Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 139

Episode 139:

Magician Certification Test

My only younger brother may or may not be glaring at me with a face full of astonishment.

Tasha was still smiling brightly.

It was a time to brief the owner of the nest about the excavation work that had been carried out so far.

Rather than feeling pressured, this time came to her as a fun time, almost like a game.

‘Really. It was such an ecstatic time.’

She couldn’t help but be thankful to Elric for giving her this dream-like opportunity.

Immediately after signing a contract with Elric. She began to intensively explore the dragon’s nest with her private organization, ‘Fan of the Firebird’.

Since she was given full authority over the excavation team by her father, Guy Neresta, there was nothing to stop her.

Occasionally, there would be hints of requests that the academy or the Ministry of Magic could give them a spot, but all such requests were cut off by their subordinates.

That was because Tasha had no time to worry about anything else.

In fact, she even stopped all the projects she was working on or handed them over to her subordinates to focus solely on them.

The charm of the Dragon’s Nest for Tasha was so great.

Starting with the state of the nest, which has been preserved almost in its original form, it can be used as important material for investigating the habits of dragons.

The Yongeon magic circle, which is still partially operational, and all kinds of treasure troves and laboratories.

Because each and every one of them was something that a person walking through the magic path could not help but fall into ecstasy.

Then Tasha found out during her research.

The owner of this nest was not only a rare dragon called ‘Jewel Dragon’.

The ancient dragon may have been the Dragon King!

What is the Dragon King?

He was a king representing the dragons, who were evaluated as possessing power and authority comparable to that of a god.

Considering the long lifespan and independent nature of dragons, which are said to have lived for thousands of years, the number of beings to which the word ‘king’ is attached was bound to be very small.

In fact, according to current academic reports, the main theory was that there were only 8 to 9 dragon kings during the dragon’s lifetime.

So, Tasha, who Sean frequently calls a ‘dragon lover,’ could not help but be captivated by this.

and then.

‘Especially being able to find it was the greatest harvest.’

She found

what she had been longing to find.

‘「Dragon’s Remembrance Book」… I didn’t know that it actually existed.’

Tasha’s eyes brightened widely for a moment.

Even now, just thinking about that, I can’t stop laughing. When I think back to how excited I was when I first unearthed it and couldn’t sleep for several days, my heart still pounded.

[Hey

what? Are you going to your sister? Do you want to sleep?]

Then Tasha frowned when Sean cast a message spell.

What about a guy with a long age difference? hey?

The thought of blowing this guy’s head off with a fireball passed through my mind for a moment.

[Could you stop laughing like a pervert?]

[…

is it showing too much?] [Not enough to show it?]

[Huh.]

It was only then that Tasha realized that she was laughing hard without realizing it.

I think it came to this as I was thinking about the dragon’s confession… Hmm! I felt like I needed to be a little more alert.

My name is Tasha Neresta.

Because he is a mage that everyone looks up to, respects, and thinks of as an idol.

Moreover, since Elric, the owner of the nest, was here, he had to maintain a good image no matter what.

As Tasha regained her humble posture and showed off her elegant figure, Sean’s sighing voice was heard.

[Ugh. It’s damn good.]

Tasha clenched her fists, thinking that her younger brother seemed to be a little more relaxed today.

I felt like I needed to sort out the hierarchy between siblings for the first time in a while.

So, while I was glaring at him, Elric suddenly stopped looking at the documents and pointed at a specific point and asked a question.

“Here’s the Dragon’s Remembrance Book… Are you really saying this was unearthed from my nest?”

Tasha quickly smiled brightly and nodded.

“yes. However, it is taking some time to interpret because it is a very old piece of parchment and there are many letters that are not legible. “The order of the pieces is already set.”

“hmm.”

Elric stroked his chin with his hand.

Yong’s Hoemyeongseo was the name of a book he had also vaguely heard of.

Hoemyeong (晦冥) refers to the phenomenon in which the sky becomes dark due to the sun and moon being obscured, and it was also called ‘Hoemyeonggi (晦冥期)’ in reference to the period when the dragon fell at a rapid rate for unknown reasons.

In other words, Yong’s Hoemyeongseo meant that it was a book written during a time when dragons were on the path to extinction.

They said it contained all kinds of content.

Things like the origins of the magic developed and preserved by dragons and the history of dragons.

And it was even said that if it could be excavated, it would be a groundbreaking guide to research on dragons that remain a mystery.

However, opinions were divided among magicians as to whether it existed or not.

This was because there was so much convenient content and many parts were considered legends.

But did it really happen?

Even in your own nest?

“This is what we organized first.”

Tasha handed the documents she had brought separately to Elric.

This was the contents of the dragon’s confession that we have figured out so far.

[All things flow along rivers.

Rivers come together and form great rivers.

The Great Powers come together again to create the sea.]

Even though I only looked at the first three lines, Elric seemed to be a collection of poetry rather than a history or magic book written by a dragon.

『I said something. joy! It was ‘Hochma’s compass’.』

[What is that?]

『The dragon’s magic dictated… Even if I explain it this way, you will have a hard time understanding it. Hmm.』

Mephisto frowned as he crossed his arms.

This means that if you want to know more, come up with something else.

Elric frowned.

[Are you going to keep doing this? I heard that we are strategic allies until Grigori is captured?]

『It looks like we haven’t discussed anything related to the dragon yet… Well, I’ll let you know this much as a service.』

Mephisto added after being condescending for a while.

『This is an introduction to Yongeon (龍言). Is it done?』

[…!]

Exciting!

Elric could feel his heart pounding loudly at that moment.

『Of course, don’t even think about being greedy right now. If a bird wants to chase a stork, it doesn’t end until its crotch is torn.』

[…Then what should we do?]

『We have to wait until it ripens. “Why is this guy so greedy when he can’t even defeat a military commander, let alone the Demon King, on his own?”

Only then did Elric calm down.

Actually, if you think about it, just like Mephisto said, the goal was still too unreasonable for him.

‘I haven’t fully awakened the spirit yet, so I haven’t even been able to open the truth.’

The way Elric currently uses words is only to use it as a trigger to easily interpret magical knowledge through imagination or activate the obtained seal.

Other than that, I couldn’t even think of any other method.

In a situation like this, overdoing things will only lead to trouble.

‘The interpretation of Hoemyeongseo is not yet complete.’

Still, as I was wondering how I could hone my magic, a new milestone was presented.

It could also be called an unexpected harvest.

“Looking at the documents, it seems that you highly value this parchment, which is presumed to be a letter of resignation… Do you have the same opinion as Tasha?”

So Elric tried to keep his cool demeanor as much as possible, and Tasha nodded with her eyes shining wide.

“I have no doubt that it will be a groundbreaking discovery.”

“great. Then, please do more detailed research. If you find out anything else, please report it to me immediately. There seems to be no problem with the other excavation processes, so I think you can proceed as is. Thank you for your hard work and I look forward to your continued support.”

Elric calmly handed back the report as if there was no problem, but did not forget to secretly order that the dragon’s resignation letter be reported to him immediately.

It sounded as if he thought Tasha and the Firebird’s relationship was important, so he would focus on taking care of it as well.

This was because it was the most basic thing to not reveal one’s true intentions during a transaction.

『You packaged it well. If I have to, I plan on sneaking away.』

[I eat alone and wipe my mouth, I’m not that bad of a guy, am I?]

『Put your hand on your conscience. Is it real?』

[…Hmm!]

『Tsk, tsk.』

Then that’s right.

Mephisto shook his head as he watched Elric clear his throat.

* * *

“Do you know that the certification exam is originally conducted only once a year?”

“Was it like that?”

“…It was like that?”

Sean had to press his temples again in response to Elric’s extremely irresponsible answer.

The more he said it, the more the corner of Elric’s mouth curled up.

“hey. “I wasn’t even properly introduced to magic, so why would I even have time to worry about the mage qualification exam?”

“…If you say that, I have nothing to say. Anyway, it was like that before, but this time it was set aside as a special test.”

Mage certification exam.

The rank of ‘mage’ is now like a medal or certificate awarded only to those who have broken away from their teacher, become independent, and have begun to walk their own magic path.

Naturally, many wizards with wind luck in their hearts take on the challenge and suffer.

In reality, there were many wizards who pretended to be wizards but were unable to pass this test their entire lives.

For this reason, even though all kinds of pressure was put on the Ministry of Magic from all over to lower the difficulty level of the test, the imperial government and the Magic Tower did not blink an eye.

The certification exam is held only once a year, on the second Thursday of November, when fall transitions into winter.

Because of this, people were whispering that a severe cold wave would hit that day.

But now it is May, the end of spring and the gradual transition into summer.

Of course, there was still half a year left until the certification exam.

Elric was able to beat it ahead of time.

In the form of a special offer.

“After all, power is good, right?”

“Why don’t you call it consideration? And I also heard that the exam may be canceled or postponed this year due to the Red Lion rebellion. That’s why special treatment is provided only to a small number of people.”

“Would other people cry if they heard that?”

“Have you ever seen the imperial family or government care about such things? And they are the ones whose placentas will fall off anyway, so what?”

Sean snorted lightly. In any case, the number of people who passed the certification test was at most five per year, but never more than ten.

He too was an aspirant.

“You have the symbolism of being the head of a famous magic clan, so the Ministry of Magic gave you special approval. The position that there was a possibility that he would not be able to take the exam due to being tied to the battlefield due to the royal decree was also taken into account. Also…”

“I guess there are just a lot of oldies who are curious about Mervinger’s current situation. “Why are you explaining it so complicatedly?”

Sean smiled bitterly.

Because he knew very well that the Magic Tower’s control over the Magic Inscriptions was still strong.

But it didn’t seem to be packaged very well.

“But you really don’t have to cram? “I look at the exam contents every year, and the level is no joke.”

“What level is it?”

Elric asked while looking back at Tasha next to him with a chuckle.

“Was it difficult?”

Instead of answering, Tasha lightly shrugged her shoulders.

It means you don’t know much.

Elric’s laughter grew louder.

“I heard that’s true?”

“….”

Are all geniuses naturally this unlucky? Sean was barely able to shake off the doubts that rose up to his throat.

Elric looked out the window.

Just then, the building of the Central Magic Agency, our destination, began to come into view.

“You said the test usually lasts eight hours, right?”

“…however?”

“We cut for 30 minutes and come out with a perfect score. Just wait.”

As expected, it’s unlucky.

Sean frowned.

Wizard who swallowed talent