Became the Emperor in the Hero Game

33 – 32.

“… My name is Viola.”

The wizard, who instantly changed his tone and momentum, looked at me and replied.

“It’s a name that not many people remember now. I never used a pseudonym.”

“Then what would it look like? They say the owner of the magic tower is an old man.”

The lord of the mage tower according to rumors said that he was a typical mage with white hair and a beard.

But the girl in front of me looked like a girl who had just passed the age of majority.

At my question, she gave a small nod and said.

“People imagine that kind of appearance because of the name of the mage tower owner. That’s why I made it look like that.”

Is this the real thing?

“Ha. You were fooling the world.”

If the Magic Tower Master wants to deceive in the first place, there are few people who will not be deceived.

Not only me, but Crowl, who was at a higher level than me at the time, didn’t notice the strangeness.

“Anyway, I am really surprised. Emperor, the last time I saw you, you were nothing more than a child.”

“Jim was a mage back then too.”

“Sure.”

Certainly, in a short period of time, I became very strong.

That’s why I decided to become a wizard instead of holding a sword or learning anything else.

You can get mana with elixirs and money, and it doesn’t take long to become strong as long as you gain enlightenment.

What? Isn’t there a limit to the amount of mana that can be raised with an elixir?

Of course, there are limits.

The heart of an ancient dragon and the eyes of a giant king. By eating these things, I reached the ignorantly high limit.

Who the hell pulled out the dragon’s heart and the giant king’s eyes?

Who is this, the proud guardian dragon of the empire.

Anyway. It’s not important.

“So, what were you thinking about joining that party?”

“What do you think?”

“Even if it is now, at the time of recruiting the hero’s companions, Shien was not a talent you should pay attention to.”

“That’s right. At that time, he was just an insignificant boy. But if the Emperor of Arhan is putting his trust in the boy, wouldn’t he be interested?”

“Is that all? If you were just interested, there would be many ways to watch.”

At my question, the tower master shook his head and denied it.

“I actually thought Shien would fail.”

“Everybody thought so, except for Jim.”

In fact, there are not many people who expected a lot from the hero, Shien.

It’s good if you kill the demon king, but most of them think that it’s enough to damage the demon king’s army before an all-out war breaks out.

On the contrary, there were many who thought I was overinvesting in the hero.

“As a result of watching for a while, Shien became stronger at an unprecedented speed. I also found a possibility in him.”

“So you joined.”

At my words, the Magic Tower Lord nodded.

No matter how much it is, I thought it would make sense for the head of a faction to hide his identity and join the warriors, but thinking about it again, it wasn’t that strange.

If I’m thinking correctly, satisfying my own curiosity would have been more important to the owner of the Mage Tower than the Mage Tower.

“Anyway, what a bizarre era.”

“Something strange.”

“For quite a long time, I was the only archmage. Even if there are often those who have reached the level with the sword.”

“Is that so?”

“However, in a hundred years, two more great mages were born, and even a person called the Demon King appeared, so how can I not say it is bizarre?”

There are two great mages.

“You know Lordaeron.”

“Of course I know. He has visited me before.”

“You said you came?”

If Lordaeron and the mage lord had formed an alliance then, I would now

It was a very dangerous situation.

To my question, he nodded again and answered.

“As soon as he reached the stage, he found me.”

“What did you talk about?”

“Since he was trying to kill me, we didn’t talk much.”

What?

“Why you?”

“When your ancestors destroyed Edelwein, Edelwein once asked me for support. I ignored it.”

“Edelwein in the Magic Tower? The Magic Tower won’t get involved in disputes between countries.”

“At the time, the relationship between the Mage Tower and Edelwein was quite close. Their jewel magic was quite interesting.”

In the end, is that also because of the curiosity of the Master of the Magic Tower? He became interested in jewel magic and became close to them.

“Then why did you ignore the application? It was fortunate for the Empire.”

“At that time, I lost interest in jewel magic. I thought it was magic with clear limits. It’s quite novel, but I didn’t think it was an orderly thing to study even while hostile to the Empire.”

So, I’m not saying you ate Edelwein and threw it away.

“I just wanted to kill you. So how did it go?”

“That was amazing.”

The tone of the Mage Tower Master, who had maintained an indifferent tone until now, became faster for the first time.

“He broke the limits of jewel magic I expected. My God, what he showed me far exceeded my expectations.

To solve the major premise and the weak point of jewel magic. Even if you tell me to do that now, you won’t be able to follow me.

That’s not something you can simply say has reached a level.

It is a skill that can only be seen because it has reached the highest level only with jewel magic.

You know what? Even within the barrier he created, he stood up to me on an equal footing, even for a moment. He said he broke my shield with magic, not a sword.”

So excited.

But there was some pretty important information mixed in with his words.

“A barrier?”

“Yes. He succeeded in building a unique barrier using jewels as a medium. No, you can’t call it a barrier anymore. It’s very clumsy, but it was like another world. A world that exists only for that one thing.”

“I can’t quite imagine.”

“In that world, he was immortal.”

“Immortality?”

Do not die?

If what I know is correct, there is no one in this world who does not die.

Those gods fought wars among themselves and died a lot, and so did the dragons.

But he is only immortal?

“Are you sure?”

“Of course. I’ve tried all sorts of different methods. Try burning it, drowning it. I’ve tried everything I can, like cutting off the head or turning it into powder.”

… That may not be all you can do.

“And yet, he did not die. To be precise, he took no damage. No matter how much damage he did, he repaired it right away.”

“How did you overcome such a person?”

In the first place, the words of the Mage Tower Master are not aimed at a worthy opponent.

It’s just that I’m surprised to see the results that are beyond my expectations.

To play with an immortal great mage, I waited for an answer, thinking that this human wasn’t normal either.

“After concluding that he became completely immortal within the barrier, the barrier was broken. Breaking the barrier wasn’t that difficult. That’s why it was clumsy.”

“What happened after breaking the barrier?”

“They just let me go.”

“The person who tried to kill you was just let go.”

“There is no reason to kill someone who has already broken my expectations once. I thought it would be okay to kill him then, if he didn’t show any improvement the next time I saw him.”

“Unfortunately, there is no next time.”

“Hmm?”

“As soon as we return to the Empire, we will form a tracking party to pursue them. As soon as I find it, Jim will come out and kill me.”

Originally, I was going to send Cien, but now that I think about it, it seems that if he mentions past history in front of Cien and sells his emotions, there will be room for annoyance.

If Duke Pale ended up like that, I’d have to step in because there’s no one to entrust.

“A bit surprising. I thought you would have your men kill him.”

“Do you think it is possible?”

“The family of emperors I know, after giving an order and failing once, contemplated whether or not to accept it.”

“Then let’s pretend Jim is a little special.”

Being a great mage doesn’t mean you’re completely invincible.

If you gather up all the remaining masters of the empire, centered on the Duke of Pale, who has recovered with the elixir, and send them off, you should be able to catch him, but a lot of the masters will die in the process.

And I want to kill the guy who made Duke Pale look like that with my own hands.

“Jim’s plan was totally thwarted because of that one guy. The empire was rocked inside and out because of that bratty bastard, and one day I had to find and negotiate with the elves I wanted to place at my feet.

Well, the Master of the Magic Tower. Whatever your intentions, it is true that you helped Shien, so I will not rebuke you. It was nice to meet the only two archmages left on the continent soon. The burden is gone.”

“Go ahead. Ah, sooner or later I want to have a long talk with you about magic, so can I visit you?”

“I will invite you after I deal with Lordaeron.”

So I said goodbye to the owner of the mage tower and returned to the empire.

Now, it’s time to deal with Lordaeron.