6.
It is near noon on the third day.
Lecan, Giza, Arios, Edda, and Julius are standing by where they left the holes of the sixty-fifth hierarchy. The Five are waiting for Wee to come out of the hole. I've been waiting a long time, but I'm not out yet.
Even with Lecan's "diagram", it is not possible to examine the contents from outside the hole. It's the same hierarchy, but [diagram] doesn't go through. On the contrary, the "figuration" I put on before entering the hole disappears when I enter the hole. It's as if you've moved to another hierarchy.
(Probably the small rooms in front and back of the hole are treated the same way as normal labyrinth stairs)
"Oh, I don't know if I was right to give Lekan health and magic meds."
Giza thinks that's all she's struggling with. There are some graces that speed up health recovery, but neither the amount nor the rate of recovery is as dramatic as physical recovery pills. You can't make up for lost health in the middle of a fight unless it's a health restorative.
"Is Wee an Auntie's Apprentice"
"Hey, hi. What made you think that?
"I was watching you guys interact, and somehow I thought so"
"Hey, hi. That's right. Wee is my magic disciple."
"Was he an apprentice?
"That's a talented kid. I lost my parents at a very young age, and both my brother and my mother's uncle took me in, but my uncle asked me to bring Wee in and teach her magic."
"Yeah? You must be in a position as a mentor. Can anyone apprentice to you?
"I am not allowed to take my own disciples. Well, I'm not even a wizard yet. I can't take a child as a disciple. Then his uncle is one of the directors of the Magic Institute. If you can make me an apprentice, I'll get the board's permission."
"I see. So?
"Wee has a great talent. A rare amount of magic. I learned magic as the sand sucked water. When Wee turned fifteen, I decided to give her an admission exam to the Magic Institute. Wee can be a researcher. If you become a researcher, you can officially be a disciple"
"Didn't it?
"My uncle made Wee take the Magic Knight aptitude test. Then it turns out you have a very high degree of aptitude. The Magic Knights have weakened year after year. The training of excellent magical knights was a matter of concern to the board. My uncle ordered Wee to be a magic knight. Because it will be my feat."
"Did Mr. Wee take that?
"That's right, Eda."
"Because you owe your uncle a favor?
"It's not. I know that Wee's brother is suffering from an odd disease that makes his body stop moving gradually. So, under the terms of having my brother treated for the Purification, Wee agreed to join the Magic Knights."
"Was it? So, did your brother save you?
"It's from help."
"Eh."
"You're in time. I checked it later and found out that my uncle had postponed the" purification "treatment. Odd, I guess I figured if I cured my illness too soon, Wee might change her mind and not join the Magic Knights. It seems to me that Wee told me that the presence of" purification "cannot be used as a pretence, so it will take some time for me to see her. Wee was to take the institute's entrance exam and pass and be assigned to the Magic Knights. After the reunion ceremony, the day has finally come for Purification, but my brother died without waiting for that day."
"Terrible"
So I get it.
Wee's tenderness toward Julius was strange.
Wee would have told Julius that he was in the shadow of his late brother. Wee thought Lekan was trying to crush Julius, so he couldn't help but turn a hard eye to Lekan.
"Instructor Morpheus"
"What is it, Lord Arios?"
"When you join the Magic Knights, can't you leave?
"It's a little cumbersome and dishonorable because we need to rescind our vows to the gods. But we can stop."
"Mr. Wee didn't choose that path, did he?"
"That's right. I don't know why."
That's when I was concerned about the look Arios gave me, so Lecan heard.
"Arios. You know what I mean."
"I feel like I know"
"Wow. Why didn't Wee leave the group?"
"Aren't you proud? I feel that Mr. Wee's temperament is closer to that of a samurai than that of a wizard."
"Proud, then?
Ziza closed her eyes and thought about it.
"I see. Maybe so. Nevertheless, Lord Arios soon found out that I had been dealing with Wee for fourteen years."
"Fourteen years?
It was Julius who raised his voice of surprise.
"Dear Instructor. That means, Wee, how old is your sister now?
"Twenty-six."
"Eh, lie. Mr. Wee, I thought you were about twenty."
"Sister Eda. I thought I was about eighteen."
"She's a strange young man from a long time ago."
Arios gave a strange look then. He seems to have laughed, he's not laughing, he seems to have nodded, he's not nodding, he's an indescribably subtle expression. It floated and disappeared immediately.
"If you join the Magic Knights, will you not receive the guidance of Master Ziza?
"Unless you have a request from the Magic Knights, you can't coach them. Besides, Wee has had enough magic, so when it comes to training, it's all about sword skills and strength."
That's when Wee came out of the hole.
It can be called full-blown creativity.