EP.234 Uninvited Guest (2)
There is someone called the Elder Dragon Wizard.
No one knows when or from what era the wizard existed. The wizard existed in the world from the distant past, long before the times called ancient times, long before Arcadia was even founded.
Some people call the ancient dragon wizard like this.
The wizard of the beginning.
The first human to make a contract with the stars.
He is a transcendent being who reached eternal life in human flesh, was a friend of the dragon, and became equal to the stars. The three hundred circuits he created are the basis for all circuits that exist today.
so that.
For those who explore magic, the Elder Dragon Wizard is like a living, breathing divine being.
“Why is the senile lizard here?”
And, there is a person here now who blasphemes God.
“why. “Did I say something wrong?”
While the eyes of the black magic tower lord and the gray (former) next magic tower lord were wide open, Cardi shrugged his shoulders and continued speaking.
“I stand by even when an incident occurs. What I believe in is unchanging. A human being who talks about women even after living for tens of thousands of years… no, he’s not even a human being. “Half of the blood is dragon’s blood.”
Cardi twitched the corner of her mouth.
“You call it a senile lizard kid, what else can you call it? “I don’t know.”
“…That’s harsh.”
The black magic tower lord could not bear it anymore and frowned.
“I regard your magical knowledge and alchemy skills as highly regarded…”
“Not you, you. “How arrogant can someone who is at least 1,300 years younger than me be?”
“Sweet,” Cardi clicked her tongue.
Yetual pressed his eyebrows together and sighed.
‘You look like an old elf.’
Yetual continued speaking with a sigh in his voice as he pondered the word ‘old man’ in his mind.
“···I know that your magical achievements are high. But, wouldn’t insulting the ancient dragon wizard be something that can’t be easily overlooked?”
He is an ancient dragon wizard.
Insulting that legendary figure in front of wizards can only be interpreted as meaning that he was crazy because he wanted to die.
“It’s a shame there’s no one listening…”
Yetual shook his head.
“Yes, Cardi. “The words were harsh.”
Raniel, standing next to Yetual, also nods his head loudly. She also didn’t think much differently from Yetual.
“I actually met him, and he’s not the kind of person you’d criticize like that, right? “He’s a bit of a unique person, though…”
“Isn’t that a story from when you were a man?”
“···That’s right, right? But why is that?”
Raniel tilted his head.
He faced the ancient dragon wizard about twice, once when he was the next Mage Tower lord…and the second time right after the subjugation of the black dragon.
“Aren’t you saying you’ve never met him in person?”
“There is none.”
“Please take this opportunity to meet and check. then.”
Cardi glanced at Raniel with rotting eyes. It was as if his eyes were recalling old memories.
“I don’t know if the eye I dug out will be okay.”
“what?”
“Wasn’t there a wound around the lizard’s eye? It must be around here. “It probably looks like it’s been scorched like this…”
Cardi tapped his left eye.
Raniel narrowed his eyes and searched for memories. As she was trying to remember, she made a dumb sound.
“···uh?”
“Judging by the reaction, it looks like there’s still some left.”
“No, wait a minute…”
While Raniel was confused, Cardi turned his head and looked at Yetual. Yetual, unable to keep up with the conversation between the two, was blinking.
“Black Magic Tower Master.”
“Well, something.”
“I owe you something, so if I could give you some advice, it would be best to hide Chloe’s identity when the lizard visits.”
“···why?”
Cardi clicked his tongue and said, “Tsk.”
“The lizard said you looked like my first love. “If your first love hasn’t changed in hundreds of years, you’ll probably start flirting again.”
“W-what?”
Is that gentle man flirting?
And against a girl tens of thousands of years younger than him?
“No, that makes sense…”
Yetual could not dare to picture such a bizarre situation in his head. That’s because he thought it was blasphemous just to imagine it.
“okay. Doesn’t that sound like a ridiculous story?”
But, why?
“I thought so too at first.”
The pitiful expression the elf in front of him was looking at was so realistic.
“Please be careful. “That lizard is not as noble as you might imagine.”
“Much less so.”
Cardi turned her head and let out a short sigh.
“I am not the one to send my faith. A god who ignores the hell unfolding over royalties and just stands by is worthless. “Do not give your faith to worthless things.”
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As if there was nothing more to say, Cardi reached for the reagent. His attitude was that he would continue with alchemy.
“…I will take your advice into consideration.”
Realizing that it would be meaningless to say more, Yetual left the laboratory. Raniel, who remained in the room, approached Cardi and asked before leaving.
“What do you think will happen if we meet in this body?”
“Experience it yourself. “It’s so f*cking true that it’s hard to explain in words.”
“No, what on earth is it…?”
What on earth did you see that made you react like that? Raniel, who did not understand Cardi’s reaction, just tilted his head.
2.
Wizards’ Night is held.
That too, just in time for the visit of the ancient dragon wizard.
It is the third night since I heard the news. As I sat down in the living room of the mansion and did some pastime, Master spoke to me.
“Raniel. Do you remember the Blue Magic Tower?”
“Um, um…”
Blue is damn right.
That sentence was the first thing that came to mind, and later the face of the Blue Magic Tower Lord came to mind. I clapped my hands and answered Master’s question.
“A bent-back old man?”
“···Your back is bent. Anyway, I think I remember the appearance of the Blue Magic Tower.”
“I remember because we started a fight every time we held a regular meeting at the Magic Tower.”
Blue magic tower.
I remember him as a magic tower owner who said all kinds of trivial things because he was young and didn’t know humility.
‘It didn’t get any worse after I bent down once in a meeting…’
It was an old man who was annoying at all times.
“But why the blue magic tower?”
“He sent a letter.”
I received the letter my teacher gave me and opened it. It was a letter with neat handwriting and contents that were not very neat.
“Ashen wizard Raniel Van Trias, respond to the duel that has been postponed. If you were a wizard, I am sure he would not avoid this position. It’s a rematch. Gray.”
···Re-duel?
I blinked and looked at Master.
Master lightly gestured as if to tell me to read to the end.
“I clearly remember that you used ‘cowardly’ and ‘cheesy’ measures to ruin the Blue Magic Tower’s magic tool business. And, the day I went to question you, you said this.”
“ah.”
right.
“If you ask me, you’ll prove it with your skills. “What can I do if I’m better than you?”
It wasn’t particularly cowardly or petty, but I remember saying something like that.
‘I think it probably happened when the Blue Magic Tower magic tool business was screwed up.’
Each colored magic tower has its own research field.
And, basically, the studies rarely overlapped. I heard that it is polite between magic towers not to interfere in each other’s territory.
But, to put it bluntly, that was none of my business.
As Gray is a magic tower built to restore the technology of the ancient kingdom, it did not have a main research field. In short, they make magic tools, do alchemy, engrave spells… they do a variety of things.
So, I also tried my hand at making magic tools.
“I just jumped into it because it was a blue ocean.”
There really wasn’t anything special.
The magic tool market was almost monopolized by the Blue Magic Tower, but just looking at it made me think that I could make it better than that…
‘I did research.’
It was successful and mass produced.
‘You just sprayed it on the market, right?’
Cheaper than the blue magic tower.
As a result, the Blue Magic Tower, which was sweetly sucking up gold through monopoly, took a big hit. To put it bluntly, wasn’t that the Blue Magic Tower’s fault?
“If you twist it, it makes it better.”
The complacency of the Blue Magic Tower was a sin.
Aren’t those guys stupid who thought the magic tool market was their iron rice bowl?
‘What did you say then?’
The answer was in the letter.
“If you’re that angry, prove it at the Magic Banquet. Isn’t the society of wizards a competitive society? If you don’t like me and you don’t like the fact that the Gray Magic Tower is doing well, you can prove it in front of everyone.”
And that too, in very tight handwriting.
「The magic tools of the Blue Magic Tower have much better performance than those of the Gray Magic Tower. Isn’t this a problem that will end once we prove that? “Are you running late?”
···Did I say something so rude?
“Did I do that?”
“It was worse than that, but not less severe.”
“oh···.”
But I think that’s okay for the Blue Magic Tower.
I finished reading the letter, admiring my past personality.
“You said. Prove it at the magic banquet. “Any time is good, so you said you would gladly accept it if you bet on it.”
I did say it.
It seems like it’s been more than 6 years.
“You may have been on the battlefield all these years, but it’s different now. You are retired. In that case, agree to a re-duel with me.”
There were a few more lines in the letter after that, but they were not very nutritious.
‘To sum up, if you don’t respond to the duel, what happens to the wizard’s honor…?’
To be honest, it wasn’t a duel worth responding to. As I put down the letter, I looked at Master.
“It’s so unexpected.”
“It looks like they have another plan.”
Master sighed.
“I guess they are doing this because they are confident that even if they call you out like this, you, ‘Raniel,’ will not come out. “I think the Magician’s Banquet is probably planning to nominate you.”
“Me?”
“okay. Wasn’t the expression “honor of the Trias family” written in the letter? Since Raniel is not there, they are probably thinking of saying that you should take over. In fact, it is a duel that has no effect even if you refuse.”
That’s what I saw too.
I have already retired from the Gray Magic Tower, and I don’t think my reputation will be damaged in any way by not accepting that duel.
“It’s a duel that is tantamount to being forced.”
“Yes.”
“So, what do you plan to do?”
“Hmm.”
Click. Rattling.
“Master.”
I handed the ‘something’ I had been assembling to Master. Master accepted the item from me with a puzzled expression, and then his eyes widened.
“···This?”
A bluish light emitted from Master’s hand.
These are magic tools that I picked up in Arcadia some time ago with the permission of the landlord. To be more precise, it is an item that I improved into a modern style by referring to those magic tools.
“Where did you get this? Raniel?”
“A friend gave it to you?”
“···friend?”
“yes. “He has a strange personality, but he’s a good friend.”
The ancient kingdom of Arcadia.
A magic tool created there that preserves ancient magic engineering techniques that cannot be reproduced with current technology.
Rattling.
I gathered up the magic tools scattered everywhere and smiled brightly as I looked at my teacher.
“What should I do?
