Regressor Instruction Manual

Untitled Part 52

'You will be able to do that.'

'Haha. Of course, I have never thought about marriage, but if I'd met someone like the Count, I would be very happy to live such a life... anyway, let's stop with the chitchat. I have to get up again.'

'I think it would be better to take a rest. You don't even have to go out.'

'I'm fine. I have to finish the remaining work quickly. I have to protect the Empire by burning the imperial people.'

'Charlotte-nim.'

'Today... tomorrow ... and also, the next day, I have to protect... the Empire by killing... ha... hahaha. The imperial people.'

I opened my closed eyes for a moment and grabbed the sand on the floor.

It must have been in this place.

It was here where I had the conversation with Charlotte, and the innocent imperial people died. It was the place where the plague had spread, transforming common people into the undead.

It was the first area where the disease, which killed a quarter of the continent's population, came into being.

When I opened my hand, the wind blew away the sand I had been holding.

As I looked at it blankly, a person in front of me suddenly came into my view. I realized that I had spent a lot of time lost in emotions.

"W... Why are you here..."

"So, you know me."

"... ..."

"The rumor seems to have reached this place. A common person wouldn't recognize me."

"No. No. How can people like us not recognize someone important like you? R-Rather than that... what ... brings you here? Do you have any business in this small town...?"

"I came to do an investigation. I got information that an association uses magic that is not allowed in the Empire, so I came to see if by any chance... but looking at your reaction and the current situation, it seems that what I was worried about was true. Who would have imagined that there would be a place like this in a basement like this?"

"E-Excuse me, but I don't understand w-what you're talking about."

"Saladin the Secret Society. A Black Wizard Alliance within the Empire. It has been established for 24 years, has about 670 people, and it is distributed evenly in the outer regions of the Empire. The purpose of its creation and its significance is the eternal life of the clan members. Did I say something wrong?"

"I-I don't know what you're... t-talking about."

"I will first ask you a few questions."

"What?"

"Have you ever met a masked man and woman?"

"I don't know... what you mean."

"It's an expressionless, dull black mask. The mask has a spell on it, and it is difficult to dispel unless you are a high-ranking wizard. The man is of average height, and the woman is a bit smaller. They call each other best friends, and they're actually very close. Oh, and the man is a Black Wizard like you guys. If he'd come here, you would have recognized him right away. Perhaps he's a clan member from Saladin."

"Black Wizard?"

"Yes. He's a Black Wizard. If you've ever seen him, you will definitely..."

"I have never heard of him. R-Rather, I'm not sure... what you're talking about."

"I guess you're not lying."

"Of course. I don't know anything about Saladin or b-black magic, sir."

"No. What I meant was that you didn't know about the masked people. We've already confirmed that the people gathered here are Black Wizards, so you don't have to hide it. I have met other Saladin Black Wizards. Gartel in the north, Valla in the south, Hebbel in the east, you are already the fourth."