The Rebirth of the Hero’s Party’s Archmage Chapter 103

Episode 103

For the first time since the 1388th class entered school, all grades gathered together in the main auditorium of Yongryun Hall.

After a simple attendance check, while the confirmation process for festival preparations for each class and club continued, Lane, who was in charge of hosting the stage, had to keep busy under the podium.

This is why it’s sad to be a first-year junior executive… … Once it was confirmed that there were no problems with all procedures, President Madelia ascended to the podium.

“Nice to meet you, cadets. First, I would like to say that everyone worked hard to complete the two exams in the eventful first semester.”

“… … !”

“This festival is a time of rest given to those of you who survived such a journey, but it is also an opportunity to make up for what you lack.”

Many prominent figures in the magic world participate in the festival of , so there is an opportunity to show off their magic to them.

“Now then, I hope that you will hold in your heart the pride of being a cadet at the Empire’s leading magic university and create a festival that all visitors can enjoy.”

“Yes, President!”

“Then the slogan of this festival is… … .”

After receiving the order from Lane, Madelia’s expression darkened in surprise, and her voice cut off for a moment.

Madelia cleared her throat with dignity and vigorously raised her hand.

Normally, the president would read the festival slogan and then the cadets would repeat it, but it seems he decided to just skip it. I would have done the same if it were me.

“Now then, let’s raise the curtain on the 1388th seasonal festival of with your own hands! Good luck to you all, and may you have a happy festival!”

* * *

As soon as the school gates of opened, countless people flocked.

The seasonal festival had a variety of things to see thanks to the magic performed by over 300 cadets, and the school preparing for the festival had ample financial resources, making it one of the three major festivals of the empire.

Noble families sometimes visit, locals from the countryside come from far away to see the magic scene, and quite a few adventurers visit, perhaps to recruit promising party members.

As the number of visitors increased, the number of accidents increased, so student council officers and committee members had to take turns wearing armbands and patrolling the campus during the festival period.

Fortunately, Lane’s turn was from the third day, so he had time to help with the class festival in the morning.

“Quaaaah!”

“Say, save me!”

[Audit] As the audience who experienced the class’s ambitious work, ‘The Haunted House’, ran out the door, the class leader clenched his fists.

“Haha! Great success this time too!”

The principle of magic was simple.

All I had to do was create a forest or an abandoned house with not a single moonlight shining on it, so I was able to build a magic square much more easily than during the final exam.

And in this case, the fact that the sculptural structures were abstract and not tangible, which was a disadvantage of the augmented space built with the runes of the world, served as an advantage in this case.

The reason was that because everything seemed vague, it stimulated fear even more.

As the audience is drawn into Lane’s magic, the [audience] cadets who were waiting dressed as ghosts come out one after another to surprise them.

“Wow, this is awesome! “My heart almost exploded.”

“This is magic?!”

“It’s like rediscovering magic! “What kind of amazing experience is this?!”

Some people ran away in fear, while others were talking wildly with excited faces. Tastes are very diverse.

“If you enjoyed it, please spread the word!”

“of course! “I’ll just bring them in droves!”

Seeing such a variety of reactions, I thought that there was such a way to use the rune of the world, and suddenly, without realizing it, I smiled.

We thought we would send one or two teams like that, but at some point, the number of visitors came through word of mouth, and it got to the point where we had to control the turn.

By that time, my smile was small and I felt like I was going to die from exhaustion, and sweat was flowing like rain from my whole body. This is a 5-star magic.

“How many people are coming?”

“Let’s see, it’s probably over a hundred people.”

“Who told you to spread the word?”

“It’s me, Confucius!”

“You come to work.”

As a result, magic square calculations reached a stage where time was running out, but Lane Ludwig was not the only talented person in the [Audit] class.

“I said I would help just one more time, so I’m just keeping my word. “Don’t make any strange illusions.”

The eyes of the onlookers widened as the boy with his school uniform blouse sleeves rolled up unfolded a piece of parchment next to Lane Ludwig and simultaneously took out a pencil and ink.

“That guy… … Hubert of the Rohwinam school?!”

“A disciple of the Eight Great Sects helps a noble from a powerful family——?”

“Even though we’re in the same class?!”

The [Audit] cadets, who were already incredibly surprised during the last volleyball game, just clapped excitedly. Lane asked in a suspicious tone.

“Did you understand my magic square formula correctly?”

“Is the Rohwinam School any good?”

There seemed to be a moment of silence, but as soon as the two boys exchanged smiles, their brush skills began to compete on both sides of the parchment.

“Oh, oh oh… … ?!”

“It’s fast, it’s really fast… … !”

“It may not be as good as Prince Ludwig, but it’s amazing… … !”

Of course, he couldn’t keep up with Lane’s speed, but the fact that he was able to draw the magic square that the entire prop preparation team had to rush into is proof of his excellence.

But even with help, it seemed unlikely that Hubert would be able to match the visitor’s rotational speed.

As soon as that thought occurred to me, a girl with dark brown hair appeared in front of everyone, crossing her arms arrogantly.

“You look like you desperately need help? If you’re in a hurry, try begging this Christa Warden for help! But that can’t be possible—”

“Help me, quickly, please. “I’m dying.”

“—Ji! Rather than be groveling towards me, my lifelong rival… … uh? okay.”

When Raine readily begged(?), Christa, who had not been able to say 13 out of the 15 lines she had prepared all night long, blankly unfolded the parchment.

‘weird. I feel like I missed something… … .’

However, even in such confusion, he copied the magic square of the lane next to him at breakneck speed, so it was natural for everyone to exclaim in exclamation.

“We are a trio of magic geniuses!”

“What is it? The theme of the festival here is drawing magic squares quickly?”

“No, but all three are amazing!”

Perhaps because the three people’s sweat-filled performance attracted more and more spectators, [Cheonggang]’s ‘Haunted House’ ended with such a great success that it was ranked among the top three on the first day of the festival.

For your information, Kasena and Gertrude were on patrol today, so they were able to escape this hell.

* * *

The second day is the time for the seasonal sports festival, which begins with the four major magic volleyball clubs competing for supremacy.

As it is a sport that only wizards can play, the magic volleyball match held at the Yonghyeol Stadium was a success.

Since Griffin Balor and Snakemast won their respective blocks, they would face the finals on the last day of the festival. There is a 99% chance that Griffin Balor will win, but… … .

In addition, events that combined magic and physical education, such as obstacle relay running, magic ball rolling, and throwing magic balls into a basket, began with cheers and ended with laughter.

“Now it’s my turn.”

The third day was a day for each club, not each class, to come together and show off their magic to the people.

Lane took his turn wearing an armband and inspected the large campus grounds.

As I was watching visitors look through brochures, stop by clubs of interest, and watch the magic unfold, I heard a familiar voice.

“lane!”

When I turned my head, I saw an old man with gray hair growing in gray hair, which was characteristic of his family, but who was still stronger than any other businessman, and was approaching me with a stern gesture, holding a cane.

“Grandpa?”

It was so unexpected that I opened my mouth.

It was Scalzi, Scalzi Ludwig.

My grandfather, who trained Belle Curious to open his eyes. Everyone opened their mouths and whispered, as if that reputation had reached not only the magic world but also criminals.

“Wow, it’s Scalzi Ludwig.”

“The highest authority on magic!”

“The former Demon Capital Star?! “Is it real?”

Scalzi, who walked in a straight line without even making a glance, regardless of what voices were heard around him or not, finally placed his hand on Raine’s shoulder and gave it strength.

“I’m proud, I’m really proud. As expected, he is the eldest grandson who inherited my blood! Among the golden generation, he alone took the top spot twice! Ha ha ha!”

“Grandpa, what are you doing here…” … ?”

“Of course, it is to see the face of the eldest grandson, but what else can it be? “I also submit applications for admission to our magic school chicks.”

Still, it was fortunate that he didn’t rub his beard or pat his head in front of everyone, perhaps because he had been accustomed to the physique of an aristocrat for decades.

“Uh-huh, that guy is a student council member! “Don’t you know that you shouldn’t disturb me while I’m working?”

At that time, there was a person who made Scalzi’s eyes cold, and it was Senior Professor Marhena. She was also holding her cane.

“I came down thinking that he must be a bit dead now, and the gods were so indifferent. That thing is still alive. “He’s a guy with a long line.”

“Hmph, who is going to say this, Inum?”

At first glance, it may seem perplexing that a commoner would speak informally to a great nobleman, but it is not surprising if you know what kind of relationship the two had.

“First, I have to kill that devil woman first. Lane, let’s resolve this long-standing issue later.”

Marhena and Scalzi walked to the main building of the school, talking harshly to each other, and it was my first time seeing Scalzi smile so brightly while talking to someone who was not a blood relative.

‘You two are close friends… … .’

If Rin had grown older and met the warrior party members for the first time in a long time, would he have made a similar expression? What did they talk about with each other?

“You’re not doing what you’re asked to do and you’re just playing around. “How big is the liver for a first-year junior subject, Lane Ludwig?”

The person who shattered those sad thoughts was a guy who was considered the No. 1 person in school whose voice Rain wanted to hear the most.

Student Council President Valencidis.

It’s so funny how they come close at some point and wonder if there’s anything else to bother them.

“I guess I can’t just leave it alone. “I’ll run away somewhere and just fool around.”

“Isn’t it? “You won’t?”

“I, the chairman, make the decision. Follow me. I will feel safe if I keep it next to me and watch over it. “As a junior executive, you have no choice.”

If you tease that snout one more time, I’ll sharpen your tongue and drink from you, you warlock, and attack him, but if I do that, I’ll just end up as a crazy person.

And if people who don’t know what’s going on see an executive confronting the chairman, it can lead to strange gossip.

Let’s be patient, we have to be patient… … For now, I decided to follow him obediently as he wanted.

“… … ?”

But something was strange.

I thought he would take me around and make me suffer with all kinds of gossip, but as he took the time to look closely at each of the club classrooms, he only smiled faintly from time to time.

Do you feel a sense of accomplishment because you organized this festival from beginning to end as the student council president?

“Oh, Chairman! Prince Lane! hello!”

After patrolling like that, the place we arrived at was in front of the classroom of the [Local Development Magic Club]. Manager Joen spoke to me in a friendly manner.

“How do you think it turned out to be a fairly meaningful festival?”

“Thanks to the Chairman! We were able to show our efforts to many people! “Some people even offered to provide financial support!”

Valencidis arranged the festival section in detail by dividing it into an entertainment section and a magic presentation section.

– There is no way that local development magic would be noticed by those who came to enjoy it.

Instead, the area was subdivided and the visitor’s flow route was also carefully planned.

So that those who come to have fun can enjoy themselves to the fullest, and those who come to seek useful information or necessary magic can receive this great help.

Even Lane acknowledged that efficient achievement… … I should use it similarly when I became student council president.

While I was thinking that, Joen suddenly bowed his head to Lane.

“And it’s all thanks to Confucius.”

“It’s me? why me?”

“It’s a club and a festival that Confucius protected. “Of course I should be thankful.”

I was so dumbfounded for a moment that I opened my mouth in confusion.

Have you never even thought about that?

At that time, Valencidis grinned and nodded in agreement, and his smile was a little warmer than his usual cynicism.

“Joen, then try harder. “We have a lot of places to go, so we’ll just have to go.”

“Yes, Chairman! see you next time!”

Valencidis took Lane with him and inspected countless clubs like that.

He received an enthusiastic welcome from everyone except the aristocrat-dominated clubs, and the more I look at him, the more I am surprised at how popular this swindler is.

‘Yes, he is a charlatan.’

Meanwhile, dusk was setting over the Red Mountains, and the twilight covering the ground began to glow bewitchingly.

“Now let’s get started.”

The place where Valencidis stopped was located on a fairly high ground within the school building, with a clear view of the campus.

Elin, Caroline, and all the professors of were standing on a simple platform that had already been built on campus, and people were gathering around them one by one.

The magic festival’s specialty, fireworks, is about to begin.

Fireworks were the ultimate festival magic that could only be performed by those with outstanding skills in mana control.

“I told you before. “It’s about how to observe people.”

While I was looking at it with interest, Valencidis suddenly brought up the topic. Since there was no one around, he just answered comfortably.

“It did. But why?”

“Actually, I have been trained like that from the moment I was taken away, but the reason why my level has risen to the level it is now is all because of my choice.”

At that moment, as the university president Madelia’s congratulatory speech ended, the first flames rose up, embroidering lotus flowers in the night sky, and exclamations came from everywhere.

“At first, I killed all those who received orders without any suspicion, but at the moment of the tenth murder, I realized the truth with indescribable regret.”

“… … ?”

“There was no reason for them to die… … “The fact that the teacher’s command is not the absolute truth.”

I felt a shiver run down my spine and looked back at Valencidis.

Since he was such a dark-hearted guy, I was certain that there was some kind of suspicious intention behind his words.

However, the guy’s eyes, through which the second flame that illuminated the darkness of the night shined, were relaxed to the point of embarrassment.

Unlike usual, where I hide all my emotions and intentions with a perfect mask.

“From then on, we began to carefully observe all those who were ordered to be killed. “What kind of guy is he, what kind of beliefs does he have, and is there really no other way than to kill him?”

Next, Deputy Professor Kyle and Elin Ludwig simultaneously shot out flames.

I thought the fireworks were tangled like vines in the sky, but at the end they merged and bloomed into dazzling flower blossoms, causing an explosion of laughter.

The cheering, which seemed to be getting louder and louder, suddenly became so loud that it hurt my eardrums and shook the campus.

“Since then, there have been many instances where he falsely reported that he had completed orders. “I got caught a few more times and lost quite a bit of trust from his teacher.”

“Why on earth are you talking like that now?”

“He’s still an upset guy.”

“Nam Isa.”

For that one moment, it was really only a moment, but he smiled a smile that could only be called kind. The smile that Ristana Brim often made… … .

“I was really lucky that I didn’t kill you with just an order, that’s why I was trying to say this.”

It was not an expression a killer could make. It was an expression that should not have been made. So there was more coldness in her voice than she expected.

“How do you judge whether a person can live even if he dies? “Smile like you did just now in front of the families of the people you killed because of your poor judgment.”

A sharp silence fell between us as explosions rang out one after another, spreading a golden curtain across the sky.

It was a situation, a gap, and a relationship in which, even if one were to go astray, they could use magic and kill each other.

This tension is not surprising. Because he and I were like that from the beginning.

“They say a great cause requires sacrifice.”

“what?”

“With those words, I have been justifying the killings that I have done, must do, and will do, but I have no intention of doing so anymore. “It will be a burden that we will have to live with atonement for the rest of our lives after we open a new era.”

It was a smile that could be said to be self-mocking, a mixture of pain and resignation. That smile made Lane feel extreme fear.

There should be no further conversation.

If we keep talking more, one day we might not be able to deal with this guy as an enemy.

“You don’t want to attend the murderer’s confession? If that’s the case, go see a priest. And make sure you pay for your sins.”

I spoke firmly and left, but… … The last firework fired by President Madelia dazzledly painted a fantastic flower field in the night sky.

Embers flying through the air.

The acrid smell of flames rising from the summer wind that the embers had permeated, and the cheers exploding in the silence and darkness after the explosion.

“I was an unqualified youth full of lies and deception, but thanks to you, I was able to end it happily.”

After muttering so softly that he would not have been able to hear it if he had paid attention to even one of the sensory disturbances, Valencidis disappeared into the darkness.

“Thank you, Lane Ludwig.”

I couldn’t believe my ears for a moment at those unbelievable words, stopped in my tracks and turned around, but Valencidis had already disappeared.

Before we knew it, it was summer.

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