Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 138

Episode 138:

Mage Certification Test

The transaction between Elric and Mephisto ended much easier(?) than expected.

[Of the demonic energy I obtained by defeating the Grigori bastards, I will give those of the commander level or higher to Mephie. Call?]

『Call!』

This transaction was actually not too bad for Elric or Mephisto.

As an Elric who had a duty to exterminate demons due to the nature of his family, he had no choice but to be at odds with Grigori anyway.

Mephisto’s original relationship with Azazel, who was also the Great Demon King, was not very good, so he had no reason to refuse as long as he could take away their seal and faith.

Of course, handing over too much demonic power to Mephisto could have had bad results.

‘I keep thinking that maybe that’s not necessarily the case.’

I wasn’t sure, but I thought that no matter how much Mephisto regained his strength, it would be difficult for him to completely break free from the constraints imposed on him by his family.

Considering the depth of power that Mephisto originally possessed, it took a great deal of effort to even reach that level.

‘And honestly, I think I would have collected a lot of seals with that amount.’

anyway.

The two were able to negotiate that they would do their best to help each other at least until the Grigori were completely annihilated.

* * *

“…hmm?”

Elric was about to completely leave the hallway like Sean, but he hesitated when he saw so many eyes suddenly turning in this direction.

“oh!”

“You’re finally here.”

“I was a bit nervous after hearing about it… are you okay?”

“are you okay? Are you saying that’s okay? My eye is sprained. Then you are out. “I will do it.”

“what? Kernu, are you leaving? Good. Kernu is missing!”

“Ah ahhh! That’s what they say, you people!”

Murmur.

Busy and crowded.

They came in a flock and were busy looking at Elric.

An expression as if they had discovered a fascinating ancient relic and were studying it.

The problem was that even though they were all old, they possessed formidable strength.

Elric was easily able to recognize that they were secluded people in the senate and guesthouse where Augustine was on high alert.

In fact, in one corner, Augustine and Gillity were looking this way with expressions of disapproval on their faces.

“What are you all doing here?”

When Sean asked a question in an absurd tone, their eyes automatically turned in that direction.

“Can’t you tell by looking?”

“Of course I came to take a look.”

“It is widely rumored that Yeongtaeng, the senator, was blessed in his later years. So we should watch it together.”

Their eyes were shining with exploratory desire and possessiveness.

The more it happened, the more absurd Sean became.

“So what are you going to do? “Are you going to kidnap me like my little grandfather?”

“If possible.”

“If I can.”

“Are you going to do it?”

“Then me too.”

“…Why didn’t you even pretend to listen when I begged you to teach me magic?”

“I don’t have enough talent, so what can I do?”

“I’ll give you a problem. Guess. “Then I’ll teach you.”

“shit.”

Sean cursed as if he felt unfair.

Even though I am on an elite course, I will never be told that I lack talent.

It seems that these damn old men didn’t like it.

At the same time, he was also happy that Elric’s talent, which only he recognized, was now shining to the point that even these picky old men coveted it.

“I, the teacher, am standing here with my eyes wide open, and you are kidnapping me and making me laugh!”

Augustine seemed to think that if things continued like this, Elric would be taken away by the elders, so he quickly stepped forward.

Elders and guests were left wide apart and expressed their dissatisfaction at the sight of him using magical powers while telling them not to approach carelessly.

“Hey, me! “I’m just too greedy!”

“Look at him getting old and making noises. “They say that as you get older, you become more greedy, but you don’t even think about sharing good things(?) and just eat them alone.”

“Do you think being a priest is like eating something? “It is definitely a relationship that God has appointed, just like a parent-child relationship!”

Even though Augustine protested strongly, the elders and guests did not even blink.

“So let’s try that together.”

“What we are interested in is Elric Mervinger here, so why are you here?”

“Shit!”

Augustine frowned and cursed profusely.

Knowing this would happen, I didn’t want to bring Elric to the Mist Hill!

The news that Elric had passed through the Blue Yeon’s Labyrinth had already spread widely throughout the senate and the guesthouse, and Augustine was now in a semi-neurotic state as he had been saying that he wanted to see Elric like that several times a day.

In fact, that was why I was most excited when I heard that Elric was going to the Black Snowfield.

This was because there was an expectation that interest in Elric would decrease after being away from the main family for a while.

But I realized later that it was a very simple and convenient idea.

It was because I never thought that Elric’s activities would flow to his family so easily.

Still, I was worried about what might happen, so I told Elric to be careful before arriving at my home…

‘I never thought these things would attack me this loudly!’

As soon as the elders and guests heard that Elric had arrived, they immediately took action even before Augustine could do anything.

They also predicted that Augustine would block access and attacked in advance.

Of course, their evaluation of Elric was very great.

-This might be as big as Tasha…or maybe even bigger!

That was the common conclusion reached by both the elders and guests after examining Elric.

The only time they made such a fuss was when Tasha was in full bloom of her talents.

However, Elric closely followed Tasha’s achievements in a much shorter period of time. I had no choice but to open my eyes even more.

So Augustine wanted to somehow separate them from Elric.

You can say it’s inevitable because Gilliity is involved, but you can’t share the Elric with other people! I was filled with these thoughts. But the problem was that the damn old men didn’t even listen to what they were saying.

Should I just use magic and force it to tear it apart?

Or should I just grab Elric by the back and run away from here?

Those thoughts pass through my head sequentially.

“I am sorry to everyone here, but before I am a wizard seeking learning, I am the head of a family called Mervinger. For that reason, please understand that we cannot request private affairs.”

The complexions of Augustine and Giliti, who had been depressed for a moment, suddenly brightened.

I thought that was a euphemistic rejection.

‘cancer. Continuing learning also means inheriting a school, which is absolutely impossible!’

Augustine had something more important to consider than the lore of the Deer Field, and Gility was the type of person who didn’t really care about the lore, so she could have just gone all-in on Elric.

In the case of ordinary wizards, it was a completely different story.

In fact, there were some schools that completely prohibited learning the magic of other schools.

In fact, some of the elders and guests were backing away, choking their appetites.

however.

“But I heard that there are detailed classifications in the ‘disciple’ category as well. “Something like lay disciples or anonymous disciples.”

Although lay disciples do not share the vision of the school, they share the basic formula and are used to expand power.

Unknown disciples were not officially accepted disciples, but were those who shared teachings as needed.

In other words, Elric was hinting that if he could accept him that way, he might willingly follow.

Naturally, the eyes of the elders and guests who had retreated began to shine brightly again.

Augustine and Giliti’s complexions turned pale.

“Of course, I also have my own position, so I can’t just blindly follow what he tells me, so I think it’s something we need to discuss in more depth… But anyway, that’s my situation.”

In other words, it means that you will decide whether to accept or not depending on what is being taught.

In some ways, it seemed like a presumptuous remark about a student choosing a teacher.

In fact, the elders and guests began to be wary of each other with their eyes sparkling.

Here, I was wondering what I should show to impress Elric, and at the same time, I had to show something much flashier and more powerful than others.

And the more so.

‘shit!’

‘It can’t be like this…!’

Augustine and Giliti’s faces became haggard.

* * *

“…You’re taking a bribe from those old men.”

Sean was clicking his tongue in the carriage heading to the Central Magic Management Office under the Ministry of Magic, located in the center of the Imperial Capital.

The elders and guests he remembered from his childhood until now were all people with high standards of opinion.

Since they were all giants who left at least one big or small mark in the field of magic, their pride in themselves was very high.

In fact, such pride was always displayed, even if it was a direct blood descendant, as long as it was not noticeable.

This was evidenced by the fact that while the elders and guests showed great interest in Tasha, the third saint, they maintained a mediocre relationship with the other brothers, who did not attract much attention.

In reality, Sean only received advice from them, and there was no one who expressed a desire to have him as a disciple.

Even the head of the family, Guy Neresta, often did not touch them too much as long as they did not cross the line.

However, Elric said that he would ‘choose’ a teacher against those old men, and instead created a competition.

Thanks to this, the elders and guests even showed their intention to teach Elric many of the visions they had harbored while retaining him as an ‘unknown disciple.’

It’s literally at a level where people watching from the side can’t help but say, ‘Aren’t you crazy?’

Of course, I couldn’t receive all of those teachings in one day, so I planned to receive them in order.

‘And there was a lot of fighting there again. We’ll do each other first.’

The elders and guests who knew that Elric would have to go to the Wynd Territory in a month were busy yelling at each other to get a seat at the front, knowing that if they missed this turn, they would have to wait indefinitely until they met Elric.

I heard that they came close to grabbing each other and eventually decided to decide their turn by drawing lots…

In fact, considering their bad tempers, it was unclear whether that promise would be kept well.

Maybe Augustine and Giliti were trying to sabotage it somehow.

‘After I got involved with this guy Elric, I feel like my house is running a bit strangely…’ This

place, which originally boasted a very static and quiet family tradition, somehow seemed to become a lot noisy whenever Elric came.

Should we really say that there is no separate eye of the typhoon?

but.

In fact, there was something else that caused Sean the most pain.

Across. His sister, Tasha Neresta, was chatting with Elric while smiling brightly (?) out of place.

“Take a look. “This is a list of items that came out after our ‘Firebird’s Wing’ explored the nest under the last contract.”

Sean’s eyebrows twitched for a moment.

Why is this sister like this again?

The irritating voice of his sister, who was famous as a tyrant at home. It was as if he was seeing something he couldn’t bear to see.

Wizard who swallowed talent