The Marquis Is a Master of Martial Arts

After a while, the priest opened his eyes and opened his mouth with a light smile.

“Can priests find evil spirits or monsters lurking around?”

“Low-level evil spirits and monsters that are releasing their power can be felt from afar, but high-ranking people who are hiding their power are not easy to notice.”

“okay.”

Right now, Pomera was floating about 10 meters away from the priest. Since he hid his power as much as possible by transforming into a spiritual body, he seems to have gone undetected.

“Unlike me, who is inexperienced, high-ranking priests and those with good intuition will be able to find higher level demons.”

“okay.”

“Did you ask because you were worried that there might be a dark wizard hiding?

“Oh, no.”

Perhaps because this priest went with me, he showed great trust in me. It feels like you’ll believe me no matter what I say.

The priest smiled with a flawless smile and began examining the patients again.

In any case, I was relieved to hear that Pomera’s identity would not be revealed unless the high priest used divine power.

I thought I could use Pomera as my mage as planned.

After talking with the priest, I approached Arin, who had been staring at me.

“Has everything been fine?”

“The Archduke wiped out the undead and went to the black magician alone, but nothing special can happen.”

Arin spoke a little bluntly. It must have been dissatisfaction with not being able to fight properly.

“hahahaha, I’m sorry. But I didn’t touch the ones you were holding.”

“That’s not it. I know that Archduke is strong enough that I can’t be an opponent, but I hope you don’t overdo it. Going to the dark mage’s residence alone. It was too dangerous.”

Arin wasn’t dissatisfied because he couldn’t fight properly, but he was angry that I went to the warlock alone.

“ah…”

I know that Arin has changed, but this is the first time he has shown his emotions to this extent.

“Sorry, I sounded too presumptuous.”

“No. Thanks for your concern.”

“Well, then…”

Arin said that and moved to another place. It’s embarrassing now

“I’m scolded, but I’m not in a bad mood.”

He genuinely worried about himself, but there was no way he would feel bad.

“What is that guy doing?”

Colin was perched on a rock by the wall, staring intently at his sword.

“How is it? Was it worth it?”

“It’s better than swinging the sword alone at home, but my older brother is holding it all by himself, so what should I do? But…”

Colin also sounds similar to Arin. However, his tone was much calmer than Arin’s.

“Feeling the difference in skill between me and my older brother was worthwhile. You played with me with a sword at the knight school, but the sword wasn’t your main weapon after all.”

Colin opened his mouth, looking at the daggers stuck in my waist.

“Yes. My real one is these guys.”

He pulled out a dagger and showed it to Colin.

“I was surprised to see him throw a dagger at 100%, but the mysterious teleportation technique that allowed him to freely move around the battlefield was also shocking.”

Colin was talking about the small dragon treasure. Soryongjibo, which Arin had been told was embarrassing, had become such a skill that even Colin thought it was mysterious.

“I felt that there was a really huge difference between my brother and me. So…”

Colin, who was sitting on a rock, got up and made eye contact with me.

“I decided not to eat my mind impatiently. I will aim for my older brother and try to catch up.”

Colin bowed his head once and walked to where the other knights were gathered.

“To change that much, is it because I inherited the sword system for no reason?”

It was as if another soul had entered Colin’s body, just as I had entered Yuren’s body.

“Maybe because of me, everyone is changing.”

**

Soon after, he received the Warp from the wizards who arrived and returned to the Marquis family. First of all, after giving treatment to the injured, he immediately went to the Marquis.

“Yuren! You did a great job!”

The Marquis smiled happily and greeted me. It was a friendly reaction that was burdensome, so I didn’t know how to respond, so I stayed still.

“Duke Lopert said that you praised him immensely. To say that he, and not someone else, seems like you did a great job.”

Duke Lopert is busy, and it seems that he contacted the Marquis with communication magic before he knew it. The smile on the Marquis’ lips did not seem to be erased.

“Originally, nobles are stingy when it comes to praising others. Especially if they are of a lower rank than themselves, they don’t care. But Duke Lopert only talked about you from beginning to end. I guess he really liked you.”

The Marquis was so happy to hear my compliment from Duke Lopert that he couldn’t control his emotions.

“hahahaha…”

“As was the case with Marquis Marcus in the past, but since even the duke is praising you, my shoulders are…”

At this rate, the marquis’ chatter would not end, so I calmed him down and started reporting.

“The recapture of the north wall was successful. We have 15 wounded, fortunately all of them are minor. We have taken measures to receive treatment, and the rest have been ordered to rest.”

“Yes. Well done. I’ll have to go see the wounded myself.”

Seeing that he went to see the wounded immediately, the Marquis was a leader who knew how to take care of the people below him.

“Oh, before I forget, I’ll have a place to go with me soon.”

“Are you going to the palace?”

“You knew it too.”

The Marquis smiled even thicker, perhaps because he was happy that he was going to the palace with me.

“Has the date been set already?”

“The date hasn’t been set yet, but the call to bring you has been around for some time.”

“yes?”

“It looks like the names of the monsters you caught, from the Orc Fighter to the Shakry King and the Sea Serpent, have spread all the way to the center. His Majesty the King really wants to see you.”

“ah…”

“In addition, it seems that Duke Lopert is also spreading rumors about this, so if I don’t take you, I might be kicked out. Huhu.”

As he said that he might be kicked out, the Marquis began to grin. It seems that I am very happy to receive compliments and attention.

“All right.”

“Yes. I’ll let you know as soon as the date is set.”

“Sure. Let’s go.”

After saying goodbye to the Marquis, I headed straight to my room.

“Shall we call him first?”

I took out Pomera’s soul orb from the magic bag.

[master.]

As soon as I took out the soul orb, I heard Pomera’s hard voice in my ears.

“Now that you’re home, come this way.”

[i get it.]

As soon as I finished speaking, gray dust began to gather in the corner. After a while, a small skeleton wizard appeared from a cloud of dust wearing a purple robe and holding a wooden staff.

“Is this the owner’s house?”

“Kuh. That looks good. I don’t see Richron at all.”

The cute skeleton wizard was Pomera. I can’t pretend to be Richie at home, so Pomera appeared before me, smaller than yesterday.

“I’ve heard that I’m crazy too, but not as much as the owner. The son of the marquess threatens the lich and accepts him as a subordinate. What kind of conspiracy are you plotting?”

“What is the conspiracy?”

It wasn’t a conspiracy, but I had an interesting idea. A plan to counterattack the guys who corrupted Pomera into a lich.

“What does the master really want?”

“I told you. I’m using you as my personal mage, so I’ll roll a lot in the future, so I’m getting ready.”

“I’m really out of my mind.”

Pomera tilted her little head, still in disbelief.

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“But why is your tone so hard? You spoke well. Why are you acting like this?”

“I think it’s because of the way I look now.”

It was annoying, so I tried to let Pomera speak casually, but after she became a small skeleton, her speech became strange.

“I have a question for you.”

“what?”

“Is the owner’s ability to be able to remove even the souls of the undead?”

“I know that.”

“What kind of ability are you?”

Pomera’s curiosity grew, and blue fire began to burn fiercely in her eye sockets.

“Of course I can’t tell you. But if you want to try it, you’re always welcome. I’m curious too. What will happen if I use my power on a lich with a soul in a soul orb?”

“Ugh…”

Pomera must have been frightened, and she looked at the floor, avoiding my eyes, clenching her teeth.

“Now that I’m talking about it, I would have killed you right away if you had pulled a little more magic from the black orb.”

“Does the owner know what the marble is?”

“okay.”

Perhaps startled by my words, Pomera, who was sitting on the floor, suddenly ran in front of me.

“When I returned to the dorm two years ago, I had beads and books in my hands that I couldn’t even remember whether I bought, received, or picked up, right?”

“Uh, how did you…”

“You’ve been taken advantage of.”

She smiled bitterly at Pomera, who took off her human mask and lit blue flames in her empty eyes.

“That bead is both a curse and a seal. A seal that can be broken by chewing up your fallen souls.”

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“I-Curse…”

Pomera’s tiny skull began to tremble, as if she were uneasy about the word curse when she was already dead.

“If I hadn’t caught you, you would have been strong enough to lead a mighty army of darkness. But what’s the point if that’s not you?”

“What are you talking about?”

“You have overflowing magic and powerful magic, but what if you disappear and another soul takes over your body?”

“Stop, no way…”

Pomera seems to understand what I’m trying to say. The guy gripped the wooden staff tightly with the theft of a sound.

“The black orb you obtained doesn’t contain only powerful dark magic. Isaac, the 8th circle warlock who destroyed a territory alone, is asleep.”

“Izark!”

Pomera screamed in a crackling voice. Since this guy is also a wizard, Isaac must have been a name he couldn’t have known.

“You know too.”

“Of course. Isaac is a black magician who appears in magic history books.”

“That Isaac is sealed in the marble you had. The more you absorb the magic of the marble, not only Isaac’s power but also his soul will be absorbed into your body.”

“I can’t…”

“Borrowing the power of the orb, you will soon be in the 7th circle. You will use powerful black magic, summon the high-ranking undead, and enjoy the moment. Then, the very moment you become the 7th circle master…”

Crackle.

Pomera clenched her teeth as if she was nervous.

“As the seal is broken at once, Isaac will invade your mental world. Your mental world, which has been eroded little by little since the 7th circle, will be dominated by him in an instant, and the hungry Isaac will eat your soul and become stronger than before. will appear.”

After filling his stomach with Pomera’s soul and stealing his body, Isaac appears in the world with stronger abilities than before.

“Well, then what should I do? I’ve already become a 6th circle master…”

“You have absorbed only as much of Isaac’s mana of darkness as you can handle. If you do not absorb any more, you will not be eaten by Isaac.”

“So, are you saying that if I stay like this, there’s no way my body will be taken away?”

“Right. But are you really okay with that?”

Pomera let out a sigh of relief and fell silent at my continued words.

“Are you okay? What are you talking about?”

“You only suffered, don’t you want to get revenge on those who used you?”

I originally intended to use Pomera as a simple magic shuttle, but I changed my mind. I think this guy should take on a much bigger role.

“You think you became a lich because of your choice, but it’s not. They gave you marbles and books for you to become a lich. In addition, they even cast a charm spell to loosen your mind.”

Pomera is a pitiful character whose body is taken away after being used, and even his soul is eaten. It was a shame to leave it like this.

I plan to raise Pomera, who was chosen as Isaac’s vessel, into a Joker that will bring about a twist.

“Then what should I do?”

“We have to go back to basics.”

“basic?”

“Yes. Mana Meditation.”

Mana meditation is a basic training that novice wizards do to adapt to mana and become more familiar with mana.

Wizards become more familiar with mana as their circle goes up, so wizards with 2 or more circles do not meditate on mana.

However, the true power of mana meditation is not adaptation to mana. Mana Meditation had a special power to train the soul.

“Mana meditation is something only children do, isn’t it?”

“No, the true effect of mana meditation is to train the soul.”

“A training of the soul?”

“Yes. Mana Meditation trains the souls of wizards so they can use more special powers.”

“I’ve never heard of it.”

It has to be.

Because the special wizard who had been meditating on mana for over 10 years hadn’t appeared yet. As he appears, the true effects of mana meditation will be revealed.

“If you want to, do it. You don’t need all three human needs anyway. Just meditate on mana 24 hours a day.”

“Can I get revenge on those who corrupted me with it?”

“Of course. Your job is to train your soul to the point where it can survive fighting Isaac’s soul.”

Pomera’s voice grew louder as if she had a desire to take revenge on those who used her.

“And then?”

“When Isaac tries to eat your soul, you eat Isaac’s power on the contrary.”

“Wh-what…”

“I’ll make it for you.”

As I grinned, showing my teeth, Pomera trembled and took a step back.

“I’ll make you a warlock better than Isaac.”

**

Because it is more efficient to meditate on mana while in the main body, he instructed Pomera to go to a seaside cave where no one is present and meditate on mana.

Looking at Pomera’s status window, the liking for me increased a lot, and I confirmed that they believed in my words in the current state, so I trusted them and sent them.

“Oh, it’s really hard…”

After sending Pomera, I was having a busy but difficult day.

When the invitation letter in my name arrived from the palace, the Marquis said that the court etiquette should be followed in the palace, and a etiquette teacher was invited to teach me etiquette.

Even during meals, dressing and undressing, body posture and gait, and speech were all pointed out.

“Are you all ready?”

“yes…”

In response to the Marquis’ question, I gave an answer that lacked my strength without realizing it. Until this morning, when I left, I was still in a daze because I had suffered from education on court etiquette.

The past week has been a time I never want to experience again.

“Our family is somewhat liberal in etiquette, but in the royal palace you have to be careful. Think three times before you speak or act.”

“All right.”

He had already heard this phrase ten times. As much as the Marquis cared for me, he hoped I wouldn’t make a mistake there.

“hmm.”

The wizard in the blue robe who was looking at the magic circle in front of us turned around and approached the Marquis.

“It’s our turn. May we begin?”

“Of course.”

The Marquis nodded, and the wizard who was waiting began to infuse mana into the magic circle drawn on the floor while reciting a spell.