Grand Duke of the Heibern House

＜Chapter 102＞

Lyria’s fading mana, what that reverberation means.

There was no way the cadets were unaware of this phenomenon.

“Lee, Lyria!”

Shurie was the first to run towards her.

Seeing Lyria’s pale face, she burst into tears.

“ah… … ah… … .”

Shurie could not accept this absurd situation.

“why… … .”

“I believe myself.”

A training method that can never be practiced without faith in oneself.

“No, but what if I really break the ring!”

Lillia is making a nonchalant expression as if nothing is wrong.

However, all the abilities of a wizard, and the determination to break the ring, cannot be taken lightly.

“And I believe in him too.”

“… … .”

Shurie’s teary eyes stared at Ruin.

Ruin is not a genius.

Truly an out-of-standard monster that cannot be measured by the standards of the world.

If ordinary humans tried to imitate the way of such a terrifying monster, it could face ruin.

It was a ring that could be said to be everything that a wizard completed with a long desire.

Shurie was angry at Ruin who said that such a circle would collapse or be reconstructed like a joke.

“You are in charge!”

Ruin looked at Shurie with an expressionless expression.

“Why don’t you believe in Lyria?”

“Ah, no, this is such a problem… … !”

“no. This is a matter of faith, Shurie.”

Ruin leaned against the wall of the ruins cave.

“You can’t believe it, but Lyria believes it. This is just such a problem. There is no other interpretation.”

Lilia was staring at Ruin calmly.

Even without having to open her mouth to speak, Ruin knew well what she wanted to hear.

“Your magic has changed a lot, Lyria. More so than magic.”

Tsutsutsutsutsutsu-

When Ruin summoned Aud, the cave lit up again.

Odd glided through the air and stopped spinning proudly beside Lilia.

“With your changed mind and your changed image, pierce the road from the beginning again. Abandon the desire to forcefully complete the ring. Just face what kind of person you are now, what kind of wizard you are.”

Woo woo woo-

Ruin’s mana circle, Aether, trembled thinly and began to spread strong magic power around.

“The most important thing is contemplation. It is your essence to remember the past and dream of the future.”

When Lilia finally closed her eyes, Shiron gulped and swallowed.

“The flow rate of mana that wandered in the ruins cave has changed.”

Shiron immediately noticed what effect Ruin’s mana circle was exerting.

“Mana points?”

“… … no.”

The place where the magic circle was spread to help mana training was called a mana point.

Severon’s answer continued.

“It feels different from mana points.”

It was not an artificial place, but a place where magic could be born.

“This is close to the mana zone described by the magicians.”

Mana Zone.

A mystery of Mother Nature that is hard to discover even once in a thousand years.

“Then now here… … .”

Shiron realized how much luck they were facing right now.

But Daphne was a little quicker.

ssssss-

A haughty stream of mana was scattering around her.

The six rings she formed began to disintegrate.

After exchanging glances, Shiron and Severon hurriedly took their seats.

Suddenly, the ruins cave was filled with the magical powers scattered by the cadets.

But Shurie couldn’t even move.

Rather than not trusting Ruin, she was unsure of herself.

* * *

A notice on an antique table.

Even for Ancient Magician Nehom, the highest ranking member of the Mage Tower, the words were too shocking.

“Ta, top lord?”

Nehom met the determined gaze of the sage Egios and shook his head roughly.

“This is impossible. Am I the top owner?”

“I have already finished all consultations with the royal family. From now on, you are the new mage tower master, the next wise man.”

“Tower Lord!”

“Sooner or later, this fact will be announced in the name of the tower owner. Lead the new era well.”

Nehom barely managed to control his dizzy feelings and raised his head.

“Are you doing this because of that?”

Egios smiled calmly.

“I will not deny it. Now, it doesn’t matter if he’s a human or a dragon. As long as the successor of Heirodos is confirmed, I must study his magic.”

“But do you really need to do this? If it’s magic research, you can maintain your status as a sage… … .”

Aegios cut off Nehom.

“The household head of the Abrel family has already moved. Most of the master magicians would line up to become his sponsors. Of course, the royal family is also my competitor. If the kingdom’s sages and tower lords were lazy, there wouldn’t be a chance to even step on his shadow.”

The news that the magic of Heirodes appeared in Lemadel’s Royal Academy will eventually spread to neighboring countries.

It was because there were so many cadets watching in an open place.

Until now, they have been blocking the airline’s entrance with various excuses, but in the end, they will not be able to cope with the persistent tenacity of the master magicians.

“By the time this news spreads to the surrounding kingdoms and the Society moves, everything is over. Their demands cannot be prevented. In the worst case, the successor of Heirodos could be stolen by another country.”

Nehom’s expression grew more and more serious.

“Before that, we, Lemadel, must take Heirodos’s secret skill.”

“No. This Mage Tower should own it.”

“ah… … .”

Nehom immediately understood Aegios’ will.

The reason why Lemadel’s Mage Tower was able to survive from generation to generation is that irreplaceable resources have always existed in this Mage Tower.

To have the competencies that everyone desperately desires.

That’s how the Mage Tower survived in this knight’s kingdom.

at that time.

smart-

A wizard entered the office with a cautious gesture and bowed toward Egios.

“Tower lord, the head of the Faculty of Magic entered the tower.”

“The dean?”

“… … Hedian?”

Egios and Nehom looked at each other with surprised faces.

It was Hedeian who refused to cooperate with the Mage Tower even in the midst of catastrophes such as the ‘Meteor Storm’.

It was the first time in decades that he had visited the Magic Tower.

“Let me see you at once.”

“Yes, Tower Lord.”

Nehom could clearly see him arguing fiercely with Egios, still bloodshot in his eyes.

Joining the school of the complete opposite of Egios, he was a famous nemesis of the wise Egios.

“Heirodos’s magic is amazing. Making the dean climb the magic tower.”

“I will say so.”

After a while, the Head of Hedeian School arrived at Egios’s office.

Nehom got up and bowed to him who was standing there stroking his long beard.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, Headmaster. How many years has this been? Seeing you corrected yourself like this, this Nehom… … .”

“Stop saying things that aren’t in your heart and give me your seat.”

“… … Have a seat.”

Hedayan’s expression did not ease.

There were only guys like this in the Mage Tower.

A place full of people closer to politicians than wizards seeking magic.

Hedeian, who sat down, immediately glared at Egios fiercely.

“Looks like you’re thinking of rolling your hair again this time.”

“When will those light words and actions be corrected?”

Hedayan glanced at the notice on the table.

“To this gore, the sage of the kingdom… … Are you insane?”

“I told you to refrain from talking too much. He is the Ancient Magician of the original Mage Tower.”

“joy!”

To Hedeian, Nehom was still just a trainee wizard who moved books while sweating profusely.

A person who has enjoyed his status by courting Egios.

Rather than being a magician, he was a typical professional wizard who was good at politics and flattery, and was just in sync with the world.

“I knew very well that I would be without such vain energy. I’ll take it from this point. The magic of Heirodes is not the great magic you think.”

Aegios realized from the strange nuances in Hedeian’s words that he had already looked into Ruin’s magic.

“Does that mean that you personally inspected Heirodos’ spell?”

“I’m on my way to meet him.”

Immediately, Nehom’s curious eyes turned to Hedayan.

“To say that it is not great magic… … .”

Hedeian calmly began to explain what he had seen and felt.

Egios and Nehom’s expressions changed every second he spoke.

Indeed, listening to his words, I was able to realize why there hadn’t been a successor of Heirodos in the meantime.

“Heh heh, the boundary between the mental realm and the cognitive realm is collapsing… … Is that possible for humans?”

“I can’t even imagine it, tower lord. Even if a person lives for a thousand years, that’s… … .”

The head of Hedayian’s department laughed dejectedly.

“More than anything, what’s absurd is that telekinesis. That is not a level that can be completed in a human lifespan.”

In the end, Egios had no choice but to tell Hedeian what he was missing.

“If Heirodos’s magic is such a transcendent magic, it has become even more certain. Hedian. He is the white dragon Vicherisma.”

“… … Bisherisma?”

The name of a legendary dragon that was active in the early days of the kingdom of Lemadel.

That guy is the guardian dragon of the Hibern family?

Hedayan, who was dazed for a moment, grabbed his stomach and laughed.

“Heh heh heh! It’s really worth it! If it’s a dragon’s lifespan, it’s possible to have such a superhuman mind and telekinesis! but… … .”

“… … ?”

Hedeian grinned at Egios, who was facing his gaze with a dubious expression.

“He’s human no matter what anyone says. It can’t be a dragon.”

Aegios knew Hedeian’s personality better than anyone else.

The Hedeian he knew was never a person who spat out affirmations carelessly.

“On what basis do you have that certainty?”

Hedeian Department Head stroked his long beard and thought for a while.

Because when I tried to explain it, I couldn’t come up with a plausible reason.

But he had no intention of retracting his judgment.

“It’s an idea that only humans can enjoy. It’s a thought that you can feel because you’re the same person.”

“Isn’t that your feeling rather than confirmation?”

＜They are not subject to suspicion to me.＞

Recalling Ruin’s words, Hedayian smiled.

“It’s not like a game.”

That the great being recognizes humans as equals?

Above all, dragons believe in humans?

Egios looked at Hedeian again with eyes filled with questions.

“I don’t understand. Did you, who acted as if you would never see me for the rest of your life, climb the Mage’s Tower just to talk about such ambiguous things? It’s not like you.”

“I’m here to warn you.”

“… … warning?”

Hedeian got up from his seat and looked at Egios with sharp eyes.

“I can’t allow any meeting with him. As long as he is a cadet, this is my prerogative.”

To put up with the position of dean of the department in a disrespectful way.

Aegios’ eyes also became bitter.

“Are you trying to monopolize that guy’s magic?”

“Heh heh, you are seriously mistaken.”

“What?”

Hedayan’s eyes became transparent.

“He hates interference from others. If he suddenly changes and gives up being a cadet, this kingdom will lose the first mage born in a thousand years.”

“Eh, Mage?”

“Yes, Egios. At first I couldn’t accept it either. I couldn’t quite understand it with my common sense. but… … .”

Hedeian’s pupils flashed with fear.

“What I saw must be the realm of mages.”