Back at the castle, Colin walked out of the lab without stopping.

As soon as I walked downstairs, I saw Wald coming head-on, and after seeing the lord, he said with a heavy face: "My lord, Lady Madeleine, I'm afraid it won't work......

……

Inside a room on the third floor of the castle.

Madeleine's eyes were sunken and she couldn't speak as she lay in bed.

This high-ranking magician, who was only sixty years old, had been bedridden for several months, and at this time, anyone could see that death was not far away.

The room was full of people.

Tessa, Roderick, Annie, Sango, and even Olivia are there.

Since the death of the duke, Madeleine has no ambition, her spirit is weak, and her body is slowly depleted, and the reason why she has been able to persist until now is that she wants to take more care of Sophia, a disciple, on the other hand, it is also the credit of Coral and Olivia.

However, Coral's Holy Light spells are limited after all.

On the contrary, it was the elven druid who helped Madeleine to continue her life for a long time.

As a natural spell inspired by the Mother Tree of Life, performed by elves who are themselves long-lived races, druids have always had a healing and healing effect that does not belong to the Holy Light.

And Olivia's strong strength is not comparable to a half-baked beginner like Coral.

However, no matter how magical the druids are, they can't save the loveless Madeleine.

"Your Excellency."

"Your Excellency."

“……”

Colin stepped into the room, and everyone moved out of the way.

Sophia was half-prostrated on the bed, tears streaming down her face.

Madeleine stroked the young girl's face with her thin palm.

Colin half-crouched down, always grateful and with the utmost respect to the lady who had helped her in the early days of taking over the fortress.

When Madeleine saw Colin, her palms lifted slightly, her lips twitched, as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't make a sound.

Colin nodded, "Ma'am, you will be buried outside the fortress, next to the tombstone of Lord Duke." ”

Duke Oliver's body was sent to Thunder City, where it was buried under the auspices of Ellan IV, and then transported back to the fortress to be buried with Duchess Barbara.

Colin thought that the Duke was still reading his wife's name on his deathbed, and he was also saddened by Madame Madeleine.

The relationship between the two was very secret, and Madeleine never mentioned it, but at this time, Colin felt the other party's thoughts very clearly.

Madeleine wanted to tell others about her relationship with the Duke before she died, which was a kind of indulgence before death, but also a relief for herself.

Really.

Hearing Colin's words, Madeleine's face suddenly became serene.

After a few moments, her slender palms slowly returned to the bed, and she quietly closed her eyes.

Sophia hugged the teacher's body and wept silently.

……

Outside Winter, east of the fortress.

At the foot of a scenic slope in the Dragon's Back Mountains, next to Duke Oliver's grave, a new tombstone bears only Madeleine's name.

After Colin waited for everyone to leave, he stayed for a long time.

Death is still far away for him, but there will always be a big touch.

The last time I felt this way was when I met Boyce Hawthorn.

Although the oldest magister in the Tulum Kingdom is still alive, from what Colin heard when he occasionally returned to visit his teacher, I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive next year.

At that time, Tulun had only three mages left, while the Oshik Empire had eight.

Although the Magus can't control everything, high-end combat power still has a very important deterrent effect in this world.

It's a pity that the other two Magisters in Tulum are still young, and they basically rely on the teacher to support them alone.

But there will also be times when teachers are old.

One day, he will be like Sophia on the side of the bed, watching the teacher die but unable to do anything, what kind of despair it will be, Colin can't imagine at all.

He was silent for a long time, sighing slightly.

After bowing deeply to the tombstones of Duke Oliver and Madame Madeleine, he prepared to turn and leave.

And yet the next moment.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of the cemetery.

Colin stood still, his eyes solemn.

He didn't know the man.

And the strength of the other party is far beyond his cognition.

More importantly, this man did not hide his hostility towards himself.

Although he didn't do it immediately, the tremendous mental pressure made Colin almost breathless.

Even when he reasoned with Harris head-on, he didn't have this sense of grievance.

And when he saw the arm inadvertently exposed under the other party's wide magic robe, Colin's hair stood on end, and his scalp was numb.

It's dusk.

As the sun set, the tall, thin, pale-faced, black-robed man walked up to Madeleine's grave, and his indifferent face, which was difficult to identify his age, suddenly revealed a hint of anger.

Colin could see that this person was here for Lady Madeleine, but he didn't dare to think about any bloody love triangles, and under the pressure of fighting with all his might, he had already secretly taken the beads given by the teacher into his hands.

"You're better than I thought you would."

The man was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned to look at Colin.

"I've seen His Excellency Kondra Gus." Colin endured the pressure and tried to make a relaxed appearance.

"You recognized me by that." The man raised his arm, which was tattooed with a row of five coin-sized skeletons.

"Yes, I only know you who can kill five high-level necromancers and have the habit of this kind of tattoo."

The new Magister of the Oshik Empire, Kondra Gus.

While at the Mage's Tower, Colin had also seen letters from the Royal Council of Magic of Oshik from his teacher.

More than three years have passed in the blink of an eye, and this powerhouse, who was promoted to Magister for killing two high-level necromancers, seems to have added three new proud achievements.

Regardless of his identity or speculation about the reason related to Lady Madeleine, the Oshik Magister has no kindness to himself.

For the first time since the crossing, Colin truly felt the threat of death.

The teacher was far away in Thunder City, and he thought that he was just next to the fortress, so he didn't let Glenn follow, and the calm of nearly three years finally made him relax his vigilance.

Fortunately, he still has one last thing to rely on.

Even if he is not an opponent, Colin is confident that he can throw the beads given by his teacher before the opponent kills him.

The Magister's greatest role is deterrence, which means that it cannot be taken lightly.

Once Condra Gus dares to make a move on Colin Vane and is discovered, no one can imagine how Roman Sagan will react.

"It's such a tempting opportunity." Condra Gus didn't hide his intentions at all, and although he only came for Madeleine, he obviously didn't want to miss this unexpected surprise.

"Lord Gus and Lady Madeleine know each other?" Colin didn't immediately throw the beads, trying to stabilize the other party with words first. Because there is only one teacher of this thing, once it is used at will, he will lose a hole card when he is in the Western Continent.

"Does this have anything to do with you?"

Kondra sneered, "I originally thought that Roman Sagan didn't pay much attention to you, so he sent you to this kind of place, but judging from your performance, it shouldn't be like this, maybe I can really try what will happen once you die." ”

Perhaps because of his perennial dealings with a group of pirate necromancers in the East China Sea, Kondra Gus is one of the most undignified high-level mages Colin has ever met, not only acting savagely, but also speaking without "politeness".

Colin no longer hesitated, and immediately prepared to raise his hand.

However, before he could make a move, an arrow suddenly fired.

The ordinary wooden feather arrow, stuck on the ground not far from the two of them, and shook twice without any strength, as if a beginner had missed the target.

However, it was such an ordinary arrow, but it made Kondra immediately restrain his momentum.

Colin felt the pressure dissipate instantly.

Looking at the empty surroundings, the unruly maguster's gaze became more and more cold.

Looking at Colin, he asked:

"Elves?"

Colin pretended to be relaxed and did not answer.

"Hey, there's something interesting about this place."

Condra grinned and walked away without looking back.

Colin knew very well that it was Olivia who saved him, and once the tense nerves relaxed, the whole person almost softened, and his heart said that this "ancestor" recognized the true value.

He stood there for a moment, recovering his mood before turning and walking in the direction of the fortress.

……

……

Inside the dense woods of the Dragonspine Mountains.

Kondra Gus was speeding towards the north, and suddenly his heart shook slightly.

He stood still, turning his head to look to the side.

I saw a knight in leather armor and a long sword standing there for a long time, as if waiting for him for a long time.

Although the other party seemed to be prepared, as a new Magus, Kondra Gus was not too relieved at all when his self-confidence was bursting, and he grew up in battle and killing, and even had the confidence to retreat in front of Roman Sagan.

"It seems that Colin Vane is indeed Roman Sagan's heart, and perhaps I should have taken a risk." He grinned and looked at the other side without fear, that guy probably didn't even know that he was facing a magister.

The knight rested on the hilt of his sword with one hand and walked slowly.

The afterglow of the setting sun passed through the foliage, faintly revealing the young face that belonged to Glenn.

Condra was slightly stunned when he saw that this man was only in his thirties.

But it's more reassuring.

Glenn looked at Condela for a long time, and seemed to be measuring the strength of both sides.

After a while, he slowly drew his long sword.

Condra was about to say something when his opponent slowly turned sideways and bent slightly, as if he was about to rush over and kill him with his shoulder.

This was a bit of an antics move, but it made Condra froze for a moment.

"Impossible...... The Demon Breaker family has ......"

Before the words fell, the long sword had arrived.

……

……

Colin returned to the castle, still scared.

I forced myself to drink a cup of black tea, calmed down for a while, and then remembered to go to Olivia to express my gratitude.

However, as soon as he arrived in the hallway, he met Glenn.

The knight with the sword walked a little slower than usual, and seemed to have just returned from outside.

"Mr. Glenn, I just met Kondra Gus and almost lost my life." Colin had the feeling that a child would report to his parents after being bullied.

When Glenn heard this, he didn't react much, just nodded: "He won't come in the future." ”

With that, he turned and entered the room.

Colin paused for a moment, a little confused.

After a moment, a ridiculous guess arose from the bottom of my heart, and my mouth involuntarily opened slowly.

(End of chapter)