I Was Mistaken as a Genius Mage in a Game-Chapter 35

Two weeks had passed.

The work of clearing mines while walking around the forest was nearing its end, and the muscle pain that had been plaguing my entire body had improved to a somewhat bearable level.

... ... It’s no longer shocking that the muscle pain had not completely disappeared after two weeks, but had improved to a somewhat bearable level.

Who should I blame?

I should blame myself for setting my stats like a dog.

“... ... I’m free today.”

“That’s why.”

“While everyone else is busy running around the forest, I wonder if we can just sit still like this.”

“There’s no reason for Lir to be uncomfortable. He was just following his superior’s orders.”

“... ... Still, it’s uncomfortable.”

If Lir and I had joined forces, the work of clearing mines would have been completed much faster, but I had physical problems, and Lir had the problem of having to take over the role of a signalman.

In addition, the deeper you go into the unexplored area, the more rugged the terrain becomes, and dangerous poisonous plants that can paralyze your entire body if you just touch them appear. For me, whose physical ability is far below the standard, it only hindered the work.

‘More than anything, things like removing landmines... ... I’ve never learned how to do it.’

I’m a beginner who just realized why magicians recite spells. I haven’t even properly learned the basics of magic, and now I’m suddenly being asked to handle dangerous objects like landmines.

Isn’t that like giving a five-year-old a pistol?

The reason I’m lying in the corner of the carriage like this, staring blankly at the leaves and sunlight shining through them... ... Strictly speaking, it’s for the safety of all of us.

“Then shouldn’t I help build the outpost? I’ve been resting for two weeks without doing anything, so I feel a little... ... .”

“... ... Let’s help with the construction?”

“Yes.”

“Lirr, have you ever studied architecture?”

“... ... No.”

“Have you ever lifted a hammer?”

“... ... No.”

“Then staying still helps.”

“That’s true, but... ... !”

It’s not that I’m lazy and want to slack off and do nothing. I’m doing nothing because there’s nothing I can do.

“The road has just been paved! Valerland needs supplies urgently, so I’ll send a wagon with food and weapons first!”

Valerland is currently a battleground where numerous demons and warrior parties are engaged in a bloody battle.

The reason the Achilliptus Forest is such an important area in the game is because it’s a place that can serve as a supply route directly connecting the battleground called ‘Valerland’ to the capital. So there was no reason for the company commander, Belua, to object to the judgment of the nameless dwarf platoon leader.

Belua nodded and ordered the dwarf platoon leader and his men to escort the wagon.

While I was killing time with useless thoughts like ‘The breads in that wagon are really hard’ while watching the wagon leave, I began to sense a faint light next to me.

The crystal ball that Lir had placed on the floor of the wagon began to glow.

“... ... Uh, wait a minute.”

Lir put away the review note he was holding and quickly placed his hand on the crystal ball, carefully opening his mouth.

“Ah. That, communications security... ... communications security... ... .”

This young elf still seemed very awkward with military-style communication.

―Communication Security, 2nd Platoon, 7th Infantry Unit, Capital Guard Division, 5th Circle Wizard Chris Waver. I am reporting that I have discovered something unusual. The elf said that it was a plant that was used as material for philia fibers... ... It looked like a rose on the outside. It didn’t have thorns, and there was a thick, egg-like substance attached to the innermost part of the leaf.

Philia fibers were rare and expensive items used to make high-performance ranger hoods in the game world.

If I were an archer, I would have stood up and cheered... ... But as a wizard, I didn’t really need it.

Well, I’ll just pick them up and put them on the wagon, and the supply officers will take care of the rest.

“Just take everything you see. As the elf said, they are quite valuable items.”

―Understood. I’ve checked all the areas assigned to me, so I’ll try to return by tomorrow morning.

As I recall, in order to obtain the plant that was used as material for philia fibers, I had to climb up a cliff that was hundreds of meters high at the eastern end of the forest area. Judging from the reports that they had reached such a rough place and obtained the plant, it was not hard to deduce that the work was really nearing its end.

... ... By the way, the partner who had been on a mission with me for two weeks, going around the forest, was called ‘Elf’ instead of his name.

That wizard named Chris Waver seemed to have learned a lot about the nature of the elves.

“Ah, communications security... ... .”

“Communications security. Communications security.”

As if my prediction was correct, five reports came in today alone. Most of them said that they had patrolled all the areas they were assigned to, so they would be back by this evening or tomorrow morning.

‘This is so sweet.’

At first, I was quite taken aback when the spirit gave me a quest I had never heard of, but now that I think about it, it was a completely sweet task.

After all, I was a ‘general.’

Which general in this world runs around to remove landmines on foot? Lying back and sucking honey. The actual work is all about giving a break to the poor soldiers with low ranks.

All I had to do was wait for the ‘special gift’ the spirit had mentioned, and blankly watch the barracks, warehouses, and positions that had entered the internal construction.

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... ... Wouldn’t it be nice to have a sweet event like this once? Even if you have 1% luck, bad things can’t happen every hour and every second, right?

That makes no sense.

“Ughhhhh! There’s still, there’s still shit left! The shit those dirty demons left behind!”

Damn, that makes sense.

“Damn, my forest... ...! My forest, I can’t stand it! You piece of trash!”

As soon as the company’s wizards and elves returned, Lir and I took Trian and headed straight to the giant tree where the runestone was buried.

It was a path I had already walked once, and thanks to Trian’s skilled guidance, who had been walking around this area nonstop for the past two weeks, we were able to arrive here in a much shorter time than when we first arrived.

We arrived at the tree in the afternoon when the sun was still out, and without delay, we put our hands on the runestone.

“Why did you stop working? Do you want to insult me?”

And then... ... a spirit that was angry again appeared before our eyes.

“I’m sorry, I thought I had clearly seen all of this forest... ... Could you tell me where you felt that dirty magic?”

I bowed my head for a moment, and focused on calming the spirit this time as I had before.

“Huh... ... Yes, that’s possible for a human. You are mortals, not transcendent beings... ... so you can make mistakes.”

Unlike last time, I was able to calm this crazy deer down with only six apologies. It seems that the more I try to calm the spirits, the more I feel like I’m getting better at it.

“... ... There’s a deep cave at the southern end. I think I missed the foul stench of the demons inside.”

A deep cave at the southern end of the forest?

... ... I have a bad feeling about it.

“Uh... ... Spirit?”

“Dajin. My name is Dajin. Please call me that from now on.”

Oh, you say your full name quickly.

“Oh, yes, Dajin. I’m asking just in case, but when you say that cave... ... Are you talking about the mysterious thing that makes it impossible to observe the inside from the outside?”

“It seems like you know a lot about that cave. Yes, that cave. That cave where once you step in, you can’t get out through the entrance you entered, and you have to explore all the way to the end to find the exit. I don’t think I need to tell you the way. If you know the location, go there and deal with it, I'm so annoyed that I can't stand it anymore."

It's a dungeon, you crazy bastard.

"... ... How did the demons end up shitting all the way inside?"

I asked, laughing in disbelief.

"Do I care? I don't care what those disgusting things think about, and I definitely don't want to know."

The southern dungeon in the forest area is where the final reward is an artifact that's extremely useful to the Barbarian profession. However, it's famous for its incredible difficulty level, so I didn't want to go near it if possible... ... .

"Haha. What can I do?"

All I can do is accept my fate... ... .

"... ... I'll be expecting a gift, something special."

"Don't worry about the gift. I'll open a path for you to a new dimension."

The flashy deer, not knowing why I was walking back to headquarters, started to slowly disappear into the runestone with a hearty laugh.

“... ... Do you know anything about the cave in the southern forest?”

After the spirit appeared, Lir had just lowered his head, but when that damn deer disappeared, he finally sighed and raised his head as if he could breathe again, and asked.

“I need to talk to the captain.”

I said, rubbing my wrinkled forehead with my finger.

This is getting more and more difficult.

We have to go on an expedition to the southern dungeon.

When Captain Belua heard that [N O V E L I G H T] news, he looked at me with a rare expression of difficulty.

“Dungeon exploration... ... ? Hmm... ... .”

Belua’s reaction wasn’t all that strange. This is because the goal of the squad that came here was to ‘complete the outpost and protect it safely.’

Unlike the ‘mine removal’ mission where they could return to the front line immediately if they received a report of fighting at the main unit, the personnel assigned to the ‘dungeon exploration’ could not receive reports of anything happening at the main unit and could not return as they wished.

The first priority goal was a very important virtue for soldiers, especially commanders, so it is right to see Belua’s reaction as very reasonable.

“I will leave the choice entirely to the company commander. I do not want to damage the completion and defense of the outpost.”

That is why I easily backed down. Although it was a bit of a waste of time, I could organize a party on my own and clear the dungeon with the remaining time after the outpost stabilized.

“Make an efficient choice, Belua. This wizard’s time has a different value than ours. He is a promising prospect nicknamed ‘the future of the continental people,’ so how precious must each day be?”

Surprisingly, it was Private Trian who gave strength to my words.

... ... By the way, when on earth did he get the nickname ‘the future of the continental people?’

I looked at Trian with a crumpled expression, but the elf continued talking without paying any attention to me, the main character of the conversation.

“This wizard needs to grow much stronger in the future. Our allied forces have a duty to support that growth. And even if the time comes... ... we have Alter, an 8th circle wizard, so I don’t think it will be a big problem.”

“Hmm... ... .”

Trian had a point.

I was busy upgrading my specs every day, but I didn’t attend Alter’s classes for two whole weeks.

Of course, Lirga taught me this and that, but it was no match for Alter, who had the teaching ability of a Daechi-dong 1st-strike instructor. In addition, he would sometimes enter a turtle stance without any warning, so I couldn’t concentrate.

Even though the construction was in the final stages, it would take about a week for the interior construction and finishing.

For the past two weeks, I’ve been lying in the carriage, reading books I’ve already finished, and listening to lectures from Lir that weren’t lectures, wasting my time inefficiently on spec-building, and it was difficult for me to waste any more time.

“That wizard, he’s useless for the construction anyway, right? You’re in charge of most of the command, and instead of just standing there like a decoration, it would be better to just let him go to the dungeon.”

Oh, if it weren’t for that rude way of speaking, I would have been grateful to that elf.

“... ... .”

Black Hammer Belua stroked her chin with her large hand and thought deeply. She had a duty to keep her subordinates safe, build the outpost, and help the promising young man who would become the future of humanity.

“... ... Good. Since we have Alter, an 8th circle wizard, we don’t have to worry too much. In fact, the construction of the outpost itself was something that our squad could have done by itself... ... In the first place, we brought with us wizards who were too many for the level of the mission, from Bin-nim to Alter-nim.”

After much thought, Belua said that, and began to recite the names of the platoon leaders, saying that we would need decent warriors to explore the dungeon.

Among the names she recited, there was one that I was familiar with, so I pointed it out without hesitation.

“I want to go with Rex, son of Belzark.”

Rather than going with strangers, it would be better to go with Rex, who has already fought to protect each other’s lives.

“He is a strong warrior. He is a friend with an upright personality who you can trust and rely on even in extreme situations. In addition, I recommend taking Trian with you. He speaks very ‘elf-like’, but... ... He is agile and has a keen eye, so he will be a good guide in the dungeon.”

“... ... Well, I don’t care.”

... ... To be exact, this is a loan by rank, so the elf guy doesn’t really have the right to refuse. Unless there are really special circumstances.

But as I looked at the elf guy shrugging his shoulders and sticking out his mouth as if he had no choice, my head started to hurt a little.

This guy... ... a soldier?

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“... ... What are you looking at?”

... ... That’s it. Don’t try to understand, and don’t try to change. The elf guy just said ‘elf’, so what can you do?