〈 Episode 243 〉 Night of the Wizards (5)
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Festival of Magic, Wizards’ Night.
It is said that the festival is organized so that ordinary people who are ignorant of magic can also enjoy it, but not all events are like that. For example, the Magical Arts Banquet is like that.
Magic Banquet.
It is no exaggeration to say that the reason the Wizards’ Night is held is because of the Magic Banquet.
Not all wizards belong to the Magic Tower.
Most wizards belong to the Magic Tower in order to receive support from the Tower’s cutting-edge research facilities and exorbitant budget, but there are certainly some weirdos who do not.
Not trusting the abilities of others.
It is easier to conduct independent research rather than collaborate.
If not, there’s something really wrong with his personality.
This means that there are magicians who study alone in rural areas for various reasons. And, even those weirdos always show their faces at the magic banquet.
Numerous wizards gathered from all over.
A court wizard belonging to the royal family.
And even high-ranking executives of the Colored Magic Tower.
The Magic Banquet is a place where the most powerful wizards gather in one place and calmly evaluate the results of their research.
“Although it is called a banquet, it is actually difficult to describe it as an enjoyable event.”
Blue Mage Tower, Brick Geoban.
He muttered as he draped his loose robe over his shoulders.
“The evaluations of hundreds of wide-eyed wizards are extremely cold. If they find even the slightest defect, they bite like crazy. “There are some weirdos who don’t even pay attention to what the Magic Tower thinks.”
Most wizards are aware of the magic tower.
This is because there is nothing good to be gained from losing the Magic Tower and Chuck. However, the situation is a little different for eccentric wizards who stay in rural areas and conduct research.
“They bite like crazy. Without any mercy, regardless of who the opponent is.”
A smile appears on Brick’s lips.
“So, it means this position is suitable.”
What is it suitable for?
“There is no place better than this place to humiliate that arrogant brat.”
Rania van Trias.
There is no better place than the magic banquet to show the bitter taste of magic society to a girl who looks exactly like that arrogant gray wizard.
“okay. “Do whatever you want.”
Yetual, who was listening intently to Brick’s dark mutterings, sighed deeply.
‘How on earth did this happen?’
Originally, Brick was not this hostile to Rania. Of course, he hated her just because she was from the same family as the Gray Wizard…
‘The original target of humiliation would have been the Gray Wizard?’
The target has suddenly changed to Rania.
In fact, it is something that cannot be laughed at from the perspective of Yetual, who knows that the two are the same person… but at the same time, it is also absurd.
‘What on earth did you do in those few days?’
Is it so easy for Brick to just pound his teeth like that?
“It’s time to come.”
Without knowing Yetual’s intentions, Brick stood up, shaking off his robe.
“I will be writing a new legend of the Blue Magic Tower here today. Please watch my performance. Yetual.”
He looks confident.
My back, which was always bent, is straight today, and my shoulders are also full of strength. The confidence of victory was evident in each step.
“I will prove it here that I am absolutely right.”
Brick clenched his fists.
Yetual, who was watching this, wiped his eyes in silence.
In the eyes of Yetual, who knew the identity of Rania Van Trias, Brick could only be seen as walking into hell on his own feet.
“···Cheer up.”
It’s something you really have to work hard for.
2.
The magic banquet was held in a huge plaza.
While some people watch the magic banquet while enjoying wine on the balcony of a luxury restaurant surrounding the square, there are also wizards who sit casually in the plaza and blend in with the atmosphere of the magic banquet.
They each look at the podium with their own posture and their own eyes.
There are already quite a few wizards going up and down the podium.
As the Night of the Wizards has come earlier, the number of wizards who have hastily completed their research has increased. Naturally, such wizards had to come down from the podium, receiving all the harsh criticism they could find.
‘I’m tired of swearing now.’
The wizards sitting all over the square looked at the podium indifferently. It falls short of what I expected. Boredom appears on the faces of the wizards who came to the royal capital from far away.
That’s when they sigh.
[The next person is the Blue Magic Tower Master, Brick Geoban.]
They hear a name that might pique their interest.
The eyes of the audience members who lost their guns open wide.
‘Brick Geoban.’
A blue magic tower lord, and a wizard who has not presented any results to the magic banquet for nearly 7 years. The news that he has come up to the podium sparks interest in the audience’s eyes.
‘Are we finally seeing the results of years of research?’
Now that I think about it, there is a rumor I heard.
It was a rumor that a blue magic tower lord and a gray wizard were dueling. Of course, in the case of the Gray Wizard, a girl belonging to the same family takes over…
‘The Blue Magic Tower lord is not a great man worth keeping in his hand.’
Everyone knows that the Blue Magic Tower owner is a person who is obsessed with the authority of the Magic Tower.
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It will be thoroughly trampled.
The audience certainly expects that to be the case.
Their eyes show anticipation for the first time since the Magic Banquet began. It is the result presented by a magic tower representative of one school.
It will be different from those around you.
And, to meet that expectation, Brick Geoban lifted his raised arm.
“Get ready.”
The wizards of the Blue Magic Tower begin to install something on the platform. After a brief commotion, what appeared on the platform was a cube about a meter tall.
“What I will show you here is augmented magic engineering. “This is the field represented by the Blue Magic Tower.”
Augmented magic engineering.
It is a magic engineering belonging to the strengthening class that enhances the power of other magic tools. The blue magic tower lord continued speaking while tapping the cube-shaped magic tool with the back of his hand.
“I hate to admit it, but the level of perfection of the magic tools of the Blue Magic Tower has been falling behind that of the Gray Magic Tower. “I believe everyone gathered here knows this.”
It was true.
About seven years ago, the magic tools released by the Gray Magic Tower were released on the market at a lower price than those of the Blue Magic Tower… and had a performance that was one level higher than that of the Blue Magic Tower.
“Thanks to that, the Blue Magic Tower had to suffer the measles. But, as a wizard, you always have to talk about results. “Isn’t that right?”
A smile forms on Brick’s lips.
“Unlike the Gray Magic Tower, which did not develop from that point, the Blue Magic Tower steadily pursued the ‘next’. “This is the result.”
Brick extends his hand to the blue magic tower researcher standing next to him. The researcher handed Brick a magic tool in the shape of a pickaxe.
“This is a magic tool favored by miners in the magic stone mine. Since it uses a rechargeable magic stone, it can be used without mana, so the advantage is that it does not discriminate against the user…”
He lightly swung the pickaxe at the magic ore that had been prepared on the platform.
Kang!
The pickaxe could not even make a scratch on the magic ore.
“That’s why the output is so weak. In order to increase output, you inevitably have to use magic tools that eat up mana.”
It was a magic engineering dilemma.
Mentioning that, Brick placed the pickaxe on the cubic magic tool he had prepared.
“This magic tool will solve that problem.”
The cubic magic tool split with a screeching sound. The split magic tool swallowed the pickaxe.
“Augmentation Hexahedron.”
After about ten seconds, the pickaxe came out of the cube. Brick said, holding a bluish-coated pickaxe in his hand.
“Once a magical tool has been enhanced, its enhanced state can be maintained for about three days. And, its power…”
Swing the pickaxe lightly.
With a thud, the tip of the pickaxe touched the magic ore.
Damn it!
There wasn’t even a scratch before, but this time, the magic ore split in half just by touching it. The audience opened their eyes wide.
“We confirmed an improvement of approximately seven times. Of course, you can only strengthen these simple magic tools that do not require mana…”
Brick said, putting down his pickaxe.
“Those gathered here will know its value better.”
The audience was silent for a moment.
They were also wizards, and were deeply connected to the magic ore mining industry, so they understood the value of magic tools well.
Improvement of work speed.
Increase in mining volume.
Increase in magic stone supply.
As magic stones are used for numerous research purposes, the impact that magic tools will bring is by no means small.
“question.”
“There are questions!”
“Blue Magic Tower Lord, about the magic tool in question…”
Soon, questions poured out to the blue magic tower lord.
Brick smiled leisurely and began answering their questions one by one.
“I understand what you’re most curious about. It’s probably a question of cost-effectiveness. “The field where this magic tool will be mainly used is the magic ore mining site, and it will be difficult to commercialize it because it is not cost-effective.”
Brick tapped the augmentation cube.
“It is possible to strengthen about 30 magic tools with one standard medium-to-high-grade magic stone.”
I can’t say it’s good, but even taking that into account, it’s cost-effective and will provide sufficient benefits.
“And this is still just an early model. The magic engineering of the Blue Magic Tower pursues continuous development. “We promise to continuously release magic tools with higher cost-effectiveness and higher quality.”
The wizards who were looking at the podium with sad eyes were nowhere to be found. Their eyes shine and they praise the results of the blue magic tower master.
Countless, numerous wizards.
Nothing can compare to the sweetness you will experience when their cold gaze turns to surprise.
“Thank you for the enthusiastic cheers.”
A smile spread across Brick’s lips.
His victory was already a given. Because of his heightened mood, he ends up saying more of his nonsense.
“The Gray Magic Tower is obsessed with the legacy of the past. Of course, it is true that the legacy of the past was brilliant. But you can’t move forward into the future if you’re only obsessed with the past.”
The girl who will be next.
Rania van Trias.
Brick sneered as if aiming at her.
“A wizard must move forward. “Toward the future.”
Brick comes down from the podium to thunderous applause.
A girl with gray hair walks past him as he comes down from the podium.
“Know my subject.”
Brick muttered in a cold voice as he passed by the girl. The girl stopped walking and turned her head to look at Brick.
Eat.
She just smiles without saying anything.
Brick frowned at the mocking smile on the girl’s lips.
‘I guess I still haven’t come to my senses.’
I will soon learn my subject.
With that thought in mind, Brick took a step forward.
3.
Before the heat from the blue magic tower subsides, the next runner comes up to the stage.
“······.”
The wizards who were chatting about the extraordinary magic tool presented by Brick stopped chatting. I turned my gaze towards the girl coming up to the stage.
Gray hair is flowing.
She is definitely a girl with an eye-catching charm.
Looking at the flowing hair every time they take a step, the wizards think of that girl’s name.
‘Rania van Trias.’
A girl who belongs to the same family as the Gray Wizard.
This girl is currently working as a professor at Aplia.
The wizards gathered in the square know that she is a capable professor, as they have heard rumors about her at least once.
‘The basic knowledge about the formation of artificial poles and circuits is very high.’
A girl with extraordinary magical knowledge.
In addition, I have also heard rumors that his personal strength is stronger than that of most combat wizards.
But, that’s it.
‘Magical engineering is a different field.’
This is it.
Magic engineering is not an area that can be mastered simply by having high magic knowledge. It is a skill that can be developed through a long period of experience and through numerous research processes.
‘But, I’m going to announce my research on magical engineering.’
I can’t believe I’m going to compete in the same field with the Blue Magic Tower, who has been in this field for a long time.
‘You’re still young and immature.’
Most wizards harbor such sentiments.
The wizards do not look kindly at her arrogant attitude.
“What I have prepared is augmented magic engineering.”
Smiles leak out from all over the place.
Even the detailed fields are the same.
I highly value the courage of the blue magic tower owner who did not run away even after seeing the magic tool with exceptional performance just a moment ago, but that’s all.
The wizards glanced at Rania indifferently.
Sarah.
She doesn’t even go through any special preparation process.
I just took something out from inside my robe. What he took out was a cubic magic tool small enough to be held in one hand.
It is small in size.
Although small-sized magic tools are easy to carry, their drawbacks are also clear. The output is weak. What are you doing with such a small magic tool?
It’s time to question that.
Rania grabbed the two pickaxes still left on the platform. One is a pickaxe left over from the blue magic tower lord’s use, and the remaining one is a pickaxe that has not been strengthened.
“I won’t give a long explanation. “It’ll be quicker if you take a look.”
Place the magic tool in your hand on the pickaxe that has not been strengthened. The magic tool splits with a clicking sound and emits a bluish light.
The pickaxe emits bright blue light.
At that point, the audience feels something strange.
The colors are so vivid. It is a more vivid blue than the pickaxe that the blue magic tower master strengthened. The audience narrows their eyes and focuses on the pickaxe in the girl’s hand.
And then, the girl clashes the two pickaxes together.
It doesn’t even give you strength. Just lightly tap the two pickaxes together.
Crispy.
One pickaxe turns into powder.
One pickaxe does not have even the slightest flaw.
“···uh?”
The audience’s eyes widen at the clear result. Naturally, what was smashed was the pickaxe that the blue magic tower holder had strengthened.
“It is a magic tool that is based on ancient magic engineering and modified to suit the current generation. The basic conditions are the same as the magic tools presented by the Blue Magic Tower Lord.”
After leaving the audience stunned, Rania begins to explain. She continued her words, rolling her magic tool in her palm.
“It is small in size and easy to carry, but it is not used that often. “If you target this pickaxe, the limit is about ten.”
···How long can I use it?
Rania answers a question someone asked.
“It will last until the magic tool breaks.”
“···Is it broken?”
“It means that it will last as long as this pickaxe lasts.”
Rania added.
“Of course, since it is close to overclocking the performance of the magic tool itself, its lifespan will be shortened. “I expect it to take about a month.”
···The magic tool is damaged after use.
However, it can be used for about a month.
The audience completes the calculations in their heads. It is said that magic engineering pickaxes can be purchased in bulk at a low price, but replacing them every month is definitely a burden.
‘However, the work speed increases by twice that amount.’
What remains is the market price of those augmented magic tools.
As it boasts exceptional performance, its price will not be cheap. With that in mind, it’s time to ask the girl a question.
“Mass production is possible and commercialization is possible.”
One more girl came up to the stage.
A girl dressed in a robe that symbolizes the peak of the Gray Magic Tower. She is the next gray magic tower lord named Resty Eleanoa.
“This augmented magic tool is the result of the Sentai’s next magic tower owner, Raniel Van Trias, who left it in an incomplete state. The one who completed it will be this wizard, Rania Van Trias.”
A girl who aggressively took control of the gray magic tower.
Resty Eleanor, who is famous for having no blood or tears among wizards, said with an expressionless expression.
“The Gray Magic Tower has already prepared to mass-produce the magic tools, and we promise to provide them to the market at a reasonable price.”
She speaks of market prices.
The number that the audience imagines is missing about two or three balls. The fact that they provide that level of technology at that price is truly amazing.
“Isn’t it proprietary technology?”
Someone asks a question
Resty answers.
“It is a proprietary technology. “The wizard here, Rania Van Trias, has signed an exclusive contract with the Gray Magic Tower.”
Exclusive contract.
A technology that will be commercialized solely under the leadership of the Gray Magic Tower.
Still, the price is reasonable.
“Do you have any more questions?”
The audience remains silent in response to Rania’s question.
She went down the platform with Resty without saying anything, but stopped for a moment.
“······.”
Her eyes turn to a wizard standing in the square. Everyone looks where her gaze is directed. There is a blue magic tower lord, Brick Geoban.
Brick Geoban is standing there with a face that looks like his soul has disappeared.
Anyone can see that the outcome of the duel is clear.
Its performance, cost-effectiveness, and even level are all a landslide victory over Rania Van Trias. Brick did not announce the market price… but needless to say, he lost even that.
“What the…”
Brick’s face, which was confident of his victory, was almost pale. Rania doesn’t say long words to Brick.
“I guess it’s not the Gray Magic Tower that clings to the past.”
Just say one word and start walking.
Brick’s pupils shook greatly at a word that had many meanings.
“Look! “I told you that kid would win!”
As silence filled the square, the White Magic Tower owner raised his voice while waving his wine glass on the balcony.
“It’s bad!”
It seemed like there was no need for snacks.
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