34 12 Black Scale Powder

"Like Chrome Walker. Why do you want to master me?"

When I first met her, Valerie stared at me.

"I want to be strong. To be the man she deserves. When I have to, I can protect her."

"Who is she?

"That... is a childhood girl"

As I say, it lights up.

Be the man who can protect Irina, the child she likes.

Is it mediocre as a reason to strive for strength?

But for me, it was worth risking my life for.

"That sounds like a lot of qualities. Well, can you be in the court magician class?"

Valerie looked at me jiggly and nodded.

"Besides, I liked the fact that you had pure eyes above all else. You might soon fulfill my wish."

"What?"

"No, that's still a long way off. I'll train you first. My training is tough, Chrome."

It was the moment I was recognized by him as a disciple.

"Best wishes, wise man!

"Valerie is fine"

"Yes, Valerie...... Master!

And I was trained by him to sharpen my magical powers.

Four years later, at the age of seventeen, he gained only the power to be certified as a wizard with the Kingdom of Shardy.

And he was elected to a brave party and fought with his people.

I always think Valerie coached me precisely.

The guy as a magic master was excellent.

Even in terms of personality, I honestly respected him because I didn't know his nature then.

I wanted to be such a wizard one day, I longed.

Yet...

I swung away my memories, and I looked at him.

"What, weren't those guys important apprentices?

Why did you ask this question?

Does Valerie have the heart to fulfill and think of his disciples?

Against me once, and against my current disciples.

Somewhere in my mind, I wonder if I would have liked this question to be accepted first.

My heart is filled with vengeance - is it a vision of him?

"Valued apprentice?

Valerie's response was a derisive mockery from the bottom of her heart.

"Those people are just disposable tools. Because magic research is more efficient than doing it alone, with more than one wizard of some strength. That's how I grew up."

Hearing his reply, I feel the core of my heart soaking cold.

"... and finally, for your own lust processing?

"Well, don't talk to people's hobbies."

Valerie distorted the edge of her mouth and laughed.

"As much as it takes to replace the disciples. Well, I'm part of a brave party, Valerie the Wise. Apprenticeship has arrived from all over the world. Just sort out who I like to look like and who have a lot of qualities."

Lower species, everywhere.

I made fun of him.

I respected it and admired it.

But that feeling -- in the corner of my mind, maybe there was a piece of it left, the last vision.

The last untrained.

Now I can totally disappear.

"Come on, Chrome. I have your [darkness] in my hand."

The moment Valerie looked at me and laughed niggardly.

"What...!?"

A crack ran into the black and gold magic formations behind him - part of "Remseria's Commandments".

"─ Don't think you can contain my [darkness] to that extent, Valerie"

Now it was my turn to laugh at you.

"Operator's despair and hatred values are rising… Second provision reached"

"Ritual progress has reached 85%"

"The operator's [dark] output has increased by 666%"

"We have moved the embodiment of [Darkness] from basic form to scaly form."

"Interference restraint fluctuations against [darkness] have been disabled"

[Darkness] 's voice sounds.

I can feel it.

From the bottom of your body, you can see the overflowing power.

Is it the action of the ancient demonstrators interfering?

Or did my face to face with Valerie further increase my hatred?

The 'force' blowing up from the whole body spreads around it, becoming energy shaped like pitch-black scaly powder.

Once the scaly powder touches the lightning emitted from the apparatus,

No, no, no!

Make a deafening noise and turn off the lightning.

"Stupid - you said you had undone the effects of the 'commandments'!? Impossible -"

Valerie groaned.

"Even the [Darkness] of the Demon King class has enough power to temporarily seal it off. That's why I can jump..."

"What's up? Is that how much your trump card is?

I took a step forward.

Without interruption, lightning emits a wave of interference into [darkness], but all of it is erased by pitch-black scales.

Then the explosion sounded.

"The device...?"

Wandering Valerie.

The giant magic formations behind him were raising white smoke.

In no time, he is engulfed in flames, and 'Remseria's commandments' are burned down.

"Oh, my God, your power..."

Valerie lagged behind with a look of fear.

"What the... your, hatred..."

"You gave me my power."

Lifting the edge of my mouth, I smile of comatose joy.

"Hate. Resentment. Anger. Sadness. Despair. And... vengeful killing. All of that made me stronger. I grew my [darkness]..."

"[Darkness] increases everywhere...... so...!?"

I keep blowing black scaly powder out of my whole body and take my steps further.

His trump card was destroyed.

There's nothing left to admonish me about.

"Come on, it's time for revenge"