Chapter 242: Past and Future (9)

Chapter 242: Past and Future (9)

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A dark night.

I put on my hood and left the mansion.

There was not a single person on the street, and the only light came from the moon.

Chirp chirp

In the quiet space, only the sound of insects could be heard.

There, a small cabin with lights on was visible.

It was located on the outskirts of the capital, to the extent that one might wonder if such a place even existed there.

I opened the door to the cabin and entered.

"Have you arrived?"

Inside was Ian Astria, sitting in a chair.

I had come to meet Ian to learn spatial magic.

A few days after meeting the head wizard.

I wrote letters to everyone around me, including Rie and Astina.

The content of the letters was to cooperate with Ian Astria.

I couldn't write the details, but everyone responded to my request after I sent letters saying I would explain in detail later.

"Are my friends being of any help to you?"

"The number of people nitpicking at my side has just increased, which is annoying."

Even though he said that, work was progressing smoothly.

Rie and Astina were helping, and McDowell, who was still in the capital, was also helping him.

The empire was abuzz with talk about him these days.

It was strange that people from the Emperor's faction were helping Ian all of a sudden.

"How is it going?"

"When passing through the capital, it was decided that the Royal army would inspect the luggage. It seems that other things are also progressing well."

What Ian had planned was direct pressure on Perrian.

Perrian had no choice but to stay at the mansion by the emperor's order.

To research necromancy magic, he had to move related luggage to the capital.

Ian used the excuse of blocking the passage of the rebels to have the Royal army search the luggage.

This meant that it would be impossible to bring in items related to necromancy magic through other people.

However, inspecting the luggage wouldn't prevent everything.

If Perrian tried to bring in the luggage using spatial magic, there was no way to stop him.

That's where my role was needed.

If he tried to leave the mansion using spatial magic, I would follow him using spatial magic.

I would check what Perrian was doing and what luggage he was bringing in.

If he had created a hidden place using spatial magic, I would check that place and inform others.

But for that, I first needed to learn spatial magic...

"The blocking of passage through the empire starts in a week. I barely managed to convince your friends to delay."

"Ahaha......"

I thought it must have been Rie.

Rie had the personality to start things right away once decided.

Thanks to her willingness to follow Ian's instructions, they managed to adjust the timing appropriately.

"Then, let's end our chat here, and I'll teach you spatial magic right away."

"Understood."

Then Ian used spatial magic.

A small hole appeared next to Ian, and he put his hand into that hole.

"This is the material I've compiled about spatial magic."

What came out of the hole was a document about spatial magic, written in Ian's handwriting.

I looked at the material and widened my eyes.

And so, Ian's explanation continued.

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Raei Translations

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Ian's explanation was easy to understand.

I could grasp it theoretically, but the content was so complex that I couldn't apply it practically.

It's natural to find it difficult when you're trying to go into practice after listening to theoretical lectures that others would hear over several months, all at once.

Still, I had to succeed.

After practicing alone for a few minutes,

Ian tapped the desk lightly.

"I'll have to go back now. If I stay here any longer, I might get caught."

"Ah. Understood. Please go back now."

Ian began to hastily gather his things.

"I'll have some time in about three days; I'll check on your magic then."

"Understood."

The magic I needed now was teleportation.

I didn't need any other magic at the moment.

Though he said he'd have time in three days, the fact that we were meeting at such late hours made it nonsensical to talk about having a scheduled time.

He had scheduled it that way, judging that I could learn teleportation within three days.

Even though he spoke in a dismissive tone, he was treating me quite humanely.

He was being considerate in his own way, and I felt respected.

Seeing Ian like this made me curious about something.

The current situation.

Ian is trying to push Perrian out.

But, given the relationship between Ian and Perrian, could he really do that?

Perrian actively supported Ian, and Ian followed his father.

This fact hasn't changed much even now.

If Perrian hadn't trusted Ian, he wouldn't have shown him necromancy magic.

Yet, Ian is trying to act against Perrian.

To me, that man doesn't feel like a father, so that's that, but it's not the same for Ian.

Perrian treated Ian as a father, and Ian treated Perrian as such.

Could such a relationship crumble overnight?

Just because the head wizard found fault?

I couldn't understand what he was thinking.

"Then, I should be going."

Ian picked up his belongings and headed towards the door.

I watched Ian's back as he left.

"Brother."

"What is it?"

"What do you think about pushing father out?"

"What kind of out-of-the-blue question is that?"

"No, it's nothing. Just a sudden question that came to mind."

Ian opened the door to the cabin with an indifferent expression.

"It's just something that needs to be done."

Ian said that and went outside.

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