Chapter 63. Dia Reki (5)
“Come to think of it, it is said that he left the Mage Tower as soon as he reached Class 4, but did you know?”
“No, I also heard rumors. I was wondering if I could recruit someone with that level of talent.”
He didn’t know that Dia was here, so he deliberately lied.
“I was a bad kid. Why did he take such a penalty and leave the Mage Tower…
“Penalty? Is there anything like that when you leave the Magic Tower?”
“Uhmmm… it’s not even a secret.”
Peian taught me about the conditions for a young mage to become independent from the Mage Tower.
For the sake of confidentiality, it is said that a wizard wears a magic tool that makes them pay the price when they pledge to the contract of the Mage Tower and break the contract or do something that may cause disadvantage to the Mage Tower.
“So what is the cost?”
“If you break it, it has the effect of forcibly breaking half of the circle.”
It’s a pretty crazy effect.
no, it’s pretty nasty
It’s definitely the scariest thing for a wizard.
For example, a 4th class wizard is a punishment that is downgraded to 2nd class at once.
For a magician, it’s literally a punishment that deprives them of the meaning of their existence.
Did the Magic Tower try to keep it secret in this way?
“Of course, I won’t make you pay for it in some cases.”
For example, it was said unless it was a case of being hostile to the Mage Tower or attacking a magician belonging to the Mage Tower for no reason.
“Is that all you were wondering?”
“Oh right. one more. teacher. What kind of a wizard is the teacher who raised such a talented person?”
I suddenly became curious.
According to Dia, he was a man she didn’t even consider a teacher.
“I would like to say this, but…
Usually, when I say something like this, I usually gossip about the subject.
“As a wizard and as a human being, he is not very good.”
“That was enough.”
You don’t even need to know more than that.
I just said that and put on the communication gear.
‘What should I do?’
A young sorceress who followed me excessively and came out of the Mage Tower only to serve me.
“Still, I can’t leave it alone.”
I sighed and manipulated the communication phrase again.
Before going to bed, I thought of one more place to contact.
Because I thought it would be nice to use my hands to some extent.
* * *
The next morning.
Suddenly, Kania’s older sister called Dia to test her.
Haven’t you given up yet?
I was worried at first, so I followed him.
Because I have to dry it.
And because I have to watch.
‘…but I don’t feel good for some reason.’
I had a foreboding feeling because I remembered what my sister would do so easily.
The summoned place is the gymnasium in the castle.
This is where my older sister often practices her sword.
There, the older sister stands proudly with a one-handed sword at her waist.
“… Did you really make up your mind?”
As her premonition turned to certainty, her sister exclaimed vigorously as usual.
“I’ve been thinking about what to judge! No matter how much I think about it, this seems to be the only thing!”
My sister held the sword in the scabbard and took a stance.
“Prove it by fighting me!”
In the world, a sword master challenged a 4th class wizard to a duel.
It is like a lion asking a weasel to fight one-on-one.
…. I can assure you that this is the most unreasonable test in the world.
‘Before that, you’re being mean!!’
He made up his mind and led the field to his advantage.
This younger brother covers his face and is ashamed of his older sister’s shame.
No matter how much I think about it, it’s hard to think that Dia will beat Kania noona.
I can’t.
I also need to dry it.
When I sighed and started to say something, Dia walked forward first.
“…. stop.”
No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like anything other than what my sister had decided.
After this time, I will have no choice but to convince my sister myself.
“it’s okay.”
Dia stood in front of her older sister Kania, holding her staff tightly.
“If you don’t do this, you’re saying you won’t be able to convince me, right?”
“There is no way I have a chance against Kania-nim. Even so, the fact that you challenged me to a duel means that there is another reason.”
“huh. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know why you follow Arel so much.”
My sister told me the truth.
“So, I’ll try my way to see if you’re serious or not.”
My sister stood up to swing the sword without pulling it out of the scabbard.
“Because I think you’ll know what I’m thinking when I fight myself.”
“…. All right.”
Dia seems to be trying to follow Kania’s way until the end.
No matter how you look at it, it’s reckless…..
It’s important to clear the doubt, but it’s too much.
I glared at the two female knights.
Didn’t your sister ask you to stop her from running out of control?
They averted their gaze as if they had no face.
…. That’s right, you guys couldn’t stop it either.
I put my palm on my forehead and looked up at the sky.
What to do…..
Um? for a moment?
While I was staring at one spot, they were already ready to start.
“Then let’s begin.”
“okay.”
Nuna raises her aura and Dia also starts chanting.
Unlike her older sister, whose aura erupts on the outside, and who chants and gathers mana from the inside, Dia only hears the sound of casting a spell.
On the surface, there is nothing special about it.
However, if you detect mana, mana is circulating busily within Dia’s body.
Even at this moment, the order is being completed quickly.
“uh? That spell….
The moment I murmured, the two women simultaneously stared at one place, not at each other.
The bush next to the gymnasium.
“Dispel.”
Dia used magic first.
A dispel that neutralizes existing, non-offensive magic.
It was used for that bush.
And when he reached Kania, he swung it with the scabbard full of aura.
The scabbard slips out of the sword and flies toward the bush.
I want to know what I’m doing, but the result isn’t as ridiculous as it looks.
bang! And the scabbard exploded.
Did you blow it with the aura filled in the scabbard?
Doing so will scatter the fragments of the scabbard in all directions, creating an effect similar to that of a grenade.
Of course, since it is a sword, the killing power will be somewhat reduced.
Due to the shrapnel, it becomes an attack that is difficult to avoid.
I didn’t teach it to you, but it must have been a method that my sister came up with on her own.
“Quaaaaagh!?”
A scream was heard from the side of the bush.
A middle-aged man rolled out of it.
… This is the guy who was watching over me a while ago.
Not only that, but he’s been hanging around my castle for a while now.
He is also the one who posted the mysterious documents there.
I had noticed the other day that he was constantly hanging around, but something was acting strangely, so I left it until the purpose was properly identified.
There was something halfway about being a mere intruder.
They shun our wizards, but they weren’t strong enough to attack them head-on.
I didn’t even consider it a threat because I could have secretly dealt with it if it bothered me.
I’ve been watching for a while, wondering if there was another ulterior motive.
“Now you’re getting closer.”
“So it is.”
My sister and Dia glared at the man who was wallowing in pain with cold eyes.
Did they notice his presence too?
I guess he probably noticed it before the real competition.
And in order to make sure, they even pretended to be fighting a real duel.
“Arel. Come behind me.”
Asha and Seina also hid me behind to protect me with the timing they had been waiting for.
“Keugh! Dare to do this to me…
“So? what?”
My sister lightly swung her sword.
The sword passed right next to the man.
You can cut as much as you want to cut. It is a warning that you are keeping it alive because you need to know the purpose.
Realizing that he was in a situation where he could run away if he made a mistake, he shouted in a panic.
“Oh misunderstanding! I’m not a suspicious guy!”
Usually they say that.
It’s not suspicious after sneaking in with magic and wandering around here for the past few days?
There is no person here who is immature enough to listen to such bullshit.
“okay! permanent residence! You are the lord of this place! I am Kenil Avent from the Magic Tower! There is also proof that you belong to the Magic Tower!”
With trembling hands, he took out the ID card issued by the Mage Tower.
It’s real…
It seems to be true that he is a wizard belonging to the Mage Tower.
But that and trespassing are two different things.
If you belong to the Magic Tower? You should seriously protest there.
There was no reason to let go of my guard yet, so I shouted at him while keeping my distance.
“so? Why did someone belonging to the Magic Tower hide? Do you think I can make a formal complaint about this?”
“There is a reason for that!”
“reason?”
“I have come to fetch a disciple! Oh!”
disciple??
We all tilted our heads as if we were talking about something.
Dia, of course.
“Dia! grow! You wouldn’t say you don’t know, right?”
But who is Dia seriously?
It is a face that wants to ask.
After thinking for a while, she blinked and gave a small sigh.
“I said I was kind of annoyed. Is that self-appointed teacher?”
“Self-proclaimed!?”
“I will correct it. I didn’t teach you anything. He was a mediocre human who made me do chores all the time and often starved for food.”
aha was that the guy?
A human being called the teacher that Dia had been grinding her teeth to.
Now… I get the gist of it.
“After all, what? What is that self-appointed teacher who came all the way here after chasing Dia? Did you leave that letter too?”
“exactly! You are always my disciple!
I did not allow you to go out on your own.”
“… I was stubborn, so I got permission to hang it from the ceiling?”
did you do that
It seems that Dia really hates that man.
After all, she said that she began to develop her abilities as a mage in earnest after she obtained the theory book I wrote, so it seemed that she did not really regard that man as her teacher.
“Kuh! noisy. Four years will go back with me! Do you know how noisy the Magic Tower Master is after your year is gone!”
Hmm.
“Raising disciples like Dia is the torch, isn’t it?”
I intercepted what the self-styled master was trying to say.
Perhaps he was on the right track, he held his breath.
Right.
After Dia left, the Mage’s Tower must have put pressure on him to raise a wizard with the same talent as Dia.
However, there is no way that he, who is truly incompetent, will be able to raise the same disciple.
Even with my own eyes, he didn’t seem to have that kind of ability.
To what extent am I an incompetent child?
As Feian said, you are not a proper human being.
“I can’t admit that I went out on my own in the first place! If you don’t come back, I have no choice but to punish you according to the rules!”
Dia frowned at the word discipline.
To some extent, I sympathize with her feelings.
Even if it were me, I would have abandoned it and ran away.
I can’t.
“Dia is an exclusive magician who has already signed a contract with me.”
I scratched the back of my head and spoke firmly to him.
