The wise man returns

The party arrives early in the evening.

The gaze of the nobles who were chattering together was gathering toward the wagon.

“I've only been here a couple of years, can you do it well? ”

“If it's not the first time, you'll get used to it. It's okay."

Elijah, who was in the wagon, felt a little uneasy and caressed the skirt of the dress.

Balin watches from her side, smiling bloody and reaching for her head.

“Don't do it. I'm not a child.”

“You're a child, right? ”

“Ugh.”

A sharp point blocked Elijah's words.

Suddenly, Elijah, who was moaning, raises his voice.

“By the way, Valine is only three years old, right? ”

“Three years old? Hey, you! You've got to be kidding me. ”

Balin, who unconsciously raised his voice, shut me up for a moment.

Sometimes words come out of the woodwork even after a long time has passed.

Unconsciously, he mistakenly thinks of himself as old and strong.

“Are you kidding? Isn't she three years old? I heard you were 15 years old…”

“You're three years old. I was nervous and I made a mistake. ”

When Elijah heard that Balin was nervous as well, Elijah smiled at Vashy.

When I got over the situation with that smile, the wagon arrived at the destination shortly after.

Before getting out of the wagon, Balin handed Elijah the sacred item.

“Eg, the necklace and the ring? I'm already wearing something else. ”

“It's not just an accessory. It is a holy object that is blessed by a single officer who has a lot of divinity. ”

“The Divine Power of the Chancellor? ”

Elijah, who received the necklace, is furious and greeted.

According to Balin, the value of this necklace and ring was the same as the top among the B ranking artifacts.

“Why would you...”

“Just in case, keep it. With that, you won't be enchanted or delusional. ”

When he finished speaking, Balin hung a silver ring and necklace for Elijah himself.

I was worried it might be a good fit for a Plain Silver Accessory party, but it went better than I thought.

The wagon arrived at its destination when it was ready. Balin opened the door and said with a look at the banquet hall.

“The central ballroom of the palace. ”

“Wow, it's huge! I think it's bigger than the Tower Lobby! ”

Elijah, who was with you, opens his mouth. On the other hand, Balin, who was coming down from the side, did not shake much.

In my past life, I have seen many more ballrooms and castles than this.

There was no reason to be amazed here.

“Have you ever been to the castle before? ”

“No... I've never been here before. But there's no reason to be surprised. ”

It looked natural on the outside, but in fact, it was the same for Balin who had never seen this place before.

‘Quite... beautiful. ’

Under a tall spire, the crystals have rounded roofs.

On the other side of each terrace, there was a Mana Seok that emitted a variety of lights, which caused the banquet hall to be wrapped in rainbow lights.

The appearance was beautiful enough to nod even Balin, who had elevated her eyes, looking at numerous landmarks.

‘I can't believe this place burned down by Orcs. ’

There was one more thing I failed to protect in my past life.

It was up to him to protect it.

Balin recalls the monsters breathing beneath her feet.

Even if you defeat the Wizards, they will be devastated if that many chimeras are released to the capital.

How to reduce it was a homework assignment given to him now.

“The Lord of the Tower of Ruby and his disciples are here! ”

“Oh!! ”

“I saw it once in a demonstration the other day. Long time no see!”

Most of the nobles of the banquet hall gathered in the presence of Elijah and Balin.

The Tower of the Horse is also the leader of the wizards in my kingdom.

Its power was comparable to that of a confused aristocracy, and in some cases it was more powerful than that.

It was natural that people would come because he was that person.

“Thank you... for welcoming me. ”

“Here, this way. ”

“Do you remember me? I was with the former Lord of the Tower of Bendain, and I was wondering if...”

Elia was restless among the crowd.

Eventually, I looked to Balin for help.

Valine purposely ignores Elijah's gaze, even though there is a way to help.

‘You have to remind yourself of this. If you don't, you'll never get used to it. ’

Unlike visible swords and magic, words and charisma never increase.

You have to take a deep look at yourself and learn how to deal with others as you wish.

It was the way Balin had learned to deal with people over the years.

‘Well, I've already failed once. ’

Dealing with people.

Handling the blade of forgiveness and punishment in a balanced manner.

Valine had to make the choice of regretting because she failed.

It was funny to force Elia to do what she couldn't do first.

Balin steps in front of Elia.

Until then, Elijah, who was suffering from the rice on the nobles' backs, came out green.

“Come to our villa this winter! If you go to Deer Hunting Season, that's it! I'll make arrangements, so be sure to…”

“The Lord of the Tower likes deer. And you don't like pointless hunting. ”

With a cold tone of speech, Valine's wrist grabs the nobleman's shoulder.

There were over a dozen people who put up any kind of connection with Elijah.

There was no one who was not noble together.

A powerful man who can mobilize thousands of soldiers in a single word!

About a dozen of those eyes came to Balin in unison.

It's the first time since the demonstration that such nobles have gathered!

The pressure between them was overwhelming for an ordinary person.

“The Lord of the Tower is uncomfortable. Stay away.”

“What? How dare you...! I know who I am... and I am Marquis Perrot! I can't let go of this! ”

“Oh, my God, it's a ball. It's been a while.”

While the noble who was first interrupted growled, another noble recognized Balin.

Balin nods and greets you.

As I learned the identity, the appearance of the nobles gathered suddenly changed.

A first-rate wizard to capture with Elia Towers in Balin.

However, I provoked him to anger rather than flattering him, so this was the nobleman's way of saying it was the Earl Feros.

“Well, that's the thing! ”

“No more excuses, and Lord Elia has many schedules these days, so please let her be. ”

“Well, did you? I'm sorry. Forgive my rudeness. Topside.”

The nobles apologizing with their heads bowed, and someone whispered in the ear of Balin standing behind them.

“Valine, third floor, seventh terrace. Come alone.”

Finally! ’

I don't know if it's the Demon Prince or the Three Musketeers, but they finally made contact.

Just waiting for this moment, Valine stepped forward without delay.

Elijah opens his mouth, dumbfounded, just to say thank you.

Behind the scenes of a distant Balin. It's because it somehow overlapped with Bendeine's last appearance.

* * *

Mysterious voices speak on the 7th terrace on the 3rd floor.

On his way there, Balin noticed that popularity had quickly vanished.

‘Indeed.'

I didn't see even the common servants around me if I had told them beforehand.

Approaching the 7th terrace, Balin opened her mouth, opening the curtain.

“Valine, Mage of the Tower, to Duc Santos. ”

“That's an example. Come here.”

It was Duke Santos who was waiting.

Even though I did Mana search, it seemed like I was really waiting for myself.

What are you up to? ’

Balin moves her feet, sharpening her mind.

The terrace was quite spacious, and the two of them were able to look out the window together, quite spaced.

“I've heard a lot about you. I heard you're doing everything you can for the Horse Tower. ”

“It's nothing. ”

“No big deal! All the nobles of the capital lit a fire to buy the artifact the nobleman made! ”

Balin nods slightly, answering the duc's compliment.

The duc smiled with joy and asked questions like this.

What's your favorite food? There were no friends in the Horse Tower. It was nothing but poetry.

Rather than conspiring in particular, I felt like I was working to create a relationship that was literally friendly.

Balin said that 99 percent of the truths were mixed with 1 percent of the lies.

“Yes, I was taught by the Wizard's Ghost. I can only say that God has helped us. ”

“I think so, too. Because of this, I was able to repel the Orc raid. ”

When I looked at the reactions as I was telling the stories of the past, I did not see any particularly convulsing colors.

It was the same with the implications for the Nonzi Demon army.

"Was it not the Demon Lord or the Crown Prince's summons, but mere contact? ’

It is more common for a skilled wizard to be contacted by a noble.

Given the situation going on, it seemed that this was also one of them.

Balin relaxes slowly and talks to the duc.

“Duke, the king is here. ”

“Oh, I see. Sorry, Ballin '. I think it's time to go. ”

“No. I don't mind being polite to His Majesty. ”

The duc apologized to Balin for reporting from the attendant coming up from the main lobby.

Turra Balin accepted the duc's apology without saying anything else.

‘I can't feel Mana now, even when I searched her the other day. But...

The body without even the basic amount of Mana was definitely a target of vigilance.

But in the course of today's conversation, the duc has never made a particularly strange gesture.

If there were no other reactions, it could be the nature or nature of a simple duck.

"You can't just dig up someone else's personal history. Right now. '

I couldn't bury it, so I had to find out later.

But for now, it's more important to kill the enemy first.

The moment I thought about it, the duc turned around and winked.

“...? ”

You hear a crooked voice in Balin's ear, tilting her head.

“Come tonight to the White Dolphin Statue Square in the Northwest Residence. I need to talk to you about something. ”

“What if I have something to say...? ”

“Well, the other nobles, even the king, can't talk. Let's just say it's something only I can tell you. ”

Apparently, as a patron, you were about to have a more intimate conversation.

However, Balin's intuition was strongly warned.

As we've been waiting, their traps have finally reached their limit.

Balin felt that the artifact she had prepared would not be in vain.

“I'll do that. How long until...? ”

“Maybe after the party, but don't be too late.”

As I try to say more, I hear the acolytes coming up from below.

The duc frowns instead and heads to the other side.

After that, Balin takes a deep breath and relaxes.

It was a quick task to find out if the offer was purely intentional, or if it was a dark wizard's scheme called the Darkness.

Balin pours out Mana and summons one Wind Spirit.

Suddenly, your back feels cool enough to fill the perimeter of the terrace.

- So the Wizard summoned me.

Balin was furious with the thoughts in her head.

Knowing how to speak pseudoclass means that it is top-class among spirits.

With that kind of power, I was able to take on the Sawmaster and the Grand Wizards in pairs.

Although it is known to others as the Wizard of Five Classes of Fire, in fact, his original ability is two or seven Classes high.

With all that Mana poured out, it's no wonder this much spirit was summoned.

“You have to... the stronger you are, the better. That's why I poured Mana. ”

Balin breathes in reply to the spirit's words.

What I'm about to ask the Spirit is that difficult.

“Now, you go to the square with the dolphin statue over there and seal it off. ”

- Is that enough?

“No, and sooner or later, I'm going to send something in there that won't let a rat out until it's wiped out all those dark spirits in there."

- Got it.

The spirit disappeared into the air as soon as it finished speaking.

Balin turns his eyes to the inside of the ballroom as he looks at the rising winds.

First, the first stone is laid. Now I had to create a pack of vampires to go there.

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That's it for today. I'm interested in reading the comments, and I'm sad to hear the title is Anti. I made this title with all my heart...!

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