The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 296
“…you mean Have you heard that rumor lately?”
“Is that a rumor?”
Bale, the second-class wizard of the Mage Tower, suddenly tilted his colleague’s head.
The colleague stood close to the veil and spoke cautiously.
“The tower lord recently…what to say about that little…Rumors of mental instability.”
“Uh uh huh! What nonsense!”
How could the greatest mage in the tower speak such nonsense when he is mentally unstable!
Bale glared fiercely at his colleague who was talking about trouble.
“What are you talking about! It’s not okay to say that kind of thing!”
“Didn’t you hear it from time to time inside the tower too! Rumor has it that he goes in and out of the library at night like a complete deaf person.”
Generally, the mage tower is located at the top of the tower and does not come down well.
Wasn’t the Master of the Magic Tower busy with all sorts of research in the first place?
But recently, rumors began to circulate that the master of the mage tower was wandering around the tower in a mess.
Mumbling incomprehensible words without proper management.
– Damn it.
Or
– I …rani.
Is it an unknown word?
Not a single eyewitness.
Recently, among the wizards of the tower, the word that the owner of the tower suffered from dementia due to a failed experiment reached a point where it started to circulate.
It’s never a good situation.
At least in the tower, Aleista, the owner of the Mage Tower, is the owner, and that authority must be solidified.
Until now, the Tower had managed somehow thanks to its solid authority.
But will that authority collapse?
It’s a situation where you have to seriously worry about the future of the tower.
“It couldn’t be.”
Bale shook his head.
It can’t be, and it shouldn’t be.
If the owner of the mage tower is truly mentally unstable, the tower that has a long history could collapse on that day.
‘What the hell is the tower going to be like?’
Veil let out a small sigh and looked up at the peak where the tower owner would be.
how come
I didn’t have a good feeling.
* * *
Around the time the atmosphere in the tower was gradually sinking.
“Please stop….”
Rumor has it that the tower owner was drying up and dying.
To be precise, should I say right before death from overwork?
He remembered something from a very long time ago. When he was in the middle of being rolled with a ‘apprentice’ label… ….
– Would you like to apprentice under me?
The elder held out his hand to him.
The devil’s proposal that I should never accept now.
But at the time he didn’t know.
The elder is a high-circle wizard who is close to ‘normal’ in the tower.
Isn’t it a blessing to be able to lead the life of an apprentice wizard under such an elder!
He didn’t doubt that.
But reality is always terribly cruel.
The future unfolding in front of him was a hell of overwork and enduring all sorts of hardships… ….
As a result, he stood tall as the owner of the tower after struggling through that period, but the hell he went through did not disappear.
Sometimes the scene of the day would appear in my nightmares.
I thought it was over though.
There was no one who gave assignments to the owner of the tower, and even more so there was no one who tried to abuse power… ….
But what is this?
“Ugh!”
Why the hell!
Are you saying that you are writing your thesis while shedding tears in such a sad way?
Why on earth is he, who is said to be one of only a handful of people on the continent, a great mage of the 8th circle… …!
– Circle 8 is crazy! If someone like you is 8 circles, I think even a wild dog passing by can hit 4 circles! Stop fucking and stop thinking! That’s your future asset!
“I am in my twilight! It’s time to sort out the future and what!”
– Uh huh! Where does a man with a bright future say such a thing! What kind of twilight is this guy who only lived about 70 years talking about… …
“I don’t know if it’s a demon like you, but if you’re a human, you’re already preparing for the end at my age! Why the hell can’t you eat me!”
– Oh, even if it’s not eternal life, does it increase lifespan after research?
“No!”
It’s life, it’s nabal, and I want to rest like before! I want to lead a life worthy of the owner of the Tower while studying at my leisure!
“What the heck is the < Circle Recombination Ceremony >! Do you think it would be possible to combine other circles in the process of weaving the 9th ring and make them upward compatible with the existing circles?! How stupid am I to wrap my hair like this!”
The contents of the ‘trial’ given to him by this goddamned earthly spirit or evil spirit were simple.
Create a new ‘theory’ that far surpasses the existing mana training method.
And the circle created in this way must be higher than the existing circle.
Of course, but impossible.
The reason why the concept of ‘Circle’, which was created hundreds of years ago, has not yet improved is simple.
This is because the ring form is the best way to condense mana and use it as a medium for magic.
In the past and now… ….
That ‘obvious truth’ has never been violated.
It was not for nothing that the great mage of the past said, ‘If there is a god of magic, it must be the Circle.’
But get out of the circle?
To create a ‘superior’ mana training method? Even if you succeed, you can get your hands on an enormous amount of time that transcends the lifespan of existing humans?
it’s bullshit
If there was such a convenient thing, it would have been found right away and someone would have used it.
However, in the history of magic, there is not a single one who has risen to that rank.
Even that Walpurgis.
If so, what does it mean?
‘What is it? It’s just impossible!’
That’s the problem.
This damn demon is pressuring you to make the impossible happen.
And until then, there is only one restriction placed on this evil spirit.
‘My circle.’
The great achievement of Circle 8 was blocked in an instant.
Until he completes the ordeal, he becomes nothing more than a back room old man unable to use even the slightest amount of magic.
“…damn it.”
He shed tears again as he looked at my handwriting on the white blank paper.
Seeing how sensible they have become, it seems like it’s really time to go.
‘Please someone save me… ….’
What the hell is a warrior
I won’t catch this evil spirit.
* * *
“Um, we’ve arrived.”
The magic tower was quite far from Silin, where it had been until yesterday.
However, barely a day had passed since then, and I already had the Magic Tower right in front of me.
Why?
What is it? It is the result of the awareness of Godhead.
In the first place, I had already reached a point where the distinction between 8th and 9th circles was meaningless.
No matter how long-distance space movement magic it was, it was no longer a problem.
I knew the spatial coordinates, and thanks to being aware of my divinity, the failure rate of space movement was also greatly reduced.
In any case, the ‘Magic Tower’ stood in front of us, boasting of its mighty majesty.
Surrounded by a gigantic forest that wouldn’t be strange to call it a great forest, the tower stood tall in the sky.
Various characters were engraved on the walls, and high-performance magic barriers were floating in the air.
A sight that can be seen as the pinnacle of modern magic.
and those who saw it.
[Hmm, that’s normal.]
– Nothing special.
He said so with a voice and expression that was neither funny nor impressive.
“Can’t you at least pretend to admire it? First of all, this is the great tower where the history of human magic is accumulated.”
It is undeniable that it has become a bit old fashioned over the years, but even taking that into consideration, it is undeniably a meaningful space in the history of magic.
But what about the reaction?
Of course it’s not strange.
Set must have seen this kind of scene countless times, Asar’s apostle, and in the case of Wise… …Well, let’s say it’s thanks to < Longinus >.
In any case, both of them are used to this kind of sight.
I know you know this… ….
‘Something is missing steam.’
I let out a small sigh and walked.
This is why it’s not fun to hang out with deceased people.
Because this doesn’t show the expected reaction.
[By the way, let’s say it’s okay to attack the tomb this time… ….]
Set asked cautiously.
[…] …What are you going to do next?]
“Regain the state before regression.”
– hmm….
Both of these people here know that I have returned.
So, I was able to feel free to talk about my future plans.
[Before the regression, it’s the 9th circle, right? But as long as you realize your godhood, you can climb right now.]
“That’s right. But that’s just the 9th circle within the ‘predictable’ range.”
In other words, even if it is 9 circles, it is ultimately 9 circles within the limits set by humans.
If you look at it coldly, I was a great mage before returning, but it was too much to go beyond human limits.
Of course, that circle did too.
“It can’t be like that anymore. As long as I decided to face the demon myself, the circle can’t be normal either.”
– In other words, I’m going to change the circle inside the contractor.
Weiss briefly summarized my words and sighed lightly.
– Are you willing to do the hard work yourself? You can’t dry it though. It’s drastic, but it’s necessary.
“yes.”
– The problem is that what the contractor is trying to do is unprecedented in the history of magic. In other words, it is a path pioneered by the contractor. Have you thought about what to do?
“there is.”
The reason why I had to come to this magic tower.
If you simply want to get the advice of an excellent great mage, you can run to your father right away.
Because my father is the strongest mage in the empire. But unfortunately, my father was the ‘strongest’ but not a ‘researcher’.
in other words.
‘My father is a practicalist, not a theorist.’
Everyone has a special way.
It is not different even if it is a great mage.
It’s just that my father’s specialty is not ‘theory’… ….
To be honest, it wasn’t that I didn’t learn magic from my father for no reason when I was young.
– Why don’t you understand this son? can i just do it?
– Come on, focus. Can you feel the mana right away? uh? don’t you feel it? Probably not. don’t lie
Teaching is… …It wasn’t my father’s specialty in many ways.
really.
Whatever the reason, I’m now headed to the Mage’s Tower, where the apex of that ‘theory’ is located.
Magic Tower Lord Aleister.
He’s a man with a lot to say, but when it comes to theory, no wizard can follow him.
There is no end to the magic books stored there, and the magic materials needed for research are infinite… …There is no reason not to ask for cooperation.
I know that the top owner is in a situation where there is some kind of problem.
It was around this time that I heard strange rumors about the tower owner.
…And that was also the starting point of the fall of the Magic Tower.
The fall of the Mage Tower was an unusual case in that it happened without the involvement of demons.
Upon entering the Mage Tower, the inside was quite cluttered, just like the memory before returning.
When I was about to go inside like that.
“Stop it.”
The two apprentice wizards guarding the door looked at me and asked.
“What business did you come for? here is the magic tower. It is a land not allowed to outsiders.”
“I am also a wizard.”
“But you are not the one who got permission from the Tower. After checking, I don’t think you have the pass… ….”
The mage tower is quite closed.
Unauthorized people who do not have a pass will not be admitted, even if they are magicians.
Then, is it easy to get that pass?
No, it can be said that it is not tolerable to give a pass unless it is for those who came from an apprentice with the determination to bury their bones in the tower.
what of course
“It doesn’t matter.”
It has nothing to do with me.
I immediately hit the floor lightly with the staff I was holding.
Then, at that moment, in the empty air, ‘Divine Power’ and ‘Mana’ lightly harmonized to form one magic.
Small orbs mixed with mana and divine power began to fall like snow on the tower.
The wizards of the Tower, who were busy on their way, stopped involuntarily, looked at them, and opened their mouths.
“Poetry divine power?”
“Ha, but how can divine power naturally harmonize with mana….”
Of course, the same goes for the wizards guarding the entrance.
They also looked at me with their mouths open and said:
“Please don’t… ….”
“Yes, as you can see, I am a warrior.”
As a bonus, he is also the great mage of the 8th circle.
I watched the wizards with a bright smile.
“This business….”
“Oh that’s it.”
There is only one more reason why the hero came to the Tower of Wizards.
“Did you come to tell me something good?”
That’s how you came.
Do a bit of evangelism and do a little bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of
