Became a Medieval Fantasy Wizard-Chapter 361

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"This isn't working."

Kan joined the other black wizards.

Brié felt personally betrayed by Kan.

"You bastard...!"

"Sorry, but you need to properly explain the gold nugget. Until then, I can't trust you."

"A crow really was carrying the gold nugget..."

Brié was telling nothing but the absolute truth.

Recently.

A crow carrying gold in its beak had truly passed right before his eyes!

Brié quickly chased away the crow and snatched the gold.

Of course he did.

When a bird carrying gold passes right in front of you, who wouldn't take it?

He didn't think deeply about why a crow would be carrying gold.

He simply thought, "What a talented crow!" and moved on.

It must have found it somewhere by luck!

Crows naturally like shiny things, after all.

"I'm sorry! You bastards! I'm sorry!"

"Are you ready to tell the truth?"

"Fine! I'm sorry for trying to keep it all to myself!"

The only part Brié felt guilty about was attempting to keep the gold nugget all to himself.

Honestly... he did get blinded by gold.

But if you're lucky enough to get your hands on gold, wouldn't you want to avoid sharing it with your comrades?

Why should I share my good fortune with others?

That's what Brié thought—

And his comrades were somewhat accepting it, moving toward releasing him.

Though the source of the gold was still suspicious...

If he claims he took it from a crow, what more can they do?

Since Brié had apologized, his comrades would get a piece of the gold too.

A happy ending for everyone.

But just one person.

Kan alone couldn't accept it.

"Stop evading and tell the truth!"

"But, really...!"

Brié looked at Kan as if he were being strange.

His comrades felt the same way.

Wasn't that explanation enough to let it go?

"Kan. What's wrong with you?"

Kan shouted excitedly:

"I haven't told you properly how I escaped!"

"Ah... that's right."

"In prison, a wizard named [Demius] helped me."

"Demius?"

The comrades blinked their eyes.

Naturally, it was a name none of them had heard before.

"Who's that?"

"A young man with black hair..."

"Isn't that Wizard Ian?"

The comrades listened intently to Kan's story.

After piecing it together, they couldn't help but reach a similar conclusion to Kan's.

The sudden investigation and Kan's capture.

The narrow escape.

And now... Brié being caught with a gold nugget.

"Brié. You..."

No way?

The comrades stared at Brié with disbelieving eyes.

Had Brié betrayed the black wizards?!

Brié was dumbfounded.

"Hey, you idiots! I would never sell you out!"

"But the leaked membership list..."

"Duke Roxlan collapsed recently! Someone must have stolen it then!"

Duke Roxlan had been secretly dealing with the Golden Rule Society.

It was a plausible explanation.

But Kan still hadn't removed his suspicions.

"Then why haven't they captured us until now?"

"Well... maybe they've been busy?"

Though casually thrown out, his answer was surprisingly correct.

Count Francis and the Roxlan nobles had been preoccupied with stopping Fargar's raiding operations.

They hadn't had the leisure to weed out black wizards quietly lying low.

It was factually accurate, but Kan wasn't convinced.

"So my arrest was a coincidence. And you getting gold was also a coincidence?"

"Hey. Are you that upset? Fine! I'll specially give you a larger portion of gold!"

"..."

The comrades looked at Kan.

It was a signal to stop.

The situation was suspicious, but wasn't it a bit much to tear into a comrade based on mere suspicion?

Right at that moment.

"What are you all doing there!"

"!"

A group of armed soldiers appeared.

They were knights and soldiers on patrol.

"Illegal gatherings are prohibited. Especially now!"

"Um... Sir Knight. That's..."

The black wizards quickly exchanged glances.

Should they stab them and run?

If they were arrested now, things would go seriously wrong. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"State your affiliations one by one."

"..."

"Hurry!"

The black wizards all belonged to different units. That was part of their disguised infiltration.

'Should I use magic...?'

Kan seriously considered eliminating the soldiers with black magic.

But at that very moment—

"Leave them be."

"...?"

A black-haired wizard appeared.

The black wizards immediately recognized who he was.

'Wizard Ian...!'

Previously, they had thought he was just a wizard working for Roxlan.

But according to Kan's testimony...

Ian's true identity was Black Wizard Demius.

A high-ranking executive of the Golden Rule Society (or at least suspected to be)!

"? Sir Wizard?"

"I ordered them to gather."

"Ah... I see."

The knight accepted this and withdrew without protest.

The rumor of Ian's significant contributions in stopping Fargar's cavalry was very well-known.

As a wizard favored by the future duke, there was nothing to gain by confronting him.

Wizard Ian.

...Or Black Wizard Demius looked around and sighed.

"How much longer must I clean up after you?"

"!"

The black wizards looked at Ian in confusion.

"Who are you...?"

Ian introduced himself casually.

"Pleased to meet you. I am Demius."

"..."

'What the fuck, who's Demius? Do you know?'

'No idea. How am I supposed to know all the higher-ups!'

Black hair that the Regent liked.

And the name Demius, reeking of ancient imperial heritage.

Ian was, by anyone's measure, a high-ranking black wizard...!

The black wizards naturally didn't know any executive named Demius.

But...

Being accustomed to cell organization activities, they assumed Ian must truly be an executive of the Golden Rule Society.

All except one person.

Black Wizard Brié.

'This guy...'

Brié calmly examined Ian.

'Who the hell is he?!'

He was a decent enough wizard to be entrusted as the leader of black wizards.

He had even exchanged letters with the society's executives...

He'd heard names like Bertholdt and Karenne, but Demius was completely new to him.

Brié was suspicious of Ian's identity.

First, his timing of appearance was extremely suspicious.

He had shown up so conspicuously to save a black wizard in trouble.

Wasn't the timing too perfect?

"It's an honor to meet you, Lord Demius."

Brié offered his hand to Ian.

Simultaneously, he prepared magic.

Specifically, transmutation.

'Transform my hand into a blade...!'

He planned to subdue Ian the moment their hands touched.

"Yes. Good to see you."

But Ian didn't extend his hand.

Instead, he abruptly thrust out his staff.

"?"

As Brié hesitated in confusion.

Ian's staff... suddenly transformed into a snake!

"Staff into snake!"

The black wizards let out exclamations of admiration.

It was truly exceptional transmutation!

As expected of a high-ranking black wizard!

The staff-snake immediately wrapped around Brié's neck.

"Gack! Gack!"

Ian kicked Brié hard in the stomach.

With a thud, Brié fell to his knees.

"Preparing magic the moment we meet."

Ian spoke in an icy voice.

"Wizard Brié. There's so much I want to ask you."

"I-I'm sorry! Lord Demius!"

Brié slammed his head to the ground in terror.

He had discreetly prepared magic, yet this man had instantly detected it!

Could he really be a high-ranking black wizard?!

'Like the Professor.'

Ian recalled Professor Demonite's psychotic(...) behavior and imitated it perfectly.

"A man who apologizes after trying to use magic on me at first sight?"

Ian kicked Brié dispassionately.

Even the watching black wizards were frightened.

"Um... Lord Demius..."

"What is it?"

"..."

The black wizards lost all desire to protest when they saw Ian's nonchalant expression.

To beat someone so casually...

Truly a high-ranking black wizard!

A genuine psychopath!

"Black Wizard Brié."

"Y-yes... yes!"

"Have you been dealing with Count Francis?"

"...What?!"

Kan reflexively looked at Brié.

Count Francis?

The man who had taken over as Duke Roxlan's proxy after the Duke collapsed!

"What do you mean by dealing..."

"You agreed to receive gold in exchange for handing over the personal information of your black wizard comrades. Isn't that right?"

"!"

Brié's eyes bulged.

Where did such a blatant lie come from—!

"Lord Demius. What are you saying?"

"I obtained documents from Count Francis's room. Documents stating that 'an anonymous informant' would be rewarded with gold for cooperating in purging black wizards."

Ian showed Brié a document.

The document truly bore Count Francis's seal.

...Well, of course it did—the Count had created it at Ian's request!

For Count Francis, who was well-versed in various schemes, forging such a document was nothing.

The Count's forged document was extremely convincing.

"My God, Brié!"

"Is that true?!"

The black wizards glared at Brié in shock.

Kan slapped his knee.

I knew it! He seemed suspicious from the start!

So Brié was the traitor all along!

"..."

Brié felt as if all the blood was draining from his body.

This was a plot.

Someone had clearly targeted him and set a trap!

"...That's a forged document."

"Forged?"

"I swear to heaven, I have never betrayed my comrades!"

"Hmm... is that so."

As Ian made a gesture to back off, Kan rushed forward and shouted:

"Lord Demius! This bastard has gold!"

"Kan! Shut your mouth!"

Ian glared at Brié with Professor Demonite's piercing gaze(...).

Brié immediately closed his mouth.

"Brié. Where did you get the gold?"

"Well... that..."

Brié spoke with a trembling voice.

"I took it from a passing crow..."

"..."

"..."

A silence with a distinctly different feel than before.

Brié cursed his past self for not resisting momentary greed.

He had simply picked up a gold nugget that happened to roll by...

Who could have imagined it would become a noose around his neck!

"Took it from a crow..."

Step, step.

Ian walked toward Brié.

Brié cried out desperately.

"It's true! A crow really was carrying gold and... gack!"

Ian strangled Brié with the staff-snake.

"You couldn't prepare a more plausible excuse, I see."

"Gack! Gaaaack!"

"No. You never included me in your plans to begin with."

Brié's face turned blue.

The black wizards clenched their fists in fear.

This wasn't a simple reprimand.

It was an act of taking a life as punishment.

"The society's members are everywhere, Brié."

Thud.

Brié collapsed to the ground.

...And never moved again.

"Remember this, all of you."

Ian spoke in a soft voice.

"For traitors, there is only death."

"We'll remember, Lord Demius!"

Although they had just witnessed a man being killed before their eyes, none of the black wizards protested against Ian.

They feared him.

Ian addressed the black wizards:

"From this moment until the operation ends, I am your leader."

"Yes, Lord Demius!"

Ian's infiltration was successful.

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