I Quit the Hero’s Party Chapter 320

〈 Episode 320 〉 Gray Magic Tower (3)

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“It’s really not as big of a deal as I thought.”

After digging up all the information, Raniel muttered softly and licked his lips. The warlock named Jaquel did not have the information she was hoping for.

‘It’s not really related to the Gray Magic Tower.’

It has nothing to do with Cranbel Eleanor’s recovery.

Of course, it has nothing to do with the Gray Magic Tower.

What was happening here did not deviate much from what Raniel had expected. Sacrificing the captured people to increase mana, something truly worthy of a warlock.

‘It was just as expected…’

In fact, it’s almost like you’re losing steam.

It feels a bit contrived, but it was just a coincidence from the beginning anyway.

“Ugh.”

Raniel sighed and ruffled his hair. I feel like I’m missing something important, but I have no idea what it is.

“Tsk…”

Raniel narrowed his gaze, licking his lips for no reason. As he looks back at the warlock he once was, Raniel remembers Jakel’s last words.

“The prophet has predicted it!”

he said

“One day, someone will appear with one eye stained black, and that is the signal he is sending. Wait for the day he appears…!”

The prophet sent a message.

“Above, great Rania. “I’m sorry for not knowing your true identity, but that’s really all I know!”

Prophet.

Probably the one who leads them and the one who is the center.

“Prophet, Ra.”

Raniel muttered.

I had heard of that prophet somewhere. That was a little while ago too. As I searched through my memories, what came to mind was an incident that happened in the past.

An incident that ended up being buried by a bigger incident.

“ah.”

Raniel said, “Clap,” and clapped his hands.

“Corrupt assistant professor.”

An incident where an assistant professor who worked under McHart defected and attacked Aplia.

The reason for the defection somehow made sense, and soon after, Skebal attacked Aplia, an incident that was completely forgotten from Raniel’s memory.

‘If you think about it…’

I think that renegade guy also uttered the word ‘prophet’ at that time. So what on earth is a prophet? I tried to find out more about the prophet, but seeing that the answer didn’t change no matter how many times I got it right, it seemed like there wasn’t any more information to find.

“Tsk.”

Raniel clicked his tongue briefly.

“Anyway, you guys have no guts. “I don’t know why you’re stubborn when you’re going to blow up if you get hit anyway.”

plaguy.

Raniel mumbled and turned his head to make eye contact with Kalt. Raniel blurted out to Kalt, who was looking at him with a very mysterious gaze.

“why. “Do you have anything to say?”

“No, well… I thought he was really like a senior.”

Kalt said with a shocked expression.

“You beat them to death until they call you with the word ‘nim’ in their name, beat them until they say something respectful, and beat them until they give the same answer three times…”

Beat and beat again.

“That’s amazing. really.”

“I guess I’m kind of amazing.”

“Ah, yes…”

He controls his strength so exquisitely that I even think it was a textbook example of ‘just hit enough to not die.’ As Kalt was feeling so dumbfounded, Raniel blurted out something as if there was something strange.

“But isn’t this a good interrogation?”

“hearing?”

this? hearing?

Kalt asked back with a laugh.

“Aren’t you referring to torture incorrectly?”

“Do you want to be tortured?”

“······.”

“what.”

“···No, I was thinking about going up slowly. “The air is stuffy and the atmosphere is gloomy, so it’s not a place to stay for a long time, is it?”

“oh.”

Raniel smiled.

“It’s a coincidence. “I was thinking that too.”

Kalt internally swallowed tears.

Even though he reached the level of a superhuman and was given the honorable title of Guardian, his work did not change much. It was bound to be that way in the first place.

‘If the boss doesn’t change, how can it possibly change?’

A wizard who can kill a superhuman with his bare hands.

If you were to ask whether he is good or evil, he is good(?), but that doesn’t mean he is a wicked wizard whose personality is by no means nice.

“let’s hurry.”

Kalt swallowed back tears as he glanced at the back of his boss, who realized the essence of an old man at the age of less than thirty.

2.

A few days passed.

After much thought, Raniel went to the Gray Magic Tower.

There are still a lot of unknown things, such as being a prophet or something… but in any case, the fact that the elder woke up from his sick bed was something worth celebrating.

‘I’d like to meet you personally.’

When I think about it, I have received a lot from the elders.

The trust, expectations, and advice I received from him.

In fact, for Raniel, Cranbel Eleanor is like a benefactor and teacher. If the teacher of magic (？？) was Rosell, she learned from Cranbell the attitude she should have as a magic tower lord.

“···He is a person worthy of respect.”

Raniel muttered and walked away.

The moment he first steps into the lobby of the Magic Tower, Raniel feels that the atmosphere of the Magic Tower has changed a lot since his last visit.

At that time, I was just starting to get control and it felt like it wasn’t completely organized…

‘It’s sorted out now.’

The atmosphere of the Magic Tower is revealed in the expressions, voices, and gaits of the wandering wizards. And in Raniel’s opinion, he had a strong feeling that the atmosphere of the Gray Magic Tower was now settled.

“Ah, Professor Rania.”

Raniel turned his head.

There is Resty, approaching, flapping his robe as the next Mage Tower Lord. Raniel checked the expressions on the other wizards’ faces as they looked at Resty.

During my last visit, I could feel the fear on their faces. But what I feel this time is respect. Not the way they look at the reigning dictator, but the way they look at the leader who leads them.

It meant that Lesti was fully recognized by the wizards, and that he was doing well in his duties as the next lord of the Gray Tower.

‘It’s amazing.’

Raniel feels happy that his junior and student is doing well. The expression naturally relaxed. Ran El shook her hand with a faint smile on her face.

“Hello, Resty.”

“yes. I heard you were visiting. “He’s coming to see the elder…”

“huh. “Because my brother has something to tell you.”

There is no one who does not know the relationship between the Gray Wizard and Rania Van Trias. With his position as the official successor announced, the number of excuses he could use increased considerably.

‘I’m selling the name, but…’

Well, whatever. After all, it’s my name.

Raniel laid down the iron plate and continued speaking.

“Because I owe a lot to the elder.”

“Are you the Gray Wizard?”

“huh. A lot. My brother said that he was like a teacher. “He is someone I really respect.”

“is that so?”

Although it was a compliment to an elder, Resty smiled brightly as if he had been praised himself.

“I will guide you.”

Raniel silently glanced at the back of Resty, who was beginning to walk ahead. The impression of Resty I usually saw was closer to that of a calm and cool-headed wizard, but looking at him like that now…

‘He’s still a baby.’

I feel strongly like a child.

Resty’s unconcealed joy was clearly revealed in his gait. The steps she takes are light and excited, and there is a smile on the corner of her mouth revealed through her shaking purple hair.

It was like I had no control over my emotions.

Well, it’s worth it.

For me, he would be like a teacher, and for that child, he would be like an elder. In his head, Raniel imagined how his teacher would have reacted if the same thing had happened, and if he had woken up from his hospital bed after so many years.

‘···I guess it won’t be much different.’

You’ll be happy. Like I became a child.

My mouth is itching to tell you everything that happened so far. Indeed, Resty seemed to be doing the same, as he kept licking his lips. Looking at that scene, Raniel let out a faint smile.

It’s a good thing.

You will be rewarded for your efforts so far.

In any case, the reason that Lesti ran so hard was to show the elders.

How long did it take to walk like that?

Before we knew it, we had arrived in front of the elder’s office.

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Now that some time has passed since the elder came to his senses, Resty is enjoying every day. It felt like all the hard work I had done so far was being rewarded.

“So something like that happened.”

“You must have had a hard time. “I saw a lot of swearing.”

“Good work. Resty.”

Every time I talk about the past, the elder smiles kindly. Sometimes they open their eyes wide and are surprised, and sometimes they pat their heads and say that they did a great job. Resty liked that touch.

“You’ve grown so much without realizing it.”

“Maybe you don’t like being petted? If you don’t like it, feel free to say it. “It’s so different from what I remember, it’s hard to get used to it.”

Every time the elder tried to withdraw his touch, as if he was embarrassed, Resty would shake his head violently from side to side. How could it not be good? I’ve been waiting for this day for years.

Every day is fun.

A smile did not leave Resty’s face as it seemed like his efforts so far, the days of being ignored by the elders and the days of not giving up despite this, were being rewarded. Maybe this is her original personality.

A bright, energetic and talkative personality.

Lesti shouted excitedly, remembering her true self that she had forgotten for too long.

“Elder. “A guest has arrived.”

When I called that, I heard an answer from inside the office.

They said it was okay to come in, and Lesti opened the door and entered the office with Rania.

“This is Professor Rania, who is a professor at Aplia Academy and is teaching me.”

Resty continued his explanation, pointing to Rania standing next to me.

“Also, she is Rania Van Trias, the official successor to the gray magician Raniel Van Trias.”

“Oh,” the elder briefly exclaimed.

“This is an important guest.”

Instead of trying to get up, the elder made a groaning sound and leaned against the backrest.

“I heard about it from Resty. You told Lesti a lot of things on my behalf, right? “Thank you.”

He smiled and held out his hand to Rania.

Rania slightly bowed her head and grabbed the hand the elder held out. And at that moment she flinched and Rania’s body trembled.

“Why are you doing that?”

“···it’s nothing.”

Rania shook her head and opened her mouth.

“I heard a lot about the Gray Wizard. This is Rania Van Trias. “I meet the gray elder.”

“Lesti boasted that he was a great wizard who was given this name by the ancient dragon wizard. “I’ve heard a lot about you too.”

The elder smiled kindly and nodded.

“That friend, Raniel, raised me really well. Even in his retirement the fellow is still an ashen pride.”

“thank you.”

“Are you treating your teacher’s praise as if it were your own? “She was a very polite girl.”

While the elder was laughing out loud, Rania slightly bowed her head and said hello. When she raised her head again from her lowered position she saw that Rania was not looking at her elder.

“······.”

She looks at Resty in silence.

Her view of Resty, who is not an elder, is extremely mixed. She bent her back slightly and whispered into her Resty’s ear.

“see?”

“yes?”

Resty blinked.

Rania asked again.

“Can you see it?”

Rania’s voice whispering like that is different from usual. It is neither a soft voice nor a hard voice like when giving a class. It was a cold voice.

“What do you mean, can you see it?”

“···no. done.”

Rania trailed off.

Resty glanced at Rania’s face without understanding what was happening. Then, Resty found her biting her lip.

“Lesti.”

Eventually, Rania called Resti.

Resty slowly nodded at the call.

“yes?”

“I have something to say to the elder, so can I speak to him alone for a moment?”

“Ah yes. “As convenient as it is…”

Rania smiled and said thank you.

Resty blinked, then quickly walked out of the office. Just before leaving the office and closing the door, Resty saw Rania’s back.

‘···Gloves?’

It seemed like her hands were bare just a moment ago, but before she knew it, Rania’s hands were wearing gloves. Pulling it on, Rania approached her elder. Resty felt uneasy for some reason.

thud.

An unusually heavy sound rang out.

The closed door did not open again.

3.

“Elder.”

I opened my mouth.

The voice I spoke out was trembling slightly, but that was all I could do. Because my heart was beating loudly.

“There is one thing I would like to ask you.”

“hmm? Say as much as you want. “He is Resty’s benefactor, so I must be willing to listen.”

The elder smiled kindly.

There is no affectation in that smile. He will probably make an effort to listen to whatever is said. Knowing that fact, I slowly caught my breath.

Kuuk.

I held the left hand that I had just shaken hands with with my right hand. A beating that could never be overlooked that I felt the moment I held his hand. I raised my hand and pressed it to my chest.

Boom, boom.

My heart is beating wildly.

“It’s not a difficult request.”

I clenched my fists.

“Turn over, close your eyes, and cover your ears.”

“···suddenly?”

“yes.”

“Well, it’s about this much…”

The elder covered his ears and closed his eyes.

And only after making sure that my body was completely turned did I untie the front island. Circuit engraved on the chest. I placed my palm on it as it spun loudly, making a squeak sound.

Gooung.

The circuit fluctuates.

The oscillating circuit heats the body. With cold sweat running down my spine, I closed my eyes and opened them. Gray color mixes with the shiny blue eyes.

Vision becomes clearer.

What was invisible becomes visible.

I don’t have as great eyesight as Resty, and I can’t discover everything that’s hidden… but my eyes see this much clearly.

Grumble.

I saw the heart of the elder with his back turned.

Black fluid is stirring from the elder’s heart. The poison that started in the heart spread its roots to the elder’s brain. When I checked that far, I was sure.

The elder was cursed.

Like me, maybe even more serious than me.

“why.”

I muttered.

“How are you alive?”

The elder slowly lowered the arm that was covering his ears.

“well.”

The elder’s eyes were closed, but his ears were open, as he slowly turned around and looked at me.

“I am alive because I cannot die.”

The elder opened his closed eyes.

One eye was stained black.

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fantasy,