Wizard Stone - Chapter 709



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710. Wizards are no exception

“You’re not accepting any more disciples… … .”

What on earth was Gordon thinking when he asked that question?

Even when I think about it again, I still don’t understand.

Is there a personal reason for this, like Dread?

I don’t know.

No matter what, it can’t help but be an uncomfortable situation.

Although he said he had no intention of taking on a disciple for the time being, he somehow didn’t think Gordon would give up easily.

And it was the same for other students.

I could see disappointment on more faces than I expected.

Did you come here with the intention of becoming my disciple in the first place?

“Your Highness.”

“…What’s going on?”

“Dian Bellerin of House Bellerin has something to say.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I don’t know about that either.”

“hmm.”

After a brief moment of thought, Roy answered that he understood and told her to go to the reception room, then stood up.

I don’t know what they were talking about, but I didn’t want to talk about it alone in the room. Gordon wasn’t the only one who felt uncomfortable.

“Are you in the living room now?”

“Yes. I have tea ready too.”

“Well done.”

Roy walked away with a simple compliment. As the employee had said, Dian was in the reception room.

“Your Highness.”

“… … Have you been waiting long?”

“no.”

“That’s good. So, you have something to say?”

“Yes. First of all… … .”

Dian took something out of her arms with a faint smile.

It was a letter.

“It’s a letter from my uncle and Wiley. They gave it to me when I said I would see the Baronet when I visited my parents’ house six months ago.”

“okay?”

Roy took the letter and glanced at it, and only then did he realize that Dian was the nephew of Count Bellerin.

I thought maybe she was the eldest son’s daughter, but no. She was definitely a bit old for that.

“I’ll read it later.”

“You can read it now.”

“No. More importantly, how is everyone doing?”

“Yes. He said that he has not contacted me yet, but that he always hears about how I am doing. He also told me to contact him whenever I need help. It is late, but I thank you.”

“You? Why?”

“Thanks to you, Baron, we won the war. I know what happens when you lose a war.”

You know just by looking at it.

Is this by any chance Gordon’s story?

“… … It wasn’t because of me that we won the war. You may not know, but back then I wasn’t as smart as I am now.”

“I don’t know if I should say this, but if that were really the case, I don’t think my uncle would have given you a title.”

“I was just that active. And… … .”

Even if you hadn’t been so active, you would have won.

Because there is Elihal.

To be exact, there was a Tir sent by Elihal.

I don’t know what role he played or how he played it, but Tyr would not let Bellerin lose.

No, Elihal couldn’t have left it like that.

Needless to say, there was a group of Bart mercenaries here called the Ace Mercenaries.

“Anyway, don’t be too thankful. I won’t rate you any higher than I do as Count Bellerin’s nephew.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Okay. Then… … .”

“Oh, did you know that Wiley is married?”

After finishing the conversation, Roy was about to get up, but he realized he still had something to say and leaned back again.

It was a topic that I just couldn’t get into.

“Wiley? I… … .”

“A hooligan? You can just tell me.”

“… … But you shouldn’t do that to a married person.”

Wiley must have been famous, because even his cousin Diane knew about it.

“Oh, I’m not saying that it’s still like that now. Actually, I heard about it before I entered the magic school, when I was learning magic from Viscount Basil.”

“Did you learn magic from Count Basil?”

“yes.”

Well, it’s strange that there’s a territory wizard who doesn’t learn magic.

“How is Basil?”

“Yes. Please continue to study Runes regularly. Whenever we meet, you always tell me that Runes will become mainstream in the future, so I should study them.”

“It happened to me too. Of course, I didn’t do it because I wasn’t interested.”

“me too.”

Dian laughed and clapped her hands together.

The topic changed from Wiley to Basil, but I didn’t bother to change it again. I was curious about Basil too.

To be exact, I was curious about three things.

Wiley. Basil. And… … .

“Aren’t you curious about Koi Unnie?”

“… … I wonder. Are you married?”

“no.”

“You didn’t do it?”

Roy couldn’t hide his wonder, because Koi wasn’t that young at the time.

Of course, it goes without saying that now, seven years later.

And yet you didn’t get married?

“Is something wrong?”

“Yes. It hurt a little.”

“You’re sick? Where?”

“I don’t know either. I don’t think there’s anything particularly serious. Koi-sister has been sick a lot since she was little.”

I heard from Wiley that it was definitely true. He said that he came to like books because he was sick as a child and spent a lot of time in his room.

At the time, I thought everything was fine and that everything was better… … .

“What about now? Are you feeling better?”

“Yes. But I heard she’s still in the convent.”

“A convent?”

“I went into a convent when I was sick.”

“… … Is this by any chance a convent of the Sun Church?”

“No. It’s a bridge.”

Roy let out a sigh of relief. He was just glad that it wasn’t the Sun Church.

“It looks like convent life suits you well.”

“I think so. Or maybe he just stays there because he knows he’s going to come out.”

“You can see the mood?”

“Yes. Because I’m too old to get married. Even though the trend these days is to get married later, I think it’s still a bit late.”

“You’re late.”

Roy couldn’t hide his discomfort.

If Koi was late, how late were Vivian and Irina?

“I don’t think so.”

“Oh, then shall I tell you where Sister Koi is? If it’s you, Baron, Sister Koi might be trying to leave the convent.”

“… … What does that mean?”

“Unnie Koi talked a lot about Baron Jun. Are you curious about what she said?”

Diane’s eyes sparkled.

At first, she seemed like a typical noble girl, but now she has eyes like an ordinary girl.

Of course, it was uncomfortable either way.

Roy ended the story by saying he would ask about it later.

Luckily, it was dinner time.

The next day, after breakfast, we gathered the students, disciples, and mercenaries together.

As expected, the students’ faces were filled with puzzlement. They kept rolling their eyes, trying to figure out what was going on.

Some people couldn’t stand it anymore and started muttering.

It seems like we need to resolve this quickly. At Roy’s nod, the two men stepped forward.

“As you may have guessed, he is my disciple. Let me introduce him briefly.”

“It’s Marie.”

“It’s dreads.”

Is it because I only mentioned the name?

The reaction wasn’t that great. At least it was clear that these weren’t the people I was curious about.

Of course, it wasn’t that I wasn’t interested at all.

Many eyes were drawn to Dread in particular. Some even winked at him.

Contrary to the claim that he lived quietly, it seemed like he had quite a few acquaintances.

However, it was difficult to guarantee that they would follow Dredd’s words well, let alone Marie.

That’s why I brought up the topic that we had briefly discussed yesterday again, saying that the two of you would help each other with the exam.

“If there is anyone who wants to become my disciple, ask these two people. How did they become my disciples, and what is their daily life like?”

“… … Didn’t you say you wouldn’t accept it?”

“My thoughts have changed a bit.”

I had dinner last night and thought about it seriously.

I couldn’t help but think seriously about it. As long as I was in charge of the graduation exams, there was a good chance that something like this would continue to happen.

It was necessary to make my attitude clear, even for those who would come to me to become my disciples.

That’s why I actually changed my words.

Even if I told them I wasn’t accepting disciples, I didn’t think they would give up, and I didn’t think there was any need to throw away this opportunity.

As Vivian said, you just have to make it clear that it’s going to be hard to become like her.

Of course, only to the guys I like.

“So, just do well on your exam. What is it, Gordon?”

“Is there any connection between doing well on the test and becoming the Baron’s disciple?”

“Of course. If you don’t pass the test, you won’t be able to graduate.”

Actually, what I told Dread was to graduate first.

Of course, that wasn’t all.

“I’m joking, in fact this test has some items that I rate highly. That’s why.”

“What are the conditions?”

“Adaptation and survival.”

“What should I adapt to and where should I survive?”

“First of all, we have to survive in Arpen and from the monsters.”

It literally means ‘for now’.

In fact, I wish he was a guy who could adapt and survive no matter where he was thrown, but I couldn’t say something so harsh right now.

Marie and Dread aren’t quite there yet.

“You will be acting as temporary mercenaries for a period of three weeks at the shortest, or about a month at the longest. What is it, Trish?”

“You said you were a temporary mercenary, but do you do other activities besides just hunting monsters?”

“Of course. Mercenaries don’t just hunt monsters.”

As expected, even the students who had been maintaining their composure couldn’t hide their confusion this time.

Of course, Trish, who had asked the question, was no exception.

“Excuse me, can you tell me what’s going on?”

“Well, I don’t know. I haven’t been active recently. Well, don’t worry too much. It’s unlikely that you’ll be doing anything like searching for cats, digging the ground, or carrying things. They wouldn’t use high-level personnel like you in that kind of place.”

“thank god.”

Several students breathed a sigh of relief at Trish’s words, seemingly relieved that they wouldn’t have to do such chores.

Of course, there was also the opposite. I think they understood it to mean that there was a high probability of that happening, that if they were unlucky, they could do it.

And the rest… … .

“Age?”

“… … You said that there’s no way you’d hire high-level personnel like us in a place like that, but I wonder what you mean by that.”

“It’s true. You will be with the mercenaries throughout your graduation exams.”

“Are those mercenaries behind you?”

“okay.”

If I were to take on a disciple, I would prefer one who can adapt and survive anywhere, but as I said before, I don’t intend to be that harsh.

This means that you don’t necessarily have to do everything by yourself.

However, there is one prerequisite: you must be able to get along with others.

Just as no one can live alone, wizards are no exception.

That is why the test was expanded to include mercenary work, not just hunting monsters.

“I don’t know what you’ll do later on, but I guarantee that this experience will be helpful and not harmful. Just having the mercenary badge proves that you can fight to some extent.”

“A mercenary pack?”

“okay.”

Roy took out the mercenary card he had borrowed from his bosom along with his answer.

“If you pass the test, you will all be able to receive a badge from the Mercenary Guild.”