CH 185

: Family (3)

Luke opened his mouth.

"I asked to see Jamie-kun because I wanted to talk a little bit about power."

"If it's a force Are you referring to the three major powers of the magic world?"

right.

"Do you want to bring me into Equality?"

At Jamie's straightforward question, Luke's eyes widened. Because I didn't know you were going to ask.

Adelhardt looked at Jamie like that and stuck out his tongue.

"Isn't the little boy teasing his tongue quite harshly?"

"So isn't it?"

"Ugh. It's not entirely wrong, though.

Luke brushed his beard and shook his head with a friendly smile.

I don't think you'll stick with us.

"Why do you think so?"

"First of all, Jamie-kun's background is the biggest reason. It's hard to imagine that the eldest son of the Welton family, one of the two pillars of the eastern aristocracy, would join us."

"Is it because Equality is an organization made up of commoners?"

right. In the end, one way or another, what we want is to alleviate class differences."

Luke didn't use the word equality.

In a hierarchical society with strong royal authority, there is nothing more ridiculous than the word 'equality'.

However, the power of those who wished for equality to a certain extent was Equality.

It is no exaggeration to say that the present world is a land ruled by royalty and nobility. In fact, although most of the common people make up the world, they are in a position where they are exploited by being bound by class.

Equality tried to break that reality even a little, and it had actually risen to that point.

In fact, the greatest force among the three major forces in the magical world was none other than Equality.

"By the way, aren't the 5 elders from aristocrats?"

Luke replied with a smile.

"Exactly, the Fallen Nobility. It also collapsed when I was six years old, so calling it a nobleman is a bit ridiculous."

Luke spent most of his life with commoners.

It was a bit funny to say that he spent time with commoners. Luke was no different from commoners except that he was a nobleman, and in fact, he thought of himself as a commoner.

"I used to be a commoner."

Adelhardt shrugged and said.

At the age of ten, she was lucky enough to be caught in the eyes of a witch and learn magic. He was talented and somehow got to this position, but the process was not smooth.

Even if it was Siegfried's level of talent, her talent was vaguely superior, so that she was of commoner origin was always a problem.

Because of that, I sympathized with Luke's ideas a lot, and now as a partner, we are leading the Equalities together.

"So, I have no intention of asking you to come to Equality."

He did not add that he was of different origins.

Jamie understood the meaning of the words, so he didn't ask.

Instead, I asked something else.

"Then what do you want from me?"

"It is not difficult."

Luke licked his lips as if in a bit of anguish, then continued.

"If you don't want to hold hands with us, don't stick with the other side."

" Do not join hands with the royalists or the nobles?"

"Yes. Do you know the current state of the magic world?"

"You can't say you don't know."

Currently, the magic world is still divided into three groups: the Royalist, the Nobility, and the Equalities, but three months ago, the game began to shift slightly.

It was because of Serpent Gerol, the former three elders who were in charge of one axis of the royal faction.

Serpent, who had been corrupted as much as he had been corrupted by a deal with demons, died at the hands of Jamie.

If it was just death, the power of the royal family within the magic world could not be tilted.

Although it was the smallest of the three major powers in terms of size, it was the largest in actual power.

The problem was that Serpent was related to demons.

It spread to suspicion of the entire royal sect. Since it was a force that existed for the king's prestige, there was no such thing as oppression, although there was suspicion.

Even so, it was safe to say that from the moment they began to be suspicious, the royal faction had virtually lost its influence in the magical world.

It may regain its former prestige after some time, but it is lost in the current political struggle.

The first elder, Offen Ginger, the head of the royal faction, did not open his mouth even at the elders meeting, perhaps tacitly acknowledging this.

"If Jamie-kun joins the aristocratic group under such circumstances, the balance between us and the aristocrat, which was at least in balance, will be out of balance in an instant."

"I don't know if Siegfried would raise our hand ."

Adelhard wiggled his tail.

Because she knew what she was saying, but it didn't make sense.

"Anyway, that's the reason. It's an ugly adult situation, but I hope you understand.

Jamie grinned.

"First of all, you don't have to say it's an adult situation. I am no longer a child."

"Oh."

"And, well, it's also funny."

"What do you mean?"

Luke and Adelhardt's expressions darkened at the funny words.

On the other hand, Jamie answered with a broad smile.

"That's right. You don't even know how the world is going right now, and you're fighting like a star for power."

"It's like ."

"Hey, Jamie Welton. I know your reputation is high, but I wish you had chosen a few words."

"I'm doing this by choosing enough."

When Adelhardt was about to get angry, Luke raised his hand to stop it.

"Can you tell me what that means?"

"Whatever your thoughts are, I don't know. Those little things are not my concern."

"To treat class issues as trivial. Did you know that this actually spawned a lot of rebels around the world?"

"So will you start a rebellion?"

"This guy is real!"

"Mr. Adelhard. I have a lot of patience, so please do it in moderation."

Jamie smiled and looked at Adelhardt.

A terrible pressure swept over her whole body.

Mana fluctuates

The mana that started with her small body was pressing her when she ascended to the eldership at a young age.

bang!

Luke hit the table with his hand.

Then the mana that had weighed on Adelhard was scattered like a lie.

"Huh!"

Adelhard sighed heavily and sat down.

Jamie briefly admired Luke's skill.

'Is that good enough?'

Adelhardt was simply crushed with the condensed mana, but Luke relieved all of his mana without difficulty.

It meant that his skills were at least equal to his own.

I heard you've been staying in class 7 for quite some time. Even though he's not on the verge of an 8th class, he's one of the strongest among 7th class wizards.

You have to show this to some extent.

"Adele excused me."

He apologized first, but Luke's expression looked a little angry.

If Jamie had quarreled first, he would have attacked with magic relentlessly.

Luke was a man who valued a cause.

"It was not particularly rude. And I think I need to tell you the difference in height."

Having said that, I glanced at Adelhardt, and she was staring at me with an angry look on her face.

Jamie just shrugged.

"If we continue what we were talking about, that's it. Sooner or later, the continent will be engulfed in a great storm. What does class mean in such a situation?"

"Because humans will continue to live even after the war is over."

"It's a matter of surviving."

" Zenith is all alone after all. The kingdoms of ; Olvia are already uniting one after another. Zenith Kyo, who locked the door, could not withstand the pressure of the whole ; Olvia and it was clear that it would curl its tail first. Even if a war breaks out, it will be subdued sooner or later."

"You are very misunderstood. Or should I say my hair is too flowery?"

what?

Jamie was fed up with the idealist's words in front of him.

Apart from the quality, this human sees the world too easily. Also, do you want to create a world for ordinary people?

I just thought it was overkill.

"How is a wizard? Without even understanding the circumstances before and after. How can you spit out results so easily?"

" ."

"You really don't think Zenith is alone, do you?"

"What does that mean?"

"Find that out for yourself. Curiosity is the most important thing for a wizard, isn't it?

Luke's eyes trembled slightly at those words.

"I'm just going to say a word."

Jamie got up and said to Luke as if warning him.

"If we don't unite, it's over."

I don't know how that idealist will accept this statement, but if he wants to walk in a way that is different from his own, he has no choice but to withdraw the idea of being together.

Jamie was about to open the door and walk out, but I thought I'd still have to say thanks, so I told them.

"The coke was good. The best harvest today is getting to know Koke."

The door is closed.

* * *

"I must have been a boring person."

As the head of the quality, I had high expectations, but he was a pretty disappointing man.

Three months ago, I was quite impressed when I heard that he had been delegated authority by the other elders and took the lead in the magical world.

After all, it was because he knew how to join forces with others in the face of a crisis.

The problem was that my head was a flower garden in a non-crisis situation. You can be a good leader in peaceful times, but now is the time when war breaks out.

'The war may not actually break out.'

Jamie was predicting that, in all likelihood, war would break out.

Janice If you're that proud of yourself, you'll want to give back what you've suffered.

"If you understand what I'm saying, you will appear before me again."

If he doesn't show up, then he's just that much of a man.

Jamie decided not to pay any more attention.

"First, I need to prepare to leave for the capital."

The appointment ceremony was cumbersome, but it was also necessary to secure the position now.

Jamie wanted fame.

Not to enjoy wealth and glory, but to make allies ahead of the coming war.

To be the ultimate winner.

Jamie's new form scatters into mana particles and disappears.

And from high above Luke and Adelhard were watching Jamie disappear.

"Luke."

"Great kid. No, you shouldn't treat him like a child.

"What are you going to do? What that guy said, I wasn't wrong either. Maybe we were thinking too easy."

"Can't the leader of a faction be swayed by just a few words?"

Luke's words made sense, so Adelhardt only shook his head.

But she knew.

It's been more than 10 years since I've looked after Luke by my side.

Now, the corners of his lips were faint, but he was drawing an arc.

'Did you like Jamie Welton?'

With the other elders, he has always kept a thorn in his words and fought only political battles.

But Jamie was different.

He did everything he wanted to say without paying attention. It wasn't like a childish remark.

Rather, as an adult, he harshly criticized the current state of the magic world.

By now, it was clear that Jamie's words were still running through Luke's mind. I don't know how those words will change him.

Adelhardt decided to watch quietly.

'Apart from that, next time, please don't give up.'

She wasn't the type of person to live with suffering.

It didn't seem like he would win the match, but he knew that a challenge was always the way to make a person mature.

- Continued on next episode -