Chapter 117 – The Adventurers of Galarhorn

Have you mastered mind reading?
I never showed any particular complaints, but Bella knew what was on my mind.
Maybe I was lucky enough to hit it.
I opened my mouth with a confused expression.

“Hmm. I don’t like either of them. I don’t like fighting behind summons.”
“You don’t have to worry too much about it. Even if you are chosen by a wand here, there is no law that there is only one wand that matches the wand. If you get a new wand later, it may grow into another class.”

Hearing Bella’s words at least eased her burden.
To put it simply, it’s a class change.
If you find another wand that suits you later, you can change the class.
Even if you’re a wizard who handles summons now, you might find a better class later.

“Then let’s touch it.”

Feeling much more at ease, I reached out for the magic wands.
First, the Summoner’s exclusive weapon, the staff, and then the Shaman’s exclusive weapon, the horn.
But when I touched both wands, I was perplexed.

Dismissed!
Paper weave!

Because both the staff and Horn reacted against me.
It ended with a slight shock, as if the static electricity had risen when I put my finger on it and then took it off.

“Both wands reject me? Both wands here are equipment I cannot use.”

Wand, staff, horn.
All three magic wands prepared by the adventurer’s guild were useless.
Hannah spoke to me as I brushed off my hands that were aching from the electric shock.

“Among normal wizards, about 90% of them find their aptitude in the Wizard, Summoner, and Shaman classes. For adventurers, it’s probably the other 10%.”
“What’s 10%? Doesn’t that mean you can’t be chosen by the wand at all because you don’t have talent?”
“There is no such case. Every wizard in this world has a wand that is connected like a red thread of fate. However, wizards belonging to the 10% are born with a slightly more special destiny. Magic that is more unique than the basic 3 classes For example, the cane I use is shaped like a fountain pen.”
“What? A fountain pen?”

The fountain pen-like cane was no joke, it was a real thing.
The moment Hannah put her hand into the pocket of her suit, she came out with a wand the size of a pen.
Its basic shape is like a wand, with a metal nib at the end.
As Hanna strained her pen, she really did ooze ink.

“No, that’s a magic wand? Can you do magic with a pen?”
“My class is Witch Writer. I can use exclusive magic that uses letters scrawled with a pen as a catalyst.

Hannah picked up her pen and wrote the word ‘butterfly’ in her air in flowing handwriting.
Then, the ink sprayed in the air radiated light and disappeared, and a truly fluttering butterfly appeared in its place.
Of course, it was not a real living butterfly, but a familiar summoned by magic.

“Wow.”

It’s a bit flashy.
No, because I draw in the air with a pen, why do butterflies come out?
Is this real magic? Then what magic have I used so far?

“In this way, there are various wizards in the world, adventurer. Even adventurers must have a wand that matches my pen.”
“How do I find the right wand for me? Is there anyone who can teach me?”
“Yes, but not people.”

Surprisingly, the answer came back that I could find it easily.
I thought I would have to work hard to find the right cane for me, but it wasn’t.
The person I could ask for advice on the wand was right here.

“Are you not human?”
“Yes. It is the wands that can teach you which wand suits you. Magic wands have an ego that allows them to choose their own master. Among them, the staffs used by summoners are especially proud. To the extent that I can express myself with it.”
“Expression? Does the wand speak?”
“Exactly.”

I didn’t know what the hell a talking wand meant.
Hannah herself told her staff and told me what she meant.

“Staff. I’ll untie the knot, so I’ll allow you to talk here for a while. Introduce a wand that will be a companion to the incubus adventurer here.”

The center of the staff was tightly wrapped in cloth.
As Hannah carefully untied the cloth, she saw a crack in the rod.
She thought it was a broken mark at first, but the crack opened and a human voice came out from within.

〈 Wow. It’s been a while since I’ve been talking to someone. She was frustrated because her mouth was tied up.〉

I was dumbfounded when I heard the chattering resounding voice.

‘Does the wand really talk?’

There is no tongue or vocal cords, but the cracks open in the shape of a mouth and the voice comes out.

If you take a video and post it on YouTube, it will get a million views.
But since this is a different world, there is no YouTube.
It’s too bad.

〈You asked the horned wizard over there to introduce you to a wand, right? Horn Mage there! Don’t be blank and look at me!〉

A staff member suddenly spoke to me and answered me.

“It’s not the horn mage, it’s Luke. Call the person by name properly.”
〈 Yes, Luke. I am a staff born in the 33rd branch of the great mother, Yggdrasil. Our staff has been playing the role of matchmaker between the wizard and the wand for generations. We’re the only wands that want to make noise. I’ll help you find your mate.〉

I didn’t ask in particular, but things like family history popped out.
It’s a wand I’d like to call it Speedwagon.

“Thanks for your help. So what kind of magic wand can I use?”
〈You’ll have to hold my body again to figure that out. Because the grip was too short earlier, I couldn’t fully read your palm. Wands can read the fortunes of wizards by reading their palms.〉
“Palmistry?”
〈 Yes, palmistry. While you’re holding me in your hand, I’ll read your palm against the grain of the wood. Grab it again soon.〉

Reading your fate with your palm is like a fucking pseudo fortuneteller.
Besides, if you catch it again, wouldn’t it make you tingle because of the electric shock?
As I hesitated, the staff spoke first.

〈 I won’t hurt you, so you can catch it. I can control what shocks me with my will. Of course, just because you catch me doesn’t make my magic ability stronger. Because we are not meant to be.〉

It seemed that the electric shock could be controlled from the magic wand.
In fact, when I put the staff in my hand, I didn’t feel any more electric shocks.
It was just quietly held in my hand.

How much time has passed
After a few minutes of feeling that my palms were tickling, the staff opened their mouth.

〈 I see, I see! I see your destiny as a mage. Now I’ll explain what I’m seeing. Bring a pen and paper and write meticulously. The destiny we see is in the form of a short poem, and your destiny is contained in that poem.〉

Hannah, the female secretary, handed me a piece of paper and a pen.
Of course, it is not a magic pen, but an ordinary pen in the office.

〈 A rough, rugged wasteland. On the dried up land, you and your companions will go on a long pilgrimage. Wizard who will connect two different worlds into one. Endless struggle will be the truth you will find.〉

It really rhymes like poetry.
In other words, it is said that it is very difficult to interpret once heard like a poem.
In Earth, I graduated from the Department of Korean Literature, but I was young at poetry.
In particular, classical poetry was hell whenever I learned it.

“What do you mean? What does the wasteland have to do with my fate?”
〈 Are you wizards better at interpreting poetry? The magician who handles the pen over there will interpret the poem.〉

The magician who handles the pen was Hannah.
Hanna silently approached her and was examining the paper on which her poem was written.

“The staff is right. Research materials left by wizards are more helpful than wands themselves in interpreting poems. In fact, there is a certain pattern in poems that contain the fate of wizards. Words that become keywords are duplicated by class. “

Hannah pushed herself abruptly and touched the letters on the paper with her fingers.

“Oh clothes.”

But this female secretary, she narrows the distance too quickly.
A glamorous body in a suit presses me right next to me.
Her good looks are also pretty good, so as her man, I can’t help but pay attention to her.

“What is it?”
“Oh, nothing. Please keep explaining.”
“Okay. Words that could be keywords in the adventurer’s poetry would be wasteland, pilgrimage, world, and struggle.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because when she was a student at the Magic Tower, she took 〈 Destiny Theory 〉. For reference, my grade was an A+.”

Suddenly, her confidence plummeted.
If she’s pretty, it means she studied hard enough to give up her youth.

“I’ve heard of the wasteland, pilgrimage, and world. It’s the first time I’ve heard the keyword ‘fight’. It’s getting difficult to infer the adventurer’s class right now. Let me ask if I can use my office time to interpret poetry.”

Hannah turned her head and looked at her Bella.
Sitting with her legs crossed at her desk in her office, Bella silently watched our conversation.

“Miss Bella. Can I interpret the adventurer’s poem while I’m at work for a while?”
“Of course I have to do it. There are only five wizards in our guild. Please interpret the poem and order a wand that suits you separately. I’m also curious about what class and aptitude Luke would match.”
“Okay. Then I’ll contact my teachers at the Mage Tower to receive the data and proceed with the analysis.”
“Please finish the analysis work by next month.”
“Yes, lady.”

So, it turned out that I couldn’t use the three most popular magic wands, and it was decided that Hannah, the secretary, would find a wand that was suitable for me.

“Mr. Luke. I just wanted to give you a gift to celebrate your promotion to silver tier, but somehow the story got longer. I can’t give you the magic wand right now, but the robe and boots are yours. Congratulations on becoming silver.”
“My girlfriend is waiting outside. Can I go out now?”
“Yes. Kate, right?
“Actually, I’m also his boyfriend, so it’s amazing.”

Bella said she would leave me a message through the receptionist when she finished interpreting her poem.
I put on the robe and boots I received as a souvenir of my promotion on the spot and left the assistant guild master’s office.
Now that she was wearing a fluttering robe, it seemed that she had become a real wizard.
She said that she would also get me a cane that matches the compatibility, so I’ll be able to get a class from next month, too.
It seems that it will be a little different from the water attribute wizard who used to grind a lot with a water whip.

When I came out of the headquarters building and headed towards the entrance to the city, I saw a nun with gorgeous blonde hair. Kate, who had just left the annex, was waiting for me there.
But not alone.
Just as bugs are attracted to colorful lanterns, when a nun appears, adventurers are attracted to her.

“Sister Kate, here’s a little gift of 10 coppers!”
“Please, have a party just once. I haven’t been able to start the Subjugation Quest for a week because I don’t have a nun!”
“Jevaaaaal party 14 people!”

Even today, Kate is surrounded by her adventurers and under a gift barrage.
But today, why did Kate not carelessly accept the present?
Kate opened her mouth to say something before accepting her gift.

“Adventurers! That Sister Kate has something to tell you!”

Buzz buzz.

Kate shouted at her adventurers in a voice so loud that her guild left.

“I have a fixed party! I have a fixed party with my boyfriend!”

At that moment, the adventurers gathered at the table showed shocked expressions.

“What?”
“Fixed party?!”
“I even got a boyfriend!”