Please Be A Traitor

Please Be a Traitor

Vol. 15: Heavy, Sluggish, Rapid

Chapter 72“Did you hear that?”“Yeah, though only faintly. It must have been some kind of magic that only allowed the ears to hear it faintly.”“It was my father’s voice…… What could it possibly be? What is he doing to Salik? Is there a problem with Elysium? Or is he worried that I will be in danger because of the beasts?”My father’s voice was so ferocious that it sounded like he was about to murder Salik.I was concerned for Salik’s safety.Karpel frowned after a brief time of thought.“That ring. Was it from Salik?”“Yeah.”“…… Didn’t your father misunderstand?”“About what?”Karpel was willing to respond when he shut his mouth again.“What? What is it?”Karpel turned around and stated bluntly when I asked again.“You don’t need to know.”“……”What made him get upset all of a sudden? What is it……?I kept staring at Karpel because I felt ridiculously silly.Karpel, who was sitting down on a chair, then gestured for me to sit down too.Karpel said as I sat down.“How about we go back then?”I nodded once.Karpel opened his eyes wide in disbelief when I affirmed.“You should go back, Karpel.”“……”“All I have to do is go to Elysium. But you don’t have to go, Karpel. Furthermore, it looked dangerous to go there when there was a flock of beasts swarming around.”“Who’s in danger?”“What happens if something happens to you, Karpel?”“You should worry about yourself more than about me.”“I’ve had enough of my worries.”I wouldn’t have gone to Elysium if the situation hadn’t been worrisome.Karpel sighed and rubbed his brow.“I thought you were going to come back with me.”Without Karpel’s help, I would have been forced back to the capital’s mansion by now, observing defensive magical relics being lowered one by one beneath a pile of pigs. Or maybe I would have been stepped up by the woke-up pigs.Originally, the pigs would still be sleeping for a few days, but I felt anxious as I saw Karpel who woke up quickly after the sleeping magic was cast.“Ah…… how long will the sleeping magic be effective on the beasts? Shouldn’t we have killed all of them? What if they’ve already woken up?”I jumped up and looked into the pigs’ situation. Karpel, on the other hand, seized my wrist and sat me back.“They won’t be able to wake up for a few days.”“But, Karpel, you wake up quickly.”“…… well, that. What the hell have you done before?”“What?”“The artifact’s sleeping magic won’t work for me.”“But you fell asleep earlier, didn’t you?”“……”Karpel seemed to question that point as well.But I never did anything.I only knew how to use artifacts made by others.Come to think of it, Karpel was the strongest.There is an episode in the novel about the crown prince attempting to kidnap Karpel in order to negotiate peace.However, it did not succeed because he could not achieve it by force, sleeping or paralytic drugs do not work on Karpel, and bondage or illusion magic have no effect on Karpel.Finally, the crown prince was unable to reach an agreement with Karpel.I hadn’t even considered it before because I was in a hurry.‘How did Karpel get caught then?’I ended up concerned.When I first read the novel, I thought the author had set it up haphazardly and created a really strong villain.However, as a person born and raised in this world, there was a way to make it happen.Karpel appeared to be bestowed with magical abilities.Artifacts were items that carried magic by injecting magic into metals, jewelry, or wood and inscribing incantations.Sub-materials were also included based on their features or characteristics.Magic could be contained in an incantation etched on something having magical power.Living things possessed magical abilities. As a result, even living objects can engraved with magic.I could direct the defensive magic from the ring into my body.But I didn’t do that.When artifacts lose their power, they break. The same was true for living things.The knights enhanced their physical powers through the use of body magic in the same way as strengthening magic was used.So, in this case, professional workers who use force could cut rocks with a sword or lift a moving carriage.However, just as if the magic power injected into the artifact is broken, the body will be damaged if the magic power control is incorrect and used up by mistake.Ordinary people would suffer injuries such as torn ligaments or torn muscles if they ran furiously to run quickly, but if a knight raced fast using magic, their legs would suffer even more terrible harm than ordinary people. It was even better if the shape remained intact.I’m curious if Karpel is the same way.Karpel may have detoxification magic, defensive magic, or even strengthening magic carved right into his body, similar to the defense magic that instantly activates when I am attacked.The employment of such magic had its limitations. Just like my broken rings.⇺⇺⇺⇼⇻⇻⇻Kindly leave any comments, please.

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