Chapter 101 : Chapter 101

Chapter 101

Carpe Illusion.

“Violet Magic Tower.”

The mana spewing from the giant tower tickled my Mana Heart, and the mana blossoming from the sword’s tip soared endlessly.

The sword membrane created by the scabbard protected my side like a shield.

My body, enhanced by the violet mana of the Magic Tower, smoothly enveloped my muscles.

Time seemed to stop, flowing slowly.

Within that slowed time.

“……”

I thrust the sword as if letting out a handful of breath.

Eurasia Style.

“Black Flash.”

Suddenly, my vision went dark.

A moment later, when my vision returned, before me stood the Death Knight with the center of its chest blown away.

Its rotten internal organs, along with the Mana Heart contaminated by Evil Energy, were gone, and its skin and muscles were necrotic, making its form difficult to recognize.

In Killian’s eyes, he was no longer an immortal knight.

As if trying to fill the hole, the Evil Energy remaining in the Death Knight’s body writhed.

[…….]

It tried to restore its blown-away body, but it didn’t regenerate. This was because the Grotesquery’s curse engraved on Lagunil’s body had been blown away.

Ssssss.

Neither the Evil Energy that regenerated its flesh nor the brilliance that held its soul remained.

The Death Knight’s body scattered like sand.

[Adamas.]

“Lagunil.”

I murmured the original name the Death Knight possessed.

A knight of the greatsword who had reached the 8-star level but failed to leave his name for posterity.

The body of the Commander of the Black Dragon Knight Order was slowly disintegrating.

[Of Eurasia…….]

The knight, who had only met his death after 200 years, couldn’t finish his words.

“……”

Only the worn-out armor and the lone greatsword left behind came into view.

Something hot surged from within.

A body made of flesh and blood, not of a blade. I should have been used to it by now, but why was it so hard to get used to?

Putting the question aside.

“Farewell, Lagunil.”

I.

Killian Eurasia, could only utter softly.

Killian looked down at the masterless sword and armor cast on the ground.

The greatsword that had forgotten its past sharpness and the tattered armor. The sight was unsettling, as it felt like looking at the Eurasia of not long ago.

That must have been why he didn’t even notice the Carpe Illusion being dispelled.

Hazard approached Killian’s side.

[Yooong…….]

Its cheeks and belly were puffed up, full of Evil Energy.

[Yoooong…….]

Its face looked somewhat uncomfortable.

Hoo. Hoooo. Hoo.

It repeated its irregular breaths, its nostrils flaring.

[Yoooooong…….]

I belatedly realized that cry was a groan.

And that the creature wasn’t fully digesting the Evil Energy it had taken in.

I thought it was all over.

“Looks like there’s still something left to handle.”

The amount of Evil Energy Hazard had absorbed to gain control of the domain was more than enough to fill the cavern, so it seemed it couldn’t swallow it all.

I brought the Aether in my hand into contact with Hazard’s belly.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Ssssss.

The Evil Energy seeping out through its scales was absorbed into the Aether.

[Yoooooooo…….]

As Hazard let out a sound like deflating air, its swollen belly gradually subsided.

‘It’ll take half a day to absorb it all and blow it away.’

Just as humans create a second heart called the Mana Heart, monsters of high-rank and above create their own Magic Stones to handle Evil Energy.

Just as it wasn’t difficult for a 1-star knight to cut down a 1-star monster, it wasn’t a difficult task for a Sword Master of Killian’s caliber to dilute the Evil Energy of a 7-star monster.

It would take some time, but he could just absorb it with Aether and the scabbard, then blow it away.

So he thought.

But it seemed Evil Energy wasn’t the only thing Hazard had sucked in.

Fwoosh.

The Grotesquery’s curse that should have vanished with Lagunil.

A handful of brilliance mixed with the Evil Energy had been drawn in.

“……!!”

Drrrrrr.

The Aether and scabbard, having absorbed the two powers, rattled.

What remained was just a remnant, a mere speck of power.

The sword and scabbard, already strained to their limits, struggled to hold onto that power.

[Yo, yoong……!!]

Hazard let out a panicked cry at the sudden situation.

But it was already being absorbed through the Aether. If he stopped now, a reflux could occur in Hazard.

It was not a welcome situation.

“Come.”

Kiiiiiiiing.

The Mana Heart in his chest screamed.

The heart, exhausted from consecutive battles with Konrad Norton and Lagunil, throbbed.

A cold voice echoed in his head.

[Arise.]

[Superhuman of Eurasia.]

[Accept your new master.]

A legendary being that had led countless humans to their deaths 200 years ago.

Monster Lord.

The master of the Evil Energy commanded.

[You Eurasia lot are all the same, getting on the King’s nerves.]

[The undead who perished here.]

[The knights of Eurasia who died here.]

[You will have to bear all of it.]

It was not a light power, but.

‘If it were his full power, maybe, but.’

Paying it no mind, he unleashed blue and violet mana.

‘A mere speck of power cannot make me submit.’

A pain like a knife scraping his Mana Heart followed, but he endured it.

[I am not the one who casts the curse.]

What he heard was the foul laughter of the one who called himself king.

The brilliance hiding within the Evil Energy bared its fangs.

[Adamas.]

“……!!”

Killian’s body flinched.

[The venomous Magic Sword drove your master to his death.]

Just by hearing a few words, his strong mana was disrupted.

[Traitor, Adamas.]

A reflux surged.

“Keuk……”

Blood flowed from Killian’s mouth.

It was just a handful, a mere remnant at best.

The dregs of power left by two transcendent beings were attacking the Sword Master’s Mana Heart.

The weight of the curse a human body had to bear was greater than he thought.

‘Controlling it is impossible without the help of Carpe Illusion.’

[Yong.]

Just then, Hazard approached.

The creature crawled up his leg and clung to his neck.

His already heavy body felt like it was being crushed.

‘What the…….’

[Yoong.]

Tuk.

Its now quite sharp claws grasped the pendant.

And then.

Fwoooosh.

Violet mana rose from Hazard’s body.

The sword and scabbard filled with Evil Energy.

New mana flowed into the Mana Heart being churned by the brilliance.

It was neither Killian’s blue nor the pendant’s violet, but a blackish-green.

The two Mana Hearts began to resonate.

[Yoyoyo. Yoyong.]

Carpe Illusion.

Fwaaaaaaa.

A blackish-green domain unfolded.

The object floating above his head was like a misshapen dough that couldn’t form a perfect sphere, and the structure erected behind him was more like a sandcastle that would scatter in the wind than a meticulously built tower.

The creature had instantly mimicked his Carpe Illusion.

[Yoyoyo. Yoyong.]

Hazard, wrapped around his neck, raised its voice.

It must have been telling him that it had done its part, so he should deal with the Evil Energy before him.

“A dragon’s a dragon after all!!”

Delighted, he couldn’t help but shout.

Killian plunged his sword into the ground.

Total Lunar Eclipse, with its maximized absorption ability, and the Violet Magic Tower, providing infinite mana.

Just because the mental image’s realization was poor didn’t mean the Shik itself was unstable.

He spat out all the Evil Energy he had tried to contain in his sword, scabbard, and body.

“Total Lunar Eclipse.”

Kwaaaaaaa.

The four crude spheres sucked in the Evil Energy.

What remained in his body was a handful of brilliance.

Enduring the voice of the Grotesquery echoing like a curse.

“Violet Magic Tower.”

He materialized the second mental image.

There was no message about synchronization, and the mana provided was far from sufficient, but it was enough to drive out the brilliance within his body.

The mana that passed through his mana circuits constricted and dragged out the brilliance, trapping it in the sandcastle that looked ready to crumble at any moment.

Drrrrrr.

The space vibrated.

He could see the sword and armor on the ground, but he wouldn’t have the leisure to grab them.

“Let’s go.”

[Yong!]

By taking five steps back, he escaped the blackish-green domain.

Immediately after.

Kwaaaang!!

A massive explosion was heard.

“That was a close call.”

[Yoong.]

Hazard, having landed on the ground, cried out as if in agreement.

Thud.

Killian lay down on the cavern floor.

He had originally planned to just check the item called the Grotesquery’s Piece and leave, but he had gone through something bigger than expected. He no longer had the strength to even hold a sword.

Hazard seemed to be in the same state, lying on its back, wanting to rest.

In any case, with Serena and Crimson Wolf, taking control of the royal castle would work out somehow.

“This is the end for Brussels, too.”

Time would once again begin to flow quickly.

The main castle of the Kingdom of Cornelia.

Sharle came to visit Celot, who was handling affairs on behalf of the King.

She sat opposite Celot as if it were familiar.

“They say Eurasia has begun to move its capital.”

“Arles was here just a moment ago.”

Celot handed over the documents he had beside him.

A list of the large and small battles between Eurasia and Brussels over the past five months, and a list of high-ranking nobles who had surrendered to Eurasia.

Besides that, it detailed the various gains, big and small, that Eurasia would acquire.

“Unification by absorption…… just as expected.”

The eastern frontier has many mountain ranges and is rugged, making it unsuitable for farming. In contrast, Brussels has fertile land capable of producing enough food to feed all the people of the eastern frontier’s territories with leftovers.

It was fully anticipated that the capital would be moved after the war ended.

“He intends to grant the head of the Basquia Family the title of Count and have him manage it.”

Rosell Basquia, Paian Eurasia’s maternal grandfather and a 7-star knight.

He would be more than capable of fulfilling the role of a Count of the Frontier.

“I never imagined they would wrap up the war in less than half a year.”

Five months from Simon Eurasia’s declaration of war to the declaration of its end. For Brussels, which had endured as a kingdom for over 200 years, it was a futile end.

Celot put down the documents he was holding.

“This tedious代理 work is finally over.”

King Hegel Cornelia had stabilized his 8-star a week ago.

All that remained was time to prepare for actual combat.

Celot revealed his plan to resume the war as soon as he returned to his position as commander.

“Through Absinthe, the analysis of Romero’s forces is complete.”

“Orchid Owl. Her work is always astonishing to see.”

Sharle let out a small exclamation of admiration after checking the documents reported by Absinthe.

“Yes. The problem is the Second Prince who was staying in Romero.”

To avoid the same failure as with Brussels, the Empire dispatched additional knight orders and magic orders to Romero.

Their representative was the Second Prince, Isaac Heinrich.

Rumors were rampant that the Master of the Black Magic Tower was backing him and that he had reached 7-star at a young age.

There were also rumors that he had dabbled in illicit powers in the process.

“Now is the time for you to answer.”

Celot looked at Sharle’s face and asked.

The reason the war between Cornelia and Romero was being deferred was because the Second Prince had proposed to her.

“Are you in contact with Prince Killian?”

“There’s nothing of the sort.”

Sharle replied curtly, saying that Killian Eurasia was busy with the war and the work of moving the capital, and she herself was busy with the Magic Tower and matters concerning Romero.

Her gentle words held a hint of firmness.

“Is that so.”

Celot showed a slightly disappointed reaction.

“It seems Your Majesty and my uncle are more fond of him than I am.”

“We just respect your decision. But we can’t keep putting off the Second Prince’s proposal forever.”

It was an answer that had been postponed for several months. It was clear that if Sharle refused, war would begin immediately using that as a pretext.

“Uncle, the preparations are complete.”

Celot didn’t ask whether those preparations were for meeting the prince or for war.

“Let’s meet him.”

“In person?”

“Yes. Because there are things you can only see by meeting in person.”

Just like Killian Eurasia.

Swallowing the rest of her words.

A faint smile.

It was Sharle, concealing her expression with a smile.

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