Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 137



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Episode 137.

Night has fallen on the sisters.

Normally, all you would hear would be the sound of your wife or children being beaten, but today was different.

In another sense, it was quite noisy.

“How much meat is this!”

“The pig is very plump!”

“I’m going to properly grease my throat! Is there any more alcohol?”

Today is the day that Hopper, Baron Jun, comes.

It was a welcoming ceremony for him.

The feast, in which two pigs and a goat were slaughtered and alcohol was served, was held in the village square. A large fire was set in the center, and men and women gathered and danced. The man and woman who fell in love went into the grass and did not come out, but no one cared. In any era, nothing could stop the burning love between a man and a woman.

It was such an exciting feast.

“Baron Jun! Please give me this…!!”

“Please accept this too!”

The day of the Sist’s feast, which was held as a welcoming ceremony for Ronobe. All kinds of bribes were piled up in Ronobe’s treasury.

Young people tend to move as their lower bodies move, but old people don’t. Now that the highest authority in the Sist has been born, they have to fall in line with him.

“Hehe, do you remember me? Back then, when Baron Jun got hit in the duel, I supported his right arm!”

“I’ll help you! When you kicked the pepper and your legs were shaking! It was me…!”

“shut up!”

I received all kinds of things.

They received alcohol, precious meat, medicinal herbs, and even porcelain.

“What is this… Ahem. As a practitioner of the magic path, I am not particularly interested in such wealth, but I will take it out of consideration for your kindness!”

“Of course! Hehe.”

Those who are clueless sometimes secretly put down twisted fairy tales.

“Do you know my heart?”

Ronobe placed the money bag on his palm, felt its weight, and nodded.

“I know. In a corner of my heart, the weight of the bag you gave me will always be there.”

“What do you mean?”

“How ignorant! I’ll keep it in mind!”

“aha!”

He was a guy whose name I didn’t even know, but who cares if I don’t know his name? Now that I knew his face, I knew he was from Ronobe.

An endless stream of bribes.

Looking at the abundance of the granary that was gradually being built up, Ronobe drank heavily.

A very drunk Ronobe shouted.

“I am the hero of Gradas!”

“Wow!”

The cheers of the people rang out loud like sparks shooting up into the sky.

When Ronobe shouted, Venom also shouted.

“That guy is my son!”

“Wow!”

“That son of a bitch is my big brother!”

“Wow!”

“That guy is Horonobe!”

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”

“What the hell was that just now!”

I looked around but couldn’t find the culprit at all. The nights in the countryside are dark. It seems like there’s someone in the village who keeps cursing me. But because I was in a good mood, I kept drinking alcohol even though it didn’t taste good.

“Kyahahaha! Back then, I was like. Huh? I went like this against the wizards of the empire and bang! thump thump thump! Pfft! That’s it! He fell!”

“Wow~ That’s amazing!”

“Hey! This is our Baron Jun!”

“Right? Hehehe!”

“Here, have another drink!”

A very drunk Ronobe gathered the villagers and tried using magic.

Anyway, it’s already known that he’s a wizard. The Sist’s Ronobe who used to tremble in fear of being found out is no longer around.

Now there was only the Ronove Hopper.

“There are a lot of hairless little guys. Then this is the right one. Come on, this day doesn’t come every day! I’ll show you Lord Ronobe’s doll magic! Bweeek!”

Ronobe spit out thread from his mouth.

“Is that magic!?”

“Mom, I’m scared…!!”

“Eww!”

“Hey! Be quiet!”

The reactions varied widely.

Half of the children reacted with wonder, half with disgust, and half cried out of fear.

Any reaction was funny. Maybe because he was so drunk, Ronobe threw up while performing the puppet show. It seemed like he drank too much and ate too much food.

“Eww, that’s dirty!”

“The doll is dead! Whoa!”

“Whoaaaaah! Damage! Damage!”

“It’s the earth nobles!”

Ronobe, who had thrown up a lot, laughed heartily and sat down in his assigned seat.

Mick was next to him.

“It’s a nice town.”

“Is that so?”

“It’s the first time I’ve seen nobles and commoners living so casually together. The expressions on people’s faces are also nice.”

“What are you talking about, throwing a bribe?”

Then a child approached.

He was a neighborhood kid.

“Brother, take this.”

“What is this?”

“My treasure I found in the valley! Mom told me to give you anything!”

“thanks.”

It was a shiny stone of some unknown nature.

Ronobe even accepted that gratefully.

“Isn’t that just to catch the eye of the nobles?”

“If that were all, I wouldn’t have been able to truly enjoy myself like that. I would have been careful about what I ate.”

But the people of Sist were not like that. They were like ogres, rushing to the meat to get as much as they could. To Ronobe, they looked like just ignorant people, but to Mick, they seemed to see it differently.

It didn’t really matter to either of them what was true. If it seemed true to one person, it was true, and if it seemed false to the other person, it was false. People and the world were what they saw differently depending on how they thought about it.

“Baron Jun.”

“Go ahead.”

“Can I say hello again?”

“Suddenly?”

“Yes. I suddenly feel like doing that.”

Mick smiled at Ronnobe.

The look in his eyes was a little different than before.

If it used to be a fake smile, it isn’t anymore.

What made him like that?

“Yes, that’s right.”

Mick stood up and pulled the sword from his waistband.

“??”

Liam, who was drinking with his neighborhood friends nearby, quickly pulled out his sword and fell over. Benny, who was chatting with the ladies in the crowd, also immediately pulled out his bow and aimed.

Peter, who had been playing with Lirun, also ran over and made a gesture. The villagers also each grabbed a bottle of alcohol or brought in farming tools from somewhere. What a fascinating village, Mick thought.

“Don’t misunderstand. I just want to greet you properly as a wizard, not as a noble. My grimoire is a sword.”

“oh…”

Mick drew his sword, put it to his forehead, and then opened his mouth.

“Mick of the Wind. Meet the wizard who defeated the great wizard of the empire.”

Mix of elegance.

This is clearly the wizard’s nickname.

Ronobe seemed to have completely sobered up.

“It’s embarrassing.”

A greeting from the wizard.

It was the first time I saw it. I thought that holding a grimoire to the forehead probably meant the wizard’s intelligence. That’s how much the wizard’s respectful greeting touched Ronobe. It meant that he was treated with respect and respect as a wizard.

‘But why the wind?’

In this era, the word ‘pungryu’ was used to refer to those who indulged in sensual pleasures. Of course, it had other meanings, but it was a strange nickname.

“Is there a reason?”

“Because I was confident.”

I asked about the style of the wind and got a different and strange answer.

“Are you sure?”

“The puppet show just now. It wasn’t the kind of magic that a lucky magician could do. The words about emotions also struck me more.”

“ah…”

He was so excited that he didn’t even think about it and ended up showing off his magic. Mick seemed to have gained some confidence after seeing Ronobe’s puppet show. If it was a disaster, it would be a disaster, but if it was a gain, it would be a gain. Mick put his sword back in its scabbard and sat back down, smiling faintly.

Ronobe scratched the back of his neck.

“Baron Jun. What do you think of my master?”

“hmm…”

Archmage.

I’m curious.

But I didn’t really think about it.

To Ronobe, the Great Wizard was too far away. The stars in the sky always twinkle.

The stars are within arm’s reach, but we can never grasp them. To Ronobe, that was the Archmage.

It’s a place I have to go someday, but I can’t see where I should go.

“It’s a place you have to go.”

“I think the Archmage feels more like a place to Baron Jun than a person.”

“Did that sound right? It’s my long-time dream. Every wizard has that.”

“Do you have a teacher?”

“There are many. The late Bu-dong was also my teacher.”

“then…”

“There is no one alive.”

“I asked the wrong question.”

“It’s sad to part ways, but their teachings will always remain in me. Even now, when I close my eyes, I think of them, so I’m not sad.”

Maybe because I’m drunk.

Words came out that didn’t need to be said.

If you think about it, a lot has happened in the meantime.

Many of the people who made him who he is today were all his teachers.

“Rather than that…”

“Are you curious about my magic?”

“Yes. The magic contained in the sword… I can’t imagine what it would be like. Can you show me?”

He is the disciple of the great wizard.

Cloud was also the disciple of the great wizard.

Is Mick a wizard?

I had a lot of questions about him.

“It’s too late at night now…”

Mick answered, looking up at the countless twinkling stars that seemed ready to fall.

“I will see you tomorrow.”

“Uh… um, yes.”

Mick got up from his seat and disappeared somewhere. As he disappeared, others gathered around to ask about his well-being.

“Ronobe, are you okay?”

“Are you okay?”

“!!”

It was Benny, Liam and Peter.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m playing.”

After trying hard to send them away, Ronobe became lost in thought.

But that thought didn’t last long.

“Ronobe! Hahaha!”

Venom was running around excitedly with women on either side of him, drinking alcohol, and then he came up to Ronobe and made a lot of noise, demanding a drinking duel.

“Shut up! Commoner! Do you dare to fight me with alcohol! I am the hero of Gradas!”

“Are you scared?”

“Paksi! Come on!”

And Ronobe was defeated miserably.

When I came to my senses after vomiting and running around like crazy, Uribe was next to me.

“Our eldest son is awake.”

“Father really said something that would make his eldest son feel sad.”

Uribe chuckled and patted Ronobe on the shoulder.

“Congratulations. I never thought you would become a noble.”

“Are you jealous? Me too.”

A nobleman.

Thinking about it now, it was really ridiculous.

“I wish Dive could see this too. What a pity.”

“… I know.”

If I hadn’t died while messing around, my life would have been easier than it is now. Because Ronobe would have helped me.

That’s why I feel sorry.

“Your legs are feeling better.”

Uribe smiled brightly.

It was a smile I had never seen before. Was Uribe even capable of smiling like that? It was so bright that I wondered if he was really the guy who used to hide in the grass and worship Kannon.

“thanks.”

“okay.”

Uribe also didn’t express much gratitude.

But somehow I felt like I knew.

I am deeply grateful. Uribe is not a man of many words.

“It’s a good day. Let’s drink.”

“I just threw up?”

“I sobered up after throwing up. I have to drink again. What are you talking about?”

“Is that so?”

It’s a good day.

Ronobe drank again anyway.

He quickly became drunk again and buried his head in the table.

“My son, you’re only getting drunk to this extent! Get up!”

It was venom.

Venom put his arms around Uribe and Ronobe’s necks and handed them mugs of beer.

“Drink, drink!”

I kept eating and vomiting. Before I knew it, Ronobe was in the bedroom.

“Are you awake?”

Before he knew it, it was morning. The sun was high in the sky, and his head was aching from a hangover. Even when he was still, the world seemed to be spinning. As soon as he woke up, Ronobe vomited.

“Whooooow! Goooooow!”

After throwing up, I felt a little better, but I still felt like my energy had been sucked out. I vowed never to drink again and received Benny’s care.

“Okay, here.”

It was a potion.

I wondered if I could drink a potion for a hangover, but the potion was what was left over anyway. Ronobe drank it hurriedly like it was honey water.

“Wow! This tastes like honey.”

It was no different from the water of life.

The dizzying hangover was immediately cured.

‘Can’t you sell it as a hangover cure? It makes no sense that it cures hangovers but doesn’t detoxify the poison.’

If it was regrettable, it was regrettable. If it had been detoxified, there would be no reason for Ronobe to get hurt or be afraid of the poison. Gaisha was poisoned too. No matter how great a magician is, he will die if he is poisoned. Having personally realized this fact, Ronobe planned to steadily prepare for the poison.

‘It’s not just me.’

If you meet the god of poison, how will the problem of detoxification be solved?

But it’s not good if it’s just you.

You must be able to create an antidote that can save others around you.

‘It would be nice if the potion could be detoxified.’

Ronobe thought for a moment and then lay back down on the bed.

“I have a headache.”

I thought about many things, but in the end, it just gave me a headache. I was going to be staying in Sist for a while, so it was something I had to think about slowly.

Than that.

“Baron Jun. Are you there?”

It was Mick’s voice.

“Are you here? Come here. If you haven’t eaten, would you like to eat something?”

“That sounds good.”

Ronobé had dinner with Mick.

After that, I went out into the forest with him.

Peter and Lirun were also there.

“Are you my disciple?”

“I don’t have the skills to teach anyone, but I ended up taking on the job.”

“You are being too humble. If the one who defeated the Wizard is not skilled, then who will be skilled?”

As he said this, Mick drew his sword.

“I will show you as I told you last night. It is not a magic worth boasting about, but if I show you mine, you will be able to see Baron Jun’s.”

Ronobe smiled silently.

The saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch came to mind again.

That was when.

“Wind and air.”

Mick swung his sword lightly.

Then the tree fell.

“!!”

“Wow! But the tree got cut down!”

“…”

Peter and Lirun were amazed.

It was the same with Ronobedo.

Because the tree he cut down was several meters away.

‘The wind, and the synonyms are short.’

It was as short as Karanqal’s.

It may have been like that from the beginning, but somehow it didn’t feel like it.

“The order is short?”

“It’s a shortened form. The original name of my magic was ‘The Path Where Wind and Flow Whisper’.”

But he shortened it. That was what he said. Mick said that only wizards who had reached a certain level could do it.

“That’s amazing.”

“That’s not something someone who can use multiple magic spells simultaneously without reciting a single incantation would say.”

“ah…”

Come to think of it, yesterday Ronobe used magic without saying anything in particular.

Also, it was because of the puppet show.

Ronobe reflected.

‘From now on, puppet shows are sealed.’

Ronobe quickly changed the subject.

“Is it the wind?”

“Yes. That’s what pungryu means.”

Then Mick said,

He said that he originally dreamed of becoming a knight.

“A knight? I didn’t know. Can you elaborate?”

“That day was also a day of sword training. I was taking on a quest to become a knight and was slaying monsters.”

But then it appeared.

“Owlbear? What is that?”

“It’s an owl that looks like a bear. It’s a very powerful monster.”

It is said that Mick and his companions were torn to pieces when they encountered Owlbear. Only Mick survived, and the reason was because a miracle occurred.

Thanks to this, Mick miraculously manifested magic and killed Owlbear by tearing him apart. So, it was said that he was unusually both a wizard and a knight.

“I was lucky. If I hadn’t discovered magic back then, I would have died.”

“Oh, this is awesome.”

“stylish!”

“!”

It was a little bit fun, like listening to a traditional fairy tale.

A wizard and a knight at the same time. Mick showed off his magic in addition to that. Not only did he blast the wind with his sword, he even rode the wind to move.

It was very fast.

As much as the article says.

“The Magic Swordsman…”

It was kind of cool.

“A magic swordsman? What is that?”

Mick didn’t understand English, but Ronobé shivered.

‘I want to do it too…’

The Magic Swordsman. It had a thrill that made a man’s heart flutter.

Of course I just thought about it.

Ronobe took hold of the bow and realized.

I am not very good with my hands.

The same goes for kendo. I have no talent for fighting either, so I’m extremely weak. I’ve learned how to do it a little bit by fighting with Aaron, but if it weren’t for that, I’d probably still be fighting with the neighborhood bakery’s son.

People tend to shine when they do what they want to do, but Ronobe knows the world pretty well.

‘You have to do what you’re good at.’

It’s fun to do what you love.

But if you do something well, people will recognize it and it will be more fun.

Ronobe knew the difference a little.

That’s why I gave up right away.

‘I don’t know if it’s a staff, but if you take a sword out of your mouth, you’ll be called a monster again.’

The staff was monstrous enough.

“There’s one thing I’m curious about.”

“Go ahead.”

“Mick, are you a wizard?”

He is the disciple of a great wizard like Cloud.

There was a possibility.

But Mick shook his head.

“According to the world’s opinion, a wizard should be able to destroy a castle. If that’s the case, then I’m not a wizard. I’m not confident.”

But Mick’s expression was the same as usual.

“But the Master said this about the realm of wizards. Wizards are not those who destroy castles, but those who put ideals into their magic.”

Not the world’s opinion.

According to the teacher’s story.

“I am a wizard.”

Those who have an ideal in magic.

Several things came to mind.

The oil painting of Karancal, the maple leaves of Anna, and the lampet of Gaisha, etc.

“Akan…”

They are all Akan.

Because it was an ideal contained in magic.

End