The Mage’s Nemesis Has Reincarnated - Chapter 165

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The Natural Enemy of Mages Has Been Reincarnated – Episode 165
[Mmm. The air of the Human Realm is so clean. And such a pleasant aroma drifts through it.]
Seire’s golden eyes turned to the side.
Five trembling maidens lay upon the Altar.
Seire savored the scent for a moment before raising his hand without hesitation.
Squelch! Squelch!
“Aahhh!”
“Gahhh!”
With their final screams, the women’s abdomens were pierced one after another.
In an instant, the floor was drenched with the blood of five bodies.
A scene of utter carnage.
The women with pierced abdomens expired moments later.
Seire, indifferent to their fate, licked the blood from his hand.
[Human female blood is always so fresh. Perfect as an offering.]
“I’m delighted it pleased you, sir.”
Kardeipor smiled obsequiously, currying favor with Seire.
Though Seire held lower rank than Amducias, his superior, he could not afford to be disrespectful.
He knew all too well that a single misstep could mean his erasure in an instant.
The Legion Commander’s demonic power was so destructive that submission was inevitable.
Seire, pleased by the groveling attitude, bared his teeth in a grin.
[So you are Kardeipor?]
“Yes, Legion Commander.”
[I have concluded my discussion with Amducias, your patron. He instructed me to eliminate the Divine Descendant alongside you.]
“It is an honor to serve with you, sir. But if I may ask one question, Legion Commander?”
[Speak.]
“I wish to know more about the Divine Descendant. Is he truly so formidable?”
[It seems Stella did not brief you. Then I shall explain.]
Seire began his account of the Divine Descendant.
From what he knew.
Astonishment flickered across Kardeipor’s face as he listened.
“Such a powerful human exists?”
[Powerful, perhaps. But aside from his crude technique of severing mana and demonic power, he is nothing remarkable.]
“But that ability alone is extraordinarily potent, is it not? According to the intelligence, defeating him seems impossible.”
[So, are you afraid?]
Kardeipor hesitated before shaking his head.
“How could I be? With you at my side, what is there to fear?”
Fear was an emotion he had not known since becoming the Lich Dragon.
With an immortal body, there was no one in this world to dread.
‘I fear only the loss of the power I have finally gained.’
That was why he bent the knee to the Demon Faction.
They were beings who could seize magical essence whenever they pleased.
Seire’s head bobbed up and down, apparently satisfied with the answer.
[A fine response. Do not worry. I have already prepared all the measures necessary to capture him.]
“Might I inquire what sort of measures you have in mind?”
Seire readily revealed the countermeasures he had devised.
A smile crossed Kardeipor’s face as he listened.
“Indeed. With such a method, even a god’s descendant would be helpless.”
[Precisely. So make ready to depart.]
“To where, if I may ask?”
[The destination is the McLafflin Duchy. The god’s descendant is there. Your subordinate, Lilith Lin, as well.]
“Understood.”
Seire’s lips curled upward into a smile.
The thought that he could finally take revenge for Dantalian filled him with satisfaction.
[The hunt begins.]

* * *
Sillis Deporte found her racing heart difficult to calm.
‘Zeke was… a legendary Dragonian.’
Now it made sense why he wielded both sword and magic with such mastery.
For her, hearing this for the first time was astonishing.
Yet that was not why her heart raced so.
‘Were those women beside him Draconians as well…?’
Carbollearos and Carse, and Mary, was it?
Watching Zeke travel with such strikingly beautiful women as companions, Sillis’s mind grew turbulent.
She discovered herself consumed by jealousy without even realizing it.
‘They must simply be companions, as Zeke said…’
Surely there was nothing more intimate between them.
They had traveled together, yet nothing improper had occurred.
Even as she rationalized with such thoughts, the moment she recalled those three women’s faces, jealousy surged anew.
Their beauty was more than sufficient to captivate men—it overflowed with allure.
‘Surely they are not… in that sort of relationship…?’
Sillis was confident in her own beauty, which rivaled theirs, yet she could not claim the position of a true companion.
She had not traveled the world with Zeke, and the time they had spent together was woefully limited.
As his betrothed, her position was disadvantageous in every way.
This disparity unsettled her deeply and kindled her jealousy.
‘This will not do. I must speak with him openly and honestly. In doing so, I can also discern his true feelings.’
With three rivals, victory seemed uncertain, but did not the bold seize what they desired?
‘I will go and broach the matter of our betrothal seriously. I will bare my heart completely.’
She had received proposals before, but never had she made one herself.
As Sillis made her way toward Zeke’s chamber, her heart thundered wildly in her chest.
I even worried about what would happen if she refused.
‘If that happens, I think I’ll actually panic.’
Either way, I had to face this head-on.
It was just as Princess Sillis, standing before my door, was catching her breath.
The door creaked open.
“Hmm?”
“Princess Sillis?”
As the door opened, Sillis’s eyes went wide as saucers.
She was startled by my sudden appearance, but even more so by the person standing beside me.
“Why is Carbollearos in your room…?”
“I came to discuss something for a moment.”
Sillis paid no attention to Carbollearos’s sincere explanation.
The mere fact that they were in the same room sparked all manner of unsavory imaginings, leaving her mind reeling.
Sensing her thoughts, I hastened to clarify.
“Princess Sillis, please don’t misunderstand. I really did just come to talk.”
“Really…?”
What could I say to Sillis, who was looking at me with such doubtful eyes?
After a moment’s consideration, I added:
“I actually prefer your style, Princess Sillis.”
“…What?”
Sillis, who had been flustered, froze as if struck by petrification magic.
“Zeke, what did you just do?”
“What do you mean, what did I do?”
“You didn’t cast magic, did you? She’s frozen by your words.”
“Well….”
Carbollearos seemed puzzled by the current situation.
That she would be so shocked by a simple statement of preference.
But for me, who could read her true feelings, it was hardly surprising.
‘Princess Sillis has feelings for me, after all.’
Rather than make excuses to clear up the misunderstanding, I simply fulfilled her hopes with a single statement.
The result was more than enough to leave Sillis flustered.
“Z-Zeke, did you really mean that…?”
“Mean what?”
“That you… like me….”
Her face had flushed as if set ablaze.
“I do prefer your style, that much is true.”
Her blush deepened further.
She burned even brighter.
Surely she wouldn’t actually combust?
“But I haven’t decided to take a betrothed yet.”
At those words, Sillis’s mind snapped back into focus.
“Why?”
“Because there’s something more urgent.”
“What do you—”
“I’m going to find another Dragonian. Right now.”
“What?”
Sillis’s mouth fell half-open at my words.

* * *
Ten minutes earlier.
I recalled my conversation with Carbollearos.
—What memory came back to you?
—A memory about the Lich Dragon. Carrocksina, my previous host, was in contact with another Lich Dragon.
—Who?
—A Black Dragon named Kardeipor. I even remember the name of the demon he serves. Amducias, a high-ranking demon ranked 67th in the hierarchy.
—The name doesn’t matter. What’s important is the location.
—I know the location too. Kardeipor had an intimate relationship with Carrocksina.
—Intimate relationship, you say?
—They were in love with each other.
—Well, Terion was fond of Carrocksina too. There must be something about her that captivates men.
—It’s quite common for male and female Lich Dragons to fall in love. There’s nothing strange about it.
—Immortal Lich Dragons in love with each other… I wonder if I could use this Kardeipor fellow to my advantage?
—Use him? How exactly?
—I have a plan. Just do as I tell you.
—Are you going to have me act again? Like when I dealt with that human, Terion?
—Yeah. You want to find clues about other dragons too, don’t you? Then you’ll need to cooperate.
—Ugh… Fine. I’m not thrilled about it, but I’ll do my best.
—Good. Then let me explain the plan.
Just as I finished laying out the entire plan to Carbollearos, Sillis appeared.
Since I was about to move anyway, I stepped forward and even mentioned to Sillis that I was going to find a Dragonian.
In truth, I was going to shatter the pride of a Lich Dragon, not a Dragonian.
Knock, knock.
Now I had come to inform my father, Gerard.
“Father. It’s me, Zeke.”
“Come in.”
When I opened the Study Room door, Gerard was organizing documents.
“Perfect timing, Zeke. I’ve found a safe place for us to hide. We should begin preparing to leave soon.”
The reason the McLafflin Family had not yet left the Duke’s Mansion was that we hadn’t secured a safe location to evade the Forerunners’ gaze.
For now, neither the Royal Palace nor anywhere else in the kingdom qualified as truly safe.
But he’d found a place to hide?
“Where have you decided to go?”
“I plan to relocate to the Baiso Kingdom for the time being. I have acquaintances there.”
“Is it safe?”
“Quite safe. Very much so.”
Indeed, Baiso had a larger landmass than Decan, and crossing its borders would impose numerous restrictions—making it a reasonably suitable choice to evade the Forerunners’ gaze.
“You should prepare to depart as well.”
“Yes. However… I won’t be coming with you.”
“What? What do you mean?”
“I have something I must do with Carbollearos. We need to locate other Draconians.”
“Draconians?”
Gerard’s question prompted Zeke to continue his explanation.
It was a plausible lie, after all.
“Carbollearos can instinctively sense the locations of other Draconians. In fact, I met him thanks to that very ability.”
“Hmm… that’s quite a remarkable talent.”
“Carbollearos is helping me on the condition that I assist him in finding other Draconians. Since he’s mentioned sensing another Draconian nearby, I have no choice but to go with him.”
“So the two of you will leave alone?”
“Yes. Carse and Esca will remain to protect the family. So please don’t worry too much.”
“Worry about what? With the Master here, we have more than enough protection.”
Including Dalpred Bigsland, there were three Ninth Circle mages.
Even if another Forerunner arrived, they would have sufficient strength to hold them back.
‘Just in case, I’ll make some preparations while we’re away.’
For now, I intended to find the cave where the Lich Dragon supposedly resided, together with Carbollearos.
‘And I’ll use Carbollearos to make that creature spill its secrets willingly.’
But Zeke did not know.
That Seire, the Demon Legion commander, had manifested on the mortal plane for Dantalian’s revenge.
And that at this very moment, Seire had arrived at the Duke’s Mansion alongside Kardeipor.
He had no idea whatsoever.
Not until the System issued a Quest warning.
[An Emergency Quest has occurred!]
‘What? A Quest?’
At the sudden Emergency Quest, Zeke’s pupils dilated.
【Emergency Quest: Prevent the Assassination】
└The demon noble Seire, ranked 70th in the hierarchy, and the Lich Dragon Kardeipor are currently preparing to target the McLafflin Family.
└Stop the assassination attempt and subdue them to protect the Duke’s Mansion.
【Conditions】
└Prevent the assassination
【Rewards】
└Random stat increase of 3,000
└Sixth Circle skill proficiency increased by 15,000
‘They’re preparing for an assassination?’
My own family is being targeted?
By a Demon Noble and the Lich Dragon?
This was news even to me.
‘Wait. Kardeipor… isn’t that the Lich Dragon Carbollearos mentioned?’
That dragon, who maintained close ties with Carrocksina, was preparing to snipe the Duke’s Mansion alongside the Demon Faction.
Shocking as it was, I had no time to dwell on it.
‘I need to find where they are.’
My hunter’s sensory range extended approximately 650 meters.
Since they were preparing their snipe from beyond that range, I hadn’t detected them until now.
“Zeke, what’s wrong?”
“Just a moment. Something urgent has come up. We’ll talk later!”
I hurried out of Gerard’s Study Room and beyond the Duke’s Mansion.
Moving while calculating where they might position themselves for a snipe, I quickly caught them on my radar.
‘Found them.’
Two figures were detected moving on the Mountain Ridge overlooking the Duke’s Mansion.
‘Activate Form of Flame.’
Whoooosh!
Flames erupted across my body in an instant.
Transformed into pure fire, I shot skyward like an arrow.

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