Episode 29
The man sat down at a table in front of a decent street store. “Two chicken skewers and one wheat coffee,” he said politely as the clerk approached him.
“Get to the point quickly. “What are you doing holding on to a busy person?”
“My explanation was insufficient. There is no need to be so wary, forgery. “I’m not trying to question why you want to go to the black market.”
All descendants of nobles who did not yet have inherited fiefdoms were called counterfeiters.
But most people just call him Confucius or Lady… … He was a man who was unusually formal in his every word.
It was difficult to read his facial expression as he kept smiling, but I could tell that the depth of his magical power was considerable.
“So, I’m telling you to get to the point.”
“First, let me introduce myself. My name is Doran Slade. “I work in the Magic Blind Special Department.”
As if to prove his words, Doran took out an iron pocket watch from his pocket and placed it on the table.
The rune of blindness, symbolizing magic blindness, was embossed in gold, and the word Dirutus, meaning special service, was engraved below it.
“To give you some personal background, I was in charge of first-year affairs when Prince Kavan Ludwig was the student council president. Wow, those were really fun times.”
“so?”
“I’m telling you that you don’t need to be so cautious. I am on the forgery side. “I just need to check a few things.”
Doran picked up the watch, blew the dust off it, and continued speaking.
“Is the magic that caught the mutant queen that appeared in the Red Mountains the magic written by Ludwig Wizak?”
Lane raised his eyebrows for a moment.
This guy’s ability to calmly pursue the truth is no joke.
“Bart’s party hasn’t been to a magic shop recently. Even assuming you purchased it before then, there is no seller. “Because no GLaDOS (4-star) wizard has created a fire magic scroll with that much power in 10 years.”
“… … !”
“So I asked Prince Ludwig of the Scourge if he gave it to his grandson for self-defense, but that wasn’t the case. “Then there is only one conclusion.”
Doran rested his chin on his clasped hands and stared at Raine, but the smile disappeared from the corners of his eyes, leaving his pupils exposed. He had eyes as cold as a snake, as if he already knew everything.
“It wasn’t anything I was hiding. There was just one thing I was worried about. “If you were trying to threaten me with that, you’re completely screwed.”
“This is a cause for concern. Ah, are you really talking about a warlock?”
At that moment, Lane took a breath.
Does this guy know that the queen is being controlled by dark magic? Or simply floating around?
I didn’t know how long the breathtaking silence continued, but suddenly I felt a presence.
“Chicken skewers are here~!”
Then a smile appeared on Doran’s face again and his mouth watered.
“Oh, there’s no need to split it between two plates. Please give it all this way. “I’m going to eat it all by myself.”
The clerk looked embarrassed, and Lane opened his eyes in bewilderment. No, don’t we usually share it?
“It’s so absurd… … I just keep spinning it around. “I’ll just leave.”
As Raine got up from the chair, Doran said while wiping the juices from the chicken skewers he had bitten.
“Let’s quickly finish the introduction and get to the main topic. “I want to scout Wijak to the Magic Blind Special Department.”
“I’m still a student.”
“Of course, I’m talking about after graduation. Senior Kaven, please correct me, so wouldn’t it take time to inherit the family anyway?”
The Magic Blind Special Department was a combat organization that punished wizards who committed magical crimes and independently investigated matters related to black magic.
Because it was comprised only of excellent, young battle mages, being selected for the Special Department was like building an incredible career as a wizard.
However, Lane, who was not very interested in social prestige and was tired of fighting against black magic, turned his back on it without any hesitation.
“I’m not interested in the Special Affairs Department, so I’ll stop.”
Then Doran told a profound truth in a playful voice, stopping Lane in his tracks.
“The activities of the black church are becoming more active.”
“… … !”
“Of course, the higher-ups of the Magic Alliance deny it because they are drunk on peace, but something big is coming. “It’s not too late to prepare now.”
It’s serious, probably.
However, I do not feel any obligation to fight against the black church. If I really had to ask, I would decline unless I was attacked first.
He said he had already fought enough in his previous life. Even thinking about fighting with those rabid bastards makes me shudder.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. “I’ll give it some thought.”
Now it’s up to you.
Senior wants to rest for a while.
If it doesn’t work out, I’ll help you then… … . I was trying to end the story like that, but Doran caught my ankle one last time.
“If there is something you really need to get on the black market, look for the ‘Secret Person’ mission at the Guild when the midterms are over and the holidays are starting.”
“… … ?”
“Most of them are people who attend the black market held at
Lane glanced back. Doran, with a grinning face, was tilting his teacup.
“This is information I am giving you in return for your valuable time. Of course, if you promise to come to the Special Affairs Department, I will tell you an easier way.”
Lane shook his head with a sigh and walked away.
That’s scary.
This is the type of person you really don’t want to be associated with.
* * *
No matter how long it had been since Raine left, four people who were doing different things around the street – eating, performing magic tricks – came one by one around Doran.
To say that they were all excellent magicians in the special department, their attire was so varied and unsightly.
But it’s not surprising. Commoner clothing to hide one’s identity as a wizard was a characteristic of the Special Affairs Department.
“How was it?”
“He says he’ll think about it.”
“Aren’t you saying you won’t do that?”
As the mustachioed man performing the magic trick laughed, the woman who had been napping on the roof of the bar yawned and jumped down.
“So, why do you choose Confucius, a genius, even if you want to scout him, you idiot? “This first year of
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Then Doran Slade put an old fedora on his head and grinned.
“It certainly seems like Lane Wijak is not part of that golden generation.”
“But why!”
“I had something to check. “It doesn’t look like he had any contact with Tureina, so let’s look for the next suspect.”
“But is there really any one of the
“This is just my hunch, but it probably exists. “Maybe we had a connection even before entering school.”
As he said that, there was no smile in Doran’s eyes as he glanced at the spot where Raine had left.
‘Yes, how dare you say you belong to the golden generation?’
To be placed in the same group as first graders, who are called the golden generation… … The level difference is so overwhelming. Soon those eyes became curved like a crescent moon again.
‘Senior Kavan, Senior Brim. You two have created a monstrous monster. ‘I’ve never been so afraid of the future.’
* * *
Karen, the librarian, smiled wryly when she heard that she wouldn’t be able to get the book.
“It’s okay, Confucius. I already have a lot of debt. “Rather than that, I’m worried that something might happen to Confucius while he was looking for a book.”
“No need to worry. Everything is going well. But did you ever tell that man walking around like a beggar about me and the black market?”
Then Karen tilted her head.
“Are you a beggar? Now that I think about it, a person from the Magic Blind Special Department came to the library for a while… … “He didn’t talk to me, the junior librarian.”
“Then who did you talk to when you came?”
“These are first-class librarians. “I think they were old acquaintances and they just talked about their memories before leaving.”
You’ve arrived. But I didn’t even talk to Karen… … So how on earth did you know?
Although I had some doubts, I quickly returned to my accommodation because I had work to do.
There wasn’t anything grand to do, it was about the ability I had gained this time, the Image Barrier. Because I couldn’t wait until my magic power reached 20,000.
“Ah, you’re here just in time.”
In front of the door of the dormitory, two glass spheres with a diameter of 86 cm, purchased for a gold coin at a magic tool shop on the way, were delivered.
The name of this sphere is Yeongju (靈珠).
It was an object used when testing magical power reactions or teaching five or six-year-old children how to use magical power. It was capable of trapping magical energy in this sphere for up to 24 hours.
‘I bought the biggest, most expensive and best one, so I can shell out about 4,000 each.’
If I combine the stored magic power with my current magic power, I can barely exceed 20,000. If my calculations are correct, we can experiment with the image barrier.
“Goes.”
When I placed my hand on the sphere and concentrated my mind, the pressure of squeezing the sphere increased and the sphere began to emit an intense blue light.
As cold sweat broke out all over my body, magical energy was swirling in strange waves within the dazzling glass beads.
“This completes it… … .”
Take a deep breath, sit cross-legged, and begin meditation.
It straightens the flow of disorganized magical energy and provides stability so that Joogyeol can create new magical energy.
By the time all magical energy was restored, the next day’s twilight was shining through the window. As soon as I opened my eyes, I made a hand sign with both hands.
La(羅).
The granting of traits that unfolds in a sweeping manner.
The hand sign symbolizing this rune is to make two triangles and a circle with both hands.
“Building a mental image, Yuryang Sejon.”
At that moment, a fierce storm of magical power swirled around, and suddenly the glass bead in which the magical energy was swirling cracked and shattered.
At the same time, hemoptysis burst out, accompanied by a pain that felt like scratching the bead with a chisel.
‘Is it a failure after all? … ?’
It was a time when I was about to lament failure. The § pattern engraved on the palm of the left hand radiated heat so high that it felt like it was burning the skin, creating a new world of light.
<流> <量>
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<尊>
A large, mysterious legal formation unfolds around Lane.
There were a total of five circles in the Buddhist camp, and in each of the four circles in the east, west, north, south, and south, excluding the circle where Rain sat, the runes of the Blessed Virgin Mary were engraved and flickered brilliantly.
Flow: Characteristic of ‘flow’.
Liang (量): The characteristic of ‘counting’.
Se (世): Characteristics of ‘world’.
John (尊): The characteristic of ‘augmentation’.
And what was even more surprising than this was the magic circuit that connected the central circle to the corresponding runes.
Yun (蝡), Lo (癆), Eun (齦), Lin infinite function, variable wave, etc… … .
Aren’t the incomplete runes and mathematical theories that Lin has devised so far gathered together to form a line?
As the literal meaning of the image barrier was, it seemed as if the thoughts in my head were constructed as a barrier.
“no way… … .”
Let’s use the flame magic that we experimented with at the Battle of Dragons Hall before.
Boom!
Then, the rune of Yun (蝡) and the matrix mechanics theory needed to cast the magic seemed to come to mind, and the strokes of Yun (蝡) were changed to Yun (蜳), and several other formulas were added to the matrix mechanics theory. It has been done.
‘Unbelievable.’
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Does this provide the best option for using the magic you have in mind? Compensating for my inexperience like this?
‘This is ridiculous… … .’
It was truly an unbelievable ability.
There is no one who can teach magic above 5 stars. It’s an area of self-study that you have to solve alone, but you can learn it like this?
“It’s totally awesome?”
The laughter stopped there.
A stinging pain arose in the main area, and soon the dharma circle that had spread out completely covering the room disappeared into particles of light.
This probably means that the magic power has been depleted.
“Hu, hu, huhihihi…” … !”
Lane fell backwards and laughed like a child. Not paying attention to the chills that came from my cold sweat-soaked body.
“The image barrier is like a mirror that reflects the mind of the practitioner.”
The second wise man, Riot Warden, said so. If you refer to it, you will be able to immediately understand the special characteristics of Lane’s flow rate.
The image barrier is a mirror that reflects the mind, and the only thing in the boy’s heart is a straight, infinite, yet innocent quest for the truth.
The image of the ‘longing for truth’ is embodied in the Buddha of Yuryang.
fantasy,