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Chapter 18
No Take-Backs
Ferda climbed to the top of Lonely Mountain.
When he asked Ruri to climb to the summit, there was only one purpose.
To watch Valdrova's fight.
-Kroaaaa!
A thunderous roar overturns heaven and earth.
Еnŭm̌a.
Today she halted the advance of over a hundred monsters.
In the past, it would have been a timing where she couldn't even breathe, but now she's peaceful as if looking at a distant mountain.
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'The alcohol's effect is certain.'
The fear of dragons disappeared, and even the Fear they exuded couldn't greatly interfere with Ferda's body.
While being surprised like that, a curiosity also arose.
"How do the others endure this? Even inside the castle, it wouldn't be an ordinary matter."
Е́ n û m а̌
"There are artifacts."
Ruri lifted a ring from within her skirt and spoke.
It was an ordinary silver ring, but characters were written inside it.
Ferda couldn't read those characters.
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"It tracks the locations of the castle's employees and alleviates fear of dragons. It's at a level where up to 100 employees can live in the castle without any problem."
"Similar effect to what I drank?"
Еn̄ü_m̈ а̂
"It falls short of that. Fear of dragons still remains in their hearts."
"Still, you prepared a lot."
"Prepared uselessly much."
"Hmm......."
Thinking deeply like that, Ferda turned his head again.
"Did you say there were 100 of those?"
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"That's correct."
"Then wasn't there one I could wear from the start?"
"That's correct."
"Then why didn't you give it?"
Ruri's eyes rotated smoothly once, then she shrugged.
"You never asked, did you?"
Е nû m а̂.i d
One could realize just how much Ruri disliked Ferda before he became her fiancé.
'Seems like she still dislikes me though.'
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What would one do about the past.
Ferda turned his gaze and looked down at Valdrova.
Something a bit different from before was that instead of returning immediately after finishing her business, she turned her gaze.
A pair of horns facing forward and another pair soaring toward the sky.
Ĕnú.m а . i d
A majestic appearance clearly visible, befitting the word Tyrant.
Even those golden eyes felt like they were meeting Ferda's gaze.
'I can feel it.'
Since drinking the engagement wine, he felt as if an invisible thread connected Ferda and Valdrova.
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Whenever that happened, Ferda unconsciously smiled.
And Valdrova avoids that gaze and returns to her lair.
Wе̌ bn̊ oṽ е l Е n u ma
'Did I make things difficult for her again.'
They became engaged, but he'd never actually spoken with her.
When he tried, she only showed signs of avoiding him, and just watching was all he could do.
'Anthropophobia...... huh.'
Seeing only her tearing apart monsters and rampaging, she looked exactly like a barbarian herself, so it would be hard to believe at all.
But in Ferda's mind, her lips naturally came to mind first.
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'A woman with a truly maddening talent.'
An oasis rising in the middle of a parched desert.
The warmth of a faint blue flame burning in permafrost.
To be this close yet only able to watch.
It felt like he'd become a sinner suffering the pain of hunger and thirst where there's an apple before his eyes but he can never eat it, water but he can never drink it forever.
At least it would be nice if we could face each other and talk.
W̊ е̊b̄ n оv̈е̇ĺ Е̇ n̂.u ma
"Is talking still not allowed?"
"Yes. It's an instruction to wait until the time comes."
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"Over a month has passed."
"Compared to the years she's lived, it's a time so short it's like blinking an eye once."
The time of immortals and mortals is different.
Ferda's heart was seized by impatience.
Е̌ ňū m̄ а̀ .іd̂.
'Waiting until she settles her heart is probably the consort's role too.'
He decided to have patience.
Ferda still has plenty of time left to live, after all.
Ruri, who had been watching all that, spoke while looking elsewhere.
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"Ferda-nim."
"What is it?"
Е nu m а
"A guest has arrived."
Below the area Ferda could see.
> Only something like a long line standing before the castle was barely visible.
Ruri, who had been watching as Ferda's eyes, said this.
"It seems Burnell Marquis has arrived."
* * *
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Burnell Marquis.
When they reunited again, he was even more of a mess.
His debts were repaid, and the troublesome gangs no longer messed with him, but that didn't mean his livelihood had improved either.
"Um, I thought about it......."
"Just state the conclusion."
Ferda came out rough.
Е̌ nu.m̃ а
"I'm in an impatient mood right now to talk in circles."
It was to leave no room for Burnell Marquis's whim, but the Red Circle inside Ferda's danjeon was spinning rapidly.
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He didn't want to let go of that heightened feeling because of Burnell.
"As you said...... I came to think making weapons would be good."
"Did you bend your conviction?"
"Of course I didn't bend my conviction. As you said, making weapons is also the right way to maintain peace. I was just afraid of that criticism."
W̊ eb̀ ń оv̌е̄l̂ Ên ü m̃ а̂
Burnell Marquis spoke while looking at the appointment letter in his hand.
"I'll make weapons. To clear out the Far East's monsters. But I hope those weapons won't be used in human wars. At least while I'm alive like this."
"That I can't promise."
Instead of lying, Ferda told him reality.
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"Is...... that so?"
Burnell didn't seem too disappointed either.
Ẽ ǹ um̀ӑ
He might be a frog in a well, but the place he was in was also undeniably society, so he knew how things worked.
Weapon development flips the tide of war depending on who gets ahead first.
In that field, magitech will become an innovative technology and accelerate.
"No need to be too caught up in guilt. Just think like this. If you make a sword, what do you block it with?"
"If you make a sword....... You make a shield and armor to block it."
"They made a sword that pierces even that armor and shield. Then is giving up and standing still watching destruction the right answer?"
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Burnell finally understood.
"No. You have to make even better armor and shields."
"You make weapons, but at the same time you make shields. If you want to stop war, you must keep developing. If you stop......."
"The opponent will get one step ahead."
An endless race begins.
A reality Burnell didn't want to imagine unfolded.
W еb̊.n̊ о_v е l̇ Е nü m_ä
A faint scent lingered in his nostrils.
Coffee, black tea, and ink.
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He missed Escolea terribly.
At least there, a single room was his world.
'But I mustn't go back.'
Magitech was a wish he desperately wanted to achieve.
Е̊ n̆ u ṁӑ_
"Of course, if there's leeway later, I'll permit researching for use in other fields too. First priority is tools that can push back the Far East front lines. If you develop that first, I have no intention of nitpicking at you."
"Ah, understood."
"This much seems settled......."
Ferda started talking in earnest about Burnell's research.
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"Tell me what's needed for that research you're starting."
"Before tools, monster corpses are needed first."
Enù ma.іd̈
"Monster corpses?"
"I need to observe those first. Tools are the next problem after that person."
Burnell scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh.
"Actually, if they were alive, progress would be faster...... but capturing monsters alive isn't easy, haha!"
Ferda, who had been listening quietly, nodded.
"Understood. So we just need to capture them alive?"
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"Yes, capture alive...... uh...... wait, you're going to capture them alive?"
Burnell asked in surprise.
"To increase progress, we need to draw them, right? The road ahead is still far, so the first step should be big, shouldn't it?"
"It'll be quite hard...... understood. Thank you very much. That...... Your Highness."
"Call me Regent. That's become the official title. And there's nothing to thank for."
Ferda rose from his seat and put on his coat.
Ѐ ň ǔ m а
"We depart within three days, so prepare."
"Huh? Where are you talking about?"
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"You say that after saying we need to capture them alive? We have to go capture them."
"Us??"
Burnell's eyes widened hugely.
His pupils looked ready to shrink to dots.
Еn̈ û ṁа. ĩ d
"Then were you planning to just sit here and wait for them to be captured alive?"
"Uh....... Most people do...... right?"
"A funny joke. How can I just watch a situation where dozens must die because of one scholar's greed? Times like this, you have to move directly."
Ferda patted Burnell's shoulder and spoke.
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"Truth sets humans free, isn't that the scholars' conviction?"
"Th, that's true but......."
W̌еb̈ ń_о̀ v̀ el̊ Е̂n̈ŭ m̌ ӓ
"You can't just sit still hoping truth falls into your mouth. Roll your body a bit."
"Uuuugh......."
"Prepare well until then. You need to be in top condition."
Burnell's complexion froze pale.
'Sh, shit, I shouldn't have come!'
It was No Take-Backs.
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* * *
Ferda and Burnell rode horses and moved somewhere.
Moving along the rough road, a group of people waiting at a crossroads came into view.
30 subordinates were lined up in perfect order, and the man at the front wore half-plate armor and rode a horse.
He was the guide waiting for Ferda.
Arwen dismounted and bowed respectfully.
E num̂ а
"I greet the Duke's consort, Regent Ferda Valdrova. I am Arwen. I've come to escort you by Count Consillus's order."
"Nice to meet you. Was the order properly conveyed?"
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"Yes. I heard you're hunting monsters."
Ferda corrected those words.
"Not hunting, but capture alive. We're going to capture monsters alive."
"I apologize. It seems I misread the official document."
W̄е̃ b n̂ о v ёl̄ Е̌ num a
Actually, he didn't misread it.
It was just such an absurd statement that he ended up correcting it himself and asking back.
"It's fine. Where are the monsters located?"
Arwen turned his head and pointed somewhere.
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"We received a report that monster-specific energy is emanating from over there."
"How many?"
Е ṅu m а
"Considering the spread range until recently, it's estimated at barely one."
"I see. Then capturing it alive will be easy."
"That's the thing......."
Arwen continued the report in a serious voice.
"The individual's size is estimated to be at least larger than a grizzly bear. It's a size that's tricky for us to kill too."
Meaning capture alive would be difficult.
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Of course, those words didn't work on Ferda.
"The bigger the size, the better. We must capture it alive for sure."
Ferda patted Burnell's shoulder next to him and spoke.
"It'll help your research too."
"Haha...... th, that's right."
Burnell laughing awkwardly screamed inside.
Ěňů m̄ а̌. і d̈
'Don't say that!!'
Burnell's eyes rolled toward the soldiers.
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All kinds of resentful gazes began pouring toward Burnell.
'So that bastard was the culprit.'
'Killing monsters is hard enough, but what? Capture alive?'
'Just try catching it and dying. I'll make your dreams violent until you die!'
Ёñum̊а
Those curses seemed to echo chaotically in Burnell's head.
"Hahaha......."
Burnell laughed.
He had to laugh when he could.
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* * *
Arwen took the lead and started moving.
Е̊ ǹ ū m̂ a
Naturally, the horses had to be left behind.
Because they could become an element that provokes the monster.
"What circle have you reached in magic?"
Ferda, following behind Arwen, asked Burnell.
Burnell answered.
"3rd Circle is my limit."
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"Blue Circle?"
"Yes. Naturally, a mage would be Blue Circle...... are you perhaps Red Circle?"
"That's right."
Burnell covered his own mouth.
This damn mouth running wild.
"Ah, so, sorry! I said something unnecessary......."
Еn̄ ú m.а̌ .i d̊
"Doesn't matter. So it's 3rd Circle?"
The title referring to 3rd Circle is Magic Walker.
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Since many mages fail to break the 4th Circle wall, they don't like the term Magic Walker.
Especially 4th Circle, Mages and above, being called Magic Walker was the same as saying let's fight to the death.
"Can you use Magic Shot?"
"Yes. Sphere formation and firing are possible, but effective range is—."
En̊ü m̆ а. і d̈
"Just knowing formation is enough. How many can you make?"
"Um...... 12."
"If you make them big?"
"If big, 4 is possible."
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Average 3rd Circle can fire 15 Mana Shots.
"Quite lacking compared to an average 3rd Circle."
Ё n üm̂ a .і d́
"Haha...... that's right."
A painful yet funny story.
Because Burnell's first dream was to be a mage.
'In the end, the only thing I knew wasn't magic but studying.'
Even that studying was ruined while dreaming absurd, groundless dreams.
"That alone is enough. You just need to support well."
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"Su, support?"
"I'll handle everything. You just perform simple tasks matching my instructions. Understood?"
"Su, support you say. How......."
"I'll do it simply. Simple enough for a three-year-old to understand, so don't worry too much."
He couldn't get a feel for what he was trying to do.
Burnell asked him with a 'just in case' feeling.
Ѐ nu m_ă
"Excuse me, Regent-nim. By any chance, what circle are you?"
"Me? 2nd Circle."
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"2, 2nd Circle?"
"Why? Surprised I'm below you?"
"That is surprising, but that's not what I mean......."
Burnell couldn't understand.
Е n̄ů m ӑ. id̄
'The mana I saw was just as it was?'
Burnell thought Ferda had just been hiding it well all this time.
But he was just a mere 2nd Circle.
'What can a 2nd Circle even do......?'
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Ferda's plan couldn't be grasped at all.
Then, Arwen raised his hand.
Ëṅ umа̇
"The guy's presence is detected."
"Is that so? Good work. I'll call you right before capture. Stand by."
"Huh?"
Arwen asked again, thinking he misheard.
Ferda frowned.
"Grab the bastard reading that document and scold him. I said I only needed guides and soldiers to help with capture. Do you want to capture it yourselves?"
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"Shouldn't we do it? Naturally......."
"A knight's posture full of spirit, good."
Ferda patted Arwen's shoulder and passed him.
"Don't treat your life lightly. You're Count Consillus's knight, furthermore a precious knight of the Duke's Domain."
Ferda put on the leather gloves he'd kept in his pocket.
"Let's go. Just prepare so you can capture immediately when I signal. Burnell."
Wеbn о̌vе̊ l̈ Ӗn̆ um̌ а̌
"Ye, yep!"
Ferda walked leisurely with hands behind his back.
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To an extent where you couldn't think he was someone walking into a death trap, his bearing was noble beyond measure.
'Aaaaaah I'm gonna die!'
Meanwhile, to Burnell, he was nothing more or less than a reaper leading to death.
* * *
Е n ǔ m̌а̂. і̀ d̂
Walking through the deep forest for about 10 minutes, Ferda and Burnell finally discovered the reported monster.
'A contaminated entity.'
Not a bizarre creature occurring naturally, but a monster of the type that overlays an animal.
Originally a bear, but now it was ruined to the level of being called 'what used to be a bear'.
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A biological entity where being alive is irrational.
Its appearance seemed to say just that.
Êñu̇ m̂а ._і̊ d
"Uuegh......."
"Don't vomit. It'll be trouble if it notices."
"Uep, uep......."
He nodded repeatedly, and Ferda fixed his eyes on the target.
"Now, form Mana Shots on your fingers."
"Yes."
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Burnell, swallowing his nausea, created pure mana spheres as told.
"And throw them lightly to me one by one matching my instructions."
"Huh?"
To the Regent, not the bear?
"Right. Throw them."
Burnell squeezed his eyes shut and threw one as told.
Е n̄u m̌ а
"Huh?"
At that moment, a surprising thing happened.
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