How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 114

giant king.

The king of the sealed giants that Atlanta talked about.

At the time I heard about it, I was dubious. I couldn’t help but wonder if the other giants could be alive just because Atlanta was alive like this.

However, the empire proved the survival of other giants.

‘Then there is a high possibility that the Giant King is really alive.’

It will be well worth looking for.

The power and presence of giants is not something to be ignored. It was to the extent that obtaining it made the empire decide to break the old peace.

How powerful would he be if he were the king of such a giant?

There was something to ask the guy.

About the existence of Nemesis.

‘for now… … Should I go from there?’

The first destination should be set there.

The tomb of giants is the land of monsters, but that doesn’t mean there are only monsters.

There were definitely people living there.

People who have many stories or have committed crimes and cannot be in their own country flow in.

Keldwyn, the city of outlaws.

“You want to go to the graves of giants?”

Allen’s body trembled at Sian’s words. Then he spoke with his eyes closed.

“Wouldn’t that be too risky? I’d rather go into the family and crouch… … .”

It was a fair word.

It was said that if you are in the Empire, you will be involved in war in some form, but that does not necessarily mean that it is dangerous.

If it was the Kruger family or the Agrid family, falling into the rear was not an issue.

After all, the front lines will be full of nobles blinded by the ball.

But that’s not why Xian wants to go to the graves of giants.

“During vacation, I saw a giant at the ruins of Bendel Manor.”

“what… … !”

“It was sealed in a strange restraint.”

Now, there is no need to hide anything.

There was no reason to hide the giant at the point of seeing that the flame giant was already lurking outside the territory.

“Was he also the one the imperial family was preparing for?”

Allen asked in a low voice. Xian shook his head.

It didn’t mean that he didn’t, it just meant that he didn’t know.

“I don’t even know that. He died quickly, probably because he was very weak.”

He didn’t even say that he killed him.

Allen fell silent and thought.

Then, realizing that Xian hadn’t answered all of the first questions, he looked up.

The question of whether the tomb of the giants is dangerous.

Xian replied.

“As he died, he told me to find the Giant King.”

“The king… … find?”

“okay. If it’s not what he said in moderation, it must mean that the giant king is alive as well.”

“then… … .”

“The records say that the king of the giants died at the eastern end.”

eastern end. The land where the sun rises first.

It is said that the giant king rushed to that place and died there.

It was Xi’an’s immediate destination.

“… … I was thinking of looking for it. That’s why I’m going to go to the graves of giants.”

“okay. It’s too dangerous to go there alone. That’s why I spoke to you.”

“What if I told you I was going to go back to my family?”

“Then I’ll have to find another party.”

That’s what he said, but Sian thought Allen wouldn’t refuse.

The existence of giants is the same as the origins of warlocks and dark towers.

Originally, the existence of the Dark Magic Tower was built by traitors who betrayed humans and attached themselves to giants.

The giant king might be sleeping.

If it was Allen, who had an unusual hatred for black magicians, he wouldn’t refuse.

“draft.”

Allen stared at Xian. Then he spoke with a wry smile.

“I’ll convince only Altima to come.”

It was an answer that was practically accepted.

Cyan nodded, and Allen left after promising to see him again tonight.

In the room left alone, Xian calmly arranged what he had to do.

It’s good to have a destination set, but I couldn’t ignore the current work right now.

Time passed and it became night.

There were as many as four people gathered in Xi’an’s room.

Allen, who came after persuading Xian himself and Altima, the owner of the ark. And Hector, who told me to contact the servant’s quarters.

The other was Erje.

“Are you really going to come with us?”

“huh.”

In response to Sian’s question, she calmly nodded her head.

“Shouldn’t we go back to our hometown in this uproar?”

“are you okay. I have already contacted you.”

“If it’s your ability, you might be able to earn a noble rank by making a contribution on the battlefield. Assassination of key figures or escorts is a field that is always sought after with a thousand dollars.”

“no. You might get hit by a blind arrow and it’s dangerous.”

“We intend to cross the graves of giants. Maybe the battlefield is safer.”

“Then I want to go too.”

I don’t like the battlefield because it’s dangerous, but I want to go to the graves of giants that are more dangerous than that.

It was an inconsistent answer.

Xian looked at Ergé.

She was looking at Xian with determined eyes.

‘I have to protect it.’

That was the only thought dominating her mind right now.

The reason why I refused to go to war was because there was no Xian. That’s simply why.

If Xian had said that she would go to the battlefield and make a contribution instead of going to the graves of giants, she would have gone to the battlefield as well.

“… … Yeah, got it.”

Not all of her thoughts were penetrated by Xian. But I could understand her will.

Moreover, Xian had no reason to refuse.

What could be more gratifying than having more reliable and trustworthy colleagues.

Thus, the group heading to the tomb of the giants was determined to be four.

“What are you going to do anyway, Master? Are you going to just go quietly?”

Hector, who had been silent until now, spoke.

It was quite plausible that the guy also held the weight. I don’t know if it’s because of the butler’s clothes I’m wearing.

“There is one thing to do before we go.”

Xian took out two letters from his bosom.

Originally, it was intended to be delivered directly, but now there is a more suitable person.

“Erge. Can you get into the dormitory where the students of Jakarta and Glacier Baekryung are locked up? Without being noticed by the knights.”

“Can we go there?”

“Tell Yu Seol and Ran.”

“What side is it?”

He handed over the letter to Hergé.

It is not a letter with particularly great writing. There was only one thing written there.

“From now on, I’m going to hit the flame giant.”

So if you have an idea, take a chance and escape.

Xian also had work to do, so he couldn’t afford to devote all his energy to helping them escape.

This letter was the least favor he could do.

“… … good.”

“I knew that too!”

As if Allen had waited, he calmly reaffirmed his determination to fight.

He was constantly feeling like a thorn in his throat for leaving behind a giant who had obvious ties to the warlock.

Hector clapped loudly and grinned.

What had been wearing a serious atmosphere until just now became the same as usual, like a lie.

Having come to this world for fun, he hadn’t even considered escaping quietly to avoid the giant.

“I’ll be back.”

Hergé put the letter in her bosom and quietly disappeared. It goes into the black line.

“Prepare.”

Saying that, Xian stood up.

The energy of the night was gathering in his hand.

* * *

After taking full control of the academy, Roderick’s first step was not to set up a base.

Leaving all of that to his subordinates, he focused on only one thing.

The task of finding primitive magic in this academy.

“… … There is none.”

However, there was no primitive magic inside Vigo, who forcibly twisted the door and entered.

It was full of other artifacts and treasures, but Roderick didn’t even pay attention.

He was looking for only one thing.

“hmm… … It seems certain that it was kept here some time ago, General.”

“is it.”

That’s what the wizard of the Flame Mage Tower you brought said.

As the tooth given by the princess, he was inferior to Roderick himself, but he too had reached the outstanding level of becoming a master.

“All the walls are strongly reverberated with the reverberation of mana. It’s impossible to do this in a short period of time, even with a meager amount of mana, general.”

“As for the door, the door here was the hardest to cut.”

“That means that the security was thorough.”

“But now there is nothing.”

The wizard narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard.

There is only one possibility that comes to mind.

“It looks like the president stole it in advance.”

“… … .”

Roderick agreed.

work became boring.

He sighed and came out of the rain.

“Let’s go.”

“Are you going to see the president?”

“It should be.”

Then, after sending the wizard, I headed to the president’s office to see Zerech alone.

smart.

Upon answering to come in, I opened the door and saw Zerech staring at me with wide eyes.

“You look very emaciated.”

“Thanks to whom.”

He was almost living in the president’s office.

However, there was no way that he, who was only that high master, would become this emaciated.

Zerech became like this because of his heartache.

Even while he was sitting here, he was always alert, keeping track of Roderick’s movements and keeping an eye out for any commotion in the dormitory.

“You are a paragon of educators, Zerech. I wish I had someone like you as my teacher when I was younger.”

“Stop talking nonsense, why are you here? If you say you’re going back, I’ll welcome you with open arms.”

“Where is the primordial magic?”

Zerech closed his mouth and narrowed his eyes.

Mana rumbled around him, and the entire Chancellor’s Office began to shake.

If you were weak, it would have been enough to make you faint just by running into it, but Roderick lightly brushed it off.

He was also a high master swordsman like Zerech.

“Now I see, that was the purpose? Are you going to give it to the Demon Dragon King in return for using the giant?”

Dragon King? Roderick frowned at the word for a moment, but then spoke with a hard expression.

“It is Your Majesty’s order.”

All he had to do was carry out the emperor’s orders.

Then Zerech snorted.

“I have no reason to listen to that order. Everwhale is a free city that does not belong to any country.”

“Now, me and the soldiers of the empire are in control.”

“Are you going to threaten me?”

Zerech spoke with his eyes wide open.

Roderick pondered for a moment whether he should really threaten him.

students who have been captured. Wouldn’t this old man open his mouth only if he had to take them with him?

However, he soon shook his head.

If you’re really desperate, you could use it as a last resort, but it’s not the time to do that just yet.

He, too, did not want to lay his hands on the children as much as possible.

“Zerech, if you hid it… … .”

at that time.

The communication tool he kept in his chest emitted mana.

Roderick stopped talking and pulled the communication tool from his bosom. An object connected to a subordinate who is in charge of liaison.

– General! The students gathered in the dormitory escaped all at once!

Roderick frowned.

“What do you mean? What about the knights who were watching?”

―Everyone got hit!

Hearing the report, joy and sorrow crossed the faces of the two men in the president’s office.

Compared to Roderick, who was frowning, Zerech was smiling softly.

“A knight who is beaten even by students, the name of the general will cry.”

“Tsk.”

Roderick clicked his tongue and spoke to his subordinate.

“Don’t make a fuss. Anyway, this territory is surrounded by giants. You can’t break through Querndel’s barrier at the level of students.”

―That, that… … !

The subordinate beyond the communication port stuttered. Roderick wondered why, but soon he realized why his subordinate stuttered.

The view through the window in the president’s office. A huge flame giant that shines brightly even in the middle of the night.

“Who the hell!”

One of the giant’s arms was falling off.