I Became a Magical Genius After Regression

Chapter 26

“Isn’t this the place?”

Randell stood in the street holding a map.

In his hand was a map drawn by the butler.

“The Information Guild.”

It was literally a guild that bought and sold information.

There were branches all over the kingdom, and even trivial information was quite expensive, so only a limited number of people used it.

The peculiar thing was that no one knew who the owner was.

Except for one representative, the owner and the top brass were thoroughly veiled.

“Well, it’s obvious.”

Of course, information itself brings tremendous power.

Especially if you could just combine the contents of the requests like “who wants what information,” you could obtain significant information.

It didn’t make sense for such an important guild to be monopolized by an individual, it was most likely royalty.

“Or it might be a direct agency of the king.”

Tinkle.

Muttering to himself, Randell entered the wooden building on the side of the main street.

As soon as he passed through the entrance, an alarm magic activated, and a bell rang.

A man who was organizing documents inside heard the sound and looked up to greet him warmly.

“Welcome. Oh, aren’t you Mr. Randell?”

“You know me?”

“If the Information Guild doesn’t know the most famous person in the territory right now, we should shut down.”

“That’s true.”

“I’ll guide you this way. Please follow me.”

Nodding, Randell followed the man.

Soon, they arrived at a spacious reception room.

It was a fairly large room, with fresh flowers that seemed to have been picked today decorating the vase on the table in the middle.

Each piece of furniture was high-quality, and there wasn’t a speck of dust, indicating good maintenance.

“Click.”

It was a room that naturally made one feel well-treated, but Randell smacked his lips inwardly.

In his previous life, Randell had used the Information Guild a few times.

But he had only been guided to a room with just an old wooden table and a single chair.

‘It’s been less than a year since I returned to the past, and already there’s such a difference in level…’

I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.

Randell felt a bit bitter as he sat down on the sofa.

As he stroked the soft leather covering with his hand, the man spoke.

“Let me formally introduce myself. I am Lutal, a third-class informant of the Information Guild.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Randell, an aspiring wizard.”

“Haha, it’s an honor to meet you.”

After the pleasantries, Randell got straight to the point.

“The reason I’m here is nothing special, I just came to find a few items.”

“Finding items, that’s our specialty. Can you tell me what kind of items they are?”

Lutal’s eyes sparkled.

It was unusual to request the Information Guild to find items.

Because they couldn’t be trusted.

Let’s say the Information Guild found the requested items.

Would they just hand them over? They could make money from the information fee and keep the items.

Only a fool wouldn’t do that.

Such things often happened, but it was limited to artifacts.

For other artworks or collectibles without magical effects, they would obediently hand over the information.

And the items Randell was requesting were like that.

At Lutal’s words, Randell took out a piece of paper from his pocket.

It had a detailed drawing on it.

“This is it.”

“This is…?”

“It’s made of metal and has a blue oxidized surface. It’s about this size and round in shape, with these carvings on it. But there’s a possibility that the shape might be different.”

“Interesting. May I ask what it’s used for?”

At that, Randell scoffed.

“Does the Information Guild ask such things these days? Do I look like an easy mark to you… What was your name again? Third-class informant Lutal?”

“…No. I just thought I could find it faster if I knew its use, that’s all.”

“Well, it’s fine. It’s nothing special. Just an old ornament.”

“Are you saying it’s an artifact?”

“No, that’s not it. I first discovered this in the lord’s repository. I found one, and it had the number 1/9 written on it. But the engraved pattern was so beautiful that I wanted to get the rest.”

“I see.”

“It’s just a decoration, so if you find it, feel free to examine it. As long as it doesn’t break.”

Randell said leisurely.

Anyway, without the spear, no one would recognize its true value.

Of course, there’s no such thing as absolute in this world, and there might be someone else who owns the spear.

But Randell didn’t think that was the case.

‘Then the owner of the spear would have already unified the continent.’

The power of the spear was that great.

“Understood. So, is the search range within this territory?”

“No, the entire continent.”

“…That will cost a considerable amount.”

“Yes, it will. How about we start with this as a down payment and pay more later? Let’s start lightly.”

Randell placed almost all of the maintenance allowance given by the lord on the table.

Since Randell was still young, the amount wasn’t much, but it wasn’t something grand he was looking for, just a decoration.

There was no guarantee that it would be found, so it was a sufficient amount as a down payment.

“With this amount… we can start the request. But it will be just asking our information guild members in big cities if they know anything.”

“That will be enough. If I pay more later, then you can do your best to search.”

“Understood. I will contact other branches as well.”

Randell exchanged greetings and stood up.

As he was about to leave, something came to mind.

“Oh, can I specify the investigator for this? Like a designated request.”

“A designated request… Do you know someone in our guild?”

“No, I have a friend who can’t speak, and his life seems very tough. If there’s someone in the guild who can’t speak, I’d like that person to handle my task.”

“A mute… you mean?”

“Yes.”

“That’s an unusual condition. Does it have to be that way?”

“No. There might not be any disabled people in the information guild. I just thought of my friend.”

“I will take that into consideration.”

Randell nodded and finally left the information guild.

* * *

Crunch.

Randel bit into the apple he bought at the market and recalled.

It was a story related to a certain assassin who would become famous in the future, or rather, at a point that is now the future.

‘It was really a mess back then.’

At that time, the kingdom was in the midst of a civil war. And the ones who thrived the most in that chaos were the assassins.

When you think of assassins, the first image that comes to mind is that they are weak and cowardly.

In fact, that was true. They assassinate because they are weak, and they ambush because they are cowardly.

Thus, assassins had clear limitations.

They could kill small fry, but they couldn’t kill real powerhouses like knights, wizards, or nobles.

‘But there was one exception.’

It was the incident where a great noble who ruled the East was assassinated.

At that time, the assassin broke through dozens of layers of guards, evaded the top-tier knights inside, and succeeded in the assassination.

The assassin’s skill was only that of a low-ranking knight.

It was an incredible cost-performance ratio, so much so that it became a trend among nobles to raise assassins for a while.

‘That assassin couldn’t speak and was part of the information guild when he was young, right?’

That fact suddenly came to mind, adding a footnote.

I don’t know more than the two pieces of information above. Still, it didn’t seem likely that there would be two mute disabled people in the information guild.

‘Should I have just left it alone……?’

But once he came out, he regretted it.

The opponent wasn’t a good person, but an assassin.

What if he comes to slit my throat for giving him a job?

‘No way…….’

He felt uneasy but soon shook his head.

There was still a long way to go before that informant could become an assassin.

Besides, there was no reason to kill him.

Randel organized his thoughts and stopped walking.

“Sir Randel, we have arrived.”

The attendant who was walking ahead and guiding Randel turned around and spoke.

“Is this the place you were looking for?”

Randell examined the house in front of him.

It was a single-story house, but it looked neat and sturdy, made of stone.

“It seems to be the right place… Is anyone living inside?”

“No, sir. This place is currently owned by the lord, so I know it well.”

“Ah, I see. Then I’ll take a look inside.”

Randell entered with his attendant.

As soon as he did, Randell’s eyes filled with nostalgia.

A creaking door, a fireplace that looked like it hadn’t been used in a long time, three rooms, and a kitchen.

As he looked at the familiar scenery, it felt like he could hear someone’s voice.

―You fool, why can’t you do this? Try again.

―How can I follow it after seeing it just once?

―It’s so frustrating. Who said teaching a disciple was fun?

Randell chuckled.

‘It’s all memories.’

This place was none other than where Randell’s master had stayed.

In the future, it would be used as a branch of the wizard guild, but currently, no one lived here.

‘Master, are you doing well?’

Randell and his master had met by chance.

Randell had visited the lord’s castle to sell herbs, and his master had instantly recognized his talent.

And so, Randell became his disciple and stayed here for about a year, learning the basics of magic.

Until he entered the academy.

Randell spoke, recalling the few happy memories of his life as a wizard.

“I’d like to stay here for a while, is that okay?”

“Yes, the lord has instructed that you be granted anything you wish, so it should be fine.”

“Then I have one more request. If a wizard named Camelon visits this territory, please let me know. He’s a 4th-circle wizard with a long beard.”

“Understood.”

The attendant bowed and withdrew.

* * *

Randell looked around.

All around was pitch-black darkness.

However, every time he moved his body, he felt the unique flow and resistance of the liquid.

This was because he was right in the middle of the dark sea [暗海], which was Randel’s mental world.

“…….”

Randel raised his hand in front of his eyes.

In the past, he wouldn’t have seen anything, only felt that his hand was there.

The sea was filled with such dense darkness.

But now, he could faintly see the outline of his hand.

Suddenly, Randel looked up.

Beyond the depths of the sea, brilliant suns were shining on the surface.

But there was a difference from before.

“Finally…….”

There were no longer just two suns.

A third sun had risen in the sky.

Even in the sea, Randel’s figure could be faintly seen, thanks to that.

‘I’ve finally regained my former strength.’

It took about half a year to wake up, start learning magic, and reach the third circle.

‘Before the regression, it took me over three years to go from the second circle to the third circle…….’

This time, it took six months.

Even though he was retracing a path he had already climbed, he couldn’t hide his mixed feelings of joy and emptiness.

No, in fact, he had not just regained his former strength.

The moment he reached the third sun, the third circle, Randel had already surpassed his past self.

Because of the phrase in front of his eyes.

∥Confirmation of 3 Circles

∥Reward: Specific Casting –99%