Have Magic - Chapter 78



Only Noblemtl

Embrace the Magic (78)

As I entered the inn, I visited the counter and extended my stay until the day the ship departed.

I liked the annex and the meal was satisfying. There was no reason to go anywhere else.

After returning to the annex and finishing his meal, Rodin called Larry and Bianca.

“From now on, I plan to teach you the continental language every morning.”

“Is it a continental language?”

“You guys, did you see the words written on the sign when you were buying clothes earlier?”

“It’s twisted and tangled. It’s twisted like this.”

“Yes. I will teach you to read those letters. If you want to live with me, you must be able to write and read.”

Larry’s eyes lit up at Rodin’s words. He could see his determination to learn letters.

But Bianca’s face was sullen. She seemed to be in a state of heartache.

Bianca didn’t understand why she had to learn letters and such. She wondered why she had to struggle when there were pictures drawn next to each store, so she could tell what kind of store it was.

“I want to play.”

“Bianca, if you don’t know how to read and write, when you grow up, other people will think you’re stupid. Are you okay with that?”

“No, Bianca is not stupid.”

“That’s why you have to learn letters. If you learn letters, you can read interesting storybooks. The Princess of Heaven, The Wedding of the Toad Wizard, The Birth of a Hero. How about that? Do you want to read them?”

I took the picture books I bought today out to a place where Bianca could see them. Then I read the titles of the picture books one by one.

Only when I read the title of the book did Bianca’s expression change. It seemed like she had a slight desire to learn the continent’s common language.

“My education won’t be that easy. You’ll have to be prepared for it.”

“it’s hard?”

“Bianca, you’re not stupid, are you? Then you can endure it. Idiots can’t endure it.”

“Bianca can learn.”

Rodin learned to read and write at the special forces training camp, but he couldn’t say who he learned it from. He learned everything on his own, except for the pronunciation symbols, and it didn’t take long.

But that was only possible because he was the one doing it. He couldn’t expect that kind of speed from anyone else. He could tell when he thought about how hard Rant and Corey had worked.

“Then I’ll start studying tomorrow.”

“yes.”

“I can do it.”

Larry and Bianca shouted confidently, but they were immediately frustrated during the first training session that started the next morning. They understood Rodin’s explanation when they heard it, but they forgot it the moment they turned around.

Five days later, I received Larry and Bianca’s identification cards from the identification card office. No, I bought them. They cost 100 and 120 gold each, which is 10 times their age.

* * *

While Rodin was using his magic to scare the men disguised as police officers in the city of Hostang, the Ingrem Empire’s army destroyed Bontis, a trading city in the Kingdom of Riaz.

Bontis was close to the border, and the Kingdom of Beros was right across the border. If you wanted to, you could secure a bridgehead that would allow you to cross over to the Kingdom of Beros within two days.

However, the Ingram Empire army did not move right away. They stayed in Bontis for a long time and had time to reorganize.

The Kingdom of Beros gained a whopping ten days of time thanks to the choice of the Ingrem Empire.

“That’s fortunate.”

I stopped by a restaurant and heard that the Ingrem Empire had left Bontis a few days ago. It would take at least 20 days for them to reach Rance with their large force.

On the other hand, the ship Rodin had booked was scheduled to depart tomorrow. Fortunately, he was able to leave the Western Continent without encountering the Imperial Army.

“Take a boat to the central continent……”

Ding ding ding ding!

At that moment, a loud bell sound broke my thoughts. A strange ominous feeling ran down my spine.

“Larry! Bianca!”

“Brother, what does this mean?”

“Brother Rodin. It’s so loud.”

It wasn’t just the sound that was noisy. There was a lot of movement, running busily through the alley outside the inn.

“You guys stay here. I’ll go outside and check out the situation.”

“Do I have to go?”

“I’ll be right back. Don’t leave here and wait.”

Rodin hurriedly left the inn. The area around the inn was already in chaos.

Rodin wasn’t the only one startled by the sudden ringing of the bell. Many people were running around trying to figure out what was going on.

“Hey! What’s that sound?”

“I don’t know either.”

“I don’t even know where the sound is coming from?”

“Probably the north gate.”

North Gate. This is where Rodin came in after being inspected. If the Ingrem Empire army came, this was also the first place they would meet the enemy.

“Fly.”

He used a 5-circle fly spell by combining runes and water magic. Rodin’s body flew high above the heads of the people who were running around busily.

‘I have to check it myself.’

I set my flight direction to the North Gate. It wasn’t that far away, so I was able to reach the North Gate in a few minutes.

“Stop!”

“ha.”

As Rodin approached, the guards all drew their swords, ready to cut him down if necessary.

But Rodin was too busy dealing with the guards. He was momentarily dazed by the situation outside the North Gate that he saw from the sky.

“hey!”

“How many imperial troops have come?”

“what?”

“I came here because I heard the bell ringing inside. I saw there were quite a few imperial troops from above.”

After Rodin’s repeated explanation, the guards finally lowered their swords. They had decided that they were not Imperial troops.

“It seems like there are about 10,000 troops.”

“What about knight power and wizard power?”

“The knight force is about 300. I’m not sure. Oh, I don’t know the magic force. I think there are some, but I can’t see them from here.”

10,000 troops and 300 knights.

The number of magicians supporting this army would be at least 10 and at most 30. If high-ranking magicians were included, the number could be even lower.

“Wizard, can you help me?”

“Just a moment. Let me check from upstairs.”

Rodin used his magic hand to climb up the wall. He had already canceled the flying spell.

“Hmm.”

Seeing the enemies in person, I could guess how the Imperial Army had arrived at this location.

The Ingram Empire’s army was in a state of disarray. Not only were they covered in dust, but their faces were all soaked with fatigue.

‘You’re being greedy for Lance.’

After occupying the wealthy city of Bontis, the Ingrem Empire forces had ten whole days to regroup.

Did the Imperial Army just rest during that time? No. They plundered the wealth of the wealthy merchants and nobles of Bontis.

He ransacked mansions, raided storehouses, and tortured nobles and merchants he caught himself to find their hidden wealth.

The empire’s finances improved considerably, even though they had only conquered one trading city, Bontis.

‘The long war must have been a great burden to the Ingram Empire as well. It was inevitable that they would become greedy.’

In fact, as soon as the Ingrem Empire had somewhat finished plundering Bontis, they quickly dispatched troops to Melkos of the Kingdom of Riaz and Rance of the Kingdom of Beros.

Both cities were port cities that traded with the Central Continent. Excluding the capital, they were also the wealthiest cities in their respective countries.

“This isn’t good.”

Rodin pulled his hood down, completely covering his face. He then descended down the ramparts and walked slowly in the direction of the Ingrem Empire.

‘Just drag it out for one day.’

Tomorrow, we will leave Rance by ship. Just one day. It will be enough to prevent the Ingrem Empire from attacking Rance.

‘Shows quickly and disappears.’

I made a seal and prepared three magic spells in a row. They were all 5-circle magic.

Putting magic on standby, rather than delaying it, was a special ability that only Rodin could possess.

It is a method of controlling the completion time of magic by the speed difference of the rune words tied by hand, and Rodin was currently able to control the completion time of up to three magics.

Each person has only one mouth. Because of this, those who chant runes only with their mouths are unable to complete their magic after a certain amount of time.

Of course, it wasn’t easy for Rodin to cast 5 circle magic consecutively. The coordinate calculation was difficult, and if the rune words were messed up, it could backfire on him.

“The enemy!”

“Knight! Kill the one who approaches!”

The Ingrem Empire’s army was also taken aback by Rodin’s approach.

Just one person confidently approaching a place with 10,000 troops.

But it was clearly not an ally. I was so confused that I was slow to respond, wondering, ‘What the heck?’

“Firestorm!”

Rodin’s first spell landed squarely in the center of the vanguard. Hundreds of soldiers were caught up in the sudden firestorm.

“Ugh!”

“Eww!”

“Run away!”

“Wind Storm!”

Rodin’s second spell followed immediately. The flames that had been spreading and slowly dying out encountered the wind storm and burned even more fiercely.

“Stop it!”

“Wizard! Wizard!”

“The enemy! Do not retreat!”

The enemies came rushing towards Rodin late. There were few soldiers, and most of them were knights.

“Full Plate Mail…, it’s a perfect opponent. Lightning Field!”

As soon as Rodin cast his third spell, he turned around and calmly returned to the castle walls.

“Kwaaak!”

“Ugh.”

“Enemy, enemy……”

“Get out of here! Come in…, AAAH!”

Lightning Field was a 5-circle magic that created an area where lightning bolts flowed. It was a magic that consumed particularly large amounts of magic power among the 5-circle magics, and was therefore also very powerful.

Among the 5 circle magics, Black Thunder Bolt was the strongest among personal magics, while Lightning Field was the most powerful among range magics.

The knights who were struck by lightning fell down all at once. The damage was even greater because they were wearing armor that conducted electricity well.

The lightning that passed through the floor in all directions knocked down dozens of knights. Half of the knights who were of low level lost their lives to electrocution.

‘I think this should have taken enough time.’

Rodin showed off his 5 circle magic in succession.

They will now be wondering: what level of magician is the subject of the attack?

‘If you think of it as the 7th circle, you’ll just step back, but that’s not possible.’

I didn’t even hope for that in the first place. I just wanted to waste a day or so worrying about my identity. That was enough.

“and!”

“Wizard. You are amazing.”

Rodin returned to the walls, his face at least looking calm as if nothing had happened.

The guards who had been watching the magic all exclaimed in admiration.

“Thank you, wizard. The enemy is withdrawing their forces.”

“It’s just a temporary effect. We’ll come back after regrouping.”

“I guess so. Phew.”

Rodin said nothing more, and descended the wall. Then, as if it were only natural, he turned his steps toward the inn.

* * *

The imperial army stationed in front of the northern gate of the port city of Rance withdrew its troops. It was an inevitable choice, as they had to at least avoid the magic flying from the castle walls.

However, this did not mean that the Imperial Army gave up on Lance.

Since we had moved to Rance by forced march, we had to give the soldiers time to rest. Also, we had to reorganize our formation in order to push Rance back in one go.

Rodin also knew that he had only bought a little time. It wouldn’t be long before Lance would be attacked. There wasn’t much time left.

Instead of returning to the inn, Rodin flew in the direction of the port.

“Welcome. I’m so busy with the war.”

“Yes. That’s why I came to see you. Is it still true that you’re leaving tomorrow?”

“Yes. The schedule is as follows. We leave tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock.”

The ship that Rodin was trying to board was not from the Kingdom of Veros, but from a merchant company belonging to the Central Continent. Perhaps because of this, they did not seem to care much about the Imperial Army.

‘I don’t think so.’

They seem to think that since they are a merchant group belonging to the Central Continent, the Ingram Empire army will not touch them. It was quite a reckless idea.

The Ingram Empire was in no position to think ahead or behind at this point. It would be a problem if they thought they were comfortable because they were winning every battle.

The war had already been going on for too long. The Ingrem Empire did not want the war to be prolonged excessively, as they did not know when Masurim would act.

Also, with so many enemies to deal with, such as the Thirteen Nations Alliance, the Ingram Empire’s front lines were stretched too long. As the front lines became wider, the manpower and resources consumed for transporting supplies also increased.

“Do you think that the Ingram Empire will not touch ships from the Central Continent?”

“Well, I don’t think that’s my place to say anything. I’m just an employee at the top. Decisions are made by the higher-ups.”

He said something unnecessary and hurt the other person’s feelings. Rodin criticized himself and changed the subject.

“If we leave tomorrow morning, my siblings and I will have to leave the inn at dawn. Is there no other way?”

“Oh, if you want, you can come by ship and stay in the cabin. The ship arrived yesterday and the supplies are already loaded.”

By the way, there were a few people who didn’t look like sailors resting on the deck of the ship, enjoying the wind. They were guests who had arrived early and were staying in the cabin.

“Can I stay on the boat?”

“Yes. Your cabin number will be written on the ticket we gave you. You can enter your cabin starting today. However, meals will be served starting tomorrow at noon. Until then, you will need to take care of your own meals.”

“Thank you. I’ll bring my siblings over for dinner.”

At first I had planned to bring Larry and Bianca right away, but now the boat felt safer than the inn.

But I changed my mind when I heard that meals were not provided separately. It seemed like I would have to take care of dinner at the hotel.