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nThe Great Mage Returns after 4000 Years – Chapter 53 – Contact (4)

nTranslator: Seven

nEditor: Ana_Banana

nA month went by quickly and the mana from the crystal elixir was absorbed completely.

nThis signified another step toward 8 stars.

nFrey was content with that, but it wasn’t the only good news.

nThe night before, he had succeeded in signing a contract with a Dark Spirit.

nIt was a medium level spirit named ‘Darkming.’

nIt looked like a small cat with black fur and when it signed the contract with Frey it displayed a very haughty attitude.

nCamille had said that nine times out of ten the first contracted spirit that a person would gain would be low level, so it was quite good that he had been able to get such a good spirit.

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nAt this point, Frey felt like he no longer had any reason to stay in the magic tower.

nThere was still some time till the circle’s test and he felt that it was much better to travel around the world than stay in the tower.

nWith that in mind, Frey immediately packed his things and got ready to leave the tower.

nJust as he was about to open the door, he felt that someone was standing just outside of it.

nFor some reason, Frey got a familiar feeling and so he opened the door to see who it was.

n“Ah, ah. Hello.”

nA young woman bowed to him.

nShe looked to be about three or four years older than Frey, but it was her green hair and eyes that caught his attention since they were quite rare even in the entire continent.

n“…”

nFrey was speechless.

nThen he shot a complicated gaze at her cloak before finally opening his mouth.

n“Who are you?”

n“My name is Beniang.”

nHe didn’t ask for her name.

nWas there something wrong with this woman’s head?

nBeniang shook her head hurriedly when she saw Frey’s strange expression.

n“Ah. So-, sorry. Are you Frey Blake?”

n“I am.”

n“I’m sorry for bothering you. Let me introduce myself properly. I am Beniang Argento.”

nAs she continued, Frey realised that his expectations were correct.

n“I am the Circle Master of the Traumen Rings.”

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nFrey climbed the stairs of the tower once again and headed to his room.

nThis was because there was no other place for him to serve guests. And no matter how much he wanted to, he couldn’t take a Circle Master to a restaurant.

nPlus the security of the tower was quite good.

nTak.

nFrey closed the door and looked towards Beniang who was sitting in the chair, looking quite nervous.

nAlthough he didn’t show it, Frey was currently in a very complicated state of mind.

n‘That cloak wasn’t a magic tool.’

nIn the first place, when he was Lucas, he didn’t like using magic items.

nHe had only made a few of them to pass the time.

nThat cloak was just a plain leather cloak of good quality.

nThat’s why he almost didn’t recognize it.

nNow, 4,000 years later, the cape was quite different from how it used to be.

n‘Did they add to it one after another as the years went by?’

nIt seemed as though someone had replaced parts of it with different types of leather.

nThanks to that, the ordinary leather cloak had become a magic item which matched its name as a hero’s legacy.

nBut it wasn’t the cloak that confused him.

nHe voiced the thoughts that he had inside.

n“What is Circle Master here for?”

n“That…”

nWatching her become embarrassed as she searched for words to say gave Frey a new feeling.

nThis was because he would have never expected that the number one in a circle could be like this.

nIt was even more pronounced when compared to the arrogance of Dugenjar whom he had met not so long ago.

n“By chance…am I the first one to do this?”

n“The first one?”

n“Well…”

nBeniang furrowed her eyebrows slightly as she explained.

n“It doesn’t often happen, but when a super rookie like you appears, they will sometimes be approached even before they take the test.”

n“Before they even take the test?”

n“Yeah. Ah. And you won’t have to take the test. With your subjugation of an Apostle you’ve already been judged to be stronger than an executive from the Big Three.”

nHe didn’t have to take the test.

nIt seemed like he’d be able to avoid something troublesome, but he couldn’t trust the circle just yet.

nWhat if they tried to force him to do something else?

n“Are there already rumors of me defeating the Apostle?”

n“Not yet. Only a few circles know about it. I only managed to hear about it with luck…”

nThat’s when he understood what she meant.

nBeniang had come here to invite him to join the Traumen Rings.

nFrey was surprised.

nHe didn’t know how things were done in the circle, but he was certain that the Circle Master didn’t go to recruit members personally.

n“Have you already decided on which circle you’re going to join?”

n“Huh?”

n“I’ve heard that you’re Heinz Blake’s brother. And you also have a relationship with the Strow Necklace’s Honor Shepard…”

nEven this information was leaked.

nFrey had a feeling that these circles were releasing the information on purpose. From what Beniang had revealed it seemed that they wanted him more desperately than he’d originally thought.

n“I haven’t thought about it yet.”

n“I, I see.”

nBeniang tried to calm the flutter in her stomach. At least she didn’t come here for nothing.

nShe glanced up at Frey’s eyes before continuing.

n“What do you think about the Traumen Rings?”

n“I don’t have any particular thoughts.”

nIt was the truth.

nEven if the woman in front of him was the leader of an organization bearing his last name, that fact remained unchanged.

nBeniang was disappointed.

nIt could be said that nine out of ten wizards would have great respect for Lucas Traumen.

nBut now her plan to build a common ground by talking about Lucas has failed before it could even begin.

n“…hey, is it okay if I tell you about our circle?”

n“I’d love to hear about it.”

nWhen Frey responded in such an unexpectedly positive way, Beniang’s face brightened up considerably.

nHe was very curious about it.

nThis was because many of his associates were either directly or indirectly linked to the Traumen Rings.

nPeran said that he really wanted to join and Adelia is a member of the Traumen Rings circle.

n“Our circle…”

nBeniang began explaining with a nervous face while Frey simply listened to her quietly.

nFrey’s expression remained the same throughout the explanation so Beniang had no idea what he was thinking.

n“…”

nAnd when she was done, Frey quietly brooded over Beniang’s words.

nFrom the other circle members that he’d spoken to, whenever they spoke about their circle it was always wrapped in a veil.

nWhat surprised Frey was that Beniang unexpectedly revealed just how bad the situation of the Traumen Rings was to him.

nIf her purpose was to recruit Frey, then it would have been better for her to conceal some things.

nTo put it mildly then, at least she was honest, otherwise, it could be said that she was inflexible.

n“If Frey comes to our circle…I can also give you some magic items.”

n“Magic items?”

n“Yes.”

nFrey didn’t realise it, but this was actually an incredibly aggressive move.

nExcept for the Big Three, the number of artifacts that the circles had in their possessions was not high. At most, there would be two or three and some circles didn’t even have any at all.

nIn the past, there were only five magic items in the Traumen Rings circles, so giving one to a rookie was quite shocking.

nBeniang thought that there would be a change of expression on Frey’s face when he heard this, but he simply lowered his head as if he was thinking about something.

nThis reaction was rather discouraging for Beniang.

n“I’d like to ask you a question.”

n“Ah! Yes, please ask me anything.”

nShe had no choice but to welcome Frey’s words because she just wanted him to show any kind of reaction.

n“Is Master Beniang a Dragon?”

nFor a moment silence descended upon the room.

nClack.

nThen Beniang hurriedly stood up from the chair.

nShe stared at Frey with trembling eyes, unable to hide her agitation.

n“Th-, that, that…”

nFrey looked at her calmly.

nIt wasn’t because of the cloak. Frey knew that the woman before him was a Dragon or was related to Dragons, which was why he had a complicated feeling.

nHowever, he began to doubt it after seeing Beniangs reaction. It was far too emotional for her to be a Dragon.

n“…why do you say that?”

nIt seemed that this was the only thing that Beniang could ask.

nFrey opened his mouth slowly.

n“Dragons don’t have Mana Rooms. Dragon Hearts. The transcendental power source which allows you to use mana immediately without having to accept it from nature.”

nIt was for this very reason that the mana around Dragons had a different ‘quality’. It changed so that it would be able to accept the Dragon heart’s call at any moment.

nIt was due to this that Dragons were able to bypass having to cast spells.

nThe stronger the wizard, the better they’d be able to realise this fact.

nFrey’s gaze met Beniangs.

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n“Master Beniang has a distinctive, pure, unrefined mana.”

n“…you seem to know a lot about Dragons. Have you ever met one?”

n“That…no.”

nAt that moment, Frey saw a flash of disappointment in Beniang’s eyes.

nShe sighed before saying.

n“Hooo! Well. Since you’ve noticed that much then there’s no reason to deny it… but I can only be called a halfling.”

n“Half?”

n“Yes.”

nBeniang nodded, putting her hand on her chest.

n“I am half Dragon.”

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