Great Wizard Transcending with Mythology

Episode 10

“Cough.”

With each cough, a little blood spilled from Alonso
‘s mouth.

Evidence of his body being completely ruined.

Born with mana’s blessing that countless mage admired, and thus the final moments of the ‘knight’ who sighed.

“Young lord… How do you feel? Silo, who was the source of evil…”

“…I killed him.”

“I see.”

With my words, the knight closed his eyes and forced a smile.

“It… turned out well. Thanks to that, there won’t be anything shameful to the friend who went first.”

“Don’t give up. There’s a way…”

“No, young Duke.”

The knight asserted his death calmly. There was no fear of death in his eyes at all.

“I can’t tell what it is, but a sinister force that even I cannot resist has taken hold of me.”

“That is…”

“It was called ‘Jormungand,’ right? It seems to be the power of the being worshiped by the heretics who helped Silo… Surely, it must be an ancient god who slept under this world for a long time… Cough.”

He barely finished speaking before blood flowed again.

“Still… It seems that what I have built up was not meaningless. I’m really glad.”

“… ”

He was right.

What the knight had built up so far was certainly not meaningless.

It was just a coincidence, but the power he had wielded as a knight had momentarily shattered the myth…

But it was too late.

At the point he had reached, the knight’s body was so ruined that there was no hope of recovery.

“Any last words?”

“I leave the rest to you, friend.”

In a moment, he changed the way he addressed me, from “young Duke” to something else.

“You were once just a scarecrow, but now you are different. You have the ability and the will to correct what was wrong.”

“I’m sorry. I was just…”

“I know. The past you were undoubtedly a Duke with many shortcomings. Being young cannot completely cover up those mistakes.”

However, he continued.

“There is still a future.”

“…!”

“While you may not be able to cover the past, you can still draw a new future. You will be able to save many people. So…”

The knight looked straight at me.

“Please become a hero, Kyle.”

His gaze was sharp. So sharp that I could not dare to meet his eyes.

But I didn’t avoid it.

I felt I had to face it.

“I promise.”

With sincerity, I drove a stake into my heart. No matter what happens in the future, I will become a hero without shame.

At my words, the knight smiled.

The hand holding the staff gradually lost its strength. And just before his life completely faded, he opened his mouth with difficulty.

“Kyle, I was… a knight.”

A sorcerer who wanted to prove his knightly spirit even though he was not recognized as a knight.

But I know.

“Of course, Sir Alonso.”

He wanted to be a knight, and he died as a knight until the end.

***

It’s been a long time since I saw Alonso, and I think of the old days.

‘I’m sorry.’

Alonso asked me to become a hero, but in the end, I couldn’t become one.

Because I couldn’t keep my promise.

Jormungand resurrected, and as a result, my world was destroyed.

But it will be different now.

No, it must be different.

With that thought, I moved Hercules.

“…Huh?!”

As if sensing something strange, Alonso moved urgently.

Of course, the appearance of ‘Hercules’ itself would not be visible.

It was thoroughly concealed.

This concealment function was also one of Hercules’ powers.

‘It’s visible to my eyes, but not to others.’

However, it’s not perfect.

Just now, Alonso seemed to have felt the presence of Hercules.

‘Complete concealment is impossible when dealing with someone as powerful as a 7th-rank.’

Then what should I do?

I can’t completely subdue Alonso with just Hercules.

‘I haven’t tested the full capabilities of this Hercules yet.’

Of course, I’m not unfamiliar with the power or how to use Hercules.

But what I’ve seen is what Ji-soo-woon uses, not what I’ve used myself.

Then.

“Let’s try.”

With that mutter, I moved Hercules.

At that moment, Alonso widened his eyes.

Swish.

He disappeared suddenly without any warning.

It’s not teleportation…
It’s closer to “fast” than teleportation.

“Strength or fast?”

It’s similar.

The reason for saying it’s similar is because it’s subtly different from the existing magic system.

“It’s like embedding magic circuits throughout the body to make mana function like an engine.”

The problem is that embedding magic circuits throughout the body inevitably causes mana overload.

Even a 7th-rank mage cannot escape from that rule.

So, what does it mean?

“To mimic a knight, unnatural mana manipulation is being used.”

That’s the conclusion I came to.

Alonso is suppressing his own talent and trying to forcibly adjust it to something else.

What a waste.

Most mages spend their entire lives trying to reach the 7th rank.

But Alonso is rejecting that blessing and trying to change it.

Zing!

And belatedly, the ray of Hercules shot towards where Alonso was.

“Hmm, interesting.”

It’s not easy.

I thought Hercules’ speed would be enough to knock him out with one blow.

“In this case, it’s more due to my inept manipulation than a problem with Hercules’ output.”

Of course, it’s within the expected range.

I didn’t expect this level of attack to knock Alonso down.

But I’ve grasped roughly how to use Hercules.

“My lord!”

As I was thinking casually like that, Lepentier ‘s urgent voice rang in my ears.

“Well, of course.”

Alonso is insane.

Even if he’s a 7th-rank mage, attacking a Duke within a Duke’s territory?

That’s not just insane, it’s something else.

However.

“Right now, he’s inexperienced.”

I know Alonso.

And I already understand the side effects of suppressing mana and using it like an “Aura.”

Alonso’s mana circuitry is not completely intact even in words. And the side effects of moving that mana circuitry.

“I can see the path.”

Uncontrolled mana reveals Alonso’s intentions.

In my eyes now, I can see a blue line with a certain path.

Alonso’s mana.

It shows the trajectory created by uncontrolled mana. And I manipulated Hercules along that path.

“To the right.”

Clang!

Alonso’s attack was deflected by Hercules.

“Kuh, Ugh?!”

Alonso, who revealed himself, seemed to be unable to understand, and staggered backward.

At that moment, I felt like I knew what Alonso was thinking.

“Why?”

Why did his method, which he tried so hard to suppress 7th-rank mana for, fail?

“If I follow the method, theoretically, I should be able to wield the power of an Expert Knight.”

“How could you…?!”

“Well, there’s a way.”

Before the regression, he said.

– It was a foolish act.

The him of this time was inexperienced. He rushed into what was visible, forgetting the most important belief.

That’s how he was back then.

– Of course, I’m a mage. I also take pride in the rank I’ve built up so far.

Alonso said, as if it was nothing.

– The important thing is, how do I define myself?

– Even if the world calls you a weirdo?

– Of course, why wouldn’t it be?

Alonso smiled wryly.

– Was the knight defined from the beginning? No, no. That too was created by people.

So, Alonso as a person can also define the new existence of a knight, right?

There was no hesitation in his words or expression.

Now, I understand why he said the current me was “inexperienced.”

“The important thing is the belief that a knight holds, isn’t it?”

“That, do you have the right to say…?”

“No, I can.”

I said firmly.

“I am here, the lord of Leventer, who has pledged loyalty to me. I am the one he has sworn allegiance to.”

“…”

“Therefore, as someone who has received his loyalty, I have a firm belief in what a ‘Knight’ should be.”

This is sincere. Honestly, Alonso’s current appearance is quite pitiful in many ways.

“What do you think of using magic? No, why can’t a ‘Mage’ be a ‘Knight’?”

“That, is… In the world, a knight is someone who… uses weapons imbued with Aura…”

“Ha, the world? Speaking from the perspective of others again.”

I remember the Alonso before the regression.

He was truly eccentric.

When I first met that Alonso, even I wasn’t much different from the current Alonso in my thoughts.

But what was he like back then?

– Of course, I’m a mage. I also take pride in the rank I’ve built up so far.

Alonso is nothing special, he said.

– The important thing is, I was inexperienced.

The him of this time was inexperienced. He rushed into what was visible, forgetting the most important belief.

That’s how he was back then.

“Ignore the rumors…”

Alonso muttered, as if he was pondering deeply, then looked at me again.

“Your reputation is not so good.”

“I know.”

“Some call you a puppet of Silo or an immature child.”

“That’s the public’s opinion.”

If we’re talking about before the regression, it’s not entirely wrong.

“The public’s opinion…”

Alonso muttered, seeming confused, and then looked at his own palm again.

I asked him, looking at him like that.

“In your eyes, what am I?”

“To be honest, I don’t know. It’s not something you can judge just by meeting someone once.”

“That’s true.”

“But…”

Alonso looked at me, puzzled.

He seemed to be genuinely considering how to answer my question.

His own identity.

Perhaps the “enlightenment” that might have come a little closer in the more distant future is now in front of him.

“I’m not sure. Just by meeting you like this, I can’t judge you completely.”

“That’s right.”

“But…”

Alonso said that and then laughed hollowly, reaching a conclusion.

“Definitely better than the rumors.”

With that, he burst into a forced laughter along with his conclusion.

TL:NOTES – enjoy the chapter and if you find any error please tell me in the comment