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nThe Great Mage Returns after 4000 Years – Chapter 34- Friend (3)

nTranslator: Seven

nEditor: Ana_Banana

nExcept for Lylia, everyone else seemed to have a very good impression of Frey.

nShepard let out a low laugh.

n“Come to think of it, you know Sonia right?”

n“I met her in the Ispania mountains.”

n“I heard about that. She said you wiped out a band of mercenaries by yourself. From a lich to mercenaries…and I know you are two years younger than Peran which makes this achievement even more unbelievable.”

nIt was not just a compliment.

nFrey narrowed his eyes slightly as Shepard continued speaking as though it was simply a passing statement.

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n“But what kind of business could you have in the Hell Mountains?”

n“…”

nThe timing of his question was simply exquisite.

nFrey, of course, had no intentions of telling the truth, but he had gotten a clue as to what Shepard was trying to do.

nEverything the Duke had said up to that point was to ask that question.

nFrey responded without expression.

n“I had personal business.”

n“Hoo. Personal business?”

n“It is only a trivial matter, not something that would be of interest to my Lord.”

nWhen Frey smiled and said those words, Shepard didn’t continue to dig.

nHe simply looked at Frey with a slightly interested expression and no longer mentioned the topic.

nFor a while there were conversations about many different things. Things about the academy, the magic tower and other families.

nAs their conversation progressed, Shepard once again spoke as if he had just remembered something.

n“There is some magic I was working on recently and I’m curious to hear your views.”

nAfter an awkward moment of silence, Frey finally responded.

n“I don’t think I’d be of any help.”

n“That doesn’t matter. What I need now is a new perspective. I just realised it through our conversation. The way you look at the world differs greatly from me. I’m sure you’ll meet my expectations.”

n“…”

n“Of course, I wouldn’t blame if you didn’t get the results I expected. I’m not forcing you and I’m not trying to put any more pressure on you.”

nHe wanted to speak privately.

nFrey exchanged eye contact with Shepard for a moment.

nThere was one thing that was clear to him and that was that Shepard had an interest in him.

nAnd it was the same for Frey.

nTherefore he nodded without worrying about it for too long.

n“If it’s fine.”

n“Thank you. I’ll send Daphgon to guide you later.”

nThe conversation ended there.

nPeran and Frey soon left the room and walked the hall.

n“My father seems to be very interested in you. Don’t be too nervous. He is strict but he is not the type of person to play tricks.”

n‘Well, I don’t think you’d be nervous anyway.’

nPeran added in his head before letting out a laugh.

n“The training grounds are at the back. Ms. Sonia should be there so you can go say hello before coming back.”

n“What about you?”

n“I think I need to appease Lylia.”

nFrey nodded and went straight to the backyard.

nThe training grounds were very spacious, but it seemed that only Sonia was there practicing with her sword.

nOf course, there was one other person there with her.

nIt was Luther, who was watching Sonia practice from a distance.

nHe spotted Frey and he approached and turned to face him.

n“Mr. Frey?”

n“Long time no see,.”

n“Ah, you’re finally here.”

nLuther seemed very happy.

nFrey had a little reunion with him before turning back to watch Sonia train.

nAs she swung her sword her face appeared to be as sharp as a sword.

nFrey realised that she was more outstanding than he’d thought.

nLuther looked a bit proud.

n“It is very rare to be conferred a title by His Majesty at such a young age.”

n“A title?”

n“Yes. It is ‘Rainstorm’.”

nFrey listened to Luther’s words and paid more attention to Sonia’s sword.

nHowever the trajectory of the sword was somewhat familiar to Frey.

n‘Lucid’s Swordsmanship Dreadment …no.”

nIt felt similar but it was a bit different.

nFrey frowned.

n‘Is this really it?’

nThere were parts that seemed a bit clumsy.

nIt seemed that the flow unique to Dreadment was not established properly.

nHe didn’t master swordsmanship, but he had good eyes.

nSince 4,000 years had passed it was understandable that Lucid’s Swordsmanship could not have been passed down fully.

nAfter being spread out into different branches, it was quite possible for each of them to develop in different directions.

nNow that he thought about it, the current location of the Luanoble Kingdom was the former location of Lucid’s homeland Icollium.

nWas the Luanoble Kingdom the successor of Icollium?

nOr had it been absorbed after being invaded by another country?

nFrey began to ponder.

n“Frey!”

nSonia was looking over at him with surprise.

nFrey lifted his head and looked at her.

n“It was good swordsmanship.”

n“I-, it was? Thank you.”

n“…”

nHe hadn’t been trying to compliment Sonia, it was just an honest opinion about Dreadment.

nIn any case, there was no reason for him to point that out and spoil the mood.

nFrey talked to Sonia for a while but the conversation was not very good.

nSonia was unable to truly concentrate on the conversation and was showing signs of restlessness.

nLuther could only smile bitterly when he saw that.

nThen Daphgon came.

nHe spoke after a brief look of understanding to Sonia and Luther.

n“Mr. Frey, the Lord is requesting you.”

n“I’ll head over now. Sonia, let’s talk later.”

n“U-, uh? R-, right…”

nFrey immediately followed Daphgon.

nHe was led to the top of the mansion.

nAfter walking for a long time, up ordinary stairways and spiral staircases, they finally reached the rooftop.

nThere was a garden on the roof and it was well made to match with the garden that was on the ground.

nShepard was sitting at an outdoor table there, waiting for him.

nDaphgon left after bowing.

nNow there were only the two, Frey and Shepard, on the roof.

n“Would you like to take a seat?”

nFrey complied and sat in front of them.

nThe two men shared a gaze for a long time then Shepard slowly opened his mouth.

n“…What brings the Traumen Rings to my house?”

nWhat was he talking about?

nWasn’t the Traumen Rings a club in the academy?

nA club that was led by his own son.

nOf course Frey had nothing to do with that.

nDidn’t this guy know that?

n‘In addition, there is some warning in his voice.’

n“I am not in the Traumen Rings.”

n“You can stop pretending. You must have come here because you had something to say.”

nShepard’s eyes turned cold.

n“Using Peran was a pretty smart strategy. Did you hear it from my son that I was in the mansion at this time?”

n“There seems to have been a misunderstanding.”

n“Ha. Misunderstanding? Right. Let’s say it’s that. Then why did you do something that would be misunderstood?”

n“What?”

n“Typhoon Earrings. Didn’t you wear it openly to show me?”

nHe knew about the Typhoon Earrings?

nIt wasn’t entirely surprising.

nPerhaps when Frey had noticed his tattoo, Shepard had noticed the earrings.

nThe thing that bothered Frey was his attitude.

nShepard was confidently pressing him about something and didn’t realise that he was wrong.

nThanks to that, the conversation could not go anywhere.

n“I don’t have any idea what Lord Duke is talking about. Isn’t the Traumen Rings a club in the academy that’s headed by Peran?”

nShepard paused for a moment at Frey’s words and it seemed that he was pondering.

nIf he had said all of this and didn’t raise doubts then he would not have had more to say. However Frey did not believe that Shepard was a foolish person.

nIt was not long before Shepard sighed.

n“…I see. You are a wanderer.”

nWanderer?

nThat was not something that could be used to describe one of the three sons of the Blake Family.

nAlthough he was treated like a stranger by the family, he was not kicked out of it.

nShepard glanced up at Frey and continued talking.

n“Just like you said. I have misunderstood…right. I see. The Typhoon Earring must have come from the Ispania Mountains right?”

nFrey looked at Shepard without answering.

n“Are you wary of me?”

n“To the same extent that the Duke is wary.”

n“Hoo hoo. How bold. It’s not like you don’t know where this is.”

n“I’m well aware, of course. It is the home of my friend Peran.”

n“…”

n“The reason that I came to the Jun Family was not to see Lord Duke. I came here to see Peran.”

nAt Frey’s firm response, Shepard had no choice but to hesitate once more.

nWhat he’d said was right after all it was he himself who requested to see Frey.

n“I don’t trust you completely yet. But I will give you an explanation for my rudeness. I won’t treat you like an outsider since you have those earrings.”

nHe once again mentioned the Typhoon Earrings.

nFrey glanced down at the Staff of the Great Sage that was in the form of a bracelet.

nHe recognized the earrings but he didn’t notice the bracelet.

nDid he know about the Salamander’s Robe?

nHe listened to Shepard while hiding his innermost thoughts.

nAnd his following words exceeded his expectations.

nIn a good way.

n“Who do you think is the owner of this continent?”

nOthers might have considered it as an absurd question, however Frey’s eyes became sharper instead.

nShepard continued without realizing it.

n“The Kastkau Empire is the greatest among human nations. However it couldn’t claim more than a tenth of the land of this continent.”

nThis matter was quite understandable.

nThe power of the intellectuals living on the continent could be taken as ten fingers.

nAnd the human power could be said to be barely within three fingers.

nThis was to say, that humans were not the owners of the continent.

nBut Frey knew this.

nHe knew of the existence of transcendental beings who controlled the continent from the shadows.

nFrey stared at Shepard’s mouth, almost forgetting to blind.

nWould he say the word that Frey wanted to hear the most?

n“Demigod.”

n“…!”

nThat one word made Frey shiver all over.

nAt the same time, numerous questions of his seemed to be answered.

nThe reason why Shepard wasn’t completely wary of him.

nThe reason he had Schweiser’s tattoo on his face.

nIn the first place, he’d never considered him to be a complete enemy.

nShepard was the one that Frey was looking for. To learn about the Demigod’s presence.

nHe knew their purpose.

nThe ones who wanted to stop it.

n“The transcendental beings control human society. We are trying to break free from that control…why are you smiling?”

nShepard stopped and asked, wearing a confused expression.

nThis was because Frey had suddenly given him a bright smile as though he had gone mad.

nIn the old days, there were only five humans fighting against the Demigod.

nOnly five of them rebelled against that transcendent entity.

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nAnd they lost.

nIt was a crushing defeat.

n– And years passed.

n4,000 years had passed.

nFrey was sure that now there were much more people who shared the same purpose as they did in the past.

nThey had found out who the Demigod was, and those who were struggling to not give in were holding their breaths, waiting for the right moment.

nWhy was he smiling?

nThere was only one reason.

nHe was truly happy.

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