EP.10 Looking for a new job (3)
“But you’re a professor?”
“Isn’t there an academy where I am a professor?”
I nodded.
I asked because you’ve been out a lot these past few days. I remember that the name was obviously Aplia Academy.
“The dean there asked me. Are there any useful teachers nearby? So, I’d like to recommend you.”
“Me?”
“You’re not planning on going back to the Magic Tower right away anyway, are you? “I see that you turned down all the offers that came your way.”
“Yes, of course.”
Over the past few days, letters have been sent from various magic towers. The story was that he wanted to meet me, that he would give me a high-ranking official position in the Magic Tower, etc.
‘I rejected them all.’
I declined all those offers.
There were two reasons. The first was because of the nature of the magic towers. Unlike the Gray Magic Tower, all high-ranking officials in other magic towers were like poison.
‘If I sit down for no reason, I will end up taking on all sorts of responsibilities.’
I just hated that kind of thing.
And, of course, the second reason is because of this body.
As the rumors about me grow bigger with each passing day, the day it is revealed that I have turned out to be like this…
“Wow.”
It’s scary to even think about it.
It would have been a hundred or a thousand times better to remain somewhat mystical as it is now.
“And did you not speak with your own mouth? A second life with that body and all.”
“Yeah… “It was.”
I was sweating and shaking my head.
-Why did you come back looking like that?
-Yes, Raniel. You always had an idea.
-Do you have a good idea this time? If so, please try to convince me.
At that time, I didn’t want to be roasted by lightning, so I talked about various things. After accumulating achievements in this body, I enter the Gray Magic Tower again…
Probably, it was something like that.
Although it was a hasty remark, it was not an empty remark.
I can’t live as Raniel.
To be more precise, as long as I am Raniel, I cannot return to the Gray Magic Tower.
I have already left the Gray Magic Tower on my own feet once. He gave up his position as the Magic Tower Lord.
Even though there was a cause called ‘subjugating the Demon King’, from the Magic Tower’s perspective, it was nothing more than a betrayal.
Elders who believed in me and supported me.
The current magic tower lord who willingly entrusted me with the position of the next magic tower lord.
It was a betrayal of their expectations.
What’s more, he returns to the magic tower again without the achievement of capturing the devil lord, and demands the position of the next devil tower lord?
‘That’s just trash. That’s a bastard like Kyle.’
It looks like the next magic tower owner has already been appointed.
At this point, I am declaring my intention to return to the Gray Magic Tower as ‘Raniel’… It would be a nuisance in many ways.
‘Even if I return to the Gray Magic Tower, it will be with a new identity. He is a different person who has built a track record from scratch.’
I had no intention of living the second life given to me as Raniel. Living with onerous responsibilities and forced obligations is enough.
Not Raniel, a member of the warrior party.
I just plan to live as a wizard.
I am prepared to throw away my name for him. Would you need another name to walk the magic path?
‘So, Master, you also received a letter of recommendation from the Academy, not a letter of recommendation from the Magic Tower… huh?’
As I was contemplating this, a question suddenly occurred to me.
“By the way, you said you were a professor, right?”
“yes.”
“Is the academy large enough to accommodate someone like a teacher?”
The elder of the Gray Magic Tower.
A wizard recognized as a sage by the ancient dragon wizard.
My teacher is that kind of person.
If you think about it, you wouldn’t be at the level of a professor at an academy, right? If you’re the dean, you don’t know.
Master laughed at my question as if it were ridiculous.
“Well, if it was five years ago, it would have been worth it.”
“yes?”
“If you know any of these names, please answer.”
Master spread his fingers wide and folded them one by one as he spoke.
“Changyeom’s Sieg Belt.”
“Oh, you know that guy. “He was a famous friend on the second front.”
“Lucifer of Illusion.”
“Oh, that shaman friend? Thanks to that friend, I was able to defeat the black knights rather easily. “I think Master knows too?”
“···Turbulent Rocks.”
“Ah, the friend who caused the landslide.”
These were names that everyone knew.
I had encountered them on the battlefield at least once, and I remembered their names because they were of great help to me each time.
“I guess Master was also very interested in the battlefield? “I see you know all their names.”
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“···They are all graduates of Aplia. “They are children who have passed through my hands at least once.”
“oh···.”
indeed.
“Whoa…”
Master sighed and shook his head.
“Sometimes it seems like I’m smarter about life than you. “Raniel, if you don’t want to go somewhere and listen to old people, it’s better to read the newspaper.”
“yes? Are you an old man? No, what are you saying? “As long as the time is right, the Academy…”
“That’s what being an old man is, Raniel.”
That’s too much.
“Anyway, the graduates have made contributions on the battlefield, and the wizards have risen in power. “A number of factors have come together to make it impossible to look down on Aplia Academy’s current reputation.”
“is that so?”
“okay. Even the royal family visits Aplia Academy, so need I say more? “I heard that the 4th princess expressed her intention to enroll in Aplia Academy.”
4th princess-myeon…
No, wait a minute.
“That Stella…?”
“Yes, he is a person born with mana who is loved by the stars.”
I opened my eyes wide.
If even the princess supported it…
“hmm.”
Somehow I feel like I am behind the times.
Have I become an old person in just 5 years?
As I was staring into space with such vain eyes, Master cleared his throat and continued speaking.
“Well, in addition to the princess, many talented students are scheduled to enroll this school year. “It seems that not only children of noble families, but also children with outstanding talents are enrolled.”
“hmm.”
“If you teach those people, won’t the value of your name naturally increase? “You might be able to build connections that will help you in the future.”
That was correct. Certainly, Aplia was a good stage for making a fresh start.
“Will you do it?”
“Yes, I think it will be okay.”
I nodded.
“Then let’s deal with it quickly.”
“yes? “What?”
Master laughed.
“Shouldn’t we give you a new identity?”
2.
“yes? What did you say?”
The fourth princess, Ayla, blinked.
“Professor Rossell took in his adopted daughter?”
“Yes, princess.”
“suddenly?”
Ayla tilted her head.
Of course, it wasn’t that uncommon for wizards to adopt children. Due to the nature of the field of magic, where talent is very important, it was common to adopt and raise talented children.
The problem was that the person who took in the adopted daughter was ‘Rossel Van Trias’.
The elder of the Gray Magic Tower.
The teacher of the honorable gray wizard Raniel.
The fact that such a person adopted a child was not a story that could be easily overlooked.
“What is your name?”
“Nothing is known, but the name on the documents is ‘Rania van Trias.’”
“Hmm…”
Something is fishy.
“What does it look like?”
“They say no one has seen this person yet.”
“Normally, I wouldn’t do it so quietly.”
The adoption ceremony of the wizard family that Ayla remembers was extravagantly extravagant. Because that event had a different meaning than an ordinary adoption ceremony.
At the same time revealing that this child is his successor.
A place to warn other wizard families.
‘But, it was held quietly without anything becoming known… ?’
My fingertips are tingling.
Ayla bit her index finger slightly. Although he had been warned repeatedly that it was a bad habit, he couldn’t help it.
Because this was the signal the star was sending to her.
‘Rania van Trias.’
I repeat that name to myself.
The stars whisper in her ear.
Remember that name.
“Hmm.”
A faint smile appeared on Ayla’s lips.
The tingling index finger is as hot as burning. It’s been a long time since I received such a strong ‘signal’.
“It’s fun.”
Ayla narrowed her eyes.
Rania Van Trias, Professor Rossell’s adopted daughter.
I had a feeling that I would be deeply intertwined with her.
3.
-It is said that Mr. Rosell has taken in his adopted daughter.
-… Really?
-The person who had no interest during Resty?
-···This could get bigger…
-Has Raniel’s identity been determined yet? perhaps···.
noisy.
-Then what happens to Resty?
-Do not call me by name. First of all, I am the next magic tower owner.
-… Aren’t you still young?
-What is that kid… for now … Because.
It was noisy.
-You’ll be at Aplia Academy for the time being, so there’s nothing to worry about, right? I wanted it myself.
-Besides, if you only look at qualifications…
-I’m looking forward to the adoptive daughter that Rossell said he took in.
-What else this time…
The next magic tower lord of the Gray Magic Tower.
Resty, the girl assigned to the position, covered her ears.
-… Nothing special.
-If you only look at talent.
-Rather, Raniel.
-still.
Even if you cover your ears, you walk through the noise that seeps in. Even as she walked, no one paid any attention to Resty.
Are you pretending not to see it?
Or maybe I really didn’t see it.
It’s been a daily routine for so long that Resty has given up on distinguishing it.
‘it’s annoying.’
Resty frowns.
‘I’d rather not come back. ‘I’ll die there.’
Swallowing words that would have resulted in execution if he said them out loud, Lesty walked through the magic tower.
‘Why did you come back? Only now, why?’
Wherever you go, traces of that man remain.
There is not even a corner of the Magic Tower that is untouched by the gray wizard.
Resty lowered his head a little more.
I couldn’t escape that man’s shadow.
No matter what I do, I get compared to him. No matter what level she reaches, she is compared to him and put down.
-He was thirteen years old.
-Raniel reached that level several years earlier than you.
-It’s been 5 years since he left, and you’re still there.
A voice rings in my ears like an auditory hallucination.
Resty bit his lip.
“·····.”
Will things get a little better if I enter Aplia Academy?
Lesti hated this suffocating magic tower.
Resty, who had been walking for a while, suddenly stopped.
‘Rania van Trias.’
The name the wizards mentioned earlier.
A person who was adopted as an adopted daughter by Elder Rossell, who did not even pay attention to her.
‘You too, I feel sorry for you.’
Resty pondered her name and smiled bitterly.
‘I’ll be compared to death. ‘I’m going to be put down.’
Just like myself, who was compared to the next Magic Tower lord.
You will be compared to the man who was Rossell’s first disciple.
Walking in the shadow of that proud gray wizard, you will be constantly compared.
Resty felt a strange sense of intimacy with her, even though he had never seen her face. So much so that she thought she would like to see that face at least once.
A word from the author (author review)
I wrote the Hanhwa with the feeling of introducing the characters.
It was meant to be an explanation, but I felt like we needed at least one episode like this before it started to unfold in earnest.
*The reason why the princess calls Raniel by adding “nim” is… I think people will see that it’s just a sign of respect, rather than a high or low level of social status.
*Series continued 5 times a week…!
