chapter 126
126 – Archmage
“… “What?”
[It means literally! That female smells dirty.]
I was momentarily speechless at that somewhat shocking statement, but then closed my mouth and sighed.
Anyway, it wasn’t just wrong.
So, while I was quietly watching this, Espin shouted with a blank expression as if he was struggling.
“… “What, what?”
It’s been a long time since Espin was this embarrassed.
I’m laughing a little while looking at Espin’s face his, which is bright red and on the verge of bursting out.
Luna licks her palm and tilts her head.
[Aren’t you horny?! I thought you were horny because of the dirty smell!]
At those words, Espin tried to say something.
Perhaps because the other person was a cat, he just opened his mouth and then sighed and spoke.
“… Ha. “What would you say to a cat?”
At first glance, it looks like he’s running away from the conversation because he can’t win.
In this situation, no matter what was said, Espin had no choice but to lose.
It would be right to see it as a reasonable decision. I was laughing again at Espin’s words, but Espin quickly changed the subject.
“Anyway, let’s stop joking and get back to the main topic. Something like this… “You can thicken it later.”
It looks like he has no intention of giving up on these things.
I nodded and decided to skip it for now and returned to the story.
“So… What do you plan to do now?”
I didn’t quite understand the question of what to do, so I looked at him in silence.
Espin gently covered her breasts with her palms and continued her words to me.
“… I mean it literally. Now that the battle with the Celestial Church is nearing its end, we need to decide how to act. For example, using the Archbishop to bring the Heavenly God Church to the negotiating table.”
It seemed like he was asking how to attack the Heavenly God Church.
I told you briefly about this.
“Extermination.”
“… “What?”
“My goal is to kill everyone.”
“… “
Espin seemed quite embarrassed by those words and began to blink his eyes and look at me.
I looked at Espin and told him the reason.
“It takes too much effort to change the brainwashed people to a normal state, and above all, their true identity is demons, so there is no need to keep them alive.”
No matter how much peace or friendship you form.
Demons are fundamentally people who cannot become friends with humans.
There is a high probability that one day I will destroy that peace with my own hands and harm humans.
It would have been the right decision to exterminate them all if possible.
“It must be quite difficult. Maybe it’s just one or two people. Because there are thousands and tens of thousands of people.”
“Of course, I am not saying that we will kill all ordinary believers. There are probably people there who didn’t want to join but were forced to join through threats.”
“Then what are you going to do?”
“We can just dispose of all those who have received some recognition from the Heavenly God Church. Usually, those who are recognized by the Heavenly God Church are those who have committed crimes that are difficult to describe.”
At those words, Espin nodded his head and looked at me.
Soon, he picked up the coat that was lying on the floor, took out the grimoire inside it, and spoke.
“Then, I will find a way to classify them and at the same time find a way to annihilate the others as cleanly as possible.”
“Please.”
After saying that, Espin nodded and started to get dressed.
He then took a deep breath and spoke to me as if he had decided on something.
“… And if you’re sad or having a hard time, that’s okay.”
“… ?”
“Go, I’ll let you touch my breasts. “Don’t forget what you said to me earlier.”
Then, he quickly runs out of the lab as if running away.
I stand still, thinking that I never imagined that Espin would say something like that.
Luna, who was nearby, returned to my arms and spoke with great pride.
[I’m right!? You’re in heat, right?]
“… “
It was difficult to deny it this time, so I just nodded my head silently, indirectly agreeing with Luna’s words
Luna spoke to me with a very proud expression.
[The number of mating targets for the master is increasing. I am very proud!]
I’m not sure what you’re aiming for.
Since there was no harm coming, I decided to leave it alone for now and sighed.
* * *
The moment Espin left the lab, I decided to begin studying in earnest the magic I had learned while fighting the Archbishop.
‘Time distortion and powerful magic.’
Since I had not yet given a name to this powerful magic, I was worried as I was researching it, thinking that it would be necessary to give it a name.
‘In the case of time distortion, in order to push it to the limit, multiple castings must be possible.’
Even when used alone, it is quite powerful.
If you use multiple time distortions at the same time, the power increases by two orders of magnitude.
The ideal was to make it so that it could be used as many times as possible.
‘In addition, the powerful magic is… It would be a good idea to start with a name.’
After naming it, tear out all the temporarily created parts.
We decided to significantly increase efficiency and power, and decided to focus on research for a while.
‘It must be quite fun.’
The moment when you think that research is strangely happy and you try to immerse yourself in it.
Luna looked at me and sighed.
[Master, if you just study, it seems like a pervert.]
I felt strangely bad hearing it from Luna, not from other guys.
If I mention this, I’ll get into an argument with Luna.
Just like Espin, I ignored Luna and started studying her.
* * *
About a week had passed since then.
As if Espin had asked for some important information, she came into my lab in a hurry and shouted something.
“Are you okay for a moment?”
When she nodded to indicate that it was okay, Espin quickly approached me and spoke.
“… The archmage has joined the Celestial Church.”
At those words, I had no choice but to look at Espin in silence.
I had no idea that the Archmage would fall to the Celestial Church.
So, after thinking about it for a while, Espin lets out a long sigh and continues talking to me.
“To put it another way, the Magic Society and the forces that support the Archmage could all become enemies of the Lercie family.”
They could become enemies…
I was sure the situation would get tricky if that happened, so I crossed my arms and closed my eyes.
No matter how strong the Lercier family is.
If the number of hostile forces increases too much, the burden will become stronger, and eventually there will come a point where it becomes difficult to handle.
‘It would be best to discuss this with the head of the family first.’
I continued speaking, thinking I wasn’t sure what kind of reaction I would give.
“So why did the Archmage join the Celestial Church?”
Espin thought about that question for a moment, then sighed and spoke to me.
“There are rumors that the church captured the Archmage’s family and threatened them. Of course, we need to find out additionally whether the rumor is true or not… Considering the situation, that possibility is probably high.”
“I see.”
The moment I heard that, I snapped my fingers and thought about what to do.
It is unknown how powerful the Archmage is… One thing is certain.
It was true that he would be more powerful than any enemy he had ever encountered.
The moment I realized that fact, I felt a little interest and a desire to win.
Because bishops and archbishops were not strong enough to satisfy me, I felt a strange sense of regret in a corner of my heart.
‘There is no proper battle other than the battle on the rooftop that took place when I first came here.’
So I hope we can fight a proper battle this time.
Espin looked at me and quickly continued speaking.
“The Magic Society or the Archmage’s forces are not taking any action yet. “What worries me is that your older sister belongs to the Magic Society.”
If you’re talking about my older sister, you’d be talking about Chloe.
The moment I heard those words, I continued speaking, feeling the need to take care of the people on the Lercier family first before engaging in a full-scale battle.
“That would definitely be a problem.”
If the humans on the Lercier family were put in a dangerous situation, I didn’t know what decision the head of the family would make.
There was a need to prevent this situation as quickly as possible.
As I was thinking about how to solve the problem, an interesting idea suddenly occurred to me.
“Spin, I have a good idea.”
“What is it?”
“Can’t we just kill the Archmage before such a problem arises?”
“… ‥”
At my words her her, Espin just blinked her eyes and looked at me.