Wizard's Journey

Chapter 275 Excitement

"Hmm? You... are?"

Arrowze was dressed in a wide wizard's robe, with a top hat on his head. His face was shrouded in a hazy elemental mist, and a red-eyed frog was perched on his palm, its chin bulging as it croaked.

This red-eyed frog is also Arrowworth's soulmate, just like the relationship between Green and Hachi, and Peranos and Gahei.

Over the years, the image of this approachable, rational, and kind wizard in Green's mind has remained unchanged.

At this moment, he appeared to be leading several ordinary human nobles to investigate.

Perhaps it was the sudden arrival of the two wizards, Grin and Yorkriana, in this small town that caused the chaos, and Arowoz, who was socializing with the town's nobles, came out of curiosity to investigate.

Green will never forget.

That year, Green was just a half-grown boy working as a servant in the Viscount's mansion in Bisel, believing that the so-called East Coral Island was the entire continent. He was constantly exploited and oppressed by the old steward and had no expectations for the future.

When she first met Yokriana, she was just a shy little girl following behind her brother, too timid to even eat a clam.

In the blink of an eye, nearly three hundred years have passed.

Two of the children selected from various parts of East Coral Island have now become official wizards like Arowoz, able to converse face-to-face with the mysterious and powerful true wizards of yesteryear.

"Is this what a wizard is?" Green recalled his childhood memories of the unknown wizards, his longing for them filled him with emotion.

Wizards are mysterious, great, and unimaginable in the eyes of ordinary people.

As he went through his experiences, Green discovered that wizards were simply ordinary humans relentlessly pursuing the truth and mysteries of the universe.

The reason why wizards seem mysterious and elusive to ordinary people is simply because their eyes are blinded by the veil between truth and illusion.

All they can see is what the food is for tonight, whose wife is pretty, and where there are better jobs; that's all.

Green smiled, gradually calming down compared to the increasingly agitated expression on Yorkriana's face.

Slowly, Green removed the Mask of Truth that concealed his true face, revealing a wise and upright countenance, completely different from the masculine and cruel appearance expected of a dark wizard.

However, Green performed a wizarding ritual in the manner of a standard dark wizard, his long golden hair flowing. Green looked directly into Arowoz's eyes as an equal, his voice hoarse and sinister as he said, "Master, do you still remember the wizarding apprentices you selected for the Lilith Hut Wizarding Academy in the Eastern Coral Isles region more than two hundred years ago?"

East Coral Island?

Arowoz looked at Green and Yorkriana in surprise, and slowly said, "You mean...?"

Suddenly, Arowoz seemed to remember something: "That's right! Before and after I went to the Abyss, I went to East Coral Island twice to complete the academy's mission to recruit wizard apprentices. The wizard apprentices I selected on East Coral Island during the first mission boarded the ship led by Dila, but they were kidnapped by the Black Tower Wizarding Academy. Could you be...?"

Arowoz's eyes swept over the two dark wizards, Grin and Yorkriana, with a hint of excitement, attempting to retrieve his long-forgotten memories.

The image of the old witch Yokliana even revealed a shy smile with a hint of nostalgia, as if she were recalling her innocent and naive youth.

Green then produced a meditation book that Arowana had given him years ago.

Grimm said gratefully, "If it weren't for the master's words of enlightenment back then, 'Give me endless knowledge, and I will use myself as a fulcrum to move endless worlds,' perhaps I would never have become a true wizard in this lifetime."

Yorkriana chimed in, "I also want to thank the master for his leniency back then. My brother and I only used a ridiculous bribe of a dozen magic stones, but we actually gained your approval and were chosen to become wizard apprentices."

A glimmer of light appeared in Yokriana's cloudy eyes.

"I remember now!"

Arrowworth, as he was seated at the table at the invitation of Green and Yorkriana, spoke with equal excitement.

Arowoz first looked at Green and said, "Yes, that year, there was indeed a boy named Green who asked me on his journey to teach him the principles of witchcraft, not the magic to kill. I was pleased and gave him a book on meditation guidance. Are you Green?"

Green nodded, his long blond hair flowing, and said with satisfaction, "Yes, I am Green, the Green you praised as 'very good' back then!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Arowoz chuckled a few times, then turned to look at Yokliana: "You just said you and your brother, so obviously you are Yokliana. The darling daughter of the Lord of Bisel doesn't have any brothers."

"Yes, I am Yorkriana." A smile appeared on Yorkriana's withered face.

Arowoz chuckled and nodded. "Heh heh, given the circumstances, the amount of magic stones bribed was secondary. The key was the application of wisdom, the most fundamental ability to become a wizard, and the most crucial factor wizarding academies consider when selecting apprentices. You and your brother, though you only bribed a dozen or so magic stones, certainly demonstrated wisdom, unlike those fools who only knew how to follow the so-called rules step by step."

After a pause, Arowoz continued, "Oh, and there's that Wade too, he only used a dozen or so magic stones. And that little guy named Binghamson, I never imagined back then that there would be two true wizard apprentices on East Coral Island with mental strength exceeding ten."

Gradually, Arowoz turned his gaze to Green: "From you, I now feel a kind of primal affinity, as well as a chilling pressure."

Green gave an awkward smile but did not respond.

The affinity likely stems from the protection of the World Heart's original will and the Level 3 Honor Badge of the Witcher, while the oppressive force is probably due to the brutal carnage of the Witcher World War.

Yorkleyana, on the other hand, slowly began to recount some past events.

"Wade? I remember he was killed when the siren attacked the ship, and Binghamson, Raffi, and my brother Joris, the five of us were together at the Blacksor Tower Wizarding Academy..."

One is a light wizard, and the other two are dark wizards.

The three wizards transcended the boundaries between the light and dark wizards of the wizarding world, sitting together without any barriers at a table in the ordinary human world, speaking with genuine feelings.

The nobles who had been watching respectfully from afar became mere background figures, and the pedestrians on the street gradually returned to order. The appearance of the wizard became a source of amusement for their conversations.

Time passed unnoticed, and a full five hourglasses had gone by.

Five hourglasses make up ten hours, which is just a fleeting moment for a wizard, but for these ordinary human nobles, it is quite a long time, and many of them are so tired that they doze off.

Arowoz sighed, "It's truly unbelievable that Raffi, that little girl who was so unwilling to go to the Wizarding Continent but was forced there by her father, has now..."

After a pause, Arowoz continued, "If her father had known it would turn out this way, perhaps he wouldn't have been so persistent. Sigh..."

At the same time, Green suddenly trembled and exclaimed, "Raffi...did she return to Bisserl City? Yes, yes! Yes, she must have returned to Bisserl City, it must be so!"

Green was overjoyed, but also secretly hated himself for being so foolish as to confine his mind to the six wizarding schools in District Twelve and never even thought about the birthplace of himself and Raffi.

It's likely that Lafite had a deep affection for that place.

After all, Bisel City is not only Raffi's home, but also the place where Green has lived since he was a child.

Yorkriana was also taken aback for a moment, then her cloudy eyes lit up with surprise and delight. "Yes, that explains why we haven't heard from Laffey all these years. It turns out she's already left District Twelve."

The more Green and Yorkriana thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and they couldn't help but smile with delight.

Especially Green, who practically wanted to fly to Raffi's side in Bethel City on the East Coral Isle immediately, then take her to the old man's grave and make up for all the regrets and remorse in his heart. He wanted to have a grand wedding in the most romantic and beautiful way, to be with Raffi by the sea until the last moment of her wizard apprentice's life, leaving no regrets, to cherish her, and to do everything possible to help her get rid of the dark wizard...

The more he thought about it, the more excited Green became, and he could even vaguely feel the wonderful sensation his lips had once shared.

That was my first passionate kiss with Lafite. The crescent moon, half-leaning, smelled the fragrance of orchids. The tranquil river flowed quietly, humming a beautiful melody. On the rooftop outside the dance hall before the newcomer's trial, my heart was pounding with excitement. I was so captivated that I couldn't control myself.

At this moment, recalling his past joys, Green suddenly felt that since becoming a formal wizard, all of life had seemed too tasteless.

This……

Is this the feeling that the fat man and Mentor Elaine talked about after I sold the Venus de Milo?

At this moment, Green finally understood this memory that belonged to wizards.

These are the rings of time, burying those youthful, naive, intense, and passionate memories in the softest part of my heart, hoping they will become my most treasured possession.

But as the years went by, the wizard gradually lost the ability to appreciate the beauty of that innocent and naive period at its core, and instead regarded it as a cold and rational historical event.

This is the growth of a wizard, one of the necessary prices to pay for gaining powerful abilities in pursuit of truth.

Green suddenly stood up, clutching his chest as if trying to suppress a heart that had been still for over two hundred years but was now pounding wildly.

"Let's go to the city of Bethel on the East Coral Island, Raffi must be there!" Green said excitedly to Yorkriana.

On the other side, the myna bird was taking out its collection of energy crystals from the dimensional gap, saying reluctantly, "Good brother, as expected of a great species left over from ancient times, you really understand me! Don't be polite, these are my treasures. By the way, my name is Ba Hong Miweixi. See you later."

"Quack quack quack..."

The red-eyed frog swallowed the energy crystal with a flick of its tongue and then croaked in the same manner.

"Oh, right! You might not know this, but Raffi's ancestor must have been a high-level wizard, perhaps even a level two or three. His father bribed him with..."

After saying goodbye to Arowana, Green and Yorkleyana flew at full speed towards the East Coral Isle they remembered, filled with excitement.

(End of this chapter)