episode_0016

Leon returned home without even being able to have a proper conversation with Leah because the surrounding wizards were taking her away, and he immediately went back to training.

A week had passed since I had only been going back and forth between home and the herbal medicine mountain.

A rumor began to circulate among the residents of the entrance.

There was a rumor that they were selecting ordinary disciples from among the residents of the entrance.

Leon suddenly remembered what the man who was conducting the attribute test had said when he had been captured by Widia on the first day.

‘Don’t be too disappointed. You too will have plenty of opportunities to become wizards if you collect merit points or wait just for a year.’

Leon, who was very nervous, remembered every word the man said at that time.

‘Is that a year later now?’

Leon, who had been living in Widia for a year, had some idea of the goings-on there.

Even ordinary people with a single attribute had the opportunity to become wizards.

It’s a very rare opportunity, but the door isn’t completely closed.

And through such opportunities, single-attribute magicians who learned magic steadily trained and once again entered the academy through a small opportunity, or gave up on their talents and maintained their current level, taking on administrative work like Porn, Investigator Mark, or Walter who managed the herb mountain.

The reason Leon, who was satisfied with the management of the herbal medicine, was deeply concerned about this opportunity was because of the shared magic.

I didn’t think much of it the first time I heard it, but it seemed like it was dealing with more important magic than I thought as public magic.

If you become a regular disciple and awaken Mana, you will learn common magic… … .

‘You can turn the quest reward into a magic book and turn it until the common magic appears, but… … .’

I didn’t feel any great resistance to becoming a regular disciple.

Since he no longer had to worry about Leon’s true nature being revealed, he felt less pressured to come forward, and since he wouldn’t have to do as much work as the residents of the entrance once he became a regular disciple, he could also increase his training time.

‘It’s a shame that I haven’t been to areas 2 and 3 of the medicinal herb mountain yet… … .’

Even though Walter had feelings for Leon, he didn’t know how long it would take until he was put in charge of Districts 2 and 3.

Leon headed towards the dormitory where the residents of the entrance were staying for the first time in a long while.

There was a notice posted on the bulletin board in the square.

[General disciple recruitment test.]

Leon scanned the contents.

Beneath the title was drawn one large pattern made up of various shapes and symbols.

The test asked you to think about what the pattern might mean and then submit your answer.

The problem itself was very easy.

Leon quickly realized that this symbol had the same structure as a magical spell.

If we were to turn this into a spell, it would be a very simple magic.

The structure and essence were apparent at a glance.

It seemed like it could be transformed into a more efficient technique.

Leon pondered the intent of this matter for a moment.

What is the intention of posing this question to the general public who are ignorant of magic?

Leon, who had become a 3rd-class wizard, found the problems too easy and it was difficult to understand the intentions.

‘It’s the lowest level of water magic… … .’

The symbols and shapes were connected as one flow.

Its essence was gentleness.

The patterns created in regular shapes had an overall meaning of gentleness and softness.

‘Can a normal person know and answer this?’

The reason he was worried about this was, of course, because Leon wanted to hide his true nature and pretend to be an ordinary person to become an ordinary disciple.

‘Is it enough to just notice this flow?’

It is obvious that water magic and the essence of gentleness contained within it are difficult for ordinary people to realize.

Leon immediately picked up the paper lying around and wrote down his answer, trying to avoid using magical terms as much as possible.

And in less than a minute, I wrote down all the answers and put the answer sheets in the box.

‘Now all that’s left is… persuasion?’

Leon went to Walter and told him that he wanted to challenge him as a regular disciple.

He looked surprised for a moment, then smiled gently.

“Are you saying you’re going to quit?”

“I don’t know exactly what I’ll do if I become a regular disciple, but I thought it would be right to tell you in advance.”

“If you become a regular disciple, um… … .”

Walter rested his chin on his hand and looked at Leon, lost in thought.

Leon’s appearance was exactly that of an ordinary person with dreams of becoming a wizard.

Walter didn’t want to disappoint Leon like that.

Walter has been through that too.

“I guess you’ll be focusing on training for a while. But you won’t be able to just train all the time. There will come a day when you’ll be in charge of work, even if it’s not as much as the entrance resident, so come see me again then.”

“… … Is that okay?”

Walter looked at Leon’s cautious face and smiled bitterly.

‘The young boy doesn’t trust people… … .’

Walter nodded willingly.

“I told you that I had a talent for potions. My potion technique isn’t something I share with just anyone, right?”

“Okay, thank you.”

“You’re already talking like a regular disciple? It’s nice to see you so confident.”

“Ah.”

Leon realized that he had been unconsciously assuming that they would definitely stick together.

‘You have to be careful… … .’

After receiving Walter’s permission, Leon went straight to find Arpina.

With Bima’s bracelet, the level was adjusted back to 1st level.

Leon nodded as soon as he saw Arpina.

The fact that she came all of a sudden and met with Leon meant that Arpina was quite considerate of Leon.

“How have you been?”

Arpina’s eyebrows furrowed.

“You’re not the kind of guy who’d come to ask how I’m doing. What’s your business?”

“Please help me one more time.”

Leon got straight to the point, just as she had hoped.

Even if I said more elaborate words, it would be useless to Arpina.

“… … Are you being cheeky? You came all of a sudden and asked for help?”

“There is no one else I can ask for help but Arpina.”

Arpina frowned and tapped her fingers on the desk, lost in thought for a moment.

Then, he focused his eyes on Leon’s realm with magical power.

The public magic was ‘Search’.

Leon sensed that she was trying to figure out his level in context and showed off his level of skill in the latter half of the first level.

I thought it would be okay to show this much.

If I was going to ask for a favor, I had to at least let him know that I was a useful guy.

I also developed some level of trust in Arpina.

“1st grade late?”

Arpina’s eyes widened.

“Did you take any elixir?”

“I was lucky.”

“Ha, did you learn that wizardly way of speaking from your master?”

Arpina clicked her tongue, then opened her mouth again.

“A similar level to Leah? I don’t want to help you anymore?”

“Then I can’t ask for more in my situation.”

Contrary to his words that he would not go against the mood, Leon’s body was unmoving.

“… … What an annoying little brat.”

Arpina crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair.

“Tell me. What do you want?”

“I took the general disciple exam this time.”

“A regular disciple? It’s strange that you weren’t chosen based on your skills, but why? You have a teacher.”

Leon shook his head.

“None.”

“What?”

Arpina straightened up from where she was lying deep in the chair.

“I never said I had any.”

“… Then how did you wake up?”

“I learned it by studying on my own.”

“Does that make sense? I personally confirmed that you are a trinity. ”

“When I was young, I happened to get a magic book and tried it on my own and became enlightened.”

It wasn’t completely nonsense.

‘By chance’ he obtains a magic book when he is very young.

At this point, you can already read the text, so you look at it and try to ‘understand’ it on your own and awaken your mana.

And it takes a long time to awaken Mana.

Even if you don’t have a talent for magic, it’s not impossible if you have a keen mind.

Even if the subsequent ascent to the realm hits the limits of the three elements.

Of course, Arpina did not believe that assumption.

It was no different from saying that anyone can become a great wizard if they just work hard.

“You must be hiding something.”

“Didn’t you say you’ve gained a powerful ally?”

“Not to the extent of being so arrogant… … .”

Arpina, who was looking at Leon’s face with a strange annoyance, suddenly asked.

“Would you like to be my personal disciple?”

Leon shook his head at the unexpected suggestion.

“It’s okay.”

“… Why?”

Leon had no intention of becoming anyone’s personal disciple.

Because it was obvious that there would be too much interference.

The reason Leon wanted to become a regular disciple was, firstly, because he needed a guarantee that he wouldn’t be looked down on even if he trained openly, and the other additional goals were to secure training time and learn common magic.

Arpina’s face showed confusion, as if she hadn’t expected to be rejected.

It was an unfamiliar face to Leon.

‘Like someone who’s been rejected for the first time… … .’

Leon hesitated for a moment, wondering if he had rejected her too quickly.

But if you ultimately have no intention of becoming a personal disciple, then it would have been right to refuse.

There is nothing that breaks trust more than looking at someone’s liver.

“Why?”

Leon said, glancing at her urging.

“Don’t you already have Leah as your disciple?”

“Stop talking nonsense. Where is the law that says you can only have one disciple?”

“That, Arpina-nim told me not to think about becoming her disciple last time… … .”

She let out a laugh at the reckless remark.

“… .”

I knew he was cocky, but now I see that he was a brat to the core.

Where has she ever been treated like this?

If she were to choose a personal disciple right now, she could make a full circle around the academy grounds, targeting only the students.

I felt like I was being too comfortable.

Leon seemed to know nothing about her.

But there was nothing more difficult than explaining myself in detail.

She suppressed her anger and opened her mouth calmly.

“If you practice alone, you may not feel the limitations right away, but even if you only reach level 3, you will realize that it takes a tremendous amount of time to advance to the next level.”

Arpina didn’t know, but unfortunately, that didn’t apply to him at all.

Feeling that he couldn’t just ignore her serious advice, Leon eventually decided to be somewhat honest.

“But I still want to try it alone.”

“… .”

Her speech was interrupted again.

Arpina was absurd.

Have you never been taught by someone before, so you don’t know how much of a difference it makes in your growth?

“You even have stubbornness… … ?”

Leon bowed his head obediently, looking at Arpina’s stern face.

Unless you plan on explaining to her that practicing alone won’t be a problem, it was best to let her see it that way.

“I’m sorry… … .”

“Okay.”

Arpina waved her hand.

The more I listened, the more I felt like something was being cut away.

Arpina could never admit this as pride.

She asked nervously.

“So what do you want?”

“If I become a regular disciple, can you guarantee that my realm will not be revealed?”

“So… …you want me to help you pretend to be an ordinary person and become an ordinary disciple?”

“Yes.”

Arpina didn’t ask why.

Of course, those who apply to become general disciples will be residents of the entrance.

Leon, who was hiding the fact that he was a first-class player, would be in trouble.

She took a moment to collect her thoughts and then chuckled.

Come to think of it, there was no need to get angry.

“I wonder when you will repay my favor.”

“I won’t forget.”

“I’ll look forward to it.”

‘Okay, let’s see when you realize your limits and kneel down to be accepted as my disciple.’

Arpina was sure that day wouldn’t be too long away.