I decided to retire in search of freedom.

But then, what the hell is this?

“Nice to meet you. My name is Paheren von Dekulan.”

Goddammit… Isn’t it a bit much for the head of a noble house to personally come after one runaway hound? Huh?

“Return once more to the shadow of Dekulan.”

What? Return to the shadow? Wow, what a tempting offer… my ass!

After all the effort I put into deciding to retire, you think I’d become a dog again?

It’s an inevitable death, but I will face it head-on! Better to die a free wyvern than live as a pampered dog!

But then…

“…?”

I’m not dead?

“Heheh. I see, I see how it is.”

As the old saying goes, even a hundred years is too soon for a great sage’s revenge. I’ll show you the revenge of a true great sage!

The return of a back-alley mage who started out as a vagrant!