The wise man returns

It was just after dinner that night. A servant came to me and said,

“Valine Ball, His Majesty has something urgent to say. ”

‘That's it!! ’

Balin blinks.

Without it, he couldn't have called himself at the end of his term.

The acolyte nods politely in case he doesn't know.

“Follow me this way. I'll show you.”

“... ”

Balin follows with a light swallow.

It's Eilan. I left it with Leven beforehand, so I wasn't worried.

Despite the deathly racket, she did something terrible.

As expected, the acolyte escorts him to an empty battle. Evelyn was here first in the battle.

“Your Majesty, I have brought the Ball. ”

“Good job. Go inside. ”

Evelyn, the acolyte, says to Valine,

“I'm sorry to call at this hour. But this place is always full unless it's right now…”

“No, I think I do. ”

Valine shakes her hand and sweeps Evelyn's face once.

Evelyn, who was conquered by the Emperor, now has a rather solemn atmosphere.

Thinking about the first time we met, it was a surprising change.

“Let me introduce you. This is the Magic Manager I was introduced to. He has been in the Imperial Palace for generations and has been taught how to manage these ruins. ”

“Your Majesty, keep your words down. I'm going to die of a concussion. We don't have a generation yet, but we can't do that. ”

A moment later, someone walks out from behind the war and says,

Valine sighs as soon as she confirms her identity.

The manager who appeared was a clown who was in charge throughout the tournament.

“Heheh heh, because you were surprised? My Lord.”

“I knew you weren't just a clown, but I didn't expect to see you here again. ”

I was convinced that I wasn't just any ordinary person from talking about Ordinary Blades and Magic.

But at that time, I thought it was just a white knight or a wizard.

I never expected to see you like this again.

“The night is long and there are many places to go, so you'd better hurry if you want to catch your eye. Your Majesty, a little distance from the throne. ”

The clown looks away and touches the throne and its surroundings.

You wait for a minute, then hear a rumbling sound and the throne slips away.

“Wow.”

“You can go in here. I've never actually been here before. ”

The clown spoke to Evelyn in astonishment.

The foam sweeping down his forehead seemed to be quite tense.

It was strange to have experience because it had not been opened in a thousand years.

‘Course I do. ’

Balin thought so, and walked along the clown.

Inside, there is also an escape hatch just in case.

While walking, the clown turned to something hard and looked in the hallway.

“Twenty-two... 23... 24... twist decoration number four...”

When Valine heard that, she suddenly looked around the hallway.

It seemed to have some guidelines to find where the magic was hidden.

‘I know where you are, but there's no reason to tell me. ’

On the way there, the clown's footsteps suddenly stopped.

“Huh?"

“Huh?! ”

“Huff!”

Three screams came out simultaneously.

In front of his eyes was a collapsed hallway.

Beyond that is a barrel! It was a temporary passageway pierced when Balin first explored.

The nuance of the scream from Balin was slightly different from the other two.

“What's going on here!? ”

“Oh, no. I can't decipher the meaning if it's like this. ”

The clown squats down in Evelyn's cry.

I tried to fit in the elongated pieces, but no matter how hard I tried, it was heavy.

“Your Majesty. It's... I, uh..."

“... I take it there's still a mark on the hallway?" Right? "

“... Yes. I'm sorry."

The clown lowers his head.

I felt a deep frustration emanating from my whole body.

For a thousand years, the secrets passed down through the generations have not been properly written. That reaction was a drug overdose.

Meanwhile, Balin thought for a moment.

Are we just going to go down like this or are we going to help the clown?

He knew exactly where the ruins were.

There's only one final gate left, and Evelyn will be there. It was possible to go straight down if desired.

But he moves Mana instead.

Zec.

The collapsed wall is lifted and snapped back together. Balin simply asked the surprised clown.

“The common magic worked. Can you make it this far, clown? ”

“... ”

The wall has been almost intact for some time. If it wasn't just the crack marks, I could believe it.

The clown nods and begins to repeat the markings again.

Once I got my momentum, I quickly made progress. A little further, I saw a place I had checked before.

“... Here, here! This is the Seal. Your Majesty."

“With dragon magic...”

Evelyn's voice subsides.

The dead stop is the secret passageway Balin used to open.

Fortunately, the entrance to this place has been sealed securely before.

“So, how do we open this place? ”

“You can put a drop of your blood on another colored brick. ”

The moment the clown said that, Balin stepped forward.

“I'll get it. ”

“Yes? But Ball Ball! ”

“I'm fine...”

Both of you were surprised to dry Valine.

However, Balin moved Mana without hesitation.

The trap that guards this place anyway, the artifact, destroyed it all earlier.

All that was left was the final seal, then there was no reason to keep moving.

Grrr!

It was something I had done before, so I was faster. Evelyn applauds without even knowing it.

“Wow...”

“Yi, isn't this a problem? According to tradition, anyone who opens the door without permission...”

Balin gestures at the clown who asks him with a shivering look.

Pot. pot. Pot.

The labyrinth appears to be filled with broken traps and golems as the light magic ignites.

“I don't suppose there's any reason to use blood to open it, am I right? ”

“The Guardians and the traps... they're all broken, but that's a different story." Yes, thanks Of course. ”

The clown nods with a blank expression. Looking closely, my lips are welling up.

Balin brings the ear to you in curiosity. It is said that after a thousand years, what can be done?

‘I'm sorry to hear that. ’

He scratched the back of my head with a somewhat cool feeling.

Through the broken trap, you see the final seal.

Gulp.

As everyone swallows their saliva, Evelyn carefully walks her wrist.

“Phew, I'll go then. ”

After speaking, she knives herself. If I hurt the Emperor, it will be treated as a crime of treason.

The bloody door starts to glow in no time.

Grrr!

There was a clean hexagonal hole beyond which the door opened as if it had been waiting.

Balin steps in front of you and looks around. The pillars, walls, and ceilings were filled with murals that would have been painted a long time ago.

I think I've just explained the history, but nothing has changed that much from what I already knew.

I brightened my eyes to see if there was a hidden ability, but no matter how many times I saw it, it was the same.

Is it just a decoration...? ’

Balin's gaze was fixed on the floor as he looked around the room.

The teleport magic I felt outside the door the other day! Perhaps it would lead us to the true magic of the dragon.

The magic circle in the middle is not that big. But when Valine saw the precision, she swallowed the saliva without my knowledge.

‘This... I can't even imitate it. ’

This is how Elijah would feel if he honed his abilities to the fullest extent.

I felt how powerful the three dragons were.

‘Because it was so powerful, even if the Dark Mana and the Aether were unstable, it would be a trifecta. ’

“Do you need anything else? ”

Evelyn draws her horse lightly behind her back.

You might have asked before you healed your wound with a potion.

Valine, who studied the sorcery camp more, shakes her head to the sides.

This is the Teleport Magic Guild, gathering and triggering Mana Bay. I was able to activate it with my own strength.

“It's all right, Emperor. This concludes the contract. ”

“... I see. ”

Thinking the relationship was over, Evelyn couldn't stop talking.

I will never forget the great talent Balin has shown me.

Plus, I don't know how strong he'll get with dragon magic.

The Demon Prince is powerful, but I don't think I can defeat the man I see.

So what do we do next?

Evelyn wanted to bring that power to the Kadim Empire.

She shuts her mouth as she tries to speak. The appeal is already done enough.

All that remained was a slow, time-sensitive move.

As much as we've established a friendship, we should be able to get at least the help we need.

“Mr. Clown. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

When the guide is completed, the clown lowers his head. Evelyn asks in a hollow voice.

“You don't think I'm going anywhere, do you? ”

“...!? ”

Suddenly, a cool sweat flows over the clown's face to evaluate the appearance of the emperor.

But he has also managed to seal a dragon's magic for a lifetime. The clown opens his mouth in a casual manner.

“Of course, Emperor. Don't worry.Even if you were a commoner, you could get the queen of a country as soon as you shake her hand. ”

“Phew, thank you. ”

In an objective way, Evelyn was an amazing beauty. The body has a cool extension of the limb where it comes out and where it goes in. There was nowhere to go, not even in a big round wall and beautiful blonde hair.

Such a clown's words were only genuinely evaluated. Evelyn smiles as she applies a humorous answer.

* * *

Spot.

Suddenly, the light rose in the space that was full of darkness.

The flashing thing spits out one person.

“Laugh!”

The person who appeared shook his hand along with the groaning. Surprisingly, the translucent shield wrapped around him.

No casting, no artifacts, but naturally working magic!

There was only one person in the world with such unique abilities.

His true identity is that he came here through the magical faction beneath the Palace of Balin.

“... Hah. Ha.”

Balin sighs, illuminated by light magic.

When I first came here, I was worried something might strike, but fortunately, there was only a great darkness around me.

“... hmm. ”

Balin takes a light breath.

First of all, I needed to see where this place was.

Luckily, the floor is as clear as he is.

The one on the floor is the Teleport Mage! If I had it, I could go back to the Imperial Palace whenever I wanted to.

At least we're not trapped in here at all.

“... but this darkness is a bit much. ”

Balin controls the sphere of light made of light and sends it far away.

As the spherical sphere drifts away, the darkness begins to fade.

“... Oh. ”

The more the boy showed up, the more he couldn't resist admiration.

His location was surprisingly a gigantic cavernous place, the size of which was unmatched by the imperial palace.

But that's not why Balin was surprised.

There were enormous inscriptions throughout the ruins.

It was no exaggeration even if it was a report of knowledge.

“Fantastic. I'd believe anything for a second. ”

Knowledge is everywhere. It's a pleasant sight for a wizard.

It was then that all the symbols on the walls and ceilings illuminated.

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This is today's first year. Maybe 2: 00, 6: 00, maybe two. We expect the third coalition to rise. Thank you for reading.