章節 360: Chapter 519
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Kinzelo Headquarters.
The bitter loss of Sota Desert wasn't enough that the leader suddenly coughed up blood again, so the atmosphere was not good. Only Bubare and Ainas were giggling
"Ha, Ms. Zephyrin used the leader's power again...."
"The leader needs to regain consciousness properly and control Ms. Zephyrin, but he lost his energy again. It seems like this keeps happening. I'm starting to think we should say something too, vice-leader."
When Bishkel and Berakt seemed to express their frustration, Joe nodded.
"No, so what if she's the Grand Duke of the Demon World. Isn't this a bit too much? The leader coughed up blood again!"
"Don't interfere, Joe. Seriously, do I have to personally tell you to shut up every time for you to keep that snort shut? Should I break your jaw so you can't speak again?"
"Um, Ms. Zephyrin must not have had a choice. She must be more eager for the leader's recovery than anyone else. She is in a similar situation to Sir Jin's
guardian dragon, Lord Murakan, so she must be frustrated."
"Well, that's true. Margiella."
Joe found it difficult to hide his awkward feelings every time this happened. If he had said exactly the same thing Margiella just said, Berakt would have probably pounced on him, threatening to kill him.
'Ugh, this narrow-minded, mutt, dirty, discriminatory bastard!'
As Joe thought that, Margiella turned her head and met his eyes.
'Don't have such bad thoughts, mister Joe!'
She said this by making her mouth and Joe let out a dry cough while feeling goosebumps.
Thud!
The door opened. Zephyrin entered.
"Ms. Zephyrin!"
Everyone who was seated stood up, showing their respect.
"Oh, Grand Duke.... You came. The white wolf….. Just mentioned you."
Zephyrin gestured for the standing individuals to sit down, seeming somewhat annoyed.
"I told you, Unnie! Ms. Zephyrin, you're here. Everyone was talking about you."
"They were talking about me? What?"
"Oh, what were they talking about? Everyone, about Ms. Zephyrin."
"We were talking about how cool you are. Going alone to the enemy territory is a burdensome task for us lower beings. Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Zephyrin."
Bishkel hastily interrupted Ainas and shifted the topic, sensing Zephyrin's low spirits. Even Berakt, who said he would speak up, sighed just by looking at Zephyrin's mood and 'face.'
'Darn it, I, a great warrior, am in a situation where I have to be cautious. Why is her jaw so... like that? Could it be that she was beaten?'
Zephyrin's jaw was very swollen.
"Ehehe, but Ms. Zephyrin! Where did you get this bump? Will something come out if we pop it?"
On the other hand, Ainas, despite being warned once, unabashedly placed her hand on her swollen jaw, laughing softly.
Of course, the giant bump was the result of a blow from Talaris.
"Oh, ahh, Ainas... that, that's not good. Th-the Grand Duke might... get angr-angry."
"Hehe, I've never seen such a big bump! Unnie! Unnie, try touching it too."
"Ah... you shouldn't... not... you shouldn't, you crazy thing! Just die, just die! What are you doing to the Grand Duke, die! Die!"
Bam-!
Bianca's way of speaking suddenly changed, spewing curses and fists in rapid fire. Ainas ran away, but Bianca soon followed her with a club in her hand.
Margiella rolled her wheelchair towards Zephyrin.
"Hmm, what happened? Ms. Zephyrin."
"...We decided to have a meeting, Margiella. Sir Jin will notify us of the date, and we can analyze things during the meeting. We need to share all the information we find at that time. Damn that Jin Runcandel."
"Wow, that's an impressive harvest!"
"Do you really think so?"
"Of course, if someone else from our group had gone, we wouldn't have gotten anything!"
In the meantime, the Kaligo sisters, who had been circling among the executives, regained some of their senses.
"Oh... what have I done? Sorry... it must hurt, Ainas."
"Oh, uh, no. It's okay... huh? But what's this smell? Grand Duke, did you eat something delicious there? There's a really appetizing smell coming from you, Grand Duke."
This time, even Bianca sniffed the air near Zephyrin.
After the beating, Zephyrin had a meal in Tikan before leaving. She couldn't help it because refusing to have a meal in such a situation seemed to be against the dignity of the Grand Duke of the demon world.
'Ha... why were those cookies so annoyingly delicious, and that strawberry pie too…'
Zephyrin took out the Latrie cookies, and the Kaligo sisters immediately bit into them, expressing their joy by jumping around.
In other words, it was a mess.
Bishkel couldn't help but feel bitter and sad, wondering how Kinzelo had ended up in this state.
"Should I tell you a funny story for the depressed Ms. Zephyrin?"
Chirr, Margiella said as she rolled her wheelchair.
"What is it?"
"Maybe something sad might happen to Sir Jin soon. Ms. Zephyrin."
"Something sad...?"
Margiella smiled gently.
***
"Hmm, you really ate a lot. You even took all the cookies I left for the kids."
"But I saved the strawberry pie, Jet. I couldn't help eating strawberry pie at the table, but it's not as good as strawberry pie. No way."
"Sure, Lord Murakan is the best!"
After dinner, the group gathered to chat or smoke.
Talaris listened to everything that happened in the Sota Desert and examined the blueprints and machine.
"Hmm, we might need a specialized mage for proper interpretation of the blueprints. This cipher magic is probably a new type created by Zipfel. As for the machine... that prophet said this would change the course of future war?"
"Yes, Madame Talaris."
"I'd rather say it may be true about a cannon of the Black Kings that called something like mana absorption, but I have no idea how such a small thing can be used?"
All of Jin's companions and allies so far had the same reaction.
"I felt the same way. But as I continued to think, I had this idea. It might have something to do with the cube that Zipfel used in Gaifa Archipelago, the summoning device...."
"The last survivor of the Hister clan named Arya Aulhart and Misha are crucial. I am sure it may be possible to decipher the code of blueprints using the record magic, but can't we at least find out who made the machine?"
"I agree."
"And it would be great if Kinzelo can decipher the codes... Black Dragon Misha, she might be of some help."
"I haven't been able to contact Ms. Misha. It's been a year now. So, I'm starting to worry a bit."
The last time Jin met Misha was around this time last year. He had sought her out to inquire about the recording device after visiting Temar's second tomb.
At that time, Jin received information from Misha that Arya Aulhart was in Mamit, leading to a natural reunion with Valeria.
"A year, well, that's nothing for dragons, so don't worry son-in-law. Having
fought together, I don't think she is going to get caught. I'd like to share a drink with Miss Misha as a companion too."
"Yeah, kid. The master of the Hidden palace is right. That crazy devil will show up when she feels like it, so let's just stop worrying about it. Huh? Uh, thinking about her face gives me the chills. And she is not perfect either. She is good at shady things like deciphering codes, but she fails a lot too."
"Heh, is the handsome oppa really scared of his older sister?"
"Huh, who is scared?"
"Ah, so you're the one who's actually worried?"
"If you knew that devil as well as I do, you'd realize how meaningless the act of worrying is. If she hid with all her heart, even the gods couldn't find her, let alone humans."
"Demon God's Orb is the combination of the abilities of various gods, so who knows? Maybe you need to be a little too honest."
"Too noisy. Anyway, I think it's more helpful to find the genius magic engineer sooner rather than later, not Misha. Improving the equipment of the Black Kings and understanding that unidentified machine is important."
"We need a magic engineer, and we need to meet Miss Misha too. I have a lot of things to ask her."
After recalling the need for a magic engineer, Jin was diligently searching through the memories of his past life.
He was trying to remember which true genius magic engineers he knew of were not affiliated with Zipfel or the imperial family up to this point.
'Ramos Phil? No, he was already affiliated with the Imperial academy when I was a reserve flagbearer. Hopper Newman? No. The Sylar clan... was it a clan that existed only until the early 1700s?'
Magic engineering ranked lowest among Jin's interests in magic.
As a result, he didn't know many memorable figures, and most of them were either dead or already affiliated with someone.
"A genius magic engineer, huh? Hmm... There were a few such individuals among my past lovers. Should I contact them once? Son-in-law."
"Past lovers? I don't really trust that, the master of the Hidden Palace. Were you into those flashy types?"
"I'd appreciate it, Madame Talaris. I plan to meet all the magic engineers who are not currently affiliated."
"Alright, but I have a condition. Call me mother-in-law, and I'll do it."
"Of course, Mother-in-law. I should address you as such after all the things you've done for me."
"Jin, you too now!"
Syris looked wide-eyed in surprise.
"Haha, exactly! Only my son-in-law responded properly to my joke today! The rest just remained serious. Ahaha!"
Talaris and Jin burst into laughter.
'Is it that funny for Mother and Jin? But for some reason, I feel like laughing too. Perhaps it's because of the peaceful and friendly atmosphere.'
Syris resisted the urge to smile that was forming.
"Oh, son-in-law. Look at that. If we tease her a bit more, she might actually smile too. Son-in-law, do you know? When she was young, she used to call herself the Ice Princess."
"Ice Princess... No, Ice Princess, you say, Lady Syris? How old were you then?"
"Huh? The Ice Princess? The kid got the nickname the Black Crown Prince. Have you heard of it? The Black, Crown, Prince, Jin Runcandel."
"Black Crown Prince? That's lame. I think Ice Princess is better, Jin."
Pfft, in the end, Syris burst into laughter and responded to those who were laughing so hard.
"Haha, I laughed my heads off thanks to my son-in-law."
"Are you leaving so soon, Madame Talaris?"
"Yeah, I have to go."
"I'll see you off."
"Son-in-law, you should come too."
"To the Hidden Palace?"
"Yeah. Specifically, to the Hidden Palace training ground."
"Why the training ground of the Hidden Palace..."
"I heard you received a training book of secret technique written by Chiron from your sister, Mary Runcandel. This mother-in-law will personally help you a bit with attribute completion. It's the price for my laughter."
章節 361: Chapter 520
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In the Hidden Palace, the leaders of the Golden Pengi reported the business situation to Jin.
Now, cosmetics from the Golden Pengi are becoming almost 'irreplaceable' items.
Thanks to the development of various products for the skin, not only makeup but also clothing, people of all ages around the world were using Golden Pengi's products regardless of gender.
It had become a product representing the era.
"Who knew that the flowers and snowflakes from the Hidden Palace could be so good for human skin? If it was a world where you could just make money, I would already be close to the peak as an individual. I offer this glory to the great, beautiful, and almighty Talaris!"
Jin nodded at Pengi's words.
"How is the development of magic items going?"
"We are still pouring water into the bottomless pit. But don't we have a lot of money? If we keep pouring like this, we'll eventually see some results. Money doesn't lie."
The money earned from the Pengi business not only fattened Jin and his comapions's pockets but was also heavily invested in the development of magic items.
It was to eventually change the market dominated by Zipfel.
Time goes by, and the world develops.
The more the world developed, the more Zipfel's influence became solidified, while Runcandel diminished. To stop its monopoly and decline, Runcandel needed something other than military power.
"However, it is not easy to recruit researchers or magic engineers. Except for the best, we only manage people who are big enough to secretly work with us, so it can't be helped that progress is slow."
For the defense of Tikan, for analyzing the machine of the 2nd magic Tower, and for developing magic items – the situation demanded a genuine genius engineer.
Of course, it's highly unlikely that all of these problems could be handled by a single engineer's ability.
However, things couldn't go well without recruiting anyone.
"I'll actively look for more people in the future, so keep up the good work."
"Then, don't worry, partner. Oh, and the guy who bought clothes from us, Nordav Sarsaeng. I heard its real name was Sandra Zipfel?"
"Yes. If I did not approve of your clothes, she was going to kill all of you."
"She's a bloody customer, but we will have to be careful when taking orders from now on. Oh, and I didn't write it in the report. I put the water-tailed together as a test on your advertisement board. People reacted well, saying they were cute. Take a look at this."
When Pengi showed the advertisement design, JJin burst into a small laugh and walked towards the training ground. Talaris was waiting there.
"Huh, it seems Chiron really liked Mary. Seeing such meticulous work in the Secret technique training book. Well, if she trains well and finds the right direction, she can be one of the strongest in the current generation of Runcandel, excluding Luna."
Talaris was examining the secret technique book written by Chiron.
As soon as Jin entered the practice room, her eyes changed.
"I tried to help lightly, but your serious face is a bit burdensome. Hmmm, I guess this mission was quite shocking in various ways to you, my son-in-law?"
"I always have a strong desire to become stronger, but it was particularly shocking in the Sota Desert."
"Because of that Hedo? I've been thinking about that person for a while, but there's no one that comes to mind. As I said before, he is most likely the martial artist that your father saved in the Black Sea in the past."
"Not just because of the Tower Keeper. Overall, I felt powerless."
"I heard your judgments were great. Handsome oppa said the mission would never have been successful if it wasn't for you. Well... I think Runcandel must have prepared safety measures in case you failed."
"If my battle prowess had been superior, Dame Jane, the Black Knight would not have been killed in action."
"On the contrary, if it wasn't for you, even the black knight named Mon would have died. You certainly did well. And now, at the age of barely twenty, how much stronger do you think you need to be?"
"I think I need to be as strong as my father was at my age."
"I"You seem stronger now than Chiron at the age of twenty."
"I doubt that."
"Irrational impatience will only eat you up in the end."
I've heard this many times before. I know it well. So, I plan to systematically alleviate this impatient feeling. First, I'll master the secret technique, then I'll tidy up the overall situation, and then I'll start the close-door training."
"Close-door training?"
"I will go to the world of the Plutonian tribe, Laprarosa. I'm not going to come out until I reach 10-stars."
"You will come out soon. Hmm, You also need to figure out how to bring the Plutonian tribe from the dead world...… My son-in-law is busy. My head is about to explode. But at times like that, there's nothing better than training. Especially for cooling your head, there's no better technique to hone than Runcandel's 5th secret move, Light-speed Thrust."
Runcandel's decisive killing moves, secret techniques, and ultimate techniques cannot be used unless you have the blessed body of pure-blood Runcandel. Therefore, it cannot be taught unless it is pure blood.
However, Talaris knew the 5th secret technique, Light-speed Thrust better than most purebloods. It was because she was the person who had clashed swords with Chiron Runcandel the most in the world.
"Even I can't teach you the tricky things in Runcandel's Secret technique. It's impossible to know something like the gathering and organizing aura that only pure-blooded Runcandel can use, because their body structures are different. But that's not the case with the 5th secret technique. This is very simple, my son-in-law."
"Simple?"
"It's just an insanely fast thrust. Most of Runcandel's sword moves are like that, excluding complex ones like the 3rd secret technique, annular solar eclipse."
"Just an insanely fast thrust…."
"Other martial artists can't imitate Runcandel's swords for a reason. It's because they don't have a body that can support that tremendous acceleration and explosive power."
A pure white chill gathered in Talaris' right hand, forming a single sword. It was Myriad ice.
"But if you're a skilled martial artist like me, you can do something similar in this way. Take a good look."
Flash-!
The blade of Myriad ice cut through the air in the training ground of Hidden Palace. A dazzling aura spread, and the space was distorted and cracked in the shape of the tip of the sword.
There was no preparatory movement, but Talaris' thrust was surpassing Mary's thrust.
The striking range was clearly smaller, but it was a higher level. It was the concentration of force with a minimum dispersion, completely focused on one point.
'Amazing. If Madame Talaris displays this kind of thrust at full power, probably... I wouldn't be able to react.'
Talaris didn't even go all out. But Jin was confident that she could display a thrust even more remarkable than this.
"How about it, isn't it similar?"
"It's not just similar, it's far superior to what elder sister Mary showed."
"Of course, I displayed the exact same technique. It's nothing compared to the original executed by your father. Ah, my waist. It feels like my shoulders might tear apart too."
"Are you okay?"
"As expected, imitating Runcandel's swordsmanship is something I can't do. That's why it can't be applied in actual combat. I'll end up getting more injuries than the enemy."
Of course, the vast majority of martial artists couldn't handle the thrust Talaris had just executed.
However, if Talaris were to fight against a warrior of a similar level, this thrust would undoubtedly act as a handshake.
Naturally, there was an enormous gap between superhumans like Talaris and Jin. There was a certain wall that couldn't be expressed with simple numbers like 1- or 2-stars.
'Knowing that fact gives me chills. If Madame Talaris decides to kill me...….'
It will end within 10 minutes. When Jin felt that certainty, he had no choice but to admit it, but he also felt strangely bitter.
Talaris smiled as she read Jin's thoughts.
"If I were to try to kill you with all my might without anyone interfering, the result will come in five minutes, my son-in-law."
"I thought it would be 10 minutes, but it seems even shorter than that."
"The domain where I stand might seem far away. And it actually is. But if we compare it to stairs... There are just a few steps of difference. And I don't know about Chiron, but I stood in a lower position than you when I was your age."
Jin didn't believe it, but it was the truth.
"And your growth rate is still sharply rising. Is enduring against me for 5 minutes really that short? Considering the density of time we both have experienced, it is rather unfair for me, son-in-law."
It's not wrong. Jin slightly bowed his head.
"I think I was arrogant and disrespectful to you, Madame Talaris."
"Reasonable arrogance isn't unpleasant. Now, show me your Light-speed thrust, son-in-law. I'll teach you the theory that Chiron deliberately wrote in a complicated way. I'll simplify it for you."
The training book that Chiron gave to Mary was elaborate, but rather difficult to understand. He planted traps in each paragraph in hopes that Mary would further enlighten the theory of swords.
Squeak-!
Bradamante emitted a radiance. Concentrated aura left a dazzling afterimage, and a sharp band of aura was drawn along the blade that extended diagonally.
It was a lightspeed thrust similar to the one Talaris had just executed. In terms of speed and power, the Light-speed thrust surpassed Mary's.
Jin read the book whenever he had free time, but he rarely practiced it himself. Even so, the reason Jin was able to execute a single light-speed thrust was because of Talaris' help.
'The moment I drew my sword, the power of Madame Talaris...… supported me.'
The key to light-speed thrust is, of course, acceleration. There were a total of seven accelerations using the aura in a single motion of thrusting the sword.
To ensure Jin could feel each precise moment, Talalis assisted in all seven accelerations with her own power.
'Is it possible to provide assistance with such precision to match my speed?'
Even though Jin has questions, there is no need to doubt. He had experienced it firsthand. Talaris smiled as if she expected him to be surprised.
"It's difficult to understand the acceleration points with complicated theories, but now you can understand them precisely, right?"
"Huh... Yes, Madame Talaris."
"It means you have to execute it not by firing the aura all at once but by precisely dividing it into seven moments. Ordinary knights wouldn't be able to do that due to their low aura sensitivity. Even if they manage to do it by luck, their shoulders and waist would break."
Jin immediately prepared for the next practice.
"After receiving my assistance for a day or two, you will feel it more clearly. If you let your body memorize that sensation..."
Swish-!
As Talaris explained, Jin thrust the sword again. This time, there was no assistance from Talaris. She hadn't anticipated Jin practicing a second thrust before she could finish her explanation.
However, Jin was entranced.
Completely immersed in the sensation that Talaris had awakened, he unconsciously executed a second thrust. The pleasure from that simple answer was so ecstatic that he hadn't even heard Talaris' explanation.
And the light-speed thrust he fired the second time was 90% of the first one, which was spread with the assistance.
The second Light-Speed Thrust shattered the ice wall of the training ground, and Jin was surprised by his own unconscious action, ignoring Talaris's words.
Talaris' eyes widened as she was shocked by results after the 'just one' assistant.
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