Sincerely, Vanessa [EN]: Chapter 133

To Vanessa, From Teacher 133

A small mouth hung open in a daze.

The earth-shattering wolf was careful not to reveal his sharp teeth as he grinned. Being overly joyful was unbecoming for a primordial being.

But he was immensely pleased to see the confusion on the little magician’s face before him.

All living beings were made to pursue their own interests, not to sacrifice themselves for others.

It wasn’t surprising that it was so blatant. It was only natural. In Byrakos’s memories, altruism was not conducive to survival.

It was that kind of era. Those who were like that all died and disappeared, unable to pass down their traits….

The black creature, concealing his pleasant thoughts, rumbled.

〚A very difficult choice indeed.〛

He lowered his voice, which sounded like thunder, and whispered.

〚But there’s nothing to agonize over. Follow where your desires lead you. Honestly, without pretense. Who would dare to criticize you? Such power is very precious.〛

Byrakos amusingly waited for the little human’s mouth to open. It was obvious. She would just say she would go back. That she would enjoy the greatest glory….

“How do I give up the power?”

But the words that immediately followed were quite different from what the black wolf had expected.

The long, torn mouth opened in bewilderment, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, but Vanessa instead took a step closer to him. Her eyes sparkled with hope.

“If I pour my power into making this magic circle work again, would that do it?”

There was no room for agonizing. It was such an easy decision for Vanessa.

Magic had gifted her so much, quite literally like magic.

Dark night, round light. Small magic. She was able to meet her teacher. Thanks to it, she advanced to Bamberg Academy and gained knowledge. She met friends. Connections intertwined and continued to bring new encounters.

When she came to her senses, she was surrounded by people. The orphanage backyard where she used to draw pictures with twigs, all alone, slowly faded away.

She wasn’t lonely. She was fulfilled. The affection and support they gave her were so warm that she wasn’t afraid of standing alone.

And that’s not all, is it?

Magic gave her the joy of achieving something, the power to help others, and the confidence to succeed. It completed a new foundation.

Even if the power of magic were to leave her, what she had gained wouldn’t disappear in an instant like a desert mirage. Her connections with people and her new attitude toward life would remain.

The empty space left by the departing ability would not be a wasteland but a foundation to be filled with something new once again.

Knowing that, she wasn’t afraid.

“I saw a unique inscription on the magic circle on the cliff. Other magicians also thought it looked like an inscription for restoration, so they had hope, but it seems it’s true. That’s a relief.”

Unlike Vanessa, who had already neatly organized her thoughts and was excited, the great being and the amazing magician of the past were silent and awkward.

“Are the magic circles throughout Priba being restored simultaneously? Then will their locations be revealed too? We need to hide them in case someone else tries to mess with them.”

〚…Little magician. Will you give up your star-like power?〛

“Oh, of course. What’s the point of losing all my loved ones, being left alone, and then building a country?”

When Vanessa answered with a puzzled look, the wolf raised his large head and stared at the sky for a moment. Bam Vandalu hurriedly turned his body as if holding back laughter, shaking pathetically.

〚You might not lose everything. I said I wouldn’t set foot on your land.〛

“I’ll lose at least one thing. I’m too greedy, and I don’t want that either.”

〚You’re greedy, but you’re giving up power? That doesn’t make sense! You don’t know how great your power is!〛

“Even if I knew, I’d make the same choice. I grew up not even knowing I was a magician until I was eighteen. And I only found out because someone told me. I lived well without the power of magic. But am I supposed to pour my magic power into this?”

Vanessa, who was growing impatient with the continued Q&A, showed a slight annoyance, but the black creature was flustered and only clicked his teeth a few times.

〚If you lose your power, everyone might ignore and mistreat you!〛

“It might have been true in the past, but I can live quite well without the power of magic now. I don’t know if you know, but the field of magical engineering has developed, and thanks to that, there are so many machines that make things convenient. There’s a train that runs on the ground, so you can easily travel long distances-”

〚Ah, are you talking about the square thing that runs on the ground? Sometimes it disturbs my sleep. The clanging sound is so loud.〛

Vanessa flinched for a moment. It was the trains running on the tracks, not the greedy priests, that almost ruined the world. She resolved to tell the king that the noise and vibration needed to be reduced.

“Yes, that’s it. What else is there? Ah! We boil water for tea with machines too. The taste is….”

The voice that had been refuting the great being so clearly faded. It was because the taste of the tea Jenien had made came to mind.

“The taste is, well, adequate….”

Fortunately, no one noticed the fading end of her words. The black wolf, who had been briefly captivated by the story of new civilization [문물], shook his large head in the air.

〚What does any of that matter? Your power doesn’t need such insignificant things! If you become just a little more skilled, everyone will look up to you with just a glance. They will love you more.〛

Vanessa rolled her eyes for a moment.

“I’m sorry, but that’s not necessarily true.”

〚What else!〛

She was a little embarrassed to see the big wolf openly losing his temper, but she stubbornly continued.

“If I think about it, Gid might be more relieved. You should have seen the fuss he made every time I went to dangerous places. Lina and Chevati will want to introduce me to a safer job, and Evan and Dalois will probably tease me for not being able to do this either. But it’s okay. Well, not being able to use teleportation [이동] magic is a bit disappointing….”

〚If they abandon you-〛

Vanessa shrugged.

“Then I’ll just live well with other people. I don’t want them to pay the price for something I wanted to do.”

Vanessa and the great being. There was only silence between them for a moment. Vanessa stood there blankly as if wondering what the problem was, and the black creature was at a loss for words at the unexpected answer. Only the sound of the dragon hitting the tree, seemingly bored, was occasionally heard.

The black creature, who had been gaping in vain, snorted. Seeing the small human staggering from the gust, he placed his large head on her feet. Then he grumbled.

〚How boring. It would be more enjoyable to see some agony at times like this. Are all humans like this these days?〛

“That can’t be….”

Bam Vandalu scratched his head. His brown hair stood up like feathers.

It was truly fortunate and joyful, but he, too, was just as bewildered by the excessively quick decision.

Over the past thousand years, the impact of emotions on humans was certainly significant, but power was no less so.

Some would not hesitate to kill their parents, siblings, and even lovers to gain meager power. The majority believed that affection would follow if they had power.

So Bam Vandalu was seeing someone choose one side so easily for the first time.

He wondered if it was because she hadn’t experienced enough yet, but when he thought about the environment she had grown up in, he thought that the deprivation could have grown into a desire for power.

So this choice must be thanks to Vanessa Rose growing up straight.

Bam Vandalu, finally reaching a proud conclusion, laughed silently.

“Then will you grant my wish now?”

A tense voice flowed out. The giant wolf, who had been looking down at the young magician for a long time, blinked his indifferent eyes a few times and wagged his long tail. As a sign of agreement.

Vanessa’s face brightened when she realized that. Her cheeks flushed with joy, turning red even in the dim evening light. Byrakos thought that human emotions were so vivid that they seemed visible, and truly diverse.

Vanessa rushed to Bam Vandalu and grabbed his arm.

“Bam, Bam! Help me repair the magic circle. Oh, how about adding another inscription to prevent something like this from happening again? Would it be a major construction?”

The boy, who had been sitting on the rock lost in various thoughts, was dragged along in confusion and ended up looking at the magic circle with Vanessa.

As Vanessa poured out questions non-stop and pointed out gaps here and there, he began to faithfully answer what he knew.

Jenien’s Varga, which had rolled out of his arms, drew a deep golden line.

“So, it is possible to make improvements [보완]?”

“That’s right. But it won’t be easy. As you know, it’s easier to create something completely new than to add to something already made. After all, the latter is prone to disrupting the structure of the inscription.”

“We don’t have time to create something completely new.”

“Then we have to do it the hard way, I guess.”

“Yes. I’m so reassured to have the great archmage by my side to help me with all his might!”

“…….”

But unfairly, only Vanessa ended up moving her hands busily.

“What can I do with my little hands? I’m just a kid.”

Looking at her wide eyes, Vanessa barely swallowed her anger.

But contrary to those words, Bam Vandalu was not sitting comfortably. He stuck by Vanessa’s side, constantly giving advice and guiding the modification [수정] of the magic circle in a good direction. So that the same thing would not happen again for at least several hundred years.

The black wolf looked down at the two heads stuck to the magic circle with his large, star-filled eyes. They looked very busy….

After a while, his mouth began to tear open widely.

The great being, mistaken for a monster, began to laugh loudly with excitement.