41 – Before Death

“Hero, long time no see.”

As soon as she entered the room, an old priest with wrinkles on her head greeted the warrior.

The warrior who knew who he was called his real name and title.

“Cardinal Joas.”

“Heh heh, I’m impressed that you still haven’t forgotten my name, this old man.”

When his name was put on the lips of the hero, the cardinal smiled more than anything else and expressed his joy.

Even so, the atmosphere did not improve at all.

The hero’s mood hasn’t been good ever since he came here.

Cardinal Joas persuaded her, wiping away the cold sweat.

“I understand what the warrior is thinking. But it’s a mere coincidence. The royal family is suspicious, but our investigations have revealed no connection.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, but I can’t hold the crown prince responsible for this further than that. Because the church cannot interfere with the royal family.”

The warrior sharpened his teeth.

The sadness that comes out of that chest.

occupied this space.

“Then, how should we honor the souls of the dead?”

“…I understand the hero’s sorrow.”

Cardinal Joas’ eyes lit up.

His persuasive and gentle voice melts the hero’s anger little by little.

“Hate the Demon King. His cruel strategy, his scheme drove the test takers to death, and he must still be plotting a dirty and cruel scheme somewhere.”

“…okay.”

“The only way to break through such a secret plan is to become stronger. Hero-nim diligently, diligently, until one day you cut off the head of the demon king, reach the end.”

Cardinal Joas was the most rational and presented the path that a warrior should pursue.

“Then everything will work out.”

“All right.”

So the hero understood.

When the heavy atmosphere is lightly released, Joas smiles broadly after releasing his serious face a little while ago.

“Then, warrior, since you’ve been visiting the church for the first time in a while, shouldn’t you relieve your travel addiction?”

“…there is little time to spare.”

“You always consider the church your home, and come to us if you have any concerns. If it hadn’t been for a matter related to the royal family, this old man would have used his hand somehow.”

The warrior finally stood up from his seat.

Originally, I would have believed in the church.

Her sanctuary and the object she must trust is the church.

He must have agreed faster than anyone else when he was told that the royal family had nothing to do with this.

But not now.

The biggest doubt plagued the hero’s head.

“…what I saw in my dream.”

The figure of Argal, who destroyed the royal family.

Argal was so kind and caring for others.

Because he became a monster who only wanted to destroy the royal family.

“Why is it coming up now?”

If that dream actually happens in the future.

Argal in the dream was corrupted for a reason.

If the cause of the fall is in the royal family.

“…the church must be lying.”

she got up from her seat.

There was no more going to church.

Distrust has sprouted in the heart of the hero.

Investigate the royal family personally.

Coincidentally, this is the capital of the royal family.

If I investigate, maybe something will come out.

The warrior thought so.

**

“I didn’t know you would really come.”

Regardless of the detection magic, I was already awake.

There was a nose-throbbing magi across the street, so it’s strange that I can still sleep.

It was a familiar magic from somewhere.

The object that he faced countless times and hated the most.

I didn’t know it would come back here.

That too, by dying.

“Wake up, enemy.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Ugh… . What are you talking about?”

At my words, the girls also woke up.

Fran and Raeli, who had been through many crises, quickly regained their senses despite the sudden situation.

It wasn’t much of a problem.

No matter how much he was an enemy, he was the only one, and he was only a lich, not a fully alive warlock.

“Enemy? I haven’t hit anything with the detection magic yet.”

“Because they haven’t arrived yet.”

“…Yeah? Then how did you know?”

Fran was puzzled, but quickly figured out why.

It seems that I still haven’t forgotten that I sense demons.

“Ah, did you notice that an enemy like a demon appeared?”

“It’s like that, Richie.”

“rich… !”

Fran’s eyes widened in surprise.

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Judging by the curiosity in his eyes, he seemed very interested in Richie.

“Are you curious about Richie?”

“Yes Yes! An undead that moves with knowledge even after death, a lich is a must-solve item on my list of questions!”

Even if it’s a rich, there’s nothing special about it.

Anyway, her curiosity will soon be satisfied.

The detection magic that Fran had cast sounded a loud warning sound.

Beep! Beep!

There is death approaching us.

Frank liked that he could solve his curiosity, but he was very nervous because he had an enemy in front of him.

“The lich’s weakness is simple.”

Only bones were visible in his fingers, and the image of his past was only a bit of flesh attached to the bones of his face.

Gaudium lost his reason and moved with only one goal.

His magic was so familiar, I knew who it was at once.

“It’s dumber than you think.”

The warlock who became undead didn’t have the reason and wisdom of the past.

Unless it was a true lich with a life vessel, such a lich was in fact nothing more than a moving dark magic turret.

It’s a problem because the power is a little strong, but it has a very obvious weakness.

I cast my own magic, targeting the lich’s weakness.

For a lich who doesn’t have a clear sense and can’t react quickly, he’s very vulnerable to the illusion series.

False information made of magic encroached on the lich’s surroundings.

[This, on earth, can’t be beat… .]

The knowledge of the lich made an opponent who could not be defeated into an illusion.

In the midst of such confusion, I spoke to Raeli.

“Make a raid.”

“Okay!”

As Raeli jumped out, her sword struck Gaudium directly.

cooong!

Gaudium, who was properly hit in the head, escaped from the illusion for a while, but exquisitely, Fran’s illusion covered Rich again.

I definitely learned quickly.

As soon as the phantasmagoria informed us that it was a weakness, we immediately took advantage of it.

[Turn off]

“The next one!”

Quadduk-!

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Judging by the speed, the lich seemed to be going back to the dirt and dying in no time.

I stopped repeating the illusion, and gave Raeli instructions in a different way.

In the end, the undead don’t die.

It was difficult to stop breathing just by beating it with a sword.

Moreover, it was all the more so because it was an undead created by the Black Tower Master.

“Can you survive without illusions, Raeli?”

“Sure!”

Leaving Raeli shouting confidently, he moved by strengthening his body with mana.

Fran looked at me with concern.

“Are you okay? Argal?”

“It’s a very weak level, so don’t worry, Fran.”

Maybe it’s because I suffered from the side effects of body strengthening last time.

Fran immediately gave me a worried look.

But I didn’t intend to be bothered by Richie for a long time.

“…I don’t want to give you rest.”

I check the strings of the control that can only be seen with my eyes.

After looking at it, I rushed at Gaudium.

[Now, the joke ends here… !]

“No, your name line will end here.”

I was thinking of handling Gaudium cleanly without any regrets.

When I moved my hand, the line connecting Gaudium and the Black Pagoda pillar was cut off.

I wanted to prevent Tigris from descending here.

It’s not an opponent you can easily defeat with your current strength.

If the connection is cut off like this, even if Gaudium faces eternal death here, the owner of the Black Tower will not know the details of the situation.

Following the movement of the strengthened body, Gaudium began to be subdued in an instant.

The power of Frank’s assistant and Raeli’s joint venture was considerable.

For me, the support made up of body strengthening was also effective.

On top of that, the fantasy was set according to the weakness of the lich, and Gaudium collapsed in no time.

[Geuhhhhh… .]

It could be said that it was the end of a sinner who made others a victim of black magic and made them suffer.

Without a big variable, the three of us couldn’t beat a lich.

And I just sat down on the floor.

thud-

“Argal!”

“it’s okay?!”

Two girls ran up.

I’m sure I’m not feeling well, but the side effects of using body strengthening came really strong.

It’s not like I did a lot of body strengthening.

Fran also knew this, so she strongly warned him.

“Argal, just stay still. Don’t even think about going back. It’s a body that shouldn’t be strengthened even a little bit!”

“i get it.”

“Don’t just talk!”

Her eyes get even the slightest bit watery.

Having warned me that much, I had no choice but to nod my head.

Raeli calmed down Fran, whose emotions were running high.

“It’s late at night, so let’s go to sleep.”

“…okay.”

After recovering for a moment, Fran turned and tried to climb onto the carriage.

Until he found Changsung holding a spear, coughing violently.

“What are you doing Asher… ?”

“…I thought it was a fight, so I came out.”

“Put it back in. Raeli.”

“OK.”

coo-!

“Hyaaak!”

Chang-seong, whose timing was delayed, was quarantined again, and we quietly spent the night in the carriage.

“…Ugh.”

Fran was sleeping near me.

I strangely felt that it was clinging to me a little more.

At the end, we were completely hugged.

…Knowing her feelings, I stayed still.

Frank’s breath was soft.

**

It didn’t take too long to reach the capital.

In the first place, it was scheduled for two days, so it was worth it.

The carriage arrived, and the atmosphere in the capital was unusual.

There was also the crown prince’s big mistake, and since the black magician was rampaging around the capital, rumors must have spread quietly.

However, with the power of Russelmani, the entrance was easily passable.

Even if there was no crest or insignia, if it was a carriage being executed by the ducal family, the guards had to pass it without even moving a finger.

So it’s not been a long time, but in terms of experience, I arrived at the capital after a long time.

“Then, shall we go straight to church?”

Frank was moving in a hurry to solve the problem.

Concerns about my health mixed with concerns about Bethia’s situation.

I also thought the same way.

Upon arriving in the capital, we headed straight to the church.

Upon arriving at the church, I could see that the security was quite strict, unlike before.

The paladin blocked the front door with a bloody spirit.

It seemed difficult to pass through.

“Should I borrow the name of Russelmann?”

“The duchy’s power won’t work in the church.”

“…Then how about this?”

Frank proudly approached the front door of the church.

Talk to the paladin blocking the way.

“I am the hero’s friend. Can I meet you?”

“Are you a close friend of the hero?”

It was a better method than I thought.

The hero went to the church to report, and that was the capital’s church.

The warrior will be staying here.

There’s nothing strange about being her friend here.

Because they are comrades who overcame hardships in the entrance exam together.

The Paladins were flustered, perhaps because this was the first time such a case had happened, but they firmly blocked the entrance.

“The hero is going out for a while. How about coming in with the hero?”

“…Yeah? It shouldn’t be like this.”

Once the number of conversions was blocked, there was no other way.

Should I do a forced breakthrough?

But can you beat the Paladins?

Or finding a hero and going in with him would be a way, but finding a hero is also time.

I was about to think about whether to tell the truth that I had come to see the bishop once, but I saw a familiar face beyond the entrance.

“uh? Aren’t you sick then?”

That was the priest who treated and controlled me when I freed Bessia from the Dark Magic Tower.