The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 13: Blanc Magic Tower (1)

The next morning.

“Prepare to empty the Great Hall right now. Come on.”

Saint Joan gathered the newly selected chief priests and held an emergency meeting.

She was Saint Joan, who had taken unconventional steps, but it was difficult for other priests to accept her this time as well.

“What do you mean? Surely the Goddess had mercy on us and destroyed only the tower built by the saintess before us?”

Pascal, the new head of the High Priesthood, asked.

“I thought so too. But last night, the Goddess gave me a revelation very similar to that. In the end, the Great War of Etoile is struck by lightning.”

“… Then, despite all these efforts, does the Goddess intend to abandon us in the end?”

“Not really. The Goddess has given me another revelation.”

Saint Joan told her chief priests what she had seen last night.

It was a revelation following the first revelation, where the Great Hall of Etoile was struck by lightning and was in ruins.

The priests and paladins were clearing the ruins of the Great Temple, and then they found something glowing golden in it.

It was a golden tree.

“… And the goddess said that she would make a new covenant with this golden tree.”

Saint Joan explained. Even so, the faces of the chief priests were not bright. Anyway, it is an established fact that the Great War of Etoir, which has endured for over 600 years, will be destroyed.

“There is just one thing I don’t understand.”

“Yes, please.”

“If the previous revelation was repeated, is Edmund’s smile the same as before?”

“… That’s right.”

“So Edmund is still alive?”

Saint Joan hesitated. Are they really ready to accept Edmund’s survival?

“Edmund was present in this revelation as well, and he smiled. So, maybe he’s still alive. Or, since he is from another world, he could be summoned to another world again.”

In response, Saint Joan kept open to other possibilities as much as possible and said.

“So, if Edmund is still alive, is he destroying the Great War?”

“No, he doesn’t destroy the Great Temple. There is someone else who destroys the Great War.”

“Who is that?”

At this point, Saint Joan hesitated again.

There was only one change from previous revelations, and that was the flashing of a hand by someone who could only be seen in silhouette before the thunderbolt struck.

As if he was struck by lightning.

When Joan woke up, she didn’t understand.

Why the hell didn’t the Goddess tell me what that person looked like? And why did he artificially go to the scene where Edmund smiles right after that scene?

And why is a scene that was not revealed in previous revelations now visible?

“… Unfortunately, I don’t know either. Because the Goddess could only see his silhouette.”

The priests could not hide their disappointment at Saint Joan’s answer. Some even dared to doubt Saint Joan.

“Do you have any clues?”

Sensing this atmosphere, Pascal asked, and Joan thought for a moment before speaking.

“There is one thing. When he raised his hand high, he was holding a sword. It was too big a sword for a human to hold.”

The priests who heard that trembled with an unknown strong feeling. And without questioning the saintess any more, she began preparing to empty the Great Sanctuary.

***

Meanwhile, as usual, Raphaella was nursing Marion. Of course, he was spying on her.

Today seemed to be getting better, but Marion’s complexion was still not good. She had dark circles in her eyes, probably because she wasn’t sleeping well.

To solve this problem, Raphaella entered Marion’s dream as well, but to no avail.

“… This is why she has no face as the lord of the Mage Tower. Now, I was wondering if the Magic Tower is operating normally, but I got sick…….”

“Don’t worry. Marion, just focus on recovering quickly. You will definitely get better.”

“Rafaela is a very kind person.”

Marion smiles weakly. Raphaella tried her best to make her smile and cast her healing spell on her.

Marion, who had been recovering her strength for a while, suddenly grabbed Rafaela’s arm.

“… Raphaella.”

“Yes?”

“Tell me honestly. Do you have any guesses about my condition right now?”

There was no power in his voice, but there was a stubborn will in it. Raphaella hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.

“… Of course, this is just my expectation, but it seems that Mr. Pesima is worsening Mr. Marion’s body right now.”

“Master… ? Then she says Master is still alive?”

“Maybe.”

“But… Why are you attacking me? Maybe it’s because I was such an ugly disciple?”

Rafaela couldn’t get her words out of her own hands. In fact, she still didn’t know exactly what Pesima’s purpose was.

Marion studied Rafaela’s expression, then dropped her head, she said.

“… Maybe not really. I have always brought great disappointment to my master. Even two of the three requests left in his will were not properly fulfilled.”

“What exactly was that?”

“The first was that I cast the magic to replace the knowledge transfer magic too late. Maybe that’s why, in the end, I failed to inherit the knowledge of the Blanc Magic Tower. And the second… I was saying to keep the body of the demon king well.”

“The body of the demon king?”

“Yes, but I couldn’t keep it properly, and in the end I had to give it to Her Highness the Princess. No matter how much it is an order, it was creepy that I kept holding it.”

I’m punishing Marion for violating these things… Maybe.

However, even taking that into account, she couldn’t understand why she was finally punishing her.

Even if you think that she waited until she accepted a new student, it was only after a while after Raphaella came in that she started to get sick in earnest.

“The time has come to make a decision. I will give you the authority of the Magic Tower Master, Raphaella.”

“Yes? But, I’m not ready yet! And why is Marion still alive…….”

“You already know that. Rafaela already has better magic knowledge and skills than me. And in this state, I won’t last long anyway.”

“But… ….”

“Above all, if I die with the authority of the Mage Tower Master, this authority itself may disappear. We have to stop that much.”

In most towers, the owner of the tower only had a position, but did not have this kind of magical authority. In fact, the magic called ‘Authority’ is also one of the unique magics of the Blanc Mage Tower.

Actually, I didn’t understand how this authority was passed on, but from Marion’s testimony, it seems that when the previous tower master dies, it doesn’t automatically pass on to the next tower master.

“But do you know how to pass on that power?”

“… As far as I know, it must be part of the knowledge transfer magic. Need to find out more details. But don’t worry. I won’t die until I find a way to pass it on to Rafaela.”

She was still not feeling well, but Marion’s face brightened.

Rafaela didn’t know how to accept her firm will.

***

– Now you have come to the castle of Mawang. I’ll pick you up when I’m ready.

Around late in the afternoon, I got a call from Mina. I immediately got ready and left the cabin.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to visit Swann before I left. Just in case. After going to the Devil’s Castle this time, it might not come back to Speth.

“… Are you going back now?”

“Yes, that’s how it happened.”

“That must be your destiny. I won’t dry it go back If it’s meant to be, maybe we’ll see each other again someday.”

Fortunately, she didn’t stop me. She must be because of the fortune telling she saw earlier.

“If this is all settled, I will come back.”

“… I hope so.”

I bowed briefly to say hello and left.

Before I left, I heard Swann muttering very quietly to himself.

“I’m not sure how long it will take… ….”

I felt an ominous feeling for a moment, but I ignored it and went outside.

And then I went to a place where there were no people and gave Mina my coordinates.

After a while, the shadow beneath my feet shimmered faintly and I fell into it.

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And the surrounding landscape changed 180 degrees.

I was in the basement of a black stone castle. A lingering musty smell stung my nostrils.

“Listen to what I have to say from now on.”

Mina appeared in front of me with a rather serious face and said.

“I was assigned here to stop demons. And after about 5 minutes, I have to go upstairs again. That’s why, I can’t fully look after you.”

“I know.”

“We blocked soldiers from entering the basement, but if there is a loud noise here, the soldiers will surely come down. That’s why, whenever you do something, use soundproofing magic as much as possible. You know what I mean?”

I mean, don’t do anything that could lead to aggro. When I nodded, Mina took me to the place where I saw the text.

The place we arrived was in front of a huge door. There was a hole in front of me, just big enough for a sword, and below it were these words written.

And it was really written in Korean.

‘The door ahead can only be entered by those who know this language. You who are qualified, reveal your origins and open the door.’

“You mean voice recognition?”

I tilted my head. For now, just in case, I placed soundproof magic around the area and then looked at the door and spoke in Korean.

“I am an outsider from Earth, especially Korea.”

As I said it, I wondered if this was right. However, I looked at the door with some expectation.

The door did not budge. She pushed the door lightly, but again nothing happened.

After all, what kind of mystery is this? Should I memorize a spell like the old story?

“Open Sesame!”

I shouted in Korean just in case. Mina next to me looked at me with strange eyes.

But at that moment.

Deed deed deed…….

The ground started to vibrate and the door began to open noisily.

‘… This is how it works.’

So where did you write down any hints? Or is this enough to figure it out on your own without any hints?

“Wow… ….”

Mina exclaimed. She was staring through the door, mesmerized as if possessed by something.

What I could see beyond the door looked like a warehouse of some kind.

To be precise, a warehouse full of artifacts. Yes, it must be a treasure trove for a wizard like Mina.

“If I go in…….”

“Well, you are not qualified. Do you think only qualified people can enter?”

“… Chet. Okay. Anyway, I have to go now.”

Mina returned with a disappointed expression. But she couldn’t take her eyes off the warehouse until the moment she teleported away. Later, she should take one of her artifacts for herself.

Anyway, after Mina disappeared, I cautiously entered the room.

A strange magic circle was drawn in the middle of the room. I looked around the artifacts and approached the magic circle.

Uhhhhh….

When I stood in front of the magic circle, the magic circle flashed with light and a translucent person like a hologram appeared in front of me.

“Welcome, aliens like me who were brought here.”

He gave a welcome message in Korean. So, is this person, like me, an alien from Korea? However, to say that he is Korean, his Korean appearance was barely visible.

He had white skin and horns on his head, just like a demon.

“What are you?”

“I am an intellectual system made of magic that reconstructs the personality and memories of an alien called the demon king titan. In the world I lived in, it could be seen as similar to AI.”

“AI? 600 Years ago there would have been no such word.”

You were brought here 600 years ago and you know the term?

“Time on Earth and in this world do not flow the same. If my calculations are correct, 100 years here is 1 year on Earth.”

… Is it like that Anyway, I quietly watched the demon king Titan’s vision.

I have never heard of a titan in this world. The most notorious demon king before the previous demon king. The demon king who destroyed the Latis Empire.

I felt something ominous, but I decided to talk to him first.

“Then, what is the purpose of the Demon Lord Titan?”

“Secrets of this world. I left instructions for becoming the next demon king. I also saved all the memories of the previous demon king.”

“Memories of the previous demon lords? How is that possible?”

“… Because I borrowed the power of the magic sword.”

Anyway, in many ways, the purpose of the demon king titan was to guide the successor demon kings rather than the same aliens.

But since it is said that he knows something about the secrets of this world, he may be able to learn something about the Blanc Magic Tower as well.

“Tell me about the purpose of Pesima and Blanc Magic Tower.”

So I immediately asked him the most curious question.

In an instant, the demon king Titan’s shape disappeared from the magic circle. When I was about to move, thinking that something had gone wrong, he appeared in front of the magic circle again.

“Unfortunately, there are no Pesima and Blanc magic towers in my memory.”

Isn’t that part of the secret he was talking about? Well, since he was a person before the foundation of the Solus Empire, he might not know.

Then there is another way.

“You said you could read the memories of all previous demon kings, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then I want to know the memory of the demon king who appeared most recently.”

“… I get it.”

Demon King Titan disappeared again. I waited patiently.

After a while, another magic circle appeared under my feet. As the magic circle shone, the surrounding landscape collapsed.

I thought it was teleportation magic, but it wasn’t. This… It was reality manipulation magic. Because the surrounding landscape was slowly being reconstructed.

Soon all change stopped, three people appeared in front of me.

An older man who appears to be Pesima and Pesima’s teacher.

And a Korean woman with a decent appearance.

The place is… It was also visible inside Blanc Magic Tower.

‘Since it has already happened in the past, time can be turned back or fast forwarded.’

As I listened to the Demon King Titan explain how to read this memory, I saw the memory of the former Demon King.

Suddenly, I realized something strange. Except for the chatter of the Demon Lord Titan, nothing was heard.

I wondered if he had to stop talking before I could hear him, but even after the demon king Titan finished, I still couldn’t hear him.

I thought about asking what was going on, but then I saw a woman move her hand.

That… Is it like sign language?

Only then did I realize.

The previous demon king was deaf.

‘Is that why you didn’t say anything during the battle?’

Coming to think of it, I’ve never heard the demon king speak, and I couldn’t understand our words well. Was it because of this?

‘… ‘Kuh!’

The next moment, I was suffocating for no reason. I felt great fear.

I barely lifted my head and saw that the male wizard had grabbed the woman from the other world with bondage magic.

And Pesima, who was next to him… He took an ax and approached the woman.

The panic builds up, and I see the man licking his lips.

Following that instruction, Pesima pointed the ax at her woman’s arm with her trembling hand.

Then he raised the ax and struck it down.