The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World: Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 11] by Kotobuki Yasukiyo

Author:Kotobuki Yasukiyo
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 8: The Old Guy Interrupts a Young Love

A young man stood boldly in front of the orphanage. His name was Zweit von Solistia—son of the duke of Solistia, who ruled over this city.

Two knights flanked the young noble, guarding him as he quarreled with the sister from the church-cum-orphanage.

Zweit was a student at the high school division of the Istol Academy of Magic. His grades there were excellent, but they were balanced out by his bad behavior—he was a real problem student, and it had earned him the loathing of his teachers. Part of this behavior, however, could be traced back to the factional rivalry that played out at the academy. Each faction of mages recruited new members there under the guise of socializing, and Zweit belonged to one of the two largest factions around.

One of these two was known as the Wiesler faction; the other, the Saint-Germain faction.

The Wiesler faction was home to a long list of combat mages who specialized in attack magic. Most of their research centered around military strategy—making them the faction most at odds with the Order of Knights. In contrast, the Saint-Germain faction prioritized research in and of itself, and gave the country many mages who specialized in theory. Most of their research was focused on the creation of spells and potions; they worked tirelessly to explore the broader mysteries of magic. Each faction, in its own way, had made significant contributions to the country.

Or at least, that was how things used to be. Nowadays, both factions were obsessed with their political influence above all else, and they often found themselves at odds with each other as a result. Of course, they shared the Order of Knights as a common foe—but that was a cold war of sorts, not something they could make public. Zweit was part of the Wiesler faction, and his status as the eldest son of the ducal family meant that he was given favorable treatment.

Still, it was his abilities that had put him at the top of his class; there was no trickery to that. But that knowledge had done nothing but fan the flames of his bad behavior. It had only become particularly egregious in the last two or three years.

Seeing as Creston had also belonged to the Wiesler faction, Zweit saw himself following in the footsteps of his grandfather, the famous “mage of purgatory.” Creston’s many illustrious achievements had his grandson longing to live up to him.

However, all the high praise that had been showered upon Zweit had made him rather full of himself. As a result, he was now on the verge of becoming a truly horrid person.

Those who knew Zweit well found his behavior to be a little baffling at times—not that he was aware of their misgivings.

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Zweit was the heir to the current duke; he had already come of age. Then last summer, he had laid eyes on a certain holy sister who looked after children at an orphanage, and it had been love at first sight.

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