My childhood friend the hero was genuinely angry

34 – Mages’ Matters (4)

When she was in the magic academy, Latika was a pretty famous outcast at the academy.

She was always willing to do all her eccentric things, and no one looked at her well at her magic academy, how she was doing science, and what her future was.

Because of this, she was always alone, and her undergraduate students didn’t want to get close to her.

But if I were to ask if I deliberately stayed away from her, it wasn’t like that.

I was fascinated by her and understood her, knowing that she is the ideal of modern civilization.

So I think I talked about it often. It was true that I got along with her more than most of her other undergraduates.

“Oh… I’m sorry. Xerath. You didn’t know.

But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t even a friendship. She only talked occasionally.

But she thought of me as a friend. If you say a friend in general, don’t you mean a person who shares a lot of truer stories and hangs out a lot?

No matter how much I thought about it, the relationship between me and Latika didn’t seem like that kind of relationship, but on the other hand, I could understand why she was like this.

‘You don’t seem to know what a friend is…’

It seems that she lived a rather pitiful life.

Latika, a dark-haired girl with a cute impression, smiles shyly and looks at me right in front of me.

She was quite pleased with me. As if we were friends we met after a long time…

Looking at Latika like that, my eyes were slightly watery.

Since it’s pitiful, let’s be her friend from now on…

It was me who made that resolution, even if it was small.

“I’m glad the misunderstanding has been resolved.”

Anyway, the misunderstanding was quickly cleared up.

I was surprised when Latika suddenly attacked me, but when I revealed my identity, Latika welcomed me.

As if seeing an old friend of hers, she took me into her house and handed me snacks and tea.

It wasn’t very crispy, it wasn’t a luxurious tea with a scent, but I still felt strongly that she was welcoming me.

“So Latika, why are you here? Also, why did she suddenly attack a stranger?”

So now let’s move on to the main topic. I asked Latika why she was in this place.

A very dangerous area called the domain of the demon king, and the topography of the snowy mountains, this kind of place was absolutely not a place for people to live.

Why do I live alone in a place like this? I had no choice but to ask Latika.

“That’s because… I’m in debt…”

And Latika, who remained silent for a while at my question, answered after a while.

She answered me slowly, with really dark, deep eyes.

“Debt? You? For what?”

“… Studying the machine, I tried to do well… But it didn’t work…”

As expected from the magic academy, Latika was researching machines.

She seemed to have worked hard even after leaving her academy.

She somehow seems to have worked hard to prove that she is right.

Unfortunately, however, the results did not keep up with such efforts.

Perhaps people have not properly recognized the value of a machine.

That’s why it looked like her business was doomed.

“I borrowed money there… But somehow I ended up getting scammed…”

Also, it seems that bad things happened one after another.

It must have been very easy for her to trick Latika, who just graduated from the magic academy and has just become an adult.

In the end, Latika, who has been preyed on in various places, predicts what kind of past she has gone through.

“Huh…”

But it didn’t end there. So Latika told me everything that had happened.

The story that she ate a tree because she was so hungry, the story that she sold her favorite book, and the story that she was accidentally branded as a criminal in the empire.

I told all the really eventful stories before I came here. Tears welled up on Latika’s face as she told such a sad and sorrowful story.

Looking at her expression, she seems to have had a really hard time. Seeing that she is living alone in a place like this in the first place, she must not be a normal person…

Anyway, in this situation, there was only one thing I had to do.

“I’ll help you.”

I answered the crying Latika with a smile.

I will help you.

“What… What is that…?”

“Latika, how much do you owe?”

“That… That’s… 100,000 Francs, but…”

Latika is taken aback by my words.

She looked at me like she didn’t understand what the hell I was talking about.

But even so, he looked at me with a bit of anticipation.

Are her eyes, by any chance, really intending to give up? It was a look.

“It’s less than I thought. About 100,000 francs.”

Of course, of course I was going to give it up.

When I heard that it was 100,000 francs, I was surprised at the amount, which was smaller than I expected.

My fortune now is 20 million francs, and I was wondering what would happen if I asked for more than this, but it wasn’t that far.

About 100,000 francs, it’s not that expensive if you can bring Latika with you.

“That… What do you mean? 100,000 Francs…! You don’t know how much money 100,000 francs is?”

Of course, even 100,000 francs is an amount unimaginable to common people, and it is such an amount that nobles are also very burdened.

Generally, the entire wealth of a count’s family is around 100,000 francs, so it’s natural for Latika to be surprised when she sees me willing to give that kind of money.

She asked me again if I really wanted to give it to her.

“Of course.”

Well, I still have a record of working as a wizard for a warrior party for 3 years, and now I am also working as the kingdom’s chancellor.

I don’t covet the kingdom’s money, but, well, it’s actually a lot more than what’s available.

No matter how much you think about it, the amount was not a problem at all.

“Latika. I have more money than I thought.”

“No… No matter what.”

Latika still looks like she doesn’t understand what I’m saying, but I explained a bit more to her.

About what I did after graduating from the Magic Academy.

“I was a wizard of the warrior party.”

“Ugh…! The wizard of the warrior party…!?”

Latika is even more surprised than before when she heard that it was a warrior party.

It seemed to her that the surprise of 100,000 francs had ceased to exist.

I wondered if this was that great, but from the outside, it could be great.

Well, right now, of course, he was fired from the warrior party.

“A little over 100,000 francs, I’ll give it to you, so come with me.”

Anyway, I intend to take Latika with me.

I held out her hand to Latika, and Latika was about to take my hand…

He looked at me again with a gloomy expression.

“… Why are you doing this to me? What value is a useless mage like me?”

Black eyes looking straight at me, she asked, still staring at me as if she didn’t understand.

“I am a failed mage, all my research is rubbish…”

That’s right, he’s a failed wizard. The research she did was not recognized by others.

She was the one who promised that she would succeed while watching those people, but now she realized how insignificant she was.

No matter how much she thought about it, she was not worth 100,000 francs to herself.

“Why the hell are you trying to take me like this…”

But why the hell would he want to take Xerath with him?

She didn’t understand why, and she couldn’t help but look at Xerath and ask.

Her eyes were full of doubt.

“What are you talking about?”

I answered Latika’s words as if it were natural.

“Your research is worth far more than any wizard in the world.”

Of course I brought her because she was valuable.

Her research is now very valuable.

I don’t know about other people, but I can see the perspective of modern people.

How much she will be needed later.

I brought Latika because I knew that, and I honestly told her how I felt.

“… Ugh…”

Latika heard me say this.

Tears flowed from her eyes.

“Really…?”

“Yes.”

“Really…? Really?”

“Yes.”

You asked me back as if you couldn’t believe it, but I affirmed it every time.

Latika was a very needed person.

“… Uhhhhhg…You’re the first one I’ve ever said that to.”

Soon she wept very sadly.

As if she had waited so long for me to say this, she shed tears, not caring that her face would be ruined.

She wept very sadly as much as she had been through hard times.”

“So will you follow me?”

“Yeah… Tell me to do anything… I’ll do my best.”

In this way, the contract between Latika and I was completed.

There was a lot of work, but at this point, her recruitment could be considered a great success.

I can say that I have achieved my goal.

‘I’ll have to go back soon.’

I have achieved my goal faster than I thought, and now I am thinking of going back to the kingdom of Alprada.

The moment I thought so.

‘Huh…? Telegram?’

It seemed that Alprada Kingdom had something to say to me.

A magical tool that I gave to Alkena earlier to use in an emergency.

The magic tool was vibrating.

‘Queen Lucy is preparing a special event, so please come back soon. Xerath.”

When I touched the magic tool, I heard Alkena’s voice.

A special event…?

What kind of event is that?