The Blockhead Became an Overpowered Magician

11 – To Kagon (5)

“Wizard?!”

Ern suddenly collapsed. Eve and the knights looked at him in confusion.

It wasn’t like an attack was coming. There was no suspected cause.

“Valtez!”

The driver urgently called Valtez. Baltez, who was watching the devil worm disappear, was surprised.

“This way!”

As the driver lifted Ern up and laid him down on the seat of the carriage, Valtez began to check Ern’s condition.

‘I don’t lose my mind to this extent due to simple circle exhaustion. If so, then….’

My whole body was relaxed. Breathing is slow. A state similar to sleeping. But the circle was spinning furiously.

It was a rotation to digest fragments of memory, but Valtez had no way of knowing.

‘He may have lost consciousness, but the magic hasn’t stopped. Are you being eaten by magic?’

In order to use magic, an enormous amount of calculation is required. Right now, Valtez himself had to put a lot of effort into casting .

But this wizard continued to cast magic. This is by continuously monitoring the situation and making optimal decisions.

‘I assisted the knights and kept fireballs in the air….’

There are two main limitations of wizards. The first is the amount of mana in the circle. And the second is the limitations of the brain.

Usually wizards stop casting when they reach their limit. But when you’re really in a hurry, there are times when you can somehow squeeze out the magic.

‘We were already pushing for multi-casting, but did we exceed our limits by saving the princess?’

If the limit is exceeded, casting takes place at the level of unconsciousness. Assimilation of circles and selves.

Theoretically, this is the moment when a wizard becomes the fastest and most powerful… There was a risk of losing one’s self if one were not careful.

‘Plus, I had to move my body quickly. As I was running away from that snake-like guy earlier, my mental and physical stability was broken….’

Erne cast her magic while evacuating Eve. Valtez decided that the circle must have gone awry in the process.

“…I think it’s overload.”

Valtez felt guilty even as he spoke. Overload was a very rare phenomenon.

Because Erne was showing such incredible form, Valtez did not even consider the possibility that he would be overloaded.

“!”

The knights also knew the danger. This was because our wizards had been trained not to fall into overload.

“Then what should I do?”

“Magic and ego are now intertwined in the world of images. We can’t do anything about it. If we do that, it will get even more tangled.’

“That can’t be possible…”

“…I can only hope that he overcomes it on his own.”

“But you were clearly fine until now.”

“Overload can come suddenly or it can come gradually. Did he say anything?”

“You didn’t say anything.”

“In that case, either you were trying to untangle it in your head, or it came to you unconsciously without you even realizing it… One of the two.”

Although there was a leap, Valtez’s guess was reasonably accurate. He would have been the correct answer if the opponent had been an ordinary wizard.

This did not apply to Ern, who used skills with ignorance, let alone unconsciousness.

“…What happens if I don’t overcome it?”

Eve asked.

Balthes could only shake his head with a stern expression.

***

Inside a moving carriage.

Eve bit her lip and looked at Ern lying in front of her.

After asking Valtez about this and that, a thought took root in my head.

‘If only I had avoided it then….’

Fear caused hesitation. So he stayed in the carriage in a daze.

As Eve fell, she felt Ern using And . She had cast at the same time to protect herself.

‘If I had opened the door and run out….’

She wouldn’t have been pulled, and he wouldn’t have used magic.

My eyes started to turn red.

He was not a vassal, nor was she a close friend. She didn’t even entrust the escort request.

But he threw himself away. Eve’s heart was moved by that sacrificial and devoted appearance.

‘If it continues like this….’

Some time has passed. But Ern was still unconscious.

No matter how harshly Eve received a harsh education as the daughter of a duke, she was ultimately just a young girl who found it difficult to deal with someone’s death. Especially if she is also responsible for it.

Guilt. Resentment.

She had done nothing so far, and she was pitiful at not being able to do anything in the future.

Eve held Erne’s hand as she shed her tears. Even in the midst of regret and sadness, there was determination in her eyes.

And Ern opened her eyes.

“…Huh?”

“Huh?”

“…”

“…What happened?”

Eve quietly let go of her hand.

“……”

There was an awkward silence for a while.

It was only after Eve calmed down a little that Ern was able to listen to her explanation of the situation.

“Um… Uh… Something like that happened.”

I was embarrassed. I was misunderstood because of the quest window.

‘What is it that suddenly makes me fall asleep?’

“Are you okay?”

“…Well done.”

Ern had no choice but to answer like that.

***

There was an uproar.

The members of the Winter Castle Knights, including Valthez, were only able to feel at ease when they saw in person that Erne was fine. The same was true for the upper-level employees who served as coachmen.

Balthes seemed to have a lot to say about this and that, but he had no choice but to leave the carriage with a sad look on his face due to Eve’s order to remain alone.

“Let me greet you formally. My name is Eve Eisenbern.”

Eve bowed her head as they sat across from each other. No matter what the difference in status was, the other person was a person worthy of respect.

Eve’s long hair brushes against her shoulders. But even that look was elegant. She was well maintained and her silky hair was a symbol of her high status.

“Ern s….”

The last name almost popped out on its own. It was because the fragments of her memories were too vivid.

“?”

It seemed like she was about to say something, but when Ern didn’t correct her, Eve decided to let it pass.

“First of all, thank you very much. Eisenbern will never forget her Ern-sama’s devotion.”

“I just did what I had to do.”

Eve was confident that she could read the truth in people’s words and actions. Since she was young, she went to church and came into contact with many people.

Ern wasn’t just saying cliches. She said he really thought so!

‘The more I look at him, the more I want him….’

‘We have to break the second circle.’

Ern was so frustrated that she had been living only with 1st circle magic that she was about to die. For her, her quest was truly a ‘must do’.

“Do you belong to any organization?”

“Nothing.”

“Then what about the Knights of the Winter Castle? I promise you the best treatment.”

Eve really wanted Ern to belong to the knights. This was because he was a talented person with both amazing skills and outstanding personality.

“I know you’re worried… I’m sure you’re disappointed, but something like today will never happen again.”

‘What are you worried about… Oh, overload, that?’

The conditions themselves were good. The Winter Castle Knights were not an order worthy of being defeated on the continent.

But Erne could not accept this offer. Whatever it was, he had to remain with Kagon. The Winter Castle Knights, who were mainly confined to the north, were in disrepair.

“Thank you for the offer, but I think it will be difficult.”

“It’s a shame.”

Eve smiled bitterly at Erne’s firm answer.

‘… ‘I need to work hard.’

If he had been more capable, he wouldn’t have fallen into overload. And if he had shown the qualities of an Eisenbern, he would not have been rejected outright.

The spark of determination that Eve had pledged in her regret did not go out.

She reached into her coat pocket, promising her next time.

***

Ern watched the wagon train moving away.

In one hand he held the most expensive magic wand that could be purchased at Kagon’s wand shop, and in the other hand he held the golden symbol of Eisenbern.

Both were gifts from Eve.

-If you show that card, Eisenbern will welcome you as a guest at any time.

The magic wand was encrusted with a jewel reminiscent of Eve’s eyes.

[Ruby Staff]

[This is a magic wand carefully crafted by a craftsman. The power of flame-based skills increases slightly.]

‘It will be useful for a while.’

It was an appropriate item for a Circle 2 wizard to use at the beginning of the story.

Ern walked the streets of Kagon. It felt like I had come home.

The lively city was crowded with people. The building was lined with restaurants and shops that I visited at least once while playing the game.

Ern skillfully navigated the squares and alleys.

The more I walked, the fewer people I passed.

The place he was heading to was the Sensia Magic Tower.

The Sensia Magic Tower, which was built relatively recently, was firmly located on the outskirts of the city.

Usually, commercial districts are active around the Mt Tower. This was because magicians and disciples of the Magic Tower, adventurers and merchants who received requests were always coming and going.

But the area around the Sensia Magic Tower is quiet. When I turned my head and looked around, all I saw was a resident taking a leisurely walk.

If I were to describe the Sensia school in one word, it could be called ‘mysterious.’

This is a small number of refined examples. It is not well known how many wizards are affiliated.

Participation in academic societies is rare. There are only a lot of rumors about what is going on inside.

The gate of the Magic Tower is always closed. Let alone wizards, there are no regular employees coming and going.

‘… It will be open to me, right?’

I tried casting magic at the entrance once, but the automatic defense system repelled it. After that, it was the end of the security guard arrest.

Ern stood in front of the huge front door.

“Oh.”

The front door opened softly and without a sound. Ern entered the Magic Tower with anticipation.

‘I’m a little excited.’

Although he had been through numerous times, it was a place he had never been to.

But that feeling soon turned into embarrassment and disappointment.

“…Tap Lord?”

“hehehehe… Ugh…?”

The magic tower owner was rolling around heavily drunk.