Aftermath of separation (6)
Inside the calm, sunken room.
“·······”
I didn’t say anything.
I blinked blankly in front of the unbelievable reality.
To think I had to stay, not Karios.
A variable that turns not only the thorough plan but also the original work occurs.
It was a situation that neither the head nor the heart could comprehend. It was impossible in the first place. This is because Kataracha is a strict offensive-type monastery.
Moreover, Leonard is an ignorant of the offensive magic that represents the era. On the other hand, Karios is an offensive wizard who will lead the era.
With such Karios withheld, he chooses Leonard?
It was an impossible judgment based on common sense unless you were senile or insane.
Bosco looked at Karios with narrow eyes.
“Since you’re still sitting, does that mean you want to stay too?”
“·······”
Karios quietly averted his gaze. After looking at my eyes for a moment, he jumped up from his seat. Then he awkwardly took a step back.
“Ugh! My body is strange, Leonar!! It keeps moving wildly-“
“Quietly go out. If you don’t want to sit down again.”
When Bosco spoke softly, the tumultuous interior became quiet in an instant. Karios’ smoke had stopped. Carios, who was scratching the back of his head as if embarrassed, bowed his head politely.
“・・・・・Excuse me. Let’s just go out.”
After that, I quickly walked out of the room. The sliding door closed gently.
drooling-
Silence fell in the room again.
I asked straight forward.
“Why is it me?”
“That’s right, you can’t teach someone who doesn’t even know the basic rules. You don’t seem to want to learn anything.”
“Neither do I.”
“You are talking funny.”
Bosco snorted. As if he had nothing more to say, he got up from his seat.
“First of all, let’s rest today. The full-scale training will begin tomorrow. Nod if you understand.”
“I don’t like it.”
answered sternly. Contrary to what I said, however, my head was nodding.
It was because of the damn promise.
“Inconsistency is also a sin…”
Bosco clicked his tongue. I wanted to pull out that tongue right away, but I couldn’t move a single finger at will.
At this rate, they would have to stay in Kataracha until Bosco gave them permission.
The problem is that I have a schedule too.
Right away, there was an awarding ceremony for the ‘Imperial Hero’s Medal’ next week, and an Imperial conference was scheduled for the next week.
Not only that, but Narsha had to be taken. Due to her personality, if she dived for a few days, everything she had worked so far on might collapse.
By any chance, while I wasn’t there, if even a black magician came into contact… an irreversible tragedy could have occurred.
“·······”
I didn’t do anything bad to the elder, but I don’t know if this will work, but since it happened like this, I had to threaten it.
I released the magic power of my whole body. He warned in the coolest voice possible.
“Miss Bosco. I think you’re mistaken about something, but I’m so easy-”
“Don’t use magic. And call me Master from now on.”
At his one word, the mana faded like snow melting. My whole body became lethargic like a discharged battery.
At the same time, I felt contempt and shame.
Scheduling was no longer an issue. My pride as a person was hurt.
I raised my voice.
“Why do I have to call Master Master! You taught me something.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, Master.”
“You’re doing well.”
Bosco left the room with a satisfied smile.
Shit ······
There was nothing going my way.
＊＊＊
That night.
Tuck- Tuck-
Regilos dragged the carrier and headed for the Hectare Hall. It was as weak a step as the drooping shoulders.
A sad sigh escaped from Regilos’ mouth.
“Ehh…”
After the lecture, he wandered around the magic tower. He wandered around the academy aimlessly. However, in the end, he did not meet Yerina.
I’ve been waiting for today, but I wanted to look good, so I even brought plain clothes.
“Is it because it’s the weekend…”
Regilos, immersed in sorrow, slapped both cheeks. It was still too early to be heartbroken. The special stay is a whopping 3 nights and 4 days, and human desperation is bound to come true.
If not today, we will meet tomorrow.
ding-
boarded the elevator.
I got off the 7th floor and stood in front of Leonard’s office. Because he had input his magic into the security system years ago, he was able to unlock it without Leonard’s help.
I didn’t get permission, but I didn’t refuse, so I guess I can go in.
“·······”
Regilos entered the office and turned on the switch. I left my suitcase in the corner and headed to the sofa.
There was a blanket on the spacious sofa that I had never seen before.
“Five······”
You didn’t even reply, but you took care of the blanket, did you care that your brother stayed out?
Still, the only thing I think about is my brother.
Regilos lay down with a hearty smile. He covered his head with a warm blanket.
sniff-
There was a musty smell somewhere, it didn’t seem like a new blanket. Whatever you do, do it with a new one.
“Haam-”
Regilos opened his mouth wide.
As I continued to lie down, I gradually fell asleep. My eyelids grew heavy and my consciousness blurred.
I need to wash…
I have to turn off the light in my office and close the door… but why do I fall asleep like this…
It was a time when the mind was going back and forth between conscious and unconscious.
“Aww!!”
A deafening scream was heard. It was a thick mid-bass. A voice I have heard many times.
“Leonard!?”
“Ai-san, what a surprise!”
At the same time, Regilos also had a seizure and got up. The blanket that covered her face fell off and her vision was opened.
Late at night, it was none other than Karios who broke into the office and screamed.
Regilos asked in a timid voice.
“What, what? Why is Karios-hyung here?”
“Regilos…?”
Carios, frowning, looked at his face carefully. Cloudy eyes, a slightly crooked nose, a handsome but lacking 5% face.
It was Regilos, not Leonard.
I was confused because I couldn’t see his face.
Then it is.
I just arrived too, but there’s no way Leonard was in the office beforehand.
Carios cleared his chest in surprise and said.
“It’s been a while, brother of my best friend. But why are you here?”
“Then what about your brother?”
“I decided to stay at Leonard’s office for circumstances. The blanket you are covering now is also the one I used.”
“ah! It was kind of dull.”
Regilos tossed the blanket over. A look of displeasure was evident. It was the same with Karios.
“I don’t like it when someone uses my blanket, too… Anyway. Why are you here?”
“That’s because I decided to sleep in my brother’s office. I decided to stay here during my special stay.”
Regilos pointed to the other side. In a corner of the office, Regilos’ luggage was occupying a seat. Carios vehemently denied it.
“Who do you want?”
“Me and my brother, whatever we want.”
“It can’t be. Yesterday, he definitely told me to use this room.”
“Ah, what do you say? This is what I asked for earlier.”
This time, even Regilos had no intention of yielding. I accepted it without giving up.
“If you feel uncomfortable, go to Hyung’s office and sleep. Right next door.”
“No that. I have already grown accustomed to this room and cannot sleep anywhere else.”
It was a time when we were having an argument. The door to the office that was not completely closed opened slowly.
Kiki profit
Soon after, a voice mixed with annoyance came rushing in.
“Why don’t you come out like this? Do you know how many minutes I waited outside? If it’s late, say it’s too late-“
Regilos and Karios looked at the door at the same time.
Ashy gray bob hair always like a knife, and a particularly pouty face today. It was Narsha of the healing class.
Seeing Regilos’ face, Narsha’s shoulders trembled.
“Hey… what’s wrong with your face?”
“Yes? What’s wrong with my face?”
“… Ugly, much better.”
She, too, had confused Regilos and Leonar. Carios, who roughly guessed the situation, mediated between the two.
“You misunderstood, Narsha. This is Regilos, Leonard’s younger brother.”
“yes. My name is Regilos, Leonard’s younger brother.”
Regilos nodded with a disgruntled face.
When I heard that I was ugly in my first meeting, of course I felt bad.
“Regilos. The other side is Leonard’s former place…”
Karios, who was about to introduce Narsha this time, was speechless. It was because Narsha’s eyes felt bitter.
Regilos tilted his head.
“Brother’s transfer…?”
“This is Narsha, a healing researcher who has nothing to do with it.”
Karios managed to catch up.
Narsha, who nodded lightly, asked Karios.
“What about Leonard?”
“Right. Where is your brother?”
“That’s Leonard…”
Carios, who was deeply troubled, spoke vaguely.
“Kata… Katajacha? Is it katachacha? It is in a monastery that does.”
“Where is that?”
“It is in a very remote place outside the Empire. I was just on my way back from there, and it takes four hours.”
“Four hours?”
Narsha frowned and asked again.
To say that it took 4 hours, not 40 minutes, meant that we couldn’t see it today.
“Then can’t you come today?”
“right. It’s too long to tell, but I may not see you for at least a month.”
“what······”
Narsha’s face darkened just a little bit.
If this is the case, would you please tell me in advance?
Up until yesterday, I was talking about taking you all vacation, but what if I suddenly throw out a puncture?
I waited for over 20 minutes.
“I’m going.”
Narsha turned coldly.
He didn’t even pay attention to Regilos and Karios’ greetings telling him to go carefully. I left the office with some lonely steps.
“under······”
I just felt bad.
not angry
It was just a little… that was just a little sad.
＊＊＊
A late morning when the sun hasn’t risen.
I couldn’t even open my eyes, but my body jumped out of bed. Step by step, he folded the blankets and headed somewhere. I wasn’t even awake yet, so I didn’t have a clue.
jerk- jerk-
came out of the temple.
Let’s breathe in the chilly outside air, and then sleep escapes a bit. I looked around with wide open eyes. In the night sky where the lights of the city disappeared, the moonlight and stars shone brightly, and a few fireflies flew around in the forest engulfed in darkness.
Shoot aaa
The leaves brushed by the wind wept silently.
I went into the woods
Sabujak- Sabujak- As I stepped on the leaves on the floor and climbed up, the trees disappeared before I knew it, and the soft soil turned into hard stone. It was entering the stone mountain.
At the top of the mountain, on a huge rock, stood a Wen Daoin.
“Are you here?”
It was Bosco, the chief manager of Kataracha.
Bosco said while looking into the distant universe.
“We will practice starting today. As in all fields, basic physical strength is the most important law in magic. Since it’s the first day, let’s do just 30 laps.”
30 laps.
It’s not even 30 laps of the playground, you have to go back and forth 30 times from the top of the steep mountain to the beginning. It was a follow-up to the training Karios had been instructed to do in the original work.
I asked honestly.
“If you could give me breakfast-”
“depart.”
With Bosco’s words, the legs began to move. I ran down the mountain I had walked up. It was Bosco who controlled my body, but it is my body anyway. All physical consumption is borne by me.
heck heck-
After about 5 laps, I was out of breath.
My breathing quickened, my whole body was drenched in sweat, and my legs started to tingle.
From the 15th lap, I reached my physical limit. In the meantime, I only trained magic, but I felt desperately that I had neglected my physical strength.
The problem is that there are still 15 laps left.
“Ha ha… ha…”
I filled all 30 laps as I ran to death.
Returning to Bosco, he took a deep breath. My stomach felt nauseous and my head was dizzy.
After barely calming down, he raised his head.
“I ran all 30 laps.”
The sky was already dyed in blue.
Still standing on the rock, Bosco looked down at me. Behind him stretched out vast sky and dense mountain ridges.
“Do you remember? Even ten years ago, you came to Kataracha. With a very earnest face, I begged for days and days to tell me about attack magic.”
It was Leonard’s past that I didn’t know.
“But then they sent it back. It was because I couldn’t see any equipment for attack magic. But… now it’s definitely different. I can’t even compare it to that time.”
Leonard’s class attribute “Attack magic dullness” removed from the attribute window.
“Attack magic” that I have been honing ever since.
I saw through my secret that I had been secretly hiding at once.
Well, the concept itself is a hermit master, and it’s because he’s been practicing pure magic for nearly 100 years.
It’s something you can’t hide even if you try to hide it.
“The quality of magical power is naturally superior, so there is nothing to be surprised about, but the attack-type magical power hidden within it is quite interesting.”
Bosco’s eyes lit up.
“Why did you ask why it was you?”
It was then. Sunrise has begun.
The rising sun colored the dark sky golden.
The energy of morning rose from all sides, and the sound of birdsong in the forest announced the start of the day.
A halo of light cut through the clouds and reached Bosco.
“Did you ask why I chose you and not Karios?”
It was the moment when I felt like I was facing a god.
“Because I found infinite possibilities within you.”
As if the entire universe connected all these fates and ties.
It was such a strange moment.
“A request you made to me when you were young, I am only now trying to fulfill it. I will teach you the best attack magic.”
“·······”
“However, I will not hold you by force like now. I will leave everything to your choice. I’ll send it to you if you want. What should I do?”
Bosco held out his palm with a benevolent smile.
I answered without hesitation.
“Then I will return.”
“… you’re sick. run more.”
Bosco nodded.
As punishment, I ran 10 more laps and returned to the temple.
＊＊＊
The meal at the temple is Balwoo Gongyang.
As with any temple breakfast, well-cooked rice and a few bland vegetables were all.
After eating only fatty foods such as steak and pasta, I felt like dying to eat well-being food like this. How are you supposed to use your strength after eating something like this?
“I really enjoyed the meal.”
I forcibly scooped out the food and cleaned the dishes. Fortunately, there was no culture of washing dishes with pickled radish.
After cleaning the tableware, I observed the monks.
Prior to the regular practice in the morning, monks were given free time. During this time of about 20 minutes, most of them meditated, and some took a walk or enjoyed simple entertainment.
My focus was on entertainment.
The monks who sat across from each other in front of the square wooden board played chess, chess, and go. Among them was Bosco.
He played chess with a monk, and with his splendid skills, he surrounded the opponent’s king at once.
“Checkmate.”
“Oh no, you lost again. Your skills are still there.”
“You have grown a lot too. It was a good fight.”
“It was a good match, Master.”
The two slowly lowered their heads. When the other person got up, I quickly preoccupied an empty seat.
“Have a match with me.”
“You look confident.”
Bosco sighed and played with his beard. I set up a new board with 「Yeomdong」.
“Two words make my mouth hurt. If you just do it, it’s no fun, so why don’t you bet.”
“A bet? What do you want to get from me?”
“If I win, let me out of here.”
he said bluntly.
Bosco asked leisurely.
“What if you lose?”
“I will clean up everyone’s meals by myself. Until I get out of here.”
“Oh my.”
Bosco raised his eyebrows in interest.
From the point of view of Bosco, who is trying to make me suffer somehow, it must be an attractive proposal.
“Good. Let’s end it in one stroke.”
“This is what I was hoping for. You must keep your promises.”
Just in time, the setup was over. Each of the 16 pieces is lined up neatly on the chessboard.
I looked straight at Bosco with spleen eyes.
Even if I look like this, I was from the chess king in the province when I was in high school. In addition, Leonard’s talent characteristics include “understanding of space”.
Since [Understanding Space] has a positive effect on all activities that utilize space – making blueprints, escaping mazes, games such as Go and Chess, and even Bingo – Bosco should be able to win easily.
Ji is a hermit master of offensive magic, or a hermit master of chess?
It was the timing to go back to the academy, but it happened just fine.
“let’s begin.”
I advance the pawn two spaces .