The wise man returns

“I'm sorry. I cannot abandon the Lord of Claude and the Sapphire Tower. ”

“... Yes? ”

Balin opened her eyes to unexpected rejections and reasons.

However, Alberto, who had been angled, had not seen the expression on his face.

“Those guys I brought in, they're talented at Sapphire Tower, just looking at me. I have to lead them. There is no one else. ”

“..... ”

The young embarrassment on Balin's face gradually fades.

It's because Alberto, speaking with his eyes closed, felt a strong sense of trust in the tower and in people.

In the meantime, Alberto's words continue.

“Sapphire Tower has been my home since I was a child. Although the ball's offer is too glamorous... I cannot accept it. I'm sorry."

There was no clear water in Alberto's eyes as he spoke.

The proposal Balin made was attractive.

This is the center of the rapidly evolving Ruby Tower, the only chance to receive magic directly from him.

If I could accept that, I might be able to fulfill my appetite for knowledge as a wizard to the extreme.

It breaks my heart to think that I should refuse it.

Alberto opens his eyes quietly.

Balin looks at herself with a meaningful smile.

I had no idea what was in my heart. I was offended that you refused to come as my apprentice. What's that smile?

“Ha, ha, ha. Puhahahahaha!! ”

The next moment, Balin's smile burst.

It was the exact opposite of Alberto's expectation of profanity, of course.

The chilly smiling Balin opens her mouth, panting.

“What are you talking about? Heh. You think it's easy to be my disciple, but you're wrong. Heave-ho! ”

As he continued to smile, he slowly began to explain to Alberto the truth of his words.

“I just want to have a good relationship with Alberto in the future. I said that, but if you wanted to come as my disciple that much, why didn't you say so before? ”

Alberto realizes he's been misinformed.

So Balin had no interest in Sapphire Towers, politics, or even himself.

Alberto's face turned red like a carrot without knowing the truth.

I was ashamed and couldn't stand it. I wanted to go somewhere and use magic on myself right now and die.

Meanwhile, Balin, who joined the horse, lightly clears his throat and adds a little.

“Well, it's not that I'm not interested at all, so don't worry. Alberto Ball is one of my most coveted talents. ”

“...!! ”

Alberto's head flashes as if it were spinach.

In front of him, Valine once again makes an offer.

“How are you? I want to keep a friendly relationship with the Alberto ball and help each other when we need it. What's the ball thinking?”

There was no reason to hesitate this time.

Alberto grins as he stands face to face and holds Valine's hand.

The second meeting of the dark night came to a close.

* * *

When he finished, Balin was ready to return.

Alberto looks shivering at Balin, who harvests the robes and casts a hidden spell.

“Why did you hide your true self...”

“I told you, this is a secret meeting. Then you have a safe journey! ”

Balin flies lightly over the window.

Blame it on Zec.

Balin, who is secretly as far away as the assassin, is a light step she wouldn't have even noticed if she hadn't looked that way.

Alberto hasn't slept in a while since Balin came back through the window.

Even after pinching his cheek several times, the cold wind that came through the open window was still there.

Whenever my body trembled, it came to my skin that the meeting was a reality.

Alberto's torso rests on the bed, unwittingly relaxed.

The feeling of accomplishment did great things did not leave my mind.

“Ha, ha, ha. ”

The Ruby Tower, which I saw in person, was truly an unparalleled development award.

Not only the Wizard level, but also the amount of knowledge such as artifacts and magical theories.

It was unbelievable that it had been a few millionaires to them until recently.

He joined hands with the one who created the miracle.

Moreover, he even said he wanted himself.

I couldn't rule out the possibility of lying, but Alberto was convinced it was true.

“Lord Claude, Ravon and Barca. I did it. I did it...! ”

Tears spread over Alberto's face, muttering the names of those around him.

I don't know why, but it's clear the road ahead of Sapphire Tower is open.

In his mind, who had been unable to sleep for a while with joy, suddenly I had the same thought as the old Elijah.

"But what kind of a person does Ballin...?" ’

Obviously, the Wizard was right after all, but his steps were closer to the assassin.

At that age, if there was technology in that direction, as well as magic, it was much more credible to believe that someone else's soul was possessed.

‘Not only my abilities, but my accomplishments have been unusual. ’

It was the beginning that allowed thousands of Orcs to retreat on their own.

He also changed the concept of artifacts in the process, as well as getting rid of the tower and its weave to the regime in a few months.

Is that all? You cooperated with Andropos to destroy the fallen emperors of the Northern Empire and the Horsemen within the Kingdom. It was exciting to think.

‘Amazing, it's more than perfect. I have doubts because it's so great. Does it really mean that there is someone in the world who can do something like that at that age? ’

Alberto thought he couldn't sleep all night, but there was no answer.

It was inevitable that I did not know the concept of regression at the beginning.

Meanwhile, even after all that work, Balin wakes up before sunrise.

“My eyes are wide open at this hour. ”

After a light yawn, Balin wakes Elia up.

No matter how much I worked, I couldn't miss my morning training.

As I heard yesterday, I had to enter the castle as the tower master and be granted a title.

As soon as I got up, Elijah comforted me with a sigh next to Balin, sighing.

“Cheer up, Master. But you're still in the ranks. If you take it, you get the territory. You don't have to be so depressed. ”

“Territory...”

Balin ponders Elia's words in her training uniform.

Now that you are a nobleman, the proper territory will also be granted.

However, the current position in Balin is the tower master, and moreover, he has hidden his work for a long time.

I'd say the Earl's title is the maximum, but the territory given at that level would have to be a mediocre rural farm.

‘The land is owned by the key parts of power, such as the ball, the Marquis, etc. ’

Balin, who kicked his tongue, decided to think positively.

As a nobleman, you can at least make Laden and Millia hear the words "Laden Ball" or "Lady Millia."

It's a trivial gain, but if you still listen to it, you will be very pleased.

It was everyone's dream to become a noble after all.

Balin smiled.

“Yes, you're a nobleman. You'd better think positive, Elijah. Were you a nobleman, too?" ”

“Well... I heard that the Tower of Martyrs automatically receives the title of Marquis and takes the entire tower into their own territory. ”

“The title of the baron...”

No wonder the disciple is getting a higher rank than himself.

Elijah smiles, shining his eyes at Balin.

“It's all right! Master Valine will soon gain the title of Duke and become a higher nobleman than I am! ”

“Thank you for saying that. ”

Balin smiles back and turns away.

After that, Elijah lowers his head and mutters.

“... and if you don't want to get promoted... you can... come with me." ”

“Huh? What? ”

Balin turns his head, unable to hear properly.

Elijah is furious and trembles.

“No! Nothing! It's no big deal! Never mind! It's really nothing. ”

“... so fresh. Come with me. We have to practice in the morning. ”

Balin concludes it's no big deal and goes out.

After that, Elijah follows behind with his face red.

Balin, who was in the garden, noticed more wizards training in the morning than yesterday.

If there were about a dozen wizards in training yesterday, there were nearly ten of them today.

“What about restoration? ”

“It's almost over. That's why we're all here. ”

Elijah was talking to Valine one day.

At first, he was unconscious and had to give instructions every time, but now he didn't have to.

The sorcerers in training bow their heads to the pair of them.

“Your Highness!”

“Lord of the tower!”

You immediately show off your hands as if to ignore Valine in front of the lowering wizards.

Establishing hierarchy is only necessary if necessary.

It was an obstacle to the consciousness that remained in everyday training.

“Let's get started, then. ”

Balin moves to create a new approach that he thought of yesterday.

The wizards who were training behind their hard-working backs blinked their eyes and said,

“Your Highness... What's that speed? ”

“I think you're just running, like the ground beneath your feet is folding itself...”

“I see...”

The wizards who were staring blankly turned their gazes away, astonished by the noisy castle that was lifted behind their backs.

“Can you do your copy casting right?" Let's gather some Mana first! ”

“I'm sorry! ”

After all the commotion, I could feel it accelerating.

Balin stopped running and tasted it.

I'm not moving my legs too fast, but they're starting to accelerate strangely.

What's going to happen to this? ’

Not that the new phenomenon was bad, but I wanted to stop the bizarre, unique ability to emerge.

When Balin, who was moving in front of her, stopped, Elijah, who was following her, gasped.

“How, so fast... Huff... huff...”

“Well... let's slow it down. I'm sorry."

Balin scratches the back of his head beautifully and then tries to run again.

Suddenly, you hear a loud voice towards this side.

Balin turns his head toward the front door without even knowing it, because it was a familiar voice.

“Huh?"

“Don't lie! Kid. Even if you want to enter the Horse Tower. Who would fall for that, huh? ”

“I'm telling you... ah! Oppa! Oppa!! ”

Her appearance changed considerably over the course of a few months, waving her hands with a big smile.

The doll's height was quite large one day, and there was a slight bend in the body.

The face that was always covered with dust and breadcrumbs was fresh without dust.

But just the traces on that face and the voice now made me instantly realize who she was.

“Who...? ”

Balin replies with a trembling voice to Elijah.

“My brother... this is Millia. Top Lord.”

The look on Balin's face when he said that was unsettling.

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Thank you for reading. Every time one of you has worked hard to evaluate, I think between gratitude and relief. Hehe.