Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent chapter 119

119 – Scarlett, so I have one more question for you.

The Chancellor’s Office of the Faculty of Magic.

The Faculty of Magic Rector Cornette, her secretary, head professor, Violet…. The president’s office is already full of people.

Actually, the president wasn’t the only one who called me.

The same call was sent to Becky, Louise, and Trixie, but they were not allowed to visit the president’s office because they were scheduled to cover with reporters.

The wind of change is gradually extending to the representatives.

“You even brought these things.”

The head of the Faculty of Magic, Cornette, who had heard all the explanations from me, looked at the transparent jewel while rolling around in a strange way.

An ancient rune treasure, power source.

It was not difficult to determine whether it was genuine or not.

Just one jewel was forming its own airflow around it. Also, in the first place, if this was a fake, the witch wouldn’t have treated it as such.

Cornette looks at me with new eyes.

“By the way, you also killed a high-ranking demon.”

“Yes.”

He nodded his head calmly. If you’re a witch who used to deal with shadows, I’ve definitely cut off her breath.

“Good job.”

When Cornette let out a sneer with her satisfied face.

“President, this is really great.”

The secretary next to her pushed up her glasses and opened her mouth. Compared to the sharp impression she had when we first met, her current impression was quite bright.

“In a dangerous area, it is difficult to guarantee the lives of even skilled people. However, to kill a high-ranking demon and even obtain loot, to be honest, saying that it is amazing is not enough.”

“What…. I wasn’t just admiring how strong it was. Because that’s what I knew from the beginning. But.”

Cornette tapped the jewel with the tip of her finger.

“This time, I admired Plan student’s plan. A plan to recognize in advance that there is such a treasure and enter the dangerous area without hesitation.”

Then Violet raised her hand.

“Hey, by the way….”

Violet’s eyes were only set on jewels. Since she was originally interested in ancient runes, it wasn’t that she didn’t understand her feelings.

She asked me.

“This is an ancient rune treasure. So, it’s a power source that contains the power of runes. Yes?”

“Yes.”

“That power source that rolls all five cities?”

“Five….”

I thought for a while rubbing my chin.

It was very ambiguous to limit the power it contained. This power source will show infinite value depending on how you use it.

“I think it could be more than that.”

Then Violet’s eyes went blank.

“How do you get these things done every time? What the hell is identity? Identity… ?”

Come to think of it, Violet’s face is quite different from when we first met. The dark circles that stretched all the way down her chin had faded considerably now.

She continues her words excitedly.

“I will do whatever compensation I can. If I can’t do it, I’ll pay for it, whatever it is, by all means!”

The secretary made a troubled expression.

“Calm down for now. Professor Violet.”

“No. As a wizard, I can’t calm down. A power source that contains the power of ancient runes, even if the research progresses little by little, it will be enormous. This is not the time. What is the name of the power source….”

Tuk tuk tuk, Cornette tapped the desk with his fingernails.

“Quiet for a moment.”

In an instant, the interior of the president’s office became silent. Cornette asked me quietly.

“Flan, how many other people know that you got this treasure?”

“No one knows yet.”

“Even the other three representatives?”

I nodded, and Cornette smiled.

“That’s right. Well done.”

It was a natural response.

Information about this power source, that I obtained it. There was nothing good about being widely known.

Because it was so obvious that precious things would attract all kinds of people, and that would lead to accidents and bloodshed.

“Good. From now on, we will talk about something else.”

Nodding her head, Cornette carefully set the power source down on the desk.

“A class led by students of Wands, Clothes and Plans. I have already promised many things. But to show me this precious thing….”

Cornette’s eyes flashed.

“You have something else you want. What is.”

“The Magic Tower.”

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I answered without the slightest hesitation.

“Oh, that’s simple. What kind of place should I make for the Mage Tower?”

“Not a seat.”

I shook my head.

“I’m going to build a new mage tower.”

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A week later, on the day of Scarlett and Plan’s duel.

The Judith family’s mansion.

Scarlett is alone with her husband. The two of them were just eating, but the tight tension was sharp enough to break at any moment.

“So you decided to duel after all.”

Theodore, the head of the household, said these words for the first time.

“Yes. It has to be done.”

Scarlett answered calmly and raised the tableware.

However, the raised forks and knives did not turn towards the food. She thought for a moment, then muttered quietly.

“This is my first time.”

“What.”

“This is my first time having a meal with the head of household.”

Theodore didn’t say anything.

Scarlett thought for a moment. Why did Theodore suddenly prepare such a luxurious place?

But the dishes that started coming in line made Scarlett’s thoughts fade.

She doesn’t even know where she got the ingredients from, and all of the luxurious dishes had a taste that was indescribable, at least in the language she knew.

Theodore, the head of household, just looked at Scarlett. Then, at some point, she opened her mouth.

“Don’t hate flan too much.”

“… ?”

Scarlett’s hand stopped quietly.

It was an incomprehensible statement, but Theodore’s face was very serious.

“Your mind thinking of Judith is admirable. If you’re the eldest daughter of a family, that’s how it should be. I also appreciate your compassionate spirit.”

Theodore continues in a serious voice.

“Scarlett, so let me ask you one more question. Are you truly ready for a duel?”

“Yes.”

Scarlett answered without any hesitation.

“It’s not just about being able to wield a sword and fire. I am asking if you are ready to accept everything after the duel.”

Scarlett felt awkward about her family leader’s question, and did not feel welcome at the same time.

To her ears, Theodore’s words sounded as if bad consequences were waiting for her.

“The scorching knight, your mother’s chivalry was ‘proof’. As long as you live proving it, she was a woman who would be happy even if you didn’t walk the path of a knight.”

He talked about the beliefs the Knight of Scorching had.

“Flan is fully carrying on that belief.”

“….”

Scarlett clenched her fists.

She was always like this.

Gaju has always been particularly generous to Plan.

But that’s just the generosity of the family head. Scarlett’s thoughts were very different from his.

“I don’t think there is any need for proof that denies the mother’s way, or anything like that.”

There is silence for a moment.

Finally Theodore nodded his head. He was making an expression that was hard to guess at the moment.

“Then I will give you this.”

Theodore carefully set something on the table. It was a key, and the handle was decorated with a pattern symbolizing Judith.

“The key to open Judith’s villa.”

“An outbuilding, you mean?”

Scarlett asked back, a little surprised.

There were many moments in my life where I wanted to visit the annex, but the head of the household never allowed it.

“Yes. I guess it’s time for you to check.”

Scorching Knight left a lot to her children aside from her unique ability. One of them was a building, an outbuilding bigger than Judith’s mansion.

“The one who cuts the memory. This is the building Libra was involved in.”

“Libra….”

Scarlett whispered the name.

The scorching knight did not live alone, and knights comparable to the swordsmen stood by her side as a matter of course.

One of them is the one who cuts your memory. Libra.

Copy, archive, remove.

It was an article that freely handled other people’s memories.

As an old friend of the Burning Knight, she put a lot of energy into the construction of Judith’s annex.

“I remember.”

Scarlett frowned as she remembered her past.

At a very young age, Libra pierced Scarlett’s heart with a sword to “Preserve memories.” Her feelings at that time are still unforgettable.

A pain as if the blood in the whole body is freezing cold.

There was not even a scream and only her tears flowed down, but Scarlett endured it without saying anything because she was the eldest daughter of her family.

Theodore continued.

“It must be an unforgettable pain. Thanks to that, where you are, what you have done, and even the past you can’t remember are contained in the annex.”

“Yes.”

Scarlett is not stupid.

Actually, Judith’s annex was supposed to be a building designed for monitoring and evaluation purposes.

The inherited unique ability is scorching heat. If the child were to deviate, it would lead to a great disaster, and the family head would have been concerned about that.

“It cannot be said that all memories are without omission. But lies are not kept. The only thing in the annex is the truth.”

In the air, Gazoo and Scarlett’s eyes met.

“I hope you check before the duel.”

Scarlett looked at the key in her own hand. The road to Judith’s villa, which she always wanted to go but couldn’t, was now open.

“Thank you.”

Even Scarlett doesn’t yet know what the annex’s internal structure is like and what memories are lurking there.

However.

She quietly put her keys in her pocket.

“One, I will check when the duel is over.”

Knight of the flames, Scarlett.

She wanted to see the end with Plan first.

And Theodore’s expression as he looked at her.

“… I get it.”

It was very meaningful.