(One)
One.
A time past midnight.
Late at night when everyone was asleep. The Academy was still bright. It was due to the news that three freshmen who were on a field trip to the Fountain of Magic went missing.
Immediately after receiving this news.
The security guard in charge of public security immediately summoned personnel and formed a search team. The same was true for Roen Pillaud, the vice-captain of the guards.
However, the place where Roen’s steps were headed was not the field, but the headquarters building of the Magic Faculty. Eventually, he arrived in front of the dean’s office.
smart!
Immediately after knocking on the door of the dean’s office.
Suddenly the door opened of its own accord.
As if it had its own will.
After a while, what came into view was a softly burning candle. Then, I saw a girl with a young face sitting beyond it.
I’m scared to make eye contact with her.
Roen lowered his head.
“I’m sorry you must have been sleeping.”
“Hehe, I’m fine, relax your shoulders. “As you get older, you lose sleep.”
A girl with a faint smile.
Dean of the Faculty of Magic, Diphlin Chernio.
Roen bowed his head once again in response to her consideration. She then explained her disappearance from the Fountain of Magic.
“Hmm, so to sum it up, an unexplained magical disaster occurred at the Fountain of Magical Power, and as a result, three first-year students went missing?”
“That’s right.”
Roen nodded.
Deflin asked again.
“Have you obtained statements from eyewitnesses?”
“of course. “It is said that an unidentified cave emerged at the border between Areas 1 and 2.”
“cave?”
“Yes, it’s hard to believe, but everyone there testified the same.”
It’s a cave.
Her eyes narrowed.
“What else?”
“It is said that the waves swirled around with a strong torrent and swallowed the students. “The last sighting is that they were pushed towards a cave.”
“······.”
“And one more thing. There was a slightly special statement. According to this, the three students were probably pushed to the inside of the cave.”
The report is almost over.
Deflin’s eyebrow twitched. It was a habit that appeared only when something interested him.
“Who made that statement?”
“This is a girl named Noah Darshen. “It is said that he was with the missing person until the end.”
Noah. It’s a name I remember.
A name I heard relatively recently.
Who did you hear it from? Diphlin, who was quietly searching through his memories, soon remembered the source.
Dean Bergé of the Department of Military Studies.
To be exact, it is one of the contents included in the information Ulan received from him. They said there was definitely one more barbarian who entered the school along with the Uhlan.
‘Those barbarians are…’
This girl is Noah Darshen.
Immediately after remembering this.
Deflin’s eyes sparkled for a moment.
“Can I see the list of missing people?”
“Yes, of course.”
I brought this knowing that something like this would happen.
Roen politely handed over the list. Flipping through her list with an indifferent expression on her face, she soon came across a very familiar name.
【Ulaanbaatar, 17 years old】
For some reason, it seemed like that.
Deflin’s eyes narrowed. Like a crescent moon. The corner of her mouth twitched and she couldn’t take her eyes off Ulan’s name for a while.
“Um, Dean?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. “I had a lot to think about for a moment.”
“no. “Of course you are distraught.”
After coming to my senses.
Deflin got to the point.
“Anyway, the fact that you came looking for me means you need the power of a special task force, right?”
“That’s right. A disappearance case within the academy can be handled by the security forces alone, but if the spring of magic is involved…”
Loen slurs his words as if he has no shame.
The security unit he leads has investigative authority over all incidents surrounding the academy.
However, the fountain of magic is an exception.
In order to enter this place, and furthermore, to return without causing any casualties, the wizard’s cooperation was essential.
That also cannot be done half-heartedly.
To be helpful, you must have not only magical skills, but also excellent improvisation and combat skills to deal with unexpected situations.
And coincidentally, there was a group of experts at the Academy who met this condition.
‘Special task force, an organization directly under the Faculty of Magic.’
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While the military department has an inspection team, the magic department has a special task force. Consisting of intermediate level wizards or higher, they are involved in all cases related to magic and have independent investigative and ruling rights.
‘and······.’
He is also famous for only listening to Deflin’s orders. They say that even if she is the president, she cannot move the special task force without her cooperation.
This was the reason I came to Difflin late at night.
Fortunately, she readily accepted the request.
“This is a dispatch order for one platoon of the special task force. “I hope I can be of help to you.”
“Yes, thank you for your cooperation, Dean.”
Roen bows his head politely.
With this, the purpose was achieved. He immediately turned around. He accompanied the special team and headed to the scene immediately.
Some time later, after he left the dean’s office.
Deflin, left alone, closed his eyes. She then tapped her desk as if lost in thought.
“A fountain of magic. missing. tide. cave······.”
A low murmur echoes throughout the room.
These are clues related to the disappearance case. And Diphlin knew one important piece of information that was connected to all these clues.
“······A hero’s ordeal.”
His slightly opened eyes sparkled in the moonlight.
There was a time when she was interested in the fountain of magic. While she was staying in the area and focusing on her research, she discovered some interesting records.
A long time ago now.
Around the time when Arsene Academy was just established.
It was a record that several professors who were quite famous at the time had made arrangements for future generations.
‘An ancient ruin named Ordeal.’
A plan to prepare for the door to the abyss to open one day. The hero’s ordeal was one of them.
‘I wanted to go in too…’
Failed. Let alone entering the ruins, I couldn’t even figure out the location of the cave known as the entrance to the ruins.
The reason was simple.
It was because the conditions were not met.
‘It was said that when three or more people with the qualities of a hero gather together, the entrance to the ordeal that was hidden until now will be opened.’
After thinking about the conditions for opening the trial, which I learned about only after completing research on the Fountain of Magic.
Deflin looked at the papers again.
“I think I finally understand your purpose.”
Ulan is strong. He is also a strong man who hides considerable skills. The reason someone like that entered the academy is because they clearly have something to aim for.
I didn’t realize it last time, but I never thought I would find out Ulan’s purpose this way.
“Then the rest is simple.”
Aside from the hero’s trials, she also knows other trials well. So, on the condition that she inform him of this, she will ask Ulan to cooperate with the research.
The corner of Difflin’s mouth turned up.
It was a smile full of anticipation and satisfaction.
2.
Meanwhile, around that time.
Ulan and his party hurriedly walked to the place of the final ordeal. While I was endlessly walking down a long passage with no end in sight.
Stand tall!
Suddenly, Ibella and Sylphy stopped walking.
The two of them immediately frowned, and then, without even knowing who was the first, they covered their noses.
“Ugh!”
“W-what kind of smell…”
A tremendous odor suddenly appeared.
I couldn’t bear it without blocking my nose. On the other hand, Ulan’s reaction was different from the other two. Rather, he sniffed and identified the identity of the smell.
“It smells like blood.”
However, it is not just the scent of blood.
There was an unidentifiable odor mixed in. Perhaps that is the real cause of the odor.
Ulan walked silently.
Whatever it is, if you don’t go forward, you won’t be able to find out the identity of the smell. Ibella and Sylphy also followed behind him with frowns.
How long has it been like that?
The group finally arrived at the end of the road.
What soon appeared in my eyes was a huge room.
“Wow!”
Sylphy let out a short exclamation.
This is because, unlike the rooms I have been in so far, it is very fancy. Just looking at the luxurious decorations on the wall made my eyes widen.
However, the admiration did not last long.
The smell has gotten worse since I came to the room.
“Ugh, my head is pounding.”
The stench is so strong that it gives you a headache.
Ibella let out a groan. This was absolutely not a harsh death. Ulan, too, couldn’t hold on any longer and was so close that he pinched her nose.
“Oh, there’s something written here.”
At that time, Sylphy found something.
Exact center of the room. It was a letter engraved on the floor.
“If we observe and cooperate, we will win? Umm, what does this mean?”
Sylphy tilts her puzzled face.
Just as Ulan was about to think about it too.
Poke!
Suddenly, someone stabbed me in the back.
It was Ibella’s finger.
“Ulan, what do you think that is?”
The place she pointed to was the left end of the room.
There was a huge lump there that looked to be about 5 meters long. An object that somehow resembles a human being. Ulan gave his honest impressions.
“It looks like a golem.”
“Is that so too?”
Ibella seemed to think similarly.
And I don’t know if it was an illusion, but it looked somehow familiar. Ulan, who was tracing her memory, soon remembered where he had seen it.
‘The Trial of the Hero.’
The end of the road reached after defeating numerous enemies.
There was a golem there that looked similar to that one too. A golem called the guardian of the ruins.
In fact, just looking at the exterior, they were almost identical.
Except for just one thing.
‘The material is different.’
At that time, the guardian of the ruins boasted a body like steel. So much so that a weapon that has only been used a few times will break quickly.
On the other hand, that guy is different.
At first glance, it didn’t look solid. Rather, it looked soft and elastic like jelly.
‘What on earth is this guy doing?’
A doubt appeared in his narrowed eyes.
At that time, Ibella shouted as if she knew.
“ah! “Could it be Sam’s guardian?”
Professor Miel said.
Sam’s guardian is a golem created by wizards. In that sense, her guess was valid.
But Ulan shook his head.
“I don’t think so.”
“huh? why?”
“It’s a gut feeling. For some reason, I feel uncomfortable with this guy. As well as the foul odor.”
“uh? “Is that what caused the bad smell?”
Ibella asked as if she was surprised.
Ulan nodded. The proof is that the closer you get to it, the stronger the smell becomes.
Then at that moment.
Suddenly, a cry like a scream was heard.
“B, b, blood golem?!”
It was Sylphy. She looked at her golem with a shocked expression. As if he knew what the golem really was.
“Do you know what that is?”
“······Yes, this is my first time actually seeing it.”
Eyebrows quivering.
Sylphy’s eyes wavered as if she was anxious. Then she swallowed her dry saliva and spoke.
“The blood golem is something that appeared in the history books of an ancient desert kingdom. “At the time, he was called the kingdom’s secret weapon.”
Blood Golem.
As its name suggests, it was a golem made with human blood. What was unusual was that the method of making it was very complicated and cruel.
“It is said that the fatigue of ordinary humans cannot condense magical power, so blood that flows with magical energy was needed. So, it is said that wizards and sorcerers who committed sins were usually used as ‘materials.’”
Typically, the number of wizards needed to create one blood golem is 999.
This meant that nearly a thousand wizards were sacrificed for one blood golem.
That’s not all.
To create a blood golem, a powerful soul was also needed. A soul strong enough not to wear out even if bound to the golem’s body for a long period of time.
“Even just from the explanation, you look really strong.”
“It was to the point where it was called the kingdom’s secret weapon. “It doesn’t work at all on intermediate or lower level magic, and it’s immune to spells and curses.”
A golem that doesn’t work with magic.
My brows naturally furrowed. This was because I already had an intuition that this was a difficult enemy to deal with.
“Above all, they say that metal that touches the blood golem corrodes quickly. That’s why they say that even if you put mana on a weapon, it won’t last.”
“······!”
Ibella’s eyes turned round.
It has to be that way.
If magic doesn’t work and swords don’t work, how on earth are you supposed to defeat them?
“Then how do you deal with that?”
“There are two ways.”
Sylphy spread two fingers.
“First, attack with a weapon imbued with an aura or spirit. Then they say that even blood golems cannot corrode weapons.”
“what? “Auror?”
“It means you need a master.”
Immediately after Sylphy’s answer.
Ibella reflexively glanced at Ulan and then shook her head. No matter how strong he is, he is not yet at the level of a master.
‘More than anything, if he had been a master, he wouldn’t have entered the academy in the first place.’
No matter how much you come from a barbarian tribe, if you are a master, you will be treated differently. If you just naturalize in the empire, you will immediately receive a title and territory.
It means there is no reason to come to the academy.
So I quickly shook off my regrets.
“Then what about the second method?”
“This isn’t easy either. “I need a weapon made from a very special ore called scurvy stone.”
“Scurvy stone?”
“Yes, it is an ore that becomes harder as it contains blood, but it is difficult to find and is famous for being very expensive.”
Sylphy’s complexion darkened.
“In other words, it is difficult to obtain large enough quantities to make weapons. therefore······.”
“It means that method is useless.”
“Whew, that’s right.”
Sylphy lets out a heavy sigh.
Ibella’s expression also changed in confusion. Both methods were impossible in the current situation.
However, Ulan’s reaction was different.
The reason was obvious.
‘It’s all already there.’
The level of master.
A weapon made from scurvy stone.
Coincidentally, Ulan had it all. That’s when she let out a hearty laugh as if it were refreshing.
“Ulan.”
Ibella spoke up.
With very serious eyes.
“Let’s go back to the place where we suffered.”
“Yeah, that’s right! “It would be better.”
Sylphy moves her head at the same time.
They probably decided there was no chance of winning. Ulan, on the other hand, shook his head.
“Okay.”
“what?”
“I can do it.”
So you don’t have to worry.
That’s what Ulan wanted to say. But Ibella’s complexion actually became darker.
“I know you are strong. But if what Sylphy said is true, running away is the safest solution for now.”
“that’s right. That blood golem is not a monster that a single student can handle. “For the record, we even destroyed a city!”
Sylphy screams as if she were screaming.
Ulan, on the other hand, was unperturbed.
If it was a city, he would have destroyed it all by himself. Of course, it was a city of monsters.
“It doesn’t seem like he wants to move yet, so let’s go to a safe place and wait for rescue…”
When Sylphy continued speaking quickly.
A violent tremor struck the hall.
Coo coo coo coo!
Like a sign of something unexpected.
At the same time, the eyes of both girls wavered.
Tension and fear.
Around the time when two emotions leaked out through my eyes. Ulan, who was looking at the source of the vibration, muttered briefly.
“It’s moving.”
“······!”
I’m afraid those words will end.
The monster that was the topic of conversation.
The blood golem slowly woke up. Dripping sticky blood.
The moment I witnessed this scene.
Sylphy’s face turned pale.
“Uh, what should I do?! Uh, what should I do?”
Sylphy stamps her feet.
Ibella’s expression was also as hard as stone. Then, Ulan took a long stride.
“do not worry. “I will handle it.”
“B-but that is…!”
“Trust me.”
Ulan briefly dismissed the comment.
An unwavering voice. Sylphy closed her mouth, looking confident in victory. For some reason, I felt like it was really possible for him.
Maybe she found another way that she didn’t know about. Just like it was the first time I dealt with an immortal.
“······okay. “I will believe it.”
Ibella also nodded.
Just as Ulan believed in her talent, she also decided to believe in Ulan’s strength.
“If there’s anything I can do to help, I can do anything…”
“Then ask them to deal with you.”
“huh? “Those?”
What are you saying all of a sudden?
As I was tilting my head, I heard a familiar sound not far away.
Sreuk! Slurp!
The sound of old clothes being swept across the floor.
After a while, beings holding rusty swords walked out from all directions. Sylphy looked bored.
“Ugh, even immortals…!”
“Oh, you’re immortal?”
On the other hand, Ibella’s reaction was different.
That’s because I’m already used to being an immortal.
If you use the fourth method that Ulan taught you, you can easily subdue an immortal with her skills.
“good. “Leave those guys to me.”
“I feel reassured.”
Ulan grinned.
Ending with a satisfied smile.
The two immediately closed their mouths. Then, without worrying about who would go first, they kicked the ground towards their respective battlefields.
Chapter 11. But that actually happened
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