Novel Boss
Chapter 574
Episode 574:
Yuriko and Asmodon.
24 years old.
Asmodon was the first to achieve success as a mage.
Yuriko was invited by him one day and visited his private laboratory.
Jiiiing –
A seal floating in Asmodon’s hand.
“what’s this?”
“Magic seal. It’s like a tattoo. invisible.”
“The technique looks terrible. Did you make it?”
“then! Now, hold this seal.”
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssinging…
As I held the seal in my hand, my temple felt cool. If there was a window in the skull, it would feel like opening the window and getting some ventilation.
“First of all, I feel good. What exactly is the power…”
“Read it.”
“Ah, minority tribe dictionary? Personally, I think the effort spent on this is a waste…” I
understood words and sentences that I had never heard or seen before.
“Asmodon… is this…?”
“Eonryeong basically requires understanding of words. Because words cause phenomena. In fact, it’s so helpful that Archmage Hillum also speaks 9 languages. “Even other mages can’t speak three different languages.”
“So you…”
“Made it into one. With this seal.”
“Oh my god…”
“It’s still unstable, so I’ll have to postpone announcing it to the academic world for a while, but still… I wanted to brag about it to you.”
“….”
“Congratulations… are you going to give it to me?”
When faced with the performance of others, humans show three reactions.
Jealous or dismissive…
“Amazing! also!”
I admit it.
Yuriko hugs Asmodon tightly.
“You are a genius!”
“… I thought you would be happy together.”
“You have to tell me right away…”
“No, not yet…”
“Not yet?”
“I squandered all my savings just to create one seal.”
“But considering future research…”
“This seal will need improvement in the future. But now I don’t have the time or passion to invest in it.”
“… what? “What is that…”
“Actually, what I wanted to show you is… this way.”
Wow!
What appeared in Asmodon’s arms was a small, winged lizard.
“… lizard?”
“hi! I’m Nier!”
“What… is this saying?”
When Yuriko looked at Asmodon with a puzzled expression, he scratched his head and answered.
“You know Puo, who died while on a mission this time?”
“Oh, that friend.”
“That friend was so closed off… I was put in charge of organizing his belongings, and that’s where we met.”
“… What is the source?”
“It’s a type of chimera… Kegir lizard and this and that… well… I guess they tried it.”
Horrible experiment.
However, from the mage’s perspective, it felt completely different.
“Amazing? “It was successful, right?”
“yes? “There are more surprising facts.”
“There’s more here?”
“Asexual reproduction is possible.”
“… Does that make sense?”
“I would guess that Fuo had a knowledge system comparable to that of a great mage.”
“… It’s underrated.”
“Anyway, it’s a new species. “I heard it’s a dragon…?”
Yuriko stroked Nier’s head.
“What can you do, Nier?”
Nier answered clearly.
“Remember! And… remembering!”
“… what?”
When Yuriko turned around, Asmodon answered.
“Compared to humans… Nier has an overwhelming mental world. You will be surprised when you hear the magical power it possesses…”
“… So? “Will you at least make me a mage?”
“There’s nothing I can’t do, right?”
“… Asmodon.”
“Of course I was just saying that. Still, it is true that he has been helping me with my recent research, so I don’t have any intention of talking about Nier’s existence. “You’re going to protect me too, right?”
“You have so many secrets….”
“Are you going to protect them!?”
“okay!”
* * *
Yuriko 25 years old.
He finally uncovered the secret of the key and note left by Sir Vierik.
“Froy Yuriko is a mage.”
“ah! You are a mage! This way…”
– Well, this key is the key to Gugra Bank.
– Didn’t you go bankrupt a long time ago? Oh no…
– It’s a trick. How much is the value of the things tied up there?
– … then?
– The actual owner has not changed. The private safe there was split into several places. Let’s see… Do you know the safe number?
– Here…
– Good thing it’s probably still there. Go to Hutrigo.
“I didn’t know that the famous Yuriko would visit…”
“I will share Saddam with you next time I have the chance. “I have more important work to do today…”
“Oh my. You’ve been rude. “This is the place.”
A vault room divided into compartments.
As Yuriko winks, the guide also leaves the room.
Crash.
The key fits.
The door
opened and a wad of paper that looked like documents and a sphere that seemed to fill the hand were found inside.
“… It’s heavy, right? What is this?”
A strange sphere with grooves and various engravings.
I didn’t even know right away what it was made of.
Soon, attention shifted to documents.
“… doll bottle?”
Stories about doll bottles.
The information was recorded in the document.
“So, everyone on this list is presumed to be infected?”
“I heard that’s true?”
Yuriko, who came to Asmodon’s laboratory, spoke indifferently to the bewildered man.
“Is there only one symptom of infection that is significant?”
“From the moment he has a seizure, he acts like a completely different person… he mumbles things like God and fate… he acts like a doll… I honestly can’t believe it.”
“me too. “I never thought my father and Lord Vieric would be into something like this.”
“Most of the infected people are the ruling class of Kagon or the magicians of the Council who are trying to use their power.”
“Some people were even close to their father.”
“Hmm… something to think about.”
Contrary to Asmodon’s opinion, Yuriko was skeptical.
“It’s such a random story that I don’t even know where to start.”
“… is it.”
“Let’s just wait and see.”
* * *
Yuriko 26 years old.
Yuriko’s interactions with Asmodon became less frequent.
This is because research has become busy.
There was continued interest in the list of infected people. It was a risky move on a day when my movement route overlapped with people on the list, but I was willing to even report Judo.
However, not only was there no reaction, but nothing unusual was found in them.
That’s what made Yuriko focus more on research.
Progress is slow.
I didn’t want to become a mage, but the job suited me.
Yuriko continued to be obsessed with the meaning of the sphere for several months.
I interpreted Asent and Wierik’s records to find out what this sphere was.
Sentences that are like passwords.
And a strange formula.
These were all unfamiliar things I had never seen before, and their ideas aroused my admiration.
“I understand one thing. “My father was either a mage in disguise…”
It’s probably not the former.
So what is the latter?
“… He must have been a genius that I cannot reach now. Does this make sense? I can’t interpret? “This Yuriko?”
Ugh…
a flame appeared in Yuriko’s eyes.
“Okay, let’s give it a try.”
Yuriko 27 years old.
No results.
Yuriko 28 years old.
No significant results.
Yuriko 29 years old.
“… hmm?”
Froy Yuriko, 30 years old.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuko
is now looking at the glowing sphere. Finally, the concrete analysis was successful.
A short line with those thoughts.
“Nonsense… I can’t…”
* * *
Thump thud…
Someone hastily knocking on the lab door.
“… who?”
“It’s me, Asmodon.”
A moment of silence.
“… what? Yuriko? “What happened without any contact?”
Kkeeeeeek…
Asmodon opens the door without question.
“Has it been 5 years? my friend!”
“Haha…”
At that moment, Asmodon’s eyes were shaking and moving back and forth.
‘what?’
Be alert.
We don’t trust each other.
‘No way…’
Yuriko and Asmodon.
The nearly 5 years had made the two of them grow apart a bit.
‘no! That’s not right!’
Yuriko said.
“Asmodon, be honest. I don’t think I completely trust you right now. Why do I feel that way?”
“…me too.”
“Aren’t you infected with the doll disease?”
“You!”
Asmodon frowned.
Yuriko sniffed her sleeve as the words returned.
Sniff…
“… First of all, I don’t smell anything.”
Sniff…
“Me too.”
Phew.
“Puhahahaha!”
“If we both had doll disease, we wouldn’t have acted so clumsily.”
“… Yeah, that can’t be possible.”
“that’s right.”
The two smiled and hugged. If you’ve moved one step further, you’ll be back in that same position once you take one step closer.
“What happened?”
“Asmodon, would you believe me if I made a great discovery?”
Yuriko asks with great anticipation.
However, Asmodon’s reaction was different from his expectations.
“you?”
“… what?”
“Would you believe me if I made a great discovery?”
Yuriko twisted her mouth.
“… of course.”
“Who wants to go first?”
A war of nerves between the two.
“Me first.”
“Me first.”
Pisik…
“Do it first.”
“Is that so?”
Asmodon guided Yuriko.
Standing in front of a strange magical engineering device, he waved his hand to create a sentence with light.
Whirling-!
At first, Yuriko thought it was a simple flash magic, but she realized that the sentence had an unusual power.
“… what?”
“How was the Eonryeong born? How does the Eonryeong force the status quo? “It was a long homework.”
There were several hypotheses.
Although no one has proven it.
“Words themselves have power.”
“strength?”
“Yes, the power to dominate. you can do it. Even words like, “No, you can’t,” have that kind of power.”
Yuriko tilted her head.
“Isn’t it just my mood? “When you hear something like that… well… your mindset changes.”
“… we found a significant difference.”
Jiiiing-
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
“That seal…”
“Yes, that’s the seal from back then. It turns out it can do more things than I thought. Nier!”
“huh!”
In the distance, Nier flew in, flapping his small wings.
“Now, Nierh will help me with a simple experiment. Nier, are you ready?”
“huh.”
This means that a mental world that can imagine Nier’s vast magical power and yet-to-be-established magical phenomena is needed.
Huuuuuung-!
Nier’s eyes shined brilliantly.
At the same time, the Eye of Asmodon, which operates the seal, is also present.
Pour water into the glass in front of you.
And I looked at the glass quietly.
Gooooooo…
Pajijijijiki…
Pajijijijijik-!
The sentence I saw earlier hangs in the air.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
!
When we shake our hands, it becomes a phenomenon.
[This is my first magic demonstration to Yuriko. How would you act?]
1. Drink water in a glass.
2. Break the glass.
…
Hwiooooh…
Light makes sentences.
It gave Yuriko a shiver.
“This…”
“If you dismantle the magic, you can achieve this far. “The power of the seal visualizes the power of words.”
“My questions are not answered yet! “If there is power in Asmodon’s words, where does it come from?”
Asmodon said hesitantly.
“…perhaps fate.”
“fate.”
“Words are just a tool to express power. It’s like a painter’s brush, so to speak. “Being a painter…is destiny.”