Episode 024
While Dergyu was lowering his opinion of Gainando, Nilia began counting down the supplies one by one that would be needed for long walks at night.
“First of all, we don’t know how long we’ll be moving, so we need to prepare as best as we can. “It would be nice to have sturdy boots and a few pairs of quality socks, but…”
“We don’t have anything like that.”
The atmosphere became solemn at Lee Han’s words.
The principal gave me rough, worn-out clothes on purpose, but that couldn’t have happened.
Nilia took out her luggage as if she knew that would happen.
“I made spare boots using the skin of the animal I caught last time. I ripped off the curtain fabric in the lounge and made foot wraps. ruler. “Give me your foot.”
“……”
“……”
When Ihan and Yoner said nothing, Nilia thought it was a mistake.
‘Did I get in trouble again?’
After bringing the meat to her, Nilia was able to become quite friendly with the students of <Black Turtle Tower>, but she couldn’t help but feel a certain distance while talking.
There is bound to be a sense of distance between Nilia, who was born and raised as a member of the Shadow Patrol in the cold northern mountains, and a student who was born and raised in a large upper-class family in the center of the empire.
-and! Do you see the red flower over there?
-huh. Those flowers are delicious. Sweet and sweet.
-…Oh, no. Isn’t it pretty?
-Isn’t it better because it’s pretty and delicious?
Of course, unless Nilia was an idiot, she couldn’t have known the atmosphere.
Once it became awkward, I kept my mouth shut and swallowed my words.
But I can’t believe I’m saying it again like this.
It was a mistake.
“This is… I sewed it myself… but I had no choice…”
“It’s really amazing!”
“that’s right! amazing!”
“!?”
However, Ihan and Yoner’s reaction was the exact opposite of Nilia’s expectations.
“This is amazing?”
“of course. “I can’t believe I made this myself.”
“It’s a skill that not everyone can do. “Did you sew this yourself with a needle?”
The corners of Nilia’s mouth and eyes trembled in pleasure at Ihan and Yoner’s reaction.
“…It’s not that big of a deal?”
“It’s no big deal. “What are you talking about?”
“that’s right. “Who could do this here?”
“Nilia. “You have to do business.”
“that’s right. “Let’s sell it to fellow top students for money.”
After hearing the compliment happily, Nilia threw up her hand when the topic took a strange turn.
“I hate business.”
“why not?”
“why? Neilia. “Why do you hate money?”
When Ihan and Yoner asked with sincere expressions, Nilia was dumbfounded.
‘Isn’t it normal to not want to do business with your friends!?’
Anyone who sees it will think that Nylia belongs to the Blue Dragon Tower.
“Why do you get paid for something like this? no!”
Ihan and Yoner looked at those words with a straight face.
“That’s nonsense. “It’s not you who decides whether you can get paid or not, it’s the market that decides.”
“That’s really nice. Neilia. “You understand, right?”
“…Can I just explain? huh??”
“ah. sorry. continue.”
Nilia, who barely escaped, cleared her throat. Still, her expression became much brighter than before, and her long ears were also lifted as if she was happy.
No matter how much you pretend not to be, you can’t help but be happy to be recognized.
“But what’s so great about this?”
Gainando asked as if he didn’t understand.
puck!
Yoner slapped Guynando on the back. Lee Han cracked Gai Nando’s shin.
“Nilia. Don’t give it to him. “You don’t have to use it to know what’s great.”
“that’s right. “He needs to go through some trouble.”
“Aren’t you… taking it too far?! “I’m still the prince…!”
‘Was it the prince?!’
Nilia was shocked.
Ihan and Yoner, who came from great families, didn’t think much of the royal family members whose numbers exceeded three digits, but for Nilia, it couldn’t help but feel incredibly big.
A direct descendant of the emperor.
The name alone is majestic…
‘…It doesn’t exist.’
Seeing him getting hit on the back by Yoner and getting kicked on the shins by Lee Han, no matter how you look at him, he looks more like a patient than a prince.
“hey. Don’t you know how precious those boots and foot wraps are when you don’t know how many hours you’ll be walking? “If you walk for just an hour, your feet and everything else will get sore.”
“Let’s just leave it alone.”
“Ah… no! okay! Okay, so don’t leave it behind!”
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When the situation was over, Lee Han apologized to Nilia on his behalf.
“sorry. Neilia. “I prepared hard, but Guy Nando here said something rude.”
“Oh, no. “I really don’t care.”
“You seem to care. Should I hit you again?”
“Are you really okay?!!”
Nilia was shocked again and stopped him.
There really wasn’t a single unpleasant feeling. At first glance, it looked like Guy Nando had never walked for a long time in his life (let alone a yellow cat), so it was natural that she didn’t know.
“ruler. Here is the coat I made. It’s spring, but the nights will be chilly. “It’s going to be quite windy around here.”
“Nilia…”
“Really…”
“…Would you stop reacting every time someone says something?”
It felt good, but he was making too much of a fuss, and it was starting to get annoying for Nilia.
“Leather backpack. You’ll need it when you enter the village. Leather water bag. “I made this too.”
‘It’s really amazing.’
Lee Han was honestly impressed.
I can’t believe I made that all by myself using only leather, needles, and thread.
‘Why don’t you start a business with that talent?’
If it had been Lee Han, he would have made a lot of money.
I looked to the side and saw that Yoner had a sad expression on his face, probably thinking the same thing.
“If you are going to move in the dark for a long time, you need to cover your feet well, prepare a coat for the unexpected cold, and have enough food and drink…”
Nilia, who was speaking, hesitated.
I was worried about eating.
Nilia says she can climb a mountain range without starving for a day, but will it be okay for other kids too?
“I brought the food. Sausage, bread slices, and goat cheese. And dwarven honey candy. “Is this enough?”
“!”
Nilia was surprised.
The food Lee Han brought was enough for emergency food.
“Where did you get it?”
“I took a peek at Professor Thunderwalker’s cabin.”
“……”
Are you really from the Blue Dragon Tower?
* * *
“Honored friends gathered here today. “Knights who have sworn to obey my orders.”
The students with strong physiques nodded at Giselle’s words.
They were White Tiger Tower students who believed in Giselle and decided to try to escape together.
I didn’t hear any plans, but I could see the influence Giselle had from this gathering.
There were many students who were taller and larger than Giselle, and there were also many students who looked much more rugged.
As an elf with thin lines and a delicate appearance, she might have been intimidated, but Giselle didn’t care and stood in front.
And he spoke in an arrogant and sharp voice.
“Don’t worry about the idiots and traitors who aren’t here. “Soon those children will find out.”
“of course!”
“You’re right. Moradi.”
“We leave in ten minutes.”
Of course there was a reason why Giselle was so confident.
‘If you follow the map, about four hours is enough.’
Surprisingly, Giselle had an escape map.
The escape map I found when I was with the Moradi family before entering school!
-Introduction to magic for beginners, what is magic, the legend of Einroguard… Is this the only one?
-sorry. Mr. Moradi.
-Bring everything you can. Because I have no intention of being ignored by other wizards.
People from knight families all had similar concerns before entering magic school.
Will I really be able to keep up?
Unlike other families, he had only held and swung a sword his entire life, so it was natural for him to be worried.
Giselle, who had strong pride, had no intention of being ignored. Before she entered magic school, she studied as much as she could by reading various books.
And sandwiched between the books was an escape map.
-Ainrogard escape map…? Is there something like this?
A map with detailed instructions on how to get out of school.
Giselle was dumbfounded when she first saw it.
Einrogard was not a school that anyone could enter.
The best magic school in the empire, where only talented people are selected.
What kind of pathetic bastard would take such an opportunity and think about how to escape?
However, just one day after entering this school, Giselle learned why the map was created.
Ah, it deserves to be made!
-About Einrogard’s escape-
Truly I tell you, the path shown on this map is the only way to escape. Your juniors will pass through school through this path that my friends and I have paved…
The maps were written in detail and meticulously for the juniors by the seniors who came in first.
If you have this map, you will be able to escape!
* * *
“It moves toward the mountain.”
“indeed…”
Lee Han and his party, who were lying down in the bushes, saw torches flickering in the distance.
The White Tiger Tower students began to move.
‘Was it a mountain after all?’
In Lee Han’s opinion, there were two main routes to escape from magic school.
One is the huge castle wall or gate in front of the magic school.
It was close to where I entered, and once I left, I could quickly go to the village along the imperial road, but there was a problem that it was not easy to break through the castle walls or gates.
The other is a huge and majestic mountain range stretching behind the magic school.
The long castle wall will be cut off deep in the mountain range, so if you enter it well, you will be able to take a detour and get out.
Lee Han thought that if Giselle knew how, it would be the latter.
The vast mountain range behind the magic school looked so thickly forested from the outside that it was difficult to enter, but a capable person would be able to break through with a map.
That prediction turned out to be correct.
“It moves. “Let’s follow!”
“uh? Why are you going to the mountains??”
Gainando chased after him in confusion.
Of course, he knew to go out through the castle gate.
“Climb up the mountain and break through.”
“uh? why?!”
“Because there is a road there. Durgyu. “Please take care of Gainando.”
“i get it.”
Dergyu nodded willingly.
Among them, Nilia was the best mountain climber, and Ihan and Dergyu were well trained as knights. Yoner was also confident in walking thanks to having been traveling around to collect alchemy ingredients since he was young.
What I’m most worried about is Kainando!
“uh? “What are you asking for?”
“I am behind you. Prince. Breathe through his nose and don’t stop walking. ruler!”
“uh? No, sleep…”
Gainando was trying to answer the question, but after a while, he couldn’t ask any more questions.
“Huff, huff, huff.”
“ruler!”
“What… now… gasp.”
“ruler!”
‘stop…!’
A night with dim moonlight.
Walking along an unfamiliar mountain path in the dark took a lot of stamina.
Even though Nilia took the lead in checking the path and cutting and clearing obstacles, the entire group was drenched in sweat.
Meanwhile, Lee Han tried to record the route.
Thanks to his rigorous training under a crazy professor, Lee Han was able to draw maps on paper even when he couldn’t see them.
“???”
Yoner, who was walking next to him, looked at Ihan in disbelief.
‘Could it be that he used magic like <Night Vision> on his own?’
It was a feat that could not be explained unless it had been learned in advance because it was from the Wardanaz family.
“oh. Look at this.”
“What is this?”
“It’s sleeping weed. “If you grind the powder and drink it in water, you will sleep well.”
“Let’s take care of it.”
“huh?”
“Let’s take care of it. “I don’t know when I’ll use it.”
“Is there anything I can use this for?”
Yoner tilted his head and took the sleeping weed.
‘It seems like it’s been at least an hour.’
“Nilia. How far do you think you’ve come? “I think I walked for an hour.”
“One hour and 10 minutes.”
Nilia answered like that and looked at Lee Han again.
Even though I’m not a hunter, I don’t forget my sense of time in these mountains.
At that moment, Lee Han felt a chilling sensation that made his entire spine stand on end.
‘Is it a monster!? No, Nilia would have checked, right? Could it be that I missed it?’
Hahahahahahahaha!
“……”
It was the familiar sound of a skeleton laughing.
