Episode 163
The White Tiger Tower students and the Black Turtle Tower students had one thing in common.
Regardless of whether they disliked Lee Han or were wary of him, they at least acknowledged Lee Han’s magical skills.
Giselle thought to herself.
‘If Wodanaz says something like that, he must be a really great wizard.’
“It is an honor to meet you like this.”
The White Tiger Tower students greeted quite like knights.
Of course, receiving such a greeting did not make Waldororn, who felt like he was sitting on a thorn cushion, feel any better.
In fact, I felt even more out of breath.
‘They’re knights!?’
It was even more of a burden to see the new students, who looked like they came from a knightly family, greeting me so politely.
If I find out the truth later, I might swing a sword…
“Would you like to go with me?”
The other top students hesitated at Lee Han’s suggestion.
The Black Turtle Tower students pondered and nodded, but the White Tiger Tower students did not.
Because there was no money!
“ah. “I don’t have any money.”
Lee Han said as if he understood. While the White Tiger Tower students were slightly upset, Lee Han continued.
“I’ll lend it to you.”
“what?”
“I’ll lend it to you.” Of course, a small amount of interest will be charged…”
“Wardanaz…”
Angago looked at Lee Han as if he found it hard to believe.
It was a surprisingly generous offer, considering that Black Turtle Tower Bandre had been showing off with a few silver coins earlier.
why?
Lee Han felt very burdened by the sight of Anrago looking at him with sparkling eyes.
“Did I say I’d give it to you for free? “I think you said you would lend it with interest?”
“heard. Wardanaz. …thanks.”
‘Isn’t this kid crazy?’
As someone who did not know what conversation had taken place between the White Tiger Tower students and the Black Turtle Tower students before arriving, Anrago’s reaction could not help but feel strange.
Why am I impressed when they say they lend me money with interest?
“Yeah, yeah. “I’m glad you’re happy.”
Anrago held out his hand to shake. Lee Han took a step back and widened the distance. Anrago lowered his hand with a shy expression.
“Wardanaz… looking at you makes me feel ashamed of showing off with a few silver coins.”
‘Why is this kid doing this again?’
Lee Han became even more bewildered when the Black Turtle Tower student spoke to him with a self-convinced expression.
What happened before you came?
“I didn’t know what honor the great noble families were talking about, but this is what they were talking about.”
“What did we talk about before you came?”
“I didn’t believe that, but now I see it with my own eyes.”
“What did we talk about before I came…”
“I have no choice but to admit it…”
“Would you say it’s true? Do you want to just say it?”
“Why, why are you like this? Wodanaz?”
After a while.
‘no. ‘I should have charged more interest.’
After listening to the detailed explanation of the situation and understanding, Lee Han suddenly became disappointed.
I can’t believe there was such a thing!
Wouldn’t the White Tiger Tower guys have accepted it even if they had to pay more interest?
“Here it is.”
The store with the sign “Light Ghost’s Tangled Treasure Pile” had a very suspicious and gloomy appearance.
If it were just students, we wouldn’t have thought, ‘Why are we going into a place like this?’
However, the gathered students had no doubts.
“Because it was the place Baldororn wanted to go.”
“Because it was introduced to me by a wizard who said Wardanaz was so great.”
“Of course it’s trustworthy.”
“Let’s go in!”
‘…I go often because it’s cheap…’
* * *
The owner of <The Glow Demon’s Tangled Treasure Pile> had never seen so many new students leave the magic school in his life.
…No, it was ridiculous for magic school students to stop by this <Glow Demon’s Tangled Treasure Pile> in the first place.
‘Why are you here??’
Artifacts, items with semi-permanent magic, were quite expensive items even in the empire.
As such, when people bought artifacts, they did not buy them anywhere.
You can buy it after receiving confirmation from a well-known wizard’s workshop.
However, not everyone was looking for such safe and guaranteed artifacts.
Artifacts that are damaged or half-broken, artifacts taken out during experiments or research, artifacts that fail without reaching their original goal, etc.
You may wonder why we are looking for these artifacts, but the reason is simple.
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Because it’s cheap!
There were more people than expected who had no money but needed artifacts. And the place where such people stopped by was <Night Ghost’s Tangled Pile of Treasure>.
A place that specializes in purchasing and selling used, damaged, and incomplete artifacts.
Only adventurers stop by. Why do magic school students stop by here?
“and. “Is there everything?”
“What kind of cloak is this? “I think there’s a spell.”
“It’s not normal, perhaps because Waldororn visits this place often.”
Waldororn’s face turned bright red.
“Everyone… please lower your voice…”
While the students were talking, Lee Han walked through the store with long strides and approached the counter.
The owner was nervous as a boy from a noble family approached him.
‘I’m sure you’re not making ridiculous excuses, are you?’
The adventurers who stopped by here didn’t have any accidents as they knew very well what kind of place this store was.
But the students at the magic school were different.
As he came from a leading family in the empire, he must have been in a dark position about the world, and since he was a student at Einroguard, he could turn this place upside down if he wanted to.
The owner was very nervous.
‘Please don’t cause an accident. please…’
“hello.”
“Hello…hello.”
Lee Han lowered his head and lowered his voice. Then the owner’s posture naturally lowered.
“if…”
“?”
“Looking here, it looks like you are purchasing an incomplete artifact as well. How much will you pay for this?”
“……”
The owner unconsciously raised his head at the student’s words and checked Lee Han’s face.
‘You really come from a great noble family… right?’
* * *
Lee Han sold obscure artifacts such as the Protective Cloak (which had a half chance to block blades anyway, so Lee Han decided to just block them with magic) and Lesser Stealthy Boots and converted them into money.
Once again, I couldn’t help but admire Waldororn.
‘I can’t believe I know a place that offers such good prices. He is indeed an outstanding wizard.’
As his pockets became full, Lee Han’s heart also became full.
Just as the other students were already looking around, Lee Han also started looking for useful artifacts.
“I think you know me well, but may I ask you a few questions?”
“…Sure.”
‘no?!’
Waldororn was inwardly surprised.
The owner of <Night Ghost’s Tangled Treasure Pile> was a person famous for being harsh and blunt.
The person who scolded Waldorn by telling him, ‘If you keep asking questions, go somewhere else’, still answers Lee Han’s questions consistently.
‘Do you discriminate against people!?’
Of course, it wasn’t that I didn’t understand. Even if Baldor Orn was the owner, he would have answered Lee Han’s questions.
Because the aura he gave off was different from that of other students.
…And he also brought some very useful artifacts.
“Principal Seon… No, is there no way to avoid the Archmage’s eyes or find out his movements in advance?”
“There’s no way such an artifact could be here.”
“Well… then what about the artifact that detects intruders in advance? Or an artifact that subdues intruders…”
The owner slowly began to get confused as to whether Lee Han was a student from a noble family or a gangster from the city administration.
Are you trying to rob a mansion somewhere?
“What kind of magic is on this pocket watch?”
Lee Han, who was looking through the artifacts, was puzzled when he saw a silver pocket watch with a slightly cracked glass.
I didn’t feel any magical power at all.
Is this magic so high-level that Lee Han can’t sense it?
“There is no magic. “It’s just a pocket watch.”
“ah.”
Lee Han became slightly embarrassed.
Well, even if it was just a pocket watch, it was still a valuable enough item. The very fact of being able to accurately measure time was like an artifact.
Baldororn spoke cautiously.
“It looks like you have some silver coins thanks to selling the artifact earlier… How about buying it? “It will be very difficult to find a pocket watch in such good condition if you miss it.”
“indeed. “If Baldororn says so…”
“no no. “I didn’t mean it that deeply!”
Waldororn hurriedly changed his words, but Lee Han had already understood it to his own convenience.
‘For sure… there will be a lot of things to do in the future that will require accurate timing.’
As the level of magic, as well as alchemy, increases, the difficulty of learning it will increase.
There was no way the magic school would give you a pocket watch, so it wasn’t a bad idea to prepare one in advance.
“thank you. Waldororn’s advice was helpful.”
“Now that I think about it again, it might not be that necessary…”
Despite his pathetic voice, Lee Han bought a pocket watch.
The owner tilted his head at that sight.
‘Why do you listen so carefully to Waldororn?’
The students at the magic school must be more skilled than those at Baldororn…?
Lee Han, who put the pocket watch in his coat, looked around at other artifacts. I noticed a blunt dagger hanging on the wall giving off a strange energy.
“Don’t go near there!”
“What is the reason?”
“A monster that absorbs magical power. If you touch it incorrectly, it may absorb magical power and cause you to collapse or become a person…”
“aha.”
“?!?”
Despite the warning, Lee Han just grabbed the dagger and the owner was shocked.
Even for a student at a magic school, this was too much.
‘how?!’
But something even more surprising happened after Lee Han grabbed the dagger.
…Even though he picked up a dagger that had already knocked out several adventurers and caused them to bleed, the magic school student was still fine.
“it’s okay. “You don’t have to worry.”
‘oh my god!’
The owner was once again astonished.
I’ve heard many times that Einrogard is the best magic school in the Empire, but seeing it like this was a shock.
Anyway, for a freshman to be like this…
It was clear that this was a school where only monsters gathered.
“How much is this?”
“Cursed items only receive one silver coin. Otherwise, I won’t buy it.”
“no. “Are there any more cursed items?”
Baldororn, who was watching, suddenly felt something strange.
‘Shouldn’t we ask about the effect first?’
Surely you wouldn’t just buy something just because it’s cheap?
* * *
“It really helped me a lot.”
“It’s all thanks to Baldororn.”
All the freshmen from the four towers surrounded Waldororn and expressed their gratitude.
Waldororn hid his tired expression and quickly nodded.
“It’s nothing, guys. It was really fun to meet you all. “Don’t ever say that you learned it from me…”
“yes.”
“of course!”
“I’ll definitely see you next time I go out…”
Waldororn hurriedly ran away without even looking back.
The students were impressed by the cool appearance of the wizard without any regrets.
That’s a wizard!
“Lee Han. “What did you buy?”
“A watch and a dagger. “The other cursed items were a bit less cursed.”
“…Curses aren’t really that bad, right??”
While Gainando was confused, Lee Han prepared to head to the Amur stables.
Yoner asked worriedly.
“Is it really okay to tell the truth?”
“are you okay. “He is a person who can understand words.”
“okay?”
Yoner was puzzled as he followed along.
No matter how much it makes sense, it would be surprising to say that you saved the griffon…
* * *
“Nice to meet you! “Did you find a ride?”
“yes!”
“Good job! “What kind of guy did you save?”
“It’s a griffon.”
“……”
thud!
Amour literally fell backwards. Lee Han shouted in embarrassment.
“Are you okay?!”
