That was right.
After kidnapping the Old Mage,
Perry had wanted to make the Old Mage work for him "willingly,"
so he had gone ahead and captured the Old Mage's entire family.
But, as the old saying went,
when a common man flew into a rage, blood would spill within five paces.
The Old Mage was clearly in that state now.
Although he had been stabbed in the chest,
he was still using his Magic Power to desperately keep himself alive.
Of course,
at most, this was just a dying man's last struggle.
It couldn't do a thing to heal him.
But... this was enough.
At least, it was enough for the Old Mage.
"Ahaha, you killed my whole family?"
Blood ran from the corner of the threatened Old Mage's mouth as he looked at Sir Perry, who was hoisted up by the Tentacle Monster, with a mocking expression.
Although the other man still looked down at him in that same "high and mighty" way,
the Old Mage was quite satisfied with the result he himself had brought about.
"Heh heh heh... You killed my whole family..."
"You think I don't know what a disgraceful bastard like you is capable of?"
"If nothing unexpected happened, you probably killed my family the moment you captured them."
At that,
the Old Mage gritted his teeth, looking as though he wanted to tear Perry apart with his bare hands.
But beneath that expression, a hint of satisfaction also flickered across his face.
"This old man has spent over thirty years in the imperial palace. What sort of person haven't I seen?"
"So, Knight! I'm avenging my family!!!"
"Otherwise, do you really think a bastard like you could trap a Court Mage with nothing but a little Demon-Sealing Iron?"
"Dream on!"
As the Old