The Reincarnated Archmage’s Journey Chapter 49

Episode 49: A Turbulent Vacation (1)

I filled the empty vial I received from Banshee with invisible, elemental magic.

“Let’s go, now.”

And as he left the garden, he threw the vial into a pile of herbs.

“What is your intention?”

“Let’s just call it a bomb.”

Herb garden for Tyrant.

A herb that causes hallucinations and ego collapse as side effects.

Since it is said to be a very precious medicinal herb, it must have been very difficult to learn how to cultivate it.

If I mess it up a little, it won't be repairable, even if it's not permanently unrecoverable.

And so the open tour drew to a close.

***

After the Nohil family's open house tour, Former visited a shabby tavern in the lower world.

“The teacher has arrived.”

“Nice to meet you, sir.”

The owner, with his thick white mustache and curly hair, welcomed him warmly.

Former surprisingly greeted the tavern owner quite politely and respectfully.

"Haha, old man? I'm just an old man. But I didn't hear from you. What brings you here?"

"Can I use that room for a moment? I can't think of any other place in the world below where I can feel at ease, so I came here for now."

“If it’s that room….”

Last summer, this was the meeting point between Etar and Impel.

“I guess it’s the sculptor’s work.”

The Sculptor is the name of an organization personally owned by Ed Etar.

The members are Ed Etar himself, the headmaster, Impel, who came to the tavern last year, the tavern owner, and a few unknown people.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Please come inside. Would you like something to drink?”

“No. I’ll be out soon anyway.”

The master now guided him.

"thank you."

"As always, I'll lock the door once you get inside. Just knock when you're done."

“Yes, I will do that.”

The former went inside, and the owner locked the door as promised.

Crash!

When he heard the sound of the lock being completely closed, Former immediately activated Mob and contacted Etar.

-Yes, teacher.

“Principal, I have a report for you.”

-What was the reason for the open tour?

“I’m sorry, but I haven’t found out about that. But I’ve encountered such a strange situation.”

-Strange situation?

Here, Former explained the strong magic he felt at the Nohil family's large restaurant and the strange symptoms of the Zeke family head.

-Are you sure now? You don't remember? Zeke, the head of the household?

How flustered he was, Etar threw away all his usual speech and asked urgently.

"Yes, I don't know what the hell is going on. I figured there was nothing to gain by questioning Artel."

-Good job. If you had pressed me, you would have suffered the same fate. If what I'm predicting is correct.

“Do you know anything, principal?”

-Uh… …I know. But I’m not sure if that’s really true… …. It was so long ago… ….

Former wondered what he knew, but he didn't ask, thinking he would tell him everything when the time came.

-Did the Draco family attach any conditions when allowing the Nohil family to visit?

“I don’t know anything.”

"This is a difficult situation. The Nohil family must hold a significant position, providing medicinal herbs to the Draco family. But it's also a bit troubling that they've allowed an unconditional tour…

“First of all, you are certain that there is something about Artel.”

-I don't think it's to that extent.

“How should I behave?”

-Don't do anything for now. I think it's time to step back for a moment.

Etar answered firmly.

It was the same decisiveness with which he had decided to plan Artel's expulsion.

"All right."

-That's a concern. If what I'm predicting is correct, I'd like to see Artel in person.

"But aren't you already planning to expel me? Are you withdrawing that plan as well?"

-… … .

Etar paused for a moment, deep in thought.

-No, it's already started. If we suddenly stop here, the Draco family will think it's suspicious.

“I agree with that.”

-And anyway, if what I expect is true, Artel won't be expelled no matter what we do.

"yes……?"

Since Etar had made his decision with such certainty, Former couldn't help but wonder why.

You'll find out what I meant later. For now, I think I should just watch and see, so proceed with the expulsion plan. I need some time to be sure.

"All right."

-Yeah, be careful with your actions in the world below too.

“Yes, don’t worry, Principal.”

***

After the open house tour, I sent Hey to the daycare first and then followed Banshee.

The reason I followed her was because I wanted to know the identity of the secret place in the world below.

“Here you are, Arkis.”

“……I was an idiot, thinking it was a building just because it was called a place. I never would have thought they'd made a small cave with the earth element, then covered its entrance with the Plewood element, making it transparent.”

“As expected, you knew it the moment you saw it.”

If you look closely, you can't tell, but the shapes of the two trees are so far removed from their natural form.

No, honestly, I had a bit of an idea when I walked through the forest.

The Banshee reaped the Plewood element that had covered the cave.

Then a really small cave entrance appeared.

As soon as I entered the cave, the first thing I saw was a bookshelf standing there.

“Is this the place you come to every vacation?”

"yes."

"Aren't you staying in such a stuffy place? You're not even a refugee."

“I am a refugee, yes, in my situation.”

“……Do you want to embarrass someone?”

"sorry."

And then I looked at the books on the bookshelf.

“You mean, these are all books from the Emmet family library?”

Ancient books with short titles and mostly written in series.

There were also many books that were quite familiar to me.

This is because the books I had read in my previous life were mixed in, and there were also books written by the Master.

“《Introductory Guide》……. As expected, even if times change, this is still a classic.”

Seeing that Banshee also had this book made me feel happy for no reason.

I was scanning through other books and stopped at the one called “Summoning Book I.”

“The author is… Astral?”

“Do you know Lord Arkis? I heard he was a summoner who was active 600 years ago.”

Even though it was 600 years ago, before I was born, he must have been a wizard whose name I might have heard somehow.

But it was a name I had never heard before.

"no."

“Even Lord Arkis doesn’t know that name… I’m really curious about that wizard Astral’s identity. Oh, maybe because he’s a summoner, Lord Arkis doesn’t know?”

"That could be true. Among the summoners, only Silard was famous enough to make a name for himself. But I don't remember any wizard among the summoners writing a series like this."

I quickly flipped through the book.

The magic written in the book was a summoning magic of a fairly high circle.

With this level of circle, it seems like magic that could easily surpass the 6th circle, which is considered the limit of a summoner, but seeing as there is no name left behind, it is possible that the level of summoners of that era was actually high.

But as I looked through the summons, I saw many strange sentences.

Unlike elemental magic, summoning magic requires communion rather than assimilation. Communion must come first, then assimilation follows. A summoner without communion is impossible.

Summoned creatures and divine beings are single living beings. Summoners are higher beings who control these creatures. Therefore, they must first learn how to communicate with them.

But, the truly important 'method of communication' is not mentioned.

Perhaps because it was a book written 600 years ago, the explanations were as concise as possible and even the terminology was difficult.

“Kienaga saw all of this and understood it?”

"Yes. That's why I told you, 'That's genius!' I felt it. He even became interested."

“…….”

Even if I look at it, the sentences are boring, the explanations are difficult to understand, and the most important explanations are omitted, how did Kiena understand this in just two days and even summon the divine being?

There were many parts that were questionable to simply call him a genius of understanding.

“I don’t know her, Kiena either.”

For now, I decided to ignore the unimportant issues.

I closed the book, put it back on the bookshelf, and prepared to leave, saying to Banshee.

Because today is the day I have to stay at the daycare.

“Have a nice vacation, Banshee.”

“Have a nice day, Arkis.”

"Yeah, if you're bored, come play at the daycare. I think you'll be here until the end of the week."

“I don’t think I’ll have time to go. Sorry.”

“I’m sorry about everything. Get some rest, then.”

"yes."

Coming out of the cave and heading towards the city, I remembered the glass bottle I had left in the Nohil family's garden.

"Should I just blow it up now? That way, they won't even think about it. Hmm, let's see… Since the Nohil family is a fire family, if I set it on fire, there's no way to put it out, right?"

I spread my fingers and uttered the magic incantation, “Pung!”

***

Zeke activated Mob to report.

The person he contacted was the gatekeeper of Archmage Draco Tyrant.

He is the one who assists Draco Tyrant at the entrance to the main temple.

-Lord Zig, is the open tour over?

“Yes, it’s finished.”

-How was it? That student, Artel. He's the one Full Moon is keeping an eye on.

Now, having to deliver the difficult news, Zeke bit his parched lips.

“Whew… I’ll explain step by step. Please listen carefully.”

First, he explained that among the reasons for the open tour was that he intended to hold the students Artel and Banshee accountable for attacking his son.

-So what? It's not like he killed a student. It's not something that deserves to be criticized.

“I appreciate you saying that, but….”

Zeke then added that a part of his memory had suddenly disappeared entirely.

-Huh? Don't you remember?

Of course, the doorman's voice was like, "What is this?"

This was immediately relayed to the archmage, Tyrant.

-He's a great wizard. What do you mean? You don't remember.

Now, Tyrant's voice was heard in Mob.

“Full Moon… It’s an honor. To be able to meet you, even if only through your voice…!”

Zeke knelt down towards Mob, his attitude almost despicable.

-Stop being noisy and talk about it. What? Don't you remember?

“Yes, that’s right…….”

Phew-!

At that moment, a loud explosion was heard from the Nohil family.