No Need to Test It

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Translator: Ruby

Chapter: 47

Chapter Title: No Need to Test It

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A glass bottle about the size of a yogurt container.

I swallowed the red medicine inside it in one gulp.

Then, a taste spread across my tongue as if I had eaten the red medicine you apply to wounds.

'......'

For a moment, nausea nearly came up, but I took a deep breath and barely managed to prevent the worst-case scenario.

'It's hard to become strong.'

Of course, even so, if this could be settled with just eating this once, it was quite a profitable deal.

'Except for the trouble of obtaining the ingredients.'

Gulp.

Finally, all of that liquid passed through my throat.

"......"

"......"

"......Piyak?"

Everyone's eyes turned toward me.

I stood still.

Even I myself didn't feel anything that had changed right away.

Then, perhaps feeling frustrated, Marco asked.

"Um......Lord Rohan? How is it?"

"......I'm not sure."

At my words, he tilted his head.

"Not sure? Huh? That can't be? I threw in everything good......"

"The combination formula wasn't bad either, piyak."

"That's right. Hmmmm. According to my predictions, you should have become at least as strong as the super soldiers from the ancient kingdom described in the literature......"

Hmm. But I really didn't know, so what could be done?

"Then, let's go outside and test it once!"

"Test?"

"Yes. Your overall physical abilities should have increased greatly. Perhaps if you try using your strength in earnest, you'll feel something different? We can't do that indoors, so let's go out and try something. Like lifting a rock. Or pulling out a tree?"

"Let's do that."

I was curious too.

I needed to know exactly how much I had leveled up in order to gauge things when making plans going forward.

And so we came out to the backyard.

As soon as we came out, the first thing that caught my eye was the tall castle wall.

Marco's laboratory was located in a corner at the outermost part of the city, so it was practically attached to the castle wall.

Because of this, there was no scenery worth looking at.

"Originally, if you went straight out from here, there was a wide open space. But now this castle wall has been newly built, so we have to go around. Let's go out first and find something suitable for testing!"

I nodded and followed behind Marco.

While moving like that.

Something caught on my sensor.

Huuuung......!

A faint danger signal flying down from above.

I immediately raised my head.

The soldiers on top of the castle wall had turned pale and were shouting.

"Dan, danger! Get away!"

It was because a giant brick used for repairing the castle wall was falling precisely toward our heads.

"Huh, huuuuk!"

Marco froze in place.

"Get away!"

Diaz grabbed his neck and threw him.

And then this time, she threw her body toward me.

Without needing to look long, I could tell she was trying to push me and sacrifice herself.

However, I put strength into my legs and held firm.

I could tell through the sensitivity of my third eye.

This was not a big threat to me at all.

Thanks to me holding firm, Diaz ended up in a position of being held in my arms.

I whispered softly toward her.

"Lower your head."

"Ro, Lord Rohan?"

Without time to answer, the giant stone mass fell right above me.

Taking even the rotation of the stone into account instantaneously, I precisely.

Tuuuuk!......Guuuuuuk!

"Huup......!"

Caught the castle wall brick with my upper body.

There was a heavy feeling, but I was able to sufficiently reduce the speed of the giant structure that had fallen from that distant height.

Moreover, I was able to endure and lift it up.

Though it was a judgment made in a split second, even I thought my current strength was quite surprising.

'If it were before, I would have had no choice but to dodge or break it with my left arm......'

Now I felt it was simply manageable, and didn't I actually manage it?

Certainly......it seemed I had become super soldier level like those seen in certain movies.

'I don't know about ancient super soldiers......but against movie super soldiers who received serum, I could give it a try?'

As I directly experienced the clear growth, my chest felt tingly and I was in quite a good mood.

I had a hard ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠time controlling the corners of my mouth as much as possible.

I casually tossed the castle wall brick to an empty spot.

Kuuuuuung!

I threw it lightly, but perhaps because of the weight, the ground shook.

Seeing that, Marco stammered and opened his mouth.

"Th, that......it's not just a stone but a synthetic brick specially made by the royal alchemists......so it must be incredibly heavy?......"

I nodded.

No wonder, the soldiers above also had extremely surprised faces.

"Certainly, it was heavy."

"Uh......let's just go back to the laboratory. No need to test it......"

***

When we returned to Marco's laboratory.

Jephron was standing in front of the door with his head deeply bowed.

Marco, recognizing him, raised his voice.

"Lord Jephron?"

"Ah......Marco."

Jephron turned his head, and seeing that I was with them, he bowed his head.

"Sir Rohan. You weren't at your lodging, so I came looking for ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠you here."

"Your expression doesn't look good?"

"......Haha......"

"Let's go inside and talk."

"Yes."

We entered indoors like that with a somewhat heavy atmosphere.

Jephron and I sat facing each other in suitable seats.

Marco glanced around reading the mood.

"I'll bring out some tea."

He excused himself.

Jephron let out a small sigh.

At that, I asked.

"Is there some problem?"

"Actually......I was unable to perfectly carry out the task Sir Rohan entrusted to me. I apologize."

The task I entrusted?

Ah, could he be talking about when I asked him to investigate the Immortal Order?

That was less of an entrustment and more of just a request.......

In any case, it seemed that hadn't gone well.

Jephron paused for a moment, then continued speaking.

"Regarding that matter, I too felt its importance and immediately requested a direct meeting with the Archbishop. Naturally, the Archbishop also judged that it was worth investigating, and formed a special investigation team to begin the investigation."

He gave his face a tired rub once.

"Haa......But, that investigation has now been blocked."

"May I ask what caused this?"

"Well......there was a formal request from the royal side to stop the investigation. Directly to the Archbishop."

"The royal family? Does the royal family have a need to block this matter?"

"More precisely, rather than the royal family, it's because of that bastard from the Seven Knights."

Suddenly the Seven Knights?

At those words, I was startled and surprised.

Jephron continued speaking with a face full of anger.

"A member of Baltras Kingdom's Seven Knights, Mordon. The Archbishop subtly hinted that it seems that bastard blocked it."

Ah......I thought he was talking about me, but he was talking about a different guy.

Well.

I hadn't yet told Jephron that I was a member of the Seven Knights.

That aside, if it's Mordon......

I glanced at Diaz.

After her close friend and former member of the Seven Knights, Leanoa, died.

The one who inherited Leanoa's position was precisely Mordon.

However, I didn't have much information about him either.

At the point when the original work began, it was already after Mordon had died as well.

Still, I did remember that his reputation wasn't very good.

'He was a person who became one of the Seven Knights to satisfy his greed, wasn't he?......'

Even hearing roughly, it was by no means a good image.

Nevertheless, I couldn't understand why he had thrown such interference.

"Why did that bastard Mordon block the investigation?"

The Seven Knights were existences like humanity's special weapons created to fight demons.

But why?

Unfortunately, Jephron didn't know the answer to that question either.

"I have no idea. What kind of scheme is he planning!"

He too was feeling frustrated.

"Sir Rohan. For now, this content is internal confidential information. I'll find out more and inform you again, so please pretend not to know. And we're separately selecting holy knights to continue the investigation as well, so soon we'll have some clue."

"Hmm. I understand. But I'm curious about something."

"Yes? What is it?"

"Don't the Seven Knights and the Order originally move together?"

Even in Siporeo, the holy knights of Siporeo Archdiocese and Kraus, who was a knight of the Seven ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Knights, were close like they were practically best friends.

Kraus even stayed in the Archdiocese's treatment room when he was injured, didn't he?

And like Diaz, the adjutant of the Seven Knights was also a holy knight of the Order.

I was a bit confused.

In the original work, since it was after the Great Invasion had already succeeded, the Seven Knights themselves were almost completely destroyed.

So I couldn't know the exact relationship between those two groups.

The answer to that was given by Diaz.

"Basically, the two groups are in the same boat. But what's slightly different is that the Arlem Order fights demons as believers, while the Seven Knights fight demons as humanity. So there are subtle differences, and the treatment differs by country. In some places they're equal, and in other places the Order's power is stronger. And here in Baltras Kingdom, the Seven Knights' side has stronger power."

"Mm. I see."

"However, even for Seven Knights from other countries, their status as Seven Knights is equal."

I quite liked that.

It meant that no matter how much that bastard Mordon rampaged, he couldn't do as he pleased to me.

It seemed Diaz had added that last statement to let me know that.

'Should I step forward directly......'

While I was pondering.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Someone roughly pounded on the door.

Marco, who had been preparing tea, hurriedly went to the door.

"The door will break! Gently! Gently! I'm coming out now!"

When he opened the door.

A man pushed Marco's shoulder aside and barged in.

"Get out of the way! Where does some lowly bastard......!"

"Wh, who are you to barge into someone else's house so rudely?"

The man slightly stepped aside, revealing the face of the person standing behind him.

"It's Lord Mordon! Won't you move aside immediately!"

***

Mordon appeared together with his adjutant.

He was a man who gave off a general-like feeling just from looking at him.

With a height reaching almost 2 meters.

The neck that showed slightly between his armor was like some thigh-level thickness.

His roughly grown brown beard and scars all over his face made his impression even more intense.

Having to lower his head to enter through the door that was too low for him.

He pushed in just like a tank.

While sweeping his hand across the desk.

Crash, crash!

While knocking down all the glass bottles on the table.

Seeing that, Marco was horrified.

"Uwaaaa! Sto, stop please!"

But Mordon didn't stop.

At that, Jephron stepped forward.

"What kind of behavior is this! What kind of rampage is this!"

At Jephron's roar, Mordon finally stopped firmly.

"Rampage......you call this mere thing a rampage. Your actions ignoring my warning are closer to rampage. Did you think I wouldn't know?"

"......!"

"You pretended to listen, but behind my back you've been siphoning off holy knights to continue investigating the matter of Oldrion Forest."

"I've done no such thing."

"No such thing......Kekek. How utterly shameless. When I've captured all those guys......even if I crush all their ankles, can you give the same answer?"

Jephron ground his teeth.

Mordon looked at such Jephron and grinned.

"When I say I'll do something, I do it. There are no exceptions."

And then Mordon's gaze fixed on me.

"What the hell is this bastard? Wasn't holy knights enough, so you called in more flies? It's an unfamiliar face......you're even dragging in trash like dog bones that who knows where they rolled around."

Mordon walked toward me as I sat, then.

He raised his index finger and pushed my forehead.

My head was pushed back.

"Do you think bringing a guy like this will change the situation somehow?"

He spat out one statement and then pushed again.

"Not in the slightest. Nothing will change. Understand?"

His intention to intimidate me and make me back down was obvious.

Mordon raised his finger to push my forehead again.

I had let it happen up to twice.

But three times wouldn't do.

I extended my right arm and firmly caught his finger.

"Oh? You're grabbing? What are you going to do by grabbing? Don't you know everything crumbles once it touches my hand?"

Mordon extended his left arm, grabbed my wrist.

And began squeezing with force.

I could see the veins bulging on that guy's forearm.

Guuuuuuk!

Certainly his strength wasn't weak.

Since it was my right arm too, if it were before I would have been beaten, but......

Thanks to the Phoenix Potion, evolving one stage was a great help.

"Oh oh? You're applying force? In front of me? Hahaha! Are you trying to have a strength contest with me right now? Fine, I'll show you firsthand what the difference in strength is......ugh?......!"

Crack!

I bent that guy's finger as it was.

Though it wasn't broken yet, I bent it quite significantly, but the guy held on with veins bulging on his forehead.

So I tried bending it back a bit more.

Eventually that guy's knee gave out.

"Kuuuuuup......!"

Still, seeing that he didn't scream, he seemed to have quite some patience.

Moreover, he didn't know how ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠to give up.

His mental strength was good, but unfortunately, he had chosen the wrong opponent to endure against.

Mordon put force into his left arm, struggling to prevent my bending.

But it was useless.

The sight of a bulk reaching 2 meters trembling was quite ridiculous.

"You said everything crumbles. Not there yet?"

Since his strength was being pushed by me who had a much smaller build than him, the guy made a flustered face.

Even so, his mouth was still flapping.

"H, how dare! You're resisting me, one of the Seven Knights?"

"Why? Since it doesn't work with strength, now you're pushing with authority?"

"Authority? That's right! That authority is mine too! What does it matter if I use what's mine?"

"Then I'll use that authority thing a bit too."

With my remaining hand, I took out the Seven Knights' seal from my chest and thrust it before Mordon's eyes.

I could clearly see that guy's pupils shaking left and right.

"Th, the Seven Knights?......"

I raised the corners of my mouth.

"You said nothing would change......is there still nothing that's changed?"