Chapter 173 – Enchantment and the Love Potion

Hearing my introduction as a physical wizard, old Nickel put on a bewildered expression. It seems that even an old barbarian who has been through childbirth has never heard of my job.

“The official name of my class is Rune Mage. I’m a mage who specializes in ancient magic using runes. But these ancient magics get stronger the more I hit them with my magic wand. The harder I hit them with my magic wand, the stronger my magic gets. That’s why I said it was a physical mage.”
“Ah… Rune Mage. Now I understand what you mean.”

Old Nickel, who heard my explanation, immediately nodded as if he understood. Just in case, I asked old Nickel.

“Do you need further explanation? Shall I show you my ancient magic? I can directly confirm how much power changes depending on the amount of impact.”
“No. You don’t have to show it yourself. I’ve met rune mages in my youth. I know how you fight.”
“Have you ever met a rune mage?”
“I’ve met you.”

Nickel old man nodding his head looked strange.
This is a fact that I learned after returning to Yoensu, but people in the world do not know that a class called Rune Mage exists.
This is because all rune mages except me live in seclusion.

It’s only the magicians who belong to the Mage Tower and the knowledge they have.
After all, old man Lee, I don’t think you’ve wasted your age.

“Fifty years ago, when a civil war broke out in the Great Taiga Forest of Central Continent, the beasts rebelled en masse and almost overthrew the kingdom. At that time, I worked as a mercenary in the kingdom army and was captured by the beasts. .”
“You mean the old man was held captive by the beasts? I can’t imagine?”

I felt absurd as I stared at Nickel’s bulging muscles.
I don’t know how a man who looks like a Terminator got captured.

Old Nickel laughed with a shy expression and opened his mouth.

“I couldn’t help it. The Beast Rebels had a mighty ancient weapon in their hands. It was an ancient weapon in the form of a wolf called [Skoll], Maybe it was a relic of the Asher people…? It was strong enough to annihilate them.”
“Are you saying that one weapon wiped out an army?”
“That’s right. If it wasn’t for Skoll, the rebels would have been more than subdued. I would have chopped off their heads with an axe.”

It is an ancient weapon that can change the outcome of a war.
I guess I can be treated like a nuclear bomb from another world.

“I was taken prisoner with dozens of soldiers and was waiting for the day to be executed. But there was someone who came to our rescue before it was too late. That was a rune mage named Lawrence.”

Lawrence!
Suddenly, a familiar name came from Old Nick’s lips.
It was the name of the rune mage, head of Ninggard. As I listened to the story further, it became clear that he was the same person as the Lawrence I had met.

“What do you look like wizard?”
“Huh…? He was an old wizard with a long beard in a white robe. That wizard named Lawrence had charged the rebel fortress alone. At first, I thought he was a senile man. He suddenly rode up on a horse and rode up to the rebel castle with a staff. Started beating me.”

Hit the castle with a cane?
You’re a wizard, what the hell are you doing?

However, when I heard Nickel’s words that followed, I felt even more absurd.

“But with one swing of the staff, the walls collapsed!”
“Yes?”
“The wall is broken.”

Holly Sheck.
I can’t believe it’s real even after hearing it with my ears.
It wasn’t that he used magic, but that he smashed the wall by hitting it with a staff.
The ultimate physical mage was the head of Ninggard.

“At that time, our prisoners were hanging from the scaffold on the wall. So we could clearly see the rune mage’s battle. Every swing of the staff caused an earthquake and a landslide. It was smashed and broke.”
“Earthquakes and landslides? Anyway, they say they used magic.”
“Of course I did. The harder the old man swung his wand, the stronger the magic came out. It was amazing when he defeated the leader of the rebels. He swung the cane full swing and a meteor fell from the sky. It’s been 50 years and I still can’t forget it. Doesn’t exist.”

Old Nickel, recalling the past, clenched his fists tightly, and wet sweat flowed from his hands.
It means that it was an overwhelming magic battle enough to make Nickel old man nervous.

“That’s amazing… You mean you dropped Meteor?”
“Luke. Can you use the same magic as the old man?”
“I’m still not good at it, so I can’t use such destructive ancient magic. But the principle of using magic is the same. The harder you hit, the stronger the magic.”
“I look forward to your future. We barbarians disregard magicians, but rune mages are different. Now I’ll teach them bongsul.”

The old story of Nickel’s inspiration is over.

“Are you teaching me how to use sticks right now?”
“That’s right. Wait a minute. I’ll get the rod from the guild storage.”

While old man Nickel brought the rod, I reflected on the story I had heard. It is the story of Lawrence’s saga of suppressing the rebels.
If you think about it, there is one part that bothers me.

‘I told you that rune mages don’t interfere with worldly affairs. But why did you intervene in the case where the prisoners rebelled?’

When the fishmen rioted in the port city, the rune mages didn’t even show their noses.
It is a city that can be reached in just an hour, but no support came at all. However, in Daesoorim, which is far away from here, the head of the temple himself went to visit and played a game.

It was easy to guess what made the chief executive move.

‘Is it a relic of the Asir people?’

The ‘Skoll’, an Asher relic said to have been used by the rebels as a weapon.
Perhaps because of the relics, the head of the temple seems to have scrambled directly. Ninggard is an organization that studies not only ancient magic, but also all kinds of relics left by the Asher people.
If there is someone who abuses the artifact, it can be seen that Ninggard is making a sortie.
It’s not really an organization that only lives in seclusion.

‘Maybe there will be a chance to meet the rune mages outside the temple again. I might find an ancient artifact while exploring the ruins.’

It was the moment when I organized my thoughts about Ninggard.
Old Nickel, who had entered the guild storage, returned to the training ground with a long stick.
It’s a rod that’s exactly the same length as my quarterstaff.

“Luke. Properly lift your wand. I’ll teach you various skills while sparring.”
“Suddenly sparring?”
“It’s best to learn anything while being hit with your own body. I’ll teach you all the techniques of bongsul within one day.”

Nickel’s bongjutsu lessons were done in the form of sparring.
Until late afternoon, I had to wield my cane to death.

*

Of course, as a wizard, I don’t need to master bongjutsu.
Even if you use the expression physical wizard, in the end, learning new magic is more important than learning martial arts.

What I want to learn is how to increase the impact.
So the only way is to hit harder with a cane.

Over the course of a day, I practiced the art of punching myself by sparring with Old Man Nick. Indeed, as Rebecca had praised, Nickel’s teachings came into my ears.

“How about it? Do you know the basics of bongsul now?”
“Heo-eok… Heo-eok… Ki, I know the basics well, but is the old man not tired? The sun has already set while sparring.”
“It’s okay if it’s me.”

I got used to swinging my cane, which had been ignorant, before I knew it.
As the amount of impact increased, the power of [Quick Freeze] And [Blizzard] Increased little by little.

It was a great training result, but I was more interested in the old nickel in front of me.
I had been swinging the stick non-stop since morning, but I was exhausted, and the old man nickel was free.
As expected, it is like the barbarian, a fraudulent race of another world.

“A barbarian like me recovers quickly. I don’t get tired of sparring for a day.”
“Infinite stamina? Isn’t that too deceptive?”
“Aren’t your dream demons also boundless? To be honest, I’m more envious of you. I was most afraid of the time when I was fighting a mandatory defense battle with my wife in my hometown.”

One with infinite stamina and one with infinite stamina.
Which of the two is more deceitful?

I was a fraud with infinite energy, but I still envied the barbarian’s stamina. Originally, other people’s rice cakes look bigger.
But I couldn’t argue with Nickel anymore.

“…Every time I work the night, I want to die. It’s hard to stand up because I’m old.”
“Kuhm.”

Nickel’s expression suddenly turned gloomy the moment he mentioned the mandatory defense battle.
Perhaps that is the end of ordinary married men.
Of course, I’m a dreamer, so it doesn’t matter.

“Thank you for your advice. I will finish today’s class.”
“You worked hard. See you next time.”

I said goodbye to Nickel and left the training ground.
While I was sparring with Nickel, Rebecca was learning swordsmanship from another instructor. When it was time to eat dinner, Rebecca finished her classes as well.

“Luke! Did you learn batting well? Did you teach that savage grandpa well?”
“It’s worth paying money to learn. I’ll stop by here in the future.”

Of course, I had no intention of visiting the swordsman guild every day.
Because I have to study magic during the time to learn bongsul in depth. It was enough to take a sticking class once a week.

“Wow! That’s nice. From now on, we’ll be together even during training.”
“Right.”

Rebecca liked it very much when I told her that I was still learning baton.
He seems very happy to be with me even during training.

To be honest, I liked it too.

“Whoop whoop.”

Rebecca and I both laughed as our eyes met.
It was because of the sudden laughter, but the reaction of the people walking around us was worth seeing.

A whispering voice is heard.
The voices of soloists full of jealousy.

“Ah, what are those bastards? Why are you in love with the swordsman guild?”
“Salting is crazy. I’m going crazy.”
“Wow, look at the two of them looking at each other and laughing. Damn honey dripping.”
“Ahhhhh all the couples die! I think I’m crazy!”

Of course, it was a noise that had nothing to do with Rebecca and me.
I passed the solo guild members as they were, calculated the tuition, and went out of the guild building.

“What should we eat for dinner?”
“I’ll make rice for you at home. It’ll taste better than Mr. Brown’s rice.”
“Wow, I love you Luke!”

We walked around the city chatting for a while. On the way home, I stopped by the market and bought something to be a side dish.
I bought plenty of ingredients, but luckily that was the answer.

When we arrived at the inn, we were met by a group of familiar people waiting in front of the building.

“Room 305…? Is it true that Mr. Luke lives in room 305?”
“That’s right, sister Bella!”