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Chapter 278 - Episode Twenty-Five - Rupel of Wisdom (2)
Chapter 278 - Episode Twenty-Five - Rupel of Wisdom (2)
Chapter 278 - Episode Twenty-Five - Rupel of Wisdom (2)
“It seems that we have to be serious from the start. I will start now without holding back.”
The grimoire in Rupel’s hand was bathed in a glow of magical power and floated up in a small space.
The next moment, the pages of the grimoire are torn one by one and fly through the air, each one forming a human form.
There were five humanoid figures in total.
They were arranged to protect Rupel.
” “Wreckage of the Magia Tool Golem” ……”
I look at it and mutter.
It might be a bad idea.
I thought Rupel wasn’t going to be much trouble, since he was saying a lot of nonsense, and Darras’ physical strength wasn’t far off from his magic …… but It seems that man is still hiding something.
Rupel himself was talking like he was in a corner, but it was probably an act.
“Correct. That’s a great insight for such a young man. I’m sure this kind of golem hasn’t been studied much in the Dinrat Kingdom. As expected of the one who was entrusted with the Wand of Destruction by Peltaire.”
Rupel no longer had the face of an elusive gentleman.
From behind his glasses, his eyes narrowed with a swordsman’s glare at me.
“Abel …… is that a kind of golem?”
Mea asks me fearfully.
From the way I look at her, she seems to be aware of the fact that something is wrong.
The “Wreckage of the Magia Tool Golem”, was originally developed as a theory to explore the possibility of a golem that could be made inexpensively from the scraps of magical tools for use in warfare. It possesses the characteristics of a magic tool, and although it is not stable, it is excellent at catching the opponent off guard and distracting him.
Rupel sniffed with pride.
“That’s right. And my “Wreckage of the Magia Tool Golem” is precisely a variant of the theory diverted. It would be within the scope of the definition, but, well, it’s a trifle on words around here. It doesn’t matter. My “Wreckage of the Magia Tool Golem” a remnant of a magical tool, is controlled by a grimoire. Using the various magic formulas and spirit enclosed pages as materials, I can create and use a wide variety of golems as I see fit.”
Mea’s face paled as she listened to Rupel’s explanation.
“Whenever you want, whatever golem you want!? A-Abel, did you hear that?”
“Yeah, I mean, they think we’re just a bunch of randomly made scrap wood surprise boxes that can do whatever we want.”
“Yeah?”
The “Wreckage of the Magia Tool Golem” is an inexpensive golem.
This golem, too, looks like it’s using the pages of the grimoire as material.
It’s a prototype that was forcibly made from a bunch of old grimoires.
As if to confirm this, there is a sense of discomfort in the flow of magic.
It seems that because the material is jagged, extra magic power is being applied to control it.
It’s also slow. It would have worked better if I had just carved a random totem.
It’s just the limit of what you can find.
” Scrap wood will do …… huh. Apparently, I’m being underestimated a lot.”
“……Ah, yes. Abel, you didn’t listen to the explanation of the man with the glasses, huh.”
“I see, you are very interesting. Whether it’s scrap wood or not, you’ll know for yourself! You’ll see.”
Rupel says this and holds up the grimoire.
“Puppets, cover me”
An intense light covered the area.
When my vision cleared, the five “Wreckage of the Magia Tool Golems” the remnants of magical tools, had taken the form of Rupel.
The five of them also each got a grimoire in their hand as well.
There were six people in total, including the person itself.
“What do you think?” “Which one is the real one?”
“Can you tell?”
The position of Rupel and the “Wreckage of the Magia Tool Golems”, changed slightly before and after they were hidden from view.
It seems that they switched positions in that one moment.
“Re-, relax, Abel-chan! The real thing is only one at the end! There’s no way a mere golem can chant! The grimoires are all fake except for one!”
A magic circle appeared in front of four of the six Rupel.
“Flame, form, ball” “Water, form, ball”
“Earth, form, ball” “Wind, form, ball”
Four different kinds of magic bullets are fired from different directions.
Peter was stunned.
“T-There’s no way this is possible! There’s no way that a single person can actually use four different kinds of magic at the same time …… There’s no way that a magic tool that is just too convenient exist!”
“That’s why I said” “You’ll know for yourself if it’s scrap wood or not.”
The two remaining Rupert laughs slyly.
“Now, if want to guess which is the real one, then try guessing if you can! Or do you want to crush them until there’s only one left? If you can do that, that is!”
At Rupel’s words, Peter bites his lip and waves the staff of Zolomonia.
Zolomonia appears behind Peter, having been out of sight for some time. She does a somersault and appears behind Peter.
” …… Looks like that we can’t just keep looking!”
“No, the body is easy to identify.”
I say and wave my wand.
Surrounding me, ten magic circles appeared.
“T-, ten parallel deployments of magic circles based on pure magic skills alone ……? That’s impossible, even with the Great Sage, six is the limit for parallel deployment of magic circles! No!”
Ruppel and the others retreated while whispering.
If I wanted to, I could increase the number by three or so …… but I didn’t bother to say that.
“Flame, form, ball”
As if in response to my chanting, ten balls of flame flew in different orbits.
Four of them shattered Rupel’s magic bullets, and the remaining six attacked Rupel and the others.
“If you can defeat them all at the same time, there will be no problem, is what you’re trying to say, huh ……!”
Rupel said, shouting.
The magic bullet bursts, and the figures that used to be Rupel explode one after another.
The body dissipates and crumbles as easily as paper. They transform into a collection of dust, which scorches and disappears as if swallowed by the flames.
Five golems reveal themselves and disappear into the charcoal.
Rupel, who was the only one who was not directly hit by the magic bullet as it swooped down and hit the ground right in front of him, was lying on the floor, stunned.
The grimoire fell from his hand.
“Beats all, doesn’t matter. The disguise is half-hearted. If it’s that much, I can get a rough idea from the uncomfortable feeling of the magic flow in the air.”
It seems that as a countermeasure to detection, they were deliberately releasing magic power to disrupt it, but that level was enough to breakthrough.
“So I could burn the grimoire golem and force you to surrender.”
Rupel’s glasses cracked and he fell to the floor.
It was originally cracked when it was underneath the rubble, and it must have been broken by the impact of the bursting of the magic bullet.
“T-There’s no way that …… I, Rupel, a member of the “Balancer of the Scale of Time”, should be treated like an infant.”
As if to chase after the fallen glasses, Rupel’s body fell down lopsidedly.
I’m sure I didn’t do any direct damage to him as the magic bullet burst right in front of him, but for some reason his eyes were white and white foam was pouring out of the corner of his mouth.