Wizard Stone - Chapter 722



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722. Who, who

“Who, who… … .”

It’s sex.

I knew it as soon as I heard the voice. Although he was missing a leg and had many wrinkles and scars, everything else was the same.

Above all, the smell of Philu was strong.

“Don’t you know me?”

“… …Who are you?”

“Who are you?”

“Yes. I… if this guy owes me anything… … .”

Roy’s gaze turned to the man next to him. A look of confusion was evident on the man’s face.

Well, if a person fell from the sky, who wouldn’t be shocked?

“What’s your name?”

“Saturday, it’s Tom.”

“Tom.”

I asked if he was someone I knew, but it didn’t seem like it. The name was unfamiliar, and he seemed a bit tall.

It was hard to imagine that the unusually small guy could grow this big.

Is he dead after all?

“excuse me…….”

“Speak.”

“Well, if you could tell me what’s going on… … .”

“What’s going on?”

Where on earth should I start talking?

Should I start talking from the time I spent in that stable?

Should I tell you where the boy went after escaping that stinking place and how he learned magic?

I could talk about that all day.

Thanks to my colleagues, I’ve already been able to recall eleven years’ worth of memories.

Now, I felt like I could tell you everything about how I learned magic.

And at that moment.

Suddenly my head got cold.

Suddenly, he realized why he had been working so hard to learn magic.

First of all, it is not revenge.

Right after I ran away, I was worried that Zex might come looking for me, but it was only for a few months.

After that, I often just thought about it. Any feelings had long since disappeared.

No, I guess it would be correct to say that it has changed.

I was wondering how you were doing lately.

That’s what happened… … .

“When did you lose your legs?”

“Uh… … It’s been a long time.”

“how much?”

“It’s been about ten years.”

It’s been ten years.

Did he lose his leg because he ran away?

Money, swords, armor, crossbows, bags, belts, bolts, ladles, rock salt, and even deer. They took everything of value.

At the time, I thought it was lacking, but looking back, I don’t think it was. Now that I think about it, it seems like it must have been quite a blow.

Of course, that might not be the case. Since Zex is a resourceful hunter, he might have borrowed equipment from other hunters, like Pilu.

You never know if it’s because of you that things turned out like this.

Honestly, I don’t care what it is.

It’s already in the past anyway. Jex has probably forgotten about it too.

You can tell just by looking at his expression. His eyes are rolling around, which means he still has no idea what’s going on.

I haven’t been able to guess who I am since a while ago.

Well, it’s actually weirder to find out.

It wouldn’t be easy to equate a wizard who suddenly fell from the sky, with a flame on his shoulder, with that slave-like boy from the past.

If I tell you the name, you might know… … .

“Okay. Looks like I was mistaken.”

“……excuse me.”

“what?”

“That side is a mountain.”

“I know, too.”

How could I not know? I used to go there so often when I was young.

Roy waved his hand as if to tell her not to worry and started walking again.

It would be quick if I took the Nop, but now I wanted to walk a bit.

I didn’t think he’d burn me or take revenge on me the moment we met, but I never thought I’d feel this way.

If I had known this would happen, I would have come here sooner. I regret the time I spent thinking about JEX.

If I had trained in magic at that time, I would have done at least one more thing.

I never thought it would become so unsightly.

No, was there nothing special to begin with?

A silver-plated mercenary is still a silver-plated mercenary after ten years, and a knight is still a knight even without legs.

It’s hard to believe that a person who was once great would become like that after losing his leg ten years ago.

Now that I think about it, there was nothing I could say to Gordon.

Rather, it was we who were fighting the invisible enemy.

“phew.”

Was it because I was thinking too long, or did my steps get faster?

Before we knew it, the cliff was right in front of us. Little by little, a castle was rising beyond the cliff.

It seems that my memory was definitely wrong. The castle in my memory definitely didn’t look like that.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that it’s hard to believe that there’s an Elihal in that kind of castle.

I used to dream of eating delicious food there… … .

Roy smiled bitterly and lowered his gaze. Despite it being winter, the pilus was lined up in a mess at his feet.

They say even rivers and mountains change in ten years.

It doesn’t seem to be the case. Everything from the pillars to the trees and rocks was familiar and ordinary.

It was nothing more or less than an ordinary field of filberts. There was nothing special about it even if you looked hard.

So I didn’t understand it anymore.

Why was there such a thing as a rock in a place like this?

I thought I might learn something if I came, but instead, my doubts only deepened.

No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t seem like a place where anyone would come.

Of course, there was nothing else that resembled a stone. Not even a stone of similar size, let alone a pattern, was visible.

Roy, who had been picking up and putting down several rocks, eventually headed back down the mountain.

As I was thinking about the stone, I found myself in front of Jex’s house again.

As expected, there was no one there this time. It seemed like they were both scared and went into the house or ran away somewhere.

I went down to the village just in case, but again, there was nothing worth salvaging.

Because of the flames on their shoulders, everyone was busy disappearing without even making eye contact.

Even though Elihal became the lord and the elves came in, the Hunter Village was still a Hunter Village. It was still small and insignificant.

Thanks to this, I realized once again how insignificant my beginning was.

But there was nothing more to be gained.

“……let’s go.”

After leaving the village, I immediately took a ride on the Nop.

It was a distance that would take less than an hour to walk, but I didn’t want to waste any more time.

I was also curious about what the Ellihar Castle was like. I really wanted to see if the elves were free to roam around.

“Let’s walk from here.”

Roy got off at a suitable distance and slowly walked towards the castle gate.

The area in front of the gate was quite crowded, as seen from the sky, but this alone gave it a different feel.

That’s understandable, since this place wasn’t that crowded.

Is it because of the elves?

Roy, who had been quietly watching the situation, soon moved to the back of the line.

If it were anywhere else, I would have obviously just moved towards the castle gate, but for some reason I feel like I shouldn’t do that here.

I hadn’t seen it for a long time, but for some reason, no one ignored the line and went forward.

Everything was the same except for the line for the wagons. The people who looked like nobles were all standing in three lines on this side.

And most of all, the elf is unresponsive.

Since those with good eyesight like the elves could not have failed to see their own flames, it was hard to think that they were just pretending not to see.

Could this be the elf way?

I don’t know.

Anyway, I don’t think you should ignore the line. If you go forward and get embarrassed, it’ll only be a headache.

It’s not like you can yell at or cause a ruckus against elves.

Well, it’s not urgent anyway.

As Roy stood in line, he thought again about why Elihal had called him.

At first I thought I’d be sent on another errand or something, but once I got to the castle I changed my mind a little.

I have a feeling it’s going to tell me to install a fire mine.

I haven’t been inside the castle yet, but it’s obvious. It’s hard to imagine how much has changed since eleven years ago.

That is, it seemed like a fireball was needed.

… … Why on earth did Elihal receive the Dibel surname?

No matter how much I look around, I still can’t figure out why this place is suitable.

Even if I looked at it myself, there was nothing in the Dibel territory. I couldn’t think of anything else besides the Forest of Demons.

If it was Elihal, she could have received a better territory. And that would have been better for Mila and the elves.

Roy shook his head and looked toward the castle gate.

Before I knew it, the line had thinned considerably, and the gates were starting to be vaguely visible through the crowd. Elves began to appear.

No, not just elves. Now I see that there were humans too.

Even the search is done by humans, while elves stand guard nearby with bows.

At first glance, it didn’t look like the elf was taking the initiative in anything.

I thought it would be impossible to manage a castle with just elves… … .

Roy took out his mercenary card, feeling inwardly relieved.

“welcome.”

“What if they welcome you without even seeing you?”

“A golden shield with a flame on the shoulder. Nothing to see. And in fact, an order has been given.”

“What instructions do you mean?”

“Of course, it is an order to guide you well when Baron Martin arrives. If you wait a moment inside, someone will come to guide you. Then, this way… … .”

“for a moment.”

Roy, who was walking, suddenly looked towards the direction where the sound came from. As expected, the person who called him was an elf.

I looked back just in case, but there was nothing that caught my eye. People didn’t seem to be looking at me with much interest either.

Isn’t that something special?

“What’s going on?”

“What’s inside the hood?”

“…I have a familiar.”

“Take it out and look.”

I didn’t like the fact that he kept speaking informally to me even after finding out my true identity, but I did as I was told.

He flicked the hood and called out to Rani.

“Is it okay?”

“No. This is a blood-drinking cat.”

“Do you know this cat? How?”

“It doesn’t matter how I know. The problem is that the cat might cause trouble.”

“That won’t happen.”

“What if something goes wrong? Will you take responsibility?”

“Of course.”

“Okay, guard.”

“Yes, yes.”

The guard nodded as if he understood and took out a piece of paper from his pocket.

I read it roughly and it said that they would take full responsibility if any problems occurred.

“The Baron here and that… … .”

“rani.”

“Yes. Just write your familiar’s name. And sign at the bottom.”

“Okay.”

Roy signed as he was told, and only then was he allowed to enter the gate.

However, I didn’t go in completely. I had to wait for the guide anyway, and I was also curious about what the elves were doing.

How much time has passed like that?

To conclude, it wasn’t just me who did that.

The elves were the same to everyone. They spoke to them in the same informal manner and questioned them in the same way.

He watched quietly for a while and then suddenly called out to me and asked me about this and that.

Most of them just got over it, but some did not.

“Is it a smell?”

“you’re right.”

Roy turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. There, a male elf appeared and stood with a faint smile on his face.

“I see you know a lot about elves.”

“I know a little bit about it. I know some elves. I know some elves. Did you come to see me?”

“No, it’s the opposite.”

“the opposite?”

Just as I was about to ask what that meant, a possibility suddenly crossed my mind.

The voice and the tone of speech were different, but it was clear. Above all, there was only one person who could do something like this here.

“… … Elihal?”