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Chapter 139
Do You Like Thrilling Things Too?
The Sage of Water, Helus Povidas.
A sage famous for possessing outstanding ability yet belonging nowhere, living in a small village.
The reason was said to be to maintain his humility, but the reality was that it stemmed from greed and survival instinct.
The source of knowledge that allowed him to be called a sage was none other than a small blonde girl.
That girl, now called Mori—without her wisdom, Helus was nothing more than a pot-bellied middle-aged man.
Ẃ е b̌nо̀ v е̃l Ӗ ṅŭḿа́
He had his source of knowledge stolen away, and he tried to reclaim it.
But the result was miserable.
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Instead, he was kidnapped by Ferda, a Witch's Brand stamped on the back of his hand, and now he had a secret he couldn't speak of even in death.
What happened after that?
Nothing.
Surprisingly, absolutely nothing happened.
Е̃ ǹû m̊ а̃
After filling the position of the maid he killed with someone else, he received the exact same support, and with that support he enjoyed delicious food, alcohol, and women.
"Ugh... my head's killing me."
Even so, Helus suffered from thirst.
He was managing his sage life by borrowing Mori's wisdom, but the limit of only three questions total irritated him.
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He'd waste all three on useless questions, and when a genuinely important question came up, he'd have to wait until tomorrow.
Was that all?
E ň ǔ m̈ а̄ . і̄ d
While waiting like that, questions piled up and carried over, leaving him with a backlog of three months' worth of questions.
He just needed to filter out the necessary ones, but Helus lacked the eye to discern them and had no intention of learning.
So he had no choice but to process them stupidly, one by one in order.
'It's all because of that damn Regent bastard.'
Helus resented Ferda.
Not content with stealing what was originally his, the bastard said he'd let him use it freely but then slapped a limit on the number of questions.
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Irritation welled up.
Helus reflexively grabbed a cookie from the plate and shoved it in his mouth.
He relieved stress by eating, and in the meantime his weight had ballooned considerably.
Thanks to the sticky sugar coursing through his blood vessels, he felt considerably better.
'Still, he wouldn't know I attempted a takeover...'
Since he'd made a terrifying contract with a witch, he wouldn't dare do something as reckless as letting his liver leap out of his body.
Ŵе̃ b nо̀ vе l̂ Е̃n̊ um а
Using that very notion in reverse was the wisdom Helus had created.
'There's no way that crazy Regent would have let me off the hook.'
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He believed it was wisdom he'd created himself, and that he was growing.
Praising himself, he busily ate his fill.
'Still, I can't just stay like this.'
He had to get Mori back.
Ŵе̊ b̂ n̄о̀v́е l Ѐ ṅu̇ ḿӑ
Life itself was no different from before, but he couldn't tolerate the anxiety of not knowing what might happen gnawing at his nerves.
How could he steal that guy back?
'Should I think about it tomorrow?'
Drowsiness washed over him from eating his fill.
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Thinking he'd sleep on it and then decide, he tried to lie down on the bed.
That was when it happened.
E n̆ û m̆ а. і̌ d̄
Kiiik—.
The door opened without warning.
"What the hell? Who opens a door without even knocking?"
As he snapped, someone revealed themselves.
Blonde hair, blue eyes.
When Helus saw that face, his complexion brightened.
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"Olivia. What are you doing here?"
It wasn't the real Olivia.
She was a prostitute who'd taken the Princess's name.
If a blonde was even slightly pretty, any dog or cow used the stage name Olivia.
That prostitute was only sticking her head through the door, looking at him expressionlessly.
Helus felt something was off, but before that, his lower body reacted first.
Wėb̆ n оvéľ Е̂ n̆ ŭ ḿ а
"Why? You want to have a wild time with me today? I'll make sure to satisfy you for sure today!"
"....."
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"Honey? Are you really okay? Why aren't you saying anything?"
The door opens a bit more.
At the same time, Olivia's head drops to the floor with a thud.
Literally, like a ball.
Е̊ nū m̄ӑ
Thud.
Deogureureu—.
A cleanly severed cross-section entered Helus's view.
"Uh, uh!?"
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Helus, who had been lying on the bed, let out a dazed sound before belatedly grasping the situation.
"Ugh, uheoeok!"
Èn̊ u̇m̃ а̂
He yanked the blanket and let out an unsightly scream.
While he was panicking, someone entered the room.
"Why the face, honey? I like a wild time too."
She spoke seductively, but couldn't hide a rough male voice.
Black skin, black sclera with red pupils.
Pointed teeth visible in a sneering mouth.
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He grinned.
He smeared the blood on his hand onto his lips.
"Gu, guaaard! Guuaaaard!"
He screamed at the top of his lungs.
Usually his servants would come scurrying at his voice, but there was no sign of them.
It was only natural.
Е̃ n uḿа .і̂ ď
Since they'd brought Olivia's head here, there was no way anyone in the mansion was still alive.
Helus's face turned deathly pale.
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"Y-you... just who..."
"My my, asking so cluelessly even after seeing this."
The demon man winking like a woman.
Sharp claws glinted eerily.
W̌еb̌ ṅо̌v́ ӗ l Е̄ n ŭ m ӓ
"I hate men who pretend to be clueless the most."
"Spare me! My Lord!"
Helus surrendered instinctively and shouted.
"I'll give you whatever you want! If you want the treasure, go to the basement! If you want this land, I'll give you this house too! So please, just my life...!"
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The demon man's face crumpled.
"Hmm... something's weird..."
W̌ eb̂ n̂ о vеl̂ Е̌n̊ u m̄ а̇
The man looked at Helus with eyes that had only black sclera and tilted his head.
"A man called the Sage of Water shouldn't be this pathetic... Lord Gokma said you'd be threatening enough to at least make it into the 2nd Legion..."
The man sensed something was going wrong.
He grabbed Helus by the collar and lifted him.
"Tell me, who are you?"
"H-Helus Povidas..."
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"The Sage of Water, the ultimate wisdom who created a breakthrough—there's no way someone like you would be groveling like this. No wisdom, nothing... hmm... then you're..."
The demon grinned as if realizing something.
"Hmm, that must be it. You're Povidas's body double, right?"
"Th-that's not true..."
"It's fine. So what if you're a double? Tell me, where's the main body? Find that guy and I'll spare you, how about it?"
Helus couldn't easily open his mouth.
W̄ ě b̌ n̄ о̂ ṽê l̆ Е́ n̊ um̆ ǎ
He could just say the main body was far away and then run.
That would be the best improvisation he could do right now.
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But Helus didn't say those words.
His survival instinct warned him as if it had read the future.
He had a strong conviction that the moment he denied it, he'd be killed.
"I-I am Helus. P-please, spare me..."
E n u m̂ ӑ
He revealed his identity again, but the man didn't believe him.
"Ah, boringly insisting like that is no fun. Then..."
Helus's hair scattered.
He felt his ear go cold from the passing gust.
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Throbbing pain rising.
And liquid running down his cheek.
E n uma
Helus realized.
He'd just attacked, and his ear had been sliced off.
"Ugh, uwaaaaah!"
Helus screamed in terror.
"Tell me. You're a double, right? Right? If you admit it now, I'll kill you cleanly. Just tell me the location."
"Hwaaak! I am Helus Povidas! I am! Please believe me!"
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The man threatened to extract the truth, and Helus screamed while spilling the truth.
In this absurdity where even sincerity didn't get through, Helus shed tears.
"Spare me! If anyone's there, please save me!!"
But naturally, no one could come to save him.
Boredom settled on the demon man's face.
Helus Povidas is not here.
Ӗ n̄u m̀ ǎ
Having judged so, just as he was about to end the double's life,
Kwajak!
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With the sound of a wall being pierced, a beam of light cut between Helus and the demon.
Precisely targeting the hand holding Helus, it pierced through, and the lifted Helus was thrown to the floor.
"Uheoeoeok!!"
Helus didn't miss that moment and scrambled back.
Ê n u m̂ ӓ
Instead of cutting the demon's breath, the man looked at the hole pierced through the wall and let out a breath.
"Hmm, which rat bastard interrupted my happy time?"
Kwang!
Young men bursting through the door.
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They held drawn swords aimed at the demon.
"Put the Sage down, you filthy thing!"
Ē_nů ṁ а .іd̂
Five handsome faces.
Brimming with the spirit of rookies, but that was all.
None of them knew how to use magic.
Then who?
The owner of that magic revealed himself belatedly.
Gray hair, blue eyes.
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An impressively calm demeanor hard to believe for a young man full of vitality.
The man knew who he was.
"Wondered who it was, turns out it's the handsome Regent oppa who shot it?"
The demon man said with an eye-smile, and Ferda revealed disgust.
"A grown man talking like a girl—aren't you ashamed?"
"Aing, don't say that. You should know to respect a taste like this?"
Ѐn̊.ů m а . і d
"Right, with tastes like that, no wonder you became a demon."
Ferda kept taunting, needling the demon.
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The demon man just laughed, looking like he was enjoying it.
"What a waste, such a waste. That feisty personality is exactly what I like, but if only the body was a bit fatter..."
The demon man glanced at Helus and smiled.
Ferda looked at that gaze and said with a fed-up expression.
Ẇéb̈ n̈ о v̂ёl E ň u ḿ а̄
"I've seen plenty of men into men, but your taste is truly awful."
"Awful? This is the realm of gourmet? There's a taste you wouldn't know. That damp smell of fat—that's a delicacy only fat men can produce."
Helus's face drained of blood as if all the blood had left his body.
"Don't be too disappointed. It's not like I only want to kill fat men. But killing itself is enjoyable."
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"You filthy demon bastard! You think I'll allow that?!"
One young master jumped in, his arrogant noble nature surfacing.
W̄еbn̊ о̌v̈ ё ľ E n u̇ mа
"Your atrocities will vanish like dew on this blade!"
Ferda had no time to stop him.
The demon raised a finger, and a flash of light was seen.
"Huh?"
No sensation below the neck.
What's visible in his vision is his own body.
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His body is bravely lunging forward, while his vision plunges downward.
He realized.
He paid the price for his arrogance.
Deogureureu.
Thud!
"L-Lord Dmitri!"
Ё n̄ú m а̇. ї ḋ
"H-his head...!"
The young masters' expressions, full of spirit, instantly dyed with despair.
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They couldn't track it with the naked eye, wearing expressions of not understanding what happened, looking back and forth between the two.
"Hasty men are no good."
That petulant action made it even more chilling.
The young masters gripped their swords tightly.
W.ё b n̆ o v.е̄ĺ Е̊ň úḿ а̊
First time facing a demon.
First time facing overwhelming strength.
They keenly feel once more that this war is not a game but a place where slaughter reigns.
"As expected, our Regent is no ordinary man. Seeing this, most would be trembling like those kids."
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"I've seen plenty of such petty tricks, so it's not surprising."
He said that, but Ferda was just as flustered as the young masters.
Ѐ n umа̄ .їd̃
'This is a headache.'
He'd never underestimated a demon's ability, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
The problem was the young masters' attitude.
Who would've known they'd commit suicide by riding their own momentum?
If it became a matter of responsibility, it'd be a troublesome issue.
"By the way, didn't expect you to come this fast. Thought you'd arrive after enjoying yourself a bit more."
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"You speak as if you knew I'd come."
"Demons have pretty good intel too. Lots of ears to listen?"
The demon tapped his own ear.
He knew there were demon worshippers among the nobles.
Was there such a bastard among those participating in this Spring Festival?
'They say there's not a single person in the world you can trust.'
Eṅum ӓ .і̇ d
He snorted while saying that.
When did I ever trust humans that much?
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Ferda decided to use that intent.
"Hey, disgusting bastard."
"Why call me, honey?"
"Skip the boring hostage play and want to properly go at it with me once?"
Eǹum а
One of the demon man's eyebrows shot up.
"Uung? What do you mean?"
"What you're after is me, isn't it? So I'll give you a chance."
"What chance?"
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"A chance to kill me."
The demon man scoffed at those words.
W̌ e b̃ n оv̈.е l Еnŭ ṁ а̃
"I don't know why you're so cute. Heard you've made plenty of women cry?"
"I've seen them cry. Wasn't pleasant."
"My my, that's not what I meant. Sigh, this is why stubborn men are..."
He clicked his tongue but still eye-smiled.
"Fine. I'll let the small fry go. Killing them would be fun, but you're walking into your own grave, so only I benefit."
Ferda looked at the young masters mid-conversation.
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Having witnessed Dmitri's death, they'd already lost all fighting spirit.
They looked like they wanted nothing more than to leave this place immediately.
Men who'd lost their will to fight were not only useless but would only get in the way.
"You guys."
"Y-yes!"
"Take the Sage and get out."
E nu̇ ḿ а̄ .і d̈
"But we're outnumbered...?"
"Can't you understand? I'm saying get lost because you're in the way."
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Ferda commanded them with killing intent.
Crushed by that energy, the young masters chose to retreat as he said.
These aren't the ones to entrust Ferda's back to.
Helus, closest to the demon, was burning with anxiety over how to escape.
Wé b n ȯv̂е l Ēn ûm̄а
"You go too. Don't need a double."
"Y-yes!!"
Helus rolled his heavy body and ran to the young masters, and they left the room together.
The sound of footsteps descending stairs was heard.
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Only this bastard and himself remained.
"Your words are rough but your heart's warm? A man with that kind of gap—I'm fluttering."
Ё ṅ ûm̌ä.і́d
"Don't know what nonsense that is. I just need a witness."
"Witness? What witness?"
"Five young masters entered, one bravely committed suicide. Who'd believe that?"
"Haha! That's true!"
The demon burst into laughter.
The only ones who could testify to this absurd situation were those four and Helus.
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"Besides, I don't have the leisure to play with a bastard like you."
"Oppa's too confident? Even though you're just a 4th Circle mage."
The opponent was a Knight-grade demon, Butcher-type optimized for speed.
To restrain him, the standard approach was binding or area slow magic.
For that, he needed a front line to block the front.
But the four young masters who could've been that front line had left, so Ferda was practically defenseless.
Е̊n u̇ṁ а_. і d
"Wonder how long that prideful expression will last."
"Who knows."
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He added those words.
"At least from now on, you won't know anything."
Ferda sneered and pulled something from within his robe.
It wasn't a magic tool as expected.
W̃ӗ.b̌ nŏvё l̆ Éñǔ m̆ ӓ
It was a magic circle.
'He stored a magic circle in his robe?'
Impossible.
At least in his knowledge, no mage could do that.
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But if not that, it was impossible.
A complex magic circle requiring a long incantation just appearing in Ferda's hand and manifesting instantly—it made no sense.
W е̄ b n̆ o v́ е l̇ Еn̂u m̂а
"You cowardly trick...!"
He tried to say he was speechless, but even that left him speechless.
Pajijik!
What formed in his hand was lightning.
But its color wasn't blue or a brilliant light—it was red.
Even without knowing it was the Reverse Lightning, one could tell it was a color not made by natural order.
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Magic that doesn't follow natural order is strong without exception.
Ferda looked at the man whose complexion had changed and asked.
"Do you like thrilling things too?"
* * *
Meanwhile, outside the mansion, in front of the village.
"Monsters approaching!"
Е̊ ǹ ům̈à
"Form battle formation! Few enemies! We can do this without the Regent!"
The number of beast-type monsters was only 10, fewer than the first point.
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With few numbers, they shouldn't be a threat.
But strangely, it was tough.
He tried to find what the difference was.
'Is it because 5 people are missing from the front line?'
W еb̂n ö.ṽ еl Еn ǔ mа̀
He guessed, but drew the line calling it a stupid thought.
'Those guys are just dead weight.'
Born on top, only looking down.
Using them as combat power is only a hindrance because their status is too high.
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'As expected, it's because Regent Ferda isn't here.'
He used a strategy on a different level from other mages.
Е́ nǔ m̂ а̂ .і̃ḋ
Instead of having 3rd Circle mages draw magic circles, he had them create mana spheres and throw them to him, and Ferda assisted by throwing those spheres.
Practically only one mage was moving, but that one controlled everything.
Even against 20, there was no feeling of struggling, but now struggling against 10, the reverse feeling is too severe.
He could only hope Ferda would finish quickly and come out.
"The young masters are coming out!"
The rear guard observing the situation shouted.
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Turning his head, he saw the young masters coming out the door as he said.
One of them was Helus, so effectively 2 were missing.
"Th-that... Dmitri died..."
"D-died? Then what about the Regent?"
"The Regent is fighting the demon. There was a demon inside!"
Demon!
Е̄n̄u ma
It was understandable they'd be this scared.
In the current era, they're practically imaginary creatures, rarely seen.
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But that's not the problem.
"So the Regent is fighting it right now?"
"Y-yeah..."
He was dumbfounded.
Ѐ ǹuma
They should be joining forces to fight that demon, but all 4 young masters came out and left the Regent to fight alone.
'Monster subjugation... is a manageable situation.'
Should he go support Regent Ferda right now?
Political calculations and the situation give him a headache.
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While he was thinking like that.
Red light flickered in the mansion window he was looking at.
Е n um̊а. i̊d
That ominous color gradually grew smaller.
Kureureureung...!!
The light was weakening but the ground shook increasingly violently.
It wasn't weakening.
Right, that's being compressed.
To create an explosion too large to handle.
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Kwaaang!!
A huge explosion sound struck their eardrums.
The formation shook from the released shockwave, and the attacking wolf monsters also hesitated.
The building at the explosion's epicenter couldn't withstand the shock and collapsed completely.
"My..."
Helus screamed as he looked at the spot swallowed by light.
Е́n̆ um а
"My house...!!"
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