If I Had To Say, I Would Say I Am A Evil Magician 81 (Patreon)

Encounter

The sun sets.

Despite darkness enveloping the sky, the Veybar shopping district was shining brightly with the Magic Street Lamps and brimming with energy.

"Hoeー, it is bright even though it is the night huh"

Mira looks around restlessly.

"Fuu......they're the Magic Street Lamps I invented 10 years ago. It seems that even in this Bardyst Holy Kingdom, it started becoming commonly used"

The narcissistic Magician boasts ostentatiously, but in actuality, it's a research result that one can be very proud of. Asch has been met with an abnormal amount of the Continent Magician Association's animosity, but nevertheless, his revolutionary inventions, they were to the extent that they're chosen for the first prize unanimously.

"Rather than something like that, Asch-san"

"Som, something like that!?"

"Look, look, can you do this?"

Mira, who brushes aside the massive invention that went as far as to bring about an industrial revolution and proudly shows herself walking on the tiles laid on the ground one by one.

"......"

He doesn't have the slightest hint, on what's so fun about it. No, if it was a tolerant man, they'd probably empathise and go about things somewhat suavely, but over there is the most unpopular Magician of the century. There's no way he has such thoughts;

⇒disparage her horribly

⇒ignore her

are the only 2 choices he has.

"......"

The result, he chooses to ignore her.

As he's walking without caring about the existence beside him, behaving like that there isn't a butler around to begin with,

"......Asch......san?"

he heard a crystal clear voice from behind. When he turns around, a late 20s black-haired youngster with bed hair was standing there. He's making a terribly surprised expression upon seeing Asch, but those sapphire-like pupils, those large eyes, they were embodying his curiosity.

"He, hey......Lioar. It's been a while huh"

The Dark Magician, who makes a truly terrified look. Rather than towards the man before his eyes, it's towards the state of the surroundings.

Kyoro Kyoro¹.

Kyodo Kyodo².

"Please be at ease. Hazen-sensei is not here"

"......is that so! We, well, I'm not worried about it at all though!"

"Is, is that so. Still, well done coming out unscathed. I had thought that, I would never see you alive anymore"

Hazen's number one disciple, Lioar＝Sergey. Of course, he knows the fact that Asch has been sealed as well.

"Fuu......well, let me just say that I'm a genius"

"......I am relieved that you seem the same as always. So, is that young girl beside you your acquaintance?"

The beautiful young girl who's standing beside Asch comes out to the front with a smile.

"Ehehe......nice to meet you, Mira is my na――"A butler, but terrifyingly incompetent. She isn't even worth naming, so you can just ignore her"

"Guguu......ah, Hazen!"

"Wha, whaaaaaaaaaaat!?"

"Just kiーdding!"

"Y, you......"

"Huーmph! I hate youu!"

Lioar opens his eyes widely at the two's back and forth. As far as he knows, there exists nobody who speaks like that to this Dark Magician.

Despite throwing horrible insults at each other for a bit, it ended with Asch pressing onto the beautiful young girl's forehead and turning around.

"......excuse me. Lioar, after this, do you have some time? It'll be a great help if you'll provide me with various information"

"Eeh, of course"

The youngster nodded with a tremendously amiable smile.

FOOTNOTE

¹: Looking around restlessly

²: Acting suspiciously