Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent chapter 33

33 – Compared to wizards, knights are insignificant.

“Hmm?”

Sepia’s head tilts to one side. She seemed unable to comprehend the situation at all.

She put one more of her own business cards on her table.

“You read my business card, right?”

[ Sepia Whisper – Director of the Ministry of Magic of the Marchen Daily ]

“I saw it.”

“Huh? Aren’t you surprised? I thought you would be scared!”

The eyes looking at me were full of question marks.

“Don’t you know me? Have you ever heard of my name? No, at least about the Faculty of Magic press team!”

I nodded.

This is the first time I’ve heard her name, and I wouldn’t have been surprised if she was someone I already knew.

“I don’t know.”

After that short answer, I kept my mouth shut, and she continued speaking urgently.

“Eh? The academy newspaper will be published next week! The head of the press team is aware of your undercover identity?”

“Yes.”

“Is it because I really didn’t know, or did I know this would happen…… Which one? I don’t know.”

Sepia muttered, and she put something other than a business card on the table. What newspaper was it?

“It’s one of those published last year. Take a look!”

[Thanks to the members for their efforts… Support for club profit juniors]

*Frozen club leader Kenneth

*Fully prepared to keep the 10th position in the settlement of accounts

[Unreasonable ‘decision to become a knight’ by judgment]

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I took a rough look at the first page and put it down again.

Looking at it, it covered not only the affairs of the Faculty of Magic, but also various incidents within the academy. Also, there is no nuance that seems to support a specific department.

Sepia finally understood why she was tilting her head. The position of the reporter team of the Faculty of Magic is quite solid.

‘Does it also handle magic?’

It’s because I act like a young tomboy, but the feeling I felt was pretty good. At least, the level is higher than that of professors.

Well, since the evidence of strength is backed up, they probably do whatever they want. All a weak reporter can do is take notes.

Anyway, it seems that he was caught by a group of people who are a bit cumbersome, but he answered calmly first.

“Any reason to be surprised.”

“Of course there is! I decide how the articles will be published!”

Sepia smiled and raised her hand to call her clerk.

“Would you like a cup of coffee? I think the story will be a bit long, do you like coffee?”

I am not particularly hungry for the awakening effect of coffee. She shook her head, but Sepia ordered two drinks.

I spoke first.

“What is the main point?”

“We reporters are so obsessed with three things?”

“The scoop, breaking news, breaking news.”

At my words, the corners of Sepia’s mouth went up.

“Correct answer! God, how did you know?”

I can’t help but know. Even in previous worlds, reporters risked their lives on those three things, and it was such a nuisance to get rid of them.

“Right now, my feelings as a reporter…… They say it’s a special report!”

“Special news?”

“Yes. News! An abnormal phenomenon has occurred inside the magic labyrinth. This is a very ordinary article. It must have been just like that~ and it will be forgotten after a while.”

Sepia continues her words with meaningful eyes.

“By the way, what if there was a student who survived 3 minutes inside the labyrinth where the entire ground collapsed? Will that be forgotten after a while?”

“Yes.”

What a big deal. I think you can do it while sleeping.

However, Sepia jumped up.

“No, no! How do you forget that? Inside the labyrinth where the ground has collapsed, the flow of mana becomes complicated! It is difficult even for a professor to hold out for three minutes in that state!”

“The two cups of coffee you ordered came out.”

Two cups of coffee were placed on the table just in time. Sepia picked it up right away and took a sip.

“We call that a special news! An unconventional report that everyone has no choice but to pay attention to!”

Sepia’s smile gets bigger and bigger.

“Imagine~ A student appeared who lasted for 3 minutes in a maze of chaos. Even younger I’m new!”

Sepia’s expression looked happy as she continued the story.

“The academy will try to grow well with all kinds of support, right? The guild will scramble to take you in, and the future to succeed is very clear, right?”

──Chin.

Sepia, who was continuing her story, suddenly put her coffee cup on her table.

“By the way, that is literally a special report. The odds of that happening are very, very rare!”

Our eyes collided in the air.

“Flan Student!”

I nodded instead of answering. Even in the midst of this, it bothers me that I have to speak respectfully to others.

“What did I say at first? You said you knew that student Plan was from the Judith family, right?”

With that said, she placed three more newspapers on the table. I watched it quietly.

[Kinack said to be “Born”… As it turned out, the soul contract]

[ Step into the place of death]

*Recently, many people choose to make a soul contract.

＊Decision to execute without exception

Contract, Execution, Contract, Execution.

The commonality of the three new newspapers Sepia handed over was clear. It deals with the subject of ‘soul contract’, and the person who was discovered was executed without exception.

“Do you think it is unheard of for a person with knightly blood to enter the Faculty of Magic and get good grades?”

“I am the precedent.”

She quietly whispered to me.

“It could be, but…… I’m envisioning another possibility. A journalist’s intuition? What is that?”

“What is the contract through the medium of the soul?”

“That’s literal right? A contract with the wicked through the medium of the soul! My God, my God, if you give your soul, it will give you strength!”

I finally understood.

Sepia is doubtful that I, a newcomer, lasted 3 minutes in a labyrinth where the ground collapsed, and I also keep in mind the possibility that I gained strength through a contract with a wicked person.

“Ha.”

Involuntarily, I snorted. Because two things are funny.

The first is that there are weak things in this world that make contracts through the medium of souls.

The second thing was that Sepia was suspicious of me.

I glared at her wordlessly. Then Sepia burst out laughing and waved her hands to either side of her.

“Oops, that’s scary. I’m just curious about the truth. A reporter who publishes lies is not qualified.”

I stared into Sepia’s blue eyes.

There is really only curiosity in those eyes. No malice toward others.

‘I’m serious.’

She is more curious than anyone else, and there was no lie in her behavior as she pursued her truth to solve that curiosity.

As a human being she may be eccentric, but as a journalist she is very good.

She resembles one of my students who was more curious than anyone else. That’s great too. She looks a little like that now.

I was intrigued for no reason, so I asked Sephia in a low voice.

“How do you see it?”

Maybe it was because it felt like I was talking to a student, so I didn’t say anything respectful.

Sepia tilted her head.

“That’s short…… Not! Sorry if I offended you, I didn’t mean to, hehehe. Can a person be a contractor? Isn’t it? Are you not a person, but an evil person? Anyway.”

I asked again.

“I hate to ask you twice.”

“Well? If you signed a contract, you did it, and if not, wouldn’t that mean you’re better at using magic than you imagined? Either way I don’t care, it’s a story.”

Sepia nodded and pulled her chair a little further towards me and sat down.

“So Plan student~ What is the truth? I am so curious!”

Sepia makes her eyes twinkle with curiosity. Indeed, she resembles my pupil.

While hesitating for a moment, thinking about her past, Sepia made a guess.

“…… A contractor, a contractor, right? For what reason did you sign the contract? Alas, I have a mountain of questions to ask…… ! What abilities did you get? One soul is the price?”

Sepia was busy talking about her, but suddenly she cleared her throat.

“I’m sorry for leaking words. First of all, can I ask you step by step? Is it also because of inferiority? You are such a great person! The famous knight of the flames.”

The famous knight of the flames.

Are you talking about Scarlett?

“You mean that insincere woman?”

“I fully understand! The wicked entice contracts by digging into negative emotions such as inferiority or anger…… Huh?”

Sepia’s story gets cut in the middle. Opening her eyes wide, she surveyed her surroundings.

“You just said that…… Scarlett, did you say this after seeing Scarlett Judith? Did I hear you wrong?”

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“Who else? She’s a woman who can’t even keep her table manners right.”

“Hey, hey? Flan student! What are you talking about all of a sudden!”

“Why are you so clingy? As if I heard a taboo word.”

Sepia nodded her head without the slightest hesitation.

“In a way, you could call it a taboo word… …. How many wizards can speak so carelessly of a knight, especially a high-status knight?”

My head tilted this time.

I wonder why you didn’t point out to me that this isn’t the manners a younger brother deserves. Why are you pointing out his attitude as a mage?

“Compared to wizards, knights are insignificant.”

“Flan Student What do you mean…. No, are you talking about the evil man inside?”

She started scanning my face here and there. He even waved her hand in front of her eyes.

I opened my mouth again.

“Compared to wizards, knights are insignificant.”

“No? Wasn’t the knight naturally much more advantageous than the wizard? How could a family of knights teach humility like this…… Oh, excuse me, hehehe. Forget about what you just did.”

Conflicts between different professions were common in the previous world. Originally, the rest of us cannot fully understand each other.

However, in this world, do knights have a superior power over wizards?

“You know that there will be a sports competition between faculties soon, right? Just looking at the win rate of combat events, it is obvious that knights have an overwhelming advantage.”

It looks like that.

The fact that articles are superior can be tolerated. There could be no wizard like me in this world, and it’s not the world I used to live in.

But what I value most is the attitude of the wizards. I asked Sepia with a hopeless heart.

“What about the wizards of the Academy Mage Tower?”

“What do you mean?”

“I take this fact for granted.”

“Isn’t most of them like that? It is the magician who spins the wheel of civilization, but those who defeat evil beasts and the wicked and protect peace are mainly knights.”

…… What.

Immediately after hearing the answer, I pressed my hand to my temple. His head was so throbbing that he couldn’t stand it.

Just how wrong this world is. I can’t even get a sense of it.

Wizards live by intuition.

Unsupported by hard work and self-confidence, intuition tends to get lost.

How do you look at magic and walk the truth with an intuition that takes bending to others for granted?

“Ha ha.”

After taking a deep breath, I stood up.

The foundation of the academy needs to be torn apart. No, I will tear it up and fix it.

Students, professors, scholars of the Mage Tower…. Irrespective of position and age. If it was a magician, it would change everything as it was expressed.

No, I will make it inevitable. By suffocating

We will make mages not to lose their confidence in any situation, and not to bend to anyone, and we will prepare the basis so that the strong can afford it.

“I heard there will be a sports match soon.”

“Soon! It’s in two weeks!”

“What if a wizard wins in a combat event? That would be special.”

“It will vary depending on the specific event and the opponent, but…… An overwhelming victory is a huge special!”

He nodded with a satisfied expression. That’s one new thing to prove.

I took a step without hesitation. If there was something to be done, there was no time to waste.

“Uh, over there? Flan student! Wait a minute! Where, where are you going!”

However, Sepia hurriedly shouted and followed. I answered briefly.

“I have to change.”

“What? Oh, and the coffee didn’t suit your taste? I didn’t even touch it…… Then alcohol? To be honest, alcohol is the best! Okay, let’s go to the bar! I live!”

I shook my head.

“Mage mentality and power structure. All of that.”

“Uh…. Are you afraid that the contractor says that?”

“I am not a contractor.”

“Oh, really? Because a young magic genius says that…… Huh? That’s a little scary too. Wait, then what happened in the labyrinth?”

“We’ll talk about it later.”

I dismissed Sepia, who was tilting her head. Because it was time to move to the club venue.

Unexpectedly, Sepia also nodded happily this time.

“Good. I’m busy too. I have to figure out the identity of the monster that competes with Miss Trixie on the agora board…… But, you just promised to talk again next time? Did you make it clear? Enough!”

Before I could say anything about her, she disappeared in a flash.

‘Two weeks later.’

As I walked thinking about what kinds of events exist and what the requirements for participation are, the meeting place for the club is just around the corner.

In the distance, I began to see students gathered.