2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 31

3 weeks of vacation-2

sage

A virtuous, intelligent, and next-to-adult person.

The beginning of all magic, the founder of the modern magic circle.

A sage who has calmly built a feat that no human being can achieve, even with the exception of these representative achievements.

This is why he became a hermit from a wise man,

[The world has to be dirty enough, I beat him because I felt dirty.]

Because he looked at the pessimism of the world.

＜It seems so.＞

Similarly, Leo, who had a pessimistic gaze, nodded.

[…do you understand right away? Why don’t you ask me more?]

“It is true that the world is rotten.”

Leo was only 10 years old, living alone without his family. He also lived as a mercenary who felt weak and strong, so he could not have a very optimistic view of the world.

[Well… I’m already talking about it, so ask more. After a long time, I will unravel the story.]

＜…Then what was the most impressively dirty thing you’ve seen?＞

[That’s right…]

Being able to bring up old stories after a long time, the sage began to unravel the story quickly with his tongue lubricated.

Of course, it was not a beautiful adventure and fantasy, but a tragedy with a heavy atmosphere and brutal development, but that’s how Leo was able to immerse himself in the story.

[Well… there was something like that. At the most, they developed explosive magic for mine development, but wouldn’t it be used for terrorism, treason, and so on? It was very late at the time.]

＜It’s still open-ended. Now, they even put magic bombs into golems and explode them remotely.＞

[Ha… motherfuckers, what are you guys doing? When you were only using Circle 1, you came in with a bubble.]

It was two years ago, but the tyranny of the two wizards is still vivid in my memory. The reason I went to get a permit now was to prevent such a situation in advance.

＜It’s simple. I’m arrogant, and those bombers are terrifying to touch. That’s the way the law is.＞

[If I go to the mana tower, I will break the tower and catch the discipline first, right? These fell out in 300 years.]

＜Before that, let’s break down the newspaper company. I’ve been using dog shit this morning.＞

Currently, the number one priority for destruction for Leo was the newspaper company by a single sheet of paper. And especially the creator of the word ‘joking assassin’ certainly deserved to be killed.

That is the law that is pure and just.

[Anyway, seeing something rotten like that for hundreds of years makes my eyes look rotten. So I locked myself in the mountain and looked around.]

It was wisdom, if it were wisdom, that he summarized his death in two lines.

However, there was something odd about that explanation.

＜Then why did you leave the Philosopher’s Stone behind?＞

[…]

He was deeply suspicious of why he, who was displeased and despised by the world, had left an object that was nothing more than a legacy.

＜There’s no reason to leave anything behind in such a damn world.＞

[…I still wanted to believe it. Someone’s gonna change this damn world. So I left it Until I become such a ghost.]

Hearing those words, Leo was not the one who thought of himself.

The beginning of a family that eats rust.

The savior who saved mankind.

‘…Reuben Reinhardt.’

The first hero must have been the sage’s last faith.

[…don’t worry too much about it. I don’t even expect as much as Ruben.]

＜Then… Why did you choose me?＞

[You already said that.]

The sage spoke briefly. The emotion of that language was neither vulgar nor pretense.

[Because you are a genius.]

Because it was a natural truth for that wise sage.

＜…uh…＞

But it was a little wobbly.

[Why do I hate to praise you?]

＜Sorry, then let’s go to the tower as requested.＞

[Bad boy.]

Yes, it is wise to do this.

It was quite a satisfying conversation.

***

[By the way, how do you get to the tower? Warp Gate?]

＜That’s not my salary.＞

Considering the distance between the tower and the mansion, the cost of breaking it would be considerable. If you take the risk, you’ll have to peel and eat the bark for a month.

＜I have to take the train.＞

[…train? What? that? Are you eating?]

It was a statement outside of common sense, which Leo’s intelligence could not possibly come up with.

If you think about it, the sage must have been in hiding more than 300 years ago, so there was no way to know about modern culture.

＜I’ll explain it to you. So…＞

“Leo!!”

Suddenly, someone called Leo’s name out loud. It was rare even within the family to use such a close title.

“Are you Aria?”

Rather than being rare, it was safe to say that Arya was the only one.

“today…! Taking a vacation…?!”

The place I had just visited was the butler’s office, the office where Alfred was working.

The reason I came to see Alfred was because of the notice about the use of vacation.

“Ah yes. I was going to tell her too.”

Of course, it was reasonable to tell the owner he served. But first, I just thought that talking to the butler would increase efficiency if I was allowed to take a vacation.

“…why…?! why…! vacation…! 3 weeks each?!”

However, Arya couldn’t help but be puzzled in that she was rushing to spend the vacation she had been sitting on for two years.

“That’s it… I often stop by when I’m going out. There is a lot of work to be done during this time.”

Leo chose the train instead of the warp gate, not simply to save money.

The warp gate was several times more comfortable if there was only one destination, but the train was much more efficient if there were several places to stop.

“…that…! still…! This is too sudden!”

“…is that so? But it is true that there is a lot of work to be done, and it is not possible to suddenly leave it.”

It was only possible to postpone the license of the tower. There was no deadline anyway, so I think I can give it a week or two.

However

“I have to go to the grave, so I don’t have much time to spare. I have to go home in a week.”

“…the graveyard? Are you going to Doron?”

He didn’t say it often, but he remembered the name of such a village.

Also a genius.

“I have to go to my parents’ grave. You went last year too.”

“Last year…?”

In fact, Arya had no choice but to know.

“Last year, I went straight to the warp gate. Even though my wallet was completely empty because of that.”

Last year, thanks to the warp gate, we were able to shorten the time it took for more than a day to about two hours.

[Ah, the last time you went home?]

The wise man will be forced to follow him, so he will have no choice but to remember. Of course, it was annoying to keep chattering next to me, but it wasn’t bad in its own way.

“Then again, to the warp gate…!”

“It can’t be. I have no money…”

Leo’s expression turned slightly gloomy.

“The village chief is ill. I got a telegram a few days ago.”

“…ah…”

[Isn’t it too early to go wrong?]

My parents’ graves, my acquaintance’s illness.

It was impossible to dry this with any poison.

In the first place, drying itself was the end of a human being.

“…that… well… well…”

Leo did not notice, but Arya barely caught the falling tears with her Auror, and it was her feelings.

The fact that Leonardo, who had not been away for two years or even an hour, disappeared for three weeks was a harsh treatment for Ariaspil.

“ah! How about we go together?”

“Go… together?”

I couldn’t stand the suggestion and the tears that were about to fall fell into my eyes.

“I’m going by train, so it’s not fun to go alone. I want to introduce myself to the villagers… is that okay?”

At that moment, Arya’s mind was over even imagining riding the train.

***

The train station was more crowded than the warp gate. As it is a means of transportation made for the middle class and low-income class who cannot use the Bondi Warp Gate, a proportionate crowd will inevitably come.

[…Oh, is this a train?]

The train looked as if a huge, long cylinder was cut and connected again and again. Judging from the shadows alone, it was similar to a creature called an oriental dragon.

[…Hmm…]

The ancient man who saw the train for the first time looked at the magnificent body with a surprisingly detached expression.

＜Why?＞

[Is this similar to what I devised before?]

＜…Really?＞

Normally, I would tell them not to talk bullshit, but the achievement I heard last time was so impressive that a little bit of faith was springing up.

[At that time, I was rejected because there was no equipment to install the station and there was no cost for laying rails across the country. Times have really gotten better.]

＜But then, you didn’t steal the sage’s invention, did you?＞

[Hey, it’s been over 300 years, but it’s too small to say anything about it…]

＜The wizard who made this patented and earned over 300 billion gold as a business. Now, a beautiful woman who is 25 years younger than me…＞

[Can I kill you?]

Please refrain from doing this until you get a permit from the tower.

“Leo! I think this is it!”

Arya waved her hand on the platform. A young girl from a noble family doesn’t have many experiences like this, so it’s bound to be interesting.

“First of all, you have to buy a ticket at the ticket office! Follow me!”

When Leo shouted loudly, Arya ran to the ticket office, blushing in embarrassment.

“…mi…sorry.”

“it’s okay. Then I will buy two.”

Leo said so and placed an order for the ticket office staff. When the staff saw Leo’s heavy pocket, he willingly held out two first class seats.

“Have a good time. The staff will buy tickets in the middle.”

“…that…that’s what I knew…”

The lack of confidence in his voice raised suspicions, but Leo didn’t bother to ask.

Isn’t it the knight’s loyalty to cover up the master’s shortcomings from time to time?

“Then ride. The train will be leaving soon.”

Station attendants began guiding passengers in front of the train’s entrance. Accordingly, Leo and his party entered the entrance and got on the train.

[It feels different from the carriage. It is much more spacious and comfortable.]

As the sage said, the train was comfortable enough to say that it was different from the carriage. Of course, that was also a big reason for purchasing the expensive first class car.

Because it’s expensive, I’ll pay the right price for the seat.

[Then I’ll go for a while.]

＜Yes? Where?＞

[Just take a look inside the train. You don’t have to figure out the structure to tell if this is plagiarism or imitation.]

I wonder if there is still a trace of what I said earlier, the sage-sama flew away without even asking for such a thing.

＜But if you do this, your mana consumption will increase.＞

Leo grumbled as he calmly communicated with the distant sage.

[Be patient. I’m telling you to get used to it all.]

It was discovered around the time when the body’s mana core and circle were increased to two.

It has now roughly doubled its original street.

‘What will be fine? I get a little sleepy… It wouldn’t hurt to rest quietly for a while…’

Perhaps it was because he had been working without a break recently, Leonardo’s eyelids gradually went down. I couldn’t even sleep properly because of the presence of the sage even during normal sleep time.

Is it because of the comfort of first class, or is it because the vacation period relieves tension?

Leonardo suddenly fell asleep.

“Leo, I heard that a snack truck is coming along the way, whatever…”

The moment Arya was interested in the train and was about to look around,

width

Something came to rest on Arya’s shoulder.

heavy but warm

Tickle but soft

“…Well…? uh…!?”

Leo’s head gently leaned against her.

‘…Wake me up…Are you supposed to…?!’

The moment Arya was about to catch Leo’s ball,

‘…for a moment…’

Do I have to wake up? In this situation?

Leo, his exclusive driver doesn’t have a very comfortable day.

I do not miss strength training, weapon training, and mana training every day.

At the same time, he also learned magic without stopping.

Now, heading to the tower to get a 3rd circle magic permit was proof of that.

Is it correct to wake up such a precious article of your own?

Never, never!

It was selfish enough to shake everyone’s heads, even if it wasn’t for Arya!

‘…So…’

As ‘goodwill’ to the last, as ‘consideration’ as a friend

Ariaspil was determined to sacrifice his shoulder willingly.

In short, there was no such thing as selfishness.

I never expected a reward for sniffing Leo as it is, or for Leo to bury his face in his chest after losing a little more focus.

So now, Arya focused on falling into contemplation.

A very happy contemplation followed with the scent of the boy.