Episode 102
As the water spirit ran away, Lee Han also stopped casting and shouted.
“Stand there right now!”
If you think about it, this whole situation was the fault of the water spirits in the lake.
If I hadn’t come here first, I would have been able to leisurely throw the white tiger towers into the sand and check them all out!
“Wardanaz, fighting a spirit while injured is a bit dangerous…!”
Dukema, who was trying to stop him, changed his words when he saw the spirit running away.
“no! It won’t be dangerous! Let’s chase! “Ango!”
“Sleep, wait a minute!”
Angago hurriedly wrapped the food in leather. It was too much of a waste to just throw it away.
“Chase him! “This guy is clearly the principal’s subordinate!”
Lee Han ordered in a voice colder than the cold of the darkening night.
The two White Tiger Tower students ran out feeling like they were villains.
…even though I obviously wasn’t doing anything bad, it felt like I was doing something bad.
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Anrago turned left. A bead made of water flew sharply at me, but I was able to narrowly avoid it.
Dukemar turned to the right. He was hit by a spike made of water, but because his head was low, he was able to dodge it.
‘The water spirits’ attacks are really simple.’
Lee Han thought so and approached from the middle. The water spirit also attacked Lee Han. Instead of dodging, Lee Han summoned a water orb and bounced it away.
The undead summoner on the sandy beach, Jorvan II, was very large and powerful, but such a low-level water spirit could not defeat Lee Han head-on.
As Lee Han, who was emitting bloody magical power, approached, the water spirit trembled and fell into panic.
“Don’t run away. Water spirit. “I have no intention of harming you.”
“…?”
Angago, who was holding a wooden sword and aiming it at the water spirit, thought to himself.
‘In a situation like this, wouldn’t you believe anything I heard?’
I don’t think I would ever believe that Anrago is a water spirit…
“He must be a subordinate of the Skeleton Headmaster. yes?”
The water spirit quickly shook his head.
Although they did not have the talent to talk to spirits, the White Tiger Tower students somehow seemed to know what the water spirit was trying to say.
‘That’s absolutely not the case.’
The water spirit basically evoked sympathy in those who saw it.
The lump of water gathered in a round shape exudes the soft energy of water and soothes people’s hostility.
But Lee Han did not waver.
“Don’t think of fooling me. “The Skeleton Headmaster must have ordered it to be so.”
“…!”
Dukemar was surprised.
Was it something like that?
But the water spirit desperately shook his head again. Lee Han pointed out coolly.
“Then why did they not only attack us while we were crossing the lake, but they also attacked us while we were resting?”
“Right…!”
The two students had no choice but to accept Lee Han’s logical point.
It was definitely strange for the water spirit to follow and attack so persistently.
The water spirit shook its body back and forth and pointed at Lee Han.
“?”
“what?”
The two couldn’t figure out why the water spirit was doing that.
Of course Lee Han could tell.
‘They’re saying they thought I came to attack them…’
If I said that, Lee Han also had nothing to say.
First, it was Lee Han who unleashed his magical power on the lake.
“Wardanaz. “What is that spirit saying?”
“He thought you were attacking him because you stabbed him with the paddle.”
“Tsk.”
Anrago had nothing to say to the water spirit.
“That was a mistake. If I had known there was a water spirit, I would have stirred much more carefully. “I wish you would believe that…”
The water spirit was embarrassed by Anrago’s excuse, as if wondering what he was talking about.
Lee Han said he was scared. What does that mean?
Lee Han nodded instead.
“I understand that you may make mistakes.”
“thank god…!”
“But even if what happened at the lake was different, that wouldn’t be an excuse for attacking us while we were resting.”
Since there was no benefit in talking about what happened at the lake at length, Lee Han immediately moved on to the next topic.
The water spirit fell prey to Lee Han’s evil intentions.
He forgot to mention what happened at the lake and pointed straight to the campfire.
“You said it was because you left the light on at night?”
“What the…!”
The White Tiger Tower students were angry.
Of course, from the spirit’s point of view, it could have been displeasing for the intruders to light a fire and create a smell while cooking.
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But instead of warning me with nice words, I started by attacking them.
Anyway, isn’t this a too violent reaction?
The water spirit was embarrassed and shook his whole body. He meant that he misunderstood.
The spirit pointed to the bonfire, pointed to the scorch mark, and pointed to Lee Han’s staff.
The two didn’t understand this time, but Lee Han understood right away.
‘hmm. ‘He was angry because I burned down the surrounding area.’
The fire that was set while dealing with the undead summons burned the surrounding area and made the nearby water murky.
As a resting water spirit, I couldn’t help but feel angry.
“What does that spirit say, Wodanaz?”
“He sincerely apologizes for his narrow-minded behavior.”
“joy. …Will you forgive me?”
“okay. Because the opponent is a spirit.”
The two White Tiger Tower students decided to be generous.
Unlike the undead, spirits were difficult to treat harshly. Even more so if it is a water spirit.
The spirit glared at Lee Han, as if he sensed something strange was going on in the conversation.
Lee Han pretended not to see it and ignored it.
* * *
The water spirit was not a subordinate of the Skeleton Headmaster, but was a witness from afar when the Skeleton Headmaster visited the island.
Lee Han asked while following the spirit’s guidance.
“Exactly what spell did the principal use?”
Lee Han may not know all of the Skeleton Principal’s magic, but it would be much easier if he could find out in advance what kind of magic there is.
Although the water spirit could not speak, he explained diligently by inflating and changing his body.
‘tomb? seal? Lock?’
After making a small tomb shape, they made several bands to symbolize seals on it and even made something similar to a lock.
Lee Han had a vague feeling of what the spirit was trying to say.
‘The principal locked it up.’
There was only one thing to keep locked away.
It was a ticket to go out.
‘It wouldn’t be surprising if something happened when we approached.’
Lee Han closed his eyes and tried to imagine the headmaster’s mind.
If I were the principal, what would I do?
‘A place where a dungeon of trials is created in the basement of the sandy beach, and if you pass through the dungeon and come out, you have the right to go out. ‘It’s a good idea for the principal.’
And if the place was locked, it was an idea that the principal would have done even more.
Even though they went through all kinds of hardships in the sandy underground dungeon, they managed to get out by working together. How frustrating would it be if the exit ticket at the end of the dungeon was locked away?
It was just the kind of situation the principal would like.
“Wardanaz, over there!”
Anrago whispered in a surprised voice.
Beyond the place where the water spirit stopped moving, there was indeed a place created by the principal.
It was a small, but antique-looking place built of stone.
For some reason, Lee Han felt like it was a temple.
Stone stairs leading to the basement (it seemed to be connected to the sand dungeon). Large hollow stone pillars arranged in all directions according to geometric rules. And to the altar located in the middle.
Of course, what is inside the altar is not a sacrifice, but a ticket to get out.
‘How do I send these two guys away first?’
Lee Han wondered how to get Angago and Dukema in first.
A scapegoat, or rather an advance party, was needed to discover the principal’s trap.
“Wardanaz. “I will go first.”
“Ango. Are you insulting me now? “I will go first.”
“Dukema. It’s my fault that this situation happened. “It’s because I made the water spirit angry.”
“Ango. You have completed all your duties by building a boat and driving it. Compared to that, I did nothing. “If I don’t step forward now, my honor as a knight will be lost…”
Lee Han yawned. And he tossed a coin.
widely-
“obverse. Angago alpha. “You go.”
“…Uh, uhm.”
Anrago walked forward with a puzzled expression.
Originally, he had planned to go in first to help Wardanaz, who had injured his arm, but why was he feeling this strange feeling?
‘If you’re going to come, come!’
Angago swallowed his sorrowful feelings and looked around.
Even if you come from a knightly family, you are bound to grow up hearing about magic traps to some extent.
Anrago was prepared to endure no matter what trap was triggered.
However, the trap was not triggered.
Even when stepping on the stone floor, which is well filled and sized to fit.
Even when I passed between the stone pillars and made my way to the front of the altar.
Lee Han was slightly surprised by that appearance.
‘Is it possible that you have prepared this to be activated when the two skeleton principals… come up?’
If there were no traps, I felt uneasy as if there were none.
Lee Han was also now concentrating with all his might on exploring the magic and magical power around him.
But I couldn’t feel anything.
Either it really isn’t there, or the skeleton principal’s skills are so good that it’s hard for Lee Han to notice.
‘Probably the latter.’
Actually, it wasn’t really hanging. I don’t know anything else, but when it comes to these sensuous aspects, Lee Han can be confident in himself.
Not only the professors, but even the skeleton principal was impressed.
But Lee Han didn’t think so.
It can’t be!
The skeleton principal must have done something!
“Wardanaz. “Here… there is something written by the principal.”
“What does it say? Does it say that the trap is starting now?”
“no. “It’s not like that.”
-Congratulations on making it this far. Young freshmen. You may be embarrassed by the sudden ordeal, but all of this is part of the process of raising you young wizards.
‘That’s unpleasantly kind.’
Lee Han thought to himself. I felt even more fearful when the skeleton principal spoke so kindly.
-By coming this far, you freshmen will have learned how to cooperate with friends from different towers. Now, let’s try our final cooperation using the method we learned. If you put another person inside the stone pillar, the seal on the altar containing the exit ticket will be released!
The three turned their heads and looked to the side. The large stone pillars were hollow inside, so there was enough space for one person to fit inside.
If you’re going to put someone in there and trap them…
Whether the altar is open or not, doesn’t that mean you have the right to go out?
“This is nonsense! “There must be some other way!”
Dukema suddenly got angry.
As someone from a family of knights, I could not tolerate the trap of separating students who worked so hard to pass the ordeal together.
Surely there must be another way!
‘I don’t think so.’
In comparison, Lee Han was calm.
I wasn’t surprised at all because it was exactly what the skeleton principal would like.
Even if many people work together, in the end only one person gets what they want! If you feel unfair, improve your skills…
‘They’ll say bullshit like that.’
Lee Han was worried.
Should I take down Dukema or Anrago first?
Lee Han was at a disadvantage because three people arrived at the altar, where normally two people would have arrived.
Besides, isn’t Lee Han’s arm injured right now?
In order to win, you had to hit the white tiger towers before they attacked.
“Wardanaz!”
Dukemar shouted. Lee Han paused.
‘Did you get caught?’
“Stop Angago!”
“!”
When I looked up, I saw Anrago running towards the stone pillar.
For a moment, Lee Han wondered whether he should stop him or just pretend that he couldn’t win.
