Episode 71 - 50 years later (2)

50 years? What the hell was that all about?

As my vision grew blurrier, I caught the smile floating up on the Warrior Monk's lips.

- Oh, dear Bodhisattva. Please, try to endure time itself.

[Transfer to the Main Island has begun!]

['Wall that Decides Samsara' is investigating information of your Fables!]

[Investigation has concluded!]

[The scenario location for you and your comrades has been decided.]

This was the very last message I heard before losing my consciousness.

[Sub-scenario, 'Genre Selection', has begun!]

*

Ricardo stared into the pitch-black liquid filling up his transparent cup and recalled the memories of the distant past.

⸢"Even if you train for 50 years, it'll be difficult for you to become a royal court mage."⸥

That was back when he first started learning magic.

⸢"You don't seem to possess the suitable constitution to become a scholar."⸥

That was when the number one scholar in the Kaixenix Archipelago came to tutor him.