Chapter 1 (1/2)

CHAPTER 1

“At the Senate’s decision, Hella will now hereby be banished.”

“…You’re banishing me?”

I twisted the tip of my lips.

What the hell is that bug talking about?

I picked those bastards from the floor, taught them magic, placed them in their positions and this is how they return my grace?

“Your magic is too dangerous and your actions are full of resentment. More and more people grow afraid of your cold-blooded ways.”

“……”

“Hella, if you follow the decision silently then we will not collect your life. However, your mana heart that gathers the surrounding mana will be destroyed, this is to make sure that you will remain quiet for the rest of your life.”

I am completely speechless.

A heat boiled inside of me. Whiteness spread and contracted continuously in my eyes.

Melain’s words did not really mean to keep me quiet for the rest of my life.

Was it really just being an old man behind the scenes and living quietly.

He’s just a few years younger than me. Anyway, he was the first disciple I brought up, a family, a friend and at the same time a companion who lived and died together.

He’s the only person who has taken plenty of precious and valuable formulae from me.

‘How dare you… Who dare set me up in this land of sorcerers, Cillophia?’

“Am I crazy? No, are you crazy?”

I snorted and stomped my feet at their ridiculousness.

Then the ground creaked loudly. Only Melain, who sentenced me to death, stood still as the tower shook as if it was in an earthquake.

I looked up at him with chills in my eyes as I slowly released my mana.

Following my will, a black magic circle was drawn on the floor.

“I gave you a chance, Hella. I honestly wanted you to take it.”

Rustle—

Melain took the gap when I was distracted by him and he hooked the chain that scraped by the floor on me. It was extremely fast that I wasn’t even able to respond at all.

As if on instinct, I tried to step back as something like a green vine twisted around my ankles.

My body which was trying to step back, lost its balance and stumbled badly. At that moment, a white chain came up and aimed at my limbs.

My eyes widened when I tried to break the chains with my magic. The mana that I have gathered to cast my magic was dispersed in an instant.

“Melaaaaaain!”

My eyes were bloodshot as I screamed his name out. I glared at Melain as I struggled against the chains that tied my limbs down.

“You, You…… This is…!”

“Did you recognize it? This was what Hella was making. I have completed it.”

His eyes bent in crescents as he softly informed me.

“Ah, yes, I didn’t inform you about that. What you were doing was very dangerous. Everything you did was a threat to us.”

As he spoke, he took the wand from Hella’s hands.

“Get ready.”

Melain gave down the orders with great familiarity.

The sorcerers followed his orders as if it was only natural. It seemed like they weren’t bought in just a day or two as there was no hesitation in carrying out his orders.

“Ha…”

I fell down on my knees without strength. I felt the emptiness as my strength slowly left me from my legs.

We were still laughing, chatting and drinking just yesterday.

The back of my head was numb as my warm blood ran through my veins.

I was so angry that I became speechless but what I’m experiencing today is real. I couldn’t even express my hostility with my neck tightly bound.

I found it very funny. I was ridiculously stupid, up until last night I was still laughing and drinking with that guy.

My finger pointed without moving at the man standing on the dais blankly.

The black magic circle that I drew slowly disappeared as my mana was ruined as a shining blue and white magic formation started to form.

There were at least eight sorcerers involved in the creation of the new magic circle and four assistants who replenish their mana.

‘Magic dissolution…’