67 – Episode 62: Wizard’s Village – 3

How can you find it so quickly?

I thought it would be an extremely difficult case.

It was a dark situation before our eyes, but this kind of luck is coming to us too!

We all smiled broadly.

Isabelle patted Zeke on the back.

“It’s luck! hey let’s go back to Louie. He is, waiting anxiously for you.”

When Louis’ name came up, Sieg’s face darkened.

Zeke hesitated, then shook his head.

“… … … Thank you for saving my life, but I will never go back there.”

Since he ran away from home as a child, of course he would not want to go back bending over.

I was once like that too, so I understand how you feel.

Hearing the story Louis told, he must have been very angry with him.

In this case, taking it blindly can have the opposite effect.

I spoke to Zeke in a soft tone.

“Think carefully. If your teacher is terrible… .”

“Nothing will ever convince me. I’m sorry, but please give up. I will never go back to Master.”

It seems that you are more determined than you think.

‘I’ll just go with you, you bastard…’ .’

Things got a bit tedious.

I thought that if I just touched my emotions, it would go back on its own, but it wasn’t like it was hard on me.

Zeke opened his mouth with a cold expression.

“Master told me. A greedy guy like me doesn’t deserve to be a wizard.”

Zeke let out a chuckle.

The boy continued to speak with the corner of his mouth slightly raised.

“Do you know what I thought when I heard that?”

Zeke looked me straight in the eyes and asked.

“What the hell was I thinking… .”

When I asked that question back, Zeke replied with a bitter expression.

“The only thing I felt at Master’s abusive language was ‘It’s a pity’.”

Clear, confident speech.

Zeke’s eyebrows were slightly but frowned upon.

The boy poured out his words like a dam bursting.

“A bizarre wizard. Because of the outdated way of thinking that goes against the times, Master’s level of viewing magic is very poor.”

Zeke does not hide his blatant discomfort.

Was it because of the previous incident, or did it accumulate a lot from before?

The boy was already in a state of distrust of his master.

“So, it was really unfortunate that we didn’t recognize the great first spell of the future archmage.”

Zeke let out a sigh and shook his head.

“Please wait and see. Because I will proudly succeed and avenge all the insults Master has done to me.”

My teacher was wrong, and I was right.

The boy’s eyes, filled with that confidence, were burning with heat.

“This guy is very confident wwwwww”

“Well! Even though they are the people of a small country, their mindset alone is not lacking compared to that of a large country!”

“You will! I can definitely do it!”

The girls who were listening quietly poured out consolation mixed with praise towards Zeke, applauding as if they were impressed.

Startled, I shouted.

“No, what if you assimilate everyone! You don’t want to go back to Earth? We should persuade, not cheer!”

Rin and Isabelle nodded as if they came to their senses at my scream.

“Oh, I’m sorry, Joo Hyuk. Admiring that boy’s aspirations, I forgot about the purpose for a while… I’m sorry I said Zeke, but can you think of it again?”

“you’re right! You go! Back to Louis.”

Around the time they were persuading Zeke again.

Kyoko muttered in a crawling voice.

“Chop, I’m good, even if I don’t have to go back… .”

Of course, I couldn’t hear Kyoko’s words, so I opened my mouth to Zeke regardless.

“Now, as Zeke sees it, we also have a position. To be honest, if you don’t go with us, we’ll be in a lot of trouble.”

There was nothing to hide.

We must persuade this child to take him.

That’s the only way you can get information.

“sorry. No matter how much they are lifesavers, that is… .”

However, Zeke’s will was still stubborn.

Due to the ongoing war of words, only meaningless time was passing.

Then Damian shouted in a voice mixed with annoyance.

“Oh, how long are you going to stop the carriage! Words are exhausting in this heat wave. Decide quickly whether you want to go back or go to the next town!”

The horse was breathing hard in the sunlight.

When Damian’s words ran out, Zeke jumped out of his seat and jumped to his feet.

Zeke shook his head and opened his mouth.

“Now that I have had enough rest, I will get off here and continue walking. Everyone, go back to Master and express my firm will… .”

“No, just riding. We are going to that village too.”

No, we can’t just send it here.

If Zeke won’t go back to the end like that, I can’t help it either.

It’s a bit early, but there’s no choice but to carve out the horrors of society…

The wagon moved again and headed for the next town with Zeke and us on board.

* * *

It was a village that was not much different from the first village.

If there’s anything different about it.

It was the fact that not only wizards but also ordinary people who seemed ordinary were living together.

We got off the carriage and walked towards the center of town with Zeke.

I asked indirectly towards Zeke.

“Okay, what are you going to do here? Zeke.”

“Yes, I plan to first find a job and focus more on developing my magic formula with the money excluding living expenses.”

Get a job, then earn a sustainable income.

And after subtracting the money necessary for living, I will use the rest for my studies.

It was a realistic plan for a young age.

No, at Zeke’s age, he must have matured quite a bit.

Well, everyone has a plausible life plan.

“It’s all good, but when are you going to pay it back?”

That is, until they are mercilessly trampled by money and reality.

“Yes, yes… ? Is it money…? sir what is that… .”

“What are you asking about? Isn’t it natural that you have to pay for saving your life and the cost of the carriage that took you here?”

Zeke was at a loss for what to say at my remark that seemed natural.

Zeke’s face looked shocked.

Zeke asked me with a puzzled expression.

“… … … Okay. how much?”

“Well, since we are from another country, the exchange rate is a bit different with this country. Calculate the cost… .”

Still, seeing that he didn’t object to my absurd remarks and immediately asked for the amount, it seems that he has some sense of responsibility.

It’s a bit pitiful to see the boy’s face darken, but it can’t be helped.

Life in the world takes care of one’s age and there is no such thing.

I smiled brightly and continued.

“This is just about 30 gold coins.”

The boy’s mouth opened and I didn’t know it would close.

Zeke’s face was beyond the level of bewilderment, and was already in a state of astonishment.

“No, that is nonsense! Don’t joke! How am I supposed to pay such astronomical money!”

“Hey, does this look like a joke?”

Zeke strongly rebelled against me.

I spoke in a low, menacing voice to the young boy who was raging like that.

Zeke’s body froze at the threat he felt for the first time in his life.

“You think I’m just trying to joke with you? If you didn’t want to pay, you should have prepared thoroughly from the beginning so you wouldn’t have collapsed there.”

“Even if it’s a life saver, this is a clear scam! No matter how much you saved my life and put me on a carriage, this kind of thing… !”

After putting my arm on the shoulder of the frozen Zeke, I headed towards the dark back alley.

Still talking to Zeke in a calm tone.

Even in such a shrinking situation, seeing his conviction, it seemed that this Zeke was not an ordinary boy.

But as the situation is, I can’t give you a compliment.

With even more intimidating force, I opened my mouth.

“You seem to be mistaken, but there is no favor in this world without a price. If you give up your flesh, others will ask for the bones, and they will try to eat as much as possible. Because that is the unwritten rule of the world you will live in.”

With the feeling of begging him to give up here, he pushed the boy even harder.

“Did the world seem easy? Did you think it would flow so smoothly like the ideal theory in the book you read? Calm down Zeke. Life is practice.”

I patted the boy on the shoulder and said.

The frightened Zeke asked me something in a trembling voice.

“but… Even if I worked all my life, I wouldn’t be able to earn all 30 gold, how… . ”

“Then work for the rest of your life and pay it off. Well, the rest of the debt will come out somehow if you bother the people around you.”

Without a change in expression, I answered.

Then, little by little, he moved closer to Zeke.

After that, he quietly threatened the boy.

“But if that happens, you will die of regret as you grow old, working all the time without having time to study magic, which you loved so much. Lonely without anyone to mourn you even if you die.”

Zeke’s face was completely white.

“… … … .”

“Still, it’s not that there isn’t much of a way. you already know Stop being stubborn and go back to Master. Then your favorite magic study… .”

Even if you grow up, you are still a child in the end.

Yes, if you scare me to this extent, even a mature child will return home.

I thought so.

But instead of being scared, Zeke shouted, and Zeke shouted loudly at me.

“I will not give up here, here! Do whatever you want! After working, somehow saving money and paying it off! Because I, I will become the archmage everyone respects!”

It seemed like Zeke had made a bigger decision than before.

Quickly wiping away the flowing tears, Zeke hit me hard on the shoulder and disappeared out of the alley.

I expected it, but I feel tremendous remorse.

After staring in the direction Zeke had disappeared for a long time, I looked back and saw that they all had contemptuous expressions on their faces.

“Chop, you bastard! Garbage! Die right now!”

“Well… Joo-hyeok, I also respect So-guk’s way, but honestly, isn’t this not a match for the city government…”

“As expected! Joo Hyuk is Badass!”

A huge amount of sales poured in in an instant.

To be honest, it was a bit harsh even when I thought about it, so it felt like my heart was being stabbed.

I closed my eyes tightly.

“Kreung… Kreureung… .”

Misha toddled over and patted my calf as if to comfort me.

yes i’m fine

It was something some of us had to do.

In this way, if Zeke returns to his master.

As long as we can get information about the transcendence species, that’s fine with me.

I’m used to being the bad guy…