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the mage tower does not take in outsiders.
So usually you can’t enter without a permit.
“But as long as you have a license, you will be treated equally with the wizards you belong to.
In the Mage Tower, you can listen to magic lectures, browse the materials in the Mage Tower Library, or buy magic-related items.
“Among the items sold at the Mage Tower, there are many items that can help healers.”
Healers are, roughly speaking, priests + wizards. Although not a formal wizard, you can obtain useful knowledge and items by visiting the Mage Tower.
“Since you are also a healer, you must have good staff. You’ll also need a cape…”
“Thanks for your concern.”
Of course, a normal healer staff and cloak wouldn’t be necessary for a scum with no divine power or magical power.
‘Among the items sold at the Mage Tower, there are many useful things for wild healers.’
A variety of medicinal herbs grown using magic. Data books such as monster encyclopedias and potion recipes. Other than that, there are tools that can help with the wild healer’s work.
‘I’ll have to find something that’s hard to find near Hind Village.’
Kang Seung-hyun is a wild healer who can’t use heals, but uses his talents instead. In order to utilize his talent, he must acquire various knowledge and materials.
‘Let’s get everything we can find.’
This is an opportunity not to be missed. I don’t know when I’ll be able to get the Mage Tower permit again.
“The duration of the Mage Tower Permit issued is three days. It would be difficult to visit the entire Mage Tower in three days…”
Professor Tansel drew a simple map on a piece of paper.
“I’ve marked the places I recommend to you. This store here will give you a discount if you mention my name…”
“Thank you.”
“I have to say hello. If you have the conditions, I recommend watching the magic parade, and the wild strawberry juice at the teahouse is…”
Professor Tansel drew a map with an excited face. The map of the magic tower gradually turned into a tourist information booklet.
‘It’s not because I’m thankful, but maybe I just wanted to recommend a tourist destination.’
Anyway, Kang Seung-hyeon obtained the Mage Tower permit and the map of the Mage Tower.
“I’ll just go.”
“…for a moment.”
I was just about to open the door. Professor Tansel called Kang Seung-hyun to see if he had something to say.
“It was just after using the Trinity magic circle. A normal wizard would have exhausted all his magic.”
“…”
“That’s why I thought I couldn’t feel the magic, but even now after a while, I can hardly feel the magic.”
Very skilled wizards can sense the magical powers of others to some extent.
“That means the magical power it possesses is very low.”
Professor Tansel, who was silent for a moment, opened his mouth. He noticed that his magic power was low, but he didn’t seem to know that his magic power was 0.
“You are not an ordinary healer. Should I say that I am not an ordinary person?”
‘Did you notice that I am a dimension mover?’
The Mage Tower also wants to know the secret of the dimension mover’s power. Experiments and research are the mage’s specialties.
“Are you going to catch it and use it as a test subject?”
If you’re going to do something like that, I have an idea here too.
“Don’t get me wrong. It just reminded me of an old friend.”
Professor Tansel said with a smile.
“I’m not the same as you… but I felt like a friend.”
Now, the news has been cut off, so it is said that it is unknown.
‘Because there are many dimension movers besides me who have been brought in.’
– “Then thank you.”
Kang Seung-hyun left Professor Tansel’s room. Looking at the scenery outside the window, I could see that it was early morning.
‘Kim Ho-jeong must be sleeping. Let’s talk about the Mage Tower tomorrow.’
It was time to head up the stairs to go back to the room.
“Ah, Healer Kang Seung-hyun.”
“What are you doing not sleeping until this time?”
Tina was standing by the window at the end of the hallway.
“It’s been a while since I’ve come to the Mage Tower, so I’m used to it and I’m glad…”
“As expected, Tina also belonged to the Mage Tower.”
“yes. It’s not our magic tower, but it’s a place we miss.”
“Most of the guys who gave up learning magic belong to the Mage Tower.”
Wizards who enter the Mage Tower meet people with more talent than themselves in exchange for gaining a lot of knowledge.
‘Because of that, there are many people who leave the Mage Tower because they are shocked to see people who are better than themselves.’
So it may seem surprising, but independent wizards rarely give up magic.
‘But Tina-san seems to have another reason.’
If he had left the Mage Tower due to talent problems, there would be no way he would have chosen a swordsman with less talent than magic.
“Since you found out that far… I guess I’m keeping my mouth shut. In fact, I belonged to the Golden Mage Tower.”
The Golden Mage Tower is located in the eastern part of Azul Continent. Tina and Ruth seem to be from the East.
“I was born in Eastern Velia Village… Ruth and I grew up like siblings from an early age.”
Originally, Rusne lived in a village a little far from Velia, but was attacked by monsters and took refuge in Tina’s house.
The young Ruth, who lived in Velia, ran through the hills with a wooden sword to reclaim her hometown.
“To grown-ups, it was child’s play, but Ruth was serious.”
Tina also chased Ruth and picked up a wooden sword. The two became opponents of sparring and joined forces to hunt small wild animals.
“It’s not your first time holding a sword.”
Ruth, who was originally talented, gradually improved her sword skills, and Tina also grew little by little, although not as well as Ruth.
“By the way… it turns out I have a talent for magic.”
The Mage Tower dispatches wizards to various parts of the Azul Continent to find hidden talent. Then, a Mage Tower wizard stopped by Velia and found Tina.
“I wasn’t as genius as Shuire-san, but they said I’d be good enough to enter the Magic Tower.”
However, if she had learned magic since she was a child, Tina had been learning the sword with Ruth since she was very young, wandering around the mountains and fields.
“But when you become a wizard, you have to sit in your room and study. There is no hell.”
Of course, there is no way it fits the aptitude. Tina had no desire or desire to become a wizard.
But the expectations of the family were too high.
Birth of the first wizard in the family.
He is also a magician belonging to the Mage Tower.
“Because my family was an ordinary family with nothing really.”
Tina left her sword and left her hometown to enter the Golden Mage Tower, but there was no way that a child who did not read a single book would follow the rigorous education of the Mage Tower.
Classmates laughed at Tina for falling behind, and professors felt frustrated at Tina for not being able to use her talent.
“Still, I gritted my teeth and endured. Because my family is looking forward to it.”
Then one day, news of Ruth came to her ears.
“They said they regained their hometown, which was in ruins after being occupied by monsters.”
“Mr. Ruth is a bigger guy than I thought.”
“I hurried back to the village… Ruth was a hero. The family was delighted.”
While she was meaninglessly spending time in the Mage Tower, Ruth grew into an excellent swordsman. The family was proud of Ruth.
“If I had kept swinging my sword, I would have been next to Ruth. I kept feeling like this.”
“I guess that was the reason you left the Mage Tower.”
“In the end, it’s like this.”
Tina hadn’t held a sword in over ten years as she was learning magic. Now, he is no different from a beginner in swordsmanship.
He joined the party to gain experience as an adventurer, but it was not helpful as a swordsman due to his lack of swordsmanship. As a mage, it was helpful.
“In the end, I don’t know how to do anything right. Magic and swordsmanship…”
What I want to do and what I am talented at. Tina was contemplating between them.
“Should I go back to the Mage Tower now or continue learning the sword?”
“I don’t know much about it because I didn’t learn magic or swords.”
Kang Seung-hyun, who was listening to Tina’s story, opened his mouth.
“It’s important to do what you want to do.”
“But I…”
“But I’m inferior to others because I have no talent? Then you have to cheat.”
“A trick…?”
Kang Seung-hyun is a healer, but he doesn’t know how to use a heal. However, you can earn points by living as a healer.
‘So I found a way to replace Hill.’
Seunghyun Kang studied general treatment knowledge to heal people without healing. He made up for his lack of talent by drawing from elsewhere.
“You don’t have to choose the means and methods.”
“How can and how…?”
“There are people who say that I am not a real healer after seeing my treatment, but what do I know?”
“Come to think of it…”
Tina recalled what Ruth had been talking about. Kang Seung-hyun is a better healer than any other priest, even though he doesn’t know how to use heals.
“It takes effort and tricks to beat natural talent.”
Even those who made noise as fake healers kept their mouths shut when Kang Seung-hyun treated patients.
Whatever the method, it’s enough to treat it once.
“Try and trick…”
Tina nodded.
“I feel more at ease.”
“Then go to bed now. If you catch a cold, it’s troublesome to make medicine.”
“yes. Good night, Healer.”
-The next day, Ergan and the others gathered at the entrance of the Mage Tower.
Everyone said nothing, as if thinking deeply about something.
“I will return to the Magic Tower.”
The first person to speak was Shuire.
“I came out of the Mage Tower thinking I was the best, but there was someone greater than me.”
Shuire looked at Kang Seung-hyun.
A being that has activated the Trinity magic circle, but has not exhausted its magical energy. Compared to him, he was a novice himself.
“I told the professor and I was beaten a few times, but… he accepted it. So I guess I’m here.”
“I… Actually… I also… decided to return to the church…”
Priest Sahita raised his hand, noticing.
“I… want to put an end to this… so I think I’ll have to leave the party…”
The person in charge, Isle, is dead, but the victims remain. Sahita intends to go back to the church and make graves for them and find family members and acquaintances.
“I will also go with Priest Sahita. I need to practice divine power.”
Lakramati also realized through this adventure. that he is far from lacking.
“Like Inquisitor Kang Seung-hyun… to be strong!”
And they are still mistaking Kang Seung-hyeon for the Heretic Questioner. It was because the sight of the black magician’s alter ego being erased in an instant was a big shock to him.
“That’s why I’m leaving the party too.”
“Actually me too. I intend to return to my hometown.”
Finally, Ergan also opened his mouth.
“It seems you are tired of being an adventurer. I was thinking about whether I should break up the party…”
It seems that being betrayed by Ail was a big shock. Of course, it’s common among adventurers.
“Everybody had the same idea.”
“And the best ending.”
The party is not disbanded because someone is killed or injured, but because the party has its own goal. There is no better ending to an adventurer’s party than this.
– “Everyone has left.”
Shuire returned to the mage tower and the others left the mage tower. The only ones left at the entrance of the magic tower were Tina, Kang Seung-hyeon, and Kim Ho-jung.
“How are we? Shall we depart for Hind Village?”
“I got the Mage Tower permit from Professor Tansel.”
Seunghyun Kang showed the license and said.
“What about Tina?”
“If you have nothing to do, come with us.”
“I…”
Tina seems to have made up her mind too. what to do in the future.
“I want to become a magic swordsman.”
Those who use swordsmanship while reinforcing their lacking skills with magic.
“Some people ridicule me for saying it’s not my job, but I still want to be.”
I want to use my magical talent to learn my favorite swordsmanship. That was Tina’s choice.
“I thought so.”
Normal wizards didn’t fit their aptitude and wasted time becoming a swordsman. Then, the only remaining option is the magic swordsman.
“If you are Tina, you will be able to do well.”
“The problem is that I don’t know anything about magic swordsmen… I should go to the south, which is famous for swordsmanship…”
“I don’t know too well.”
Seunghyun Kang pulled out a letter.
The letter is written in Korean, so Tina cannot read it. However, you will be able to read the name ‘Choi Yi-han’ on the cover.
“North of Azul Continent. Go to Rzinperoi Village.”
“If it’s Le Zinperro… A very cold place even in the northern regions?”
“Because there is one of the strongest… magic swordsmen I know.”
If you go to him and name Kang Seung-hyeon, you will be able to learn the basics of magic swordsmanship even if you don’t accept him as a disciple.
“Because one skill is certain. Just seeing it with your own eyes will help. If you’d like to, send me a letter. I’ll find you.”
“Thank you….”
Eventually, tears welled up in Tina’s eyes. When Kang Seung-hyun handed over the cut bandage, Tina said while wiping her tears.
“Even the Mage Tower teachers have never been so… good to me…
.”
Kang Seung-hyun overlapped himself and Tina, who are struggling because he became a healer who can’t use heals. If she had learned magic from the beginning or continued swordsmanship training, she wouldn’t have worried like that.
“Healer Kang Seung-hyun and tanker Kim Ho-jung, both of you are healthy! I’ll write a letter to Hind Village!”
Tina waved her hand and left the mage tower. He was alone again, but his expression was full of confidence.
“Is Tina okay?”
“It will be fine. I don’t know anything else, but one thing is for sure. We do our own thing.”
Kang Seung-hyun looked at the map of the Mage Tower in his hand. Thanks to Professor Tansel, it was easy to know where and what products were sold.
“There are a few things I must buy.”
