Return of the Class 8 Mage
138.

The Imperial Year 509.

New year has arrived.

Ian was nineteen this year.

“Oh, come on . Don't you think that's too much?”

As time went on, rumors about a nineteen-year-old boy spread like wildfire.

And some of these rumors are quite true.

The rumor was none other than Ian Page himself, the Great Witch who had destroyed thousands of bone monsters all by himself, which was a task that even the original witches were hard to perform. Moreover, he appeared riding on the legendary White Dragon.

“I tell you. I am not exaggerating! You know my brother-in-law works as ... what is a.... Correspondence security officer? Wouldn't he be aware of all the rumors circulating inside out? ”

The stories of the Master Mage that everyone was talking about were not only extraordinary. He was now a legend, the one riding the White Dragon itself.

In addition, the word says that she is only nineteen years old.

Not even hero novels are nonsense like these Ian stories. The story will sell well only if it makes sense.

And therefore, the people from the Low Dukedom and Coldwood Empire were divided in their response to the rumors.

Some don't believe the story about Ian.

“The stories should be exaggerated. I agree she's a great witch. I've heard about him for years. But sorry? He rides a dragon ? Dropping tens of thousands of lightning bolts from the sky? Foolish, even the storybook my youngest son read doesn't include such nonsense. Those items are not popular anymore.” One side will say.

“Aaagh! I said, I'm not exaggerating! I heard it from the classmate conversation! Do you think I'll spread false rumors? Huh?!”

These are from people who believe the rumors. In fact, they had heard the news about Ian other than the rumors that were spreading.

Most of the Greenriver citizens who lived in the empire but did not live near the capital were the ones who were most likely to believe Ian's story.

Debates about Ian's story continue to spread in meetings and gatherings, including a bar somewhere in Coldwood Kingdom. The bar owner had listened to the conversation among his customers and carefully spoke up. He was still quite young, with a bushy mustache.

“There is a group of traders called Foyon. They were close friends with Ian Page. Their coachman, who has worked with them for quite a long time, is one of my regulars. According to what he told me a few days ago.”.

All heads turned towards him, and before he realized it, everyone listened to his words carefully.

“See? Did you hear it? I told you!”

“Oh, come on . I really don't think..”

Even with the testimony of the bar owner, the crowd in the bar was divided in opinion, but they were all aware of something.

If the rumors are all true …

“Wait a minute,” someone speaks. “Say all rumors are true. If such a monster lived in Greenriver Kingdom. What's gonna happen to us later, huh? Should we leave the country and seek asylum in Greenriver alone?”

The three countries are on guard against each other.

What will happen to the entire continent?

“Say Greenriver suddenly wants to unite the three countries. That would be the end of all of us, wouldn't it?”

The conversation among the men in the bar slowly turned to the possibility of war. No peace lasts long. There is evidence throughout history.

“Eh, I'm sure all the royalties will take care of things like that.” A middle-aged man spoke up. “Remember when we had to send resources and sacrifice our workers for them? Don't you all understand? If a war really did happen, it would be between two countries that had no problems with war. War always starts with one country starting it because they are in good shape, and another thinks they can defend themselves.” He muttered, as if teaching the other customers in the store. He seems to be quite aware of political affairs.

“But if there are witches strong enough to unite the nation.” he continued, “we will go to him. Be their servant or whatever - that will keep our lives intact. At least until the witch died. Do you understand?”

“It looks like the rumors are true. Especially if people from high class struggle to get themselves there, right? ”

“That is most likely true.”

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“Hah..”.

Pubs are not the only places that are crowded with conversations. Everywhere across the continent, in every city and region, everyone was talking about Ian, or the rumors about Ian. It was almost as if the story was some kind of new trend.

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“They're all right? Even his dragon?” yell Hector Coldwood.

“Yah... deduce from ongoing rumors, Sir..”