Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent

Chapter 196:

Chapter 196 Precious person.

“They are the princess’s enemies. The princess’s enemies…”The eyes of the vampires that were densely gathered changed.

Sssssss─!

Wings sprouted from the backs of the vampires.

The next moment, they rushed towards Flan like a swarm of giant bats.

They were too many to count, but Flan was calm.

A blue beam that stretched only in a straight line.

The blue magic circle behind him pulverized the enemies without leaving any exceptions.

The vampires were reduced to dust and oxidized without landing a single hit on him.

Maiev whispered on Flan’s back. But the man just muttered softly.

“Maiev.”

“Yes?”

“Just close your eyes and be quiet for a moment.”

Maiev did not understand Flan’s intention, but she followed the order anyway.

She had no choice.

Sssss─

As she closed his eyes, her senses became more sensitive and read the currents around her.

Sssss─ Sssss─

Even at this moment, the breath of the vampires was growing.

Their amplified life force created a sinister current that swirled around them.

The approaching breath.

The looming bad feeling.

“When you open your eyes again, it will all be over.”

Flan’s voice erased them all.

It was a strangely reassuring tone.

But the vampires on the other side seemed to find Flan’s warning ridiculous.

They rather increased their breath, and when Maiev felt it was threatening.

Tick─.

The sun of the World of Painting turned blue.

There was no blind spot that Flan’s pure light could not reach.

“Kieek─!”

“Kuak!”

The flesh of the vampires that received the blue sunlight melted.

The screams did not harmonize and created a hellish scene.

It was a merciless and one-sided battle.

“Maiev.”

Flan said.

“Open your eyes.”

At his firm voice, Maiev slowly lifted her eyelids like a newborn creature.

The World of Painting that gradually came into his sight was truly peaceful.

Maiev bowed his head after a while.

“Thank you.”

But he was still anxious and added a few words.

“They won’t stay still in the void. If you ever regret helping me, please just tell me honestly. I’ll leave on my own.”

Maiev entrusted herself to someone else for the first time in her long life.

It was natural that she felt uneasy.

I did not answer, but instead took out a teacup and handed it to Maiev. It was something I bought from a store.

“Maiev.”

“Yes?”

“Enough, just make some coffee.”

She politely took the teacup with both hands, but she tilted her head as if he did not understand.

“Why coffee all of a sudden…”

I pointed to the bright scenery of the World of Painting with my chin.

“It’s a shame to waste your mind on unnecessary worries on a good day. Prepare the coffee you’re going to drink.”

Maiev replied.

“Making coffee is not hard, but my sister…”

His gaze reached his sister who was lying on the floor.

The small creature that was gasping for breath was in a critical condition at a glance.

“Enough, I won’t change my order.”

After meeting his eyes, Maiev seemed to understand what I meant.

It meant to leave her brother to Flan.

Finally, she made a decision.

“Yes.”

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The next day, the World of Painting.

It was a long time since the magic department’s group gathered.

Usually, they used the advantage of time flowing slower than reality to train, but today, they had a different reason to call them all.

I opened my mouth softly.

“Today is a rest day.”

At my words, Trixie, Yushia, Becky, and Louis blinked in disbelief.

Becky looked around.

“Rest, rest? Did I hear that right?”

“The magic department is getting back to normal and the domain issue has been resolved. I decided it would be more efficient to take a break today.”

“What’s going on…?”

Of course, there was another reason.

I planned to make friends with Maiev, the magic department’s group, today. 

Maiev deserved a new life now.

Trixie quietly surveyed the surroundings.

“But why is the aura of the vampires so thick? It feels like when we were at the Reheln Hill.”

“Ahaha, I wasn’t the only one who felt the vampire’s aura. What happened here yesterday?”

Louis chimed in.

They all seemed to be chatting as usual, but they glanced at Maiev.

And they had a reason.

Maiev was in her true form without any disguise. Her silver hair with a hint of purple was silky, and her high nose and plump lips were attractive.

It was natural that they were bothered by her presence.

I introduced her first.

“She’s a transfer student. She’ll be attending the academy with you and living as the representative of the magic department.”

“…!”

“Also, it’s true that there was an invasion of vampires in the World of Painting yesterday. She took care of them all.”

Maiev glared at me with wide eyes, but I just put my index finger on my lips.

She had no choice but to accept the situation.

“Ah, I’m Maiev. A transfer student… yes.”

I stepped back a little, made a chair and sat down, and watched the conversation while sipping coffee.

Of course, Becky, Trixie, and Yushia looked at Maiev with a bit of displeasure. If I had to put their expression into words, it would be ‘restraint’.

Trixie asked.

“What’s your relationship with Flan?”

“Nothing at all.”

Then Yushia grabbed Maiev’s hand.

“You’re amazing…!”

Maiev looked at Yushia with a dumbfounded face.

“…”

Yushia greeted her warmly afterwards. Becky and Louis joined in one by one.

I watched them while taking another sip of coffee.

Soon, all the students here welcomed Maiev. 

The awkwardness faded.

“What kind of magic do you like?”

“Uh… manipulation.”

“Wow, I don’t know anything about that… How do you study normally? Memorization?”

At first, Maiev couldn’t even speak properly, but before I knew it, she listened to the others with a serious face. 

She started to answer the questions sincerely.

Maiev’s sister, who was sitting on the floor without a chair, blinked and muttered.

“My sister is out of it.”

I used a simple but effective method for Maiev. 

I shared my life force with her, and thanks to that, the girl was in a very healthy state.

“It must be confusing.”

“Hey.”

The little girl looked at me and asked.

“Why did you save me and my sister?”

“I saw the potential in Maiev. She’ll be a useful force in the magical research in the future.”

“Research…? Power…?”

Maiev tilted her head as if she didn’t understand.

“Can I live from now on?”

“Yes.”

“That’s amazing…”

The tiny Maibi gulped down the water. It seemed that water was a drink for vampires.

“My sister will be a real student soon.”

I nodded.

“It’s better to be a student than a slave of the void. Maibi.”

“Yes?”

“Get along well with Maiev from now on. She didn’t look for her own happiness. She wanted to be happy with you.”

Then Maibi smiled and showed her teeth.

“Okay.”

She handed me a glass of water.

“To our sister!”

I was speechless, but I obliged. 

The teacup and the glass clinked.

“Don’t act frivolously. It lowers your dignity.”

“Frivolous?”

We all took a sip of our drinks.

It was a while after the representatives of the magic department left for the training ground again, when Maiev stood by my side with a nervous expression.

She blinked her eyes several times. As if she couldn’t believe it, she clenched and unclenched her hands a few times before opening her mouth.

“Flan.”

“What.”

“It’s hard to reveal my true self and communicate. Everyone treats me like a model student…. Is this right?”

I poured coffee for Maiev as well.

“Take a sip first.”

“…”

She must have been really tense, as she gulped down the coffee like water.

“You followed my instructions without a word, accepted the advice excellently, and performed the things I taught you without a problem. There’s nothing wrong with being called a model student.”

“Is that so….”

Maiev’s expression was priceless as she fiddled with the empty cup. Her eyes blinked incessantly and her lips twitched.

She seemed happy but also clueless, and also as if she couldn’t feel it.

“Hey.”

That’s when Maibi tugged on Maiev’s clothes.

“Sis.”

“Yeah?”

“What do I call this oppa? What’s your relationship?”

Then Maiev’s gaze met mine.

But it was a slightly different look from before. Not a look of uncertainty, but a look of determination.

“Flan.”

“Actually, I lied to the other students earlier. To commemorate the start of a new life, can I tell my sister the truth about myself?”

I nodded.

◈

Maiev crouched down and looked into Maibi’s eyes.

“Maibi. That man is…”

Holding her little sister’s hand, she whispered softly enough that Flan couldn’t hear.

“He’s someone very precious to me.”

“Precious person?!”

But Maibi asked loudly, revealing what she had said.

“…!”

Maiev turned around like a child caught doing something wrong, and met his eyes without a hint of wavering.

“…Haha, pahaha.”

She burst into laughter for the first time in her life.

In the World of Painting, spring had finally come.

◈

I met the secretary of Void that night.