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“I have something to do.”

Arpina was not heartbroken by Leon’s rejection.

Because I knew the reason.

Arpina glanced at the sleeping human body of the monster.

“Because I have to find it within a month?”

Arpina also heard the conversation between Kito and Leon.

Leon nodded and took over Kito, placing it on his head.

I had to force myself to use magic without a core and find the core within a month.

Of course, it couldn’t be put inside the jewel.

Arpina smacked her lips as if she was sorry.

“The Mysterious Warlock will chase me, so scattering might be an option.”

“Just a moment.”

Leon used navigation magic.

“He’s probably dead… … .”

Arpina thought Leon was looking for the surviving warlock, but he wasn’t.

When Leon suddenly flew up into the dirt floor that looked like a pit, Arpina stopped talking and just stared at him.

Leon, who had been walking across the dirt floor for a while, stopped moving in one place.

“Heukguya.”

The earth attribute summoned by Leon dug the ground.

Soon a faded broom appeared.

Leon’s face turned red with regret at the sight.

“That damned bastard… … If I leave it to the magic engineer to fix, I can use it.”

As a useful A-class artifact, it is not broken even by the impact of great magic.

But it’s broken.

Leon glanced at Arpina.

Arpina noticed the meaning of that gaze and snickered.

“Take it.”

“Thank you.”

“… … I also get this.”

Arpina took out a book and handed it to Leon.

[The providence of Arpina harmony.]

It was an advanced magic of the four element basic magic.

Fire, water, wind, earth, wood, electricity.

It was a magic that broadly covered magic for a total of six attributes and could harmonize them.

Leon, who had given up on getting multi-attribute magic as a reward, was thinking of creating a new magic that linked multiple attributes.

It was clear that the magic that dealt with this harmony would be of great help at that time.

It could summon powerful summons of six attributes, so it would be at least a C-class or higher magic book in itself.

“Think of it as a farewell gift.”

“… …Can I take this?”

“You already learned my magic, right? It looks like you’re using it well.”

Arpina hid her satisfied face as she watched Leon carefully accept the book.

‘If you learn this much, you can no longer say you are not my disciple.’

Arpina, who had hidden her dark intentions, pretended to look at Leah and smiled bitterly.

“I’m already worried about how much you’ll notice when I wake up later.”

“Please tell me. I will go and see it.”

“Yeah.”

The golden wings on Leon’s back flapped.

“Come to the Empire after you’ve solved the problem. Then, find the Astellia School.”

Leon said he was heading west from here to the Forest of Demons.

I don’t know what the plan is after that, but I can’t continue living here while avoiding Teneron’s pursuit.

We could wait until Teneron retreats into the darkness again, but with Teneron’s tower lord having reached intermediate Insight, he won’t back down easily.

And it was such a shame for someone with talent like Leon to just hide away for so long.

“… … Are you sure you can avoid being tracked?”

“Yes.”

Arpina stared at Leon with a sense of regret.

“Should I come find you?”

“I will do that.”

***

Eight wizards, including the black magician Hayden, were chasing a boy of beginner level secret arts who was running away with golden wings flapping.

Among the eight warlocks, Hayden was at the highest level of secret arts.

The remaining seven were beginners in the art of secret arts.

Even if the mystical-level wizards were torn apart to capture Arpina, there were enough people to capture at least one beginner-level wizard and tie him to the test bench.

“Can a wizard be this incompetent?”

“I’ve never seen a kid more incompetent than us, the black magicians.”

He is discovered while chasing after a boy with black hair.

At first, I laughed at the sight of it floating in the air as if it had been waiting for me.

But then, as if he didn’t care about wasting his magical power, he suddenly unleashed nine magic spells in succession, then flapped his golden wings and ran away in an instant.

When I followed the trail again and caught up with him, the guy who was already full of magic power had abused 9 spells.

While they were randomly casting spells, one of their comrades died with a wooden sword stuck in his neck.

Just seeing that sight made me run away again.

Sometimes the traces would disappear completely, and then suddenly be discovered in a place they had already passed by.

It seemed like there were also hidden artifacts.

After doing that more than 10 times, I became more than just angry, I became frustrated.

The group of warlocks, originally consisting of 12 people, was reduced to 8.

“Fuck, this is so fucking annoying I can’t eat it.”

“Do you really have to chase after that one kid like this to catch him?”

“They say they couldn’t catch Arpina either, so what if we fail too? What will you say?”

“But soon a civilian city will appear.”

“We have to catch him before he gets there. If that bastard sneaks into a civilian city, it’s going to be a real headache.”

A civilian city where ordinary people live, right in front of Silin.

In civilian cities, no one was allowed to use magic openly.

There was no need for Teneron, who was blatantly invading Widia right now, to make the choice of turning the entire kingdom into an enemy.

Of course, if your level is low, you can lose your life to a secret warlock without using magic ‘blatantly’.

Rather, there was a greater chance of dying without being able to respond.

However, this was not the case for the boy with the secret weapon level.

“Huh? Hey, there’s that kid waiting.”

He was waiting for them with his palms raised.

I already knew what that gesture meant.

Kurung-

Nine lightning strikes struck.

As they tried to block lightning strikes as usual, they noticed that one of the lightning strikes had an unusual power.

It was a mysterious beginner’s power.

It was only then that they noticed that the boy was holding a scroll in his other hand.

Hayden was struck by a lightning bolt of mystical primordial power, and fell to the ground.

puck-

Hayden’s body fell from the air and he died.

One of the warlocks, who had been watching Hayden fall in disbelief, spoke up.

“Hey… Hey, run away! It’s a monster.”

“You were hiding your power?”

“Scroll power, you idiot!”

“Where’s that scroll!”

“How would I know!”

This time, the boy chased after them as they ran away.

In an instant, the situation changed for the opposite reason.

“Get down to the ground!”

They quickly scattered as they descended to the ground to use their specialty, shadow magic.

As the seven beginners of the secret art scattered and started to run away, Leon, who had landed on the ground with them, smiled brightly.

It was a shame to use the one B-rank magic amplification scroll I had, but I couldn’t spare it now that I had the chance to root out the pursuit for sure.

Leon first searched through the arms of the advanced magician and took the subspace pouch.

There was a certain leisureliness to his actions.

For Leon, defeating the remaining beginner magicians one by one was the easiest.

Although Leon was only a beginner in the secret arts, he had already surpassed the level of wizards of the same level.

His original magical skills were different, and the artifacts he possessed were also of a different level.

‘I’ve only ever faced enemies of a very high level.’

Of course, it was lucky to have survived them.

‘Don’t let your guard down.’

He seems to be excited without realizing it, having finally found some free time after a long time.

Leon wiped away his smile and immediately used Shadow Talent to hide in the shadows.

Leon chased down the warlocks one by one, killing them and taking the pouches from their corpses.

“Ah, you devil bastard… … .”

Leon felt strange hearing such words from the last remaining warlock.

“Is it a compliment to say I’m a devil to you guys?”

“Our boss won’t leave you alone.”

“Would the Insight Wizard be interested in your deaths?”

“… .”

I just said that, but I have no words.

I guess you’re really not interested.

Well, even though he was on a ride, he was only focused on his own training.

Leon thrust his wooden sword into the warlock’s chest.

***

Leon pretended to go to a civilian city, but then flew straight back to the western Demon Forest.

It took a week just to fly.

That was the time it took even though I kept refilling my magic power inside the jewel.

Closest to the Western Forest of the Demons was the Free City, Crest.

Leon changed into different robes in the orb and entered the city.

Unlike other civilian cities, Crest’s guards did not keep a close eye on the movements of those coming and going from the city.

Because it was literally a free city.

Adventurers of all kinds were walking around the streets.

Mercenaries and knights equipped with weapons were also seen frequently, and low-ranking magicians were occasionally seen as well.

He was a wandering wizard who jumped out of the magic tower.

They gathered in nearby taverns, drinking, or loitering in front of the lower-level arms and armories.

It felt more lively and free-spirited than the quiet magical city.

Walking a little further towards the center, a huge adventurer’s guild headquarters was erected.

In the front yard of the guild building, adventurers would put up their prey for trading, or those who seemed to be in the same party would gather and chat.

At first glance, this city had a deeply entrenched adventurer system.

Leon, who had been looking around the city, was facing a guide inside the Adventurer’s Guild while wearing his robe over his head.

The female guide sitting at the desk suddenly stood up.

“Huh? Apprentice level 3?”

Because her words were quite loud, the eyes of the adventurers inside gathered.

Leon pulled the robe covering his head down further.

In order to find the core of Kito, you had to go quite deep into the Western Demon Forest, but before that, you chose to become an adventurer to learn about the forest.

The guide said that if you prove your skills, you can quickly obtain the same-color adventurer’s badge.

Then I thought I would be able to go in and out of the entrance to the Demon Forest naturally.

Leon hid his realm as a third-grade apprentice.

In fact, I no longer felt the need to hide my realm.

Since he already had skills far beyond his peers, showing off his beginner level secret arts was no different from hiding his skills.

But if a boy with a beginner’s degree in the secret arts suddenly appeared in the Free City, Teneron might have noticed.

This city was quite far from Widia and Meira, but it wouldn’t hurt to be careful.

‘There’s a big difference between apprenticeship and secret arts… … Wouldn’t 3rd grade be okay?’

… … I thought so, but I didn’t expect this kind of reaction.

Are the skills of wandering wizards not that good?

“Please wait a moment!”

The guide looked Leon up and down, then left the desk and headed down the stairs next to it to the second floor.

And soon a man with a beard that filled his face came down.

“Hello. I am the guild leader, Maxius.”

He bowed politely.

“Are you a third-grade apprentice wizard?”

Leon, accustomed to the world of wizards who cast exploratory magic to determine the enemy’s territory, could not help but be flustered by this polite attitude.