Salted Fish Mage Survival Log [Through the Book]

Vincent should have discovered that the Ludwig standing in front of him now was no longer the Ludwig he remembered, although he was a bit deep in thought, but still caring for others by nature.

But the joy of reuniting with his old friend after a long absence and the trust in his friend made Vincent ignore the subtle disharmony in Ludwig.

"Ludwig your room?" Vincent asked curiously. "I really want to see something."

After seeing the architectural style of his hometown in his previous life, Vincent really wanted to know what Ludwig's room would look like.

Just like going to a friend's house as a guest, you will always sit in the friend's room at the end and talk about each other's current situation.

When we get to Ludwig's room, maybe we can tell Ludwig about some of the things Vincent encountered before, where he disappeared all these years, and what kind of people he met. .

Vincent's heart was full of anticipation to share his travel experience with friends later, and he followed Ludwig step by step on the thick carpet and walked towards the room.

The carpet under his feet was so thick that he could hardly feel the hardness of the ground, which was very rare in the palace.

And not only the corridors, but even the walls are covered with murals with complicated patterns, and those patterns have reached the point where the patterns can't be seen clearly.

But Vincent thought about it, after all, this is Ludwig's own room, and it is Ludwig's freedom to build whatever he wants to build.

Vincent stepped into the birdcage specially built for him by his "friend" whom he hadn't seen for many years, step by step without a doubt.

When Vincent stepped into the door of Ludwig's room, just as the sole of his left foot stepped on the room, Vincent felt something was wrong.

It was as if Vincent had plunged from a place where the air was clear and smooth into thick, heavy water.

Half of Vincent's body was inside the door, and half of his body was outside the door, but even to this extent, Vincent felt the danger in this room.

Vincent's rationality finally comprehended his vigilant intuition. The vigilance blinded by his trust in his friends made Vincent want to retreat and leave the room that made him feel uncomfortable, but it was too late.

Ludwig's body blocked Vincent's retreat, and Ludwig stretched out his hand, and when Vincent wanted to withdraw his left leg, he pushed Vincent forcefully into the room. .

Just as Vincent's entire body entered the room, something shone through the thick carpet and the murals hanging on the walls.

One after another red light formed a beam of light, mercilessly penetrating through Vincent's limbs and body, piercing his body.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!" Vincent held onto his throat tightly like a drowning man, the heart in his chest was beating fast, and the circulation of the air became very stagnant. Vincent's The limbs were as heavy as if they were in shackles.

"Ha...ha...ha...ha..." Vincent's chest heaved sharply, as if he wanted to squeeze out the remaining oxygen in his lungs and use it to the limit, so that his eyes would turn black and his brain would feel dizzy. Return to normal by yourself.

Vincent's body was already half limp. If Ludwig hadn't grabbed his wrist, perhaps he would have knelt down on the ground in embarrassment at this moment.

Vincent knew why he lost his composure.

The magic circle in this room took away all his magic power.

Once new magic power is generated in Vincent's body, this room will continue to suck the magic power away, turning Vincent from a magician who can cast all kinds of dangerous magic with a flick of his hand, into a powerless man. Powerful ordinary people.

——This is a premeditated cage.Judging from the thick carpets and murals, the magic circle was probably carved on the walls and ground during construction.

"Why...why...?!" Vincent felt uncomfortable due to the sudden heaviness of his body, and some silver threads overflowed from the corners of his mouth because of his poor breathing, and he looked a bit embarrassed.

However, Vincent has experienced many mages after all. Even though he didn't realize that he would be plotted against by his friends in this way, Vincent soon adjusted his breathing so that he could stand upright again.

Vincent violently shook off Ludwig's hand holding his wrist, with puzzlement and pain flashing on his face.

The elemental elves who had been with Vincent wanted to help Vincent drag this hateful human into the hurricane, so that he would fly far away and never appear in front of Vincent's eyes.

But the magic circle in this room seems to have an influence on these elemental elves that exist in nature and in various parts of the city. They stumbled as if they were drunk and wanted to come to Vincent's side, but they bumped aside on the sofa.

Ludwig just stood aside when Vincent broke free from his wrist, watching Vincent struggle to straighten himself.

Although Vincent became weak due to the sudden loss of abundant magic power, he still tried his best to stop his back, watching the expressionless and cold Ludwig ask again, with Vincent's own dissatisfaction from the bottom of his heart. Solution: "Why on earth are you doing this?"

"If it was for power, I would have already left the capital. It has been so long, and you have already held all the power in your hands." Vincent stared at Ludwig.

Even if any of Vincent's maids could push him to the ground with a light push, Vincent just held on and refused to show his flaws and weakness in front of Ludwig.

"I have no conflict of interest with you. You should be very clear about my character..." Vincent's throat was dry and his words were very hoarse.

He still has hope in Ludwig, even if Vincent knows that Ludwig will only be good at magic and put himself in this cage.

But until the end, Vincent still didn't want to believe that Ludwig had betrayed him.

"You're right." Ludwig replied calmly.

He took a few steps forward, approaching Vincent, and as Ludwig advanced, Vincent subconsciously stepped back in order to distance himself.

Until the big bed belonging to the emperor was behind him, there was no way to retreat.

However, Ludwig was still pressing on every step of the way. He stood in front of Vincent, condescendingly looking down at the unstoppable Hyperian Archmage who was once able to block everything.

The back that Ludwig was chasing was completely shrouded in his own shadow at this moment.

Is there anything sweeter than this moment?

Ludwig obviously didn't drink, but he felt his eyes were slightly warm, and his brain also felt a little drunk.

Not to mention Ludwig's mouth, he has been unable to taste the taste of food and wine for a long time, but at this moment he rarely tasted the mellow and rich aroma of wine.

All because of Vincent.

From the moment Ludwig met him, he had been chasing, looking up, and yearning for the mage.

"I didn't do this because of what you just said." Ludwig stroked Vincent's cheek with his hand, his voice was as soft as when he just saw Vincent and hadn't torn his face mild.

"Vincent, you have always been smart and powerful." Ludwig's hand gradually slid to Vincent's placket: "Then why don't you guess, since it's not for those reasons, what am I doing for What did you do?"

"Huh? Why didn't you answer me? Or, Vincent, you already knew what I was thinking, but you just didn't reply to me, right?" Ludwig suddenly grabbed Vincent's shoulder, Push him down on the soft bed.

The bed, which was suddenly weighted by two adult men, began to shake.

The bed trembled, which made Vincent sink even deeper in the quilt.

Ludwig held Vincent's shoulder so hard that Vincent thought he wanted to strangle him to death.

"The wise and great Lord Hyperion, the mage who is favored and loved by the heavens, Vincent with a keen mind! Why don't you look at me, and then express your guess!" Ludwig said palely. There was a morbid flush on his face, he growled, his purple eyes fixed on Vincent.

Vincent glanced aside, no matter how Ludwig growled or how excited he was, he didn't look at Ludwig.

"..." Vincent pursed his pale lips tightly, refusing to reveal a single word.

However, Ludwig forcibly twisted Vincent's chin, forcing Vincent to look at him.

Vincent quickly closed his eyes. He didn't want to see the distorted face of his former best friend, and he didn't want to make his already uncomfortable body even more uncomfortable because of the nausea in his stomach.

Vincent's heart is like a crystal that was mercilessly thrown to the ground by one hand, cracked with spider web-like lines, cannot be touched, cannot be touched, even when the chest rises and falls to breathe Heartbreaking pain.

But because Ludwig had uncovered the last fig leaf, he tightly pinched the tip of Vincent's thin chin, and gradually laughed maniacally, his voice was as sharp and rough as a night owl: "Hahahaha... It doesn't matter even if this is the case. , Vincent. It's okay to hate me—but I won't let you leave my side again."

Ludwig's hand that was pinching Vincent's chin moved up and landed on Vincent's cheek.

Ludwig rubbed Vincent's smooth skin with callused fingertips, and his purple pupils looked dim and cold because their backs were facing the light.

Vincent smeared his cheeks with Ludwig's cold fingers, like sticky reptile scales gliding on his body, the nauseating feeling of goosebumps made Vincent Started to struggle.

However, even though Vincent, who had lost the strength to resist, grabbed Ludwig's wrist tightly, he couldn't make Ludwig let go of him.

"Vincent, you probably don't know." Ludwig did not rush to do indescribable things to Vincent, but suppressed Vincent under his body, and then looked at him Your Excellency the mage who has been behind for so long.

"It's not just a few years you left, but decades." Ludwig chuckled, but his chuckle made Vincent even more creepy than the wild laugh just now.

He widened his black eyes, but saw Ludwig's face was very calm.

Ludwig didn't care about Vincent's reaction anymore—it didn't matter what Vincent thought when he decided to use the palace as Vincent's cage.

This 'birdcage' started construction the second year after Vincent left him.Ludwig didn't think too much about it at first. The palace was built just to make Vincent happy.

But as Vincent's letters dwindled, Ludwig's restlessness became more and more apparent.

After the court meeting every day, he would check regularly to see if Vincent had sent a letter.

How difficult it is to wait, only Ludwig knows this feeling.

Until Vincent suddenly disappeared and never heard from him again.

The people sent by Ludwig had no results. The only thing they could know was that Vincent hadn't died.

The last straw broke Ludwig's sanity.

He knew that his state was not right, but as the emperor Ludwig, who could he tell his uneasiness?

Day after day, year after year.

In the end, when the palace was about to be completed, Ludwig had his confidant engrave magic circles on the floor and walls of the most central room.

Vincent would hate him, Ludwig knew.

But so what?

He should have done it long ago.

He is the emperor now, doesn't he even have the right to keep the person he admires by his side?