Wizard Stone - Chapter 701



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Episode 701 There is a reason

“Come in.”

“Welcome back.”

Luna returned home and greeted her colleagues one by one.

The most welcoming ones were the mercenaries. They were also mercenaries, and they seemed to sympathize with the experts.

Because there is no mercenary who does not think of experts.

Of course, this story has nothing to do with Luna anymore.

Rather, it became more about himself than Luna.

We need to make it ready for actual use as quickly as possible… … .

Putting aside the intensity and such, I had to do something to quickly shorten the duration.

No matter how powerful and attractive the fire sword was, it was difficult to satisfy Luna with just 10 minutes of training a day.

No, actually, even 10 minutes is a bit difficult.

Because for those 10 minutes, you have to invest 150 minutes entirely in the sword.

It’s been like this ever since I returned to Arpen. I tried my best to increase efficiency, but it wasn’t easy.

It definitely made a big difference whether Luna was there or not.

Today should go well… … .

I have a feeling it’s going to be a bit difficult. Right now, I’m in a situation where I can’t just think about the sword.

I don’t know about anything else, but at least I had to introduce those three.

Beek, Tello, and Dread were all just watching from the corner as if it were someone else’s business.

Well, all three came back after Luna left.

Beek and Tello have been here for just over half a year now, and Dread only joined last year.

It’s been a little less than a year and a half since I joined right after meeting Luna.

Looking at it this way, it seems natural that I would lose to Marie… … .

“Roy.”

“Oh. Are you done with the greetings?”

“For now.”

Luna glanced around as she answered. Her gaze naturally stopped at one place after passing Dread and Beek.

“That’s a goblin, right?”

“Yeah. It’s Beek’s Familiar.”

“Who is Beek?”

“I’ll introduce you now.”

Roy took Luna and headed towards where the three were. As if he had been waiting, Beek grabbed Tello and held him out.

Teloda.

“uh…….”

“I told you my name. My name is Telo.”

“I see. I’m Luna.”

hi.

With those words, Tello moved to where Sarah and Lani were. Watching them, Beek clicked his tongue lightly.

“I’m sorry. I’m still new to the game. I’m Bukne. He’s the owner.”

“Oh, hello. This is Luna.”

“Nice to meet you.”

The greeting between the two people ended there. Since they had no common ground, the conversation couldn’t last long.

Roy also moved on without being dragged along.

“This is Dread, my disciple.”

“Are you my disciple?”

For a moment, Luna’s gaze turned to Marie and then back. Roy, who read the meaning of her gaze, smiled and added a word.

“Second disciple.”

“Are you a wizard?”

“that’s right.”

“It’s called Dread.”

“… … It’s Luna.”

“For reference, I’m younger than you.”

“yes?”

Luna, who was shaking hands, looked at Dread in surprise as if asking if it was true.

Dread answered with a sheepish smile.

The conversation between the two ended here. Luna’s interest had already ended the moment she found out that Dread was a wizard.

From now on, it was just the two of them. Roy went along under the pretext of showing them around the house.

“It’s been three years since I’ve been here, and so many things have changed.”

“Not three years.”

“I left in the fall. It’s summer now.”

“Is that so?”

I thought it was about two and a half years, but upon hearing it, it seems closer to three years.

Anyway, it was clear that it had been a very long time since I had been back.

Luna kept looking around, feeling awkward in her new home.

“Did you buy this house?”

“No. It was a gift from Firenze.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. He said he was sorry for taking my house away and built me ??a new one.”

“See? I told you I’ve changed.”

“I know.”

Of course, the Firenze now is different from the Firenze when Luna left.

What should I say? It’s become much more difficult to deal with now than it was back then.

It’s changed a lot since then, but now that I’ve acquired the gold mine, I feel like I’m completely the lord of one person.

“I must thank Madame Arpen the next time I see her.”

“… … I think it would be better not to do it.”

“why?”

“I’m thinking about leaving next year.”

“Where are you going?”

“Arpen. I’m thinking about going somewhere else once my contract is over.”

“why?”

“I just had a few things come up.”

It’s hard to say that it’s because of the Solar Bridge.

Eventually, I would say it, but not now. There was no need to talk about such a heavy topic to Luna, who had just returned.

“Then what about the kids?”

“The kids you brought?”

“The kids at the orphanage with them. Are they all going together?”

“Well, that’s a bit complicated.”

“What’s complicated?”

“Well, Irina is not running the orphanage right now.”

“sure?”

“The Sun Church does it.”

“Is this the Solar Church?”

“huh.”

Roy briefly explained the story from the entry of the Solar Cult to the transfer of the orphanage.

As expected, it’s a strange reaction.

It’s like I like the fact that the Solar Cult runs an orphanage, but I can’t really like it because of Irina?

“okay.”

Luna was silent for a while after saying that. It seemed like her head was a bit complicated.

Roy, who had been quietly watching the scene, suddenly asked a question. If he was going to do it anyway, it would have been better to do it now that the topic of the Solar Church had come up.

“Temple, are you going out?”

“… … I won’t go out.”

“really?”

“Yes. You said you were moving in half a year anyway.”

It’s as if you’re going to move soon, so why are you becoming friends with the priest here?

Whatever the reason, I’m glad you didn’t go out.

“And even when I was in Segemor, I didn’t always go out.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes. You can pray at home. People make the mistake of thinking that going to the temple means believing in the sun god. Sincere prayer is more important.”

Luna talked calmly about temples and prayers, but it didn’t really register in my head.

That’s because the thought of praying at home was stuck in my head and wouldn’t leave.

You put a solar symbol in my house?

It was terrifying just to imagine.

“Why is that?”

“… … It’s a bit… … to put a solar symbol in the house.”

“Oh, don’t worry. I didn’t pray to the sign when I was in Segemor. Not since Roy came back.”

“huh?”

“You set up a fireball. I prayed to the fireball. I liked it because it was similar to a holy fire.”

“……I see.”

Something is a bit strange.

Now I see that it wasn’t just in Arpen. The same thing was happening in that faraway Segemor.

It’s only Luna and the kids, but that doesn’t mean it’s not surprising.

At the same time, I also thought that this might be something that could not be stopped.

The only way to stop it was for the solar bridge to disappear or for them to stop installing fireballs.

Of course, both were close to impossible.

Thinking about it that way, I felt a little better. Regardless of whether I would solve it or not, I decided to install all the fireballs first.

It wasn’t something that could be resolved in a hurry right away.

“end.”

“This house is really big.”

“Really? Which one do you like the most?”

“The backyard. I can swing my sword around there as I please.”

“That’s true.”

Roy nodded and thought about the sword. He felt like he would ask for it at any moment.

If I make it now, how long will it last?

“Roy?”

“Oh, sorry. What did you just say?”

“I asked if anything had changed in Arpen.”

“doesn’t exist.”

“… … Is it because you don’t want to guide me?”

“No. I’ll do it tomorrow.”

“Why today?”

“It’s too late. It’s all because you came too late.”

Roy didn’t hide his resentment. Considering the pain he had endured while waiting for Luna, this was nothing.

“Why are you so late?”

“I guess I’m already here soon. I told you I was coming with the kids. I’ve been driving the carriage the whole time except when I’m sleeping.”

“But why is it so late?”

“I told you it’s not that you’re late. Or maybe it’s been so long since you’ve ridden a carriage that you’ve forgotten how slow it is?”

“Not to that extent.”

“No, that’s not true. Now you’re riding a Nop. When I first heard about it, I thought it was just some rumor… … .”

“Rumor? Why?”

“The Nop was big, but not big enough to ride around. I didn’t know it would get that big.”

Luna said, pointing to a tree in the backyard. Nop was sitting on a branch, grooming himself.

Roy, who was looking back and forth between Luna and Nop, suddenly realized one thing.

That is to say, the last time Luna saw Nop was before she went to Segemor.

When I went to find Luna, everyone was waiting outside the village. That’s why I saw Beek but not Luna.

Now that I look back, it was natural to be surprised.

“What did you eat to grow so big?”

“well.”

“It wasn’t originally that big of a bell, was it?”

“That’s not it.”

“Will Rani grow that big too?”

“It won’t grow.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. It’s been a while since I stopped in that state.”

“thank god.”

Luna gestured to Rani, who was with Tello and Sarah in the corner of the backyard.

Of course, Rani didn’t move an inch. It might be because she was playing, but for some reason, she didn’t move at all, as if she didn’t have to right now.

Luna, who had been calling Rani for a long time, eventually gave up and returned to the story.

“Is there anything else I should know?”

“Um. I have one.”

“What is it?”

“Milla, actually… … .”

“You’re an elf?”

“… … How did you know?”

“Just. When I first met her, she didn’t seem human. At first, I thought she was like Sarah, but she gradually became more human, so I was hoping. Now that she’s trying to tell Mila’s secret, I’m sure of it.”

“I see.”

Certainly, when I first brought it from the top, it felt a bit pure. Of course, that alone wasn’t enough.

As expected, Luna soon mentioned earrings too.

“I heard all elves wear earrings?”

“Not necessarily. There are elves who don’t wear earrings.”

“is it so?”

“Yeah. But I guess I’ll have to stay hidden.”

“So you need earrings to take on human form?”

“that’s right.”

Roy also took this opportunity to briefly explain Elihal. More specifically, he talked about how Elihal had given the earrings to the elves and why.

“That’s why I established a territory.”

“I see. But is it true that Elihal is your teacher?”

“Half right.”

“What is that?”

“I received instruction from him, but I’m not sure if he thinks of me as his disciple. He does ask me to run errands a lot, though.”

“An errand?”

“Yeah. They tell you to go to war, or to go to Harvey, or to go to the North.”

“That was all ordered by Elihal?”

“that’s right.”

Roy tried his best to look as aggrieved as possible. He had gone to Harvey for another reason, but he had run errands there too, so it wasn’t a complete lie.

“I want to stay home too, but I can’t help it because you keep making me run errands.”

“Can’t I just say I’m not going to do it?”

“It’s not easy. It’s really scary.”

“Are you really a great wizard?”

“Yes, you are a great wizard.”

Roy shuddered as he thought of the huge cliff of water.

Luna looked at the sight with a look of wonder on her face.

“I thought Roy was the best. At least in the kingdom.”

“Are you talking about the empire?”

“Yes. I heard that the Empire is very large. Wouldn’t there be one or two opponents for Roy there?”

“I guess so.”

Roy nodded, recalling the story of Scorra.

It was a worthy opponent for experts armed with magical weapons all over their bodies and wizards who could fly freely in the sky.

“I need to work harder too.”

“That’s right.”

“Then… is this good enough?”

“what?”

Luna smiled brightly at Roy’s question. Looking at the anticipation in her eyes, it seemed like she knew what it was without even hearing the answer.

And the prediction was not wrong.

“It’s a fire sword.”