CH 396

“Oh, my God ……”

“What a terrible thing to sacrifice a person. I’m sure he couldn’t stand the idea of …… after becoming so strong with [Jack-of-all-Trades].”

Makina gets teary-eyed, and Fath-san analyzes Pluto’s state of mind. He is emotionally similar to me when I found out that Brao almost killed my brother. But if she was killed in front of him, it’s not like I can’t understand why he would go crazy ……

However, as I have a similar skill, I thought that focused training would help me do things faster than the dangerous bridge of generating the Wise Man’s Soul, so I asked him.

“Geiri, do you know why Pluto messed with the Wise Man’s Soul? I have a skill called [Super Jack-of-all-Trades], but if I push myself a little, I can grow faster. That’s for sure.”

“Super ……? I don’t know what the kid’s skill is, but he could certainly do anything, but he only grew to a certain degree if he really concentrated on it.”

“What? Lars was learning ancient magic at the age of ten, you know? I don’t know how old that Plu-something person was, but he should be old enough to be able to kill the king, right?”

Helena said with a strange look on her face. Geiri looked at Helena and then back at her.

“…… Are you Creeda’s daughter ……? You look like her when she was younger …… And he learned ancient magic at that age, huh. It’s no wonder I can’t win. No, anyway, for pluto, he could do anything with [Jack-of-all-Trades], but he didn’t grow that fast. In addition, my father’s skill were so strong that there was no one to match him in martial arts, called the “Supreme Ruler”. I’m not sure if he was as strong as that kid, but as the old lady said, he didn’t choose the means to kill my father. His age is …… I wonder how old he was, he must have been close to forty when he defeated my father. I think he was twenty-three when his girlfriend was killed–“

…… It took seventeen years.

Since he is already deceased, there is no way to confirm this, but I wonder if [Jack-of-all-Trades] was a skill that grew slowly and evenly? But if you think about the fact that it led to the creation of the “Wise Man’s Soul”, does it grow faster if you specialize in it? If it is the “Super” Jack-of-all-Trades, it will grow with a boost in the overall growth rate, something like that ……

“Regaaro who gave me the skill never said anything like that, though ……”

“What? Lars, who is Regaaro? I’ve never heard of that name before.”

“Oh, no, it’s nothing. So, he defeated the king with the Wise Man’s Soul, right?”

Geiri nodded at my question. But then Retzel tilted his head and opened his mouth.

“It’s funny. If that’s the case, why was Pluto banished? Why was he blinded and forced to leave the castle with blood all over his body?”

“……”

“I’d like some answers.”

“Guh ……”

“……!? Stop it, Retzel!”

Geiri is silent, and I hurry to stop Retzel from stabbing him in the shoulder with a scalpel. 

“What’s wrong with you, why do you care so much about someone from a hundred years ago?”

“…… I’ll get back to you later. So, why?”

“……?”

Lowering the scalpel and asking Geiri again, Retzel was not smiling, he was serious. Geiri narrows his eyes and thinks for a moment. Suddenly, he looked at me, then opened his mouth.

“…… That guy …… Pluto has gone crazy. He used the Wise Man’s Soul and tried to overrun the country as it was. Instead of ruling the country, he started killing people indiscriminately. The only reason it hasn’t come to light is because the third son and I managed to stop it from happening inside the castle.”

“No way …… He said he was going to reform the country, though ……”

“I think Pluto, who no longer had any reason to live, had gone mad ……”

“What?”

I thought that Geiri and the third son beat Pluto and that would be the end of it, but then he stopped and Reiss raised an eyebrow. Geiri’s words took on a different meaning when he said, “He went crazy”.

“He was crying as he killed people. I was baffled, but I grabbed my sword to stop him. He was so strong that he had defeated my father …… Just when I thought I was going to be killed, he stopped moving and muttered to himself.”

(Kill me, brother …… Something …… Something is whispering in my head …… Something that wasn’t me …… Aughhh ……)

“His body was shaking as if he was fighting against something …… The crying, laughing pluto was terrifying …… chills ran down my spine …… I blinded him, stabbed him in the throat, and ripped out his belly.”

“……”

“But he didn’t die. I heard him scream over and over again …… He wouldn’t die ……! No matter what I do ……! Do you understand? What it means to me to cut up my little brother! The fear of dying and slashing the pluto that wants me to kill him over and over again!”

Geiri says, shouting louder than ever. We shudder as we hear the words, breaking out in a cold sweat.

“…… When I finally realized that the “Wise Man’s Soul” he has was regenerating Pluto, I took the “Wise Man’s Soul” and swallowed it.”

“What ……!?”

“S-Swallowed it ……!?”

When Fath-san and I shouted in astonishment, Retzel opened his mouth.

“I see. So that’s the treasure …… The Wise Man’s Soul.”

“Huh!? So, then the treasure is in this guy’s body!?”

The Wise Man’s Soul was also in the pond where the Qliphoth and Treant were. It is likely that Geiri can no longer die because he swallowed that which prompted his regeneration. Still, the mystery remains.

“I know you don’t have anything against Pluto, but why did you banish him?”

“…… So it’s the kid. I thought that the reason why he went crazy was because of the “Wise Man’s Soul”. But I was wrong. Even though I took away the Wise Man’s Soul, Pluto still attacked me …… I had no choice but to fight back, and as a result, I attacked Pluto …… This time, he really died. And I buried him. So–“

There’s no way he’s going to appear in front of anyone alive, Geiri muttered as he looked at Retzel.