[Side story] Chasing a butterfly (1) While
walking down a quiet street, I saw a wandering stray cat chasing a butterfly.
My eyes are drawn to the fluttering wings and I chase after the butterfly, but unfortunately, it is rare for to catch it in my cute hands.
In the end, the stray cats are led to a flower field full of butterflies and quietly watch them flutter into the bright blue sky.
The sight of the butterfly flapping its wings vigorously looks like a flower flying in the sky, so stray cats constantly follow the butterfly through the flower fields.
It is an animal that has no ho and no place to return to.
If you quietly chase the butterfly without being caught up in anything… the surrounding scenery has suddenly changed a lot. I can’t even guess how far I’ve co from where I first started chasing.
It doesn’t matter though.
This street is my ho. There are no major changes in the life of a stray cat that just wanders around aimlessly, even though it chases after a butterfly for a long ti as if possessed.
As always, I sleep with the sky as my roof, and when the sun rises, I just take a leisurely stroll on the road.
A life that seems to be swept away by the passing ti.
That was the life of a wandering stray cat.
* * *
“Zelan the Cutter.”
The scenery in Sylvania during the first school season is quite different from usual.
The faces of the students are full of energy, and the faculty and staff are all full of energy. This scene at the beginning of the sester, when people are still full of energy, will quickly wither as things start to get a little busier.
Like flowers blooming in full bloom in warm spring, it is a trace of youth that is difficult to enjoy outside of that season.
People who are romantic about bachelor life will say with all kinds of rhetoric that this is the most beautiful and shining ti.
“He’s my forr comrade… he’s probably the one who’s going to do sothing like this… huh… huh…”
Aside from the lively atmosphere on campus, there was a guy who looked like he was going to die at any mont.
It was my senior professor, Kaleid Roxter.
The sight of his shaved beard sticking out sharply near his chin is quite pathetic.
He had been talking about dying from a hangover since morning. He was smoking a cigarette in a corner of the teaching building, and when he saw , he waved his hand and said hello.
As for , I was inevitably walking to the teacher’s office with this sester’s Elental Science curriculum at my side.
Then, when I t Professor Kaleid, I rembered sothing to ask, so we continued the conversation.
The corpse of the highest-ranking wind spirit, Tyrkalax.
When I showed him the highest-grade relic I brought from Yenika’s hotown, Kaleid looked at with wide eyes.
And when I asked him if he was looking for a formidable way to utilize it properly, the na of a wizard nad Zelan the Cutter ca out of his mouth.
“I don’t know where they got the corpse of the highest-ranking spirit, but there is no one on Aken Island who can handle sothing of that level.”
Although it is an object that only takes the form of a small bead, its value is enormous.
In order to utilize it properly, a special form of magic processing was needed.
“Ugh… Wait… I feel so sick…”
“Did you have a drink yesterday too?”
“I did… yesterday, the day before… and three days ago…”
It is no longer surprising to see Professor Kalide in a drunken state before the start of school.
He mumbled, debating whether to clear his stomach or not, and then buried his body on the bench and exhaled in a huff.
“This is sothing I found in Pulan.”
“Hey. Since you were so excitedly caught up in the internal conflict over the interests of Old Deck, when did you find ti to go to Pulan again? “Our successor, Professor Nauri, had a great vacation.”
“I was there to take care of undergraduate business, so I took care of it concurrently.”
I can honestly say that he was busy working even during vacation, but there is no way Professor Kalide would be interested in such things.
“Anyway, my comrade Zelan was excellent at processing these artifacts to make them easier to use. I still rember it. “I was greatly indebted to them during the demi-human war.”
Seeker Glast Outlaw Kaleid Cutter Zelan.
These are the nas of three wizards who are said to have probably massacred the largest number of demi-humans in the world.
I’ve heard so many stories that I’m sick of it that I helped Guardian Obel Forcius and made a great contribution in subjugating the northern demi-humans.
Glast tragically passed away, and Kaleide retired from the front line to pursue a teaching career.
So where is Zelan and what is he doing?
“She is already old enough to be old… If not a grandmother, she will be an aunt…”
“Is there a place you think she might be?”
“Well… he’s such a newbie… but there’s talk that he’s been wandering around the Raln Mountains for the past few years to study the Archmage Glokt.”
He must have eaten as much as he could, but he’s still full of energy and passion.
After saying those words, he takes out another piece of tobacco and bites it. Professor Kaleide already looked like a half-zombie.
“You an Glokt Elderbane?”
“okay. Among those who want to beco wizards on this continent, he is a man whose na no one knows. In fact, it looks like the amount of relics and magic engineering supplies left behind by that gentleman is quite large.”
Glokt Elderbane is a wizard who is well-versed in all fields of magic.
He must have reached a high enough level for material science and magic engineering.
“The things he used or studied during his active duty must have been vast. However, there are rumors that the finished products that ca out of the process are quietly sleeping sowhere in the Raln Mountains.”
“I’ve never heard of such a rumor…”
“Actually, too. “If such rumors had spread widely, treasure hunters would have carved out the entire Raln Mountains to find Glokt’s treasure.”
Even if that is a bit of an exaggeration, they would have definitely searched every nook and cranny of the mountain range.
Glokt Elderbane was a wizard so valuable that just one book he wrote right before his death was worth thousands of gold coins.
If there are items buried sowhere in the Laln Mountains that have value that cannot be ignored, magically, historically, or financially…
“It seems like it exists.”
I don’t know exactly what it is, but it sounds like a man nad Zelan the Cutter is wandering the Raln Mountains in search of traces of Glokt.
“Hmm….”
“Do you have any guesses as to why?”
“no. As you know, my family is protecting Glokt Elderbane’s best disciple.”
“ah. “He’s as picky as a stray cat.”
Her na is Lucy Mayril.
He was once a wizard who boasted enormous power, enough to command the entire world.
Currently, I am in the process of resting and recovering the magic power that I lost for so reason.
“In fact, he has been taught by Archmage Glokt in the Raln Mountains for many years, so he probably knows Glokt’s residence sowhere in the Raln Mountains.”
“…When Zelan hears that, his eyes will light up and he will be happy.”
“If I were to ask you to tell the location of Glokt’s forr residence in exchange for processing this body of Tyrkalax, would you accept it?”
“You could ask for more money than what is accepted.”
I feel like I know a little bit about the personality of the cutter Zelan.
Although he is curious and adventurous, he also possesses the goodness of a human being.
I heard that it was she who asked the Cleric Monastery to protect the nurous demihumans.
Although he slaughtered so many demi-humans and was nicknad ‘the cutter’, he showed rcy to young demi-humans who had not yet been touched by the tis of the world.
“Of course, it’s hard to think that there will be anything left just because it’s Glokt’s forr residence…” “
Is that so? On the contrary, don’t you think that if it were the residence of an archmage like that, there would be sothing there?”
I heard that Lucy abandoned the residence as soon as Glokt died… so there was a high possibility that it would remain in the sa state as when Lucy left.
Of course, if it were a simple log cabin, it may have deteriorated over a long period of ti and collapsed.
“The problem is… how do we find that person nad Zelan?”
The problem is that we are currently in the middle of a sester.
My academic schedule is so packed, I can’t just throw it all away. I have said this many tis, but I am a person who always works for as much as I get.
“Well, it’s not urgent right now, so you can think about it slowly. Otherwise, is there any reason why we must process the artifact right away?”
“It’s not like that, but…”
I said, sitting on the bench and burning so tobacco.
“I have so ideas about the Highest Spirit Ceremony…”
I spoke while slowly gathering magical power in my fingertips. At the end, the wind picks up a little, but soon subsides again.
I am now completely accustod to handling the power of rilda, the high-ranking wind spirit. If so, it’s ti to think about the next step.
Professor Kalide, who was quietly listening to those words, burst out laughing.
“As expected, you are crazy.”
“….”
If I had to pick the crazy one between the two of us, I actually think Professor Kalide would be closer.
“Anyway, I’ll have to focus on completing my academic schedule for the ti being… so I’ll have to think about it slowly. “I have to go back to my hotown to talk to Lucy, but I don’t have any plans to go ho for the ti being.”
“I guess that’s the law. But you know… things in this world don’t always go according to schedule.”
“…Why do you say such disturbing things?”
“Well, that’s just the way it is.”
Professor Kalide was lying down completely on the bench and laughing.
Anyway, he was a good human being.
* * *
“Professor Ed. “I’ve finished organizing all the docunts you asked for. Would you like to bring them to the classroom?”
“No, give it to now. “I will finish reviewing it when my hands are empty.”
“yes. please wait for a mont.”
There were six teaching assistants in my laboratory, which was provided by the undergraduate school.
The smartest one among them was holding the docunts I had instructed and organizing them one by one by agenda on my desk.
“Well… Professor Ed. “Can I ask you a personal question?”
“…What.”
“While reviewing the academic records of Sylvania Academy, I ca across the record of senior Lucy Mayril…” She
is a quick-thinking and smart girl, so I decided to keep her for a long ti.
As I was listening to the story in hopes of clearing up so of my curiosity, Lucy’s na popped up.
“Well… Lucy, what did you feel like when you were a student?”
“….”
“As expected, since she was the legendary Lucy, she must have been a role model for all students….”
The existence of Lucy Mayril, a senior at Sylvania Academy, had already beco sothing of a legend.
Even though Lucy did not even graduate and finished her studies as a dropout, it got to the point where all the students considered her an idol.
Well, it was worth it. Her actions since entering Sylvania Academy went beyond being an honor student and reached the realm of a great person.
In the end, he withstood the Holy Lance Dragon Velbrok for several hours and even neutralized the Aspect magic of the Great Sage Sylvania… If he grew like this and developed all his talents, no one could have predicted what kind of monster he would beco.
As she was in fact the most talented wizard of this century, rumors about her often circulated around the school.
Intelligent appearance, elegant gestures. Sylvania’s head wizard who always represents the students with a thoughtful, beautiful, and elegant smile.
…Rumors tend to be exaggerated, but if anyone who knew Lucy Mayril’s true identity heard it, they were all ridiculous.
Of course, from the bachelor’s point of view, there was no reason to deny the fact that he had produced such a great wizard, so the rumors were neglected and inflated.
“Because… she’s like my idol…”
“….”
I was speechless for a mont at the curious look in the innocent girl’s eyes.
If you ask Lucy Mayril what her bachelor life was like… I can’t say she was sincere even with empty words.
However, it is not easy to rcilessly trample on the dreams of a young girl full of romance….
“…Lucy….”
Yes… Anyway, I am also a bachelor person now. First of all, it makes sense to move in a direction that benefits the university.
And no matter what the truth is, if students are motivated and able to work hard in their studies… isn’t that enough?…
No one is hard… Sotis honesty isn’t the answer. .
“Yes… Lucy… was a truly great wizard. She was truly a role model for all wizards…”
“W… That’s right… I’ve always wondered what kind of person she was…”
The school records show her astronomical number of penalty points and absences. I am truly glad that it was expunged rather than remaining.
Maybe dropping out was a godsend.
“He learned any magic without much effort, but he never neglected his training and was sincere.”
Hey… It pricks my conscience a little…
But I don’t have to et Lucy, who has lost her magic and is stuck in Ross Taylor’s mansion… I think this will be enough to motivate to study….
“ I too… will I be able to beco a wizard like senior Lucy soday….”
“If I try, it will be possible. “There is no such thing as an empty goal in this world, so try hard every day.”
“Yes… I’m a weak wizard right now, but I’ll work hard to beco soone like Lucy-senpai!”
The teaching assistant clenched both fists, fire burning in his eyes.
Okay… that’s it….
* * *
After the sester started, the number of days Ed Rosstaylor returned to the mansion beca extrely rare.
It was unavoidable because just juggling the academic schedule would be quite difficult.
In a way, it was natural for to think, “I miss Ed.”
“….”
Lucy Mayril was lying on the bed in her pajamas, staring at the ceiling of her room.
It’s already been several years since I lost my magic and entrusted myself to the Ross Taylor mansion. In the anti, I was able to handle simple magic power, but considering the enormous power it used to have, it was so weak that it didn’t even go anywhere.
He creates a fla with his fingertips and floats it in the air, then clenches his fist tightly and destroys it.
It took several years, but I was able to use at least basic magic. Even if it was just that much, it ant a lot to Lucy.
Veterans who have been wielding swords for decades can subdue wild beasts with just a kitchen knife.
Although it is only a rudintary level of magic, Lucy, whose sense of applying magical power is at its peak, can utilize it infinitely even if given only a small amount of magical power.
Even if it is basic fire magic and basic stealth magic, the magic coming out of Lucy’s hands is of a different order.
“….”
Having stayed at the Ross Taylor mansion for a long ti, I have already noticed the maids’ lifestyle patterns to so extent.
I haven’t seen Ed Ross Taylor’s face for a long ti, so I feel like my nose is itching for no reason.
Lucy looked up at the ceiling blankly and then suddenly let out a sigh.
“…Should we escape..”
…It was a sign of a major accident.
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