The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 704

Episode 704: Was it put in the past? (2)

“What is that, branch manager?”

When the wizard behind him asked, Alfoy smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

“It’s nothing. It’s just a flyer for a new bar. Let’s go together sometime. I’ll pay!”

Alpoy shouted heartily, even though he had no money. When the wizards heard this, they all laughed together.

“That’s good. I’ve been feeling a bit tired lately. Hahaha!”

They were tired every day even though they had nothing to do. But they were quite satisfied with their lives these days.

It was comfortable because, unlike when I was in Fenris, there was no construction going on and no one was bothering me. And I didn’t have to fight any dangerous guys.

Being a slave no longer mattered. What mattered more was being able to eat and play comfortably every day.

Alfoy nodded with a flushed face and returned to his quarters.

“What is this? Is there some treasure there? Or is it just someone playing a prank?”

Alfoy looked at the map in his room for a long time. The place the map pointed to was quite close to his lodgings.

As the night deepened, he could no longer contain his curiosity and came out of his lodgings with a map.

“It’s close here. I should check it out quickly.”

It was probably nothing, but I couldn’t just ignore it. It might have been a fate given to me by the heavens.

He was a man who always thought of himself as special.

“What’s going on tonight?”

Many guards were guarding the slave wizards’ quarters to prevent escapes. When one of the guards blocked Alfoy’s path, Alfoy became angry.

“I just wanted to go for a walk! Why? Are you afraid I’ll run away? Don’t run away! I’m Alpo!”

It was an unnecessarily sensitive reaction, but since Alpoy was usually quick to lose his temper, no one thought it was strange.

“… … Okay, I understand. Take care on your way.”

The guards retreated, their mouths licking. Even though he was a slave, they could not restrain Alpoy arbitrarily. He was a slave in name only, but he was completely like a master.

“Ugh! I really don’t like any of you! What is this because of that bastard Claude!”

Alpoy let out a huff and then walked away.

As they moved away from their quarters, Alfoy used magic to cover himself up. It was a spell he had honed while running away for quite some time before Belinda snapped his neck, so it seemed quite plausible.

Alpoy moved secretly to the mountain near the accommodation and searched around the places marked on the map.

And then they found a box buried in the ground.

Alpoy opened the box with a pounding heart and found a book.

“This, this is… … .”

[9th circle magic that only the 5th circle slave male wizard who defeated gods and dragons can learn]

The title was very familiar yet strange. Alfoy opened the book in a hurry. Since he was also a wizard, he could roughly understand the content.

Alpoy, who had been looking at the book for a moment, soon showed an expression of delight.

“Wow, that’s amazing! This is really like 9th circle magic!”

It was explained well there, so I thought it wouldn’t be difficult to learn.

“I was truly a special person!”

The title was unusual, but the content of the book was even more unusual. It was a great magic of a system I had never seen before.

Such magic came into his hands. How could this be considered a coincidence?

This is… … I can only say it is fate.

“Hahahahaha! If I can just learn this, I’ll be a 9th circle wizard!”

Alpoy thought that it wouldn’t be easy to get to the 9th Circle, but since he didn’t study much, he had developed the habit of just taking it easy.

Jerome watched Alfoy from afar and smiled happily.

“Okay. I’ll study hard now.”

Jerome handed over the magic book, pretending it was a coincidence.

It was a bit of a hassle, but if I had just given it to him, Alfoy would have complained and doubted him again because of his personality. His pride might have been hurt, so he might not have studied.

In fact, didn’t Alfoy run away saying he didn’t want to study even though Vanessa taught him advanced magic herself?

This method was more effective for Alfoy, who thought of himself as special. He would think that it was a magic given only to him by the heavens.

“Later, when you’re all used to it, you can reveal that it was a gift from Giselle.”

Jerome glanced back at the delighted Alfoy and left. Now he had to return to Fenris and tell him about his recent achievements.

After that day, Alpoy returned to his dorm and devoted himself to his studies.

His fellow wizards couldn’t help but worry about Alfoy’s behavior. It was very unusual for him to study.

“Manager, if you study, your body will get hurt.”

“What’s the use of studying when you’re already a slave?”

“Let’s go out, have a drink and have fun.”

Everyone tried to dissuade Alfoy, but Alfoy stood firm.

“Ah! Don’t bother me! I have to study!”

Alfoy was really studying. If Vanessa had heard, she would have been moved to tears.

The wizards shook their heads in disbelief.

They just thought Alfoy was being a swindler again. They believed that Alfoy would soon return to his original form.

Despite the worries of those around him, Alpoy continued to study steadfastly. Of course, it wasn’t easy.

‘Ugh… … I don’t know what you’re talking about.’

Since I didn’t study much, I didn’t have enough basic knowledge and couldn’t make any progress. But I never thought about asking other magicians.

‘This is mine! Only I will see it!’

It was a chance given to me by heaven just for me. I had no intention of sharing it with anyone else.

I had to learn it on my own and show it off to others to do well.

Alpoy was stuck in his dorm and only studied, so his fellow wizards had no choice but to be quiet. The Eastern Research Institute became peaceful.

The other wizards in the lab hoped that this peace would continue.

But peace cannot last forever. Alfoy eventually succeeded in mastering the magic.

“Whew… … I really was a genius.”

Alpoy came out of the dormitory for the first time in a long while, sweeping his hair up.

The sun was warm. The chirping of birds tickled my ears. It all seemed beautiful.

“Ahh… … Is this the leisure of the ‘Absolute’? I think I know a little bit about how the lord lives.”

Alpoy’s mood had completely changed. After learning the new system of magic, his confidence had skyrocketed.

He was more arrogant than before. He had been arrogant to begin with, but now he was acting as if he had ascended to the ranks of the strongest on the continent.

A strange leisure, excessive confidence, extreme arrogance – all of these things surrounded Alfoy.

Huh?

Koko’s eyes became moist when he saw Alpoy like that. It was as if he was looking at his former owner, Aiden.

The difference in skill was like heaven and earth.

Anyway, from that day on, Alfoy began to harass the wizards with a new feeling.

“Ahh… … Is this all you can do? This is really pathetic.”

“And you can still call yourself a wizard? Oh, you weren’t a 9th circle member, were you?”

“Haa… … This is why ordinary magicians… … are ashamed to even talk to them.”

In the past, he would just get irritated and angry, but now he would scratch people in a bad way. Alpoy’s characteristic arrogant atmosphere was getting on his nerves even more.

The wizards of the laboratory avoided Alfoy more diligently. It was difficult to tolerate his strange show-off.

But the wizards’ disciples did not do so. They were hot-blooded and could not bear to see Alfoy’s arrogance any longer.

A group of thirty young wizards who did not know much about Alfoy gathered together. They attacked Alfoy as he was returning to his quarters.

The armband wizards who were with Alfoy were confused, because the attackers far outnumbered them.

“What, what! What are you guys doing!”

“You guys are the lab’s magician disciples, right? Do you think I wouldn’t recognize you if you covered your face with a mask?”

“Do you think you can get away with doing something like this? Hey! Why don’t you step down right now?”

The circle is much higher here. If we fought only with magic, I was confident that we would win. After all, most of the disciples were from the 1st or 2nd circles.

But there were too many opponents and they were even carrying clubs. They were young and in good physical condition, and they seemed determined to fight.

This is going to be a problem. If I get hit by these kids and get bruised, I won’t be able to show my face.

Indeed, the disciples shouted with confident voices.

“Ugh! I won’t let you act so arrogant any longer!”

“With this number of people, you guys won’t be safe either!”

“I will let you live humbly from today!”

The armband wizards were confused. It was as if they had become the villains.

So they pointed to Alpoy and said:

“Hey, do you know who this person is?”

“He is the one who caught the dragon and saved the world!”

“You can’t say something like that just because someone like that has been trained!”

It was a subtle statement to be true, but it wasn’t completely wrong. If it weren’t for Alfoy, who knows what the world would have been like.

But the disciples just laughed scornfully.

“Who would believe such a thing?”

“Why is such a person here as a slave?”

“You don’t even know much about magic?”

The young wizards didn’t believe it, because the rumors about Alfoy were so messy.

Besides, the wizards at the institute barely mentioned Alfoy.

Even when they talked about it occasionally, they hid Alfoy’s good points and only criticized him. In fact, Alfoy knew almost nothing about magic.

It was a situation where the disciples would harbor resentment towards Alpoy. Even if only half of the rumors were true, they would not be living in luxury, but rather would not be living as slaves in a place like this.

This was all a disaster caused by Claude’s plot and Alfoy’s personality, but no one knew the details.

“These insolent bastards! They have no manners towards adults!”

“Who is your master! I must go and ask him!”

“Do we really look like slaves when we say we are slaves?”

The armband wizards were furious. Not because they wanted to side with Alfoy, but because if they were pushed around by their disciples, it would be difficult to live in this town.

They started pointing fingers at each other and swearing. The armband wizards wanted to scare their disciples into retreating somehow, and the disciples were ready to swing their clubs at the first opportunity.

In the midst of all that noise, Alpoy slowly raised one arm and spoke.

“Quiet.”

The surroundings became quiet for a moment at his somehow oppressive voice.

Alpoy said with a blank expression, raising a finger.

“Don’t raise your voice, don’t raise your voice.”

The disciples flinched at the sight. They felt as if he had the aura of an absolute ruler who ruled the world.

Of course, the armband wizards, who were old slave friends, were different.

‘Why is that kid acting so cool these days?’

‘He’s such a fickle guy, I can’t figure out what he’s thinking.’

Whether his friends cursed him or not, Alfoy was completely captivated by his appearance. He said, stretching out his arms gracefully.

“I guess I’ll have to show you the difference in skill before you listen. With my ‘9th Circle Magic’.”

The disciples flinched at those words. It was understandable, since the 9th Circle was suddenly mentioned. The armband wizards also looked at Alfoy as if he was crazy.

Hururuk.

A fist-sized fireball rose in front of Alfoy. It began to erupt from one to two, then four, then eight.

The number of fireballs that had finished erupting was a whopping 32. They moved slowly and spread out around Alfoy.

The disciples opened their eyes wide in shock when they saw the magic Alpoy had cast.

“All, multiple windows?”

“There are 32 of them?”

“W-That’s ridiculous. It’s not magic that the 5th Circle can use… … .”

Everyone trembled and stepped back.

Multi-casting is the realm of genius. No, even if you could multi-cast, it would be beyond common sense to cast 32 spells at once.

It really might be the 9th circle magic. It was such an amazing magic that I thought that.

Those who did not know the true nature of the magic created by Giselle could not help but think so, because it was a magic that overturned conventional wisdom.

Even the armband wizards gaped in shock.

‘Crazy? What is this!’

‘A person like Alfoy can perform this kind of magic?’

‘Hey, is this because you studied a little? Was this kid really a genius?’

Although the fireball was a bit small, it was clear that it was a magic that others could not use.

While everyone was in shock, Alpoy opened his mouth.

“You are still young children who do not know the ways of the world, so please forgive us. Everyone, go back.”

In fact, Alpoy was doing his best to control his expression right now.

If it were normal, he would have laughed and praised himself, but now he knew what ‘cool’ was. He wanted to look as cool as possible.

And… … I was a little worried because each fireball was so small.

So I bluffed for a while and it worked really well.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

“I didn’t know you were such an outstanding person… … .”

“Please forgive our rudeness.”

One by one, the disciples put down their clubs. They really thought they had misunderstood Alpoy.

Alpoy said with his usual haughty expression.

“Okay. I’ll forgive you this once. Just don’t attack me again.”

“Oh, I understand.”

The disciples ran away in a hurry. Only then did Alfoy release the spell and laugh.

The armband wizards asked in confusion.

“Oh, when did you acquire such skills?”

“Is it really 9th circle magic?”

“No, there’s no way I’ll get into the 9th circle just by studying for a little while, right?”

Alpoy did not answer the barrage of questions, but instead made a sudden remark.

“You said that the lord… lost consciousness and collapsed?”

“yes.”

“Then there will be a power vacuum and the kingdom will fall into chaos. Many will seek the position.”

Not at all. Giselle has set up a strong system, and Fenris is filled with vassals who are loyal to him.

There, with Zwalter’s elections in full swing, the Kingdom of Rutania was run very stably.

But Alfoy doesn’t know that. He is currently intoxicated by his own strength.

“Yes… … You were not there from the beginning as the Lord. However, that unbearable vacuum of power is now over. From now on… … .”

Alpoy said with sharp eyes.

“I will stand in heaven.”

‘What is this idiot saying now?’

The eyes of the armband wizards grew cold. They had learned a magic somewhere and had completely lost their charm. It seemed that their self-intoxication had become too severe.

But what can we do? Right now, no one in the East knows what that magic is.

From that day on, rumors about Alfoy spread quickly. Many young wizards admired Alfoy and began to follow him.

In this way, Alpoy emerged as a new powerhouse in the Eastern Research Institute.

At the same time… … his ambition also grew uncontrollably.

* * *

“Alpoy will change a lot if he learns new magic. He might even start to enjoy learning magic.”

Jerome returned to Fenris with a smile on his face, feeling good that he had safely delivered the magic book.

Of course, I didn’t know yet that Alpoy had changed in a very strange way.

Jerome was excited to study his newfound magic book with Vanessa. He arrived in a good mood, but was met with some surprising news.

“Jerome!”

“Oh, Vanessa. I was going to come see you anyway… … .”

“There’s something new written in the book now!”

Jerome forgot everything he was studying and ran straight to look at the book.