Episode 52 – Genius Wizard 3

Werner Alton, one of the greatest geniuses and honorable heroes in history, who could not be treated carelessly by a decent number of nobles, was now on his knees in punishment. Werner scratched the back of his head and said in a shy voice.

“No, I’m busy…”

However, Werner stopped making fun of the murderous and angry gaze that he felt before long. Although Werner was in a posture of reflection, he did not have the slightest hint of self-reflection. Obviously, it may have been a mistake to charge the laboratory wall with a burning rock. However, he thought that it was not his fault that his friend was changing clothes at that timing. Rather, he seriously analyzed whether it was a problem that his friend who was changing clothes when he might come visit him should blame himself for his stupidity.

“Position right.”

But what? It was Werner who was unfortunate, and it was his close friend who had the information Werner needed. It was an unwritten rule in the human world that the unfortunate side should bow down and enter. Werner stood up, thinking he was following the unwritten rule.

The girl in front of Werner had light blue hair and emerald eyes. The girl gave Werner a stinging, uncomfortable look and sighed.

“So why the hell did you ram a rock into someone else’s lab?”

“When you come to the main gate of the magic tower, the passage procedures, the visit record, the waiting time… Anyway, it’s strangely complicated.”

The passage procedure was complicated and cumbersome, so she drove a rock into the wall of the laboratory. In response to Werner’s madness, the girl tangled her hair and complained of frustration.

“No! That’s why I gave you a passing card so you can just go through it! I told you to always carry it with you!”

“But it’s cumbersome to carry around, so I left it at home.”

“You can just wear it around your waist! Why do you keep blowing up the walls of my lab!!! This is the 48th time Aah!!! Because of you, my lab is under repair 365 days a year!!!”

“It seems like it’s my fault…”

“It’s your fault!!! Please carry some pass cards!!!”

“but…”

Werner covered his mouth with the hem of his long robe, turned his head slightly, and spoke shyly.

“It’s a gift from you, but it’s a big deal if you lose it, Lorsha.”

“What… what?”

The girl called Lorsha blushed. Lorsha, who thought that it was against the law for a friend with a nice face to say that in such an attitude, had no choice but to let go of her anger. Werner, unaware of what it would sound like to not want to forget the gift he had given him, brushed off the dust from his clothes.

“So what is the clue you found?”

“Ah… that’s all… clues?

Lorsha took a key from her pocket and started searching the safe. Then she took a gray cloth from the safe and put it on the table.

On the gray cloth, 12 small black circles were connected to form a huge circle. Werner, who knew the pattern better than anyone else, instantly became stern, and Lorsha flinched momentarily. It was because it was not the expression of a friend who always made a face full of annoyance or flirted when he was in a good mood.

“Werner…”

“… Oh sorry, I startled you.”

“Are you going alone? In case you don’t know, I’ll go with you…”

“No, I’m going alone. These bastards aren’t usually vicious, so it could be dangerous.”

“Then why don’t you at least seek help from Zeke or the others?”

Then Werner’s heart sank. If you explain this pattern, he will ask why you know… Then you will have to explain why.

To explain the background of self-growth? I didn’t want to tell my older brothers and sisters about the memories of those days that I didn’t want to remember. There was only one close friend who could be trusted to tell the truth.

“Lorsha… My only friend among wizards.”

“Why are you doing this again? You’re going to cringe.”

“I really like you.”

“What…?”

Then Lorsha’s face turned red again. Today, he blushed with anger, later he blushed when he saw Werner’s embarrassing face, then he blushed when he heard something menacing. Werner said to Lorsha’s overworked face.

“Only you understand me, and you’re the only one who doesn’t hate me after hearing that… but not everyone is like you.”

“But Zeke and all the other heroes will understand…”

“I want neither understanding nor sympathy. I just… want to be with you.”

“Haa… Okay. Well, since it’s you, whoever the opponent will be able to deal with right away.”

“I’m glad you know.”

Werner walked towards the wall the rock had broken down. And when Werner beckoned, the rock Werner had been riding on rose again in the air.

Lorsha smiled and said.

“Go and don’t come back injured. Be careful.”

“Yes, thank you for the clue, you must have lost quite a bit of money to find out, but let’s just skip it like this.”

“I’m trying to charge it properly, what are you talking about?”

“…wasn’t it free?”

“What’s free is free, my friend.”

The thought of paying the price made Werner annoyed in many ways. It wasn’t that I didn’t have money, but I already sighed at the thought of starting with the calculation and going through all the procedures. While wondering if there was a better way, Werner remembered the reward she demanded when the phantom thief Squa stole a robe, a national treasure from another kingdom, and presented it to him.

Thinking that the reward would be equivalent to a national treasure robe, and surely more than enough to pay the bill, Werner approached Lorsha.

“What why what? Do you still have something to do?”

Werner suddenly kissed Lorsha on the cheek. Then Lorsha’s face went red and her legs gave out and she almost fell over, but she could endure the catastrophic fall leaning against the table.

“What… what are you doing?”

“pay.”

“Hey crazy bird…”

—–

In the end, I was feeling unfair in my heart for rubbing the back that had been hit hard. He only reciprocated in his own way, but he was slapped on the back like this.

“When Squaa-noona saved me a national treasure-level robe, ‘If you’re grateful, just kiss her on the cheek.’ I did that, and I moved on…”

Rather, he gave me a reward worthy of a national treasure-level robe, and even after paying off the charge, I would have to have change left over, but it seems that he didn’t like it very much that he paid back the change with a slap on the back.

“Anyway, a violent girl. I wonder if she’ll ever get married…”

Werner, not even dreaming of the fact that the person concerned was stamping his feet in the lab saying that he couldn’t even get married, was rather worried about his friend’s marriage. He was unaware of what he had done, evidently because the heroes were reluctant to teach the youngest the embarrassing subject of sex education.

“Anyway, it’s about time to show up…”

Werner eventually stood up, focused his eyes, and began to peer out. Then, a small target appeared.

I was just wandering because I didn’t know who the culprit was, but now that I knew who the culprit was, finding the place was a piece of cake if I followed the traces.

The entrance that looked like a huge cave was blocked by an iron door reinforced with various magics, and Werner put his hand on the cold iron door. Werner, who evaluated that it would make a passing dog laugh that he was still sealing the door with such a cute prank, began to recite a spell.

“Frigid cold, freeze everything in the universe.”

Werner, who had frozen the iron gate enchanted with various enchantments, let go this time and started to memorize the spell again.

“Steel, break everything that stands in my way.”

Then, Werner’s fist, which had turned into steel, struck the frozen iron door. The door, whose strength was weakened by the freezing wind, was smashed like a cookie hit by a fist.

Werner stepped inside, stepping on the remains of the door, and a few people who sensed the commotion greeted Werner. As Werner expected, the people inside the door were wearing cloths with the beggarly patterns on them. That beggar-like pattern that I remember clearly because I saw it a few times in my childhood.

The person wearing the hood with the pattern on it said.

“Who are you! Did you dare to break in knowing where this place is!”

A chill of bitter cold began to gather around Werner, who commented that even the ambassador was very third-rate. Werner, however, began kindly replying that he had to answer the question before killing him.

“Ah, don’t you know, it’s one of the rat holes where the black round table or whatever bastard organization hides.”

Surprised at the fact that they accurately grasp the identity of the secret organization, the person said in a trembling voice.

“Who the hell are you to get there…”

Come to think of it, Werner, remembering that he had also been asked about his identity, responded kindly.

“Me? I’m the family of the parents of the little boy you kidnapped… I’m also the person who will teach him magic… Well, it’s complicated…”

When Werner waved his hand, the frigid cold froze the legs of the janitors who greeted Werner.

“Anyway, he’s a very strong wizard.”