Wizard Stone - Chapter 724



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724. Oh, this won’t work

“empire…….”

To be honest, I kind of expected it. It was because it was so well received.

Now I understand why Elihal was so considerate.

“Should I just go and find that elf?”

“Yes. To be exact, you should meet me and tell me this. I want to hear the answer to the question I asked thirty-five years ago.”

“… …Can I ask what the question was?”

“Well, it won’t be difficult. We’ll find out once we find him anyway. I asked him if he’d be willing to quit what he was doing and become my successor.”

“Successor? Wasn’t the successor Tir?”

“Tir is the disciple he received after that.”

“ah.”

It is true that Tir became Elihal’s disciple 30 years ago. In terms of time, it was an offer made to the elves in that empire that came first.

“I think I’ve been waiting for about five years.”

“Then in fact… … .”

“Didn’t you reject it?”

“yes.”

“That’s what I thought, but it’s been thirty-five years since then. Maybe you’ve changed your mind by now. You probably realized that no matter how hard you struggle, nothing will change.”

“Oh, that guy seems to be doing something in the empire too.”

“Yes. He is trying to help the elves in his own way. The problem is that his efforts are directed in the wrong direction.”

“What is wrong?”

“Simply put, he kills wizards. He’s like Bowser in the realm of the living.”

For a moment, Roy doubted his ears.

Bowser?

“Are you saying that you kill all wizards without discrimination?”

“If you look at it from the world’s perspective, yes. He says he only kills those who are harmful to elves, but I don’t know if they really deserve to die. If it were a human wizard, it would seem like he just kills everyone.”

“… … Are you planning to make that kind of person your successor?”

“There’s nothing we can do. There are no suitable ones. Elf wizards are rare.”

“that…….”

The thought that it didn’t matter if I wasn’t an elf wizard rose to my throat and then went down.

The moment I said that, I felt like I would hear someone ask, “Then are you going to do it?” Also, it wasn’t a problem that could be solved by simply changing my appearance with earrings.

“That what?”

“It’s nothing.”

“Speak.”

“… … I was going to ask why elf wizards are rare. I think there is no other race more suited to being a wizard than elves.”

I just came up with this, but it’s not a bad excuse. Of course, it’s something I’ve been wondering about for a long time.

No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed that the reason most elves were strong and agile was because they were influenced by mana.

“Is it possible that you only have good physical abilities and no magical talent?”

“That’s not true. There is no other race that can learn magic as well as elves. That’s understandable, since elves are beings born from mana.”

“What does it mean to be born from Mana?”

“It’s true. The origin of elves is mana. Just as a human woman receives the seed of a human man and becomes pregnant, the World Tree also uses mana to create elves. Mana is the seed and the World Tree is the womb.”

“… … Are you saying that elves are born from the World Tree?”

“okay.”

Roy’s mind went blank for a moment.

It was such a shocking story.

“When you said that elves were the fruit born from the world tree, were you saying that wasn’t a metaphor?”

“It’s a metaphor, yes. It’s not like real fruit that hangs from a tree and then falls.”

“Then how are they born?”

“At some point, an elf baby is born inside the tree.”

“Just all of a sudden?”

“Yeah, all of a sudden. I heard a crying sound, so I went to check and found an elf child.”

“…How can that be possible?”

“Well, I don’t know. I don’t think anyone else knows.”

“Elf too?”

“That’s right. I heard that there were people who watched the process in the past because they were curious about it, but in the end, no one saw it. I guess if someone was watching, the elf child wouldn’t be born.”

“It’s mysterious.”

It’s a story that seems to have come out of a novel.

I had a feeling that elves were different, but I never thought they would have such a secret.

“Now I know why wizards are so obsessed with elves. Oh, and don’t they know this too?”

“No way. It’s not like the elves have been around for a year or two. They know this to some extent. They think that if they study the elves, they can unlock the secrets of mana. The same goes for the world tree. In fact, some items may have come out that way.”

“hmm.”

I don’t know how or what came out, but I feel a little relieved.

Now that I think about it, it wasn’t really a huge secret. Rather, it was probably quite common.

At least for wizards.

Now I think I know why the elf named Zigzel goes around killing all the wizards he comes across.

If Elihal’s words were true, half of the elves’ suffering would disappear if only the wizards disappeared.

“Do you have any further questions?”

“Oh, yes.”

Actually, I haven’t heard why there are so few elf wizards, but that doesn’t matter.

It wasn’t something I asked out of curiosity in the first place.

“Then let’s get back to the main topic. Your job is to find Zigzel and get his answer, as I said before.”

“Can I just come back after hearing the answer?”

“okay.”

Elihal recited the spell along with the answer, and after a while, the image of an elf appeared in his mind.

As expected, he was a male elf, but fortunately he looked easier to recognize than when he was with Tyr. He looked like this and had a large scar on the side of his neck.

“As you might have guessed, this is what it looked like thirty-five years ago. It’s probably a bit older now.”

“Okay, but what about the human form… …”

“That guy doesn’t have any earrings.”

“Ah. That’s fortunate.”

I was worried that maybe this time, like Elihal, he would be able to change his form freely, but it seems that’s not the case.

Well, if that was the case, I would have asked you to bring the earrings along with the question.

“It’ll be a little easier this time.”

“be easy?”

“Isn’t it? It seems easier than when I was at Tir.”

At least I won’t have to learn any new words.

“Well, without the earring, that means you can’t use the detection item. You know that?”

“Oh, I see. But still… … .”

“Besides, Zigsel can also change his appearance.”

“yes?”

“How could Zigsel do something like that and still be fine? He specializes in illusions, mind, and trap magic. He was at a high level thirty-five years ago, so he must be even more advanced now.”

… … This fucking shit.

Somehow, he answered every question I asked.

Now I see that it wasn’t simply a matter of having to go to the Empire. There was a bigger obstacle than the Empire.

“Then how on earth do I find it?”

“You’ll have to figure that out yourself. He’s a famous guy, so you can either buy information from the guild or bounty hunters and use that as a basis for your search, or… … .”

“Or make Zigsel come looking for you?”

Hearing your story reminds me of something. I had a similar conversation with Rama when we held hands in the past.

Of course, there was one more item that he had asked others to do at the time, but it seemed inappropriate to use in finding Zigsel.

If someone else could have caught it, they would have caught it a long time ago.

Ultimately, you have to find it yourself or make it come to you… … .

“Have you tried it already?”

“Did you try to get Zigsel to come find me?”

“yes.”

“No. I want to do that too, but I have other things to do so I can’t.”

“okay.”

Roy didn’t ask what else he had to do.

Even during Tir’s time, Elihal had searched the empire for half a year. It was hard to think of asking him to do something that was easy.

“Then I guess I have no choice but to go and come back. But what if that Zigzel attacks me? Will we fight?”

“We have to fight.”

“Are you okay? Even though you might be the successor?”

“If you intend to be my successor, I will not attack you, whom I sent. On the contrary, attacking you means that you have no intention of becoming my successor. A person who has no intention of becoming my successor is nothing but an obstacle to the elves.”

It’s a stumbling block.

I felt this way when I said it was the wrong direction earlier, but it seems that Elihal thinks that killing human wizards is not of much help to the elves.

It was a fortunate thing for him.

“Is there a deadline or something?”

“None. The sooner the better. However, you don’t have to leave right away. It’ll take a long time, so take care of it so there aren’t any problems.”

“Is that okay?”

Actually, I was thinking about doing that anyway. I was thinking of asking if I could go back to Arpen since I don’t know when I’ll be back.

But Elihal was the one who told me to do it first.

“Oh, is it because of Mila and Lily?”

“That too. I’ll send Dorian separately, so take Lily first. If there seems to be any problem, bring her back before we leave.”

“All right.”

After answering that question, Roy stood up.

No, to be exact, he didn’t stop and stared at Elihal. Unlike him, Elihal didn’t move at all.

At first glance, it didn’t look like he was sitting down to greet me.

“Do you have anything else to say?”

“Are you just going to go like that? Don’t you need compensation?”

“ah.”

Roy quickly sat back down.

Now that I think about it, I forgot the most important thing. I forgot it without realizing it as I thought about the secrets I had heard about earlier and the things I would gain from the Empire.

Well, it’s strange that he showed a vision during Tir’s time, but he’s just passing it off with these few words now.

“You are truly merciful.”

“Stop talking nonsense and tell me about compensation.”

“Am I the one talking?”

“okay.”

… … Of course, I thought you would say what you wanted to give me first.

At the unexpected opportunity, Roy swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.

My head was in a mess. When I was asked to say what I wanted, I didn’t know what to say.

But that was only for a moment.

“Do you remember when you told me before that you could repair magic stones? You said you repaired them at the Prine Magic Tower in the Empire.”

“I remember.”

“If I were to leave the broken magic stone there, would I need a letter of recommendation or something?”

“A letter of recommendation would be good, but it is not required. Whether or not the repair will be made and in what order will be determined based on the wizard’s reputation and the magic stone.”

“So you’re saying that you do whatever you want.”

“okay.”

In that case, it would be better to hold off on the letter of recommendation.

I might be able to get it repaired without a letter of recommendation, but I couldn’t just throw away my compensation here.

What else is there?

“Is anything really possible?”

“If I can.”

“then…….”

“Then what?”

Roy shook his head as if it was nothing. No matter what, asking for a cane seemed like crossing the line.

Even with the water of vision, a staff is still a staff. No matter how bad this is, there is a high possibility of it being unpleasant.

Is there anything else?

While I was rolling my eyes pretending to think like that, something suddenly came into view.

These are Elihal’s earrings.

Of course, I didn’t have the audacity to ask for earrings as a reward. Based on my experience so far, it was the same whether it was a cane or earrings.

I just briefly wondered what I would look like if I took off those earrings.

It’s not time to choose a reward now.

I’m just asking a quick question.

“By any chance, if I were to ask you to show me what it looks like without your earrings… … .”

“It’s because she took off her earrings.”

A look and voice that seems unreadable.

Oh, this won’t work.

“Do you miss me?”