Chapter 73
“It’s just as Merlin-dono suggested, huh . For this to go this well . ”
King Rozel mutters inadvertently .
Merlin answers .
“It’s all thanks to these dragons . Thanks to them, I was able to immediately discern the state of affairs . ”
She caresses the small dragon on her shoulder .
Using this small flying dragon with a speed of more than 500km/hr, confirming the situation in the field of battle can be done easily .
They had known yesterday that the De Morgal Kingdom’s army on its northern border had moved to reinforce its forces defeated by the Rosyth army .
Merlin, who immediately saw that, proposed to King Rozel to mobilize the troops .
Because of this, they managed to seize a huge chunk of territory .
“The De Morgal army that had invaded the Rosyth Kingdom has received huge damage with no hope of recovery . They have become exhausted and useless . Even just holding their present borders would probably be too much for them . They don’t have the strength to take back their northern nor their southern territories . ”
That means that one of the three great kingdoms of the northern Adernia peninsula has technically crumbled .
“Then should we attack the De Morgal Kingdom in these circumstances?”
“No, we should wait . The commander of the southern invasion force is the First Crown Prince Carlo . However, he has failed . Most probably, his right of succession has already been divested . Internal discord concerning the succession is sure to follow . We’ll take advantage of that .
However, the eye of discord is still not coming to a head . Let’s just say despair turns cowards courageous . Let’s focus our efforts towards a ‘rich country, strong army’ while grabbing territory from the Fardam Kingdom . …… . Besides, the consolidation of Gallia is still not over, yes?”
The Rozel Kingdom only controls the souther part of Gallia . There are 32 tribes in Gallia, twenty of which have already been subjugated by the Rozel Kingdom . The remaining 11 tribes are defiant .
Fundamentally, they desire to conquer the Adernia Peninsula after they have subjugated Gallia .
“Is that so? As expected of Lady Merlin . My country keeps getting indebted to you . ”
“Fufu, I am the first retainer and foster parent to His Majesty, the First King . For me, this country is…… . kind of like my grandchild, you know?”
Merlin smiles inappropriately .
Although you could see nothing but a young girl around 17 to 18 years of age, it must be said that expression is certainly of a witch that has lived for several hundred years . ”
“Now then, Your Highness, it’s about time I excuse myself . I still have experiments to do . ”
Merlin walks away with her mantle fluttering .
The officers and men send her off with gazes of awe and respect .
Merlin’s house looks exceedingly small from the outside .
However, deep under it lies a gigantic basement .
There, strange medicine with complicated geometric patterns are drawn on them are found on shelves, their use, unknown .
Merlin sits down on the sofa .
“Nee, are you there, I wonder?”
—Yeah, I’m here—
A child-like voice answers Merlin .
Furthermore, this voice can only be heard by Merlin . Perhaps, it can even be said that if someone where to look at Merlin, she would look as if conversing with the devil .
“I’ve been thinking this a long time ago . I want to see you guys’ figures . ”
—No way . It’s embarrassing . Just letting you hear our voices is already embarrassing enough, you know . —-
The voice teasingly replies .
—By the way, is your research progressing?—
“Yes, it’s about 90% completed . ”
—It’s the fruit of 500 years worth of effort after all, yes? It’s also thanks to the Divine Protection I gave you . —
“Yeah, this “Divine Protection of Perpetual Youth” yes?”
As she said such, Merlin cuts off her own finger with a knife and displays it .
While fresh blood did flow, it immediately stops, and a new finger springs forth from the cut .
“Rather than perpetual youth, constant prime regeneration of the body would be more correct, yes? The cell regenerates the instant it dies . However, if the body gets decapitated and the soul separates, then it would be game over . In other words, there’s no escape from instant death . It’s not immortality… . . ”
Merlin mutters with a sigh .
It’s all fine that she managed to live a long life, but if she gets killed, it’s the end .
Furthermore, she had a hard time because of this divine protection .
Because she had lived for a long time, her fear of dying had worsened than that of a normal person .
It was probably a much less objectionable end for her if she had died much earlier .
—It couldn’t be helped, right? Although we could make a hundred from one, we can’t make one from nothing . We also can’t turn a hundred into infinity . —
All living things are bound to the cycle of life and death .
These two things are inseperable .
A living thing will someday die .
Immortality is a contradictory existence on the same plane as a card with only a face .
Namely, it’s an impossible, not to mention forbidden taboo .
“Well, my research is about immortality but…it’s beyond sorcery . It will twist the fabric of this word and rewrite it . It’s rebellion against the gods – the realisationof this magic . ”
—I can’t wait for it . Whether you’d succeed or not . I want to see it soon . This magic, I wonder how it’ll be? Is it the dawn of a heavenly world where no one would die? Or rather…… . —
Is it the dawn of a hellish world where no one would die?
Or perhaps, the world itself might collapse into destruction .
“I don’t want to die, just like that Etzel . I’ll keep living even if I have to go down on my hands and knees to do so . ”
Merlin smiles .
—Come to think of it, those guys are trying to hinder us again . This time, they seemed to have put a lot of effort . Be careful . —
“That’s the 10th time I’ve heard that . Those bunch are mostly no match for the King of Rozel I’m manipulating . Who can? Is it the Persis Emperor? That old man can’t even be bothered to come here . ”
—It’s a transmigrator . However, the body is of this world . Only the soul is of another world . Was it intentional? Or was it an unexpected happenstance? Well, it doesn’t matter eitherway . The name is… . —
—Almis, was it?—
“Oh, really?… . Very interesting, yes?”
Merlin makes tea for herself and drinks it .
It’s green tea procured from the far east .
It’s unappetizing compared to the tea from Merlin’s hometown but she prefers it more than wine .
—What an uninteresting bunch, yes? To be scared of making something impossible possible . Even though the unknown is the most fun―
“Much like you commendable fairies who enjoy the thrill of the possibility of dying . ”
—Is that so? Well, it’s not like other guys would be any better . Well then, I’ll be waiting in anticipation… . ”—-
— Kurosaki Mari—
The voice disappears .
Merlin—Mari puts down her emptied cup on the table and stretches her body .
“Almis, huh… . For the meantime, I guess I’ll see him with my own eyes . ”
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