(EP-24.1) Angmar #4

    024 – Peaceful Angmar #4

    Theo Gospel was weak.

    He got tired easily no matter what he did. Obviously, he was an indoor type of person and had no skill in things such as swordsmanship.

    He was simply too sheltered to learn anything like self-defense.

    Instead, he had an exceptional memory and was a quick thinker. He also never forgot something after seeing it once.

    Nevertheless, I sometimes felt pity for his lack of power.

    So how about learning magic? Some might ask.

    But strangely enough, I also had no talent for magic.

    I had tried many ways to learn it from an Archmage like Aira, but it was difficult for me to even detect ‘mana’.

    ━In the magical Kingdom of Angmar, there are very few people without such talent. Theo, you might need to investigate your body.

    It was to the extent that even Aira felt suspicious.

    I couldn’t even talk about learning magic from Aira thoroughly due to the risk of getting discovered. After all, I was a mysterious entity who was possessing this body...

    I had neither talent in Martial Arts nor magic.

    I was but a being that lived through my tongue.

    Perhaps this was the identity of Theo Gospel.

    A struggling character that would eventually be executed with a single line of text. That was my destiny.

    But now, it felt like I’d found a way to change it.

    “If you really are a Half-Nymph, you might be able to accept Angmar-nim’s great blessing!”

    I couldn’t believe I could have a Status Window!

    That convenient function could be granted to other people?

    It was the first time I had ever heard of such a thing. If I had known about this, I would have tried it earlier.

    “Is that possible? It’s the first time I’ve heard of this.”

    “It’s a secret skill that only Imps could do. Because the main task of the Imps was to evangelize and spread Angmar-nim’s great blessings to everyone!”

    This was the first time I met an Imp, so how could I have known?

    “It’s not something that anyone could just receive. But you, Theo Gospel, your contribution towards the monsters and labor assistants is as great as that of loyal followers. So, I will do this just for you, my comrade!”

    Ooooh!

    I stopped any sound from leaving my mouth. While pretending nothing was wrong, I continued to ask some questions.

    “Is the method complicated or difficult? Would I get sick or see blood?”

    “It’s simple. It doesn’t even take 10 seconds. I only need you to say a few words.”

    “It’s that short?”

    This suddenly became quite suspicious...

    As I frowned, Marmar said confidently while puffing out her chest.

    “Lies are complicated and lavishly decorated. However, truths are simple and straightforward. Now, sit on your knees on the floor here.”Ree?ad latest novels at novelhall.com

    If you asked me whether I could see anything.

    Then there was indeed something...

    But should I say that it was different from what I imagined?

    There were no numbers or items that should have been there.

    「Sealed. – Cause: Pallagas Jeoksangari Poisoning」

    Only this.

    This one simple sentence evoked a lot of thoughts inside my head.

    Fortunately, my brain wasn’t dull, so I could quickly understand what it meant.

    My System was sealed because of this ‘Pallagas Jeoksangari’.

    What was it?

    I couldn’t recall such a thing in the original novel.

    I flipped through the thick encyclopedia from earlier. There might be something related to Pallagas Jeoksangari here.

    Eventually, I was able to find it.

    「Jeoksangari: A material used to smelt and strengthen magic tools. Because it is a deadly poison if eaten, it was used to execute criminals of the Royal Family in ancient times.

    Due to its property of reacting to magic power, even a very small amount can cause fatal harm to the human body. One should see a doctor immediately after accidentally ingesting it.

    However, if this is combined with other poisons, it will be difficult to find an antidote, with the death rate being very high.」

    It appeared to be a type of poison similar to chongsangari (potassium cyanide){1}.

    When did I ingest this?

    Then, I remembered something....

    Two months ago, a maid tried to assassinate me with poison, which made me very ill. Could I have possibly drunk the poison then?

    However, I soon corrected my mistakes.

    What I drank back then was a different kind of poison called ‘black arsenic’. Since that was the case, I’d never taken this Jeoksangari...

    Pallagas Jeoksangari.

    How could I solve this?

    A lot of things came to mind.

    However, what stood out the most was a scorpion with a hard shell and poison in its tail.

    Scorpion...

    ‘That’s right!’

    I was certain that fellow might have an antidote for this!

    “Wait, comrade, where are you going? Where will I sleep!?”

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    {1} Explanation: “???”??????? is Jeoksangari, while “???”??????? is chongsangari which means potassium cyanide. The only difference between the two words are the first characters, which I put in quotations. I used the romanizations Jeoksangari and chongsangari because I couldn’t find an English equivalent for Jeoksangari. This is to make it cohesive.

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