IDEFYEM - Chapter 67
Black Man, I'll Do Everything For You Except Marriage!
I suppressed the pout that rose up from the natural feeling of rejection left behind by the black magic and looked ahead.
The toxic magic that Sarah seemed to have unleashed as a turning blow was blocked by the shield.
"Tch, damn it!"
It wasn't an overwhelming difference in skill that made it impossible to use her hands, but I could feel Sarah struggling a little.
But all I could do was help her by casting a defensive spell on her.
It felt like the floor was shaking from the battle between the two warlocks.
Sarah continued to push her teacher to the limit, casting extreme attack magic.
Rather than counterattacking, the teacher seemed to slip away like a loach.
After exchanging several more silent spells, the teacher exploded a magic that sounded like a smoke bomb.
"...!"
I hurriedly approached Sarah, who was exhausted and on the verge of fainting.
"Are you okay?"
Sarah barely nodded and stared at the smoke that was still rising.
When all the smoke disappeared, the teacher disappeared as if he had never existed in the first place.
There was silence for a moment.
Soon, large teardrops fell from Sarah's raised eyes.
It was such an unfamiliar sight that I was lost for words for a moment.
But I soon came to my senses and hugged her tightly, patting her on the back.
I thought it was because of the loss of her teacher, but the words that followed contained a different emotion.
"We finally met, finally..."
There were scratches here and there and the teacher disappeared again.
Sarah's eyes were filled with powerful joy.
That appearance proved how much she had been waiting for the moment of revenge.
I also felt like I was crying, but now was the time to move quickly.
The walls of the building were shaking precariously in the aftermath of the battle.
"For now, let's hurry out. Can you stand up?"
As I said that while supporting Sarah, the next moment I stumbled slightly.
There was no problem until just now, but suddenly my vision went black and I felt dizzy.
"Uh, uh."
Vermont, who was standing next to me, lifted me up without hesitation.
"You used fire magic earlier and created a shield several times. You probably didn't know much because it was your first time fighting, but it's a situation that can be quite taxing on your body."
"Uh, huh?"
When I came to my senses, I was surprised to see my legs dangling in the air.
"It's just a moment. You'd rather help Sarah than me!"
"Ugh. I don't like it."
Even though she was probably in worse shape than me, Sarah got up from her seat and said in disgust.
"If you just stay still, we can get out quickly."
"Isn't it heavy?"
"If you just stay still, we can get out."
"I'm actually worried."
Lord Vermont, despite his slim build, lifted me steadily and started running towards the back door.
We found a passage leading directly outside the warehouse and went through it into an alley.
Now that I was out of the acrid air and out in the fresh air, I finally felt like I could survive.
Black smoke rose from the entrance of the building we entered earlier.
As I was thinking about what to do next, with a plan that was quite different from the first, a familiar bird appeared in my field of vision.
'Why is Tristan's hawk?'
A large hawk flew towards me and fluttered a note.
The three of us put our heads together and unfolded the paper.
[I'll hear what happened later. If you follow the hawk, you will find three horses.]
It seems that he did not withdraw his hand after giving the admission ticket, but rather continued to monitor the situation.
If we had an accident, he could have been in trouble too.
I felt grateful that he helped me without asking anything.
As I was walking down the path guided by the hawk, I heard a loud noise ahead.
"Damn it. I finally got it. You little loach!"
Wow, it was the boy from before.
I thought he escaped safely because he took off the shackles and ran away quickly.
A large security guard was grabbing the boy and dragging him. They even whipped him, holding a whip in his hand.
When I saw that scene, my tongue moved before I could calculate it with my head.
I cast a spell without thinking while holding Vermont.
"Speculum Mentis (mirror of the mind)."
It was a magic that reflected one's own will to attack back to oneself.
The whip the man was holding moved like a snake and wrapped around his neck.
"Well, what is it? Why is this like this?"
The boy who was being dragged by him also watched the scene dumbfounded.
“Ugh!” Kek..kek.. kkuk!"
The man resisted fiercely and struggled, then fell limp as if he had fainted, and Sarah and Vermont looked at me.
"I couldn't help it."
I muttered shyly and leaned my heavier body on Vermont's arm.
Since we were on our way anyway, we walked closer and looked at the boy.
The boy was wary of us, but seemed to have no strength left to run away, and almost collapsed on the spot.
Sarah sighed and repeated what I said earlier.
"Is it so. There's nothing we can do."
She rolled up her sleeves and lifted the boy sitting on the ground.
"...?"
"Let's go first."
The boy showed a dramatic change in expression but did not clearly protest.
The number of us increased from three to four and we ran again and arrived at the place where the horses were.
Riding a horse while exhausted was more difficult than expected for all of us.
In the end, we arrived at the Count's residence after a couple of hours.
***
I didn't want to cause trouble for Kael by being seen by the employees for wearing something suspicious.
After casting a hiding spell on everyone, I went up to the room together.
I wanted to rest, but I also felt like we needed to talk about what happened today and what to do next.
The boy who had ridden with Vermont had already fallen asleep and was in his arms, just as I was.
"Isn't it hard?"
"I can hug the owner again too."
I hear that the title feels awkward every time I hear it.
"You're already carrying a baby, that's a joke."
"It's not a joke."
Of all these, it seemed to be the most intact.
Afterward, I wondered if I should at least give the back of my neck to express my gratitude.
At that time, Sarah, who was sitting on the sofa and taking a breather, began to speak for the first time.
"The teacher probably discovered my identity through the battle. Then he might even suspect you."
But that was something, Sarah had already prepared herself for when she chased after her teacher.
"There is a high possibility that it will reach the Duke's ears. Sorry.."
But for some reason, she ran her hands down her face and continued speaking with difficulty.
"I think I ruined everything."
"That's not true, Sarah."
I got up from my seat in shock and walked closer to her.
"My goal is to take down the dukedom, and your goal is to find your teacher and take revenge. You did well enough today."
I had no idea Sarah was thinking like that while returning to the Count's residence.
"If you think about it like that, I couldn't stand it anymore and set the stage on fire."
I don't know if my consolation helped, but she was silent for a while.
After a long silence, Sarah opens her mouth.
"I doubted myself many times while wandering around looking for a teacher. Does he really exist? Is he already dead?"
Sarah buried her face in her hands and continued speaking in a desperate voice.
"Even if I find him, will I be able to hurt him?"
"..."
"But now..."
"I don't think he's scared."
"Okay, I think that's enough."
Besides, when you think about it, it wasn't a big deal to arouse the Duke's suspicions.
He had already publicly shamed Martha and had dealt a blow by undermining her business at the Imperial banquet.
If I wasn't really an idiot, the Duke would have been keeping an eye on my actions.
I said it was just a little bit sooner than it was going to happen anyway.
Then Sarah, who seemed to have calmed down, soon asked.
"What if today's incident causes the Duke to quit the auction and destroy the evidence?"
"Um, no. Even if he became war, the Duke is not the kind of person who would be that afraid of me in the first place."
After thinking carefully. I answered.
Also, I saw earlier that there were more famous nobles in attendance than I expected.
"It seemed difficult to get out easily."
My gaze shifted to the boy lying on the sofa, sleeping soundly.
He almost got caught again if I left him on the street, so I brought him here first.
Since I am also a treacherous person, I started to feel a little selfish at this point.
I was wondering if I could get some inside information from that child and get some help, or even be used as a witness in the distant future.
However, Vermont, who sensed my thoughts, shook his head first and spoke.
"That boy is from a foreign country. Besides, he doesn't seem to know the language here at all."
"What? How did you know that?"
"After observing closely, I noticed that he was not able to understand what the host and they were saying and were acting based on what they had noticed. I think that's why he never answered, or couldn't."
Looking back on his actions so far, it was definitely a reasonable inference.
"It looks like that too. It's a rare hair color in the kingdom."
Vermont said, pointing to the boy's hair.
I studied the face closely and was disappointed by what I had just thought.
He was still too young, with fluffy cheeks and youthful features.
What were you trying to do with a child like that?
"Once his body recovers, I will need to cast a healing spell on him. Feed them food... I have to try to have a conversation somehow and ask the doctor."
I took a deep breath, ended the conversation, and dismissed the conversation.
"Then sleep well, everyone. Rest well."
After letting the child sleep in Sarah's room, I decided to confess to Kael tomorrow.
When Vermont, who had turned into a cat, returned to his nest, the room became quiet.
After seeing them off, I closed the door and went to sleep.
A shadow I didn't know existed moved in the hallway next to the room.
"Is everything finished?"
It was Kael who had been waiting for me until now.
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