Wizard Stone - Chapter 689



Only Krnovel

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“I’m here.”

“Roy.”

“Are you here?”

“Are you here?”

“Good job.”

Being welcomed by my colleagues makes me feel like I’m back. My heart, which had been fluctuating because of the gold plate and the sun bridge, finally seemed to have stabilized.

Peace came to my heart again.

“Are you going to take a shower? Should I tell everyone to gather in the living room?”

“uh. “Just a moment before that.”

Roy dragged Tali into the empty room.

“why?”

“Why? “You don’t need this?”

“What is this?”

Instead of answering, Roy took out a gift from his inner pocket. Tali’s eyes immediately doubled in size when she saw the gift.

“this······!”

“Quiet. Are you planning on spreading a rumor that I only took care of you?”

Roy quickly put his finger to his mouth. Tali also quickly covered her mouth with one hand and slowly picked up the gift with the other hand.

He seemed to be quite moved, as his hand holding the gift was shaking. It was the most violent reaction I’ve ever seen.

After the conversation, I asked Pyrene to melt the ice and pull out the tooth, which was rewarding.

“You didn’t forget.”

“of course.”

Roy shamelessly nodded. There was no need to say that he was so absorbed in the magic and training he learned while catching the ogre that he had completely forgotten about it until he arrived in Arpen.

Even if he found out, it didn’t matter as I could just do it as a favor I had made to the lord for my colleagues.

“I’ll do really well.”

“okay.”

“Really. “I will follow you around for the rest of my life.”

Tali said thank you once more and stormed out of the room. Looking at that, it didn’t seem like the secret would last that long.

Well, it doesn’t matter.

If it were Tali, everyone would probably understand. It is already well known that Tali is serious about things like monster bones and fingernails.

None of my colleagues would be disappointed if they didn’t give me a gift.

Of course, that and being followed are two different things.

How many people do you think will follow?

After taking a quick shower, Roy called his colleagues into the living room.

“Everyone except Irina is here, right?”

“yes.”

“If it’s a story about fighting an ogre, wouldn’t it be better for Irina to come and tell it?”

“I guess so. “What I’m going to talk about now is something else.”

“Something else?”

“yes.”

Roy paused for a moment and then got to the point.

“I’m thinking about moving.”

“move?”

“Suddenly?”

“Of course not right now. “Next year.”

“······The way you say it doesn’t seem like you are moving to another house in the estate. It’s not like I’m moving next year either. Are you planning to go to another territory?”

“yes. “It won’t work because of the Sun Bridge.”

At Roy’s answer, my eyes naturally turned to one place. Tello, who was playing with toys with Sarah, lightly responded to her attention.

hi.

“······Is it perhaps because of Tello?”

“No, Buk. “I just can’t bear it.”

Roy briefly talked about his experiences on the way.

As I talk, I get angry again.

“Does this make sense? After risking your life to fight, you say it’s a shame that it would have been better if you brought a person instead of an ogre. “Isn’t that what you’re saying is to completely fuck this?”

“I don’t think I meant to say fuck you. “In fact, it’s the opposite.”

“Against it?”

“okay. They don’t care about you or your lord at all. “That should make the lord more offended than you.”

After listening to it, it seems like that.

Of course, the results will not change.

“Anyway, I’m leaving Arpen.”

“Where do you plan to go?”

“I’m thinking about it. Any place without a solar bridge is good.”

“I like anywhere too!”

As expected, among the colleagues, Tali was the first to express her intention to join. It was worthwhile giving the ogre’s teeth as a gift.

However, I did not say that the rest would easily follow.

I wasn’t that worried about Irina, Mila, Dredd, and Marie, but I was a little worried about the rest.

Especially in the case of mercenaries, they all looked at each other.

It’s a natural reaction. This is because, regardless of whether you believe in the Church of the Sun or not, there is no need to go to a place where there are no priests.

There was already a prevailing opinion among mercenaries that it was better to receive treatment from a Sun Church priest rather than drink a potion.

Those currently working as security guards were no exception.

“Is there somewhere good?”

“well.”

“It’s a place without a solar bridge….”

“What about Harvey?”

Dread’s opinion sounded like a sigh from many places. Roy also had the same opinion, although he didn’t react much.

No matter how much I hated the Sun Bridge, going all the way to Harvey was not worth it. Naturally, the North was also eliminated for the same reason.

Not some kind of wanted criminal.

“It’s not a kingdom.”

“Is it just a kingdom?”

“It’s not necessarily true, but I guess the kingdom is more comfortable.”

“hmm. “Do you mind whether it’s the royal faction or the noble faction?”

“······If possible, a neutral place would be better.”

“Is there a place in the kingdom that is neutral and does not have solar cults?”

“If you look for it, it will be there. Because the Church of the Sun is not present in all parts of the kingdom. “There is a high probability that it will not be present, especially in small fiefdoms.”

Roy nodded in agreement with Schugel’s opinion. The fact that the territory is small means that it is not suitable for missionary work.

This is evidenced by the fact that in the past, the Sun Bridge advanced into the northern part of the country but then gave up.

“But I think the opposite would be better.”

“Against it? Are you saying a large estate is better?”

“okay. “Whether there is a Sun Church or not doesn’t matter as long as you don’t get swayed by them, right?”

“hmm.”

After listening to it, it seems like that. I thought it would be okay in a place like that.

Of course, if there is such a place.

“Do you have a place that reminds you of?”

“Yes.”

“Where?”

“capital.”

“Ah, the capital.”

As I was only thinking about the territory, I completely forgot about the capital.

It certainly seemed like if it was a capital city, they wouldn’t be able to do as they please no matter how many people there are.

Of course, from Shugel’s perspective, he would definitely want to go to the capital regardless.

If it weren’t for Marie, she probably would have gone back a long time ago.

“Why do you look at me like that?”

“it’s nothing.”

“So, how is it?”

“well.”

To be honest, I’m not really attracted to it.

Going to the capital because of the Sun Bridge feels similar to filling the area with fish-shaped flames to block arrows.

The friction with the Sun Bridge may disappear, but there are too many things to lose because of it.

In particular, the biggest problem is that you can’t move around while training or using magic to your heart’s content.

Here, it is questionable how Rani and Nof will be viewed. In particular, Nof was bigger than before, so there was no way he wouldn’t receive attention.

It seemed like it would be uncomfortable in many other ways as well.

“I’ll think about it first.”

“Think about it seriously.”

“All right. “Is there another place?”

“I remembered one thing.”

“It’s a kingdom, right?”

“It is a kingdom and yet not a kingdom.”

Roy frowned slightly at Marie’s answer. And it was the same for other colleagues.

“What is it?”

“Is there a place that is a kingdom and is not a kingdom?”

“there is. “This is Baron Diebel’s territory.”

“Baron Diebel’s territory…”

“This is Count Elihal’s territory.”

“ah. there.”

“Well, that makes sense.”

It’s definitely not wrong. Regardless of whether Count Elihal’s territory was okay or not, the expression that it was a kingdom and not a kingdom was appropriate.

That’s because it is a place that follows the laws of the elves rather than the laws of the kingdom.

To be exact, it follows the law of Elihal.

To avoid the Sun Bridge, go to Count Elihal’s territory…

It feels like avoiding monkeys and going to a place where ogres are.

Although we were closer than in the past, I was still scared and uncomfortable with Elihal.

The fact that there were a lot of elves here also played a role.

After meeting the ward, my perception of elves changed a little. For some reason, I thought that if I went there, my chances of getting hit by an arrow would be slightly higher.

The defenses were much stronger than before, but arrows were still scary.

“I will think about it.”

“yes.”

“Isn’t there another place?”

I waited a bit, but no further opinions came out.

If you think about it, there are quite a lot of these. There wasn’t a good place to go.

To be exact, there was no better place than Arpen. Comparing it to the previous opinion, it felt better.

Should this just stay?

After thinking for a moment, Roy decided to observe the situation for now. He felt that it would not be too late to see and think about how the Taeyanggyo affair would be handled.

We changed the topic by saying that we should each do some research.

Since Irina also came back, I thought it would be okay to start talking about ogres.

The rest, except Sarah and Tello, briefly went about their business and gathered back at their seats. Since most of them were mercenaries or wizards, there was no one who was not curious about ogres.

As soon as the story started, questions poured in.

“Climbing trees like a monkey?”

“uh.”

“Didn’t you say he was bigger than a troll? “Is that possible at that size?”

“Your arms are incredibly thick. Of course, he’s incredibly strong.”

“How strong is it?”

“Break branches from the great forest like flowers on the side of the road.”

The mercenaries looked at each other’s faces at Roy’s analogy. It was a reaction that came from not knowing how thick and hard the trees in the great forest were.

And that was the same for wizards except Dread.

“I don’t really feel it.”

“You can think of it as being almost as hard as a rock. Of course, we threw real rocks instead of trees.”

“How did you avoid that?”

“like this.”

As soon as Roy finished speaking, he used Burning Hand magic. The flames that rose up his right hand flew straight toward the ceiling.

I wanted to show it moving in the air, but there was no place it could fly.

Of course, this alone seemed to be enough.

“Feather Fall.”

“······It was you, and not the ogre, who said a little while ago that he was climbing trees like a monkey?”

“It was an ogre. Of course, I also moved to this.”

“This is really amazing. “I don’t know much about the whip of fire, but you wouldn’t normally have the strength to move that quickly.”

“It was because it was time to die. “This is also the same.”

“This too?”

Instead of answering, Roy looked at Irina. Irina nodded as if she understood what he meant, then snatched the dagger from the thigh of the mercenary next to her and threw it away.

Of course, the shield was already completed at that moment.

visor!

“······crazy.”

“Is it now possible to cast shield magic immediately?”

“yes.”

“This is absolutely ridiculous.”

Schugel and Bück shook their heads. It was a reaction that could have come from two people who have been immersed in magic their entire lives and who know better than anyone else how great it is.

Of course, Marie and Dredd were no exception.

“It’s really amazing.”

“Did you block the ogre’s attack with the shield?”

“okay. Of course, it wasn’t a proper attack.”

Roy briefly explained the situation at the time. That alone clearly reminded me of the situation at the time.

Before I knew it, goosebumps appeared on my forearms.

“Probably, if I had been hit by a tree branch instead of a twig, I would have died right away, shield and all.”

“But thanks to you, I learned magic.”

“okay. From now on, I’ll have to periodically throw daggers or shoot arrows. Who knows, maybe you’ll suddenly learn magic?”

“It’s easy to learn magic.”

The mercenaries laughed and clapped their hands. Roy also laughed lightly and took in the joke.

Others were no exception. Everyone took the joke as a joke.

Except for just one person.

“Magic is not like that.”

“······yes?”

“I said magic is not a subject that people like you can understand so easily.”

The atmosphere calmed down in an instant at Schugel’s words. Some mercenaries were embarrassed, and some did not hide their discomfort.

And Eredin was the latter.

“Who are these people you just mentioned?”

“That’s literally it.”

“Please tell me clearly. “I’m not sure if it’s because I couldn’t learn.”

“Are you being sarcastic?”

“How dare I do that?”

“stop.”

Roy, who was quietly observing the situation, eventually stopped the fight. I felt like if I left it like this, it would only get worse.

Of course, that was the end of the meeting.

The mercenaries were divided among themselves and the wizards were divided into wizards and moved to their respective rooms.

Just looking at it, I could see that the group was divided into two.

Since when did it start?

Has it been like this before, or is it just today?

I don’t know.

I don’t know, but one thing was clear.

Peace was broken.

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