Episode 271
“There are many beasts in the empire. A gentle one, a rabid one, a timid one, a brave one… Memorizing the characteristics of all these beasts is not easy, even for the best wizard. But a clever wizard knows how to act wisely. “It’s about understanding habits.”
If you know the behavior or weaknesses of a monster, you can infer to some extent monsters of a similar type to that monster.
In this way, excellent explorers would understand the habits of similar types of monsters and prepare in advance.
‘How do we figure out Cerberus’ habits?’
Of course, there were times when that method didn’t work.
It was a moment like this.
‘…Can I treat Cerberus like other dog or wolf-type monsters?’
The moment I scratched Cerberus’ chin with my hand, I was afraid that it might bite me.
“Of course, saying this wouldn’t be enough to figure out your habits right now, right? There is a better way. “A method that works for most animals.”
The lightning-walking professor kicked the bottom of the pot with the tip of his boot.
“Feed right away.”
Students everywhere took a deep breath. It was closer to bewilderment and worry than joy and enlightenment.
‘Feed Cerberus?’
‘Don’t you end up becoming food when you try to feed it?’
“It probably wasn’t that difficult to feed them until now. yes?”
“yes???”
The students were terrified after experiencing the humiliation of being headbutted by horses and having spittle hit their faces every time they went to the stables.
However, Professor Lightning Walk ignored him and continued speaking.
“Horses have relatively few complaints about food and tend to eat various things well. But the empire is not just about horses. “If you want to deal with the animals you will meet next semester, you will need to learn how to feed them.”
Lee Han couldn’t bear to ask what animals were waiting for him next semester.
“Okay then… let’s get started! “Feed Cerberus in the order in which it is completed!”
As soon as the professor gave a command, the students quickly ran to the pot.
In the empty space in the middle, there are a variety of ordinary vegetables, including meat from several animals, carrots, potatoes, onions, and cabbage. And there were rare fruits, mushrooms, and spices whose names I couldn’t even guess.
The students each carried a basket and muttered about what materials to choose.
“What kind of food does a three-headed dog like to cook? “I’ve become more confident in onion soup these days. Should I try onion soup?”
‘If you think about it, a three-headed dog is a dog. Can I feed it onions?’
Lee Han looked puzzled and gathered the ingredients.
First of all, Lee Han-do was choosing ingredients that dogs would like.
You’ll like sweet fruits like apples, and you’ll also like meat and fish…
“Are there any sweet potatoes? Cainan Island. “Have you seen the sweet potatoes?”
“Why are you asking me?”
Gainando tilted his head as he didn’t know why he was being asked.
“You like sweet potatoes.”
“…for a moment. “Did you ask because you thought I would have taken everything now?”
Lee Han did not answer and moved to another place. Gainando was in tears and ran after him.
“hmm. “I guess there are no sweet potatoes.”
“hey!”
‘I can’t help it.’
Lee Han took out a sweet potato wrapped in paper from his coat pocket.
It was a sweet potato that had been dug up from Professor Wooregeum’s garden, roasted, peeled, cut, and then dried.
Professor Lightning Walk, who was watching from afar, asked as if it were absurd.
“Why on earth are you carrying dried sweet potatoes in your pocket?”
“Do you want to eat if you get shipwrecked?”
“……”
While the lightning-walking professor was at a loss for words, Lee Han walked towards the pot.
Since I didn’t know what Cerberus liked, it was difficult to cook complex or difficult dishes.
‘Let’s keep it as simple and simple as possible, with a variety of foods.’
I was planning to check which ingredients the other person reacted to when I cooked them and brought them to him.
While Lee Han ground the meat and kneaded it into sticks, several fearless students took the lead.
“Oh, great three-headed dog! “I have food here for you!”
-Kung!
Cerberus’s left head barked in response. The students placed the well-cooked pork ribs on the bowl and walked carefully.
“Stay… still…”
“Jin, you’re really not attacking, right?”
No matter how prepared I was, my whole body could not help but stiffen when the six large eyes stared at me.
The students trembled and offered the roasted meat to Cerberus.
Hot!
The left head of Cerberus took a large bite of grilled meat. Then he chewed it a few times and spit it out to the side.
“?!?”
“Oh, no?!”
The lightning-walking professor next to me said with a grin.
“If you think of that guy as just a wild monster, you will get seriously hurt. I grew up eating only good things, so I am a picky eater. Besides, I ate a snack before coming here, so my stomach is half full.”
“…Then you’re not going to eat anything no matter what you give it?!”
“Nevertheless, you must be able to feed yourself to be an excellent wizard.”
“……”
Chii Iik-
The students spoke less and the sound of grilling meat seemed to suddenly become louder.
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Most students thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be delicious if I cooked the meat well?’
‘It’s a big deal. I thought that too.’
Rather, I couldn’t use various seasonings or recipes. If the scent was too strong, you might spit it out rather than eat it.
Shiles, the horseman of the Richmond family, looked at Lee Han and called out in a low voice.
“Wardanaz.”
“What’s going on?”
“I have something to tell you only.”
Shiles looked around and put a small bottle in Lee Han’s hand. Inside was complex colored powder.
“This is a secret powder that only our family uses. “A secret powder that animals love to eat.”
As a family that ran one of the empire’s leading carriage transport businesses, Shiles was skilled in handling animals.
“You helped me last time, so I’ll help you this time. Take it. “You’ll love it when you mix it into your dishes.”
“Thank you for this precious gift.” Shiles.”
Lee Han said sincerely.
Moreover, the last time I helped you, I actually did it with the intention of receiving silver coins!
Shiles narrowed his eyes and stood up, putting soup in his bowl. Then the other top students became upset.
“What are you thinking? “Didn’t you just see something you didn’t like?”
“no. It’s Richmond. “He must have something on his mind!”
Shiles’ friends looked on with a hint of anticipation.
As if living up to that expectation, Shiles put down his bowl. Cerberus approached and sniffed.
Hehe!
All three heads of Cerberus spat in Shiles’ face at the same time.
Shiles, who was drenched in spit, turned his head to Lee Han and said.
“…sorry. Wardanaz. “I guess it doesn’t work.”
“……”
When Shiles was destroyed, no more students came forward.
However, Professor Lightning Walk was strict. When the time came, he started pushing the students one after another.
“ruler. It’s time. “Go forward with the food you made!”
“Sleep, just a moment! professor! “If you just give me a little more time!”
As expected, the students were in great spirits. Cerberus hit the bowl with his paw, knocked it over with his snort, and rejected it in various ways.
Before we knew it, Lee Han’s turn had arrived. Lee Han, who was holding the dishes he made, suddenly wondered why he was doing this.
‘I don’t think this is the path of a wizard…’
-Kung!
The left head of Cerberus barked. It was similar to the reaction shown to the students earlier. Lee Han put his hand on his staff.
The idea was to block the spit by hitting the shield.
Chop chop chop chop-
“…?”
However, Cerberus’ reaction went a little differently than expected.
He was eagerly inhaling the food that Lee Han had prepared, to be exact, the dried sweet potatoes that Lee Han had brought out.
Because the left head raised its head first, the other two heads were in tears and were restless.
“for a moment. “We should eat together.”
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-Kung!
-king!
The stolen head reacted violently, but the other two heads were very satisfied. Lee Han asked Professor Lightning Walk.
“Was sweet potato the correct answer?”
“…It’s not??”
Professor Lightning Walk said in a puzzled voice.
There’s no way the answer could be an ingredient that wasn’t even taken out in the first place.
Cerberus didn’t even like sweet potatoes.
“Did you digest it while waiting? stop! “Lift your head up!”
At the words of Professor Lightning Walk, the three heads of Cerberus stopped at the same time and corrected their posture.
Lee Han looked at the bowl he had placed down below. Only the sweet potatoes were completely gone.
“You grew it in the garden, right?”
“yes.”
“It was delicious… but was it this good?”
Professor Lightning Walk was amazed.
Since it was my nephew’s garden, I sometimes ate vegetables grown or dishes containing vegetables.
I thought it must have been fresh and fruitful, with the help of a spirit, who had absorbed a lot of life force…
Seeing Cerberus reacting like that now made me wonder if there was something else.
“well?”
“Other students must have eaten it too, so you must have seen their reaction, right?”
“Uh… no matter what I give them, they eat well.”
The Blue Dragon Tower students looked embarrassed at Lee Han’s words.
In fact, as soon as Lee Han put it in the pot and boiled it, he couldn’t figure out the ingredients and everything, so he ate it like he was possessed by a ghost.
It was clear that it would have been good even if buttons and rocks had been added instead of potatoes and carrots.
“Interesting… I like it. Let’s check it one more time. “After the lecture, dig up some sweet potatoes and try drying them.”
“…professor. “That final exam…”
Since he started living as a student, Lee Han has been able to express deep sadness in his eyes.
Seeing those eyes full of excellence, the lightning-walking professor apologized without realizing it.
“sorry. It’s definitely going to be hard to do now. “Let’s take the test next semester.”
“thank you!”
-Kung! Kkkkkkkkk!
The three heads of Cerberus barked in protest from the side.
It was as if they were protesting what they should do during vacation.
* * *
night.
Lee Han frowned as he felt the fatigue coming on him.
“Is everyone okay?”
“…Ugh.”
“Uh huh.”
“It seems okay.”
Lee Han nodded in response to the answers of his friends sitting throughout the lounge.
To freshen his mood, Lee Han poured hot coffee into a tin cup, then got up and walked to the window of the tower.
Looking at the pitch-black darkness of the magic school with the stars seemingly pouring down, it feels like going through all this trouble is no big deal…
‘…without losing.’
Lee Han sipped and blinked his eyes. There was something strange about him.
‘…It’s still the middle of the night?’
It was the middle of the night, but suddenly the surroundings were getting brighter.
As if dawn was coming.
The friends who were dozing like ghouls also turned their heads as if they felt something was getting brighter.
“what?”
“What’s going on?”
It was only after it became bright enough to be almost morning outside that the students realized the full story of the situation.
The Phoenix was right in front of the Blue Dragon Tower.
“Wow… Waaaa!”
The students exhaled in exclamation at the mysterious sight.
Making the middle of the night as bright as day.
Indeed, it was not a phoenix for nothing.
“I was sleepy, but I woke up right away. right?”
“The appearance of the Phoenix is not necessarily a bad thing…”
“…Close the window!”
Lee Han urgently shouted and moved. My friends asked in confusion.
“W-what?! why!?”
“Close the window! “The phoenix is coming this way!”
The Phoenix that discovered the students in the tower was approaching with innocent eyes.
A few feathers flew in through the not-yet-closed window, sparking a firework in the lounge.
“…!!!”
“Oh, no! My assignment! “My assignment!!”
“The task is not important right now! “Turn off the fire first!”
