The Sub-Protagonist Is Retiring chapter 206

206 – 197.To the Magic Tower-4

“First of all, I’m telling you in advance that you might misunderstand, but I didn’t bring you to the arena to fight Kim Jun-hyeok.”

“Is that so? I thought they were going to bring me in to see what I was capable of.”

“If you recklessly evaluate the skills of the person who came on the recommendation of the royal family, the relationship between the Mage Tower and the kingdom will be ruined.”

The official Holden Kingdom and the Mage Tower had a mutually beneficial relationship.

If the current Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, the relationship with the Magic Tower will be a bit closer, but right now it doesn’t feel like this or that.

In other words, it means that it can easily turn into hostile relationship due to some kind of incident.

It seems that the Mage Tower’s policy is to prevent or hide as much as possible from being caught by the kingdom.

“Then what is the purpose of bringing me to the arena?”

“Before that, Mr. Kim Jun-hyeok is knowledgeable about the application of magic, so he humbly accepted the position of director, right?”

“Yes, I may be far less than the Mage Tower Lord, but I am proud of my knowledge.”

“That’s great. There is a new magic invented by our development department. I would like you to feel it for yourself and give your opinion on how to apply it.”

“Anything like that is welcome!”

It’s a waste.

Unexpectedly, she had a belligerent personality like Cestia, so I thought she was going to fight me out of the blue.

But simply as a mage, I was called to the arena to seek advice from fellow mages.

I was expecting a picture of a mage’s tower based on the principle of merit, so I expected a picture of surrendering while competing with magic.

“Rather than that, where is Junhyeok Kim’s cane or wand?”

“Oh, here it is!”

I lifted up my robe and took out a wand made of dead wood from my waist.

To be exact, it was Prach who was polymorphing with a wand.

[To think that this body, a demonic sword, has to transform into a wooden stick like this… !]

‘The sword is a tool that is rejected in the Mage Tower, so it can’t be helped?’

[But didn’t the mage tower master create a magic sword!]

‘That’s allowed because he’s the owner of the mage tower, and besides, the reason he made the demonic sword is because he wanted to laugh at the fact that wizards created a sword that’s no different from a swordsman’s limbs.’

[Only for that reason? He’s a pretty low-quality guy.]

‘Because he has high self-esteem regarding magic, but is indifferent to other fields and does not show the slightest respect. That’s why I took Hades’ broadcasting technology casually.’

If you did something like that in the world I used to live in, you’d be exposed and beaten by public opinion.

You must have the minimum level of business morality, but asking for business morality from the mage lord is the same as demanding table manners from chaos.

That’s why I wanted to crush it even more.

How fun it is when I break down my handsome guy and drop him into the pit of the abyss.

For that reason, while continuing to act as an innocent young man, he was favored by the Archmages.

‘I felt like my whole body shrank every moment… ….’

[Puheup! It was definitely a scene that I will never forget.]

‘The fucking magic tower. I leave right away when I’m done with my errands!’

With a bright smile on his face, he poured out nutmeg letters toward the owner of the tower.

I will bring the most terrible pain to the owner of the mage tower who made me suffer like this.

“If you are ready, can we start now?”

“As much as you like!”

“Then I’ll be right there. The first magic attribute is electricity, so be careful and block it.”

“Yes?”

What are you trying to stop?

The moment I had my doubts, I confirmed that a magic circle was being drawn over my head.

To feel it for yourself means to experience it yourself.

I thought of the option of avoiding the lightning before it fell, but gave up immediately.

Wizards put magic above all else.

Even though he will turn a blind eye to the failure of magic, he will not tolerate avoiding using his physical abilities.

‘Tsk! The mage tower lord and his disciples do exactly the same thing.’

It was clear that he intended to test me under the pretext of seeking opinions on magic, saying that he had no intention of verbally evaluating it.

I don’t want to, but I have no choice but to follow their intentions.

“It’s slow.”

Jaak-! Quarreung-!

A huge thunderbolt fell at the same time as they clapped their hands.

With simple protection magic wrapped around my body, a large amount of lightning rods were created around me by applying conversion magic.

The electric shock, which swung at once, was dispersed by the lightning rods, and its power decreased sharply.

It flowed into me as well, but it became so weak that I couldn’t pierce the protective magic I made up hastily.

“Speed is the key to lightning magic. If the magic circle generation time is this slow, you give your opponent a chance to react. Better to rip it out and fix it from scratch!”

“Okay, fire next.”

As soon as he finished speaking, countless magic circles appeared in all directions.

It was creepy, and there was a magic circle under the bridge, so it seemed difficult to avoid.

However, it was lightly blocked by adding insulation to the protective magic circle.

“The approach is good, but the power is ridiculously weak due to the diversified investment of mana. The temperature is just right for roasting marshmallows. Are you adopting a different type of magic while maintaining firepower?”

“Then how about water?”

At the same time as the magic circle appeared, high-density compressed water burst out and hit me.

I didn’t use any special protection magic this time.

For me, who still had the blessing of the blue dragon, it was nothing more than friction in cold water.

“Did you ever want to play in the water with me? The level of magic is lower than that of water balloons? Look back at what the nature of water is.”

“…… Light.”

The rays condensed in the magic circle shot out and attacked my body.

At first, the thin beam of light gradually turned thick and burned the surroundings.

Until a mirror is coated with magic and boasts 100% reflectivity.

“Did you know about the property of reflecting light? So light magic is usually formed with weapons, but it’s a ray…… It’s a bit outdated idea. I would recommend making a different shape.”

He gave an honest evaluation of the magic developed by the Mage Tower and gently scratched the inside of his opponent.

There was also a slight change in Aisha’s face, which she accepted calmly at first.

A slight wrinkle formed between her fine eyebrows.

Women’s nemesis is wrinkles, but I don’t know if that’s okay.

“…… Next.”

I wonder if my pride has been properly scratched, and I haven’t been told which elements I use anymore.

That said, there was no magic that could be particularly dangerous.

Most of the Magic Tower magics I’ve seen so far were only slightly modified from the existing ones.

If I had the idea of breaking the basics or mixing various elements, it would have been quite a headache.

However, without such an idea, the mage tower was very poor.

A one-dimensional mindset that only pushes through with pure firepower.

It was to the point where I would rather think that Kang Jun-hyeok might be stronger.

“It’s a pity that the overall problem is clearly visible. Still, I’ll believe that next time you’ll develop magic that will surprise the world!”

In the end, the magic tower’s new magic didn’t work for me, and I ended up only receiving harsh criticism.

At first, I thought about purifying the horse and evaluating it.

However, since he proceeded with pouring it out directly to me, he reciprocated with an aggressive tone.

“Junhyuk Kim, please wait a moment.”

“Do you have any more magic to show me?”

“That’s not the case, I would like you to apologize for the criticism you have heard so far and leave. Obviously, it didn’t work for Kim Jun-hyeok, but they are definitely magics created by the wizards of the Mage Tower after careful consideration. Aren’t you sorry for the people who lost their confidence and their hard work after hearing your evaluation?”

Not at all!

I wanted to say that, but if I did, my image would crawl on the ground.

Even if it was meritocracy, it wasn’t good for the image to become giblets.

Because I didn’t want to turn him into an enemy until he showed his hostility towards the owner of the tower.

I bowed my head calmly.

“I am truly sorry if it sounded that way. I didn’t mean to belittle the hard work of the wizards. It’s just that since the Magic Tower is serious about magic, I thought I should evaluate it with sincerity. That’s why I was prepared to be criticized and criticized.”

“Anyway, you went too far.”

“Yes, from next time I will be careful to speak in a more refined way.”

I didn’t blink an eye and let out a sound I didn’t mean.

It is said that praise makes even whales dance, but excessive praise only blocks progress.

You can become a better wizard only when you learn to let go of your ego and accept your mistakes.

In that sense, my critique may be blood and bone to them, although the intensity is rather strong.

He contributed to the development of the Mage Tower, which he didn’t want to help much.

He even gave me advice, but it was absurd to apologize right away.

“Okay. You can go back now.”

“Ah! Wait a minute before that.”

I turned around and approached Aisha.

I put my hand on her lower abdomen, maintaining an innocent expression throughout, so as not to be wary.

She was startled by her bold skinship and pulled her body back.

“Ji, what are you doing!”

“It’s not a big deal, it’s my little compensation for the rant.”

“Do you consider touching the body of a wife who has not even been married as a reward!”

“There is no gift more valuable than teaching a wizard new magic, right?”

“What is that… What?!”

“I saved the water magic I received from the previous experiment and then used the magic to release it into the womb! It would be nice if you experienced it yourself like I did and helped the development.”

“Keuheu!”

A stream of water running down Aisha’s legs.

Eventually, Aisha sat down in her place and grabbed her own abdomen.

A puddle of water formed on the floor of the arena in an instant, so I turned my back with a satisfied smile.

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