Episode 51 – Genius Wizard 2

Inside Sieg and Mediah’s mansion.

With the exception of Camellia, all her former comrades were gathered, and a soldier who had been unluckily defeated in a rock-paper-scissors game was trembling and reporting the situation.

“…that… so… I haven’t found any proper traces yet… so just give me a little more time…”

Immediately the air became heavy. The older heroes, including Sieg and the Heavenly Demon, were only making faces that were sad or troubled, but did nothing in particular. It must have been because he was old enough to know that interrogating the soldier would not improve anything. Unfortunately for the soldier in charge of the report, there was one hero who was not mature enough.

Werner came close to the soldier before he knew it, and put his index finger on the soldier’s neck while emitting ferocious mana.

“That’s why I called people who went out to look for them and talked about it… You didn’t find anything, did you?”

“This… This is an interim report. If you find more solid evidence in the future, report it without delay…”

“Then I’ll call you at that time, is that the sound of taking people over and talking about them?”

“But I… I want the higher ups to inform you…”

“You don’t have any information to share, but you want to get confirmation that we’re working like this, right?”

The soldier in charge of the report was on the verge of passing out after peeing in his pants. Normally, everyone would have raised their hands and volunteered at a meeting to meet the heroes, but this time the situation was different. The others were kind enough and benevolent enough that they didn’t resort to violence because they couldn’t find anything. But with Werner, it was different.

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Normally, he was a cute boy who would buy snacks and pass them around even to ordinary soldiers, but his eyes were turned when it came to things related to his brother and sister. Previously, a soldier who had been talking vulgarly about Mediah’s heart and hips was imprisoned in a pit full of serpents for a week. In addition, he caught a soldier who was cursing the Heavenly Horse and Zeke, crushed his limbs, and hung them on the bell tower of the cathedral.

Going to report to Werner that he couldn’t find Zeke and Mediah’s daughter was an act of suicide, and it was obvious that the same result would happen now.

The moment the soldier intuited death, the heroes who couldn’t see the youngest’s runaway came forward and gave it to him.

“How many times will I have to tell you not to use power recklessly for you to understand?”

The Heavenly Demon, Five Heavenly Spirit, grabbed Werner’s wrist.

“Maknae~ Didn’t your older sister tell you not to get excited?”

Squaa, the continent’s greatest phantom thief, thrusts a card into Werner’s neck.

“…I understand how you feel, but do it Werner.”

On Werner’s shoulders, Melchior, the Grand Duke of the North and the strongest warrior.

Werner glanced at them and said. It wasn’t the voice of the cute maknae the three of them knew, but a voice full of threats.

“Melchior hyung, Squa noona and grandpa… You’re fighting me right now…?”

Werner radiated red eyes and emitted magic power. Then, the three who were trying to subdue Werner also spurted death.

“Anyway, I’m going to have to make etiquette education harsh today.”

“Shall we fight properly with my sister today? Until someone bleeds out?”

“Just because you’re angry doesn’t mean it’s OK to say anything, Werner.”

The energy of the four collided fiercely, and the soldier swept away in the aftermath of the collision collapsed with crab foam. Had he been a little better at rock-paper-scissors, today’s misfortune would not have happened.

Werner clicked his tongue and regained his magic, and only then did the other three take their lives and free Werner. Werner heads outside and Medea and Zeke catch him.

“Werner. We’ll find Airi, so you can rest now.”

“That’s right, you haven’t eaten or slept for three days. Thank you for your help, but… you should take care of yourself too.”

Then Werner smiled lightly. Unlike the past, when he ate moldy bread and trembled in the cold while rolling in the mud, he now had older brothers, sisters, and elderly people who were worried about him. I was very grateful for that fact, and it was Werner who cherished them that much, so he took off his feet.

“Just that much… have you forgotten who I am? I’m as strong as my brothers and sisters now.”

Then Medea stroked Werner’s head. It’s because the maknae who thinks of herself and Airi like that, and the kid who claims to be all grown up is cute.

“No matter how strong you become, you are our youngest. So take care of yourself.”

“Haa… It’s too much to worry about.”

—–

Far up in the sky, Werner was looking down at Airi while riding on a rock raised by magic.

And in such Werner’s right hand was the lunchbox that Mediah had packed for him. Werner, who sternly refused, but saw the lunchbox that he had forced to bring, felt that he didn’t hate it so much.

“Tsk… I said I didn’t like that.”

Werner sighed and opened the lunch box. He was also very hungry because he had skipped meals during the last three days focusing on the search. The contents of the lunch box were all Werner’s favorite food.

Goose meat, butter biscuits, shrimp marinated in olive oil, sweet and sour garlic pickles and melon juice. Werner was moved to the point of tears because Airi was gone and he was going to lose his mind.

Werner picked up a piece of goose meat and brought it to his mouth. It was very delicious, with a combination of spicy flavor and salty liver, and even softness. I don’t know if the other menus were tailored to Werner’s taste or if it was because I was too hungry, but they were very delicious. Either way, Werner was happy because there was no change in the fact that he had worked hard for himself even in difficult situations.

Werner, who was munching on leftover garlic pickles, spread his hands in the middle of the forest and began to concentrate.

“Wind, water, trees, earth, show me all you see and tell me all you hear.”

Werner began to check the entire forest at once. For a human who lives with two eyes, it was mentally burdensome to suddenly look out into such countless spaces. No matter how much Werner was a great mage, if he hit the limit of his mental power, he felt a headache and quit.

However, as a result of a cursory examination, there was no trace of Airi in the forest. Werner clicked his tongue at the fact that he had come this far, but then the magic tool for communication began to glow.

Werner responded to the communication by injecting magical power into the magic tool for communication.

“I’m busy looking for Airi, so hang up.”

Then, a girl’s voice was heard over the magic tool for communication.

“Hey! I’m looking for it too! It’s not my job, but I’m asking a friend to find it. What? Cut it off? Cut the rope!”

“It’s very noisy.”

“I put aside all my research on magic for you and focused on searching, so what? You really want to fight me, right? Shall we have a conversation with magic?

“Yeah, you can win in just 2 seconds. Please don’t mess around.”

“Seeing that you’re not good at making fun of your mouth, you must be Werner.”

While talking to his only bad friend, the wizard, Werner was acting bluntly in words, but his expression was not. Rather, he was the most reliable friend among wizards, so he was waiting for communication.

“So you found a clue? Where is Airi?”

“It’s hard to explain in words, but you come to my lab and check it out.”

“Right now, one minute and one second is urgent, so speak up.”

“It’s hard to explain in words, so just come!”

“Anyway, if the girl grows up to be soft on her throat…”

“Burning the clues?”

Werner, ignoring his friend’s threats, threw away the magic tool for communication. It was originally a very expensive item, but I just threw it away because my friend’s voice was loud. I’ll stop buying it again anyway.

“Well, this guy is better than the incompetent investigation team guys.”

It was Werner who didn’t spit out such compliments because he was shy in front of the person concerned, but he still deeply recognized his friend’s skills. A girl with a talent equal to her own, how could she not admit it? Perhaps thanks to that talent, the two quickly became close and it was a relationship where they could even ask for a personal favor like this.

Werner decided to manipulate the rock he was riding to fly to the magic tower where his friend’s laboratory was located. It was a problem because every minute and every second was in a hurry, so instead of going through the formal passage and entering through the door, I chose to blow the wall of the laboratory with a rock and enter.