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Episode 52
Underwater work (3)
The reason Isabella was young was simple.
I guess the magic of immortality helped me stay young, huh?
Of course, even leaving that aside, there were still some questions that remained.
But before I could even think about the matter in detail, Isabella spoke first.
“I am one of the Seven Elders of Irantes.”
“… … .”
“I’m not saying this because I’m a member of the Irantes Tower, but if you choose our tower, I’m sure you won’t regret it.”
I wondered why he had come, and it turned out he had come to appeal about the main tower.
Yeah, well.
Let’s listen to it for now.
I silently listened to Isabella’s story as she continued to explain fluently.
.
.
.
About 5 minutes passed like that.
Isabella’s explanation was unhindered.
How did the Irantes Tower become one of the five great towers after 300 years?
How does it maintain that reputation?
And what are the tendencies and visions of the Irantes Tower?
Isabella continued her story as if she had memorized a prepared script.
I can see why he was chosen as the general manager of this selection test.
The explanation really sinks in.
“It is also a widely known fact that our Magic Tower succeeded the great magician Martha Pargerich and completed the ‘Art of Immortality’.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
Of course, aside from her eloquence, the content was truly absurd.
[What is that… ….]
what?
Jan Lantes is Martha Pargerich’s disciple?
Do I really have to stay silent after hearing that kind of nonsense?
[Ha, if I wasn’t a piece of paper, I’d give that kid a slap in the face… … .]
‘Should I fly it for you?’
[… … No, don’t really do that.]
If someone as old as Isabella is, then she would know all the details about the main tower.
Of course, you also know that Jan Lantes was not a disciple of Martha Pargerich.
But the fact that he can keep joking around with such a brazen face means that he’s in league with Yann Lantes.
“In addition, our Lord Top is showing great interest in Ms. Riley.”
“… … .”
“Would you understand if I told you that he used his nomination on Ms. Riley without a moment’s hesitation?”
Isabella continued speaking in a soft but clear voice.
I tried to suppress my rising anger and listened to the explanation.
“Oh, that’s right. The Lord of the Tower told me to make sure to convey this message.”
“… … .”
“If you come to our tower, we will definitely support you, Ms. Riley, in every way possible.”
After finishing her speech, Isabella slowly got up from her seat.
“Well, I think you can hear more detailed information from Lord Matap directly during our interview tomorrow.”
“… … .”
Riley nodded slightly in response.
“I’m sorry. I’m afraid my brief explanation has taken up too much of your time.”
Isabella smiles.
“Then, have a nice banquet.”
Thud, thud─.
With those words, she turned her back and slowly walked away.
“… … .”
“… … .”
And that fleeting moment.
I was able to witness something.
[… … Ahem?]
I mean, Becky and Garon Theobald’s expressions twisted ever so slightly.
* * *
Smart─.
“Riley, it’s me! Open the door… … . Ugh! What are you doing, old man!”
“Get out.”
That night.
About 30 minutes after the banquet ended, Becky and Garon Theobald came to our room.
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After hearing their voices, Riley asked me a question.
‘Why did you come here?’
[It’s obvious, right?]
I answered Riley’s question.
[Would you mind telling me the secret that those two have been keeping hidden all this time?]
“… … .”
* * *
“… … .”
Garon Theobald entered the room and began to unfold the magical curtain without saying a word.
Woof──!
It was a complex curtain with all sorts of spells. “Silence”, “Eavesdropping Detection”, “Magic Interference”, etc…
[… … .]
What kind of secret are they hiding that makes them prepare so eagerly?
I was secretly curious.
“Well, I guess this will do.”
Thud─.
After completing all preparations, Garon Theobald took a seat on the sofa opposite Riley.
“… … Huh! What the!”
Becky, who had been dozing off, opened her eyes in surprise when someone sat down next to her.
Is he still drunk?
[Well, by the way… … .]
I turned my gaze back to Garon Theobald.
He let out a deep sigh and without a moment’s hesitation, he told Riley why he had come to see her.
“Don’t go to the Tower of Lantes.”
“… … .”
That’s very direct.
“What is the reason?”
“There will be a war.”
“… … War?”
“Yeah. War.”
Garon Theobald nodded and continued his answer.
“That’s not a metaphor.”
“… … .”
“Literally, a real ‘war’ is going to break out.”
He declared in a grave voice.
“And I guarantee… … .”
“… … .”
“… … Once that war is over, the Irantes Tower will no longer exist on the map of the Empire.”
After hearing his words, Riley and I couldn’t help but be silent for a moment.
“… … .”
[… … .]
It will no longer exist on the map of the empire.
It was a somewhat random remark.
Doesn’t this mean that the Irantes Tower will soon be destroyed?
“What is that… … .”
Knock knock.
It was just then.
Becky, who was standing next to him, suddenly started poking Garon Theobald’s arm with her finger.
“inspiration.”
“… …Why are you doing that?”
“Even now, the Irantes Tower isn’t on any map of the Empire? Hehe.”
“… … .”
Ugh─.
Garon Theobald gritted his teeth.
Becky continued talking, regardless.
“Ahhh, you didn’t know? Then I’ll explain it to you.”
“… … .”
“The headquarters of the Lantes Tower is located at the eastern end of the Empire?”
“… … .”
“In fact, because that area is an undeveloped magical realm, the Irantes Tower is not marked on the “Standard Map of the Empire”… … .”
“… … Rebecca Duncan.”
Garon Theobald called Becky in a low voice. Becky tilted her head with a puzzled expression at his voice.
“Huh? Why?”
“If you’re drunk, just shut up, please.”
“……what?!”
Becky screamed.
“No! I’m correcting the mistakes in the inspiration’s words!”
“… … .”
“You said that the Irantes Tower wouldn’t exist on the map of the Empire! But the Irantes Tower already doesn’t exist on the map?”
“ha…….”
Garon Theobald sighed and glared at Becky with pity.
“… … Don’t you even know what a metaphor is?”
Becky screamed.
“Metaphor?! I don’t know! What is that!”
“… … .”
[… … .]
It seemed like it was going to be a bit of a crazy night.
* * *
Woof──.
Eventually, the situation stabilized after Garon Theobald used “Mental-Cleanse” on Becky.
“ha…….”
The intoxication that runs away as soon as the spell is cast.
Becky let out a deep sigh and muttered in a complicated voice.
“Oh, really. It’s painful to say this with my mind clear… … .”
“Duncan.”
Garon Theobald looked at Becky. Becky sighed and grumbled again.
“Whew… … . Okay. I’ll do it. I’ll do it, you old man!”
Swish─.
She takes a deep breath and raises her head.
Unlike usual, there was a seriousness emanating from his eyes.
“Riley.”
Becky opened her mouth.
“What do you think of the image of the Irantes Tower?”
“… … .”
This is an image of the Irantes Tower.
Of course it can’t be anything but bad.
Matapju, Jan Irantes.
He was a fraud who pretended to be the disciple of the great sorceress Martha Pargerich whom I had raised.
That son of a bitch is still using Marta Pargerich’s name to amplify his power.
In such a situation, how could I possibly look favorably upon those guys?
A group of fraudsters and an entity we wish to destroy with our own hands.
For me and Riley, the Irantes Tower was nothing more, nothing less.
“Well, it will be positive no matter what you see.”
“… … .”
But Becky had no way of knowing our feelings.
In the first place, Riley had never shown any hostility towards the Irantes Tower in front of others.
“I received the ‘right to nominate’ from the Lord of the Tower, and at the banquet, I also received an explicit proposal from the elder… … .”
“… … .”
“Yeah, well, honestly, I guess it would be tough for me too.”
Riley, who had been quietly listening to Becky, cautiously asked me a question.
‘Should I say I don’t like the Irantes Tower even now?’
[No. Wait a minute.]
For now, I thought it would be best to just stay quiet and listen to Becky.
Maybe we can hear the inner side of the Irantes Tower that we don’t know about.
“Lantes is a magical tower that has risen rapidly in the past 300 years. It is a new force that has brought a breath of fresh air to the once dull magical world.”
As expected.
Becky began to elaborate on the Irantes Tower.
“As you can see from seeing the elders directly, the overall mind of the Magic Tower is very open.”
“… … .”
“There are no old farts who are insensitive to the changing times.”
I continued listening to Becky’s explanations from then on.
And according to her words, the Irantes Matap had the following dispositions:
Fluid.
Respond well to change.
It does not ignore new opinions, and continues to develop at a frightening pace… … .
“Well, that’s the Irantes Tower.”
“… … .”
“That’s why it’s the most preferred magic tower by wizards these days.”
okay.
That was the general gaze of magicians towards the Tower of Irantes.
That’s what Isabella explained to us today.
“But unlike the image known to the world, the reality of the Irantes Tower is completely different.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
However, Becky had a completely different perspective from those ‘ordinary wizards’.
“Riley.”
“……yes?”
Becky asked Riley a question in a very serious voice.
“Do you know why the Lantes Tower was able to rise to the position of one of the five great towers in just 300 years?”
“Umm… … .”
Riley thought about it for a moment, then quickly came up with an answer.
“Isn’t it because the Magic Tower Lord Yan Irantes claimed to be the disciple of the Archmage?”
“Well, that’s not wrong either.”
As it was a position given only to a wizard who had conquered an era with magic, the symbolic meaning of the great wizard “Archimage” was very great.
However, after the death of Martha Pargerich, the position of the Archmage remained vacant for 300 years.
In this situation, the title of “The Grand Wizard’s Only Disciple” could have had quite a bit of influence in the magical world.
Naturally, these factors would have had a positive effect on the growth of the Irantes Tower.
“But there is a bigger reason why the Irantes Tower has grown.”
“… … .”
But according to Becky, this was only an additional factor in the growth of the Irantes Tower.
Then what is it?
What on earth was the key to the growth of the Irantes Tower?
Becky began to explain this in a quiet voice.
“The magic of immortality.”
“… … .”
“The reason why the Lantes Tower was able to grow so quickly was all thanks to the magic of immortality.”
The magic of immortality.
This is the research that Marta Pargerich and I had been researching for our entire lives, but ultimately failed.
But in the end, Jan Lantes succeeded, no.
He was ‘known’ to have succeeded…
“Thanks to that immortality technique, Irantes was able to grow into one of the five great magic towers in just 300 years.”
“… … .”
[… … .]
