Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent chapter 37

37 – ㅡ Mage Rank Mage ‘Kaplan’ ㅡ

“Lady Trixie…. Why did you come back to the mansion?”

The day after the paper test, Trixie returned to the mansion.

The five maids moved wildly. One person packs clothes, one warm towel, one cosmetics….

All of this was purely a move to assist Trixie, who finished ballet at the mansion.

“Move quickly. Don’t get scolded and cry out loud again.”

“It’s strange that he doesn’t cry. Ugh, just imagining it….”

While talking about this and that, the maids quickly visited the ballet room. Eventually, the moment the door to the valet room containing Trixie opens.

All the maids held their breath.

Tricksy von Fritz.

A body built with flawless curves and sharp eyes. Looking at the atmosphere where the two were harmonized, anyone had no choice but to do so.

“…… “

The maids watched Trixie quietly without making a sound.

Wiping off the sweaty body, changing clothes, applying cosmetics to the skin….

It took less than a minute for this whole process to be completed. It was thanks to the well-skilled maids of the Fritz family.

The moment when the maids get out of the water after finishing their work.

“Stand.”

Trixie spat out a single word.

The maids quickly turned around. They ran straight to Trixie and lined up.

Hmm, Trixie paused with her arms crossed.

Thanks to that, the maids were to die for. They trembled and exchanged glances with each other.

Wrong with cosmetics? Poor temperature control of towels? Didn’t check the outfit properly….

“Listen seriously.”

Then the maids knelt, no matter who said it first. Today, you will have to be scolded until someone cries out loud….

Hmm.

Trixie clutches her chin and ponders. At the same time, the maids’ bodies began to tremble.

Hmm.

Worries prolong. The youngest maid was already crying. In the meantime, Trixie finally opened her mouth.

“A person who has been in contact with the opposite s*x.”

Trixie’s gaze was quietly directed to the corner of the ballet room.

“…… Behemoth.”

A sinking silence. As if time had stopped, the actions of all the maids stopped.

“…… ?”

And the next moment, the heads of the maids tilted sideways side by side.

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“Whoa.”

Late at night, when everyone else was asleep, I wiped his face once with the palm of my hand while sitting at my desk.

I just finished writing all the contents to be included in the poster.

Now I am not free. I was a little tired of trying to complete my schedule as a student and at the same time prepare for the poster.

[ Shouting to all the professors of the Faculty of Magic of Märchen Academy ]

This is the title of the Daejabo.

At first glance, it feels like a title condemning only the professors, but the content is actually directed at all wizards.

I am confident that a conscious wizard will definitely agree with the enemy’s opinion. I only put in the most correct words.

However, persuasion exists to move the hearts of those who do not readily agree.

So, we have also prepared a device to persuade those who oppose it.

“You will not be able to resist.”

I ran my hand over the spell of illusion that I had just completed.

Originally, it was a problem that was supposed to be posted on the Agora board, but….

The difficulty has been reduced so that anyone can solve it. Because everyone should be able to see it.

This problem will add strength to my writing by being published together on the Daejabo.

The magician who solves this spell visually confirms the illusion I designed.

The scenery you will see is not that complicated.

It is a technique that captures the scenery of the previous world as vividly as I can remember. When you see it, you must feel something.

Although it is a fantasy right now, it will become a reality someday in this world. Looking at this scenery, I hope many wizards can be inspired.

With this, I think I have finished all of my work for today. I closed my eyes and checked to see if I had forgotten anything.

Today, too, I trained, read, and listened to lectures.

… No, in fact, I only attended lectures. It was trivial, so I didn’t bother to listen.

The results of the slip test will be announced tomorrow. In other words, you don’t have to worry about evaluation yet.

I decided that it would be good to get some sleep.

As I was walking towards the bed, Hera suddenly called me.

[ Master! Master! ]

“Why?”

I answered while lying down.

[ That’s right. We slowly…. Wasn’t it when the contract was signed? ]

“Not at all.”

I flatly refused. There was no profit I would gain by hastening the contract.

The contract with the Heroic Spirit Artifact is permanent. Once signed, the contract continues even if either party dies.

If I had to use a friendly expression, it would be like becoming a ‘companion’, but the relationship between a wizard and a Heroic Artifact is not as equal as that expression.

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In practice, this relationship is very different for each mage and artifact case.

If an insignificant mage made a contract with a Heroic Spirit, they would have to serve and borrow their strength for the rest of their lives.

However, in my case, I have no intention of making Hera her friend or companion.

But if it’s just a slave…. Just take it into account

The result is this. I plan to leave it alone until Hera begs her to serve me.

Because there is no setback after taming anything in advance.

[ Master! Please write me! I will work really hard! ]

Looking at what you are saying, it seems that taming will end soon.

After lying down, I couldn’t sleep.

I spread the trivia in the air for no reason. First, he gave orders to Sepia.

[ ▷ The poster will be posted tomorrow morning. ]

[ ▷ The Marchen Daily reported it as an extra. ]

Then I used psychokinesis to flip through the pages. Along the way, I can encounter a huge number of notifications.

[ ▶ Please contact me once ㅠㅅㅠ ]

[ ▶ Please reply only once! Aang…. ]

[ ▶ Reply reply reply ]

[ ▶ Why don’t you reply ]

Surprisingly, all of this is from Trixie. All four of them have different accents, so it bothers me a little.

I only recently learned more about the Fritz family.

They are a renowned flame family, and their unique ‘blue flame’ is their symbol and pride.

I thought about it for a while and then sent a reply.

[ ▷ You have something to teach. Are you willing to learn? ]

[ ▶ I like it! ]

[ ▶ Teach me! Heh heh ]

Wouldn’t it be easier for the thoughts of others to change as well if the thoughts of the famous family change first?

I have no intention of forcing my opinion. However, if this guy also feels something, he’ll figure it out and follow it.

[ ▷ Good. ]

[ ▷ What I will teach you today is mindset. ]

I started typing.

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The next day.

Violet visited the editorial department of the Marchen Ilbo early in the morning. It was because I couldn’t overcome the torch of sepia that I must visit.

Violet asked Sepia with a tired face.

“So, what happened in the morning?”

“It’s because we have something to see together. Sister, would you like to see this?”

Sepia calmly unfolded the huge paper.

[ Shouting to all the professors of the Faculty of Magic of Märchen Academy ]

Violet read the title and narrowed her brows.

“What is this, what kind of great character is this?”

“It’s a poster that was posted this morning, and we’re thinking of turning it into an extra. Take a look at my sister.”

With sharp eyes, Violet scans the poster.

[ The disregard for wizards continues.

If we don’t change the mindset of wizards, if we don’t change this structure that inevitably ignores wizards, a fundamental solution is impossible… ]

“Written by a student?”

Violet muttered involuntarily.

Prepare strict standards to select a representative, and prepare a proper curriculum to grow wizards.

I strongly urge you to put in constant effort and die-hard practice.

It is a wizard to bend to no one.

Resist, create, and hope. Reject the unacceptable.

Deny the world as it is now.

Everyone who wants to change the wizard’s current address is right.

So don’t worry, just move on.

ㅡ Merhen Rank Wizard ‘Kaplan’ ㅡ ]

“… No It was not written by a student.”

Violet shook her head.

The title and contents are very provocative, but I can’t find anything that can be said to be wrong.

In addition, the study of magic and wizards is of a high quality. I couldn’t even think of it as a student level.

Sepia asked insinuatingly from the side.

“Sister, how are you?”

“Quiet. Be quiet for a moment.”

A blunt reply came back, but Sepia was rather delighted. It was because I was happy that my sister showed interest in the poster.

‘Of course!’

Sepia sang for joy inside.

Meanwhile, Violet’s gaze turned to the problem under the poster. I knew right away that it was an enchanting spell.

However, the circuits were tangled up in a mess, and a lot of auxiliary techniques were added, as if a lot of effort had been put into the illusion to show.

“…… There is no trace of any modifications to the formula.”

Violet murmured incredulously.

“Right. It means that it was created without a single modification. Isn’t that great?”

“I don’t know who it is, but I put a lot of effort into it. Like the contents of the text, as well as the spells added below.”

At that, Sepia burst into laughter.

“You know what? You look like you’ve just woken up.”

“Is sleep a problem right now? Who the hell wrote it? It is similar to what I pursue.”

“Yes. She seemed a bit like my sister.”

Violet turned her head to look at Sepia.

“What is the meaning of “Marchen rank” At the bottom? Magic ranks are determined only by numbers.”

“Right. We differentiate by numbers.”

“Who wrote it? Tell me right away Is Kaplan the student’s personal name? Or the group name?”

“Well, there was no organization or individual with that name at all. This side, too, just found a poster this morning and is writing it as an extra in a hurry, right?”

As Sepia shuddered at her, her violet sighed and turned her head away.

‘Kaplan…. Kaplan….’

As Violet repeated the name, she suddenly remembered a student with a similar name.

‘Flan?’

She immediately shook her head. This is an unbelievable connection.

Anyway, one thing was certain: Violet’s attitude had changed.

Violet, who had been planning to go to prepare for the lecture right after hearing Sepia’s business, was now quite interested in the poster.

Violet said while pointing the upper part of the spell with her index finger.

“Let’s check this enchantment spell right away. I’ll count the top, you count the bottom.”

“Okay. I also wanted to check it out.”

No matter who said first, the two of them started to solve their duties at the same time.

And the calculation didn’t take long.

The expression ‘kind’ is more suitable than ‘easy’. It was a kind ceremony that anyone who knew how to use magic could see.

As the two women pour mana at the same time, the illusion slowly unfolds.

At first glance, it is an ordinary world. There are buildings and there are people passing by.

After staring blankly at the scene, Violet and Sepia suddenly tilted their heads. Because there was an unknown sense of incongruity.

And it wasn’t long before I found the reason for the sense of incongruity.

It seems to have the composition of a normal world, but this world was never the world Violet and Sepia experienced.

The first thing that caught my eye was an impossibly huge tower. And it didn’t take much time to understand that it was a magic tower.

Unbeknownst to me, my mouth opens.

How can a magic tower be so huge? It’s to the point where the magic tower in reality feels like a toothpick.

Not only that. As wizards in suits passed by, the knights bowed. The wizards nodded lightly.

There is not the slightest hint of fear in the eyes of the wizards looking at the knights. Confidence pervaded those confident faces.

However, there is no attitude of contempt for the other person. It just feels like it’s all for granted, like an easy truth.

It must be a hallucination, but the two muttered at the same time.

“…… Vivid.”

That’s literally it. The scenery is vivid as if it were a real world.

Usually, the world of illusion is plausible only on the surface.

Dogs don’t bark, passers-by don’t respond when drinks are spilled on their clothes….

It is not uncommon for such fine details to be dead. It is only natural that the world is an illusion.

However.

“…… It’s so, so vivid.”

This was so vivid.

How earnestly did the creator of the spell dream of such a world?

How much did you wish so deeply that you couldn’t find any gaps in this phantom magic?

I don’t feel like it’s an illusion at all.

Magicians sighing while examining magic papers together, several knights staring at them curiously, wizards passing by greeting the knight couple’s child….

All of this is as natural as showing the real world.

Violet raised her hand involuntarily. The moment you touch the shoulder of one of the passing wizards….

The fascination is over. In front of Sepia and Violet, the scenery of the editorial department of the Marchen Daily unfolds again.

Sepia rolled her eyes and looked at her own sister.

Violet was just fumbling with that spell with her hand. Perhaps it was an illusion, the dark circles in her eyes were full of life.

“I’m going to turn this into an extra from now on~ What is everyone’s reaction?”

Sepia asked subtly, as if trying to find out.

No answer came back. Sepia grabbed Violet’s shoulder and shook her.

“Hey~ sister! I’m curious about your opinion!”

Violet, who had been shaken while being held, opened her mouth with difficulty.

“How about it.”

Violet murmured.

Sepia looked at her own sister.

Something unknown began to burn on Violet’s tired face. Not something negative, but something energizing.

“You’re asking something so obvious.”

Violet opened her mouth again.

Not only Sepia, but Violet was also staring into Sepia’s eyes.

Violet sees her own image in Sepia’s transparent eyes.

There is no figure of her own, her eyes open without strength, and her exhaustion. She is overcome with unknown emotions, she is only confident.

Violet muttered as if squeezing her lungs.

“…… It will be very upsetting.”

I finally realized that the identity of that unknown thing was ‘passion’.