Chapter 140 – Wild (7)
“… Well, that’s how it is, now it’s me, Marill, Roden oppa and Loxia. This is how the four of us started to travel.”
At Artera’s request, Merim, the head of the Magic Tower of the Colade Branch, told her about the past 3 years with her younger brother in a concise way.
Of course, I couldn’t tell you directly about Roden and Roxia, so the relationship between the two was appropriately dramatized as an alchemist who was also an adventurer and a demon from a refugee he was protecting.
“Like you guys, you had a pretty noisy life. I’ve heard enough of what I want to hear, so is it my turn to keep my promise this time? … Miss Loxia, walk with me.”
Artera asked her to accompany her briefly to ascertain her aptitude as a mage, which her Loxia would possess, and she nodded obediently.
“I’ll pass without any problems, so there’s no need to be nervous. All you have to do is recall the things you have learned from me.”
“Loxia will do well. Cheer up!”
“Merim sister, Marill sister. Thank you for your words. I’ll be right back.”
So Roxia followed Artera, leaving her twin sister in her drawing room.
While going down the spiral staircase, the old wizard asked the demon girl questions about the basics of magic.
“Oh, perfect! The theory part is flawless.”
Loxia answered any questions without hesitation.
‘I mixed up a few advanced level questions, but even those are answered right away…’
While the Master of the Magic Tower was surprised inside, Roxia, naturally excited by her generous praise, turned the ball over to her teacher, Merim.
“Merim unnie always told me that the basic background is the most important thing for a mage.”
“It’s a great mindset. I never imagined that Walgadak Merim would say such a thing. That child must have been surprisingly talented as an educator.”
Toward Merim, who taught Roxia the way of her magic, the Mage Tower owner openly calls her “Wang” And quietly talks behind her back.
“Ahaha…”
But Loxia just smiled awkwardly and passed it on.
If you think about her usual behavior, it’s a fact that she can’t bear to refute.
So much… Artera’s footsteps did not go down the stairs, but down the hallway. As she answered his question, she found herself descending from the top floor to the middle floor before she knew it.
On the middle floor, corresponding to the laboratory, various unfinished magic tools being developed in various fields are displayed in each place. Roxia, who thought that she had walked quite a bit while looking at the scenery curiously, spoke first.
“Hey, Master of the Tower. You seem to have walked quite a bit so far, but are you still there?”
“I’m almost there anyway. In the room beyond that door, there will be a test to see if you are qualified to receive the Mage Tower combination card.”
The room Loxia entered after following Artera was a rectangular space open on all sides like an indoor basketball court, and she could see the young wizard who had been waiting for the two of them all along.
“Hmm… This demon is Merim’s disciple.”
“Okay. Have you prepared everything I told you?”
“Yes, Lord of the Tower. There is no problem checking the operation, and since the mana of the core has been replenished, all you have to do is insert it into the main body.”
The young mage passed the two orbs into Artera’s hand and moved to the corner.
ㅡGood luck, good luck…
Lightly interlocking two of her marbles, Artera briefly explained to Loxia.
“Looks like you’re wondering what this is? It is the core of the golem that Miss Loxia will have to deal with from now on.”
“Yes? Dealing with a golem?”
I’ve never seen a golem myself, but I’ve heard of it.
It varies greatly depending on the material used at the time of creation as a magical creature known to be used by some wizards or often found in ancient ruins… Generally, it is known as a fairly powerful monster boasting a huge body and a hard body that protects the core, which is the power source.
‘To have to knock something like that… There’s nothing I can’t do, but I shouldn’t show these people my abilities hastily.’
Roxia, who had no intention of exposing her authority in front of anyone other than her master and her sisters to facilitate her journey, showed her embarrassed face, thinking that she was quite nervous at the very word of her golem. The wizard grinned.
“Heh… A golem is a golem, but it’s not the big guy Miss Roxia imagines. Look over there.”
The object he is pointing at is a joint doll the size of an adult male.
All of them are two Artera continued as she inserted the core into the socket on their back.
“It is a fighter golem developed in the neighboring country, the Principality of Krove. It was airlifted as a test product.”
The golem started driving with a creaking sound and stepped on light footwork as if warming up before the test. The action is quite plausible.
“It’s a guy who can make much more precise and nimble movements than a gigantic golem. It’s still in the development stage, so there might be some restrictions on the movement.”
“… It’s interesting. By the way, do we have to deal with these golems from now on?”
“Yes, I put a safety device in the golem’s hand, so don’t worry, even if you allow it to attack, you won’t get seriously hurt. … Well, it will make you feel a little worse.”
The Mage Tower Master, fiddling with the fluffy mittens tucked into the fighter golems’ hands, stepped back, leaving Loxia and the golems in the middle of the room.
“For five minutes from now, use your magic to withstand the attack of the fighter golem.”
Artera ordered the golems to attack Loxia, adding that the test would be over if three or more attacks were allowed within the time limit.
Tak-tak! The fighter golems moved in unison and surrounded Loxia from both sides, gradually closing the distance.
“You said you could just hold on, right?”
Roxia grinned as she confirmed what Artera had just said, and chanted her incantation with her magical voice.
“… Fly”
Her demon girl, according to her own will, her body instantly became light, and her magical wind enveloped her and lifted her body up. She was floating because of the ceiling, but it was in a position where the fighter golem’s attack couldn’t reach her.
“Oh, did you even master compound magic? To get out of range and win without fighting… It’s a reasonable choice. … But at this rate, the long-awaited test won’t be very fun.”
“… !”
One of the fighter golems moving to attack an enemy out of range prepares to run, then uses the lowered golem’s palm as a stepping stone to jump and punch.
It is a leap that combines the power of throwing and running. Manipulating the wind that lifted her up, Loxia pulled her body to the side of her, and the fighter golem’s regime cut through the air.
The fighter golem, which lost momentum and slowly descended to the floor, immediately lowered its stance as soon as it landed on the floor, and repeated the link the other guy was preparing earlier to take off.
This attack has an angle and speed that are difficult to avoid just by manipulating the wind.
“Fireball!!”
Roxia counterattacked her foe with a fireball she had prepared ahead of time just in case.
Pew! The fighter golem did not hesitate even after being hit directly and stretched out her fist as it was, but avoided the attack thanks to a large retreat behind her using the fireball’s recoil.
‘Even though it’s a sparring for experts, it holds up well. To use the fireball while maintaining the fly and even use the recoil… The attribute magic recorded in the application form is being used naturally. She’s a girl with a bright future.’
Roxia’s basic prowess has also grown considerably, thanks to fighting battles in her spare time during her travels.
There would be nothing better to increase your magic proficiency than combat that requires impromptu judgment and quickness, and the experience that comes from the process of doing it.
Anyway, Roxia filled up the remaining time by firing mid-medium fireballs that continued to fly through her air, attacking and dodging at the same time. She then accidentally hit her shoulder, but other than that, she has no points deducted.
She endured admirably without using her powers at all. Having ordered the fighter golem to stop, Artera clapped her seal and approached her demon girl.
“Great! She may have the virtue of having a good teacher, but her ability to apply basic magic is also excellent. The test passed, of course.”
“Whoa…”
Roxia, catching her breath lightly, nodded to her old mage, but was concerned about the golems that were not a little damaged from being hit multiple times by her own fireballs.
“Are you okay being like that?”
“Ah, don’t worry, it’s enough just to replace the damaged parts. As long as the nuclear weapons are intact, there is no big problem. By the way, Merim and Marill are getting bored, so let’s go upstairs and talk again.”
“Yes.”
When she went back up to the top floor, unlike when she came down on foot, she returned instantly with the short-range teleport that Artera cast.
As soon as Roxia met her gaze with her long-awaited twin sister, she drew her V with her finger to give her victory trumpet.
The moment when the reunited women are about to talk… The Magic Tower Master, who stopped them for a moment, spoke first.
“Merim, your apprentice Loxia is more than I expected. As the 8th Mage Master of the Collard Branch, I will acknowledge this child as an official wizard.”
“Flaw… Roxia should be able to get around a bit more comfortably now. When can I get her wizard ID?”
“I want to give it to you right away, but… You have to go through minimal procedures to get your ID. If not, it will take four days.”
“It can’t be helped.”
Artera, who was looking back and forth between Merim and Roxia while fiddling with her long beard, continued her words.
“Miss Loxia, if by any chance you are interested in the knowledge of the Mage Tower, she is free to look around. She hasn’t given her a license yet, but since she’s definitely recognized her as a member of the Magic Tower, she’ll allow her to visit some restricted areas starting tomorrow.”
“Ah… Yes, thank you for your words
Afterwards, Roxia and her twin sisters, who had exchanged a few more words with the old wizard, departed from the Mage Tower, promising their next visit, and returned to the inn, walking as if they were watching the streets that were starting to get dark.
When I opened the door, unlike the last time I left, various herbs and preparation tools were scattered on the floor and table.
“A little later than I thought? Did the story go well?”
Roden, who is in the middle of her field, pauses her drug manufacturing work to greet them.
By the way, the herbs he deals with are the main ingredients of the contraceptive potion he bought while walking around town. I had to make a new one before it almost ran out.
