ALL NOVEL Chapter 404
[Hoh… that’s more than I expected.]
Rick admired the unexpected damage and looked at Elisa. Elisa also gazed back at Rick. Aside from Vulcanus approaching from behind, the only ones standing on the battlefield were Elisa, Rick, and Vulcanus.
The witches were all exhausted anyway.
Elisa glared at Rick, who was mostly unharmed but slightly scorched, before using witch magic to summon thorn vines to send the witches to the rear.
Because they shouldn’t get caught up in the combat.
[Even though there are other wizards assisting, it’s not common for a young wizard to use special magic.]
Special magic.
The pinnacle of magic.
There were fewer than ten wizards across the continent who could use special magic.
It was very difficult to even acquire the ability to use special magic, and even if one had the capability, learning it was extremely challenging.
So, Rick was glad about Elisa’s existence.
A young wizard capable of using special magic.
It was truly perfect experimental material. Having touched upon the taboo to buy time for experimentation, he couldn’t help but be tempted.
[Gross…]
Even if a living person saw it, it was a disturbing sight. A skeleton with just holes where eyes should be stared insistently, how could it not give chills?
[What a pity. Truly a pity.]
Rick’s lament scattered in the wind across the plains. Although he could fight, his enthusiasm had long since faded.
[Anyway, I’m in a state where I live captured and can’t research as I like. I can’t do anything good for others. Heh heh…]
With just a gesture, he could turn the young witch before him into a skating rink.
But he had no intention of doing so.
Winning for him meant that the observer would win as well.
His minimal resistance as an unwanted toy.
[Still, that was fun after a long time.]
“What do you mean?”
A perplexing line. But Rick looked up at the tower as if he had said all he needed to say.
More precisely, at the detestable observer’s tentacles.
[When I open my eyes again, I will see something very interesting.]
His body turned to dust and vanished.
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[This is invalid! I didn’t allow a forfeit!]
“Shut up, I can hear everything even without you screaming.”
As expected, the observer, unable to accept his total defeat, began to throw a tantrum like a spoiled child.
It was, of course, something he had anticipated.
Considering what Hecate had told him about the observer’s personality and the behaviors shown so far, he had expected a response that might be from a seven-year-old kid or an outsider who had lived for a long time.
Really, to think this was an outsider.
If only Lugaru, who hunted with Renny, had been called an outsider, I would have accepted it immediately. He may have been flimsy compared to others, but he had a rather terrifying atmosphere.
I ignored the whining observer still unable to accept his defeat and shifted my gaze to the game board.
The last remaining piece.
I struck the piece made from witches that were originally meant to join the Imperial army, sending it flying with a delightful whack. The sensation was thrilling, tingling down to my fingertips.
The final fight felt a bit anticlimactic, but who cares? What matters is that our Elisa achieved victory without a scratch.
I looked down at the board, satisfied that only my side’s pieces remained.
“Alright, I win.”
[Ugh…]
What else can you do aside from trembling? Huh?
Why don’t you hurry up and acknowledge it and think about granting my wish?
Even though it is fun to see this brat tremble unable to contain his anger.
I cheered and watched the observer, who had no choice but to grant my wish.
[I’m not going to let some human…]
“I’m half an outsider too.”
Or am I? Shouldn’t I count for about a fraction of thirty minutes at the very least?
Ah, whatever. What’s the point of nitpicking that?
Once I take care of this brat, everything will be over.
[I feel cheated…]
“I never tricked you. I just brought in the toy you wanted and played a game, that’s all.”
[It was supposed to be a chance to get a new toy.]
“Stop being disappointed and let’s get to the main point. Do you acknowledge your defeat?”
[I acknowledge. I acknowledge!]
The spoiled child, no, the observer finally admitted defeat.
…And that meant I had obtained my wish.
The observer shouted as if he knew exactly what wish I would make.
[Hurry up and say your wish! I know it’s obvious…]
The observer started to whine at me in a sulky voice. It seemed he wanted to get this over with and go back.
But guess what?
It’s probably not the wish you’re thinking of.
“Hey, observer. Do you have a name? I don’t think ‘observer’ sounds like a name.”
[Do you think I would tell a lowly human?]
Click click. I imagined the observer’s horrified expression upon hearing my wish and couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Such a shame. We are about to become family.”
[What?]
Well then, shall I tell you my wish?
“Observer. My wish is… for you to become my family.”
[Wha, wha, wha, wha, what?!]
I quietly extended my hand to the observer.
But the observer looked at me in disbelief, stuttering, as if he couldn’t understand my intentions at all.
Right, if you understood my plan, you wouldn’t have lost in this game to begin with.
And there wouldn’t have been a need to grant my wish.
I stated my wish again to the bewildered observer.
“You, become my family.”
[Wha, wha, wha, what the hell! I finally get a wish and you’re saying… to become your family? Really? This isn’t a joke, is it?]
“Yeah. Do I look like a lying human to you?”
[Who wishes for something that nonsense!]
“Right here, buddy.”
I pointed my thumb at my chest with a pop.
“Stop being fussy and become my family.”
[What? Fussy?]
“There is an obligation for losers to grant my wish. You aren’t going to pitch a tantrum now, are you? The grand outsider ‘Observer’? ”
[Fine! I’ll do it! I will!]
“Then repeat after me. I swear to be the family of Johann Quartz.”
[Damn it, why… I swear to be Johann Quartz’s fa… family.]
Look at him crying as he says it.
This is why you shouldn’t act arrogantly, be it a person or an outsider.
If you act haughty, you’ll end up like this—plummeting.
[I can’t believe a human could become my family…]
“That can’t be what’s important.”
Maybe it’s so shocking to be a family that he’s still not processing it.
Tough luck for you, buddy.
[Ah…ah! This can’t be! Cancel! Cancel it! I’ll give you three wish rights, so please!]
Seems like he finally got it.
The observer’s eyes turned to fear.
It looked like he figured out why I insisted on accepting him as ‘family.’
“How sweet. Is this despair?”
That face, drenched in despair.
So that’s why these outsider brats keep screaming about some indescribable horror.
To slowly watch a prey trapped in a trap fall into despair is such a delight.
[You…!]
Other than glaring at me, what else can you do?
“Shouldn’t you be calling me ‘Heir’? ”
I waved the ring, the token of the heir, before the observer’s eyes. Proof that I would soon inherit the Quartz position.
The observer looked like he wanted to break that ring immediately, but he could do nothing.
As a member of the Quartz family now, he couldn’t simply disobey my words.
Moreover, the authority over his life and death had now been placed in my palm.
“Observer, I hereby command you in the name of the heir. Transfer the authority of your toys to me.”
[My toyyyyyyyyyyy!]
“Seems like you’ve gathered quite a lot.”
I was impressed as I scanned through the list of toys that popped up in my head. This was enough to match the population of this continent.
Now, I could freely take them out or put them away, so it would be alright to release the less dangerous ones gradually later.
I then issued a second command to the observer, whose face was filled with despair.
“In the name of the heir, I command you. Observer, seal your own power.”
His strength diminished. Regardless of what he thought, the observer couldn’t resist the heir’s command to inherit the Quartz family.
More precisely, it would be correct to say he couldn’t even muster the will to resist.
The moment he refused my order, he knew exactly who would be popping out.
As a member of the ‘Quartz’ family, outsiders could no longer interfere.
Since our ancestor could openly deal with the observer, he could only be treated as an ‘inner family matter’ now that he was part of our clan.
In other words, this guy had the power to refuse my commands but couldn’t rebel against them.
[Huh… Huh… You bad guy…]
“Cry as much as you want. This might be your last weep.”
I should share this joyful news with my lovers too, right?
With a light heart, I leaped toward the ground.