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n51: What happened that Night (6)

nGav had a hard time trying to come back to his senses.

nThe most powerful explosion hit his face.

nHis shield was spread out according to survival instincts, but the explosion had nevertheless destroyed it.

n‘Still, if it wasn’t for the shield, my brain would have been blown out.’

nHis entire face contorted at the burning pain.

nHe wanted to grab his face and scream out loud, but Gav was a Curse Master.

nCurse Masters experiment with all kinds of curses on themselves.

nAs he had been through situations worse than this, the countless experiences he’d been through helped him endure the pain.

n“You have a good grasp of your mind.”

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nBlack flew into the air and caused strong gusts.

nJamie felt his head become clear.

nGav, who was staggering because of the hit, somehow managed to stay focused.

nAir Press

nBoom!

nGav’s body floated back and fell to the ground.

nStone Bridge

nThe sunken ground soared high.

nA pillar fell from the ceiling and crashed into Gav’s chest, making him bend like a shrimp.

n“Now.”

nStone Breaker

nKwang!

nThe Stone Bridge exploded.

nRubble was scattered out in every direction.

nThe Air Press was deployed all over again on Gav’s bloody body.

nThud!

nA path of blood was drawn on the floor where Gav laid.

nJamie walked towards Gav, as his body started to recover.

nWithout stopping, Jamie kept using magic spells.

nMagic Arrow was being used nonstop.

nGav was now nothing more than a crumbled body.

nJamie’s spells never missed their aim and kept hitting the target.

n“Destruction…”

nGav struggled to raise his hand and unfold a Curse when darkness flew in and hit him on the shoulder.

nHis shoulder got completely twisted with an eerie sound.

nThe eyes that had lost focus were looking elsewhere.

n“Being careless is scary. One mistake is all that is needed.”

nGav was shocked.

nHe had used the maximum damage-inducing Curse. However, unfortunately for him, Jamie had the Absolute Immunity artefact.

n“The world is inherently irrational.”

nDark Cube.

nEight black dots were drawn around Gav and then slowly connected with each other to create a cuboid.

nIt then started to shine.

nJamie made the cube float in the air.

nKik!

nBlack, who kept assisting Jamie, landed on his shoulder.

n“Honestly, you were never our opponent.”

nKik!

nBlack nodded in agreement.

nAn old dark magician who couldn’t even reach the 7th class.

nFor Jamie, he was pathetic trash.

nSo he ignored him.

n“But you were good.”

nJamie was shocked when he received the Curse.

nNo matter how good the skills were, it wasn’t an easy task to reverse use the opponent’s magic as it would need a lot of time to understand the method.

nIt was only possible since the old man devoted all of his life to curses and mind magic, so Jamie did admire that.

n“I thought that the title Curse Master was a bluff, but I was wrong.”

nThe Aesthetic of Slow was a shock.

nIf it wasn’t for Perfect Cell, Jamie would have been defeated.

n“It was great.”

nGav’s entire body shook.

nHis body was terribly hurt, and his face seemed swollen.

n“H-how…”

nA hoarse voice.

nGav wanted to ask just one question before dying.

n“How did you stop the Aesthetics of…”

nDid he do something wrong while casting?

nNo. There was no way he could have made a mistake.

nDid the kid master the Law of Destruction?

nImpossible. Even the greatest magician in the world wouldn’t be able to use it.

nJamie held up the Perfect Cell.

n“Absolute Immunity, Perfect Cell.”

n“… Absolute Immunity? There is no such….such thing!”

nEven the dragons could be cursed.

nGav’s words were wrong.

nHe just didn’t know how great the dark magicians of the past were.

n“D-damn it!”

nGav’s head dropped.

nThe strength left his body.

n“I. king of the world…”

nHow great was the goal he set when he met Venna for the first time?

nShe had finally awakened, only to send him to death.

nA tragic fate.

nHe thought that he could finally climb up the cliff.

nAnd now his vision was turning blurry, his ears were turning muffled. He couldn’t even feel himself gulping.

n“Are you dying in peace?”

nIt was then.

nGav’s eyes met the huge purple eyes looking down on him.

nYou! Are you thinking of dying peacefully? Was that what those eyes were asking?

nChhh!

nChains emerged from within darkness and bound him.

n“Kwak!”

nChains with thorns fiercely bound Gav.

nA sin committed by greed.

nAs the owner who sowed the seeds of black magic, Jamie was going to clear them.

nGav felt like his mind was going to burst.

nHe had used all kinds of curses on his body, but he couldn’t help but feel vulnerable to the current pain that devoured his mind.

nHe was now going to exist as a sinner who could neither live nor die.

n‘Please kill me!’

n‘Let me leave this world in peace!’

nGav wanted to cry out.

nBut his voice wasn’t coming out.

nHe was going to become an immortal, a servant who faithfully obeys Jamie’s orders.

nThe chains dug deep into the skin.

nHis heart was pounding.

nHe felt something detach from his body.

nA translucent thing that had the same shape as him.

n‘My soul!’

nThe moment he saw it, he knew.

nGav wanted to resist, but each movement made his skin rip.

nAt that moment, a purple spear came out of the air and crashed into the soul’s chest.

nPound!

n‘You will be my subject forever.’

nGav looked into the air with a blank expression.

nThe Gate opened with a creak, and black hands appeared from within.

nHis future.

nThe black hands dragged Gav’s soul into the iron gate.

nGav’s body was destroyed.

nJamie looked at the creature kneeling in front of him.

nA bright blue eye gleamed in the pure white skull. The robe fluttered with the slightest wind, and the bones revealed themselves.

nA heart shining like a red jewel and still beating against the ribs.

n“Introduce yourself to the Master. slave!”

nAt Jamie’s command, the boney body raised its head.

nI greet the great being. I am Nebro. The first Lich you have ever created.

nJamie slowly turned to the pink-haired girl standing behind.

n“What do you think? This one is the person who made you lead a hellish life for the past 10 years.”

n“… I don’t know.”

nBy the time Venna came to her senses, Gav had lost everything and became a lich called Nebro.

nA subordinate, neither alive nor dead.

n“What do you want to do?”

nJamie turned and asked Venna.

nShe looked at Nebro with a confused face, turned to Jamie, and opened her lips.

n“I can’t think of anything else. Please accept me as a disciple!”

nFrom the beginning till now, her thoughts hadn’t changed.

n“I want to see, feel and learn a lot more by staying by your side.”

n“No.”

n“Why!?”

nJamie’s refusal was resolute, and Venna was expecting it.

n“Because you are a Valkyrie.”

n“What is a Valkyrie?”

nGav said that she was a valkyrie, too.

nShe didn’t know what Valkyrie meant.

n“They are fairies that had existed in the distant past. They are valiant, never drawn down, and a doomed race who had always tried to prove themselves as the right ones. However, they had lost.”

n“…”

n“You are their descendant, I have no idea how you got their blood, but you are the only descendant of the Valkyrie.”

n“Why does that make you refuse to take me as a disciple?”

n“Valkyrie have no talent for magic.”

n“… Sorry?”

nValkyrie were strong fairies, but unlike elves, who were fairies themselves, they couldn’t use magic.

nThere were attempts to learn magic, but none were successful.

nThe race was born without magic.

n“So, what use would you be as a disciple?”

nJamie hadn’t changed his decision.

n“No…”

nDisappointed, Venna leaned against the wall.

n“There are some things you can’t learn despite trying.”

nAt Jamie’s words, Venna turned even more gloomy.

n“However, I am curious about you.”

n“… curious?”

nAt the word ‘curious’, Venna looked at Jamie.

nBlushing, she asked.

n“What kind of curious…”

nJamie frowned at that sight.

n“Stop misunderstanding my words. I am just curious because you are a Valkyrie.”

n“Ah, yes.”

nVenna’s face seemed disappointed again.

nIt was impossible for Jamie to be interested in her in any other way.

nJamie shook his head. The girl didn’t look like a Valkyrie at all.

n“Anyways, teacher and disciple won’t work. However, if you want to come with me, I don’t have a reason to refuse.”

n“R-really?”

n“Yes.”

nIn the past, their purpose was the same, but their means didn’t match, so Jamie couldn’t work alongside the Valkyries.

nJust thinking about the past made him sad. If he had helped out the Valkyries, would they still be alive and well now?

nIn the end, both sides met their end.

nIt was different now.

n‘I will mobilize everything.’

nHaving thought about it for a while, Venna answered.

n“Thank you!”

nShe bowed, and Jamie smiled.

n“… do I really have to transform?”

nVenna sighed.

nIt was nice to be together, but seeing how it turned out, she began to regret it.

n“I am a pink squirrel…”

n“Still, it doesn’t look like you have no talent in magic.”

n“I am glad I am good at one thing.”

nCurrently, Venna has transformed herself into a pink squirrel.

nShe had to.

nJamie had a mother, a younger sister and then there was Ricky and Anna, Lars too.

n“You will have to stay this way.”

n“Do not worry. I am confident in my transformation magic…”

nKik!

nBlack flew teasing Venna, who was as small as it.

n“yah! Stay quiet!”

nKik! Kiik!

nBlack blatantly disregarded her.

nThey were both acting like two kids.

nSmiling at them, Jamie looked at Nebro, who was on his knees.

nA high-ranking Lich was created for the first time.

n‘Pretty hard.’

nJamie pretended to be fine in front of the girl, but he was on the verge of collapsing due to lack of mana.

nHe ended up drawing out a large amount to activate Perfect Cell.

nDespite using the Whole Body Breathing method, it wouldn’t do much good when going against a 6th class dark magician.

n‘I would have died.’

n“Go back.”

nThe Gate opened behind Nebro.

nNebro got up slowly and entered it.

nVenna looked at it without uttering a single word.

nShe remembered the first time she met him 10 years ago.

nA person who provided a place for her to stay.

nBut had a vicious plan that she didn’t know about.

n“Do you feel bad?”

n“No. he was the one who did all those bad things to me. But I don’t feel relieved either.”

n“Let’s go back then. Black! You too.”

nKik!

nBlack was summoned back.

nVenna asked as they headed back to the mansion.

n“Hmmm”

nJamie thought about it and answered with a smile.

n“Woah! Cute!”

n“Soft soft!”

n-Master!!

nThe carriage was rattling.

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nHe looked away from the squirrel being pulled by Anna and Sarah.

n“How did you pick up such a cute squirrel?”

n“Haha!”

nJamie smiled at Sears’ words.

n-Masterr!!!

nHe looked out of the window, trying to ignore Venna’s complaints.

n‘What a nice day.’

nA clear blue sky was above them.

nAnother week passed.

nThe Welton carriage was approaching Apton.

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