Return of The 8th Class Mage Chapter 83:
83 The Trap (3)
“Holy **** . Two million gold!”
At night, all the auctions have ended . The nobles who have participated left . The host and the announcer also went away . Only the owner of the cottage Auburn Parker was there drinking his wine while muttering .
“This is nothing but a woman’s mischief…… . ”
He was angry about what happened in the auction earlier . That princess, Hailey Greenriver, seemed like she was just messing around . Was she willing to invest a large sum of two million gold? Can she, a princess and just a woman, invest that much money when she is not even an Emperor, a Prince, or the next heir?
‘Whatever, I have received the Emperor’s favor!’
Auburn Parker took out a bottle of the most expensive wine . The new owner of the two million gold as going to look after him . The problem was the prestige he had . Most of the nobles who participated in the auction were not yet members of his religious order . The ones who can make a difference to the order, what do they plan on doing?
‘The princess was obviously playing around saying two million gold, is she capable of investing in antiques? Is she a crazy one collecting antiques? Ha, this is ridiculous!’
Auburn put down the wine bottle .
He was trifling, and couldn’t help it .
Because there was a new owner .
‘Why was she so obsessed with it?’
It surely is a great book .
It can be felt by just seeing .
The problem was the two million gold .
There was a chance to get it more easily .
Being calm about it is fine .
‘It was the first time to hear that voice . ’
One new owner, the princess wasn’t calm about it . The eyes and wings and tail of a dragon, and voice filled with excitement, it was the first time . This book, does it really have the language of the dragons?
“Definitely, definitely this is mysterious…… . ”
Auburn opened the dragons language with a blank face .
It was that moment . The voice could heard .
(Bring me that thing . To that place . )
Auburn was surprised for a moment there and turned around . There was no one there . Except for the guard who were at the far off door for protection . From where did it come? Even his son who is a mage, Pavon Parker also can’t do magic like this .
‘The tower lord, a wizard better than that kid . ’
Once he got to that point, it got comfortable . Until a while before all the worries that have plagued Auburn Parker disappeared like snow . This was the first reason why he pledged his allegiance to the ‘Order of the Dragon’, he was given power from the holy spirit .
‘To protect me and my family . ’
From 6 years ago Auburn Parker was living in insecurity . Ledio ran away because of his son’s joke . Parker later received news that the alchemist came back with Ian Page and that he was being taken care of like family . From that moment it felt like Parker was being passed over . He saw Ledio when Parker went to the senior mages’s residence to give a bribe, there wasn’t even a response .
‘I didn’t have a clue a about it until now, how long is this pressure going to be built . It must be . The tower lord had a great deal of power…… . ’
I lived in anxiety up until a few years ago when I met the Order of the Dragon through Dumphil Morit . From then on, I became the member of the Order . And received the position of a preacher in charge inside the capital of the Empire .
‘The emperor, dragon, and state religion; Nothing else really matters . My family and I, if I can protect all of them, I will enjoy this continuously!’
Once again Auburn Parker became mindful, as he took the Dragon’s Language with him and left the cottage . There was a secret passage that goes through the woods a few blocks away from the cottage . As it would be dangerous if the soldiers followed, he immediately went down the secret passage .
‘A passage like this from the cottage . ’
Surely I’m different from Auburn who had been around for a while . After a little distance from Auburn, Ian took a step back and switched off the Invisibility spell . It was dangerous to keep using too much mana .
‘I don’t know what kind of person is waiting for me . ’
Instead, I lowered the Invisibility spell .
I kept some auxiliary spells prepped .
This much is enough .
Sabak sabak…… . .
A sound that someone stepped on the grass .
That was the sound of Auburn Parker’s steps .
Deep into the woods, very deep .
How far deep did I come?
There was an empty spot with a huge rock .
In front of that rock Auburn Parker stopped .
“I’ll put it here . ”
Auburn Parker spoke that in a small voice like mumbling and put down the book of Dragon’s Language . He didn’t forget to lay down a sheet . It wasn’t covered with dust, and there was nothing special to be done .
“Oh? Ah……… I get it . Then, I’ll get going first . If you have anything that you need, feel free to ask me at any time . Thank you for all . Yeah . ”
I heard someone order it . Just like going out . Ian surely had interest in Auburn Parker and company . He concentrated on strengthening his five senses . Now with the Dragon’s Language book out in front, Ian was aware of the other presences .
‘Is it Dragonian?’
If so, it would be nice .
No, it should be that .
Sabak!
The spell that sharpened his five senses had just finished at this time .
Someone came in front of the stone .
It had a shape that was similar to a human .
From the head to the body and from the hands to the legs .
If one difference can be seen, there were two .
Ghoul like wings sprouted from the back .
Above the waist was a loose tail .
‘This matches to what the Fairy Queen has said . ’
That guy was exactly how he was described .
The wings and tail of a dragon, as well as the eyes .
Well, the existence of the Dragonian .
‘I should ask them properly . ’
Although the bait plan was only half way finished .
This was easier than the plan .
‘First time to overthrow . ’
The goal is to suppress, toward that end the ‘magic of the household’ can be used . Isn’t this too complex? The range of play is narrow . The Fairy Queen is close with the Dragon, and I was going to use it in a non-hostile manner, yet I need to be ready to oppose the enemy .
‘At least I should let go of its movements . ’
At first, I thought about trying from a conversation .
Seeing a dragon do magic isn’t an easy thing?
This is like what fairy queens said .
The conclusion was to hold .
‘I don’t know if it’s a friendly or not . ’
Because of the Fairy Queen there was definite information and experience . One, it wasn’t Dragonian . There was no one sided existence, even when mixed with the society of the humans . But would he show me the spells of magic verbally? That dragon’s mana began to take off . In front of me was an unprotected potential enemy .
‘That could be a dangerous thing . ’
Not just slightly dangerous, but a very dangerous thing .
Ian was ready to get into the action .
While, the spirit of the man was focusing on the book .
This was the perfect opportunity .
‘Frozen Shackles . ’
Ian called out and the cold air formed a round chain, which caught the ankles of the Dragonian .
‘Caught it . ’
A ring went up and caught the ankles of the Dragonian, while everything near the frost were swallowed . Surely, the target is the Dragonian’s ankle .
Kadak! Kadak! Kadak!
The lower half of the Dragonian’s body froze quickly .
Soon the upper body also began to freeze .
‘Now!’
Ian flew towards the Dragonian and at the same time, he chanted the order of the household . The order should be completed as he was getting close to him . It was a ransom pleasure .
“………?”
The first plan of Ian seemed to be a failure . The frozen body of that guy started to blur, as if it was going to disappear .
‘Breakout?’
Ian also could do the breakout that was similar to this . The 6th Class level magic, the ‘Puppet Play’ . So it was easy to be done . The words of the Fairy Queen were indeed correct . About this Dragonian .
‘Someone equivalent to me . ’
More of a wizard .
And the thoughts reached there .
Kwang~!
The guy’s breakout explosion was huge .
It wasn’t a simple explosion .
The explosion was from the mass concentration of the mana .
If it wasn’t for a quick barrier, I would’ve been dead .
(Quite a thing . The barrier in that moment . )
At the same time a voice was heard .
Like the system of the households .
Not through the ears, but being heard in the mind .
The identity of this guy is definite .
‘Dragonian . ’
Ian immediately gathered his mana .
It was an obvious explosion of hostility .
It was inevitable to fight .
But, it is a little weird .
(Are you a human? Not a level for a human?)
(Ah! You are that guy? That Ian…… what?)
(Ian Page, the man who is cared by the old man . )
The voice came .
No, heard a voice .
It wasn’t from a single person .
‘One woman and two men . ’
A total of three voices could be heard .
Ian was listening to them .
Was it all Dragonian?
‘I guess he isn’t one person . ’
Suddenly the details that the Fairy Queen gave came into the mind . The story about Dragonian having eight different personalities . Also, as to which number I’m supposed to stop talking .
(Human Mage . You have been snooping around the auction house since before, I was aware of it . I don’t know what this is about, I think it was used as a bait for some reason…… . . )
Yet, from the sky three Dragonians appeared . All three of them with red wings and tail were dragons . Red dragons, they all seemed to have been born from the seeds of a dragon .
(Oh my, the trap isn’t yours . This is the trap we laid out . )
The Dragonian is more thorough than I thought . He knew every movement of mine from the auction house, yet he didn’t react . Instead he called out his clan . Equivalent to the 6th class mage, it wasn’t just a saying, but its was the definite thing .
(Seems like there is something about this thing that you wish to know…… . What is it? That you want to know, the quality work . There is no need to hide, it’ll be nice if you just say it . )
The Dragonian was speaking from earlier . Speaking with a profound voice, and his eyes were scanning Ian . Like the way one looks at their prey .
(I would have noticed if you were a mage like me . You should’ve already run . Even being alive would’ve been tough . That’s how it would’ve been . In another case you could make it alive . It would be a shame to die . Many possible ways . )
The words of Dragonian weren’t wrong . All three of them were similar to that of Ian, he wasn’t the mage to look at these thing? No matter how, Ian didn’t find a way . Blowing them out with Hematocrit, was a way to escape from their pursuit .
“Yeah, won’t do . ”
But Ian wasn’t flustered .
Rather he had a relaxed face .
Yes, there wasn’t for now .
That method means .
But, how far .
‘Hematocrit . ’
Something was coming out from Ian’s hands .
A small pocket, ‘a space bag’ .
“So, three came to catch me?”
(You human, are you the mage who can go beyond his limit? I’m also burdened with it, but being thorough isn’t a bad thing . If you want to blame, blame it on yourself for coming out here alone . )
“I came alone . No way . ”
(……… what?)
At Ian’s words, one of the dragonians did an extensive detection . It was to make sure that no one was hiding . There wasn’t a single one around . He knew .
(Are you bluffing about it?)
Said the dragonian with a ridiculing voice .
“It isn’t a bluff . ”
A word from Ian spit out .
That one word came out along with the cord to tie the bag .
A cord to close the snout of the space bag .
“Even you guys . ”
That wasn’t the end .
Ian’s right hand went into the bag .
Soon, he pulled out a white piece .
“The tide . ”
It was the fragmented sculpture from the ‘Dragon’s bone’ .
All those fragments of bone were everywhere .
One handful, one handful, one more handful .
The mana was being taken into the ground .
From then, how many seconds have passed?
Gkukukukuku… . . !
There came a strong vibration .
Much stronger than what was anticipated .
It could be believed as an earthquake .
“Friends, face it . ”
The result of the vibration was even more shocking . The dirt from the floor where the bones were planted, from all those places gear started to come out . Along with the huge and large ‘Spartoi’, the ‘empty shells’ of the dragon were equal to the number of the bones .
“See it . ”