Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 220 The Ageless Noble

Perrin Castle has been abandoned for two years, but the weapons in the armory are still as clean and new as if the passage of time has not affected them.

As for those weapons, Yaro disdained them.

Although the cross-shaped longsword in Yaro's hand was also an ordinary object, it was an ordinary object belonging to a wizarding family!
Even if Keitan doesn't know how to use weapons, the items his family prepared for him were definitely the finest of the ordinary!

Yaro has fought countless battles with this cross-shaped longsword that was transferred to him, hunting down countless evil spirits, yet the longsword remains intact, which shows its extraordinary quality.

After thoroughly inspecting the armory and confirming there were no hidden vaults, Yaro had no choice but to abandon his idea of ​​getting rich quick.

“That’s true. Gold coins aren’t like those heavy armors. If he still had gold coins, Claire would have risked coming here alone long ago. As a formal knight, he contains a lot of void energy, making it difficult for shadow creatures to harm him.”

Yaro shook his head and walked out of the armory.

Having reached this point, the left side of the second floor has come to an end; only the right side remains unexplored.

There are five rooms on the right. The first two are empty and look like no one has ever lived there. The next room is a small room full of childlike fun. There are many wooden dolls piled up in the corner, covered with dust, and they look like they have been there for quite some time.

Further inside was a huge brown door as wide as the corridor. Yaro pushed the door open, and two loud thuds suddenly sounded from behind it.

"Someone?"

Yaro paused, then dismissed his own judgment.

To say that there are still people in the castle is a ridiculous joke!

The two voices did not frighten Yaro. He paused for a moment and then continued to push the door open.

squeak……

The two wooden doors opened and closed with a very soft sound, as if they were regularly maintained.

As the door opened, the first thing that caught the eye was a large carpet with an intricate pattern.

The carpet's edges are adorned with simple red and yellow floral patterns, while the center features a large, red, angular shape outlined with flowing lines.

The intricate details complement the simplicity, creating a strong visual impact and making the carpet appear exceptionally exquisite and luxurious.

At that moment, two corpses lay sprawled on the exquisite carpet.

The corpses were dressed in neat maid's clothes. If it weren't for the large missing pieces on their bodies, one might mistake them for two living people lying unconscious on the ground.

Yaro frowned slightly: "Shadow Puppet?"

The casters of the shadow puppets are all dead, and the enchanted artifacts have fallen into Aro's hands. Logically speaking, these shadow puppets should have automatically dissipated, turned back into corpses, or even disappeared without a trace along with the shattered, eerie space.

Why are there still two remains of the Shadow Puppet here?
Yaro looked closely and saw that the surfaces of the two mutilated bodies were covered with writhing shadows. The shadows kept merging in, and the mutilated bodies twitched slightly, just like two sleeping beauties about to wake up from their dreams.

"A shadow puppet created from a shadow creature?"

Yaro seemed to have figured something out.

This is not a pure shadow puppet. It is a modified body in which shadow creatures are injected using the methods of creating shadow puppets. Since the previous caster is dead, the body is now like an empty room without an owner. Other shadow creatures take this opportunity to try to take over this broken body.

"If these two remains could undergo such changes, what about the others? Could there be other shadow puppets lurking in the dark corners of some castles?"

A lone shadow poses no threat to Yaro, but a shadow puppet is a different story.

Having gained physical form, they acquired the ability to wield weapons, and thus the power to attack Yaro... making Yaro unable to sleep peacefully.

How can we let them go?
All it takes to eliminate the 'shadow' is continuous light.

To break the shadow puppet trick, one needs to use fire magic to destroy the control core in the brain.

There is no better choice than the Fiery Sword Technique!
"Blazing Sword Technique - Blazing Fire!"

Facing this 'salted fish' lying on the ground shaking haphazardly, the Fiery Sword Technique has no reason to miss.

The gleaming blade pierced the mangled head in an instant, and flames immediately ignited the luxurious carpet, quickly charring its delicate lines. Thick black smoke accompanied the charred smell of burnt leather.

"Zizzizi..."

The faint cries of shadowy creatures echoed through the void; they wanted to escape, but were now unable to break free from the flames.

The fire grew larger and larger, gradually scorching the remains, and the smell of burning was mixed with a nauseatingly sweet aroma.

……

[Defeat the enemy and gain 233 skill experience points for the Fiery Sword Technique]

[Converted into personal experience points, gaining 233 personal experience points]

[Remaining skill points: 1]

[Personal Level LV21: 1671/30000]

……

Yaro was delighted to see the newly generated experience points.

Would you consider this free experience?
There must have been a large number of shadow creatures gathered, which is why I received over two hundred experience points.

After extinguishing the flames with a water-drawing spell and dragging the still-stinking remains outside, Yaro finally had time to examine the room.

The room is twenty steps wide, which is quite exaggerated for a bedroom.

Yes, this is a master bedroom.

The walls around the bedroom were covered with pink curtains, white floor tiles, magnificent lamps, large oil paintings, a full-length mirror inlaid with gemstones, soft and delicate silk quilts... the most luxurious decorations imaginable!
The master bedroom's opulent decor stands out starkly against the simplicity of the other rooms, as if it had been carved out of a wealthy aristocratic family and embedded in this small castle.

Yaro also discovered that there was no dust in the room, and everything was spotless.

Looking at the cleaning tools by the door and then at the half-full bucket of dirty water in the wooden tub, he immediately thought of the two shadow puppets from earlier.

"Is this also Mrs. Perrin's masterpiece? Using two shadow puppets as maids? What a brilliant idea."

Of course, "genius" is a derogatory term.

Even if it is made into a shadow puppet, the corpse will still smell. Even if the shadow puppet is wearing clothes, the room will still have a lingering stench of corpses.

Mrs. Perrin may have thought of this, so she added a lot of fragrance to the two corpses.

But what about the corrosive effects of infection from corpses?
The corpse would inevitably carry corrosive fungi, and the Shadow Puppet's cleaning would naturally spread these fungi evenly throughout all corners of the room.

The room has just been cleaned, so it looks beautiful, but it won't be long before everything related to living things quickly becomes moldy and rots. For example, furs, curtains, clothes, oil paintings, and—books.

As Yaro was rummaging through drawers while covering his nose, he thought thankfully, "Luckily, the gold coins can be smelted later, otherwise I wouldn't dare to search here."

Judging from the decoration of this house alone, isn't it normal to find gold coins hidden inside?
Before long, Yaro found two linen bags, one large and one small, in the large cabinet in the middle of the bright dressing table. The large bag had rounded edges bulging out, while the small bag was somewhat shriveled, with a few sharp corners sticking out here and there.

These are indeed two money bags, the larger one containing silver coins and the smaller one containing gold... fine gold pieces.

It can only be described as fragmented, because not a single gold coin is intact. Each gold nugget is covered in filth and various teeth marks of different sizes, and the teeth marks on each gold nugget are different.

After just a few glances, Yaro knew where the gold coins came from.

Looking at any gold nugget, you can see a similar story behind it.

Overjoyed and incredulous, he held it and bit it again and again, checking it repeatedly, before carefully hiding it in the most concealed place as his last lifeline.

Then... they were collected piece by piece and appeared here.

"Hey!"

Yaro was somewhat depressed, and the filthy gold coin fragments in his hand seemed unusually heavy and glaring.

"You killed and stole money, at least melt it down again! This is disgusting!"

Yaro spat inwardly.

This is not only a contempt for Mrs. Perrin, but also a contempt for oneself.

This was the first time he had ever touched a corpse in both his lives. Seeing the intricate patterns on each gold coin, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, even though he had prepared himself mentally.

"Killing monsters and getting equipment is only right!"

"Besides, I did avenge them, so this money is a reward for my righteous cause!"

"Zigong redeemed people without paying, yet he was still scolded by Confucius."

Having grasped this point, Yaro nodded in deep agreement.

"I deserve this money; it's only rightfully mine!"

With that thought in mind, Yaro searched even more diligently.

He wanted to see if Mrs. Perrin's wealth was also hidden in this dressing table.

After all, the fact that so many luxury items around here have been preserved means that no one else has ever been here, so the money inside would naturally remain where it is.

"Wait a minute, what's this?"

Yaro pulled a notebook from a small drawer on the left, and after flipping through it casually, he suddenly noticed one of the names.

Claire hasn't returned yet; he's been gone for another three months. All he's done is protect Countess Ilinda; even the children have grown up, and he hasn't..."

"Mrs. Perrin's...diary?"

Yaro's expression turned serious, and he stood up and quickly flipped through the pages.

He wanted to see if he could find the origin of the wolf head pendant on it.

If it's a family heirloom of Claire's, then there's no need to delve deeper.

If it was given by someone else, could I use this information to find the superhuman here without the help of others?
And—if I intercepted this pendant, would I inadvertently make some enemies?
"...All they know is loyalty! And what is the result of loyalty? To be stuck in this remote, impoverished place forever? Or to be the youngest official knight? To become a grand knight at thirty? Your wife, the Baroness of Perrin's Domain, is the target of ridicule from all the noble ladies! I painstakingly prepared a party for a month, and not a single person came, not a single person..."

The last few strokes had pierced through the paper, the jet-black ink soaking through four thick layers of parchment, revealing the resentment and anger in her heart as she wrote.

Okay, Yaro is ready to take back what he said earlier.

This is a useless piece of paper, filled with the soliloquy of a resentful woman.

[...Oh my god! Viscountess Corey is coming to visit me? She wants to spend more time with me, her neighbor? What should I wear? I heard the Viscountess is already sixty years old, should I dress more conservatively...?]

Lady Corey?

How is it related to him?

Doesn't Claire know?
Was Claire's later becoming a subordinate noble of Viscount Corey related to this incident?
Yaro said it smelled really good, and then continued reading.

[...Oh my god, no, it's my Nyaya! My Shinigami Nyaya! I can't believe it! I really can't believe it! She's sixty years old? She looks like she's only sixteen! She's so beautiful! I feel like I'm in love again! Standing next to her, I feel like—no! Just a country bumpkin! I can't believe it! But...she proved her age...]

The 'proof' in this diary is omitted, just as even the diary's owner didn't know how to describe the process of that 'proof'.

At the same time, Yarrow became increasingly convinced that this matter had a great deal to do with Viscount Corey.

This matter naturally had nothing to do with Yaro.

But after all, he had killed Viscount Corey's 'lover', revealed his identity as a wizard to the soldiers, and even indirectly extended an invitation to Viscount Corey.

"...Will he take my invitation as a provocation? Is he on his way to cause me trouble? If he does come, will he attack me immediately after seeing me kill that undead?"

"Oh, by the way... Madame Perrin has fallen for the Viscountess... Viscount Corey's lover is a man... Your social circle is quite messy!"

Arro rarely encountered skirmishes, and now that he knew that the unpredictable Viscount Corey was on his way to cause trouble, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Yaro has no intention of backing down.

He was not seeking to hold Viscount Corey accountable for his wrongdoing in this matter.

Although many people died in this incident, Yaro also knew that many internal affairs were difficult to investigate thoroughly, and he could not keep digging into the matter to identify who was the traitor and who was the spy, and then help one country fight another.

Yes, that's roughly what Yarrow guessed; the Viscount might have been bribed.

But he doesn't intend to interfere, nor will he go out of his way to inform them.

—To this day, Yaro doesn't even know the name of the country he lives in, so how could he possibly care about such trivial matters?

The fact that Viscountess Corey could maintain the appearance of a sixteen-year-old at the age of sixty suggests that there must be extraordinary power behind her.

"He ran away without even meeting me. Could he really be convinced that I'm the problem, and then another supernatural organization will issue a warrant for my arrest?"

Having just acquired the materials for the Shadow Wolf, Yaro was hoping to use them to exchange for a purification potion to restore his full strength.

"We must remain vigilant and make the necessary preparations. Now, forge the heavy armor immediately!"

(End of this chapter)