Became a Medieval Fantasy Wizard

TL/Editor: raei

Status: 5/week mon-fri

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"You're back."

Maria greeted Ian as soon as he opened his eyes.

Her expression was strangely sentimental.

Ian understood Maria.

The memories of Maronius they saw in the soul world were truly like a morning drama.

"The sun's about to set."

Ian shook his head.

Though there was much he wanted to investigate, that was enough for today.

"Want to go get food together?"

"Yes~ Of course."

Ian gathered his things and left with Maria.

#

While eating, Ian discussed Maronius's memories with Maria.

At first they just ate, but as the conversation heated up they ordered drinks too.

Sipping his beer, Ian asked:

"What did you think about peeking at an Archwizard's memories?"

Maria answered languidly with her characteristically creepy smile:

"It was... fascinating."

Ian strongly agreed with Maria's response.

Setting aside the actual details of what happened...

Maronius's memories were really intense!

Stories of romance between men and women!

As even ancient Goryeo songs note, other people's love stories are addictively interesting.

Though he hadn't really expected that kind of story.

For Maria it must have been a story worth stacking popcorn for.

"Who do you think was in the wrong?"

Maria clinked her glass lightly against Ian's outstretched one.

Clink.

"Can't know. We just peeked at memories left on Maronius's dishes."

"Hmm... that's true."

"Why? You don't think so?"

Maria propped her chin on one hand and looked up at Ian with slightly unfocused eyes.

It would be a perfect pretty girl pose if not for the creepy vibe.

"Like you said, we only peeked at a moment of memory. But..."

"But?"

"I think Maronius was in the wrong."

Ian smiled broadly.

Oh ho, time to open up some drama-level debate?

Arguments always make good drinking snacks.

"Why do you think that?"

Maria hesitated briefly but, reading the playfulness in Ian's voice, answered honestly:

"Maronius thought Liria was... cheating, but there's a high chance that wasn't true."

"Well. We can't know that."

Truly unknowable.

Because these were Maronius's memories, they were only Maronius's perspective.(nods)

Being strictly from Maronius's viewpoint, there was no way to know Liria's thoughts.

If Maronius had asked Liria directly later, they could have known the truth but...

As history books record, Liria died.

So whether Liria cheated or not remains unknown.

"In the worst case, Liria might really have cheated but..."

Maria stared at Ian with eyes slightly glazed from drinking.

That gaze was a bit more serious than usual.

"Until the truth was clearly revealed, he should have trusted Liria."

"Hmm."

"Like how you trusted me to the end, Ian."

"..."

At Maria's intense gaze, Ian awkwardly took a drink and looked away.

Maria had actually been in a situation where the whole village suspected her.

She was a murder suspect due to necromancy, and it was hard to identify any other culprit.

When everyone insisted Maria should be executed.

Only Ian fought to prove her innocence.

His reason was clear and righteous.

Without clear evidence, you shouldn't suspect someone of being criminal.

That's the principle of innocent until proven guilty.

Ian insisted on Maria's innocence because he couldn't find evidence she was the culprit.

And indeed, the culprit was a black wizard from the Golden Rule Society.

"Your point makes sense. Maronius wasn't exactly a great guy."

"Right."

"But I can kind of understand his thinking too."

Maria listened intently to Ian's words, her eyes sparkling with interest.

Just as Maria immediately empathized with Liria's heart, Ian could somewhat agree with Maronius's thoughts.

"At that time, Maronius was going through the worst period of his life."

In his past life and now.

Ian was a man.

Being a man, he understood how important a man's pride was.

So important that they do incredibly stupid things because of it.

"Think about it. Maronius was a poor laborer, and the other guy was an officer back from expedition. Then Liria hung out with the officer without saying anything to Maronius."

"So you're saying it was wrong that she deceived Maronius?"

"That was wrong too. But the real issue Maronius probably felt was how much he was being compared to the other guy."

If you're a poor laborer and you see your girlfriend hanging out with a successful man without telling you?

The wound to a man's pride then is beyond words.

Just look at Ian's friend Drake Longtail for an example.

Didn't he pathetically cry his eyes out over lizard-NTR?

Just because another male took over his nest.

Worrying that a woman will leave because of your own lack of ability is a common fear and dread for all males.

"Liria probably had her reasons too. But if she was thinking of Maronius, she shouldn't have met another man from the start."

"But weren't they in love enough to consider marriage? I think it's wrong not to trust your partner when misunderstandings can happen between lovers."

"Well let's say for example, Maria. What if you saw your boyfriend drinking with another woman?"

"You mean you, Ian?"

"..."

"Hehe. Just kidding."

Maria tilted her head slightly in thought before answering:

"I think I'd be fine with it?"

"...Really?"

"Yes~ You already do that now anyway. I don't mind at all when you drink with Countess Lucy or Kira."

Ian stared at Maria in disbelief.

Why was she assuming I was the boyfriend in this scenario?

"Rather, I should work hard to gain their approval..."

"What conversation is this even."

Ian shook his head.

Maria was a cute girl and a talented junior, but not a romantic partner.

Ian wasn't some woman-crazy bastard.

He had no reason to fool around with Maria while Lucy waited properly at home.

"Anyway. The point is, they were both wrong."

"Both sides theory. But we should learn more about the situation before deciding..."

"That's not it."

"?"

Ian's reason for saying both were wrong was simple.

"Neither of them apologized."

"..."

"Think about it calmly for a moment. Whatever wrongs were committed, if they wanted to continue their relationship they should have apologized."

People make big and small mistakes throughout life.

Making mistakes is what makes us human.

In societies obsessed with harsh punishment, people applaud sending someone to ruin over a small mistake...

But were Maronius and Liria such a casual relationship that they should end over misunderstandings and mistakes?

What's important isn't determining right and wrong to win over the other person.

What's important is understanding each other and maintaining the relationship to move forward.

They could decide whether to break up or not after confirming if Liria really cheated.

But fighting while putting only their emotions first was too clumsy a response.

Ironically, Ian understood such Maronius and Liria.

Because both were young, inexperienced lovers.

"Well. For us it's just drinking conversation fodder."

Ian said with a smile.

"Next is magic class, Maria."

"Magic, you say?"

Though Maronius's messy love story was interesting, strictly speaking it had little to do with Ian.

The reason Ian decided to dig into Maronius's memories was ultimately for magic, wasn't it?

That's what Maria thought.

Though this outcome was interesting, it would be hard to achieve magical gains- she thought.

But her prediction was wrong.

Ian, seasoned as he was, had already planned how to use the story gained through this necromancy.

"First, Maronius's other memories likely have security magic too."

"That's true."

Though one memory was luckily broken through by a medieval fantasy swordsman.

The more Maronius's magical achievements increased, the higher the security level was likely to be.

That meant they'd have to raise hell every time they broke into memories.

At that rate, they wouldn't get satisfactory results even after 10 years.

"So we need to make the security magic our own."

"...How?"

Ian answered casually like it was obvious:

"By talking and persuading?"

Getting low-level security magic would be the key to breaking the next security.

That would be more effective for saving time.

Though Ian didn't get the magical inspiration he wanted, getting a key to break into the next memory wasn't such a loss.

If he could turn the security magic into a key, that is.

"Next time we gather, bring Kira."

"Kira... you mean?"

Ian nodded.

Having peeked at Maronius's memories, now it was time to [persuade] his soul.

Kira's abilities would be very helpful in persuading Maronius's soul.

Ian decided to bring Kira to the next meeting.

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