044. Stone of Truth (6)
What is a circle?
It was a mana training method invented by wizards, among them the talented people of the Mage Tower, called the elite group, and it was like a device that was also the source of magic activation.
The wizards of the Mage Tower create a circle in their hearts to help them cast magic. But there was a problem, the parasitic mana in that circle swallows people’s emotions.
Veris looked at the girl sitting across from her.
A girl with black hair and blue eyes. When I saw her in the past, she was so cute that I bit her tongue while introducing her, but she already had a cold, expressionless expression, as if the influence of Circle had greatly affected her personality.
“Sister, I should say hello. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you.”
“…… Hello.”
In the end, at Gunther’s urging, Beatrice bowed her head as if reluctantly.
Cecilia and Arwen, who were sitting at the table next to him, were looking at each other full of worries, but they didn’t say anything because they were also aware.
A lot of people gathered at this strange reunion. In addition to the parties involved, Veris and Beatrice, apart from her younger sister, Gunther, Cecilia and Arwen, along with Maria, were all out of the blue here.
However, what was unusual was the awkward silence that ate away between them, who would normally have small conversations.
“It’s been a while.”
“…… Yes.”
For some reason, Beatrice responded with a trembling voice to Veris’ voice. It was a strangely tense answer.
“I heard from Gunther that he came because he had work at the academy.”
“Yes. The purpose is to recover artifacts.”
“Can I tell you that?”
“Not really…… It’s not classified or confidential.”
Veris nodded her head. As expected from many people, Beatrice was the one who came to retrieve the artifact, the Stone of Truth, and transport it to the Mage Tower.
“Then why did you ask to meet me? There are even other children.”
Beatrice followed Veris’ gaze and scanned the crowd.
From Maria to Arwen, Cecilia and Gunther. This is the place where all the outstanding first-year aces gathered. It was only natural that the attention of passers-by would be drawn.
Everyone who received Veris’ gaze awkwardly averted their gaze. In fact, the original plan was for Gunther to arrange a meeting between Beatrice and Veris. However, it has become such a large group of people before I knew it.
Among them, the most absurd thing is that Maria, who had been hiding in her mansion, broke into her usual brown hair and her freckled girl using disguise magic.
Anyway, from Verice’s point of view, it was a very awkward reunion. It wasn’t that he didn’t have any immediate feelings of affection, it was just Beatrice who came because of the artifact.
“Just…… I was curious.”
“Curious?”
“Because we are betrothed. I wondered how he was doing at the academy…….”
With the bitter coffee in her mouth, Veris swallowed it and nodded her head again.
Well, still, she’s supposed to be engaged in the future, so there’s no need to be so cold.
“So, how about the me I haven’t seen in a long time?”
“… ….”
Seeing Veris’ smiling face, Beatrice pressed her mouth shut.
Obviously Beatrice had nothing to say. Because of her twisted personality, it was difficult to express it.
It’s ridiculous to even mention it, but Veris is handsome. Even in the eyes of the elf Arwen, the incarnation of beauty, and in the eyes of the princess Maria, who saw all the children of high-ranking aristocratic families, the evaluation was exceptional.
Seeing Beatrice’s reaction, Veris put down her glass without stopping her smile.
“Enough of the joke, I know the purpose of your coming to the academy.”
“Yes?”
Beatrice’s eyes widened.
You must be wondering how the hell this guy knew that. It was a natural reaction since Beatrice did not know anything about Veris’ current position in the academy.
“An artifact, the stone of truth. You came to retrieve it and store it in the Mage Tower.”
“How do you do that…… !”
A slight shock lingered on Beatrice’s face, who maintained a cold attitude in everything. It was certainly not a story that an ordinary academy student would know.
“Because I am a bit special. So I am going to make you an offer.”
“What…… Is this a suggestion?”
Beatrice replied with a confused expression.
When I was chatting with Cecilia and Arwen at a cafe, I heard that Veris was a man without a lot of greed. If so, there must be an unexpected answer…….
“Let’s work together with me.”
“…… Work?”
“Yes. I’ll be entering the dungeon soon. I want you to accompany me there. There, we need the help of a wizard who has knowledge of the entire age of magic.”
“Knowledge of dungeons and sorcery times… ….”
What Veris is talking about must be the dungeon located in the basement of the academy. Beatrice couldn’t help but question the fact that it was easy to predict.
From what I’ve heard, the power this Veris possesses is absolutely unusual. Her saying yes is something that her other students can do together, not her, so why does she do it herself?
“It could be dangerous. But she promises. When the job is done, she will give you the Truth Stone.”
“No way…… Are you keeping it?”
“Yes. The dean asked me But I don’t really care who has the artifact.”
Beatrice bit her mouth tightly at Veris’ playful tone.
Something was strange. It’s obviously a very businesslike conversation that doesn’t fit in a place reserved just to see the face of a fiancée.
“No way? Are you planning to go to the dungeon alone?”
Arwen was the first to respond to Veris’ voice.
Arwen’s face was so surprised that she had been silently listening to their conversation at the next table.
“Yes. If everyone goes, unexpected things can happen.”
“That… ….”
“Thank you for worrying about me, but I won’t give up on you this time either.”
Arwen lowered her head at Veris’ determined attitude.
Veris, who had such a reaction, was Arwen, whom she had seen many times before. When he made a face like that, neither his father, Earl Verden, nor her mother, the Countess, couldn’t break their stubbornness.
Then the answer was out there. I just couldn’t help but watch him from afar.
“Rather than that, Beatrice.”
“…… Yes?”
“Do you know anything about the Age of Magic?”
“The Age of Magic?”
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It was a random question. Is there anyone who doesn’t know the painful history of the past, when the brilliant history of mankind in the age of magic was trampled on by the Demon Church? Through endless bleeding, they succeeded in driving out the demons that descended on this land, but in the end, did not the brilliant magic civilization fall asleep in that distant memory?
And I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or inevitable…… Beatrice was also a researcher in charge of restoring the sorcery era magic at the Mage Tower.
“The place we are going to is the ruins of the age of sorcery.”
Faced with a mischievous smile, Beatrice trembled.
Just looking at it makes me feel sad…… It was a brightly shining smile.
* * *
“Ah! No, I do not want. Take me too!”
“No. Cecilia is here. Because I’m going.”
After hearing Cecilia’s immature childlike reaction and Veris’ callous reply, Arwen let out a sigh.
As befits Berris, who has no romance whatsoever, he made an out-of-the-box proposal to his fiancé, whom he had reunited with for the first time in ten years.
I’ll give you the Stone of Truth, so let’s go down to the dungeon together.
Of course, it was understandable for Cecilia to react like that. It is extremely rare to send someone who wants to enter that unknown world on their own feet without any hesitation.
It was also an attitude taken because Arwen knew that he couldn’t break Berris’ stubbornness anyway. She is Berrys who didn’t say much until the day in the first place. That means the plan hasn’t changed.
So it’s something that will happen anyway. It meant that even if Arwen acted like Cecilia, the outcome wouldn’t change.
Smart.
Kikik.
I heard a knock on the door of the mansion. When Arwen opened the door, leaving Cecilia trembling behind, a girl he had known a few days ago was standing in front of the door.
Beatrice Von Haruen. Veris’ fiancée and a rising star at the Mage Tower, who is called the future great wizard.
She
She And She This time she was also the woman who would go down to the underground dungeon with Veris.
“…… Hello.”
“Hello.”
Seeing Beatrice lowering her head, Arwen bit her lip.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t impatient. It’s a dungeon line where the two of them leave alone.
Emotions between a man and a woman bloom in a heightened atmosphere and in a desperate moment. That was the only problem Arwen thought of.
‘I should have studied about the age of sorcery too… ….’
Arwen chewed on thoughts she could never tell anyone. Arwen was very sorry that she had blown this opportunity so easily.
* * *
When the dean was notified of the fact that he was entering the dungeon with the greetings of the magic tower, he ran to the mansion with his very little hair flying. Perhaps he thought that she would kill Beatrice in a dark place in the dungeon, but he begged Veris and said that she shouldn’t let her work grow.
But Veris had no intention of dealing with Beatrice. Where is the owner of the mage tower who is rare and who kills the people he hires?
Therefore, Veris sent the dean back and safely entered the dungeon. After killing such a weak monster with a few kicks and moving, Veris and Beatrice stood in front of a large door.
“It’s so unique.”
Facing the door again, Verice’s impression was simple.
In the first place, it is common knowledge in this world that doors generated in dungeons are generated unexpectedly and randomly.
But looking at it like this, it was an abnormal sight for anyone to see. Because the same door as the one I saw before appeared in front of Veris again. Like a beast with its jaws drawn.
“Do you want to go in?”
A slightly withered accent flowed from Beatrice’s mouth, perhaps thanks to the fact that she was walking in a dark basement.
At that, Veris put her hand on the large door and said.
“I have to go in. Perhaps this door will lead us to our destination.”
There was no specific reason. It just felt like the dungeon was leading him to this place.
But perhaps thanks to Veris’ confident attitude, Beatrice silently nodded. In the first place, the deal with Veris was to investigate the dungeon together. So he wouldn’t have to bother.
─Koo-Goo-Gung!
As Veris pushed the door with her mana-infused hand, the huge door slowly began to open.