If I Had To Say, I Would Say I Am A Evil Magician 234 (Patreon)

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After that, who knows how many years have gone by.

That day, at the Academic City Zagreb's Continent Magic Association Headquarters, every employee was moving busily.

"Ah, those spots for invited guests are slightly more to the front, right? Hey, aren't there three seats short over there? Have you, been listening to what I say? Ah゛ーーーー, why is it so busy!?"

The one yelling at the subordinates, with a seething look, is beauty with medium-length light-green hair, with forehead-showing fringes. In contrast to her adorable and meek facial features, she ran the scene sternly, and the nickname she was given was 『Loli Sergeant』.

"Jill＝Selga, you sure turned out incredible huh"

When she turned around to that cheerful voice, Hazen was standing over there.

"Se-, Sensei! Go-, good day"

"Fufu......you don't have to be in such a hurry to keep up appearances. The sight of a former pupil working livelily is, as I thought, something that feels good"

"U゛ーーーu, somehow, it is......embarrassing. Besides, it's not like it's my own competence"

"What are you saying? You have enough......no, you have more than enough of both the disposition and hard work. In actuality, all that reaches my ears, has been nothing but compliments"

Hearing Hazen's words, Jill dyes her cheeks beet-red. After graduation, she applied to be an employee of the Continent Magic Association Headquarters, which was her dream. Her disposition, her hard work were enough, but the part where it's difficult with just that is also how the world is. The strongest Magician, he actually sent to the Continent Magic Association Headquarters, a 100-page manuscript recommendation letter, and forced them to hire her.

"......thank you very much"

Jill bows deeply and gives her thanks.

"Don't mention it. No, rather, to you, I'm still so indebted that I can't finish paying back. I hope that in your life from here on out, I can pay it back to you, even if it's bit by bit"

"......but, I......at that time......left Liana......"

"Fuu, you keep on bringing something like that up. That couldn't be helped"

"But......"

"I want to ask you instead; is my daughter, a child who will blame you for that?"

"......no"

"Then, this conversation is over. Let's stop with the melancholic mood. Today, is a day the entire continent can celebrate after all"

Continent Magic Association MVP Award Ceremony. The day to give praise to the person who developed the treatment method of the 『God Guided Disease』 1 in every 1000 people is said to show symptoms of.

"But......"

"What's wrong, Jill?"

"I......thought the one who developed the treatment method of God Guided Disease is, either Hazen-sensei, or that fellow"

"......that fellow huh"

Ever since then, Asch, vanished from the Academic City Zagreb. Despite the large-scale search by Hazen, not once, did he manage to catch sight of him.

"Jill, who's the one who developed it doesn't change anything. As long as there are kids, like my daughter, afflicted with the God Guided Disease, and it's able to give light to those kids......oops, speak of the devil, huh. Leia, congratulations"

Stood in front of Hazen was, a single woman.

"Sensei, thank you very much, on this occasion"

Leia＝Schwarz bows deeply.

"Why are you thanking me?"

"What are you saying? Sensei, making enormous contributions to this God Guided Disease, is something known amongst all the researchers. In reality, you provided these research results to the continent free of charge, did you not?"

After Liana's passing, Hazen, continued the research on God Guided Disease. At the same time, while educating students at the prestigious Lessenar Magic Academy, as the special teacher, he poured his heart tirelessly in nurturing his successor while assembling his disciples again.

"It sure is kinda......embarrassing huh"

He lightly scratches his head. In actuality, there was a talk about a joint award from the Continent Magic Association as well, but he declined. Leia is bewitchingly attractive and charismatic. In spreading the God Guided Disease treatment method, there's probably nobody more suitable than her.

"......however, Leia, there is one thing I want to ask you"

"What may it be?"

"I'd known that your Light Magic is marvellous, but I didn't know you're adept at Dark Magic as well. Where from, exactly?"

"That is......ah, it is about time I have to go......I will, see you around. Excuse me"

Leia gets called by an employee and moves cheerily.

After that, the award ceremony begins, the Continent Magic Association President reads their congratulatory address, and presents the trophy. In an instant, a round of applause descended from the audience. She walks awkwardly with a hint of childishness remaining even now, but that's probably also one of her charm.

She bowed to the Continent Magic Association President, turned around and stood in front of the audience and bowed deeply, and opened a paper that probably had her speech written.

"It is an extraordinarily great honour, to receive such an award today. I would like to dedicate these feelings of gratitude, to the existence that is like a father to me, Hazen＝Heim-sensei. At the same time, I will give my everything, so that there will not be anybody who will grieve because of the God Guided Disease anymore"

At the short speech, a round of applause was sent from the audience again. When Hazen went down the stage, he received vehement interviews from the reporters, and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

"Fa-, father is going too far, right......"

They had exchanges with each other on information for the sake of the research, but there haven't even been 10 times that they met face to face like this. At the expression that was overly exaggerated even for lip service, Hazen makes an awkward smile reflexively.

"However......with this......it's over huh"

He saw it through, until the very end.

......there's probably, no more need to worry.

Right, Liana.

"Hazen-sensei, where are you going?"

Jill calls out to him right as he's heading towards the exit.

"Today, you know......I want to spend it with my family"

"......is that so. I understand, have a nice day"

While staring at the Hazen who's leaving, while wiping the tears that fall from her eyes,

"Now then, time to get back to work!"

Jill rolled up her sleeves and started yelling at her subordinates again.

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Over there was, a small hill that doesn't even have a name. It's the place where Liana often, invited the indoorsy Asch and Hazen and insisted on having a 『picnic』.

Now, there's a single gravestone there. At the spot where, she often stood still, and gazed at the view.

"Everything......is over......Liana"

Hazen, who sat beside it, stretches his legs out widely.

The sky is clear, and he takes a sandwich out and carries it to his mouth.

"......uh-huh, it's delicious. But it loses, to yours though"

He goes on to lie down, and starts reading.

Before long.

He gets up, and does a huge stretch.

"I'll, come again......happy birthday"

He says and pats the gravestone, and is about to start walking, but,

he incidentally, fixes his eyes on the scenery visible from the hill.

If it was normally, there would only be dirt.

However, what flew into his eyes was,

a flowerbed of Yureyz as far as eyes can see.

Everything visible from there, was emitting an emerald-like glow.

"......I see. Asch......it was......you huh"

Hazen snickered,

"Congratulations......on the Continent Magic Association MVP Award"

he looked up into the sky, and muttered.