chapter 6
The winter that year was long.
It was a winter that lasted three years.
It is said that the Abyss has spread in the North Pole, and two FakeWarriors (fake warriors) are dispatched to subdue it.
It was a time of peace. Through the winter of that year, the boy was educated under Skalge Ludwig.
The focus of education was on magical training and eye opening, but in order to open Bell Curious, first.
“You should be able to use Bel Sidious freely. Now, read quickly! Don’t miss it!”
“yes!”
“Are you just going to be watching the other person’s magic until it’s activated! Move fast!”
Scalzi was happy every time he saw a grandson who knew a hundred, not ten, if he taught one. The boy’s genius did not dare to be explained.
Isn’t it possible to learn in just one day what would take Dunjae 10 years, Beomjae 1 year, and Genius 1 month?
All it took was time. How to use the eyes and how long it takes for mana to grow.
If the boy had fun too, he had fun.
It would have been boring if he had been formally educated in general magic. However, the Ludwig family’s home appliance magic was a world of knowledge that the boy did not know about.
The reward was also certain.
The power to freely control all supernatural powers was an outrageous condition compared to his previous life, when he did not even have the fundamentals.
“Originally, when you risk your life in training, the range of growth is higher.”
“I know.”
“From now on, I will launch fireballs. If you can’t avoid it, die.”
Scalzi said so, but he intended to dissipate the magic with his Bell Curious in the event of a really dangerous situation.
“Sup… … .”
The boy took a deep breath and nodded. Cold sweat broke out all over his body, and white breath rose into the winter wind.
“now!”
Scalge was a great wizard.
The condition for making a wizard into a battle mage was the calculation speed. Scalge’s calculation speed was quite fast, even by Rin’s standards.
‘If it had been in my time, the Skalge might have joined the Rista party instead of me.’
I was glad I didn’t. When the fireballs hit, the haze exploded and the thalamus was distorted.
“Bell Sidious!”
The fireball got closer and closer. A burning pain ran through his skin.
“Hurry up, Lane!”
The conditions for the activation of Bell Curious are difficult to understand from the theory. All five of the Ludwig family’s home appliance magic must be calculated instantaneously to put magical power on the eyes.
Bel Sidious’s three stages, reading, interpreting, and seeing through magic quickly, go further than that, and add a technique to interfere with and manipulate that power.
I’m only thinking about it now, but to make something like this with home appliance magic… … Was Ryuken Ludwig a human who regretted not being a wizard?
“lane!”
A fireball that came right in front of my eyes.
But the boy thinks. Magic multiple operations are nothing to me.
Casting the five spells was an instant.
Suddenly, blood flowed down from both eyes, and a sharp pain burst from the pupils as if the retinas were burning and melting.
But what about it?
The surrounding landscape was covered in a hideous bloody color, and everything began to look like numbers.
010101010101
The white snow crystals that fly in front of your eyes, the scalar that screams urgently from afar, and the fireball that burns like crazy right in front of your eyes… … !
In that instant, Lane could see what changes had taken place in her pupils. Bell Curious had been activated.
amazing.
This is really, really great.
A ridiculous sight in which everything in the world is interpreted as a mathematical equation and conveys information directly to the brain.
– Once you’ve recognized the information with Bell Curious, you’re all set. At that time, just like when mentally calculating magic, change the formulas in front of you as you like.
There were similarities with Bel Sidious, but something was decidedly different.
the numbers… … .
As if you can hold it in your hand, like when you touch the surface of the water, when you reach out your hand or look at it, it is strangely scattered or distorted. As if I could interfere with all of this.
┏ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ┓
ㆍThe circle of the formula is two triangles.
ㆍThe rune symbol used is a modified lutishen.
ㆍSize 17 Axel, Range 23 Gimit.
┗ 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 ┛
Analysis complete.
Initiate calibration.
Shall we twist the rune of the foot with the foot? Since the rune does not resonate with the equation as it is endowed with meaningless traits, the answer to the equation turns into a false root.
What this means is one thing.
It is the sound of magic returning to nothingness.
When the interference was over, the fireball that howled fiercely in front of my eyes and scorched my face skin, in the next moment, was scattered into countless sparks, and soon the world became quiet.
The boy could only hear his own breathing.
At that time, a tingling, stinging pain arose. It was the exhaustion of mana. Scalge grabbed the boy as he stumbled and fell.
“Grandpa, did it just happen?”
“okay! look into your eyes now! The only thing lacking now is magic power! hot hahahahaha! Something so absurd… … Belle Curious at fourteen!”
Skalge Ludwig was laughing at that time, but he couldn’t help but laugh again.
‘It wasn’t until I was thirty-nine years old that I finally reached the level of success… … .’
The reality of the current magic world is that even he himself has been praised by the world for being a genius who will be recorded in this century.
Then what kind of genius is Lane?
Is it an existence that can be simply described as a genius? Isn’t this a talent that could overturn the history of the empire’s magic?
“Rain, I don’t care what path you take or what life you lead.”
“… … ?”
“But in the year you turn 16, be sure to knock on the door of <Delayten>, the magic university. You are jade.”
magic college… … .
To be honest, I wasn’t interested.
What I was interested in was the central magic library attached to Deliten. It was a no-brainer to waste time.
“Did you know that if you graduate from <Delayten> top of the class, you will have the opportunity to have an audience with the corpse of Archmage Rin?”
“Yeah, what is that… … .”
Stop raping your body.
What’s the point of seeing someone dead in the ice, giving that sort of thing as a perk?
“I am not very interested.”
“I was too. But aren’t you curious about the contents of the note that the hero Lista left for Rin?”
what… … ?
What did Lista do to me… … ?
“There has never been a single person who has opened Belle Curious at your age. With that power, it should be possible to unravel the contents of the note.”
At that time, I was just listening to the shocking story in a daze, but looking back later, that was the beginning.
This is a travel story.
Following Lista’s letter, the story is recorded by traveling all over the world, tracing the traces of old colleagues.
and on the way
The story of meeting the child.
* * *
turned fifteen
Heavy rain poured down at the beginning of summer, which provided a good excuse to stay at <Ribarden> Magic School instead of returning to the mansion.
After submitting an application for admission to <Deleiten> Magic University, I became interested in school classes, so I used to observe classes from time to time.
Located in <Rainbow Garden>, Chongqing of the Empire, <Ribarden> is said to be divided into elementary, middle, and high schools like other magic schools.
Here, an ordinary wizard graduates from elementary, middle, and high school, takes the Bandoran (1-star) rank test, and becomes a wizard.
After graduating from middle school, the gifted students obtained the rank of Bandoran (1 star) and went on to magic college.
“Today’s lesson is factoring. You may have already learned the basics in middle school, but now to the advanced level… … .”
Lane used to watch the children in class more closely than the content of the class.
“Hey, how do you solve this?”
“Show me your notes for a moment.”
“Why is this so difficult? Should I just give up math?”
“You madman, do you mean a wizard giving up on math?”
Ask each other what you don’t know, solve difficult problems together… … In the process, they laugh and talk.
‘It’s similar to following a Lista party in that they make up for each other’s shortcomings.’
It was completely different from Rin’s life in the Magic Tower, where she sat face to face with the dean’s lady and learned basic theories, then locked herself in a room alone memorizing formulas.
‘I think it might be fun… … .’
But oh… … There is a bit of a tricky problem here. How should I behave with my peers?
‘I didn’t know that when I was Rin, but even now I’m the eldest son of the Madose family?’
Rain’s life until he regained his memories was of no help as he was an outsider who had cut ties with the world.
Such a useless country is a child!
“This… … Maybe a little scolded?”
The only thing I could rely on was Rin’s memory. Let’s take a look at the past.
when was that
At some point in the past, I had a conversation with the party members about their attitude towards others.
-Now, may the gods rest on the souls of these children, Durciel.
As the Fire Dragon priestess, Friede, placed her hands on the foreheads of the dead one by one and prayed, sobbing sounds leaked out from the crowd.
Friede was a priestess who held the position of religious leader of the Republic. Everywhere she went, people prayed with tears for the rest of the dead.
Rin might have been moved by Friede’s benevolent and kind appearance, who raised the prayers of those left behind to the sky instead. of course.
– For me who knows Friede’s real face, I’m just dizzy.
– What, man?
At Rin’s words, Friede screamed. Keyes nodded vigorously in agreement, while Rista waved her hand.
– Friede? I don’t think so.
– After all, there is only Lista! Just kill these widower-smelling boys.
– Not to the extent of dizziness, but to the extent of slightly nauseating? really little? just this much?
Friede’s face, which was attacked simultaneously by the three, turned red as if it were about to explode.
– I’m a shaman! One of the republic’s two tops! But should I do this while blowing cigarette smoke like when I was with you guys? That there is a look that people want!
– yes yes. What Friede said is right.
When Rin responded in a teasing tone, Friede tried to get angry and put the smoke pipe in his mouth.
– Heh, even a sneaky kid like you will have to act differently later on, right? Let’s see then. I’ll play you right.
– no. why me?
– How disappointed would people be if the archmage of the warrior’s party was timid and didn’t laugh well and spit out vicious words? Are you asking if it’s an impersonation?
After Rin joined the hero’s party, he laughed a lot, though not often. You could say that’s Rin’s true face.
He tended to shy away from strangers, but as a boy who lived only in the slums and magic towers, he had no choice but to harbor a primordial wariness toward others.
Rin’s expression became serious for a moment, and she closed the book she usually read.
– performance… … How should I do that? Can I put a steel plate on my face like Friede? But that’s only possible if you have a wide face like Friede’s.
– Come on, you’re really dead!
Kiass stopped Friede from punching and kicking, howling like an animal, while Lista came and sat down next to Rin.
– What book is it?
– Gren Benivelt’s 『History of the Balaur-II』.
– … … Lin, you don’t have to act. Because Friede’s case is special.
– Are you special?
– Rin just needs to be Rin. Of course, I wish I could become a little brighter and more confident, right? There’s no need to force yourself to change. It’s good as it is now.
Rista made eye contact and smiled. Rin felt a sudden feeling of embarrassment rising up inside her, and lowered her head to avoid looking at her.
– Sheesh, I don’t act even if I don’t talk like that. because i don’t want to but… … .
– but?
huh? Yep?
As Rista pushed her smiling face closer and closer while urging her to answer, Rin pushed it away and spat out in a low, barely audible tone.
– … … I want to change.
Lista, Keith, and Friede.
Like you guys.
Bright, confident, and kind in everything… … As an adult who can make others laugh. I can’t change my innate personality, but someday.