Wizard Stone - Chapter 712



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712. Each person’s interest

“You’re better than I thought.”

“what?”

“No, I mean them. Honestly, I thought you’d be a little shocked. Saying that we can’t even catch goblins and that we have to rely on mercenaries for help.”

“… … If that was the case, I wouldn’t have come here in the first place.”

They probably know roughly what the students who came to take the graduation exam the year before last did at Arpen.

I’m assuming you were prepared for this. Of course, that’s not the case for everyone.

A representative example is Kina, who was pointed out by Tali.

“I don’t know about the other kids, but not him. If I were you, I wouldn’t pick him.”

“Because your chest is small?”

“… … Now that I think about it, your chest is small too. It wasn’t for nothing that you failed the magic.”

“Stop it. And what does breasts have to do with magic?”

As Roy frowned and told him to take it easy, the mercenary who had brought up the topic of his chest quickly disappeared after noticing the situation.

Of course, they were only mercenaries.

“You need to have a big chest to be relaxed. Look at her.”

“Stop pointing. And lower your voice. Don’t you know who that is?”

“I know. You’re Count Bellerin’s nephew, right? Anyway, it’ll be tough to tell if it’s Kinna or Kana. If you can’t catch the goblin alone, you’re out, right?”

“no.”

“No?”

“uh.”

It’s okay if you can’t catch the goblin, as long as you have a companion with you.

It was just an hour ago, and the students are almost convinced.

But why are you bringing it up now?

“It wasn’t that kind of test in the first place.”

“Then what kind of test is it? Isn’t it a test to select a magician who can work together with mercenaries?”

“I know right.”

“Do you really think mercenaries would want a wizard who can’t even catch a goblin on his own?”

“Well, I don’t know about that.”

Roy shrugged and nodded at Kinna as if to say, “Look.”

As if looking around, Kinna approached Eredin and started saying something.

I don’t know what you’re talking about because you’re far away, but it doesn’t matter. The fact that you spoke to the mercenary first was enough to give you points.

Look, isn’t Eredin also smiling with admiration?

“… … Is beautification a skill? Is she seducing a married man? Is this that kind of test?”

“What are you trying to seduce? And you judge people by their chest size, too.”

“That’s different. People with really big breasts are more relaxed. I’ll check to see if that’s true or not.”

“What are you trying to check and how?”

“It’s simple. Just compare the number of times your magic misses with the size of your breasts.”

… … If that’s the case, then maybe it’s okay.

Breast size aside, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to just see who failed their magic, when, and how.

“Do whatever you want. But don’t swear like you did a little while ago, in front of them. I told you to stop swearing at the students, but what if you’re swearing at them?”

“Oh, that’s not true.”

Tali told her not to worry, but then ran off towards Dian.

It seemed like they were going to check the biggest person first.

… … You went to check, right?

“Roy.”

“Oh, I’m going.”

It’s definitely not bad.

Sorry to say this to Dread, but it feels better overall compared to the year before.

First of all, there was no one who could use Fireball the year before last.

In contrast, now… … .

“What’s his name?”

“Jaden.”

He was also the guy who asked if it was okay to have a kobold instead of a goblin.

I had a rough idea when I asked this question, but I never thought I would be able to use it against a monster so quickly.

Even though they are cobalts, they are still monsters.

I got my eye stamped properly once.

And this one time will probably be the last.

Unfortunately, that is the situation now.

“What about him?”

“who?”

“There was a kid who said you looked okay.”

“Oh, Barbara?”

“Uh. How’s he?”

“Good. I don’t really ignore you. Rather, I find it a bit annoying.”

“bothered?”

“I told him what I wanted to ask, and he kept asking me about this and that. He’s very curious.”

“That’s about it. It’s better than ignoring it.”

“That’s true.”

Roy, who was listening to the mercenaries’ conversation, shook his head.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this conversation.

To exaggerate a bit, most of the conversations I’ve heard so far are along these lines.

I didn’t think magic would be the standard, nor did I wish for it to be, but…

I never thought you wouldn’t even consider it.

Of course, it wasn’t that there was no mention of it at all.

I’ve also heard things like, “If you don’t know how to use water magic, you won’t need a water bottle,” and “If you don’t know how to use compass magic, you won’t have to worry about getting lost in the forest.”

But I’ve never heard anyone say things like, “He’s good at using Fire Arrows” or “He’s dependable because he has Fireballs.”

Even though most of what the mercenaries had seen so far had been offensive magic.

Is it because I’m a silver plate mercenary?

The monsters in Arpen are mostly kobolds, goblins, trolls, and malacca, so Silverplate mercenaries rarely have trouble with them.

Even trolls can be taken down using Flare Scrolls with just a few Silver Plated mercenaries, so there aren’t as many deaths as before.

In other words, there is no particular need for attack magic.

Of course, the students aren’t yet good enough at using offensive magic to be of any significant help.

Well, I guess I should be thankful that I don’t judge with my heart like Tali.

“Roy.”

“why?”

“He asked if he could go outside while the kids were resting.”

“Kids? Who are the kids?”

“That’s all for us.”

“All six girls?”

“Yes. Is that not possible?”

“No way.”

I don’t plan on having you stay at home and in the forest the whole time just because you came to take the graduation exam.

Anyway, you’ll be going around here and there with the mercenaries. It wouldn’t hurt to check out Arpen beforehand.

“Would you like to go out with me?”

“If I get permission to go out, I’ll show you around.”

“Really? Have you become closer?”

“hmm.”

Marie tilted her head as if she didn’t know. It seemed like they weren’t close enough to be considered close yet.

Of course, just this much is satisfactory.

“What do kids usually ask?”

“Hmm. Are you happy being my disciple? Is Roy treating you well? That kind of stuff.”

“So? What did you say?”

“I was just being honest, like Roy said. There are good things and there are hard things.”

“What’s good and what’s hard? The good things first.”

“Of course, you can practice magic without money.”

“Is that a good thing?”

“It’s a good deal. Normally, if you go under a wizard instead of a school or something like that, most of the time you end up doing errands and doing things as you’re told, and you end up not being able to study or train.”

“What about the kids?”

“yes.”

Now that I hear it, it seems like an advantage. I’m not sure if other wizards actually do that though.

“Then what’s difficult?”

“… … You mean you leave the place for a long time sometimes? Of course, it’s okay now.”

“So it was hard in the past.”

Roy nodded as if he understood.

To be honest, it would be a lie if I said it wasn’t hard. I left Mari alone for just as long as Luna.

“And then, there’s nothing else?”

“I don’t have any.”

“What do you mean you don’t exist?”

“It’s not hard for me, but I think it might be hard for other students. Like I said earlier, practicing magic all day seems hard.”

“You say that’s an advantage?”

“I guess it’s just a plus for me. Some people ask if the flames on your dreadnought shoulders are crazy. If Roy makes you use fire magic all day.”

“Who? What’s his name?”

“I can’t say that. It seems like I’m revealing something.”

“… … You were the one who encouraged me to do that.”

“Still, that won’t work.”

After saying those words, Marie ran away. In fact, two students had been waiting for her for a while.

Is it one of those two?

“Master.”

“Uh. Why?”

“When do you plan on going to see that ogre?”

“Well. Soon?”

Actually, I’d like to postpone it a bit if possible.

Because there haven’t been any major problems yet. I was planning to go when the students started to disobey.

That’s why I told Irina to show me the aura.

Traces on the ogre’s corpse, the real auror, and a word that Irina was also a mercenary in the past.

I thought that at this point, they wouldn’t ignore the mercenaries anymore.

I thought about it… … .

“Aren’t the kids causing trouble?”

“yes.”

The problem is that the kids listened well.

Well, it’s good if you listen carefully, but…

“What do I ask you?”

“I ask.”

“What do you usually ask?”

“I think the most important thing is the Master and the things he uses. Things like being able to fly in the sky with water magic, being able to use flame, being able to use flare without reciting a spell.”

“… … Isn’t that about you, not me? I’m asking if you can use that magic.”

“Ah, I guess I was wondering if I could learn such magic if I became a disciple.”

“So, what did you say?”

“I said I couldn’t use it.”

Roy scratched his head in frustration. It was good to be honest, but this was too honest.

If you just answer like that, wouldn’t it be as if you didn’t teach me?

“Did you show me your fire spear?”

“I didn’t ask for that… … .”

“I don’t know, so I won’t do it. Show me later. Develop it and tell me how to fight. Show me the fire sword and the fire sword, so I think I’ll understand it.”

“All right.”

“Okay. Anything else? Other than me and magic.”

“Other thing… … Ah! Yesterday, I was asked a question about Ms. Mila.”

“Milla?”

“Yes. I asked who he was, whether he was married, whether he was an elf, and things like that. Of course, he denied knowing anything.”

“okay?”

Roy nodded as if it was no big deal.

He may have noticed it because of the earrings, but he may also have said it simply because he thought you were pretty.

But I think I should at least learn the name.

“Who asked that question?”

“This is Gayle.”

“Oh, that big guy?”

“yes.”

I think I know who he is. He looks like he’s in decent physical shape for a wizard, so I kept an eye on him.

Because it seemed like it could kick a kobold, if not like Dread.

He also evaluated it as something like, “I don’t think mercenaries would complain about sore feet when carrying them around.”

“hmm.”

“Shall I go and get it?”

“What do you mean, bring it? Just see if it doesn’t make any noise. If it does, tell me right away.”

“All right.”

“Okay. Well… … oh, how’s Gordon?”

“I feel a little bit dizzy.”

“Floating?”

“Everyone seems to think that the Master hates Gordon. I feel like if I become close with Gordon, I might end up being unpopular with the Master. Of course, I don’t ostracize him or anything.”

Roy scratched the back of his head again.

I think it was because I swore at him when we first introduced ourselves. I apologized right away and tried to treat him normally, but it didn’t seem to be enough.

But that doesn’t mean you can give it special treatment… … .

I need to think about it.