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Chapter 671
Chapter 671
Magic Isn’t About Circles, It’s About Real Combat. (1)
"Grgh! You bastard!"
Zico raised both hands high. After all, he was a 4th-circle Black Mage.
In another territory, his skills would’ve easily qualified him to be an exclusive court wizard. He had no intention of going down like this without a fight.
Fwoosh!
En̈ um̄.a
A burst of black energy suddenly shot out from Zico’s hands and struck Ghislain in the face. The dark aura flared up and spread wildly around them.
The onlookers were horrified.
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"The mage got hit!"
"Quick, save him!"
"Surround the area!"
People shouted frantically. Even the three companions in his party drew their swords and rushed over.
Ě ǹ um̈а̃ .і̆d
"Kuhaha, arrogant bastard! How does that taste? You’re a mage, what makes you think you can brawl up close?"
Zico burst into laughter. He was certain Ghislain had taken a critical blow.
But his body wouldn’t move. The enemy’s grip still firmly pressed against his throat.
As the black smoke cleared, Ghislain’s face reappeared completely unscathed.
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Zico’s eyes widened in shock at the unexpected sight.
"W-What the hell?"
W̄ е bn о̄ vеl̊ Е̄ nů m̆å
He had taken a direct hit to the face from a spell and was perfectly fine! Zico had never even heard of a mage with such durability.
With a blank expression, Ghislain raised his fist.
"Because of you, I became a criminal of history."
"What?"
Zico had no clue what he meant. What kind of dramatic nonsense was this? Why bring up history?
Regardless of Zico’s confusion, Ghislain drove his fist into Zico’s face.
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Crash!
"Urgh!"
Zico’s face was smashed in an instant. Ghislain had held back just enough to avoid killing him.
Even after landing the first blow, Ghislain’s rage didn’t subside. He began beating Zico just hard enough to keep him alive.
Smash! Bam! Crash!
"Ugh! Guh! W-Wait!"
Ѐ nu m a . ї d̀
Just because he was a Chimera didn’t mean he couldn’t feel pain. As a living being, he still had nerves and senses.
Only the parts that had been partially replaced or were supported by mana were less sensitive to pain.
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Right now, Zico was taking blow after blow from fists charged with mana and he was in immense pain.
Thud! Thud! Crash!
"Aaaargh!"
The people who had been running over froze in place. Ghislain was beating Zico to a pulp with perfect ease.
Ë ńū má
There was a sense of awe in the bizarre spectacle.
"D-Do mages fight with their fists these days?"
"He did conjure some fireballs earlier though..."
"Maybe he’s just a mage who’s also good at fighting?"
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Ghislain had become able to use magic, but he still felt more comfortable fighting with his body. And it was far more effective.
To him, magic was just a way to diversify his combat options and improve convenience.
Е̌ ṅu m̆ а̃.ї d̃
Having turned Zico’s face into a rag, Ghislain finally lowered his fist.
"Alright, now how about we have a little chat?"
"Ugh... uh..."
"What’s the reason behind all this?"
"Kuhuhu... kill me..."
"You’ve got more guts than most mages, I’ll give you that."
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Most mages couldn’t handle pain well. They also had loose lips, so after taking a beating like this, they usually spilled everything.
But Zico was a Black Mage. Knowing he’d die anyway, he resolved to hold out to the end.
He knew that was the only way to infuriate his enemy until the last moment.
However, Ghislain wasn’t new to dealing with people like him.
"Alright then, let’s get a little more serious."
As Ghislain stretched out his hand, a sword at one of the knights’ waist flew into his grasp.
W̃еb̌n̊.o v̆еl̂ Ě_n̄ü mа
Snap!
The blade shattered instantly, sending sharp fragments scattering into the air.
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Ghislain had a knack for torture. In his previous life, he had often used such methods when interrogating the vassals of ducal families.
After regressing, he had even used this once briefly on those who had tried to kill Elena.
"I’ve turned this into an art form, you know."
Tchak-tchak-tchak!
Е̂nū ḿ а̂
Ghislain’s hand moved like lightning, and fragments of the blade lodged themselves all over Zico’s body.
"Aaaaaargh!"
Zico screamed in agony.
He was a Chimera capable of withstanding most forms of torture. But this pain overwhelmed him almost eerily so.
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The fragments had pierced precisely the nerve centers of his body.
"Urgh, w-wait just a minute..."
Én̂ ú ṁӓ
The sheer, skin-crawling pain was enough to make Zico feel like he was going insane.
Most mages lacked mental fortitude. Black Mages, especially those who delighted in others’ suffering, were even more vulnerable in that regard.
Zico had stepped forward only because he was a Chimera.
Looking down at the trembling Zico, Ghislain smiled.
"This much should be enough... but since we’ve started, let’s try something else too."
His hand moved again in a blur. The fragments dug in deeper, inflicting more agony.
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"Aaaaaagh!"
Zico’s body convulsed as he let out another scream. The pain was enough to shatter his sanity.
At that moment, Ghislain grabbed Zico’s broken jaw and locked eyes with him from up close.
"Look into my eyes."
Bzzz―!
In that instant, Ghislain’s irises glowed a vivid violet. Upon seeing the light, Zico’s pupils began to take on the same hue.
W е̃bň о̊ v̂ êl Ë_nǔ m a
Soon, his expression turned blank. It was as if he had completely forgotten the pain.
Ghislain spoke in a quiet voice.
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"We’re very close friends. We don’t keep secrets from each other. Isn’t that right?"
"Y-yeah. Closer than anyone..."
Amazingly, Zico had succumbed to mind control. Ghislain had seized the exact moment when Zico’s mind collapsed from the pain.
This method made mental domination far easier. Though Ghislain’s magic wasn’t yet strong enough to maintain it for long, it gave him more than enough time to extract a brief truth.
Е́n̊úm а̇ . іd̄
"Friend, why did you come here?"
"On the orders of my master… to take over this territory…"
"Take over the territory? And how were you planning to do that?"
A Black Mage wasn’t even a noble. He had no legitimate claim to rule a territory.
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Even in a chaotic era like this, if word got out that a mere Black Mage had seized control of a domain, the surrounding lords and even the kingdom wouldn’t sit idly by.
Still, it seemed the Black Mages had thought things through in their own way.
Е̃n̂ùm а
"If this subjugation effort failed again… my master would sneak in disguised as the territory's court mage… and, over time, take control of the lord’s mind…"
"And how were you going to explain away the already infamous failed subjugation?"
"I was going to disguise myself as my master… and pretend he had defeated me… that way, he’d slowly gain the lord’s trust…"
Zico obediently spilled the details of their plan.
From Ghislain’s perspective, it was actually a pretty solid plan. If successful, they’d win the lord’s trust and slowly seize control of the domain.
"What’s the real goal here? A Black Mage wanting to become a lord?"
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"That… I don’t know… I only do as my master commands…"
"Not even a guess?"
"No… Mages are fickle creatures anyway…"
"Think. Even the smallest clue is fine."
Zico fell silent for a moment. Then he slowly began to speak again.
"A year ago… someone came looking for my master… and not long after that… we started this mission… But I can’t be certain the two are connected…"
Еñ um̄a . і̄ d́
"Who was it? What did they talk about?"
"I don’t know… They spoke privately and then disappeared… I just thought… it was a discussion about magic…"
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"Appearance?"
"Their body was completely hidden by a robe… I couldn’t tell… But they seemed strong… even my master didn’t dare act rashly around them…"
"Your master, what circle is he?"
"He’s a 6th-circle mage…"
Е̊ń u mа
At those words, Andrew and the others around him gasped. A 6th-circle mage had the qualifications to become a Tower Master at a Magic Tower.
If a small barony attempted to capture such a figure with its military strength, it would suffer devastating losses.
Several mercenaries exchanged uneasy glances. They clearly wanted to back out of the contract.
They had accepted it thinking the Black Mage was only around 5th-circle.
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Sure, in a head-on fight they might still be able to take him down, even with casualties. But a Black Mage wouldn't fight directly.
"That guy doesn’t fight out in the open, right? Last time, he just hid and launched spells from afar."
Eń úm̆ ã
"If he was the type to fight openly, we’d have had a chance. The subjugation would’ve succeeded by now."
"He’s a classic Black Mage, scheming and underhanded. That’s why the subjugations keep failing."
He was a man hiding deep in the mountains. They figured a 5th-circle mage could be cornered and subdued.
But if he was a 6th-circle, the situation changed. In the end, they'd likely be picked off one by one.
The people began murmuring in fear, but Ghislain paid them no mind. He simply continued asking what he wanted to know.
"Did you say 6th-circle? Really?"
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"Yeah…"
"Does your so-called master… have a lot of Grimoires?"
"Quite a few… You can only look at them with his permission though…"
"Only Black Magic Grimoires?"
"No… There are a few others as well…"
Mages generally specialized in spells based on their school, but they tended to learn universal magic too.
W è b̃n_о̊_vеl̀ E n̂ùm ä.
Vanessa, who hailed from the Crimson Flame Tower, was the same. Her specialty was fire-based spells, but she made sure to master all widely known magic.
So even if Zico was a Black Mage, it wasn’t strange that he had a variety of Grimoires.
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"You don’t have any on you right now?"
"There’s one… Hidden under my bed in my quarters…"
"Alright. Where’s your master hiding? Are there any others in your group? Any traps?"
Ghislain nodded, pleased, as he continued his line of questioning.
Е̌ň ũm а .і̀d̂
Zico, still wearing that dazed expression, answered everything Ghislain asked. He shared the location of his master, described the traps, and confirmed there were no additional allies.
After gathering all the intel he could, Ghislain asked one last question out of curiosity.
"How old are you, really?"
"Thirty-four…"
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"…How did you manage to pass as a kid?"
"I guess… because I look young…?"
W е bǹо̇ v еl̇ Е́n um̀а
"…"
He was still under mind control. Zico truly believed what he was saying.
"Didn’t anyone get suspicious?"
"They did… but I used a mild cognition-dulling spell… and only worked in the junkyard and sewage pits… so I barely interacted with people…"
"…Right."
From what Ghislain gathered, Zico had come in a few months ago pretending to be an orphan looking for menial work.
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Though he talked and worked too well for a child, he insisted on being young, so they just let it slide.
With the territory in a state of unrest, it wasn’t easy to find people. And since it was filthy labor anyway, they had used him even if something felt off.
Just as the conversation was wrapping up, the violet light faded from Zico’s eyes and his gaze snapped back into focus.
Ghislain’s mana was still limited; he couldn't hold the spell any longer.
"Grk! K-Kill me!"
Zico cried out again as pain returned. He didn’t even realize he’d been under mind control.
Ēn ù m̌ а̃ .і̌ d
To him, it must’ve felt like only a fleeting instant.
He screamed with desperate fury.
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“I am a black mage who feeds on people’s fear! Do you think someone like me would choose to live in disgrace? I will say nothing so just kill me already!”
The end of a black mage was the same no matter where they went. Painful torture followed by death was inevitable.
Wasn’t he being tortured even now? So, for Zico, it was better to die here before the suffering became any worse.
Ghislain pulled his fist back.
Еn̈ ǔ mǎ .і̄ḋ
“Alright. Just die then.”
“Huh? W-wait! Weren’t you about to ask me something? Don’t you want to negotiate? I can help you bring down Master! I swear I’ll be useful!”
True to the nature of a black mage, there wasn’t even a speck of loyalty between master and disciple.
Zico, who had been chanting for death all this time, was seized by an instinctive desire to live the moment he sensed true death approaching. That’s just how people were.
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But Ghislain remained firm.
“I don’t need you.”
Ё ṅ û_mа̌ .і d
Boom!
Zico’s head was crushed by Ghislain’s pounding fist, and he died. Even a chimera couldn’t survive with a shattered head.
“Tch, things really went off the rails…”
Ghislain clicked his tongue and stood up. If he’d just scanned through people from the start, he could’ve found him right away.
Instead, he ended up being the one who spread strange superstitions around the world by standing there watching.
The people, unaware of Ghislain’s inner turmoil, erupted in cheers for his performance.
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“Yaaaaaah!”
“The mage caught the black mage’s disciple!”
“He really is something else!”
No one knew why a mage was fighting with his fists, but he had shown them magic all the same. The dazzling display left a deep impression on them.
To top it off, the mage had caught a villain who’d snuck into the estate. So of course, everyone was overjoyed.
Especially Andrew, the lord of the land.
W e_b n.о̄vе l̆ Е̂ n u̇ m̌а̊
“Truly, you are amazing! To catch him so quickly! Using a duck to find him, that was beyond imagination! Your wisdom is far beyond the reach of ordinary men!”
“…I suppose so.”
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“It’s reassuring! The goddess must have sent you to save our estate!”
“…Let’s not go that far.”
Andrew, showering Ghislain with flattery and fuss, soon spoke again, his face darkening.
“But… I didn’t expect the black mage to be a 6th-circle. We’ll need to revise our plans.”
W ẽb̊ ň оv̇ ё l. Ĕnù m̃ а̂
A 5th-circle mage couldn’t beat a 6th-circle mage. That was common knowledge to all.
The people who had been rejoicing at Andrew’s words now wore worried expressions.
Only Ghislain was grinning to himself at the thought of acquiring a new grimoire.
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