CH 5.2

The name of that unfamiliar monster was Tannir. 

It is a mid-level monster with strong magical power, thus any swordsman would struggle to pierce its tough skin.

It likes the smell of blood mixed with wine.

Maybe it was the wine the maid spilt on Asmun that drew it to him.

That way, Tannir will not be confused and will run straight to Asmun, who is exuding a delicious smell.

A normal sword could kill mid-level monsters, but Tannir was a little different.

Tannir is a monster that could only be attacked with fifth level magic, and that was the reason why Kiris had searched the whole country for someone who could summon Tannir.

‘In other words, if Asmun successfully attacked Tannir, it would be revealed that Asmun’s magic power, which was officially 3rd level, is actually more than 5th level.’

Then Kiris will decide that Asmun is a threat and try to get rid of him in earnest.

But, if he could not deal with Tannir, it was clear that Asmun would be put to shame.

The result would be bad either way. For the latter, people will think he lacked the qualities of a successor and won’t support him.

Kiris is probably expecting Asmun to choose being disgraced.

Of course, if that were the case, she would have planned everything to prevent it from happening by killing Tannir.

It was what she had in mind.

“Hey, the monster is freed!”

Asmun was immersed in thought as he saw the magic that was about to be cut off.

He wasn’t afraid of being disgraced.

If he doesn’t raise his sword now, he will not be able to avoid getting injured by the monster.

Only after seeing his blood will Kiris appear, pretending to save his poor little brother.

If that’s the case, then it’s best to minimize injuries.

Asmun looked at Tannir’s sharp teeth and tried to gauge its power level.

While Asmun was in trouble, the magic was almost cut off. 

Eden, who was watching him, picked up a glass from the table and smashed it to the floor.

The sound of the glass breaking was buried in the commotion and did not attract anyone’s attention. Eden quickly picked up the sharpest piece of broken glass.

“It’s free!”

Hearing the screams of the people, Eden closed her eyes and ripped her left palm apart with a sharp glass.

Blood was dripping from her palms. At the same time, Tannir, who was finally released from the magic that gripped its body, twisted its stiff body and screamed.

Eden took the bottle she had brought in her pocket, opened the cap with her teeth, and poured it onto the palm of her hand, which was dripping with blood.

“……!”

And that was the moment.

Asmun was still frozen as Tannir, who was preparing to rush towards him, suddenly stopped.

“Yes, here it is. Do you want it?”

As Eden muttered a little, Tannir, who was widening his nostrils as if stimulated by a certain smell, quickly turned around.

Tannir sniffed as it tried to find the source of the smell. When it finally found the source, it opened its eyes wide.

“What?”

“Where is it looking?”

People looked at it unilaterally. Then they saw an apprentice priest there, clutching a bloody palm.

“…….”

In this unexpected situation, Asmun followed the monster and raised his eyebrows as he looked at Eden.

“Are you a priest?”

“W-What is this smell!”

“The monster has moved!”

It really did.Tannir snarled and began crawling to where Eden was quickly, and Kiris’ expression stiffened as things went awry.

Kiris furrowed his eyebrows and looked at the frozen Eden with a bewildered face. Kiris was not the only one whose face hardened at the sudden appearance of Eden.

“Ahh!”

Everyone fled in a hurry to get away from Eden.

However, Eden looked straight at Tannir, as it rushed to her.

As soon as Tannir’s fangs came close to her, she turned and started sprinting with all her might.

Tannir, who could not control its speed as it rushed to Eden at full speed, slammed into the table behind her.

Tannir, who was more angry, howled on the table that was destroyed in an instant. It quickly turned around and ran towards Eden.

“Ugh……”

Eden looked for the blond man with impatient eyes.

At that moment, she saw the man holding his sword high as if giving a signal.

It was Karon.