I Was Mistaken as a Genius Mage in a Game-Chapter 23

The faint morning sunlight slowly slanted through the window of the room.

The sunlight that passed through the window over time tickled my eyes that were closed, and I slowly opened my eyes, unable to overcome the stimulation of the light.

“... ... Haa, sir.”

As soon as I got out of bed, a sharp pain greeted me all over my body. My limbs were shaking, and I was out of breath even though I was doing nothing. It seemed that the two-week journey had been quite a harsh schedule for this frail body.

Knock knock.

As I lay there blankly, it was long past lunchtime when Alter and Lir knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

I spoke without getting out of bed.

I knew it was polite to get up and open the door, but I felt like if I moved my body wrong here, something would really break and I would be in the hospital for a while.

“... ... Ugh.”

Lir let out a soft exclamation when he saw me lying in bed, looking as haggard as a patient.

No matter what, he made a sound like he saw vomit scattered on the street after seeing a person’s face.

The queen and this young elf are both shameless... ... .

“Uh... ... I think it would be better to skip class today. You... ... don’t look too good.”

Alter also looked shocked when he saw my face.

Is that how I feel right now?

“... ... Didn’t you eat breakfast?”

Lir asked worriedly when he saw the breakfast that the young servant had brought him lying cold on the table.

“I’m not particularly hungry... ... I don’t really have an appetite.”

I’ve never mentioned it before, but since I’ve been staying in this castle, I’ve only been served nutritious food full of grass and dry chicken breast.

It seemed that the servants were worried about this twisted body and took care of it... ... Just like the health food I had eaten before, the food here was also extremely tasteless.

“The salad is all dried up.”

Lir sighed as he stirred the twisted salad.

“Sometimes it’s good to relieve stress by eating something sweet. Even if it’s not that good for your body. Beer and wine are also great for relieving stress, but... ... .”

Alter trailed off for a moment and looked up and down my body covered with a blanket.

In this world, seventeen was the age to drink beer or wine. Unlike the real world, the regulations on alcohol weren’t that strict.

Even so, I would never touch alcohol.

Because if I drank alcohol with this weak body, there was a serious possibility that I would have a heart attack.

Seriously.

“Well, I think it would be better to eat sweet bread or dessert rather than alcohol. “Because sugar recharge is essential for brain function.”

“Can I have a delivery?”

I asked Alter because I really didn’t want to move even a single step from my bed.

“... ... Is that okay?”

This huge 120 square kilometer castle was a major military stronghold where all sorts of important people gathered. Even if there were deliveries in this world, there was no way to allow deliverymen to enter, and bringing in uninspected outside food was also strictly prohibited.

If food containing poison or disease rolled into the castle, it could cause a disaster.

“... ... .”

I don’t really want to go out of the castle.

It was obvious that moving around to eat something would burn more calories than sitting still and starving.

I know it doesn’t make sense nutritionally, but that’s how I feel right now.

Ah, I don’t want to move.

Alter looked at my face like that and quietly placed his hand on his forehead. It seemed that my feelings were all showing on my face.

Lir carefully pulled Alter’s sleeve as he sighed. Alter quickly realized Lir’s intention and bent down, and then Lir whispered something in Alter’s ear.

Lir, who already had a small voice, covered his mouth with both hands, so it was impossible to know what he was saying.

“... ... Judging from your expression, it doesn’t seem like you’ll go. Well, at least bring it up. I don’t think it’ll matter.”

Lir took a deep breath after hearing Alter’s answer.

Before he could speak, his face turned red, and his palms seemed to be covered in cold sweat. What on earth was he so nervous about saying?

“I know a nice bakery, and their chocolate pizza bread is pretty good... ... Well, if that’s okay, I think we could go eat together... ... .”

Lir pulled the brim of his hat and spoke in a crawling voice.

I was once again amazed at my excellent hearing.

We had spent more than two weeks in the same carriage and barracks. I had become somewhat accustomed to Lir’s voice mumbling very softly without even realizing it.

“... ... Chocolate pizza bread?”

My admiration was fleeting. As I stared at Lir’s hat with wide eyes, I couldn’t help but doubt my ears at the combination of food I had never heard of before.

‘Chocolate and pizza coexist?’

Pizza is a food that is important for its unique pepperoni, sour and sweet ketchup sauce, and rich cheese. On the other hand, chocolate is a dessert whose strength lies in its strong sweetness.

Mixing intensely sweet chocolate with pizza, which already has three flavors of sour, salty, and rich.

“That... ... When I first heard about it, I was a bit taken aback, but everyone who tried it said it was better than they thought... ... Really. And on top of that, maybe because people were scared by the combination of chocolate and pizza, there weren’t that many people in the cafe... ... The cafe atmosphere was also good... ... “

I looked at Lir with a frown on my face, and she started making excuses like she had done something wrong.

... ... The combination of chocolate and pizza is better than you think?

How?

Is that possible?

Creativity is something that can be brain dead if you go too far. And usually, unconventional attempts end up being ‘nonsense.’

However, according to Lir, chocolate pizza bread... ... seems to be a food that sells quite well.

The fact that creativity that has gone too far has been recognized by people... ... means that the result contains deep research and philosophy that ordinary people cannot fathom.

I can’t just let this news go.

“Let’s go.”

I slowly got up from my heavy body and spoke.

‘The chocolate pizza bread that sells well among people.’

... ... This was a food that I couldn’t stand as a self-proclaimed hipster.

What kind of brain structure does a chef have that made him think of combining those two foods? That’s why I felt like I couldn’t fall asleep tonight without checking for myself what the rumored bread tastes like.

“Really?!”

Lir smiled brightly and greeted me with a loud voice, unusually for her.

I was startled by Lir’s unusually loud voice.

“What... ... Yes.”

Certainly, going to eat chocolate pizza bread alone is difficult in many ways. This guy secretly wanted to go, but he seemed to be worried because he didn’t have a friend to go with.

It wouldn’t be easy for him to make even one real friend with that personality. He’d be lucky if he didn’t get bullied somewhere.

I forced my heavy arm up and rang the golden bell.

Not long after, a young servant opened the door to my room and came in.

“I’d like to go for a walk.”

“I’ll prepare it.”

The servant left for a moment, then quickly opened the door again and bowed as if to ask me to carry him.

“Please climb on.”

Naturally, I did not refuse this service.

... ... Power is so sweet.

“... ... .”

Lir looked up at me on the servant’s back with an expression that seemed to say nothing.

This is what it feels like to look down on people.

Power seems to become sweeter the more you taste it.

Alter said he had more to find out about the spell of enlightenment, and told the two of us to go alone.

I felt uneasy because it seemed like the oldest one was working and the two of us were just hanging out. So I suggested to him again that maybe a cup of coffee would be okay.

“What... ... .”

Alter stroked his beard for a moment and glanced at Lir.

Lir rolled his eyes here and there without saying anything.

... ... What are the two of them doing right now in front of me?

Alter nodded as if he understood Lir’s intentions, seeing Lir’s anxiously trembling eyes and small actions.

“No. Let’s just go together. This old man ate too much for breakfast.”

Alter seemed to have reached a point where he could roughly guess what Lir was thinking just by looking at his eyes.

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Well, he wasn’t particularly jealous. How would developing the ability to read the introverted elf’s mind help him survive?

“I’ll be back. Master, I’ll bring you a present too... ... .”

Lir got on the carriage and bowed her head to him through the window. Her excited face showed no sign of calming down.

After leaving the castle in such a luxurious carriage, we arrived at the outskirts of the capital. Since we didn’t want to attract attention, we got off at a cafe that was quite a distance away and walked.

My legs were screaming, but it was a sacrifice worth making for the exquisite delicacy of chocolate pizza bread.

The cafe had its own charm with its well-maintained wooden floors and warm candlelight that softly enveloped the entire store. And thanks to the son of the store owner playing the guitar in the corner with a sweet melody, I was able to forget about the war and fighting for a moment and enjoy the atmosphere of the place.

“Two chocolate pizza breads, one coffee, and warm milk, please.”

Lir said that he wanted to come to this cafe, but he left the order to me.

The milk and coffee came out soon after.

The lady who managed the hall apologized to us, saying that since they do business by putting the dough in the oven right after the order comes in instead of baking the bread in advance, the bread might be a little late.

I got it.

A unique combination that others wouldn't even think of, and a little too much passion... ... .

This is a hipster. The chef of this restaurant is a really ridiculous hipster.

I felt a strange sense of kinship, and while holding a glass of milk, I chatted with Lir and spent the boring time chatting.

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"If an elf is twenty-one, are they considered minors among the elves? Or are they like newborns... ... ."

"... ... They're adults. Elves only age rapidly after they turn twenty, and they don't grow slower than other races."

"Then they'll live for 2000 years with the appearance of a twenty-year-old? They're a total fraud."

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Questions I was curious about but couldn't ask because I couldn't find the right timing... ... .

"I heard you've been living in the Magic Tower since you were four, but didn't you enter the Magic Tower too early?"

“I lost my parents early, so I had no choice... ... The war was in full swing.”

“So Lir has only been studying at the Magic Tower since I was four?”

“Well, yes... ... I don’t really have anything to do outside, and studying magic suits me quite well.”

“I finally understand why you are so social.”

“... ... Don’t you usually only talk about that in your head?”

We spent time talking about things that weren’t that special, like learning about the past.

“Thank you for waiting so long.”

Freshly baked bread was placed on the table where we were talking for a long time. The pizza bread on the pure white plate looked like nothing special from the outside.

Pepperoni, tomato sauce, cheese.

Is there chocolate hidden inside the bread?

It’s not just bad acting like an ordinary pizza bread on the outside, I really like [N O V E L I G H T] it.

I turned the bread around and enjoyed this delicacy with my eyes first.

Just thinking about the devil called chocolate lurking inside this ordinary pizza bread is dizzying.

After exploring for a while, I took a bite of the bread.

“... ... .”

... ... Well.

Yes.

Hmm.

“It’s subtle.”

Contrary to my expectations, the chocolate hidden inside the bread was not sweet chocolate, but dark chocolate with a bitter taste.

The salty taste of the original pizza bread and the bitter dark chocolate created a mysterious harmony in my mouth, giving me a gustatory experience I’ve never experienced before.

‘... ... It’s less fun than I thought.’

It was a refreshing combination, but it didn’t live up to the expectations I had when I heard the devastating food name ‘chocolate pizza bread.’

In addition, the level of perfection of the taste wasn’t enough to be evaluated as ‘amazing.’ ... .

“It’s subtle.”

Lir also said the same thing as me. Her faintly furrowed brows seemed to indicate that she had no idea how to take this taste.

It seemed that it was not as great as the rumors said, so she was disappointed.

“The taste is... ... unique. People who like this might like it... ... .”

“Didn’t you say that it was all praise?”

“Well, maybe it’s because people who don’t like it don’t say anything? Rumors are usually created by people who talk... ... .”

Lir realized that the restaurant she had recommended had failed and began to make excuses.

“Hmm.”

In fact, it was something she had been prepared for to some extent.

It’s not like visiting unique and exotic restaurants will always be successful.

But it wasn’t like it was completely unpalatable, so we didn’t get up from our seats and slowly ate the bread on our plates while admiring the owner’s son’s guitar skills.

The bread wasn’t as good as I had expected, but the atmosphere of the café was quite good... ... It would be a stretch to say that today’s visit was a failure.

“Well, the only bread they sell here is chocolate pizza bread, and it’s a place where you can stop by every once in a while if you think about it... ... .”

Thump!

While quietly listening to the guitar performance and talking about the next visit, there was a dull knock on the wooden door.

“Ah! You’re here, Miss Guiner!”

The lady who was wiping cups at the coffee bar bowed her head to greet the young Yeong-ae who had opened the door with a loud noise and came in.

“... ... .”

The young Yeong-ae slowly approached the counter without saying a word. Judging from her lace and decoration-filled outfit, she seemed to be from a fairly powerful family.

“What brings you here today... ... .”

Judging by the lady’s attitude, it seemed like the young Yeong-ae frequented this store often.

The texture of the bread was good, and the mysterious harmony of the bitterness of dark chocolate and the saltiness of ketchup was refreshing... ... so it might not be so strange that a mania has developed.

I can’t say that chocolate pizza bread is an absolutely delicious food, but this store is probably the only place in the world where you can buy something like ‘chocolate pizza bread’.

I took my mind off Young-ae, whose taste was different from mine, and lifted the cup containing the still warm milk... ... .

Clap!

Clang!

“... ... ?”

A slap came out of nowhere, and the sound of something breaking filled the store.

The guitar stopped, and my and Lir’s movements also stopped for a moment.

The wife stroked her red, swollen cheeks and bowed her head to Young-ae, who was much younger than her.

The floor was littered with broken teacups and glass stands.

The woman's son, who was watching the scene right in front of him, was holding the guitar neck tightly and biting his molars.