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Chapter 27
Chapter 27
“Different in shape…… ah, but the aura I’m sensing is the same!”
True to her reputation as an outstanding mage, Natasha recognized the bracelet at a glance.
“May I touch it……?”
Natasha asked cautiously, and Dominic nodded.
Е̃n̆ um̀ а̂
“Of course.”
“Actually, I have a favor to ask.”
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“A favor?”
Natasha, who had been staring at the bracelet in a daze, seemed to have a question mark pop up over her head.
“I’ll provide you with all the information about this bracelet, so would you sign a confidentiality oath and research the bracelet for me?”
At those words, Natasha felt as elated as someone who had just received a marriage proposal.
Е̄ ṅ umӓ
“I’ll sign it! I’ll do it! For the sake of this precious bracelet, I’ll do anything!”
Without delay, Natasha rummaged through a drawer and pulled out a perfectly prepared confidentiality oath, ready for signatures.
“Since there’s a lot of classified material, I always keep things like this on hand.”
Even in the midst of urgency, Dominic carefully read through the oath, requested revisions to a few ambiguous sentences, and after Natasha drafted a new oath, he signed it.
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Eager to begin researching the bracelet as soon as possible, Natasha scribbled her own name beneath Dominic’s signature without much care.
“Now I can really start researching…….”
W еbnо v е́ l̀ E nu̇m̄_a
“Take it.”
Dominic handed the bracelet back to Natasha, which he had been holding onto while the oath was being written.
Receiving the bracelet, Natasha beamed with delight and immediately immersed herself in her research.
For the time being, Dominic let Natasha research the bracelet without any preconceived notions.
Exactly three hours passed, and Natasha finally spoke.
“This is an artifact.”
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“I know that much too.”
Dominic replied, feeling a slight sense of disappointment.
“No, the thing is, this isn’t an ordinary artifact.”
But the words that followed from Natasha were far from trivial.
“Artifacts are supposed to be usable by anyone, but this one can’t be used by just anyone.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Е ňů m̈а́
“It’s hard to believe, but…… it seems the bracelet can choose its own owner.”
“Choose its owner?”
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“I tried forcibly injecting mana into the bracelet. I wanted to stimulate the core so it would activate even without knowing the proper method of use.”
Even if it wasn’t the correct method, if one skillfully stimulated the core with mana, an artifact would normally react in some way.
“But there was no response at all. It completely ignored my mana.”
“Could it be broken?”
Еn u m а
“No way! No matter how powerful my mana is, I couldn’t possibly break an artifact of this grade.”
Natasha shook her head vigorously.
“Still, since it’s an artifact, I thought it would activate somehow if certain conditions were met, so I poured in all kinds of mana samples from students that I had stored in the laboratory.”
Natasha’s research methods were more aggressive than expected.
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“And then something astonishing happened.”
Natasha’s eyes sparkled. At that moment, she looked entirely like a scholar.
Е̄_ǹ ǔm а́ . ǐd
“This artifact reacts selectively to mana.”
“Selectively?”
“To be precise, it only responds to bright-colored mana. Especially those in the yellow spectrum.”
“Yellow…….”
Among existing mana, the kind most similar to golden mana.
Dominic wasn’t a fool, and something immediately came to mind.
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He pondered whether he should tell her that the artifact intervened in his actions and reacted to mana similar in color to his own.
‘No. First, I should reveal the artifact’s origin. That might become a clue.’
Perhaps because he remained silent for too long in front of Natasha—
“Your expression doesn’t look good.”
Natasha asked with concern.
“I was worried.”
Е n ŭmä
“About what?”
“That this artifact might be a terrifying and dangerous object.”
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“Artifacts are developed for human convenience. The possibility of danger is almost…….”
“If this were an artifact used by ‘humans,’ there wouldn’t be a problem.”
“……Pardon?”
“This isn’t an artifact humans used.”
Еn um а
At Dominic’s suddenly grave tone, Natasha swallowed nervously.
In the suffocating tension, Dominic opened his mouth again.
“This is the Lich King’s artifact.”
“I see, the Lich King…… what? The Lich King? You mean the necromancer Ashiard?”
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“Yes. Not long ago, I happened to visit the ruined tomb of the Lich King, and I found this there.”
Dominic did not bother to mention that he himself was the one who had turned the Lich King’s tomb into ruins.
Ẁ е b̀no v̇ ē ľ Е ǹ_û m а̀
Natasha’s mouth fell wide open.
“Aaaaaaah!”
Then she suddenly screamed.
Dominic almost covered his ears, but restrained himself at the last moment so as not to commit an impropriety in front of the lady(?) Natasha.
“To think it’s something that belonged to Ashiard—my goodness, I actually touched something like that!”
“Are you all right?”
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Seeing that Natasha looked quite unwell, Dominic asked worriedly.
‘So Ashiard scares her. That’s understandable. Ashiard was an infamous necromancer…….’
Just as Dominic was about to accept it that way—
“To be able to behold such an incredible artifact and live!”
Natasha widened her eyes and brought the bracelet right up to her nose.
And with even more excitement than when she had been granted permission to research it, she buried her nose against the bracelet and inhaled the cold scent of the metal.
W ѐ b̂ṅо̇ v̂еl̈ Ё n um̈ а̌
“Almost everything about Ashiard has been lost except for records, and yet I can see an artifact he wore on his body! Touch it! Research it! This is the best, the best. It’s truly the best!”
“……Helbard, calm down.”
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Dominic said, clearing his throat.
But Natasha didn’t listen to a word he said, and only after another two hours passed did Dominic finally see her calm down.
“After keeping this bracelet by my side, strange things kept happening one after another.”
Dominic explained everything that had happened so far to Natasha, who was hugging the bracelet tightly and looking up at him with eyes like a cat in boots.
Wѐ b no v̂ е̌ l .Е n̈u m̌а
“To summarize, this bracelet influenced the young master’s actions. At certain moments, strongly enough that it could even be called manipulation.”
“Exactly.”
Having returned to her senses, Natasha was truly a useful scholar.
“Hm. May I have a little time? This time, it really will be brief.”
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At Natasha’s words, Dominic unconsciously glanced out the window. Evening had fallen, the light already dim.
“Do so.”
Ë ñ_u.m̂ ā ._і̃ d
However, he decided to wait for Natasha without complaint. Interpreting the Lich King’s bracelet was the top priority right now.
Natasha devoted another three hours to her research.
When Dominic found a chair and sat down to rest his legs, Natasha finally lifted her head.
“There are far too few clues.”
“Did you fail to learn anything at all?”
“That’s not the case, but I still don’t know its exact function. And artifacts of such a high rank can bring disastrous consequences if approached without precise knowledge.”
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She was right.
Even Dominic, who was ignorant of the history of magic, knew several stories of people who had come to ruin after misusing high-ranking artifacts.
“Then what should be done?”
“I think we’ll have to go directly to the necromancers’ base and gather clues ourselves.”
Natasha spoke with a grave expression and began busily packing her belongings.
“Wait a moment.”
Е n̂ um а. ïd̄
Dominic, who had been blankly watching without understanding what she was about to do, only panicked and stopped her once she started packing her coat and dried rations.
“Are you planning to go yourself?”
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“Of course.”
Natasha tilted her head, as if asking why he would ask something so obvious.
“Our House regularly dispatches expeditionary forces to the bases of heterogeneous races, so why not wait for them?”
Dominic proposed.
Ẁë b̀n̊о̄ṽ ӗ l̆ Е̇ num̆a
No matter how outstanding a mage she was, Natasha’s weak stamina and combat ability meant that if she went to a necromancer base, she would almost certainly die meaninglessly.
At Dominic’s words, Natasha hesitated, staring at the half-packed luggage.
“……If it’s an expeditionary force of the House of Anika, what kind of people are they?”
“They’re those with talent and keen judgment.”
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Dominic answered, thinking of Semer.
“So don’t worry.”
Еnum̆ӓ
“So, swordsmen then?”
“Isn’t that right?”
“That won’t do.”
Natasha said firmly.
“Swordsmen can’t sense mana, have no knowledge of magic, and lack the intellect to understand it. This is research on an artifact, so a mage with sufficient understanding of magic must go.”
Natasha’s words had merit. Magic and swordsmanship were completely separate domains, differing even in the basic qualities they required.
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Thus, when investigating matters related to magic, a mage was naturally necessary.
“But I can’t send you, Professor Helbard.”
Dominic said firmly.
“The destination is the necromancers’ base. You know better than anyone how dangerous that place is.”
“But…….”
“I didn’t realize you were reckless and foolish enough to throw away your life so carelessly.”
Ӗn̄ ům̂á
“…….”
At Dominic’s words, which struck the mark, Natasha fell silent.
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Her face darkened.
As Dominic watched her, he opened his mouth again.
“I’ll go. I’m lacking in both, but I’m a swordsman and a mage.”
“Pardon?”
Wе̂b n̄ óv́el̄ Е́ numӓ
At the unexpected solution, Natasha’s eyes widened.
“Is there any reason I shouldn’t go?”
“Young master…….”
Natasha hesitated before speaking.
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“You’re the young master, after all. You’re the direct eldest heir of the House of Anika. You shouldn’t go to dangerous places.”
“Other than that?”
Wеb̊ ň ō ṽ е̇ l̂ Е̃ñ u̇ mǎ
“Pardon?”
“Is there any reason besides that for me not to go to the necromancers’ base?”
For a long while, Natasha’s mouth opened and closed.
“……There isn’t.”
Natasha knew well how powerful Dominic’s physical enhancement technique and physical extension technique were. And she trusted Dominic’s talent.
Because of that, she could no longer oppose him.
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“Then let’s end this discussion here.”
Dominic drove the point home so the conversation wouldn’t drag on.
Fortunately(?), Natasha didn’t argue further and obediently nodded.
‘I was planning to leave the bracelet with Natasha and immediately find an instructor. But should that be postponed?’
Dominic thought of the person he had marked as the next candidate after Natasha.
‘Even if things are delayed a little, there’s no way that person would go anywhere. For safety’s sake, identifying the bracelet first comes before anything else.’
Еn̂ ùm̂а̀.і ď.
Dominic received from Natasha the items needed to infiltrate the necromancers’ base.
Then, as he left the Imperial Academy, he rapidly revised his plans in his head.
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Upon arriving at the House of Anika, Dominic immediately sought out Semer, the expeditionary force captain.
“Young master, did you call for me?”
His attitude was even more polite and serious than before.
“Semer, anyone from the House of Anika could volunteer for the expeditionary force, correct?”
Ẇ е̌bńоv̀ e l Е nüm̌ а
Looking at Semer, Dominic stated his purpose.
“Yes? That’s correct. Is there some talent you’d like to recommend?”
Semer asked, completely unaware of what Dominic was thinking.
“Actually, I’d like to participate in this expedition as a member of the expeditionary force myself.”
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At Dominic’s words, Semer’s eyes went wide.
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