"... well, if that's the case, do it at your leisure. If you and I fought, it would be a good stimulus for them down there."

Candella Rio Perez is a little surprised that Tobias said that with a calm expression.

That lady... I know it's because she fought Elaine Farrens and suffered total defeat, but I never thought she'd feel as refreshed as if she had fallen into possession.

Until the other day, Tobias was more tight, and it seemed to be dominated by a strong desire to ascend, as if he was still plotting to seize the position of a samurai.

But maybe it wasn't.

After thinking about it all, I don't think he should be upstairs... I think I can change the situation of the Magic Tower even more, and maybe that's just how it was exposed.

"Those guys down there, huh? You're admired by a lot of bloody young people, don't you think? Even if you're the boss."

I tried to make a joke, but it wasn't necessarily just a joke.

Though Tobias will be targeting the Lord of the Magic Tower from now on, even though the current Lord of the Tower has been defeated by such an old man, will there be no trust that he will gain now?

That's what I thought.

Tobias answers without worrying about it.

"If I could be abandoned, I would have been a vessel before. I'm going to give up and do it here as a magician... well, I don't think so."

"Huh. Are you going to beat me? It's a thousand years early."

"... I'm really scared because I'm going to live a thousand years."

"Well, maybe we can go. I also received various stimuli from Elaine. There was still a desire to study magic, and I didn't even say immortality, but I'm going to think about it as a way to realize long-term life."

"You know how to live a thousand years? It may not be impossible to rely on foreign laws, but it is said that about 300 years as a person is the limit. I think it's funny, but it's not going to be easy."

"Create something you've never seen before. Wasn't that the original desire of the magician? I remember that."

"I hate to say things like apprentice magicians. But that's true... but I doubt it."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Jijii, they're the ones you put on your shoulders."

I thought about what you were talking about, but I understand with that word.

"Ah, aren't you like Clarisse?

"That's right. They are the magicians of The Tower of Magic. I won't deny it either. I'll protect them if they try to hurt us. But... you're putting too much weight on them. Do you know him? That's why young people are stressed out."

I think it's Tobias's dialogue.

I mean, I knew it in the first place.

And I knew it, and I left him alone.

Around here, Tobias must have been distrustful.

However, as I explained, I didn't think I could understand it yet.

Only one can understand the value of these children.

Because that's what I thought.

Even if Tobias is a talented sorcerer, it's not like he doesn't know what he's talking about.

But it was an affront to a man named Tobias, and when he met Lord Elaine, he realized that there were limits to what humans could see in the first place.

Fortunately, he had never met anyone he could surely say was beyond himself.

And I learned that the summit, too high, was invisible even if I tried to see it.

It cannot be said that the relationship between Tobias and Tsubaki applies to it.

At best, the lion is the lord of the little hill, and Tobias looks up at it from a little lower.

If Tobias continues to work hard, he will one day build a hill higher than a hill.

That's why he wanted to talk to Tobias about Clarice and the others.

As Lord Elaine reached the top of the mountain, she did so to the extent that she wandered in the hem.

"... I see. I'm sorry about that, Tobias."

Start by lowering your head honestly.

That's what I thought, but Tobias was in a hurry.

"No, what is it, Jijii? Don't lower your head! You're the Tower Master of this Tower? I'm just a junior executive, you don't have to do that to me!

"No, I've always been aware of problems like yours and left them alone. Tobias, you hit Clarice hard....."

"I'm not sorry about that."

"I know. I don't suppose your lord liked it, either. You think you can't prevent the outbreak of young people if you don't?

"... did you really understand?"

"That's right. A sorcerer is a prized creature. Especially those who come to places such as the Magic Tower. If, at first glance, Clarice, who has no talent, is being watched by the Lord of the Tower, and leaves us behind... well, you'll be jealous. And one day it might explode."

"I understand so much, why are you sweetening Clarice? I don't want you to throw me out of the" Magic Tower ". All the magicians of The Tower should be treated in accordance with their powers. Isn't it?

Oh, I suppose we should.

"Well then...."

"But you and the young people who admire you are mistaken for a lot."

Ah?

"Your lord said the magicians of The Tower were all very proud. Because there is a sincere pursuit against the true depths of the demon you seek. And that... is not different. No, I don't think that's the strongest feeling in this Tower of Magic."

"What did you say...."

"Clarice and the others are experimental benches."

"... huh?

"He has talent. A special, special talent... he just understood it. And I made it available... and I was researching it for that. Let's treat the guinea pig carefully, shall we? In some cases, there is a slight attachment. But guinea pigs are no different than guinea pigs. That's not all."

Tobias took a breath.

He will now look like a mad sorcerer.

That's because I behaved that way.

It's just...

"What the hell. Was it a joke?"

When the tension was relieved, Tobias, who inhaled deeply, would have unconsciously stopped breathing, sweating cold.

"... Jijii. It's bad for your heart."

"Really? Well, sometimes it's like" The Tower Lord. "

"But how far is a joke?

"I didn't even see it as just a test bench on a boulder. It's not true Clarice and the others are talented. However, in the current magic theory, it is difficult to prove it. It's not true we're studying ways to do something about it."

"Hmm...."

"Well, I'm not sure it looks like it's on my shoulder. Then you should tell the young people the joke just now. In that way, the aversion would also subside. If you still want special treatment, you can tell her to come because I will use it as a laboratory bench. Even though it's kind to guinea pigs."

"... no, nobody's coming. Bye."

Well, that's fine then.