NOVEL NEXT chapter 41
41 – Wizard’s Tower – 4
“Did Charlotte say that?”
When he told the story he heard from Charlotte yesterday, Arbane scratched his head in annoyance.
“Aren’t you tired of those old people?”
There was sincerity in that expression of disgust.
They came to me for the reason in the first place, so wouldn’t it be fine if I rejected them myself?
When I asked such a question, he answered with a snort.
“To those old people, your talent is a means. As a result, all they want is for me to leave the Mage Tower.”
As he said that, Arbane frowned.
“All right. If I care about it anyway, it will only make my head hurt. Let’s start sparring.”
Sleep time is 4 hours and 30 minutes.
I fasted yesterday evening and this morning.
This means soon.
It means that I am fighting a man who was a high-ranking knight without being able to rest or eat properly.
“Keah!”
Arvein’s long shot hit my stomach.
I stopped breathing for a second, but I immediately regained my composure and stepped back.
I’m sure he’s on the same condition as me.
For some reason, it was difficult for me to even land a proper blow.
“Be alert.”
Attacks raged relentlessly.
The most important thing in his research is to ensure that there are no gaps in the circulation of magical power no matter what.
To confirm that, they do not rest, do not eat, and create extreme situations.
Four days are left.
One meal a day is lunch.
Sleep time is further reduced to 3 hours.
During the sparring, the break time is 20 minutes in total.
The moment there is even one gap between these schedules, his research will fail.
I didn’t expect that to happen, but I didn’t bother telling Arvein.
This isn’t for me, it’s a study for the knights fighting the beasts on the front lines.
I had to pursue perfection in order not to have any unexpected problems.
“Kuu!”
Arvein launched 4 consecutive attacks starting with a horizontal slash.
It wasn’t that fast, but it was a heavy attack that made his hands go numb.
I thought I managed to block it somehow.
“His right side was empty.”
“Kuhup!”
At the same time, Arbane’s foot hit my gap.
It was a round kick with perfect posture.
The shock more than twice that of the previous time when I was hit by the stomach shook my insides.
In the end, I let Neia fall from my hands.
I felt like I was going to get nauseous, but I was able to calm myself down.
“No problem so far.”
Arvein looked down at me and said.
A swallow was sitting on his right shoulder before he knew it.
It was a familiar to heal wounds and inform the moment the circulation of magical power is cut off.
“Ha ha.”
I let out a big sigh, then stood up again clutching Neia’s bag.
“Is it okay if I don’t take a break?”
“It’s okay.”
To be honest, I wanted to take a break.
Dalian without proper rest and meals made it impossible for me to show my skills.
But I could tell for sure.
The fact that there is so much to learn from Arvein.
His movements were not wasted even for an instant.
From a simple glance, it was fast enough to react enough, but every single attack cut through the gaps.
That movement spoke of how Arbane was able to hold out on the front lines.
In the fight against Avatar, which will become more and more intense in the future, this sparring will definitely help me.
“Then let’s continue.”
“Thank you very much.”
The moment when we take each other’s stance and try to take our feet off this side first.
“Let’s go in.”
A voice like that came from outside the door.
★
“I don’t even understand Charlotte’s thoughts. Giving up this large room just for a study like this.”
The ones who entered Arvein’s room were two dignified elderly people.
I could tell without anyone telling me.
That they were the elders Charlotte had spoken of.
“So? Arvein-kun, who received this kind of room and was unable to produce any research results at all? Do you have no shame?”
“If I were you, I would have already left the Mage Tower. No, I wouldn’t have borrowed the strength to do such a research in the first place.”
Arbane lightly ignored insults that were not worth hearing, as if he was used to them.
Then the two elders glared at me.
“What do you learn from a man like that? It’s a waste of talent.”
“Stop cooperating with this kind of research right now.”
I also responded by looking away.
“Let’s go next, Mr. Arvein.”
“… I get it.”
Hold your stance and aim your sword at the opponent.
Once the sparring begins, they will not be able to intervene and will have no choice but to return.
My remarks were mixed with such calculations, and Arvein seemed to understand as well.
“You are cocky.”
But they didn’t tolerate our sparring.
“What?!”
In an instant, a fireball flew towards us.
No matter how basic magic was, this was a clear threat.
“What are you doing?”
“This is what I want to ask you. You are rude to the subject of the blue kids.”
“Do you know who the opponent standing in front of you is?”
Ah, I finally remembered.
The role of elders in the original work.
There really was nothing special.
It was a minor role that it was natural not to remember.
Because all she did was to invite Sophia to join the Mage Tower and get rejected.
When I read the original work, I thought that they were benevolent grandfathers because they passed quietly without any complaints.
When I saw how unhappy Charlotte and Arvain were, I made up my mind not to harbor any preconceived notions.
“This is the laboratory I received from Miss Charlotte. No matter how elders you are, this kind of rude behavior is unbearable.”
I never thought these kind of grandpas would be.
“Insolence? I think wasting the resources of the Mage Tower on your research like that is an insult to the Mage Tower?”
“This is an essential research for the Empire.”
“At most, what are you going to do with body strengthening, which is the most basic of basic magic?”
“Because the peace of the empire is maintained on that basis.”
“What do you think?”
Suddenly, the arrow of the story flew at me.
Charlotte told me to just ignore it, but no matter how I look at it, that wasn’t possible.
Because Arvein was looking at me too.
“I am also aspiring to be a knight, so I think this is a necessary research.”
“It’s lamentable. I never thought someone with talent like you would be so blinded.”
“Don’t you know how honorable it is to find out the truth of a miracle?”
“Because I think knighthood is an honorable enough job.”
At my answer, the elder standing on the right frowned.
“I think you are mistaken about something, but we do not mean to disparage the article. I’m saying that your talent is closer to this side than a knight.”
Then the elder standing on the left opened his mouth.
“Didn’t you give up on the research until recently because you haven’t been able to achieve results for over 10 years in the first place? If you say you’re starting over, that’s why we’ve come this far.”
These two seemed to be fundamentally misunderstanding something.
It is no exaggeration to say that the results of Arvein’s research have already come out.
It’s just that there was no one to help prove it in the end.
He was isolated in the Magic Tower except for Charlotte.
Even Charlotte must have been lightly interested in Arbain’s research.
If that were the case, there wouldn’t have been any reason to give up on research until recently, as the elders said.
Then I could fully understand why Arbane did not appear in the original work.
In the end, the research couldn’t be completed, and he must have been developing attribute magic normally.
“Hmm.”
Is it a coincidence that I came to Charlotte’s attention so that I could complete Arbain’s research?
“Elders. There seems to be something you don’t know.”
No. This is an inevitability created as a result of my efforts to change the future.
Of course, it seems that most of them have gone in a bad direction so far, but the sparring with Arbane is of great help to me.
So I had no intention of missing this opportunity.
“I have absolutely no talent for attribute magic.”
“… What is that?”
My answer completely stunned the two elders.
“Keup.”
Arvein was laughing.
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Perhaps all of the calm expressions he had shown so far were lies.
“I never thought the day would come when I saw those grandpas leave without saying anything.”
Once the elders heard that I could barely use basic attribute magic, they gnashed their teeth and left the room.
I thought there was no information other than my magical power, so I told you, but I didn’t know it was real.
“Thank you, Ike. For showing me something good at the end.”
“Is this the last one?”
“From the beginning, I planned to leave the Mage Tower after this research.”
“Are you working as a knight again?”
“Yes. From the beginning, it came out with the concept of vacation, not retirement.”
After saying that, Arbane slowly pointed his sword at me.
Seeing that figure, I took my posture again.
“I think I’ve had enough rest at this point. Would it be okay to start over?”
“Of course.”
Without anyone saying first, we stepped out at the same time.
★
It’s past midnight, and today’s schedule is over.
“Just be here by 4 o’clock.”
Of course, the break time is less than 4 hours.
I moved my feet to the top of the magic tower.
To be honest, I was so tired that I wanted to go to the sleeping room right away to sleep, but first of all, Charlotte said she would give me a separate room.
Smart.
But even when I knocked on the door of the office, there was no answer.
The time is 11:50.
I was definitely at this time yesterday.
“Princess Ike?”
Just as I was about to knock again, someone called me from behind.
Looking back, there was Charlotte’s lady-in-waiting whom I saw on the first day.
“Ah, Miss Charlotte….”
“Reina-sama and Sophia-sama’s class is not over yet. Shall I show you to the room?”
Should I just go to the sleeping room to sleep?
“Please guide me.”
I thought so, but I was curious about how the class was conducted.
In the original, it started with a normal theory class and then moved on to practical tests and trials.
I wonder if the class has gotten longer now that Reina is also with me.
I definitely thought so.
But what I saw after following Charlotte’s maid.
“As expected, it’s not fun. Ike, it would be more fun to teach him from scratch.”
Charlotte yawned as if she was bored.
“….”
It was Reina and Sofia sitting down bleeding.