Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent chapter 53

53 – Will you tame me?

“What….”

After stopping by the training ground, he crumpled his expression as soon as he arrived at the dormitory at night.

Snacks, letters…. Roughly such things were heaped up in front of the door. To the point that I couldn’t even open the door.

I snapped my fingers.

Those miscellaneous things are swept away by the spirit movement and are removed in an instant. I plan to shove them into the room, collect them, and throw them away later.

However, there was one thing that could not be cleared away.

“… Be cheeky.”

It was a red letter floating in the air.

Let’s exert a little stronger mental movement, and then the letter will respond. I spread it out in the air.

[ Now. ]

That’s the end of the written phrase. However, at the bottom, there was the official seal of the president of the Faculty of Magic and the name Cornette.

And even the location of the president’s office.

“The president.”

I am curious in my own way when someone like the president calls me. I stepped out.

The academy buildings bathed in the moonlight shone white.

When I arrived at the place written in the letter, I was able to face a building that looked like a huge castle.

This entire building is exclusively for the president.

“Student, what happened?”

But at that time, someone said something.

Blonde hair, neat suit, now I know her name. It was Professor Audrey.

Upon checking my face up close, Audrey’s eyes widened.

“Flan, are you a Flan student? Right?”

“That’s right.”

At that, the gaze of the person next to me also turned to me. Audrey was not alone.

“What is it, a flan student?”

It was violet. She recognized me by the lightening of the dark circles under her peaked hat.

Professor Audrey asks me.

“What is going on here?”

Instead of an answer, I showed the president’s letter. Audrey nodded his head, making a noise.

“The President called…. Not even that. Oh, but a flan student.”

Audrey took a step closer to me with an awkward smile.

“Do you have any plans to visit my lab later? While having a cup of tea, I consulted on various career paths…. Huh?!”

At that time, a cone hat was pulled over Professor Audrey’s head.

Violet opened her mouth in displeasure.

“What are you doing? To someone else’s student.”

“You are someone else’s student now, but you won’t know again later, right?”

“The midterm evaluation isn’t over yet.”

I looked at the two of them having a conversation, then dismissed them indifferently.

“I have no idea.”

I have never been someone’s assistant. Probably won’t be there in the future.

But Audrey hurriedly followed me.

“But be sure to think about it. Okay? I will guide you to the president’s office.”

Thanks to that, I was able to get to the president’s office easily.

A long hallway covered with red carpets appeared, and at the end of it was a huge door made of wood.

Before I could knock on the door, I heard a voice first.

“Please come in.”

A languid yet alluring voice.

I mentally opened the door and went inside.

“Indeed, it’s even nicer to see it up close.”

A woman sitting with her back to her window greets her.

That woman is the president of this Marchen Academy. Cornette.

She had her youthful appearance, but the magical energy she felt from her was superb.

The outside of her hair is white, but the inside is black.

Her pupils are rather black on the outside and white on the inside.

The moment you face that unusual station.

In front of my eyes, the wood was glued together and a chair was made.

“Would you like to sit down first?”

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Occasionally, meetings between mages bring about strange directions and results in the flow.

It’s a natural procedure. The way they see reality is completely different from that of ordinary people.

So, Cornette also looked at the boy who visited the president’s office.

Jet-black hair and jewel-red eyes…. She is somehow familiar with this combination.

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But

That didn’t matter now.

The little attitudes in his steps, the confidence on his face. It was no longer a student’s thing.

Also, his emotions are not easily read.

He prides himself on being skilled at reading other people’s emotions, but Plan was a little different.

His emotions were transparent and cloudy, and the moment he tried to observe them with force, they dispersed like fog.

He seemed to be a human without even a hint of emotion.

My interest in flan has deepened.

I had only invited her with the intention of dealing with a slightly gifted student, but without realizing it, Cornette spat out her first greeting as if she were dealing with an experienced wizard.

“Nice to meet you. Tonight, I am thinking of sharing a simple story with a flan student.”

Cornette split his words a total of seven times.

And at the same time, Plan’s eyes lit up.

He noticed right away.

One human language, five elven languages, and one rune language. This means that each of these seven words is composed of different languages.

‘Are you trying to scoop me up?’

It goes without saying that elves study magic deeply, and runes are also necessary to learn advanced courses.

He understood that she was trying to figure out Plan’s skills with this one conversation.

I don’t feel bad again if I’m going to try it at such a high level.

To put it mildly, it belongs to the welcome axis. This is the first time in this world, and the elven language is not different from the previous world.

“Complicated, even if it’s a story, it’s okay.”

“Oops….”

The corners of Cornette’s mouth naturally go up.

There are exactly eight elvish languages, but just now, Plan has correctly answered only three languages that Cornette has not spoken.

This time, flan spoke first.

“But, what is the intention?”

“Intent…. Nothing special.”

Cornette smiled brightly.

“Because being the president is such a lonely position. I want you to hang out with me.”

Of course, this was not Cornette’s true intention.

She is going to confirm her curiosity about Plan’s skills and the direction of Plan’s purpose here today.

Is he indeed a genius?

Could he be a genius?

“I saw that Ivan’s swordsmanship was expressed through magic.”

The eyes of Cornette and Plan meet quietly in the air.

A strange reverse eye, black and white reversed, stares at Plan as if it will pierce it.

“After changing the wavelength seven times and the shape three times, I captured it as a summoning system. Is that correct?”

As expected, Plan understood that the president asked the question using only ‘rune words’ this time.

“That’s a good methodology, too.”

“… !”

The corners of Cornette’s mouth trembled slightly.

“It’s a decent methodology, so I wonder if my observations are wrong.”

“It was just a different way.”

Could it be that the observation that was unique to her existed as a number of options for Plan?

Cornette blinked once.

Then, the entire space is dyed in darkness at once.

‘Is it an observation space?’

A realm that only high-level wizards can implement.

In this dark space, everything related to magic glows with fluorescence. Spells, magic circles, circuit diagrams…. As the expression suggests, it is a space that exists for magical observation.

‘It’s neat.’

Even from the perspective of Plan, it is an expression without superfluity.

“You are interested.”

As Cornette stared into the sky, a spell began to be drawn there by itself.

Within a short time, the 15 summoning spells with a solid frame were completed.

“Which part did Plan student do differently?”

“There are many ways.”

Plan began to modify the 15 strokes.

“First of all, there were parts I wanted to cut out boldly.”

It was boldly cut, but it was more drastic than Cornette thought.

After clearing everything out, there were only 7 strokes left. At this level, only the skeleton remains bare.

“….”

Cornette narrowed her eyes and examined the spell.

To be precise, I observed ‘purity’.

It’s not just a skeleton. The mana was very dense, and the circuit was organized without a single twist.

It looks skinny, but its foundation is stronger than anything else.

“As if it was a trick or not….”

It’s only a 7-stroke spell, but thanks to his purity, it doesn’t seem to have much to do with the 15-stroke spell.

Then, if this student’s total mana increases further and he can draw 15 full strokes….

The president raised one of the missing strokes.

It was a circuit about killing.

“Student excluded this too. I wonder why.”

“Killing opponents was not my goal.”

“Good. Then, let me ask you one more question.”

Cornette’s face becomes serious.

“… What if the opponent was a villain or a bloody ghost?”

Then, a stroke related to ‘killing’ is dragged into Plan’s hand.

At the same time, all other strokes were erased and disappeared.

“There will be only this one stroke left.”

“Aha, is that so?”

Cornette shook his head. The serious expression slowly regains its original gentleness.

Observation space also disappears. In front of the two of them, the scenery of the ordinary office unfolded again.

“Then…. What is a plan student pursuing?”

“Magic poles, and proofs.”

Cornette watched Plan silently.

I still can’t read all the fragments of his feelings, but I can feel the sincerity of that answer.

“It was late to serve the tea. Have a drink now.”

“Thank you.”

At some point, after being handed an ordinary black tea.

“But, drinking only tea is boring. Do you know how to play chess?”

“I don’t know.”

He knows the existence of chess, but he has never played it himself. Only magic was his work, hobby, and rest.

“You have a cute corner. You will definitely like it.”

As Cornette snapped his fingers, the lumber that had risen in the air was chipped and worn into a large chessboard and piece.

“I’ll just give you the gist. The piece in the front is the pawn….”

The president clearly explained the rules of chess. Plan also understood everything after hearing it once.

After the explanation, Cornette smiled softly.

“Good. However, what has been explained so far is the rules of ordinary chess. This is a little different because it is ‘Agora Chess’.”

“… “

Plan quietly examined it.

At the same time, a faint interest began to dwell in his eyes.

“Agora Chess. I understood the meaning of the name.”

“Yes. A flan student would be interested.”

Chess simply moves black and white pieces to see the game, but Agora Chess has a different level of depth.

Queen is Harmony, Knight is Destroyed, Bishop is Summoned….

Every time a piece is moved, a related series of problems presented on the agora board comes to mind.

It is possible to move the object only when it is solved correctly.

“Three minutes.”

Cornette instantly creates an hourglass in the air.

“It only takes three minutes. Because it is late.”

Three minutes was enough to check the opponent’s skills.

Five issues. No, solving only three problems is more than expected.

“Okay.”

Plann nodded in agreement.

Cornette conceded the first attack to Plan. Thus flans are white and cornets are black.

Tak─

“… ?”

It was unexpected from the start. Plan moved the phone without the slightest hesitation.

If it’s a phone, it contains the Agora board problem of the ‘soft’ series.

No, even if it excludes the problem of the series. The problem of the Agora board would not be easy to approach in the first place.

First of all, Cornette also moved the props.

Tak─

Tak─

“….”

Once again, it was unexpected.

As soon as Cornette’s piece landed on the chess board, Plan moved it.

‘Already exceeds expectations….’

There is a possibility that only problems that can be solved have been touched. Cornette moved his props a few more times.

Tak─

Tak─

Tak─

Tak─

“Aha….”

After moving the object exactly twice more, Cornette involuntarily raised the corner of his mouth.

He doesn’t just pick problems that can be solved. I was just playing Agora Chess like normal chess.

He is only moving his pieces to win the game.

It was Cornette’s turn again.

Cornette deliberately paused, staring into Plan’s eyes.

Plan, the calm and weak student, the representative who brought victory to the Faculty of Magic, was staring at the chess board and pieces like a stone statue.

‘… Didn’t you say you didn’t even know the rules?’

His chess strategy was clear.

Tame the opponent.

It’s like looking at a trainer. Read all the opponent’s numbers, and gradually narrow the radius you can move…. It is to make you do what you want.

‘This is his fighting style.’

Matches between wizards are no different from chess.

Figure out the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses, figure out the magic that the opponent can use, and fight.

Tak─

Tak─

The aspect he showed in the Sword Master Festival was evident on the chessboard as well.

The number read by Plan is exactly caught up and blocked. Cornette has no choice but to try another move.

No, he read all the numbers already.

Inducing Cornette to use a specific move, he is taming him to accept defeat gradually.

‘No matter how much chess…. Will you tame me?’

It’s fun.

Cornette enjoyed this match after a long time.

Eventually, without even realizing it, she started to become immersed in it.

Tak─

Tak─

Tak─

Tak─

The two began to move the objects like crazy. There is no such thing as a break in the middle.

“Check.”

The map has tilted completely towards flan. Cornette dodges immediately.

“Check.”

But the flan murmured once more.

“Check.”

If you dodge it, it will immediately chase you.

Every time the piece was moved, Cornette was at a disadvantage and Plan was at an advantage.

In Cornette’s mind, there was no question of how the plan solves the problems on the Agora board. Even if he does, he has no time to think about it.

“Check.”

I just started moving pieces to avoid checkmate.

But.

“Checkmate.”

In the end, I couldn’t avoid it.

Boom!

At the same time, the hourglass floating in the air exploded, announcing that three minutes had elapsed.

White, fine sand falls like snow on the chessboard.

“….”

Whoa.

After one breath, Cornette opened his mouth, looking happier than ever.

“Oh no, I fully believed that I won.”

She opened her mouth in a regretful tone, but Cornette looked more happy than ever.

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“Congratulations on your victory.”

At the same time, something flew towards the flan with menacing speed like a throwing star.

Plan caught it easily.

“It is not given as a commemoration of winning at chess. I was originally thinking of giving…. And also.”

Cornette’s smile only slightly sharpens.

She added a word, brushing her side hair behind her ear.

“Thank you. For hanging out with me today.”

The president’s eyes looking at Plan are extremely strange.

Instead of answering, he looked at what he was holding in his hand.

It was pure white paper with nothing written on it.