Return of The Unrivaled Spear Knight

from regular warp gates in that they didn ’t ask for the user’s identification or the purpose.
However, they had a much more limited set of connections, and cost tenfold what a warp gate would cost.

“We have to be on alert from now on.”

“Yes?”

Cain eyed Icarus.

“If memory serves right, we must pass through one of the Magic Tower’s facilities before we can enter the Great Plains.”

“Facility?”

Icarus nodded.

“It’s a checkpoint of sorts.”

“Ha?” Cain pulled an ugly face.
“By whose authority? Does the Great Plains of Aiyash have the greatest Magic Tower?”

“The problem is that others don’t quite agree to that.”

“Seriously…”

“It’s the safest route.
The scout mages are eagle-eyed and everywhere in the Great Plains.
Plus, the approach to the Magic Tower is littered with traps.
I heard they’re the most dangerous in the entire continent.
But…” Icarus turned to Joshua.
“I would still prefer to face it head-on.”

“Icarus, are you forgetting the reason why we’re going to the Magic Tower?” Cain chastised

“We’re not sinners.”

Cain shut his mouth.

“We don’t have to be afraid.”

Cain and Icarus looked askance at Joshua.

“Have they already noticed our presence?”

“What?”

“Over there, look.”

Cain followed Joshua’s finger and his eyes popped.
Above the tree hung a glowing—albeit faintly—crystal ball.

“A Magic Eye…!” Cain moaned.

These surveillance magic artifacts cost thousands of gold and they were hung everywhere.

“The Magic Tower, huh?” Cain muttered.
“Did they already notice us?”

“We are wearing robes.”

“Lucky us.”

“I don’t think that’s luck…”

Before Icarus could finish her words, the mana around her fluctuated lightly.

“I’m scared to say it.”

“Damn.”

A group of people appeared in front of Cain with a bright flash as he cursed.

“Welcome to the Great Plains of Aiyash.”

Joshua ’s eyes narrowed.

“If we may ask, what is your business here?”

“Ah… that…”

“Don’t move.”

Icarus stopped Cain from stepping forward.

The mage gave them a suspicious look.

“Excuse me, but could you show me proof of your identity? And,” The mage glanced at the sword on Cain’s back.
“If your destination is the Magic Tower, knights cannot enter.”.

“HUH?”

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Even Icarus was caught by surprise.

“This is the first we’ve heard of that.”

“Ah… please understand, this is a direct order.”

Icarus fumed.

“That’s asking for too much—!”

“I came because I want to be a mage for the Magic Tower.”

When Joshua, the knight, stepped forward, the mage furrowed his brow.
Anyone could see the dense muscles on his body.

‘It looks like he’s just spouting nonsense…’

The mage forced a smile and produced a hexagonal object.

“That’s…?”

“This is a special device that reacts to mana circles.
It will not react to an impure mana hall.”

The mage seemed to demean the knights’ mana, but Cain didn ’t react.

Because it wasn ’t exactly wrong.
The mana hall goes through a kind of “refining process” according to the family’s mana practice method.

In comparison, mage used circles to try to draw raw mana, because pure power was the driving force behind magic.
That was common sense.

“How can someone say that he wants to be a mage when he has no mana circle in his heart? It’s not that difficult: just show one spell of any attribute through this mana stone.
Even novices who’ve just formed their circle can do that.”

Cain ’s eyes darted anxiously.
Everything he knew told him that his master can’t use magic.

Like Cain, Icarus bit her lip.
It was impossible for Joshua to know anything about this type of mana—it had already been established that a magic swordsman was an impossibility.

“I will…”

“M-Master?” Cain’s eyes bulged.
“What are you trying to do…?”

Joshua chuckled and flourished the mana.

The mage swallowed as the atmosphere trembled with mana.
His eyes made his astonishment quite clear.
Then a strange noise caught his attention.
It wasn ’t the sound leaking from the mana stone that reacted to mana, it came from…

“AHHH!”

“MY GOD!”

The mage marveled at the pillar of fire that suddenly burst through the ground in front of them.

“Ack!”

“Fire!”

“Move away!”

The confused mages hastily retreated and marveled at Joshua’s work from a safe distance.

Joshua gave them a sly smile.

“Fire Ball… No, Wall.”