Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent chapter 123

123 – From now on you will have to find out yourself.

“Scarlet Lady…. You should have woken up, right?”

A week has passed since the decisive battle, and the atmosphere of the Judith family has calmed down.

This was a very natural procedure. A very huge storm swept through the family once.

“What a knight of residual fire, of course he must have recovered. But just in case you don’t know, stay quiet. Quietly.”

“But if you are awake, have you been skipping meals for a week? Then you can’t….”

“It’s for you to decide.”

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After the duel, it was not easy for the maids to even breathe, but now that a week has passed, they can make at least whispering sounds.

“And in the end, you won… ?”

At the question of the youngest maid, her maid Jean Katarina gave her eyes a strong look.

“I just told you to be quiet. Listen.”

“It’s because I’m so confused. Among the orders of the young master and the young lady, what should I prioritize from now on….”

The maid looked into Katarina’s eyes and blurted out her words. By this time, all of the other maids’ eyes were on Katarina.

I couldn’t bear to ask, but it was because the young maid spit out the question that they all wondered about.

“….”

Katarina felt beads of sweat on her forehead. To be honest, she was curious even about herself. In other words, she was in a situation she didn’t even know what to do.

In the end, she had no choice but to come up with a principled answer.

“Let’s watch first. You don’t have to wonder what to do. It’s our job to stay still.”

That was the moment.

Ddubuck─ Ddubuck─

At the sound of footsteps resounding heavily, the maids hurriedly checked their clothes and lined up.

“Did Plan already arrive?”

The owner of such a questioning voice was Theodore, the head of the household.

“Yes. He is waiting for you at the restaurant.”

The family head is as solemn as usual. The maids also bowed their heads with solemn expressions.

“Scarlett is.”

“My lady….”

Katarina couldn’t bear her words. She just silently shook her head from side to side as she looked up at Theodore.

She

“She knew. Good job everyone.”

Theodore moved his steps after his short words. The destination was a restaurant with flan.

The maids raised their heads again only after all footsteps had died away. All that remains now is silence.

Until now, a week after the decisive battle.

Scarlett Judith, Knight of Remnants of Fire.

… She never gets out of her room.

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“You have won. Flan.”

Theodore, who sat across from the flan in Judith’s restaurant, which was classy beyond all else, finally got his luck.

It was a story that came out after 20 minutes of sitting face to face.

“It was a good flame. I was satisfied.”

“I am still.”

“Going further? Okay. Not bad.”

The will to go further in a field that has already been proven is welcome, the governor thought.

“Just before the duel, she had a meal with Scarlett. And then she said that it was the first time we’d ever spent time alone together.”

Theodore calmly continued.

“After hearing that, thinking about it, this is also the first time I am having a meal with you two. I think I have neglected my children too much.”

“Yes.”

Plan answered only briefly.

From the beginning, his interest was in the food on the table. To be precise, about the recipes of ingredients you’ve never seen before.

‘It’s a grilled fish….’

The meat of this fish seemed particularly sensitive. The fact that it was cooked with a naturally occurring flame was evident just from the texture alone.

What if you were touched by magical flames? I was curious about the name of this fish used as a raw material.

… While I was thinking about that.

“Flan, your magic skills are amazing.”

Theodore opened his mouth again.

“I was surprised. Many people besides me would be surprised to defeat Scarlett using only magic.”

“Hmm.”

Plan didn’t react much.

It is true that I felt some fun in the duel. But that’s just about it. Because I didn’t think it was a big deal.

“I want to hear it at least once in this place. What really made you focus so much on magic?”

Theodore welcomed Flan’s passion, but he didn’t even understand the reason for the passion.

What makes my son try so hard? Before being the head of a family, as a father, I wanted to hear that.

“I can’t easily fathom how difficult the process must have been until you, who had excellent swordsmanship, overcame the unfamiliarity of magic.”

The gaze of the family head was quite serious.

“If it’s okay, I want you to talk to me too.”

“Proof.”

“Proof?”

“Yes. Only because it is a milestone in my life.”

Proof, the corner of Theodore’s mouth went up very slightly right after hearing that welcome word.

His own son, of course, was very much like his mother, who had left earlier.

This time, Plan asked.

“As promised, I will now reveal my family and identity the moment I deem it necessary.”

At Plan’s words, Theodore laughed heartily inwardly.

“Can you be satisfied with that?”

On the contrary, I am curious.

His son, who proudly proves things he could not even imagine, will be able to be satisfied with the name of this family.

The reply was quick.

“I just decided it was better than nothing.”

“Yes. It’s what I promised in the first place, so I’ll keep it. Judith is a family that proves before being a knight family. It doesn’t matter if that’s what you mean.”

Then the silent meal continued for a while.

It was Theodore who broke the silence first.

“Flan, Scarlett looks pretty heartbroken.”

He continued calmly.

“He is not accustomed to defeat or setbacks. Moreover, since he saw his mother’s flames, the shock must have been greater. As a father, I am a little worried.”

Plan was silent for a while.

Still keeping his eyes fixed on the steak, he gently slices the meat in a zero-waste motion.

And finally, the words spoken.

“Quality dishes served sequentially are very convenient.”

“Gourmet dishes served one after the other?”

Theodore was a bit puzzled by the sudden change of subject, but Plan just moved the tableware calmly.

“Without worrying about what to eat or what to do with these things, just eat them and you’re done.”

─Excuse me for a moment.

The maids removed the empty plates very carefully. Refill the capacity of a slightly reduced wine glass.

“Scarlett has lived like that all along.”

Flann grabs the glass and turns it very slightly. The liquid inside danced gracefully.

“From now on, you will have to find out for yourself.”

Only then did Theodore understand what Plan was trying to say. She doesn’t even flinch and listens to her son’s next words.

Plan took a sip of wine.

I like the luxurious scent that lingers in my mouth.

“Because a true knight stands up on his own feet.”

Flanne stood up, wiping her mouth with her handkerchief.

“Then, I’m done.”

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I returned to the Faculty of Magic.

There were many places I had to go to, but the first place to visit was, of course, the president’s office.

Of course, the process of visiting was not serene.

“Flan…. Is it flan?”

“Shall we go and say hello?”

“You do it. You are good at that.”

“Oh, what!”

The stares that stare at me, the people who sneakily follow me, and the whispers. A lot of elements were mixed, and my surroundings were a bit bustling.

“… Hello!”

A female student even stopped in front of me and said hello. Her answer was if my answer was not to even give her a glance.

Finally, we arrived at the president’s office.

“Are you here? Flan.”

The president of the Faculty of Magic, Cornette, greeted me with a smile. She puts a piece of her luxurious paper on her desk.

“The Mage Tower agenda, I approved it.”

The documents submitted with my plan written down were stamped with the president’s seal. It’s also very big.

“But there are gates that remain.”

Putting index and thumb together, Cornette made a round circle.

“One of them is funding. Even if the Faculty of Magic does its best to apply, it is still not enough.”

Cost.

It was a convincing reason, and I expected it right away.

The magic tower is the highest institution of wizards. A space that becomes a milestone for all wizards and allows them to dig up the truth of the world only with magic.

In order to use the word ‘top institution’, of course, it is necessary to have a suitable basis.

Research funds to utilize the power source, facilities to handle it, manpower…. Every element that comes to mind has its own cost attached.

In other words, the required amount would be literally astronomical.

However.

“If it’s not enough, just make up for it.”