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Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Silence flowed inside the abandoned building.
It was a suffocating silence. That was because Max Langtang’s expression was anything but ordinary.
Dominic had answered the question about the quality of the black gold stone by bringing up Max Langtang’s behavior, so it would not have been strange for him to explode in anger here.
However, Dominic was certain that Max Langtang would not get angry.
W ē b nо̊ v èl E n ûm_à
That was, if he was truly trying to test whether Dominic could sense mana or not.
“Ha ha.”
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When the sharpness of the silence reached its peak, Max Langtang suddenly burst into laughter.
“Brat, you’re smarter than you look.”
Max Langtang tossed the two pieces of black gold stone back into the sack and straightened the upper body he had been leaning forward.
“That’s right. When choosing something precious, people take their time.”
Е n̄ům ȧ
Max Langtang said.
“But if you need that kind of eye for detail, it seems you lack the eye to recognize what’s truly important.”
Max Langtang concluded that Dominic did not have the eyes to perceive mana.
This part took Dominic by surprise as well.
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‘I thought he’d test me a bit more.’
In any case, it was fortunate that Max Langtang had withdrawn his suspicion.
Ẃе̃ḃ nо̊v̌ẽl_ Ē n̂u m̄à
“An interesting kid. Brook, give that boy fifty gold coins.”
Since he had succeeded in appearing to be nothing more than a sharp-witted boy, it seemed there would be no need to worry for a while.
When Max Langtang called the name Brook, the man who had traded with Dominic earlier stepped forward.
“Fifty coins…… you say?”
Brook asked reluctantly. It meant that since nothing had been received in return, it was far too much money to just hand over.
“I can’t give him less than I gave you, can I?”
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However, Brook’s dissatisfaction vanished like smoke at the next words Max Langtang spoke.
“Understood.”
Brook promptly bowed his head and handed Dominic a pouch containing fifty gold coins.
Dominic received the pouch while forcing himself to look moved.
Fifty gold coins was an amount equivalent to several years’ worth of living expenses for commoners, but it stirred no emotion in Dominic.
“My goodness, fifty gold coins……. Thank you for your generosity, sirs.”
Ӗ ňü m а. і̆ d
On the other hand, Clive was so moved that his eyes even welled up with tears.
That was the unbridgeable gap between Clive and Dominic, and between a commoner and a noble.
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“Then go now.”
Max Langtang said to Dominic and Clive.
He was sending them away first so they could not follow behind or try anything foolish.
“Understood.”
W е̇ b̃ n_о̄v̇ е l Еnum̀.а̀
Clive bowed deeply in greeting and left, taking Dominic with him.
As soon as they arrived somewhere safe, Dominic gave Clive the amount they had agreed upon.
“Thank you, young master.”
Clive bowed deeply once more.
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Even though he had seen Dominic receive the gold coins with his own eyes, Clive did not covet anything beyond the share that had been promised to him from the start.
Even if the limits of one’s status could not be helped, not behaving shamelessly—that was Clive’s greatest strength.
Е̃ nu m̊а̀
“Is there anything else I can help with?”
“No. From now on, I’ll act alone.”
Dominic once again changed his hair color and facial features, pulled his hood low, and went outside.
‘Max Langtang’s group will head to Barba’s Cave as quickly as possible.’
It was in order to follow Max Langtang to Barba’s Cave.
At Barba’s Cave, Dominic would throw Max Langtang into confusion and, while he was disoriented, extract information from him.
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Once the mysterious power of Barba’s Cave manifested, Max Langtang would have no idea that he had been picked clean.
Borrowing Clive’s words so that no traces would remain, Dominic spurred onward toward Barba’s Cave.
Since he took a shortcut that only one person could pass through, he was fortunate enough to arrive at Barba’s Cave before Max Langtang’s group.
Dominic tied his horse at a distant spot and immediately went into hiding.
About an hour later, Max Langtang and Brook arrived in front of Barba’s Cave.
It seemed they had not brought any other subordinates, as there were only the two of them.
E n̈ u m а
‘Looks like Max Langtang dislikes crowded affairs.’
Dominic thought this as he recalled that only the bare minimum of people had been present at the black gold stone transaction earlier as well.
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“Here? This is the place that brat mentioned?”
Max Langtang asked Brook after stopping in front of the rock face and dismounting from his horse.
“Yes. He knew the incantation ‘Sesama,’ so it must be correct.”
Brook answered loyally. On his face, anticipation for the black gold stone they would soon discover—and the reward that would follow—sparkled like stars.
Ë n̂u m̃ă . і̌ḋ
“Sesama, really a classic incantation.”
Max Langtang muttered with a snort of laughter.
“Sesama!”
Brook stepped forward perceptively and shouted loudly.
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However, there was no change at all in the rock face.
“Looks like your mana is pathetically insufficient to open that door.”
Е̊ n ům̆ а̇ .і̂d.
At Max Langtang’s blunt assessment, Brook’s face flushed red.
“Move aside, I’ll try it.”
Brook hurriedly stepped to the side, and Max Langtang moved forward.
And then…….
“Sesama.”
Max Langtang spoke in a low, sunken voice.
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At that, the rock face shook violently, and a rumbling sound began to echo.
‘They covered it in detail in the Mercenary newspaper, but seeing it in person really is something.’
Lying in ambush, Dominic watched in admiration as the split widened further and further, eventually revealing the narrow passage it had concealed.
‘An enormous amount of mana.’
From the newly opened cave, mana that was unmistakably a natural phenomenon was pouring forth.
“Hooh.”
Е̊ ǹ ú mа .і̄ d
Max Langtang, having sensed the same thing, began to emit light from his eyes.
“Let’s go in.”
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He urged Brook onward.
Unlike Max Langtang, who was exhilarated by the massive mana, and Dominic, who marveled at the fresh aura he was experiencing for the first time, Brook looked overwhelmed and sickened by the sheer volume of mana.
“Yes, understood.”
However, having no way to refuse Max Langtang’s order, Brook could only nod obediently.
W ě b̃n̊о̄ v̂ е́ ĺ Ẽ ṅ ům̄ а
Dominic watched as Max Langtang and Brook disappeared into the narrow cave, holding torches created by magic.
Then, when he judged that they had gone far enough ahead, he pulled his black hood low, slipped into the shadows, and followed after them.
“Oh dear, what is this.”
“The ground is uneven.”
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Brook and Max Langtang had sturdy builds, but they were mages through and through, so traversing the rough terrain caused them considerable trouble.
But Dominic, using the physical techniques he had learned in his previous life and the strength he had accumulated in this life, was able to glide smoothly across the uneven floor.
W е̃ b́ṅ оv e_l̆ Ӗn̈û mа
‘Looking at this, it’s not like my agility, basic stamina, or fundamental abilities are lacking.’
Yet the fact that he alone lacked knack when it came to wielding a sword was truly baffling.
― You were originally talented in magic, but you chose the wrong path and failed to properly cultivate either Swordsmanship or magic.
The words Eleonore Langtang had spoken in his previous life resurfaced.
At first, he had focused only on the phrase ‘talent in magic,’ but the more he thought about it, the more the words ‘Swordsmanship too’ bothered him.
‘Does that mean I could show results in Swordsmanship as well, if I trained properly?’
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Dominic’s heart began to pound violently.
If that were true, how wonderful would it be to achieve even a little progress in Swordsmanship.
‘No, don’t get carried away.’
Dominic forcibly reined in the thoughts that were charging toward a hopeful future.
He knew better than anyone the agony of believing oneself to be talented only to achieve nothing at all.
‘Focus on the task right in front of you. Imagining the distant future is a waste of time.’
W еb̃ nо v е̄ĺ Еn ŭm а
Soothing himself, Dominic resumed his smooth, gliding movement.
“Stop.”
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After how long had they been exploring the cave like that, Max Langtang, who was in the lead, ordered Brook to halt.
Brook hurriedly stopped in his tracks, and Dominic also stopped soundlessly, melting into the shadows.
“Mana is being concentrated here. It seems mana is pouring out starting from this point.”
Max Langtang lifted the torch and illuminated the cave ceiling.
Еnů ṁ å._і̊ ď
“Oho…….”
He let out an exclamation of admiration, eyes wide open.
Dominic also raised his head and looked up at the ceiling. Within his field of vision, he could see intricate patterns engraved in relief across the ceiling.
‘So that’s the famous language of the dead.’
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Thanks to information that had appeared in the Mercenary newspaper, Dominic could identify the nature of the relief patterns.
It was the language of the dead, used by the cursed clan known as necromancers.
E̊ n ūm а.i d̄
“Necromancy, is it.”
Max Langtang, true to his reputation as an outstanding mage, also recognized the nature of the relief.
However, his reaction was quite different from Dominic’s.
Unlike Dominic, who was purely impressed, Max Langtang frowned.
“Why is a necromancy spell here? Wasn’t this supposed to be where the black gold stone was?”
He pressed Brook.
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“What? That is…… I was certain it was reliable information…….”
“You fool. You were deceived by that brat.”
Max Langtang muttered irritably in a low voice.
Brook’s face once again flushed red with shame and guilt.
“When we return, we’ll have to kill that brat and the old mercenary. To dare play tricks on Langtang.”
Max Langtang said as he handed the magical torch to Brook.
Ӗ n ǔ.m̀ а.і d
“There’s no need to worry. It seems to be nothing more than a trivial necromancy.”
From Max Langtang’s hand, abundant mana blossomed forth. It was red mana, specialized for attack.
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‘He’s trying to erase the patterns on the ceiling.’
Just by looking at the shape of the mana Max Langtang had raised, Dominic could tell what intention he had and what spell he was about to chant.
It seemed Max Langtang intended to eliminate the danger by first erasing the traces of necromancy.
‘Now.’
Ẃ е̄ b̊ňо̌ vе̇ l Е̊ň ùḿа̇
Dominic realized that the moment had come.
Knowledge he had seen in the Mercenary newspaper in his previous life unfurled rapidly through his mind.
The Mercenary newspaper had a keen nose for money and was quick when it came to news in specific fields, but in other areas it was quite a latecomer.
However, that very trait sometimes proved helpful—like right now.
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‘Because they wrote the article about this cave last, all the information uncovered up to that point was included in it.’
According to the Mercenary newspaper report he had read in his previous life, this cave was the tomb of the necromancer Asierd, who had acted as an enemy of the Empire in the distant past.
E n̂ ùm̈а̄
Asierd, a descendant of the demon god Cassius and one of the four great commanders of the heterogenous races who had once made the Empire tremble in fear, hid himself away in a remote part of the Empire just before being subjugated, built a tomb there, and died alone.
Then, after hundreds and thousands of years passed, that remote area developed into what was now the city where the Ducal House of Anika and the Ducal House of Langtang were located—this very place.
― At first, I tried to erase the necromancy patterns. Normally, when dispelling necromancy, that is the fastest and safest method.
The one who discovered this cave and dealt with Asierd’s tomb at the time was Eleonore Langtang.
In an interview with the newspaper, she had unreservedly revealed all of the tomb’s secrets, and her radical actions were spoken of for a long time afterward.
‘Whether that was simply her nature, or whether she had another purpose, I don’t know—but for the current me, I’m grateful.’
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Dominic thought this as he watched Max Langtang extend his mana toward the ceiling to erase the necromancy patterns.
Max Langtang’s red mana lightly tapped at the edge of the relief, as if testing its durability.
“It’s softer than expected. It really does seem like the work of a thoroughly incompetent necromancer.”
After confirming how easily the edge crumbled, Max Langtang smiled in satisfaction and spread the red mana even wider.
Soon, the red mana covered the entirety of the necromancy patterns.
― If I hadn’t realized the correct method midway through, I would certainly have died. Even I would not have been able to avoid it.
Е ǹ ů_m̌ a . і̇ d̈
Recalling Eleonore Langtang’s interview printed in the newspaper, Dominic tightly gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.
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