Count Scribe's Tutor

“Ha, don't be ridiculous, Mara. ”

Mercedes, with her head held high and her eyes wide open.

Apparently he thinks he's making fun of himself. He grunts in a low, murderous voice.

“So far, no one, no one, has ever lifted the curse. ”

“It's true. Wait a minute, then. ”

The tray rolled up its sleeves.

“I'll let you go in a minute. ”

“· · · · · · · · What? ”

The moment he asks, he climbs onto Mercedes' back.

But then, there was someone who restrained his behavior.

Are you out of your mind? Absolutely not!]

A bridge that reacts violently.

Not only that, the dagger and the spike rip the thread apart.

[My king, this time the spirit is right.]

[Removing the curse requires a substantial price. If you go wrong, there is a possibility that the king will reverse that terrible curse.]

“Don't worry. ”

The realm shakes its head lightly.

Then he smiled as confidently as he could.

“I'll be done in five minutes. ”

The thread closes its mouth and reaches for the symbol of the curse. Then I immediately devoted the magic of sound dimensions to the symbols.

It was so sudden that I couldn't stop it.

The sight spits out a nervous cry in the leg.

[Ugh, really! Stubborn!]

Once I started interfering with the curse, I couldn't stop.

Because if you did, you'd be instantly engulfed in a curse.

All the legs and ghosts could do now was pray that the real world would lift the curse.

Around that time, the five curses also began to resist fiercely, as if they had realized the true intentions.

A silk mat that teases elongated hands with incredible concentration.

The five curses that inflict a violent counterattack.

As the unseen battle continues without rest, a cracking sound echoes through Merced's head between the stars.

Qajik!

Short but intense rupture.

Immediately, a stool occurred. My body was always lighter, and the pain that came intermittently disappeared everywhere. Above all, the frustration that bound his heart disappeared in the blink of an eye.

“ · · · · · ·!? ”

Merced's eyes are wide open.

At that moment, a familiar voice was heard over his head.

“See, I told you, ”

A half-elf with gray skin with silver hair.

He smiled and said.

“I can do it. ”

With a wide smile on his face, Merced looks dazed.

In the past, I heard this story from a commander.

If you interfere with the curse for even a moment, you won't be able to do anything until you break it. I can't drink water, and I can't look away. If that's the case, the curse will consume the target.

The reality in front of his eyes was smiling at him.

What this means is one. The curse that was tormenting him has been lifted.

“Ha, ha, ha. ”

Mysterious laughter emanates from Mercedes' mouth.

But I strangely closed my eyes. Then my whole body became drowsy. Then, reality explained why.

“I ran out of magic in the process of lifting the curse. So, yeah, if you get up after a good night's sleep, you'll be fine. ”

Was he relieved to hear back?

Merced's eyes are swiftly closed. Later, as he falls into a deep sleep, he hears a familiar voice.

“In fact!”

It's Ferda's voice. Her face brightens quickly.

But for a moment, he turned to his furious face. Then I looked around like I was looking for something. After a while, the reality picked up the discarded rabbit mask in the corner.

“I've come to feel a powerful magic. What the hell did you do? ”

“Uh, so that's... ”

In fact, he wore a bunny mask.

But then, the bridge dug between the two.

[Ferda! Listen to me. She's... I don't know!]

The bridge that explains what happened. It was mainly about how dangerous the reality was. Not long after, Ferda, who had heard about the crisis, asked with a surprised face.

“What? You lifted the curse? ”

[Yes! I don't know how surprised I was when I did that.]

After finishing the confession, the face on the bridge looked a little dull.

On the other hand, his face remained stiff. He glances into the bridge and shifts it. But Ferda's gaze turns to her, and she clears her throat as if it were when.

“Kmm! Kmm! It's okay! Nothing to worry about. All the curses in the first place were just trivial. ”

All five were legendary.]

That's it. The real light flashes in the bridge.

A moment later, he sighed. Then, I answered honestly.

“Ha, I'm actually curious because I've never seen it before. But when I looked closely, it wasn't that complicated, so I just let it go. ”

Scratch your cheek and smile awkwardly.

But Ferda didn't smile a bit. No, I didn't. Because I knew the extent of Mercedes' curse.

‘Five legendary curses. ’

He even said that, but he didn't have to.

I heard that from Yoo Baek Hyun. So Yoo Baek Hyun also said that the curse itself could not be completely lifted. It was only to weaken the power of the curse by using the elixir every cycle.

And you solved it? ’

So, of course, you'd be surprised.

As expected, I was glad to be awakened as a commander. When I felt proud.

I asked in a cautious tone.

“Hey, are you mad? ”

Fluffy ears and a nervous face.

It looked like a child expecting to be scolded. Ferda realizes why she's reacting like that. He was making a serious face without saying anything, so I must have misunderstood that he was angry.

So Ferda smiled and replied.

“I was a little surprised, but I'm okay. ”

“· · · · · · · Sorry. I'll be sure to get permission next time. ”

“Yes, yes. ”

Ferda nods and claps her back.

Then he suddenly brightened up.

I was about to laugh once again at the sudden change.

“Huff! Young Master! What the hell is going on?! ”

A sudden appearance of Heuker screams in surprise.

I was surprised to think of the bear.

Half-broken bars, plus Merced, the most notorious of them all, was out there. Seeing you slip backwards, you seem to be running away right now.

When I saw him, I sighed.

To be honest, I was bothered to explain. However, I explained the situation as briefly as possible because I could not let him escape like this.

Not long after that.

Ferda left the slave market with hundreds of people.

* * *

After leaving the slave market.

Ferda has turned to Ragnaro, an information organization.

Leading a hundred people to the mansion, it's like telling them that it's true to visit the slave market. That's why he and Niela headed to their house separately.

“Are you sure you want to do this, Forest Keeper? ”

Niela asks with a worrying tone. It was the Mercedes lying on the bed. On the other hand, he nodded and replied.

“Okay, don't worry. ”

“But I'm still there. ”

“It's okay. There are three stronger ones. ”

Two ghosts, and a shadow.

And now Merced is running out of magic. Even though his attitude changed, it was not that threatening. Then Niela nods as if she knows.

“Scream if it's dangerous. I'll be right back.”

Niela bows down and greets you.

The atmosphere has changed completely. Sitting by the window, I looked at the outside landscape without a word. Not long after that. When Niela found her room again, she left behind a warm tea.

“Ugh! ”

Mercedes rumbles with groaning.

His eyelids twitched thinly. After a while, you see red eyes.

“You awake?”

I'm afraid of the end of my voice.

Merced turns his eyes to look at the reflection. A few seconds later, he nods as if he understood the current situation.

“· · · · · · · Is it? Wasn't that a dream? ”

The tone is quite different from before.

In fact, he asked with his eyes narrowed.

“Now you're talking straight. You were stuttering because you were sick, weren't you? ”

“Well, half, to be honest. ”

“Look at that. I thought it would hurt. ”

In fact, he chuckles, covering his mouth.

Then, Merced's gaze turns to the table beside him. There was a trailer full of steam.

“Do you want a drink?"

The answer never came back.

However, I didn't really wait for an answer. I just poured the tea into a cup of tea of my own accord and handed it over to Merced.

“Here, drink. It's sweet with a lot of honey in it. ”

A moderately warm tea cup.

It was the warmth I felt for a long time. It seemed to be decades, no more than a hundred years old. Is that what this is about? Merced doesn't drink tea. I couldn't drink. To feel the warmth of the cup a little more.

He didn't ask why he didn't drink it. He also sat by the window and looked out. It's like I'm waiting for someone.

After a long time.

By the time the warmth of the tea cups had disappeared, the reality had tightened its ears.

“I was a test subject. ”

It's because I heard Merced's voice.

The story of Mercedes begins with an overly bold voice.

About 500 years from now.

Legendary warlocks of commanders, the lactators, gathered in groups that used all sorts of unclean forces as their main pillars. It was the birth of a group of commanders called Sarts.

“The reason Sart existed was the slaughter of the Holy Land. ”

At that time, the Holy Spirit declared all those who used unclean power to be absolute evil. So Sart did everything he could to fight the Holy Nation. One of them was to create subjects like Mercedes.

And after all these years, success has finally emerged.

It was the 100th test subject, Merced Ohm.

“But I was never stationed on the battlefield. ”

Five curses on his back, right before he goes into battle.

The elite of the Sanctuary, who have located Sart, have raided the area. At this point, Sart's men sealed him up deep, thinking he couldn't be taken from the Holy Land as much as Mercedes.

That's how Sart disappeared into history.

“Hundreds of years later, I opened my eyes again. ”

And then one hell of a day. When I was in Sart, I took a pill to weaken the curse, but there was nothing like that back then. I felt the pain of tearing my flesh every second, and Merced lived every day.

At first, he also wanted to lift the curse. But after realizing that it was unlikely, only death was his sole purpose.

“That's why I came there. To find a commander to give me rest. ”

After a long story, Merced closes his mouth.

As I listened for a long time, I nodded. Then I suddenly asked if I had any doubts, looking away.

“I see. What was it originally? Humans or other races? ”

“Sart's men call me a hybrid. ”

My eyebrows twitched in response.

However, Merced, who did not notice this, gave an elongated answer.

“Later, they didn't remember either. What I was the first time. So from then on, I gave up, too. Whatever I was, I'm just a hybrid now. ”

The answer was completely silent in the room.

In fact, I haven't said a word for a long time about what I think. Merced also tightly shuts his mouth and doesn't say a word. As the silent time continued, the silk thread spread its lips first.

“So what are you going to do now? ”

“· · · · · · · I honestly don't know. ”

I haven't really thought about living lately I didn't think I'd have to live. So, of course, I didn't have a reason to live.

When Mercedes was confused.

In fact, he tapped his shoulder.

“Then stay here and think about it slowly. ”

“Here · · · · · · · · · · ·? ”

“Yes, I'll tell Ferda. ”

I smiled.

Then Merced narrows his eyes.

“Strange.”

“What?”

“Why are you taking care of me like this? ”

What's wrong with that? In fact, he smiled.

“It's just that I think Church is similar. ”

“Are they similar? ”

Mercedes tilts her head.

I'm sure he was, because he seemed to be the only son of a nobleman. Then why do you say that you are in the same position as yourself? Seeing the mysterious look on Merced's face, the reality was the words.

“Yeah, I'm actually a hybrid. ”

Along with a bold voice, this time, the real story continued.

From my time in the forest with the Dark Elves to my time in the Paleolithic, and to my ascent to the capital to avert the catastrophe of death.

A lot of what had happened had flowed out of my mouth.

“· · · · · · So Ferda helped me get here. ”

After a long time.

The practice of finishing the story smiled lightly.

“If Ferda hadn't saved me, I'd still be curled up in a blanket. Or he died long ago and was buried in the ground. ”

It was a self-absorbed smile.

Meanwhile, Mershd nods quietly, listening to the story of reality.

“Yes. Salvation. ”

When I heard about salvation, I naturally came to my mind.

A moment later, Merced's mouth opens.

“I've decided what to do next. ”

“Huh? Already? ”

“I'll be with you. ”

An answer without hesitation.

The reality of hearing this asked with a curious face.

“Uh, why did you make that decision? ”

“Because you saved me. ”

After a clean answer, Merced takes a sip of tea.

He didn't know what sweet tastes like. I've never eaten anything sweet since I was born.

But now I feel like I know.

“My name is Mercedes Ohm. Sart's only success. ”

Kneeling on the ground, he raises his head. The red eyes were filled with the face of reality. Soon after, he spoke in a resolute tone.

“From today, I will live for you. ”

A solemn vow that blooms late at dawn.

The test subject, Merced Ohm, joined under the command of the corpse.

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