2nd Rank Has Returned

3 weeks of vacation-1

Time flies so fast.

It was the impression that came out as soon as I looked in the mirror.

[Are you pretty tall?]

Leo’s height had already grown to that of a young man. Even with a small catch, it was well over 180cm. Likewise, his physique was also strong, so even if he fought with an adult knight, he would not be pushed back.

＜Well, it’s only natural because it’s been two years.＞

Even with that said, Leo was also surprised by his remarkable growth. I have never seen such rapid growth in my previous life.

[As expected, the power of the key job is great. Please tell me the secret too.]

＜Don’t even make a noise. There is trauma.＞

Even now, when I hear the sound of the key, I get goosebumps all over my body, and the shallow scars on my body hurt.

[It was two years ago, but it’s time to forget.]

＜One of them uprooted the tree and wielded it with a stick, and the other hammered the rock and smashed it, which I will forget.＞

Perhaps it was a memory that came to mind even before he died. In fact, during that month, I had trouble sleeping with nightmares.

“I must go now.”

[Yeah, hey, let’s go. Refrain from holding the key.]

＜Sage, please restrain yourself. Chehal.＞

Exchanging warm worries like hell, Leo went out of the room.

Leo, who went out, headed to the gymnasium where training and spirits come and go.

“Forgive me for being late. Alphonse-senpai.”

“Okay. It’s going to be harder than I thought to leave it out every morning in the morning.”

Even if training and spirit came and went, Alphonse was the only one in the gym right now. Now that Leo has come, there are two people.

“It is the job of juniors to go immediately when seniors call.”

“Senior, it’s a title that makes you feel sorry for yourself in many ways.”

Currently, Leonardo’s superficial position was Ariaspil’s exclusive knight, but the members of the family implicitly valued Leo highly.

As proof of that, Leo’s mana training technique was incorporated into Reinhardt’s formal training method, and within two years, it became the mainstream training method for upper-class knights.

‘In return, what I made, I had to hide as much as possible.’

Recalling that fact, Leo picked up the spear.

“Today is Changi.”

“I want to do spearing today.”

“Then I do what I do.”

Alphonse Armstrong, proud of his massive physique, held a bloated bayonet in his hand. It was a wooden sword, but even if it got hit, it wouldn’t break the bones.

“Then let’s start.”

Leo and Alphonse rushed at each other.

A subsequent shock sound, a series that could not be followed by the eyes, collided with each other. Not only speed, but also in terms of power, the astonishment could not be stopped.

Every time they collided, the wind pressure of the sword flew around the theater.

“…Suck…!”

If you defend with the subsequent vertical slash of the great sword and wooden spear, it will surely break and the sword will strike your body at the same time.

so that

Paang!

Leo slashed the spear vertically and jumped into the air using the recoil as an elasticity. It was a technique that evaded the great sword and gave a chance to counterattack at the same time.

“…into the air…?!”

In response to his astonishment, Leo pierced his spears in the air and deflected Alphonse’s greatsword.

“Ugh…!”

Leo, who landed as it was, aimed his spear blade at Alphonse.

“This is my victory.”

“…Yes, this is my defeat again.”

When the robes were finished, Leo removed the spear blade and put down the wooden spear.

“I still can’t beat you. How did you make that move?”

“It’s thanks to the muscles, but it’s largely because I trained my flexibility. It increases the application power of the trained muscles.”

“Hmm… flexibility, that’s definitely something I’m lacking.”

If you look at the male body, it is naturally less flexible than the female body. Leo, who realized that from Arya, made up for that weakness with gymnastics and stretching, and turned it into an advantage.

“Still, your muscles are higher than me. Previously, the vertical slash was almost impossible to defend.”

“Thanks for the compliment. After talking, how about stretching your lower body like today?”

Moving the shiny muscles, Alphonse suggested the exercise in a sophisticated way.

“That… not today. Seniors. Today is…”

As if realizing Leo’s refusal, Alphonse brought the offer back.

“Ah, today was a magic training day. I’m sorry. I forgot.”

“no. then.”

Leo bowed lightly and moved from the body training place to the magic training place.

***

“Oh, am I too late?”

Rios, the proud eldest son of the Reinhardt family, ran into the garden eight minutes late for his appointment.

“It was late.”

“Not too much. That’s it~”

[It is also the ability to come at an ambiguous time to swear like that.]

＜I will. A gentleman who can also teleport.＞

If you check the time carefully when you can use teleport, you will be able to arrive at the place immediately.

And, needless to say, this magic training ground was in the room next to Rios. In the beginning, the magic training ground was nothing more than a dedicated room made for Rios.

“hahahaha, that expression is too much! cadet!”

“hahahaha, such a name is too much. Rios.”

“It’s too much, let’s talk comfortably.”

During the two years of teaching Leo magic, Rios always called Leo his brother.

Leo couldn’t resist any more than that smirk on the condition of teaching magic.

“therefore? Did you do your homework well?”

Instead of answering, Leo spread out his hands and spread out a circle of mana. Two magics of different attributes unfolded in a circle, emitting fire and cold in turn.

“bravo! A perfect score out of 100!”

“Thank you for teaching me.”

“Is that so? It’s also thanks to me, I think!”

The magic godfather sitting next to him glared at him with a very fresh gaze, but first he tried to avoid his gaze.

It was true that he was able to grow quickly thanks to the wise man, but honestly, it was true that he also benefited from Rios a lot. Thanks to that, I was able to supplement the sage’s lack of modern magical knowledge.

“But… I never imagined that I would be this good. Achieved 2nd circle in 2 years, and even double casting. This is rare among advanced wizards.”

The wise man with fresh eyes nodded. That meant that Leo’s growth was superior to others.

“Now I have nothing to teach in the second circle.”

“Then are you in the 3rd circle now?”

“no.”

Rios exclaimed in a rare, determined tone.

“…Yes?”

“Now I can’t teach my brother.”

“…why…why?”

I couldn’t help but be confused. I felt like I was barely immersed in the magic of magic, but if Rios stops teaching here, the reason to learn the 3rd circle disappears.

“Do not misunderstand. I also really want to teach my brother…”

Rios pulled out a white paper from the drawer and held it out.

[“Mato” Intermediate Magic Permit]

The proposition … and related matters were explained in detail in line with each item.

“Unless you get an official permission from the Magic Tower, you can’t learn the Intermediate Magic Circle 3rd. If you get used to it, you have to go on a blind date in a cell like a few years ago.”

Only then did Leo understand Rios’ words.

“In order to learn intermediate magic, you must go to the tower and get permission.”

“Probably. Of course, if you get a formal teacher or instructor’s license, you can omit that procedure, but I’m a savage, so there’s no such thing.”

“Why not?”

“Why?”

Leo wiped Rios with his eyes and nodded.

“Oh, I understand.”

“It hurts because I understand it right away.”

Rios held out a folder of papers and grinned.

“Anyway, good luck. There are a lot of kkondaes, but there are so many fun things.”

“Isn’t Rios going with you too?”

“I will decline. And if we go together, it will only be a deduction factor, and it will not be beneficial.”

Leo glanced at Rios again.

“Ah, that’s right.”

“…because it hurts to understand that.”

Rios said so and held up his wand.

“It was fun though. Reinhardt’s martial arts are the focus, so it’s more a martial art than magic. So I had a lot of fun talking about magic~ Oh~”

I’ve talked about that many times in my past life.

Because he even suggested that I teach him magic several times in his previous life.

[But why didn’t you learn it?]

＜Why didn’t you?＞

[Ah, yes.]

The sage looked at Rios for about a second and was convinced.

It was the speed of understanding that hurt.

“But why did Rios-sama not learn martial arts and engage in magic?”

Although Rios was lacking compared to Arya, it was not that he lacked talent in martial arts. The skill itself would not have been bad since he knew enough about how to wield the sword.

“Um… it looked like magic…”

Rios scratched his head slightly and pulled out a book from the library.

“Um… do you know someone called a sage?”

“yes?”

I couldn’t have known

Wasn’t that the culprit by the floating thing floating right next to it?

“You must have heard of it. You must have heard of folktales, legends, and fairy tales about the wise men at least once.”

Even in his previous life, he ‘heared’ the nickname. Legends and folktales about him overflowed to the point of being comparable to a hero.

“But honestly, no one believes that sages exist.”

That is why most people did not believe in the existence of the sage.

“It’s so absurd. No matter what your lifespan or what you do.”

Because it was too vain to be called a human feat.

“In the first place, the origin of magic, the creation of circle magic alone doesn’t make sense. Well, it was like slaying a dragon with magic alone… or building an army with only spirits and purifying the undead island, or something like that, but it’s pointless anyway.”

With those words, Leo looked at the mythical figure that went beyond the saga again.

[…Oh, come to think of it, there have been times like that. As I get older, my memory deteriorates.]

Digging his nose and ears at the same time, the hero of wisdom acknowledged less.

What the hell happened in the past?

Did a volcano or a meteorite explode, causing a cataclysm?

“But I believe that wise men do exist.”

It was the same with Leo. It was a serious culture shock, but that belief is being forcibly transmitted in real time.

“…why?”

“It’s because of this book.”

Saying that, Rios held out the book he had pulled from the bookshelf.

“This…”

[The Sage and the Hero]

It was difficult to see it as a novel or a dictionary by looking at the thick cover and inlay of the book.

“It’s a children’s book that was in the old library of the family. I found it first.”

I’m hearing such a story for the first time. It was information I had never encountered in my previous life.

“There is no content. It feels similar to other myths, but the story is that the teacher of the first hero, Reuben Reinhard, was a wise man.”

I’ve heard it pass by. To the wise master.

“Other people didn’t really believe it. The hero was more focused on martial arts than magic, and there were very few records of wise men.”

“…Rios-sama believes in you.”

“…well, actually, it’s a dubious will. But the evidence we have is quite plausible.”

Rios put the book on the table and started explaining.

“First of all, yes, this book was in the family library. If it was a book that was roughly compiled by imagination, the family would immediately incinerate it because it was considered profane.”

That was a valid objection. The more historic the family, the more important it is to have legitimacy. Discussing the existence of a teacher who does not exist would also be considered blasphemous.

“And this.”

Rios opened the children’s book and held out the very last page.

“…This…”

It was a portrait of a sage. Not in the style of a fairy tale, but in a dramatized style, a picture perfectly matching the sage was drawn at the end of the bookshelf.

“This is a portrait.”

“But there are bound to be things like this.”

Really, but first pretend not to know.

“It’s unlikely. But the only portrait that matches this one is the mana tower. It is also enshrined on the top floor.”

That way, the credibility increases.

Because it means that the minstrel and the painter are not joking around.

“So I guess I have a sage. This is it.”

“Then, are you studying magic to discover the existence of a sage?”

“It’s like that. For some reason, fun is 80% and the sage is 20%, but if you find out, that is the glory of the family, isn’t it?”

Now Leo has a human beside him who could become the family’s glory.

[…What? why?]

That sometimes the truth can be a shame, Leo could feel the marrow inside his bones tingle.

“Well, just that. If you get a chance, check it out when you go to see the tower. If you do well, I can show you.”

“Ah yes…”

Leo barely walked away from Rios with a face covered in white lies.

After some distance, Leo opened his mouth.

“Sage.”

[ok? why?]

＜What the hell did you do 300 years ago?＞

[…What? Did you catch a dragon?]

＜No, it’s all. Are they all real?＞

[I’m talking now, isn’t it too late to ask?]

It was a part that Leo also recognized. However, if you think about it, you should also take into account that wise men have a tendency to subtly avoid such stories.

[All right. It’s a bit like this now, but I used to have a bit of passion.]

＜That’s not it. Why did you disappear like this?＞

In the end, people didn’t even remember the wise man properly, and just dismissed him as a mythical figure.

From this point on, it’s not the sage, but the hermit, right?

It was an agenda that I had no choice but to ask now after I left the late and angry school.

[It’s okay. Hyunta is here.]

＜…Yes?＞

[I’m sick of it. in world life. Respectfully.]

A vulgar tone, but somehow the vulgarity seemed like a stimulus to erase the bitter aftertaste.