Chapter 176 - Episode Three - Reformation of Fage Territory (3)

Is the book that interesting? Then you can have that carried upstairs too

Im still holding on to the magic book, and Mea calls out to me.

No, I dont want to take it with me, but I just want to read this part for a minute or so

After being hit in the abdomen by a high-level spirit book, I managed to pull myself back together and searched the warehouse again for a good book.

The High-level spirit book is too heavy for me to hold it properly, so I asked a servant to take it to my room.

But youve been reading it for a long time you can have it carried for you

How should I say it, Its not really a book I want to read that badly, but if I dont check it out, its kind of weird.

There are more interesting vases and paintings, though Hey, why dont you take a look at that one too? Okay? No, Im not really If youre not interested in, its okay, but

Its strange because when you say it that way, it makes me feel rather guilty and I feel like I have to go see it.

The look on Meas face when she came to call me during the alchemy divisions activities came into my head, a happy look on her face.

Alright,

Yes! See, Abel!

Just give me five more minutes

Oh, yes

I walked through the warehouse with Mea after returning the moved magic books to their original position.

The organizing of the warehouse had already been cleared out, and now they were in the process of sorting and wrapping the artworks they were taking to other cities with them in cloth.

Unfortunately, I didnt know much about the vases and paintings, as I had no knowledge of them at all.

They could at least put the name of the artist and the name of the painting at the bottom.

But it was fun to look at the many paintings of magical beasts and demons.

There were also drawings of the god Kudor and the water god Levi.

Along with the picture of Levi, there was also a picture of a giant four-headed deer being worshipped by a horde of dwarves.

The four heads were attached diagonally up and down on either side, with the tips of the jaws facing the center, giving it a strange appearance.

It was of such a ridiculous size that it made the dwarf look small.

Perhaps this is the earth god Garuja.

I cant be too sure, as this is the first time Ive seen a painting depicting Garuja, but there is a golem called the rock giant soldier that Garuja is said to have created standing at his feet.

The painting next to Garuja was a portrait of Larks grandfather, by the way.

Im sure he was quite a dynamic personality when it came to arranging the portraits with Kudor, Levi, and Garuja.

No, it was not necessarily him who placed them.

As I look at the portrait of Larks grandfather, Mea pulls at the hem.

Whats wrong?

Isnt that picture the only thing thats different about?

If you follow Meas line of sight, there was a picture of the city being burned down.

Strangely, the depiction of the buildings and people is accurate or raw.

The painting itself is composed as if it were someones view.

Its not very pleasant to look at.

Hoh, miss, youve caught youre eye on that, huh. Its not something you should take with you to other places, I advised Lark-sama to do so.

Jozef, who had been called in for an appraisal, came up beside us, probably bored after finishing his role.

Is it painted by a famous painter?

Theres a name on the back of the painting, Coln Kollrich, who was born about a hundred years ago. He wasnt a common person knows, and I dont know much about him either. However, the number of his works are numerous, and his signature is on the back of his forehead, which is why he is well known among art enthusiasts. However, this artist does not have much-added value.

So why did you care?

Its a well-known fact that Coln only paints landscapes that he actually sees with his own eyes.

Hearing that, I reviewed the picture of the burning city.

It seems that this is the devastation that Coln actually saw about a hundred years ago.

I see, it certainly doesnt look like something you can let go of casually.

Its not just that this painting isnt something you can casually let go of.

Jozef approached the painting and pointed to a man on top of a tall building.

He was a middle-aged man of aristocratic appearance with long green-white curly hair.

He is wearing a bright red coat with plenty of embroideries.

He was slightly overweight, but he also looked simply puffy.

He looks down at the city and lets out a smile.

Is he a man who lost his mind when he found out he couldnt be saved?

Jozef shook his head quietly.

In fact, this man looks like a famous man. Have you heard of Count Julem Ornolea?

Julem Oh, yes.

The Count of Julem is something of an urban legend.

I had heard of him several times when I was in the city of Lomarn.

He is said to have been in the Kingdom of Dinrat about six hundred years ago, and then one day he disappeared.

But more than a hundred years later, people who resembled Count Julem began to see him, not only in the Kingdom of Dinrat, but all over the world.

Ive heard that hes laughing alone, away from his surroundings, when hes at the scene of a major historical event of all kinds.

Just from my point of view, I think its just two coincidences that happened to coincide, and some show-offs are making a lot of noise to create a commotion and say they saw it too.

Its not possible for even a high elf to not age for over six hundred years.

Ive never seen Count Julems face before, but does it look so much like him?

Yes. But its true that Coln was allegedly killed in the terrorist activities of a religious group, but I think its just a prank to put on him.

Jozef loosened his deliberately strained expression and laughed jokingly.

Mea listened to Jozefs story and clutched my hand as her body trembled, but when she heard the punchline, she weakened her grip and let out a breath of relief.

Please dont scare me

Hohoho, thats why I said you shouldnt take it casually to another place. Because if it is revealed to be a prank item, it could cause embarrassment to Lark-sama.

Apparently, Larks grandfather had a penchant for collecting weird things.

I reviewed the smiling man in the painting and then let out a sigh.

It seems as if the painting was written in an attempt to scare the viewer.

Only the mans surroundings floated blatantly in the painting.

It looks like Lark-sans work is about to end, and Im going to have a little discussion about the future of the territory.

I moved away from the paintings of the burning city and moved closer to Lark.

Just in the middle of it, I felt a chill and I turned around.

I felt that the man in the center of the burning city looked vaguely familiar to me.

I just didnt pay attention to it deeply and quickly turned myself around again.