The Magician Who Rose From Failure: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 5] by Gamei Hitsuji

Author:Gamei Hitsuji
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Way to go, Arcus...” he muttered to the floor after Joshua had left. His heart was hammering, making his legs tremble like jell-o. Apparently the viscount could intimidate him more than he had expected. Even the battlefield hadn’t overwhelmed him this much. He had barely batted an eyelid when surrounded by the Black Panther Cavalry. His encounter with the tremendous Bargue Gruba may have been the exception, but even then he had managed to hide most of his fear response. He supposed it just went to show how deeply rooted his early memories of that man berating and beating him were.

“You’re scared of your dad?” Louise asked.

“I didn’t think I was. I still don’t think I am. The way my body’s reacting, though...is this fear?”

“You stood up to him well. Looks like you’ve really come into your own.”

“I wonder...”

Arcus wasn’t sure that he had been all that dauntless. If only he had been able to see himself from an outside perspective. As it was, he knew only of the weakness he had picked up on; not the part that stood out to third parties. At least that man’s life afforded him a world of experience. As did his fruitful time in combat. But even after all of that, he still felt like he was far off from confronting Joshua.

He was grinding his teeth, frustrated at his own witlessness, when Louise made an exasperated noise.

“Do you ever stop to think about how young you are? I mean, standing up to an oppressive parent at your age... You’ve got to be pretty courageous for that.”

Arcus didn’t know how to respond. Her compliment didn’t cheer him enough to outweigh the wretchedness he felt.

“That’s the guy who disowned you?” she asked.

“Yes.”

“He looked decent enough to me. What about you?” Her question was addressed to her attendant, a rural lord standing behind her shoulder.

“Although I could not comment on his character, his prestige as head of one of the longest-serving eastern houses shone through, not least in his intimidating air. While we have a powerful enemy in the Gillis Empire, I hear the Raytheft House wage constant battles with our tribal enemies. It was clear to me that the viscount is a man to be feared.”

“Yes, I agree. We’ve seen, too, how he acts when it comes to you, Arcus,” Louise said.

“No doubt that stems from the significance His Lordship places on aether,” her attendant offered.

“Is lacking aether something to be ashamed of? Not that I’m an expert, but most of these magic families all seem the same to me.”

“Magic technology is of vital importance to the kingdom, and so it follows that a high emphasis is placed on aether. Anyone lacking aether might as well not have any redeeming qualities whatsoever.”

The lord was correct. Although Arcus’s aether was pitiful compared to the members of other magic houses, it was closer to average when compared to your garden-variety magician. In fact, one might argue that magic nobles had too much of the stuff. It didn’t make much sense at all to the non-magic houses, who had no knowledge of the arts.

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