The Blockhead Became an Overpowered Magician

28 – Reunion (2)

When Ern and Reina entered the guild building, they saw adventurers waiting.

As the day slowly began to set, people came to collect their accounts.

At one reception desk, an adventurer wearing a sword was arguing, and at the other side, people were standing in line looking at him with disapproving eyes.

“It’s probably going to take some time. Would you like to go in first?”

“Um… I will.”

It was Raina who accompanied us under the pretext of understanding the market. It would be contradictory to wait here and die together. She also had a lot to do at the top point.

“I had so much fun today! Please come visit next time!”

Reina smiled and said goodbye.

“Yes. I will definitely do that.”

After waiting, Ern’s turn finally came. The receptionist who greeted him was the employee who helped adventurers register.

“Oh, nice to see you again.”

“Huh? Hello, adventurer.”

It was a job where I had to deal with at least dozens of people a day, but I clearly remembered Ern’s face, even if I didn’t know other people. She couldn’t forget unless she forgot.

In her mind, Ern was an unusual wizard who became an adventurer in pursuit of her love.

“Is this a solo request? Is there anyone who was with you earlier…?”

“Oh, I’m not a party member.”

“Um… I understand.”

‘The woman has changed… Me?’

I wondered if the object of my love had changed in just a few days.

‘… I don’t know! I’ll have to watch it again in the future.’

Observing people like this was a little fun during work.

“This is a Blade Flower request.”

“Yes, just leave it here.”

Blade flowers poured out of the inventory into the basket held out to the receptionist.

“….”

It was always an amazing magic.

‘I want to get rid of it and become a wizard…’ .’

I wanted to become a high-level wizard and brag about it to the guild branch leader. It was a delusion that occurred to me occasionally.

The receptionist marked Erne’s adventure abominations and handed her a few coins.

[Quest Completed: Blade Flower Removal Completed]

[Reward: 300P]

[Current points held: 22,300P]

Ern smiled lightly after checking the accumulated points.

‘Are you just a frugal person?’

How can you be so happy after solving such a cheap request?

“Uh…Adventurer.”

At that time, the receptionist, seeing that someone had entered the building, lowered her voice and spoke cautiously.

“Have you ever heard that a knight is looking for an adventurer…?”

Ern quietly nodded her head.

“He just came in here.”

The receptionist had her heart set on giving advice to Erne.

A member of a famous knighthood, but an unfamiliar and fierce knight.

He is an adventurer with a clear identity, self-awareness, and is kind to himself.

His original arm was bent inward.

“Thank you for your concern.”

Ern answered with a calm expression.

‘… Well, who am I worried about?’

I was worried for a moment because the knight gave off a scary atmosphere, but the adventurer in front of me was also a formidable wizard.

‘It’s just that it’s easy to forget….’

This happened because she accepted a simple request.

After finishing her settlement, Ern turned around and started heading towards the knight.

“….”

“….”

The two eyes met.

It seemed like he was already keeping an eye on Ern. She said that there were only a few people wearing wizard robes in the building in the first place.

‘Why on earth…? ?’

The knight wearing the symbol of the Knights of Winter Castle had a grim expression on his face.

It was difficult to say that he just had a scary look. That was clear hostility.

The problem was that the reason could not be inferred.

“Are you looking for me? Excuse me, who are you?”

The driver was a fairly young man. Ern wasn’t familiar with his face.

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Let alone a named knight, he was not even a knight who fought during the attack.

“My name is Duran. I am a knight of the glorious Winter Castle.”

‘… ‘Why are you acting like this when you’re just a regular knight?’

If he was from a noble family, he would have mentioned his last name, and if he had a special position like a leader, he would not have left it out.

But Duran was just a knight.

“Are you Ern, the wizard who was in Eisenbern’s procession?”

It was an overbearing voice, as if trying to scare me. Of course, it didn’t work on Ern.

“That’s right?”

“Follow me.”

It was an obvious underclass.

‘No, this guy…’ ?’

Whether Ern was dumbfounded or not, Duran turned around and started running ahead.

***

The past few weeks have been the busiest for the Knights of Winter Castle.

『Report: Arctos

An unusual monster phenomenon occurred in the northern forest. Investigation and suppression required.

Requested supplement to ‘Mersenne Merchant Marine’ due to horse injury. Several merchant employees and one merchant official (wizard) joined.

No more than a certain level.』

The safe road in the north is no longer safe.

The Knights dispatched a large number of knights to resolve this problem as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, the knights respected the judgment of the knights and princesses on the scene. However, a background check was not omitted.

We secured a list of top employees and conducted research on Erne.

The mage named Ern did not belong to the frontline corps, nor was she registered with the Arc Tos Adventurer’s Guild branch.

If it were normal, ‘It seems like ordinary residents who know how to use magic participated.’ It was something I would pass on.

If it weren’t for the shocking news.

『Emergency report. Attacked by an unknown opponent. Jersey completed. No damage. Force march to Kagon. There is a possibility that the fact of the attack was kept secret. Awaiting follow-up report.』

-How could this happen!

-Should we bring in the knights?

-If you do that, it’s too late!

Finding and summoning knights in the middle of the vast forest was also a task.

Still, because the matter was urgent, the few remaining knights were sent to Kagon.

While waiting for a follow-up report, they were dispatched just in case.

The orders given to the knights who were sent out and departed were as follows.

First, head to Kagon as quickly as possible and contact the escort knights who departed earlier.

If successful, hear from them about the situation and resolve the situation together.

If it fails, flexible judgment is allowed on site.

This is where the information gap arose.

『Report: Kagon

Assaulted by unknown magic. Defeated with the help of a companion wizard. Traces and background cannot be identified.

It is necessary to keep the fact of the attack against external personnel secret. However, coercive methods should be avoided.

The procession departs for the royal road to discuss a solution to the problem. Support personnel should be on standby at Kagon.』

The report headed north, and the knights of the Winter Castle who arrived in Kagon did not receive the news.

In the end, it was a ‘fluid decision on the spot’.

-Did you hear anything?

-I tried asking around, but it seems like everyone is headed to the royal road.

-Um…. It’s not a situation worth reporting to the royal family. Still, I am relieved that safety is guaranteed on the road from Kagon to the royal capital.

-But what do we do now?

The fellow drivers were of the opinion that we should wait and quietly gather information.

-If the princess went to the royal capital, she would probably give orders after consulting at the palace. Let’s wait like this.

However, the energetic Duran had a slightly different idea.

Although he was a commoner, he was recognized for his swordsmanship and became a knight. It was a kind of upward mobility.

Duran had ambition.

An ambition to continue to make achievements, gain recognition from the knights, and rise in the world.

So he moved arbitrarily.

‘If you do the work clearly on your own, you will be able to achieve success.’

Duran visited the employees of Mersenne and warned them once more.

-Knight?! As the other driver said, I didn’t say anything!

-You are doing well. Remember that Winter is watching.

Up until then, things seemed to be going smoothly.

Difference between commoners and knights. And the feeling of superiority that comes from that.

Duran, immersed in a strange sense of pleasure, searched for Ern one last time and eventually found him.

‘You’re walking well.’

Duran glanced behind her and glanced at Ern.

He was walking leisurely, keeping a reasonable distance apart.

And Duran didn’t like him like that.

Until now, whenever Duran visited someone like this, they would follow him at a leisurely pace.

It was a bonus to slouch and ask what the hell was going on.

Duran was aware of the background investigation that had begun in the north.

‘He wasn’t a very great wizard.’

If you had outstanding skills in the first place, you would have been hired by a large merchant, but you would not have worked with a small or medium-sized merchant like Mersen.

What I found out while personally working at Kagon was even more fascinating.

He was a person who did chores all day. The adventurer level is also the lowest.

It was like the floor.

‘Insolent.’

Duran was offended by the fact that a commoner with no background was so confident in front of him.

Duran’s steps stopped in an alley. There were no people, and the surrounding buildings didn’t even have windows.

As the sun set, the alley began to take on a much darker and more gloomy atmosphere.

“Did you get enough money today? I understand that the lowest level adventurers receive little compensation.”

I spit it out to suppress the momentum.

It was meant to remind us of the vast gap between wandering adventurers and knights, while implying that they had conducted a background investigation.

Duran thought that the wizard in front of him would bow his head even now.

“Yes, this guy….”

Ern was picking at her ears.