Life with my family, as I remember yesterday. Peaceful quiet days, I often missed them. How I would like to relive these days again, even for a moment

- Augustine, the Royal Courtier

...

Time passed, and nothing special happened in the city, except for the arrival of the lord, which was accompanied by a feast for the whole city. Coming home with a victory. The war was small, a couple of clashes and that's it. Otherwise, the lord would have taken more people with him. Although it's hard for me to judge, I'm just a servant's child.

It's been almost a week since I persuaded the magician to test me for talent. I was looking forward to the results of the analysis. Although I still don't understand what kind of stone he was talking about, it looks like the magician is doing something with the lord's daughter. I don't want to go into details. I'd rather stay an ignorant boy. Fortunately, I didn't take any oaths of silence, and they do not force me.

Finally, a week has passed. Despite my desire to go immediately, today the church ordered everyone to gather in the town square. They are either going to report something incredibly important, or they are going to execute a well-known criminal who has been caught. Although the second has never happened here in my short new life. Everyone older than 10 is obliged to go there. Despite all the reluctance, I could only go there, otherwise, I will be punished.

...

The next day. I feel better than yesterday. It turns out I'm not the only one in this world. They call us demons of another world and burn us at the stake. The prospect of being fried on a skewer was not very inspiring. Calming my breathing, I slowly got out of bed and washed, and went to do my chores around the house. After all, I am a servant here, I will not shirk my duties in any way.

After a long and tedious work, I finally have free time. Of course, I went to the tavern, to the only magician who could help me.

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Going up the stairs and going to the office, I knocked.

- Who's there?

- It's me, Augustine.

- Come in

As soon as I entered the room, Himil started saying

- If you're after the results of the analysis, they're here.

- What is the result there? Do I have the opportunity to become a magician?

- There is. You can become one. HOWEVER, your talent is slightly above average. With your talent, you can become a magician, a lower level, if you are very lucky, an average one.

- So low?

There are levels of development in this world. They go in this order: Basic, Lowest, Middle, High, Great, Supreme, Holy and Divine. My talent is only level 3 at best. That's... pitiful.

-Yes, but your talent for the warrior's path is higher. You can become a medium-level magician if you're lucky, a high one. Therefore, I would recommend you to become a warrior, not a magician.

This is disappointing. All my dreams have sunk into oblivion. All but one, namely.

- No, I don't want that. I still want to become a magician.

Himil raised an eyebrow.

- Even if it means that you are likely to stay at this level?

- Yes. And I can't be convinced! - Having said that, I looked at Himil with a firm look.

- Well, I'm not your parent and I won't persuade you. Tell me, do you want to learn magic?

- Can you teach?

- The basics, I won't go any further. Most likely.

- What do you want?

- Help me.

Become an accomplice? It seems I have no choice if I want to become a magician. Maybe in the future, I will have another chance, but who knows? Maybe there won't be a chance? After weighing all the pros and cons, I decided to agree anyway.

- Great. I'll teach you personally. At first...

***

-Catch him! Don't let him... haaah... haah... le... leave! - A man with a prominent belly tried to catch up with me. There was no need to worry about this fat man, but about the two guards...

- Ah! - Before I could finish the thought, they had already caught up with me and hit me in the head with all their might. I think I heard a crack. My body fell limply to the ground.

- You! Dirty! Haah... You little... Raskal! - The fat man, after finally catching up with me, started kicking with all his might, shouting insults. - Steal a book about the basics of magic! Yes, even if there was a way to calculate talent, and it turned out that you were incredibly gifted, such a pathetic thief like you would not have been given a chance! You've destined to live pathetic life.

- *Spit!* - Spitting on me one last time, he violently tore the book out of my hands. The paperback tore, and pages began to fall from it to the ground -Hmpf. You made me run because of this piece of garbage.

Throwing the rest of the book on the ground, he cast a fireball, burning the book to ashes.

With a contemptuous grunt, he left, taking the guards with him. Af

After he left, I laughed silently. Taking out a crumpled paper with red spots from my mouth, I smiled angrily

- You pig, I outplayed you eventually. Know that I do not forgive it.

***

What was that? I looked around in confusion. What was that vision?