The Reincarnated Archmage’s Journey Chapter 6

Episode 6.

Ed Etar came down to the lower world for a while during the vacation.

“This is so uncomfortable.”

Tickle, tickle.

He grumbled a little as he pushed the wheelchair.

He uses a wheelchair because he can't use his legs.

Even though it is vacation, he doesn't come to his school very often.

Although his body is uncomfortable, the biggest reason is because of the people watching him.

But today I had to come down because of a special meeting.

He found a shabby tavern even though it was morning.

From the outside, the bar was tightly shut, but when he stopped in front of the door, it opened from the inside.

“You have arrived, Etar.”

The owner, with his thick white mustache and curly white hair, came out and bowed his head to greet him.

“The guests? Did they arrive early? Or are they still here?”

“I’ve already arrived and been waiting. Please come inside.”

So Ed Etar followed his guidance and entered a room in a dark corner of the tavern.

“My lord.”

Inside the room was a young man with dark red hair and eyes, armed with armor.

When Etar appeared, he sat waiting and suddenly got up from his seat.

“Long time no see, Impel.”

"Then you two can talk comfortably. I'll go look outside."

The tavern owner also left the room after saying goodbye to Etar.

Crash!

The sound of a lock being locked could be heard from outside, but Impel and Etar paid no attention.

It was a rather familiar sound to the two of them.

"Yes, Impel. Any special moves lately?"

"doesn't exist."

“Hmm… I don’t know how to interpret this… It’s also suspicious that it hasn’t moved for so long.”

"The same goes for me. But I'm not in a position to be overtly active either…"

Just as the two men were continuing their important conversation, Etar's mob vibrated.

I checked and it was a call from the vice principal of Ed's branch school.

"That's strange. Why is someone who never contacted me during the vacation suddenly at this hour…?"

“Who are you, my lord?”

As Etar's expression turned uncomfortable, Impel also became very tense.

"consensus."

“Oh, I see.”

He looked relieved when he learned his opponent's identity.

“I think we need to talk for a moment.”

“Yes, I understand.”

So Etar received a call from the principal.

“What’s going on, Principal?”

-Principal, I thought this was a serious matter, so I contacted you urgently.

It is a voice of sympathy that fully expresses one's serious feelings.

“Tell me.”

– A student who searched for the book the principal mentioned has appeared.

"……what?"

Now Etar's expression changed from discomfort to seriousness.

Impel also focused on the voice coming from Mob.

"《Introductory Guide》. Are you saying any students have searched for that book?"

The mob planted in the student's body had undergone extensive modifications 300 years ago.

The principal and vice principal could see who the students were contacting and what they were searching for.

However, it was impossible to secretly activate the mob inside the student's body, or to wiretap or track the location using the mob.

It couldn't be modified to that extent.

It was created by Arkis Aimer's teacher, Alys Petra, simply for the convenience of his students, but its original purpose has long since been lost.

One of the vice principal's duties was to observe the students' movements on behalf of Etar.

-Yes.

“Who is that?”

-I'm a student named Artel from Class 0. I've been in that class for five years. When I asked my teacher, Mr. Reggie, about it, he said he wasn't a very diligent student. He said he slept in class every day.

A class 0 student is someone who hasn't even found the element yet.

And it's been 5 years.

He is one of the students most likely to be expelled this winter.

-What should I do?

'How did a Class 0 student know the name of that book?'

Is it just a coincidence?

There are many books with similar titles in Class 0.

《The Wizard's Guide》, 《The Elemental Guide》, 《The Beginner's Guide》, etc.

In particular, “A Guide for Beginners” is a book that is often read by students in Class 0.

It was most likely a missearch.

I could never have imagined that a class 0 student would know exactly what the book was about.

Etar guessed it was just a coincidence.

But I quickly realized that that didn't make sense either.

Because, Etar has rigged it so that when you search for that book in particular, one specific question will pop up.

Just ask the author's name.

The location will only be revealed if the author's name is answered accurately.

In particular, the name Alize Petra does not appear in the 0-class course.

That means that the current student, Artel, knows exactly the name he never learned in class.

After 250 years, the moment Etar had been waiting for had arrived.

"Once school starts, you, Vice Principal, will keep an eye on that student. I know that, but I can't take action myself, right?"

-I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep an eye on it now that we're on vacation.

"No. It's strange that you, the vice principal, are wandering around during the vacation when there's no teacher in charge, especially in Class 0."

-Oh, I was short-sighted.

"So, let's do it after school starts. I can't do anything freely, but you can."

-Okay. I'll move once school starts.

That's how Mob's contact ended.

“Isn’t that… the book you were talking about before?”

Impel, who was listening to the conversation, asked out of curiosity.

"Yeah, but it came from Class 0. I'm sure it's set up so you have to know exactly what it is to search for it… Is this just a coincidence?"

When the situation you originally desired actually comes before you, don't you start to doubt whether it is really reality?

That was Etar's mind right now.

"No way. You've built such a strong defense. This is definitely what you've been waiting for."

Impel spoke as if making a wish.

“I wish that were the case too, but…….”

It is certain that the student is aware of the existence of the book.

But in a corner of Etar's heart, an inexplicable sense of unease kept creeping up.

Just in case.

There is a fear that, with the extremely unlikely possibility that the student in question had searched for the book by coincidence, everything would fall into place.

Because it was a momentous matter that would determine the future of many wizards, including Ed Etar himself.

If you strive for hope but it ends in failure, the resulting sense of emptiness is beyond recovery.

That worst-case scenario should never have happened.

“I suddenly think of him…….”

Whenever Etar felt anxious, his master's face came to mind.

***

Kiena was definitely successful in her summoning.

Although it is not a divine being with a physical form, it is certain that a living being was summoned through magic.

It was just close to 1 circle.

“Are there any other types available?”

With that much confidence, Kiena brought more books of different types.

It was mostly fairy tales and animal dictionaries that had nothing to do with magic.

Click, click!

meow.

Woof woof!

It still only created a brightly glowing sphere without a form, but the cries it made were all from different animals.

'Kiena, don't worry.'

Kiena also knew that she was a summoner, so she would pass the exam in the second semester.

'Now all that's left is Hey.'

I made the wind blow, and Kiena summoned a sphere.

Heido, perhaps stimulated, closed his eyes and tried his best to create magic.

I could clearly see with my own eyes how much effort he was putting in.

A wrinkle between the eyebrows, a body trembling.

He's really passionate.

The first day of training ended with unexpected results.

***

The training continued from then on.

Kiena, who had already mastered summoning magic, always showed up for training even though her promotion was confirmed.

And I worked harder and harder.

Perhaps because there were immediate results right in front of him, he didn't seem to find the training difficult, but rather seemed to be accepting it happily.

After two weeks, Kiena's summoning magic took shape.

It's not a perfect new creature, as it's just getting close to the 1st circle, but at least I can summon animals perfectly.

The small bird Kiena had summoned sat on her shoulder, tickling her cheek with its beak.

“Hahaha, it tickles.”

How long has it been since I've seen a wizard's face so delighted by basic magic?

It was an expression that gave me a refreshing feeling, as I had always been guarding the sealing stone at the top of a dark mountain in my previous life.

But I couldn't just relax, because Hey still hadn't made any progress.

'I'm going to need a little guidance.'

This time, I guess I'll have to step up a little.

“Hey, what do you think about when you try to implement magic?”

“Just black.”

The path is found, but there are no landmarks.

In other words, you are not sure where to go or if this is the right path.

In times like these, it's a good idea to set milestones.

If that path is truly your path, you will naturally start walking just by looking at the milestones.

“Just wait a minute.”

I went back out into the garden with a blank sheet of paper.

"Hey, don't close your eyes. Look at this paper and imagine coloring it the color you want. I thought about it like that, and the wind blew."

In this group, my body, Artel, was the most inferior student.

If I tried to imitate the model student all at once, it would feel awkward, so I guided him naturally by saying that I had practiced like that.

"hmm."

Hey stared at the paper.

I kept a suitable distance from Hey while holding the paper to focus on him.

“It’s harder than I thought…….”

Hey, that's a regretful voice.

So, unfortunately, the morning training ended without any results.

***

It was an hour after we all had lunch together at the restaurant and started our afternoon training.

“Okay!”

A very small, black burn mark appeared in the center of the paper I was holding.

"Okay! Kiena! I did it! Artel! That's amazing! If I do it exactly as you told me, it works right away?"

“Wow! Congratulations, hey!”

Kiena and Hei were really jumping for joy in their seats.

I looked at the paper first.

'It's strange. He clearly likes the color black… … .'

This is definitely fire elemental magic.

The natural color of the fire element is red.

I have discovered a color element that has nothing to do with black.

And Hey is definitely a fire elementalist.

The book written by the teacher had a high accuracy rate, to the point where it could be called absolute.

If a student answered a specific color, that element was followed.

But now something strange has happened.

“…….”

Black soot in the center of the paper.

Is it possible that liking the color black is the color of this soot?

The fire itself is a harmony of red and yellow, but when it goes out, only black ash remains.

I thought that might be the case.

'Well, I guess I should be satisfied since I achieved something.'

The two students finished it within two weeks.

This went exactly as I expected.

'I too, following Hey's example, should now imitate the elemental fire master.'

Since Kiena is a summoner, I cannot guide her.

Even if I were a great wizard in my previous life, there is a clear line between an elemental wizard and a summoner.

Elementalists cannot use summoning magic, and summoners cannot use elementals.

Therefore, Kiena will have to learn summoning magic on her own from now on.

'I don't think you have to worry too much since you're a student who studies hard.'

I'm a genius of understanding who was summoned in 30 minutes after reading the Master's book, so I'll be fine on my own.

Since Heyga is the slowest growing, I was planning to teach him by imitating the fire elementalist.

Hwaruk!

“Wow, I thought I was a wind elementalist, but I’m also a fire elementalist?”

This time he summoned a small fire sphere and said:

“Artel is of the same element as me!”

Hey, in particular, came over and hugged me with joy.

“Ugh……!”

Hey's power took my breath away for a moment.

'How can a kid be so strong?'

By the way, I heard you passed the entrance exam to the prosecutor's school.

Although he is a wizard, he has a very strong body and is full of strength.

It wasn't all luck.

“Sob sob…….”

But in the midst of the festive atmosphere, Kiena suddenly collapsed in her seat and began to sob.

“Why are you crying all of a sudden, Kiena?”

“I’m so happy… We can stay at school for five more years….”

It was tears of emotion.

I felt like all the emotions I had accumulated over the past five years had been restored.

Heydo must have felt the same way, his eyes reddened.

'The innocence of a young student… … is cute.'

"Thanks to Artel! If it weren't for this book, we'd still be struggling."

Soon, Kiena lifted the book with a cheerful smile.

Although the exterior was worn, it seemed to shine brightly at that moment.

"Thank you, Master. Thanks to you, two of my students have been able to walk the path of magic."

If the Master had been watching this scene, he would have smiled happily.