Have Magic - Chapter 116



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Embrace the Magic (116)

We returned to the campsite. Everyone was waiting for Rodin, their guard tight.

“What happened, Wizard Rodin?”

“For now, we can rest assured. We have moved far to the northwest.”

“Ah! ‘We’?”

“Yes. I don’t know what villages there are over there. They could be dangerous.”

Rodin’s tone was calm. His voice was almost emotionless.

Daniel Sang-dangju was startled when he heard Rodin’s words. It sounded like, ‘As long as we’re safe, that’s fine,’ and it sent a chill down his spine.

‘That’s right. He was a wizard.’

Daniel thought of the general character of wizards.

The wizards were neurotic, selfish, and indifferent to the suffering of others. I often saw this in my friend Bettner.

‘You can’t just be a good person. You have to be nervous.’

Daniel looked at Rodin and vowed to be more careful.

Rodin still had his hood pulled down low. Zito had kept it that way without Rodin asking him to.

Rodin was now wearing his hood pulled down so low that he couldn’t even see in the dark, dark place where only a campfire was burning. That gave off a secretly gloomy impression.

“Master Rodin, you will rest in my carriage at night. I will provide the carriage for you.”

“Thank you, but that’s okay. I’m more comfortable in my carriage.”

“Oh, yes. If that’s so.”

Rodin stared blankly at the campfire, lost in thought. He didn’t have a specific topic in mind. He just delved into whatever came to mind at the time.

The shock-absorbing magic circle I saw today, the way to replace mana stones, the troll I met before dinner, the giant minotaur that made a mess in the distance and disappeared, and the magic circle I was working on all day today.

All kinds of thoughts were floating through my head.

As Rodin became lost in thought, Larry surveyed the atmosphere and stood up slightly.

“brother.”

“why?”

“Can I do that?”

Larry’s voice was cautious.

After hearing the monster’s roar, the atmosphere became dark. It was an atmosphere where even a single word could not be spoken, so it seemed awkward to bring up the topic of training.

“Okay. Okay. Tell Matthew and Bianca in advance.”

“They are……”

“I’ll tell Charis and Jenna.”

“Thank you, bro.”

There was no need to tell Charis and Jenna.

It was true that Charis and Jenna had dull senses, but that meant they were dull for a Master. They had much more sensitive senses than ordinary people or even the average inspector.

Moreover, although Charis and Jenna were less sensitive to distant presences, they were surprisingly quick to sense the flow of nearby magic and aura.

Even in the underground ruins of the Modean Wastes, they could see Rodin’s magical patterns and decide whether or not to attack.

There was no way Charis and Jenna wouldn’t have known that Larry was in the carriage. They would have sensed it from outside the carriage in advance, so they would have been careful not to enter or leave during the training.

* * *

It was night. Everyone was asleep, except for the mercenaries on guard duty and the two battle dolls that didn’t sleep.

A little girl was fidgeting inside the carriage.

‘I can’t sleep.’

About two years ago, I was saved by Rodin from the threat of marauders. Since then, it’s been the first time I’ve seen so many people around.

Maybe that’s why I couldn’t sleep at all. Even when I forced myself to close my eyes, my mind was still clear.

It wasn’t because of fear. As long as Brother Rodin was nearby, no one was afraid.

Today, my mind was just a mess.

“Ego.”

I would have liked to wake up Rodin or Larry and ask them to come play, but I couldn’t.

Rodin was the one who spent all day drawing magic circles on the carriage, and Larry was the one who trained hard whenever he had time. I didn’t want to be the bad brother who disturbed their sleep.

Rustle!

I carefully opened the carriage door and got out. Jenna, who was at the carriage entrance, smiled and waved.

“Aren’t you sleeping?”

“I can’t sleep strangely.”

“I’m not sleepy, so there’s no need to force myself to sleep. Do you want to go for a walk at night?”

“Is that okay?”

Bianca’s eyes widened at Jenna’s suggestion.

I forgot. Rodin and Larry weren’t the only ones who would play with me. Uncle Charis was a little scary, but Sister Jenna played nicely in the carriage today.

“What’s wrong? You can leave this to Charis.”

“Let’s go. Let’s go for a walk. Quickly. Quickly.”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

Jenna gestured to Charis, indicating that she was taking her with her.

Charis glanced at him and nodded slightly.

“let’s go.”

“Hehe. This is exciting.”

Bianca walked around the campsite, sticking close to Jenna. A few mercenaries glanced at her briefly, but no one spoke.

The atmosphere was eerie, but I wasn’t scared at all. That’s because I saw Jenna’s skills today.

“How strong is Sister Jenna?”

“Well, there are no rivals here except for Confucius and Charis.”

It was an understatement to say that she had no rivals. Even if all the mercenaries guarding the upper ranks rushed in, they wouldn’t be able to touch a single hair on Jenna.

“I know. I saw my sister do that too.”

“What is a whoosh whoosh?”

“You just walked up to that ugly demon and knocked him out with a thud.”

“That was a whoosh. Hohoho. What an interesting expression. What’s Charis?”

“Just wipe it off.”

“So that means he swung his spear and killed him. Hahaha.”

As we walked and talked, we soon found ourselves a little farther away from the campsite. I could see the campsite lights in the distance, so it wasn’t that far.

“Huh? It smells like water.”

“Really? I guess there’s water nearby.”

Jenna couldn’t smell anything because she was a battle doll. It was only after hearing Bianca’s words that she realized that it smelled like water.

“Let’s go and see.”

“I wonder?”

After walking for about ten minutes, I could hear the sound of water trickling down. After pushing through the trees and walking a little further, a narrow stream about 5 meters wide appeared.

“Oh, it’s real water.”

“The view would be nice during the day.”

“Yeah. Sister Jenna, don’t you have any hobbies?”

“Hobbies? Nothing like that. If I had to pick one, I guess it’s swordsmanship.”

Ever since I was made into a battle doll, I never thought about hobbies. It was a question I had never heard of even though I had been with the previous Master for 60 years during the Magic Empire era.

“What? That’s the same answer as Larry.”

“Larry answered like that too? What a boring guy. Then what are your hobbies?”

“Hehehe, I’m going to think about it too. I don’t want to live like Larry, just training all day. It’s frustrating to watch.”

“Larry is a bit of an extrovert.”

Without saying who would go first, the two of them dipped their feet into the running water. The cold water ran down their feet.

“Ha, I won’t lose my feelings.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? Losing your emotions.”

“I like brother Rodin.”

The story felt like it was jumping around without context. I wondered what was going on, but Jenna playfully accepted it.

“With reason?”

“No! I mean good as family. Family!”

Bianca screamed in anger.

The sound reverberated through the forest at night. If it hadn’t been far from the campsite, it would have woken up the people who were sleeping soundly.

“Yeah. He’s a benefactor to you too, right?”

“Yes. He’s a precious brother to me. But I’m a little scared.”

“You’re scared? Your Majesty?”

“Yes. If we had helped the mercenaries more today, no one would have gotten hurt. And, and… the trolls too…”

The sight of Rodin carelessly cutting open the troll’s belly was shocking to Bianca. It was so cruel that even now, whenever she thinks about it, she shudders.

“I see.”

“Do all wizards become like Rodin? The other wizard I saw before was also threatening and yelling.”

“Well, before I served Confucius, there was someone I served. Compared to Confucius now, that person was a truly cruel person.”

Jenna thought of Princess Elanérien, who had been her former master.

At the time, I had no idea. I was a created being, just a puppet that followed orders.

But when I opened my eyes again, I realized that the owner had changed. My current owner, Rodin, was a really kind person.

“More than Brother Rodin?”

“You were scared because I didn’t save all the mercenaries earlier? If it was the person I served before, I would have said, ‘Take care of it.’ Then Karis and I would have exterminated every living thing blocking our path. Not just the demons, but also the people.”

Princess Elanerien was a noble person. She was born into the royal family and was the youngest and most beloved child within the royal family.

That’s why I was so narcissistic to the point of being excessive.

He always felt that he had to be the best, unless he was the emperor. He couldn’t stand anyone being above or ahead of him.

“That’s ridiculous. How could that be?”

“If the lord had stepped forward earlier, of course none of the mercenaries would have been hurt. Then, would the mercenaries have been happy?”

“Of course. No one likes getting hurt!”

“They are mercenaries. Mercenaries are paid by their reputation and experience. If, thanks to the help of the Duke, not a single person was hurt, then when they reached the city, they could say, ‘We were in a dangerous situation, but thanks to the help of a wizard, we survived.’”

If that was the case, even if he survived, there was nothing left for the mercenary.

I was just rescued by someone else, and saw a group of great wizards. That was the end of it.

“Why is that?”

“But the prince only intervened moderately. In the end, they dealt with the remaining trolls themselves. Now, when they go to the city, they will be able to say, ‘It was a dangerous situation where we could have been annihilated, but we fought together with our comrades and defeated them.’”

“Huh? What’s different?”

“They have earned the right to talk about their heroism by overcoming it on their own. Their worth will increase with that heroism. They will have gained confidence by fighting against strong demons and winning.”

Bianca sat quietly in thought as Jenna explained.

Would it be best not to get hurt? Or would it be better to intervene only moderately, like this time?

Bianca wasn’t experienced enough to think that far yet. She needed to get older and gain more experience to understand what had happened today.

But I found out that Rodin, who I thought was so cruel, had his own reasons. That was enough.

“I was short-sighted.”

“No. It was a strange experience for me. I thought Confucius was too soft.”

“You’re saying it’s soft? Is it Rodin?”

“Yeah. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Even when you can handle it more definitely, your Majesty tries to choose a method that causes fewer deaths.”

The first time Jenna figured out Rodin’s tendencies was when they were escaping from the underground ruins.

At that time, Rodin was a 6th circle wizard, and he was accompanied by two master inspectors. There were many wizards around the ruins, but not enough to handle Rodin and his party.

If it had been Princess Elanerien, she would have killed them all as soon as they came out and leisurely walked west. There would have been a lot of bloodshed, but it would have been a more certain way to deal with them.

However, as soon as Rodin exited the tunnel, he cast a few spells and fled in the opposite direction to the Marquis of Richmond. He had chosen the long, detour route in order to reduce the number of casualties.

It was the same when I collided with the Cedria Tower.

If it had been Princess Elanerien, she would have killed all the wizards who were in front of the house at that time. The aftermath would have been a problem later.

Rather than leaving them alive because they would have a long aftertaste and be a constant source of worry, it was a surefire way to kill them all when the opportunity arose.

But Rodin didn’t choose a surefire way. He chose a way that wouldn’t shed blood right away, even if it would be difficult later.

“Will Brother Rodin leave us?”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“I have a feeling that. I have a feeling that Rodin will eventually leave.”

“Hmm.”

I don’t really know what a feeling is.

In words, we talk about how it ‘feels’ or how it ‘moods’, but in reality, we have been made so that we cannot feel such mental emotions.

But it was clear that Rodin would not stay with Larry and Bianca forever. It wasn’t a feeling, it was a fact.

‘Because I have to go to the zodiac.’

As the successor to the legacy of the Magic Empire, Rodin had to go to the Imperial Capital of the Magic Empire. There, he had to find out what had happened in the final days of the Magic Empire, and he was also destined to inherit the legacy of the Magic Empire.

I had a quick conversation with Rodin about this. Although he didn’t explicitly say that he would go beyond Masurim, Rodin also hinted that he was interested.

“Ugh, my feet are freezing. I think they’re going to freeze because they were soaked for so long.”

“It’s too late. Let’s go.”

“yes.”

We returned to the campsite through the forest. It was still quiet and still.