Episode 164
He was an Amur who grew up in the harshest land of the empire. I quickly recovered and stood up.
“I can’t believe I’m embarrassed… I’m surprised by the horse’s name.”
Amur said, shaking off the dust and straw from his clothes.
When I thought about it, no matter how much Einroguard he was, there was no way he could have saved Griffon.
It was clear that the horse’s name was Gryphon.
It was quite common to give horses the names of scary monsters…
“no. “It’s a real griffon.”
“……”
Amour, who was getting up, stumbled again.
“Are you okay?”
“Ah… no. Where did you get that? Or rather, what are the wizards doing?”
Amour spoke in a rare angry voice.
It was surprising that the student caught the griffon, but what was even more surprising was the wizards who stayed still while the student caught the griffon.
What am I doing as a teacher if I’m not protecting my students?
No matter how eccentric the wizards of Einroguard are, this is a bit…
“Um… that’s…”
“The professor brought it.”
Yoner, who was inferior, spoke instead. Amour opened his mouth with a blank expression on his face.
“…Really?”
“Actually, there are circumstances here. “If you listen, you will understand.”
“I don’t think you understand…”
Amour first waited for Lee Han’s explanation.
Lee Han explained that the griffon was not a real griffon, but a griffon that was cursed and transformed into a horse.
The professor said he did this to get the students used to monsters…
“It’s not as strange as you think, right?”
Lee Han asked after finishing the explanation. Amour answered firmly.
“It’s strange.”
“!”
Is… Is that so?
While Lee Han was slightly embarrassed, Amour continued speaking.
“I’ve heard a lot of rumors that the wizards of Einrogard are eccentric, but I never thought it would be this bad…”
“no. “This is actually pretty good.”
“Lee Han… I think it would be best to just stop talking…”
Yoner stopped Ihan.
If I said more, it seemed like Amour would only have a strange misunderstanding.
And the most important thing here was that it wasn’t even a misunderstanding.
Amur, who had been tormented by the eccentricity shown by Einrogard’s wizards for a long time, barely came to his senses.
“Still, it’s good that you found a mount that can fly.”
“yes. “I haven’t found the way to Spire Stables yet, but I will soon.”
“Slow down. If you rush, you are more likely to mess up your work. “Not getting caught is more important than getting out.”
‘The conversation seems strange.’
Yoner thought to himself as he listened to their conversation.
“What do griffons like?”
“hmm. “I like fresh horse meat.”
“…Is there anything else besides that?”
“I like less fresh horse meat…”
First of all, excluding horse meat, Lee Han packed snacks that Gryphon would like.
Canned meat and sugar were piled up in the backpack.
“really. “Igor came to town. Have you met him?”
“Who is Igor?”
As Lee Han wondered, Amour realized his mistake.
I didn’t realize it because it was so natural, but Lee Han was neither a villager nor an adventurer. I was a student at that magic school.
“He is my cousin. “Here in town, rare animals are sold to adventurers.”
Just as wizards raise pets, well-trained animals have always been good friends of adventurers.
As such, rare and powerful animals were so popular that it was worth calling them.
“I guess I missed it because he was mostly absent.”
“thank you. But wouldn’t those guys be expensive for me to buy?”
Although Lee Han was raking in students’ pockets through legitimate efforts, he was far from being truly rich.
It was enough to buy various groceries and books in the village, but not enough to buy expensive animals.
“They’re not necessarily the only ones that are expensive, so take a look around. I will tell you and I will inform you well. “Please take your other friends with you.”
‘Why?’
Lee Han wondered if he should take the Black Turtle Tower or the White Tiger Tower with him, but he stayed still.
I wanted to appear like a good and sincere student in front of Amour.
* * *
“Are you the student who tamed that griffon?!”
“……”
As soon as Igor met Lee Han, he whispered urgently.
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The voice was so quiet that other students could not hear it.
“I didn’t tame it…”
“no?”
“That’s true, but that’s it.”
“That’s right!”
The fellow adventurers who were helping Igor inside the store came running and surrounded Igor.
“Did you really tame the griffon?”
“How on earth?”
“Shh. Lower your voice. “I decided to keep it a secret.”
“Okay, I understand. So how did you tame the griffon?”
Igor looked and dressed similarly to Amur, but there was one difference.
The point was that I was very curious about how the griffon was tamed.
In fact, it wasn’t that Amur wasn’t curious. Because she was a student at Einro Guard, I felt sorry for her so I didn’t bother her…
“It was truly luck. “I once saved your life…”
“You saved my life? indeed!”
“Then it makes sense!”
Lee Han was relieved when the bushy-bearded and dusty adventurers seemed to understand.
But that was a mistake.
“But even so, the griffon does not accept you as its owner…”
“No matter how much you think about it, it’s clear that you were born with it.”
“Next time we go to catch Gorgon, can’t we come together? “If I could get help…”
Skilled adventurers were valuable beings who were treated well everywhere.
However, a more precious being than that was a being with an affinity loved by monsters.
The adventurers wondered if they could somehow bring Lee Han with them.
“Everyone calm down. “This student is Einrogard’s student.”
“Oops…”
“There is nothing you can do if you are a student of Einrogard.”
Igor’s friends quickly gave up.
If you were a student of Einrogard, there was nothing you could do. He didn’t know that wizards would come after him and turn him into an animal.
“But you can wait a few years. “If you think of anything after graduation, please contact me here.”
“Our work is full of danger, pain, and romance. “It will be enough for us to be together.”
“…?”
Lee Han was slightly taken aback by the words of the proud adventurers.
Are you calling that a serious offer?
‘I heard there are a lot of crazy people among adventurers, and it’s true!’
Now you’re saying that’s a serious offer…
“ruler. Follow me. “I’m sorry for taking up your time.”
Igor apologized and led the way into the store.
Since most of the time was spent traveling around the empire to find and catch rare animals, the inside of the store was a mess.
But that didn’t bother me one bit. The newly introduced animals caught that much attention.
Grumble!
A bird trapped in a cage burst into flames and suddenly froze. Igor explained.
“Jeongryeongjo. “It is a rare bird that only eats gems imbued with spirit power.”
‘What a crazy animal.’
Lee Han was astonished.
It was an animal that would make you bankrupt if you kept it for a week, and would make you a debtor if you kept it for a month.
“I’m sorry, but the person who will buy that has already been decided. “I decided to sell it to a nearby nobleman.”
“it’s okay.”
Lee Han didn’t want to receive it even if it was given for free.
“If you are a student at a magic school… I think a pigeon or a rat would be useful.”
Trained pigeons could fly and secretly deliver letters, and trained rats could disarm traps by going to places that people would find difficult to enter.
Lee Han nodded.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to have one of each.’
“how much?”
“It’s free. “You asked about the griffon earlier, so you have to pay.”
“No, not like that. thank you.”
Lee Han did not refuse too much and decided to accept it gratefully.
…I thought you were going to come out with some gryphon feathers?
-How much is this deer worth?
-Ugh. It’s impossible. I can never buy it.
-Can’t I borrow more money from Wardanaz to buy it?
-No matter how generous Wardanaz is, I think he’ll kill you if you ask him to lend you money to buy that…
-Quit. You’re going to learn summoning magic later anyway.
‘These kids are clueless.’
Lee Han frowned.
You shouldn’t go to someone else’s store and say something like, ‘You can do it with magic.’
So isn’t that why wizards are being criticized for being tactless?
However, Igor, who was listening to the students’ conversation, did not pay much attention.
Rather, he nodded with an interested expression.
“Actually, there is a way to summon wizards by signing a contract directly. It’s difficult, but best of all, it costs nothing… What about you?”
“Lee Han has already made a contract with the spirit.”
Igor was impressed by Joner’s words.
“Indeed… if you are friendly enough to receive the loyalty of a griffon, it would be natural for you to be loved by the spirit.”
“…no.”
Lee Han was embarrassed by the absurd misunderstanding.
Instead of receiving love from the spirits, I am receiving only fear…
However, Igor accepted Ihan’s words with humility.
It was natural.
Even if seasoned and experienced adventurers put their lives on the line, if they are unlucky, they cannot obtain the Gryphon’s loyalty.
Receiving such loyalty would have been impossible without an innate affinity.
“But can I ask you one thing?”
“yes.”
“Is that summoned beast at your waist, by any chance, Sharkan?”
When Igor saw the jewelry-shaped bone hanging from Ihan’s belt, he wondered if it could be possible.
It was a sleeping Sharkan.
“yes. “This is Sharkan.”
“also! “I couldn’t believe it…”
Lee Han felt like the other person would have a strange misunderstanding, so he quickly started to explain.
“It’s undead.”
“I feel good when I see it. “It’s even more amazing.”
“…I didn’t make it, but I received it as a gift from another warlock.”
“Of course I know. Anyway, do you think a student would have made that? An undead monster, especially Sharkan, must have a really bad temper… You put him to sleep like this and take him around. “He’s really friendly.”
“……”
Lee Han just nodded with an expression of abandonment.
“yes. thank you.”
“May I ask what your body is made of when you summon it?”
“I am building my body with water.”
“You’ll need quite a bit of it, right? Is it really true that if there is no river or pond nearby, you won’t respond to the call?”
“I summon it with magic.”
“……”
Igor was surprised.
Filling all the muscles and flesh of a monster the size of Sharkan with summoned water.
Is this a student of Einrogard?
‘amazing!’
I knew it was amazing, but I never thought even a freshman would be like this…
Igor looked at the students looking around his store.
The best wizards in the empire are here!
“Why are you like that?”
“Woah, did we just make too much noise without buying anything?”
“I’m going to buy Jeon Seo-gu…”
Igor, who could not hear the students’ whispers and was proud of himself, took out a small green glass bottle and placed it in Ihan’s hand.
“Take this.”
“What is this?”
“It’s a green gem solution. It is a liquid made by dissolving purified water. “Sharkhan will love it if you mix it with water.”
“Can I just accept something like this?”
Lee Han hesitated.
A moderate freebie may cause no harm, but a freebie that is too large may cause some trouble.
However, Igor patted Ihan’s shoulder as if it was okay.
“Being kind to people who are loved by monsters or spirits is important for an adventurer like me who needs to be loved by monsters. “It brings good luck.”
“…It’s really a misunderstanding.”
Lee Han was seriously worried about Igor.
* * *
Lee Han clicked his tongue as he looked at the green gem solution he had received as a gift.
Igor never accepted it, no matter how much Lee Han declined.
“Can’t I stay in the village for a night?”
“no.”
“why?”
“Then you stay.”
“…Oh, no. “I was just asking!”
Originally, I could leave early in the morning and go back to school.
But Lee Han had no intention of doing so.
‘We must unconditionally surpass the expectations of the skeleton principal.’
The skeletal principal, who was so poisoned by now, was like… no, he might set a trap.
“All the priests are here, right? “Let’s go.”
“By the way, Ihan of the Wardanaz family. “The other top students…”
Lee Han pretended not to hear a question from one of the priests.
I didn’t want to waste time convincing other top students.
“ruler. “Let’s go!”
“Could it be that you didn’t hear?”
Shaaaaaagh-
While walking along a dark road, Lee Han felt a sense of discomfort.
Even though it was night, I was walking using magic to summon light.
But why is it getting darker ahead?
They’re students at a magic school.
With the sound of armor clashing, a heavily armed knight appeared.
He was an undead knight whose entire body was radiating the energy of death.
A name came into Lee Han’s mind.
‘…Death Knight!’
I am guarding this road by my master’s orders. Students at the magic school can pass the road if they sacrifice one person.
Asan looked at Gai Nando without realizing it. Guynando attempted to stab Asan in the eye with his finger.
