The Rebirth Of The Hero’S Party’S Archmage [EN]: Chapter 20

Episode 20

“Dude, no way. That good-for-nothing Young Master beat Logan?”

“Nah, no way.”

“I saw it with my own eyes, okay? Just like the guys from [a prestigious magic academy] said, he’s actually crazy good at magic. And he even finished it off with some top-tier BM [Black Magic].”

“So, he’s not a good-for-nothing Young Master, but a BM Young Master?”

Through the moonlit window, the voices of boys excitedly chattering about the day’s events could be heard.

Standing by the window, Professor Owen looked back quietly.

“Feeling a bit more like yourself now?”

Inside the infirmary located in the main building of [another magic academy]. Logan, who had risen from his bed, touched his bandaged forehead.

“Ugh……”

“You’re making that same crap voice and have that same spaced-out look, so it seems like there’s nothing wrong with that brain of yours, which is worth less than monkey dung!”

“S, Senior Brother……!”

As soon as he saw Owen, Logan immediately stood up straight and sat rigidly. The Chaihark School [martial arts focused school] was famous for having rules even stricter than military discipline.

“What the hell, Logan! Senior Brother? Call me Professor here. Where’s your report and acknowledgement!”

“Yes, I will call you Professor from now on!”

“Relax.”

Only then did Logan release the tension in his body and looked down powerlessly at his palms. He trembled all over as he clenched his fists weakly.

“I’ve tarnished the reputation of the school, so I’m going to get beaten to death by the elders.”

“Tarnished the reputation of the school? Are you acting like a genius who’s down on his luck, Logan? Just because you’re being praised as a promising junior, do you already think the Chaihark School is yours?”

“No, Professor!”

“You just had a bad opponent. Those damn old men might turn red in the face, but…… they’ll understand after a few years.”

Professor Owen turned his head again to look out the window. In the shadows created by the moonlight, the muscles firmly embedded in his body twitched.

Muscles are the true power of a wizard…… Logan swallowed, feeling endless respect for his great senior brother.

“What do you mean by that……?”

“Do you know about Scalzi Ludwig?”

How could he not know?

Wasn’t he the man who was called the greatest wizard of the previous generation in the Empire? Now old, he has retired from the front lines and is focusing on nurturing the next generation…….

“A guy from Magic School told me. That damn old man used Rain as an assistant for three years.”

“……?!”

“Three years! A whole three years! He may not have much of an academic background for some reason, but his skills are definitely solid. Even if he’s not a genius, if he’s been under that damn old man for three years, he won’t even be matched by ordinary chicks.”

Enmity surged once again in Logan’s heart. This is why he didn’t like the descendants of noble families. Even without talent, they can receive such education just by bloodline.

“And from what I saw, Rain, that damn guy, is a freaking genius among geniuses.”

“Did I hear you wrong? That guy is a good-for-nothing Young Master!”

“Use that pathetic brain of yours! Don’t you know even after losing like that today? How is that guy a good-for-nothing Young Master? That guy will become a leading figure in the magic world in a few years. Don’t think about antagonizing him, get close to him now.”

“But that guy is a descendant of a noble family!”

“You absolutely hate getting close to him? Damn it, I’ve been preaching to such a crap head, I might as well have taken in a monkey as a disciple!”

Owen sighed quietly, then smacked Logan on the head with affection before walking towards the door.

“If you don’t want to get close, at least don’t think about antagonizing him. This is advice from your senior brother, not your professor. Got it?”

“……!”

“Make sure you keep the conditions you set for the magic duel. Then I’ll see you next time, you idiot disciple.”

Logan stared blankly at the door where Owen had left, then let out a sigh of relief after a while.

‘It was overwhelming…….’

It was true that he was furious, but he didn’t feel like challenging him again. If that guy came out with all his power, the result was obvious.

“I’m not scared. I’m just not fighting back anymore because Senior Brother asked me to. I’m not scared……”

* * *

After receiving Lin’s diary, I had been thinking that someone unknown might be watching me.

But I never thought it would be real…….

The first clue that turned that into certainty was when I returned to the library after the magic duel. The librarian was rummaging through that vast library.

“Young Master, did you perhaps take the book with you?”

According to the story, it went like this.

After I said I would leave the book and left, she finished her work and went to the place where Rain was, but the book was nowhere to be found.

“I didn’t take it…….”

“Is that so? That’s strange.”

“Didn’t someone else check it out in the meantime?”

“That’s impossible. If you try to leave the library without processing the checkout, a magic alarm will go off immediately.”

Then the book disappeared, it’s your mistake…… I couldn’t say that.

Looking at the worry that was forming on the librarian’s face, who had a rather calm impression…… but the librarian bowed politely.

“I’m sorry, Young Master. It’s my mistake. I was supposed to keep the book for you…… I’m sorry. I’ll contact you again as soon as I find it.”

A slightly strange point was that Kies and Friede’s books were still there, but only Tureina’s book had disappeared.

“I think you’ve been looking for a while now, what’s the price of the book? I can just buy a new one and that’s it. I’ll pay for it.”

Since the dwarves developed printing technology 60 years ago, the price of books has stabilized. There was no need to spend a fortune to buy handwritten copies like in Lin’s era.

“What do you mean? It’s my fault, so I’ll report it to the head librarian and receive disciplinary action.”

The librarian blinked in surprise for a moment, but soon shook her head.

“No, then there will be a disciplinary meeting or something, which will take a long time, right?”

“Yes? That’s…….”

“And I don’t think regular bookstores handle those thick biographies…… It’s also a hassle to contact the publisher and place an order personally.”

Then I can just contact my family and have them buy it directly. It would be easier to leave this problem to the librarian and not worry about it.

If you ask why I’m doing this…….

You could say it’s a small reward for bringing Tureina’s book and reminding me of that guy I had buried in the middle of my memories.

Yeah, it’s not a favor.

Just a small reward.

“Then please mark it as lost and order the book. If you give me the receipt, I’ll pay for it.”

“I, you really don’t have to do this. Really.”

“You don’t have to decline so much. It’s not much to me anyway. Even if it’s my fault, I won’t be disciplined. I just have to pay.”

After three offers and refusals, the librarian bowed deeply and expressed her gratitude.

“……Thank you so much, Young Master.”

But if such unexpected problems were easily solved, would that be life?

It was three days later that I received the desperate reply that made school life complicated.

* * *

As soon as he returned to the dormitory, Rain buried himself in bed and pondered for a moment.

Should I think about this situation in a complicated way, or should I think about it simply? He hated complicated things, but if you put together a series of events, there were actually a lot of strange things.

‘Lin’s diary came to me, and just as I was about to investigate my colleagues’ pasts, Tureina’s book disappeared…….’

If there is a being who sent me the diary and is watching me, is it Tureina?

But this doesn’t make sense.

The first reason is that Tureina is dead, and the second reason is that if she knows my identity, she would contact me directly, there’s no reason to watch me.

‘Lista is dead, Kies is dead, and Friede is dead, so who the hell…… Ah, my head hurts.’

Is it just the Crazy Dragon Haraderi?

There’s no answer even if I rack my brains here alone, so after agonizing for an hour, I just sat down at my desk.

Studying is the best when you have a headache.

There’s no better entertainment than solving math problems. I should relieve my stress by solving Previs’s differential equations.

When I opened Lin’s diary to review the problems I used to solve in Lin’s time, something quite pleasant happened.

Socrafres.

– Can inherit the progress of ‘Unique Magic’ research from the surrounding environment.

– Progress 37.9%.

It was because of the information that Ludien (this guy gets sucked into the diary when I close it, and reappears when I open it) inside the diary outputted in front of me.

“37.9%?”

That’s strange.

Wasn’t it 37.1%? What did I do to raise it by 0.8%? If I review what I did today…….

“All I did was beat people up with magic?”

Does that mean the more I beat people up, the more the contribution increases? This was a very interesting point. Was the path to reaching the truth the path of violence?

‘Nah, there’s no way.’

Still, it seemed worth trying.

It was 0.1% when I used a target in the Electric Dragon Arena, but it increased by 0.8% when I used it on a living being, Logan.

Then I have to use magic on living beings, but I can’t just grab someone and use magic on them.

“Ah, should I try being an adventurer?”

I don’t need money or fame.

Just for magic experiments…… that’s great?

* * *

“Is that so?”

Madellia Page, the president with lilac hair, who received a report from her secretary about today’s incident, turned her chair towards the window.

“Okay, you can go now.”

I wish I had gone to see it myself……. The events of today’s magic duel were meaningful in many ways.

– According to Professor Theon’s testimony, it has been confirmed that he used three magics in high-speed calculation in the Osarius style fencing…….

The Osarius School [a fencing school that incorporates magic] was operated on a one-on-one master-disciple system, so only a very small number of elites had their names in the school.

Therefore, it doesn’t make sense that Rain learned the Osarius style fencing. There’s no way they would have accepted a descendant of a noble family as a disciple.

Then he saw it once through a book or something and perfectly imitated it…….

“And high-speed calculation on top of that?”

Does that mean that not only his physical abilities but also his brain is overwhelmingly outstanding? Keibon Ludwig, that hateful guy, was hiding a monster.

What I’m more interested in than his skills is his personality. The reason he participated in the magic duel was not like a descendant of a noble family.

Innate sense of justice?

Or just simple curiosity?

Whatever the case, this much seemed clear.

“He’s blessed with amazing children…….”

I wonder how it feels to see your child grow up so well. Madellia would probably never know.

Because Madellia’s world collapsed when her daughter had that accident 10 years ago.

It’s okay if she doesn’t become an excellent wizard, it’s okay if she doesn’t become a wise man who makes a name for herself in the world, I just wish I could see that child smiling and running around like before…….

‘Should I have them meet once?’

I don’t know what kind of stimulation she would receive if she knew there was such a genius among her peers. But I soon put that thought away.

‘That’s after I’ve figured out Rain Ludwig’s personality for sure. After I’m sure he won’t despise and make fun of Kasena…….’

I see.

I’ll have to keep a close eye on him in the future.