The Greatest Architect

“Huff, huff. ”

The Black Wizard Rupellan takes a step back.

My heart was pounding.

Fear rose.

I wanted to run away right away.

But that was impossible.

Jubbuck, Jubbuck.

Silver-haired knight slowly approaching before your eyes, Xaviel.

It was because his eyes did not give out any gaps.

‘If I try to do anything, I'll sprinkle my sword right away. ’

The Black Wizard was intuitive.

The moment he tries to flee, the sword will fly.

You will never be able to avoid it or stop it.

I couldn't even dream of a counterattack.

It was because Mana ran out.

‘I didn't think you could handle reinforced ghouls like that... ’

I had no idea.

It was a ghoul made with all kinds of reagents and dark magic.

A specially crafted enchantment group was subjected to a special treatment for 100 days and nights.

The enhanced ghoul boasted a strength unlike the ordinary undead ghoul.

Hard skin like steel bounces off an axe.

Movement was swift and swift as the wind.

Moreover, he had some of his own intelligence.

Even the master of the breastplate, based on that intelligence, was often frightening.

In other words, reinforced ghouls were the perfect murder weapon and the final stage for him.

But what is this Silver Hair Knight before me?

What kind of creature would turn 50 enhanced grills into rotten meat in one sword?

“You! Who the hell are you! ”

It was unfair.

Blood spatters from the sorcerer's neck.

“What the hell are you doing here? ”

It was a mixture of fear, resentment, and urgency that brought out a random shout.

On the other hand, it was also a shout of terror.

He had a hunch.

He's going to die soon.

"I don't want to die. ’

I wanted to live.

There was a study that really wanted to succeed.

I had to see the end of the study.

That way you can bring back the family you lost.

You will finally be able to reclaim the life of your past that was happy.

He was a black sorcerer who survived with such iron faith.

In his eyes, the slowly approaching Silver Hair Knight seemed to be the Grim Reaper himself.

Jubbuck, Jubbuck.

Xaviel steps forward, one step further, and one step closer.

There was no hole in the escape, no place to fight back.

He didn't even say a word.

Even the possibility of negotiation was invisible.

It brought the Black Wizard into a panic.

“Stop! Don't come! Don't come!”

I shouted urgently, but it didn't work.

The Silver Hair Knight's blue eyes remind me of life.

His sword sprinkles light through the air.

You little bitch!

“…… Hiic! ”

The Black Wizard closes his eyes.

It was that moment.

“Xaviel, stop. ”

You hear an unexpected sound.

At the same time, a light breeze touched my neck.

Phew.

“ ……! ”

Did he get his head cut off?

The Black Wizard carefully opens his closed eyes.

And I had to wait one more time.

It was because I later realized that Longsod, the Silver Hair Knight, had stopped less than a centimeter from his neck.

“Hehe, hehe! ”

My legs are shaking.

The poppy was stiff.

At that moment, another voice sounded like a cord of salvation.

“Don't kill me yet, Xaviel. I have work to do first. ”

Who is it?

The Black Wizard's gaze shifts toward the voices.

Soon he could find a man with dark hair.

Lloyd grins as he looks at the Black Wizard.

“I need to talk to him, so let's put the sword away. ”

“I understand.”

Xaviel's sword is removed.

The Black Wizard takes a deep breath.

Lloyd approaches the Black Wizard.

“Hey, you feeling better? ”

“ ……. ”

I just shared a magic curse with a sword. Is that okay?

However, the Black Wizard did not consider Lloyd to be so bold.

After all, he was the one who saved his life.

The Black Wizard replies cautiously.

“Phew, phew... Phew, it's okay. Thank you for your mercy, by the way. ”

“No mercy. ”

Lloyd smiles bloody.

I didn't spare her because she was so pretty.

I left it alive because I forgot something to do with my spine.

It's simple.

If this were the time of retribution.

From now on it will be time for exploitation.

At the same time, a feast of fishing and amusement will be held.

Lloyd said, reminiscing about the clever plan ahead.

“Mercy. I'm not that good. ”

“ ……. ”

“Anyway, you kidnapped my soldiers. They took all the construction materials. Right?"

“Well, you mean the ones you brought in a few days ago? ”

“Oh, is he alive? ”

“Of course.”

“All of it? ”

“Yes.”

“Good. If there was one wrong person, I'd kill them right away. ”

Lloyd grins.

The Black Mage's eyes flicker slightly.

“Uh, umm... I'm sorry about this. ”

“I'm sorry? With my mouth? ”

“Of course not. ”

The Black Wizard shakes his head in haste.

“I'll let them go right now. So can I move on for a second? ”

“Whatever.”

Lloyd's permission has been dropped.

The Black Wizard rises cautiously.

I go to one side of the lab and pull the lever.

Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

A few rolls of iron rang out.

Soon, the whole wooden wall on one side of the lab opened.

A hidden prison facility was revealed in the space behind it.

“Tsk, tsk.”

Lloyd frowns as soon as he looks inside the prison.

I had to.

“All my kids are snoring. ”

No, the soldiers' goal was not good enough.

Ten of the men who were sent back to the land to retrieve the insulation.

Another ten that appear to have been sent together from the territory.

The total of twenty people were locked up and did not eat properly. My eyes were closed and my cheeks were dim.

“I'm s-sorry. ”

“Do you know you're sorry? I wish they had died like that. ”

“ ……. ”

“I'm starting to wonder. Is that your pervert? What were they trying to do, keep them locked up like that? ”

“Well, that's ……. ”

“Can you be honest with me? Looks like there's a story to it. ”

“ ……. ”

Lloyd's expression seems to be aggravating but strangely addictive.

Could it have been that way?

The Black Wizard slowly opened his mouth, hesitating a few times.

“Actually... Hmm, I was... I was working on researching the resurrection of the dead. ”

“Bring the dead back? Undead?”

Lloyd looks back at the broken reinforced ghoul.

The Black Wizard shakes his head.

“No, that's not it. I didn't study the Undead. It's not like that.”

“Different? What's different? ”

“The research I've been doing is really a way to bring the dead back to life. ”

“Dead people? Could it be resurrection?”

“Resurrection... yes. It's similar.”

The Black Wizard quickly nods.

“I wanted to save my family. My wife and children... ”

“Why? What happened? ”

“Yes.”

Sadness was born for the first time in the Black Wizard's tone.

“I used to be a wizard in an ordinary territory. He was also an ordinary family man who lived with his wife and children. No, I would have stayed happy. If it weren't for that unfortunate accident.... ”

“Stop. If you're trying to stall about what happened in the passage, stop. ”

“... Uh, anyway, I wanted to get my family back. That's why.”

“You studied magic here? ”

“Yes.”

“You don't have to sacrifice your life to save the dead, do you? ”

“That's ……. ”

“That's right.”

Lloyd's eyes narrowed.

“I think I've even tried a few times. Right?”

“ ……. ”

The Black Wizard's words are gone.

Lloyd's voice grows louder.

“You've studied forbidden magic. At least a dozen of them would have been sacrificed. ”

“That's ……. ”

“Shut up, please. Do you know what you've done? ”

Lloyd's voice becomes rougher and more aggressive.

“Resurrect the dead? You think that's possible? Think about it, you stupid bastard. ”

“I……. ”

“Never mind. Okay. Suppose, really, that your crazy attempt succeeded. So let's say I brought my wife and kids back. So, my wife and kids, wow, thank you for saving us, you know? Oh, it could be. They say we meet. At least your wife might. ”

“Please don't insult my wife and children. ”

“You made me insult you. ”

“ ……. ”

“Why? No? Angry? But you have nothing to say? ”

“ ……. ”

“Do you have any idea what you've done? You stupid bastard. The dead are the dead. If you've already sent it, it's polite to let it rest. ”

Suddenly, I thought of my parents.

Lloyd wrinkles his nose.

The Black Wizard bit his lip.

“Of course I... I know that. But I couldn't forget the wife I loved, the children I loved more than my life. How could you send it so easily? Even if I close my eyes, even if I open my eyes, I can't stand it. ”

“That's why you couldn't let me go? ”

“It's my fault. I know.It's my greed and stupidity. ”

“So, what do we do now? ”

“…… forget it. Can you do it?”

Suddenly, there were hot tears on the Dark Wizard's face.

He looks at Lloyd with red eyes instead of stealing tears.

“I'm done with this research. ”

“Are you quitting? Really?"

“Yes. I'm... tired, actually." ”

“Tsk. Tired or exhausted. ”

“... I don't have ten mouths to say. Instead”

The Black Wizard turns his head.

Where he looks.

There was a big iron box.

He points to the box and says,

“I'll give you everything in that box. ”

“That? What is that? ”

“All the magic reagents and supplies I've collected to continue my research. ”

“Well, that's going to be expensive. ”

“But I don't need them anymore. ”

“…… I guess you're really determined. ”

“Then shouldn't you be? Here you go. I'll open the chest.”

The Black Wizard approaches the chest.

You bite the tip of your index finger in front of the box.

I put the bloody index into the keyhole of the chest.

Blood seeps into the keyhole.

“This is a magic lock. Only my fatigue. Only the blood spilled while you were still alive. No, if you shocked me from the outside, I'd melt everything in the crate and make it disappear. ”

The box pops open to see if what he's saying is true.

There were all kinds of magical reagents, ingredients, and supplies in it.

“This is also my reward for the damage I've done to your soldiers. Please accept it.”

“I'd be happy to say that. ”

Lloyd smiles gladly.

The Black Wizard also smiled sadly.

Then I lifted my hands and wiped the tears that were flowing around my eyes.

I rolled my lips up behind the sleeve that covered my face.

‘Idiot. ’

The Black Wizard smiles.

I can't believe you trusted me here.

It was really good.

‘I'm glad the young master likes to pretend to be smart. ’

Moreover, I was good with moderate greed.

Thanks to you, I was able to accept his forgiveness with a truly reflective attitude.

"Done. Magical items. We can collect them again." We can recreate the reagents. The only thing that matters is getting out of here alive. ’

Whatever it takes, you have to live.

You can then start the study again elsewhere.

Can work harder and complete theories.

‘Then we can bring him back. Honey, guys. We'll see each other again. ’

All I could think about was my heart.

The sad heart trembled.

I wanted to get out of here and start my research again.

‘On a much larger scale. Bolder. Not dozens of them, but hundreds of them. That increases your chances of success. After that? We can be happy again. We can go back to our lives on a warm day. ’

The Black Wizard clenches his fist.

And I decided.

Now that you've deceived that young master enough, it's time to get out.

You can leave here feeling naturally touching and warm.

“Then... I'll be going now. ”

“Where are you going? ”

“I don't know yet. Maybe I should start farming somewhere where I can reach my feet. ”

“Yeah, that wouldn't be so bad either. ”

“Thank you. Of course. ”

The Black Wizard lowers his head slightly toward Lloyd.

I turned to look as though it was Adal.

No, I tried to.

It was that moment.

“Xaviel. Let me ask you something. ”

Lloyd's cool words rang out.

“What about the settlement of the serial killer specified in the Royal Decree? ”

“If there is clear intent in multiple murders, objective evidence, testimony or confession, and there are more than ten witnesses, immediate disposition is possible with the authority of the royal aristocrat. ”

Xaviel's sword answers.

The Black Wizard shrugs in surprise.

“W-what? What's that supposed to mean? ”

It gave me goose bumps.

Immediate disposal.

I don't know what that means.

It was definitely just a warm atmosphere.

Why did he suddenly change his attitude?

Shhh.

Xaviel draws his sword.

This was no joke.

The Black Wizard urgently said.

“Why? Why? ”

I stepped back.

I asked for Lloyd.

“Are you really going to kill me? Why? Why? ”

“Why? Isn't that obvious? ”

“Of course, what do you mean……. ”

“Did you not hear that? He's a serial killer, you. ”

“ ……. ”

Lloyd's eyes look this way.

I couldn't find the same stupidity and warmth.

On the other hand, he looks bitter and callous.

I was in such a hurry.

“But I, I've reflected enough…… and admitted my mistake……. ”

“So?

“And I've shed tears! I cried in repentance! ”

“Are you done crying? Reflect and you'll be free of sin? ”

“That's ……. ”

“Hey, stop talking nonsense. ”

It reminded me of a ridiculous laugh in Lloyd's mouth.

“I told you before. You did it for your family? Did you do it to bring back your beloved wife and children? Then what about the people you killed? Don't they have families? No life?”

“ ……. ”

“Don't force yourself to cover your sins. Don't even think about reflecting, okay? You think I'd fall for that? You've never seen a human act like you before. ”

Lloyd's voice grows louder.

Suddenly, Korea came to mind.

I remembered the news about the bad guys who were on the news saying it was a long day.

Kidnapping, raping, killing, what you wouldn't call a human being.

‘But few of them got what they deserved. ’

It was the trial of the Republic of Korea.

It was strange.

Evil doers are judged every time.

Some people drink and make mistakes.

Or a psychotic epidural.

It's either him or you're truly sorry.

He put up all kinds of nonsense and gave a loving verdict.

I always wondered if I was really, really, really crazy.

I've seen Lloyd do that dozens of times.

Of course, I could see the Black Wizard's tricks coming down.

I was playing with the Black Wizard from the beginning.

‘To get those magical ingredients. ’

Lloyd's gaze rests on the box.

In fact, the reason he spared the Black Wizard for a while was to get that.

That's why I came here with Xaviel, wearing chi.

So what now?

You don't need a Black Wizard now that you've achieved your goal.

No, I wanted to take care of this guy as much as possible.

‘Forgive me, but he's lost his mind. It was in a novel, too, and after I got pardoned by Xaviel, I got my head cut off for doing something awful. ’

In fact, I did.

So what if we let him live here?

He must be studying somewhere and slaughtering hundreds of people.

“So here's the thing. No matter how hard you try to make up a story and squeeze a juice that doesn't look like tears, some things don't change. You know what that is? ”

“I, I……. ”

“He's a serial killer. ”

“ ……. ”

“And the serial killer deserves to pay for it. That should do it. ”

“Now, wait a minute! ”

“Xaviel, do what the law says. ”

Lloyd turns.

The Black Wizard urgently pleaded.

Xaviel steps forward with his sword drawn.

“By order of Knight Xaviel Asrahan and his son Lloyd Frontera, we enforce the strict laws of the realm. ”

Shhh.

The sword thrives without mercy.