Episode 32
EPISODE.16
He stopped Vermilion’s rough (?) hand and let out a dry breath.
I apologized to Russell.
“I’m sorry. The brother-in-law is such a mischievous person.”
“Then, what I was going to say last time is…”
I definitely remember hearing the word ‘Jang-.’. If the word behind it was ‘I’, the current situation fits perfectly.
“okay. I had no choice but to allow it because he was stubbornly insisting on taking the test himself.”
He touched his forehead with the palm of his hand.
“Considering the nature of the death penalty, there was also the possibility of doing something before that.”
“What do you think of your death penalty?”
Contrary to what he said, Vermilion didn’t look too bad.
On the contrary, there was even a smile hanging from the corner of his mouth.
His face was closer to the image of ‘the man next door’ than the nickname ‘Crazy Tiger’.
“It should have been once or twice.”
Giving a reproach as if he was used to it, Hubert handed him the robe he was wearing like a coat.
“Rather than that, I think it would be better to put on something first.”
“hmm.”
Looking back at his own face, he nodded and accepted the robe.
Immediately, a sound of pain came from both men at the same time.
“hmm.”
“Grunt.”
It was the voice of Hubert, who handed over the robe, and Vermillion, who received it and put it on.
It was because Vermilion, who was quite slender, received and wore Hubert’s robe, which was quite ridiculous.
“It seems a bit small. Hahaha!”
It’s a shame because it was a robe made of stretchy material.
The robe Hubert handed over had swelled up like it was about to explode.
In fact, Vermilion laughed heartily once again as she looked at the robe where the stitches had been ripped off and the muscles were exposed.
Still, Hubert shook his head because he was definitely better than before.
Right after that, he asked while sweeping all over Russell’s body.
“There doesn’t seem to be any injuries, and I was more surprised than that.”
“…?”
“I can’t believe you, Russell, would provoke the death penalty like that.”
The answer came from Vermillion, not Russell.
“joy. what is provocation That guy already noticed everything.”
Vermilion stared at Russell, ignoring Hubert’s surprised gaze.
He nodded his head and opened his mouth, asking him to explain himself.
“There were several grounds for speculation, but two big ones. The only thing I was sure of was taking the test.”
The first was the open gymnasium door.
If it hadn’t been forcibly torn off, and if the lock had been left intact, you wouldn’t be able to think that someone had opened the door.
“Are you sure the professors at the academy are in charge of the key?”
When I asked while looking at Hubert, he nodded with a puzzled expression.
“It was definitely me who opened the door. Then what is the second?”
“The second was an attitude that seemed too obvious to provoke me.”
It’s not like I’m turning my words around, but it’s not like I’m scratching my insides.
Even though I’ve been stimulating it, I haven’t crossed the line again.
“If you’re not an idiot, wouldn’t you think ‘maybe?’”
I did shed it to some extent.
But it was completely unexpected that Russell noticed so quickly.
“Besides, you didn’t make a single proper attack during the test, did you? Thanks to you, I was convinced.”
Not even a scarecrow for training.
In the middle, he created a light barrage with fire bolts, but it was enough for Russell to respond.
No matter how handicapped he was, if the 6th circle mage works properly-.
‘No matter how long it was, it must have been difficult even to last for 3 minutes.’
Commonly called the top level, their skills were comparable to small-scale natural disasters.
With about 50 people in the kingdom, they weren’t treated as tactical weapons for nothing.
“A quick-witted little boy.”
He pats Russell on the shoulder and then gives him a strange look.
“More than that, he was quite physically fit for a wizard. Do you usually do some exercise?”
“ah? yes. If it’s basic strength training and physical training, I don’t skip it every day…”
Before the words were finished, Vermilion laughed heartily.
“Hahahahaha! I like it. I like it!”
Then he tapped Russell’s forearm or shoulder pectoralis major muscle and added.
“But that’s not enough.”
“…”
“To build such big and beautiful muscles like me, you have to do ironing, not basic strength training.”
“Is it iron quality?”
A jargon popped out of nowhere.
“Say something like this.”
When he gave me a dumbfounded expression, he moved his arm.
He responded by taking the action of lifting something flashingly.
“Say something like this. like this!”
Of course, even a wizard felt the need to build a body.
But can the muscles he pursues and the muscles he pursues be the same?
Instead of affirming it because I was able to say no.
I just nodded my head and tried to get over the situation.
“ah. yes.”
If it wasn’t for Vermillion’s suggestion that followed.
“good. Then, once in a while, iron in a good place with this death penalty-”
the moment you want to freak out.
“Russell. Amazing.”
It was none other than Hubert who saved him.
“Just getting to the 4th circle in such a short amount of time is amazing enough.”
You even learn spirit magic.
At Hubert’s murmuring, Russell briefly explained what had happened during the last vacation.
‘There’s no need to explain things related to the mission.’
If I did that, there would only be more things I needed to explain.
All you need to do is subdue the pirate ship that Daria was with.
“Huh. Not only fighting sword users in a narrow passage, but also saving an elf.”
“Come to think of it, Master once asked for an escort, saying that he needed manpower to escort the elves. The youngest priest had a rare experience.”
“yes. Elemental magic was something I learned from the elves back then.”
So-called elemental magic.
In order to learn spirit magic, you had to be born with a talent separate from magic.
The problem is that this spiritual talent is extremely rare.
For this reason, the number of known human elementalists currently active is 0.
“If it’s okay, I’ll show you the existence of a spirit once again. Russell?”
Hubert’s request Russell complied.
After talking for a while, the magical power required for summoning had been restored.
kyareuk-.
The door to the spirit world opens and Pepper lands on Russell’s head.
Did you realize that the battle was over?
Unlike before, when he immediately entered the combat stance, his expression became relaxed and comfortable.
The one who landed on Russell’s head as a nest covered himself with wings and yawned loudly.
Gyareuk-.
Sparks lightly rose along his open mouth.
“Oh oh. This is the spirit.”
“By the way, the appearance is a little peculiar. It’s different from what you see in the book, but it’s a variant. Or is it a subspecies?”
Even for high-ranking wizards, spirits were not easy to see, so each of them burned their passion for learning.
He ran his fingers over Pepper’s chapped skin and touched the coating on his wings.
As long as it doesn’t make Pepper feel bad, of course.
They too were wizards.
It was the first time he had seen a spirit in person, but he was not an outsider.
Pepper, too, seemed not to be in a bad mood, and mingled with them moderately.
That’s how the last day of TOP’s selection came to an end.
‘Somehow, it seems like I took all four exams by myself.’
I even felt a little bit embarrassed.
* * *
After matching the spirits of the two to some extent.
Returning to the dormitory, Russell slumps down on the bed.
late time.
In addition, he used magic to the extent that the circle was empty and fought.
I think it was a tiring day in many ways.
In my heart, I wanted to go to bed right away, but-.
‘There’s something I need to check before that.’
It was the turn to confirm the identity of the ‘???’ received as a reward this time.
So far, a reward with a question mark has appeared a total of two times.
The first was parchment with a map on it, and the second -.
‘It was Cloudy Ring.’
Then what about the third one?
I opened a subspace with curiosity and curiosity at the same time.
so-so-so-so.
First, I put the magic stone I received this time in my mouth like a snack, chewed it, and took out the reward.
‘This-.’
It was the same parchment map as the first. The difference is that this time there is no unrecognizable magic.
[Mission-Ⅰ]
Go to the location marked on the map and solve the mission.
If you get close enough, the light will show you the way.
[Reward]
???
Intermediate Manastone (Edible)x2 Lesser Manastone (Edible)x3
‘Map again.’
In that case, the first thing to do is to figure out where the location indicated on this map is.
Rising from his tiredness, Russell opened the map book he had bought last time.
‘Still, is it better than last time?’
Unlike the previous map, which was no different from putting your head on the ground if you weren’t lucky, this time it was limited to the terrain called ‘Island’.
Of course, it won’t be that easy.
‘There are not one or two types of islands on the continent.’
Still, it was much better than searching inland one by one.
‘I’ll be able to finish it in five days at the most.’
Sarak Sarak-.
The pages of the map are turned and after hours of painstaking iteration.
In the end, Russell, who had identified the location, spat out a deep lament.
“Ah….”
The terrain that fits perfectly with the parchment.
‘Kuril Island.’
Because it was one of the ‘deceptions’ in which normal humans are not allowed to walk.
.
.
The Kuril Islands are islands of size that can be compared to a modest kingdom.
The reason why the Kuril Islands were called hypocrites was simple.
‘Monsters with strong power and beasts…’
In the Kuril Islands, there were many monsters with superior power than usual.
‘Of course, there are different opinions in the academic world as to why the monsters on the island evolved the way they did, but…’
Of course, ordinary people couldn’t live properly on that island.
The only ones allowed to live on the island are the Beasts, who have far superior physical abilities than humans.
‘Generally, it is said that the area that humans can approach is only a few cities along the coast, where interactions with the beast races take place?’
Russell frowned, recalling the rumors he had heard all along.
The area marked on the map was clearly the inside of the island, even at a cursory glance.
‘The problem isn’t just monsters.’
Among the beastmen, there might be a tribe that ignores and is hostile to humans.
If you think so, it’s 6 circles at least.
‘I’m saying that you need to have the skill level of the master of the local magic tower.’
Maybe you need more than that.
Russell thought with a sigh because he was still at a far-off level.
‘In the end, it would be impossible to go to this place right now.’
Unfortunately, there was no other way.
dragon-swallowed wizard
