The wise man returns

His Holiness was not the only one who was honored.

Not only did the number of nobles gathered at the Holy See increase, but the nobles had to step down when they saw the synagogues on the streets or at the mansion.

The age of the Church has come when no one dares to oppose the Church of Layan.

As the nobles moved on like this, the stadium's facility was almost finished.

“How's it going over there? Are you ready?”

“Yes! I'm ready. Let's get it going!”

In response to one wizard's call, the other wizard replies and moves Mana.

Grrr!

Immediately, the magic circle around the arena glows with a huge shake.

Spot!

The shield that appeared in a few seconds looked much thicker at first sight than before.

“Let's... test it out. Shoot!”

“Hiya! Magma Paul! ”

As soon as the word "shoot" falls, a piece of lava rising from the ground strikes the shield.

It appeared to be ordinary lava, but that magic was a high-level magic belonging to seven classes.

Its power is unimaginable, as it is equivalent to the In-Synerate! However, the shield was not frozen like before.

“Oh...”

“That's it! It's working! ”

The wizards shouted in unison. After the battle between Leven and Silon, the reinforcement work that had been done since it was broken has finally succeeded.

At this rate, I could not even cut through the blade with an oral blade.

I felt confident in the faces of the wizards. The game is ready.

After three days, the semi-finals began.

The game was scheduled for the afternoon, but the stadium was full of people before lunch.

It was nothing compared to the match between Leben and Leiden, but the match between Balin and Penzance was also exciting enough.

The most powerful wizard against the golem there is!

Unlike the rounds between Leben-Leiden where the winner guessed without saying, today's game was fun where no one could predict.

“Come on, come on!"

“We've got to get a good seat! ”

The stadium full of loud people was noisy without any time to breathe.

Meanwhile, Balin sits quietly in the waiting room.

There were only four people left in the game, so the seats were meaningless.

Instead, Valine sits in the waiting room and relaxes.

“Hmm...”

It is said to be a break, but his condition has already reached its peak.

Nothing in particular happened, and it was no surprise that I had searched the streets of Re-Hot or Andropos.

However, his expression was not very good compared to his condition.

Balin slowly recalled the story he had heard three days ago.

A story that Elia took out in a storage room with an uneasy voice.

The restlessness of the Diamond Tower is evident there.

“Actually, I was contacted secretly by the Diamond Tower a while ago. He sent me a crystal ball that I could get in touch with directly. ”

“Communication crystal ball? Why?"

When Balin first heard the story, she tilted her head and asked.

Crystal spheres for communication are artifacts that are as valuable as one last name.

Giving it away for free means that there is a hidden intention.

In Balin's answer, Elijah sighs and sighs.

“That's why I called as soon as I checked. So they said, ”

“Talking about this? ”

“The horses are a mess, but in the end, I'm asking the master to take them down on purpose. ”

Upon looking down, Elijah unravels a little more detail about the Diamond Tower's demands.

“The wizard who appeared there said, Balin has been using golems to battle these days. Thanks to you, Ruby Tower is in great shape and has a reputation among other wizards. ”

“Hmm.”

Balin scratches his chin lightly.

Every word so far is a compliment. But Elijah couldn't have sighed like that.

In a moment, Elia speaks slowly about the essence of your wizards.

“And he said, quite frankly, I just need you to close your eyes for once. ”

“Hmm?”

When I heard that much, I could know the next thing with my eyes closed.

I'm asking you to step back just once, but I'm sure it's not a normal idea.

And Elijah's words were exactly what Valine expected.

“Lord Penzance is the greatest wizard in the world, and how can he show defeat? I ask you to defeat me on purpose for that prestige...”

‘Is that what you see? ’

Balin's eyes glow with a meaningful expression.

It's definitely a bad thing that Diamond Tower has been behind the scenes like this.

On the contrary, it was also that they began to recognize Balin.

Tons of action in the Caesar's War! I saw the way he handled the golems, so I was able to do it.

“Golems are the Wizard's natural enemies, so even with the Penzance Tower, I'm a little nervous. ”

“Heheheh heh. They must have been pretty shaken up, too. ”

Balin smiles and gestures at the kiddies. It was a call to finish what was left.

“I can't talk to myself, so she asked me to be nice for her. You know, if you've been doing the winning streak, you're starting to get a little bit more realistic. ”

“Oh...”

It was a quote of common interests, and a quote Balin has heard many times in his past life.

“He said he would make sure that I would pay for it. I will give you support at the level of the Horse Tower, and I will use the power of the Cadim Empire to make sure you have what you need. ”

“More than Evelyn becoming Emperor? ”

“Yes.”

Elijah nods immediately after Balin's question.

It seemed that she had already confirmed it.

Balin, who has heard so far, is momentarily lost in thought.

I spoke to Penzance twice.

The first was when I visited the Diamond Tower before the Contest.

The second time was during the tournament, when he empowered other attendees.

Both times I refused the offer, but I didn't feel that Penzance was going to be the Duke.

"That's odd." He's coming behind the scenes? He's the most powerful wizard alive, and there must be tons of artifacts for him in the Diamond Tower. ’

In many ways, it is not suitable for the personality of Penzance.

Of course, people aren't perfect, so they might as well hide themselves.

But Penzance, whom Balin saw, was at least as wide as the distribution.

I didn't think he was going to act so intensely.

“Master Valine? ”

“Oh, I'm listening. Do you have anything else to say? ”

“... Yes. It's...”

Elijah hesitates for a moment.

It was a slightly different reaction from what I had been saying so far.

Instinctively, Balin smiled and said, "There is something there."

“If it's hard to say, don't say it. I'm not gonna ask you. ”

“... and they said, I'm worried about the prosperity of relying solely on the tower master of Balin. ”

Elia's voice trembles as she finishes her speech.

“You know I can't keep Valine's tower anyway." That's not the kind of person that's gonna be there. The one who will unleash magic on the world after Penzance... ”

“Ah.”

Balin gives a light voice.

I understood that Elijah hesitated.

He would have been anxious to save the kingdom after the invention of the Infinity Shield, as well as to enter the semi-finals of the imperial war!

The reputation of Balin was not enough to stay in one kingdom.

“Haha...”

After speaking, Elijah lowers his head.

Balin was a complex emotion.

I ran forward to fight the Demon Prince, and then I got here.

Now that I think I can fight, it may be too far away for others.

Seeing that the Demon King was so terrifying, Balin climbed up too quickly to face him.

Forget that people are hanging behind your back.

“Elia Tower. ”

“Yes? ”

In a word from Balin, Elia looks up in surprise.

At that moment, Balin realized what had happened under her eyes.

Perhaps it was the Wizards of the Diamond Tower.

“Don't worry. I prefer the heads of chickens to the tails of dragons. ”

“Ah. ”

A sign that he stands in the position of the tower is that Balin says he is the tower master.

Up until now, I've only been looking at other people's eyes, but this time it was just Elia and Valine, so I came to a special meaning.

“Besides, I'm the only one who can't leave my disciple and move to another place." Then you're disqualified. like Andropos at the time. ”

“... Ugh! ”

When Elijah heard the story, he suddenly rubbed his arm against the side of his eye.

At this point, Balin smiled and added.

“So work hard so I don't feel differently. Elia. As a tower master. Okay?”

“... Don't worry, we'll get through this in no time!! ”

It was Elia who quickly recovered her energy. But I didn't think I could keep what she said last time.

Balin opens his mouth slowly, thinking about it.

“That's amazing. You're my pupil. ”

“... heh heh. ”

Elijah smiles as if she was crying.

With this calmed her mind, it was time to think about how to punish Penzance.

"As strange as that sounds, Penzance would never do such a thing."

But even though I tried to rethink it, the question didn't go away.

No matter how much I think about it, I don't have an image of Penzance directing me to do it.

“Elijah, do you know who said that? ”

Having been thinking about it for a while, Balin asked Elijah something.

One of the things I heard from Elijah earlier was that he was called Penzance.

“I... I don't know who that is, and I just told her that you're staying close to Penzance. ”

Elijah thinks for a moment and replies:

That means Penzance didn't speak for himself.

“... so. ”

Balin laughs and thinks.

‘If you didn't say it yourself, you can imagine two situations. First of all, I didn't think it was enough for me to do it. The other thing is, Penzance himself had no intention of doing it, and the bottom thing is trying to solve it first! ’

Of course, the probability was that it was the first case.

But Balin's instincts were telling me that the second time was right.

It was the same feeling that I had helped him so many times.

"If you're not sure... just check to see if it's true!" ’

I opened my mouth as if Balin had been waiting for me.

“Okay, if I say it now, can I send a reply to that person right away? ”

“Yes? Yes. Maybe. It's a communications editing tool, so we can talk as soon as we get an answer. ”

Elijah nods, expressing a blank expression.

That was enough. Balin told her:

“Turn off this artifact and contact them right away and tell them you've made the offer. ”

“And what's the story? Of course not.”

“No. I'll take it. ”

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Thank you for reading. This is the second episode of today.