Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 10

Episode 10:

Awakening Talent

“Cadet Elric Mervinger suddenly suffered cardiac arrest due to arrhythmia caused by ‘horsepower paralysis’ around 2:41 a.m. last night and is currently in a coma, and our medical staff…!”

The sudden announcement of the Neresta family, one of the six major schools of the Tower of Magic, commonly referred to as the ‘Six Stars’ and also the background of Sean.

The professors, wizards, and various reporters who were waiting for Elric to be discharged from the Imperial Magic Hospital were all shocked.

Who’s in a coma now?

“Are you saying that Cadet Elric Mervinger is unconscious?”

“Please explain the exact circumstances!”

“This is reporter Daniel of the ‘Zion Tribune’! I have a question! “Please tell me the severity of the injury!”

“If the Mervinger family’s enemy is unconscious, then about the current nest…!”

“A statement will be made separately at the Magic Tower detailing the details and facts related to Cadet Elric Mervinger. For remaining questions, please check the announcement. That is all.”

People flocked like a cloud to catch him, but were soon forced to retreat by the soldiers.

“No matter how disgraceful it may have been, it is still the Mervinger family’s true ancestry, right? “He’s a duke…!”

“shit! “If this happens, what happens to the right to excavate the discovered nest?”

“It won’t work!” “We need to quickly contact the headquarters and figure it out somehow…!”

Then they decided on what they had to do right away and started to get busy.

The reporters started moving their carriages to quickly report this incident, which was sure to be a special report, to headquarters, and the faculty quickly moved to the academy to discuss the excavation of the nest that appeared to be floating in the air.

and.

bang!

“after! Anyway, this is why I really hate crowds of people. “It’s not even a parrot, so I wonder why everyone is talking so much.”

Spokesperson Karl Doenitz got into a carriage at the back of the hospital and slammed the door shut.

The sigh he let out was full of bitter disillusionment.

“Good job.”

When Sean Neresta, who was across from him, smiled lightly and handed over a handkerchief, Carol grumbled as she took it as if taking it away.

“ah! Please stop doing this, master. Do you know how anxious I am every time, fearing that some kind of accident will happen?”

“I didn’t do all that.”

“I know, I know. I guess everything was ordered by Elric. However, I want to tell you that there is no difference since you are already close friends with Elric.”

Sean just laughed quietly at the servant’s nagging.

In an aristocratic society, especially in the Neresta family, which was famous for its strict family rules, it was absolutely impossible for a servant to dare to show such rude behavior to his ancestors.

Sean didn’t seem to care much about that.

Because I knew very well how much trouble Carol had put in this time at his request.

No, to be honest, this wasn’t the only time.

Whenever Elric had an accident with Sean at the academy, it was entirely his responsibility to clean it up.

However, this incident was the most troublesome of them all.

“Anyway, that’s it.”

Carol shook off all the cold sweat, politely returned the handkerchief to Sean, and asked in a serious tone.

“This time the character is very different from before. This is an incident that will shake up not only the Magic Tower but also the entire empire. In some cases, even if things are going smoothly, the imperial family may impose sanctions, citing insults to the government or instigation of public opinion.”

“know.”

Sean sighed, feeling grounded.

How could he not know the danger of this fraud(?)?

Whether it succeeds or fails, the aftermath of this incident will never be small.

But Elric saw this as a very good opportunity.

Since ancient times, there has to be a lot of shaking in the board to gain a lot to gain.

‘He’s a smart guy, so I guess he’ll do well on his own… Still, I wish the person watching from the side would know how much trouble he’s going through. pup.’

From what I heard, when someone was sent to the hospital room this morning, Elric had already disappeared.

They say he didn’t leave any letters or traces, so I don’t know where he is or what he’s doing.

Wouldn’t I go around starving? Wouldn’t I be surrounded by blind beggars and be treated like a bastard?

Sean, who still didn’t know that Elric had cured his arthrosis, couldn’t help but be worried.

“So this time, I’m trying to leave it as unspoken as possible. “No one knows but us, right?”

“The people who led this matter were all mouthy kids, so you don’t have to worry about it leaking out.”

“If that’s the case, I’m glad. “Let’s leave the rest to heaven’s fate.”

“But…”

“Why? “Is there something missing?”

Sean furrowed his eyebrows slightly, wondering if Elric had had another accident that he didn’t know about.

Carol was also unable to answer hastily this time and hesitated slightly.

“What is it?”

“Lady Tasha….”

“Why is your story suddenly coming out?”

Sean frowned when he heard the name of the blood relative he hated the most in his family.

“I’m not sure, but it seems like Lady Tasha is interested in this matter.”

“what?”

…

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_ Achieved.]

[The faculty of Woosden Academy moves.]

[Intensive coverage of the movements of Professor Verlux and the Magic Astronomy Research Institute, who are cautiously asserting their right to excavation!]

[The hidden side of the great discovery is the both material and spiritual help of Dean Verex of the Department of Elements. There is this.]

[Who is Dean Verlux, who silently became a long-legged uncle for a cadet who was pursuing a dream that no one knew about?]

[Attention and focus directed to the Magical Astronomy Research Institute.]

“That guy Sean is bigger than I thought. “You seem to be doing really well.”

On 21st Street, a busy street with many citizens coming and going since morning.

Several newspapers were placed on a newsstand placed on a carriage platform with only the headlines exposed.

They were all related to the same issue, Elric Mervinger.

And even a ‘good story’ from a kind professor who supported him in both material and spiritual ways so that he could form an exploration team.

Just by looking at a few things, it was easy to understand how things were going.

The shadow that was looking at the stall was grinning with delight.

“hmm? Don’t touch it unless you want to buy the young man’s newspaper…!”

The owner of the stall stopped adjusting his jacket due to the cold that was slowly coming on, then looked back and was startled.

“Eh? “Where did they go?”

It seemed like there was a young man standing in front of me just a moment ago, but he quickly disappeared.

The owner came out to the main street and looked around, but he could not find anyone with a similar appearance to what he had seen.

“I wonder if I’m possessed by a ghost….”

Did I get heat stroke from being outside for too long?

I thought that I must have accumulated a lot of fatigue without realizing it.

The stall owner decided to leave work earlier than usual today and began to quickly organize the stalls one by one.

* * *

『Hiding isn’t enough, now he’s jumping up and down on the roof. Don’t go around like a rat with this king’s power! There aren’t many more flashy and destructive magics!』

On the roof of a building not far from the stall.

Mephisto was taunting Elric next to him with his arms crossed.

But Elric didn’t seem to care about that at all.

“If we can crystallize this and tie it into a knot, rather than just pinpointing the grain and granting magic power, I think it will be possible to implement more complex verbs… or even verbs.”

Elric tried to organize the formula in his head, and as he was about to throw it away, he grabbed the string and pulled it towards him with the intention of giving it a try.

“【Climb up】 【Fly】.”

At that moment, the flow of air surrounding Elric seemed to change slightly, and his body immediately rose vertically high into the sky.

Elric was momentarily startled by how fast it was going.

The height and speed are incomparable to the one that just flew up onto the roof.

I had a feeling of crisis that if I continued like this, I might lose my mind.

So, Elric tried to gradually change the movement of the texture surrounding his body, and soon he was able to slowly turn his body in a direction other than vertical.

After trying to control it a few times, I gradually became more adept at changing direction and speed.

Although a large amount of magical energy was needed, the Dragon Heart – a magical organ that he began to call a ‘magic stone’ – was constantly providing magical energy.

Mephisto, who was quietly watching it from below, clicked his tongue.

『How long has it been since you learned the basics of verbs, and now simultaneous operation (double spells) is possible…? No matter how much I took the power of the Bone King, I still have a body that hasn’t learned magic in over 20 years?』 It’s

been fifteen days since Elric began training magic in earnest.

Mephisto had been surprised several times by Elric’s genius, but he had to be surprised again the next day.

Elric’s growth rate was completely ridiculous.

Since I had a history with the Mervingers a long time ago, I knew very well what a ridiculous group of monsters the Mervingers were.

They are a people who have produced only geniuses for generations, as if they had received some kind of blessing.

In fact, he was once called the squire of all demons and the natural enemy of all humans.

but.

‘That guy is way beyond that level!’

Wouldn’t the countless Mervinger geniuses that Mephisto had seen be like fireflies in front of the sun compared to Elric?

‘That’s their progenitor…!’

Mephisto was lost in thought somewhere and quickly shook his head.

Because I was so deep in my thoughts that I almost committed an act of disrespect that I should never have done. Its existence was an absolute taboo even among them.

anyway.

Mephisto regretted his past choice to eat Elric from the nest.

For some reason, I thought it was strange that even with a body like that, I was suffering from arrhythmia.

What bothered me in the first place wasn’t touching it.

‘If this happens, the plan to take advantage of the opportunity and steal that guy’s body will go awry. damn!’

Mephisto felt a little anxious.

Originally, I was going to induce Elric to fail in handling the magic stone and call him a demon.

It handled much better than I expected, so I had no time to do anything about it.

at that time.

“Hey Mephisto.”

Sigh!

Elric quietly landed next to Mephisto. His eyes were burning with life.

“Can you teach me some magic?”

As he succeeds in using magic one after another, his passion for learning and desire for achievement rises.

Mephisto looked down, wondering what kind of bullshit this was, and twisted one of his lips as a thought suddenly occurred to him.

‘for a moment. If I use this opportunity well, I think I can get the magic stone back too, right?’

Wizard who swallowed talent