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Chapter 37 : It's a Pity
A trial in the Magic Tower was a rare occurrence.
To be precise, there were few such cases.
Mages were of a high class.
The elites who had come to the Magic Tower, even if they were not close to each other, had a strong sense of belonging, and this had established a practice of letting most things pass smoothly.
And even then, things that could not be overlooked were usually not trials, but summary executions.
W̆ е́ b̃ñovêl̇ Е n u m å
Pursuit by a special unit or exile was considered a common punishment.
But even the head of a school could not be treated that way.
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In the first place, even if they committed a crime, it was usually hushed up in the realm of politics.
But the exception of the wanderer Colin and the existence of Gellen, who hated him, had made this a reality.
Bang!
The door of the underground courtroom of the Magic Tower opened.
W е̃_bn̊ о̂.v̇ е̃.l En u m á.
We were roughly pushed inside like objects.
“Ugh!”
Unlike Colin, who had tumbled down, I kept my balance and looked around.
Although it was a courtroom, it was far from the appearance of a normal courtroom.
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In the center, there was a platform where the sinner would stand.
Around him, officials and spectators were seated without any distinction.
Е̊ n̈ûmа
The courtroom of the Magic Tower was a structure where such chaos was natural.
In fact, it was difficult to strictly divide them into officials and spectators.
Trials were not held easily, and since the suspect was the head of a school, the faces in attendance were impressive.
“Colin, you’re a mess.”
“Tsk, tsk, I knew it would come to this. If you were to point out the flaws of the current tower master, it would be that guy, no matter what anyone says.”
“Who’s next to him?”
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“Did you say he was the guardian of the new disciple? What a pity.”
“Pity? It’s obvious that guy also contributed to the unsightly behavior that Colin has been showing.”
The atmosphere of those sitting around was not good.
Unconcealed criticism and ridicule poured down harshly.
‘The people I saw this morning are all here.’
The head of the school and the elders were all present.
Е ň um а̌. іd̈
Each and every one of them was a celebrity who would be treated as a guest of honor in the city.
Even without recalling their influence on society, they were objects of fear here.
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Because their expression of will had a great influence on the verdict of the trial.
“I don’t know why so many heavy-bottomed people have gathered for such an interesting event.”
Colin, who had stood up awkwardly, muttered in displeasure.
Gellen sneered and replied.
Ёṅúṁ а
“Isn’t it because we can finally pass a stern judgment on you, the troublemaker of the Magic Tower?”
“It seems so. The people who dislike me have really made up their minds.”
Colin ground his teeth in frustration.
It was because the composition of the mages in attendance was so blatant, even to an outsider’s eyes.
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‘The elders, Gellen’s faction, and the neutral faction, are there three groups?’
The elders would support Gellen.
Е̊ňü må
Because they were stuffy old-timers, they wouldn't like Colin.
Not to mention Gellen’s faction.
The key was the heads of the schools who were neutral, but their number was smaller than the sum of the former two.
In the first place, they were neutral.
Even if you were optimistic, only half of them would support Colin.
‘The verdict has already been decided before the trial even started.’
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If it had come to this, Colin had no choice but to be kicked out.
As I had discussed with Gellen on the way, it was a mercy that they hadn't made him a cripple and kicked him out.
“...I don’t know how they’re going to handle it when the master returns. If you back down now, I’ll obediently admit my guilt and be on probation.”
Colin also had something to believe in.
His master, the tower master.
If the tower master exercised his authority, then such a hasty trial would be abolished, and the disciplinary action would end with the stripping of his position as the head of the school, as in the original story.
Е n̈üm̄ ȧ
But no one reacted to his threat.
Unfortunately, it was because the main seat was empty.
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‘At this point, the tower master often went on outings.’
I had thought he was just enjoying his travels in his later years, but from what I had heard from Colin, he was exploring the ruins of the druids.
Anyway, as he was conveniently not present, Colin’s best bet was to threaten them with the consequences.
And there was no way such a hasty threat would work.
É nŭ mӑ
“You, do you think I’m afraid of a toothless tower master?”
“...What?”
“After you, it’s the tower master.”
As if he thought he had already caught the fish, Gellen did not hide his ambition.
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He wanted the highest position in the Magic Tower.
The noble pride of a fallen noble who led the largest school in the Magic Tower.
W̆ è bn̊ о̆v̆ е ĺ Ѐn̆ um.ã
So even at this early stage, the evidence that I would send him to his doom would still exist.
“Silence.”
The courtroom, which had been like a marketplace, became quiet.
The hostility towards us was not hidden and became even more blatant.
“The trial will begin.”
The stage to send Colin to his doom.
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Gellen and his faction must have thought so.
They would soon find out that it was a misunderstanding.
‘This is your grave.’
I leisurely watched the progress of the trial.
***
The trial proceeded swiftly.
Ẅе̃ b n̆о̂ v̄ е ľ Е_n̆ũm̊ â
Gellen, who had been eagerly waiting for Colin’s return, poured out all the materials he had prepared and criticized him.
He brought up the abandonment of his duties as the head of the school as the main proposition, and pointed out the customary privileges such as the private use of research funds.
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In fact, as he had expressed it as customary, all the upper class were not free from the charges.
But Gellen limited this to Colin and exaggerated it into a terrible crime.
He distorted a small mistake into an intentional crime, and gave excessive meaning to each and every number to exaggerate its seriousness.
Although Colin immediately made an excuse, it was just an excuse in front of the thoroughly prepared evidence.
Ên um̆_а́ . íd̀
Even before the trial was over, Colin had already become an unforgivable criminal who had tarnished the honor of the Magic Tower.
“...Based on the evidence above, I, Gellen Vüsting, the head of the Element school, assert that it is the right verdict to banish Colin Sieger, the head of the Juggernaut school, from the Magic Tower.”
Gellen finished his words and smiled inwardly.
‘It’s going smoothly.’
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The atmosphere had completely turned.
When Gellen presented the evidence and made his claim, everyone listened attentively, and when Colin protested, they clicked their tongues or shook their heads.
Е̇ n̈.ŭ m а̊
It was so one-sided that even the neutral faction showed a movement to follow the trend.
‘Have I finally gotten rid of the thorn in my side?’
Anyway, it was evidence that he had collected and manipulated over several years.
It was impossible for the careless Colin to refute it.
‘I was lucky.’
Colin’s return and the tower master’s absence, the two conditions had coincided.
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Thanks to that, the next step of the grand plan, becoming the tower master, had also become easier.
If he slandered him in connection with this matter, then the tower master, who was a back-room old man, would have no choice but to step down.
‘That guy has done a great service.’
Did he say his name was Allen?
He was a man with an impressive, handsome face.
That was all.
Ӗn u̇ m̊а
Unlike his noble appearance, his identity was nothing more than the guardian of the child that Colin would take in as a disciple.
Since such an appearance was bound to be memorable, and since he knew nothing about him, he must not have been of a high status.
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‘Since he was caught up in the incident, I was thinking of showing mercy and letting him go with his limbs intact… but that arrogant bastard.’
He’ll regret it.
Gellen’s beard trembled as he recalled Allen’s words.
How dare he speak such nonsense to him, the head of a school and a noble.
Е́n_u̇ m̌а̂ .і̌ d́
Although he had been brave without knowing the circumstances, regret always came late.
Gellen had no intention of forgiving him.
“And finally, I will reveal that Colin has tarnished the honor of the Magic Tower by studying dark magic.”
“Gellen! What kind of nonsense is that!”
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Even Colin, who had been close to giving up, immediately protested against that claim.
Although dark magic was recognized for its usefulness by the upper class of the city, it was a heresy that was not tolerated in the Magic Tower.
Е́n ũḿа̂
If it was revealed that the head of a school of the Magic Tower had fallen into it, it would be a fatal scandal that could not be compared to the abandonment of his duties as the head of the school.
“The evidence is here, so take a look.”
Photos, documents, testimonies, physical evidence.
It was so cleverly manipulated that it was impossible to see through it in an instant.
More than anything.
“Do you remember this item, Colin?”
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At Gellen’s gesture, a subordinate took out an item from an envelope.
Colin frowned with a look of incomprehension.
“...The Necklace of Clarity, isn’t that the item you gave me as a gift?”
“I gave it to you under the pretext of an artifact that clears the head, but as you know, its real effect is different.”
The finishing touch.
“The detection of dark mana.”
Еn û m̀a .ïd̃
The jewel of a deep blue light in the center was tinged with a murky color.
Colin’s eyes widened.
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“It’s a frame-up!”
“If it’s a frame-up, then how do you explain this evidence? It’s an item I brought directly from your laboratory.”
“I left the Magic Tower five years ago and haven’t set foot in the laboratory!”
“It means you’ve been dabbling in dark magic for five years. Let me give you a piece of advice, it would be better to keep quiet and not add to your crimes.”
Е ň u̇m̌ а .і d̂
Colin had a look of despair.
This was a spider’s web.
The more you struggled, the more the spider’s web tightened around your limbs.
By the time you realized you were trapped, it was already too late.
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Bustle!
“Silence!”
Ė ňûḿ a .і d̄
As the mages in attendance began to murmur and a commotion spread, the elders who were leading the trial took control of the atmosphere.
He asked with a gaze that was even more sunken than at the beginning of the trial.
“Gellen, can you swear that your words are true?”
“I have been investigating for a long time. I swear on my honor.”
“Hmm.”
The betrayal of the head of a school.
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It was a grave crime that was too big to be dealt with in a summary trial.
Gellen’s response, which he had prepared for a long time, was skilled.
He intended to use the confusion to process the trial quickly.
He even handed it over to the mages in attendance to confirm that it was dark mana.
Although there were opinions to verify it carefully, the prevailing opinion was that there was no need to drag on the time in front of clear evidence.
“Unfortunately, it will be difficult for you to escape the suspicion of colluding with a sinner. You will have a hard time until the charges are confirmed, but if you are innocent, it will be revealed. Don’t resent it and endure it.”
Ё n̈ um̃_а̀. і d
Allen, he would be kicked out as a cripple.
Although he knew he was innocent, where was there a person who didn't have a single speck of dust when shaken?
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This was the end.
Gellen, hiding his base excitement, waited for the tears of regret that the arrogant brat would shed.
“...The Necklace of Clarity.”
Allen, who had been silent, let out a voice.
Е̄ n̄ üm̄а
It was calm and quiet, as if it were detached from the serious situation.
“As you said, it’s an item that detects dark mana, but its accuracy is low.”
He slowly stood up from his seat.
Blue eyes with a greenish glow, a gaze that looked down with dignity.
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Did he even know his own situation?
Allen leisurely walked out from his seat and approached the mages in attendance.
En̈u ḿа . i d
As he extended his hand, a female mage, as if possessed, handed the necklace to Allen.
Gellen’s eyes immediately lit up.
“What are you doing now! Why are you handing that over to a sinner…!”
“Ah, I just did it without realizing it.”
Although he tried to retrieve the item, Allen stopped his action with his words.
“The Necklace of Clarity changes its color when it detects dark mana not only from the owner, but also within a radius of 500m. Is that correct, Head of the Juggernaut school?”
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“Y-yes.”
The home of artifacts was the Juggernaut school.
Even if it was during a trial, the expertise of Colin’s answer was not to be doubted.
“Then it’s not necessarily the case that the head of the school is the culprit.”
“It’s his item, so whose dark mana did it detect then!”
“That’s what I’m about to find out.”
Ӗnũmӓ
Allen grinned.
Chills!
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Gellen felt an ominous feeling crawling up his spine.
He shouldn't be left alone.
Just before Gellen, who was engulfed in an instinctive premonition, could interfere.
Crack!
Ŵӗb̊ǹо v.ё l̇ Enu m а̃
The Necklace of Clarity broke.
***
The Necklace of Clarity.
There was no lie in its effect of detecting dark mana.
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And the true utility of the Necklace of Clarity did not end there.
Whoosh!
Е̃ n ǔm а̄
The dark mana that the necklace had detected scattered into the air.
The moment the silence caused by my sudden action was broken, the murmuring reached the realm of noise.
“What in the world are you doing…! To damage the evidence! I see what kind of dark intentions you have!”
“Just watch.”
Gellen shouted at the top of his lungs.
He still didn't know that he had fallen into a trap.
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It was my turn to enlighten him.
Vrooom!
The fact that mana was visible to the eye was not a characteristic of a mage, but an innate talent given to an individual.
There was no way the oxidizing dark mana would be visible to the eye.
So people didn't know.
That the true utility of the Necklace of Clarity was not detection, but tracking.
E nu̇m̈ а̃ . i̇d
Fwoosh!
The spirit stuck to the oxidizing dark mana.
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The conflicting energies soon repelled each other violently and created a flame.
The line of the flame, which emitted a hot heat, was shot upwards, not at Colin.
“You can follow it.”
“What in the world…”
Ѐ n ů m̀а̊
“It seems you didn’t know. The Necklace of Clarity was made for the purpose of tracking, not detecting, dark mana.”
“That can’t be! The Juggernaut school didn’t reveal this! Who knows if you’re lying to get out of this situation…!”
“It seems you all didn’t know the reason why the head of the Juggernaut school had wandered.”
I spoke nonchalantly.
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“The head of the school was studying the analysis and crack of dark magic. This is the proof.”
A lie.
Е n̊ u m̆ а̃
Gellen, knowing that, could not open his mouth with confidence.
Because the person himself was next to me.
If I had set the stage this far, then he should have known how to play along.
Without me even giving him a hint, Colin quickly played along.
“...It’s true. So I took in the relative of the person who had helped with the research as a disciple and invited him to the Magic Tower.”
“Since the Necklace of Clarity reacted while the head of the school was not present, it seems there is a traitor in the Magic Tower. I wonder if the head of the school had set a trap, suspecting this…”
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“You’ve figured out my intentions completely.”
“As expected of the tower master’s disciple. Your insight is amazing.”
“You’re also amazing for figuring that out.”
Colin, who had realized what this flow meant, was in perfect sync with me.
On the other hand, Gellen’s eyes were shaking violently.
“D-don’t lie!”
Е́n ũ mа. і̀d̃
“Whether it’s a lie or not, if you follow the trace, you’ll find out where it originated from.”
I could be confident.
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He wouldn't be able to follow the trace.
Because the dark mana would have originated from his own laboratory.
Colin was not a dark mage.
So how could Gellen have prepared the evidence?
Е n̊ ū m̄а
Because he was a dark mage.
‘He fell into his own trap.’
In the past rounds, he had also framed me for studying dark magic and held a trial.
But at that time, the manipulation of the evidence was clumsy, so it was easy to clear my name.
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It was probably because the manipulation was aimed at Colin, not me.
But since he couldn't admit his guilt, he broke the Necklace of Clarity and instead claimed that he was a dark mage.
Ѐn ûm̌ а̇ .íḋ
This time, it was much easier than then.
Because even without forcing a battle to make him use dark magic, just the spirit was enough.
“Why are you just standing there? If you want to secure the decisive evidence that the head of the Juggernaut school studied dark magic, you should move quickly.”
“……”
Gellen ground his teeth.
He must be agonizing.
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Whether to push his claim recklessly, or to go back quickly and destroy the evidence.
I decided to relieve the old mage’s worries.
“If it’s difficult for you to move because your bottom is heavy, I’ll help you.”
I moved the spirit and burned all the evidence.
Boom!
The door of the courtroom opened at almost the same time.
Ӗ nǔ.m ȧ. і̊d̀
“It’s an emergency! A chimera from the laboratory of the head of the Element school…!”
“...!”
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Gellen could not hide his look of dismay.
‘Was one of those the artifact that controlled the chimera?’
Although it was a personal space, to study dark magic in the Magic Tower was a bold move.
I knew the circumstances, that he had sought another path after realizing that his own talent had reached its limit.
Е n̂ ū m̌ а . i ḋ
It must have been because of his inferiority complex towards Colin.
I didn't feel sorry for him.
Where was there a person in the world without circumstances?
“It’s a pity.”
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The atmosphere had already turned.
The mages, who had realized that something was wrong, began to take out their staffs.
E ǹum̂а̊
I spoke softly to Gellen, who was stepping back.
“You shouldn’t have dared to do something that was beyond your station.”
“...!”
A mockery that tore at his pride.
Gellen, with his eyes rolled back, roared like a beast and rushed at me.
[The World Tree roars, saying it’s time to counterattack.]
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I was not afraid at all.
Because for a druid, a difficult opponent was a traditional mage, not a fallen mage who had fallen into dark magic.
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