Genius Prismatic Mage Chapter 144

#146. Misunderstanding (2)

Clear sky. Clean rain.

But the rainbow fell to the ground.

‘And the seven guardians who protect the seven colors of the rainbow and the Magical Nation.’

Several keywords danced dizzyingly in the boy’s head.

These were all stories I had never heard from Curiosa before, and a strong curiosity began to arise in my heart.

Ray said in a meaningful voice.

“Hmm… The rainbow divided into seven colors has tremendous power.”

“Yes. I think it refers to a direct entity rather than some grand metaphor. The seven colors of the rainbow can be places, people, or things.”

A physical object that holds great power.

It was a moment that added credibility to Binjin’s story.

That was because the story had something in common with the hypothesis that the boy had been strongly believing that rainbows were jewels.

A small excitement bloomed in my heart.

It felt like fragmented information was overlapping and gradually revealing the reality.

‘And it is said that the best of each race were chosen as guardians….’

…Are you saying that there are other races besides humans and elves?

At that moment, Binjin’s voice was heard.

“But, has the wizard actually experienced the old times…?”

Perhaps because he had only listened to the story, a small glimmer of doubt had formed in Binjin’s mind.

It didn’t seem like a big deal to keep lying.

Binjin’s knowledge of elves and the old days was deep, but it was still in the realm of hypothesis and conjecture.

‘I felt like he wanted to keep checking with me.’

In other words, his knowledge.

What I meant was that words that were actually uttered by someone who was thought to be an elf would not carry as much weight as the words themselves.

The initiative is on this side.

With that thought in mind, I opened my mouth.

“I experienced the old days. So I was quite surprised to hear what you had to say. I didn’t know there was a person who knew so much about that time.”

Binjin’s face brightened.

The doubts in the bowl subsided and the feelings of excitement and anticipation swelled.

“Haha. Yes, I am a person with such profound knowledge. But I didn’t know that you were a survivor of the old times. It was a lifetime of luck to meet an elf, and to have someone who experienced the old times…! By any chance, could you tell me a story about that time? Anything from the culture to the environment would be fine.”

Ray shook his head as he looked at Binjin, who was gasping for breath.

“Unfortunately, I don’t remember much.”

“yes…?”

“I just woke up recently.”

“What is that…?”

“You said you studied a lot about elves, but you don’t know?”

Ray’s meaningful lines.

Binjin’s suspicions and doubts, which were about to expand, quickly shrank.

“Oh, oh, no! I know! Yes! That’s right! When elves sleep, their memories become unclear!”

What do you know?

I just said it carelessly.

“Yes, as you know, elves periodically go into long hibernation. They have active and inactive periods.”

“Yes, of course I know.”

So what?

“Sleep can last from a few decades to hundreds of years. When you wake up, your memories from before will be hazy. That’s inevitable. In my case, the amount of memory loss is considerable.”

The lies continued skillfully.

Basically, I have no talent for imagination or fantasy, so this was a slightly modified version of a fairy tale my grandmother Viola once told me.

“That’s why I don’t have many memories of the old times. You said the ruins are remnants of the old times, right? That’s why I want to go there. I think I can find information about my past.”

Even so, the story came out so smoothly that I was surprised at myself.

As if it was something stored deep in my memory.

… Perhaps the advice Philip once gave me played a part.

“Lay, there are times in life when you have to compete fairly with instigation and fabrication. I’ll give you some tips for those times.”

If you really want to deceive someone, you should increase the size of your lie to the point where you wonder if it is okay to do so.

A clumsy lie can actually arouse the other person’s suspicion.

That seemed to be true.

“Relics… memories… the past… yes, that’s right. Ma, that’s right.”

At present, in Binjin’s bowl, doubts and suspicions are weighing down on him in a huge confusion, making it impossible for him to move at all.

If we could give some context here, we could transform all that confusion into faith.

“But there is one clear memory.”

“Oh…! What kind of memory is this?”

“What did the world look like in the old days when the Magic Kingdom was prosperous?”

“This is a story I don’t know. If you tell me, I will listen.”

Ray took a moment to imagine what the old days might have been like.

An era of powerful magic and the resulting abundance that is now unimaginable.

… I wonder if people’s feelings were not much different from now.

“A world where no one suffers from illness.”

I thought of a girl who had lost her guardian.

“A world where no one has to say goodbye to someone precious to them.”

I thought of a boy who was separated from his mother.

“A world where no one fights and everyone gets along well.”

I thought of a man who was forced to kill his old friend.

“so.”

As Ray continued speaking, the two men across from him held their breath.

“A world where everyone is happy.”

The boy was thinking of a word he had seen in the dictionary.

It was paradise.

*

Amon and Binjin had another schedule, so they had to leave after dinner.

The two said they would cancel their next schedule, but Ray had no intention of forcing them into action.

The superior-subordinate relationship was clear, but in name only, it was a cooperative relationship.

Instead─

“I know that I will be invited to your mansion tomorrow.”

“Yes? Oh! I would be honored if you would visit!”

─I was invited.

Binjin said he currently resides in a mansion on the outskirts of the sector with his disciples.

The boy’s goal was to obtain various research materials, including those from ancient times that were certain to exist there.

‘But the most important thing is to find out about the wizard of the one-eyed glasses.’

After thoroughly checking that there was no one following him, Ray walked back to his quarters.

As soon as he exited the middle tunnel, his eyes and hair turned white again.

‘Why did the magical kingdom that enjoyed such prosperity fall?’

Many unorganized thoughts came and went in my head repeatedly.

Why did the rainbow fall to the ground?

I think the phrase “split into seven” really means a jewel.

So did the Guardians guard each colored gem?

In the midst of deep thought.

widely.

Before I knew it, I arrived in front of my accommodation.

“Keuuuung── Big, big.”

Jang was sitting on the rickshaw saddle, leaning over the handlebars, snoring strangely.

It looks like Philip and Veronica have already finished their business and are back.

Swish.

Ray pulled the flowing outer garment of the suit over his shoulders.

‘If something goes wrong with your health, it will be difficult to drive a rickshaw.’

It was November, when the chilly wind began to blow.

It would be no use waking him up and telling him to go inside and rest.

Because I had already firmly refused the morning offer to reserve a separate room.

‘He’s a strangely stubborn person.’

Ray didn’t realize that the thought applied to him too.

Hurrah!

Several small sparks were placed near Jang’s face and body.

Ray’s hair, scorched by the heat, became frizzy, but he didn’t notice and headed towards the building.

“Ah! Ray is here!”

“Where are you hurt? Where are you hurt?”

Ray was greeted by Philip and Veronica in the men’s room.

The two had just arrived and were already taking out the things they had bought and organizing them on the table.

chin!

A thick book comparable to Cromwell’s dictionary was taken out of Veronica’s bag.

“It’s a plant encyclopedia. The sprouts that grew in our flower pot weren’t in the encyclopedia I bought before. I bought it because I thought it might be in a larger encyclopedia. No… Ray, no, I won’t lend it to you if you look at it like that. A dictionary is for filling your head with knowledge, not for hitting people in the head and making them lose their knowledge.”

Next, Philip uploaded a bunch of car catalogs.

“I’ve gathered everything from the nearby auto shops. I don’t know what our budget will be yet, but I think we can make our choice among these.”

Ray took the catalog and looked through it.

All kinds of vehicles, including sedans, jeeps, trucks, and buses, were showing off their performance, purpose, and price range.

Flap- Flap-

But Ray’s fingers didn’t stop turning the pages, as if he couldn’t find anything he liked.

And then.

Falak.

Stopped at one page.

“Oh, does that look okay?”

Philip, who had been anxious about whether bringing the catalogue was a waste of time, asked in a brighter voice.

“No, I wish it was bigger than this.”

“Uh… more than that? How much?”

On the opened page, a large, magnificent bus was already running on a road in the wilderness.

“About 5 times.”

“… … .”

“It would be nice if something like a cannon could be attached to the side so that it could be used for attacks.”

“… … .”

“I wish I could drive on the riverbed, just in case.”

“Uh… um… .”

Raya.

We’ve made a social agreement to call it a streetcar, not a car…

… No, yes, whatever you want, it doesn’t matter whether you call it a means of transportation or a combat weapon.

‘Do whatever you want, Ray.’

Although I held back a fond laugh, on the other hand, it was true that I understood what Ray was saying.

According to Curiosa, the road to the ruins was very rough.

「The ruins are usually located very far from the sector. You have to cross an unknown wilderness with no roads. Not only monsters that you can’t eat, but also strange magical phenomena… . . 」

It was meant to scare Ray, but it had no effect at all.

Rather, it was Veronica who turned pale and trembled.

…anyway.

Considering Curiosa’s warning, it would be best to choose a vehicle that would cross the wilderness as sturdy and feature-rich as possible.

Then Ray opened his mouth.

As they listened to the story that took place in the black market and the Amon family’s office, Philip and Veronica’s expressions and emotions changed from moment to moment.

“Kids… Are your heads okay?”

“Well, all those who attack our wizard without knowing what they’re doing will get beaten up.”

He expressed both concern and pride about fighting with children.

“That’s great. That means I can use the card for now!”

“You’re going to pick it up in two days? I wonder how much is inside.”

I was relieved and excited to hear that I had met a card technician.

“Ray is as handsome as an elf!”

“Hmm! It was worth teaching me how to lie.”

He was proud of the story of how he had lied to his opponent about his identity as an elf.

Philip summarized Ray’s story again.

“As a result, while I was in Sector 37, I was able to give various orders to the most powerful organization in the East. And tomorrow, I’m visiting the mansion of that wizard named Binjin.”

Philip was impressed.

Arriving in a new sector, they had a huge harvest in less than a day.

“Then we can proceed with investigating the sector through your organization’s members. If the Amon Family’s power expands, the scope of investigation will also expand.”

“That’s right, I gave the order with that in mind….”

While Philip and Ray were talking excitedly about their plans for the future.

“Lay, I’m talking about the story of the rainbow and the guardians that fell to the ground earlier.”

Veronica, who had been lost in thought, said:

“Could it be that the person called Doctor is the Guardian?”