Became a Medieval Fantasy Wizard

Chapter 279

TL/Editor: raei

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Ian followed the giants, traveling somewhere for quite a while.

'Where is this?'

In the medieval era without maps or anything.

After endless grasslands and mountains, Ian felt his concentration slipping in the bleak landscape.

He felt it whenever traveling - nature was the world's true master.

The world was sickeningly vast, plants and trees having covered everything long ago.

'Green everywhere.'

Ian thought while riding his horse through leaf-covered paths.

With no concrete buildings in sight, it's healing vibes all around, right?

'Healing... my ass.'

"[We're here.]"

Polymus said in a heavy voice.

"Wow...!"

Elia gasped.

This gathering of huge stone houses was the hill giant village.

"[Seems Sephius already arrived.]"

"[Yeah. Wonder if he's meeting Sephina.]"

Ian asked while heading toward the village.

"[By the way Polymus, the giants' names sound quite familiar?]"

"[Ah. We used to be friendly with humans wearing skirts, and they gave us names and strange books as gifts.]"

'...The Golden Empire.'

Though he simply said skirts, they were probably Golden Empire soldiers' battle dress.@@@@

Having experienced Maronius's era, Ian knew this for certain.

Ian smiled wryly.

That damn Golden Empire. Their influence reached everywhere even in this medieval era. They really lived up to their nickname as the ancient empire.

Giving imperial names to hill giants?

"[Strange books?]"

"[Some book about heaven's mysteries or something...]"

"[With no one who could understand it, it's just sitting in storage.]"

'Must be scripture?'

Ian roughly figured out the ancient Golden Empire's diplomacy.

They offered names and scripture as gifts to befriend the human-friendly hill giants.

Though the empire fell and vanished, the custom of using imperial names carried on.

"The giant village! Just looking at it makes my blood boil!"

"..."

You'll die that way, old man.

Ian considered stopping Demonite but shook his head.

He figured such an outstanding summoner would know what he was doing.

"Miss Elia! Follow me! Let's study the giants' ecology in detail!"

"Ah, hahaha... Professor. I'll stay with Ian."

When Elia politely declined, Demonite looked shocked.

"What are you saying! A researcher's treasure trove is right before us! Ian has work to do, so let's not disturb him and go explore ourselves!"

Ian nodded.

Hmm. As expected.

That guy really doesn't care about rescuing the kids.

"Do what you want, Elia."

Ian said.

"It won't take long anyway."

Demonite might have forgotten, but Ian hadn't come for fun.

He'd come to rescue the missing children.

He'd even turned down Salvador and Belenka's offers to help (since the giants disliked large groups).

Ian had the responsibility to take the children home.

"To properly learn summoning, now's the perfect time! Miss Elia!"

"..."

"I'll go ahead! If you want to command rabbits as familiars, follow me!"

Like every second counted, Demonite ran screaming into the village center.

"[Giants~!]"

"[???]"

"[A human? It's a human?!]"

"[Oh my. How cute!]"

Demonite spread his arms wide and jumped into the bewildered giants' embrace.

"[Hug me~~!]"

"..."

He really seemed insane.

Ian turned away.

To do such crazy things so naturally...

Demonite must really be an outstanding wizard!

Whatever Ian thought, the giants were busy showing Demonite affection(...).

"[Look at those tiny hands and feet!]"

"[So adorable!]"

Demonite flapped his hands and feet.

He really couldn't look more ador?able...

"[Hey! What are you doing there!]"

Just then.

A voice loud enough to shake stones echoed through the giant village.

A giant who looked easily 5 meters tall, particularly huge even among giants, appeared.

Polymus whispered.

"[That's the village chief.]"

'Guess giants choose their chief by size.'

The giant chief harshly scolded the giants drawn to Demonite.

"[You lot! What are you doing! If you see lost humans, you should show them the way home!]"

"[We-we're sorry...]"

"[You guys really! Losing your minds whenever you see something cute!]"

The chief paused, then gently reached toward Demonite.

Since they kidnapped out of greed, they wouldn't release them easily either.

"[Sephius! Open the door!]"

Boom boom boom!

The chief shouted.

There was a loud noise inside, then a shabby-looking giant poked his head out.

"[Chief? Why are you...]"

"[The humans you took. Hand them over right now.]"

Sephius's expression twisted.

"[What nonsense is that! I picked them up in the valley-]"

"[You're the one talking nonsense! Taking them from a human village, yet!]"

"[!]"

Sephius's eyes widened.

'How did they know?!'

He'd told the villagers the new humans were 'baby-humans stranded in the valley'.

Obviously a lie.

Since Sephius had directly poached them from a human village.

"[Polymus spilled everything you did. So bring out the humans right now!]"

"[W-wait! Chief! This is too much! That's!]"

Sephius was greatly flustered.

To think Polymus would catch his tail...!

If he didn't do something, he'd lose all the humans!

Sephius immediately locked the door.

The chief shouted in disbelief.

"[Hey, hey! Sephius! You bastard! What are you doing!]"

"[I'll return the female human! But the male! Let us keep the male!]"

"[What?! Hey! Sephius!]"

There was a crashing sound.

The chief's face turned ashen.

"[Damn it! Wait a moment! I'll get people!]"

"[? What's wrong?]"

"[Sephius is going to castrate the male human!]"

"[...?]"

For a moment, Ian didn't understand what that meant.

Castration?

That... removing an animal's reproductive organs... that?

"[Most male pets raised in the village are castrated! They don't go into heat and live longer that way!]"

"..."

Ian, having been modern, instantly understood the chief's words.

So... they're going to cut off the boy's nuts?

To declare 'this is our pet', bang bang bang.

Hmm...

Hmmmm...

...This got really fucked up.

Ian took a deep breath and stretched out his hand.

Then spoke in an unwavering voice.

"[Stone wall there.]"

[What is it, human?]

"[Move aside.]"

[...Understood. I will move.]

Ian was a wizard.

He knew how to put will into language.

And the stone wall understood Ian's will very clearly.

Ian's will...

Was burning with hot rage.

Rumble...!

"[Wh-what is this?!]"

The chief backed away in shock.

Suddenly the solid stone wall cracked and...

A hole big enough for people to pass through opened up!

'Did that human do this!'

After instantly making a hole in the wall, Ian entered the house.

He saw Sephius tying a child to a pillar.

Ian shouted like lightning.

"[Darkness!]"

[Yes! Ian!]

"[Erase everything in this room-!]"

[As you wish!]

Black darkness erupted like an explosion.

The darkness, like Ian's limbs, began swallowing everything into darkness according to his command.

Not just light.

Smell.

Sound.

Even sensation.

[Dark magic: Abyss of Void]

[A magic that explodes shadow's secrecy to cover all senses. Even skilled dark wizards might lose their way in this magical darkness!]

"[Wh-what is this!]"

When magical darkness covered the room, Sephius screamed.

But Sephius couldn't hear his own voice.

Light and sound, smell, even sensation.

All dissolved into shadow's secrecy.

"[Ah... ah...?]"

Like being isolated alone in space-

Overwhelming solitude and terror.

"[Ahhh! Ahhhhh! Ahhhhhhhh!!!]"

'...That did it.'

As soon as he confirmed Sephius was paralyzed, Ian untied the child.

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