There is some evidence to support this.

Although there are many different types of magic, there are only a handful of people who can use certain types of magic.

This is especially true for explosive magic, which is quite rare to use in the original description.

Well, you might be able to guess who this is.

It’s just not properly depicted in the game. If Rhodes, in fact, is the person Enoch expects to be involved in this rescue mission… … .

‘I guess I need to prepare in my own way.’

At least in order to secure the Sword of the Black Sword, it was necessary to prepare for another threat other than the demons that appeared at the ruins.

I don’t know if there was an explosion like this during Dionil’s rescue mission in Rhodes in the original. The same goes for the demons that suddenly appeared.

Because I can’t know what isn’t in the description.

If not, it is possible to think that the fate of Tantalus or the village of the water people has already changed, and that the political situation has become distorted due to some kind of causal relationship.

‘At least one thing is certain.’

No matter how many difficulties there were, I could never give up on the sword of the blacksmith who was farming.

If so, then at least some countermeasures are necessary.

And that too in a way that can maximize spec upgrades.

Enoch, who was endlessly consumed by his endless thoughts, suddenly raised his head.

In the middle of a mission where circumstances can change at any moment, it was not advisable to get lost in thought.

However, Enoch, who had already thought about it to some extent, had a faint smile on his lips.

A more concrete plan was emerging.

It’s 5 years before the original story, and we now know what happened.

The future ahead. I don’t know for sure about all the developments, but I can at least guess by putting together the pieces of the puzzle.

If so, it might be possible to devise a response plan.

Suddenly, an idea began to clearly emerge in Enoch’s head.

In such an uncertain mission, not only is there a way to respond going forward, but there is also a way to make the most of your farming time in Rhodes.

Enoch turned his head, looked at the girl who had introduced herself as Emma, ​​and opened his mouth.

“Now that I think about it, there’s something I just remembered.”

“yes yes?”

“Just now. You said you would help the Academia, right?”

***

“Enoch, are you back?”

While Dionil’s squad was conducting additional investigations of the surrounding area, they were finishing up analyzing the explosives and the underground terrain of the ruins.

Enoch returned to base camp for a while.

Enoch, who had returned like that, was greeted by two members of Dionil’s squad who had been guarding the place.

By the way, I think you said that there were people left behind to protect the Academia’s base camp from the demons that might attack additionally.

They came towards us and said.

“I received a call via communication. Are there any items you would like to borrow from the Academia Base Camp?”

“okay.”

“The other agents are in charge of the Demon Slayer perimeter. We have been given the location of the logistics container in the camp, so we will guide you there.”

After guiding them like that, they glanced at Enoch and Sirocco who passed by in front of them without saying a word, and then followed them, continuing to look at them with curiosity.

Enoch, who was walking along, suddenly felt their somewhat burdensome gazes and turned his eyes to look back.

“Is there anything you want to see?”

“Oh, no. That’s not it.”

One of them answered hurriedly, looking embarrassed. Enoch looked at them and tilted his head slightly.

“Then there’s no reason to be so flustered.”

They looked into Enoch’s dark blue eyes and flinched for a moment, then one of them stiffened slightly and shook his head and said.

“It’s really nothing. It’s just that I’ve been hearing so many rumors about Master Enoch lately… … I was just more surprised when I saw him in person.”

“Unexpected?”

“Haha, yes. That’s right, Master Enoch seems to have become a different person than he was in the past.”

“Hey. You. Speak up.”

One of the agents scratched the back of his head and spoke awkwardly, but when another agent next to him poked him, he finally coughed as if he had said something pointless.

“I see.”

Enoch replied vaguely and turned his head to look straight ahead. Now that I think about it, how different was his impression from the past Enoch that he reacted like that?

After that, for a while, only the sound of footsteps echoed around.

The two agents, who had kept their mouths shut, guided us to a place behind the Academia Base Camp. It was a corner of a shady rocky mountain.

A shady, deep place, almost like a cave.

As we entered the room, the sound of our footsteps echoing, one of the guides opened his mouth.

“This is it. The Academia Exploration Team’s warehouse has security issues that make it difficult to reveal it to outsiders, so the person in charge of the Academia team will guide you.”

As we went further into the rock cave, we saw mobile containers stacked one on top of the other.

The side of the container was stamped with the Academia symbol in white stencil and the item classification stamp [Exploration Artifact].

And in front of him, the man I had seen when I arrived in Rhodes came over quickly to greet me.

The successor seemed to be the general manager we saw earlier. Unfortunately, I don’t remember his name.

“Oh, you really saved student Emma! Enoch. I already heard the story through the radio. I truly appreciate Elseid’s efforts!”

“There are still survivors. We’ll hear about them later.”

Enoch stopped the man from making a fuss. He turned his head and looked at the container boxes around him.

As expected, each container is made of a fairly sturdy alloy material. The locks are also electronic, so they appear to be quite secure.

Then one of the men behind Enoch asked,

“By the way. For security reasons, the Academia won’t provide its equipment to outsiders. Is it okay to allow us to lend you support equipment?”

“That’s because we, who rushed the schedule, are also at fault for this situation… … If we can help resolve it, we should step forward.”

The CEO replied with a cold sweat. Judging from his answer, the situation was obvious.

The Academia side also rushed the exploration ahead of schedule, and they didn’t want to publicly announce that they were foolishly isolated by the demons.

Perhaps the CEO is a more flexible person in dealing with situations than he appears.

Then the general manager added a word.

“And above all, Enoch has credibility.”

“I don’t remember doing anything to gain credit.”

“That’s not possible. Not only did you save Miss Emma, ​​but aren’t you already a public figure? The fact that you subjugated the Suin tribe during the last joint mission was already a hot topic.”

“……already?”

“Of course. The Imperial press is famous for its speed. If someone like you needs it, we can certainly lend you some equipment.”

So, are you saying that they are lending it to me because I have a reputation for being trustworthy due to my successful completion of many missions?

When I hear these words in person, I can feel that my reputation has actually improved.

If you think about it, it seems like a huge leap in logic, but it’s not completely wrong. Investing because it seems like it will be successful is a common story everywhere.

The CEO shrugged and added:

“Well, there are probably more than just me who trust you, Young Master. If we look further ahead, there are probably big companies and other clans that do the same.”

Enoch tried to suppress a slightly weary expression. That was information he didn’t really want to know.

Fame was still not desirable.

Becoming famous for having accomplished great things in your family is also something to be wary of in that sense.

Of course, thanks to the spread of such achievements, the Academy is lending us the necessary equipment. It would be a stretch to say that it is all bad.

Meanwhile, the CEO looked around the container.

“So, which of our Academia’s exploration equipment do you need? First of all, I don’t know exactly what items we have. If there’s anything you need, please let me know and I’ll find it… …”

“I already know.”

Enoch stopped talking and walked towards one of the containers. The general manager’s expression turned into one of bewilderment at his appearance.

But I don’t care about that.

In the original, in order to rent equipment at Academia’s base camp, you had to meet several conditions even after clearing the previous story.

I didn’t know it would be this easy to borrow.

Enoch’s impressions were limited to that extent.

The general manager added a word with a slightly anxious expression as he handed over the card key.

“… I don’t know where you plan on using this, but anyway, you can rent most of the equipment you want, so just return it properly.”

“I’ll try.”

Enoch, who had received the container’s card key, slowly unlocked the container and opened the door.

Inside the container door, which slowly opens with a mechanical sound, a familiar artifact from the original begins to reveal itself.

Enoch smiled faintly as he looked at it.

The groundwork to achieve the purpose of coming here, spec-up, was finally coming to an end.

I could be more certain than anyone else.

This was the right answer to choose in this situation.

Of course, you can get the Sword of the Black Knight from Rhodes.

Because it might be the only way to have a meaningful time without losing any specs as originally planned.