EP9. City of Magic (5)
When Sean defeated the monsters in one fell swoop and there was a lull, the boy asked the old man a question.
“What the hell was that zombie?”
“Didn’t I already tell you? That is a monster.”
“So what exactly is that monster?”
Edward rested his chin on his chin for a while, contemplating.
“Then what about this? If you fight me and win, I’ll let you know.”
“・・・・Yes? Do you want to fight all of a sudden?”
“Why is that? While fighting before Is it possible that you are not confident?”
Even the old man’s blatant provocation, Sean did not go along with it. The boy just frowned and said.
“Because it’s you and Nabal and I don’t know why I have to fight you?”
“Hmm… It doesn’t work.”
Edward also didn’t have the courage to fight the boy sincerely.
It’s just that the general public doesn’t have anything good to know, so he had a strong desire to just skip it.
But when he told me that he couldn’t teach me blindly, he had already witnessed monsters, and he himself spit out information to some extent.
At that time, someone noticed the commotion and walked in front of the two.
She said in her usual voice as she walked forward.
“Edward. Didn’t I always say When hunting monsters, be as inconspicuous as possible and quietly…”
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She scolded her, but stopped her words when she saw the boy next to Edward.
Sean recognized her identity right away, too. That’s right, she was the cause of this back alley.
“Shawn?”
“Hmm. That is. ····Hi. Sepia?”
Shaun said hello to Sepia rather awkwardly.
After receiving his greeting, Sepia looked alternately at the two opposite her, as if she couldn’t accept the situation.
“I guess we know each other.”
“Is that the end of it now!?”
“Heh heh. Isn’t that the way humans can make mistakes?”
At the shameless old man’s appearance, Sean forgot to get angry and looked at him with a disgusted expression.
“I don’t quite understand why Shawn is here.”
“That sounds complicated…”
“You followed me.”
“How did you know?”
Sean asked with a surprised expression, and Sepia explained as if it was a simple answer.
“I just guessed.”
“Should I say that it is amazing?”
Once again, I thought that Sepia was an unusual person, comparable to the old man next to him.
Then Sean started thinking about their relationship.
It is certain that the two know each other. As Sepia came up, she called out the old man’s name.
‘Then is that old man Sephia’s colleague?’
That’s not true. At least it wouldn’t be the colleague Sepia mentioned.
The most obvious reason is that the old man is male, contrary to what Sepia said.
Plus, his hair color is white, not pink.
“Anyway, what are you two doing?”
“Do you think I will tell you that?”
“I am a colleague.”
After the two answered, there was a moment of silence. The first to respond was the elderly.
Edward sighed and grumbled, clutching his pounding head.
“Ms. Sepia. As he has said many times, make sure the mission is secure.”
“It’s okay. Sean is someone you can trust.”
“Of course, I don’t think he’s a bad young man, but… Is there a special reason for Miss Sepia to say that?”
To Edward’s curious question, Sepia nodded without hesitation and answered.
“Yes. You saved me from starvation.”
“Aha. Isn’t that the benefactor you mentioned?”
“Yes.”
Overhearing their conversation, Sean noticed that things were going their way.
Naturally, Shaun came to expect that he might be able to solve his curiosity.
“Then you know I’m not a weirdo, right?”
“I see. I sincerely apologize for what happened earlier.”
“Honestly, it was a bit absurd, but I get it. More than that, can you explain the monsters?”
At the boy’s question, Edward let out an embarrassing moan.
Should it be said to relieve the old man’s worries, Sepia took the question instead and answered it.
“It looks like Sean faced a monster too.”
“Right. Should I call it a zombie? So, what the hell is a monster? Are they different from monsters?”
“Of course, there are similarities between monsters and monsters, but the two are fundamentally different.”
“···· Fundamental? What do you mean?”
Sepia began to explain the difference between demons and monsters.
“The origin of the monster is unclear. It is also a general view that they live in their natural environment, like animals, and that they hunt and reproduce.”
“So what?”
“Monsters are different. Let’s look at the monster Sean defeated.”
As Sepia pointed out, Sean turned her head towards the monster carcass she had just sliced up.
And the boy couldn’t help but be surprised.
“It’s gone.”
“Monsters retain their form even after they die, and the byproducts of killing them are also utilized. However, monsters disappear when they die. It is because of the clear source of the monster.”
The word origin that Sepia mentioned was the opposite of what I said earlier about the origin of the monster being unclear. In other words, it can be seen as saying that the origin of the monster is clear.
“…What is the source?”
“It is a curse.”
Curse. With that one word, Sean experienced the feeling that the pieces of the puzzle that had been scattered so far were coming together little by little.
“A monster is, so to speak, a monster created by a curse. In other words, it can be said that someone artificially created a monster.”
“Someone made monsters on purpose…? Who the hell would do that…”
“Wait!”
Shaun’s words mixed with astonishment could not continue. It was because Edward, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, cut off his words in the middle and intruded.
He shook his head with a determined expression and bluffed the boy.
“No matter how much you are Miss Sepia’s benefactor, there is nothing good for ordinary people to know about.”
“But.”
“Do you really want to hear the truth that lies ahead? Even if he can’t go back to his normal routine?”
His warning was rather savage. To the extent that anyone who hears that word will step out in fear for no reason.
It was true that Sean was also hesitant. However, immediately after hearing that, he remembered the image of his childhood friend.
Sean was worried that Levy would be harmed by acting on his own accord.
“Mr. Edward. Sean is…”
“You should also be quiet for now. Or do you want to put your benefactor in danger?”
Even Sepia knew that the reason Edward was doing this was for Sean. In fact, she also doesn’t want Shawn and Levy to be in unnecessary danger.
“····Shawn. Can you forget everything you saw today and just go back?”
“Let me ask you one thing. . . . If I go back now, can you be sure that the danger will not come to Levy and me?”
“That is…”
If you say yes to Sean’s words now, Sean will return without any regrets. However, sepia was not easily affirmed. Well, that’s because I can’t say for sure.
In place of the hesitant Sepia, Edward answered instead.
“I can’t be certain. The current situation is more dangerous than I thought. However, if you leave Elioden right away, I will assure you that you will be safe then.”
That wasn’t a cool answer. Because staying in Elioden means being exposed to danger.
You say you’ll be safe once you get out of Elioden? Unfortunately, Shawn had no intention of leaving Elioden right away.
Levy is currently learning magic at the tower. It’s a decision for the adventure of the two of them, not just for Levy.
So Sean made a promise to Levy. While Levi learns her magic, she promises to find out why the girl is adventuring.
“I still have work to do in Helioden. So please answer me. Being unaware of anything and then being attacked without being able to resist, and solving problems together with them after hearing an explanation. Which one is a good choice?”
The boy’s words were clearly a question, but at the same time it was not a question.
It was a proclamation. It was also a declaration that he would throw himself off a cliff where danger lurked on his own.
Should it be said that only the stomach is full or that it is ambitious?
Edward couldn’t hide his absurdity.
“Huh… I thought you were a knight, but you’re completely screwed.”
***
Viola said to Levi.
“Now then, use the magic as instructed.”
“Yes.”
Levy closed her eyes and concentrated for a moment before she slowly opened her mouth and began her chant. In her one hand, Viola drew her magic circle with her temporarily lent wand.
Viola, who had been looking at her, looked at Levi with her expectant eyes.
The magic the girl is currently using is the cleaning magic she used at the beginning.
Viola was convinced by teaching Levy for a short time. That the girl is a genius beyond her own imagination.
How long does it usually take to learn a syllable? Of course, each wizard is different, but most of them find it difficult to learn one syllable even if they learn a whole day.
In the first place, magic consisting of only five syllables was not an area that new wizards could touch.
Because the more syllables are combined, the difficulty of magic inevitably rises exponentially.
How is this possible? Viola was sure. If she was a girl’s talent, she would receive an offer from her mage tower within a few years.
Isn’t that absurd? Not only was she currently the most outstanding of her Ellie Orden, but even Leo Drokama, who was far superior to her, had not received an offer from her mage tower in her entire life.
The difference between a mage tower wizard and an ordinary wizard is literally heaven and earth. There was probably no case of entering the Mage Tower at such a young age as Levi.
“Μετατροπή · νερό · άνεμος · κάθαρση · Καθαριότητα”
Sepia lost her thoughts at the sound of Levi’s chanting. It sounds obvious, but the higher the skill of the casting wizard, the greater the difference in magic.
As for how much magic Levi used, Sepia waited for the next situation with her eyes wide open.
“·······.”
“What?”
Her situation took a completely different direction than she expected.
Obviously, after Levy’s chanting, the magic circle was created, but the most important magic did not appear.
“…Uh, I’ll try again…?”
“Huh? Ah oh. Okay. Hmm. Let’s try again.”
Not only Levi, but even Viola couldn’t hide her embarrassment and tried to overcome the situation by stuttering her words.
Well, no matter how genius you are, you can definitely make a mistake at least once.
Though she thought so, Viola couldn’t find any mistakes in Levi’s chanting.
“Μετατροπή · νερό · άνεμος · κάθαρση · Καθαριότητα”
····This time, too, the situation was the same.
Viola felt that the current situation was unusual. This was no mere mistake. It’s not even that Levi’s skills are lacking.
Viola pondered over the cause. Levi succeeded in all of his syllable magic.
She perfectly understood the theoretical elements of syllables, and showed a natural understanding of combinations. It would hurt my mouth to explain more about the magic circle.
Then why the hell can’t the combination magic succeed?
Viola came up with countless cases, but all of them were not enough to arrive at a reasonable answer.
Meanwhile, Levy was also deep in thought. Levi, who opened his eyes before long, opened his mouth calmly, as if he had let go of his confusion and regained his composure.
“I’ll try again.”
“What the hell is wrong?”
Leaving behind Viola, who was so confused that the girl’s words didn’t even reach her ears, Levy drew in a slow breath.
The cause of failure that Levy came up with was simple.
Because he’s not used to it, it’s a strange way.
Then the answer is also simple.
It is enough to replace it with a method familiar to you.
Levy closed her eyes and remembered something in her mind. It’s one book.
Your own old magic book that could not be perfected by being burned.
Open the book. All kinds of metaphysical characters are listed in the book.
Even the characters are smudged, torn, and disappearing due to the incomplete condition of the book, making it difficult to recognize their shape.
But I can read it. Can figure out what it means.
I can’t explain why this is possible.
It just gave me the feeling that this magic book was made exclusively for a girl named Levi.
As if it were a book written by you.
Now I recall the magic of the newly learned unfamiliar syllable.
Transforms the letters of the syllable into the letters of the magic book. Substitute
Then, the image that popped into her head made Levy smile.
Now there is only one thing to do, just say it out of her mouth.
“Μετατρέψτε και καθαρίστε με νερό και άνεμο”
“What.”
Viola, who was covered in confusion, heard the incantation in her ears and her mind turned white.
It is true that she used the syllables she taught her. But it’s different.
She never taught me how to organize and organize things like that.
That’s because even Viola doesn’t know about magic.
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It even contained syllables I had never heard before.
What it meant was simple. That girl has just created a new magic.
With only five words he heard himself.
She decided to change her mind.
A girl named Levi said it was okay to receive an offer from the Magic Tower right now, not in a few years. No, it’s not an offer, I can understand her begging on her knees to be able to serve her.
More than awe, I feel fear.
Because I saw a monster that surpassed a genius.