top of magic

In the snow-capped mountains at the junction of the Lordan Alliance and the Oz Empire, a mage tower with the same color as the snow stands by the mountain. At first glance, it looks more like an icicle extending from the mountain. It is integrated with the surroundings. It is difficult to get close. discover its existence.

In the small room on the top floor of the mage tower, Keech was lying on an ancient rocking chair with his eyes closed, letting the heatless sunlight pass through the window sills, reflecting his blue magic robe.In such a world surrounded by ice and snow, the magic robe with thermal insulation effect became the best clothing, light and warm, more comfortable than ordinary leather clothing.

However, the room was not cold. There was firewood burning in the fireplace, and the surrounding walls were also engraved with magic circles that could attract fire elements to attach, maintaining the entire room at a suitable temperature for plants to grow normally.

Such a temperature made Kiki feel lazy, and the picture book story "Legend of the Great Magician" that he originally took out to pass the time was also held upside down by him, and he had no desire to read it at all.

Three months ago, after making a fuss at Hill's engagement ceremony, Kiki followed Amir and left Asshai. He first stayed in his mage's tower for a few days, and then headed west all the way into Oz The empire turned to the north again, heading in the direction of the Alliance of Lordaene.

For Amir, who specializes in wind magic, and Kiki, who can use all elemental magic, the mountains that are difficult for the army to cross are just a short flight.But Amir's warrior coachman couldn't take the carriage and leave with them easily, so after crossing the Ulamara Mountains, Amir and Kiki didn't ride in the carriage anymore, and lived day and night. Rest, and then use the flying technique to continue on the road at night.

Along the way, Keech heard no more news from the Yalong Empire, but was deeply impressed by the chaos in the Oz Empire.

The country has become a mess.The north, which was invaded by the Lordanians, was still fighting, while the south, which had just experienced an earthquake, had another plague.Refugees from the north and the south can be seen everywhere but do not know where to go, but the lords are still doing their own thing, only considering their own interests, ignoring the life and death of the refugees, and even forbidding them to make a move in their own territory. stay.

While proclaiming the glory of the gods, the priests of the Holy See exploited these refugees mercilessly, lobbying them to donate their last sum of money in exchange for a one-way ticket to heaven.

The Magic Association of the Oz Empire did not extend a helping hand to the people like the Yalong Empire. They closed the communication towers in various places, dismantled the magic passages there, and issued a danger warning to all magicians in Oz, asking them to return. Stick in the chapter southwest of Oz, or take refuge in other countries.

Amir intentionally let Kiki see the chaos in Oz, and told him in a mocking tone, compared with those people who can't even fill their stomachs and are ready to face death at any time, the relationship between him and Hill It's a luxury to be a little dirty.

Kiki understands what Amir means, but he can't sympathize with him, and he can't comfort himself with other people's misfortune, let alone learn the kind of fraternity that only appears in books by comforting others to comfort himself.

Fortunately, Amir just let him have a look, and didn't let him play the role of the great savior, and then took him to this snow-capped mountain, and lived in this mage tower that was the same color as the snow.

Amir didn't explain the origin of this mage's tower to Kiki, but it can be seen that no one has lived here for a long time.Kiki and Amir spent a lot of effort just to open the frozen gate, and then it took several days to clean up the entire mage tower, so that the magic circle in the tower was fully operational, and it was restored to a state where it could be used. The normal place where people live.

Afterwards, Amir brought back some daily necessities and picture books that Kiki could pass the time from outside, and kept Kiki in the mage's tower without urging him to practice magic or forcing him to do anything.

Keech didn't understand why Amir kept him here like a cat, but he didn't hate this kind of life.

He can't see anyone or hear anything, so he won't think about it. He just watches the sunrise and sunset every day, meditating quietly in the world of elements.

Although, occasionally, because of the obsidian bracelet on his hand, he would think of Hill and Moriarty who was killed by him but didn't know if he was dead, but such thoughts would soon be purified by the white snow outside the window, bury...

Kiki was drowsy, but the wind chime above his head suddenly rang automatically without wind, making a crisp sound.

—Is it finally here?

Keech lazily opened his eyes, threw the album covering him aside, stretched himself, got up and came to the window, opened the window, and looked down.

Standing there was a dark figure, which was extremely eye-catching against the white snow.

In order not to put the wrong person in the tower, Kiki narrowed his eyes and confirmed the identity of the person who came.

Sure enough, the man was surrounded by strong undead elements, and it was the Barosh that Amir had said would come in the next few days.

Kiki immediately turned and went downstairs, opening the gate of the mage tower.

"Hi, long time no see, little guy." After opening the door, Barosh's iconic black hood immediately greeted his eyes, and chattering laughter followed.

Keech didn't speak, but turned sideways to make way for the door.

Barosh didn't like to blow cold wind outside, so he immediately stepped in and asked as he walked, "Where's Amir, he asked me to come over, but he's not there?"

"A kite hawk came the day before yesterday, and then he left, saying that he had something urgent to deal with." Kidge replied flatly, closing the door, and blocking the cold wind and snow from the door again.

"When will I come back? My time is very precious." Barosh chattered.

"Don't worry, you won't be allowed to wait here until you die." Kiki glanced at Barosh indifferently, and asked maliciously, "Speaking of which, why are you still alive?"

"About this point, I am also very strange." Barosh was not angry, but laughed again, and began to visit the hall on the first floor unceremoniously.

Keech didn't stop him, but continued with a blank expression: "Amir said he would be back within three days. If you don't want to wait, you can leave, and he will come to you again."

"It doesn't matter, I'll stay and wait for him. I'm just waiting to die anyway." Barosh shrugged disapprovingly, and then said to himself, "However, I really didn't expect that Amir would die in his lifetime." Going back to the tower again—mind me if I go and see the rest of the tower?"

"Anything." Keech replied casually.Except for some tattered tables and chairs, there is nothing in this wizard tower, and Barosh can't see any tricks no matter how hard he looks.

"Come with me, you're free anyway, aren't you?" Barosh laughed.

Although Keech was a little impatient, he didn't refuse. Just like what Barosh said, he is very busy now, too busy.

Seeing Kiki's acquiescence, Barosh turned around and walked towards the stairs, but instead of going upstairs, he groped on the floor behind the stairs, and quickly pulled up a piece of floor to reveal the stone steps below.

——She is familiar with this place.

Keech flinched slightly.

"Can you?" After opening the cellar entrance, Barosh turned to Kiki and asked.

Keech shrugged and signaled her to go ahead.

Baros was no longer polite, he went down the stone steps and entered the cellar.

Keech didn't understand what Barosh wanted to see, so he curled his lips and walked in.

The cellar was dark and empty, only some food and wine barrels that Amir put in not long ago were piled up in the corner.

Barosh glanced at those things, and then said to himself again: "This is the place where I first met Amir."

Keech glanced at Barosh suspiciously, wondering why she brought this up.

"At that time, he was a little younger than you are now, thin and small, very cute, the kind of pretty boy who would be mistaken for a girl when he put on a skirt." Barosh murmured.

Hearing what Barosh said, Kiki couldn't help but imagine Amir's appearance in women's clothing, but no matter how he thought about it, he didn't think that Amir's muscles and the fierce expression on his face would fit that fluffy skirt at all.

Keech was chilling because of his hallucinations, and Barosh had already walked to a dilapidated cabinet by the wall and reached out to open it.

"That day, when I opened this cupboard, I saw him hiding here." Barosh continued, "Although I was trembling with fear, I still tried my best to cover another white-haired child, just like he did. You won’t be able to see that child.”

--hide?Why hide?

Keech sensitively had doubts about Barosh's words, but in the next moment, he was attracted by the word white hair again.

--White hair?Is that the guy named Darren?

Keech couldn't help thinking.

"Didn't Amir tell you about him?" Noticing Kiki's puzzled expression, Barosh stopped talking and asked instead.

"No." Keech replied succinctly.

"Strange, did he bring you here, but didn't tell you anything?" Barosh asked with his head tilted.

"He brought me here just to avoid being chased by Lucifer's family?" Kiki frowned.

Barosh laughed out loud, but said nothing. He glanced at the contents of the cellar again, then turned around and walked towards the steps back to the ground.

When Kiki followed Barosh out of the cellar, the door of the Mage Tower was opened again, and Amir, who was wearing a heavy cloak, walked in along with the wind and snow.

Seeing Barosh walking out of the cellar with Kiki, Amilton frowned and showed an unhappy expression, but he didn't say anything in front of Kiki, just closed the door with his backhand, and then took off his cloak, Throw it on the chair next to you.

"Should I say welcome back?" Barosh asked jokingly.

"Thank you, but there's no need." Amir replied indifferently, while raising his hand to brush the snowflakes from his hair, "Did you just arrive?"

"Yes, but you're not here, so I let the cute little guy show me around." Barosh replied frankly.

"Visit? You have inspected even the corners of this tower many times, what else do you need to visit?" Amir said mockingly, and then changed his voice, "I'm going to get some drinks, what do you want?"

"Is there anything you want?" Barosh asked back.

"Okay, black coffee." Amir turned and walked to the kitchen, and it took a while to bring out a tray with a porcelain jug and three homogeneous cups on it.

Seeing Amir come back, Kiki tilted his head and asked, "Can I go back upstairs and continue reading?"

"It doesn't make any difference whether you read those books or not." Amir poured the coffee into the cup and handed it out, and said to Kiki without raising his head, "Sit down, Barosh has brought some news, you Need to listen too."

"Actually, there is really no valuable news." Barosh picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and then frowned, "Oh, my dear, you are simply wasting the coffee beans."

"No one is forcing you to drink." Amir said indifferently, "Stop talking nonsense, what is the association going to do with Kiki?"

"Deal with? What are you dealing with?" Barosh put down his coffee cup and asked casually, "He just killed a marquis, and he's not a magician. Of course, he didn't violate the "Magicians' Code." Naturally, it's not up to the association to deal with it."

"What about Lucifer's family, what are they going to do?" Amir asked.

"Of course they want to avenge the 'clan'." Barosh deliberately bit down on the word "clan", "However, before that, they probably have to resolve the ownership of the title of marquis first, and by the way, get the little girl who caused trouble Get out of the Lucifer family."

"Did they do that?" Amir asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Unfortunately, it hasn't been done, or it hasn't been done yet." Barosh shrugged, "That divinely favored man is really impeccable, and he has prepared all the paperwork properly before the wedding banquet, even the The house and the servants have been transferred to that little girl's name, it's as if...knowing the date of her own death."

—Of course he knew.

Kiki next to him couldn't help lowering his eyelids, and secretly clenched his fists.

"The Lucifer family can't use legal and reasonable means to drive that little girl out of the house, and even though the favored person is dead, the little girl is still the fiancee of the Balotelli family and is under the protection of the Balotelli family. " Barosh continued.

"Didn't you break the engagement?" Amir asked with raised eyebrows.

"How can it be broken?" Baros raised his head slightly, and the eyes under the hood seemed to return Amir's eyes, "If this happens, the engagement will be broken, and the Balotelli family will be despised or even excluded by other nobles Yes—let’s put it this way, unless that little girl dies, the young master of the Balotelli family will marry her, and even if she dies after marrying home, he must marry her first.”

Amir didn't answer, but just glanced at Kiki next to him calmly.

"Moreover, that little girl is still carrying the bloodline and so-called inheritance of the Chimera family—I said, are they really descendants of the Chimera family? Are they not impersonators?" Barosh asked incredulously.

"How do you want to prove it?" Amir asked.

"Curseless magic." Barosh said without hesitation, "That is the signature power of the Chimera family, and talent is not counted."

"Kiki, please show the Great Mage Barosh your power." Amir turned to Kiki and said.

Kiki curled his lips, dissatisfied with being shown as a monkey, but he didn't refuse, and turned his mind slightly, condensing an ice shield half a person's height in front of him.

Seeing the ice shield that appeared instantly, Barosh fell silent, and after a while he said: "It seems that you already know his origin."

"I picked him out and brought him into the world of magic." Amir replied lightly, "Now that you have confirmed it, what are you going to do next, let the association return the property of the Chimera family to him ?”

"I can't decide this, but if he has such a need, I can help convey it to the association." Barosh said, "By the way, Samohaier seems to have already done so."

"That greedy guy, he wants to take everything from the Chimera family for himself?" Amir sneered.

"As the mentor of another underage male descendant of the Chimera family, it is only natural for him to make such a request as a guardian." Barosh said, "However, if we want to achieve our goal, we must first prove that they are indeed Chimera. The descendants of the family, and that little brother—just the color of his hair will bring him a lot of resistance, after all, it is well known that members of the Chimera family have black hair."

"Then let them prove it slowly." Amir said disapprovingly.

"Why, you are not interested in the wealth left by the Chimera family?" Barosh asked with interest.

"The most valuable wealth of the Chimera family is in my hands and in front of you." Amir raised his lips.

"Uh, you said that in front of the little guy, aren't you afraid he'll be angry?" Barosh turned his head and glanced at Kiki, seeing his indifference, he couldn't help but asked suspiciously, "You won't Did you use insanity on him?"

"Soul magic will not work on people with Chimera blood, believe it or not." Amir said meaningfully.

"Oh? There's such a thing?" Barosh was very curious, but Amir didn't mean to continue explaining. She shrugged and said mockingly, "Of course, as a disciple of a soul mage, you are here. On the other hand, it can be regarded as a half-authority—by the way, what did you do instead of staying in the mage tower and waiting for me?"

"Gordon was in trouble and called me to help," Amir replied.

"It's not convenient to talk about the trouble?"

"There is no inconvenience." Amir replied indifferently, "Gordon was hired by a member of the royal family of Oz to send him and his family to other places for refuge, but Gordon just brought people into the imperial capital of Otto, The rebels and mob rushed into the palace first, and sent all members of the royal family including his employer to hell, and Gordon himself was trapped in the city of Otto and could not leave..."

"How is it possible?!" Before Amir could finish speaking, Barosh stood up abruptly from his chair and screamed out of composure.