Episode 65
EPISODE.33
Elder Spiegelman.
Starting from the status of a commoner and rising to the rank of elder in the Imperial Capital, he was quite a positional figure in the world of wizards.
It wasn’t a war mage, but magic skills reaching 5 circles were never something that could be underestimated.
‘It’s not like there’s a relationship after the regression…’
Russell, who was in the position of a junior, bowed his head first, as he had seen his face from a distance while working as a freelancer in his previous life.
“Meet Elder Spiegelman. This is Russell Raymond of the Tower of Flames.”
At that polite greeting, Spiegelman’s eyes drew an arc.
“Oh, you are the fortune teller of that rumor.”
He stretched out his hand and asked for a handshake.
“Spiegel only. I’ve often heard stories about you here and there. Because you are so talented, the Tower Master also has high expectations of you, don’t you?”
Russell smiled lightly as he took his hand.
“It’s an overstatement.”
“What is overeating? Haven’t you already proven yourself?”
What took down Spandom.
In addition to that, he won overwhelmingly in a friendly match against Jeron.
“It’s not easy to find a wizard with that level of skill at your age, even in history books.”
It wasn’t polite to be humble enough to say this.
Russell smiled shyly.
No matter how many times I heard it, I couldn’t get used to the feeling of being covered in gold.
That’s why it turned the topic.
I stared at the temporarily prepared mountain path behind the base camp.
“Rather than that, could you see the scene in person?”
Although not as well-versed in magical archaeology as Spiegelmann, Russell also had some basic knowledge.
He had heard about magic archaeology in the liberal arts class at the academy, and before returning.
‘Because I’ve participated in the excavation of small ruins.’
Of course, it wasn’t a big role.
Even though it was discovered at this time, it is a ruin whose existence was not known until right before the return.
There’s nothing wrong with seeing it once.
Spiegelman nodded happily at Russell’s question.
“However much. I will guide you personally, so please follow me.”
“Are you speaking directly?”
Spiegelman’s position is the general manager of the investigation team.
To think that he would act as his guide.
I thought that a knife to catch a cow would come out to catch a chicken.
“Drink with my worries. I just finished today’s work, and I also finished writing the report. There…”
He turned his head.
He said, staring at the sunset that began to spread along the foot of the mountain.
“Isn’t it going to be over even after finishing it? It’s a good time for a walk.”
.
.
As Spiegelman said.
It didn’t take long for the sun to set and the night darkness to spread lightly along the mountain road.
Jerk-jerk-.
In the midst of a moment of silence, it was Russell who spoke first.
“There is something I want to ask you. Elder.”
“hmm?”
He, who was silently ahead of Russell’s question, turned his head and answered.
“The divinity of the magic world wants to ask me… I’m curious too.”
In response to the answer to ask as many questions as possible, Russell opened his mouth without hesitation.
“You know the story of the black-haired warrior and the multi-horned dragon?”
If it was a normal fairy tale story, I wouldn’t have asked him.
However, the place where I witnessed this mural was an old ruin.
The reason for asking Spiegelman was clear.
Russell’s question slowed his pace.
“He’s a black-haired warrior, so he has the same hair color as you.”
Then he tapped his head and asked.
“Where did you hear about a dragon with more horns than that?”
Russell hesitated for a moment at his question and explained everything.
It’s hard to explain the special ability he has and its origin, but he could talk about the mural he saw at the ruins.
“It happened when I received a mission from my teacher and went after the cultist…”
The wind blowing brushes my ears.
Even though it was summer, it was quite a cool breeze, probably because it was a mountain road in the middle of the night.
And when the story was finally over, Spiegelman was not walking in front of Russell.
He stopped and looked at Russell with interest.
“…so what happened to the ruins?”
It was a voice that could not hide joy and trembling.
“Most of it was destroyed in the fighting at the time, and the remaining parts were also buried in the sand.”
“Huh…”
he sighed at Russell’s words.
“If that’s the case, finding it again won’t be easy. It would have been good fodder. sorry I’m really sorry.”
I ate my appetite for a while.
He turned around and started explaining.
“A dragon with many horns. I cannot give you an exact answer as to what that being is.”
“Is that so…”
At Spiegelman’s words, Russell replied with a regretful expression and bowed his head.
Spiegelmann, a master of magical archeology.
If even he couldn’t give a clue, it was like virtually no one would know.
“But there are existences worth inferring.”
However, his next word was enough to make Russell raise his bowed head.
“Anything worth inferring?”
“That’s right. There are a few words that are occasionally found in recently discovered ruins.”
“…?”
He spat out at Russell, who tilted his head.
“The Dragon King.”
Even if it is not, what is called the supreme existence is the dragon dragon.
To think that such a supreme existence even has the names of gods and kings.
‘Is this a name that means the god of dragons and the king at the same time?’
Isn’t it a name that went beyond arrogance and even maddened at first glance?
Spiegelman’s speculation continued.
“In general, dragons are characterized by having one or two horns, depending on the classification of red or blue teeth.”
but.
“Beyond that, if you are an existence wearing multiple horns as if it were a crown, wouldn’t it be enough to be called the Dragon God King?”
It was a pretty plausible guess.
“The Dragon God King…”
Russell chewed the name Dragon God King over and over again.
“If necessary, I will copy and hand over related data after I return from the exploration.”
“Is that true?”
When asked in response to the unexpected favor, he shrugged.
“The mage tower belonging to the academy I graduated from is also different, but in the magic world, aren’t they senior and junior? It is not difficult.”
He added it in a slightly confident manner.
“Of course, I don’t know how helpful it will be.”
In all of the excavated historical materials, the word dragon god occupied a very fragmentary proportion.
But that alone was enough help for Russell.
Rather than being cut off completely, it was better to continue even if it was a clue that was not a big deal.
At this, Russell bowed his head.
“thank you.”
At the same time, Spiegelmann stopped walking.
“More than that…”
he said, looking back at himself.
“You have arrived.”
The entrance to the ruins was visible.
.
.
It was a chaotic sight, as if proving that a landslide had occurred not long ago.
Unorganized earth and sand were piled up here and there, and things that looked like tree stumps or roots were embedded here and there.
Not only that, but even there are several rocks the size of an adult man.
‘It’s about this much after it’s been sorted out…’
Russell nodded quietly, admiring the power of the landslide that must have been amazing.
‘Because it’s this far, it must have revealed the remains that haven’t been discovered for a long time.’
In the middle of the chaos, something that appeared to be the entrance to the ruins stood tall.
“Is it in the form of going down?”
Looking at that appearance, Russell asked, and Spiegelman quietly shook his head.
“I don’t know.”
I glared at the entrance of the ruins with more sunken eyes than before.
“Your guess is reasonable in terms of the shape of the entrance, but we haven’t figured out anything yet.”
“May I ask for an explanation?”
Instead of answering Russell’s request, he moved on.
He approached the entrance of the ruins with strides.
I pushed my hand toward the opening that was clearly leading down.
That moment.
Paji Jiji-!
A blue flash jumped out.
With a flash of light, Spiegelman’s body was pushed back.
With enough power to push the body of a 5th circle mage, Russell hurriedly ran to help him.
“Are you okay?”
“I am fine.”
Fortunately, Spiegelman was fine.
No, it’s not good enough…
‘-Are there any scars?’
Not to mention the outstretched hand, the clothes she was wearing were all intact.
“As you can see, the barrier is closed and you can’t enter. Fortunately, there was no lethal force, so no one was injured.”
Leaving Spiegelman shrugging his shoulders behind, Russell glared at the entrance of the ruins.
“hmm.”
All I could see was pitch-black darkness.
Even at night, I thought it was too dark.
As if the space inside was cut off from the world.
‘Space cut or blocked…’
Either way is absurd.
I tried scattering light magic just in case, but nothing changed.
Pajijik-!
The light magic was also blocked by the blue flash and just disappeared.
“I tried several experiments, but all to no avail. It would be impossible to go inside until this barrier is lifted.”
If the magic spread at the entrance was really a space break, it would be impossible for the people here to dismantle the magic.
‘No, no matter who comes in this era, the chances won’t be high.’
Space Break was a magic that was worth trying only after reaching at least the 9th circle.
9 circles.
Is it the first step to be born as a human and throw off the shackles of mortals and move on to transcendence?
However, in the past thousand years, there has not been a single magician who has reached the level of the 9th circle.
Only a few 8th circle wizards have existed in a century.
However, the remnants of that 9th circle magic remained before my eyes.
Somehow, feeling a pounding in the corner of his heart, Russell thought.
‘Why was the existence of these ruins unknown to the public? Now I understand.’
Ruins that no one can enter unless the barrier is lifted.
Presumably, even before returning, it was clear that disabling this barrier would have failed.
‘That’s why I buried it as it was without public announcement as a top secret or higher.’
Thinking like that also explained why he hadn’t heard of the ruins.
‘The problem is that if that happens, I’ll have to neglect this ruin again with no way to do anything else.’
Feeling regretful, Russell reached out his hand.
He stretched out his arm towards the darkness where the barrier of blue light was blocking it.
Spiegelman was also looking at the scene as if it was not a big deal, and at that moment.
Fire!
Russell’s fingertips passed through the barrier.
[Wizard with dragon’s eyes, enlighten your understanding and intuition to properly see magic.]
The darkness at the entrance swallowed his whole body.
Hwaaak-!
Spiegelman, who was left alone at the entrance, caught a glimpse of the darkness that swallowed Russell and shouted in fright.
“Huh-!?”
dragon-swallowed wizard
