Published at 5th of December 2020 03:35:05 PM
Chapter 270
RMSBS - Episodes 270-276
RMSBS - Episode 270 . The Banquet (1)The colossal buildings throughout the center of Pittsburgh had been devastated, their hideous steel frames laid bare and mutilated . Pittsburgh could no longer be called the City of Steel .
A man stood perched atop the debris . Donning his mask, his gaze was cast over the roaring flames that had yet to subside . The flames that had engulfed where the Royal Palace once stood .
Pierrot Mask continued to stare at the rubble as he mumbled to himself .
“What a meaningless ending . To fail after driving the world into a corner . ”
He jeered .
“According to my original plan, I had no intention of killing you here . ”
Pierrot Mask had planned on killing Skull Mask from the beginning, but that time was not supposed to have come so soon . He should have lived for a little longer at least .
However, he had no choice but to change his plan .
It was all because of that one man, Desir Arman . The moment Skull Mask had been defeated, the existing plan had truly gone awry .
*Crackle*
A spark of fire fluttered in the wind before landing on his coat . The flame burned slowly on his collar .
Pierrot Mask stared at it for a while and brushed it off with a smile .
“Well, don’t be too upset, old man . Because we’ll be using your failed plan in a useful way . ”
It was at that moment .
“Hurry!”
“He shouldn’t be too far!”
The soldiers’ movements were peculiarly frantic . They formed a siege and were searching for something .
“The target is able to transform his face, so use detection spells!”
A smile crossed Pierrot Mask’s lips . Since the soldiers had started looking for him, Desir must have reached the center of the power source .
He thought highly of Desir . He anticipated that Desir would be able to easily figure out who killed Skull Mask and what that person was after .
Therefore, it was not difficult to realize why he would look for him .
“Looking for this, I presume . ”
He took out a card from his chest .
It looked like a mere paper card on the outside, but it was an Tier artifact: a pocket dimension .
Amongst magical equipment, including the various Clothes Lines, there were many items that possessed some form of dimensional pocket functionality, but they all had a major flaw .
Because they were created through magic spells, they were unable to store any mana greater than the mana used in their creation .
An artifact was far superior than magical equipment .
However, despite boasting such capability, mana leaked out of the card little by little . Somehow, the tier artifact had been filled with mana beyond even its capacity .
This was the energy source Skull Mask used to fuel his plan . The tremendous amount of mana stored within it was incomparable to any magic stone .
*Rustle*
The moment Pierrot Mask snapped his fingers, the card disappeared from his hand .
He spoke while shrugging his shoulders, as if the person directly involved in this affair was in front of him .
“I spent years with the Outsiders just to get this . I can’t just go and give it away, can I?”
Pierrot Mask seemed quite relaxed and confident, even though there were a good number of soldiers slowly blocking off all escape routes .
It was impossible for them to detain Pierrot Mask .
The battle against the Beast of Revelation had only just ended . All of the soldiers were left exhausted and the majority of their magicians were completely incapacitated after using up all of their mana . Furthermore, it was difficult to even determine how much damage has occurred . Pittsburgh was extremely chaotic with all kinds of people busy with various tasks .
‘Let’s break the tie next time, Desir Arman . ’
As Pierrot Mask took off his mask, his face began to change .
His face soon took on completely different facial features from his original look . He had assumed the identity of one of the many casualties .
*Swish*
His new form began disappearing, soon blending in amongst the soldiers .
*Knock*
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*Knock-Knock*
Desir opened his eyes to the sound of knocking .
The first thing he saw when he woke up was an elegant, white ceiling .
He was confused for a moment about where he was but soon recalled that he had gone to sleep in the Magic Tower’s branch in the Kingdom of Divide .
“Awake, Desir?”
Zod Exarion, the Master of the Magic Tower, opened the door and entered .
Desir got up from his bed . The blanket that was covering him felt itchy as it slid down .
“I didn’t wake you up on purpose . Priscilla said you need to take a rest . ”
Though he used a newly developed spell to reduce the burden of the draconic spell, the burden was still not negligible . The only reason he awoke unharmed was due to the immediate treatment he received from Priscilla upon her arrival .
Feeling very refreshed, Desir asked .
“How long was I asleep for?”
“Around twenty hours . ”
Desir looked out the window . The sun already hung high up in the sky .
For a normal person, it would have just been regarded as oversleeping . However, for Desir, it was different .
“It must’ve been a long time since you slept for that long . ”
Desir nodded .
“It’s been six months . ”
Desir had spent every waking moment preparing for and planning the war against Divide .
After the Great Council, he had been overworking himself by borrowing from his sleeping and eating time .
In preparation for this decisive match, he refined his spells, cleared numerous Shadow Worlds, studied ancient records, and contemplated exactly what Skull Mask’s plan and objective was .
And all of his efforts ended up paying off .
The operation was successful and Skull Mask was now dead .
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It had lifted the heavy load that weighed down his mind, offering him a sense of freedom that allowed him to take a long-deserved rest .
An action that most would not consider special, Desir felt slightly overwhelmed at the fact that he could oversleep .
“Has Divide’s surrender gone well?”
“It ended smoothly . The war between Divide and the Allied Forces is officially over . ”
Immediately after the battle with Pittsburgh ended, Divide declared surrender . It was the decision of their military’s commander, Brepon, after their king disappeared .
Maybe he realized something after cooperating with Desir and confronting the Beast of Revelation .
‘It was an inevitable, predetermined result anyway . ’
The defeat of Divide was practically set in stone .
Divide was able to wage war with the entire continent because of the Shadow World creating towers and the homunculi that Skull Mask had created . Now that they were destroyed by Desir, Divide no longer stood no chance .
However, there were still tens of thousands of military troops in Divide, so if the war continued, the Allied Forces still would have needed to pay a price .
Brepon’s bold and swift decision reduced the unnecessary sacrifices of both sides .
“That’s a relief . But it’s still too early to be at ease . ”
The half-year war was over, and Skull Mask was dead, but that did not mean all their problems had been resolved .
“Right . Whatever Pierrot Mask took is extremely dangerous . ”
From what they could gather, Pierrot Mask had stolen whatever Skull Mask was using as an energy source . It must have been absurdly powerful, capable of powering over forty towers .
No one knew what he took it for, but knowing his chaotic nature, it was certainly something dangerous .
At the minimum, Desir was certain that the object was the cause of the appearance of the Shadow Labyrinth . He could not rest easy until he was certain that the Shadow Labyrinth had been prevented, until that object had been retrieved .
Desir had no intention of neglecting even the slightest chance of it returning .
“Developing and distributing the new detection equipment takes priority . ”
Pierrot Mask had the ability to shapeshift into anyone .
It was impossible to identify him with the naked eye, and he could even hold up under thorough inspection . He had hidden himself as the King of Divide for an unknown amount of time, and those closest to him were none the wiser .
“We’re already working on the finishing touches . As soon as the work is done, we will be supplying it to the Western Kingdoms Union on a trial basis, and if there are no problems, we will add this functionality to the Hebrion communication pads too . ”
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“That was fast . ”
“Well, you’ve been encouraging the research for a while now . ”
From the moment Desir and Zod learned of his abilities, they had prioritised devising countermeasures against him .
It was because his ability, to completely disguise himself as others, was just too dangerous .
If the equipment was supplied to all countries, it would no longer be possible for him to disguise himself as a high-ranking official and attempt a coup .
“If you could take care of that part, that would be much appreciated . And what happened to the artifacts?”
Skull Mask had possessed numerous artifacts, each of them top-notch .
The artifacts were found strewn throughout Pittsburgh and discussions were underway on how to deal with them .
“We’ve decided to keep Skull Mask’s artifacts in the Magic Tower for the time being . We need time to study them, and figure out what they do . We have no idea how to use most of them . ”
There were no other places in this field that were more capable than the tower . It was a fair decision .
“His artifacts will be of great help in reinforcing our military strength . ”
Zod smiled bitterly .
“There were a lot of interesting things . However, the problem is that it’s difficult to study them . Some of them can’t be analyzed at all . ”
“I’ll help as well . I have some time on my hands . ”
“That’s a good point . I wanted to ask you for help, but… ”
When Zod was talking, Desir’s communication pad rang . After he confirmed the sender’s name, a smile crossed his lips .
“You should rest for the time being . ”
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ED: Purplemen101
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QC: Dr Lock