How to live as a wanderer

‘It's a real draw. ’

John thought to himself: John led the way, but the results were not surprising.

There wouldn't have been much choice. John steps down from the horse and picks up the sword. I decided to defeat anyone without being careless.

“? ”

However, the opposing Pokémon remains motionless.

The bloodline grows sharper near the eye area of Mahrit, standing still, and it turns dark. The mercenary commander drools and shakes his hand, opening his mouth.

You have made enemies for the strongest in the empire. Your future is doomed!

It was an eerie voice with deep resonance and strength that was completely different from the voice until just now.

The mercenaries scream with different emotions in their voices.

If I had just admired the valiant knights, my current scream was a fear of mystery I could not comprehend.

“The Master prophesies! ”

“Everyone shut up! The Master prophesies!”

Mahrit does not stop, but pours out the prophecy on John.

If you want to live, you'll have to flee west without rest for three days and nights! You must be invisible to the three-headed dragon to save your life. Until then, you will not rest or sleep!

John listens to Mahrit's prophecy with an interesting look. It was because I did not believe in the prophecy at all.

Suttleg also advised that prophecies are often false and inaccurate, but it was far from his personality.

Isn't it a prophecy of fitting in, which could eventually go wrong?

If it's a three-headed dragon, do you mean the flag of the Emperor's family? That's a good fit. ’

If John were an ordinary knight, he would have been frightened because he assumed the Emperor's power. However, John asked again without blinking an eye.

I will do the same prophecy!

“Is that all? ”

You arrogant young knight! Do you think you can escape the prophecy?

“Is that all? Tell me more. Can't you see what's about to happen to your neck? ”

John takes a step closer. Then something strange happened. Behind Mahrit, you begin to see a shimmering black ghost.

The mercenaries around you have no reaction to the strange phenomenon of black ghosts behind people in broad daylight.

John realized that only he could see the ghost.

Your arrogance and arrogance will rust your sword. The rings on your armor will be broken.

“What about your neck? ”

Those who share your blood will forever...

“So what about your neck? ”

Every time John asked a question, he stepped forward. Each time, the color of the black ghost darkened and became more and more violent. It was like I was afraid of John.

Strong spirits conquer mysteries.

John's soul, unshakable by any prophecy, shakes the opponent.

Finally, John stands in front of Mahrit.

“Now, what do you think will happen to your neck? ”

Ugh...

Pair!

John punches Mahrit in the face. Mahrit swoops to his side. John said ferociously.

“How can a man who can't see his own future prophesy so arrogantly? You'd better think of a way to save your neck. What are you? Come out and face me! ”

I am the master of all evil, and I dry up the earth, and I make people sick.

John punches Mahrit in the face in succession instead of answering. Blood splattered and my mouth stopped. No matter how hard I tried to prophesy, if I couldn't open my mouth, there was no way.

It was the Black Ghost who surrendered in the end.

Although John heard dozens of prophecies, he could no longer endure the ghost.

A chunk of black blossoms blossoms over Mahrit. The mercenaries scream if they've only just begun to appear.

“God! What is that!? ”

“It's evil! It's evil! ”

John caught the Devil. It was neither a silver plated sword nor an ash tree that was blessed. It was just bare hands.

However, John's strong spiritual power allowed him to hold the evil spirit with his bare hands. Once captured, John's super-strength is revealed.

John used the power of his whole body to grip the evil spirit. Concentrated in his grip, the demon screams silently.

My name is Balkhalmur! Balkhalmur! Help me, Knight! I serve you as a humble spirit!

The true nature of all mysteries and monsters was the source of their power. As soon as he vomited the truth, he became a religious being.

The moment I could not stand it, I vomited my true self, and the demonic form disappeared like melting in the light.

And John realized from the depths of his soul that he had subdued this evil spirit.

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‘Too late. ’

Suetlq crosses the bridge with the mercenaries looking at the camp with a subtle look.

I understand John's confidence as a knight, but Suetlg was a wizard.

There was not much difference between bravery and versatility in the wizard's eyes. If one unfortunate arrow flies and breathes his breath, who will reward him for his bravery?

“Lord Gerdolf. I have to go help Sir Johann. If I take the soldiers inside, they'll get misunderstood. I have to take you with me. Can you do it? ”

Gerdolf would agree, even if the opposing team was building a fierce spear.

Gerdolf nods without hesitation.

“Then let's go! Out of my way! I need to see your Master! ”

Suettle and Gerdolf whip their horses and run to the camp's front gate.

As you run alone, the mercenaries step aside, unstoppable. He didn't seem to be attacking, but he had already moved on once.

It was easy to get through the front door. The mercenaries don't even see what's going on inside.

Suetlq, who easily made it to the center of the camp, was stunned by the sight from afar.

John was trying to take the evil spirit by both hands and tear it apart.

‘What are you doing?!? ’

I don't know how they're grabbing evil spirits and bare hands in the middle of the day, but I had to stop them.

Spirits and evil spirits shouldn't be trifled with by people who aren't wizards.

Even well-prepared wizards sometimes fail and get eaten, but how much less a wizard.

Suetlq hurriedly finds the blessed holy water and reagents. But I didn't have to.

The form of evil is gone.

I couldn't believe it, but there was only one reason. John subdued him. Suetlq painted a star without even knowing it. It's been a long time.

“God... if you were going to perform a miracle, you would have done it when you were young...! ”

“??? ”

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Suetlq checked John's hand first. Fortunately, I was unharmed. Mahrit was beaten more severely. Mahrit lets out a breath of bubbles.

“I, Wizard. Your condition is a little...”

“Let your master drink this potion. It's gonna be okay. ”

“Thank you, Sense! ”

The outsiders wore their tents, but there were no mercenaries who put their horses out there. Everyone has just seen John conquer evil spirits.

Suetlq hears as much of what happened to John as possible. I couldn't believe it, but he tried his best to believe it.

"What have I overpowered?"

"Evil spirits. They're never meant to be subdued like that..."

I thought I knew why that mercenary commander was called a prophet. With the evil spirit in his body, it would appear to the mercenaries as if they were prophesying.

“Can evil spirits prophesy? ”

“Anyone can make a prophecy. But evil spirits never give true prophecies. We lead people to destruction with malicious mockery and pranks. ”

“This mercenary commander is quite good. ”

“He was lucky. ”

Among many prophecies, the prophecy of evil spirits was particularly bad. At first, it was a prophecy of evil to bring glory to the swamp when I came to my senses.

The best way is not to listen at all.

Ignoring it prevents me from touching spirits or demons. Suetlq notices that John has not been shaken by the opponent's prophecy at all. The evil spirit would have been frightened and shaken by its power.

“At first, I was the only one who couldn't see the mercenaries. Why would you do that? ”

“Perhaps you've dealt with many wicked things. And the Knight of Death...”

When you live with a mystery, you get closer to it.

It was John who defeated the Knight of Death. There's nothing odd about seeing the demon in the opposing Pokémon's body.

“So how does it feel to use magic? ”

“? ”

“How does it feel to be using magic? ”

“Is this magic? But the last time...”

Suetlq nods.

To do magic, I had to be interested in mystery and understand it.

But there was always an exception.

“Yes, it requires complicated procedures and processes. You have to pay attention to the mystery. But sometimes, even strangers use their natural gifts and instincts to do magic. Either the Long-lived Cemetery near the grave casts an incantation only by the oral methods learned from the previous generation, or the Lifetime Drifting Sheep only sees the sky's constellation and sees the future. The same thing you showed me. Cow

Trained demons with Lee and the power of his soul. That's magic. ”

“Well, technically, it was overwhelming. ”

“... Whatever. ”

John summons Valkamur from his soul. The black shadow grows small on the palm of your hand. Val Khalmur, who was revealed and subdued by John, was no longer an evil spirit of evil plotting. He lost his intelligence and his voice, and was just a single black force that fell to his knees.

There was nothing more I could do with Balkhalmur than I thought. I could barely lift a piece of paper.

“You think magic isn't more important than you think? ”

“! ”

“No surprise there. I did it at first, too. Magic is just the beginning. Everything in the world is, isn't it? There will be more and more work to be done. Take an interest and explore. ”

“I understand.”

I was going to practice the power in my hands anyway. Suetlq stares at John in a frenzy.

“By the way, conquering evil spirits with your voice... You really might be right for a priest. ”

Basically, I was better at handling that kind of evil spirit than a wizard. The priest with deep faith surprised the demons with his voice and made them run away.

“Fists rather than voices...”

“If anyone asks, tell them you suppressed them with your voice. Because it looks more plausible. ”

Suetlq said decisively.

It seemed more plausible to defeat evil spirits with a fist than to defeat evil spirits with a voice.

The former seemed like a religious person, but the latter was more likely to look ignorant.

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As the mercenaries murmur, "The knight who visited has cast out evil spirits with his voice," Mahrit wakes up. Next to him, Suttleg looks at Mahrit and asks,

“You must have slept well without having nightmares like that. ”

“Er... how did you know? ”

Even though he didn't know who Suttleg was, Mahrit was overwhelmed by the atmosphere and respected.

“Haven't you had nightmares every day, seen the future where you die, sometimes felt like you weren't yourself? ”

“No! How did you know?! ”

Mahrit is surprised. In his appearance, he felt a peculiar phenomenon. Mahrit is convinced that Suetlg is a wizard.

“Wizard, help me! No matter how you follow the prophecy, the shadow of death will never drop! ”

“Do you want to avoid the bad prophecy? ”

“Yes!”

“Don't believe the prophecy. Then we can avoid it. ”

"... That doesn't make any sense... Nonsense."

Mahrit only realized that John was next to him. John sits tall and asks Mahrit.

“How's your wound? ”

“... Yes? ”

Mahrit pulls out a bronze mirror and shines a light on his face. It was swollen and messy.

“?!? ”

“I tried to control my powers, but the demons were so strong, I couldn't help it. I'm sorry.”

It was a lie. Though the spirit was weak, it must have beaten hard.

Calming Mahrit's confusion, he explains what happened to Suetlg.

What allowed him to prophesy until now was not a divine revelation or blessing, but a demonic spirit. I was lucky to die for it.

“Well, what about the ghost...? ”

“This faithful knight here kicked me out of the door of prayer. Thanks to you, not just anyone can do it. ”

“I've been blessed with a gift I can never repay in my life! Thank you, Knight! ”

Even Mahrit, who is not a wizard, knows how great it is to defeat evil spirits. He bows down before John.

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