Price of Management

“Woundee, Salamander, attack! ”

- Yeah!

- Copy that!

Wounded fires at the water sphere, and the salamander shoots at the ball of fire. I wanted to see the end before something came out of that sorcery cult.

The total aggression by the three spirits was frightening. Even an elderly man and a black wizard who guarded the old man were beaten and saved by the water sphere and the Earth sphere, respectively.

There was only one old man.

Then, a black energy poured out from the sorcery camp and ‘something’ began to emerge.

“Khhh, no one can stop now. ”

The old man pants and mutters exhausted.

What the hell are they summoning?

I focused the unsettling attack on the creature coming out of the enchantment.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwabang!

- Khh!

After being attacked by spirits, the 'him’ quaked in horror.

“Kuhaha! Behold, this is the serpent of hell! ”

An old man blows up a photon shop.

It was as he said.

It was a snake. A giant, six-headed snake.

The thickness of the torso was thick enough to crawl out of that magic jewel. Six heads had fangs the size of one. Six red bitten pairs of eyes had no pupils.

Hellfire snakes come completely out of the enchanted circle, allowing the spirits to shoot back.

I thought 50 meters would be enough.

The old man exclaims confidently.

“Listen, Caroc Ligand! The snake of hell will not return until it is dead. Even if it kills me! ”

“Then kill him. Looks pretty nasty, but I don't think I'm gonna lose. ”

“Huh-huh-huh. Don't patronize me, Caroc Ligand. You want the castle to be simple enough to end with just killing it. Killing the snake of hell will bring greater disaster. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“You'd be quick to show me. ”

At the end of the old man's words, the snake of hell smashes six jaws open. Green smoke comes out of his mouth.

- Dad, it's poison!

I was surprised at Wounded's words.

“Stop!”

“Heheh heh, he has poison that can kill all the humans in King Leaden. Even if you kill it, the poison will continue to pour out. If you bury it in the ground, you make it a land of hell that never gives up. What are you gonna do now? ”

That made me feel uncomfortable. He really was the old black wizard who summoned the one in trouble.

I have to take care of my family first.

“Noum, let's evacuate the family in the mansion first. ”

- Yeah, Dad.

Norm made 20 Earth hands. Earth's hands fly towards the mansion. Then Julia, Sis, Jis, and the rest of the Chamberlain Nibels, the servants and the soldiers, were all put in a fire and fled out of the house.

In the meantime, the serpent of hell continues to emit poison smoke.

“Wounded. Can you purify that poison?" ”

Woundee shakes her head in an awkward fashion.

“Kuhaha! The snake of hell is a disaster that no one in the world can stop. It's not something you can do alone! ”

“ ……. ”

“Of course, there's only one solution. It's your son! Hand him over to me. I don't want to hurt you. I'm just asking for a simple favor. ”

I felt an ugly desire to be nauseous in the old man's optical theater.

“What if I don't?”

“Huh-huh-huh, and hundreds of thousands of innocent Ledon royalty will die for the comfort of your family. Your choice is whether the capital of this country is erased from the map! ”

“ ……. ”

“Huh-huh-huh, the wise man of Leaden. Straight, virtuous, righteous. You wouldn't make that kind of selfish choice, would you? Hand him over to me quietly. ”

I calmly examined the old man's face.

The old man never stops talking.

“Once again, I have no intention of harming your son. I'm just asking for a little favor. It's not a bad story for each other. ”

He's trying to seduce me with good words. If it were a completely favorable position, I would have made a threat, but I'm willing to compromise. Why would he do that?

I didn't fight back. I only looked closely at the old man's face. I wanted to know what the old man was thinking.

The old man was angry when I didn't say anything.

“Why aren't you saying anything? In the meantime, the poison smoke continues to spread! ”

I only opened my mouth after clearing my mind.

“I appreciate your concern, but there are two things wrong with your claim. ”

“Excuse me?”

I told the curious old man:

“Number one, I'm not that straight and innocent. My family and one of my children are more precious than everyone else in the world. Unfortunately, he's not a saint like the rest of the world. ”

“No way, you...? ”

“And second, a disaster that no one in the world can stop? Then you're powerful enough to summon such a magnificent creature, why are you living in hiding and doing this nonsense? If I wanted, I could make the capital of my country a living hell. ”

“ ……?! ”

I didn't miss the expression on the old man's face that surprised me. I can feel it.That's a hot look.

“That means there's a weakness in that ugly one, too. And I know there are four ways to decrypt the poison. Take antidotes, heal with divinity, overcome toxicity with immunity, or incinerate with fire. ”

The last thing I said made the old man's face pale.

All right, that's right.

“Now I'm going to try a fourth method. ”

As I said so, I smiled and said to the salamander.

“Salamander, burn that poison smoke. ”

- Copy that!

The salamander transformed into a large, lively phoenix. Oh, it's been a long time. The Phoenix mode that drove Earl Raymond into a frenzy.

- Heheheh heh!

The salamander flaps his wings and flies into the poison smoke as he bursts into laughter that tastes better than the old man in black magic.

Glug! Glug! Glug!

It was as I expected.

Every time the salamander caught fire, the poison smoke melted away.

“Vee, damn it...! ”

The old man became a face of despair.

I focused a large amount of spiritual affinity on salamanders.

“Salamander, have more fun! You don't have to thank me just yet because I have enough spiritual affinity! ”

- All right, Khehehehe!

Hey, that guy. You really don't have a spec.

The salamander sucked my head off with a lot of spiritual affinity.

As the salamander changed, Phoenix grew in size. The wings of a massive flame seemed to cover the sky. As it continued to grow in size, it became like a snake in hell.

It was spectacular.

A colossal firebird that scatters flames and burns poison smoke! Would that be a scene from an ancient myth?

After burning poison smoke in the blink of an eye, the salamander gazes at the snake of hell.

Faced with the burning eyes, the serpent of hell shrieks.

Salamander's gaze at the six-headed snake contained pure emotion.

It wasn't like anger.

Purer things.

Yeah, passion.

It was an essence of pure passion, fire that constantly burns.

“Go!”

The salamander nodded at my cry and struck the serpent of hell with two wings.

Glug-ug-ug-ug!

- Queeeeeek!

- Khoo!

- Shut up!

Screams erupt from his six heads. The serpent of hell, which the old man had boasted so confidently, was burning in the hot flames of Salamander.

And then something amazing happened.

Paaaahhhh!

A light burst from the salamander's body.

That light! I've seen that light twice!

- Dad, it's evolution!

- … evolution.

Norm and Woundee told me.

I nodded.

It was evolution.

The Salamanders are evolving by burning the snake of hell to death. It was the spirit of fire that ignited something and turned it into ashes. It's a salamander.

The serpent of hell completely burns to ashes without a single burn.

Then the salamander, who had finished evolving on top of it, stood by chance.

I couldn't help but be touched.

Salamander was showing off my son who had become an eighteen year old man.

It was only after I died that I came back to life that I saw my son grow up in war.

The salamander smiled at me.

The laughter of a son without malice I have never seen before.

Of course he's not my son. It's just a spirit.

…… but as precious as my son.

I also smiled and looked at the salamander.

The salamander pointed to an old man who had almost died of despair. Can I take that? It seemed to be asking. "

I nodded.

* * *

Earl Ruogel kneels.

Before him, a young and awkward emperor sits on the throne, expressionless.

Earl Ruogel opens his mouth with a trembling voice.

“I'm sorry, Your Majesty... ”

Emperor Kars is not angry. I was neither contempt nor disappointment.

He just stares at Earl Ruogel with his icy, limp eyes. The blank gaze sweeps over Earl Ruogel from head to toe, as if looking into his heart.

Earl Ruogel, a high ranking head of the Magic Legion in 6th Circle Madosa, had no way to be unafraid of this emperor.

Emperor Kars has opened his mouth.

“Why don't you show your face? ”

“…… Yes? ”

“Why can't I be sorry?" ”

“Th-that's ……. ”

Earl Ruogel's brain is filled with tales of the strange nature of Emperor Kars. Some call him a devil who reads people's minds.

‘If you lie, you will die. ’

Earl Ruogel replies.

“Despite the expenditure of imperial finances, he did not achieve much, and traded with insubordinate hordes almost causing fatal damage to the majesty of the imperial family! Kill me!”

The appearance of the Black Wizards in Ledon Castle.

The unpredictable event ended with the caroc ligand unfolding a mystical spell that would eventually become legendary.

There was no evidence of the Horn Empire's involvement.

The Black Wizards would have said they were all dead and that even if they were alive, they had nothing to do with the Horn Empire.

Of course, it could be speculated that the Horn Imperial Court had ordered the assassination, but not necessarily.

It's because if the Black Wizards who hide in the dark, regarded as publicly from every country on the continent, would have heard that they wanted to kidnap the son of Caroc Ligand to gain something, it wouldn't have been strange.

Emperor Kars, however, noticed at once that the incident was related to Earl Ruogel.

And Earl Ruogel spoke frankly without fail.

“Kill me, Your Majesty! ”

“Do you want to die? ”

It was a question that made my heart sink.

Earl Ruogel opens his mouth trembling.

“Your Majesty……. ”

“Tell me.”

“Your Grace, I am a humble body, but I have only so little talent to die in vain. Father, please spare my life so that I can use my skills for you and the Imperial Court. ”

Emperor Kars glanced at that Earl Ruogel.

Earl Ruogel felt anxious and his heart was about to burst.

Soon, Emperor Kars said.

“That's what Jim thinks. Live.”

“West, the castle is doomed! ”

Earl Ruogel thanked me, crushing the ground with his forehead.

“The study of the animistic countermeasures is meaningless. Earl Ruogel, you must find the dark magic that corresponds to the spirituality and heal it with magic. Research concludes with that. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty! ”

After Earl Ruogel left, Emperor Kars sat with his chin bent and thought about it.

Earl Halstein, who follows the Emperor like a shadow, only watches from behind his back.

A moment later, Emperor Kars spits it out as if to himself.

“I should start now. ”

“What do you mean? ”

Emperor Kars has risen from the throne. Earl Halstein has helped me stand up carefully with one hand.

Emperor Kars said, shredding his cloak.

“War.”

Continues in volume -14.