Chapter 2 A Wanted Order

"You learnt magic in secret!"

Leo's words echoed in the air above the dock for a long time.

"I learnt magic in secret?"

This time, it was Lo's turn to be confused. When did I learn magic? Why didn't I know?

Leo explained, "I saw that you are thin, but you can lift such a heavy bamboo basket with only your hands. Your body turns red when you exert force. This is the fire body gesture taught in the school! The number of crabs in the basket could be determined at a glance, and at the same time, the number of seagulls in the air could be calculated. More importantly, you could see through my disguise, which was undoubtedly the 'perception technique'! And your weird eyes made me scared. It must be some advanced eye illusion!"

Hearing his serious analysis, Lo was speechless.

But it was certain that the golden haired man in front of him was definitely paranoid with a strange brain.

If this guy could be considered a first-class student, then there should be no threshold of intelligence in the magic school.

However, his caution had been greatly reduced.

He had thought that the student of the magic school in the royal city, a son of a count, should have seen a lot of things.

Now it seemed that he had thought too highly of the royal city.

Before he could say anything, Leo continued, "In Gloria, only the nobles in the royal city are able to master magic. It's absolutely a capital crime for ordinary people to learn magic in secret! Although I don't know where you learned it, I have something on you now! Kneel down and beg for mercy! Ha ha... Hah aha..."

Although the voice was trembling at the end of his words, Leo still forced himself to laugh a few times. What's more, he closed his eyes tightly and didn't dare to look straight at Lo. It was so ridiculous.

Lo shook his head and said, "Since the magic school has brought you here, it must have assigned you to a group or a master, right? And you have been eavesdropping at the dock for so long. I guess you must have sneaked out, right?"

In fact, this was not his speculation, but through his perception, he sensed that there seemed to be someone in the same clothes as Leo not far away looking for something. They were talking about the damn Leo or something. They said that Leo must want to sneak away again and they should find him as soon as possible. Otherwise, they would be scolded by the master.

However, when Leo heard what Lo said, he was shocked and stared at him in disbelief.

Only then did he find that the frightening eyes of the young man in front of him had disappeared, and his body had recovered from dark red to ordinary dark, just like ordinary people.

His lips trembled, "How, how do you know?"

"It doesn't matter how I know. The most important thing is that I guess you don't want to be found by your master." A mysterious smile appeared on Lo's face.

Leo knew that the moment the bricks flew over, he used the magic to defend himself, leaving a magic mark in the air for a short time. If his master found his magic mark, his escape plan would be ruined.

He swallowed and understood what Lo meant. "I, I, I, I understand. Don't worry. I won't talk nonsense about your learning magic! Please don't tell anyone else that you have seen me here!"

Lo nodded and turned around. He picked up the shirt he had thrown on the ground and put it on. Wearing a relaxed expression that belonged to a worker after work, he left the dock without looking at Leo.

Leo breathed a sigh of relief. After making sure that there was no one else around, he murmured to himself, "The sky here is full of freedom. Life is wonderful and full of new ideas. I feel that I can have a magnificent adventure here all the time! If it weren't for this precious opportunity to go out for study, who would have thought that the air here is even fresher and more interesting than that in the royal city!"

"I don't need any boring magic theories or complicated magic practice. Bye, Master May! Bye, father. Aha!"

Thinking of this, he smiled happily, but then he remembered the strange person he met just now.

"That guy is really a strange person... Should I tell my master that he had learned magic secretly...?"

After thinking about it for a while, he had made his own decision. "Forget it. A remote outsider has nothing to do with me! I still have a lot of time to adventure!"

Then he crawled up from the ground, murmured a spell, and disappeared again

Not long after he left, two young men in gorgeous robes found here. Like Leo, they were also students of the magic school.

One of them said in confusion, "I heard some noise nearby just now... But I didn't find anyone else with my perception technique..."

The other man seemed to have found something and waved at him. "Come here! Look, it's the magic mark of Leo!"

They successfully found the magic mark of Leo on the dock.

"This is... defense magic?"

"Did Leo use the defense magic here? How could there be anyone who let him use magic to defend himself here? "

They looked at each other and found the worst answer in each other's eyes.

They exclaimed at the same time, "No, it's Lebel! Report to master May!"

On the other side, Lo, who had left the dock, had already returned to normal and walked home.

From time to time, a group of students of the magic school could be seen passing by. They were in the same direction, to the square of the Udon town.

For some reason, Lo also took a detour to the square. He was a little confused because there were so many people here.

In the center of the square, an old man with white beard in a plain gray robe was standing in the front, with an unfolded parchment in his hand. On the scroll, a portrait of a middle-aged man was drawn in ink.

Although it was only a few strokes, it was effective to find out the man's appearance and characteristics in the portrait.

The thick scar on his right eye was askew, and his narrow eyes were as thin as knives. There was a dangerous expression on his half smiling face. Obviously, this was a wanted order.

The old man held the order and showed it to the four sides, looking grim.

"This is a felon in the kingdom. His name is Lebel. He robbed treasures, murdered aristocrats, insulted women, and used tricky and cruel means. He is very dangerous. The fortune teller of the court predicted that he would appear in the Udon region in the near future. Please be more careful. As long as the person who provided the effective whereabouts of Lebel, regardless of the result, he would be rewarded with fifty thousand abi coins. Those who provide important clues will be rewarded handsomely!"

After that, he handed the wanted order to the guards beside him and prepared to post it on the street.

The old man put his hand behind his back, showing no anger or prestige. He emphasized again, "This person is very dangerous. Please pay attention to your own safety when you search for clues."

Hearing this, the crowd in the square was in a mess.

Wanted criminal? This was the most remote town in Gloria. There had never been a wanted criminal here, in the peaceful Udon？

"Did the master just say murder!? How could such a horrible criminal come to the town? Oh my God! My God!"

A woman carrying a child just wanted to see what a legendary magician looked like, but she got unexpected news.

With a strange scream, she pulled the child who was sucking his fingers and left the crowd.

The onlookers were not so scared. They began to discuss, "Hey, fifty thousand? Isn't that the expense for twenty years?"

A drunkard burped and repeated, "Five... Fifty thousand abi coins...？"

Then he suddenly came to his senses because of others' words. "Fifty thousand!? Two abi coins are enough to drink the Shortie beer for a whole night. Fifty thousand?"

As if he had already got the money.

In Udon, the daily expenses of an ordinary family of three were about 5 to 7 coins, and the rich family only had over a hundred savings. The magician just said, "No matter what the result is, fifty thousand coins will be rewarded!"!

Under the so-called great reward, there must be brave men. So many people were willing to take the initiative to look for clues

Expectation and excitement gradually appeared in the eyes of the men present. Even if they were facing a murderer, it seemed that they didn't take him seriously at all.

The square was full of discussions, and there were also people coming to this side. A figure in a black robe appeared. Even though he had tried his best to disguise himself, a few golden hair fell from his earlobe.

He asked the people around him, "Hey, I heard that the people of the magic school are leaving in advance. Didn't they say that they would stay for three days?"

The person next to her replied, "Don't you know that there might be danger in the town? You have to evacuate the students first!"

"Ah, what a pity! I still want to see what the children of those noble men look like!"

Under the black robe, no one knew what his expression was. He just silently retreated from the crowd.

Lo, who was outside the crowd, listened silently and watched all this. Then, he quietly left.

He mumbled the name lightly, "Lebel..."