Episode 57
EPISODE.29
Kung-.
A thick sound echoed as another wad of paper climbed on top of the piled up stack of papers.
thump thump.
Russell, who placed several more wads of paper in succession, sighed softly.
“hmm.”
I sighed and checked the checklist.
“I think I took care of everything.”
Hundreds of stacks of paper Russell put on.
They were all the result of homework from Daria.
It was also the result of homework given only ten days ago, not a month ago.
‘Certainly, Master’s classes are a bit tight.’
To read as many as seven magic books in just ten days and write a thesis based on them.
Russell, who sighed slightly as he recalled the homework Daria had given him, smiled involuntarily.
It was because the events of the past half year came to mind without me realizing it.
‘I lived a very busy life.’
This amount of homework came out about once a month.
However, Daria’s education did not stop at the theoretical part.
‘Real war…’
including the dwarves of firewood.
I also continued to practice using various magics without stopping.
Even that wasn’t enough, and he went on and off for several missions.
Such as investigating the changed forest ecosystem and clearing monster colonies.
‘However, out of the four assignments, only one was recognized.’
If you do the math, there are still two tasks left.
Disappointed, Russell licked his lips lightly.
He clicked the tip of his tongue to check the size of his chest.
‘Of course, as long as I’ve been busy, I’m certain of the income.’
last half year.
He had been directly trained by Daria whenever he was not on a mission.
It was only natural that their understanding of magic and their skills would improve.
As well as-.
‘Thanks to the continued pouring in of missions, the amount of mana has also increased considerably.’
Looking purely at the amount of mana, it was safe to say that he had completed the 4th circle.
No, it was about a month ago that I actually entered this state.
‘It’s nothing strange to say that I’m close to the 5th circle.’
[Mission]
Achieve the 5th circle.
5 Circles that go a step further than now Take enough time and effort to complete the 5 Circles.
[Reward] High-level magic stones (edible) Intermediate magic stones (edible) x3 Low
-level magic
stones (edible) x5
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The problem was that this ‘circle 5’ was not a level that could be reached only with the amount of horse power.
It is not for nothing that they say that they will break the first wall blocking their way.
The stage of the 5th circle was a stage that could only be reached after breaking down the wall through enlightenment.
‘Very few wizards can attain enlightenment.’
That’s why most mages waste their entire lives blocked by the wall of the 5th circle.
‘If I use Yonginhwa, I will be able to use the 5th circle magic temporarily.’
In fact, it was an expedient method.
Even though it could be a trump card, it was difficult not to mistake it for skill.
So Russell lightly bit his lip.
I shook my head.
‘After all, there’s only one thing I can do right now.’
Not just waiting for enlightenment to come, but paving the way for it to come.
‘In other words, I’m just working hard without rest.’
Looking back at his situation once again, Russell lightly clenched his fists.
Continuing those thoughts, Russell arrived in front of the flame tower before he knew it and stopped walking.
Upon opening the door to the first floor of the tower, several wizards recognize Russell and greet him.
“oh. It’s Russell.”
“Are you here?”
“If you are the tower owner, he is waiting for you on the top floor.”
It has already been more than half a year since entering the Tower of Flames, so there are many people who are hiding.
After greeting them by saying ‘Senior’, Russell turned his head to head upstairs of the tower.
At that moment, a certain figure came into Russell’s eyes.
A different type of outfit from the Tower of Flames, gray hair, and eyes as thin as threads.
“Sir Alan Page.”
He was Alan Page, a disciple of the window tower owner.
His eyes met and he smiled softly.
Right after that, he approached Russell and said.
“Long time no see. Sir Russell. See you in half a year.”
“yes. But I never expected to see Sir Alan in the Tower of Flames.”
At Russell’s question, he tapped the envelope of the letter in his hand with his fingertips.
“I stopped by for a while because Master had a letter to deliver to the lord of the stupa.”
“Ah, if that’s the case, I…”
“No.”
He shook his head and waved his hand.
“I already gave it to the yeomtap lord, and this belongs to other people.”
“The others?”
“yes. Yellow Pagoda Lord and White Pagoda Lord… It is a letter that must be delivered to the other pagoda owners of the four major magic pagodas in the royal road.”
What is the letter that must be delivered to all the owners of the four magic towers in the royal capital?
Russell, who tilted his head, suddenly felt a strange sense of incongruity.
Looking at Alan, I thought about where this sense of incongruity came from.
wait a while
“no way…?”
Astonishment spreads like a ripple over the pupils.
He grinned at Russell’s gaze and surprise.
He said scratching his head as if embarrassed.
“yes. It happened.”
Unlike what I felt like looking at a huge iceberg, what I felt from Alan Page now was stillness.
It is also very cold and deep, as if facing the cold waters of the North Sea.
Even though his achievements were higher than before, the fact that this change had taken place meant only one thing.
‘Circle 5….’
Alan Page has crossed the wall.
Russell, who recalled five circles in his head, tilted his head involuntarily.
An unexpected question mark popped up in my head.
‘Was it around this time that Alan Page was on the 5th circle?’
As he recalls, it was around the winter of this year that Alan made it to the 5th circle.
I heard the news a little bit before that, around spring, so I probably wasn’t wrong.
However, there was still half a year left until the nearest winter.
But now Alan has reached the 5th circle. Besides, his realm was not at the beginning level.
I feel like I’m already out of the middle of the middle of the day, which is called mature.
If I had to quantify it, should I say it is about 1/3 of 5 circles?
‘Was the rumor wrong or if it wasn’t-.’
The story of breaking the wall faster than the future.
Gulp Russell swallowed.
I don’t know if it’s the former, but if it’s the latter, there must be a reason.
It’s clear that the reason could be…
‘It must be me.’
that he faced himself.
It wasn’t overly self-conscious. For Alan Page, that was the only thing that had changed from the future.
There can be no other reason.
At the thought, Russell felt his heart thump.
‘It means that he felt a sense of competition from me and used that competitive spirit as firewood to grow even faster.’
It was a clear reason why he, who was only an object of admiration in the past, was looking at him as a competitor.
Russell pursed his lips.
“Congratulations.”
Since I was trying hard not to reveal my thumping heart, I lost my words.
Alan smiled brightly at Russell’s praise.
“thank you.”
Then, he looked at Russell with narrow eyes that made it difficult to tell whether they were open or closed.
“Perhaps you will be able to cross the wall before long.”
there-.
“You have the experience of defeating an enemy who has already crossed the wall, right?”
Rumors that Russell had defeated Spandom had already spread throughout the Kingdom of Endymion.
“I was just lucky.”
“My teacher, the window tower owner, said that.”
“…?”
“Luck is only given to those with skills.”
After answering that, Alan suddenly moved his head.
I checked the clock on the wall of the lobby on the first floor of the tower.
“Well, the time has already come like this. Maybe I’ve been holding on to the busy person for too long.”
The conversation with Alan ends there.
“Then see you next time.”
“yes. Then next-.”
After greeting each other, each of them moved on to their own path.
Alan to deliver the letter and Russell to the top floor of the tower where Daria is waiting.
* * *
While checking the thesis Russell had submitted, Daria chewed on the snack next to her.
“Well, that’s good.”
Is it the content of the thesis or the sweetness of the sweets in the mouth?
After spilling out an incomprehensible word, I pointed at several places in the thesis with my fingers.
“The content itself is solid and the understanding is deep, but there are parts that are partially lacking. For example, here, here, here.”
-Where does the water come from and where does it flow?
– Resonance relationship between earth and vibration, etc.
“I’m going to review the points I just pointed out once again so that I can clearly point them out. I am the youngest.”
“I will. Master.”
As soon as Russell could answer, a courtesy notice was heard.
[The mission has been completed. Rewards will be given according to Daria Snowwhite’s rating.]
[As a reward…]
Insensible sounds that I’ve become accustomed to.
Daria, who put down her thesis at the end of that, stood up.
He fluttered his long robe and gave a witty smile.
“ruler. So, let’s finish the homework check here, and let’s focus on actual combat today.”
Daria’s practical meaning was simple.
‘Reproduction of the battle situation using the firewood dwarf and its transformation magic, the firewood giant.’
It was a repeat of the time I had been through terribly for the past half year.
.
.
Wedge-love liquid-!
Russell’s magic exploded like a firecracker and pierced the giant’s chest.
The atmosphere vibrated violently with mana.
Hurghhhhhhh-!
At the impact, the flames in the shape of a giant let out a scream.
Of course, it wasn’t really a scream as it was lifeless, but it sounded like it.
At the same time, the giant of flame slowly collapsed.
A perfect victory without even a small wound, only a little disturbed breathing.
“It’s quite good.”
Daria clapped her hands at the sight.
He looked at the remains of the flame giant and at Russell, then said with a hearty smile.
“Now you can’t even compete with one firewood giant. Can I increase it to two starting tomorrow?”
Russell said at Daria’s suggestion that it was not.
“Wouldn’t it be a bit difficult for you two?”
Daria giggles at Russell’s answer. Right after that, he lightly tapped the corner of his mouth.
“How dare you tell a lie with that confident mouth.”
As she said, up to two of them seemed worth dealing with.
No, it might be possible to increase it to more than that for proper training.
It wasn’t long before Daria, who had been giggling for a while, brushed Russell off and asked.
“Rather than that, are you doing well what I asked you to do?”
“Are you talking about making originality magic?”
[Mission]
Daria Snowwhite’s suggestion.
Develop your own new originality magic.
[Compensation]
….
“I’m trying, but it’s not as easy as it sounds.”
Russell laughed bitterly and Daria nodded.
Fire-.
He continued by summoning the Blaze Lance, a spear of flame in the air.
“okay. I don’t know how you, the youngest, created this magic. Developing your own originality magic is not an easy task.”
It wasn’t that difficult to spread the magic.
I’ve already seen it several times, and Russell has already taught me the formula.
“That’s why I gave you that assignment.”
Looking back at the view of magic that has been built up so far by creating your own originality magic-.
“-Build a new magic house so that you can cross the wall.”
“okay.”
Daria nodded.
The problem was that it wasn’t as easy as it sounds.
‘For now, today’s class ends with this.’
Russell let out a short sigh and asked as if he had suddenly remembered.
“Come to think of it, I met Sir Alan Page downstairs. They say that some letter is being sent to the tower lords of the royal capital…”
Daria giggled at the question, half curious and half worried about what was going on.
“You mean this?”
He took out a letter with the same envelope as the one Alan was holding from his chest and shook it.
“It’s nothing.”
The letter written on the outer envelope of the letter she said was nothing is-.
‘Invitation to the Sorcerer’s Pagoda Meeting…’
Fine wrinkles spread over the bridge of his nose.
‘Why isn’t that a big deal, Master?’
The word came out right down my throat and went in.
dragon-swallowed wizard
