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The Apprentice of the Grand Wizard’s Apprentice (1)
“… … .”
“… … .”
Kim Chae-min slowly looked over the contract again.
“… … .”
Still no word.
I was worried about how to explain it so that it wouldn’t sound delusional or like a cult, but it didn’t. I should have thought about this when I was wrestling with Kim Chae-min over the contract.
‘I come from the future.’
‘Nineteen years into the future.’
‘What happened in the future? Everything was ruined.’
Even if it’s not a delusion, doesn’t that sound like a remark from an extreme pessimist? Or, that. Like the prophecy that the Earth would end, which was popular in the late 20th century.
Hong Seok-young had been dealing with monsters before, so he trusted me right away. Should I say he trusted me? It would be more accurate to say that he had been suspicious of me from the beginning.
But what about Kim Chae-min?
How will Kim Chae-min react to these words?
Anyway, the magic watch is only usable by Nana Hong Seok-young… I suspect, but Yu Ji-eun, so I showed her the proof that she came from the future. I also took out my magic pen and drew a rune.
Kim Chae-min, who had gotten excited and grabbed Hong Seok-young by the collar after seeing the Magic Shield Rune, remained still without any change in expression even when I activated the rune without the help of a magician.
“… … .”
He doesn’t even open his mouth.
It was getting to the point where I was starting to get scared.
For no reason, Hong Seok-young is also watching Kim Chae-min’s expression.
What should I do? Should I do a DNA test on Wooirok? To confirm that they are the same person? Will that be enough? What if Kim Chae-min says he can’t do it with those crazy guys and goes back?
No, but you’re the one who asked me to talk. The ink on the contract isn’t even dry yet. If you don’t like it, just give me your unique magic!
While Hong Seok-young and I were holding our breath, Kim Chae-min finally opened her mouth.
“ha….”
It’s a deep sigh.
“Excuse me, Mr. Kim?”
“Should we change the contract again right now?”
“…yes?”
“I understand why Mr. Woo said that. Why didn’t you just ignore me no matter what I said?”
“yes?”
“Why did you listen to my stubbornness?”
Is this person mad at me right now? Why?
“If I had known this was going to happen, I wouldn’t have asked you to tell me.”
“… … .”
“Should we revise the contract now? I think we need to put in more restrictions. Like compensation…”
Not the reaction I expected.
At best, I thought he’d get angry and tell me not to make a fuss about the contract and all, if he was going to make a joke like that. That was the most benign reaction I could have expected.
I never thought that you would accept it so easily, without even pretending to be suspicious.
“…Do you trust me?”
Kim Chae-min opened her eyes wide.
“Oh, this guy really seemed like a scammer. Or a phony? The kind of guy who would tell you on the street what to do.”
“Is that still the case these days?”
“Surprisingly, I see it often. I even followed it once because I was curious about what it was doing….”
“Ahem.”
Hong Seok-young coughed loudly to tell her to come to her senses. Strangely, whenever I talk to Kim Chae-min, she keeps stopping me.
I checked with Kim Chae-min again.
“… Yes. You believe me? Really?”
“Didn’t I tell you to believe me?”
Kim Chae-min asked me instead.
“That’s true, but… Honestly, I don’t think it’s something that can be easily believed.”
“That’s true, but….”
Kim Chae-min did not deny it.
“But isn’t that what Mr. Woo said?”
Since when did I become a person who has such faith in Kim Chae-min?
Rather, my feelings of embarrassment only grew.
“If you said that Mr. Hong was the boss of the ark and Noah Michelle was Mr. Hong’s subordinate, I might have been suspicious. Or not? That would be more credible, so I might have believed it.”
He says scary things with an indifferent face.
“If Mr. Woo had said that he was the genius magician and hunter of the century, I would have told him to keep his nonsense to a minimum.”
Kim Chae-min nodded as she spoke, seemingly convinced by herself.
“But you’re from the future? Why would you tell such a ridiculous lie? There are many more plausible lies.”
“… … .”
“What’s the benefit?”
Kim Chae-min frowned.
“You’re not by any chance the real Ark boss or anything, are you?”
“Absolutely not.”
“Okay, then that’s fine.”
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Kim Chae-min answered so refreshingly that this person ended up suspecting her.
Did I trust Kim Chae-min too much? What if there is another connection to Kim Chae-min that I don’t know about?
Kim Chae-min is a great magician. Thanks to this, despite the lack of information at this time, Kim Chae-min’s actions were recorded in relatively detailed detail on the magic watch. Of course, it is impossible to identify a person with such a piece of data… but at least it serves as a filter.
Kim Chae-min was not on good terms with the existing magic society. It was said that he had been interacting with East Asian magicians for several years before his death. It was said that this was to allow Asian magicians to interact outside the influence of the existing European-centered society.
It will take at least 10 more years for Noah Michel’s influence to spread to Asia. The reason Noah Michel’s name is truly imprinted on hunters, not magicians, is because of the Magic Shield Rune.
… After all, that rune should be revealed first. At this point, whether Noah Michelle knows about the magic shield rune or not, what if she does? Hope may be suspected, but she will handle it well.
“… … .”
I had nothing to say so I just sat there quietly, and then Kim Chae-min started fidgeting strangely.
“… … .”
There is no way to know what Kim Chae-min is thinking.
It’s too late to say that you can’t trust Kim Chae-min now… You have to trust him. Sometimes, unnecessary suspicions can push people to the edge of a cliff.
“I….”
“yes.”
“… … .”
Kim Chae-min kept her mouth shut. Judging from the way her lips were moving, it seemed like she had something to say.
It would be easy to ask why, but I deliberately waited for Kim Chae-min to open her mouth first.
“Uh, uh. Well, that’s it.”
Fortunately or unfortunately, Kim Chae-min’s patience was short. Now even her buttocks began to move.
…Why is it like that?
“Why is that?”
“Well, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“I actually have a lot of questions.”
Kim Chae-min, who had been hesitating at my words, carefully opened her mouth.
“If I ask you a question, will you really answer honestly?”
Kim Chae-min spoke as she fiddled with the contract, her fingers subtly hovering over one of the items.
‘Woo Hee-jae must provide information on tasks that require Kim Chae-min’s cooperation. This also includes information on runes and magic theory.’
This is the first time I’ve seen such an expression of intent.
I have to tell you, what can I do?
“What are you curious about?”
“What is the magic theory that the future great wizard Park Seo-hyun told you? Did he teach you everything? From beginning to end? Is Seo-hyun actually your disciple? Or what?”
Kim Chae-min blurted it out in one go without giving herself a moment to breathe.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“why!”
“No… You have good lung capacity.”
“Rice, not so good… So what?”
Did the story about Park Seo-hyun come out before the shocking news that the world will end in the future? In fact, wasn’t it because you were so caught up in it that you didn’t hear anything else?
I thought it was a fairly credible suspicion, but I didn’t say anything.
“Seohyun is a great magician? No, that’s not weird. She’s really talented. I can see it too. To be honest, magic is hereditary, right? It sounds incredibly discriminatory and boring, but there’s nothing we can do about it. In that sense, Jinwoo is really talented. It’s also because Seohyun knows light magic well, but she follows along well. It’s true that realizing a unique magic requires effort on your part, but it also requires luck, but Jinwoo seems to have figured out a clue. If he keeps up the way he is now… No, but Seohyun is really amazing. Yes, if he becomes a great magician in the future… .”
Kim Chae-min, who was mumbling something quickly in excitement, suddenly shut her mouth and looked at me with suspicious eyes.
“Are you a wizard, Mr. Woo?”
“I said no.”
“…Then why do you know about magic theory?”
“Because it’s a hobby.”
“hobby?”
“It’s so much fun to go around breaking the heads of wizards who keep saying things like, ‘You don’t know because you’re not a wizard, but you shouldn’t do this.’”
“… … .”
“… … .”
Kim Chae-min looked at me for a long time with a face that seemed to not know what to say.
I was confident. That’s why I didn’t avoid Kim Chae-min’s gaze. Kim Chae-min slowly avoided my eyes and looked down.
“… Still, it would be good if you knew a lot about magic theory. But if you were teaching the theory to Mr. Woo, who isn’t even a magician, were you close with Seohyun back then?”
“no.”
I denied it. Oh Hyun-wook took care of me at my father’s request, but not Park Seo-hyun.
When I was working at the management office, Park Seo-hyun worked more overseas. She came to Korea… I guess it was only when her father or older sister asked her to.
“There’s no way I could teach magic to someone I’m not even close to.”
“Because it was a favor from someone I was close with.”
I sighed.
“It was Hunter Yujin’s request.”
“… Yu Ji-eun? Are you really that Ji-eun? Hye-eun’s younger sister?”
“Yes. And even if it was magic, it wasn’t some kind of unique magic. Even fellow magicians wouldn’t understand that.”
“That’s true, but….”
“I also know a little about shadow magic. I don’t know how much it will help you, Mr. Kim, but please remember it well and teach it to Park Seo-hyun secretly. It’s something you achieved in the future, so it’s helpful if it helps, but it won’t be bad.”
“Of course it helps… Seohyun still has difficulty with her magic.”
I nodded.
I thought back to last year’s model high school, which had a container classroom instead of a fancy building. Inside, there was a student shedding sad tears.
You promised to make me a great wizard.
Do you know how many people become great wizards just by doing nothing and leaving them alone?
If there was a difference, I could find a way to deal with it.
At the time, I thought it might be useful later on. But I also wanted to comfort the crying child first.
“Ah! Then are you going to make Seohyun a great wizard and have her help you with the work?”
“Huh? No.”
“Wasn’t it?”
Why is this old man like this again?
I glanced at Hong Seok-young nervously.
“Are you crazy? Taking a child in danger.”
“I thought that was how it was until now because Seohyun spoke so suspiciously when she tried to appease me.”
“What are you saying…?”
I frowned.
“I think it would be advantageous to increase our influence here in order to deal with Noah Michelle. But what are we going to do with him…?”
I was about to tell him not to even dream, but I ended up keeping my mouth shut.
There is no such thing as absolute in this world. Even I, who boasted that I would never become a hunter, used to go into dungeons while working at the management office. If that weren’t a hunter, then what else could it be?
My older sister, who had prepared to come to the past with me, was left behind in the burning Seoul without even being able to come.
Those two people left me in ignorance. Am I grateful for that now?
We don’t know how things will go with Ark in the future, and as I told Hong Seok-young, the Yangseong High School kids could become their target.
…let’s set a minimum line.
“At least when he becomes an adult. If he wants to do it. And so do other kids.”
Fantasy, contemporary,