Wizard Stone - Chapter 719



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719. Visitors

“I understand.”

“then…….”

“Go back and tell them. I don’t think it’ll work out right away.”

Of course, this is not a conclusion reached at this moment.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now. If they call me before my contract ends, I should decline.

Because Elihal wouldn’t call just to ask how you’re doing.

I’m sure he was calling me again to ask me to do something.

“I would like to go too, but… … .”

“All right.”

“… What did you say? Did you understand what I said correctly?”

“Yes. You said it wouldn’t work right away.”

right.

For a moment, I thought I didn’t understand because it was so calm.

“It’s funny that I’m saying this, but you don’t have any intention of asking why or trying to convince me?”

“All I have to do is spread the word.”

“… … That’s good. Then please tell me what I said.”

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t just send her back like this. If I do, who knows what Elihal will do to her.

At the very least, I had to avoid making her think I had rejected her without a reason.

Well, if it’s Elihal, there’s a high chance that he’ll find fault with it even if there’s a reason… … .

Still, it was better than nothing.

“Do you understand everything?”

“yes.”

… … No. No matter how much I look at it, I don’t feel like I understood it properly.

Roy tried to explain one more time, then changed his mind and decided to just write a letter.

Graduation exam management, forest development, contract period, etc.

I wrote down in detail the reason why I couldn’t go right away and handed it to the elf.

“Tell me clearly.”

“All right.”

“How are you going to go back?”

“We should go back riding the same way we came.”

“Then you’ll be late.”

Elihal would naturally expect her to arrive today or tomorrow.

Even if he thought about it himself, it didn’t make sense, but there was no way that the option of rejection would have been in Elihal’s mind.

But the news is late?

Then you never know what might really happen.

I didn’t want to be locked up in prison at this age.

“I’ll pay you for the horse, so leave it here and instead take my familiar and go. I’ll drop you off near the Elihal territory. You might get hit by an arrow.”

“All right.”

After sending the elf away, Roy returned to the reception room.

Although I was worried about Elihal, I still had to do what I had to do. If I didn’t do it because I was worried, all the hard work I did to refuse would have been for naught.

Before we know it, there’s only about a week left until the graduation exam.

I called all the mercenaries together for the first time in a while to check on the progress.

“How do you think it will end well?”

“No, not at all.”

“at all?”

“Oh. A week is not enough.”

“that’s right.”

“You kind of expected it, right?”

That’s right. In fact, it was impossible from the start.

Isn’t it impossible to create a Dongpae mercenary in one month?

He himself didn’t expect that much.

“Keep teaching to a minimum, and just check if they have the qualities to be mercenaries or not. I’ll be watching over the magic.”

“I don’t have enough time to check that.”

“that’s right.”

“Hey, can’t you extend the period a little?”

“Yes. Just ten days. No, even just a week. Then I think I can make something that resembles a real person.”

“Okay. Okay.”

“really?”

“uh.”

Honestly, I didn’t think that another week would make much of a difference, but I decided to talk to Badam anyway.

He also doesn’t want anyone to be eliminated.

It’s also the first time I’ve heard mercenaries say something like this.

Certainly, the atmosphere had changed a lot since the beginning. Before we knew it, everyone was doing their best to make the students into mercenaries.

What should I say? I feel like something has changed since you told me another meaning of the graduation exam.

Of course, he could have been thinking of persuading the students during the remaining period.

Whatever it was, it couldn’t have been bad.

“Then just wait here for a moment. I’ll tell you.”

“okay.”

To conclude, it turned out just as the mercenaries had hoped.

Fortunately, Badam did not object.

No, maybe it was natural. It was a bit strange that Badam, who called this graduation exam a breathing hole, was against it.

I don’t know about a month, but if it’s about a week, it won’t be a big problem for your schedule.

Isn’t it? Are you perhaps trying too hard?

Looking at the fact that I said that ten days would be a bit difficult and a week would be okay, it seems like that might be the case… … .

I don’t know.

Anyway, thanks to that, this side has become a lot more relaxed.

Mercenaries, as well as students, have been able to think more. Come to think of it, there has been an increase in the number of people seriously considering becoming mercenaries recently, so they needed more time.

Sirin is a representative example.

She was originally a bit skeptical about the mercenary job, but her thoughts seem to have changed a bit after receiving the formal offer of Ogre management from Louisa yesterday.

That’s understandable, since the conditions weren’t that bad. The pay was decent for a short shift in the morning.

However, that alone was not enough to remain in Arpen, so the idea of ??a mercenary was created.

I’m sure it wouldn’t be bad to do those two things in parallel… … .

“Roy.”

“Uh. Why?”

“Guests have arrived. Please go to the reception room.”

“who?”

“Go and see.”

Go and see.

Roy tilted his head and headed toward the reception room.

And surprisingly, there were three familiar faces in the reception room.

“Panic? Bart? And… … Tame?”

“Surprise. I thought you didn’t remember.”

Tame smiled as if he was glad and came over and held out his hand. Roy smiled back and took her hand.

“It’s been a while.”

“Yeah. How long has it been?”

“Well. Roughly… … .”

“It must have been about seven years. He said he was in Lacazette before he met me, before he went to war.”

“That’s right.”

Well, strictly speaking, I don’t know for sure.

Roy nodded and took Bart’s hand.

Still, Bart’s hands were harder than a rock. It seemed that he had not neglected his training all this time.

“How have you been? I didn’t hear from you for a while, so I thought you were dead.”

“We’ve been quiet for a while. You know, we’re war experts.”

“Oh, because of the scroll?”

“Yeah. In fact, that’s why I came here.”

“I see.”

I don’t know exactly what it means, but I pretended to understand for now.

Because there is still one more person left.

“Long time no see.”

“Long time no see. Where have you been?”

“After doing various things, I went back to Segemor. No matter what, I still prefer the easy way out.”

“You’re the only one who has an easy time catching lizardmen.”

“Once you get used to it, it’s doable.”

“Isn’t it the weather that’s the problem rather than the Lizardmen? I don’t know how I can survive in a place like Segemor.”

“… … I don’t think that’s something you should be saying, since you’ve been with Lacazette all along.”

“Lacazette is better than Seguemor.”

Tame looked at Bart as if asking for his consent, but all he got in return was an ignorance.

Instead, Roy smiled and asked the question.

“Did you still stay with Lacazette after that?”

“of course.”

“Wow. How long have you been there? When I went, I think they said it was about seven years.”

“It’s been eight years. It’s been about fifteen years now. Well, that’s over now, I guess.”

“Well, we’ll have to wait and see.”

“what?”

“Wait a minute. Let’s start by talking about this first. How do you guys know?”

When I listen to it, something seems a bit strange.

Judging from the way they speak, it seems like they are close, but no matter how I look at it, it doesn’t make sense that they know each other.

This is especially true for Tame and Panic. Considering the period in which they played for Seguemor and Lacazette respectively, there could not have been any connection.

“How did you become friends?”

“We’re not close.”

“Yeah. I just found out yesterday while having a drink. We happened to be at the same hotel.”

“No, I wasn’t. I just went there to drink because there were no seats available.”

“Anyway. I was drinking and I heard you talking.”

“My story?”

“Well, I think it was something about catching ants in Harvey… … I don’t know. Anyway, he seemed really friendly.”

“I didn’t pretend to be close.”

“No, really. You were acting all showy. You said you were in Harvey with a mercenary wizard for two years.”

“… … How is that showing off?”

“You’re just showing off. Anyway, that’s why I went over there and said something. We’re together, risking our lives, catching ice trolls.”

“What’s the point of living with an ice troll?”

“Yeah. You can say you’re risking your life only when it comes to war.”

“Hey. How many times do I have to tell you? I told you that back then, Roy wasn’t like this.”

“It wasn’t like this back then. Are you insulting a mercenary magician now?”

“Stop! Stop it.”

Roy, who had been quietly listening to the story, waved his hand as if he understood. It seemed like they would fight if he left it alone any longer, but he also roughly understood the situation.

In short, we became close while talking about our own stories.

I thought everyone was talking more than usual and smelling like alcohol, so it looks like they were out running late last night.

Of course, it’s not like we just became close after drinking yesterday.

Although I don’t know, the fact that they each lead mercenary groups may have played a part.

To be exact, it’s a pretty good mercenary group.

Not to mention Bart, Panic and Tame also lead quite a few skilled mercenary groups.

So I was more curious.

“So, why did you all come to Arpen?”

“Ah, because of the notice.”

“What announcement?”

“I heard that Lord Arpen is looking for mercenaries. To move the gold bars.”

“ah.”

I think I vaguely remember it. When I heard that story, I remembered thinking that the mine development was going smoothly.

Now I understand what you said a little while ago.

“So that’s why you all came here. To become gold-plated mercenaries.”

“That’s right. Otherwise, why would I have come here? Same goes for him.”

“Don’t point fingers. And it’s not just because of that. Honestly, I wanted to stay in Segemor.”

“What if it weren’t for war?”

“Yes. I think it will take longer than I thought. I also have a feeling that the Count will win.”

As Panic said, the war was going in Count Menes’ favor.

Of course, nothing is certain. Rumors are just rumors, and they haven’t really caught on yet.

It is still too early to discuss victory or defeat.

but…….

“What do you think?”

“me?”

“uh.”

I was a bit curious about Bart’s opinion. If it was the leader of the Ace Mercenaries, it was definitely worth listening to.

“You’re a war expert.”

“Not anymore. I’m retired from war.”

“really?”

“Oh. It didn’t work. Dogs and cows all used scrolls, so there was no way. A lot of kids died.”

“Hmm. There should be something like fire-resistant armor. Have you looked for it?”

“I didn’t look it up, but I thought about it. But it just didn’t work out.”

“why?”

“Because we fight on horseback.”

“ah.”

It certainly seems like the armor won’t be able to protect the horse.

The moment the horse falls, even the rider is in danger, and even if he survives, it is not life.

Isn’t it impossible to buy horses every time there’s a war?

One word per scroll? No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense.

“Come to think of it, it seems like it started back then. Since the war between Bellerin and Vice.”

“Did the scroll come out?”

“Oh. I almost died then. There were explosions everywhere, arrows were flying.”

“… …Here we go again.”

“That’s right. Should I have participated when Baron Dietzt was recruiting mercenaries?”

“It’s not the beginning… … No. You guys who have never experienced war won’t know even if I tell you. Right, Roy?”

Roy smiled faintly instead of answering.

War is certainly a little different, I can say that with certainty, having experienced it twice.

It is also true that of the two, the war between Bellerin and Baron Weiss was more dangerous.

At that time, my skills were lacking and the intensity was even more intense.

It’s not like I was swearing for no reason while listening to your self-introduction.

“Bart, you know what? I’m here with Count Bellerin’s nephew and Baron Weiss’s son.”

“… … What does that mean?”

“It’s literally true.”

Roy revealed that the two were wizards from a magic school and were currently in Arpen for their graduation exams.

“To be exact, you are staying here, in my house.”

“crazy.”

“haha.”

Yeah. It’s normal to swear like this.

I knew Bart would understand.

Somehow, it gave me some comfort.

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