episode_0046

“Oh my god! You turned a wolf into a human!!!”

“…”

Risir was dumbfounded.

Do you know what kind of wizard I am?

Instead of correcting Kella’s misunderstanding, Risir tried to talk to the wolf cub, or rather, the female beast.

“Ah-”

In an instant, the strength left her body and she lost consciousness.

Her body reverted back to its wolf form.

“Poem, did you fail!?”

What do you mean it failed?

Risir ignored Kella and checked the wolf’s condition.

‘What would I know if I checked it? -…Huh?’

Surprisingly, I was able to find out something.

‘What is this?’

If the wolf’s body were made of blood and flesh, Risir would not have felt anything.

He was neither a veterinarian nor a doctor.

But the wolf’s body was made of mana.

Is it like adding a shell called flesh to the kernel called mana?

Thanks to that, Risir was able to sense the wolf’s condition.

‘Cleansed but at the same time weakened…’

Risir placed his hand on the wolf’s body.

-…

Then the wolf’s expression clearly improved.

The wolf’s body twitched, as if it was longing for Risir’s touch.

Risir recalled the memory of petting a puppy in response to the wolf’s request.

He scratched my neck and head, rubbed my stomach, and patted my butt.

-Huh…

The wolf made a pleasant sound.

“Oh.”

Meanwhile, Risir felt that the wolf’s energy had become stronger than before.

‘I don’t know how it works, but my energy seems to be beneficial to the wolf.’

After a moment of hesitation, he picked up the wolf and held it in his arms.

-Heehee…

The wolf wiggled around in her arms, finding the optimal position.

The optimal posture that was finally completed was ‘Baladan’.

The blue wolf slept peacefully, his white belly exposed.

Risir thought about feeling the wolf in his arms more closely.

‘government ordinance…?’

Suddenly, those words came to mind from a blank sheet of paper.

I’ve never seen or experienced a spirit directly, but if I did, wouldn’t this be what it would feel like?

“What did you do with the wolf!?”

Kella asked with an excited expression from the side.

The series of events seen through her eyes as an outsider was that the wizard turned the wolf into a human and then turned it back into a wolf – there was no such thing as chaos.

“I don’t know for sure, but I think the fire has been put out. Maybe it’s a spirit or something? ”

“Oh…! Spirit!!!”

“Of course, I’m not sure. It’s an area I don’t know much about. Do you happen to know anything, Mr. Kella?”

“Sorry, sorry…! I’ve never subdued a spirit before!!!”

“Oh, is that so?””

“Yes! I’m sorry for asking! ”

“I’m sorry…”

Risir averted his gaze, feeling burdened by Kella’s sparkling eyes.

Although Risir didn’t understand, Kella’s reaction was natural.

Most wizards treated adventurers as illiterate worms and ignored them outright.

If there is a race in this world more arrogant and rude than the nobles – it is none other than the wizards.

In fact, Kella has been ignored by wizards countless times up until now.

Even though they were all authors who couldn’t even keep up with Risir’s toes.

-It’s over.

-What happened?

-Would you understand if I told you?

-…

If Kella had known the wizards, she would have conducted the conversation in that manner in the situation just now.

But Risir, this genius wizard, went beyond kindly explaining to Kella and even asked for her opinion.

Kella felt unnecessarily impatient.

I wish I could have given him a proper answer to his question.

How I wish I could be worthy of the respect accorded this genius wizard!

Kella focused all her energy on Risir, hoping that another opportunity might come.

Then, a memory suddenly comes to mind.

-I was trying to find out if there were any requests I could take on.

-Brother. In my opinion, Brother is not the type of person who would roll around in this industry.

Kella became lost in thought as she recalled the first time she met Risir.

“Sorry, sorry, Risir!”

“Suddenly?”

“At first…! I made remarks that seemed to ignore you, Risir, so I’m really- so embarrassed!”

“Yes? Oh, it’s okay. Didn’t you say you were worried about me? ”

Kella was now almost afraid.

‘What? How can this not be magical?’

It was as if the man had not lived as a genius wizard for all these years, but had suddenly become one against his will one day.

Kella tried to calm her surprised heart and said.

“First, let’s go to the guild!”

***

He was the owner of sharp eyes that made the absence of one eye covered by a blindfold seem insignificant.

The second-in-command of the Drapon Guild.

Master Agent Dupont untied her neatly braided blue hair and tied it back up.

I thought that if I did this, my troubled mind would be sorted out.

She muttered to herself.

‘This is fucked.’

A low-ranking adventurer from the guild brought in some crazy monsters and a magician.

I heard that the wizard and himself were attacked by strange men, so he subdued them and dragged them here.

Up to here it was possible.

No. It was good, not to the extent that it could be.

The Adventurer’s Guild receives some of the responsibility for maintaining city security from the city council.

Catch the thugs who roam the back alleys of the city in suspicious attire in broad daylight, attacking pedestrians?

It was a clear plus factor at the guild level.

If the story had ended here, Dupont would have just given the low-level adventurer a piece of candy along with a compliment on his good deed.

But unfortunately, the report contained more than that.

Dupont prayed earnestly.

I hope I misheard or that the wizard misspoke.

“Are you sure? These guys could be related to the Warlock?”

“Yes. I possessed an object imbued with the power of black magic.”

“…”

Warlocks were a far more dangerous threat than robbers or thieves.

If you capture a warlock and report it to the city council, you will be greatly rewarded.

Not only that, the guild’s honor and status will be further elevated.

The subjugation of black magicians was a clear bonus factor at the guild level.

Still, Dupont couldn’t help but like ‘Oh my’.

There’s a reason why there are such great rewards for subduing black magicians.

They were more difficult to deal with than any devil or criminal.

Even the magicians of the Magic Tower didn’t know much about black magic.

But what about adventurers?

A wise adventurer would not get involved in anything related to a warlock.

But what?

The board has already been set, so you want me to just stamp it?

Dupont glared at Kella, who was standing next to him like a criminal.

“Sorry, I’m sorry… I never thought it would have to do with a warlock…!”

Dupont put a cigarette in his mouth and lit it.

Only after taking a deep breath of cigarette smoke and exhaling it did her trembling facial muscles calm down.

“Are you sure? These guys could be related to the Warlock?”

“Isn’t that the question you just asked?”

“Well, let’s say it again, saving one person’s life. They might have gotten their hands on that item by accident.”

“That possibility is slim.”

“How can you say that?”

“They had a clear understanding of the power and use of this item. This would require knowledge of black magic. However, I did not sense any traces of black magic other than the ring. Therefore, my opinion is this. A third party gave them this item and a specific mission. ”

“…”

Dupont looked at the obsidian ring on the desk in great bewilderment.

‘You got that much information from just that one thing?’

The only information Duponga could gather from observing the ring was that it was ‘not normal’.

However, the wizard in front of him was able to extract all sorts of information with just that one ring. As he said, it was something that could only be done with the knowledge of black magic.

It was a type and depth of knowledge that was difficult to expect even from the magicians of the Magic Tower.

That’s why Dupont couldn’t easily believe Risir’s words.

‘It won’t be too late to compare after hearing that person’s advice.’

Dupont reserved judgment on Risir’s opinion.

Soon, a new visitor arrived in her office.

“I heard you called me.”

Her name is Kedgan.

As a full-fledged magician of the Color Magic Tower, he was one of the magicians whom the Drapon Guild occasionally sought advice on magic.

As far as Dupona knew, there were only one or two masters in the Gray Tower who were more knowledgeable in black magic than she was.

In the current situation, he was a person who could not have been more reliable.

but.

Dupont swallowed his sigh with difficulty.

The magicians of the Magic Tower, who had absolute pride in their abilities and knowledge, never offered help for free.

Given the circumstances, it was inevitable that I had called her, but thinking about the price he would demand later gave me a headache.

With great difficulty, Dupont opened his mouth and explained the whole story to Kedgan.

“Where is that ring that contains the power of black magic?”

Kedgan picked up the obsidian ring on the desk and examined it carefully.

“You called me because you were so scared because of something like this?”

“Can you explain in more detail why it is ‘this kind of thing’?”

“I’d rather ask. Why are you so wary of this unidentified ring?”

Kedgann snickered and burst into laughter.

Yeah, this is it.

Now I feel like I’m talking to a wizard.

Dupont continued speaking with a vivid discomfort he had not felt when talking to Risir.

“Another wizard warned me. Beware of the power contained in the object, and beware of the one who might be its true owner.”

“It’s a power so vague that it’s hard to even define it as black magic. This power has no effect on humans. If you see that you’re warning against this, then the wizard is either one of two things. Either a fool trying to deceive you, or an ignorant person who is fooled by his own knowledge. ”

Dupont looked at Risir’s expression with sharp criticism.

“Huh?”

Then, Kedgan’s gaze naturally turned to Risir.

Dupont felt a pang of regret in his heart.

There have been similar situations before.

-Oh my god, you call that a horse?

-Where is your school? Or who is your teacher?

-Why can’t you speak?

-no way?

-this.

-I’ll ask you politely. Could you please refrain from talking about ‘magic’ in front of me?

-Because I don’t think I can stand it when people treat me like a ‘wizard’ like you guys.

The Drapon Guild invited several wizards to seek advice, but Kedgann suddenly opened his eyes and slaughtered the wandering wizards.

Among wizards, the name Magic Tower had absolute weight.

To have an equal argument with a proud wizard like Kedgann, you basically had to belong to a certain magic tower.

In fact, up until now, Kedgan had only had one proper conversation with a wizard, and that was with none other than the wizard of the Blue Tower.

Of course, even that was done by tearing the opponent to pieces with aggressive logic and tone.

“Is that you? The ‘wizard’ that Mr. Dupont spoke of.”

“Yes.”

“I am Kedgann of the House of Sarorath. I am a Gray Tower wizard, and I trained at the Teldran School. My teacher’s name is Kaldrain. What about you?”

“I am Risir.”

Dupont sighed inwardly.

Even though the self-introduction was short, it was too short.

She closed her eyes tightly.

I was overcome with guilt as I saw the situation that would follow.

It was as obvious as day.

Surely Kedgan was inspired by Risir’s short self-introduction and nitpicked all sorts of things-

“Rishir? Rishir… Where have I heard of it… Ah! I remembered! It was you! Tulan, you revealed that woman’s identity-”

“…?”

Dupont was in confusion.

It was the first time I had heard Kedgan’s tone.

Did you know that Kedgan could have such a lively voice?

Kedgan’s next words were even more shocking.

She laughed awkwardly.

“Dupona, what kind of mischief is this – after asking Mr. Risir’s advice, you try to compare it with my opinion.”

“…?”

“Anyway, I guess there’s only one piece of advice I can give you regarding this matter. Follow Mr. Risir’s advice, completely.”

“…”

Kedgann, remembering how he had criticized Risir’s opinion in front of him just a moment ago, hurriedly left with a slightly red face, praising him as much as possible.

“…Is that Mr. Kedgan?”

Kella asked, her mind blank.

***

“Here…”

It was not long after Kedgan left his post.

The captured criminals came to their senses one by one.

“…!”

They were surprised once when they saw Risir’s face, and then they were surprised again when they saw Dupona’s face.

“Wait a minute! We don’t know anything! We just did what we were told!”

They were so intimidated that they volunteered to speak before the interrogation even began.

“You just did what you were told?”

“Yeah! A few days ago, some guy came to our guild and stole a bunch of those obsidian rings-”

That was the moment when they were about to tell everything.

“Cough!”

Their speech was choked along with their breathing.

Dupont jumped up from his seat.

“Are you lonely?”

This was the method mainly used by the Mines when dealing with their subordinates.

They prevented their betrayals from happening by implanting poison in their subordinates that reacted to certain conditions.

Fortunately, most of the solitude’s recipes and antidotes were discovered thanks to the efforts of alchemists.

Dupont anticipated this situation and listed the antidotes he had prepared in advance.

And I’m trying to choose an antidote by observing the symptoms closely –

‘Damn it. What the!? I’ve never heard of such poison-‘

Risir spoke quietly next to the flustered Dupona.

“It’s not poison or anything. It seems to be some kind of black magic. That’s fortunate.”

“Black magic, what a disaster- No, wait? What? Thank goodness?”

Thank goodness it’s black magic?

Dupont’s mind struggled, but was unable to connect the two contexts.

“Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!”

Either way, the villains’ breathing became clear all at once.

“Thank goodness…”

Dupont’s one eye shook in surprise.

***

The moment when Gardena bows down to her pride as an elf and heads to the Magic Tower to ask for help.

Another elf was willing to swallow his pride and ask for help from a human.

Guild Master Drapon, the number one leader of the Drapon Guild, was unable to hide his shock.

A letter requesting a secret meeting.

The moment he arrived at the location written in the letter, an unexpected person greeted him.

“You are…”

The giant standing behind the woman stared at Draphon.

Drapon immediately bowed his head at the tremendous momentum.

“See the branches of the world tree.”

As one of the ten greatest families, the Royeh bloodline rules over the Great Forest, the holy land of the elves.

The princess of the great forest looked down at her.

“Draphon. I would like to ask you to guide the wandering spirits of Bondales. It will not be easy. I am a very shy child.”

Bondales’ greatest adventurer had a hunch.

It would be an absolutely difficult request.

***

On one hand, the wolf cub lying on the chair trembled.

Risir carefully stroked the wolf’s body.

-Heehee…

The wolf flipped over on his stomach, hissing happily.