Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 54

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟒: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 (4)

Weekend.

Oswald, who had cut off his training addiction to going outside, was heading towards a forest on the outskirts of the Central. Coming out of the forest, Oswald threw Jason in his arms into the air and returned him to his original size, allowing him to fly freely.

Well, he could fly freely even in his small state. . . But it was only possible to fly in the high sky when he was big.

‘𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵.’

That was the name of this forest. It was said that the first emperor met the Fresh Green here and received its help. It was not detailed what kind of help it was. . . It was just passed down that he received help.

‘𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯. . . . . .’

Fresh Green was also the symbol of Wood Elves.

They were beings with leaves for hair and tree-like skin. In addition, Wood Elves were also excellent Druids, and in the future, they would evolve into Spirit Folk by transcending the physical bodies of Elves through what was called the Emerald Ritual.

Those who evolved like that grew Green horns on their heads, and if they received further blessings, their lower bodies would change into something like Fresh Green.

Oswald, who went deep into the forest, was looking around the forest to find something he didn’t know exactly where it was.

Recently, while experiencing ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’, he realized that intuition was quite helpful, so he bought the ‘intuition’ stat from the Fate Shop. He invested 1,190P and raised his intuition level to 20.

Perhaps because of that, his high sensory level and intuition gave him the feeling that if he went this way, he would find the Necklace of Naiad he was aiming for.

After walking for a while. . . The sky was getting dark. . . . . .

‘𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱?’

While he was thinking about whether to give up and come back later, a pond appeared in front of his eyes.

‘𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵.’

Even without intuition, he could be sure that the Necklace of Naiad was here. This was because the statue in the center of the pond had the shape of a Naiad.

And there was a necklace around the neck of the statue, which was probably the Necklace of Naiad. It was located in a very precarious place. . . But it wasn’t that precarious.

Oswald, who had taken out the Winchester V11, fired an explosion magic bullet at the pond.

Hwaruk. Kwaang!

Along with the explosion, water jets sprang up and water splashed everywhere. Then, something jumped out of the water jets and rushed towards Oswald.

A large, long snake, the Titanoboa. To be exact, it would be more accurate to describe it as a spirit-transformed Elemental Titanoboa that possessed the spirit power of water.

Ta-ang! Cheolkak. Ta-ang!

He fired two large-caliber bullets in a row and stopped the guy who was flying.

Two bullets stuck right in the snout that the guy opened. Thanks to that, the guy bled from his mouth and went back into the pond.

Oswald then took out two grenades and pulled out the safety pins before throwing them into the east and west ends of the pond, respectively.

Soon after, another water jet occurred along with an explosion, and then the Titanoboa, surprised by the impact of the explosion, rushed towards Oswald once again.

The moment Oswald was about to shoot the guy who was running towards him! A black shadow fell from the sky and grabbed the Titanoboa’s torso in one breath and rose high into the sky.

“Jason!”

Thanks to that, the long Titanoboa’s body was dragged out of the pond, and Jason went up for a while in that state and dropped the Titanoboa from high altitude.

The Titanoboa, which was in free fall due to gravity, eventually. . . fell into the middle of dense trees.

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! Bang!

Taking advantage of the gap where the Titanoboa had disappeared, Oswald entered the pond right away and approached the Naiad statue. Then, he took the necklace around her neck and headed to where the Titanoboa was.

“Hmm. . . . . . “

No matter how Elemental Titanoboa it was, it seemed that the shock of falling from that height was inevitable. . . Even a fatal wound was inflicted, with its torso pierced by a stake created by a broken tree.

[𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞. . . . . . 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞. . . . . .]

At that time, a voice came into Oswald’s head. Oswald wondered what this was. . . But his high-level judgment quickly defined him.

‘𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘢. . . . . .’

Soon, Communion, Judgment, and Intuition told him to use the familiar basics. . . Oswald approached the guy.

‘𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦? 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶.’

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Two days later.

“Oswald, what’s that snake?”

Alicia approached as a small, long snake crawled diligently inside and outside Oswald’s clothes.

“The Familiar I tamed this time.”

“Hmm. . . . . . Is that a Titanoboa?”

“Yes.”

“Wow. . . . . . I didn’t know you could tame a Titanoboa. It’s cuter than I thought. What’s its name?”

“Yes. . . Nagini.”

“Hello, Nagini!”

Alicia reached out with interest. . . But unfortunately, the Titanoboa was a female, as its name suggested. Naturally, she was displeased with the hand of a woman reaching out and showed an aggressive appearance, revealing her fangs.

“Tsk, Nagini only knows her master.”

“Then, since it’s my familiar, it should only know me.”

“Tsk, I’ll tame a Familiar too.”

At that moment, Jason flew out of Oswald’s inner pocket and landed on Oswald’s head.

“Yes, Jason, you!”

However, Jason was not interested in Alicia’s outstretched hand at all. It seemed that he had no intention of becoming close to Alicia, who had no communion.

“Tsk, I’ll definitely tame my familiar.”

After a while. . . This time, too, the cadets heading to the training ground.

The members of ‘Oswald Team’ gathered around Oswald. At that time, Oswald took out a necklace and handed it to Natasha. Natasha and Alicia were very embarrassed by the sight.

“Th. . . This is?”

“It’s an artifact. The upper water spirit Naiad dwells in it. If you, a supporter, wear it, it will help your party members even more.”

“But. . . Isn’t it expensive if it has an upper water spirit dwelling in it?”

“Don’t worry, I found it on the side of the road.”

Alicia’s eyes widened at those words.

“Ye. . . . . . Yes? You found it?”

“Literally. I went to the Fresh Green Forest to tame this Nagini and found a pond, and there was a necklace on the statue in the pond. But if you’re uncomfortable. . . I’ll sell it to you.”

“Wh. . . What’s the price?”

“10,000 gold would be appropriate.”

At those words, Alicia’s eyes widened and the others also opened their mouths wide. 10,000 gold was an amount equivalent to a month’s tax for an earl. However, it was an artifact with an upper water spirit dwelling in it.

“This necklace has the power of healing and purification, and in addition, it has ‘Wave of Purification’ and ‘Water Jet’ as attack magic.

‘Wave of Purification’ is perfect for casting initiation, and ‘Water Jet’ is perfect for responding to enemy attacks or dealing additional damage. Even without that. . . Since it’s a bottom lane composed of wizards and supporters. . . I was a little worried, but if you have this necklace, Natasha, you can become stronger.”

“Thank you.”

“I’m selling it anyway, so what. . . . . . “

“I’m grateful that you sold me something so precious.”

Natasha received the necklace from Oswald and put it around her neck. Then, when she injected her magic power. . . Various knowledge was transmitted to her through the necklace.

“So that’s how you use it. . . . . . It’s a great help.”

At Natasha’s words, Alicia suddenly interjected. . . . . .

“Oswald, what about me?”

“Hmm. . . . . . I’ll find something that suits you too.”

“What! You said ‘suits you too’! So you went looking for this necklace!”

” . . . . . . “

“Th. . . This!!”

“The purpose was to increase power.”

“Eeee!! You bad guy!”

” . . . . . . “

After that, the party members who entered the dungeon were definitely able to clear the dungeon more easily than before. In particular, Natasha’s spirit healing allowed for quick recovery even without using potions, and her occasional attack magic helped, making it easier to clear.

It was fast anyway, but thanks to Natasha’s propaganda, the dungeon attack became even more resilient. After the attack was over. . . Natasha’s rank rose to gold.

“But. . . Those guys have become monsters.”

Gilgamesh, who had risen to the platinum rank. Even his party members, except for Leika Glorious, Miguel, Azel, and Yuilhan, had risen to the platinum rank. It was obvious that ‘Oswald Team’ would be the biggest rival in the upcoming league matches.

‘𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥. . . 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.’

If it was qualitatively lacking, there was no choice but to push it with a temp. Oswald began to list in his head a list of artifacts that would be helpful to his party members, like Natasha.

‘𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯. . . 𝘈 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘬 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢, 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘬𝘢, 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳. . . 𝘈 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦.’

In that way, Oswald spread out a list of things he had to collect before the league started. It was something he had to do every weekend for a week. He wanted to visit several places at once. . . But because it was impossible in terms of time, he had to take this method.

‘𝘕𝘰. . . 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵, 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘫𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴?’

Of course, he would be very tired if he did that. . . . . . But it was possible to find advantages in that he could finish the work at once.

‘𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴.’

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Vatican, Heresy Inquisition Bureau.

“Inquisitor Rachel.”

“Yes, Chief.”

“You know the mission, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Since you’re a transfer, you’ll probably get some attention at first, so try to be modest.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The chief of the Heresy Inquisition Bureau decided to dispatch an inquisitor to monitor Oswald, a paladin belonging to the Order of the Holy Knights. It happened that there was an apprentice inquisitor who had been attending the Empire’s general academy and had good grades, so he was able to apply for a transfer.

Of course, the regular transfer to the Imperius Academy is from the second year, but if you donate a certain amount, you can enter the first year as a donation transfer. The CID’s trainees also used that method. . . . . .

“Here, your new identity.”

“Rachel Sunscryer. . . . . . “

To be exact, it was the identity of the niece of Viscount Sunscryer. The Sunscryer family were devout believers in the Chronos Order, and some of them had even produced paladins.

Currently, Viscount Sunscryer held the position of honorary judge of the Heresy Inquisition Bureau, so he cooperated with the Inquisition to carry out this task. Of course, if this fact became known to the Empire, Viscount Sunscryer could be stripped of his title.

“Be sure to catch Oswald Winchester’s treason.”

“Yes, Chief.”

“And the activity fund will be half from the Inquisition and half from the Sunscryer family. If you need any funds, please ask without hesitation.”

“Yes, Chief.”

“Question.”

“Is there anything else to watch out for?”

“First of all, since it’s the capital, there will be the Empire’s intelligence agency, Hecaton, so be careful with your actions. In addition. . . You should also be careful to avoid suspicion from the CID trainees who are attending the academy. . . And lastly, be careful of the Guardians belonging to the Order’s Secret Service.”

Vatican Secret Service.

Among them, the Guardians referred to the eight strongest Crusaders within the Secret Service.

By the way, Crusader was a title given to those who had reached the realm of Sword Master. They were also directly under the Pope, so the Inquisition could not be caught investigating the Order of the Holy Knights, another direct agency, illegally.

“I guess it was deployed because of the last incident.”

“Yes, I heard that the academy has already been given its consent. So be careful and be careful.”

“Yes, Chief.”

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