NOVEL NEXT chapter 39
39 – Wizard’s Tower – 2
“As requested, I sent Miss Sophia to the Mage Tower.”
“Well, it was unexpected that Ike and Miss Rayna went together, but it doesn’t matter.”
Leon drank tea while listening to Ender’s story.
Originally, it was impossible for Leon to speak on an equal footing with Ender.
No matter how much he is the crown prince, this is Arcana.
This is a place where the positions of the students and the dean take precedence over the position of the Crown Prince and the lord of the Dominion.
But Leon’s request to Ender was not a personal request.
As the Crown Prince of Astraia, it was an order from a public position.
Of course, since Reinen is a self-governing territory, the word “Request” Was used on the surface.
“Your Highness. Can you explain your intentions to me now?”
To be honest, from Ender’s point of view, Leon’s request was nothing short of lightning.
It is definitely possible to belong to the Arcana, the Mage Tower, or the Knights at the same time.
However, the problem is that Arcana is close to a ‘public education’ that all nobles belong to at least once.
Unless you commit a really serious crime, expulsion is almost impossible.
Even if grades go down due to factors such as the number of days of attendance or test scores, they eventually stop at replenishment.
Simply put, it means that there is no way to stop it even if you throw away the lessons of Arcana and go to the Mage Tower.
It would have been better if it was the knights.
After all, they are a group to become the sword and shield of the Empire.
However, the Mage Tower is a group that only seeks out the truth of miracles.
The development of an empire is only a by-product.
Of course, that kind of thing has almost disappeared as the owners of the Mage Tower continued to Ender and Charlotte, but the elders of the Mage Tower still took talent from Arcana without missing a chance.
An order to send Sophia to the Mage Tower in such a situation?
From Ender’s point of view, it was a dizzying story.
“Of course, as long as Char is there, I will have little to worry about. But what if I get caught up in the eyes of those old people and get seduced?”
Honestly, if Sophia had gone to the Mage Tower alone, Ender wouldn’t have been so worried.
It’s not that she lacks her talent, it’s that Sophia’s talent is hard to spot at first sight.
Didn’t Charlotte, the current owner of her magic tower, take her with her dubious doubts?
But Ike and Raina. If the two went together, the story would be different.
As Charlotte said, Ike’s magic furnace is abnormally wide.
Reina’s talent for attribute magic is literally different.
But since these two can’t do it, I can’t ask them to take Miss Sophia, so it’s the worst situation that Ender couldn’t even imagine.
“I want to know why I have to send Miss Sophia to the Mage Tower no matter what conditions Char offers.”
“Hmm.”
Leon slowly put the teacup down.
His red eyes stared at Ender without saying a word.
Ender felt the tension, even though he knew that in front of him was an opponent much younger than himself.
“To be honest, I can’t give you a definitive answer.”
I’m not entirely sure either. Said the prince.
“At the time of the assailant’s attack on Arcana last time. It’s embarrassing, but I was passed out.”
“I don’t think there is anything to be ashamed of.”
“It could be. Anyway, do you know what I saw when I woke up in the middle?”
“This is the first time I’ve heard of it.”
Leon quietly tapped the table with her fingers.
“It was Bless, the basic magic of the light attribute Miss Sophia used.”
Ender swallowed without realizing it.
He knows that Sophia has a great talent for light magic.
But he had never seen him directly use light attribute magic.
When I first met Sofia, she didn’t even know the basics of her attribute magic.
If it wasn’t for the magic test she received at the age of 17, that talent would have been buried for the rest of her life.
Then, what about the magic of the light attribute that was demonstrated with that talent?
It was only natural that Ender’s curiosity was stimulated.
“… Her talent is such that she will undoubtedly get the title of white in Martires Central Church.”
Ender was speechless at Leon’s assertion.
If the color that symbolizes the Astraia Empire is golden.
In Martires, the color that symbolizes the god Eos is white.
Due to the nature of priests, light attribute magic is considered essential, and among them, those who stand out the most in light attribute magic are bestowed with the title of “White” In the central church.
Because that is also done with an absolute evaluation, the period without white is much longer.
The current white seat has been vacant for 14 years.
“Then, Miss Sophia had to be sent to the central church instead of the magic tower….”
The Magic Tower also deals with light attribute magic, but it was unreasonable to call them experts.
To simply develop that talent, the Central Church would be more appropriate than the Mage Tower.
Ender thought so.
“Dean. Who was the former white man?”
“Ah.”
But he was able to understand Leon’s question.
She is a woman chosen by the god Eos at the same time she was appointed white.
Saint Selene.
And her only apprentice was Charlotte Isolde.
“No offense, but Arcana doesn’t fully blossom Miss Sophia. Unless she’s a genius like Charles, she won’t be able to fully appreciate Miss Sophia’s talent.”
Leon thought that even Charlotte was not enough, but he didn’t bother to mention that fact.
“Your Highness. But that sounds like a different story than sending Miss Sophia to the Mage Tower.”
Certainly, Ender was right.
It was a completely different matter between being able to bring Sophia’s talent to bloom and having her sent to her mage tower.
Leon let out a quiet sigh.
“The assailant who attacked Arcana will probably appear before us again.”
Ender frowned at her.
A number of knights were already chasing him.
Of course, there are difficulties in the search, but Ender did not intend to let go of the stranger.
In that situation, he will come back to Arcana again.
“Probably not right away. It’ll be pretty late. But when that time comes, we will surely all die.”
But Leon’s eyes were serious, as if there was not the slightest doubt in his words.
Leon already understood the level difference between herself and the assailants.
The reason Ike was able to endure was because he had business with Ike.
The fact that if the reinforcements called by Mail Meig were even a little late, everyone present there would have died.
I noticed everything.
“The most important key there must be Miss Sophia. If she doesn’t grow up, we’ll all die, or if you’re lucky Miss Sophia will definitely die.”
“Why can you say that, Your Highness?”
“Did I tell you earlier? I can’t give you a definite answer. Because it’s all intuition.”
Ender didn’t know how to answer.
He had to send those children to the mage tower overflowing with monsters just with his intuition.
However, refutation was again impossible.
Ender lives a long time and he already knew it from experience.
The intuition of true geniuses is sometimes the same as foreseeing the future.
“By the way, are you okay?”
After finishing the story, Ender grabbed Leon as he was about to leave the room.
“What do you mean?”
“If rumors spread that Ike-kun and Reina-san left for the Mage Tower together, there will probably be quite a few stories.”
The two who were separated for various reasons in the past come to Arcana and act together.
Of course, even if the two had no thoughts, it was a rumor that would have an impact in the social world.
What if the scandal between the two spreads to Leon, who has to prioritize the current faction?
The fact that it would have a big impact was something that could be known with just a little thought.
“Wouldn’t that be fine?”
But Leon smiled as if he didn’t mind at all.
“I know that the two of them are not in a relationship right now, and they suit the picture I think.”
With those words, Leon turned his back on Ender and left the room.
“… Now? A painting you think?”
There was no one who could interpret Leon’s meaningful words.
★
General body strengthening consumes a lot of mana and gets tired quickly.
The way to make up for that shortcoming and get a stronger effect is to circulate mana within the body.
However, that method can create gaps in an emergency.
Arvein’s research was to completely eliminate that gap.
“… Why was the study discontinued?”
At my question, Arvain, who was sitting in the chair, slowly adjusted his glasses.
“Honestly, I thought the research itself was over, but I couldn’t be sure. I had no opponent.”
“Are you the opponent?”
“Yes. Someone who has the skills to deal with me to some extent.”
In that sense, it was immediately understandable why the study was discontinued.
Cutting off the circulation of normal magic is an urgent situation where even a moment of carelessness cannot be tolerated.
However, this is also the front line where demonic beasts attack.
It’s not even an order of knights where combat specialists gather.
“Most of the magic towers don’t want to deal with me in the first place. Rather, they despise me. But the reason I can be here is because Lady Charlotte is interested in my research.”
This was the magic tower to find the truth of the miracle.
“… No matter how important the truth is, their peace rests on the lives of the knights.”
Arvein sighed quietly, as if he couldn’t understand the fact.
After his own break, Arbane rose again with his sword.
“Your job from now on is simple.”
Then he came closer to me and pointed his sword at me like before.
“After strengthening the body as I said, sparring with me endlessly. That’s all.”
“Is that really all?”
“Yes. Reduce eating and sleeping time. We have to create extreme situations.”
Five days remain until I return to Arcana.
During that time, endless sparring under extreme conditions.
Will I be able to survive?
“Okay.”
But even with such doubts, there was no reason to hesitate.
Of course, it was a little different from what I expected, but sparring with a man who has risen to the rank of a senior knight will be of great help.
“Okay. Then I will teach you how.”
Hearing that, I straightened up and raised my mana.
“For now, release all your mana. Until completely exhausted.”
“Eh?”
Hearing Arvein’s sincere first words, I bit my tongue.