Episode 91
EPISODE.46
Sarak-.
Russell put down the discharge permit in his name.
‘It’s already been a month since then.’
With the power of Overlord and Wizard Body added, Russell’s recovery speed was astounding.
To the extent that the opinion of the medical officer that he had to stay in the hospital for two or three months and get better was overshadowed.
The medical officer who gave that opinion had returned after making a fuss just a few minutes ago.
It’s the first time I’ve ever had something like this in my 20 years as a medical officer, or something.
Stop laughing at the image of the medical officer that popped into your head for a while. Russell closed his eyes.
When I get home from work tomorrow, I sort out the things I need to do one by one.
‘I should stop by the Tower Library, the Royal Library, and the Yellow Tower to find out about dragon sightings… It would be nice to stop by the Royal Capital Bank and check my bankbook in the meantime.’
It’s been quite a while since rubber wheels started being sold.
In fact, quite a few wagons at the top were using rubber wheels.
Moreover, the fashion was spreading not only among the nobles of the royal capital but also among the nobles of the provinces.
‘Suddenly, rumors are spreading outside the kingdom.’
There is also income from the tax collection authority, so the amount recorded in the bank account will never be small.
‘Of course, I should stop by the mansion first before doing those things.’
It’s already been more than 15 days since Hubert didn’t come to visit.
Russell’s expression hardened.
I started to worry about what might be going on in my head.
It was then.
smart-.
“Is there Priests.”
The voice resounded as Russell flinched at the unexpected visitor.
“execution?”
drooling-.
Instead of asking permission, the door opens and Hubert appears.
Unlike the face I saw a few days ago, even though it was 15 days ago, he had completely shaken off his fatigue.
Not only that, but somehow Hubert seemed to have gotten a little bigger.
I wasn’t talking about growing taller or gaining weight.
If it’s not an illusion, it’s as if his status as a human and a wizard has grown…
“Could you have crossed the wall?”
He nodded his head with a rare expression of embarrassment at Russell’s question.
“So it happened.”
“Then, what you’ve been doing for a while…”
It was understandable enough to get over the wall.
‘They say there are individual differences in how long it takes to cross the wall.’
There are people who overcome the wall in one day, and there are also people who break through the wall of the 6th circle after experiencing no self for more than a few weeks.
A 6th circle wizard in his 40s.
Although he has a sense of relatively faded light due to supernovae such as Russell or Alan, he was also a person with outstanding talent to become Daria’s disciple.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t keep it after I told you that I would visit you often. Priests.”
At Hubert’s apology, Russell shook his head.
“I was a little worried, but I’m fine. And…”
he added quickly.
“I really congratulate you on reaching the 6th circle.”
It was a heartfelt congratulations without even the slightest bit of envy.
It has to be.
Even though the relationship between the death penalty and the priest was, Hubert was like a second teacher to Russell.
I’m not simply talking about the relationship between an academy professor and a student.
To Russell, who was still immature and lacking before returning, Hubert was not much different from Daria now.
Hubert replied to the words he said while recalling the time.
“It’s all thanks to the priest.”
“yes-?”
This is another unexpected word.
“If I had been a little stronger, the priest wouldn’t have had to take that risk. In addition, it would have been possible to establish the aspect of the death penalty.”
It was only then that Russell was able to guess what kind of heart and determination he had over the wall.
I was worried that I would become a psychic, but on the contrary, I thought that I would use it as a step to raise my level.
Hubert was a much stronger person than he thought.
“Isn’t it that the things the brother-in-law has built up have finally come to light?”
He smiled faintly at Russell’s praise. It seemed to me that I was faking it.
“More than that…”
He smiled and narrowed his eyes as he looked at the paper lying next to Russell.
It was a discharge permit written in Russell’s name.
“Has the discharge permit been issued already?”
“It just fell off today. He said he could leave the hospital by tomorrow.”
“It’s much faster than I expected.”
Saying so, Hubert handed over an invitation sealed with sealing wax.
“This-?”
What was stamped on the sealing wax was the vivid seal of the royal family. Russell’s eyes widened.
“It’s an invitation to a royal grand banquet sent in your name.”
Hubert explained.
“The period is one month and fifteen days later. The royal family seems to have set your discharge period around that time.”
“hmm.”
Russell sighed briefly.
I heard through Daria that it might be held, but I never thought it would actually be held.
‘There-.’
To hold a banquet just in time for your discharge. Isn’t this almost the same treatment as the main character?
My face seems to be heating up already.
Russell shook his head.
“Why is that, Priest?”
“no. It’s just that being in an unfamiliar place is already uncomfortable…”
Hubert smiled bitterly as if he understood Russell’s feelings.
“I understand.”
It wasn’t on this scale, but he had a period like this once, and he had the same mindset as Russell.
“But you’d better get used to it.”
I didn’t forget the advice either.
“A priest’s accomplishments are special.”
“…”
“That specialness will continue to lead priests to higher places, and the world they live in will also expand.”
This grand banquet is just the first step towards that wide world. At Hubert’s voice saying that, Russell nodded.
“yes.”
* * *
The discharge process was nothing special.
After signing the paper confirming that he was safely discharged, he packed his things and came out.
There wasn’t too much luggage.
Except for the conquest of the Tower of Flames, everything could have been stored in the inventory.
‘About a month and a half until the grand banquet…’
I wondered if I should at least learn to dance in preparation for the court ball that was to be held that day, but-.
‘hmm.’
Soon, Russell gave up on that idea. There was too much to do to spend time on such trivial things.
When it comes to basic steps and body movements, I vaguely remember what my father taught me when I was young.
Russell’s daily routine, which began like that, was very regular.
I woke up early in the morning to practice Overlord and Wizard Body, and after that I headed straight to the library.
One day to the Royal Library, the other day to the Library of the Tower of Flames.
Occasionally, there were cases where the royal capital visited the Yellow Pagoda and received information.
Everyone was looking for traces of the dragon.
‘The sightings of dragons recorded in the last millennium…’
After finishing my morning routine like that, I ate lunch and focused on my personal training, or I was taught by Daria.
Time to develop not only your skills as a mage, but also your skills and practicality as a war mage.
‘Whoa…’
After digesting the daily routine like that, it was to the extent that the body as well as the mind were exhausted.
If it had been the culprit, it wouldn’t have been strange if he had collapsed on the bed as soon as he returned home.
‘but.’
Russell did not fall.
Instead of lying in bed and trying to sleep, it’s a joke. He closed his fists and controlled his breathing.
It was just past evening. It was also too early to fall asleep.
So Russell sat upright and quietly closed his eyes.
Recalling the image of McRae Hughes in my head, I started to recreate it.
As the recovery continued, the sweat that flowed out made the clothes wet.
At the same time, the sound of breathing also became rough.
Replica at best.
The aftermath of the battle in the imagination is affecting the reality.
It is said that there is no big difference between an imagination that feels a vivid sense of reality and a real one.
This was evidence of the depth of concentration that Russell’s reconstruction produced.
‘after.’
Russell let out a deep sigh.
Already dozens of hundreds of defeats were being repeated.
‘I guess so.’
Even the gap with the sword master, who devoted himself wholeheartedly, was far-reaching.
Even that was not enough, and the ability of the magic sword was also intact.
Russell’s victory was far from the beginning. Nevertheless, the reason why Russell put the magic sword in his hand was simple.
‘There’s no guarantee that the enemy’s weapons are always made from dragon byproducts.’
I was lucky this time, but there was no guarantee that I would always be as lucky as I am now.
‘If I had handled the flow of magic a little more gently at this time-.’
‘Did I need to pour a little more rough here?’
‘It’s not enough, a little faster…’
These are too small and insignificant pieces to be called enlightenment. The fragments start to accumulate little by little.
‘If the death penalty stepping up to cross the wall was mindfulness and responsibility-.’
What you have to step on is probably these fragments.
Thinking so, Russell closed his eyes again.
With a sweaty face, he gathered his concentration and repeated the recovery.
The blue moonlight streamed in through the window slanted on Russell’s face.
* * *
“Um-.”
Russell, who was adjusting his collar while standing in front of the mirror, made an awkward expression.
I checked the neatly arranged hair and the tailcoat that clung to the body.
Maybe because it cost a lot of money? The texture of the material as well as the gloss make it a tailcoat that looks quite expensive.
It would have been impossible in the past, but in the current situation where the sales of rubber wheels are steadily coming in, this amount of expenditure was enough to handle.
the problem is-.
“I don’t know if it really suits me, but.”
It was because he was more accustomed to conquering the Tower of Flames than such a tailcoat or a long falling robe.
Fortunately, the appearance of the tailcoat on the outside was fine.
Perhaps it was thanks to the lack of neglect in the training of the body.
A completely different appearance from the general public’s appearance of completely skinny or bulging wizards.
After examining every part of his body once again, Russell reached out his hand.
I picked up the brooch that was on the table next to me.
It was a brooch in the shape of a flare rose, which can be said to be the symbol of the flame tower with a burning rose gate.
All preparations are finished by hanging it on the chest. Then someone knocked on Russell’s door.
“Are the preparations over? Priests?”
Like Russell, Hubert was well-dressed in his newly tailored tailcoat.
“It’s just over.”
As they answered, they went down to the garden, where a carriage was waiting for them.
It was a carriage sent by the royal palace for this day.
The reason why the royal palace sent these wagons was simple.
‘It must be because of the entrance time.’
The banquet held at the royal palace was characterized by different entry times for each participant.
The coachman was also aware of this fact and would take the two of them to the banquet hall at the most suitable time.
“Then please take care of me.”
After giving the coachman a small tip, the two got on the carriage and the carriage started as if they had waited.
All over again-.
dragon-swallowed wizard
