episode_0041

“If you don’t mind, could you please test my skills… … .”

As Leon nodded, thinking it was natural, the bearded Maximus guided him to the backyard of the building.

‘If it’s level 3… … .’

Leon turned his palm over and opened his mouth, pretending to shout out the magical ignition words that were roughly memorized.

“Fluvia.”

Water droplets began to pool on Leon’s palm.

The water drop grew beyond the size of a palm, to twice the size of a human face.

This was the lowest level of water magic that Peter gave me when I became a regular disciple.

Arpina’s summons are so specific that showing just this much was enough to prove her 3rd-grade skills.

“You’re a water attribute wizard.”

“Oh, wind and fire are also possible.”

“Three attributes… ….”

Maxius glanced at Leon.

Although his face is covered as much as possible with a robe, his body still looks far from being an adult.

A young face slowly revealed under the robe.

This wasn’t the first time Maxius had seen a wizard.

I knew that to become a 3rd class player at a young age, you need something called ‘talent’.

That talent is also related to attributes.

He didn’t know for sure, but Maxius’ long experience told him.

The atmosphere is different.

‘You seem to be a young master from a prestigious school. Why are you here to drink?’

Maxius thought back to all the adventuring wizards he had seen so far.

Most of them were first or second-grade apprentices, and even those were treated very highly here.

Given enough time, they are capable of hunting a large number of monsters in an instant, so if you can bring them along with you, you will be in a position where your party will be looking to you for help.

As a result, their eccentricity grew worse day by day.

Everything went as it pleased, as if to vent some of the frustration that had been building up somewhere.

Still, the number of parties wanting them did not decrease.

It’s not like there weren’t any wizards of that level at all.

Grades 3, 4, and 5 were rare, but they did exist.

They did more and more, but their personality did not improve as they reached higher levels.

And wizards of a higher level than that were really hard to come by.

Even if I only saw them once every few years, they always had an unapproachable aura about them.

They did not have much interest in the adventurer’s work, and after obtaining the token for convenience, they performed a mission or two and then left the city again.

There was no reason for people like that to hunt monsters while getting blood all over their bodies.

Leon also had a similar vibe to them.

Of course, even though Maxius knew this, he did not say anything rash.

I didn’t know what would happen if I messed with someone who was favored by the Magic Tower.

Even though it is under the protection of the kingdom.

“Your skills have been sufficiently proven, so I will issue you a Dong-color Adventurer’s Token.”

“Thank you.”

“May I ask why you became an adventurer?”

Leon, who had been feeling awkward at Maxius’ polite appearance, opened his mouth.

“I’m planning to go to the Western Demon Forest.”

“Ah… I guess you’re not selling monster corpses, so ‘experience’… is that it?”

“Well, I guess that’s how it is.”

As Leon answered appropriately, Maxius nodded.

“I see.”

They entered the building again and Maxius handed Leon the token of the same color.

“What is your name?”

“… … My name is Theo.”

When registering as an adventurer, Leon had to write down his personal information, so he decided to use a fake name.

Maxius didn’t feel anything strange and finished registering as an adventurer under the name Theo.

“You’re not planning on going alone, are you?”

“Is it difficult to go to the entrance alone?”

“I think the wizard will need time to cast spells… …It would be better to bring a party with you. Otherwise, I will introduce a proven party to you.”

“Um… ….”

Leon was lost in thought for a moment.

There was another problem when I said I was an apprentice wizard.

‘If only I had said I was a sorcerer… … .’

It was the right choice to call it an apprenticeship, because there would have been a bigger reaction back then.

“Verified party, here it is!”

At that time, someone interfered with Leon and Maxius.

It was a large man whose leather armor was bulging to the point of bursting.

A greatsword was attached to his back.

“Dape.”

“I am confident that I can help you gain experience as a wizard!”

“Among the same-color adventurer parties, they are proven.”

Maxius also chimed in without showing much resentment at Deif’s loud voice.

Leon stared at the brown-haired man, then glanced at the party members waiting behind him.

One is a woman with short red hair.

He was carrying a dagger, and when his eyes met Leon’s, he smiled brightly and waved.

The other was a woman with long yellow hair carrying a bow.

Although he had a blunt expression, he nodded to Leon.

Leon also bowed his head and greeted her absentmindedly.

It seemed to be a mixed party of three people.

“We specialize in Zone 1, so if you want to look around the entrance area, it would be a good idea to go with us.”

“Don’t say it right away. You’re taking the wizard with you because you want to go to Area 2.”

Dave scratched his head as if he had made a mistake.

“Ah… I didn’t mean to fool you, I was just going to go out to District 1 together and discuss it if it seemed okay.”

“Area 1 is the entrance… and area 2 is deeper?”

When Leon asked, Dave nodded.

“Yes. Even so, the monsters that appear are only things like Nolgi or Lizardmen… … .”

Come on, Lizardman.

Although it might be a common monster here, Leon had never seen one in person.

‘I really did live locked up in the training room… … .’

As Leon became lost in thought, Dave, who had been observing him, carefully opened his mouth.

“Even adventurers of the same color can easily enter Zone 2, so it shouldn’t be a big problem.”

“Is the party contract a separate contract?”

“No!”

Dave smiled broadly, perhaps sensing Leon’s desire to join the party.

“When you receive a mission, just write your name in the journal with the same party and you’re done!”

“What kind of mission are you planning to do?”

“How about going to Area 1 first, as I mentioned earlier? And check the party total.”

“If the sum matches, does it go to Zone 2?”

“That’s entirely up to the wizard’s choice.”

“Like.”

Leon, who didn’t have much time, decided to explore the entrance to the Demon Forest with them for about two days.

“The mission is… ….”

Leon asked where he should get the mission.

Dave hurriedly took out the paper he had hidden behind his back.

The crumpled paper was a mission to collect monster corpses from Area 1.

It is said that magic stones come out of monster corpses, and that these magic stones are sold at high prices among adventurers.

It seemed like there was a system similar to Mana Stone.

They also make armor from their hides.

“Is there anything I need to prepare separately?”

“We’ve already prepared to go with three people, so you just need to come with your body. Ah… …If the wizard needs time, we’ll wait.”

“No, I’m fine too.”

Leon, who wrote his name on the mission map, joined the party with Deif.

“Please take care of me! My name is Karin!”

“My name is Linne.”

“This is Theo.”

The four people finished their self-introductions and headed straight to the Demon Forest.

A red-haired woman who introduced herself as Karin kept glancing at Leon as she walked away.

Leon, who was watching Kito tossing and turning inside the robe, suddenly felt someone’s gaze and turned his head.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“No! This is my second time seeing a wizard, but this is the first time seeing someone this young… … .”

“Karin.”

When Dave called attention to her, Karin covered her mouth with an exaggerated gesture.

“Ah! Did I make a mistake? Are you older than you look… … .”

“Hey, stop it!”

Dave, who was walking in front, approached Karin and grabbed the back of her neck.

“I’m sorry. He’s a real tomboy… … .”

“… … I guess you all are close.”

“That’s because we’re from the same village. By the way, is this your first time on Crest?”

“Yes.”

The immaturity that one displays when experiencing anything for the first time cannot be covered up with lies.

No matter how much he wanted to hide his identity, Leon decided not to tell lies that would be obvious.

“Shall I guide you?”

Karin, who was hanging on to Dave’s hand, had shining eyes.

“The mission will be over by the end of today, so when I get back, I’ll show you around the city, and when you get tired, we can have a drink together… … Argh!”

Dave hit Karin on the back of the head.

“What kind of alcohol is that? Stop it. I’m being serious.”

Dave didn’t want to be rude to the wizard who was joining the party for the first time in a long time.

When Dave first came to Crest with them and became an adventurer, he had once formed a party with a wizard.

At that time, I didn’t know that it was beginner’s luck, and I broke up with the wizard because I was fed up with his reckless nature.

Then, three years later, when she finally got to invite a magician to her party for the first time, the immature Karin couldn’t control her curiosity.

‘Let’s do that after we become close…!’

Daph was now old enough to know that it would be difficult to form a party with a wizard with such a polite personality.

“Ah… You don’t have to be so hard on me.”

Look here.

What a thoughtful wizard.

After that, while Karin was happily muttering, we reached the Forest of Demons.

“This is zone 1.”

Dave put Karin down and stepped forward again.

Leon turned his head around to look at his surroundings.

It didn’t really look like the name ‘Forest of Demons’.

The green-tinged forest was not much different from other forests.

It must have been about an hour since the moment when Dave’s body gained strength.

“There aren’t that many monsters.”

“It’s probably because other adventurers have already taken care of it. If you go a little further… … .”

As soon as Dave finished speaking, seven green figures appeared in front of them.

“Goblin?”

“You know.”

It was a goblin holding a crude weapon.

Like Nol, it was also a monster named after an F-class essence.

‘Is this goblin an F-class?’

If you look at it that way, it means that you would be at the level of a 1st or 2nd level trainee.

Leon shook his head.

‘It doesn’t make sense that the skills of one wizard and one monster are equivalent.’

Leon knew how much power a well-prepared wizard could wield, even if he was only an apprentice.

A warrior who can easily hunt F-class monsters goes up against a 1st-class apprentice wizard?

Leon was certain that the wizard could never lose, assuming he had learned common magic.

It was already clear that the movements of the adventurers of the same color would be far surpassed by the magic injection technique.

‘Well, isn’t it strange that you have to eat hundreds of F-rank elixirs to level up?’

I thought it would be fun to try it.

Does the goblin really have F-class skills, worthy of its name?