Before arriving near the Roman Mountains.
Alan prepared really thoroughly.
You could tell this just by looking at his luggage.
This is because living outside for a period of two weeks at the shortest and over four weeks at the longest was unknown territory.
Starting with a backpack endowed with a device that reduces the volume and weight of luggage.
I managed to put what I wanted into the luggage that was built through the advice of the family members.
It was all sorts of snacks, including sweets.
Advice that it was not a child’s play rained down, but Alan’s will was strong.
It’s not that I’m kidding, it’s that I don’t have the confidence to go without sweet snacks for weeks.
Of course, I picked only those that were as small as possible and easy to store.
In short, it is said that they did not bring it randomly, but put a lot of care into it.
“Leave the sweets… … A bet?”
“… … okay.”
“… … .”
Alan didn’t answer right away.
It was a reaction that came out because I didn’t like putting sweets on the bet itself before I was curious about the content of the bet.
“just… … I’ll give you one.”
[No, risk everything and fight.]
You want me to tell you that now?
“… … First of all, listen to the content of the bet and decide.”
Alan gave a disapproving look, but he reluctantly nodded.
“The content of the bet is who can catch the monster better. Willwright will make the decision.”
“… … Are you a monster?”
“okay. Don’t you think you can’t lose to me? So I think it doesn’t matter if you accept the bet.”
[Well, it was a good provocation.]
“… … If you win, I’ll give you anything you want.”
Alan’s hard expression brightened slightly.
Although he was reluctant to post the snacks he had painstakingly prepared on the bet, he thought it was something he could not get tired of.
In response, Willite said while holding onto his curled mustache.
“I don’t care, as long as the two of you aren’t too engrossed in betting and acting too risky.”
“Okay then so be it.”
When the bet was settled, Alan said with a strange smugness.
“Degradation, you don’t have to push yourself so hard for training.”
What are you talking about, he again.
“You are growing very fast right now, so I think you will soon become like me.”
… … Are you listening to me?
As with Alan and Willwright, of course, assuming that I will lose.
‘The realm is not all of combat power.’
[Yes, yes. Show me what you saw. You shouldn’t even look at it.]
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Leaving Skadi’s enthusiastic support behind, we arrived at the Roman Mountains.
It was truly magnificent to see the steeply rising mountains overlapping each other to form a wall.
In my honest opinion, can you break through and make a road? I thought it was.
Alan said lightly.
“It might take some resources, but if you set your mind to it, it’s possible.”
I didn’t say it openly because Willite was by my side.
I fully understood the meaning.
It would take a lot of money and labor, but it was possible if you put your mind to it.
Bassrock.
We started climbing the steep mountain in earnest.
Alan asked after checking the strangely arranged uphill road and the traces of the brush that had been cleared by something.
“Are these all traces of monsters ascending and descending?”
“It is not. These are traces of mercenaries who come and go periodically at the request of the merchant.”
Willwright continued, holding onto the tip of his mustache.
“There are quite a few monsters living in the Roman Mountains, so they’re aiming for magic stones.”
Magic stones are often divided into three types.
Things made artificially, things gathered from nature, and things learned from monsters.
Among them, the best treatment was the magic stone obtained by killing monsters.
“This is the habitat of the jute, so even if the value is the lowest, it will be quite good because there are a lot of them.”
There are a total of four levels of monsters, and jute was the lowest level among them.
It was a level that could be easily caught with 3 stars.
“Looks like the time for the two of you to bet is getting close.”
Alan tilted his head at Willwright’s remark, but I admired it inwardly.
The warrior saw through the monster’s unique aura that secretly emanated from afar.
‘It seems to be worthy of the name of the Royal Guard Knight.’
The unmanned’s detection ability is inferior to the wizard’s.
However, it was an impression that I felt because I showed a better sense than Alan.
“I will decide the winner. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything stupid to take someone’s side.”
“Then I will do it first.”
Alan stepped forward with a somewhat confident expression.
Then I concentrated, and soon I felt the nearby bushes sway as if they were vibrating minutely.
Hoo-wook.
At the same time, Alan skillfully produced magic.
I was able to infer some approximate information from that alone.
The peculiar habit of a person born with a lot of magical power was visible.
‘The mana management is refreshing.’
Doo doo doo-
Soon, heavy footsteps were heard.
The feeling of rushing down a steep mountain without hesitation.
What appeared was a wild boar.
However, only the appearance was similar to that of a wild boar.
The tone and atmosphere felt were completely different.
The jagged yellow fur and horn-like molars gave off a monster-like atmosphere.
coo-!
A storm hit the wild boar that appeared.
Alan’s wind magic exploded.
Its power and scale were significantly stronger and bigger than those cast by a normal 4-star wizard.
‘The talent of the body is real.’
Even when I first saw it, I could vaguely feel the amount of magical power I was born with compared to my body in my previous life.
However, when I saw it with my own eyes, it exceeded my expectations.
Among the wizards I have ever seen in my life, the amount of innate magical power is so outstanding that it can be counted on one hand.
“Kwueek-!”
The wild boar hit by the storm was knocked out for an instant, but it roared and ran again.
It was powerful enough to kill in one blow if it hit the vital spot.
Because I didn’t do that, I gave it a chance.
Quaang!
The storm raged once more towards the wild boar.
The exact impact of the blow to the head was enough to instantly kill the jute.
‘They said he was the best fighting talent in the history of the Rothstein family, but it wasn’t a lie.’
Willwright stroked his mustache and evaluated inwardly.
‘Because of rumors that he’s lazy, I thought he’d be immature in actual combat, but it’s not like that.’
To evaluate his current appearance, he was an excellent 4-star wizard full of talent who had trained hard and accumulated experience.
There was no superfluity in the appearance of identifying the enemy and subduing it quickly and swiftly.
Although I missed something that could kill me in one shot.
It hit the target, so I decided it wasn’t a big problem.
‘With this, there is no chance that the low will win.’
In fact, there were very few from the beginning.
As for the technical aspect, the 2nd prince hadn’t trained properly until recently and had no actual combat experience.
He’s talented, but if you ask me if I’m better than Alan, well?
“It is my turn this time. It looks like another one is coming.”
“It’s okay if you don’t overdo it, low. I have no intention of asking for anything burdensome.”
After giving a slight snort at Alan’s arrogant words, he focused his mind.
Alan’s way of catching the jute was largely impeccable.
If you take a standard 4-star wizard as a standard.
‘come.’
The footsteps were not as loud as before.
It was at this point that a noise mixed with vibration could be heard.
I used magic without hesitation.
cooong! cooong! cooong! cooong!
The running sound stopped at the same time as four roars continued from an invisible place.
Alan didn’t understand the situation, and Willwright seemed suspicious.
I opened my mouth to confirm it.
“I got it, so go check it out.”
“… … ??”
“… … .”
Willwright, who checked Hwang Ma’s corpse with a hard expression, frowned involuntarily.
‘… … Is this possible?’
The biggest difference between a wizard and a warrior is not the use of attribute magic, but the sense.
No matter how strong he is, even a warrior who has completed extreme training cannot match the senses of a wizard.
High-ranking wizards really put this sense to good use.
Based on its excellent detection ability, it intercepted enemies out of sight with magic.
The more outstanding the high-ranking mage, the wider and more precise the range.
‘But this is only a 3-star wizard?’
Other than that, there were doubts.
It was that there was no trace of using attribute magic at all.
“Hey, what kind of magic did you use to catch the jute?”
“Invisible magic.”
“… … yes?”
“Did you not hear? Because I used invisibility magic.”
Willwright doubted his ears.
Is it invisible magic that has the least power among magic?
‘It’s a magic usually used by assassins… … .’
Wizards could only be used by wizards, and it was common to use attribute magic with the highest power.
Even if you use other types of magic, you usually use it only after reaching 5 stars.
It was common not to even try when the realm was low.
To use such magic with such precision?
‘All four attacks landed right in the vitals. This could be possible, but… … .’
While Willwright is in doubt.
Alan was astonished.
At first, I didn’t know what had happened, but I figured out the situation when I saw the corpse of the hwangma.
‘He said he killed a monster that was hidden in the bush and was far away… … ?’
It is very difficult to cast magic against an invisible enemy and hit it accurately.
Although I was in admiration and amazement for having done it.
This emotion soon turned into another emotion.
‘Wait a minute, if this is the case… … .’
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Looking at this situation and asking the outcome of the bet, Alan could not win.
That meant that all the sweets he had prepared with great effort would be taken away.
“… … First, let me tell you the outcome of the bet. The winner is… … .”
“Hey, wait!”
Alan screamed involuntarily.
“Joe, just give me one more chance! It’s too much to decide the result with just one shot!”
In response, Willwright stared at me without a word.
“Okay, it doesn’t matter.”
I made a bet to catch the monster several times beyond one, but the result did not change.
The expression of Alan, who was resolute in the second bet.
By the third, he was pale, as if in despair.
… … Is it really right to steal snacks from this kid?
“… … I’ll take it out soon… … .”
Alan, who had no choice but to accept the outcome of the bet, began searching through his luggage with soulless eyes.
[Whoops, I’ll have to taste it myself before stockpiling it.]
‘Don’t you feel sorry for him?’
[The world of winning is a cruel law.]
Put aside Skadi’s unnecessarily solemn words for a while.
I tapped him on the shoulder as he searched through his luggage with his dead eyes.
“Alan.”
“… … Yes, lower.”
“I will change the contents of the bet.”
Hearing my words, Alan turned around with a terrifying force and his eyes lit up.
… … The momentum was so strong that even I flinched a little.
once he spoke
“You keep the snacks, and when you eat, scar… … No, let’s get my permission and share it.”
“Lowering… … !”
Alan’s thrilled answer gave me a little doubt.
You lost in the first place, so why are you so thrilled?
“Instead, there are conditions.”
“Yes, yes, lower.”
“Follow the practice method I tell you from this time onwards.”
Upon hearing the terms, Alan blinked and expressed his doubts.