The Rebirth Of The Hero’S Party’S Archmage [EN]: Chapter 60

The Reincarnated Great Magician of the Hero Party – Episode 60 (60/280)

Chapter 60

The next day, I entered the classroom as usual, but for some reason, I felt eyes on me. At the same time, I could hear murmuring.

“Haaah…….”

I didn’t know the reason, but I was so tired I felt like I was going to die, so I decided to stop thinking about it.

I was already in bad shape because of the incident, and it seemed like my fatigue exploded because I had overdone it with Kasena.

I went straight to my assigned seat, spread out the fluffy textbook like a pillow, and buried my head in it when I heard haughty footsteps.

“Did you study all night? Hmph, are you already working so hard because you’re afraid I’ll catch up to you on the final exam?”

Krista Warden said as she sat down with an aristocratic arrogance.

“It’s only natural to be so anxious. Because Krista Warden is right next to you.”

“…….”

“Still, it’s two months away. Isn’t it too early to be so diligent? Well, struggle as much as you want. The result is already determined.”

Krista, who had been chattering so loudly, suddenly glanced around the classroom and whispered softly in Lane’s ear.

“……Hey, is Peach doing well?”

“…….”

“No, it’s not like I miss Peach or anything, but if there were any problems while she was with me, I have to compensate.”

Gertrude Fanton, who had to watch her foolish antics as her attendant today, felt a splitting headache and touched her forehead.

“Please, just decide whether you’re going to be tough or friendly, Miss.”

“Tch, friendly! He’s my rival! I just asked what I was curious about!”

“Sigh…… Just leave her alone. She seems very busy these days.”

“What is she doing? Do you know?”

Then, a playful smile crossed Gertrude’s lips.

“Oh my, haven’t you heard? The rumors have already spread all over the streets. Of course, it’s just a rumor, so it’s not accurate. That’s why the classroom is so noisy right now.”

“What is it? Tell me quickly!”

“I heard that a black-haired boy tried to elope with the Page family’s young lady but was caught. Hohohoho.”

Elope? If it’s elopement, it must be that thing that lovers do in novels, umm?

Krista’s face turned bright red in an instant, and she suddenly started hitting Lane on the back of the head.

“You……! How dare you have an affair in this sacred place of learning?! Don’t you know that boys and girls should not sit together after the age of seven?! If you lose to me because you’re dating, I’ll never forgive you! I said I won’t forgive you!”

Even so, Lane didn’t raise his head.

At that moment, a strange realization flashed through his mind, and his body stiffened.

‘The Page family’s young lady, you say?’

Was her name Kasena Page? I only saw her once when I was six years old…… I remember her getting along well with Sandra Keppel because she was so active.

The problem is that she hasn’t shown up in any public or private events since then.

‘Then what is it? Gertrude is just playing tricks again.’

There were even rumors that she was dead, and Krista half-believed it. If she were alive, she would have entered this year.

‘Hmph, nothing to worry about.’

She didn’t even know why she thought there was nothing to worry about.

* * *

“The resurrection of Great Magician Lynn?”

It took a full minute for Elin Ludwig’s head, which had been spinning in shocking confusion, to calm down.

“Isn’t that a good thing? He’s a person who achieved incredible feats during the turbulent times. Wouldn’t it be good if he came back?”

Who is Great Magician Lynn?

He was a person who freely manipulated all eight elements that make up the foundation of magic and was even given the nickname Elemental Master.

He was a genius among geniuses who devised dozens of mathematical formulas that added practicality to theories that were merely academic.

Wasn’t it because he produced that boy that the Osarius School, which was a small school, became a member of the Eight Great Schools?

If that boy had come back alive, magic would have clearly advanced several times, and he himself would surely have reached the truth and become the Third Sage [a title given to the most knowledgeable mages].

“It’s not that simple.”

Inquisitor Bilgewin shook his head with a sigh. And he added that everything he was about to say was confidential.

“According to Haraderiman’s oracle, Lynn’s soul has already left his body.”

“……What?”

“It’s the same as saying that the body trapped in ice will never wake up.”

Grand Dragon Haraderiman’s alias is ‘The Radiance that Caresses the Whole World,’ and it is known that he grasps everything that happens in this world with his divine light.

Elin Ludwig couldn’t hide a strange sense of disappointment at those words.

Every magician dreamed of his return while reading Lynn’s heroic tales. They fantasized about the day they would meet the great senior who had achieved overwhelming achievements.

“That’s a bit…… well, very disappointing. But wouldn’t someone like Toureina know this? And that person is already dead, right?”

Then, a sneer appeared on Juliana’s face.

“She’s not a woman who would die so easily. There was one golden opportunity, but I missed it because of my mistake.”

“You tried to kill your teacher…… that historical figure? Aren’t you her teacher?!”

“Because that was the way for the world. When do you think Toureina started researching black magic? It’s not a short story.”

It was shocking that a disciple tried to kill her teacher, and it was also a huge shock that Toureina was alive and researching black magic.

If Elin hadn’t been a genius but an ordinary person, her brain might have stopped working for at least several tens of minutes.

Inquisitor Bilgewin touched his forehead with a tired expression.

“The abyss always tempts humans with longing for loved ones. It seems that even someone with Toureina’s magical power could not be free from this desire.”

Juliana smiled bitterly.

“I’ve never been free from that desire in my entire life…… that poor woman. She lived her whole life in longing.”

A moment of silence passed.

Bilgewin cleared his throat and spoke again.

“……Anyway, Toureina is said to have been promised Lynn’s resurrection.”

“Lies.”

“It’s according to Haraderiman’s oracle. In fact, when you associate it with Lynn, it’s not hard to understand why Toureina became the leader of the Black Church.”

Already, three Fake Warriors, the strongest soldiers of mankind, had spread to various parts of the continent and were on missions to investigate and suppress the Black Church.

The quota for Fake Warriors was originally twelve, but the manpower and financial costs required to train one were enormous, so in peacetime, only two or three were operated in this way.

“Something big is going to happen soon. Something that Haraderiman can’t even see perfectly. That’s why we’re so sensitive.”

Listening to that story, Elin felt her body become lethargic, and she felt her consciousness slowly leaving her body.

‘Huh……?’

It was already too late when she realized that it was the effect of the pill mixed in Juliana’s cigarette smoke.

As Elin collapsed onto the desk, Juliana placed her hand on her head, closed her eyes, and muttered Dragon Words.

Runes used by witches, that is, a simplified version of Altigma Dragon Words, which are incantation-type, and deal with the power of spirits that permeate the atmosphere like dragons.

Soon, a pure white mist escaped through the gaps in Juliana’s fingers, which were holding Elin’s head, and Elin’s memories were flashing through Juliana’s closed eyelids.

“How is it?”

“This woman didn’t borrow it.”

It was her niece who borrowed it…… and this girl was just doing it to cover it up. Finally, Juliana took her hand off Elin.

“You brought the wrong person. It’s not this woman. It’s this woman’s niece.”

“If it’s Elin Ludwig’s niece, it must be Lane Ludwig.”

“Oh, is he a famous person?”

Inquisitor Bilgewin shrugged lightly and wrote ‘No Suspicion’ on the inquiry form.

“He’s a person being watched by the Special Task Force of the Magic League. The Special Task Force stopped us from questioning him about the case.”

“Did he go to the black market? At that age?”

“That’s right. He’s a strange talent. You don’t have to worry about him. If you see even a little bit of a sign, Doran Slade, that flawless guy, will take care of it right away.”

Unlike the Inquisitor, Juliana looked at the name Lane Ludwig with suspicion.

‘He went to the black market to find Toureina’s books, but really……?’

* * *

“You did something amazing yesterday, Lane Ludwig? I was so surprised that you tried to run away with my cute daughter.”

As soon as it was lunchtime (I was planning to get some sleep), I was summoned to the president’s office and was listening to this story from Madelia Page.

The incident that happened yesterday spread throughout the city in an instant. Thanks to her distinctive hair color and the beauty she inherited from her mother, the rumors seemed to spread like wildfire.

Above all, the Page’s successor, whose whereabouts had been unknown, had reappeared in the world…… It was a major incident that could have caused a major ripple in the entire magic world.

“I’m sorry, Your Excellency. It wasn’t an attempt to escape, but an operation…… I guess I was too eager.”

In fact, it wasn’t even an operation; I just fell for Kasena’s provocation, but I can’t say that.

“Is that so?”

Then, a smile appeared on Madelia Page’s lips.

“Thank you so much for being so eager.”

“Yes?”

“Last night, you know. I had a conversation with my daughter for the first time in almost 10 years. She was talking with shining eyes. She said she would learn magic. She said she would learn and walk again.”

I thought I would be scolded, but I was a little embarrassed when I heard these words.

“That’s encouraging.”

“Yes, you owe me an unpayable debt.”

Madelia smiled with a mixture of sadness and joy and bowed to me, a subordinate, which made me feel uneasy. I had to wave my hands right away.

“I haven’t done anything yet. It’s just the beginning.”

“But how are you going to make her walk?”

“It’s an electrical signal. I’m going to send an electrical current through the nervous system with magic.”

At those words, Madelia Page wandered around the window of the president’s office with a look of realization.

“Such a method…… no, but can Kasena really use it?”

“The magic used is basic magic at the 1-star to 2-star level.”

“2-star is basic? Hmm, that aside, I’m not talking about the level of magic. Applying electricity to your own body can cause huge damage to your body with even a slight mistake.”

Because you opened Bell Siderius [a rare magical ability] at that age, you can read the magic circuit in your body so easily, Madelia’s eyes were saying.

“I think it depends on her efforts.”

At those words, President Madelia hesitated for a moment but soon shook her head almost imperceptibly.

“No, I can’t allow it. Her body is already broken, and if she tries something like that in an immature state, it will only get more broken.”

“…….”

“But the results you’ve shown are really amazing. That child said she wanted to learn magic with her own mouth?”

“To be exact, she said she wanted to learn magic and walk again with her own strength.”

“That’s secondary! The important thing is that she’s interested in magic. If she learns magic, she’ll be able to see new possibilities and the future!”

Madelia showed tremendous optimistic observations and spread her hands, but…… is this really the path Kasena wants?

“Wouldn’t that be lying to the young lady?”

Kasena doesn’t want to learn magic. She wants to walk.

Magic is just a process, just a tool to walk again with her own strength.

Madelia also seemed to admit that this was her own greed and slumped down on the reception sofa with a sigh.

“But there’s no other way, is there? I’m saying that if you wait while learning magic, it will happen someday.”

I said this, but I couldn’t agree with Madelia’s words either.

The burden on Kasena’s broken body……. Certainly, it’s a solution that I only thought about from my point of view.

But what is magic?

「He who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.」

Magic is the path to hope, the path to the representation of the gods that the Black Sun Karenden gave to mankind. There’s no way there isn’t another solution.

“Could you give me some time? I’ll think about a detour.”