Chapter 345 - Magician
Chapter 345: Magician
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
A night without any starlight.
The lone moon shone in the sky like a giant jade dish, acting as the only noticeable object in this dark night.
Several palm-sized shadows swiftly leaped through the sky. Even when they moved directly under the bright moon, there was only faint black mist visible, along with eerie giggles.
Inside the Golden Cross Academy of Medicine in Water Grasse, Leonrick stayed with his daughter.
The count’s attention was suddenly distracted by the sound of the rustling leaves outside the window. He somehow felt great uneasiness growing in his mind.
He thought he saw something brushing past the window at great speed, but on careful observation, nothing could be seen. Leonrick kept watching the window and didn’t register anything else apart from the swaying tree branches.
He rubbed his temple. Maybe Thuru’s words stressed his mind too much?
“How may I call you, sir?” he asked in a low, gruff voice.
Angor inspected the mask on Magician’s face. “You can call me ‘Mask’, mister.”
“Mister Mask?” Magician chuckled. It was so obvious that the young boy made that up, but it didn’t matter.
Magician never managed to see through the boy’s composure. He had been keeping an eye since the boy in front of him left Baal’s mansion, and everything looked fine. Yet everything also contained something indescribable and… fishy, just like the strange smiling mark on that top hat, which only made him feel disturbed.
“Baal told me that you wanted to speak to me, Mister Mask?” He would get down to business as soon as he could.
Angor smiled brightly. “I’m new in this city. I hope to learn if there are any wizard groups or organizations nearby. This is so that I can avoid offending them by accident. Maybe even seek shelter from them.”
Angor didn’t reveal his goal. Exchanging information meant exchanging benefits. Acting too hastily by exposing his intention meant losing the upper hand. By “beating around the bush”, he would appear more friendly and establish a better conversation.
Magician hesitated. “There is no wizard organization around Water Grasse… or rather, I’ve never heard of anything like that in the entire court or the nations nearby. If there is, I’d have gone to them seeking knowledge already.”
“Oh?” Angor rolled his eyes a little. “You self-educated yourself too, Mister Magician?”
“Yes. I learned wizardry by accident, and I only began to communicate with someone alike recently.”
Angor was now sure that Magician was only a level-1 apprentice who happened to get his hands on a channeling method book. And unless he was extremely lucky or was suitable to study the channeling method, this man was likely to stay at the same level for the rest of his life.
“I see.” Angor pretended to be surprised and worried. “Do you know the closest wizards I can get to, sir? I’ve reached a bottleneck which stopped me from learning any spells or meditation, so I really need someone to teach me properly. This is why I left the woods and came here.”
Angor meant to tell Magician that he did come from the forest and that he wished to interact with wizards. It was both true and false.
Magician shook his head. “I’m afraid I don’t know.”
Angor observed him carefully, but he didn’t find any trace of lies. The question wasn’t worth a lie anyway.
He sighed a little. This was his best chance to learn something about his situation, and he failed.
It was totally expected though. Just from Magician’s getup, he could tell that this man was only a random lucky guy who learned how to begin as a supernatural, but he didn’t have the necessary potentials.
“Sir, you mentioned that you talked with similar wizards before, right? Are any of them well-informed of the land around here?” Angor didn’t want to give up yet.
Magician considered for a moment before he answered, “No. They are scattered across several different countries nearby, and I think we all share similar circumstances.”
Angor sighed again. Maybe he should check the court next? At least the ruler of such a place would know something about wizards.
Magician suddenly said, “Wait. Perhaps there is such an individual who can tell you something.”