Chapter 784 – 784. Wizard’s Tower (5)
A blue badge held in Illyana’s hand.
It was also a very important item among the officials of the Mage Tower.
“Che, Qing…”
“Meet the disciple of ‘Cheong Elder’!”
While one gatekeeper was so surprised that he was embarrassed, another gatekeeper hurriedly bowed his head.
The gatekeeper bowed her head and waved her hand at the door guarded.
Manipulating magical power and waving my hands, the door opened and the entrance opened.
“D-Go in.”
“Okay. Suffering.”
Illyana lowered her head, gave a small reply to the gatekeepers who did not straighten her back, and went inside the tower.
And Eunhyeon and Erin followed her.
“Take care.”
Erin nodded to the gatekeepers, who never raised their heads for fear that they would meet eyes.
After passing through the entrance and walking down the hallway of the Mage Tower, the eyes of many people inside the building focused on Illyana, Eunhyeon, and Erin.
“Hey, hey…”
“That woman… No way… ?”
Some of the wizards were talking one by one or whispering with surprised expressions.
Most of them were wearing robes of various colors, such as red, blue, and green, respectively, and were wizards of a certain age.
He must have recognized Illyana.
Before long, a man ran out from the end of the hallway and greeted the three of them.
“Omg! Omg!”
Seeing how hurriedly he ran, the man, who was out of breath even though he hadn’t run for that long, spoke to Illyana while sweating profusely while trying to smile.
“Oh, welcome. Witch.”
It was a young man wearing a blue wizard robe that matched his blue hair.
“Okay. Hi. The name…”
“Haha! It’s Trev! See you in 10 years.”
Treve scratched his head and introduced himself again with an embarrassing expression.
He had seen Illyana when he was a 15-year-old boy.
However, unlike Illyana, who maintained the beautiful appearance of a 20-year-old without any change from then, the boy at the time, Trev, was now a young man and had grown up.
It was natural for her that Illyana couldn’t remember.
Illyana’s personality, not being very interested in others, was probably one of the reasons, but she was something that Trev couldn’t help.
“Are you here to see the elder?”
“That’s right. My inspiration sent me a letter.”
“The elder?”
Trev tilted his head as if he had never heard of it.
He currently plays the same role as the secretary of Arden, the elder, and serves as his assistant.
Of course, as long as the main role was to figure out and coordinate his schedule, there was no way he wouldn’t have known about it if Aden had sent a letter to Illyana.
“I’m sorry, but I never sent a letter to the witch under the order of the elder.”
“Hmm?”
Hearing Treve’s words, Illyana felt her strangeness and tilted her head.
“First, let me guide you to the elder. It would be the fastest way to talk to them directly.”
“Okay. Please.”
“However… The two people behind me… ?”
Trev belatedly moved his gaze to Eunhyun and Erin behind Illyana.
Illyana did that, but it was natural for her to question the identities of the two people who had entered with her.
“My husband. And our youngest wife.”
“… Yes?”
“My husband and my youngest wife.”
“I-I didn’t ask for that… That… Are you married?”
“Uh. It’s been a while.”
“…”
At Illyana’s response, which didn’t matter as if asking what was obvious, Trev put on a blank expression.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Eunhyun.”
“Hello. My name is Erin.”
“Bar, nice to meet you.”
At the words of the two men and women who came to say hello, Trev hurriedly came to his senses and received a handshake from the two.
“First… Let me guide you.”
Trev, who hid his complex feelings inside, decided to focus on his original mission.
“Ah.”
Erin immediately recognized the meaning of Trev’s complex expression.
‘I see. To this person, Illyana-sama…’
Wouldn’t it be an object of admiration, an idol, or something like first love?
A beautiful and capable high-ranking mage.
The first time he saw Illyana must have been a boy in her adolescence who was just beginning to open her eyes to the opposite sex.
However, since Illyana appeared after 10 years and brought her married husband, it must have been quite a shock to Trev, who remembered Iliana from that time.
“Hmm… Know. Know. The heart.”
For Erin, who had had a special feeling for her Eun-hyeon since her girlhood, she somehow sympathized with Treve’s broken heart.
“What are you talking about?”
“Oh, nothing. Lol.”
Eun-hyeon tilted her head at Erin’s reaction as she was muttering her strange words to herself, but Erin smiled and blurted out.
Eventually, Erin spoke to Treves to guide her.
It was Erin’s own consideration to change the mood of Trev, whose atmosphere was strangely clouded.
“Come on, Mr Trev.”
“Hmm?”
“Is the elder that Trev-nim mentioned is Illyana-sama’s teacher?”
“Ah yes. That’s right.”
“What does it mean to be an elder?”
“It means that he is the greatest wizard among the wizards belonging to this mage tower.”
“Huh, is there a wizard greater than Illyana-sama?”
“Oh my, he is too.”
Illyana smiled and hugged Erin next to her.
These were not just words spoken by her mouth, but pure words that showed that Illyana was the greatest wizard in Erinn’s perception.
Putting aside the fact that he really thought so, being able to spit out those words in this mage tower, where there are so many wizards with outstanding skills on the continent, is truly amazing in a sense.
Unwitting or just being naive, Treve looked around him in amazement.
Fortunately, no one had heard Erin’s words, so the hallway was quiet.
“Haha, of course, I have no intention of denying that Illyana-sama is amazing as a mage, but the position of elder is a position that represents the mages of the Mage Tower and is also responsible for it.”
“Um… ?”
Eunhyun explained to Erin, who tilted her head as if she did not understand.
“Erin. It’s convenient to take the Dwarf tribes in the dukedom as an example.”
“Those guys? Hmm… Ah.”
The way to elect the chieftain of a dwarven tribe is very simple.
Those who have excellent metallurgy within the tribe are the minimum qualifications to become a chieftain, but the level of metallurgy alone does not determine the position of chieftain.
The most important thing is the trust of the dwarves, who are members of the tribe.
The biggest requirement was whether or not the tribe members recognized him as their chief.
The same goes for the position of elder in the Mage Tower.
Among the wizards of the Mage Tower, a wizard with excellent magic meets the qualifications to occupy the position of elder, but that alone does not determine the position of elder.
“I know that the position of elder is decided only when the consent of the majority is obtained from the six or more high-ranking mages belonging to the Mage Tower.”
“Oh, I see.”
Erin nodded her head as if she understood.
In the end, as long as dwarves, wizards, and many groups live in groups, the method of electing a representative among them is similar everywhere.
Metallurgy in the case of dwarves, and magic in the case of wizards, although the standard is different, the method itself is not very different.
“Now, do you know me well?”
Trev doesn’t seem to be a magician, but Eun-hyeon, who has extensive knowledge of the Mage Tower’s internal relationship, was very surprised.
“Well, I heard from Illyana.”
“Okay.”
As he shrugged and looked around moderately, Trev nodded.
“Then, does the ‘blue’ in front of that elder mean color?”
“Yes. You’re right. You got to know me well.”
“Yeah, what… There are various robe colors of wizards around…”
Most of the wizards I encountered in the hallway were wearing robes in three colors of red, blue and green, so I noticed it naturally.
“Yes. As Erin-sama said, there are three elders in this Mage Tower. And Illyana-sama’s teacher, Aden-nim, whom I serve, holds the position of blue elder among these three.”
“Ah.”
Erin nodded her head in understanding.
Some of the doors connected to the hallway had their doors open, and Erin’s gaze was unwittingly directed there.
Erin’s eyes twinkled, as if seeing the inside facilities of the Mage Tower was quite interesting.
“Baby. Are you curious?”
“Yes? Ah ha ha…”
Erin let out a dry laugh, as if embarrassed to find out that she had been unknowingly focused on her room.
Scratching her head in embarrassment, Illyana smiled and said,
“Look around here.”
“Uh, is that okay?”
“Then. Are you fine?”
Illyana glanced at Treves and asked for her permission.
“Haha, sure.”
It was none other than Illyana’s group.
She had to say yes or no, but she couldn’t refuse it.
Besides, as if she had just come of age, she had no problem with a woman who looked younger than she was watching her.
“Hee hee, thank you!”
Erin smiled and bowed her head.
“Oh, yes. Baby.”
“Yes?”
“Take this.”
Illyana put the blue badge she had shown to the gatekeepers at the entrance of the Mage Tower in Erinn’s hand.
This insignia was given to Illyana, her disciple, by the Blue Elder himself.
It wouldn’t be a big problem since it would be a means of proving that Erin was an officially recognized guest who visited the Mage Tower after going through legal procedures.
“Yes!”
Erin smiled broadly and clutched the insignia that Illyana had given her, and, impatient with her curiosity, she entered a certain room.
Seeing Erin enjoying herself so innocently, both Eunhyeon and Illyana burst into laughter.
“Then let’s go too.”
“Okay.”
“Guide. I’ll keep asking.”
“Yes. All right.”
Guided by Trev, Eunhyeon and Illyana arrived in front of the teleportation magic circle installed at the end of the hallway.
The magic tower is a huge building with almost 60 floors, and it is common for most wizards to use this transfer magic circle when moving to higher floors.
Of course, since a large amount of magic power is consumed each time it is used, there was an irrationality that most of the higher digit magicians could handle the amount of magic power consumed.
In the first place, considering that most of the upper digit wizards were mostly upper-middle class, the structure was not too bad.
Low-ranking magicians belonging to the younger generation sometimes complained about discrimination, but such discrimination, which was taken for granted, was deeply rooted in the Mage Tower.
“Im here.”
The floor the three of them moved through the teleportation magic circle was the 63rd floor.
Located at the top of the mage tower, it was a floor used by only three people.
Trev, who reached the front of one of the three rooms, took a small breath and knocked, announcing Eunhyeon and Illyana’s visit.
“Elder. I have brought guests.”
“Customer?”
An old man’s voice could be heard from the room.
There was a question in his voice about the unexpected visit from a guest.
“Come in.”
When the door opened, Trev gestured toward the room.
Understanding the meaning of the guide and going inside, the two went into the elders’ room.
“You…”
The head of the magic tower, Aden Hispia, looked surprised when he saw the two guests entering the room.
One was a man she knew was already dead, and the other was a woman who was a disciple of an old man who showed her face after 10 years without any contact.
But what was curious was that her teacher, Aden, who should have sent her letter and invited Illyana to the Mage Tower, was making a surprised expression as if he didn’t know anything.
Seeing Aden’s reaction, Eunhyeon understood the situation.
Come to think of it, even Trev, who was acting as his secretary, was completely unaware of Illyana’s visit.
“It seems like something went wrong.”
