Descent of the Legendary Archmage

After that, I was asked by my father about my magic.

The questions that Kim Kangin asked me, including the identity of my magic used in the battle with Joo Hanwuk, were repeated.

I said I couldn’t tell them, so I answered Kim Kangin’s questions the same.

In response to my answer, he laughed with interest and said okay.

“...It was as expected so far.”

I knew my father wouldn’t bother prying into my magic.

As an 8th circle archmage who has devoted his life to magic, I thought he would respect keeping the magic secret.

The problem is the meaningful words that he had said before.

‘The ancient book again? Hayul, it seems that you are quite lucky.’

In the backseat of the limousine heading to the dormitory, I recalled his words and face again.

‘Is he suspicious?’

From interference magic to this ancient potion.

There is a lot I have learned from the ancient books.

It is natural for my father to be suspicious of my words because I told him I had learned these great things in a row from ancient books that it is difficult to obtain even one proper piece of information.

‘Maybe I will talk to my father about my magic sooner or later.’

I don’t mind telling my father about my magic.

Rather, it is better to tell him.

If my father finds out what a great system my magic is, his support for me will be incomparably greater than now.

‘I should think about it seriously.’

I don’t know if he might have dismissed my words as nonsense when my trust was still converging to 0 at the beginning of the sophomore year, but now, he will not dismiss my words.

I should think about telling him about the Bytenor style seriously.

‘Even if I don’t reveal all the stories about the Bytenor style, I can explain some in a lump.’

As I was looking out the window with that in mind, I saw a teacher at the Obelisk Academy.

“We arrived.”

“Thank you.”

I thanked the driver who took me there and got out of the car.

“Take care.”

“Please call me if you have business again.”

The driver left such a comment and quietly left.

‘Whatever it was, the three expensive ingredients that were the most problematic have been solved.’

I thought of tomorrow’s schedule as I looked at the limousine moving away.

‘I will have to go to Monster Byproduct Street tomorrow to get the remaining ingredients.’

* * *

The next morning.

I was having a conversation with Mimir before heading to the gym.

“So today’s schedule is training in the gym, having the strategy meeting, going to the Byproduct Street, and then doing the evening training?”

“Yes.”

“Then the return will be the same as usual.”

“I guess so.”

We don’t have to attend school classes from today, and special training for the Olympiad will begin tomorrow.

In other words, I have no schedule today.

Thanks to this, I can freely go to Monster Byproduct Street.

“I’m asking you to be careful when you buy ingredients. I don’t know if it’s still like that, but most of the byproduct vendors in the past were scammers.”

“...Was it like that then, too?”

“Yes. Monster byproducts are so good for cheating.”

“It is hard to tell if it is real or fake unless you are a veteran.”

I should be careful when buying monster byproducts.

Especially when I buy the skin or heart of something, I must doubt whether it is really the skin or heart of the monster.

Monster Byproduct Street is the place where the heart of blood razer wolf is turned into penril’s.

“So be careful. The ingredients you have to get are all unique. No matter how successful you are, you might be a pushover.”

Mimir asked repeatedly.

“I will be careful.”

I received education on monster byproducts at Magic Shin Clan.

I don’t think I will be swindled, but there’s no harm in being more careful.

Frankly, I took Mimir’s advice.

“Oh, and successor. Can you get some more books when you come back?”

Mimir said, pointing to books on the table, books on modern magic.

“I prepared 20 books for you, but you already read them all?”

“Yes.”

These days, Mimirs is studying modern magic.

“Was it interesting?”

“It was interesting, and I was surprised that general purpose magic could change like this. It was interesting in many ways.”

How general purpose magic has changed with modern technology.

She seemed to be absorbed in the fun of studying it.

“Anyway, please.”

Mimir’s eyes shone.

It was the eyes of a magician shining with an inquisitive mind for knowledge.

“You said I was into books. And you are the same, Mimir.”

“...”

Mimir avoided eye contact.

It seemed obvious that she would avoid unfavorable topics.

Such shamelessness was rather cute.

“Anyway, okay. I will get more this time.”

“I’d like professional books, not basic ones.”

Mimir confirmed that I had no will to further argue, and her eyes shone again.

“If possible, please get me some special documents. Oh, and if you have time, I’d like to read some recent theses...”

I am not sure because I don’t have a way to see myself, but I thought that my appearance when I am into something might be similar to Mimir’s.

* * *

After that.

After finishing the physical training as usual.

And finishing a tactical strategy meeting with Adella and Soonchan to prepare for the Olympiad.

I was moving to the shopping street with the two.

“Adella said she’s going to the bookstore. Soonchan, where are you going?”

“I’m going to buy some presents.”

“Presents?”

“Presents for my parents. Since I have time today, I’m going to go back home.”

“Aha. Did you decide what to buy?”

“I’m thinking of buying a bottle of liquor at the department store.”

“Why a bottle of liquor all of a sudden?”

“Both of them drink a lot. They usually refrain from drinking because they are busy. But, there is good news, and if I buy a bottle of liquor, they will be able to enjoy drinking and rest well.”

“Wow, you are a good son.”

“A good son...”

Soonchan scratched the back of his head as if he was embarrassed when I said he was a good son.

Soonchan always feels awkward when he hears compliments about him.

“Adella, aren’t you going home?”

“...Honestly, I didn’t think much about it. But after hearing that, I think I should go, too.”

Adella was lost in thought with a serious face.

“Your father loves liquor, too. Why don’t you buy it as a present like Soonchan? I think he really likes it.”

The head of the Mystic Wi clan, Wi Sangchul’s fatherly love is very famous.

If Adella gives him a present, he will be happy to receive it even if it was the gravel she picked up on the side of the road.

“...Hmm.”

Adella groaned with a concerned face.

‘Giving a present is nice, but there is a book I really want to read today...’

She would definitely think this way.

If you see Wi Sangchul, he looks like he is going to shed tears, muttering ‘Ji, Jisoo...’

“You haven’t been home since you started your second year, have you?”

“...No, I haven’t.”

I was just wondering, but you didn’t go as expected.

“If you want to be a fire-attribute, you should go.”

“A fire-attribute?”

Adella tilted her head as if she didn't understand the meaning.

“If you don’t want to be a bad daughter, you should go. Your parents must have missed you so much.”

“Oh...”

It was the moment Adella decided to return home.

“Anyway, Hayul. How is it going?”

Moving quietly, Soonchan asked me slightly.

“What do you mean?”

Soonchan looked around to make sure there was no one around him, and whispered.

“Can you see beyond the wall of 5 circles?”

“Oh, that’s what you were talking about?”

Adella’s ears pricked up.

She was also curious, so she seemed happy that Soonchan asked me first.

“It is no different from yesterday. What can I see in a day?”

The ring of Expansion was really not easy.

I read all the books in Mimisbrunnr, and tried to find the most efficient way to weave the ring, but there was no response.

“Really?”

“...Is it?”

The two were disappointed.

“I think you guys are more disappointed than I am?”

“Of course. The sooner you become a 5th circle mage, the easier we can win a gold medal.”

“...This punk. He really enjoys taking a slice of someone else’s pie.”

“Me. I like it. Taking other’s share of the pie.”

“You have to be careful about taking other people’s food. You might get food sick.”

“...Wow. You guys actually took that so literally.”

Our useless jokes continued until we parted ways.

* * *

Monster Byproduct Street.

Seoul’s largest monster byproduct street, known for selling monster byproducts throughout the city.

I was walking down the street lightly with my hood on.

“Ask me if you need anything.”

“How much do you have in mind?”

“I will give you a cheap one. There is a cheap carapace of Fahaneilamos.”

As soon as I enter the street, the vendors are touting me.

It seems like I’m pretty good prey to them.

‘I think they regard me as a pushover because I look young, and I’m walking alone on this street.’

The eyes of the vendors touting me sparkle with the emotion of desire.

I can clearly see their intentions to rip me off somehow and to make a big profit.

“You don’t need this, man? There is a new web of Seiratin spiders.”

Among them, a vendor came out with the ingredient.

It was a thread that claimed to be a Seiratin spider web.

I squinted at it.

‘It’s worse than I heard.’

I can only laugh.

This is a Seiratin spider’s web?

“When did the Unicorn spider’s web become the Seirantin spider’s web?”

He seems to have regarded me as a pushover.

“What are you talking about? A Unicorn spider’s web? Don’t nitpick.”

“...Phew.”

The vendor was confident as if he had ripped people off several times.

People might think I am a bad customer.

“Seirantin spider’s web is characterized by a special glow in response to mana in the air.”

“You know it well. Can’t you see the glow here?”

“Yes, it does shine. From the luminous liquid sprayed all over the spider’s web.”

“...”

“You made it pretty well. You must have had a hard time making this luminous liquid.”

The vendor’s face hardened in real time.

“If you don’t have anything else to say, may I pass?”

“...”

The vendor opened the way by himself.

“You have a better eye for byproducts than I thought. Haha.”

This time, an old man with a good face blocked my way.

Then he whispered in my ear.

“I wanted to help you, but I couldn’t because of the gang looking after his store. I’m sorry.”

The old man frowned with grief.

“I’m okay. The person who suffers from this is an idiot.”

The price of the monster byproduct is not exactly set internationally.

That’s why scams like the one before are rampant.

Even if I report it, they just pay a small fine.

The line of the gang that affects this street extends to the upper line of the police.

“Haha. What a cool young man. I like you more and more. Hey, why don’t you take a look? I’ll give you a discount.”

The old man laughed.

“Will you? Then, can you show me the horn of the Black bull?”

“Oh, that’s good. There is something I got recently. Wait a minute.”

The old man entered the store and immediately brought a box.

“Here is the horn of the Black bull. It’s a S grade with almost no wounds and 99% purity. Check this out.”

The old man put the mana purity meter that he brought with him on the horn.

The figure was 99.4%.

“It’s meant to be, so I will give you a discount. How about $2,000?”

The horn of the Black bull is a high-end ingredient that costs $2,300.

With this state and purity, $3,200 would have been enough.

Selling it for $2,000 is almost a gift.

“Since when did the horn of the African Buying bull become the horn of the Black bull?”

If this is a real horn of the Black bull.

“...”

“I thought it was weird because the first vendor was so fake, but I understand if he was a bait.”

The previous Seirantin spider’s web vendor and this impressive old man are likely to be a team.

It seems that he enjoys scamming in the form of approaching a person who was about to be scammed with his good face, pretending to show goodwill.

“Scamming does not work for me. So don’t waste your time and show me the real one. If you have the real one.”

At that moment, the old man’s face completely changed.

His good face disappeared in an instant and became dry and poker-faced.

“...This young man is quite experienced.”

The old man returned to his shop.

“Follow me.”