Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent
Chapter 60: …Please. Draw it on his magic circle

Chapter 60 – …Please. Draw it on his magic circle.

I couldn’t believe it.

The man in the mirror was someone Trixie knew very well.

“Flan…”

It was definitely Flan.

Between the blue eyes of Trixie in the mirror who hugged him, a glimpse of her emotions was visible.

Regret, love, feelings that were hard to express… Nothing made sense to me.

Crack-! Crack-!

Soon, all the mirrors in the space began to shatter.

I wanted to see more of the scene in the mirror, but… I had no choice but to back away.

And after all the mirrors were smashed.

“That’s right.”

“…!”

Suddenly, a voice was thrown at me, and Trixie was startled.

It was a voice that was irresistible.

“You saw it right.”

…Because, the voice I heard now was none other than my own.

Trixie tried to turn around quickly.

“I recommend you not to look back. You’ll be trapped in an unknown space, and you’ll experience strange phenomena forever.”

“….”

At that, Trixie’s movement stopped.

“Good. You must have stopped now.”

Trixie tried to recall the rules quickly.

Even in this sudden situation, if I followed the rules well, nothing would happen…

“You might want to remember the rules, but you don’t need to. If you don’t look this way, no strange phenomena will occur.”

The other person read Trixie’s mind completely.

The girl opened her mouth without moving her body.

“Who are you?”

“The person you’re expecting right now.”

“That can’t be.”

She shook her head. It couldn’t be herself.

“But, nothing is impossible for a magician.”

Nothing is impossible for a magician.

Trixie had heard that too.

But she had never heard of anyone succeeding in time magic.

Let alone that it was herself.

“If you don’t believe me… Do you want to see the fragments of the mirror? That’s okay.”

Trixie did that.

The large fragments were only the size of a palm, so the body, legs, collarbone… The person was only partially visible.

“…It’s really true.”

And I muttered without knowing.

I could recognize myself even if it was divided into parts.

This was also, unmistakably, ‘me’.

The face part was blurry, so I couldn’t see anything except the mouth, but the atmosphere of the body was overall ladylike.

It was obvious just by looking at the white dress she was wearing. It was different from a ballet outfit in design.

Trixie shook her head.

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She closed her eyes and plugged her ears.

According to the rules, I just had to wait until someone tapped my back four times.

“It’s not an illusion. I’m definitely your future self.”

But the voice was heard even if I plugged my ears.

Trixie had no choice but to ask.

“Then what are you. How can we talk to each other.”

“You might think it’s a conversation, but it’s not. I’m just delivering information unilaterally.”

She continued.

“I remember everything I did at any point in the past. I just recorded this accordingly. Do you understand a little?”

“…Are you saying this is just a record?”

“That’s right. It’s a record that’s made a little elaborately.”

It’s not a little elaborate.

According to Trixie in the mirror, she remembered everything she did at any point in the past without any error.

And based on that, she made a record as if she was talking to her past self naturally… It was not an easy story to believe.

‘Are you lying?’

Trixie deliberately didn’t say anything this time.

She closed her eyes tighter and plugged her ears harder.

Then the other side laughed.

“You’re not talking on purpose, right? I remember that too.”

She ignored it.

“What do I have to say to make you believe… How about a motto? To burn something, burn yourself first.”

It was exactly the motto of the Frits family.

Trixie opened her eyes without knowing.

“It’s really hard to make you open your eyes. I’m myself, but I think it’s tricky.”

“It’s noisy.”

I tried to examine the figure in the mirror shard.

I was so curious about how they looked, but it was still blurry and I couldn’t see clearly.

“You came here waiting for Flan, right?”

“Yes.”

“Right… that was the beginning.”

A faint smile appeared on their lips.

It was an adult’s smile that I couldn’t imitate, so I stared at it for a moment, mesmerized.

‘If that’s really me in the future…’

As I realized that they were my future self, I suddenly had so many questions to ask.

“Hey. I have a lot of things to ask.”

“Okay. Ask them all at once.”

I quickly sorted out the questions in my head.

And then I started to spit them out one by one.

“What were those scenes I saw in the mirror?”

Myself standing in the middle of the stadium, myself hugging Flan and crying… I was still confused.

“Also.”

“I wonder if I win the duel with Flan. I wonder if I became Master Garim’s disciple, and who is Master Garim anyway?”

“Keep talking.”

“I wonder if I have to go to the Subjugation Festival. Can I fulfill my mother’s wish?”

“Hmm…”

The Trixie in the mirror slightly trailed off.

“I see. I just remembered all the worries I had back then.”

That was not an answer.

I felt frustrated.

“Just answer me.”

But then, the lady Trixie’s face started to show.

…She was so beautiful that I doubted if she was really me.

Her unique blue eyes were darker, and they had a depth that was incomparable.

The lady Trixie and the girl Trixie’s eyes met.

“Actually… I didn’t record this to give you those answers.”

Her gaze was so intense that I felt uncomfortable, and I didn’t know what expression to make.

“Why are you looking at me like that? The answer is.”

“You’ll find out those answers soon enough. Rather than that.”

The lady Trixie quietly closed her eyes.

“There’s something I have to tell you… that’s why I recorded this.”

The lady Trixie put one hand on the mirror surface.

The two women seemed to be separated by a transparent wall.

And as if she was dealing with something precious, as if she wanted to feel it more, she touched one side of her forehead.

“Trixie.”

The lady Trixie whispered my name.

“Yes.”

“From now on, every day will be full of incredible events.”

“Incredible events?”

As I narrowed my eyebrows, the lady Trixie nodded.

“Your life will change completely because of one person.”

“…Who?”

Trixie, the girl, grimaced openly.

She hated the idea of someone changing her life completely.

The fact itself was repulsive to her.

“Trixie.”

Instead of answering, the lady Trixie repeated her name.

“I have a favor to ask you. It’s about that one person.”

The lady Trixie’s voice was so faint… The girl Trixie couldn’t ask anything.

The lady Trixie spread her index finger and moved it. It was vertical.

“Remember this stroke.”

The lady Trixie’s eyes, which were closed, opened slightly.

“Someday, when the time is right.”

She whispered in a moist voice.

“…Please. Draw it on his magic circle.”

The moment she licked her lips to ask something.

It was in front of the restaurant ‘Harmony’.

Not the white room covered with broken mirrors, but the place where she had breakfast.

“Trixie.”

“…!”

A familiar voice hit her ears and she snapped out of it.

The one who called her name was Flan.

When she came to her senses, he was standing in front of her.

His neat and tidy appearance and his calm red eyes.

Only after facing them did Trixie realize that she had returned to reality.

“…”

Trixie brushed off one arm with the other.

She had goosebumps all over her body, and she was soaked in sweat.

“Did you experience an anomaly?”

Flan nodded as if he knew without looking.

“I know even if you don’t answer. You were closing your eyes and ears.”

He smirked calmly.

“Let’s go. The midterm evaluation has started.”

What kind of anomaly she had experienced, what she had seen and heard… Flan didn’t ask Trixie anything.

In Trixie’s head, the scene and the conversation just now remained vividly.

It was so realistic that she felt like she couldn’t forget it.

She was standing on the knight department’s stadium, the vertical stroke that she had to remember, the faint expression that she showed while telling her, the one person who would change her life completely.

…And herself, who hugged Flan and sobbed.

“…!”

As she thought of that, Trixie’s face turned red.

She unconsciously stepped back five steps from Flan.

“Don’t, don’t come near me.”

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“Yushia. Is that so amazing?”

Becky asked, looking at Yushia, who was sparkling her eyes.

What Yushia was looking at was a magic ornament called ‘Mana Fountain’.

It sprayed mana like water droplets, and it was not enough to emit a blue and elegant light, but it also created a rainbow.

“Look at this. It even makes a rainbow!”

“Yeah… I know that…”

Becky sighed deeply.

Was it because she was a commoner?

Becky had lost interest in anything that looked expensive.

The ‘Mana Fountain’ was the same.

It looked pricey, and the ornament was nothing more than a luxury to Becky’s eyes… She had no interest at all.

“Yushia. Let’s go see something else.”

“Wow~ This is amazing too! Look at this!”

Becky, who was paired with Yushia, had been dragged around by Yushia ever since.

She hadn’t even been able to see the magic perfume she wanted to see. Becky couldn’t stand it and opened her mouth.

“Hey… No matter what, that’s too much. Because of you, I’ve been…!”

“Ah, by the way. Miss Becky!”

Yushia cut off Becky’s words.

Becky swallowed her anger and opened her lips.

“Why.”

“Weren’t you interested in perfume? I’ll buy you one!”

“…You.”

He was a really good guy.

Becky suddenly felt that the time with Yushia was precious.

─Merhen Academy students, please gather at the plaza immediately.

But then.

A blue text appeared in the air.

It was a rather desperate news for Becky.

Yushia opened her mouth with a pure face.

“Becky, we have to go now.”

“Yeah, I guess so…”

Becky wanted to ask if his promise to buy her perfume was still valid, but she stopped herself, feeling too greedy.

“Do you think the mid-term evaluation that was written in the genealogy is starting?”

Becky lifted her lips to her index finger at Yushia’s words.

“Be careful with that kind of talk. The officials might hear and change the schedule or the method.”

She saw familiar faces everywhere.

A line of students walking towards the square formed naturally.

Finally, they arrived at the square.

Serena let her purple hair fall over her gray robe and greeted the students.

“Nice to see you again in a day. I’m Serena.”

She bowed politely. Her every movement showed respect for the students.

“First of all, did you enjoy the free viewing in the morning?”

Most of them nodded. The fair had plenty of attractions to please the students’ eyes.

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Serena nodded and continued.

“Now you’ll have even more fun. In the afternoon, you’ll be able to experience the magic tools yourself.”

The students’ eyes lit up.

It was torture to only look at these precious things with their eyes, so the opportunity to experience them was a welcome news.

“Of course, there are limits…”

She flicked her finger and eight bracelets floated in the air. It was obvious what they were.

Harmony, Elasticity, Destruction, Support… The bracelets were classified by each category of magic.

“All you have to do is choose a category. After you put on the bracelet, you’ll arrive at the corresponding area, where the staff will help you with the experience.”

Yushia raised his hand.

“I have a question!”

“Yes, feel free to ask.”

Serena answered with a faint smile.

“Can I take all eight of them?”

“No, you can’t. According to the results of the tower’s test, if you experience more than one magic tool, you’ll have a high chance of overload.”

He couldn’t argue with a safety issue. Yushia easily accepted it and lowered his hand.

Serena looked around the students once.

There were no students who wanted to ask more questions, as the announcement was not too difficult.

Rather, their faces were full of anticipation.

They wanted to try the magic tools as soon as possible.

“Good. Then I’ll start distributing the bracelets.”

The moment the bracelets in the air were about to move.

“…!”

Serena’s action stopped abruptly.

She widened her eyes.

The students looked puzzled.

“Serena…?” “Are you okay?”

One second, two seconds, three seconds, Serena’s pause lasted.

The bracelets lost their levitation and spilled on the floor in a mess.

Serena barely moved her hand and clutched her chest.

“Ugh…”

Serena’s appearance changes.

To be exact, the feeling of expressing her completely changes.

Serena, who existed in reality, began to turn into a plane.

At the same time, four frames appeared and trapped her in a square.

Soon, it was completed as a picture frame. It was the same shape as the frame that contained the artwork of Sapho.

Thud, it falls to the floor.

“What, what is this?”

“What’s going on?”

The students surrounded the frame in a circle.

They couldn’t believe what had happened, even though they saw it with their own eyes.

[ ] *

The title and description of the work are all empty.

“What is this? Is this a big deal?”

“Is this… a midterm evaluation?”

“Idiot! They said it was a demon!”

At that time, when the murmurs were growing, something was written in the description.

*There’s no one there.

The students’ eyes widened as if they were about to pop out.

“Suddenly, there’s writing!”

“Who, who’s not there?”

The murmurs spread like a fire.

They couldn’t control the growing noise.

“Look at this! The writing has changed!”

*If there is anyone, please call the staff. I can’t breathe well.

The writing actually changed.

And, Serena, who was trapped in the frame, started to move.

She started to hit the glass surface of the frame with her fist like crazy.

─.

But no sound came out, making it even more bizarre.

*I’m scared. It’s narrow. I can’t see anything.

The students had no choice but to watch the scene quietly.

*I’m suffocating. Please get me out.

“…”

The murmurs that had spread like a huge fire suddenly stopped.

Everyone, terrified, stared at the description.

*Get me out. Get me out. Get me out.

The letters in the description are still changing in real time.

*Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out. Get me out.

And finally, a title was attached to the work.

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