Chapter 17

Episode 17. Dark magic and sin (peccata)

Mana has a quality.

Its nature changes depending on the character’s inclination or personality and the skill used.

If you mainly use elemental magic, especially the flame series, the nature of that mana will gradually have a similar nature to fire.

It meant that if you used the magic of the non-talented series day and night, the nature of mana would be stuck in the frame and become a manggae.

That’s why the word specialized magic was born, and swordsmen also wanted to learn swordsmanship that suits their inclination.

Of course, others could not know, and only he could feel the nature.

And why did this story come to my mind just now... ... .

‘Mana is responding.’

Recently, the color of my mana was becoming more and more dull due to the constant summoning of nickel.

But as I approached this village, my dull mana was fluctuating.

It’s my first time learning black magic, so I don’t know exactly what this is, but I’ve had similar experiences a few times.

Both the swordsman character and the wizard character have experienced it, and it happened near a powerful A-class item.

I saw the members who came with me just in case, but it seemed like I was the only one feeling it.

They were only looking at the people who were still dancing strange dances at the entrance of the village.

‘Is this an item related to black magic?’

An item that could produce a phenomenon like this would surely not be an ordinary item.

The only surprising thing is that I didn’t know the whereabouts of such an item.

I was proud of knowing the location of all items with a tolerable reputation... ... .

“I thought it was easy, but it’s not normal.”

“Is it a curse?”

Once again everyone’s eyes were on me.

As a wizard, they seem to be expecting me, but like before, I couldn’t figure out anything right away.

“I don’t know yet.”

Instead of talking about black magic here, I took a step back.

I couldn’t leave even the slightest hint of a pod because if I said it first before the exact evidence came out, it might arouse suspicion.

Everyone’s complexion was not good, probably disappointed with my answer.

Christopher, in particular, clicked his tongue and grumbled that he was of no help.

“For now, let’s grab someone and make them stop, shall we?”

“Then what if it becomes contagious?”

“You can’t just watch and watch.”

In the end, I felt that Hazal was right and entered the village.

And from the moment I entered, it started to bother me strangely.

“Mind manipulation magic?”

Everyone stopped when I muttered.

“Is it magic?”

“If you can handle mana to some extent, it’s nothing to worry about. But I’m not sure if it’s magic.”

“You are not sure?”

“Using enough mind-altering magic to cover an entire village is not possible for an ordinary wizard. Without the help of magic circles or artifacts, even the so-called great wizards cannot spread it over such a wide area for days and days.”

Christopher interrupted me.

“How do you know this lasted for days and days?”

“I knew from looking at their condition.”

At my words, Christopher grabbed a passer-by.

The captured man was smiling painfully with his eyes bloodshot, but he couldn’t keep his body still even though he was caught.

“Your condition is serious.”

As he said, the man’s condition was not normal.

Her feet were covered in blood from dancing so hard that they had black and red scabs attached to them.

“The incident happened a month ago. Surely it won’t be like this for a month? If I did, I would have starved to death long ago.”

“Managing so that no one dies... ... .”

Having said that, I decided that this could be clear evidence of black magic.

Do you have to manage it so that it doesn’t die and leave it in this state?

I got a rough sense of what the opponent’s purpose was.

It was possible to guess because I was none other than a black magician.

“Adrias classmate?”

“We may not be able to solve this on our own.”

“What do you mean?”

“It seems to be dark magic.”

“Black magic?”

When the word black magic came out of my mouth, not only the quiet Vivian, but also Ivy, who had been watching with a serious expression, were surprised.

“Of course this situation is bizarre, but is there a reason?”

“This is the situation, but one of the sources of the power of black magic is intense emotions. Among them, negative emotions. Of course, the caster’s emotions are the most important, but the reason black magic is criticized and taboo is that it draws strength from external emotions.”

“What that means is that this situation is now... ... ?”

“This is just my guess, but it seems that the townsfolk are forcibly gathering their emotions. And if you can’t use it, you’ll take your life.”

This wasn’t simply a matter of black magic items.

It was then.

pop! pop! Pooh!

“Oops!”

People’s bodies started exploding like bombs.

Christopher, who was blocking people with his body, fell out, covered in blood.

“chris!”

The attack occurred in a careless gap, so the damage was great.

Hazal hurriedly approached and lifted Christopher, who was injured all over his body.

And before I could do anything, Ivy carried me on my back.

“Follow me! It is an escape.”

Ivy went back into her office, broke the window, and threw herself.

Even with me on her back, she landed on the ground and moved away from the residents.

Following her, Hazal came out with Vivian and Christopher on her back.

We were busy running away without attacking the residents.

‘Greece.’

While on my back, I removed the friction from the floor and knocked the residents over.

And he erected an earth shield like a wall to hinder their pursuit.

“hey. Adda wizard.”

“why.”

“Can you tell me where the warlock is?”

“wait a minute.”

I recalled Adrias’ memories and came up with a basic mana arrangement.

It was a skill called Mana Detect, and it was one of the most basic skills for a wizard.

I tried to weave the mana into the air like a net, just as I thought.

‘It’s so hard.’

It was difficult because it was already in an urgent situation, but in my previous life, I tried to carry out an operation even in a situation worse than this.

I regained my composure and slowly weaved the mana net.

And soon it jumped as if something was caught in the net.

Maybe the opponent’s magic was cast as an A-class black magic item, but my dull mana instantly snatched the energy of the item.

The caught mana net sensed intense mana interference in the heads of the residents, and as they followed the mana interference like a thread, a specific location was identified.

‘Even the opponent is not a wizard with excellent skills.’

Is it luck out of misfortune?

Seeing that the location is quickly identified, it seems that the opponent is of little interest except for items.

“Nine o’clock! About 600 meters from here at 9 o’clock!”

“good! Good job Adda Wizard!”

As soon as Ivy heard the location, Ivy started running at an explosive speed different from before.

It was so fast that the distance between the crew members chasing from behind widened.

Before I knew it, Ivy and I arrived at the front of a private house.

“where are you?”

“I think this is the house.”

“Put it down for now.”

Ivy put me down and pulled out the sword at her waist.

Without hesitation, she slammed the door open and went inside.

and that moment.

“... ... !”

I saw Ivy, who went inside, come to a hasty stop.

『It’s like a moth that jumps into a fire. It’s like a

moth .』

Then, with a sudden resonant sound, the surroundings of the house started to turn black like pitch black.

“trap... ... !”

got hit

But the regret was too late.

It was after the black barrier that had already swallowed Ivy and the entire house had been completed in the shape of a round semicircle.

‘Where are you? If this was a trap, what about the sorcerer?’

Ivy was a little worried, but I trusted her.

I’ll probably get out safely.

Now was the time to start worrying about me.

As he hurriedly looked around and tried to use Mana Detect again, another resonant sound rang out.

『Don’t be impatient. Everything is God’s will, will, will

.

』

I guessed the item the opponent had from the words that came from the air, and I endured astonishment inside.

I thought it would not be an ordinary item, but it was an item related to ‘sin’.

The name of this game is ‘peccata’,

so it meant the appearance of the final item in the main story.