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Published at 21st of November 2020 09:28:37 PM


Chapter 40: 40
The Great Mage Returns after 4000 Years – Chapter 40 – The 3rd Magic Tower (2)

Translator: Seven

Editor: Ana_Banana

Nik, one of the receptionist wizards at the 3rd Magic Tower, stood at the front desk with a nervous expression .

Unable to contain his anxiety, he shifted his feet and let out a few coughs for no reason .

He had no choice but to be nervous because a group of guests were going to visit the tower today .

Reynols Great Forest!

Guests that hailed from the lands of the Elves . Those who came from the Great Forest were of course Elves .

And the Dark Elves were known to have the smallest population .

A long time ago, the Elves and the Kastkau Empire signed a mutual non-aggression agreement which later became an alliance .

Of course, there were some people who criticized this alliance . After all, it was not easy to tear down the racial wall .

Nevertheless, over time these stereotypes and prejudices began to fade away .

At least the humans living in the empire no longer considered elves to be strange or hostile . Nevertheless, there was still a sense of awe .

Their life spans, physical capabilities, breathtaking beauty and natural talent with spirits completely overwhelmed humans .

And recently, the Elves had grown interested in human magic . That was why they would sometimes send their people to human countries like this .

The group of elves would stay at their 3rd Magic Tower .

By order of the Imperial Family, they were to ensure that the Elves lacked nothing during their stay as they were here to learn magic .

“Ah!”

At that time he spotted a group of people wearing maroon robes in the distance .

Nik was able to realise right away that they were elves .

Firstly their average height was much taller than that of humans .

The men easily passed 2 meters and the women were only a head or so shorter than them .

“Are you the group from Reynols Great Forest?”

“…”

The Dark Elf at the front stared at Nik with cold eyes, causing him to sweat slightly .

His eyes were ferocious . Hidden by his robes were muscles that were lithe and firm .

He appeared to be nothing like a man from a race of gentle forest lovers but instead seemed to be a warrior who had seen many bloody battlefields .

‘I-, Is it true that Dark Elves are an arrogant and aggressive race?”

The gaze seemed to give his brain the same flight response that he would get when he encountered a monster .

At that time, a male elf, who appeared to be shorter than the others, stepped forward .

“That’s right . ”

His tone was a bit awkward and rough, which proved that he was not used to using the human language .

“We-, welcome to the 3rd Magic Tower . May I see your identification?”

The man took out a ruby from his breast pocket . After he received the ruby, Nik also took one from his breast pocket .

It was almost identical to the one that he’d received from the elves .

When the two gems faced each other, a small resonance occurred .

Woowoong .

Nik observed the lights coming from the gems for a moment before returning it to the elf .

“It has been confirmed . How many people are in your group?”

“11 people . ”

Nik counted the elves one by one before nodding .

“It has been confirmed . I will now show you to the rooms that you will be staying in in the tower . ”

Then the small elf at the front spoke once again .

“I heard that you have to do some tests before you can enter the Magic Tower . ”

He didn’t know where he had heard it, but Nik still nodded because it was true .

“In principle yes, but our Dark Elf guests do not need to do it . ”

“I would like to try . ”

“Yes?”

“I said I would like to try . Can I do it?”

“Uh…”

Nik rolled his eyes, not knowing what he should do in this type of situation .

At the same time he felt a little resentful to the short elf .

Why couldn’t he just stay still?

Of course, the ferocious eyes and aura around the Dark Elves made it so that he did not say these words out loud .

“Okay . Then I will carry out a simple and concise test . ”

“Liamson, why are you creating more trouble?”

A cold faced elf woman shot him a glance as she asked .

The short elf, Liamson, only responded with a smile .

“Aren’t you curious? How accurate the human tests are and what our current stages are . ”

“Our state is about 5 stars . That’s what the wizard from the empire told us last time . ”

“…!”

Nik was inwardly surprised by the conversation between the elves .

Were all of these elves 5 stars?

Even in the tower there were not many 5 star wizards .

‘Then there’s only one test . ’

He thought that he would just do something simple because they wanted it but now he realised that there wasn’t much that he could test them on .

With his innermost thoughts hidden, Nik guided the elves to the training ground on the first floor .

It was the sturdiest and most spacious room in the tower .

“The test is simple . Make an energy ball . ”

“…1 star spell energy ball? Is that a test? It’s too lame . ”

Liamson looked disappointed, but Nik shook his head slowly .

“If you were only making energy balls yes . This test is not just about the spell… . I’ll give an example . Energy Ball . ”

Woowoong .

An energy ball appeared about Nik’s right hand . It was about the size of a human head which was the normal size .

Nik narrowed his eyes .

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Tsutsu . (TL: I did the best I could *bows*)

The energy ball began to get smaller and smaller .

A drop of sweat rolled down Nik’s face .

By then the energy ball had been compressed to the size of an adult male’s fist .

“…Whoo! You have to compress the energy ball to at least this size before you would get accepted into the tower . ”

Nik raised his chin proudly, but Liamson let out a laugh .

“So it’s compressing the Energy Ball . The size decreases, but the power increases . It is not that difficult . ”

“T-, this is the historical test of the Magic Tower, it not only tests one’s understanding of mana, but also their sense of distribution and their ability to make adjustments . ”

Liamson ignored Nik’s words and instead made an energy ball .

His mouth didn’t even move which caused Nik to be surprised at the wordless casting which he did easily .

Tsutsu .

And he was even more surprised when he saw what happened to the energy ball .

“Huk…!”

The energy ball that Liamson had made had been compressed down to the size of a human’s eyeball!

Nik knew that there were probably no more than 10 people on this floor who could compress the energy ball so much .

‘Th-, there were rumors that Elves had a terrifying understanding of mana, it seems that they were true…’

The other elves also tried the test .

A feeling of emptiness seemed to flash within Nik as he witnessed this scene .

It was not only Liamson, but all the elves who were able to perfectly pass what he considered a challenging test .

“The human wizard’s test doesn’t seem to be much . ”

The tall elf spoke indifferent . There was no ridicule or amusement in his voice .

His voice was calm as though he was only stating a simple truth .

Still, his gaze was locked onto Nik .

Nik bit his lower lip but he couldn’t say anything .

‘I can’t believe that they came the day that I had to work . ”

He could tell just from looking at those eyes . The elves now looking down on him, no .

They were looking down on all humans .

He really wanted to tell them no . That he was the only one who was inferior and that they should not look down on humans .

However he couldn’t open his mouth .

Nik had never been so upset and helpless because of his timidity .

It was then .

“Is that the test?”

The pronunciation was fluid so it wasn’t an elf .

Nik raised his head and at the same time the elves turned to see who was talking .

Standing there was a man with white hair .

“You are?”

Frey spoke calmly .

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“I would like to join the tower . ”

* * *

“P-, please wait a moment . After I’m finished guiding them…”

“We are fine . We’ll wait . ”

“Yes?”

“Did you not understand? We’ll wait here . Until that man is tested . ”

Liamson said it one more time, slowly and carefully as though he thought his words were not clear enough .

Of course, it wasn’t that Nik didn’t understand what he was saying . It was that the statement was so unexpected that he had asked before he himself had realised .

“V-, very well . ”

They said that they would wait so there was nothing more that he could say .

Nik turned to look at the white haired man in front of him more carefully .

‘He’s young . ’

He was 20 years old at best .

His appearance was a bit strange for his age but for some reason it seemed to suit him .

“If you reduce your energy ball to the size of my fist, then you’ll pass . ”

Frey knew what the test was because he had been following the elves since the beginning .

‘It’s a simple and efficient test . ’

If a person with a good eye did the screening then they would be able to have a rough idea about the examinee’s capabilities .

Frey looked at the elves with an interested gaze .

Elves learning magic, that was quite unusual .

At least 4,000 years ago that was not something that he would have even been able to imagine .

Magic was exclusive to humans and the ancient, proud and noble elves had intentions of learning human skills .

And now even Dark Elves who preferred to fight with their bodies had decided to learn magic .

Frey shook his head slightly then muttered .

“Energy Ball . ”

Woowoong .

An energy ball appeared in front of him .

Frey immediately compressed it down to the size of a fist .

“It is stable . You’ve passed . ”

The energy ball disappeared faster than it appeared .

Nik was disappointed .

This was because he’d inwardly hoped that Frey was an excellent wizard .

‘If so it wouldn’t squashed those elves’ egos . ’

It was only his delusion .

He remembered from their previous conversation . All of the elves were around the 5 star level .

The young man in front of him wasn’t their match .

If he was truly talented then he would’ve gone to the 1st or 2nd Magic Towers instead of coming here .

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“You will need to fill out the paperwork . Please wait at the front desk . I need to guide these…”

“Hey . ”

It was Liamson’s voice .

Nik shuddered subconsciously because the voice was very sharp .

“Ye-, yes?”

“Not you, you . ”

He was pointing at Frey .

Only then did Frey turn to look at Liamson .

“Don’t you have the ability to compress it even more?”

Frey raised an eyebrow .

“Why do you think that?”

“Just a feeling . ”

The idiotic answer actually made him smile . It was actually the first time that he’d encountered a Dark Elf .

4,000 years ago, the ones that he dealt with were usually High Elves . These guys were more like warriors than people of the forest .

“Compressing an energy ball to the size of a fist is the condition to pass . ”

“Show me more . I want to see just how far you can compress the energy ball . ”

“Don’t bother me . I have to go do my paperwork, so get out of the way . ”

Frey frowned as he looked at Liamson sharply .

Liamson observed him for a moment before stepping aside .

Nik could only look at their conversation without being able to do anything about it .

Frey’s words seemed to have awakened his nerves although it seemed that he hadn’t realised that all his hairs were standing up .

“I-, I’ll guide them to their rooms before returning . Please wait at the front desk . ”

Frey nodded and Nik began leading the Dark Elves up the stairs .

“Hey, human . ”

Liamson called out again .

Frey responded without even turning his head .

“It’s Frey . ”

“Frey, are you staying in this tower too?”

“That’s right . ”

“…”

Liamson threw another weird glance at him before heading upstairs, leaving Frey alone in the training ground .

He made another energy ball .

“…smaller . ”

Shuk .

The size of the energy ball gradually reduced . The size of a head, the size of a fist, the size of an eye .

The energy ball continued to shrink until it was almost invisible to the human eye .

“It is pretty efficient . ”

Frey’s voice rang out in the quiet hall .

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