My Wife the Empress is Becoming Frightening

16. Fear of blood

Episode 16

Gilbert swung his sword, enduring the burning heat that pierced the aura and the thirst that seemed to split at any moment due to the dryness of the moisture flying away.

‘I don’t know how he was resurrected, but his power itself didn’t change from the past.’

Of course, even so, Ignis’ flame was never something to belittle.

If the wizards of the Islands Guards and the Sorcery Society hadn’t opened a barrier not long after he went into battle, about half of the islands would have been burned by now.

As a general perception, mages were inherently good at war, but unsuited to combat.

On a battlefield, the wizard’s magic, which many gather under the protection of knights and fire, is a disaster itself. However, in the case of a battle with a small number of people, the mage was the first target and the easiest to defeat.

‘But it’s still fast… !’

As if to overturn that perception, Ignis was still using his mana, boasting terrifying speed just like he did three years ago.

This is why the mad wizard of fire became the institution’s nightmare. Ignis’ magic was abnormally fast.

Matters such as the amount of mana possessed, the firepower of magic, and the range were matters of the future. It is certainly true that he is a top-notch wizard, but any wizard with the aforementioned abilities would exist to some extent in the Magic Society.

Nevertheless, when Ignis ran amok three years ago, drafting knights as well as magicians of the Magic Society could hardly subdue him because of the difference in application power.

Although he is a mage with a strong image of being locked in a workshop, his combat sense is comparable to that of a warrior who has gone through all sorts of battles.

It was troublesome enough just to flexibly change the magic depending on the situation by exerting full use of one’s senses, but Ignis also possessed an astounding level of reflexes.

A mage who reads the opponent’s behavior and behavior and reacts quickly to it, freely using mighty flames at times.

That was Ignis of the Mad Flame.

“What happened hound? You’re already out of breath. Is it very different from back then? Have you run out of strength already?”

He wanted to say something to Ignis, who was taunting him, but Gilbert, who didn’t even want to breathe, took a strong grip on his sword and split the flames.

It seems that there are monsters in the world who maintain their strength despite their age, but unfortunately Gilbert was not a monster.

Gilbert’s body had already passed its prime a long time ago.

The body itself was still healthy and strong because it was not neglected in training. It would be difficult to find someone as good as Gilbert, even if you compare him to active knights and warriors rather than ordinary people.

Therefore, in order to set the standard, he had to set it at his prime. Compared to then, Gilbert now.

‘sh*t. Can’t lie about age I’m so miserably weak.’

The more I fought the stronger, the more I could not help but feel the difference with my whole body. Even in his heyday, Gilbert was not a hero-class monster, but he boasted of being close to the strongest in the class immediately below him.

However, the days that seemed to last forever collapsed in vain in the wind and waves of the years. It was the same as it was past its prime three years ago, Gilbert thought, but not to this extent.

‘… … I didn’t expect this situation, but it’s the right time to retire.’

Gilbert straightened his sword. Even when you retire, you will have to finish the job properly. Otherwise, he would not have the face to face the captain who had retired him.

“hmm?”

Did you feel that the nature of the aura had changed? Ignis almost unconsciously tried to gather the flames he had spread all over the place to himself for defense, but Gilbert was one step ahead.

—–!

With a sound like thunder, Gilbert kicked off the ground with all his might and ran. Embarrassed by the unusual momentum, Ignis shot Gilbert with flames that had not been gathered yet.

“How stupid!”

Ignis laughed at Gilbert. No matter how hard it is, it is impossible to cut all of one’s own flames from the front.

Didn’t he cut his own throat three years ago as he couldn’t close the distance from the front, so he quickly dug in from the outside and inward in a whirlwind shape?

Even now, since he is weaker than he was then, in Ignis’s eyes, Gilbert’s act was nothing more than an act of suicide.

Because of this, Ignis shot flames and laughed, but the next moment his mouth twisted mercilessly.

Gilbert’s aura was still alive.

“Do not come. Don’t come, don’t come, don’t come!”

Seeing Gilbert piercing through the flames with the tip of his sword instead of slashing them with his sword, Ignis went wild and wielded the flames at random.

Gilbert’s whole body, which concentrated almost all of his aura on the sword to pierce the flames, rapidly burned black.

I didn’t even feel the heat anymore. All that remained was the pain of burning bones, but Gilbert did not stop.

‘are you okay. No problem. My body is still moving!’

From a third point of view, the time it took Gilbert to charge Ignis was only a blink of an eye.

In that moment, Ignis madly ignited flames to stop Gilbert, and Gilbert silently pierced through it.

“Oji… !”

And finally, Gilbert’s sword pierced Ignis’s head with a terrifying sound piercing through flesh and bone.

“Never, never come back.”

Gilbert’s sword, which had pierced Ignis’ head, struck down in a straight line. At that moment, the flames that were burning all over the place were extinguished, and at the same time the body of the mad wizard was scattered as ashes.

“… … Ugh.”

After confirming the subjugation, Gilbert lost his strength and collapsed. It seemed that colleagues from afar were shouting something and running, but I couldn’t see or hear it well.

‘damn. Even though I was able to retire alive at best, I can’t get away from the tradition of the hound after all.’

Various thoughts repeatedly appeared and disappeared, but of course, the ones that bothered me the most were the images of my wife and young daughter.

‘There are still many things I want to do.’

With his eyes slowly closing involuntarily, Gilbert had a premonition of the end… …

-Okay.

“Where does this bastard dare to die at will with a face full of regret?”

“… ?!”

Right before I completely lost consciousness, I suddenly felt cold liquid pouring down my whole body. Gilbert was surprised that he could feel the cold.

“uh?”

It’s not just a feeling. As if not being able to lift a hand was a lie, her body was moving properly according to her will. voice comes out

When I lifted my head with my body moving like that, I saw that someone was continuously spraying something on my body.

“… … Big, boss?”

“I haven’t sprayed it yet, so it stays there.”

Their leader, Isaac, was wearing a box on one side and was pouring it over himself from a fancy-looking bottle.

“The pattern drawn on that box… ?”

“huh. Turn off the Magic Society. I briefly borrowed what the children who were using the barrier had.”

I wondered if he might have misunderstood the extortion, but Gilbert decided to keep his mouth shut.

“I was a little nervous because I asked for it in a hurry, but fortunately I brought it properly.”

“Yes, something from the Magic Society… .”

The magic society’s medicine is so incredibly expensive that ordinary people can’t even dream of it, but it is also famous for its effectiveness.

In fact, only the sensation was enough to feel that both trauma and internal injuries were recovering quickly.

“It is done. The burnt on the outside should be fine now, but just in case, get it properly examined.”

“Not only the surface, but the speed feels moist.”

Gilbert got up and sat down on the floor. Maybe thanks to the medicine, I felt like my stamina had returned a bit. Gilbert said, bowing down to their captain.

“Thank you very much, chief. I have received a favor that I will never be able to repay in my lifetime.”

“No, that’s okay, I have something to ask you.”

“yes?”

Isaac asked Gilbert, who tilted his head at the sudden question.

“When I arrived, you were the only one down. So I’m not sure… … Did you win?”

Gilbert replied with a grin.

“yes. I won.”

—

For the first time in a while, Selemyn could tell that she was genuinely annoyed.

‘He said he suddenly had a place he needed to visit, and he told me to join these two and go, where are you and what are you doing?’

Since it was an order, Selemin met Haria and Jina and went on the hunt with a lump of resentment created on the spot.

After a long walk away from the system, it was a dilapidated hut that I finally arrived at. And inside is a golem that has stopped moving.

It was possible to know that the criminal’s power was contained in the golem due to the reaction of the ghost and magical power, but that was the end.

The golem was a dummy. to make them come here.

‘Did the man notice that I only heard a certain approximate location?’

However, it was impossible not to check, and there was a possibility that there was a trap, so it must have been sent with the two of them. but so what?

‘Where did you end up going?’

I didn’t like the feeling of being neglected, so I passed by and talked to Selemin, who was walking annoyedly.

“hey. Now you listen.”

The moment the ghost found it, the power remaining inside the golem disappeared along with it, but I didn’t know if I could find out something if I asked the Magic Society.

So, I was on my way home, but Gina, who had been carrying the golem following Haria, now fired at Selemin to pick it up.

“all right. Give.”

“… … … huh?”

However, when Selemin, who was preoccupied with other thoughts, accepted it obediently, it was Gina who was rather embarrassed.

In the case of normal cases, the main pattern was that either he or she would argue first and shoot out a rough kill, and then either one would pick it up first or the other would dispel it.

It could be said that it was a joke of their own, or it was an expression of affection, so when Selemine showed behavior that deviated from her usual pattern, Gina couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

“? what are you doing?”

“Uh, no. I just think I could listen more.”

“is it so? thank you.”

After thanking Gina, Selemine walked away annoyed at Isaac again. Gina looked back at Haria with a terrified face.

“Why is he like that? What happened with the captain?”

“well.”

It seemed like she didn’t know, but unlike her words, Haria’s eyes were glaring at the back of Selemin’s head, which was obviously different from usual with a deep wariness.

Gina, who recognized the meaning in her eyes, decided not to ask any further. It’s sad that I missed my marriage due to the undesirable wave of life, but I didn’t want to see blood by sticking my head in between wild beasts.

‘right… … . I want to get married.’

The woman she wanted to marry, the woman who was annoyed by something, and the woman who somehow became suspicious of her co-workers returned to the system without a word.