The man took a seat at a table in front of a modest street shop. As the clerk approached, he politely said, “Two chicken skewers and a wheat coffee.”
“Get to the point or speak quickly. What are you doing with a busy person?”
“My explanation was insufficient. You can’t be so wary, forgery. I’m not asking why you want to go to the black market.”
All descendants of nobles who had not yet inherited fiefdoms were called forgery.
But most of them just call me Confucius or Lady… … He was strangely formal in every way he spoke.
It was hard to read his expression because he was smiling all the time, but I could tell that the depth of his magical power was considerable.
“So I want you to get to the point.”
“First, let me introduce myself. I am Doran Slade. I work in the Magical League’s special department.”
As if to prove his point, Doran took out a metal pocket watch from his pocket and placed it on the table.
The rune of blindness, which symbolizes the magic alliance, was embossed in gold, and the dragon word Dirutus, meaning special service, was engraved below it.
“To introduce my personal background, I was in charge of the first year general affairs when Prince Ludwig of Cavern was the student council president. Hey, it was a really fun time.”
“so?”
“I am saying that there is nothing to be too wary of. I’m on the fake side. I just have a few things to check.”
Doran continued, grabbing the watch and blowing the dust off it.
“Is the magic that caught the mutant queen who appeared in the Red Mountains, the magic written by Ludwig the Forgery?”
Lane raised her eyebrows for a moment.
This guy’s ability to calmly pursue the truth is no joke.
“Bart Party hasn’t been to the magic shop lately. Even assuming you bought it before then, there is no seller. There hasn’t been a GLaDOS (4-star) wizard who has made a flame magic scroll with that much power for 10 years.”
“… … !”
“So I asked if Prince Ludwig of the Scourge made it for his grandson for self-defence, but he said no. Then there is only one conclusion.”
Doran rested his chin on his clasped hands and stared at Lane, but the smile disappeared from the corners of his eyes, exposing his pupils. It was a snake-like cold eyes that already knew everything.
“It wasn’t anything to hide. There was only one thing I was worried about. If it was meant to be blackmailed, it’s a complete can.”
“A factor of concern, aha, are you referring to warlocks?”
For a moment, Lane took a deep breath.
Does this guy know that the queen is being manipulated by black magic? Or simply floating?
No matter how long the suffocating silence lasted, I suddenly felt a presence.
“The chicken skewers are here!”
Then, a small smile formed on Doran’s face again, and he drool.
“Oh, you don’t have to divide it into two plates. give it all this way Because I will eat it all myself.”
The clerk looked bewildered, and Lane opened her eyes in amazement. No, don’t you usually share?
“I’m not crazy… … Just keep spinning around. I will stop.”
As Lane got up from her chair, Doran said, wiping the juices off the chicken skewers he had bitten off.
“After the introduction, let’s move on to the main topic. I would like to scout forgery to the Magic League Special Division.”
“I am still a student.”
“Of course, we are talking about after graduation. Senior K-Vern is also correcting it, so wouldn’t it take some time to inherit the family anyway?”
The Magical League Task Force was a combat organization that independently investigated matters related to black magic and the role of punishing wizards who committed magical crimes.
Since it consists only of excellent and young Battle Mages, being selected for the Special Affairs Department was like building a tremendous career as a mage.
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However, Lane, who was not very interested in social prestige and at the same time won the fight against black magic, turned his back without regret.
“I’m not interested in the special affairs department, now.”
Then Doran stopped Lane by telling a profound fact in a playful voice.
“The activity of the Black Church is growing.”
“… … !”
“Of course, the top of the Magic League is intoxicated with peace and denies it, but something big is coming. It won’t be too late if we start preparing now.”
It’s serious, maybe.
However, he does not feel particularly obligated to fight the Black Church. If I had to ask, I would decline unless I was attacked first.
I’ve already fought enough to fight in my previous life. I shudder even now thinking about fighting those mad bastards.
“I don’t know what you mean. I’ll think about it for a moment.”
now you know
Senior, I want to rest a little.
If it doesn’t work, then help me… … . I was about to end the story like that, but Doran grabbed my ankle for the last time.
“If there is something you absolutely need to get from the black market, look for the ‘Guard Factor’ mission in the Guild after the midterms and at the beginning of the holiday season.”
“… … ?”
“Because most of them will be attending the black market held in ＜Leda Cable＞.”
Lane glanced back. Doran with a smile on his face was tilting his teacup.
“This information is given in exchange for your precious time. Of course, if you promise to come to the Special Affairs Division, I will tell you an easier way.”
Lane shook her head with a sigh and moved on.
scary
He’s the type of person you really don’t want to be involved with.
* * *
Not long after Lane had left, four people from different parts of the street doing their own thing—either eating or performing magic tricks—swarmed around Doran one by one.
To say that all of them were excellent wizards in the special affairs department, their costumes were varied and even unattractive.
But it’s not surprising either. Because commoner clothes to hide one’s status as a magician were a feature of the Special Affairs Division.
“How was it?”
“You’re thinking about it.”
“Are you saying you won’t do that?”
As the mustachioed man who was doing magic tricks laughed, the woman who was lying on the roof of the bar, taking a nap, yawned and jumped off.
“So why do you choose a genius Confucius even if you want to scout, you idiot. This ＜Deleiten＞ 1st year is called the golden generation, and even if you pick just one person there, it would be better than that one.”
Then Doran Slade grinned as he put an old fedora on his head.
“It certainly doesn’t seem like Lane forgery belongs to that golden generation.”
“But why!”
“You had something to check. I don’t think he had any contact with Turaina, so let’s look for the next suspect.”
“By the way, did any of the ＜Deleiten＞ chicks really come into contact with Turaina?”
“This is my hunch, but it probably is. Maybe it’s something that we might have come in contact with before entering school.”
Saying that, Doran’s eyes glancing back at the place where Lane left did not have a smile.
‘Yes, how dare I say that I belong to the golden generation.’
It’s hard to put them in the same group as the first graders who are called the golden generation… … The level difference is too overwhelming. Soon, the pupils curved again like crescent moons.
‘Senior K-vern, senior Brim. The two of you have created a monstrous monster. It’s the first time I’ve ever been so afraid of the future.’
* * *
The librarian Karen smiled bitterly when she heard that the book would not be available.
“It’s okay, Gongja. I already have a lot of debt. More than that, I’m worried about what happened to Confucius while he was looking for books.”
“You don’t have to worry. Everything is going well. By the way, did you talk about the black market with me to a man who walks around like a beggar?”
Then Karen tilted her head.
“Are you a beggar? Come to think of it, a person belonging to the Magical League’s Special Affairs Division came to the library for a while… … You didn’t talk to me, a junior librarian.”
“Then who did you come and talk to?”
“These are first-class librarians. It seems that they were old acquaintances and just talked about memories.”
I am here. But I didn’t even talk to Karen… … So how did you know?
I had my doubts left, but I had work to do, so I quickly returned to my dorm.
There was nothing grandiose to do, it was about the ability image barrier that I had this time. Because I couldn’t wait to fill up my mana to 20,000.
“Ah, you just arrived.”
In front of the door of the dormitory, two glass spheres with a diameter of 86 cm, which were purchased for one gold coin from a magic tool shop on the way, were delivered.
The name of this sphere is Yeongju (靈珠).
It is an object used for magic reaction experiments or when teaching five or six year olds how to use magic. It was possible to confine magic in this sphere for up to 24 hours.
‘I bought the biggest, most expensive, and best one, so I’m sure I can put in about 4,000 each.’
If I combine the stored mana with my current mana, I should be able to barely exceed 20,000. If my calculations are correct, we can experiment with image barriers.
“Goes.”
When I put my hand on the lord and focused my mind, the pressure that squeezed the lord increased, and the sphere began to emit an intense blue light.
By the time cold sweat broke out all over my body, mana was swirling in strange waves within the dazzlingly shining glass beads.
“I’m done with this… … .”
After taking a single breath, immediately sit cross-legged and enter meditation.
It arranges the disordered flow of magical power and gives stability so that the main grain can create new magical power.
By the time all magic was restored, the twilight of the following day was peeking through the window. As soon as I opened my eyes, I made a sign with both hands.
La (羅).
Enveloping and unfolding characterization.
The sign symbolizing this rune is to make two triangles and a circle with both hands.
“Building imagery, Sejon Yoo.”
At that moment, a fierce storm of magical power raged, and suddenly, the glass beads that had been swirling with magical power cracked and shattered.
At the same time, hemoptysis erupted with pain as if scratching the main grain with a chisel.
‘Is it also a failure… … ?’
It was the time when I was about to let out a sigh of failure. The pattern of § engraved on the palm of his left hand created a new world of light, radiating high heat as if burning his skin.
＜flow＞ ＜measure＞
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＜尊＞ ＜world＞
A mysterious law circle that spreads out around Lane.
There were a total of five circles in the Dharma Jin, and each of the four circles in the east, west, south, and north, excluding the one where Rain was sitting, was inscribed with the rune of Lord Yoo Yang and flickered brilliantly.
Flow: Characteristic of ‘flow’.
Quantity: Characteristic of ‘counting’.
Se (世): The character of ‘the world’.
John (尊): The trait of ‘augmentation’.
And what was even more surprising than this was the magic circuit connecting the central circle and the corresponding runes.
Yun (蝡), Ro (癆), Eun (齦), Lin infinite function, variable wave, etc… … .
Aren’t the imperfect runes and mathematical theories that Rin has devised so far forming the shape of a line?
As the name suggests, it seemed as if the thoughts in my head were built into a barrier.
“no way… … .”
Let’s use the flame magic we experimented with in the Dragon Field before.
Booung!
Then, Yun’s rune and the theory of matrix mechanics, which are necessary for the casting of the magic, wanted to come up with light, and the stroke was modified to Yun (蜳), and several other formulas were added to the theory of matrix mechanics. It became.
‘Unbelievable.’
I doubted my eyes. Is this the best way to provide the best option for using the magic you thought of? How do you make up for my immaturity?
‘This nonsense… … .’
It was a truly incredible ability.
No one can teach more than 5-star magic. It’s a self-taught area that you have to solve alone, so you can learn it this way?
“Are you really cool?”
It was there that I burst out laughing.
A stinging pain arose, and soon, the law circle that completely covered the room and spread out disappeared into particles of light.
It must mean that the mana has been exhausted.
“Hu, hu, hu hee hee hee… … !”
Rain fell on his back and laughed like a child. Without paying attention to the chill that lingered on his cold sweaty body.
「The image barrier is like a mirror that reflects the mind of the caster.」
The Second Sage, Riot Warden, said so. If you refer to it, you will be able to immediately understand the specificity of Lane’s Flow Sejon.
The boundary of the image is a mirror that reflects the inside of the heart, and the only thing in the boy’s heart is an upright, infinite, and innocent quest for the truth.
The image of that ‘craving for the truth’ was embodied in Blessed One Yoo.