Chapter 125: Mages of the Tower (3)
ViVEstelle Hadassa El Rath.BPCXZ
MZGbwtThe 1st Princess – one who was loved by the gods; the all-powerful Saintess. She was definitely on the side of the good even in ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan ❱, and was a nice person in general.hZ0PBU
9gfk5The problem, however, was in her personality. She was a full-on hedonist[mfn]A hedonistic person is committed to seeking sensual pleasure[/mfn] chasing after entertainment and was nonchalant in everything it was that she did despite being at high status.iO8jfMY
HKmS“Wow. You’re turning twenty-two this year? That’s the same as me. Do you want to play together through the night with this Sister?”lfOD
LhZUE“S, sure.”Xaq0
BQ4w2PWhen Estelle’s long and thin fingers grazed past her cheeks, Rellin was frozen stiff with her cheeks flushed in deep red. She was lost for words at the face of an overwhelming beauty.mEY
WycgjBt“Now now, let’s go back to drinking. Cheers~”PgBo3AH
oWmp“C, cheers~”Dcfh9D
pgESdYNaturally, Estelle urged her to drink.R4Hk
tdlUfM“Great job. Ohhh~ You’re an amazing drinker~! Gooo~!”l0F
alg2Rellin chugged all the drinks that Estelle was giving her without an end. She was focused and flinched from every single movement of Estelle’s fingers like a marionette.XrIuM
jgGGBut to be fair, that was nothing strange considering how Estelle’s appearance was enough to chant women let alone men.kDT
cNHS5TAlthough Princess Miruam was also the type to give off a sensual charm, Estelle was by no means inferior when it came to the ability to captivate people. She simply had a different charm to her.rjr
8X6bpMiru was like an innate venomous serpent while Estelle was like a capybara that bewitched everyone nearby.GPH
jJ3“Ah, t, thank you.”FxPMb
7AeKqEven during a casual clink of glasses, Rellin flinched when her fingers came in slight contact with Estelle’s. It didn’t even look like Estelle was intentionally doing it, which suggested that she must be in possession of the inborn gifts of a player.YG2
I946fVfIn any case, the question was why the saintess was here in the first place.SUd2KF
ZtdGlancing around, I noticed some people whose presence had melted into the shadow.VYjO
gSnilE‘Raven Squad of the Saintess.’8nFEeYJ
dMIzmLjThey were the squad allocated by the New Faith to the Saintess in spite of her not needing the likes of guards. The fact that they were here meant…N2IcZsM
oZqYL‘Highly likely it’s related to demi-human discrimination.’h0Mk0O
Zf6nThe Saintess must be either planning on delving into the inhumane crimes of Rellin the individual, or the acts of her superiors.9Rm
ocJZ‘But still, how can they even let the Saintess carry out a honey trap herself…?’Q6Z75
XCBDThere probably wasn’t a big reason behind why she was doing it herself. It was probably because she was confident, bored, and most importantly…uNvN
TOq9“Am I pretty?”0N3
ka2LSrQ“U, umm… Yes. Y, you are.”HD1
xP235D“Right? It’s obvious but I’m glad you know!”9AcC
oZyE8fEstelle… There was no way that she, the personification of narcissism, would miss out on an opportunity to step up and show off.gFVA
ehsZLkShe was a good person… She’s a good person but…A5ERLD
MV2OU『Do you know, Knight Korin? You see those men over there? They are all staring at you with envy in their eyes. How gorgeous.』U0gm
wO4xjk“Ugh. I, can’t… drink anymoreee…”DoCEAm
8Z4ceBefore long, Rellin turned semi-unconscious. It was because she drank a lot more than a glass or two… with my help as well, of course.KwljfvC
GNeaAs soon as she lost consciousness, the Raven agents nearby who had been under the disguise of normal civilians walked up simultaneously.aJOQT
hidJCWI“Junior. You are a good drinker, aren’t you? Aren’t you still underage though?”53uVzjW
2jF9“I hope you let that slip with your benevolence, beautiful Big Sister.”I0UEE6j
9n7QX“Fufu. Junior Korin, you are also very handsome. Not as much as me though.”IVlXi
O3O“Of course of course~”1IxUlqE
gM23KDTap tap.woksn
jijY2I tapped on the table as Alicia walked up from a corner of the bar. Consequently, Estelle and our group stood face-to-face in confrontation.XFGVHFL
52Rj“I was working on it first,” I said.3kg4TRb
j3l“But I was the one who got her drunk.”KrZcQ
6R64“Even before you came, Saintess, I was already going on the right track.”95r7u0m
WCR7“I had my eyes on her for a week.”RRtrS
VSy4“Mine was for a whole year.”fTi1Xi
Y7RX“It’s thanks to my beautiful appearance that this woman drank herself to death, you know?”nqs
QEqTj“Hohh~. Don’t you think you are being way too overconfident with your appearance? Sure, appearance is important but you can’t ignore the chatter. The reason this woman continued drinking is because I had been entertaining her ears.”OVN
vjaXeCx“Would that be as good as entertaining her eyes though? There’s even an essay saying that looking at beauties puts people in a good mood.”SSeV
vH1vZBUnable to tolerate the immature battle happening between me and Estelle, one of the Raven agents walked up to me.Ke8
Ut0“Young man. How dare you be so disrespectful to the Saintess.”ab5
9l0uAs soon as he started reaching his hand out towards me…7iON4
KSzS9“Alicia.”Fbts7V5
AjI6Alicia grabbed onto his arm, and the superhuman grip of a knight pressured the agent.r1Rbl
ZzJm“Kuht…!”3EKl
IEzutAs expected of people that were primarily skilled at reconnaissance, they weren’t very strong when it came to pure power. It was because she placed more importance in their espionage skills than their ability to fight when looking for agents.0KHU
z3YU“Looks like there’s only a few on your side that are on the level of a knight… Can you handle it? We have two Grade 1 Knights on our side.”YgsLbb
VPM0pjEven though it was only Alicia and me, the two of us were still much stronger than what even an elite squad of knights could deal with, let alone espionage agents.Cmg5SR
DYGckS“I, is this okay, Mr. Korin? She’s still the Saintess… Princess.”NAbr8T
x6tNBD“Stick to one title. And you’re right – it’s not okay.”6p7YmRk
Xco9IOur opponent was the woman with the greatest symbolic significance in the entire kingdom. She was the Saintess with the greatest amount of authority in the religious sector, as well as one of the potential inheritors to the throne.QU25uR3
kupSimply put, she was the most prominent figure of this entire kingdom.p5JB86Q
DNdHGcM“Let’s go somewhere else first.”QATc6XN
iBODI handed Rellin over to the Ravens and left the bar with Estelle.W2ts
FXUxVWB****GMMade
4cjc0llFor security purposes, I had to wear a blindfold in the middle but I noticed where we were headed from the humidity in the air and the ground, as well as the distinct scent of dust.OrInX7B
UMMP“Let him see.”edO8K
ynoA seductive voice echoed across. Soon, the blindfold covering my eyes was taken off, revealing Estelle who was wearing a wide smile on her face with the Ravens in the background.SjNhXTc
VVt1f“Sorry about covering your eyes. It’s a necessary procedure for security.”nmQXVr
Y6f“It’s fine. It is, after all, the headquarters of the secret espionage agents of the New Faith, so I do understand the necessity.”JXZKSxQ
IlulR“…!”FloU
Ahzln6gEveryone in the room showed some kind of reaction. Whether big or small, they all seemed quite shocked.dtLwDH
XzRdAo9“How did you…!”Smbp
GqabSN“Just something I gathered from the word on the streets. The story about a secret organization that protects demi-humans and punishes those that do inhumane things to them… is actually quite a well-known story in the backstreets.”344d
MB3Even though it was something I knew from the game, it was still true that there were some rumors regarding it. Linking that to the New Faith and the Saintess would have required some level of creative imagination though.PtmZ5Tw
YgHnO“Junior. Aren’t you showing off too much of what you know? In this world, there are some evil people that kill others to make sure they stay silent. You know that, right?”Nnc9vT
HilO“I don’t think you would be one of them though, Saintess.”admIaW
DfLCc7i“Hehe. You are right, but…”O7DS
chJQXuPThe amicable smile on her face slowly started to turn stiff. Even with some resemblance of a smile still remaining on her face, she was still able to exert a lot of pressure with her charisma. In turn, that proved how the Saintess hadn’t been leading an innocent and uneventful life.aD9Z
dFlqX7“You might receive some level of pressure.”AOCT
XoM7The Raven agents placed their hands on their weapons behind her back. Considering how this was their headquarters, it was safe to assume that there would be some knights and mages in here.kdzZ
cf5DQ7“There seems to be a misunderstanding but… I don’t need Alicia to deal with a group of this level.”jRa
JkqCicr“How insolent…”DVxi
5W1aNVBIt was a man behind the Saintess who reacted to my provocative statement.x3JRA
K2VBHe was the vice captain of the Ravens, and the practical leader of the combatants of the organization, Morkai. His combat prowess was at the level of a Grade 1 Knight.ep9j
2kwt“You damn brat.”1usuP
pby“Stop there, Vice Captain Morkai. He’s right.”tThst
7eGWQ3P“…”b9TYKL9
JfcLqMorkai seemed frustrated but regardless, he immediately stepped back from a single sentence from Estelle. He had an absolute degree of loyalty to her and did not dare try to refute her words.LLAlcy
DxlubAs suspected, these guys were aware that I was in possession of the Sun.tIvmZ
pwN“Let’s work together.”6TZ
3zffBy“Together?”vUDduA0
kHPmFWP“By revealing our goals and working in alignment for this matter.”tqe
C0S2K“…”I42Hx
LJoBr0Estelle was deep in thought about the suggestion. She was probably hesitant about revealing the confidential information, so I decided to make it easier for her.CtB
INri“Elder Morushtan. I can give you evidence about his illegal demi-human experiments.”QQL
CukZO““……!!””g9Z
fBzThe Saintess as well as the agents behind her were astonished by the claim.O0eTgyH
ApkvIt was something that appeared in the game when completing the side quests of ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan ❱. The ones that were predominantly carrying out inhumane human experiments were those from the Black Cult, and there were numerous horrible crimes that had been committed by their leader, Elder Morushtan.mxW
NFteXTuAnd I knew the location of a secret laboratory, which had been shut down after the rampage of a test subject.ZRycH
CNUeg6“Alright. Then in return…”QnYXf
bjaADXN“Village Antec to the Northeast – inside the private land in the mountain behind it is a shed. It’s quite close to the Tower of Mages.”dWCOwXL
YTn“…Why are you telling me this without any conditions?”21N
cmcsF2u“I already told you that I want us to work together.”5rhW
sUVp4Z“What if I just go back on the deal without doing anything back in return?”8NKz6U
dkf8“Are you going to?”RiK
vZ5e“…”iVo9
aHKShe was lost for words as if I had seen right through her.I4u
GwyJilRight – I knew and had ample trust in her honesty and goodness.bOBWz0V
B7Te042“Sure. Then, Junior. What do you want?”X04xEs6
nXTnEex“My goal is the fall of every wizard from the Tower that is visiting us on this occasion. I want their dantians to be controlled and them to turn into convicts.”oTJz
g3viM9r“…!!”dTi0
of1ygH“First off, I will hand you Elder Morushtan, but as for the rest… I will never forgive them. I’ll make them pay for what they did forever.”MSYh1B
LrMI“…What have they done apart from those experiments?”quMt48L
PcsMZlf“The current Tower is mostly a corrupt pithole of devils. Except for the ones at the very bottom, they are all mostly evil. Besides, every mage at the level of an elder as well as their direct disciples are all horrendous devils.”14PcD
wYaeVThe reason why the Tower of Mages was in collaboration with Tates Valtazar was simple and exactly the same as the Old Faith.MNXK4
MYzNPGTheir idea was that the cleansing of humanity did not matter in the slightest, when compared to the restoration of their past glory and power.Z5eVC
E88SlWith the Advent of Paradise, they will gain divinity there, live an eternal life and reign over the new humans – that was their goal. They were horrible devils that were even worse off than traitors who sold their own motherlands.venyOSI
zPU“Those wretched devils are after the people around me. ‘Do not let your eyes see compassion. Life for life—’.”pkmIy0
ktH“‘And eyes for eyes.’ The golden rule of scripture.”SGD
8ISOTh2“I will punish them with not a single pound added or subtracted to their due sentence.”dLif7
XqU“What a reassuring set of words.”6wUf80
J6BEstelle accepted my suggestion with a wide smile on her face.fs3lYce
YUCFy0“Sure. So that was your first condition. What’s your second?”9XM8dRV
LHP“Let’s work together from now on. For anything unrelated to politics, let me help you wholeheartedly in whatever it is that you do, Saintess.”IwRswhr
MBbJ21Most of the things that she did were good things, which mostly revolved around saving the weak and punishing the evil.Kx0JJj4
7CUhuRIn other words, that was bound to also be linked to my Precept and would let me gather quest rewards. And most of all, it would also allow me to intervene in dreary events that weren’t mentioned in the main quests and side quests of the game.m4DS2m
voXXe3E“In return, please pray for me. Regularly for… let’s say, at least 2 years.”YJp
P6NONZ“Hnn~. Looks like you know about my ability already?”NIP
Tx1SZaOf course I did.k0kdTy
bvw1Her ability was the manifestation of miracles from prayers.fT35
J52XXDIt was on a completely different scale to normal religious prayers.XL6brgl
uxcThe prayers of the Saintess, who was directly linked to the divinity, had the power to twist reality. As the strongest buffer and the key character of the scenario in ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan ❱, Estelle’s ability was quite literally ‘almighty’.4FimvI
onZ2Even the powerful sacred artifact that had the power to suppress Hua Ran the Unique Grade living jiangshi, was only possible because of her prayers.O1Q2
D8LE“Alright. As long as I have enough divine energy, I will pray for you, Junior. We live under the same roof so it shouldn’t even be that hard anyway.”U1wxcPV
WA4RS7wPerfect.Dq80c2U
4XH5F5YThis was incredible – even better than any other reward I could have hoped for.gSxs
31kG3kIn the original game, the prayers of the Saintess were only sporadically accessible at the northern expedition after the 7th Arc, where the power balance started to tilt heavily in the enemy’s favor.ZYO53d
MWOQ6If I could be under the constant effect of that miraculous buff which used to be only allowed in certain arcs because of the duration and distance issues, it was pretty much no different from obtaining several hidden pieces.4lnW1
vB4b“Let’s talk about the details of the prayers later. As for that mage…”bAjvl
JSO“Let me deal with her. As for you, Saintess, I recommend you look into the location I mentioned for starters. You’ll be able to find some meaningful results immediately.”zmwW9zn
VrLoWIY“‘Noona’,” the Saintess suddenly said.6NJO
bJPhhum“…Sorry?”eCQ3
nonli“Call me ‘noona’. Dongsaeng[mfn]Dongsaeng = Literally means younger sibling. Sometimes used by slightly older people to refer to those younger than them. It’s a rather intimate title.[/mfn].”Ur1L
VNd4O66“Like, how would I dare call the Saintess/Princess by such a…”VHk
0auCv“Ehem! It’s an order!”IC8
uDYEstelle demanded a handshake with a bright smile on her face. For some reason, it was a lot earlier than the last iteration… Well, to be fair, the princesses entering the Academy in the second year was already a significant change.IMPm7
TJqnKE“Knn…”3y6
b1qeCMOWhile stealing glances at the Ravens that were glaring at me with bloodshot eyes from behind Estelle, I held onto her hand with much difficulty.FH7
vz5c5mSuddenly, Estelle responded by grabbing my hand with both of hers. Her ticklish voice then squiggled its way into my ears.z6Hzq
CVwTCsX“Don’t you think we will last a verryyyyyyy long time together? Dongsaeng?”ATks
yQAxrHer cunning face was overflowing with interest and goodwill for me.uJPy
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YeURellin wasn’t coming back.O8UC
tf0oLZAfter noticing the disappearance of Rellin, who had gone to investigate the disappearance of Manroji, Morushtan noticed that something strange was going on.WVFC
RttJp“Call… Lord Admelech.”jgnYn
IPvsj7ESomeone had their eyes set on them. Morushtan and Admelech summoned all the mages of the Red Cult.ta2tuq
dEW2kAfter a while, the accommodation room that was holding every mage of the Tower with a soundproof spell cast around the room was echoing with a deafening shout.VUFCWrq
ymvg“What do you mean Rellin was kidnapped!!?”RqddQ
ScGM7xn– Kwang!rvqtl3
MAlDufProfessor Zollin shouted while smacking the table.4Tn
Z2CCecQ“The mages of the Black Cult were the ones that were kidnapped, so why do you seem so mad, Professor Zollin?”YGas
Cu1wTC“H, mhmm…! D, do we not all belong to the same Tower though?”T8gpGBz
RHC2They looked at Professor Zollin, who was one of the top mages of the Red Cult, with curiosity in their eyes.OQtq
7zpSbs9“Anyways, Rellin went missing in addition to Manroji. We have no proof as of yet, but Elder Morushtan is concerned that this might lead to a greater harm to us.”evVI3V
hy1One of the higher grade mages of the Black Cult was speaking in the stead of Elder Morushtan when Elder Admelech of the Red Cult shouted after slamming the table.jWZ
s6m“Hmph! Who are these fearless ruffians that dare touch the pilgrims of the path of magic?! Besides, how shameful is it that some of us have been done in by those thugs?!”V9y5NB3
X7HBMElder Admelech continued while gazing at Morushtan with his obstinate eyes.MiSa
K6T4LaY“This is concerning your disciples, Elder Morushtan. Deal with it as soon as possible and make sure it does not affect our plans.”eKU
tXk“…I know.”rWuROC
OyRDR1Morushtan did not raise any objections or ask Admelech for help. Although they were all from the same Tower of Mages, they had a stronger sense of belonging to each of their cults, instead of the Tower.E1FXqJ
Noxp“B, but Master. Shouldn’t we give them a hand and help the Black Cult out?”Tdf
LlWjs“Shut up, you stupid fool. Have you forgotten what we had to do? We must seal the Dimensional Witch and suppress the vampire. Do you have any idea on how many things we have on our hands to fulfill those goals!?”vvgxcw
2Q0Ne“S, sorry sir.”TQOB
0ZeHearing his shout, Zollin immediately stepped back with cold beads of sweat traveling down his face. Even though he was a direct disciple of his, he couldn’t dare go against Admelech’s command because the orders and decisions of one’s master were unconditional in the Tower of Mages.MxYW
HvfRf………m6jX
wMIpYql……w6W
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aUZ“Damn it. Damn that stupid, stubborn old man!”uH77
1aKDZollin threw his robe away in fury. Although he was in his 50s already, he was still temperamental and honest to his emotions, just like every other mage of the Red Cult who had fiery temperaments.qS54p
ZLd2“Ugh… Rellin. Why Rellin of all people!”bGK
cJ8mnRellin, the 3rd floor mage of the Black Cult was Zollin’s lover.Uhw
wD4jpOf course, he wasn’t an idiot. Why would a 20-year-old young lady like her go for an old man in his 50s like him?ZMU
CNnHe knew what Rellin wanted and what she was after, but Zollin had still been cherishing her. Besides, he had even recently finished experimenting with a slave contracting seal that would last forever after being etched, and had been hoping to use it on her when he had time.EVmLyFo
4Dw7And yet Rellin had gone missing before he could even carry out his shady plan. Unlike knights, mages were weaker than normal civilians after being restricted by mana-binding shackles.camT4
OD6QAlso, since Rellin was only at the level of a 3rd floor mage, it wasn’t strange for her to lose to backstreet thugs if a bunch of them pounced on her at once.jVrdHp
S5AGFiH“No. It must be a misunderstanding. There’s no way there would be anyone crazy enough to touch mages from the Tower…”wMMr
9IQ– Knock knock! Is Professor Zollin inside?0mRtN
q8P8XFQ“Who is it!”aqmsS
hcxSKgI– I am Korin, the guide assigned by the Academy.K9dbf4Z
5iiE“Damn it. Come in!”8uuDxBH
zSrHvIxZollin was already in a bad mood, and was put in a worse mood after seeing a stupid knight; a dog of the Academy.zvp3sn
vDho0a“What is it?!”T8acFhL
iF9vb2s“Ah, you see…”AqD5E
bZQtRIThe young knight boy with a wild countenance handed over a box.NBvD
4I19lo2“Someone asked me to give you this box, Sir Zollin.”sRP
ZIcSsl5“What?”I3jQy0a
8pqYyc1“I’m just doing what I was told, so I do not know the details. Please enjoy the rest of the day.”Ws8psy
sKjrLWhen Korin Lork left the room, Zollin ripped open the post box. Inside was a small video recording stone.dpnGLe
EqjIt was a widely-used magic item that recorded a specific area and left it as a record. Naturally, as a mage, Zollin knew how to use it.upWy
diiN55– Click click!bxD
ef3VISBA video started to play once he tapped on the stone.STi9BQ0
URLCg————————T5GMtlx
onm5aIjThe background of the video was a room that had gloomy wallpapers stuck on the walls. It was one of those cheap rooms in cheap inns that had nothing but a shabby bed.xkrzyJ
O4FGJS『Uhhp…! Uhp! Uhp!』S8VFf
YVqIn the foreground of the video was Rellin, tied and restricted by a rope. The ropes binding her accentuated the lines of her body and her eyes were being covered by a black blindfold.R4r
DjEbqyIt was clear that she was tied so badly that she couldn’t even move an inch. That was when a man with short hair and big tattoos all over his body walked into the frame and approached her. He then screamed with his face covered by a mask.mXsM
TEH『Uhyooooot! A young and beautiful mage lady for me to enjoy!! Ore-sama[mfn]Ore-sama- ‘myself’ in an arrogant way [/mfn] super lucky!!』dVs
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