episode_0041

Ahem.

Heinya, who had briefly lost herself due to the shock of the duel, regained her composure.

So he returned to his usual upright appearance and spoke to Risir.

“I’ll admit it, Lisir. I think you’re born with a special talent. Just like me.”

“…”

“Yeah! Maybe a little bit, a little bit, more! Special than me. But? Your sense of humor seems to be a total no-no?”

When he had just lost in the duel, he had thought that Risir would be willing to look down on him and despise him.

Why? Because I’ve been like that too.

But Risir didn’t do that.

He showed his respect by approaching him seriously and shaking his hand.

Hey, I found myself completely absorbed in that sight.

For a moment, I thought it would be okay to acknowledge him as my rival.

But they say he didn’t shake hands.

It was not the handshake of an honorable wizard, but the urging of an unscrupulous loan shark.

“Did you really have to make such a lame joke now? Honestly, I was just about to be impressed by you.”

Heinya, whose innocence was trampled, crossed her arms and scolded him.

“No kidding.”

“Now that you think about it? Yeah. You think it wasn’t right after thinking about it again, right? But why? It’s too late to turn back now? If that wasn’t a joke, then what? You said that stupid thing seriously? ”

“Yes.”

“?”

“Do I look like someone who would joke about something like this?”

Risir said something that didn’t make sense with a serious face.

Ironically, his weightless appearance gave weight to his speech.

Heinya, who had been crossing her arms and smirking, cowered under the sight of Risir’s clear eyes.

“What the heck!? You’re demanding my entire fortune just because I won a duel once!? Do you think that makes sense!?”

“Didn’t you say that you would grant any request of the winning side? I saw infinite possibilities in this sentence.”

“That’s what I’m saying! But who would really ask for anything!”

“There is no such thing as a person without a case.”

“You, I don’t want to hear that from you!”

“Then let’s hear it. If you win, what would you ask of me?”

“At least, I wouldn’t have asked you for all your money!”

“Wait a minute!”

“?”

“Isn’t that because you haven’t been in the winner’s position?”

It was literally the winner’s privilege.

Risir laughed jokingly and teased Heinya.

Heinya was so angry that her face turned bright red, but she couldn’t respond and just opened her mouth.

The genius wizard born with noble bloodlines was accustomed to situations where he was superior to others, but was extremely awkward when others were superior to him.

“That, that, so what!?”

“What should I do? I already told you.”

“What if I don’t like it!?”

“That can’t be happening. How can you turn a promise over and over again and pretend it never happened? What an honorable person you are.”

“Ugh…ugh…”

It’s like a swamp. The more you struggle, the deeper you sink.

Heinya tried to regain control over Risir, but when she came to her senses, she found herself being gleefully toyed with.

Before I knew it, Heinya was fidgeting and just watching Risir’s expression.

“… Well, I’m not a completely indecisive person. If it were me, I would never have bent over! But since it’s you, I’ll make an exception just this once.”

“… What does that mean?”

He was so absent-minded that he even forgot to hide his true feelings.

She was waiting for Risir’s words, almost like a disciple listening to her master.

“I also don’t want to embarrass someone like you if possible.”

“… What kind of person is someone like me?”

“What can I say? A young wizard with both charm and talent.”

“…Why the sudden flattery?”

“Honestly, isn’t this the most plain way to put it?”

“… ”

It was just as Risir said.

Compared to the praise that people around her usually gave Heinya, what Risir had said just now was not even worthy of praise.

But why? Heinya was more touched by Risir’s passing compliment than by such praise.

“So, what do you want to say?”

“Just one! I only ask one thing of you.”

If it were the usual Henya, she would have argued with her characteristically smart attitude, saying, “That depends on what kind of item it is.”

“… Really?”

But now Heinya has decided to reject Risir’s offer.

Even with joy.

“… ”

Master Marina, who was watching the whole scene from the side, was amazed.

Is that clumsy kid really my smart disciple?

Marina, who couldn’t stand to watch, intervened.

“Rishir. How about we talk about this later? Heinya is confused right now.”

“No, Master. I appreciate your concern, but this is my fault. I will handle it.”

“?”

What the heck? You’re my smart-alecked disciple, aren’t you?

But why when dealing with Risir?

Leaving Marina behind, who was flustered, Heinya spoke to Risir.

“So. What. What is that one thing?”

“… ”

Risir’s gaze turned to one corner of the courtyard.

There was the book that Heinya had thrown down just a moment ago.

“Ah… !”

Heinya, as if remembering something too late, went over and picked up the book.

Her expression became complicated as she looked through the book.

“You. Do you know what this is?”

“I don’t know exactly.”

“But why?”

“Did you feel a strange attraction?”

Risir felt a strange energy in the book.

It wasn’t an unclean power like black magic, but it wasn’t a completely pure power either.

Lisir instinctively decided that it would be best to keep the book away from Heinya.

‘Maybe I’ll get normalized again and my magic will go up. ”

Heynya opened her mouth after a moment of hesitation.

“This is- an ancient grimoire I found in the deep vaults of my family’s library.”

“Oh.”

As expected, it was a special book.

Unlike Risir, who felt only that level of emotion, the other three Masters showed reactions close to shock.

“Hey, now it’s an ancient grimoire-”

“Yes, Master. According to my own research over a period of time, this book is a book of ancient magic that has been lost. The contents of the book are also written in lost characters.”

The three masters’ expressions immediately became serious.

Grimoire.

The book of magic, which exerts a strong influence on the reader due to the magical power contained within, is a dangerous and mysterious object in itself.

What’s more, it’s an ancient magic that has lost its content.

It was definitely not something that an ordinary wizard could handle.

Marina asked the question cautiously.

“Hey, you said that just now? The contents of the book were also written in lost characters. How did you know that? That the book was an ancient grimoire? Do you know anything about those characters?”

“No.”

“But how?”

“…Sometimes, he talks to me.”

“The book talks?”

“A book of magic that has a self and exercises its will…! I dare not fathom the power and knowledge contained within!”

Both masters sympathized with Meltas’ reaction.

Grimoires whose power and knowledge had transcended the norm sometimes had a will and a sense of self.

For example, it would be reasonable to assume that the grimoire that Heinya possessed was also a grimoire containing knowledge and power beyond the norm.

“Marina. Is it okay for your disciple to have such a dangerous object?”

“…Shouldn’t that be me saying it?”

“What?”

“Your disciple is asking Heinya for that grimoire right now.”

“…Ahem. My disciple, Risir-”

“Please don’t talk nonsense.”

“Tsk. Lisir. I don’t think it’s a good idea to be interested in that grimoire so hastily.”

It was a moment when Marina and Meltas’ opinions coincided.

The two masters decided that the grimoire was not something that the young wizards could handle.

“First of all-”

Then Master Ladros gave his opinion.

“How about asking the expert for advice about that grimoire?”

“…”

“…”

expert.

The moment that word was mentioned, a face appeared in Marina and Meltas’ minds.

Both people’s expressions crumpled at the same time.

After a while, Ladros, who had fulfilled his duty as a judge, left his seat-

“Hey?”

“Yes, Master.”

“What do you want to do with that magic book?”

“…”

Heinya looked back and forth between the grimoire and Risir and then said.

“You. Did you hear the conversation the masters just had?”

“I heard.”

“And yet, you want this book of magic?”

“It seems like a dangerous item. So, wouldn’t it be better for me to have it rather than you?-”

“…Are you worried about me?”

“Well, that’s one of the reasons.”

Risir said quietly.

As if telling me not to take it lightly.

Hey, I couldn’t do that.

She said abruptly, holding out a book of grimoire.

“Okay. I said you were worried about me, so I’ll give in.”

“…Thank you?”

Risir accepted the grimoire with a bewildered expression.

‘So, who is that sloppy kid?’

Marina sighs as she sees her disciple from the side.

She said to Meltas.

“So, what do we do now? That grimoire is now your disciple’s property.”

“…Ahem. I can’t help it. I have no choice but to go meet that author.”

Meltas is openly uncomfortable.

What kind of person is he?

Risir couldn’t contain his curiosity and asked the expert about it.

“As Master Ladros said, he is the best grimoire expert in this city. And-”

Meltas, whose words trail off.

Marina took her place and followed suit.

“The biggest racist in this city.”

“Are you a racist?”

“You’d better prepare yourself mentally in advance. That author will hate you to death.”

***

Risir and his party left the magic tower and entered deep into the magical district.

It was a wooden building with a yard that was neatly maintained as if nothing had been done to it.

The door was wide open. The moment Risir and his party entered, they were greeted with warm greetings.

“Get out.”

A figure of androgynous appearance with neatly slicked-back hair stood with his back against a bookshelf.

A cool impression to match the cool voice.

and-

‘Elf?’

He was a figure with long ears that were noticeable even from a distance.

The elf spoke, his gaze fixed on the book he was holding open in one hand.

“My lab is open to everyone except invited guests.”

“Gadena. Do you ever invite people?”

Meltas spoke in a voice that was already clearly tired.

“Not really. I don’t want anyone to set foot in my lab. Especially if they’re smelly people.”

If you hate humans so much, why are you in a human city?

Marina said, leaving behind Risir, whose mouth was quivering and going crazy.

“Can you make an exception this time? Because I brought you something you might like.”

“…”

Gaden took his gaze from the book he was reading and turned to Risir and his group.

“Just get to the point.”

When Marina nodded, Risir showed the grimoire he was holding to Gadena.

“It’s a magic book.”

“I know it when I see it. Tell me what kind of book it is.”

“A book of magic that deals with lost ancient magic.”

“…”

widely.

Only then did Gardena close the book he was holding in one hand.

Then, he put the book back on the bookshelf, approached Risir, and received the grimoire.

That was the moment when the grimoire was opened in the elf’s hands.

A dry voice flowed out of the grimoire.

“…”

A look of bewilderment appeared on Gadena’s face.

Because the grimoire speaks.

Because the contents of the book are made up of characters I am seeing for the first time.

Lastly, the questions in the Grimoire are extremely difficult.

“The coldest fire, the hottest ice… Since it’s called an ancient grimoire, I guess I should approach it from the perspective of ancient magic.”

After much thought, Gardena answered with difficulty.

Then the magic book spoke in a blunt voice.

As the book of grimoire says, a passage from the book was translated into characters that Kadena could understand.

Heynya added an explanation.

“If you open the book like that, it will ask questions intermittently.”

“…What questions did I ask you?”

“The questions you asked me were mostly like that.”

“What is the reward for answering?”

“At least one letter. At most one page.”

“…”

Kadena nodded.

Then, after returning the grimoire to Risir, he was about to open his mouth.

A voice came out of the book once again.

It was a cheerful voice that made me wonder if it was really the same book.

“Problem?”

Risir answered without realizing it.

“…five?”

“…That, you know. That’s why it looks like it has five legs when viewed from afar-”

The expression on the elf’s face, who was watching their conversation from the side, suddenly crumpled.

My answer was one sentence long, and that cheesy joke is seven pages long?

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[Title: Guys, is this ‘Questioning Book’ really that one?]

Content: The book of magic that sent away the greatest genius in history?

– : yep

– : I’m looking for that too, where did you find it?

-[Author]: Contibora

– : What the f*ck, it’s on the other side of the continent

– : How did a kid without legs get from Bondales to there?

– : Didn’t the bookshelf open and fly away?

– : What the hell is this migratory bird?

– : A kid who is serious about ruining people’s lives…

– : Kill the humans who made me into a book

-[Writer]: Seriously, I found a new owner and started building up my magic power little by little.

– : It’s not a ‘book of questions’ because you ask questions, but rather a ‘book of questions’ because people ask questions?

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[Title: What the hell are you asking about, ㅋㅋㅋ]

Content: Ask me something lol

I prepared to give you everything, so why aren’t you asking, you piece of shit?

– : What level are you?

-[Author]: I’m 52 now

– : Is the level okay?

– : By any chance, what is the highest-ranking magic-related trait?

-[Author]: General

– : Then just go without asking or inquiring lol

-[Writer]: No, why the f*ck

– : That kid’s book topic is fucking hideous

– : Are you really asking this to select the people you ask?

– : Shouldn’t the magic related trait be at least rare to get the item?

-[Author]: Magical trait rare? Okay check.

– : If it’s rare, you’ll just get bitten and not get caught, right?

– : He usually gives problems, and when you answer the problems, he gradually unlocks the contents of the book.

The difficulty of the problem and the rewards vary depending on the attribute level.

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