Chapter 261
Chapter 261 Strongest Sage, Ends Fight
"True magic knowledge?"
"Yeah . True magic that doesn"t need to be chanted . . . In order to spread that, I was planning to have you guys defeat me and be known as heroes . . . But that plan has ended up in a failure . "
Grevil stared at the malfunctioning wide area magic tool as he said that .
Apparently, those tools were used for that .
He used that magic tool to grandly declare war and show off his power by destroying the capital"s Great Barrier .
He must be setting us up to be heroes by defeating him after all that .
And then there would be an influx of people trying to learn the techniques those heroes used, popularizing chantless magic all over the world . . . or so was the plan huh .
. . . To be honest, I can"t say that it"s a good plan .
Royal Academies would have spread chantless magic even without all this ploy anyway .
It could even have the opposite effect if the public ended up cognizing chantless magic as a [Technique for heroes, not for common people] .
But I suppose that"s just like Grevil .
He"s always been a guy who puts everything for his country .
Hence I was absolutely baffled to see such a guy cooperating with demons to declare war on humanity .
But I get it now .
Grevil had taken these drastic measures in order to retake the lost magic knowledge .
" . . . Regardless of my objective, there"s no denying that I have manipulated demons, declared wars on humanity, and destroyed the barrier that protected humans from demons . . . I fully intend to atone for my sin with my life, but before that, I implore you to listen to my request . . . Please succeed the true magic knowledge . "
"By true magic knowledge, you mean these [General Magic Textbooks]?"
I took out the [General Magic Textbooks] as I said that .
Books that are somehow often can be found at places related to Grevil .
I found that fact strange, but it"s clear now why if he"s trying to teach chantless magic .
Although the quality of [General Magic Textbooks] can"t be called high by any standard, they were the most commonly used books in that era after all .
"That"s right . . . But those books you have are written in ancient language, it would prove difficult for humans of this era to decipher it . I have prepared ones that have been translated in the language used in this era . . . Would you please take them?"
He"s even done that far huh .
With his efforts in consideration--I gave my answer .
"I refuse . Like I"d take the translated version of this stuff . "
" . . . Please I beg you . If humanity does not learn the real magic, they have no hope of surviving in the near future . You guys may be able to use true magic, but you will eventually hit a roadblock without a guide . . . These books contain all the wisdom of ancient mages including Gaias-sama . I"m sure it will help you--"
"I reiterate; I refuse . "
Grevil is still attempting to push the books even after I refused him .
So I talk to him through comm magic .
『I"m that Gaias himself in the flesh . These books are unnecessary . 』
『 . . . Wha?』
Grevil looks like he cannot believe what he heard .
『I sent you a letter, didn"t I . It was, "I"m reincarnating . Please don"t look for me . " if I remember right . . . Did you not get it?』
『I-I did have that letter delivered to me . . . It can"t be, so you"re telling the truth?』
『Who else would know the content of a letter I sent myself . . . I never would have thought the day would come where Grevil would try to teach magic though . And with these mess of books to boot . 』
I look at the [General Magic Textbooks] .
These books would have proved useful if I weren"t present, but the book I wrote is far better suited .
『 . . . Aah, Gaias-sama . To think you were really reborn . . . 』
Grevil shed tears as he said that .
The girls were confused to see the unfolding situation .
"Eh, why"d this person break down in tears all of a sudden?"
"Must have been quite a huge shock to have his books refused . . . "
I"d better stop talking through the comm magic .
With that in mind, I open my mouth .
" . . . I don"t need the books, but you"ll have to pay for your sins . "
"I understand . I shall atone with this life--"
"I refuse . . . What"s there to gain in you dying . "
I interrupted Grevil"s speech .
It"ll be bad if I let him die .
"Live and make yourself useful . . . Presently we have a shortage of workforce to teach chantless magic, you see . "
After all, someone who has learned ancient magic well like Grevil is practically an endangered species in this era .
Moreover, since Grevil is completely hopeless with magic, his understanding of chantless magic exceeds that of talented ones .
There"s no one better fit at teaching chantless magic, including me .
Grevil opened his eyes wide after I said that .
Like he can"t believe it .
"Me, chantless magic?"
"Yeah . But you"re gonna use this one as the textbook . "
I hand over the Second Academy standard textbook to him .
Grevil shouted out loud when he read the content .
"I-I can"t believe there"s such a perfect textbook out there . . . Where in the world did you get this book?"
"I wrote it . "
Hearing that, Grevil looked like, "Of course!"
And then, he got down on his knees while tearing up .
" . . . I will fully dedicate this life of mine as a magic educator . "
"Yeah . I"m counting on you . "
--Thus, our fight with Grevil closed its curtain .
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Two weeks later .
A new magic teacher a.s.sumed a post at Second Academy right as the destroyed barrier finished getting repaired .
He got to be a teacher this quick thanks to me pushing princ.i.p.al Edward .
"Today, this academy welcomes a new teacher . . . Grevil-sensei!"
Grevil climbed the podium amidst students" applause .
Only the girls and I know the fact that it was Grevil who declared war on the capital via the wide area comm magic .
Him disguising as a demon paid off in this form .
"h.e.l.lo, I Grevil will be your new teacher from today on . Please don"t hesitate to ask me anything about chantless magic . "
Grevil constructed a relatively complex magic after saying that .
That he stopped just before it went over students" level of comprehension instead of going to the extreme and constructed a needlessly complex magic truly shows his affinity as a teacher .
Of course there were oppositions against hiring someone of unknown origin like Grevil as a Second Academy"s teacher .
But even teachers who were against it rethought their stance once they saw Grevil"s overwhelming magic knowledge, like "He"s a necessary talent to be a magic teacher of Second Academy . "
In fact, the stuff the students here would learn would be on a completely different level with Grevil around .
He"s probably not trusted yet, but trusts can simply be gained from here on .
I"m sure he"ll earn it in no time .
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The next day .
I came to the Second Academy together with the girls .
We were asked by Grevil to come to his room since he had something to talk about .
Second Academy"s teachers have their own private rooms . . .
" . . . This is pretty strict security . "
I murmured so as we arrived at the room Grevil led us to .
There"s an excessive amount of barriers put over the room .
Around 100 barriers of all kinds, ranging from simple defensive barrier to interception prevention and mana isolation have been put over this room .
More than half of the room is occupied by barriers .
The floor has risen by a meter from the stack of barriers .
"And I"m still not sure it"s sufficient even with all this . "
" . . . Just what"s all this for?"
"I called you all here to talk about that matter . . . It"s related to the reason why I took such a drastic measure to achieve my goal of spreading chantless magic in this world . "
Grevil invited us into the room .
This means he hasn"t talked about it up until now because he can"t do so without the anti-interception barriers put over this room .
If the enemy was just some half-baked demons, Grevil could have just destroyed them with the [Light of Destruction] he possessed .
Also, there"s no need for such a strict countermeasure if the opponent is just some ordinary demons .
However, Grevil did all those absurd actions and even attempted to set us up as heroes at the cost of his own life in order to popularize chantless magic .
It"s safe to a.s.sume that it was because no other means would suffice .
The barriers here also must have been deemed necessary for that .
I can"t imagine an opponent that would force Grevil to go that far . . . But it should be clear soon .
"Got it . Let us hear your story . "
I faced Grevil as I said that .
. . . The commotion caused by Grevil might be over but it looks like we can"t rest easy just yet .