Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 39

Episode 39

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“….”

“….”

Even though voting has started.

The election representatives were unable to act hastily and were busy exchanging opinions with each other.

[hmm! What should I do?]

[Well, is there really anything to argue about? We all know that even though Dean Verlux has been so controversial, it was actually the excavation rights that brought him together in the end, right? However, if it has been invalidated, then of course it has no value.]

Although it was not revealed at all on the outside.

They were already basically at the level of a mage and were quickly exchanging messages by opening a separate communication channel.

[Furthermore, Elric… Judging from the way CEO Mervinger spoke, it seems like there is a lot of conflict, unlike what has been known so far… Hmm!] [

But seeing as he is so fine, it seems like he has been completely cured for a long time, so why on earth was he announced as being in a coma? Is that right?]

[It’s just a little bit, but I feel like I can sense the scent of magic power… hmm? Haven’t you been known for your arrhythmia?]

[There are so many things that make me uncomfortable. Representative of Neresta! What happened?]

[I don’t know. The person related to CEO Mervinger is my younger brother. I just found out too.]

[I guess you already knew that?]

[Hoho. That can’t be right.]

[That…!]

[Stop, stop! Let’s answer any questions about Representative Mervinger later and focus on voting for now! What are you all going to do?]

[We have deals we’ve made so far… so we’ll just go ahead and do it.]

[No.]

[We can’t either.]

[Hmm! What should I do?]

[But you can’t hold on to someone who is already worthless, right? Let’s all take it easy. On the left of the scale is the Dragon’s Nest, on the right is Dean Verlux. Where?]

[Now that the story is said like that, the decision becomes too easy.]

Some election representatives ended up laughing.

Naturally, the scales had no choice but to tilt to the left.

[Rather, I think the key now is where his intentions lie. Isn’t that right?]

At that moment, Tasha’s words drew the attention of the election representatives to Elric, who happened to be sitting in the Mervinger seat.

And similarly, other candidates who had given up but suddenly found a spark of hope also looked at Elric with wide eyes.

Professor Verlux was no longer in their minds.

Eat!

Elric let out a light chuckle as he took in their gaze, and then put his hand towards the sign.

At the same time, he warmed his lips and sent a message to the candidates.

[President’s position is for sale. Please do so first.]

“…!”

“…!”

“…!”

* * *

“As a result of counting the votes… Juan Mata, the second candidate, recorded 67% of the total votes… and was nominated as the candidate after the second president was singled out without a second election….”

Revan closed his eyes tightly as he announced the results.

I felt like my future, which I thought would be bright, was becoming equally dark.

Click, click!

Click!

Juan Mata, who suddenly sat down in the president’s chair without any expectations, expressed his emotions with great emotion.

In reality, people’s attention was focused on Elric, who suddenly appeared and changed the trend.

The reporters’ filming equipment was also pointed in that direction.

‘The issue is good and the pictures are good. If you do this, the place value will be huge. ‘Good, good.’

Elric was barely holding back the smile that was about to spread across his lips, as there were many eyes watching him and he was trying to control himself as much as possible.

『I’m shocked. I never thought there would be an open transaction there. No matter how much of a Mervinger he is, is he really brave or just out of his mind?…”

Mephisto shook his head again, crossing his arms next to him.

Starting with small things like cancellation of all accumulated academic warnings and full scholarships for the remaining semester.

Main staff qualifications for nationally supported projects, full support for future historical research, listing as first author when writing related papers, lifetime appointment as a visiting professor after graduation, etc.

He had acquired all the qualifications necessary to succeed in academia in the future.

It was amazing that they were able to complete so many transactions in that short period of time, but making them make a Mana Pact so that they could never back down was truly astounding.

[Then what should I do? There was no one I liked in the first place.]

As he had not received much treatment at the Academy to begin with, there were no candidates who had a particularly good impression.

If even one of them had said a warm word to Elric during his active duty years, he wouldn’t have had his marrow sucked out like this.

[But I only mentioned the deal half as a joke…]

『A joke? To those listening, it must have sounded like a threat, right?』

[Well, a guy in a hurry is digging a well. Thanks to you, I no longer have to worry about graduating or making a living. Isn’t that great for my sister and brother-in-law? Hit the ditch and catch the crayfish.]

『He’ll hit the back of the orc’s head and draw the blood of the troll.』

[Whatever happened.]

『Anyway, I feel sorry for that guy too. Mephisto must have thought that this was the end of the deal… Tsk tsk tsk!』

Mephisto looked at the new president with a sad look as he thanked the election representatives while holding their hands one by one.

It was as obvious as fire what the future would be like for humans who were once taught by Elric.

[If anyone hears it, they will think I’m selling organs.]

『It’s worse than that. If I take the organ, I’ll die in peace, but if I catch it from you, I’ll just be in pain for the rest of my life.』

[Oh, it’s not that bad.]

『It’s like that when I look at your friend.』

[Hehe!]

『Anyway, what on earth is that person doing? the poor? Don’t you have any balls?』

Mephisto narrowed his eyes as he looked at Professor Verex sitting quietly in a corner.

It was clear that he was boiling with anger, as his face was turning red, but he had not shown any reaction so far.

Instead, he forced himself to let go of his anger and was even preparing to leave.

[Still, he is an 8th circle wizard. It just doesn’t seem that way because the things he does are childish and immoral, but since he is a ‘wise’ level expert, his discipline is that deep. There is also social respect.]

『Then are you going to just leave me alone?』

Professor Verex turned around without even looking in this direction and tried to leave the main hall. Riven hurriedly followed behind.

[It can’t be. I need to fan the flames.]

It was obvious that if I let him go like this, he would later regain his senses and find an opportunity to fight back somehow.

Because he has considerable influence in academia.

‘We must bury him completely socially, here today.’

Elric coaxed lightly, curling one corner of his mouth.

[Phew!]

A message was sent.

So that only Professor Verlux can hear it.

Pop!

My usual gait stopped.

[0 votes.]

“…This damned bastard dares to mock me!”

The mere fact that I was playing into the hands of a shameful figure from the sorcery clan who had been treating me like an asshole was enough to make me feel sick to my stomach.

I ended up putting firewood in there.

Professor Verrux had no choice but to completely lose whatever sense of reason he had managed to maintain.

Crumbling!

At that moment, the staff he was holding in his hand flashed light. Then, the built-in 6th circle ‘fire thunderbolt’ fell on Elric’s head, making a loud noise.

“Dean Belux! “What are you doing?”

“Avoid, Elric Cadet!”

The people on the platform were startled by the sudden lightning. The audience in the auditorium was also shocked, and the management members quickly reached out to Elric to protect him.

It is known that Mervinger’s representative has not learned magic at all. If you were exposed to this kind of terror, you would die instantly.

But the magic created by Professor Verlux was too powerful for them to do anything about it.

Before we knew it, a thunderbolt of fire was falling from the ceiling of the central hall onto the top of Elric’s head.

That moment.

“【Blow】.”

The magic field spread widely around Elric, and for a brief moment, a harsh snowstorm broke out, blowing away the fire.

Due to the impact, the platform was torn to pieces and steam spread thickly. It was as if there was fog.

“Is that really a ‘white snowstorm’?”

“How can the value of the magic inscription be higher than 5 circle magic…? “It’s clear that you can’t learn magic…!”

“No, rather, that is the Lascent hero…!”

“Does it matter now! “Isn’t fire falling again?”

Qwarm Qwarr-

Professor Verux had no awareness that Elric had blocked his magic. Rather, since he had survived so arrogantly, the only thought left was to kill him somehow.

That was when fire and lightning rained down one after another.

Kwakwakwa!

Suddenly, a column of red-hot fire rose above the platform covered in thick steam, and as if it were not enough to engulf the fire, it broke its shape midway and took on the shape of a bird.

It reminded me of the legendary phoenix, a bird said to bloom from the ashes!

“If an older person keeps talking like this, younger students will point at him and say he is an idiot.”

Again!

Tasha appeared under the phoenix, making the sound of high heels and grinning.

The Firebird Witch.

It was a title given to her who tamed the phoenix with her own hands and pioneered the 7th Circle as the youngest person.

and.

Squeeze!

Clap clap clap!

“Any further disturbances than this will be considered terrorism and will be punished, Dean Verlux.”

“Stay safe!”

In front of Elric, who had retreated, the 54 election representatives stepped forward one by one and unleashed their magical powers, causing various strange phenomena to appear, such as lightning flashing and strong winds blowing.

They are also mages and wise men who are just as good or superior to Professor Verlux.

However, the fact that these things were happening was tantamount to ignoring them.

Professor Verlux also flinched.

[Is it 0 votes because he’s bald? 0 hair and 0 votes!]

It was not Elric who would just sit there and watch.

“I’ll kill you!”

Professor Verlux attacked Elric, who was hiding behind the election representatives, with the sole intention of killing Elric.

Kwakwakwak!

Quarr –

As the magical storm rages, the central hall shakes as if it will collapse.

『…Really, even if you were born as a demon, you would have become a very good demon lord.』

[Thank you for the compliment.]

Mephisto had to shake his head as he watched Elric shamelessly advance until the end.

* * *

“Did you hear the news?”

“What news?”

“This is the riot that happened at Woosden Academy! “Elric Mervinger, who was said to be in a coma, suddenly showed up and completely turned the game upside down!”

“hmm? Was the announcement made wrong so far? But no matter what the level of the Demonic Master’s clan is, that’s it. Why is it so foolish?”

“That’s not it, man! First of all, do you know what Elric Mervinger is?”

“What?”

“They say he’s the hero of Lascent!”

“What…?!”

The imperial capital was buzzing with rumors about Elric.

The mere fact that the protagonist of the great discovery that had caused so much turmoil in the empire over the past few months returned unharmed was a very big issue.

Rather, the rumor grew explosively with the addition of the fact that he was in fact Lasent’s hero, an ice mage.

And as if to reflect that public opinion, the headlines in the newspapers the next day were all related to Elric.

[The splendid return of the magic master Shame!]

[Lacent’s hero defeats the new villain.]

[How was he able to cure the incurable disease arrhythmia? What is the secret hidden in the dragon’s nest?]

[Attention is again focused on the nest that is still unsealed.]

[Mervinger, the morning star rising again!]

[The morning star that fell in a wilderness rises again – Editor-in-Chief Angel Bardem]

Last night, my family after a long time While I was having a cozy evening with my husband, I suddenly heard shocking news from the desk. At the prestigious Demon Imperial Academy Usden, there was a bizarre conspiracy and uproar that could never be described in writing over the presidential election, and in the process, a new star emerged.

This is the story of Elric Mervinger, a hero who is becoming a hot topic in Changan.

…(omitted)…

Who was his grandfather Ousden Mervinger? He was the protagonist who sacrificed himself to win the Great Demon War, which no one was despairing of winning, and was an unfortunate hero who had to become a star and disappear. All beings living in this empire and continent owe their lives to him.

But rather than thinking about repaying that debt, didn’t we instead look down on and ignore the descendants, calling them shameful and bastards?

However, he succeeded in overcoming all the ridicule and jeers coming from around him and standing up proudly. After a long period of research, he not only made a great discovery that no one else had been able to make, but also overcame the physical limitations that had been a shackle for him.

It is truly the spirit of a hero who overcomes hardships and rises up.

…(sigh)…

“It’s the end of the world, isn’t it? “When you see something like this being put out as an important editorial.”

Sean sighed as he threw the newspaper at Elric, who was sitting on the bed and eating some fruit.

“What is this again? hero? weather? oh. “They gave it a very gold finish?”

Elric was busy gleefully saying that it was good.

This is Hwanglip Magic Hospital.

It was originally the hospital room where Elric was known to stay.

This was because it was announced to the public that he had been sentenced to 12 weeks of probation due to Professor Verrux’s secret attack during the presidential election.

“People should know that he is a con man who is always a liar.”

Of course, this time too it was a hoax… no, an act to gain public sympathy.

Wizard who swallowed talent