To be honest, it can be said that it is a slope.

If I even collide with them, I can’t survive.

Not a single man in front of him would have been difficult, but there were a bunch of wizards from upper to intermediate level.

First of all, you need to buy time and think about a solution.

“Yes, they must be Professor Prudence Loa’s suburban students. so? Do you have something to do with me?”

“… … That’s amazing. I thought you would be a little more surprised.”

“Nothing surprising.”

In fact, I was very surprised.

I knew about it after hearing Justitia, but I never imagined that she would come to me so quickly and blatantly.

It is an unexpected power of information.

And because it’s unexpected, I can’t figure out the other person’s purpose.

Normally, I would have been able to see through it somehow with [Contemplation], but the other flames were deeply covered by the hood of the robe, so it was difficult to check, and I was not sure even looking at the man in front of me.

Only faint emotions can be felt from him, as if he embodies the literal meaning of residual fire.

And you can’t be sure of anything.

“What business do you have with me?”

“Yes, the successor of the King of Darkness. I’ll ask straight forward. How did Miss Prudence die?”

If there’s anything fortunate about it, is it that the opponent puts finding out the truth as their number one priority?

What’s not fortunate is that you can’t predict how the other person will react when you tell them the truth.

“The death of Mr. Prudence, who is known to the outside world, is somehow strange. You are never the kind of person who would make a mistake for personal gain.”

“Is there any reason why I should tell you that?”

“I guess so. In the first place, the fact that this kind of unnatural information spread as orthodox must have been hidden by someone.”

The man nodded.

“Then who is it? Needless to say, there is only Tiamat, the ruler of Skientia.”

“You speak well by yourself.”

“Moreover, there’s no way Tiamat-nim would have watched her steal the monsters from the lab.”

The man paid no heed to my scolding and began to voice his guesses.

You’re already half-sure.

And he must have come to me to check on the other half.

Of course, it’s not something an intellectual would do to come in and surround a person like this.

“We want to see beyond the veil.”

“… … .”

widely!

There was such a voice behind the man’s cold yet passionate tone.

Tadak!

It sounds like a small ember popping out of a wood fire.

Tadadadak!

Such a sound spreads among the ＜little fire＞ centered on the man.

“The successor of the King of Darkness. No, Oz Quo Vadis. Are you the one who murdered Miss Prudence?”

“Would you believe me if I said no? So, should I say I killed him?”

In fact, it was Professor Aira who killed Prudence Loa on the spot.

But that was done under my direction. If Professor Aira is a gun, then I pulled the trigger.

So, if anyone has to take on this, it’s me.

I don’t want to bother Professor Aira for nothing.

Anyway, that person can’t come out of ＜Skientia＞ for the time being… … .

“Was the answer satisfactory? leftovers.”

that’s not polite

To Professor Aira, to ＜Small Fires＞, to Prudence Loa, and to me who instructed them all.

It is impossible to lie because of the pride that each person willingly carries.

“okay.”

Hwareuk!

The small sparks eventually become sparks and start to burn.

It starts with the man in front of you.

Roaring!

And the flame that started to burn fills the alleyway as if it spreads through the ＜little fire＞ blocking my back.

“Thank you for your honest answer. Oz Quo Vadis.”

The flames that began to ignite from the ember pattern on the robe soon engulfed the human figure.

I’ve seen this magic before.

“Prometheus… … .”

Prudence Loa did such an outrageous thing well.

It seems that he has studied transcendental level magic, even if it is his own arcane magic, from all of his disciples.

It is impossible to study that unless you completely trust the other person. In the first place, transcendental level magic is not a general technique.

It is right to see that he has embodied the life he has walked through magic.

It is the act of revealing all one’s self.

Transcendence level magic is developed in a different way from the existing magic, so if you know how to use it, even the upper level guys can use it.

Of course, there is a difference in power.

The only one who can properly use [Prometheus] is the opponent in front of him.

The rest is to the extent of turning parts of the body into flames.

“Can you show me?”

“What.”

“Your spark.”

“… … .”

The space is infinitely narrow, and the magic developed by the opponent is the power to continuously shoot out overwhelming firepower.

It’s tricky to be simple. To avoid that safely, I have no choice but to deploy the same [Prometheus] and develop complete resistance to fire.

The opponent is inducing it.

“What if I hate you?”

“Then I will be avenging my benefactor.”

“Right… … .”

That’s a very blatant suggestion.

There will be a trap behind you.

I don’t know if the other person knows that or not, but the [Prometheus] I possess is even unstable. When used, it consumes all mana.

You cannot commit the mistake of erasing all future options in order to avoid an imminent crisis.

The opponent is waiting for me to use [Prometheus]. I don’t know why.

Since it’s magic he uses himself, he may have a simple way to destroy it, and maybe there’s something he simply wants to check.

It’s most likely the latter.

The other person is already convinced that I use [Prometheus], and they probably don’t know what it means to have that magic on me.

Rather than saying that I stole magic, it might seem that Prudence Loa studied magic directly from me.

Since they deeply trust Prudence Loa, they may consider the latter more credible than the former.

but… … .

“I don’t like the former or the latter.”

Whether it’s revenge that doesn’t know the causal relationship, or an action that tries to test me.

i can’t like it

In the former case, Prudence Roa was clearly hostile, and in the latter case, the authors have no reason to test me.

So here… … .

transcendental magic

[Round Table – Plain of May]

I will try to avoid this crisis through other magic.

You have to make them realize who they dare to test.

“What is this… … .”

The transcendent magic that Professor Aira gave me, [Round Table].

Just as she created new magic by combining several magic formulas in the past, this magic can produce various types of effects with one magic.

– Although he was a warm and softly glowing existence like a lantern, he was a person with intense heat inside.

In the book that Professor Aira gave her, there was a picture of how to use magic and the world she saw.

She was a talented magician and was attracted to the profession of an educator when she entered ＜Skientia＞ early on.

For her, who was able to get a job at ＜Skientia＞ right after graduating, the world was in front of a narrow round table.

The [Round Table] is a magic drawing of what Professor Aira looked at.

“that… … what!”

The man was astonished.

It deserves it.

With my bare body, I stepped into the middle of the wave of flames spewing out by the man and the embers.

[Round Table – The Plains of May] is an image of Prudence Loa as seen by Professor Aira.

An unyielding flame. This magic erases the heat of space itself.

It is a perfect counter magic conceived and concocted by Professor Aira, who leaves only warmth.

“Prudence Loa is lost.”

Of course, Professor Aira didn’t create this magic for the counter.

Prudence Roa did things for the students, but in a wrong way.

There must have been another way.

However, he solved the problem by risking his own life rather than looking for another way.

It was too hasty.

Professor Aira was saddened by Prudence Loa’s appearance.

That’s why I made this magic so that I wouldn’t be shaken by the heat.

“This magic is to reveal something other than the violent nature of flames. The side of Prudence Loa and you guys have forgotten.”

The fire is hot. But it’s not just that aspect.

Fire gives light and transmits warmth.

Prudence Roa, as seen by Professor Aira, was a warm and caring person who reflected the future of the students.

Professor Aira is reminded of Prudence Roa’s warmth, not the flames of struggle.

I decided to remember a person named Prudence Loa in that way.

“that’s… … .”

Seeing me approaching casually even in the middle of the flames, the man hesitantly stepped back.

Without hesitation, I approached the man and patted him on the shoulder.

“It is quite the same that the priests and teachers push their deterrence. yes.”

“Ahh… … .”

At the same time, the man collapsed and began to sob.

Clear tears fell from the eyes of the man who became the incarnation of fire.

Those tears soaked the ground without evaporating even in the hot fire.

“you’re right. Mr. Prudence was such a person. Not a spark of struggle for us… … . It just gave me warm warmth.”

As the man sobbed, the other embers around him began to kneel as well.

Eventually, the flames that burned fiercely seemed to become the embers of the embers that they called themselves.

It faded leaving only soft light and warmth.

* * *

“… … therefore. You mean you never intended to hurt me from the start?”

“you’re right. If what Oz-sama had done was wrong in the first place, Tiamat-sama would have stepped forward and punished it. That’s why I was very surprised when I jumped into the fire with my bare body.”

“this… … .”

That’s right.

They must have known Tia just as well as they knew Prudence Loa.

And I see.

I heard that Tia had already contacted him when Prudence Loa was being called the wizard of the slums.

Wouldn’t it be impossible for Prudence Loa, who had been teaching magic to children in the slums, to leave the children in the slums alone just because she was hired by Tia?

Perhaps they had periodic exchanges. The distance between ＜Spellage＞ and ＜Schientia＞ shouldn’t have been a problem for Tia.

If Prudence wanted it, Tia would have taken him there, so there’s no way there won’t be any exchanges between them.

And above all, the man said that he knew Tia well from the beginning.

“Tiamat-nim told us that the lamp did not go out, and that the time would come when the transferred flame would surely bloom someday.”

“… … .”

“That’s why I wanted to check it out for myself. What kind of guide did Mrs. Prudence choose?”

“… … So what about the guys who were showing their hostility towards me?”

The man shrugged his shoulders, and then he wiggled his hands through the huddled embers.

Then some of them got out and came to me and the man.

“These are them. They knew it in their head but couldn’t admit it in their heart. He probably reaped his animosity after seeing it for himself.”

“is it?”

Most of the remnants who were harboring hostility toward me nodded.

It seems that not showing [Prometheus] was the correct answer there.

Not the sparks of violence and struggle, but what Professor Aira had seen and what those who call themselves embers actually experienced.

It must have been the reaping of the hostility because he showed the side of Prudence Loa.

“I can’t admit it!”

“Is that so?”

Of course, not everyone acknowledged me. A typical example of this would be a little boy trembling right in front of me.

“… … That’s because I’m still young. Please understand.”

“Not everything can be forgiven just because you are young. Write a letter of reflection and submit it later.”

“I will.”

“Why am I to you!”

Ooh, my ears are going to fall off.

Is it that difficult to write a reflection statement?

Me and Eleanor write regularly, so I don’t know.

“Then what shall we do? Would you like to stick with me 1:1 here?”

“Ugh… … .”

The little boy hesitated and withdrew.

No matter how much it is, I won’t be able to endure it until I face my [contemplation].

Of course, being an adult, I have no intention of harassing a child in this way.

“Anytime you want, I won’t avoid a match. So if you are ready, come challenge me.”

“… … .”

Do not deny your child’s feelings. You can’t even try to convince them with nonsensical words.

The best way is to allow the child to accept it himself.

So leave room.

Someday, so that I can live while looking forward to that moment called ‘someday’.

And one day when time passed.

I hope you can understand it naturally.

“Come to think of it, didn’t I ask for your name? Little boy, what’s your name?”

“… … Riel Loa.”

“Yes, Riel Loa. Can I consider her the granddaughter of Professor Prudence Loa?”

“that’s right! I’m awesome! It’s already a high-level wizard!”

Prudence Roa had no children. So this child was probably raised by Prudence in a nameless abandoned creature in the slums.

“Yes, high-ranking wizard ‘Liel Loa’. I’ll keep it in mind. In the name of someone who might defeat me.”

“… … .”

Riel nodded with a determined expression at my words, and soon the dodo ran between the other lights.

“Oh, what’s your name? You must be the leader of the Zanbul, right?”

“I’d rather be the head of the family than the leader.”

The man resembling ashes replied with a wry smile.

“It’s called the Shuren Post.”

Then he got down on one knee and bowed his head.

“All of us ‘Janbul’ will follow Mr. Oz who inherited the fire from Mr. Prudence.”

Following him, the remaining lights bowed their heads along the Shuren Post, as if to dwell in the new light.

“… … I do not like it.”

Riel Loa, all but one.