The Return of The Mythical Archmage [EN]: Chapter 355

Unlike Soonchan, who was busy running through hell, Adela was having a wonderful time experiencing heaven.

“Is this the feeling?”

Adela asked, looking at Elena-nim while floating mana at her fingertips.

“Yes. That’s the feeling. If you infuse a little more vitality into the mana there, it will be much better… Oh. That’s it!”

Elena-nim smiled brightly and clapped her hands lightly.

“They say a true genius knows a hundred things from just one, and I’m realizing that today.”

She looked deeply impressed by Adela’s sense and learning speed.

“It’s because Elena-nim’s teaching method is so skillful.”

Adela’s expression was also very bright.

It was the brightest expression I had seen from Adela in the past two years.

She looked like someone who had taken on all the happiness in the world.

“I’m happy even if it’s just words.”

“I mean it.”

“Really. Who did she take after? Her heart is so kind…”

The atmosphere between the two was as good as it could get.

The atmosphere was so good that it was almost like seeing a hallucination of flowers blooming between them.

It was a sight that would make Soonchan shed tears of blood if he saw it.

“…Successor. Make sure Ji Soonchan never comes here.”

Mimir seemed to have the same thought as me.

“…Yeah. I was thinking the same thing.”

We had to make sure that Adela and Soonchan never trained together, even by a slim chance.

If he saw this scene, his hard-won resolve would be shattered.

That wouldn’t do.

“Ah.”

At that moment, Adela noticed our presence.

“Oh my.”

Elena-nim also seemed to have noticed our presence just then, covering her mouth with her hand and looking surprised.

“How long have you been watching?”

Her face was a little red.

She seemed embarrassed that she hadn’t sensed my approach.

“We just arrived.”

“Ah, when I was controlling mana?”

“Yes.”

“Ah.”

Elena-nim let out a sigh of relief.

The guidance of mana control is a task that requires extremely delicate operation.

It’s impossible to oversee external surveillance while performing such delicate work.

It’s natural that she didn’t sense my presence.

“That’s a relief. I was wondering if my senses had already become so dull.”

That’s why she was relieved.

It was natural not to feel it, but she didn’t feel it.

“Elena~!”

At that moment, Mimir smiled brightly and hugged Elena-nim.

“Oh my.”

Elena-nim caught Mimir with a surprised expression.

“Hehe.”

Mimir wore a carefree smile like a child.

It was like a young child in their mother’s arms.

“Really… When are you going to stop acting like a spoiled child?”

Elena-nim stroked Mimir, smiling wryly.

It was a subtle expression that was a mix of joy and embarrassment.

She was happy that she could express her emotions honestly, but she must have been worried that she had become too much of a spoiled child.

“Mimir. We’re in training now, so please restrain yourself.”

Elena-nim said with a firm expression.

It was a firm expression that showed her will not to accept Mimir’s childish behavior forever.

“No.”

But Mimir didn’t seem to have any intention of letting go.

Rather than letting go, she tightened her arms around her back even more.

No matter what Elena-nim said, she wouldn’t let go.

It was an action that showed such determination.

“Mimir. If you don’t stop…”

“No. I need to stay like this for 30 minutes to recover from being tormented by Tae.”

“I’m really going to get angry… Huh?”

Elena-nim’s expression changed in an instant.

From a mother-like expression scolding a child to a bewildered one.

It changed in an instant.

“Tae… Tae Rovain?”

“Yeah…”

“You met him. How…?”

It was a question with that meaning.

“He was in the Danteora Library.”

“Huh?”

Elena-nim’s eyes widened.

“The manager of the Danteora Library… is Tae?”

“…Yeah.”

“Oh my goodness…”

Elena-nim’s mouth slightly opened.

“…This is a big problem. That eccentric wouldn’t easily give a passing grade…”

The words Mimir had said sometime ago were repeated by Elena-nim.

“I think we need to re-establish our plans. First, it will take at least a month to get Tae’s approval…”

“Elena-nim.”

“What should we do about this…”

She didn’t seem to hear my words at all.

She was lost in her own world, repeating only to herself.

“Don’t worry. I’ll handle Tae somehow.”

“Elena-nim?”

Mimir covered her mouth and giggled.

She looked like Elena-nim’s reaction was so funny.

“Ah, I remember. He had suggested that he wanted to see my dream, so if I accept that offer…”

“Elena-nim!”

Flustered!

When I shouted loudly, she seemed to hear my words then.

Elena-nim trembled greatly.

“Wha, what a surprise. You startled me. Why did you shout so loudly…”

“You don’t have to worry about Tae-nim. It’s already been resolved.”

“Resolved?”

“It means that the conversation is already over.”

“…?”

Elena-nim tilted her head slightly with a puzzled expression.

She looked like she didn’t understand what I was saying at all.

“So, does that mean you’ve already made a deal? If so…”

“No, no.”

If it were the usual Elena-nim, she would have grasped the core of the matter a long time ago.

What was Tae-nim’s image like during his imperial days that Elena-nim couldn’t grasp the point like this?

“It means that I’ve already received a passing grade from Tae-nim.”

“…Huh?”

Elena-nim’s pupils began to shrink rapidly.

Her expression was the epitome of shock.

“Pa, passing?”

“Yes.”

“What were the conditions?”

“There weren’t any.”

Elena-nim was shocked.

“…Tae… that eccentric, gave you a passing grade without any conditions…?”

“Yes.”

“That can’t… That can’t be…”

Even someone who had just learned the secret of their birth wouldn’t be this surprised.

“Hehe.”

Mimir laughed quietly.

She looked like she couldn’t be happier.

“What kind of magic did you use?”

“…Well, I didn’t really do anything?”

“For Tae to give you a passing grade without you doing anything… That can’t be…”

Mimir looked at me with her usual smile.

“See, that’s the normal reaction to Tae, right? It’s not me who’s weird.”

She looked like she was finally relieved.

“Now you get it? Tae is just crazy. He’s just pretending to be nice in front of you.”

“…I guess so.”

Seeing not only Mimir but also Elena-nim reacting like that.

Tae-nim’s personality must be really eccentric.

No, should I say it’s beyond eccentric?

“That… What kind of person is this Tae Rovain…?”

Adela, who had been listening quietly, raised her hand slightly and asked.

She seemed to feel left out, unable to join the conversation.

“Adela. It’s something you don’t need to know.”

Elena-nim turned her head sharply and glared at Adela.

The speed at which she turned her head was so fast that it was almost a faint afterimage.

“But…”

“You don’t need to know.”

Elena-nim was very firm.

“If that eccentric sees you, who knows what he’ll do… No. I can’t see that.”

With a firm expression, she trembled.

“Do you understand? Tae Rovain. Don’t even think about that man. He’s not going to do you any good in your life.”

“…”

A forced request, not a request.

Adela could only open and close her mouth.

“Yes… I understand.”

In the end, Adela suppressed her curiosity and chose to agree.

“Good.”

Elena-nim smiled sweetly, as if she was finally satisfied.

After that, there was a moment of silence.

“Ahem. Ahem.”

Breaking through the brief silence, Elena-nim coughed awkwardly, as if anyone could see it.

“…Ah, anyway. It’s a relief that you passed.”

Her cheeks were quite red.

“So, you’ll now be focusing on weaving the eighth Infinity Circle.”

No, not just her cheeks, but her ears were also red.

Elena-nim’s long, unique ears were dyed red, turning into carrots.

“Ah, did you come because you needed my help?”

Mimir stared at Elena-nim with a sly smile.

“No, with Mimir here, you probably don’t need my help. Then, you must have come to see Adela for something.”

Elena-nim turned her body 180 degrees, as if trying to avoid Mimir’s gaze.

“Then I should leave you two alone! Talk well!”

“Ah, she’s running away.”

Mimir muttered in a sly voice.

“Well, see you later!”

With those words, Elena-nim disappeared.

She had escaped into the virtual space within Adela’s choker.

“Hehe.”

After Elena-nim disappeared.

Mimir laughed as if she was going to pour out all the laughter she had been holding back.

Was she so happy to see Elena-nim in trouble?

“Successor. I’m going to go too. I can’t miss this opportunity.”

Mimir said with a smile on her face.

A playful smile.

She was going to follow and tease Elena-nim in earnest.

It was a smile that showed such determination.

“See you later~”

And with that, Mimir also disappeared.

Only Adela and I were left in the first training ground.

“…It feels like a storm has passed.”

Adela muttered with a dazed expression.

From Tae-nim to everything else, Adela, who didn’t know the whole story, was right in her expression.

It must have felt like a storm of questions had swept through.

“Yeah…”

I felt the same way.

I didn’t say anything, but Elena-nim was the one who was talking and doing all sorts of things by herself.

Then, she couldn’t overcome her embarrassment and ran away.

It was kind of dumbfounding.

‘I was just going to have a light conversation and leave…’

I didn’t expect it to turn out like this.

Heh.

“Um. It’s a bit late to ask now, but how is it going?”

“Magic?”

“Yeah. Well, just from what I saw earlier. It seems to be going well.”

“Yes. It’s good.”

Adela focused mana at her fingertips.

A turquoise mana, different from the gray mana that Adela usually handled.

“You… that…”

Although very faint, it was carrying the energy of life.

“Yes. It’s Elena-nim’s mana.”

“…You’ve already gone that far?”

Adela was handling Elena-nim’s unique mana.

“It’s nothing. I’ve only just succeeded in imitating it.”

“No, it’s obviously not nothing.”

To imitate and use someone else’s unique mana is an incredibly difficult task.

“To succeed in controlling the forest’s mana without Elena-nim’s backup in just two days…”

She was even controlling it to some extent.

It was hard to say it was perfect control, but there was no sign of it going out of control.

“It’s really nothing. Right now, I can only float mana like this. I can’t do anything else.”

Adela’s expression was very serious.

She genuinely thought that what she was currently showing was nothing.

If Soonchan saw it, he would be so dumbfounded that he would grab his neck and do a backflip.

‘…Really. I should never train Soonchan and Adela together.’

He might try to commit suicide because of the sense of deprivation.

The resolve that was already firm became even more solid.

“Then, did you come today to ask about my training progress?”

Adela erased the turquoise mana she had been floating in her hand.

And focused her gaze on me.

“Um. That’s one of the purposes.”

“One of the purposes… Then that means you have another real reason.”

“Well, yeah.”

There was another reason why I came to see Adela.

“Can I ask you a favor?”

“A favor?”

Adela replied with a surprised expression.

“It’s been a while. You asking me for a favor…”

“Um. Now that I think about it, it has been. Is it the first time in two and a half years?”

It seems like it’s the first time since France.

“A favor after two and a half years… I’m a little worried about how big of a favor you’re going to ask.”

Adela wore a playful smile.

“It’s not as difficult a favor as you think.”

I said without hesitation.

“Use some magic.”

“…Magic?”

“Yeah.”

The first step to weaving the Ring of Nothingness.

Adela’s cooperation is essential to make the paradox my own.