“Luna, how are you?”
“yes! How was Rudy?”
I went to the tower and greeted Luna.
Then, the Empire’s chief wizard, Franz, walked in from behind.
“Is Rudy here?”
“how are you?”
“Will the life of an old man suddenly change? I spent my research as usual. Then sit down.”
Franz reached out to the chair in front of him.
I sat on the chair and looked at the table in front of me.
I’ve been worried about it ever since.
Snacks in front of this table.
A mountain of snacks lay there.
“… … What is all this?”
“Heh heh, it’s a snack. I prepared it to eat with tea.”
Franz spoke as if nothing special, but the snack in front of him wasn’t that good.
It was a composition that could be seen almost at a party.
Cookies and cakes are stacked like a tower to the point of being burdensome.
It wasn’t a cheap snack though.
Even if you look at them roughly, they were snacks prepared from high-end bakeries.
“You can listen to it.”
Franz said with a big smile.
Grandpa, what are you thinking?
Franz, the owner of the tower, was serving me.
“Because I don’t enjoy sweets that much… … .
“is it? So, do you like unsweetened snacks? Do you have a favorite bakery?”
“No, I don’t like snacks that much. A cup of tea… … .”
Then Franz turned his head towards the door.
“Who is out there?”
“yes! Matthew Lord!”
A man came in as if he had been waiting.
“Bring out the most luxurious tea in the tower!”
“All right!”
The man closed the door and moved back and forth.
I smiled awkwardly at that attitude.
I was bewildered that he welcomed me like this, who is no longer the heir of Astria.
Actually, it was weird from the beginning.
When I try to enter the tower, the guards greet me politely.
Every wizard you see greets me and smiles.
There is no more Congo to fall… … .
“Didn’t you come to see the items that Ian gave you?”
I nodded my head vigorously.
It was more comfortable to talk about work than to continue in a burdensome situation.
“How far is the analysis done?”
“It’s not over, but you will get the information you want. There are people who have already seen the scene in use, so it’s easy to analyze information.”
“Then can I go see it right away?”
“I do. It would be better to finish work and rest.”
With Franz’s words, we stood up.
While moving around like that, I dragged Luna to my side.
“… … huh? Rudy?”
“Luna, what is this?”
“What happened?”
“Why are you doing this to me?”
I looked around.
The wizards around me look at me and smile brightly.
It looked like a welcome.
“Well? I don’t know… … ?”
“okay… … ?”
Luna put her hand to her chin and pondered for a moment.
Then he clapped his hands and looked at me.
“Seeing that. It seems a bit strange.”
“… … Is it strange?”
“People kept giving me snacks and asking about Rudy.”
“about me?”
“Rudy, you’re so amazing, I thought you should ask me. It’s kind of weird when you think about it.”
“What is strange?”
“The snacks were so delicious…!”
“You like snacks. Didn’t you just eat when you were hungry?”
“Is that so? Anyway, it was tastier than usual!”
“okay… … ?”
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More delicious snacks… … .
Ask about me and pay tribute to Luna… … .
I don’t know what the hell is going on in the tower, but it was certain that there was something suspicious.
After talking to Luna like that, I quickly arrived at the lab.
Franz took the report from the lab and handed it to me.
“This is the data we researched. It’s well laid out, so it’s easy to understand.”
“thank you.”
I started skimming through the report.
The contents of the report speculated not only the abilities of the magic tools, but also the intentions of the rebels.
What kind of work can be done with this magic tool, and where are they going to use it?
It was written in detail.
I silently recited what was in the report.
“… … A tool that replaces the human body.”
This magic tool is a tool that allows you to live even if your body disappears.
If you replace only the mana stones in the tool, even if your body disappears, you can live without dying.
Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t live forever.
This object could take the place of the body, but not the mind.
If you live for a long time, your mind tends to wear out.
If not actual death, it will be close to death.
“Then can we use this tool to build an army?”
“It is impossible to get to that level. This magic tool is a magic tool that keeps you from dying, it doesn’t make you stronger. There are also obvious weaknesses, so I can’t share them with the soldiers.”
“Is it a weakness?”
“You can either destroy this magic tool or blow off the human head. Then it’s impossible to stay alive. Also, this magic tool is a tool that makes ‘survival’ possible, but has no ability to regenerate the body.”
“okay.”
I listened to Franz’s words and looked at the report again.
A tool that can replace the human body.
In fact, the rebels don’t need these tools.
Aryandor is a user of time magic.
Benderwood can heal the body almost indefinitely.
Damon can use corpses with necromantic magic.
It was vague to find the usefulness of this tool for other guys.
So this tool wasn’t for the rebels.
The purpose of Aryandor.
Why the hell did he rebel and for what?
I heard the story from Haruna.
His older sister, Beatrix. A former saint and the one who summoned me.
Aryandor lives for him.
Although he has already disappeared and died, Aryandor is dedicating everything for him.
The resurrection of Beatrix.
This was Aryandor’s ultimate goal.
It is not known in what manner or with what intent it was intended.
Still, as long as you know the purpose itself, there’s an advantage to figuring it out.
It is clear that this magic tool that Raven studied was made for the resurrection of Beatrix.
Two elements necessary to resurrect a person.
One is the person’s body and the other is the mind.
Beatrix is already dead and we don’t know where his body is.
It’s been a while since he died, so even if he found the body, there was no way he was normal.
So, to resurrect Beatrix, something was needed to replace his body.
I could be sure that this magic tool was made to replace Beatrix’s body.
Then I had a question.
How are you going to revive Beatrix’s mind? Based on the modern science I know, it takes a brain to revive a mind.
A person’s mind needs to have a brain to return.
However, is that possible?
Even in modern times, nothing is known about the brain.
Is it possible to embody the brain of a dead person in a world like this?
It would be impossible in the form of ordinary science, but there is ‘magic’ in this world.
I pondered slowly.
What kind of magic can you use to embody the spirit of a dead person? … .
Recovering the memory of a dead person is impossible even with spirit magic.
Spirit magic doesn’t actually bring the dead back to life, it’s the ability to use the body of the dead like a puppet.
Even if the body was there, the person’s memory could not be revived.
“Hmm… … .”
As I narrowed my brow and pondered, Luna looked at me with worried eyes.
“What’s going on?”
“It’s nothing… … .”
I was trying to say it wasn’t a big deal.
Luna looked at me as I said that.
“It doesn’t matter every day.”
“Hmm… … .”
“I know something is wrong.”
Luna said so and came to me.
“So, let’s think about it together. I don’t want to pretend that I don’t know what you’re thinking about forever.”
“… … .”
“I am really strong now. It’s not like Rudy, but I’m not going to go pick it up and fall. I am confident that I will survive no matter who I fight or who attacks me. So.”
Luna smiled and looked into my eyes.
“Let’s think about it together.”
I stared blankly at Luna like that.
While I was working hard and growing, Luna was also growing.
Luna, who was simple and cute, was telling her to depend on her.
“yes?”
I smiled and placed my hand on Luna’s head.
“OMG! What… … ! Lou, Rudy!
Then he stroked her hair violently.
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My hair, which had been beautifully combed, was a bit messy.
Luna looked at me with surprised eyes.
“thank you. I will explain everything.”
Thank you Luna.
Thank you for telling me this, and I’m proud of how well I’ve grown.
I took Luna’s hand.
“Lu, Rudy?”
“Let’s talk over dinner.”
I took Luna’s hand and walked out of the lab.
“Rudy Astria?”
Franz looked at him with a puzzled expression on his face.
“Ah, thanks for the report. Now I want to go back. Can I go with Luna?”
“Uh, yes… … .”
Franz had a bewildered expression on his face, but I ignored it and walked away.
“Lu, Rudy! Sa, people see… … !”
Luna pointed around.
The other imperial wizards looked at us and their eyes widened.
I took Luna with me, splitting between those people.
“Tell me to look.”
how do you see
It didn’t matter.
So I led Luna and left the tower.
***
After Rudy left the tower.
“Chief Wizard!!”
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Many wizards flocked to Franz.
“Did you just see it? Luna and Rudy Astria… … .”
“I saw… … . cancer… … .”
“They both look very good. If you see Rudy leading the way… … .”
“Cancer… … . I’ve seen it, so I know… … .”
“then… … ! Perhaps… … !”
Then Franz shook his head.
“I couldn’t even get a word out.”
“ah… … .”
“You are missing out on such a great opportunity… … !”
The wizards around them exclaimed.
what they made up.
That was what drew Rudy to the imperial wizard.
Rudy is a great talent.
Starting with the academy, he is now showing great abilities while fighting the rebels.
However, even with this ability, people just watched.
After all, he belonged to the Astrian family.
But not now.
Rudy was virtually free, and could go anywhere.
Now, such a great talent doesn’t belong anywhere. Now was the chance.
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Matop did not miss this timing.
I did my best to look good to Rudy.
“If the Chief Wizard didn’t suggest it, there would be no point!”
“… … Did I know it would go away like that? still.”
“still?”
“Your opponent is Rudy Astria. I don’t know why we did this.”
Rudy Astria is brilliant.
Not only the actions of the rebels, but also when dealing with Perian and Ian, he knew how to look ahead a few steps.
“then… … .”
“Maybe you are looking at the situation. They are the ones who can handle themselves.”
“Ohh… … .”
At Franz’s words, the wizards nodded their heads.
I thought it was a reasonable statement.
“He’s a smart guy. We just have to work hard. Then Rudy Astria will take care of it too.”
“Also… … . Then we will only trust and follow the Chief Wizard.”
“okay.”
So the wizards who came returned to their seats.
So Franz was left alone.
Cold sweat ran down his back.
‘There’s no way Rudy Astria knew that.’
It was Franz who roughly corrected himself because he feared that his dignity would be diminished if he said he had missed the right time to speak.
Franz knew Rudy well.
There are stories I have heard from Robert, and there are things I have seen myself.
Rudy Astria was brilliant, but there was something missing.
Absence of everyday attention.
He wasn’t too keen on the odd part.
Still, he has a calm personality, so it doesn’t show much, but when we’re together, there’s something wrong with it.
First, to protect his dignity, he swung around, but… … .
“I’ll have to go back later and make a suggestion… … .”
It was Franz who passed it on now, but if he didn’t get much response from Rudy even when he came back later, he was sure to hear what he said to them.
So, I thought I’d go ahead and give it a try.