Memoirs of a Wicked Magician - Chapter 65

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Episode 65
“Un…….”
Liriope opened her mouth, unable to contain the rush of emotion that overwhelmed her, leaving no room for any other thought.
But why?
Their eyes had met for only an instant, yet Caliona turned her gaze away just as quickly, her face cold and devoid of warmth—as though she didn’t recognize Liriope at all.
“I’ll take Milena with me. And I’ll say it again: stop this childish nonsense.”
Naturally, Liriope froze, taken aback by the way Caliona treated her like a complete stranger, as if she’d never seen her before.
[What—what is this? Did you not get a good look at my face just now? It hasn’t been that long. Surely you haven’t forgotten your younger sister?]
Ode, too, looked bewildered by the situation.
Milena had been too preoccupied staring at Liriope in a daze, unable to offer any explanation of what was happening.
“Every time I hear you speak, it’s so presumptuous.”
The girl in the white dress fixed a cold, contemptuous smile on Caliona, her anger barely suppressed. But then she nodded slowly, as though granting her one last chance.
“All right, you can take Milena. Besides, today’s training for her is finished anyway.”
As she turned back to regard Liriope, her gaze carried unmistakable weight. It was the look of someone who had already chosen their next target.
But the girl did not get the chance to educate Liriope that day.
“Wait. Now that I look at her again, this child seems to be the new student applicant that Director Cameron is searching for. I’ll send a signal right away.”
Before the others could even react, Caliona sent a pulse of mana in some direction.
“A new student applicant?”
The girl in white dress creased her brow.
Whether Caliona’s words were true or not, an adult mage appeared the moment the signal was sent.
“What are all of you doing here?”
“Cameron!”
Everyone gasped and quickly lowered their heads.
From among the startled children, Caliona stepped forward calmly and explained to the adult mage.
“Cameron, it seems the missing new student applicant lost her way and accidentally wandered into Stella’s Magic Domain. I noticed her caught up in the children’s mischievous prank and in distress, so I sent for you at once.”
She absolved Liriope of fault while simultaneously incriminating the other children, putting them in an awkward position.
The adult mage, his eyes cold, glanced briefly around before pointing directly at the girl in white and questioning her personally.
“Stella, you were here too. Tell me what all of you were doing.”
Unlike the other children, visibly tense, she did not appear frightened by the mage addressing her.
The girl smoothly composed herself, her expression returning to its natural beauty as she answered gently.
“Nothing serious, Cameron. I have a dear junior whom I’m particularly fond of, and she wasn’t mingling well with the others, so I was trying to guide her in the right direction. I discovered this new student applicant afterward.”
At those words, the adult mage’s sharp eyes shifted.
They landed on Milena, who sat pathetically on the floor.
No matter how one looked at it, the girl in white’s excuse was a transparent lie, yet the mage coldly averted his gaze and ignored Milena.
“I see. Stella, it’s good to look after your juniors as a senior, but you should prioritize yourself first. A promising child like you shouldn’t waste time on trivial matters.”
His tone toward the girl in white was considerably gentler—even affectionate.
Caliona, standing quietly with her gaze lowered, grew visibly colder. Meanwhile, a subtle sense of superiority flickered across the eyes of the girl in the white dress.
“Thank you for your concern, Cameron.”
“Yes, as I’ve said countless times, you are essential talent for Belegoat’s future. Among all the children who have come through the Inner Estate under my guidance, I can assert without hesitation that you, Stella, are the most exceptional. So if there is anything that hinders the cultivation of your mind and body, don’t suffer in silence—tell me anytime.”
“Yes, I will. It’s reassuring to hear you say that, Cameron.”
The mage, having displayed such blatant favoritism, swept his gaze over the surrounding children once more.
“It’s time to begin the afternoon routine. Return to your posts.”
“Yes, Cameron!”
“And Caliona, thanks to you, I found the child I was looking for so quickly. Well done.”
“Think nothing of it.”
Still, he did not overlook Caliona in his praise.
Watching him, it seemed he held Caliona in some regard as well, despite his particular favoritism toward the girl in the white dress.
Finally, his sharp gaze fixed on Liriope.
“You come with me. Wandering around the tower without permission on your first day in the Inner Estate—you’ve got some nerve.”
A Spatial Teleportation Magic Circle suddenly materialized, engulfing both the adult mage and Liriope.
Liriope found the situation disagreeable, but she did not resist. Her dark eyes lingered briefly on Caliona.
Caliona met her gaze, her expression still serene and cool.
Looking closely, Caliona’s hair and clothes were slightly disheveled, as though she’d rushed to get here. Yet according to her own words, it was all for Milena’s sake.
Liriope was desperately curious—desperately enough to die—about what Caliona was thinking as she looked at her now.
Could it be that seeing Liriope again, after a year apart, didn’t even move her? The way Caliona looked at her as though she were a stranger slowly consumed Liriope from within.
Rather, Milena recovered her senses late and shot to her feet, struggling to grab hold of Liriope.
“Li—Liriope!”
The desperation in her gesture was so fierce and raw that it seemed impossible this was the same person who had just been passively suffering moments before.
The other children, including the girl in the white dress, appeared startled by Milena—such a contrast to her usual demeanor.
Caliona also shot Milena a piercing look.
“I—I knew it! I knew you’d come back to find me again……! That’s why I kept waiting for you all this time……!”
But soon the light of the Magic Circle swallowed all of it, and it vanished before Liriope’s eyes.
Milena’s earnest cry, too, dispersed into empty air, left incomplete.
Liriope swallowed a sigh.
[Ah, that child really hasn’t changed. More than that—that one greets you so warmly, yet what in the world has happened to your sister?]
Ode watched Liriope carefully, concerned.
Just as he feared, Liriope’s heart was unbearably heavy. The moment she’d seen Caliona’s face, her heart had leapt with joy—but now it was drowned in anxiety and confusion.
‘What’s going on? Why did she act as though she didn’t know me?’
It was an unfair thought toward Milena, but her joy and worry for her junior came second.
The shock of Caliona’s indifference overwhelmed everything else, leaving no room for other thoughts.
She wanted nothing more than to seek out Caliona again immediately, but even Liriope understood that wasn’t possible right now.
‘At this rate……I’ll have to wait at least another month before I can see her again.’
Liriope could not hide the sigh that tore from deep within her chest.
[A month? Do I really have to stay that long?]
‘Because I have to go through the Orientation for New Students.’
Of course, the official name was Basic Education for New Mages.
That was why she’d moved secretly to find Caliona the moment she arrived at the Inner Estate—and it was truly a shame.
‘But I can’t do this. If I sit idle and wait all that time, I might suffocate. I have to find a way to shorten the training period.’
Liriope made her resolve firm.
Whoosh!
The Spatial Teleportation Magic transported the mage and Liriope to a different place in an instant.
A corridor so dimly lit that for a moment Liriope wondered if they’d returned to the Outer Estate greeted her.
“I hate repeating myself. So if you don’t want to be marked by me, follow obediently.”
The mage who had transported her issued a sharp warning.
“If I catch you doing something that displeases me even once more, I’ll make your time in the Inner Estate more unbearable than death itself. Do you understand?”
“Yes.”
Liriope answered the mage’s threat perfunctorily.
First, because her mind was still fixed on the sister she’d just met; and second, because…….
This mage standing before her now was a human who deserved death just as much as Zed did.

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