"Praise be to you, my God!"

“…… You are our Father in heaven, and may all people honor your name and sanctify it! ”

"Thy kingdom come......"

"Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven!"

"We have your gift for our daily bread......"

"Forgive us our debts as we forgive the debts of others......"

"Let us not be tempted, but deliver us from evil!"

“…… Kingdom, Authority, Glory...... It's all yours! Forever! ”

"My god is eternal!!"

"My god is eternal!!"

“……”

In the early morning, before the temple area of St. Nyporg, the large monthly prayer comes to an end with the praise of the gods.

A young boy with short brown hair, walking down the street with the scattered crowd, stole a glance at a few pebbles thrown in front of a dark alley as he passed by.

"Huh? Seven up, three down...... Is there a secret meeting tonight? The situation in Saint-Narburg has been very chaotic during this time! Should I go or not? ”

Wilder, whose face did not change, pondered in his heart, but his steps did not pause in the slightest.

"If you go, you have to take the risk......"

"If you don't go, you'll lose a valuable learning opportunity......"

Wilder's eyes wandered around at war, and he could reach a conclusion in this way.

"Alas!"

The appearance of the immature boy sighing heavily makes him look extraordinarily old.

As a teenager interested in historical research, Wilder studied various languages and cultures in various regions of the Vorsted continent from an early age, until the death of both parents a few years ago.

Wilder, who began to live alone, turned all his thoughts about his parents into the study of various historical materials, and because of this, he discovered that the sudden death of his parents was not an accident......

While sorting through his parents' belongings, Wilder found a book written in the Netherrian language at the bottom of the bookcase in his home, and this book led Wilder on the path to becoming a mage.

Perhaps for safety, Wilder's parents did not reveal anything about the mage to their children. As a result, Wilder, who had no way out, had to rely on himself and painstakingly study the obscure knowledge recorded in the book.

Until one day, Wilder, who was secretly collecting books banned by the temple, inadvertently broke a secret gathering of mages, which exposed him to another new world as a mage's apprentice.

Since then, Wilder, who aspires to be a historian, has changed his thinking, and the search for truth and the pursuit of knowledge have become an indispensable part of his life.

"Luckily, I'm on my own...... Even if something happens, no one else will be implicated! ”

In the face of the Eternal Temple's brutal suppression of "heresy", although Wilder's heart was very afraid, the thirst for knowledge suppressed this fear, and he finally decided to attend a secret meeting in the evening.

……

Late at night, the moon and stars are scarce.

Ready, Wilder put on a black cloak and quietly left the residence through a secret passage in the room.

Along the way, Wilder avoided several patrols and navigated the streets and alleys to a two-story villa on the edge of the aristocratic quarter.

“…… Due to the lack of news, we didn't know until a few days ago that the adults of the Magical Society had captured the port city of Carter in the north and captured the 'Long Road Hub' Myturi Sealand......"

"If all goes well, the Academy of Magic can have a place in the North...... Perhaps, we will end this life of hiding......"

“……”

Arriving in the basement beneath the villa, Wilder, disguised himself, heard the exclamations of several other members of the secret gathering.

"I see......"

Wilder immediately thought of the current situation in St. Nerburg, and suddenly realized.

The basement is not very large, with only a long table and several low stools.

Just as several mage apprentices, including Wilder, sat down around the long table and prepared to start communicating with each other, there was a knock on the basement door.

This sudden change caused several people to stand suddenly, and each of them faintly emanated the fluctuation of spells in their hands......

"Who?" Wilder struggled to calm his voice.

A low and hoarse voice sounded outside the door: "Please don't be impatient!" ”

With a faint fluctuation of spells, the lock on the inside of the door was twisted and opened by an invisible force, and a man in a black robe appeared in everyone's field of vision.

When Wilder and the others were about to strike first and control the stranger, a terrifying and oppressive spell rippled in the black-robed man's right hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I came here with good intentions...... Hopefully nothing unpleasant will happen! ”

The black-robed man glanced around the mage apprentices in the basement, and he spoke, "It seems that this should be a secret gathering...... What a nostalgia! ”

Although this strange black-robed man said inexplicable words, under his powerful coercion, Wilder and the others could only maintain the necessary silence.

Looking at the people who had already given up on the attack, the black-robed man shook his hand and dispersed the attack spell in his right hand that was ready to be launched, this kind of light on the spell once again deterred the mage apprentices in the basement.

Slowly walking into the basement, the black-robed man closed the door with his hand, and he found a low stool at random and sat down under the guarded eyes of everyone, without the slightest crampedness!

"Introduce myself, my name is Victor......"

The black-robed man said in his hoarse and deep voice, "As a mage of the Continental Magic Knowledge Promotion Society, I am very happy to meet like-minded partners in this city!" ”

"The Magic Society??"

When the mage apprentices heard this long-awaited name, their hearts were extremely excited.

"This Lord ......"

Cautiously looking at the mysterious man shrouded in black robes, Wilder pondered his words and asked, "As you can see, we, the mage apprentices hiding in the shadows, are preparing for a secret gathering...... Is there anything important about your visit? ”

Wilder saw that the black-robed man who claimed to be Victor did not rely on his strong strength to make any threatening moves, which calmed his nervous mood slightly.