Embracing Magic Chapter 179

Embrace the Magic (179)

Rodin’s absence at the right time was to show that he was not the one solving the case. It was an acknowledgement that the Knights had the initiative in the investigation.

“If I catch them, I’ll kill them.”

“Are you the only one who feels this way? Look over there. The other mercenaries are all waiting for the same thing.”

The words of the Silver-Parade Mercenary Pobi were received by the Gold-Parade Mercenary Scott. After confirming the truth of this incident, he looked very angry.

“I wish you would really appear in front of me.”

“Okay, okay. Stop talking nonsense. Just be mindful of your surroundings.”

“Don’t worry. The arrangements are all done.”

While eating dinner, we chatted here and there. Today’s topic of conversation was about the evil spirit we heard during the day.

Larry and Bianca didn’t stray from the topic either.

“Brother, are they coming here?”

“No. Never.”

“I guess so?”

They were able to massacre the village because there were no proper security forces in the village. If only the security forces had remained, such a terrible thing would not have happened.

Even though the security force was weak, they could hold on to their legs and hang on. If a few people escaped in the meantime, it would be impossible for them to catch them all with their skills.

But this place was basically a gathering place for mercenaries. They weren’t people to be trifled with like the security forces.

“Brother Rodin, is there no way to catch those bad guys?”

“If I’m lucky, I might be able to meet you.”

A quiet evening passed. As night fell, everyone except the night watchman went to bed.

* * *

A few days passed without any special events. Rodin was in the carriage, conceiving Larry and Bianca’s artifacts and brewing an antidote potion for Queen Regina and her party.

“It’s almost over.”

The detox potion was about 90% finished. It would be finished by tomorrow evening at the earliest, or the day after tomorrow morning at the latest.

“Brother Rodin, once this is completed, will the Queen and the Prince be cured?”

“Detoxification is possible. After that, you’ll need to take care of yourself.”

“Aha, I see.”

“We will camp here today.”

Scott’s voice was heard outside declaring camp. The carriage came to a natural stop and pulled into an empty lot by the side of the road.

“I’ll be back in a bit.”

“Go see the queen?”

“huh.”

Every time they went camping, Rodin would go to see Queen Regina and her party.

To prevent the poison from eating away at the body, healing magic had to be used periodically.

Queen Regina, whose poisoning had progressed considerably, was also a problem, but Prince Aryan, who was still young and weak, was also vulnerable to the poison. If he let his guard down for even a moment, his health could deteriorate rapidly.

dripping!

“This is Rodin.”

“Ah! Wizard. Welcome.”

I went into the carriage. Queen Regina was sitting on a chair, reading a book to Prince Ariane. It seemed to be a history book of the Kingdom of Levain.

“How are you feeling?”

“It’s gotten a lot better these days. It’s all thanks to Wizard Rodin.”

Azahsar Palite was virtually incurable unless he had a detox potion made just for him. Even with the 7th circle magic, absolute cure, the poison could only be suppressed for two to three days.

“That’s great. Everyone, please gather together.”

“Prince, come this way.”

“Yes. Oh my.”

Prince Aryan, with his bright eyes, stared intently at Rodin. He even lowered his head as if to check the face hidden by the hood.

“Let’s get started.”

He chanted the rune and used the 7th circle magic absolute healing. Pure white light came out of Rodin’s fingertips and permeated Queen Regina’s body.

“Ah! This magic is really good. It feels like all the accumulated fatigue is relieved at once.”

“Next is Prince Aryan’s turn.”

“thank you.”

She used absolute healing magic on Prince Ariane, and finally, she used healing magic on the maid’s body.

“Thank you always, Wizard Rodin.”

“It’s something you should do. But have you been reading a book?”

“Yes. It is a book that tells the story of the founding king of the Kingdom of Lebain. It is closer to unofficial history than official history.”

Wild history refers to stories that are not official records but are collections of rumors or stories circulating among the public. As a result, there are many distorted stories about history, and there are also instances of absurd stories being written.

That a person was born from an egg or was protected by a dragon.

At first glance, it may sound absurd, but surprisingly, there were almost no countries without unofficial history. There was even a kingdom in the central continent that formally taught unofficial history.

“Can I take a look for a moment?”

“Of course. I’ll lend it to you, so feel free to take a look.”

“Thank you. I’ll go ahead and take my leave.”

Rodin received a book containing the night history from Queen Regina.

I thought it would be something like a fairy tale to read to Prince Aryan, but it wasn’t. The book was quite thick and the font size was quite small.

“Thank you. Every time.”

“My request is to protect the client alive. It’s a natural thing to do, so there’s no need to be overly grateful. Well, that’s all.”

Rodin turned around absentmindedly and got out of the ornate carriage. As he got out, Bianca rushed towards him.

“why?”

“How are you, Prince?”

“are you okay.”

“Your Majesty?”

“likewise.”

“Whew, thank goodness. The queen just vomited blood earlier this afternoon. I told you I was startled.”

Around lunchtime, Queen Regina vomited blood. It was a moment of uproar as people wondered if someone had ambushed her.

Rodin examined the body and realized that it was caused by the clash of the 7th Circle’s ‘healing’ energy and poison. The body had reached its limit and could no longer endure with healing magic alone.

“I can hold out for a few more days. By then the antidote potion will be ready.”

“That’s what it should be.”

“Hmm? It’s going to rain.”

This time, Undyne was the first to bring news of rain. As always, the stories related to rain told by the intermediate water spirit were never wrong.

“also?”

“I know.”

“Ah! I hate rain.”

“Really? Let’s try to avoid getting wet. Fly!”

Rodin flew up into the sky from that spot. Suddenly using magic, the mercenaries all looked at Rodin.

Rodin pretended not to notice the people’s gaze and recited the runes. It was a dome shield that he had used once in the past.

At that time, Rodin was a 6th circle magician. At that time, he had the ability to cast magic, but he lacked the strength to maintain it for a long time. So he used mana to cast magic, and absorbed the surrounding mana to maintain the magic.

Now he was a 7th circle wizard, but he used the same method as before. He created a large dome shield that covered a wide area, and maintained it using mana.

widely!

Rodin came back down to the ground. People still didn’t seem to know what Rodin had done.

Knock knock knock!

The sound of rain was heard right after. People stared blankly into space. The rainwater bounced off the screen created in the space. Then it flowed down the slope of the dome.

“and!”

“It… stopped the rain.”

“This is the Archmage.”

Only then did people realize what Rodin had done when he flew into the sky.

The Archmage himself moved and covered the party with a large, transparent curtain to prevent them from getting wet. It was a mystery that the mercenaries had never seen or even heard of.

“Wow! Brother Rodin, you’re cool.”

“I didn’t say it to be cool. I just don’t want to get rained on today.”

“Brother Rodin doesn’t get wet in the rain because of the spirit.”

“I just felt like that.”

Rodin just chuckled at Bianca’s reaction.

It was literal. Without any special meaning, I just felt like doing it today.

People were busy preparing food. In a few minutes, a delicious smell wafted in the air.

But Rodin took out food from the subspace and ate it. He felt uncomfortable with the stares of people if he went outside.

* * *

After the meal, Rodin opened the book he had received from Queen Regina. He quickly flipped through the pages, memorizing the contents.

‘uh?’

Since wild history is a story circulated among the people and is not an official history, it is difficult to believe it blindly.

However, because it was a story circulating among the public, there were times when it contained truths that the world did not know.

“no way?”

The name of the founding king of the Kingdom of Levain is Arvein Hesward Levain.

He was the son of a fallen noble who lived in the Listen region in the southern part of the Kingdom of Levain. Of course, at the time, he was a noble belonging to the Kingdom of Esullia, not the Kingdom of Levain.

According to the history, Arbain was ordinary in his childhood. He was able to show off like a nobleman, but he was not particularly talented. He was just average.

His academic performance was average, he had no talent for swordsmanship, and he was just an ordinary nobleman whose reputation was not that great.

He was an ordinary man, but from his mid-20s, he started to act in an unusual way. It was after he entered the southern Locas Forest and was almost killed by a demon.

‘It felt like I was a different person?’

It wasn’t written down which demon nearly killed him. What was clear was that he suddenly learned magic after returning from the Locas Forest after 14 days.

‘No way? Is this an ancient spirit?’

It is said in history that he had a talent for magic from the beginning. Then, by chance, he learned magic from a passing magician, and it is widely known in history that he used it to establish a country.

Rodin also knew the history of the Kingdom of Levain in this way.

However, in the unofficial history, it is written that he ‘suddenly’ learned magic. The fact that he learned magic on his own without being taught by anyone could not be passed over lightly.

‘There’s also a chance that it’s an ancient spirit.’

For now, I put my doubts to one side of my mind and continued reading the history book.

About halfway through the history book, another questionable passage appeared. It was a story about the time right after the founding of the Kingdom of Lebain, when the founding king of Arbain suddenly brought in a huge amount of money.

‘He founded the country and was in a bad financial situation, but then he suddenly became rich? That doesn’t make sense.’

Rodin read the history of the Kingdom of Levain long ago. It was not long after he came over to the Central Continent.

The history I read at that time was, of course, the official history. The official history said that the founding king of Arbein met a colleague with outstanding talents and overcame the precarious financial situation in the early days of the founding of the nation.

“Why does the wild history seem more real? It fits perfectly.”

Let’s assume that the wild history is true.

Some of the spirits in that legacy took over Arbain’s body. As if that wasn’t enough, they even founded a country. They also used the legacy of the Kingdom of Bolas, which was supposed to be located in the southern part of the Kingdom of Levain, to fill the country’s insufficient finances.

“They say the legacy has already been stripped away.”

If this were true, the Tower Lord Tamia and the Marquis of Richmond would most likely get nothing. Likewise, the Marquis of Rotten, who was after the legacy of the Kingdom of Bolas, would also be wasting his efforts.

“Well, not all ancient spirits are evil.”

The achievements of King Arbein, the founding king, were many, but what was particularly remarkable was that he founded the nation with minimal killing of others.

Whether it’s official or unofficial.

There are many parts where it is said that King Arbain was reluctant to fight and had to persuade most people to join his army.

‘Of course, I must have used black magic to persuade him.’

Still, this could be considered a good achievement. It was a contrast to the actions of the kings who usually founded a nation, who killed countless people through great wars of conquest.

“I guess I’ll have to check.”

The next day, Rodin ate breakfast and went to see Queen Regina.

Queen Regina, who was resting after breakfast, welcomed Rodin warmly.

“Welcome, Wizard Rodin.”

“Did you experience any discomfort while sleeping?”

“Yes. There was none. I slept comfortably thanks to the healing magic of the wizard Rodin.”

It’s not an empty remark, I’ve been sleeping soundly every night these days.

In the Duchy of Lientas, I used to wake up five or six times a night because of pain, but these days, that doesn’t happen anymore. When I closed my eyes and opened them, it was morning, and my body felt light.

“How was the prince?”

“I slept well too. I feel very refreshed.”

“That’s fortunate.”

Prince Aryan’s expression also seemed bright. The maid standing behind him also had a much more relaxed expression.

“Did you read the book I gave you yesterday?”

“Yes, I read it well.”

Rodin returned the book he had brought.

Queen Regina looked at him curiously as she received back the rather thick book.

“Was the content not that great?”

“No, I read it all, and I came here to ask you something about it.”

“Wow! Is that because you’re a wizard? You read all this in one night. That’s amazing.”

Queen Regina unconsciously guessed the thickness of the book and stuck out her tongue.

It was a thick book that would take even the most serious book lover several days to read. I vividly remember reading this book that I received from my father as a child over the course of a month.

But I couldn’t believe that I received it all in one night and read it all.

“No, I just like books.”

“But if you have a question?”

“How much do you trust the contents of the unofficial history written here, Your Majesty?”