Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent chapter 1

1 - Prelude

1 – Prelude

It is a beautiful sight.

A magic tower that can be said to be the essence of magic.

The so-called wizards flocked to listen only to my words.

The fence surrounding me moves naturally when I move.

Wide-open eyes, rough breathing, a note that he opened as if he would write down even a trivial thing if I told him.

All of that feels like a melody to me. Originally, when you feel happy, the scenery is also beautified.

One person hesitates and looks at me. This is a dissonance.

“Ah… That…”

“Why are you so hesitant?”

As she glances at her, she continues her words with her startled startle.

“Bird, I was surprised that you are so much younger than I thought…! He’s a great wizard…”

“The matter is.”

“Ah! Mr. Kaplan! This is the ancient magic thesis you just published! I’ve been trying to figure it out on page 2. Please read it once when you have some spare time… “

“Yes.”

Upon receiving it, the original owner of the thesis looked at it in disbelief. Within ninety degrees, fold the waist.

I wonder if the wizards who were watching after accepting the thesis gained courage? The fence around them gets closer and closer.

Meanwhile, the fence splits like the Red Sea.

“Rumble…”

“It’s Mr. Rumble!”

With such gossips, it was Rumble, the second-ranked wizard Beltra, who arrived in front of me.

But he immediately put a smile on his face.

“Ah… Kaplan! Congratulations on your promotion to the top rank. Do you have any plans to become a professor at the academy? Of course, the conditions will be adjusted to suit your status.”

“No.”

“Think again! There are many students who need your teaching. How happy would the students be if you came as a professor? This is for the future… “

“I would have said no.”

With a twist on his face, he gulps down what he was about to say and backs away.

This time a different wizard listened.

She was a girl with a lot of freshness on her face, as if she had just entered the Magic Tower.

“Hey! So, is Archmage Kaplan going to study at the Mage Tower from now on?”

“I have no intention of doing that.”

The group of wizards who were walking after me are excited like waves.

“Very well, most wizards aim for promotion because they want to be treated better in the Mage Tower! What the hell was your feeling… “

As she continues to ask her questions, I unknowingly burst into laughter at her.

It seems like he’s expecting something great, but the answer he gave back was so simple.

“Because it’s not fun.”

Everyone gasps in amazement.

The authority of the Mage Tower, which solidifies its position as a magic research institute, is absolute.

Who can say that it is not fun against the Mage Tower?

Only I can do that. I like these things. Something only I can do.

In order to do such things, I devoted myself again and again. I intend to do so in the future. That’s why I draw the line that I won’t stay in the Magic Tower.

It’s no fun if it’s obvious that others can do it.

“Fun, no fun? The Mage’s Tower, where high-ranking wizards and magic are explored, is considered the most enjoyable place for wizards… Have you ever felt that it was not interesting at all?”

“Creating in groups is a characteristic of the weak.”

I am honest.

They pursue luxury and pleasure rather than frugality and frugality, and are more often driven by spontaneity rather than sincerity.

To me, the mage tower is just frustrating. Full of pretense

There are many things that entangle me, and the structure in which wizards who have no intention of moving forward set their own peak and lift each other up is a sight to behold.

“Then what are you planning to do next… “

“Let’s take a break and think about it.”

Wizards react furiously to every word I say. There were still a lot of questions rushing towards me.

Among them, there were also scoldings under the guise of questions.

“When you get promoted to the top ranks, you feel that responsibility comes with it! Remaining in the Mage Tower for the sake of the development of the magic world… “

“Marchen is a rank that can be reached without teaching. As a Merhen, I guarantee it.”

Then the wizard who was about to shoot me shuts his mouth.

“Look! Even if you don’t stay in the Magic Tower, please publish the interpretation of this research! Aren’t all the wizards waiting for that interpretation!”

About that time I stood on the podium.

“Yes. Isn’t that why you came to the Mage Tower today?”

As soon as I took out the papers from my chest, a silence fell.

This light thing in my hand is the reason I visited the Mage Tower today. Data to interpret a thesis on ancient magic.

“What… First of all, there is probably no wizard who did not understand the contents of the first page.”

Everyone nods and waits for my next words.

It’s even more painful if it cuts off in the middle. They must be feeling a greater thirst than ever because interpretation is blocked at the most interesting part.

However.

Roaring—!

The one and only data is fading away in my grasp. This was my answer

“……!”

Everyone silently vomits the flagship. I continued talking with that bewildered face in front of me.

“It’s too early to approach ancient magic if you can’t interpret it yourself… That is my conclusion and interpretation.”

Then, a wizard hurriedly ran in and grabbed the material that had turned to ashes.

“Kaplan! What the hell is this! If we can use ancient magic, the world will be double great… !”

“The world will become great. But wizards aren’t great yet.”

Professors whose lips are pouting because they are so tired. The handsome faces of those who have simply pursued their negligence with ease.

I was about to leave the Magic Tower leaving those faces behind.

“No matter what choice you make, I support Mr. Kaplan’s choice.”

The voice was strangely clear.

In an instant, it turns all sounds except for itself into noise, and delivers only its own business to my ears.

So I had no choice but to stop.

“However, there is one thing I want to hear. I would like you to tell me about Mr. Kaplan’s honest feelings.”

Heart Sutra. Heartbreak

Unknowingly, I opened my mouth again.

“It’s futile.”

Nothing special. I was about to say that, but it was still in front of the wizards, so I adjusted the water level.

I still love magic. The path of a magician who pursues truth and wisdom is still a noble royal road for me.

Just.

When I reached the top, it was literally empty.

I created countless sub-goals with just one determination to reach this position, and I achieved them like crazy.

He thought he wouldn’t achieve it even if he died.

Or, I thought I would achieve it right before I died. It’s already over.

The clear voice continues.

“Then Mr. Kaplan, how would he feel if he were put in a position where he had to prove himself again?”

Prove yourself.

He grew up in an environment without parents, and despite growing up in such an environment as a child, he proved that he was not lacking compared to others.

Then magical prowess, the courage to approach a difficult problem, the creation of a theory…

Throughout my life, I have been given numerous assignments, but all of them have resulted in the same conclusion. He proved everything to the end and eventually became the Archmage.

Looking back, it wasn’t too bad. If there is another assignment to prove, I want to receive it.

“Sounds like fun.”

“Are you serious?”

“I am serious.”

It was around that time that I noticed that the face of the reporter I had been talking with all along was gone.

Beyond unpleasant, it is bizarre.

There is only one black circle where the face should be, but he has nothing that other people usually have. Eyes, nose, mouth, ears, everything.

There was no time to feel that sense of incongruity for longer.

“……!”

In an instant, the front of my eyes turns white.

Unpleasant tinnitus fills his ears and makes breathing difficult.

Which type of magic is it? He tries to approach it as if he were dealing with a spell, but there is no sense of magic.

Isn’t that magic? Then it doesn’t make any more sense. I would be the only archmage to have reached the rank of Märchen.

All senses disappear. In the void, only thoughts remain and swim.

Perhaps this is the challenge that needs to be proven?

Then…

‘It must be fun.’

“I’m sorry.”

“I’m really sorry for repeating myself… I don’t think dating you will work either.”

The unpleasant tinnitus subsided and the first thing he heard was the voice of an unknown woman.

Someone was notifying me of an unknown farewell.

I want to check my vision, but it’s not easy. It took some time to get used to the light.

Inhale and exhale. Breathing is possible Fortunately, it seems to be still hidden.

“Honestly, you were expecting Plan too, right? Eh, was the shock too great?”

The feeling of tapping my shoulder. It is only then that my eyes light up.

The person who touched my body was someone I didn’t know. A woman I had never seen before was glaring at me with a regretful face.

I don’t even know who he is.

I don’t even know where this is.

“……”

I don’t know where you are, but I know what you’re doing.

Desks and chairs are placed at a certain distance from the blackboard in front of them.

This is a lecture room, even if no one bothers to explain it.

‘Classroom?’

The woman across the street was still watching my complexion.

Golden hair shining brilliantly in the light outside the window, eyes as blue as a lake.

It’s a beautiful appearance, but I didn’t have time to admire it. The problem is, I don’t know this woman at all.

“To be honest… I want to date a man I can respect. A man like Louis.”

I don’t remember confessing to anyone recently, nor do I remember receiving one.

But what is this strange atmosphere? Very annoying

“That is still too much for you. I thought about it, but I don’t see you as a man.”

In a confusing situation, a woman points at my hand with her index finger extended.

Come to think of it, I had a book in my hand, and on the cover was written 『Basic Magic Theory』.

From noble mtl dot com

‘Basic Magic?’

Basic magic theory. Kaplan retraces her past.

I can’t even remember how long ago I studied it. Of course, the foundation is engraved in his soul.

“Even if I try to like you, if I see you having difficulty with magic, I think my affection for you will gradually fall without me knowing.”

She continues her words calmly.

“So, the promise we were supposed to go out with is cancelled. At our academy, let’s just say hello.”

Academy?

The cradle of learning that nurtures wizards. It’s been a while since I graduated from the academy.

Looking at it now, the woman in front of me was wearing an academy uniform. The name tag near her chest says ‘Hayley’.

I need more time to understand the situation, but I wanted to correct the absurd misunderstanding that I didn’t even know basic magic.

“You seem to know everything.”

“Huh? You don’t know.”

“I really know everything.”

After talking that far, I was shocked. Because his voice is the voice of a boy who has just gone through a voice changer.

“Ah. Ah.”

Yes, this is not my voice.

It seemed that something was definitely wrong.

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Comment

  1. ALL HAIL NOBLEMTL, Hayley you just slipped up lass

  2. Hiro says:

    Ayo kita lanjut ke bab selanjutnya

  3. Kukkapilla says:

    Cliche yet decent 1st chapter

    1. Origin says:

      Everything nowadays is cliche. There’s literally no point in criticizing something as “cliche”.

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