Episode 244
‘Oops. What a mistake I made.’
Lee Han answered and then regretted it.
The words came out earlier than I thought, perhaps because I was still tired.
Have you ever worked as a professor?
Such insulting words…
-I’m not that wise.
The giant answered slightly embarrassed.
“…ah. okay.”
Fortunately, it passed without any problems.
“All right. “Then would you like to play one more game of chess?”
What if the other person is a bit like a professor?
As it was a blessing to save him, Lee Han decided to respect the other person even if he was a little unreasonable.
…and he also seemed a bit strong.
-no. Betting should be fair.
“Is there any other game as fair as chess?”
The giant ignored Lee Han’s words and pretended not to hear them.
-I guess I’ll have to look for another bet. What would be better?
“…I think it was wrong.”
Lee Han whispered to Giselle. Giselle also nodded slightly in agreement.
“Is there any way to subdue it?”
“Moradi. “Can’t you see that big guy?”
Lee Han was dumbfounded.
Are you asking if there is a way to subdue such a powerful giant?
Don’t you just tell me to die?
“The frost giant king was bigger, but he attacked you.”
“…So why did you move Rook earlier?”
Lee Han, who was speechless, cowardly changed the topic. Giselle was left speechless by the vicious attack.
“You mean that now…?!”
-What would be better… The numbers for the hardball don’t match, and we did the riddle last time… The drinking contest…
Giselle listened quietly, but then couldn’t bear it and fired back sharply.
“They say betting should be fair, but how can something like a drinking contest be a fair contest?”
-There seems to be a misunderstanding. It’s not about winning by drinking a lot.
“then?”
-It’s probably a bet that alchemists often make, but since I’m still a first year student, I don’t know much about it.
The giant kindly explained what a drinking contest was.
When the battle began, the alchemists used various ingredients and potions to create alcohol for their opponents to drink.
The alchemist who received the drink had to drink it and then make a new drink and hand it to the other person.
-If you do that and fall first, you lose.
“…for a moment. “It’s not alcohol, it’s potion, right?”
Lee Han, who was listening to the explanation, paused.
If you make it using ingredients and potions, isn’t it ultimately a potion?
-yes? It’s a metaphor. And like I said, if you think it’s unfair, it’s okay not to take it.
“Uh… no. “After listening to it, it seems like it could be done quite well.”
-Really?
The giant looked at Lee Han curiously.
In fact, as the student next to Lee Han said, this matchup was in the giant’s favor.
Wizards who manipulate magic also had a strong resistance to potions, but giants naturally had a stronger resistance than that.
-I’ll give you another chance to choose.
“no. “Even though I look like this, I took the top spot in the alchemy class.”
“……”
-……
Giselle and the giant looked at Lee Han with eyes that didn’t know what to say.
‘Wardanaz, you bastard… have you woken up yet?’
-hmm. Just because you got top honors in a first-year class doesn’t mean you learned everything about alchemy.
The giant said as if he was worried.
Of course, Lee Han’s intentions were elsewhere.
‘If I compete with resistance, I will never be pushed back.’
Lee Han was confident as he had experienced it several times so far.
Enormous horsepower equals enormous resistance.
However, if this was discovered by the opponent, the type of bet could have changed. Lee Han tried to look as stupid as a first-year student as possible.
‘It reminds me of Gainando.’
“A genius like me can know almost everything just by taking a first-year lecture. “What are you studying for?”
“……”
-…Yeah, yeah. Right. okay. Still, objectively speaking, it’s a bad bet… If you win, I’ll give you one more reward. You can take whatever you want from my house.
“!”
Lee Han’s eyes sparkled.
‘…no. ‘It’s not that good.’
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When I first heard it, I was like, ‘Huh?’, but when I looked around, I was like, ‘Huh…’
The giant’s house was more frugal and messy than expected.
Even if Lee Han whined and took something that looked like a rusty large weapon…
“hey.”
Giselle couldn’t bear it anymore and stabbed Lee Han’s side and whispered.
I tried to keep my expression as good as possible, but I couldn’t take it anymore.
“Are you doing this on purpose? “Why are you doing this?”
Lee Han tried to tell him the situation, but held back for fear that the giant would hear.
“Moradi. Who am I? “I am a genius on a different level from other geniuses.”
“……”
Giselle looked like she was going crazy.
* * *
The giant was certainly skilled in alchemy.
I was rummaging through the mess and piles of junk, taking out and pouring in whatever I could find, without any hindrance in my movements.
Even though Gainando’s private room looked like a garbage dump, it was clear that Gainando himself had his own order, and so did the Giant’s Cave.
Of course, all of this worked against Lee Han.
An alchemist who knows what ingredients are available, and an alchemist who has to make something urgently in an unfamiliar place.
There was no need to say more about who would have the advantage.
‘Should I throw it away?’
Giselle thought quietly.
No matter how much I thought about it, I didn’t think Wardanaz would win.
And more than anything, I’m very anxious about what I’m doing now…
thud!
-That’s it! I call this “Giant’s Mead.”
It took an hour for the giant to finally complete the potion.
“May I ask the recipe?”
In the meantime, Lee Han asked a question, wondering if there was anything he could write about later. There was no longer any room left for Giselle’s outrage to disappear.
-I can’t tell you everything, but I can tell you briefly. Honey and rose petals. The blood of sleeping weed and the two-headed snake. Acidic swamp mud. You can probably get a feel for it just by hearing this, right?
“…ah. yes.”
No matter how you look at it, Lee Han’s expression became depressed due to the poisonous substances, which were far from alcohol.
At this point, it was no exaggeration to say that it was not <Giant’s mead> but <Giant’s poison>.
‘Believe.’
Thinking like that, Lee Han drank a large glass of wine.
Gulp, gulp-
Surprisingly, the mead was tastier than I expected. I don’t know how it was put together, but the sweet and cool taste flowed down my throat.
And at the same time, an enormous amount of drowsiness was about to burst out of my body.
“!”
It was completely different from any abnormality I had experienced so far.
Previous status abnormalities were nullified before Lee Han was even conscious of it…
‘Right. ‘I drank the potion myself…!’
Naturally, the power of the potion consumed directly was bound to be stronger than the power of the external attack. Lee Han concentrated his mind and raised the magical power of his entire body.
A huge torrent of magical power suppressed the drowsiness brought about by the mead and extinguished the embers.
once.
twice.
count…
‘uh? ‘Are you done?’
Lee Han, who was nervous, was slightly embarrassed when the effects of the mead disappeared in an instant.
I was nervous because it came up so suddenly, but it ended much easier than I expected.
‘Uhm. I feel like I lost money by being scared.’
It was clearly a potion that bet everything on its initial effect. If you go beyond that, the effect is not that strong.
Lee Han opened his mouth, thinking that he would shed tears of humiliation if the giant found out.
“Then it’s my turn.”
-……
The giant blinked and looked Lee Han up and down.
I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even answer and just nodded.
‘how!?’
I couldn’t believe it.
I can’t believe I’m still so fine after drinking the ‘Giant’s Mead’ I made myself.
That student is probably not some kind of undead or a wizard with magical power similar to that of a dragon…
There was only one reason that made sense.
He made an antidote that could withstand <Giant’s Mead> in advance and drank it.
‘There is no way the level of magic school students has become this high?’
But it was just as surprising.
A first-year student seeing a potion for the first time and immediately preparing an antidote. And that too in an unfamiliar place, not in your own workshop.
The giant recalled what Lee Han had said.
-no. Even though I look like this, I took the top spot in the alchemy class.
-A genius like me can know almost everything just by taking first-year lectures. What do you study for?
At first, I thought it was just a childish remark from a young student, but when the situation unfolded like this, it sent shivers down my spine.
If arrogance is proven by results, isn’t it arrogance and reasonable confidence?
No way, he is the most outstanding alchemist I have ever seen…
“It’s done.”
-what!?
“what!?”
Not only the giant, but even Giselle was shocked.
I don’t think I spent even ten minutes on it, but it’s already finished?
“Wardanaz. If you have any complaints, say it out loud! Don’t be stupid like my top guys! “I feel like I’m going to turn around already!!”
Giselle eventually exploded and grabbed him by the collar. Lee Han thought about that.
‘The White Tiger Tower students must be causing a lot of stress.’
-It’s already been declared, so it can’t be undone. What is the name of this drink?
“Uh… I think it would be a medicine that would put a giant to sleep.”
-That’s an honest name. Where should I drink it?
The giant smiled confidently and drank the entire pot.
And then his expression changed.
-…!!!
Suddenly, I began to feel unbearable drowsiness.
I was resisting as much as I could, but my instincts were speaking.
He said he wouldn’t be able to last long and would fall asleep.
The giant stumbled and looked at Lee Han. Then he spoke in a stuttering voice.
-I… never thought he was such a genius…! Yes… what’s your name…?
“This is Moradi.”
“Not me. “You asked.”
Giselle looked at Lee Han as if asking what he was talking about.
It seemed like he was less tired.
“Oops. It did. “This is Ihan of the Wardanaz family.”
-Right. I am Ikurusha. It’s the giant Ikurusha.
When Lee Han asked his name earlier, the giant slowly changed his mind.
Originally, a giant would not reveal his name to anyone he did not recognize.
I changed the topic out of consideration for the wizard’s pride, but…
…A genius of this level deserved to have a name.
-…Yes… it’s victory… Take… what… you want… and go.
thud!
With a snoring sound that shook the cave, Ikurusha fell backwards.
Lee Han breathed a sigh of relief.
“thanks. “Bartrek.”
An elixir to put a giant to sleep that White Tiger Tower students worked hard to create in their hideout.
Although the students thought they had made it properly, they were nervous that it might not be effective.
“Bartrek of the Bark family? Why is that name coming up now?”
“It’s a potion that friend made.”
Lee Han responded by taking out a bottle of potion from his pocket and shaking it.
“…!!!!”
Giselle cursed herself for thinking, ‘To be able to make such a powerful potion in less than ten minutes… that’s an incredible talent!’
Such a scammer…!
“ah. I’m sorry for not being able to explain it in advance. “I’m afraid Mr. Ikurusha will change his bet after hearing this.”
“…Let’s go out.”
Giselle no longer had the energy to be angry.
“for a moment. “I won the bet, so let’s take the reward.”
“Is there something you were craving…?”
Giselle asked with a frown. No matter how I looked at it, there seemed to be no useful treasure in this mess.
Suddenly!
Lee Han slightly cut off the tip of the sleeping giant’s hair.
I’ve been thinking about this since the story came out earlier.
“With this, the final exam is over.”
“You… you’re really crazier than me…”
“Why are you swearing all of a sudden?”
