Chapter 122: Not Long Ago, Magic Tower (2) The flames summoned so quickly that it was impossible to tell where they came from, completely covering Luca's body.
The flames burned mercilessly and burned everything except Luca's body.
So thorough that even the clothes she was wearing were no exception.
The man's right arm, which had only a few centimeters left to cover, instantly turned to ash and disappeared up to the elbow, and his face, which he had brought close to in excitement, was also caught in the intense heat and suffered severe burns.
The man, whose vision suddenly turned red, couldn't understand the situation for a moment and made a puzzled expression.
"Ugh, ugh, ugh!!!"
Eventually, a desperate scream burst from the man's mouth.
The man rolled around on the floor, unable to do anything due to the terrible pain felt in his right arm and face.
The pain might have been alleviated if I had quickly used water-based magic to cool it down, but there was no time for such rational thoughts.
Even though I raised my voice in the hellish pain and prayed for someone to help me, this place was not only Luca's guest but also a laboratory.
The wonderfully magical soundproofing was enough to drown out a man's screams, and the only person who could hear them was the man himself, who was unconscious due to the magic tools he used.
I might have been able to endure it if it were just the burning pain I felt on my face. However, the pain felt from the right arm that had completely turned to ashes gave the feeling as if the arm that had disappeared was burning infinitely.
Because it had already disappeared, in fact, the nerves that felt pain had already disappeared, but because of that, an even more pure burning pain was covering the brain.
The man had no choice but to roll around on the lab floor and hope that time would solve the problem.
However, time was not on the man's side.
As time passed without anything changing, Luca's eyes returned to life.
The magic tools the man used were powerful, but their duration was short.
Therefore, the man's plan was to quickly finish the mission, clean up after himself, and pretend that nothing had happened, but all plans were ruined by the sudden appearance of flames.
Luca, who eventually regained full consciousness, was momentarily embarrassed. From Luca's perspective, he was trying to take a closer look at the magic tool he was researching, and when he blinked, he saw a man with one of his arms missing, rolling on the floor.
At first, I thought it was because the magic tool had run away, but I quickly figured out what had happened when I saw that even my clothes were burned by the intense flames.
Because I had previously cast a spell that would cause my clothes to suddenly burn up.
"... Aha."
Luca's voice as he said he realized something was so cold that even the man who was still crawling on the floor got goosebumps.
"So, you mean you tried to rape me? "Do you think the name Marti was looked down upon?"
"Off... Oh, no! This is just... "
"Shut up."
– Puck!
Luca literally kicked the man.
Just looking at this situation, being kicked by a naked beautiful girl would be something that some people with special characteristics would be happy to see. However, the man whose cross-section of his right arm was irritated again by the impact of being kicked by the foot could do nothing but writhe in pain. 〈 Br〉
Even though her naked body was fully exposed, she didn't care and sat down on her chair and crossed her legs.
Inside Luca, this man was no different from his life, his corpse, already dead. He wasn't the type of person to be embarrassed about showing his inner self in something that wasn't even alive.
Looking at the situation, fortunately, it seems that the 'insurance' worked properly before the crime occurred, but just in case, Luca touched her private parts.
I felt no moisture other than the glossy moisture of well-maintained skin. It doesn't seem like it was committed without anyone knowing.
"Phew... "
Luca let out a small sigh of relief.
It was her maiden that she had treasured as a sacrifice to Barei, and if she had lost her in a place like this, she would have been so furious that she would have blown up her magic tower.
As for Luke, he praised his past self for having installed insurance in advance.
It seems that the man was planning on using suspicious magic tools to rape Luca, but unfortunately for the man, the recent target of Luca's research was also those suspicious magic tools.
The effect itself is shockingly powerful, but it is a magic tool that cannot be used for anything other than strangely lewd acts.
Luca, who experienced the effect while using it on Barei, was not sure that the magic tool would not be used against him.
And for some reason, the effects of the magic tool were so difficult to resist that it was close to impossible. There were some types of magic tools that did not work if the target was a man, but any woman was not exempt from the effects of magic tools.
It was like a magic tool that existed only to rape women.
Because of this, Luca gave up resisting the effect and took out insurance to protect against the effects.
The insurance that was placed this time was a spell that said, 'If a living being other than yourself tries to touch your genitals, everything around your body will be burned.'
A magic that activates automatically even if you lose consciousness.
There was a possibility that he was a pervert who preferred the back or mouth rather than the genitals, and there was also a possibility that he happened to have a magic tool with fire resistance, but at least in this risk, it was insurance that did its job well.
"Hey."
"Huh, uh... "
"『Fire』"
– Good luck!
A small flame appeared in front of the man.
It was a tiny flame, similar in size to a candle flame, but it was more terrifying than anything to a man suffering from burning pain.
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"Let's have a conversation." "I have a lot of questions, right?"
"..."
The man tried to remain silent, but eventually gave in to the fear brought on by the approaching flames and opened his mouth.
"W-what are you curious about... ?"
"Every time I go out of the room, the stares really bother me. I don't think it was like that last time, do you know anything?"
"... Hehe!"
When the topic of gaze came up, the man who had been unconsciously looking at Luca's pale breasts suddenly realized that the flame was close enough to feel the warmth, and quickly answered.
"... Picture! It's because of the photos!"
"Picture? "I guess my photos aren't that rare?"
The story the man told was like this.
Recently, a photo of a woman doing lewd things using magic tools she made herself has been spreading around the Magic Tower, and there is a rumor that Luca looks like that woman.
"What a ridiculous thing to say. Hey. Do you have that photo?"
"Yes... Yes! Here it is!"
"Under. Really. I never thought I would actually carry it with me... ?"
She was looking down pitifully at the man who was rummaging through her arms with his left hand and pulling out pornographic photos. Her eyes widened when she saw the photo handed to her by a man she knew.
It was difficult to see because the quality of the picture was so poor that it seemed as if the recorded screen had been retaken with a crystal ball and taken as a photo, but Luca himself was able to tell.
The red hair, the size and shape of her breasts, even the thighs she was secretly paying attention to. The figure pictured there was clearly Luca herself.
But of course, Luca had no memory of taking such a photo.
In that brief, frantic thought, Lukea discovered a possibility that sent shivers down her spine.
'... What if I was already hypnotized?'
I took out insurance to protect the genitals and protect virgins, and the insurance did its job well.
However, if it is simply a matter of taking a picture, and handing the picture taken that way to someone.
There was no insurance to prevent such hypnosis. I couldn't make it.
Luca realized that the situation was more serious than he thought.
A suspicious man who spreads these magic tools. Until now, he had only been regarded as an interesting person who provided research materials...
Now that he had found out that he had a magical hand on Luke himself, he couldn't allow himself to be so complacent.
The man was an enemy of the Empire. This is not only because he hypnotized himself, but also because he is the commander of the Imperial Magic Division.
He also hypnotized himself, the division commander and heir to the dukedom, but there was no guarantee that he would be fine just because he was someone else in the empire.
Until he first came to the Magic Tower, he had planned to continue his research leisurely, but it was a different story.
Luca hurriedly got up from his seat, roughly put on some clothes, and contacted his attendant who had followed him from Duke Marti's family.
"What's going on?"
The attendant who came running to the owner's call, who was rarely there, frowned when he saw the man rolling on the floor, but did not show it and asked what he was going to do.
"Bring me a magic tool for communication that connects to the empire. And recognize the adventurer. They are talented and trustworthy guys. But not the ones who are too famous. I'll write down the detailed conditions and details, so contact the Adventurer's Guild first."
"Yes. "I will get started right away."
"Really. And take that thing and save it."
"... "You mean 'saving', right?"
"Okay. No matter what happens. "You know what it means, right?"
"I will do as you command."
The man named 'that one' by Luke was dragged out with his mouth covered by the attendant.
Without even seeing her, Lukea organized what she had to do in her head.
An urgent report to the empire was the top priority.
If I told people that the duke's heir was under hypnosis, I'm sure Baray would also be told, and maybe the fact that Baray was under hypnosis would be revealed... Still, she had to report.
It was a duty born into the duke's family that there were times when one had to work for the empire, even if it meant killing one's own emotions.
Lukea covered her face with her hands and sighed deeply.