Question and Answer with Old Man Mondo
The next day.
Rain and I reported our return and delivered the defeated orcs to the Adventurer's Guild. I didn't give everything. Just about 3 of them. If I were to give it all away, I might be called an orc slayer.
At that time, I told old man Mondo old man who was just looking at the request on the bulletin board that I would like to take a break from training for a while.
"What? Did you manage to get a new girl again?"
"No! I've got something I want to do, and I want to focus on that."
For a moment I thought of the dark elves, so I hurriedly denied it.
"What you want to do, you mean you want to f*ck women?"
"Why is it like that! It's magic! Magic! I wanted to train that too!"
It's tiring to have to deal with old man Mondo's ridicule. Besides, I couldn't say that I was going to build a dungeon, so I just made a good excuse.
"Why? You want to train your magic? Are you going to learn [Intermediate Magic]?"
"I already have [Intermediate Magic]. If possible, I'd like to learn [Advanced Magic] as well."
Old man Mondo put a difficult look on his face and asked me in a low voice.
"Have you reported this to the guild?"
"I think I do."
The old man's eyebrows are slightly furrowed.
"You, there's a possibility that the country is watching you. Be careful."
"In this country, everyone who has mastered [Intermediate magic] is controlled by the country. They probably reported you through the guild."
"Eh? You've never heard of it?"
"That's right. This is behind the scenes. The country is wary of mages who are intermediate or above, and they count on them as a force in case of an emergency. They can't have all the mages, so they can only monitor them."
At that, the old man looked away, grinned, and continued.
"Well, if you're aiming for a higher position, it's the same as aiming for a government official. What does it matter?"
"Eh? Is that so?"
The old man looked at me with an astonished face and scratched his head.
"Seriously? How come you don't know that when you're aiming for advanced level? The [Advanced Magic] can only be used by the court mages of the country. There's no way the country would leave someone who uses strategic-grade dangerous magic alone."
"Then do you know how to learn [Advanced Magic]?"
"Either become a court mage... or go to the academy. Well, no matter which path you take, becoming a court mage always requires you to go through the academy."
Academy, huh? By the way, my two brothers went there too. Well, those two were more into politics than magic, so it doesn't matter.
Then, I remembered Adio and Felika who were in the corner of my memory.
"Besides, in the academy, it seems that those who have the background can learn [Advanced Magic] while still in school."
"Heh..."
"Why? Are you interested? Well, you are old enough to attend the academy. If you are interested, it's not a bad idea to go there. But if you want to live freely, you have to give up [Advanced Magic]. If you become a government official, you'll end up being used as a slave."
"Huh? I thought the academy required you to be 15 years old."
"Aren’t you 15?"
"Next year."
"It's not much different. There's just one year difference."
I asked him what I wondered.
"By the way, you're from the Republic, right? Why do you know so much about the kingdom? And even about magic."
Again, the old man looked dumbfounded.
"You... I'm an A-class adventurer. I've received quite a few requests from the country, and I've even worked with a court mage. There's no way I don't know it."
"I forgot."
"Well, to a monster like you, I'm a small person..."
Something suddenly started to bother me. What's wrong?
"Well, I think the old man is more of a monster than me, though?"
"Then don't forget! Jeez. By the way, you took a break from training. It's about time, so I'm going to leave this town soon."
"Eh!?"
I'm that depressed? Am I mentally weak?
"Honestly, I don't have anything to teach you anymore. The only way to raise your level is to continue practicing what I taught you. Besides, if you can cut a slime, you'll naturally be able to master it."
"But still……"
"But don't worry. There's no need for me to be with you. You're a serious guy. I know you are determined to master it. That's why you shouldn't neglect your training."
"Then what about the advanced level? That's exactly what I needed."
"You're not going to move up to the intermediate level so soon! Come to me again when you have reached the intermediate level. I'll teach you then. But I don't know when and how you get to the advanced level. I don't know when I reached the advanced level. So you'll have to do what I did back then. Is that all right?"
"I understand."
And so old man Mondo decided to leave RockQueen town.
Come to think of it, I didn't really listen to the old man. All I remember is that he was in the Republic and had an encounter with an elf a long time ago.
He told me to come see him......
I didn't ask where to meet him......
What should I do?
Tftc .
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