How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 30.1: ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ (๐Ÿ’)



Chapter 30.1: ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ (๐Ÿ’)

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I never imagined it, but it was really Go. Except for the fact that it was an old-fashioned Go without komi, everything else was the same.

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โ€œThis is how you make a house and win. Do you understand?โ€

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โ€œI understand.โ€

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โ€œWell, shall we play and learn?โ€

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Suetlg said, rubbing his palms together. He had been wondering how to pass the time, and it seemed like a good opportunity. Playing with this knight dastard on the Go board would also be fun.

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โ€˜๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. . . ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ?โ€™

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The old man seemed to have no conscience, fitting for a wizard. He said it would be with a handicap but didnโ€™t give any points at all. How could this be. . .

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Johan was deep in thought.

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He was much more confident in Go than chess, having spent a lot of time on it as a hobby in the past. Johan, who had held his own against professional players with just a two-point difference in the opening, felt underestimated by the wizard.

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โ€˜๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜โ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต.โ€™

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Since the opponent might be an unexpectedly great master, Johan decided to play his best.

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๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

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โ€œ. . . . . .โ€

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Suetlgโ€™s mouth was agape. His hands were trembling.

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โ€œI swear by the Ipaรซl River, this isnโ€™t the skill of a first-timer. . .!โ€

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โ€œIt is my first time.โ€

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โ€œEven a sultanโ€™s chess player couldnโ€™t play like this!โ€

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โ€˜But you canโ€™t.โ€™

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Johan thought to himself but kept his mouth shut. He had many questions for the wizard.

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Honestly, Suetlgโ€™s skills were at best third-class. Moreover, he only used very old openings, so there was no way he could compete with Johan.

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It was only because Johan had been considerate from the mid-game that it ended like this; otherwise, Suetlg would have been in tears.

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โ€œAnyway, since I won, may I ask?โ€

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โ€œOne. . .โ€

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โ€œ?โ€

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โ€œWould you play one more game?โ€

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โ€œNo, the promise is. . .โ€

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โ€œIโ€™ll keep the promise! I swear on the Ipaรซl Riverโ€™s name, just one more game!โ€

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โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด. . .โ€™

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Johan was incredulous. But he could understand the feeling; Go players often think they lost due to a lapse in concentration.

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โ€œIf I lose this time, Iโ€™ll give you a gift.โ€

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โ€œHmm. In that case. . .โ€

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Johan pretended to hesitate, then quickly accepted.

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I thought he had no other talent than wielding a sword, but this was useful!

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๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

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Suetlg sat with a dazed face. He had been utterly defeated by a young knight new to Go.

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Johan waited patiently out of consideration.

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โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ?โ€™

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But Suetlg was not that shameful a wizard. He was initially shocked but soon collected himself and spoke.

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โ€œAsk what you want to know.โ€

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โ€œThank you. Then. . .โ€

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โ€œBut if you had played like this in Go. . .โ€

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โ€œ. . . . . .โ€

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โ€œAh. Sorry. Go ahead and ask.โ€

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โ€œSo, what is magic?โ€

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โ€œItโ€™s listening to the vast nature and understanding its language, then asking them for help.โ€

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Suetlg answered promptly. It seemed like he had been asked this question more than once.

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โ€œI donโ€™t quite understand.โ€

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โ€œOf course, you wouldnโ€™t. This is my way of using magic. If you ask another wizard, youโ€™ll get a different answer. Some find secrets in the sequences and patterns of numbers, others discover something among the fumes of sulfur and mercury.โ€

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โ€œIsnโ€™t it all the same?โ€

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Suetlg responded irritably to the thoughtless question.

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โ€œDo you handle all weapons well? If thereโ€™s a knight whoโ€™s good with a sword, there might be one good with a spear. Itโ€™s the same with wizards. You shouldnโ€™t think of magic as too easy, nor too hard. Magic is. . . a kind of secret. Those who understand and handle this secret are called wizards. Did that answer your question?โ€

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โ€œItโ€™s both understandable and not.โ€

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โ€œIf you understood right away, what would I be?โ€

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โ€œThen Iโ€™ll ask more simply. Can I learn magic?โ€

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โ€œ. . .Are you a knight?โ€

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An outstanding wizard was revered by feudal lords as a trusted advisor or philosopher. They held a position much higher than that of a lower noble. . .

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Just as a knight who earns well doesnโ€™t envy a merchant, it was the same for a wizard.

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โ€œAre there no knights who use magic?โ€

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โ€œAs far as I know, there arenโ€™t. Itโ€™s not an easy discipline to learn, and why would a knight bother? Iโ€™m called the sage of the Ipaรซl River because I learned from my master about the secrets of the Ipaรซl River and how to control water and the river. My master learned it from his master. The Ipaรซl River is capricious and cunning. . .

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And doesnโ€™t easily reveal its favorite passages. Even if I told you, itโ€™s not something you could easily follow.โ€

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As Suetlg finished speaking, he pushed the go board aside and called a slave. The slave brought a copper basin with a unique pattern engraved on it.

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โ€œI never thought Iโ€™d say this, but. . . thereโ€™s nothing good about learning magic. Just become successful and command a wizard.โ€

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If the knights under a feudal lord feared or disliked magic, Suetlg would tease them even more.

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However, Johan couldnโ€™t help but wonder what kind of knight would want to learn magic.

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โ€œDo you know why I took out this bowl?โ€

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โ€œ?โ€

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โ€œYour next question is, what can be done with magic, isnโ€™t it?โ€

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โ€œ!โ€


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