Chapter 237: Past and Future (4)

Chapter 237: Past and Future (4)

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"Spatial magic?"

Perrian narrowed his brows.

"Yes, could you please teach me spatial magic?"

"Didn't I tell you to learn from Ian?"

"But, Ian is currently with the Royal army, isn't he? It's impossible."

At this, Perrian crossed his legs and glared at me.

"So, what do you expect me to do?"

"Excuse me?"

"Persuading Ian is a trial in itself, and it's something you should strive for. How can it be a trial if you come to me and ask for a solution?"

That made no sense.

"I'm merely asking for the assurance of basic educational conditions. Are you saying I should consider this my trial and overcome it?"

"Yes. Competition has always been different from the start. Trials vary from person to person. You just happened to face your trial at the beginning."

"But."

"Besides, if I help you here, wouldn't that contradict the fairness you mentioned?"

"You didn't teach me spatial magic."

"That's in the past. Currently, I'm offering no help at all."

I sighed deeply.

"Understood. I'll take my leave now."

I had much to say, but I held back any further words.

Continuing the conversation was pointless anyway.

Dialogue should be with someone who understands.

Speaking more in the face of non-understanding only hurts my own mouth.

Leaving Perrian's office, I clicked my tongue.

"What kind of tasks could he possibly have..."

The documents heading to Perrian were difficult to understand since he personally handled them.

Still, I guessed they might be related to necromancy.

That reminded me, what was Professor Robert doing?

If I get a chance, I should personally visit the Astria territory, where I heard they had necromancers.

Now seemed like the perfect opportunity.

Perrian was in the capital, and the rebels would be busy with their own affairs.

"It's unlikely that the professor would miss such an opportunity."

Still, I couldn't help but wonder.

If Robert was occupied with something else, he might not notice.

I smirked and headed to the library.

I prepared a letter, detailing the current state of the Astria family and the rebels.

Then, I handed it to a maid.

"Send this to the academy as soon as day breaks."

It was my form of revenge.

"And try to find out about the documents my father is handling."

"Are you referring to Lord Perrian...?"

"No need to force it. Don't touch things like letters. Just try to find out from the trash or while cleaning."

It was clear that the content would be about necromancy, but I intended to uncover other clues as well.

His documents couldn't be solely about necromancy.

There must be a plan starting with necromancy.

It was necessary to find out about the people involved in the plan and its contents.

I gritted my teeth and looked up.

"Let them have a taste of their own medicine."

After finishing my tasks, I resumed studying spatial magic.

Studying, in this context, meant simply perceiving the entire space and experimenting with various things.

I tried infusing mana into the space I perceived and fumbling to touch it directly.

However, no solution emerged.

How could I influence the space?

Our mana exists in the real world.

The space I was perceiving wasn't the real world.

I stared blankly into space for a few minutes.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, I felt a slight twist in the space.

I stood up, sensing this distortion.

"What's this?"

I thought Perrian might be using spatial magic, but the magic wasn't occurring at the Astria mansion.

"In the sky?"

I felt the magic high above in the sky.

But it wasn't a strong presence.

A slight twist in space.

Yuni and Rie said simultaneously.

Their words only made me more suspicious.

What had they been doing in the palace?

While I pondered, Rie pulled at my sleeve.

"Forget that, you said you were hungry. Let's go eat."

"Are you going to eat, senior?"

"Yes, yes."

"Yuni, youve eaten already, right? Maybe you should wait in your room?"

"No, I'll just watch you eat for a bit."

Both of them were quite headstrong.

Seeing them face off like that made me sweat.

"Why are they acting like this..."

"It's none of your business. Let's just go eat. You said you were hungry."

I was dragged along by Rie's hand.

As we neared the dining hall, I saw a man approaching from a distance.

"...Ian?"

"Hmm?"

Rie turned her head towards where Ian was upon hearing my words.

"...Why are you here?"

"Oh, there was a meeting related to the Royal army last night. Seems like he's heading back after an all-night meeting?"

A meeting at the palace all night?

Then what about the magic that occurred yesterday?

Ian, seemingly not noticing me, walked away into the distance.

"Anyway... it seems the meeting ended a while ago... Never mind. Let's go eat."

"...Okay, understood."

I followed Ian with my eyes, then let Rie lead me by the hand into the dining hall.

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Raei Translations

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'It was definitely around here.'

Hours had passed since the meeting ended.

Yet Ian hadnt left but was still roaming the palace grounds.

He had certainly felt a strange current nearby.

'What was that energy, and why was it felt inside the palace?'

The meeting had somewhat concluded and everyone was resting when a strange energy was perceived in the palace.

A distortion in space.

For Ian, it was the first time feeling such an energy.

'Such a sensation doesn't happen with spatial magic.'

Then there was only one explanation.

Time magic.

The only methods to influence the spatial realm are through space and time.

Thus, it was reasonable to assume that time magic had occurred.

But why here?

Why time magic in this place?

Ian looked around.

This area was inside the palace, a location where lower nobility couldn't enter.

'Aryandor? No, that doesn't make sense.'

Yesterday, there was a significant meeting about the Royal army at the palace.

McDowell and Cromwell were there, along with the most powerful figures of the empire.

Infiltrating such a situation would be like suicide.

'Another time magic user?'

This had also come up in the recent meeting.

Who taught Aryandor time magic?

As the situation eased, people began to consider these possibilities.

But the occurrence of time magic inside the palace meant another time magic user was inside.

'A traitor...'

But that seemed too strange.

If the empire's internal information had been continuously leaked, the rebels would have waited until good information came out before acting.

However, the rebels moved without regard for such things.

'What on earth...?'

No matter how much he pondered, the answer did not come.

His concerns only deepened.

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