episode_0159

“I’m so nervous to meet the magician… I’ve heard from people who have met her that she’s very picky… I hope I don’t get on her bad side, big brother assault captain?”

Two days later, Marie, seated in the meeting room, looked very nervous.

The advisory magician for the Drake Special Quest of the Imperial Knights has finally arrived at the Imperial Knights Arena.

Perhaps Marie had approached this Imperial Knights interview trip with pure anticipation.

But suddenly, an interview with the magician was added.

Since magicians are a group notorious among mercenaries and adventurers, Marie’s self-esteem shrinks.

“It’s no joke. I’ve met magicians occasionally when I was doing black market deals. To properly verify if the items were genuine. Their eyes alone are really different. It’s like they’re looking down on you completely. I think it was even worse than the nobles in that regard. Moreover, they’re very cold. It’s a different kind of coldness from knife-wielding killers.”

“Hngaaaa… Th, that can’t be…”

As Marie expressed her nervousness to Eugene,

Thomas, on the opposite side, clicked his tongue, further shaking Marie’s psychology just before her mental breakdown.

The magician Thomas met was a secular magician, not one affiliated with the academy.

However, whether affiliated with the academy or secular, magicians commonly possess strong egos and are four-dimensional.

Also, even though they are human beings themselves, their perception of humans is very skeptical.

In other words, they are full of elitist consciousness,

As Thomas conveyed these characteristics in detail, Marie became even more frightened.

“You don’t have to think that way too much. Not all magicians are like that. Some of them have a normal mental state.”

Then, Eugene Schneider, a man who has a magician as a sibling, chimed in.

‘Hmm… But I keep thinking that this magician might be one of those awfully difficult ones.’

However, this was only superficial advocacy.

Eugene is just as uneasy as Marie and Thomas.

‘What are we supposed to do if she’s still being mysterious even after arriving? And why is the Imperial Knights just accepting that as it is? Is that magician’s position that great?’

The magician’s entry into the Imperial Knights actually happened yesterday at dawn.

It’s already suspicious that she came at dawn, but even the way she entered was like a secret intelligence operation.

Moreover, what happened after her entry is also quite a sight.

After entering, they expected the Imperial Knights to tell them general information about the magician.

But as expected, they didn’t even tell them her name.

And the reason was, once again, a jinx.

So, how could distrust and anxiety not bloom in Eugene’s heart?

“You better start adapting now. Those guys are really obsessed with jinxes and stuff like that. The reason why they feel like scholars but also cultists is because of that. They really cling to cult-like elements. Sluuurp…! Sluuuurp…!”

The only person who doesn’t care is indeed the elf Priscilla.

Today, she was slurping her fruit juice, wearing a nonchalant expression.

In some ways, it could be said that she has a very similar atmosphere to magicians.

Actually, elves and magicians have decent chemistry because their tendencies are somewhat similar.

Historically, the class that was created after humans learned and developed the secrets of the elves is the magician.

“Everyone, did you wait long? I would appreciate your understanding. Actually, the magician was scheduled to come a few days later, but she moved up her schedule.”

Soon, Parneze, the deputy commander of the Drake Special Quest Team, came to the meeting room where the Red Fox delegation was and asked for their understanding.

The inside story of this commotion was that the advisory magician had arrived at the Imperial Knights Arena about two days earlier than scheduled.

The most important things for magicians are their personal time and research.

They plan and keep their schedules with that at the center, so to speak.

Therefore, in most situations, the side collaborating with the magicians usually goes to where the magician is.

In other words, it is rare and unusual for a magician to come to them.

Furthermore, even if that happens, the stay usually does not exceed one day.

The magician visiting the arena this time was also planning to do so.

However, she suddenly changed her schedule, came two days earlier, and said that she would stay for a full 4 days.

“So, there was a need to urgently prepare accommodations and facilities, which created the current situation. It’s not easy for magicians to come and go, so we couldn’t miss this opportunity.”

Regardless of the unpleasantness of the attitude, from the Imperial Knights’ perspective, the magician’s actions are very helpful in preparing for the quest.

Because of that background, the Imperial Knights did everything the magician asked for from dawn to this morning, to the point where you might think, “Why are they going so far?”

“Oh, really? That’s a very unusual magician? She’s going to stay for a full 4 days and work with us?”

At Parneze’s explanation, the elf Priscilla raised the corners of her mouth as if it was unexpected.

Through her reaction, it was possible to fully realize how unfamiliar the advisory magician’s actions were.

“Is it that much, Priscilla?”

“When forming a party, it’s almost unheard of for this kind of situation to occur except during the main quest. What on earth is that magician hooked on? Is she absorbed in Drake research?”

Since Eugene only knows his younger sister Elizabeth, who is a magician, he couldn’t really feel it.

Therefore, Eugene reacted as if asking Priscilla, who was clicking her tongue.

Then Priscilla boasted about her knowledge again and explained.

‘Hmm… She’s a unique friend…’

Mysterious, doing as she pleases, but also passionate about the quest.

Eugene has now become interested in the actions of the Drake Special Quest advisory magician, which he couldn’t figure out at all.

“Oh, really? Let’s bring the magician in, Parneze.”

A while later, Victoria, the commander-in-chief of the Special Quest, came to the meeting room, and she explained the situation from dawn until now again and started the meeting.

At that moment, Deputy Commander Parneze informed her of the advisory magician’s attendance.

Thus, the meeting room door reopened, and

Swish, swish, swish…!

Thud, thud, thud, thud,

The advisory magician made the sound of a magician’s robe skirt as she entered gracefully.

‘Oh…!!!’

Eugene’s eyes widened as he saw her.

‘A mask? And her hairstyle is kind of stylish? Is that woman really a magician?’

She was wearing a magician’s robe, but her overall style was quite visually appealing.

“Wow~ The magician is so pretty, brother Thomas~”

“I know… She’s not the kind of magician I was expecting?”

She was not only visually appealing, but also a magician with a dazzling beauty.

Therefore, even Marie, who had been very nervous, was immediately distracted by the beauty that made her jaw drop and reacted actively.

Smile…!

The magician, who revealed herself to the Red Fox mercenary delegation, smiled slightly.

“Nice to meet you everyone. I am Anna Parisian, a magician affiliated with the Cleopatra Imperial Academy.”

Then, she introduced herself with a warmth that was truly different from the commonly known image of a magician.

“N, nice to meet you, magician! I’m Marie!”

“Nice to meet you, magician, I’m Thomas!”

The magician’s name is Anna Parisian,

Because her appearance broke the stereotypes of magicians so much,

Marie and Thomas felt a relative warmth as much as they were moved.

So, the two repeatedly bowed their heads and greeted her enthusiastically.

“Yes, nice to meet you everyone, hohoho…!”

Anna Parisian smiled, covering her mouth demurely as she looked at them.

“,,…”

Next to her, Victoria silently stared at Anna.

The reason being,

‘What on earth are you doing, Princess Elizabeth Dessel Oblean?’

The identity of Anna Parisian is none other than Elizabeth Dessel Oblean.

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“What kind of appearance should I go with? I want to have a more dramatic and theatrical reunion with my brother, this Elizabeth does.”

Fidgeting, fidgeting, fidgeting,

Elizabeth, who has decided to visit the Imperial Knights Arena where Eugene has joined, is deeply troubled.

She has come to believe that she and Eugene are truly intertwined by a tremendous fate due to this coincidence.

Of course, she thought so before, but it can be said that it has become more severe.

I’m going crazy.

Elizabeth Dessel Oblean is just overflowing with dopamine.

Elizabeth is pacing frantically around her room, racking her brains, wanting to meet her brother in an outfit that suits such a dopamine-filled, fateful reunion.

“Huh?”

After wandering around like a madwoman for a while, Elizabeth’s gaze fixed on her desk.

“Heeeum… That’s it…”

Swoosh…!

What caught Elizabeth’s eyes was a small novel.

Elizabeth approached the desk with crazy eyes and took out the book.

“The Magician of Souls, there was an episode in this novel where the heroine magician and the male protagonist secretly reunite.”

Rustle! Rustle!

The name of the novel was The Magician of Souls.

The Magician of Souls is a romance novel featuring a genius magician as the heroine.

It is a romance novel based on the theme of magicians, which is rare,

Therefore, it can be said that it is a novel that Elizabeth especially loves.

Elizabeth quickly flipped through the pages, as if searching for the episode scene that came to her mind.

“That’s right! This is it! Anna Parisian, who hid her identity and sneaked into the place where the man she loved was! The thrill of being almost caught that was created in that situation was truly beautiful!”

That’s right.

Anna Parisian is the name of the heroine in the novel The Magician of Souls.

Anna Parisian hid her identity with masks and disguise magic for the quest and infiltrated the enemy’s castle,

She had a battle of wits with the male protagonist, who was living as an unknown subcontractor mercenary there, over her identity, and eventually fell in love.

In other words, Victoria felt that it was an episode that perfectly matched the situation between her and Eugene Schneider.

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‘It was really hard to stay in line… I was creating a look that could fully show off my beauty and familiarity without being caught… Huhuuhuhut…!’

In that way, Victoria copied the name Anna Parisian as it was,

And also copied the mask and hairstyle exactly like the illustrations in the novel.

Also, disguise magic,

Disguise magic is a magic that makes it impossible to properly recognize the original face unless you know the person’s identity for sure.

The Soul Magician novel borrowed the magic by verifying it,

So expert-level magician Elizabeth made it a reality.