The wise man returns

‘I think I need to talk to Elijah. ’

After finishing his meal, Balin immediately goes up to the inn room.

Evelyn followed behind.

“Let's call him then. ”

Balin, sitting on the bed, leans against his back and rummages through his backpack.

Seeing that, Evelyn tilts her head.

‘I don't suppose you've brought any communication crystal beads…? ’

Since it's Evelyn, who's brought all her belongings to the Imperial family, she knows almost everything about what artifact Valine brought.

I've definitely brought a lot of things, but none of them included crystal beads for communication.

But Valine worries helplessly about getting something else out of the marble.

“What's that?”

“This... was proposed by Elia the Great last winter, and made by me and her. ”

When the horse was finished, Balin took out a black leather bracelet in the middle of the crystal.

Judging by the rope and the metal rings, it was a kick on the wrist, but I had no idea how to use it.

“But that's... that's leather. It would be inappropriate to carve a manathon. ”

“Usually leather. But this isn't it. ”

Balin breathes Mana into the crystal on the bracelet.

“What in the world...?! ”

Evelyn's curiosity shocked her back.

Stuffed with Mana, the crystals glow and suddenly create a thin, transparent rectangular window.

“What the hell...”

“It's a mixture of magic. It was a tough job, but I'm glad it didn't go to waste. ”

Balin flicks his finger at the spear a couple of times. Tsk, tsk. The blue spear shocked me, and then someone else appeared on it.

“I got a call. What's going on, Valine's tower? ”

“It's no big deal, just arriving at the Imperial Palace and contacting you. ”

The girl who appeared in the blue window talked with Balin casually.

Evelyn, who was watching, felt alive for a moment what it felt like to lose her soul.

“W-what... what happened? What the hell...”

“The effects of the newly created artifact. I was very surprised when I first heard about it. ”

To Evelyn, who asked with a trembling voice, Valine replied with a bloody smile.

Elia's expression, which was looking at this figure through a blue spear, became dark.

“If you have something to say, say it quickly. I have work to do. ”

“Work? I don't think it's morning work yet. ”

According to Elijah, Balin tilts his head quietly and looks out the window.

Thanks to his movements before daybreak, time was a little after 9: 00 a.m.

Time to take Mana breath after breakfast training and meals, if usual.

Elijah notices that as well, lowering her head softly.

“Speak quickly, by the way...”

“Yes. First of all, we made it to the Imperial family, and this is...”

While Valine briefly reports on their progress, Evelyn next to her stares at the bracelet in surprise.

It looks like a black glossy leather bracelet, but now Balin is using it to communicate with Elia in real time at Ruby Tower.

‘With that, you don't have to carry anything as heavy and difficult as crystal beads anymore...! ’

The crystal beads for communication were extremely expensive among class-B artifacts of the same class.

It's because the magic that goes into crafting is not only very high magic, but also the success rate of the work was very low.

The magic imprinting of mana rays on glass has a different level of difficulty than handling metals.

After a tremendous effort to push all of its processes, skills, and patience to the limit, the crystal beads completed were priced for laughable prices.

But... the crystal ball for communication...

Evelyn's thoughts soon reached the problem with the crystal ball.

First of all, the crystal ball weighs a lot, and it's not big enough to hold with both hands.

Moreover, there were so many bad aspects because even the slightest mistake was due to the limitations of the ingredients.

But the artifact Balin is wearing now has improved all of its disadvantages.

‘It's light, it's usable, and I'm not worried about breaking it! With tiny crystal pieces like that, there's nothing to drop! ’

Evelyn trembles in surprise.

Of course, the ability of Valine has already been proven by helping to recover the Red Eyes and making the Infinity Shield.

However, when I looked closely at the new artifact created by Balin, I began to feel its power towards my skin.

At the same time, what she felt was tremendous joy. It's a delight from the conviction that my choice isn't wrong.

While Evelyn was shaking, Valine talked to Elijah about things like that.

“This is roughly what happened on the way here, but is there nothing wrong with that? ”

“No big deal. He finished all the crazy stuff before he left. ”

In Elia's reply, Valine sighs of relief.

When Elijah saw that, he sighed and added.

“Oh, one thing. although it's a little cumbersome because the wizards in the class below fell in love with the outcome of the Emperor's War. ”

“Hahaha.”

Balin smiles with a shy smile.

Gambling is one of the crimes prohibited by strict rules in the tower and punishes it with severe discipline if caught.

Nevertheless, the gambling winds gave us a good idea of the popularity of the Caesar's War.

“We have to. We have to. How boring would it be to study magic all day and practice martial arts in your spare time? In the middle of all this...”

“So I had them make a proper rule and only do it in there. I mean, it's kind of diminished. ”

“Hmm...”

Hearing Elia's report, Balin reaches her taste buds with her fingers on her chin.

It was a much more sensible and efficient way to allow a certain degree of freedom than to absolutely prohibit it.

If you keep the bow taut, you won't be able to use it for long, but if you let it loose properly, it's the same as normal after a long time.

“So, did you do it, too? ”

“... bam! ”

Elijah lets out a groan, making sure the joke in Balin is correct.

“... I bet Lord Valine wins. It doesn't matter, it's not enough to violate the rules. Well.”

“Pahahaha!”

Balin looks at her, puffing up her cheeks, and finally bursts out a big smile.

After a short talk about Ruby Tower, Valine begins to hear about other tower trends.

“Everyone supports different nobles...”

“It's not just the horses. There are thousands of reporters in every country starting to show up. ”

Elijah bites the well without concealing his worrying voice.

Since there were so many strong men from all over, it was a natural reaction.

I don't know. ’

Balin, who remembered his past life, tilted his head.

In the beginning, he remembered most of the people who had appeared after the war with the Demon King.

Information about the heroes of this age was almost as blank.

‘We also need some information. Otherwise, you could get hit by an accidental blow. ’

Knowledge is power. There were not many words as realistic as that for the wizards.

Lilith raises her hand and shuts up Elijah's words quietly.

“Nobody moves but me in our kingdom, anyway? You must have made some kind of move on the castle. ”

Elijah shakes his head lightly at Balin's question.

“Strangely, there are no entries in our kingdom. It's quiet in the castle... and only the Lord of Balin seems to be able to participate. ”

“Hmmm... There were no such people in Pioneer? ”

Balin had a lower reaction than he thought.

Elijah replied with a nuance that he had no choice.

“I guess so. The Duke of Tennessee, the most powerful force in the kingdom, is still in his house, and he must have thought, because he doesn't have any other sorcerer in the kingdom, he can't help it. ”

When Balin listens to her, she feels something snappy for some reason.

guilt as a person who knows it and doesn't block it.

Of course, it must be the fault of the late Tennessee, but even with that, the price he had to pay was extremely cruel.

“Haha, I'm sorry to hear that, yes. ”

To Balin, who was answering with a shaky expression, Elijah smiled lightly and said.

“That's why the nobles of the kingdom are cheering for you. Okay? You have to win! ”

“The nobles of the kingdom? That's a really good thing. ”

He slapped his knee with unexpected reflexes.

Even if I defeated the Marquis of Tennessee, it was a separate matter to gain the support of the underprivileged nobles.

I was considering the limitations of attracting interest as bait, but thanks to this, I was able to avoid quite a lot of difficulties.

“Oh, and I have one more thing to say. ”

“Yes? Go ahead. ”

Elijah smiles lightly, adding as if he just remembered.

However, Balin could not be lightly heard.

“Mr. Andropos has taken Palias and set off toward you. We think you'll be joining Balin soon, so keep an eye out. ”

“Huh? The Andropos ball? Why?! Why did you bring Palias here again? ”

Elijah sighs and replies to Balin, standing surprised.

“I guess you have to protect the silver ball. And I wonder if they'll show Palias the battle of the Masters...”

“Ah.”

Balin was able to reason why Andropos was moving with Palias.

There is one more need, as well as the talent and effort to achieve high levels.

Experience! It's only when you have the experience to form a triangle that you can truly see the high ground.

‘Observing the contestants' battles will certainly be a good way to gain some indirect experience. ’

The Great War of Emperors is a gathering of the greatest men in the world.

Palias would have achieved a great deal just by watching.

The one thing I feel anxious about is the nature of Andropos.

The problem was that Valine's orders were the only way to control him as a Grandmaster.

"Unless you're weak, if Andropos now truly moves, if Penzance and Abel work together, the battle will be over in a minute." ’

Balin sighs heavily.

Aside from the anxiety about holding the bomb in your arms, it's actually not that bad that Andropos is coming.

Not only could I rely on Evelyn's escort, but it could be a great help in the battle against the Demon Prince or the Northtra Empire.

‘Not in the time of the Pope, but this time it's different. Hehe.’

After finishing his thought, Balin greeted Elia with a relaxed expression.

“I'll hang up now, since I have to go around for a bit. ”

“Hoo, okay. When does the competition start? ”

“It was five days ago, so we have about three more days. ”

Three days from now.

Three days later, the battle between hundreds of nobles and the appearances will begin.

Even if I didn't want to be nervous, I couldn't help but tremble myself.

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