Return of The 8th Class Mage Chapter 13:
The Very Antithetical Alchemist (2)
“Not bad at all . ”
On the hill, Ian was there .
He murmured .
Ian’s mana capacity had overcome 2nd class, and now it had reached 3rd class level . Not only because of training, but also because of the big support from the Mogrian ring .
‘I was lucky I obtained it without any conflict . ’
Ian was thinking of taking the Mogrian ring by any means necessary .
As he said to the landlord, he considered to steal it .
But he obtained it in a rather pleasant fashion, and with good benefits as well .
The sign of an ‘Eternal Guest . ’
There would’ve been no better way to get this ring .
“Mr . Mage . ”
They arrived at Lloyd village without any major obstructions .
The veteran knight, Eric approached Ian .
“Is anyone wounded?”
“Thanks to you, we had no chance of being injured . ”
Eric said the truth .
The icicles that came from the hill .
They precisely targeted the thieves .
‘Thank God that he is on our side… . ’
Would other mages in other countries be as strong as him?
Eric was worried about the war which would occur some day .
He had better be prepared with a high-quality helm and shield .
“We’d better collect the corpses first . ”
Ian, who had no idea what Eric was thinking, said .
“We will send our messengers to McSpadden at once . All these stationed soldiers came from that House, so they will take care of these corpses . (E/N: lol McSpadden)
The house of McSpadden . They served the house of Mogrian, and managed the north-west side of the province . Lloyd village was managed by the McSpadden as well .
“I suggest you bury or burn rest of the corpses of the thieves, and let the village collect the corpses of the villagers . ”
A fast and clear solution .
As a knight, he acted quickly and efficiently
“Do as you said . ”
“Yes, Mr . Mage”
Ian accepted the suggestion of Eric .
Ian was considered as his commander .
Everyone in the squad regarded Ian as their commander .
His age wasn’t the problem .
‘I wish he hasn’t died . ’
Ian looked around at the surviving villagers .
There are those that a relieved .
But there are those who are caught in sorrow with those who family and neighbors were killed .
Ledio must be one of them .
“Ledio! Buddy! Wake up!”
“Daddy! Daddy!”
Ian heard the urgent voices .
Ledio, it was the name of the alchemist .
Ian approached them .
“Hmm?”
The alchemist Ledio lay on the ground .
Ian was surprised when he saw his face .
‘This is . . ’
Pale skin .
White hair .
Popped out eyebrow .
Sunken temples .
Thin, malnourished looking body .
‘Mana addiction?’
More commonly, it was a disease called the ‘Curse of God’ .
As its name implies, only a few people with a specific body type got this disease .
The symptoms of the alchemist were obviously indicating that he was a mana addict .
The symptoms also showed that he has suffered from it for a long time .
‘It must be mana addiction . ’
There were 4 body types .
Excluding the normal body type, there were 3 special types .
‘The body type which has both mana heart and mana brain . ’
Mana heart, it stacks mana inside the body and cycles it .
Mana brain, which uses the stacked mana inside of the body and casts it to the outside of the body .
‘The body type which only has mana heart . ’
As this type didn’t have mana brain, magic wasn’t available .
However, this type could focus their mana inside, and enhance their body with it .
Most of them grew to royal knights .
‘The body type with only a mana brain . ’
The source of the mana brain was mana .
However, this body type couldn’t generate mana by itself .
Which means, it was useless .
‘It is rather problematic . ’
To this body type, mana was vital .
If for whatever reason mana was given to above the correct dosage,
The leftover mana, which is stuck in the body, would keep stimulating their mana brain .
For their whole lifetime, and every living moment .
‘Literally, it is an addiction . ’
Of course, It wasn’t a common situation for mana to be injected to into them .
The only one who could inject mana to them,
Was a mage .
‘I have seen a few mages who have nasty a characteristic . ’
Ian bent his body in front of Ledio .
If he left him alone, he would die soon .
Although Ian couldn’t fix him, he could give first aid to him .
“Give me a second . ”
Ian lay his hands on Ledio .
By injecting mana, he treated the symptoms first .
“Pant… . ! Pant… . ! Pant… . ”
Then, Ledio started to breathe calmly .
His face recovered from being deadly pale .
His body recovered quickly .
“Now treat him . ”
“Yeah? Ah, Yes! Th…thank you!”
The man who seemed to be Ledio’s neighbour,
He helped Ledio to stand up steadily while bowing to Ian .
“M . . my daddy… . Is he alright?”
The boy looked similar in age to Ian .
Perhaps, a little bit younger .
“For a while . ”
The permanent treatment of a Mana addict?
Ian knew nothing which could do so .
He only knew temporary treatments .
“S . . so, again, he will be like that later… . ”
“That’s right . ”
“……”
The boy made a crying face .
There was no choice for the alchemist .
The only choice left for him was injecting mana from mages or die .
He was only able to choose these two .
“Quickly…… quickly I need to find the flower my father said… . . ”
The boy murmured .
Ian heard part of his murmuring .
‘Flower?’
The word, flower, concerned Ian greatly .
Would it be the flower of Randor?
‘He said it as if the flower is treatment… . ’
Suddenly, Ian realized something .
‘The herb which mana addicted alchemists are seeking . ’
The herb, which his son regarded as a treatment for mana addicts .
To be a cure for mana addicts, what effect must it have?
‘It must deal with the leftover mana inside the body… . . ’
Mana Neutralisation .
Ian was shocked .
The effect of a herb which could ‘Neutralize’ mana .
If it was true… . .
[A poison that neutralized the mana in the blood vessels]
The voice stirred in his memory .
Before he rewound time .
The moment he was poisoned by Ragnar .
Ian memorized his first sentence .
‘The poison I had . ’
The deadly poison that Ragnar prepared,
To assassinate Ian, and to exterminate every mage in the world .
‘I better check…’
Ian looked at Ledio quickly .
It would be clearer to ask the alchemist rather than the boy .
Just then,
“Douglas! Where are you going! Douglas!”
The man who lifted Ledio shouted .
To the boy who ran out of the village .
He must have run to find the flower his father spoke of .
‘Dou… . . glas?’
Surprisingly, Ian was familiar with the name .
It was a common name in greenriver .
However, the current situation made his name special .
‘Alchemist’ and ‘Anti-magic’ herb .
These two keywords changed his name into something special .
‘Royal alchemist, Douglas Hamon . ’
He recalled the greatest alchemist in the history of the empire .
‘Right . Now I remember . ’
He spelt the name, Douglas, slowly .
Then he could remember details about him .
‘He was a slave at the beginning . ’
If Ian hadn’t visited Lloyd village,
He would be sold as a servant by thieves .
Just like in his former life .
‘Specifically, he hated mages . ’
Only mages could inject mana into another person .
It must be a mage who made his father a mana addict .
‘So truly, is he…?’
Ian looked at Douglas, who rushed outside .
Furthermore, he seemed to be similar in age as Ian .
Ragnar, Ian, and Douglas,
Everyone was around the same age in his former life .
“…… . haha . ”
Ian laughed like a madman .
The village he visited to obtain just a few elixirs .
In the village, he met a man who he totally did not expect .
‘Ragnar, this time,’
The boy who had the talent to become the greatest alchemist of the Empire .
Also, the alchemist who will stand on Ragnar’s side .
Ian pursued Douglas quickly .
‘You won’t be able to take him this time . ’