Have Magic - Chapter 82



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Embrace the Magic (82)

After finishing my meal, I went to the place where the injured mercenaries were. Perhaps because they had been treated with potions, there were no wounded who looked like they would die right away.

‘Is the damage big or small?’

Out of the 30 mercenaries, only 6 were in good condition. The damage was so severe that it wouldn’t be strange to call it a total annihilation.

However, considering that the opponent was 100 knights of the Empire, the damage was actually quite small. No, it was almost like a stroke of luck.

If Rodin hadn’t intervened and Sylvia hadn’t helped, it would have been clear that they would have been wiped out.

Rodin treated the mercenaries with the most serious injuries, one by one. He worked hard with his magic all morning, and recovered the wounded to a considerable degree.

While Rodin was treating the mercenaries, the ship set sail. Despite being ambushed by Imperial forces at night, the departure time was maintained as scheduled.

* * *

The voyage was smooth. The wind was moderate and there were no high waves.

While the ship was underway, Rodin’s routine went back to normal.

In the morning, I taught Larry and Bianca the Continental language. Bianca was learning the language a little faster than Larry.

After lunch, Rodin had some time to himself.

I listened to the lessons of Proval Welcome Master and practiced the magic training method according to the time. I also tried to maintain my sense of magic by repeatedly casting and canceling magic.

“I think we can have a conversation to some extent.”

I have been taking lessons from Proval Welcome for several months. The hour hand on the pocket watch is still at 1, but the minute hand has moved up to about 4.

This means you’ve completed about 1/3 of the most basic level 1 training.

Perhaps because of that, I began to hear Mr. Welcome’s words here and there. Of course, it wasn’t as good as the continent’s official language, but it was incomparably easier to hear than when I first heard it.

“Shall we check it out?”

I turned the minute hand back to the time when I first took the class. And I listened to the very first class I took again.

Shhh!

“also.”

I understood most of what Mr. Welcome said. There was no need to try to guess the meaning or infer the content.

“You’ve grown up.”

My proficiency in the Proval language has improved considerably. My ears have also opened up, so I can hear what the welcome teacher says clearly.

“It’s going to pick up some speed.”

I went back to the original class and listened to the lecture. I was able to understand the lecture naturally without having to repeat it several times.

15 days since leaving from Lens.

The ship docked at the port city of the Kingdom of Paris. The re-departure was two days later. Rodin disembarked with Larry and Bianca, who were exhausted from the long voyage.

“Brother, your legs are weird.”

“Me too, bro. It feels like the ground is shaking.”

“They call it landsickness. It’s what happens when you step on land after a long time on a boat. You’ll get used to it soon.”

Rodin had never experienced this phenomenon before. He had heard of landsickness from sailors, but it was a stranger feeling than he had imagined.

“Brother, where are we going?”

“I’m going to stay at the inn today.”

“Brother. Are you studying today…?”

“Of course. Studying is a habit. If you do it every day and it becomes natural, your continent’s common language will improve in no time.”

I took my younger siblings to an inn near the port and stayed there for two days to match the departure time of the ship.

Since the ship arrived early in the morning, it was still morning when we started checking into the inn.

Rodin had breakfast with his brothers at the inn, and immediately began studying the common language of the continent with his brothers.

“Is it difficult?”

“Brother, do I really have to know the letters?”

“You have to know. If you don’t know, you will be deceived and taken advantage of in this world. You have nothing to lose by learning.”

Rodin was strict with his younger siblings when it came to study time. He did not tolerate even a moment of distraction.

Thanks to consistent education, my younger siblings were also learning to read little by little. Since they could already speak, all they had to do was learn vocabulary.

After finishing his morning classes, Rodin went to the cafeteria on the first floor. He had already had breakfast, but he ordered some tea and sat down to hear the gossip around him.

‘Hmm.’

As expected, since I was sitting in a place with a lot of people, a lot of information came in. In particular, there was a lot of talk about the movements of the Ingram Empire’s army.

‘The Kingdom of Veros will fall soon.’

The Kingdom of Beros had already long since fled with the king, his family, his troops, and his property. As most of the territory was uninhabited, it was only a matter of time before it fell to the Ingrem Empire’s forces.

‘I’ll be coming to the Paris Kingdom in a few days.’

The Kingdom of Beros and the Kingdom of Paris were originally weak countries. Even though the king led all his troops to fight to the death, they could not hold off the Ingrem Empire’s forces for long.

‘But where on earth did the author, the king, run away to? Did he go all the way to the Central Continent?’

Even the people in the restaurant didn’t know where the King of the Kingdom of Veros was. It means that he was so well hidden that not even rumors spread.

‘I don’t understand. You can’t find that many troops?’

He had heard all the necessary information. Rodin finished drinking his tea and stood up.

Clang!

Then the door opened and several people came in. All of them had faces full of fatigue.

“Hey! Here’s some food.”

“Yes, sir. You may sit wherever there is an empty seat.”

“Are there any guests here who are guests of the Capleton?”

“hmm?”

The Capleton was the name of the ship that Rodin and his brothers came on.

“I say it again. You who came aboard the Capleton! Come forward immediately. If you come out now, I won’t hit you. But what if I find out later? You’ll suffer so much that you’ll think it’s better to die.”

I wondered what kind of person he was, but he was a robber who wanted to ride on the ship for free. Judging by their attire and the number of people in the group, they seemed to be quite capable, but compared to the diners guarding the Capleton, they were quite weak.

“Tsk.”

Rodin clicked his tongue and went up to the guest room, where Larry and Bianca were busy looking at a dictionary of continental common languages.

‘Good. You seem to be studying on your own.’

When they first started training, Larry and Bianca were only thinking about going out and playing. Even when it was time for training to start, they would often come in a few minutes late, pretending it was a mistake.

But things have changed recently.

Although she still complained that class time was difficult, she still tried to study somehow. Bianca, in particular, was trying to read books, not only with a dictionary but also with storybooks.

Rodin sat down in a corner and closed his eyes. Then he called out to the welcoming teacher, Proval, and listened to his lesson.

After about two hours, Larry and Bianca left the room, apparently exhausted from studying.

Rodin considered telling his sisters not to go, but decided to let them go. Instead, he sent Undine along.

The day before departure, I thought of Bianca, who had been covered in the scent of magic and almost got trampled by people. If it was Undine, she would have been able to prevent any danger on her own.

After Larry and Bianca left, Rodin returned to his studies in the quiet room.

Certainly, it became easier to understand the class as I was able to listen to it. The pace of progress was also faster.

“uh?”

As the minute hand of the pocket watch ticked past the twenty-minute mark, the course of the lesson suddenly changed. It became a little more difficult and complicated.

“Has it changed from the basics of the basics to just basics?”

The content became more difficult, but it made no difference to Rodin.

The reason why my progress was slow up until now was not because the content was difficult, but because I couldn’t understand what was being said. Once I was able to understand the words to some extent, I didn’t need to worry about the difficulty level increasing too much.

‘It’s going to be the same anyway. I can finish the first level of classes in three or four months.’

I sat up to focus on the lesson again. At that moment, the magical power that had been forming a circle around my heart slowly began to drain away.

“Huh? Undine?”

If magic was used without using any special magic, it was only Undine. Once summoned, the phantom did not consume any magic except when sharing senses.

On the other hand, the spirits would constantly consume magical power just by summoning them, but the amount was minimal. The fact that magical power was drained like this meant that Undine was exerting her power.

“What’s going on?”

I stopped class and left the room. The place where I could smell the magical scent was at the back outside the room.

I came out through the first floor and went around to the back of the building.

Larry and Bianca were huddled in the corner, while Undine stood guard over the children, sniffling.

In front of Undine stood the rough-looking men who had been looking for the guests of the Kepleton during the day. They looked bewildered, blocked by the water barrier Undine had created.

“Hey, what is this?”

“Captain, what should we do?”

“Do you think this little water can stop me?”

The man injected an aura into the sword he was holding. The large sword was covered in an aura and rippled.

“stop.”

Rodin appeared on the scene, moving leisurely. Then Undine flew over, smiling brightly.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Krrrr.

“What are you?”

Undine has already removed the water barrier, believing that Rodin will take care of it once he arrives.

Rodin glanced at the men, then turned his gaze to Larry and Bianca.

“are you okay?”

Nod nod!

“Brother. Those guys were just yelling and trying to arrest me.”

“okay?”

Rodin now stands in the place where Undine stood to protect the children.

Rodin was in a bad mood because he was interrupted while studying. But when he thought that the reason for the interruption was a kidnapping, he felt even worse.

“What are you guys?”

“You! Do you know who I am?”

“You! Can I do anything?”

Rodin waved his hand slightly at the man. A fireball formed from his fingertips and flew towards the man.

“What, what!”

The startled man quickly threw himself to the side. The fireball hit the ground and exploded, the aftershocks engulfing the man who dodged.

“Ugh!”

“Wow, wizard!”

“shit.”

There were five men in total. One was injured by the 3-circle magic fireball that had just been thrown, and the other four hesitated and kept their distance.

“Hey, do you know who we are?”

“You’re the ones who bothered me. Fire Spear.”

Rodin raised both hands and created a 2-circle magic. 2-circle magic was a magic that a 5-circle wizard could create without having to cast it.

Five spears of fire, created at once, stopped in front of the five men. All of the spears were aimed at their necks.

“What, what is this?”

“Ah! This guy made Aurora too? Then, is this better?”

Rodin cast another spell. Another two-circle spell, but much more dangerous: Lightning Arrow.

The man who had stepped forward a moment ago had lightning and fire arrows on his neck. If Rodin had just waved his hand or injected his will, the man in front would have been dead.

“Why, why are you doing this?”

“Why on earth?”

“You said you tried to kidnap my brother?”

“Brother… Damn. I have a bad feeling about this.”

“What should I do with you guys? It’s not like there are any witnesses.”

Rodin added another spell to scare the men. This time it was an ice spear made of ice using a 2nd circle spell.

“Please save me.”

“I will never do anything bad again.”

“You want me to live? It’s annoying. It’d be easier to just kill me. Sigh.”

Rodin glanced back.

Bianca was shaking her head wildly with a frightened expression. Larry also looked back and forth between the men and Rodin with a surprised look on his face.

“Sir. It was our fault….”

“Be quiet. Haa, the reason I’m letting you live today is because my younger siblings are watching. From now on, don’t let me see you when your younger siblings aren’t around. Then I’ll really kill you.”

The magic that Rodin had created was destroyed.

Even Rodin was burdened by killing people in the city. If he got involved with the police, he might not be able to board the ship on time.

So I thought I would just threaten her to that extent and end the matter. There was also an aspect of me taking it lightly, thinking I wouldn’t bother her anymore.

however.

“Haat!”

As soon as Rodin removed the magic, the man at the very front rushed forward. It was the man who seemed to be the leader among them, the one who had even created the Auror.

Phew!

The bastard bounced off faster than he could run at it. It was a 3-circle fireball created by Rodin.

Rodin was not the type to let his guard down when faced with an enemy. The enemy could turn into an enemy at any time, so it was natural to always prepare for the worst.

“What, what are you… guys doing! Kill that guy! Ugh! I’m going to get caught and killed by those Empire guys!”

“Ha, but.”

“If we don’t get on the boat, we’re going to die anyway, you idiots!”

“You are the kind of person who would retaliate if left alive.”

He was a level that could externalize Aura. In other words, he was a 3rd-dena-level knight. He wasn’t a dangerous opponent, but it was difficult to let my guard down.

Rodin immediately cast a 4th circle spell. The one who had been badly injured by the fireball tried to attack again, but the spell was completed faster.

“Larry, Bianca! Close your eyes. Wind Grinder.”

Wind Grinder, using water to its maximum power, cut off the bastard’s neck. The bastard’s head fell straight to the ground, and the body moved another step before collapsing.