Things I want to do before I die.
So-called bucket list.
Of course, there were only a few things on that list that I accomplished.
But among them, there was one thing that I was especially sad about not being able to achieve… … .
“Mikhail! “Stop it, Mikhail!”
The moment I stopped punching was when my father came running in with a gasp and grabbed my shoulder.
“The duel is over! “You won, so stop!”
“Enough! “I haven’t heard a surrender yet!”
“You crushed the mouth that was supposed to surrender with your fist, you bastard!”
“Uh, hmm… … .”
When I slowly lowered my head and looked down, I saw the Viscount looking at me with sad eyes.
The entire face was already swollen, so much so that I couldn’t tell where my eyes were and where my nose was.
“… … “Are you okay?”
“Don’t talk bullshit.”
When I saw the tendons on my father’s right forearm, I quietly backed away.
I’ve never had a good time showing off my pride in front of those tendons.
But that was then.
“Ugh! town! “Ugh!”
Isn’t Viscount Nostra desperately shouting something while looking at his father?
“father! Take a look! The Viscount did not give up the fight! Proof that it’s still okay to get hit… … .”
“Son, do you see the big, beautiful veins growing on my wrist?”
“When I think about it, it seems that violence only leads to more violence. “Let’s stop.”
Well, it’s not violence for nothing.
Forgiveness and peace are best.
My father sighed slightly at my answer, then approached Viscount Nostra and asked:
“Viscount Nostra, this is your defeat. Would you admit it?”
“Ugh! Ugh!”
The Viscount nods furiously.
it’s a shame.
I could have hit ten more.
“Now that we’re done, can’t we just play one last time?”
“Ugh! “Ugh!”
Viscount Nostra struggled desperately and shouted something.
“That’s where the bullshit ends.”
My father tapped my head and used the teleport to move Viscount Nostra.
“… … .”
After that, silence flows through the training room.
My father turned his back on me and was silent for a while.
I guess so.
What I saw in this duel was by no means typical.
“Mikhail.”
“Please tell me.”
“Without realizing it, my skills have improved beyond recognition. “It was so much that even I couldn’t have expected it at all.”
Saying that, my father slowly turned towards me.
“Did you have a separate teacher?”
“There was none.”
I didn’t lie.
It was there before the regression, but at least not at the moment.
“The technique you briefly showed me earlier… … . Yeah, I saw it a long time ago. “It was the technique of a magician called an apostle.”
“What a coincidence.”
“Was it really a coincidence?”
My father was looking at me with cold, sunken eyes.
“I’m asking now if it’s really a coincidence that you showed similar skills to him.”
“It’s a coincidence.”
I know what my father is talking about.
Wizard of Dusk.
An unfortunate being who was rejected as an apostle among wizards and eventually disappeared without a word.
I thought my quick-witted father would quickly recognize his traces in my skills.
“Didn’t your father underestimate me too much in the first place? “What I showed you earlier didn’t require that much great skill, right?”
Yes. What I showed in the duel was that it didn’t require such systematic techniques.
Should I say that if you have overwhelming talent, you can do anything you want?
“Yes, you don’t necessarily need great skills. We just need an unprecedented level of talent to fill that gap. “Are you saying you were born with that level of talent?”
“Aren’t you your father’s son?”
It was because I came to my senses late, but it is true that I have unprecedented talent.
‘Circle 9’ was a level that would have been impossible without that level of talent.
“It’s talent… … .”
My father was silent for a moment in response to my answer.
“Well, it’s good. “If you want to say that, I have no choice but to believe it.”
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“thank you.”
“Hmm, so… … Did you want to show me this? “Your talent is this great?”
“What are you talking about?”
My father snorted at my words as if he didn’t find them funny.
“Viscount Nostra is definitely my close friend, but he is not a perfect teacher. I guess he really didn’t intend to be taught by him.”
That’s true.
“Didn’t you want to show me something? “It’s proof of ‘your talent’ that I just mentioned.”
My father waited for my answer.
What my father said was valid.
It is impossible to hastily choose a teacher like this, who should be chosen carefully according to common sense.
And voila.
“No.”
There is no absolute, right?
“… … hmm?”
My father glanced at me.
“I’m sure it’s not just because I don’t like Viscount Nostra.”
“That’s right.”
“… … .”
My father was silent for a moment.
“Honestly, it’s calculated, it’s reckless, and it’s just because it’s ironic.”
My father said to me as if he was shocked.
“No, this bastard?”
“If you are of Walpurgis blood, you should have this much courage.”
In response to my answer, my father cupped his forehead for a moment.
“No, it’s nothing else, you just said you didn’t like it and took on these losses?”
“Well, it wasn’t necessarily just for emotional reasons.”
“What is the other reason?”
“Your father has no intention of abandoning Viscount Nostra, does he? “He has no one other than the Viscount to regard him as an equal even after he ascended to that position, so in a way, it is natural.”
“… … .”
My father didn’t respond to my words for a moment.
His father is the owner of a great family called Walpurgis.
As is usually the case, people tend to become lonely in such situations.
Viscount Nostra was a constant to his father.
Should I say it is a necessary evil?
“But I don’t like it. “It’s good that you get stimulated by looking at your teeth, but I’m not the type of person who takes risks that much.”
“… … So, this is how you did it?”
“Of course.”
I smiled and spoke to my father.
“I will hold the viscount’s reins from now on, father.”
* * *
A few days later, Walpurgis had a morning like any other.
Just one person.
Except for Viscount Nostra.
“Oh, this is crazy…” … .”
As soon as he came to his senses, the Viscount covered his head and distorted his face.
‘I lost? To a kid who has just entered the 4th circle?!’
I didn’t want to admit it.
But what can you do?
The observer was the Marquis of Walpurgis.
It is impossible to judge the outcome from the point where he observed the scene.
“Uh, what should I do…” … .”
“What should I do? What should I do?” “You did it, so of course you have to deal with it yourself.”
He reflexively raised his head at the sudden voice he heard.
“Mi, mi, Master Mikhail?!”
“Uh, it’s me.”
Mikhail Walpurgis.
He was sitting in the chair next to the bed, arms crossed, looking at him.
“Uh, when are you here…” … .”
“Has it been 30 minutes? Well, that’s not important right now.”
Mikhail said, tapping the handle with his index finger.
“Let’s do the calculation first.”
“… … !”
“Of course you remember about the price of a duel, right?”
“Well, that’s… … .”
But soon he nodded with a dark expression.
“… … Oh, I know.”
Yes, I remember.
The losing side treats the winning side as their teacher.
That was the price of a duel.
But it is true that there are still doubts.
‘You wouldn’t get any benefit from having me as your disciple.’
If he had wanted to punish him for crossing the line, there would have been a different price.
‘… … hmm?’
It’s strange to think that way.
If you were planning on winning in the first place, why bother at the expense of becoming a ‘priest-priest relationship’?
no way.
At that moment, my mind flashed.
‘What if all of this was that master’s plan?’
Rather than simply humiliating him by making him his disciple, what if there is a more elaborate plan hidden behind him?
‘Yes, there is a possibility.’
If you think about it that way, the fact that Mikhail is standing in front of you now must be some kind of test.
How much did you see through your own thoughts?
That’s what you want to know.
‘Okay, it’s not over yet.’
Burning out his last hope, the Viscount raised his head.
Mikhail opened his mouth.
“If you are a viscount, you should know what I want.”
“… … that.”
Viscount Nostra asked him, his eyes sparkling.
“It will be the future of the family.”
“Hoo, keep talking.”
“You have been holding your breath for a really long time. But didn’t you realize this through what happened with the Lindell family? “It can’t go on like this.”
The unilateral break-up of the engagement must have been quite an insult to the Walpurgis family.
“… … .”
Mikhail didn’t answer for a moment, as if that was the correct answer.
You must attack this moment.
He sensed it intuitively and continued speaking immediately.
“I will help you with your wishes! “Isn’t that what you wanted too?”
“Hmm.”
At that moment, Mikhail’s expression changed slightly.
That reaction convinced him that he had guessed correctly.
but.
“It’s not.”
“… … yes?”
“Shut up and call me teacher. “You have a needlessly long tongue in front of me, disciple.”
“… … yes?”
He froze with his mouth open.
“Now, now, wait a minute, master? Could it be that you really want me as your disciple…? … .”
“of course.”
“… … ?!”
I looked at his expression to see if he was joking… … .
‘Well, that’s sincere.’
Cold sweat began to flow.
He shouted desperately.
We must somehow prevent the worst.
“I-I’m your student?! As you know, I was a former 7th Circle wizard who assisted His Excellency the Marquis… … .”
“Don’t talk bullshit.”
Mikhail simply dismissed his words.
“The Viscount should know better that a wizard’s promise is not something to be broken so lightly, right?”
“Well, that’s… … .”
know. How could you not know?
The wizard’s promise is fulfilled by risking a circle.
If this is violated, the circle will collapse.
“Well, I have a higher circle and I’m older! “Where in the world is there a disciple like this!”
“Ta-da, you’re here now?”
Mikhail said with a grin.
“That’s stupid. “I should have known that this would happen from the moment I wasted my mind like that.”
“… … !”
Viscount Nostra’s face turned earthy.
* * *
“Disciple.”
“… … yes. “S, Master.”
After a while, the family training center.
Viscount Nostra answered my words with a miserable, crumpled face.
Just by looking at it, the atmosphere is shaking, but what can you do?
If you don’t take me as your teacher, the circle will be destroyed that day.
“Still, I have become your teacher in name and in appearance, so shouldn’t there be something I can teach you?”
“do… … “You mean monk?”
“okay.”
I looked at him.
Thinking back to the memories before his return, even if Viscount Nostra was completely destroyed like this, it wouldn’t be easy.
But ironically, Viscount Nostra was quite useful to me.
First of all, he is a member of the 7th circle and has high potential, so he can help me.
And the second… … .
“You want to know?”
“What I will learn is… … that… … “I don’t think there is.”
“really? “There must be.”
I chuckled and gently threw a bait to Viscount Nostra.
“Isn’t your circle already in a pretty precarious situation? It wouldn’t be a situation to use magic normally. As proof, if you overdo it even a little, your heart will hurt.”
At that moment, Viscount Nostra’s body trembled.
“Well, how did you… … ?!”
“From now on, I will teach you how to stabilize your circle. “It’s simple.”
I continued speaking again without even listening to everything he said.
“Offer your mana to me.”
“… … !”
Viscount Nostra’s eyes shook violently.
