Episode 215 France's Wiseman
"Wiseman ... What are you talking about?"
For the time being, I decided to play innocent.
"You don't have to hide it from us. I checked the magic you registered with the Magic Agency. It turns out that the magic other than 'Auto Shield' was created by you."
I was completely found out. Did the magic created by the Sage System have special characteristics? If there were, I'd like to find out about it now.
"How is it different?"
Emilian laughed.
"Are you trying to extract information from me? It's fine, I'll tell you."
According to Emilian's explanation, when the dungeon created magic, it seemed to try to create more perfect magic than necessary. It seemed that the level at which the magic could be learned was not taken into account, and the magic became excessive and complicated by trying to pack as many functions as possible.
However, when I created magic, I cared about the level at which the magic could be learned. I compromised by shortening the range, etc. That seemed to be the difference. However, in order to investigate it, a deep knowledge of magic and a Sage System were required.
I realized that I could not deceive them any further.
"What was your purpose of investigating the Life Magic?"
"I am always looking for Wisemen. Whenever the same person registers magic continuously, I would always check it. Usually, there are lots of magics created by dungeons and turned into Magic Books, but this time it was a hit."
"Please tell me the purpose of looking for Wisemen."
"It's to warn them. There are people targeting Wisemen."
I tilted my head. What did it mean to target a Sage?
"Those people, what are they going to do with a Wiseman?"
"There are people who have been kidnapped and gone missing. That's why it's better not to announce that you're a Wiseman until you have the strength to repel them. Or do you want to ask the government to protect you?"
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I didn't want to be kidnapped, but I also didn't want to be protected by the government.
"Do you know their identity?"
"I don't know anything other than the name 'Diaspora'. However, it seems that once you become an A-class adventurer, they won't be able to get their hands on you."
Now I had even more reasons to become an A-class adventurer. But, why would they stop trying once you became an A-class adventurer? I asked Emilian about that.
"In order to become an A-class, you need to have a track record of defeating a dragon solo. Even an adventurer like that can be killed, but it's impossible to kidnap them."
"Are you not going to counterattack?'
"I did. I apprehended a number of people, but it was only those who were hired for money."
It was no use apprehending people who didn't know who the mastermind was.
"Are the other Wisemen doing nothing?"
"Of the ten Wisemen after Rodford died, two are under government protection. The remaining eight are A-class adventurers. Those who have reached A-class seem to have lost interest because they are no longer targeted."
The two people protected by the government announced that they were Wisemen while their magic level was still low, and the government launched a protection program.
The protection program was that Wisemen, who had been judged unable to protect themselves, were guarded by a government escort team around the clock.
It was the same as being kept by the government, like a bird in a cage. It was said that the standard for judging whether or not you could protect yourself was whether or not you were A-class.
I heard that if I became A-class, I would enter the World Adventurer Ranking and become an existence that even the nation could not easily reach out to. But it was the first time I had heard of the protection program.
In order to be freed from Diaspora and the government protection program, you must become an A-class adventurer. I heard from Emilian that the Wisemen, who had become A-class adventurers, were living freely.
"To come to Japan in order to give advice to your junior Wiseman, Emilian-san is kind, isn't he."
Emilian said it was different. He was only going against Diaspora and it didn't seem to be about helping his juniors.
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Having had the valuable experience of talking with another Wiseman, I returned to Shibugami City.
[ Director Jikouji, did he introduce you at Emilian's request? ]
Metis asked a question.
"I don't know. But, it was good to hear Emilian's story. I have to thank Director Jikouji."
The next day, I headed to the paid practice field. It was for practicing using the Magic Bow and Magic Fist-loaded Weapon. I started with Magic Bow practice.
The range of the Magic Bow was about 200 meters, but I practiced at a distance of 50 meters at the practice field. I turned on the switch under the grip of the Magic Bow and tightened the string.
The glass ball-like thing in the center of the string seemed to be the trigger ball. I squeezed the trigger ball between my fingers. Then, magical power flowed out of my body and turned into a red magic arrow.
I aimed at a concrete block and shot a red magic arrow. The arrow disappeared after piercing about 20 centimeters into the concrete.
"Compared to normal arrows, it's incredibly powerful, but it's only as powerful as a TriplePileShot."
[ However, it has a range of 200 meters, so there are many opportunities to use it. ]
After practicing about 80 shots with the Magic Bow, I took out the Magic Fist-loaded Weapon. This Magical Fist-loaded Weapon contained the magic of SeventhPileShot.
If the user wished to activate it, the magic contained in the Magic Fist-loaded Weapon would be activated. It took me a while to get used to it, but it wasn't difficult.
I grasped the Magic Fist-loaded Weapons with both hands and looked at the concrete block. I took a deep breath, then fired SeventhPileShot towards the concrete. Immediately after that, I activated the magic contained in my right hand while sticking out the Magic Fist-loaded Weapon.(TN:Just a reminder, the MFW is basically brass knuckles/knuckle duster.)
Two SeventhPileShots were activated almost simultaneously. The two D-Particle Piles hit and penetrated the concrete in quick succession.
"This could be used. However, D-Particles may become a problem."
When activating multiple Life Magics in the same place, the Life Magics would be activated in a place where the concentration of D-Particles was temporarily reduced. In that case, it may take some time to activate. It also depended on the strength of the wind and whether the place was open or not, so I had to decide on the spot.
After training, I headed to the Adventurer's Guild. When I was looking at the Narukami Dungeon materials in the reference room, the Branch Chief entered.
"I got a call from Headquarters. Special permission for Grimm-kun's B-class promotion exam has been granted. Congratulations."
I involuntarily had a wide grin appear on my face.
"Thank you very much."
Branch Chief Kondou laughed.
"It seems that Director Jikouji moved this special permission. You should be grateful to the Director."
It seemed that I was appreciated for accepting the Shadow Puppet creation request.