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Episode 362 Now You Must Choose (1)

Slurp… … .

Crazy, gushing crimson mana began to envelop Jiselle's body.

Soon, Jiselle's body was enveloped in a rippling crimson mana. Only his two eyes were emitting a red light.

It looked like a devil coming from hell.

"What is this guy doing now… … ."

Delmude flinched for a moment at the sight of that strange sight. It was the first time even he, a wizard, had seen such a phenomenon.

All he could tell was that his opponent was strong enough to match his own power even when he unleashed all his magic.

No, maybe even stronger.

Delmude gritted his teeth as a thought occurred to him.

"You are the master!"

There were rumors that Earl Fenris was a master-level figure, but I thought they were exaggerated rumors.

It was only natural that such a thing would come out when you fought it yourself. To be able to fight yourself to this degree means that you have truly reached the level of a master.

But I couldn't admit it. If I did, then I, Earl Desmond, and the dukedom would all have done something stupid.

Whether we were going to turn the North upside down or prepare for civil war, we should have killed that guy first.

But who would have thought that back then? Just a few years ago, there was only one nickname that stuck with Giselle.

'The scoundrel of the north... ... .'

I was fooled. The whole world was fooled by that guy.

But there was still a chance to redeem itself.

"Yeah, we can end it here."

Delmude slowly descended to the ground. Now he must conserve even a little of his magical power.

Because I have to make sure to kill that guy who's gotten stronger.

Jiselle waited for Delmude to come down to the ground.

He knew what Delmude was thinking, and he wholeheartedly agreed with it.

Even if you fight with your remaining skills, the result will be that you're just wasting time.

As soon as Delmud landed on the ground, Jiselle's body shook briefly and then disappeared from her spot.

Boom!

A black demon flies in like a ray of light. Delmud, seeing the sight, stretches out one hand.

"flare!"

Jiiing―!

A ray of fire shot out from his hand, exactly in the direction that Giselle was flying towards.

A clash of mighty forces and powers.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

The speed of Giselle, who was heading towards Delmud, slowed down. The light continued to shoot endlessly towards Giselle.

Surrounded by a crimson aura, Jiselle brought her sword forward and began to cut through it.

Ddddddddddd!

The beam split and spread out to both sides, burning and destroying everything it hit. People were terrified and rushed to get out of the magical range.

Jiselle was slowly moving forward against that powerful force.

Ddddddddddd!

With each step I take, the distance between me and Delmude gets closer.

"Ugh… … ."

Delmude realized that he couldn't stop Giselle like this. He needed more, more powerful magic.

'I have to kill him at once.'

He began to hold Giselle back with one hand and gather his magical power with the other.

Gooooooooo!

The seven rings surrounding Delmud's heart glowed brightly and spun more vigorously than ever.

One ring rotates, drawing mana from within the body. The second ring rotates, doubling the power.

As each ring was added, the moving horsepower also increased exponentially.

The ring that had been drawing mana from within its body as if pumping it had finally reached its seventh. However, when its body had no more mana to squeeze out, it began to suck in the magical power of its surroundings.

So much that his heart couldn't handle it.

Gulp… … .

Blood flowed from Delmude's nose, ears, and mouth. His eyes were bloodshot and red from burst blood vessels.

He too was risking his life and drawing out strength beyond his limits.

Crunch! Crunch!

The surrounding space became distorted. It was the result of mana being sucked into Delmud, disrupting the balance.

Gooooooo!

A super-hot flame began to gather in Delmude's empty hand. It was the strongest destructive magic of the 7th Circle, Inferno.

'Not yet, not yet enough.'

I need to gather more magic power. I need to make it stronger.

That way, we can kill that devil in one go.

Kugugugugugugu!

Even as Delmud gathered his magical power, Jiselle continued to advance, cutting through the rays.

'Just a little more.'

It doesn't go as fast as I thought. That means Delmud's magic is powerful.

Even while making such attacks, he prepared magic separately. This was truly a skill worthy of a 7th Circle magician.

Even the Duke's Ilois, the 7th Circle Master, would not be able to attack to this extent.

In terms of destructive power alone, the magic of the Flame School was the best.

Jiselle was also drawing and using mana beyond her limits. However, this was not enough.

- Master! Mana consumption is too fast!

Dark shouted urgently, but Giselle smiled instead, revealing her teeth.

"Amplify my power."

- Master, if you do that you'll really die!

"hurry!"

- This, profit… … . Even if I die, I don't know!

That's what I said, but I can't die. If I do, I'll disappear without a place to go. I thought it would be better to put in a little more effort and finish it quickly.

Dark inevitably began to touch the sliver of emotions that Giselle harbored.

Kwaaaaah!

The emotions pulled from one side of the memory were ignited.

anger.

The emotion that Jiselle felt the most in her life.

The explosive emotions grew bigger and bigger, burning Giselle's body and soul as material.

Boom!

As Giselle took another step, the ground cracked beneath his feet. His pace began to quicken.

Ddddddddd!

- Master! His, his muscle is ripped!

- The bones are twisted and cracked!

- Damn it! How are you walking!

Jiselle's muscles and bones could not withstand the overwhelming force and were instantly ruined. But even so, he did not stop walking.

'Kill me.'

We must kill Delmud. We cannot miss this great opportunity. That way, the war will be easier.

This was the reason he still had some sense left.

Not now. Right now, Jiselle's mind was filled with only thoughts about killing the enemy in front of her.

It's not difficult. I killed that guy in my past life too.

Split your body in half from the crown up.

His anger kept urging him to hurry up and kill that bastard just like that time.

Kwaaaaang!

I take another step forward. My body has already been so damaged that I have lost all feeling.

But the aura blade he was emitting became sharper and sharper, and its length also grew longer.

Delmude opened his eyes wide as he saw Giselle approaching him.

There was no more time to waste. It was dangerous to get any closer to Earl Fenris.

The magical power I've accumulated so far should be more than enough. I've never gathered this much magical power in my life.

He too had pushed himself beyond his limits. Even after winning this battle, he would probably have to stay in bed for several months.

"It's over! You little brat!"

Delmude smiled with ecstasy as he withdrew his ray-emitting hand and held out his other hand.

This super-high temperature flame will melt the opponent without a trace… … .

Scratch!

Before Inferno could even activate, something tore his body in half.

"what...."

The last thing Delmude saw was Giselle swinging her sword from a distance.

The straight, crimson mana extending from the sword was several meters long. It cut his body in half.

Phew!

The enormous magical power that Delmud had gathered began to spread out in all directions and disperse.

And Delmude's corpse, split in half from the crown of his head, was instantly consumed by the surrounding flames and turned to ash.

At the same time, the crimson darkness that had been surrounding Jiselle slowly subsided.

"… … ."

People were speechless when they saw the results.

To the senses of Giselle and Delmud, it was quite a long time, but to the others, it was not so long.

Delmud used magic and Giselle went through it and cut it. That was all they could see.

That's what a superhuman fight is like. It's a fight with a sense of a completely different dimension and time than other people.

Hubert muttered, shuddering.

"W, really… … Master… … ."

I killed the 7th circle wizard alone. No matter what the method, it is impossible for anyone but the Master.

This is where it was proven that the rumors that Jiselle was the Master were true.

The Crimson Tower wizards hesitated and stepped back.

"Ta, the tower lord has passed away… … ."

"That too to Earl Fenris… … ."

"This is a dream… … ."

To them, Delmud was the true powerhouse of the North. They just laughed when they heard Earl Fenris say he was the First Swordsman of the North.

He is one of only two 7th Circle magicians in this kingdom. There are also only two people in the kingdom who are called Masters.

So naturally, it was inevitable that Delmud would be considered the strongest. However, such a master was killed by the one known as the Northern Scoundrel.

At that moment, when all the disciples of the Crimson Tower were in confusion, Jiselle pointed her sword at them and shouted.

"Gillian!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Kill them all."

"I will accept it!"

Chaang!

Gillian ran forward, holding two axes in his hands. Fenris' knights and soldiers followed him.

Jiing―!

The knights immediately activated the magic circle on their armor as they ran. Since all the enemies were magicians, they used a dispel spell.

"Huh? Huh?"

The Crimson Tower wizards were startled when they suddenly saw knights rushing toward them.

They only thought about wiping this place out, and never dreamed that they would be attacked in return.

The Red Flame Tower was also confused. Hubert spoke to Giselle, who was approaching him staggeringly, in a trembling voice.

"Now, wait a minute… … What is going on… … ."

"Eww!"

Before Giselle could answer, a scream rang out.

There were two elders of the 5th circle on the Crimson Tower side, but they were unable to stop Gillian and the knights who suddenly attacked.

Because magic did not work properly on knights armed with Galvanium magic armor.

From the beginning, they were confused and lost their will to fight due to the shock of the tower lord's death. They didn't come to their senses until the moment they were attacked.

While Gillian was dealing with two 5th circle wizards, the knights and soldiers steadily slaughtered the Crimson Tower wizards.

"Eww! Save me!"

Hubert asked again in a trembling voice as he watched the wizards dying miserably.

"F, Earl Fenris. What are you doing now!"

Hubert felt dizzy. He knew that he was just going to leave, but he didn't know that he would commit such a slaughter so openly.

There was a justification for killing Delmud in the name of a duel. However, there was no justification for killing the rest of the wizards.

Of course, the magicians from the territory where the Crimson Tower is located and other regions will come to protest against the Red Flame Tower. It will be a bonus to buy their attention.

But Giselle didn't answer that question. No, she couldn't answer it.

"Cool! Let's talk later… … ."

He fell to the floor and vomited blood.

My insides were completely destroyed. Now I could barely stand.

"My lord!"

Vanessa threw Alfoy down and ran towards Giselle. Alfoy, shrunken to the ground, fell to the ground.

She grabbed Giselle and shouted.

"We need to get treatment right away!"

Hubert nodded hastily.

"Yeah, yeah! First, treatment!"

All the potions prepared in case someone gets injured during the duel were used on Giselle.

Vanessa opened Giselle's mouth and poured the potion into her, and all the wizards clung to him, casting some poor healing spells.

However, Jiselle's internal organs, bones, and muscles were all damaged, so she did not recover easily.

'Oh no… … If I do this wrong, I'll die.'

If there was even a little bit of mana left, it would have tried to recover itself, but right now, there wasn't even any mana left. That's natural, since all the power that had been forcibly amplified had been poured into it.

It's been a long time since I've been injured this seriously. Fighting a 7th Circle wizard was that hard.

'If I lose consciousness like this, I might really die.'

Even if she didn't die, she could still be in a coma for a long time. Giselle held Vanessa's wrist and spoke with difficulty.

"Keep talking to me. Don't let me fall asleep. If I lose consciousness, I could really die."

Vanessa nodded vigorously. She had to say something to keep the lord awake.

'Oh, what should I do? What should I do?'

If you don't want to lose your mind, you have to focus on something. You need something to focus your thoughts on.

'Ah! There is a way!'

She told Giselle exactly what had flashed through her mind.

"Your Majesty! Listen to me and keep thinking! You must never lose your mind! Do you understand?"

"okay...."

"If there are four times more chickens than ducks, and nine fewer ducks than pigs, and the total number of ducks and pigs is 67, how many legs do animals have in total?"

"… … ."

Giselle looked at Vanessa for a moment, dumbfounded. Everyone else around her looked the same.

Giselle, who had given up thinking, simply closed her eyes and fainted.

"Gyaaaah! My lord!"

Vanessa's scream of surprise rang out sharply.

* * *

"The Lord of the Tower… … went to the Brivant Estate?"

Glenn, the elder of the Crimson Tower, nodded to Amelia's question.

He was currently in the Leipold estate to seek Amelia's support.

"Yes, to sweep away the Red Flame Tower."

"Wouldn't the Count of Brevant and the royalist faction not stay still?"

Then Glenn chuckled.

"Of course, they will put pressure on us by giving us various disadvantages, but they will not be able to do anything with force right now. They will try to investigate the truth first. All we have to do is continue to buy time."

"Aha, so all I have to do is hold out until a civil war breaks out?"

"Yes, but we need a lot of money and food to survive until then. Most trade will be halted."

"Hmm… … So, I have to get that for you?"

Glenn nodded.

"Haven't you already taken possession of this place, my lady? As per our agreement, you must assist us on behalf of the Earl of Desmond."

Amelia was now the Countess and Lord of Leipold. But Glenn still called her Miss.

This was proof that he was still ignoring her.

Amelia smiled faintly and asked, seemingly oblivious to the title.

"But is it really necessary to move so hastily? It would only make the enemies more alert."

"Have you forgotten the Duke's order to finish the Red Flame Tower before the civil war? There are many magicians in the Red Flame Tower. It would be very annoying if they sided with the royalist lords."

Amelia nodded several times as if she understood, then asked something else out of the blue.

"By the way, where is the Lord Tower now? Has he arrived?"

"You must have arrived at the Brivant estate by now."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, we calculated all the time and planned accordingly. So, you should also support us as soon as possible, Miss."

"Okay, then we should get started too."

"Yes? What are you talking about? Oh, you mean you can provide support right away?"

As Glenn spoke with a big smile, Amelia glanced at him and continued speaking.

"No, I mean I'm going to get rid of those beggars who whine to me for money every day."

A cool smile appeared on her face.