Falling Mage and the Power of Divergence

Time goes back a little bit, when the Seyyas were occupied by the diviner woman. In Baked John's shop, a bakery inside the city of Orna, two men were having a conversation.

The store was busy with quite a few people because of the near opening of the Leirian Magic Games, but only around the two men are somehow vacant.

The two men proceeded with the conversation, not caring about how the guests were around them like that.

"Excuse me, Dr. Edward"

"No, this is the one who said the impossible, and I'm sorry. Eldrio."

Edward said so to Eldrio, an old gentle-eyed man, who wore a blue suit and grew a black beard around his slightly tiny mouth.

Eldrio feels like a young man with dark hair, less than thirty years old. Quite a refreshing man.

Edward was asking to be in Eldrio right in front of him. It's about using his own route to find out about Saiya, who was never heard from in that case.

Edward doesn't think Seyya's dead yet. I believe he's bound to live somewhere.

That's why, despite the nearby and busy Leirian Magic Games, every day at lunch we took to Baked John and, if we could have time, to the villa where Seyya lived, waiting for Seyya to return.

Eldrio, who knows about Edward like that, really wanted to gather information about Seyya, but in the end it didn't quite work out. But when it comes to not having a clue at all, it's not.

"I just don't know if it has a direct bearing on the boy named Seiya that Dr. Edward is looking for, but there's something suspicious about that case,"

"A suspicious point?

"Yes, as a matter of fact, it's a top secret, but there was a thunderous goddaughter involved in that incident."

"When it comes to the Thunder God, the same premium magician as you?

"That's right. I'm Riger-Arunya, the same premier magician I am."

Edward is right, the brunette young man currently before him is Eldrio-Petralia, one of only twelve premier magicians in the kingdom of Leiria. That person.

And at the same time, Eldrio is a graduate of the Senavian School of Magic and Edward's former godson.

Edward was not convinced by the report that came from the Episcopal Church and asked Eldrio, a former godson and one of the premier magicians, to search for Seyya.

"Was thunder god's daughter also kidnapped in that incident..."

"Yeah, but Thunder God didn't report it to the Episcopal Church, and he's asked the Association of Extraordinary Mages to search for it."

"So they found your daughter?

Edward's words included sympathy for Riger. That's because Edward lost Seyya, who was adorable like his son, and I can tell, the spiciness of losing a child. I thought that would be the same for Riger.

"That cancelled my search about a month ago..."

"Does that mean the Episcopal Church found"

"No, I saw a list of victims compiled by the Episcopal Church, but there was no thunderous goddaughter's name on it"

Eldrio looked through all the lists of victims compiled by the Episcopal Church, but there was no Yua's name on there.

Of course it doesn't have Seyya's name on that list. That should be it, too. Because the two were not rescued by the Episcopal Church, but returned to the Kingdom of Leiria on their own.

"That said, Thunder God's daughter was in an institution that disappeared just like Seyya?

"Yeah, I think it's reasonable to think so"

"Then why did you withdraw your search request..."

The facility had disappeared and no victims were found.

Even if he hadn't filed a damage report with the Episcopal Church, Ryger, the premier magician, wouldn't have made any effort to receive the report. Parents who receive such reports should normally ask their own routes and other magicians, like Edward, to continue their search.

That would be even worse if Riger had such strengths as the Association of Extraordinary Mages. Even so, Riger withdrew his request for a search. There's one thing I can tell from here.

"You think the Thunder God's daughter went home on her own?

"Yeah, that's what I thought, too. That way, it all connects. The reason why the request made to the association was withdrawn, another victim not on the list compiled by the Episcopal Church"

"That means if you ask the thunder god's daughter about the facility that disappeared..."

"Yes. Seiya, the teacher's looking for you. I was wondering if I could get any information on you, too."

Edward rejoices his heart in a glimmer of hope that appeared in despair. Maybe Seyya is still alive. If you think about it that way, you just have to move quickly.

Eldrio says to Edward like that.

"Fortunately, right now, Thunder God is coming to this city as the acting dean of the Arsenian School of Magic"

"Then right now..."

"Wait, Doctor"

Eldrio stopped talking about Edward, who is likely to rush out now. Its eyes are so serious, Edward takes his seat again with a tense face.

"It's a secret from here, but now the Episcopal Church is preparing to attack the Thunder God"

"What the hell is that..."

I can't believe the Episcopal Church puts its hands on certain magicians, which are also superior magicians, etc. Edward remembers that this is the first time since his current attitude has been put in place.

"The Episcopal Church is using the duration of this Leirian Magic Games to secretly issue requests for the Arunya family crusade to each of the extraordinary magicians. I also received a letter from the Episcopal Church the other day. Probably to the other extraordinaires."

Edward puts his neck around an explanation that doesn't make sense.

"How could you do that?

"I don't know. The letter found the presence of heresy in the Arunya family, so we tried to prepare for the crusade."

"You think it's heretical?

The existence of heresy means that there are people who have been certified heresy. But there's no way Edward, who's not a premier magician, knows what a heretic being is, and he just has to snap his neck again.

Eldrio couldn't possibly do anything, such as tell Edward about the content of the heretical being, and he had to keep talking.

"Yeah, I don't know the details, but it looks like a heretically certified person is in the Arunya family. And lately, in the Aquaristan region, we've heard some bad rumors."

"Could that be Lord Leonardo's?

"That's right. The inexplicable death of Lord Leonardo, a former dean of the Arsenian School of Magic, and then the Thunder God Riger, the Episcopal Church, have shut out quite a bit of information about the area."

As Eldrio put it, the Episcopal Church has kept information about a series of incidents, including Leonardo's death, quite private.

That was because Zadman's rebellion, which was the head of the Arsenian School of Magic, and Mocha, the user of "Phoenix's", were caught in the Dark Territories, were all pieces of information that the people could not be informed about.

"Not only that, but one of the thirteen apostles who was investigating that case, Basil-Ate, is now being made home prudent without being explained why"

"You think the Thirteen Apostles are home prudent?

A myriad of incredible information, Edward wondering what the hell is going on to. I don't even think there's a Seyya at the heart of that series of moves.

"So, Doctor, I don't suggest you go to Thunder God now. Can you at least wait till the end of the Leirian Magic Games to visit the Thunder God?

"Hmm..."

A glimmer of hope finally gained. I thought Edward would at least just talk about it, but as far as Eldrio's concerned, things are pretty serious.

Cooperation between the Episcopal Church and the Society, caution in the mystery of the Thirteen Apostles, and a privileged magician who has no idea what he is up to. This is no longer a good project for Edward, the dean of the School of Magic.

At the same time, however, it is likely that Riger would also have information that the Episcopal Church does not know. Maybe there's some information on Seyya in there.

If you think about it that way, it's love for Seyya that drives Edward into motion.

"I'm sorry, Eldrio. Maybe I should do what you say if it's true, but I want Saiya's information for whatever it takes. That's why I'm going to Thunder God."

"Doctor... is that right? Then I'll give it to you too."

"Eldrio?"

"The opponent is a premium magician. Then you'd better get there with me, the same premier magician."

"I'm sorry."

That's what they said, they tried to make their way to the coliseum where the Arsenian School of Magic was sleeping.

But it was then.

Gatta.

Suddenly Edward stands up with a surprised look on his face as he knocks down the chair. At the end of that gaze was a blonde blue-eyed boy who just walked into the store.

"Se, seiya......"

"Sir!?

The blonde blue-eyed boy who just walked into the store said he was a teacher when he saw about Edward. The voice was that of a boy who was as adorable as his true son, and the intonation was all the same.