Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 140

140. Revoluca (4)

The place we headed to was very familiar to me.

‘It’s been a while.’

It was the Leaf Clan’s village, which I always visited when I came to Ego.

And a figure appeared in the distance. Grantel, the chief of the Leaf Clan, was slowly approaching.

[That guy’s arms have grown a lot.]

Now, his arms seemed quite balanced. Thanks to the unique regenerative abilities of his race, he had recovered a lot in the past 5 years.

Kral ran towards him and whispered something. He must be talking about Liu and the rest of the group.

After a brief report, Grantel approached with a broad smile.

“Welcome to Ego. I am Grantel, chief of the Leaf Clan.”

After greeting Liu and his party, he immediately gestured towards the village.

“It’s humble, but please come inside. There is a place where we can talk.”

“Thank you, Chief.”

Liu and his party bowed politely. The place Grantel led them to was also familiar to me. It was the clearing with the ancient tree that had guarded this place for over a thousand years.

As they sat down on the chairs beneath it, Grantel’s gaze turned to Liu again.

“So, you are the benefactor’s acquaintances.”

“Yes, that’s right. I am Liu, Ian’s uncle. The other two are my colleagues and professors who lived in the Magic Tower with Ian.”

“Nice to meet you.”

Grantel’s bright smile faded for a moment.

“Normally, as Ian’s friends, I would have welcomed you unconditionally.”

He scanned Liu, Stenos, and Alois with a serious expression.

“However, the situation seems a bit different now. Why are you being chased by the Magic Tower? You even said that you two belonged to the Magic Tower.”

Clearly, Kral had told Grantel the details in that short time.

[He’s testing the waters for me.]

‘He never did this with the other companions.’

He had never done this when he brought other companions, including Angel, to Ego.

My words that he couldn’t trust them 100 percent.

Grantel, who had heard that, was trying to talk to them instead.

“If you don’t tell us properly, we can’t accept you into the Ego Forest. We don’t want the residents of Ego to be in danger.”

“Ah, I understand completely. First, I should tell you about us.”

Liu paused, looking at me and Angel for a moment.

“…Actually, we are people who have gathered with one purpose.”

“What purpose do you have?”

Liu closed his eyes for a moment. When his eyes reopened, a deeply serious gaze was directed at Grantel.

“We are trying to change the world.”

He continued the conversation with the utmost seriousness.

“In fact, we have been gathering like-minded individuals, led by the children of prestigious families. Everyone gathered with the desire to change the absurdities of the world.”

“May I ask why? I don’t understand how those who are already part of the establishment could have such thoughts.”

“That’s a natural question. If we lived as our families told us to, we could have lived lives envied by many.”

Liu shook his head slightly and gave a faint smile.

“However, in our youthful days, we were curious. Why did the language suddenly change a thousand years ago? So, we gathered friends from other families and started studying ancient languages.”

His story continued for a while.

“Of course, it was a forbidden act, but we were fearless at the time. And after about ten years, we finally succeeded in deciphering ancient languages to some extent. Of course, it was only basic grammar.”

Liu had gathered outstanding talents from each family. The result of their ten years of effort was only basic grammar.

“Hmm. You are amazing people.”

However, as Grantel said, it was definitely a great achievement.

‘The character arrangement is completely different.’

The heads of the Five Stars [powerful wizarding families] had created completely new characters. Even I, who was already familiar with ancient languages, had a hard time learning the current language.

“The first book we encountered with the ancient language we learned was a book stolen from the family library by a friend from the Grentel family, who was a member at the time.”

A family that is one of the Five Stars. It was also the family of Noah Grentel, who was a year ahead of me in the Magic Tower.

“We were shocked by the contents written inside.”

“What was it about?”

“It’s about what the Five Star families did a thousand years ago. They massacred the knights and killed all those who opposed them. And they created the world of wizards.”

“Hmm……”

“We thought that the other races had also fled here at that time.”

Of course, Grantel, who had only lived in Ego, and I, who was living my second life, knew this fact.

‘He knows more than I thought.’

As someone living in this life, he knew a lot of information.

“I couldn’t believe that our bloodline had ruined that peaceful world and committed unspeakable acts.”

Liu bit his lip for a moment and clenched his fist.

“So, that friend from the Grentel family and I became the mainstays and formed an organization like the one we have now. We wanted to restore the original peaceful world. We wanted to restore the original lives of those who were harmed by us.”

“I see.”

Liu’s serious appearance, which is not easily seen. However, Grantel did not stop questioning there.

“That’s a great idea, but what are you doing to achieve it?”

“Actually, we haven’t done anything significant yet. We thought our power was still too weak to change the world. However, I thought we couldn’t stand still any longer from now on.”

“…Is there any reason?”

“Have you ever heard of something called Optatio?”

The word that came out of his mouth was interesting to Grantel, as well as to me.

‘At that time, Dipon said he stole it from Revoluca.’

It was already an item in my possession.

“I know. Has that thing… appeared in the world again?”

However, Grantel’s expression hardened, as if he knew its danger well.

“Not yet, but according to our intelligence, the Five Star families are collecting Optatio. They say they only have one last piece left.”

“Huh! Such a thing!”

“Originally, there was a piece in our Revoluca as well. That’s the last piece they don’t have.”

“Ha, that’s a relief. I’m sure you’re keeping it safe now.”

Liu shook his head with a bitter smile.

“But we have also lost it now. Someone ran away with it five years ago, and we haven’t found it yet.”

Grantel’s expression could not help but harden.

If all the pieces of Optatio were collected, it would have the power to shake the continent. The fact that the subject was the Five Stars was not a pleasant thing.

“…It can’t be a small matter.”

“Moreover, circumstances have been discovered that even the Magic Tower is helping the Five Stars. So, we couldn’t delay any longer. We had no choice but to resume our activities in earnest.”

According to Liu, the Five Stars only have one piece left.

[But it’s a relief.]

However, the expressions of Angel and I were not so serious. Rather, a sigh of relief was made.

‘That’s right. Looking back now, meeting Dipon at that time was a stroke of luck.’

That one piece was already hidden in my Illimita [personal dimension].

“Anyway, we have to stop them. Although we are being chased by the Magic Tower because of a misunderstanding, we were going to have an all-out war with them anyway. Because they might ruin the world again.”

“There was such a situation.”

“I can’t easily believe what I’m saying, but this is the situation that brought us here. Please allow us to stay here only until we reorganize.”

Liu bowed politely. Grantel’s hand touched his shoulder.

“First of all, I understand. It’s late, so I’ll guide you to a place to rest. You must be tired from coming all the way here, so let’s talk again tomorrow.”

“…Thank you.”

After that, Liu’s gaze turned to me.

“That’s what happened, Ian. It’s hard to believe right now, but this is the other side of the world we live in.”

“I see.”

“I won’t force you, I hope you think about it carefully.”

“Okay. Get some rest first, Uncle.”

With a faint smile, Liu and his party got up from their seats. They were the ones who headed to the bedroom first with the guidance of the Leaf Clan.

“As expected, you are surrounded by benefactors.”

Grantel spoke again, looking at them.

“What do you mean?”

“I’m talking about your uncle and his party. Don’t they have similar intentions to you? They could be strong allies.”

“But, can Grantel-nim [term of respect] believe those words as they are?”

Then he showed a deep smile.

“Haha. Do you know why I believed you when we first met?”

“Isn’t it because I am the benefactor of Ego?”

“Of course, that’s also true, but there were more than one or two suspicious things to believe in you only with that. He is a descendant of Khan, but also a bloodline of Delema. Nothing matched.”

He was right. I, too, had wondered why he treated me so unquestioningly.

“Actually, I have a skill. It is only passed down to the Leaf Clan Chief.”

“Are you talking about the ability to communicate with the bushes?”

“Not only that. I can tell if the other person is lying or not.”

“Yes?”

“In the midst of reading the emotions of the bushes, wouldn’t reading human emotions be nothing?”

It was an amazing word, but on the other hand, I could understand it.

[That’s not wrong. He is so delicate, so your breathing and emotions must have been too well revealed in front of Grantel.]

An ability to communicate with even ancient trees. At that level, there would be no one who would not be caught by his senses.

“Your words were strange, but there were no lies. And the ancient trees in the forest say that they feel the energy of Khan from you.”

“…You saw through me completely from the beginning.”

“That’s why I told Cares to trust and help you.”

Then his head turned again to Liu, who was moving away.

“Your uncle is never lying either. You can trust that person. Don’t you have similar thoughts to you?”

Only then could his head be nodded.

“That’s right. If that thought is certain, there’s no reason not to join forces.”

In the end, what Liu wanted was the same as the current Wonshin Society [Ian’s organization].

The only difference is whether the root started from the upper class or from the bottom.

“According to your uncle, it seems difficult if we don’t join forces with them.”

“Yes. I think we should unite with them. If we have the same intentions, it is a hundred times better to join forces.”

Liu’s words that there is a center of gravity between the Magic Tower and the Five Stars. They were opponents that were too much to handle with my power alone.

‘My own power must also become much stronger.’

Moreover, my abilities were still far from enough to face them right now.

“Grantel-nim, I have a request.”

“What is it? Just say it.”

To deal with them who are trying to reveal their true colors in a hurry, I needed to get stronger a little faster.

“Please take me alone again.”

“Of course. Let’s go during the day tomorrow. It’s too late now.”

“No. I’m talking about now.”

It was a late night hour. There was something to experiment with there.