A student of the Caldia Magic Academy with a knack for study who sits at the top of his class. Once something snares his interest, he quickly becomes obsessed. He located the castle during field research and claims it's a valuable find.
Adventurer Stories[]
Adventurer Stories
Episode 1
Student of the Magic Academy
Nicolas: This castle looks suspiciously like one of the ancient buildings I saw in the academy library.
Nicolas: But the building materials are thought to no longer exist. So how...? Hmm...
Ranzal: Hey, Euden? There's a weird guy talkin' to the wall out here. He a friend'a yours?
Euden: Nope. I've never seen him before.
Euden: Excuse me. Can we help you?
Nicolas: More significantly, none of the records mention anything about there BEING a castle such as this here to begin with...
Nicolas: Yet it IS here!
Ranzal: It's like he can't even hear us.
Euden: Umm... Excuse me...
Nicolas: Aaaah! Wh-what is it?! Who are you?!
Euden: Sorry for startling you.
Euden: It's just that we live here, and we're wondering...what you're doing.
Nicolas: You live here? As in, it is your residence?
Nicolas: Ack! Sorry! So sorry! I should not have been inspecting your abode without explicit permission. Yes, quite.
Nicolas: My name is Nicolas.
Nicolas: I'm a student at the academy—and not at all suspicious, I assure you.
Ranzal: Wait, the academy?
Ranzal: You talkin' about the Caldia Magic Academy run by the Guild?
Euden: You've heard of this, Ranzal?
Ranzal: It's a school what gathers up kids with a knack for magic and gives 'em a five-star education in it.
Ranzal: Only the best make it in, though. If ya ain't some kinda magic genius, ya ain't gettin' through the door.
Euden: You must be a real expert then, Nicolas.
Nicolas: Me? Oh, heavens no! No, not really. ...No.
Nicolas: It takes all that I have merely to avoid falling behind my peer group.
Ranzal: So why's a nerdy kid like you talkin' to our walls?
Nicolas: I needed a research subject for one of my classes and ended up stumbling upon this castle.
Nicolas: It uses construction techniques that are lost to time, along with valuable timeworn materials. I couldn't help but admire it.
Nicolas: Erm, so the two of you own this, yes?
Nicolas: If it would be acceptable... Um... Would you permit me to survey it?
Euden: I don't see a problem with that.
Euden: Who am I to say no to such a serious student of history?
Nicolas: T-truly?! Thank you! I owe you a great debt!
Nicolas: Well then, time to get to work! Hrmm... Ah, interesting...
Euden: Actually, fiends come out around here at night, so you should probably be caref—
Nicolas: This structure MUST be old, and yet it looks perfectly new... How is such a thing even possible?
Euden: Um, Nicolas? Are you listening? ...Hello?
Nicolas: Could whoever built this castle have used magic to prevent the materials from deteriorating? What a masterful stroke of craftsmanship if so!
Nicolas: Ah, but that is not the only unusual thing...
Ranzal: I think he's forgotten us.
Ranzal: Guess he ain't an academy student for nothin'.
Episode 2
True Talent
Euden: Whew! I think that's enough sword swings for one day. ...Hmm? Wait, is that—
Nicolas: EUREKA!
Nicolas: I finally comprehend why this domicile shows no visible signs of decline!
Euden: You seem excited, Nicolas.
Nicolas: Ah! Euden!
Nicolas: I have discovered a crucial fact about this citadel!
Euden: No kidding? Er, but maybe you want to go wash your face off before we talk?
Euden: It's covered in dust.
Nicolas: Mmm? Heavens, so it is! I didn't even notice.
Euden: Your concentration really is something.
Euden: So then, what's this important thing you discovered?
Nicolas: Ah! Yes. Well, you see, the mana readings I'm getting from this keep are exactly the same as those recorded from the Spire of the East's 72nd floor!
Nicolas: Now, according to paragraph 108 of the Grimoire of Alcazars, the Spire of the East was constructed 200 years before the discovery of magic.
Nicolas: The only records of such a reading being found anywhere else are in paragraph 26 of the Sacred Map, and paragraph 15 of the Pilgrimage Tome. It's very rare indeed!
Euden: I don't think I followed...any of that?
Euden: So basically you found readings here in this castle that match readings recorded in some old books?
Euden: How do you even know that, actually? I don't see those books on you, and I'm pretty sure we don't have any copies lying around.
Nicolas: I read said books back at the academy.
Euden: You read them back at the academy...?
Euden: Wait, do you remember every word of every book that you've ever read?
Nicolas: Yes. I read them over and over again until I can commit them to memory.
Euden: That's actually amazing.
Nicolas: Oh, not at all! It's merely what is required for me to keep pace with the other students, given that I am not a genius.
Euden: I don't know about that.
Euden: Being able to remember everything you read seems pretty genius-y to me.
Nicolas: Alas, true geniuses don't need to spend time poring over books and studying as I do.
Nicolas: A spell that my classmates can master in an instant requires days of painstaking, grueling research from me.
Nicolas: I simply don't have the...knack?
Euden: Heh. I understand just how you feel.
Euden: I've never been able to compare with my brothers when it comes to swordsmanship.
Nicolas: Truly?
Nicolas: I find that rather difficult to believe, given how strong and dexterous you are.
Euden: That's because I trained without pause once I grew tired of losing to them.
Euden: Which is why I'm no longer as weak as I once was.
Euden: But if I look like a talented swordsman to you, then you look like just as much of a talented mage to me.
Nicolas: What...?
Euden: I can only imagine how much hard work was required to gain all the knowledge you have now.
Euden: Perhaps it's not a ＂natural＂ skill per se, but working hard and achieving results is a talent all the same.
Nicolas: You truly think so...?
Nicolas: I'd never thought of it in such a way.
Nicolas: But you're right when you say I've put in more sweat and hard work than any of my peers.
Nicolas: Perhaps that is my talent after all...
Episode 3
Field Experience
Fiend: Grrrrrrr...
Nicolas: Focus, Nicolas... Stay calm...
Nicolas: You've read all manner of things about fiends in books...
Nicolas: Paragraph 22 of the Beastly Compendium states that when one encounters fiends in a forest, they are to seek out high ground and attack from above.
Nicolas: Aaah!
Nicolas: Oh no! I've been cornered on low ground! Right then. In such a situation, I need to place the sun at my back and—
Ranzal: Hey! Nicolas! Whatcha mumbling to yerself for? Concentrate on the damn fight or yer gonna get hurt!
Nicolas: Ah! Yes. Apologies. Also, thank you for saving me.
Ranzal: Oh, for the love'a... Look, I'm just glad yer okay.
Nicolas: ......
Euden: All right, that's the last of them. Is anyone hurt?
Nicolas: I am well, thank you.
Nicolas: But I'm sorry I was so useless.
Ranzal: I wouldn't say useless. But what's with all that whisperin' to yerself and crap?
Ranzal: I mean, ya did it the entire time!
Nicolas: Um... Well...
Nicolas: I've read about fiends and how to combat them in books, so I was attempting to recall that knowledge during the battle.
Nicolas: But even though I know how to fight them in theory, my whole body freezes up when I'm actually faced with them.
Nicolas: So yes. I AM useless.
Nicolas: I may have knowledge to spare, but if I can't apply it to actual battle, I may as well not have it at all.
Ranzal: ...Huh.
Ranzal: Tell me somethin', Nicolas. How much experience do ya have fightin' fiends?
Nicolas: Effectively zero.
Ranzal: Then it ain't a surprise things didn't go perfect this time.
Nicolas: I don't follow.
Ranzal: It took ages before I could fight as well on the battlefield as I could in practice.
Nicolas: It did?
Nicolas: I would never have thought that to be true. You're a virtual killing machine out here!
Ranzal: Now, sure. But it took a whole lotta battles and experience for that to happen.
Ranzal: But just jumpin' into real battles and swingin' away ain't enough, neither.
Ranzal: Ya need the knowledge and techniques ya gain from trainin' in order to make use'a combat experience.
Ranzal: And since ya already got the knowledge, I think yer gonna be a real asset once ya get the experience.
Nicolas: Really?
Ranzal: For now, hang back in battle and let us do the dirty work. That way you can gain experience without all the risk.
Ranzal: We're gonna need all the info in yer noodle someday soon, which means ya gotta keep it attached to yer shoulders!
Nicolas: Thank you, Ranzal.
Nicolas: I won't let you down! One day, I will make certain that my knowledge helps everyone!
Nicolas: So, Euden?
Nicolas: Would you let me take part in battles more often?
Nicolas: I want to gain as much practical experience as I can!
Euden: Of course, Nicolas. We're counting on you.
Episode 4
A Commendable Dream
Euden: ...302! ...303! ...304! ...305!
Euden: ...Hmm?
Euden: Oh, are you taking the washing in, Nicolas? Want me to give you a hand?
Nicolas: No, it's fine. I'm almost done now. Please continue your training.
Euden: Well, if you're sure.
Euden: ...Wait, what number was I on again? Oh well. I guess I'll just start from the beginning.
Nicolas: You never miss a single day's practice, do you?
Euden: Nope. If I did, I'd get rusty.
Nicolas: Might I ask you a question?
Euden: Sure.
Nicolas: You found yourself thinking you were weak after losing to your brothers so many times, correct?
Euden: That's right. Why do you ask?
Nicolas: I just can't imagine how you could think you were weak. You're at least the equal of everyone here, if not more.
Nicolas: And you fought valiantly against those fiends the other day, as well.
Euden: Sure, but that's because I've been training this whole time.
Euden: When I first started out, I was pretty painful to watch.
Euden: I'd train and train, and still get beaten by some apprentice knight who'd literally never held a sword in his life.
Nicolas: I'm impressed you were able to stay motivated after going through that.
Euden: I just didn't want to give up.
Euden: If I stopped trying because of that, I'd never catch up to anyone.
Euden: And since I was doing it because I WANTED to do it, it didn't matter what other people thought of me.
Nicolas: You really are amazing.
Nicolas: I wish I could be so determined when it came to following my own dream.
Euden: Do you have one in particular?
Nicolas: I do—though I've never told anyone about it for fear they would mock me.
Euden: I promise not to mock you.
Nicolas: Well, I want to make it so that everyone in the world can use magic.
Euden: That's...impressive.
Nicolas: Indeed. But I want to prove that anyone has the ability to control magic if they put in the hard work and practice.
Nicolas: This is a matter I have personal experience with, for I am not a magical genius with natural talent.
Euden: I think it's a laudable goal, Nicolas. And very YOU.
Nicolas: Truly?
Euden: I do. And given that you work harder than anyone, I'm sure you'll be able to see it to completion.
Euden: If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know.
Nicolas: Thank you very much. I'm going to follow your example and never give up!
Nicolas: No matter what anyone says, I won't let it bother me. I'll see it through to the end!
Episode 5
Taking Strides
Euden: You just got a letter, Nicolas.
Nicolas: Oh, it's from the academy. That was fast.
Euden: Do you mind me asking what it's about?
Nicolas: I applied to take some time off from my studies. This is their response.
Nicolas: ...Ah. They accepted my proposal.
Nicolas: That's no surprise, really. It's not as if anyone there had high hopes for me. What reason would they have to say no?
Euden: Wait. You applied for time off?
Nicolas: I really should be returning to the academy soon, but instead, I wish to remain in this castle for a while longer.
Euden: Are you sure? It's going to be more difficult to learn magic here.
Nicolas: True, I might not learn more pure magic...
Nicolas: But I've learned all manner of other vital things since coming here.
Nicolas: Things I couldn't have possibly learned from textbooks or lectures.
Nicolas: I've met and talked with people who've led completely different lives—people I never would have met at the academy.
Nicolas: And I've learned that talent and hard work come in many different forms.
Nicolas: This place helped me realize that all the knowledge I've accumulated IS a talent.
Euden: But if you stay here—
Nicolas: It would be a burden, yes? I understand.
Euden: No, we'd love for you to stay here! But what about your plan?
Euden: You know, the one where you prove that anyone in the world can learn magic?
Euden: Wouldn't studying magic at the academy let you achieve that more quickly than if you stayed here?
Nicolas: On the contrary, I think it would be better for me TO stay here.
Nicolas: I've come to believe that I need the experiences I'm getting here if I want to achieve my dream.
Nicolas: I'm not a genius, so I need to work hard and gain knowledge to compensate.
Nicolas: But you are very much the same way, which is why I want to pursue this dream at your side.
Nicolas: If I learn from you and work hard, I'll eventually have enough knowledge to be the equal of the natural geniuses at the academy.
Nicolas: I'll become a first-rate mage who shows the world that they can do it, too!
Nicolas: And staying here is the first step toward that goal.
Euden: Well, it sounds like you've really thought this through.
Euden: If there's anything I can do, let me know.
Euden: I'd be happy to help however I can.
Nicolas: Thank you, Euden.
Nicolas: I can't wait to begin...
Nicolas: With enough hard work, I WILL achieve my dream!
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