Dragon-Devouring Mage - Chapter 9

Episode 9

EPISODE.05

“Three-dimensional coordinates and targets and hits…”

The gray-haired lady picked up the book next to Russell and lightly brushed it off.

“You are reading an interesting book.”

At those words, Russell had no choice but to gulp and swallow.

‘I know this person.’

Couldn’t you have known?

He reached the 7th circle at the age of less than sixty and has reached the 8th circle now.

Despite being over eighty years old, she maintains the appearance of a man in her forties through an enormous amount of magical power.

The head of the flame tower.

‘Daria Snowwhite…’

As if to prove that fact, one end of her robe was engraved with a rose of flame, the symbol of the Tower of Flames.

Salt Tower.

Among the countless magic towers that have inherited the genealogy of the enemy towers in the kingdom, the royal family bestowed the letter ‘Yeom’.

‘The highest level magic tower in the Red Tower series…’

Daria was the owner of such a flame tower.

That meant that Daria was the best mage who stood at the pinnacle of all enemy tower mages.

‘And Sasaroi is also Professor Hubert’s teacher.’

Of course, all I knew was the information and appearance known to the public.

Because Russell in his previous life had never shared a single word with her.

That doesn’t mean she had a personality problem.

It’s just that the gap between Russell and Daria was so great that I couldn’t dare to talk about it.

As if she also noticed that Russell recognized her, Daria smiled and smiled.

Naturally, he patted Russell on the shoulder.

“There is no need to be so surprised. hey Because I am also just a companion walking the path of magic with you.”

Did you think that even that was not enough? She squeezed her hand into her bosom.

Then, he took out a sweet lollipop, a colorful lollipop, and put it in Russell’s hand.

“If it’s still difficult, try to think of yourself as the grandmother next door.”

Why?

Hearing those words somehow eased my tension.

‘Anyway, it’s not because of the lollipops.’

Thinking so, Russell shook his head. I politely accepted the lollipop and said hello.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Russell Raymond.”

For wizards, she was a living legend and an object of admiration.

My voice trembled slightly at the thought of meeting such a great wizard.

“Raymond Raymond…”

At the last name Raymond, she narrowed her eyes as if recalling an old tale from an old kingdom.

for a while too.

“You’re still reading a fairly high level book for a student.”

She didn’t ask why or how Russell was here.

Instead, he said with a knowing smile and lightly tapping the page of the book Russell was looking at.

“These aren’t just books that are easy to understand.”

Can you really understand the contents of this book?

Words mixed with such questions.

Russell moved his finger instead of answering.

He lightly underlined a part of the book he was reading with his fingertips.

“As complex as it is written, the important parts of this page are here and here.”

“Hoo?”

“The rest are additional explanations and examples added to help understand the important parts. But in this case…”

It might be a bit of a twist, as they actually make the book more difficult.

Daria’s eyes flashed at Russell’s answer.

Then she turned the page.

I picked one of the pages Russell had already read and touched it with my fingertips.

“Then what do you think is the most important part of this part?”

If you haven’t read it yet, it’s a part you’ve already understood.

“doesn’t exist.”

“does not exist?”

Solid Coordinates was a book with a famous magician as the author.

However, as a student, he denied part of the content.

Actions that, depending on interpretation, may seem off-topic.

As the gaze demanded an explanation, Russell smiled bitterly.

‘Are you taking a test?’

I didn’t know what she wanted, but it wasn’t too difficult to explain.

“This part explains the process of setting the target and calculating the coordinate formula to reach it.”

“but?”

“In practice, something important is missing.”

temperature and weather.

Zone and wind direction, etc.

The number of variables that could affect the process of magic reaching the target coordinates was countless.

Of course, the reality is that a lot of formulas are needed to assist him.

In contrast, the formulas used in this book were too one-dimensional.

If you simply rely on this ceremony to spread magic-.

‘I don’t know if it’s close range. The accuracy rate of long-range magic is less than 10%. I have to hit it well to get about 20%.’

Of course, the concept of three-dimensional coordinates itself is very difficult, so the equation must have been simplified to make it easier to understand.

“The author, the senior wizard, must have known that. That’s why…”

Russell said, staring at the part of the bookshelf where the stereoscopic coordinate system was inserted.

“It must have been made by separating the deep story.”

“….”

I hope silence will continue at Russell’s unobstructed answer.

“That is great.”

An exclamation of admiration escaped her mouth.

“A normal student of that age would have a hard time just accepting the contents of the book.”

Truly pure admiration and praise.

“Not only finding the core, but also penetrating the hollow. nice eyes No, I don’t know if I should call it good hair.”

“More than that…”

Clear blue eyes like sapphire radiate a distinctive color and examine Russell’s body here and there.

“You’re learning something quite strange.”

At her words that continued, Russell could feel the blood running cold throughout his body.

Somehow, a chill runs down my spine and a chilling feeling passes through the back of my neck.

‘Did you read it?’

overload?

Otherwise, the wizard body?

I don’t know what it was, but it was clear that Daria had read something in her body.

Even Daria’s words were not over yet.

“Besides, the mana circle is a bit unusual. It’s quite docile, and the arrangement of mana and the state of stabilization are also… hoh. This is rare. Hee hee.”

She looked at Russell carefully and smiled.

“Don’t worry. I’m learning interesting and rare things, but nothing of the nefarious kind. I have no intention of scolding you.”

Daria shook her head, as if realizing that Russell was nervous.

“Any mage always has at least one trump card of her own. grow up great child.”

Those were the last words.

Scary to finish talking -.

Daria’s figure disappeared.

All that remains is a single flower with a bright yellow center and white leaves like a cosmos.

‘This…’

was a chamomile flower.

A flower with a fragrance that is said to relax the nervous system and bring stability to the mind and body.

Russell smiled bitterly as he lifted the flower.

‘I never thought I’d meet Daria Snowwhite here.’

A completely unexpected encounter.

But it was much better than I thought.

I didn’t know that I would be able to make eye contact with her.

When Russell was thinking so.

From the inside of an office located in the academy, there was a sound of ‘giggling’ laughter coming out of nowhere.

* * *

“Chuckling.”

Returning to his office after finishing his personal business, Hubert let out a sigh at the sudden yet familiar sound of laughter.

“It would have been nice if you had told me in advance if you were coming.”

He said, facing the passenger who entered his office first.

“Master.”

“It happened. What a great thing for a master to come to see his pupil.”

Yes, he was like this.

Recalling the time when he was learning magic under Daria in the past, within a moment, Hubert remembered the sound of her laughter as he entered.

“But it seems that something interesting happened. Master.”

“Of course there are.”

She nodded with a mischievous smile that did not suit her ladylike appearance.

“Since you haven’t been around so much, I happened to stop by the professor’s library to grab a drink, and there was an interesting kid.”

“If it’s a child from the first floor library…”

Hubert sighed.

“You mean Russell.”

“okay. Russell. Russell Raymond. It must have been that name.”

“yes. They allowed me to go into the first-floor library, but what an interesting kid. Has Russell ever made a mistake…?”

Daria giggled again at Hubert’s reaction.

“You seem to have liked that child quite a bit. giggles.”

“Hehehe.”

Hubert’s complexion flushed at his teacher’s sudden words, and he cleared his throat.

As if to change the topic, he brought up the story of Russell again.

“Looking at Master’s reaction, I don’t think Russell made a mistake.”

“My mistake was that I felt better because I saw some good kid.”

When Daria spoke clearly, Hubert wiped his chest as if relieved only then.

Then, he made an expression that seemed to be polite and strict, not different from before.

“Ah, that’s not fun.”

Seeing Hubert’s face like that, Daria clicked her tongue.

“Seeing that you gave me access to the first-floor library, it sure seems like you have enough talent.”

“yes. The ability to build knowledge will be excellent beyond excellence.”

Otherwise, I couldn’t have read all the books in the student library.

“But…”

“But?”

“The problem is that the mana road is too narrow and thin. That’s why, no matter how talented you are, you can’t stand alone as a wizard…”

“It’s stupid.”

As if there was no need to hear more, Daria cut off his words with a single knife.

“The child doesn’t have to worry about you.”

“yes?”

“Contrary to what you are worried about, the child has already recognized his own problems and has begun to carve out a path on his own.”

Hubert blinked at Daria’s words.

Even within the kingdom that reached the 8th circle, the wizard who was counted among the top three spoke as if it were a boast.

Perhaps he saw something in the child that he himself did not see.

Daria added a comment to the relieved Hubert.

“It doesn’t seem like it’s been a long time since I made it, but I could feel the existence of the second circle.”

“You mean he completed the second circle?”

Apparently, he had felt the same way from Russell the day before.

But I wasn’t sure, so I thought it was an illusion and passed it on.

“okay. However, I was a little late in noticing it because the mana array structure was a little unusual.”

It’s no wonder that you guys didn’t notice.

‘That child went through the 2nd circle…’

In fact, it’s like crossing the crooked ridge of the conditions for graduation.

Of course, there were a few other minor conditions, but there was still a year left until graduation.

‘If it’s Russell, he’ll be able to do well enough for that one year.’

It was then.

“Look at it…”

Daria, who had a mischievous appearance, stared at Hubert with an infinitely serious expression unlike a moment ago.

“…You seem to have had quite a success too.”

Although it was the same 5th circle as before, it was felt that the state of mana had increased dramatically.

In addition, even though mana increased that much, it was stable without a single point of disturbance.

‘I might face the wall of the 6th circle soon.’

In fact, the reason I left the royal capital where the salt tower is located and visited Walkerhill Academy today was also to see Hubert.

Daria smiled heartily at the student’s growth.

Even though he had aged this much, the praise of the teacher he had followed for a long time still felt good.

Hubert wiggled his fingers lightly while making a serious face.

“yes. Certainly, as Master said… I felt that my horizons were broadened a bit after teaching others rather than when I was training alone.”

“What did I say? giggle.”

Guiding others not only broadens your horizons, but also gives you an opportunity to reflect on yourself?

Saying that, she smiled contentedly.

“Continue to be so diligent in the future.”

Sarak-.

Daria got up from her seat.

“Are you leaving already? It’s been a long time since I’ve been here, so even if it’s a meal…”

Daria laughed and shook her head at the disciple’s recommendation.

“Let’s leave today’s meal as a pleasure after you enter a new state.”

Immediately after, I approached the open window and stopped.

“Oh and.”

“…?”

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to send you a letter about the boy, Russell, from time to time.”

“Russell?”

“Yes. If possible, it would be nice if I could bring him to the Flame Tower without being taken away by another tower.”

Daria’s eyes at the end of her speech are like those of a woman who has found a sparkling jewel.

It was like a fire that was burning brightly.

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