Chapter 29 (1/2)

Chapter 29: Taking the First Step 2

Todd, Gordon, and Humphry.

The three of them were friends from the same hometown and became wizards under the directions of the same teacher.

However, they had no famous background or financial power and their skills weren’t exactly that great. They weren’t able to belong anywhere.

Right then, in the Gigant arena, they lost the bet to Luke and were drawn to the Rakan viscount.

“Oh my! This is tiresome!”

“Huk huk, won’t we be dying if this goes on?”

The three iron mages took huge breaths instead of running around in the ground.

Even though he was making them do it, the young Lord knew how to use them.

It was because the iron mages with 2 or 3 circles were the ones who could maintain the Gigants. Even if they were in the most perishable territory.

However, from the first day in the estate mansion, the young Lord called them and began to make them run and torment.

Fists flew in when they couldn’t do the task, and when they protested, kicks came in.

Eventually, they surrendered to the violence and did as they were told. If they spoke too much, punches and kicks came in hard, which was why they worked hard.

“Man! Who was the one who placed the bet first?!”

“You agreed to it!”

“I was crazy to follow your words!”

If they could, they wanted to run right away.

However, the three couldn’t do so.

It was because all three of them had made a mana oath to serve Luke all their lives.

The mana oath was a kind of magic ritual which the wizards placed on their magic circles, and it was something that couldn’t be taken back or abused.

The mana was influenced by human will and words because of the spiritual nature.

Therefore, in response to the consciously built oath, if the wizard chooses to oppose it, the mana gets scattered and the magic circles would get destroyed.

The pain during the break of the oath was said to be much worse than death.

Which was why the wizards never take the mana oath, and if they did, they never broke it.

“Huh, even then I shouldn’t have just done the mana oath.”

“But we couldn’t even afford to turn into laughing stock in front of all those wizards, right?”

“We were stupid, stupid to have gotten tricked by that clever young lord.”

Shortly after the battle of Princess Reina was over, the three wizards had to burn off their robes as a penalty.

With numerous iron mages watching them, they had to deny themselves as wizards.

‘Sh*t! I can’t!’

No matter how skillful a freelancing wizard was, after burning their robes off, it would always be difficult to act as a wizard in their future.

Rumors would spread all around about not having the robe.

The three asked Luke if there was anything else they could do, and Luke gave them a vicious alternative.

“You wizards have that Mana oath, right? Pledge to follow me forever.”

At that time, the faces of the three wizards went pale hearing that the bet was lost.

However, they really wanted to avoid doing the mana oath.

However, the only way for them to protect their pride as wizards was to place something important in their magic circles.

Eventually, after a lot of internal conflicts, they swore by the mana and came all the way.

“Even if we try to escape, one small act and the designated knight who is watching will know…”

“What are you doing now? Have you forgotten the order of the young Lord about doing another 50 round?”

Todd was grumbling to himself when Philip who was keeping an eye from faraway rushed and shushed them.

Like a vicious teacher, Philip was making the three wizards run and run.

“Faster, faster, keep moving. Will you really be able to keep that mana oath on you?”

“Sir Philip, please. Just save me this once. We aren’t knights, we are wizards!”

“Wizards run too. Run fast, fast. If you don’t run, I’ll have to report you.”

Sadly, intimidated by the vicious teacher, Gordon lay down on the ground.

“I can’t! I feel like I’m going to die in this spot…”

Gordon who was trying to say that he couldn’t; immediately got up from the ground.

Luke was there standing in front of him, with a creepy smile on his face. And with a well-trimmed birch stick.

“If dying is your wish, I’ll grant that to you with my own hands.”

“No, no! I’ll run with all my might!”

With the complaining done, the three wizards, including Gordon began to run again.

As they strongly protested four days back, they were beaten so hard by the young Lord, that they thought they would die.