episode_0081
by fnovelpiaThe wizards who left the Viken Territory had already crossed over to the Kerens Territory.
They were drinking and socializing with the wizards of Kerens Estate.
“Hahaha! Our wizards have done so much!”
“That’s true. If you double my salary now and pretend not to win, I’ll probably go back.”
“Sometimes I feel like the lords don’t know how much we are suffering!”
Is it because I’m drunk?
Why are these people, who only have 1-2 circles, making such a fuss?
Considering the fact that they came from the Viken Territory, which was a rival territory for the wizards, Lord Hern of Kerens Territory accepted them all.
Because of these people, the territory is getting sick in real time.
First of all, wizards have expensive maintenance costs.
In times of war, no one can project firepower like that of a wizard, but in peacetime, they are of no use.
If it is of any use, is it only for teaching the children of nobles or wealthy commoners?
Of course, that wasn’t even something they did for a salary. Was it just something they did as a side job when they needed money?
These wizards were a fatal blow to the already struggling financial situation of the Kerens Estate.
Unlike the soldiers and knights who occasionally earned more money than their upkeep by subduing monsters in the name of training, these people did not budge an inch.
They say that it would be degrading for them, as noble wizards, to hunt low-level monsters.
In fact, most magic towers prohibited wizards from subduing monsters below C grade, so it wasn’t completely without a justification.
“That’s right! How much work have our wizards done? Managed items containing magic stones, taught children to read and write, and even wrote letters of recommendation for the magic tower. Didn’t they do it all!”
“That’s right. That’s right!”
“Hey, Hicks. You go and see how badly the Viken Estate is ruined.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Hahaha! Aren’t you making your disciple suffer too much? As expected, the magic stone-powered objects in the castle aren’t even working properly! Keuhahaha! ”
The wizards, who seemed to be quite drunk, kept laughing and patted Hicks on the shoulder as if to tell him to work hard.
So Hicks returned to the Viken estate.
I had no complaints about the Master’s order. I was given a lot of travel expenses, which was understandable, so I was happy to be able to briefly visit my former job.
“Stop.”
“It’s Wizard Hicks. It hasn’t even been that long since you left, so you don’t even remember my face?”
Hicks lifted his ID card in disgust at the sanctions of the guards guarding the city.
“Ouch! My, my lord… I, I’m sorry.”
“Tsk. Be careful next time.”
The existence of wizards was extremely fearsome to the soldiers.
Since most wizards were nobles, they could kill soldiers who were just commoners and get away with it just because they felt bad.
Even though he has recently captured many nobles, it was only because he had ordered it from Lord Ertia, the owner of the territory.
Normally, it was the common people’s custom to tremble in front of nobles.
“Okay. Where should I start checking?”
Entering the city, Hicks looked around the streets and smiled gloomily.
The image of the territory that was not functioning properly because they disappeared came to mind. Hicks, who remembered Alpha, who had arrogantly shouted at them, the wizards, to get out, got down on his knees and apologized, took a step forward.
His footsteps led him to a sewage treatment plant.
A place where waste thrown by common people on the streets is collected and turned into clean drinkable water.
Among the things Alpha is doing, this one, which requires the power of a wizard, will be the first step to seeing just how messed up the city is.
“Clean!”
‘brig?’
Arriving at the sewage treatment plant, Hicks stopped for a moment as he felt the waves of mana.
It’s only one circle, but it’s still a magic that’s definitely activated.
‘Where did you get the wizards…?’
I have already told you about the mistreatment they received from the five major towers and the small and medium-sized towers they belonged to before leaving.
Because of this, the Viken Territory was sanctioned by the five major magic towers and several small and medium-sized magic towers. The magic tower lord himself declared that no magicians belonging to this place would be allowed to work there for the next 20 years.
For the magicians belonging to the Magic Tower, the Magic Tower Master’s word is absolute.
There would be no wizards who would go against that and come to work in the Viken Territory… .
With that thought, Hicks tried to go inside.
“You can’t come in here!”
“What the heck. Big guy. Get out of the way.”
But then Jean stops Higgs.
Jang, who was strong and large enough to pose a threat to most people, stopped carrying the garbage can and instead stood guard.
There is no special technology for handling sewage, but even so, it is not something that can be done by allowing unauthorized people to enter and exit without permission.
“No way!”
“Hey! Don’t you remember me?”
“No! You have to show your employee ID here!”
“But this kid…! Ice Arrow!”
Hicks breathed mana into his hands.
“Oh, it’s magic! The wizard is invading!”
Jean shouted loudly.
“Yeah, you’re a wizard. You little brat. Are you coming to your senses now?”
Hicks smirked as he prepared an ice arrow that appeared sharply in his hand.
There were more than a few times when I wanted to kill these idiots while working with them.
I didn’t kill him because I was warned not to and was paid a lot of money!
But now, he has no problem killing a guy like this who is so arrogant as to block his path.
Because no one would care if we killed one or two of these poor people.
Hicks moved his fingers and created an ice arrow, which he sent flying straight at Jean’s head.
“Die!”
“Shield!!”
However, a translucent protective film was created and protected Jang.
“What? How did you use magic tools?”
“Intruder! Intruder!”
“Is that all this kid knows how to say? Ice Arrow!”
Once again the spell began and ice arrows began to form in Hicks’ hands.
This time, not one, but several.
“What’s going on!! Son!”
“Hey, Mom! It’s a wizard intruder! A wizard!!”
At that moment, the door that Jang was guarding opened wide and a woman with fluttering blue hair appeared.
It was Jean’s mother, Celine.
“Mr. Hicks? I don’t know why you came all of a sudden, but you can’t come here without proper procedures!”
“Oh my… Oh my… .”
As Celine appeared and shouted, Hicks opened his mouth, forgetting to even fire the ice arrow he had created in his hand.
‘3, 3 circles…?!’
Hicks’ realm is now 2nd circle.
A state of accomplishment that took a lifetime to achieve.
At his age, he might be able to advance to the 3rd circle in just 5 more years.
Although the odds weren’t all that high, considering that Hicks’s master was now in his 70s and only had two circles.
But… how could Celine, who was clearly just an ordinary woman, rise to the 3rd Circle during the few months he was away?!
This was impossible.
‘That’s ridiculous! That’s ridiculous! That’s ridiculous!!’
“Hey, Hicks, meet your senior… ”
“…? Hey, Mr. Hicks? Why, all of a sudden… ”
Although he thought it was ridiculous, Hicks bowed his head according to the etiquette of wizards who were considered seniors if their circle was higher.
Celine, who was unaware of this fact, did not understand how high a level she had reached, and could only fidget until the guards arrived.
“Hmm… For now, Wizard Hicks has been given permission to tour the sewage treatment plant.”
A knight who had been dispatched instead of the guards upon hearing that a wizard had caused trouble granted Hicks permission to enter.
Recently, the knights who had been promoted from apprentices to full-fledged knights in place of the purged knights were cautious in their attitude toward magicians.
Even among the apprentice knights, many of them were nobles and were purged, so inevitably the only ones who became full-fledged knights were those who challenged the knighthood while still being commoners.
“Yes… Thank you.”
Even though he knew his opponent was a commoner knight, Hicks did not dare to make a move.
I’m sick of it…
It was because of Celine’s eyes looking at him.
He left the Viken Territory… No, I heard that the magic school was still running while they were there.
Alpha made it the day after he chased away the wizards.
There were wizards, including Hicks, whom I didn’t know about because I wasn’t interested.
“But why did Mr. Hicks come back?”
“Ah… That’s just… ”
Hicks was evasive, but after just a few moments of conversation, Celine was able to get a general idea of what he was there for.
“This is the newly renovated purification facility.”
“Clean! Clean! Clean!”
“Huh… ?”
Hicks was shocked because he knew that someone was using magic through the flow of mana, but he had never thought that so many people would use it.
‘Magic is a law of the world that only the chosen ones can use…!’
Hicks felt like his world was falling apart.
-You are talented.
childhood.
Hicks was born into a noble family and lived without ever knowing anything like hunger.
Naturally, he thought he had been chosen.
However, seeing so many lower class people who looked like insects in front of his eyes, even though they were only in the first circle, had learned magic made him realize how worthless the magic he had learned was.
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