Wizard Stone - Chapter 697



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Episode 697 Appointment Ceremony

Luna didn’t answer. Instead, she shivered slightly and then fell back to her knees.

What can I say? It feels like I’ve put down something heavy.

Seeing that, Roy was convinced. It was true that Luna had given up on being an expert.

It feels a bit unrealistic.

I worked so hard… … .

Why on earth did you give up?

Should I ask you something?

No. This is a stupid question, no matter who looks at it.

Why would you give up on being an expert?

But I still wanted to ask. I felt like Luna would have another reason.

There’s no use in rushing. I know full well that Aura isn’t something you can get just by wanting to get it. I’ll just do my best and leave the results to heaven. I’ll never give up.

This was all said just last year.

It was hard to believe that Luna, who had been like this, gave up on being an expert after only a year and a half.

Finally, Roy couldn’t hold it in any longer and opened his mouth.

“Did something happen?”

“No, nothing happened.”

“then?”

“I’m just… … a little tired. I’m getting older now. I should find another way before it’s too late.”

“It’s not that much, is it?”

Luna is four years older than me, so I’m now twenty-two. If I were a normal girl, it might be a little late, but for a mercenary, twenty-two is still in the prime of his life.

“And another way.”

“To be honest, I’ve been chasing it for quite some time. Almost ten years.”

“Ten years?”

Has it been that long?

It’s been almost ten years since I met Luna… … .

“You’ve been thinking about it since then?”

“yes.”

“I thought we were just mercenaries because I was one.”

“Honestly, at first I did. I was young then. But I definitely thought about it. It was irreverent.”

“What disrespect?”

Even the words he uses are full of religious color, for fear that someone might say he is not a believer in the Solar Church.

“I don’t think you need to say that much. You can at least think about it.”

“… … I was very skinny back then. I was around eleven or twelve years old.”

“That’s it. And you’ve been trying ever since.”

You can’t have a body like that without putting in effort. If you look at her body, she’s absolutely not inferior to Irina’s in the past.

Well, you can’t become an expert just with your body… … .

“When was the last time you had a hard time? Not recently.”

“I guess it was when Caloneta left.”

“ah.”

Certainly, the two were close friends. Since Caloneta also dreamed of becoming an expert, they probably had a lot in common.

If someone suddenly gives up while pursuing the same dream together, it is natural that the person left behind will have a hard time.

“Of course, it also became an opportunity to calm my mind. Why, Caloneta was a bit reckless. I thought I couldn’t do that.”

“Well, all mercenaries are like that… … .”

Rather, Caloneta was closer to being knowledgeable about swordsmanship.

He knew the Charis swordsmanship and was also good at using the Imperial swordsmanship.

Maybe he went to the empire… … .

“Are you thinking of Caloneta?”

“Just. I was wondering how you’re doing.”

“What do you think it would have been like if Caloneta had become an expert?”

“well.”

If that had been the case, honestly, I think a lot would have changed. For one thing, we wouldn’t have broken up so early.

Given their personalities, they may have broken up at some point, but at least not at that time.

Maybe Irina’s place has now become Caloneta’s.

It wasn’t a very pleasant fantasy.

“I don’t know.”

“is it so?”

“I guess it’s been a while. Wasn’t there a time when it was harder than that?”

“It was hard. It was always hard. Because I had to keep imagining it. When it seemed like it was getting closer, it got further away, and when it seemed like it was getting closer, it got further away again.”

“So you started believing in the Solar Church? So, did you start believing in it more? You didn’t believe in it like this before.”

“Well, it definitely helped. And I don’t know about Roy, but the two of them have similar feelings.”

“I know what you mean.”

Irina did.

When I first used Aura, I felt refreshed and all the stuffiness seemed to disappear in an instant.

It feels like someone is reaching out to you when you’re having a hard time. It feels like all your conflicts and despair are gone.

If you compare it to the Solar Church, it would be like receiving healing when you are injured… no, it would be like seeing God while praying.

……for a moment.

“Have you ever felt God or something while praying?”

“No way.”

“But how can it be of any help? Isn’t that just a hopeless wish or something like that?”

“It’s different. The sun god is always watching me. I just can’t feel it.”

“Oh, okay.”

There’s really nothing to refute about this.

You can’t say that the sun god isn’t watching you.

“I believe that the sun god is watching over me… … No, does that fact alone give me strength?”

“Of course. Hmm. Now that I think about it, I don’t think we should compare them so simply. They have different expectations from each other. One side just needs to look at me, and the other side… … .”

“Because I have to get my hands on it.”

In other words, if you don’t have it, it’s meaningless.

In reality, no one notices the test takers who try hard to become experts. No one praises them for their hard work.

Only experts will be recognized.

“When I think about it that way, it is definitely a difficult path.”

“It’s a tough road. But honestly, I didn’t even hope for it to be that long.”

“You didn’t expect it to be that bad?”

“Yes. I just wanted you to be by my side. Oh, actually, that’s a lie. To be honest, I wanted to touch you sometimes. I wanted you to think of me when we were apart.”

“for a moment.”

Something is a bit strange.

You wanted the expert to be next to you, touch you from time to time, and think about you?

“What are you talking about now?”

“What did you say?”

“Weren’t you talking about experts?”

“It’s not that being an expert is unrelated. The reason I wanted to become an expert was because of Roy.”

It feels like I’ve been hit with a hammer.

I guess I’ve been making a big mistake all this time. Now that I think about it, I wasn’t talking about experts.

Luna has been talking about me so far.

Something felt a little off. Something didn’t seem right, but now it feels like the puzzle is finally coming together.

Of course, there were still things I didn’t understand.

“Then why did you say it was disrespectful?”

“It’s disrespectful. I feel bad for the person who saved me.”

“Why is that disrespectful?”

“That’s how I felt at the time. Why, the first impression was so strong, right? I thought I was a messenger from God. You shouldn’t have such feelings toward a messenger from God.”

“What is the messenger of God?”

I was just a kid.

It was just a child’s whim, and it just happened to catch my eye twice.

I swear I had no sense of mission whatsoever.

“So you don’t have to look at it so sacredly.”

“Not now.”

“That’s good. Oh, and don’t be so obsessed with experts anymore.”

“I’m not obsessed. I’ve given up.”

“No, if it’s because of me that you want to become an expert, then you don’t have to be obsessed.”

“That won’t do.”

“Why? If it’s because of Vivian, then you don’t have to worry.”

Vivian is no longer the Vivian of old. You can tell just by looking at the conversation she had with Mila before she caught the ogre.

Vivian is already thinking about accepting another woman other than Irina, and it is very likely that she has actually accepted her.

The proof is that he tried to support her by pretending to be angry and using Lightning Touch magic.

In short, it wasn’t necessary to be an expert.

“It’s not because of Vivian.”

“then?”

“It’s because of me. I… … I can’t. I want to help Roy.”

“It helps. Who said it doesn’t help?”

“You don’t have to try to persuade me. I’m not asking you to hold me back right now. I told you, I gave up. I thought about it for half a year and came to this conclusion.”

Half a year?

Is it because it’s been a year and a half since you came?

You promised with your fingers crossed that you would come back within a year, but why is it like this because you’re half a year late?

“That, that’s late… … .”

It’s hard to say that it’s because of the gold mine development in the Great Forest and the ogres. In reality, it’s not because of those things that it’s late.

After going to the North, I definitely had some free time. I gave the earrings to Elihal and stopped by Count Cory’s house.

After stopping by Count Cory’s house, I should have come to Segemor instead of going straight to Arpen.

At that time, I didn’t think about Luna.

No, not just then.

He always neglected Luna. He thought she was such a smart kid that she could do well on her own, so he left her alone.

It was like that before I left for Harvey, and it was even worse after I got there.

As soon as I returned from Harvey, I sent him to Segemor, and we met again a year later and spent some time together.

That is, in a period of over five years, we were only together for a few days.

Anyone would get tired at this point.

If the Sun Church was the source of strength during this period, it would not have been surprising if it had also fallen out.

And the depth was deeper than I thought.

“I’m thinking about going to that empire.”

“empire?”

“Yes. Not right now. I’m not ready yet.”

“What preparations?”

“I want to try becoming a knight.”

“A knight? Of the Church of the Sun?”

“Yes. But it might not work out. I heard that there hasn’t been a single female knight up until now.”

But the question of why I wanted to do that came up to my throat and then went back down.

This is not something I can say to Luna right now. It’s hard for experts too.

Just because it’s a difficult path doesn’t mean you should give up.

If you are going to oppose, you must give another reason.

That’s why.

“no.”

“why?”

“I hate the Solar Church.”

I know. This is outrageous.

But this is my honest feeling.

“No knights allowed.”

“Roy.”

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t cheer for you.

I want to catch Luna.

“I was the one who saved you.”

“Roy.”

“But why do you want to become a knight of the Solar Church?”

I know I’m not qualified.

But I still want to hold on to it. I’m sure Luna wants that too.

If not, I wouldn’t have even told you to get out of prison. I wouldn’t have even flinched for fear of smelling.

It means that there is still some love left.

Of course, I don’t think it will be easy to persuade them.

It hasn’t been like that for ten years, so I can’t believe it’s happening now.

Something different is needed.

Even if you’re not an expert, you need a reason to be together.

“You should become my knight, not the Sun Church.”

“A knight?”

“okay.”

“Can a baronet also appoint a knight?”

“I can’t. But I won’t be a baronet forever. Let’s decide among ourselves and do it formally later.”

“That’s true.”

Is that because I said later?

It seems like he’s showing a little interest, but it feels lacking.

Of course, words alone won’t do.

I need something material, like the magic sword that Pyrene gave me.

A sword that Luna can be confident in even without an Auror.

I need a sword like that right now.

And he had the power to do so.

“Fire.”

“Roy?”

“Wait. Just wait a moment.”

I know what kind of sword Luna uses. We’ve been apart for longer than we’ve been together, but I remember that much.

Now is the time to prove to Luna that you care.

In an instant, ten years became a sword.

“What is it?”

“It’s your sword.”

“yes?”

“Try squeezing it.”

Roy handed the Sword of Fire to Luna. Fortunately, this time there was no need for the Fire Endurance spell.

Made unnecessary.

“how is it?”

“It’s light.”

“Isn’t it nice that it’s light?”

“yes.”

Roy nodded as if he knew that would happen.

The Fire Sword is also a sword that doesn’t require muscle like the Auror. Luna couldn’t possibly dislike it.

As evidence, a smile that cannot be hidden appears on Luna’s lips as she wields the fire sword.

It’s a look that anyone who looks at it will like.

however…….

“Why are you giving it back?”

“Just do it now.”

“what?”

“It’s an appointment ceremony.”

“I’m a baronet?”

Luna immediately knelt down as if it didn’t matter. Roy thought for a moment, then lightly hit her shoulders and head with his sword, saying that he was appointing her as a knight.

And at that moment the fire sword disappeared.

It was expected. Rather, considering the casting time was only a moment, it lasted this long.

Of course, Luna needed an explanation.

“As you can see, it’s still unfinished. It hasn’t been cooked for long. The duration is a bit short.”

“I don’t think it’s a moth.”

Luna’s face showed disappointment. It seems that her expectations were high.

Roy smiled and lit the flame again.

“This is because I made it too quickly, but if you concentrate on it for a long time, it will last much longer than this. To be exact, the duration will increase depending on how deeply and for how long I think about you while the spark is floating.”

“Really?”

“huh.”

“Then can I use it in real life?”

“It might be hard right now, but I will definitely make it happen. I will keep thinking about it and working hard, whether we are together or apart.”

Enough with asking for your trust. No need to point fingers.

Now that I have this.

Roy pulled his sword out of the flame again.

“This sword will be the proof.”

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