Fate Entering the World

Although she had refused Guter's request, Serie was fairly satisfied with the young mage before her.

With his temperament and talent, he would surely achieve no small measure of success with only a little guidance after becoming her disciple.

But just as Serie was about to let Guter pass the test, she noticed that the young mage's gaze seemed a little off.

Was he staring at her raised foot?

"Hmm."

Serie was not angered by this. She merely found it somewhat amusing, shook her head, and lowered her crossed leg.

The next moment!

Serie fixed Guter with a sharp gaze and asked coldly in a completely emotionless voice.

"What were you looking at just now?"

"Um..."

Caught admiring the real owner's bare feet, Guter smiled awkwardly. After scratching his head, he sincerely apologized to Serie.

"Sorry. It's just that you're far too cute."

"And I noticed something just now."

"Lord Serie, your mana is trembling slightly, isn't it?"

"Heh—" The corners of Serie's lips rose uncontrollably, revealing a wicked smile.

The indifference in her eyes also became incomparably vivid.

"Your name is Guter, right? You pass. Become my disciple."

"I will guide you to reach—"

"Yes, Teacher."

Before Serie could fully describe the benefits of becoming her disciple, Guter, standing before her, agreed immediately.

For a moment, even Serie, who had been eager to take on a disciple, fell silent.

She even began to doubt, without realizing it, whether her decision to accept Guter as her disciple had been correct.

However, that thought lasted only an instant before Serie dismissed it.

Since she had extended the invitation and Guter had chosen to accept, he was already her disciple.

Besides, Guter's talent and temperament were undoubtedly qualified for a disciple.

His personality was merely a little too unusual, wasn't it?

Serie descended from her seat in the great hall. After circling Guter once, she silently committed to memory what this disciple looked like in his youth.

Perhaps the "unusual" quality about this disciple would not be a bad thing for her.

After all, to elves with lifespans too long to measure, the so-called "long lives" of humans were nothing more than a fleeting sway.

After a hundred years, no matter what glory one had achieved in life, one would ultimately return to dust.

And a disciple this "unusual" would probably leave her with quite a few "unusual" memories.

Serie looked at Guter before her, but what surfaced in her mind were the lingering images of disciples who had already passed away.

Among all the disciples Serie had taken in her life, not everyone could attain profound magical accomplishments and leave their names in history like Frieren, who had created the history of human magic.

On the contrary, many disciples had failed to even touch the surface of Serie's magical attainment before their deaths.

Even in the histories compiled by human historians, they had not left behind a single name.

But...

It might sound unbelievable, yet even now, Serie still clearly remembered every disciple's appearance and personality, as well as the magic each of them had loved.

They had all merely been disciples she had accepted on a whim.

Enough.

Since I became your teacher, then your personalities, your appearances, your stories, and proof that you once existed in this world...

I, your teacher, will carry them into the future.

While Serie reminisced about her departed disciples, Guter's attention was focused on the system notifications that rang out one after another.

Ding!

Detected that the host has established a master-disciple relationship with [Serie]. Trait [Standing Apart from the World] has become invalid.

Detected that the host has established a master-disciple relationship with Serie. [Fate Entering the World] completed. Main Quest module unlocked.

Congratulations, host, for obtaining trait [Worldly (Blue)].

Congratulations, host, for obtaining trait [Disciple of the Mythical Archmage (Blue)].

Congratulations, host, for obtaining trait [Great Fortune (Blue)].

Several notifications flooded across the screen in succession, leaving even Guter slightly overwhelmed.

After roughly skimming through them, Guter immediately opened his Personal Interface to examine the three new traits.

Personal Interface

Host: Guter

Activated Traits: Transmigrator (Gold), Otherworldy God of Cooking (Blue), Worldly (Blue), Disciple of the Mythical Archmage (Blue), Great Fortune (Blue), Atheist (White)

Trait Effect Details:

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Worldly (Blue)

Trait Description: Your fate has gradually become anchored to this world. However, this will require a considerable amount of time.

Trait Effect: You will still possess extremely strong resistance against any fate-related methods. (This resistance will gradually weaken.) At the same time, this characteristic of yours will also affect those around you.

Disciple of the Mythical Archmage (Blue)

Trait Description: As the disciple of a Mythical Era Archmage, you will possess greater intelligence and comprehension while by your teacher's side.

Trait Effect: 1. When the host is within five meters of Teacher Serie, intelligence and comprehension will receive a slight increase; 2. When Teacher Serie imparts knowledge to the host, the host's learning speed will increase. The magnitude of the increase is affected by the master-disciple relationship.

Great Fortune (Blue)

Trait Description: Your teacher is the absolute protagonist of fortune in this world. As her disciple, you will likewise enjoy this world's blessings of fortune.

Trait Effect: The host's luck is increased.

"What a bountiful harvest."

After closing the System Interface, Guter continued sighing inwardly.

Looking at Teacher Serie standing before him, Guter truly wanted to step forward, hug this "Magic Old Timer," and kiss her twice to express a disciple's sincere praise for his teacher.

But when he saw the threatening look in the Magic Old Timer's eyes, Guter thought better of it and pulled back the hand he had already extended.

"Haha, Teacher, your disciple was a little too excited."

"Heh." Serie snorted coldly and did not care.

She turned and returned to the great hall, once again sitting cross-legged on the ornate seat. She then ordered her disciple Guter to bring the next applicant before the hall.

Meanwhile, outside the great hall.

The mages waiting in line there had begun discussing the situation inside when they saw that Guter had not emerged for a long time after entering.

"I say, since that young man hasn't come out after so long, he's probably got a chance."

"Let's hope so. If someone passes, it'll give us some hope. After all, those fellow practitioners before him were eliminated incredibly quickly."

Creak—

Suddenly, while the people outside were in the middle of their lively discussion, the door leading into the hall was pushed open from within.

"Next applicant, please come in."

When everyone outside saw that it was Guter who had opened the door, they instinctively breathed a sigh of relief. Then several of them stepped forward and asked whether he had passed Archmage Lord Serie's test.

Guter did not choose to hide it and nodded affirmatively at the mages.

However, Guter had no intention of continuing to chat with them. After signaling with his eyes for the applicant behind him to follow, he stepped back into the great hall first.

What followed was rather simple. Magic Old Timer Serie eliminated that fellow in only five or six seconds and had him call in the next applicant.

For a time, there was nothing left for Guter to do.

Seeing this, Guter simply stood behind Teacher Serie and enjoyed the boost to intelligence and comprehension brought by the trait Disciple of the Mythical Archmage (Blue).

After all, Guter was just like that.

Lord Serie only needed to select talented people from among the applicants, but Guter had many more things to consider.

This was not a joke. It was true.

Relying on the intelligence boost brought by the trait, Guter was now thinking with all his might about one matter.

That was what kind of impact the disappearance of his Standing Apart from the World trait would bring, how much protection the resistance effect of the new Worldly trait could provide, and how long it could last.

Around 60 years before the New Era of Xin.

All Seven Sages under the Demon King's command had gathered, and All-Knowing Shulhahat was among them as well.

Just before the war, Shulhahat once again activated his ability to foresee the future.

Sigh, it had already been three days, and I still hadn't received a contract message. My heart was heavy.

Honestly, this Frieren subject differs from most fanfiction. It is like a slowly flowing stream; if I want to preserve its flavor, it is difficult to write the golden opening chapters using traditional webnovel techniques that emphasize early conflict and emotional confrontation.

I do not want to force that kind of formula onto it. I would rather let this story be slower and longer, and write it the way I hope it can be.

If everyone likes this pace, I hope you can support it.