The wise man returns

"The eyes... are deep! ’

Balin, who thought he was just a master of the family who came out to gain experience, realized that he underestimated the boy.

The boy's eyes were clear and deep. It was seen only by the person who had built up the hardship through long training.

“Who's your brother? ”

“Me too. I just came by. ”

“Aha.”

The boy licks the ice cream around his mouth and voices.

In the meantime, Balin observed the boy's appearance, raising his concentration.

The boy I saw closely was a cute child with green hair and shiny eyes, but I didn't feel particularly dangerous.

It was hard to imagine that a child like this would have played a few wars with a wooden sword and would have the skills to compete in the imperial palace.

‘But the depth of your eyes must have been long trained... because you're a child.' ’

Balin scratches his head without my knowledge.

Then the boy opened his mouth and asked me a question.

“Hey, what's your name? ”

When Balin hears the question, she thinks for a moment and reveals her real name.

“Your name? I... Valine. Balin Theodore.”

“... Balin. ”

For a moment, the green-haired boy seemed to be quiet and thinking about something.

As soon as I tried to ask him what was in English, he suddenly smiled and opened his mouth.

“I'm Silon. I'm Silon. Looks like we're going to win together. Let's do one another a favor. ”

“Oh, yeah. ”

They shook hands briefly and then talked about a few things.

Concerns about each other's specialties, games, the complaining that they have a lot of work to do, and the back.

“Then I'm done. I'll go. You have a good game, too. ”

“Oh, yeah. ”

Balin waves lightly at Cilon and stands up.

Since the one who would accompany me left, I was looking for people I knew slowly.

After the disappearance of Balin, the green-haired boy Silon tilts his head.

"What the...? Why isn't my strength working? ’

“Get out of my way! ”

The boy's eyes are blocked by a black shadow.

The shadow's identity was a muscle-filled rattler at a glance.

Mutuga continues to say Moore, but Silon is lost in thought and doesn't care about him.

“... why. ”

“What? Get out of my way! ”

Mutuga, who had a vein protruding from his forehead, was about to swing his fist at Silon.

[Die.]

Silon whispers, raising his gaze upward.

As soon as I heard that, Mutuga suddenly felt her eyes darken.

Fluffy. Kudangtang!

The eyes of the attendees who were enjoying the meal at the resounding vibration of the floor were drawn together.

“Huh-huh-huh-huh-uh...”

Several participants who saw the collapsed M.A. through the bubble door exploded.

“That's him! ”

“Class S mercenary Coulomb! Why is he there!! ”

In the words of the contestants, there was a disturbance among those who noticed the identity of Mutuga.

Class S mercenaries are among the highest ranks of mercenaries in the world.

The force and practical experience allowed them an incomparable power with a simple hardship.

Even if it's hard to win, the strong man inside the 30th place will be okay.

His sudden death caused people to be appalled.

“Nu, who killed you! ”

“No, I'm just... having a heart attack. Suddenly...”

Other attendees confirm the details and shake their heads.

It's because no one else hurt or scratched any part of the body.

The boy left the place as the commotion grew and tilted his head a few times.

“It certainly works for other humans. I have no idea. ”

So far, the boy's power has been absolute for both humans and non-humans.

After decades of preparation, not even the lightning spirit summoned, not even the Sword Master, who trained for that amount of time, could withstand his powers.

But the man I just met, Balin, talked to me several times, but he was fine when I asked him to die.

That's ridiculous. Even when I thought that, reality was showing me.

the shocking fact that his powers didn't work for the first time.

‘... so he won't collapse so easily. ’

The boy smiled, clearing his mind.

If the commandment does not work, we can crush it with something else.

The Valine Theodore he saw was clearly strong, but it was not enough to overcome his power.

‘As long as he doesn't get into trouble on his way to the North Tra Empire. Let's take it slow. ’

The boy came to the conclusion that he began to squeeze ice cream again.

On the other hand, Balin heads towards Main Hall, smiling at the fact that she still doesn't see a familiar face.

It was definitely strange that there was not even Duke Azan who had just seen him, even though he was from the other tower.

Apparently, the Duke of Rudens is going to let him out... and he's gone into a private waiting room? ’

Balin picks up his numberpad and looks at the number 81.

There are corridors all over the main hall, with private lounges for athletes on either side.

Perhaps Duke Azan was there as well. Balin shakes his head, clearing out complex thoughts, and sits on a chair in the hall.

“Valine?”

“Ah…”

Balin turns his head toward the approaching Leven as he hears his voice from afar.

Fortunately, Leven was dressed as comfortable to move around in instead of his maid outfit a few days ago.

Shorts and shirts attached to the body instead of skirts, and gloves and footwear on the hands were impressive.

“Wow, I was hoping you wouldn't come, but you're not late. ”

“I'm in the cafeteria. What about Evelyn's protection, by the way? ”

“Don't worry. Now that we've got the paladins waiting for you, you should join them and be well by now. Do you think there's anyone big enough to mess with the Pope's paladins? ”

“Well...”

Balin nods at Leben's testimony.

Ambushing the paladin means turning the whole Holy See against an enemy.

There couldn't have been a great nobleman to do something that the Demon Prince was too reluctant to do.

“What is your waiting number? ”

“I'm 412. What about Valine?”

“I'm 81. ”

In Balin's reply, Leven nods, and sits next to him face to face.

Normally, I would have anticipated what kind of pranks I would have played in advance, but today I didn't have a hand.

The more I saw her face, the more Nemrod's words kept rising.

What do we do? You can't ask yourself personal history. You're crazy. ’

“Are you sick? Valine? You don't look so good. ”

“Huh? No. It's not like that. ”

Valine shakes her head in haste for worried Leven.

Seeing that my thoughts didn't leave, I could see my reflection on my face.

“Can I heal you? I'm pretty confident in the Bible because I'm a substitute. ”

Leven raises his arms and shrugs, looking like they're stacked on either side.

Balin knew exactly how strong her scriptures were.

After decades of bickering and fighting together,

For better or for worse, we've learned a lot about each other's abilities.

‘Even though Leven was more divine than the Pope at that time, he was not as strong as he is now. What happened to him? ’

Nemrod's secret, which he had never known in his past life, has become stronger and stronger in thinking that what Nemrod was trying to say was related to it.

“Valine? Valine! ”

“Huh?! Uh, no. I just thought of something else for a second. ”

Valine wakes up, agitated by what she calls herself.

Somehow, when I saw Leven again and again, I couldn't stand the thought.

“I'm afraid not. I know how to listen to tension, so I'll write it down now. ”

“No, you don't have to. I'm just a little nervous about the competition. I think I'll just have to start by myself. ”

“... Really? Just in case, if you keep doing that, please tell me. ”

Having been forced to retreat, Leven felt uneasy and restless.

“The ceremony will be at 10: 00 a.m.? Take a break before you get started. ”

“Of course. Thank you for your concern. What happened to that outfit, by the way? ”

Balin pointed out Leben's outfit on purpose to turn the conversation around.

Unlike back in the day when he was wearing white armor on his hands and feet, Leven was dressed in a variety of ways other than handbags.

“I was fully armed at the time with paladin armor. It's not war like it was then, so it's easy to move around. ”

When he finished answering, Leven showed me the whole outfit in a circle.

The weight of the armor was reduced, but the body was showing up as it was wearing leather that sticks to the body like a real M.M.M.U.A.

“What do you think? Does it look good on you? ”

“In many ways.”

Balin replies, making eyes flat.

Leben folds his arms as if he didn't like the answer with many implications.

“Ah, never mind. By the way, how did you do with the last thing I gave you? ”

“That helped a lot. I'll make sure to keep my promise. ”

When asked by Leven, Valine admitted that the information was simply helpful.

In fact, the profiles of participants allowed me to come up with a number of countermeasures for them.

But for the ones who didn't have the answers, they had to decide for themselves.

After talking a little, static came to me.

We didn't have to talk anymore because we had everything to say to each other.

While resting like that, Balin hesitated several times.

Do you want me to ask him? Maybe later? I should ask now… ’

The secret of Leben, Nemrod's successor.

I thought I'd teach you if you asked me now, but it seemed to invade Leben's privacy at last.

‘If that's what it's all about... but you might find out that I'm a regretter when you talk. What am I supposed to do...? ’

As Valine sighs, Leben's hand rests on his forehead.

When the cold feel of the handcuffs touched my forehead, I came back to my senses with a cool feeling.

“Tsk!”

Balin, who was moaning, felt his head brightened by the white light covering his forehead.

Switching quickly to the side, Leven holds the sacred power in his hands and casts a spell.

“You see, once you use the Bible, you can't stop hurting, right? ”

“... No, this is...”

“Don't say anything. Is everything all right? ”

“... better. ”

In Balin's reply, Leven grunts and laughs.

“That's enough, right? It's almost time to get ready. ”

“... Hey, Leven. ”

Balin takes a deep breath and opens his mouth carefully.

He calls to himself first, and Leven looks at him with a curious glance.

“Yes?”

“... you. Is that...?”

After hesitating for a long time, Balin finally speaks out.

“... Are you human? ”

“...... ”

After a brief silence, Leven opens his mouth, smiling bloody.

“Then you're human. You think you're a Mage? Shall I show you? Divine power? I healed you before. ”

“That's not it. Other…”

“Everyone please come to the stadium as we have to prepare for the ceremony! Please hurry!”

The acolytes enter the main hall, raising their voices to gather the crowds.

However, Valine continued to ask Leven, not missing his hand.

“That's not what I meant. That's the secret you're hiding. Something like that.”

“... Hmm, Ball Ball. ”

“Huh?"

As soon as Valine opened her eyes, she smiled and turned away.

“I told you. The world is two-way. If you want to hear my secret, first tell me the secret of the Ball. ”

Balin can't help but admit that he ate the right punch.

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