From the day I returned to the past from the future, two and a half years have already passed.

Because of that, I went through three more springs at the academy, and now I have only one last semester left before I graduate.

I don’t know if I’m qualified to say it myself, but I think I’ve been working hard enough for the past two and a half years.

Protect the life of a mother who should have collapsed due to illness, save dangerous monsters that threaten the hunting festival, minimize the tragedy that will happen in Stella’s hometown, Cherryfield Nursery School, and prevent Saint Claire’s power from being weakened by Hemes. Afterwards, the World Tree cut out its rotten parts and began to grow again, and the northern warriors and the Eurem Paladins also conserved their full strength.

If you hadn’t known in advance what would happen in the future, it would have been a result that could not have been achieved at all.

In addition, he had dealt with the necromancer Seely Willy and the vampire Count Paula, who were quite difficult in his previous life, so they would also come back to help in some way.

Likewise, Johnny and Wintemire Corporation, one of the most difficult hostile forces, have now become cooperative.

When he was an enemy, he was a troublesome and troublesome existence, but when he became an ally, he couldn’t be more reassuring.

I can’t say that everything is perfect, but at least the part I touched is definitely getting better than before.

Of course, I still haven’t lived half of the years since I returned to the past, which meant that there was still a lot more to do.

Whether it’s figuring out the identity of another high school that was involved in kidnapping Selena, or dealing with the 4th Prince Beckhart, who escaped the eyes of others and turned to the Dark Church.

It was a moment when it was predicted that there would be no time to rest even after graduating from the academy.

Fortunately, Stella’s heroic awakening was still a year away, so until then, she had some free time to act at her own discretion.

It may not be possible to deal with all problems in advance, but at least I had to solve them as much as possible within my reach.

At least, to the extent that Stella, who was appointed as a hero, could focus solely on her duties as a hero.

Creating a background to swing the sword to do the right thing and kill evil to achieve justice.

I plan to block all elements that may hinder or cause conflict in advance.

Of course, to do that, of course, my growth so far is not enough.

No matter how much he was a flying and crawling magician of the 9th circle in his previous life, his body was still at the level of the 6th circle.

Even if you use the power of ‘Spirit’s Eye’, you will only be able to use the 7th circle magic forcibly, but dealing with that level of magic output is actually a completely different story.

There was a limit to the burden that could be reduced with mana sensitivity. For a stable battle, opening the next circle would be an essential task.

In the previous world, when I faced demons, the circle I completed was circle 9. In other words, even considering the correction given by the Spirit’s Eye, I had to keep it open until at least Circle 8.

To do that, of course, it was necessary to visit the World Forest once more this summer.

So, as soon as the first semester ended and summer vacation began, I started the journey to the World Tree Forest with senior Xian.

Unlike the last time, the difference was that we moved by carriage rather than by horse, and that there were two more people in the group going to the World Tree Forest besides her and me.

“The wise man is visiting the forest again, so other people will surely be happy too.”

“Me too… . It’s nice to be able to go back to the forest with the wise man! Probably, the mother of the World Tree will definitely welcome you too!”

Wif Reeader, and Eldrica Luna.

Two of the three elves who entered the academy as freshmen this year.

In addition, the carriage with four people, including senior Xian and myself, was speeding toward the nearest village from the World Tree Forest.

It didn’t matter too much that the title Wip and Eldrika called me changed to Sage as soon as I left the academy grounds, as if it were natural.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time, so why don’t you try the horse riding technique you’ve learned so far? Now, it seems that junior Konrad has been able to ride quite well.”

“I thought about that, but if the four of us are going together anyway, it’s much cheaper to rent a carriage and a coachman. Maybe on the way back I can try my hand at horse riding. I have places to visit by myself this summer.”

“You live really tired every day, junior Konrad. No matter how sweet… It is said that life is like a fleeting moment for humans, but please run a little slower.”

“Well, if you can afford it.”

I don’t know yet when I’ll be able to afford that.

In my previous life, after graduating from the academy, I tracked down Cardia, whom I drank for four years, so I’m just cautiously guessing that it might take that much time this time too.

Of course, it wasn’t something I could find and kill just because I wanted to find a demon, so I’d need a bit of luck in that area.

Still, considering the growth level of other colleagues at the present point, there was an expectation that it would be possible to finish a little faster than in the previous life.

In particular, the growth of Stella and Lulu was at a level that made no sense compared to their previous lives. I’m not sure what the hell motivated them to do that.

Perhaps the experience of winning the hunting festival several times became the main motivation. Because the reward for hard work was the surest way to move people.

“Does the wise man know how to ride a horse?”

“I just know how to ride enough to not fall off the horse. It’s been less than a few months since I learned it properly.”

“Anything like that is great.”

Still, it had the advantage of being able to move faster than a wagon, so it was quite useful knowledge in that it could be used immediately.

You sure did well to learn. If not now, when else would I have had a chance to learn?

“Oh, come to think of it, how long do you plan to stay if you stop by the forest this time?”

“Well. I’m not going to stay too long. As soon as I arrive, I will raise my magic circle by one level in the magic flower field, and after about a month, after my body recovers, I will raise the next level circle and return immediately.”

“You are leaving pretty soon. For us and my mother, it really feels like a fleeting moment.”

“To be honest, I didn’t intend to stay that long last time either. It’s because of the length of time I was detained for what I did and because it took a long time to make the World Tree paper.”

“I-I still feel sorry for what happened then… .”

Eldrica, who had been listening to me silently, cautiously lowered her head and said,

“yes? It’s not something Eldrica should apologize for. It was because I was fully prepared for that to happen in the first place. Rather, it was my fault for not giving a sufficient explanation in advance and having no choice but to handle things that way.”

“Comrade Conrad, Eldrica is now apologizing for shooting an arrow at you that day.”

“… … Yeah?”

When I said that it was nothing to apologize for, Eldrika tilted her head with an expression that she didn’t understand, and senior Xian continued to explain why she was puzzled.

I wondered what the senpai was talking about, so I looked at Eldrika’s expression again, and she was looking at me with her head down as if she really had no face.

“Could it be that it was Eldrica who shot the arrow over the podium that day?”

“… Mo, didn’t you know? Well, I thought of it as something I knew, and every time I felt guilty in front of the wise man… .”

“As you’ve seen the evaluation match, you know that Eldrica, who is standing still, shoots her bow quite well. To the extent that he is often active as a forest guard.”

“okay.”

After listening to senior Xian’s explanation, you calmly told Eldrika about your feelings about what had happened.

“I didn’t even remember who shot me because I didn’t have time. It flew from such a distance in the first place, and even if I had seen it, I wouldn’t have recognized it.”

At that time, the distance the arrow had flown would have been tens of meters at least, but in that situation, it was impossible to identify the person who shot the arrow and remember the face.

In the first place, it was a misunderstanding that would be resolved by itself when everything was over, so even if I remembered it, I wouldn’t have bothered to keep it in my heart.

“Anyway, since I don’t care at all about that time, Eldrika doesn’t have to feel guilty either. I don’t hold grudges when one or two arrows fly.”

“Is that so?”

“If I had the personality to keep that kind of thing in my heart, there would be no way I would remain in such a close relationship with senior Xian.”

“Go, thank you… .”

Even if the arrow she shot at me in the evaluation match in the second semester of the 2nd year was 10 times, if I was the type to remember that, then Xian-senpai would have committed a crime against me ten times that of Eldrica.

If you include memories from previous lives… Almost at the level of a crippled enemy.

“Kuhmm, by the way, it’s quite surprising that Louise said she wouldn’t go back together. That kid was especially proud of being an elf.”

“Certainly, at the beginning of the semester, there was quite a bit of that feeling. It seems to have softened up a lot now.”

“Is it because the environment has changed, so the point of view has changed? Anyway, it’s a strange change in many ways. No way would you say that you want to remain at the academy and study magic, refusing the opportunity to return to the forest with Conrad’s descendants, the ‘sage’.”

“It seems that senior Xian, who is a ‘prophet’, was quite puzzled. For some reason, I was thinking it would be like this.”

I responded with a counterattack to Xian sunbaenim, who strangely teased me.

“Oh, so?”

“You did well in the hunting festival not too long ago. I don’t think there is any greater motivation than knowing that you can grow.”

“Well, I think there’s a little bit of truth in what junior Conrad said.”

After saying that, Xian immediately added something meaningful.

“… Or maybe you found something more interesting at the academy than going back home.”

“Yeah? Ah, a new magic word.”

“It may be a new magic, or it may not be.”

In the carriage, while talking about various things and moving, the time gradually deepened.

Late in the evening, the carriage arrived at the nearest village to the forest of the World Tree.

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Time passed and the next day, we started walking early in the morning and entered the World Tree forest around afternoon.

In fact, in some ways, I was a little nervous.

Because of what the three elves did to me at the academy, I wondered if the other elves living in the World Tree’s forest might react similarly to those children.

I was prepared enough to bow my head while calling him Mr. Sage, or to receive countless requests for a handshake.

Unexpectedly, even after going deep into the forest, I didn’t feel any reaction for a while, so I was rather bewildered in a different sense.

Rather than a welcoming atmosphere, it felt like a strange tension was felt throughout the forest.

I cautiously asked senior Xian about the somewhat questionable atmosphere.

“Something is very quiet.”

“so? It’s a normal forest.”

“okay?”

“Rather, it was just that the time Conrad’s juniors stayed in the forest of the World Tree was magical. Originally, the forest of the world tree usually has this kind of atmosphere.”

This was only my second visit, so I just nodded my head after listening to Xian’s explanation.

Of course, the experience of visiting in a previous life, where the entire forest was rotted and collapsed, is out of the question.

Anyway, according to Xian-senpai’s words, this chaotic atmosphere meant it wasn’t a big deal, so I’d just leave the original purpose of the magic circle open and leave immediately.

Until then, I had that kind of complacency.