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“Mr. Leon. Permission for the gate has been granted.”

“Really? It came out faster than I thought.”

About 30 minutes had passed since we looked around Lhium’s Magic Tower.

Albert, who called us while we were looking around, told us that he had received permission to use the gate.

I was surprised by the faster-than-expected permission, and Albert gave a sheepish smile and continued.

“Instead… the Magic Tower has one favor to ask of you, Mr. Leon.”

“…Tsk. Yeah, yeah, I figured.”

The gate we are trying to use is for the people of the Magic Kingdom.

In other words, it is freely open to the magicians of this country, but quite closed to other people. That is, magicians or ordinary people who do not belong to the Magic Kingdom. The reason for this is that it takes a lot of resources to activate the gate… but the truth is unknown.

However, in the game, it can be used by paying a small fee, limited to the hero and his party, due to pressure from the Holy Kingdom.

However, if someone other than that wants to use the gate, there are considerable restrictions…

‘At this point in time, permission to use the gate has not yet been granted to the heroes.’

If I remember correctly, permission for the gate is granted when performing the sub-quest of the Magic Kingdom mentioned earlier.

This sub-quest is related to the ‘Black Dawn Society’ event…

But if the Black Dawn Society has already moved and invaded the north, what happens to the sub-quest that should have occurred in the Magic Kingdom?

I thought about it, but I don’t know.

When I sighed and looked at Albert, he must have thought my reaction was a rejection, and he stuttered.

“It’s not a difficult task. I just… hope you’ll meet several students at the magic school established in the capital and give them a little lecture.”

“Meet the students and… give a lecture?”

“Yes. You are trying to shorten the time by going through the gate to get to the Holy Kingdom, right? So it won’t take up too much of your time.”

“…”

That’s not what I’m asking.

Why a lecture all of a sudden? Is there some kind of password I don’t know?

Or… is that it?

Is it like inviting celebrities to universities to sing and stuff?

As I was at a loss, Albert looked at me for a moment, and then, as if realizing something, he said with a bitter smile.

“Excuse me… I heard that you were in a foreign land.”

“That’s right. To be exact… I went and defeated the fragment of the Demon King that had settled in Yeomguk.”

“Then you may not know. Currently, the amount of attention towards the hero Leon is higher than you think.”

“?”

What is he talking about again.

Of course, I succeeded in catching the fragment of the Demon King, so I thought I would receive that much attention…

But judging from what he’s saying now, there seems to be something more than I thought.

“Do you know of any events that have occurred on the Pilgreia Central Continent?”

“I don’t know. I only recently came here through Gold Road. I don’t know much about the situation in the Central Continent.”

“Then let me tell you a little bit, the situation in the Pilgreia Central Continent is not very good right now.”

“???”

Not good?

Even before leaving Yeomguk, it shouldn’t have been that bad?

The Demon King’s army had not yet begun to move in earnest, so in terms of the game’s story, it should have been only in the early to mid stages.

“Keep talking.”

“Yes. First of all, the orcs who lived in the West Continent have advanced into the Central Continent.”

“Advanced?”

“Yes. It’s a kind of invasion. Because of this, the people who lived there lost their land and fled, and there was great damage due to the fighting with the orcs. The hero Abel stepped up to suppress them, but failed due to the unexpectedly strong power of the orcs. The orcs have stopped moving after advancing to some extent into the Central Continent, but it is a situation where they may move again at any time.”

Orc invasion.

Listening to the story, there was such an event.

I didn’t think of it because my time in Yeomguk was longer than I thought…

In my memory, the power of the Demon King grew stronger in the West Continent, and the land where life could not live increased, and the orcs in the middle of that influence crossed over to the Central Continent to survive, causing friction, which is the outline of the orc event.

But the hero Abel failed to solve it?

‘…Well, he must have tried to solve it with brute force.’

“In addition, a Demon King’s army called the Black Dawn Society has appeared in the north and conquered the country. Currently, that place is called the ‘Witch’s Country’ and passage itself is restricted.”

“Witch’s country?”

Was there such an event…?

At least I don’t remember such a thing.

‘More than anything, wasn’t the Black Dawn Society doing something in the Magic Kingdom? Why the north all of a sudden?’

Was there something in the north?

The only thing that was important in the story was Snow Mountain.

But suddenly they settled in the northern land?…

“Who went there?”

“Hero Ragna.”

“And that guy failed too?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Two of the heroes are failing.

But judging from the fact that they somehow survived, they must have strong bad luck.

“So what does that have to do with me.”

“In a situation where two heroes, who should be active on the front lines of the war with the Demon King, have suffered miserable failures… Hero Leon, who was called the Incompetent Hero. Your achievements have become a great hope for the Pilgreia Continent. Therefore, there are quite a few people who want to meet you, Leon.”

“Really….?”

That’s how it is?

I didn’t even think of that… the current situation seems to be more complicated than I thought.

“Furthermore, didn’t you suddenly go missing? There are many people who are curious about your whereabouts in the meantime. However, for the sake of boosting morale at the magic school…”

“…”

‘Missing…’

Before leaving for Yeomguk, when I met Tirise, one of the four party members who betrayed Hero Leon, who was Hero Leon’s first party.

I knew that they had not told anyone about my whereabouts.

‘Even Tirise didn’t know.’

Perhaps Marie hid the note I left under Ragna’s orders…

She kept hiding it until the end.

“…Tsk.”

“If you’re uncomfortable…”

“Ah, it’s not like that, so don’t worry. It’s just a matter of exchanging a few words. It’s simple.”

Albert’s expression brightened at my acceptance.

“Then let’s go without delay. The gate is ready to be activated, so you can move as is.”

“Okay.”

“There will be a guide there. You can follow him.”

After finishing talking with Albert, I came out of the room and saw the group waiting outside.

“How did it go?”

“The gate is ready to be used. But they asked me to do something.”

“Asked you to do something?”

“They asked me to go to the magic school and give a lecture or something.”

Everyone looked at me with puzzled expressions at my words, but Lucy nodded as if she understood.

“I can understand that. The magic school in the Magic Kingdom is one of the places that cultivates the core forces that can continue the war with the Demon King, regardless of its relationship with the Holy Kingdom. Only the promising students among them are selected to be in the hero’s party and receive the glory of making a name for themselves in the world, so the purpose is to show them the hero’s face directly and encourage their desire to grow.”

Yeah, that’s roughly the purpose.

While I was thinking that, Levia’s eyes next to Lucy sparkled slightly.

“Levia? Is there something you want to say?”

“Y-Yes?! Ah, no… that’s…”

“It’s okay. You’re part of our party now. You can say for sure whether you like it or not. You have that right.”

Everyone nodded and looked at Levia at my words, and Levia’s face turned red, but she said carefully.

“T-To be honest… I used to dream of becoming a magician… I’m a little excited because you said you were going to the magic school…”

I didn’t know that….

A saint candidate is a magician…. I don’t think there could be anything funnier than that.

“Then there’s even less reason to refuse. Since those guys are the ones asking, why don’t we take a magic school experience while we’re at it?”

“C-Can we do that?”

“There’s no reason why not.”

I said that and looked at the others.

Baekryeon and Seolrin nodded as if they didn’t mind.

“Honestly… I’m not very happy with the twisted energy here…”

“I’m also a little… as a clergyman.”

“Hmm…”

But unexpectedly, Baekho and Lucy showed reluctance.

Lucy, that girl. She said before that the path I was going was the path she was going, but now…

“Well, going and staying for a long time are different things.”

“…Yeah, I wasn’t planning on staying for long anyway.”

I shrugged my shoulders and said.

“5 days. Let’s stay for only 5 days and leave right away.”

* * *

Allfia Magic School.

The largest magic school in Craftia Magic Kingdom and located in the capital.

It is a school that has produced many famous magicians, so any magician would want to enter here.

The rookie magicians from this school are given priority in any magic tower, and their level is high.

A secluded place in such Allfia.

“Ugh!….”

“Hey. Didn’t I tell you? You smell like metal whenever you come?”

“You don’t have any talent, but you’re lucky enough to get in, so you shouldn’t bother others. Right?”

The sight of people bullying a girl was seen.

“If you’re a dwarf, you should just play with iron scraps.”

“Ahahahahahat”

“…”

The people who messed up the girl’s textbook soon disappeared with laughter.

The girl, who had fallen to the floor and was covered in dust, carefully got up and looked down at the messed up textbook.

“…I’ll have to get it again.”