"Origin?"
The Clown did not hide it: "You should know that the Magic Knights were established by Milton Silvester Ting, the Second Wizard King of Clover, right?"
"The Second Wizard King?"
"Milton what Ting?"
"Never heard of him..."
"That must have been a very, very long time ago, right? Let me think... The First Magic Emperor was five hundred years ago, so even if the Second Wizard King reigned for a long time, it would still be... four hundred years ago? His body must have turned to dust, even his bones?"
Bai En and the other three spoke to each other, their faces full of confusion.
"Milton what Ting?" "Never heard of him..." "His body must have turned to dust, even his bones?" Their words fell into the Clown's ears, exactly as spoken, but they paid no attention to the Clown's increasingly ugly expression as he stood in the center of the circular platform.
Of course... perhaps it was due to the thick layer of ink covering his face.
"Who is the current Wizard King? How many generations has it been so far...?"
The few people continued to chatter.
"Hoo..." The Clown let out a deep breath, and an extremely vast amount of magic power rose from his body. The compressed, dense, liquid-like magic power materialized on him as a huge light and shadow.
The entire empty Magic Palace swayed precariously under this terrifying magic power!
The pressure surged over like a tide.
The suffocating pressure made their hearts skip a beat. 'What the hell is this amount of magic power? I didn't sense it at all just now... Did he hide his magic power? It feels like he's a level stronger than Captain Yami!'
Luck looked at the flickering light and shadow ahead, his golden eyes filled with fanaticism. "Hey, hey, hey, his magic power is so strong, I really want to fight him."
'He definitely surpasses... any Magic Knights Squad Captain, and even... although I haven't directly felt that person's magic power, I imagine it wouldn't be much more than this...'
'An Elf? No, looking at his introduction and the information he revealed... he should be human.' Bai En's mind was constantly churning with thoughts. 'But who could this guy be, who has never been in the main story...?'
"A former Wizard King? Or... a former Magic Knights Squad Captain?"
Seeing that the few people were no longer talking to themselves, the Clown's expression improved slightly. He withdrew the overflowing magic power and repeated his previous question: "Who is the current Wizard King? How many generations has it been so far?"
Magna reacted quickly, like a student who had been disciplined by a strict teacher and reformed. He raised his hand and answered, "Currently, Julius Novachrono is serving as the Wizard King. He is the twenty-eighth Wizard King of the Clover Kingdom."
"It's already the twenty-eighth generation?"
"Time really flies," the Clown murmured to himself.
"Alright, I'll briefly introduce Milton Silvester Ting, the Second Wizard King who established the Magic Knights. He was the second Wizard King to take office after the First Magic Emperor Lumiel sealed the devil."
"At that time, after a large number of royals died for unknown reasons, sharp conflicts erupted within and outside the Clover Kingdom, leading to a large-scale civil war. Outside, because the Wizard King had died, the hostile Diamond Kingdom also began to send a large number of Mages to attack, attempting to annex the Clover Kingdom."
"It was in this environment that a 16-year-old magic genius emerged."
"First, he established himself in the royal capital by virtue of his noble birth, then he defeated the Wizard King successors of other families with absolute strength and ascended to the position of Wizard King."
"In the Common Realm's Aima Town, he single-handedly stopped all the Diamond Kingdom Mages who were attacking the Clover Kingdom..."
"Afterward, he carried out reforms in the royal capital, establishing the Magic Knights directly under the Wizard King, providing opportunities for advancement for talented commoners and peasants... With the Magic Knights, he swept away the rebellious forces throughout the Clover Kingdom..."
"Bringing the country back to stability..."
"..."
The Clown, standing in the center of the circular platform, told the story like a bard, growing more excited as he spoke, and raising his face higher and higher, as if reminiscing about his glorious past.
"Because he grew tired of power struggles... and the Clover Kingdom was getting better and better, he resigned from the position of Wizard King and embarked on a long journey... At that time, he was only 19 years old..."
Magna became more and more confused as he listened, and asked Luck, "Why do I feel like he's bragging? Captain Yami always makes that self-absorbed expression when he takes me to the tavern to gamble."
Luck didn't respond to him. Blue electricity crackled on his arms and legs, and he only muttered, "I really want to fight him..."
Bai En vaguely guessed the Clown's identity. A rustling sound came from his ear. He turned his head and saw Fragil, the blue-haired girl wearing a fluffy hat, taking notes with a quill pen.
"What... are you doing?"
Seeing Bai En's gaze, Fragil explained, "The historical records in the Royal Library contain very little information about the Wizard Kings' information and identities. Except for the recent Wizard Kings and the First Magic Emperor, there is almost no other information recorded."
"I thought that if what he said was true, it might be able to fill in those blank pieces of information."
"Oh~"
"Alright, that's all the story about the Second Wizard King, Milton Silvester Ting. Now you should understand, right?" The Clown looked at Bai En and the other three with satisfaction, the words long bottled up in his heart sweeping away like a haze.
"Excuse me, why are you so clear about the story of the Second Wizard King?" Bai En suddenly asked, "Could it be that... you are...?"
"Haha... of course not." The Clown interrupted Bai En, turned his back with his hands clasped behind him, but his speech became stuttering: "I... I... just..."
"No? I thought you were one of the Magic Knights Squad Captains at the time."
The Clown instantly changed his tone, turned his head, and immediately agreed: "That's right, I am Cavill Silver, the Magic Knights Squad Captain of the Soaring Wings at that time!"
"But... what about your current appearance?"
"Just a special magic, alright, alright." The Clown was not going to continue talking about his identity. He returned to his original intention for setting up this Magic Palace.
"Everyone, are you interested in playing a game now?"
"Perhaps if you win the game, you can get what you want."
The Clown paused as he spoke: "Since you just snatched a dice, I'll give you a small reward."
He raised his finger slightly, and the silver liquid under the circular platform floated up, turning into four small snakes in the air, which then shot into the foreheads of Bai En and the other three.
"Don't be afraid, this is naturally condensed magic fluid, which I collected with great difficulty during my lifetime. It can increase a Mage's magic power, you know~"
As he spoke, streaks of colorful light emanated from the bodies of Bai En and the other three—blue, red... these were the colors revealing their magic attributes. After the cool, icy substance drilled in, it directly merged into their magic power, and their magic power began to increase as the Clown had said.
"Now... are you all interested in having a good game with me? As long as one person wins, you all can get a reward!"
A single dice spun freely between the Clown's fingers. He raised an eyebrow slightly, signaling for everyone to come and snatch the dice from his hand as before...