The Grand Mage who transcends by returning, Episode 172
“…what?”
A lush beard swelled.
He stared at the sky for a moment with wide eyes, then sat down in his chair.
The shadow wriggles and moves as if comforting him.
“failure…Did you?”
He couldn’t keep his composure at the completely unbelievable news.
A plan that must not fail.
No, I didn’t even assume failure in the first place.
No one else, no one else, but a contractor of the Great One.
That an ancient being empowered by him would crumble so easily?
that doesn’t even sound funny.
If it was so easy to break down, he wouldn’t have been so confident in the first place.
Wasn’t it a natural plan to succeed that much?
Had it succeeded, a disaster that mankind could not have endured would have struck the world.
But then why the hell!
“What the hell happened!”
“I couldn’t figure it out. However, rumors circulate in the forest that the real Aether has returned. Hemera was defeated by her… ….”
“Nonsense!”
Kwajik!
The chair he was holding was broken.
The bright red eyes shook as if they were going to bleed at any moment.
“She had a contract with him! Even more so, there is no existence that knows the secret story of ‘that day’!”
There was no need to fight head-on.
It would have been enough to just cower and intervene when necessary.
Wasn’t that the plan in the first place?
Aether and Hemera.
It is no exaggeration to say that very few people remember the secret history surrounding these two sisters.
Even if there was, it would have been a distorted record… ….
But at that time, the body of the old man who had said that far stiffened.
One possibility came to mind.
“…The hemp book of records.”
He bit his lip and said the name.
No one knows better than the elderly how important information is.
“The hero of this generation…Walpurgis… …Yes, that damn Walpurgis.”
he sighed greatly.
“Ah, we should have taken down Walpurgis first. It wasn’t that I didn’t know about them, so why did I hesitate… …!”
“It is all right, my lord. Even from now on, Walpurgis… ….”
“It’s late, it’s late!”
The old man’s face twisted.
“I was careless because he wasn’t there! So… …So it didn’t work. Those bloodlines are not going anywhere!”
The young man who made the report looked at his master with a puzzled expression.
Because he wasn’t his master.
The owner he knew always kept his composure and never showed much emotion in anything.
But this day failed.
Besides, as soon as I heard that ‘Walpurgis’ was involved in it, I was so visibly agitated.
“Master, it is a human family. Even if they struggle, nothing can be done about us… ….”
“Shut that mouth!”
“…?!”
Startled, the young man took a step back.
His master was glaring at him with eyes completely different from those he had ever shown.
“Walpurgis…Their origins are not something that can be easily determined! Your complacency now is the same as back then… …damn it!”
The old man could no longer speak and began to riot.
All the young man can do on the spot is to watch them trembling in fear… ….
‘Because what the hell is the Walpurgis family?’
I know.
One of the four great families of that empire.
It’s an aristocratic family, but it’s a huge family with enough power that it’s not strange to say it’s just a kingdom of magic.
yes i know that
But my master had never wavered in this way, even against his great family Lindel.
However, when only Walpurgis is involved, he reacts sensitively.
“Whoa….”
The old man vented his anger like that for a long time, then seemed to have calmed down and straightened his clothes.
Then, as if it was a waste, he looked at the furniture he had broken… ….
“…Tsk It will take quite a while to make new ones.”
He grimaced and frowned.
The furniture he broke is a ‘work’ that he put a lot of effort into.
They were made with effort while enduring the screams of livestock.
what can’t be done
Although he was stingy and greedy.
These are the things I make as a hobby.
‘I’m still firm in my thoughts.’
Be careful.
All they need is preparation for the time when the gods descend.
It is foolish to do more ‘unnecessary’ actions.
but….
‘Still, I guess I need to fill in as much as I failed.’
Both of his eyes shone eerily.
* * *
– …hmm so
Through the communication bead, I could see my father holding his hand on his forehead.
– This time, the problem of the dark forest was solved, and the forest itself was said to be the base of the guild.
“It happened.”
– Son, do you know that this is ridiculous?
My father looked at me quietly.
– You understand, Aidan.
Remegeton, who was playing next to him, chuckled and interjected.
– Is your son the kind to care about stuff like that? At least, he must have thought that if I let things go roughly, you would somehow manage them.
“….”
Hmm did you hear Truly a hemp book.
Insight is very good.
I looked at my father with a silent melancholy expression.
“Father, out of countless fathers in this world, how many have warriors as their sons? Considering the current era, my father is the only father who has a warrior as his son. That’s how the world works. Originally, with great power comes great responsibility… ….”
– Son, your tongue is long.
I got straight to the point.
“Father, please take care of it.”
– …haha.
My father is a great mage of the 8th circle, but at the same time, he is also a very outstanding lord.
Isn’t it the father who has maintained and grown the great family called ‘Walpurgis’ until now?
At my words, my father frowned for a moment.
– By the way, he’s a demon god’s contractor… …More and more difficult things to handle are pouring out. It’s definitely a dangerous time.
I told my father everything that had happened in the forest.
To deal with the guild gun, my father also had to figure out the whole story.
“It is unavoidable.”
– Are you okay?
My father looked at me quietly.
– Isn’t that what you have to deal with? It’s not unusual to be weighed down by pressure.
“it’s okay.”
That much I could be sure of.
“You know me. If I couldn’t afford it, I wouldn’t even start.”
At my words, my father nodded.
When I showed that I was okay, my father said no more.
If I’m okay, then I’m okay.
Once my father made a decision, he never interfered unnecessarily.
– What good. Being able to extend your influence beyond the empire… …It’s definitely not a bad thing. I think I’m going to use my head a bit.
“Go for it.”
– It looks like you went crazy because you really wanted to get behind him.
My father laughed as he said that in a benevolent voice and expression.
Truly a harmonious rich man.
Wouldn’t it be an exaggeration to say that there is no parent-child relationship like my father and me in the empire without walls?
“Oh right. father. Do you have the ‘Fountain of Abundance’ in your family storehouse?”
– Yes.
“The fact that it was there means it was written.”
– I wrote it before you were even born, you bastard. But why is the spring of abundance out of the blue? Are you thinking of making an elixir?
At that, I nodded.
“Yes, I will.”
– …What is the spirit of Hertesis? In terms of ingredients for the elixir, that would be the most important and hard to find.
“I already got that.”
That’s what Dirge gave me as a gift when he first appeared in front of me.
I’m keeping it to make an elixir someday.
You may need to move slowly.
At my words, my father clicked his tongue briefly and spoke to me.
– If it’s because of the 8th circle, Arthur. No matter how great the elixir is, it won’t give you the realization you didn’t have. What matters is awareness.
“Well, once you’ve made it, wouldn’t it be useful somewhere?”
In fact, in terms of ‘enlightenment’ alone, I could already say that I was above my father.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t say that.
‘I feel the need to reach the 8th circle, but… ….’
Reaching Circle 8 doesn’t mean you can use Circle 9 magic with Circle Expansion.
Circle Expansion is valid for only 8 circles.
Of course, just because I reached the 8th circle doesn’t mean I can use the magic of the 9th circle.
Doesn’t that mean reaching the 8th circle?
No way.
When you reach the 8th circle, ‘Circle Expansion’ is not simply a skill that allows you to use the magic of the previous circle.
Until then, Circle Expansion was simply an increase in ‘Circle’, but starting from Circle 8, the meaning changes.
– There is no ‘Fountain of Abundance’ in the family warehouse right now… …Hmm yes I know where it is.
“Where is that?”
– Isn’t there an external holy place in the kingdom? There is only one sanctuary that has been approved.
“If it is a certified holy site….”
For a moment, I recalled the information about the church in my head.
I didn’t even have to think deeply.
That ‘authorized sacred site’ was a place I knew well.
“You mean Saint’s Hill?”
– Yes, I heard the news that a fountain of abundance was recently discovered there.
…Saint’s Hill.
It is a land that cannot be said to have no relationship at all.
It was also a place I should definitely visit at least once as a warrior.
“I knew. I’ll just turn it off. Please tell Viscount Nostra to practice magic faithfully.”
– Even if you don’t say anything, don’t worry, that friend is working hard on his research.
Dad laughed and said.
– Don’t overdo it unnecessarily. Since before, it was a problem because it was too much if you were plugged in once.
“Don’t worry about that.”
I said that and cut off communication.
As my father disappeared, my face was slowly revealed in the transparent orb.
“…Hmm.”
No matter how you look at it, it was the same.
“There’s nothing particularly wrong with it, but what are you so worried about?”
It’s because you’re the main book anyway.
* * *
The next day.
We left the Dark Forest.
Now that the darkness has lifted, it might not be a bit of a stretch to call it a ‘dark’ forest, but anyway… ….
“You are leaving now.”
Hados said with a smile.
Compared to before, it was a really bright expression, needless to say.
“I don’t know how to repay the grace I received from the warrior. Thanks to that, I was able to relieve not only the curse but also the burden on my heart for a long time… ….”
“What are you thankful for? I will continue to work in the future. Are you going to get reimbursed?”
“uh, ah…yes.”
Heddos slightly averted his eyes.
“It must be serious for my father to manipulate people, so try to do well. Go for it!”
“Far Fighting….”
He lifted his hand helplessly.
It was the time when I was about to say that and say hello.
“Ah, I see, warrior. As a guild leader, I have some information to tell you… ….”
“say it.”
“It is said that he finally came out after a long training.”
“…him?”
If you say he is, how do I know who he is?
After looking at it roughly like that, Heddos continued to speak.
“Saintess.”
“ah.”
I quietly calculated the point at which I did the regression and the time that has passed.
“hmm.”
…is it real
A member of the Argo and Saint
Ariandel.
Come to think of it, it was time for her to come out.
