Episode 488
Lee Han held out the cotton candy he was holding.
The White Tiger Tower student screamed and threw his body to the side. It was truly deplorable that it was not easy to avoid because it was an alley.
‘Damn it! Wodanaz bastard. ‘You’re clever!’
It wasn’t for nothing that he was one of the greatest combat masters among first-year students.
The perfect tactic to target them at their most vulnerable moment!
…But the magic didn’t fly. Lee Han and his friends looked down at the White Tiger Tower students as if they were crazy.
“What are you doing?”
“……”
Batrek, who had rolled in the mud of the alley, silently closed his mouth and stood up.
Then he shook the dirt off his coat and spoke as politely as possible.
“…we were playing a game of hardball.”
“here?”
“Usually we do it in the alley.”
The White Tiger Tower students behind hesitated and nodded.
Lee Han agreed with an embarrassed expression.
“Yeah, yeah. i get it. “You liked fighting in the alleys… take this.”
“???”
Batrek, who accepted the cotton candy offered by Lee Han, looked puzzled.
“What is this?”
“The snacks I bought for you guys?”
“Where does the money come from…? omg. “Did you steal it?”
“Why on earth did you steal it first? “I got it from Professor Thunder Walk.”
“!?”
The students were more surprised than the story about the theft.
how?
“Huh. “I threatened you…!”
“no. “You crazy people.”
Lee Han briefly explained what happened.
The students who heard the explanation were convinced…
…I didn’t do it and was inwardly shocked.
‘How did you convince me…’
‘How on earth did you convince me?’
Since Lee Han explained it simply in one line, the students had no choice but to let their imaginations run wild.
“uh? for a moment. “Then why did we come out secretly?”
“I know.”
“……”
“……”
The students fell into a sense of self-destruction.
In particular, some people who had mud on their clothes fell into a sense of self-destruction that was as deep as the mud.
“what. You can play now. “I left some silver coins for you.”
Tuk-tuk-
Adenard, who was quietly listening to the conversation next to him, pointed to the cotton candy that Batrek had received.
Because I was so dazed, the cotton candy was melting.
Lee Han was a little surprised and asked softly.
“…You want us to put out Bartrek cotton candy again?”
“Hey, it’s here.”
Batrek was still in a daze, so he handed the cotton candy back to the princess.
Adenart felt his anger rising.
“no!”
“But who is that person?”
“ah. “He was a really great precognitive wizard.”
As Batrek explained, he looked at the princess.
The princess was glaring at the two fiercely.
‘I heard there is a power struggle within the tower with Wardanaz. Is that true?’
“…They say I matched my family name this way.”
“Isn’t that what you filmed?”
Lee Han was puzzled.
As far as Lee Han knew, that type of foresight magic was quite difficult and costly.
Of course, there were primitive and ancient magics in the empire outside the system that Lee Han was unaware of, but wasn’t there a principle that ran through those magics?
In short, it was too unreasonable to use a precognitive spell that could guess someone else’s family from one seat in a back alley.
“I heard it’s really amazing.”
“Hehe… hehe. If you don’t believe me, why not take a look? “I will not accept any compensation.”
Ianop thought it was going well.
It was annoying that talentless dwarf kept hanging around, but it was an opportunity to change the topic.
Besides, if what Ianop just heard is true, that boy…
‘The Wardanaz family!’
There was a high possibility that the Wardanaz family would produce the talent that Antagondals wanted.
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Ianop called, controlling his excited heart.
“Wardanaz. You should try it too. “If you get it wrong, they give you a silver coin.”
“what? Is that really true?”
Lee Han was surprised.
Are you a person suffering from a disease that causes you to waste silver coins in vain?
“Here, guess this friend’s family name!”
“It’s the Wardanaz family.”
“oh my god…!”
Batrek was surprised once again.
“…You kept calling me Wodanaz…”
“Are you a moron?”
Priests Yoner and Syanna asked with straight faces. Batrek came to his senses late.
“ah. It did. sorry. “I’m excited.”
“Hmm.”
However, Lee Han was unable to pay attention because he was thinking about other things.
‘I tried to claim it as the Moradi family and take it.’
I had thought about claiming that Wardanaz was the name and that it was actually the Moradi family and taking the silver coins, but my friends reacted too quickly and the opportunity was lost.
As soon as the opportunity to earn silver for free disappeared, Lee Han’s interest quickly disappeared.
“I’m done. Let’s all go look around the shops. Batrek. “I need to buy you some clothes.”
“I have clothes I brought from school.”
“It’s not clothes, it’s sewn rags. “I’ll buy it, so get changed.”
The White Tiger Tower friends were slightly moved by Lee Han’s refreshing words.
‘thanks. ‘Wardanaz.’
‘For cleaning up Bartrek’s rag…!’
Of course, Ianop was embarrassed.
“for a moment…! “Aren’t you curious about the future?”
“I already know my future.”
Lee Han was cold.
Instead of graduating from Einrogard with a little more difficulty than others, after graduation, he inflates his assets dozens of times with his connections and excellent business sense, and then builds a reputation as an emerging businessman of the empire, making a living for the rest of his life.
Then, when I got bored, I would go to the skeleton principal and throw a gold coin into his face.
It was a very clear future.
“I think you should take better care of that table than that. “If a corner falls, the magic circle inside will also shake.”
“uh? Was it a magic table?”
“huh.”
“I had no idea…!? really?!”
“It’s a useless artifact that has no effect. “It must have been made by someone who was bored.”
Lee Han took his friends and left the alley.
Ianop was so shocked that he couldn’t respond and just watched blankly.
‘just now…?’
Did you notice a hidden secret from a distance without even touching the table?
That fact alone was unbelievable, but what was even more shocking was the reaction that followed.
What on earth does that cynical reaction mean?
When Ianop heard the secret of the table from Antagondals and felt the exact structure of the magic circle, he could not close his eyes and just stared at the manifestation of magic so beautiful and perfect.
After that, for over half a year, I didn’t eat or sleep, just hugged this table and explored its interior.
But that boy could understand the structure just by looking at it from afar, so why did he react like that?!
‘why? Aren’t you curious about this? ‘Why aren’t you curious about this?!’
It seemed like he had found the talent Antagondals had mentioned, but at the same time, he couldn’t understand what that talent was showing, and Ianop got goosebumps instinctively.
A long time ago, it was the goosebumps I felt when I saw wizards who could not dare to follow my level.
“Mr. Wizard. Mr. Wizard. “I brought you what I asked for.”
The mercenaries who had been entrusted with the job ran to Ianop.
“They said there was a famous student among the students. He comes from a prestigious family in the empire, and his skills are already very impressive…”
“Are you from the Wardanaz family?”
“you’re right! The wizard truly sees through everything!”
Although they were mercenaries who gave off a bloody and vicious aura, they maintained a polite attitude in front of wizards out of fear of being caught.
They were thrilled by the mystery of Ianop sitting in his seat, as if he could see things happening a thousand miles away.
“This book… somehow deliver this book to that boy.”
“……”
The mercenaries were silent.
They were mercenaries who stayed around the port and did all kinds of rough work, but they also had things to fear.
He didn’t want to get involved with wizards.
Even more so if that person is a wizard from Einrogard.
Ianop thought about overpowering one of them by making him skinny, but then he changed his mind.
Now was not the time to crack the whip.
‘If you scare them for no reason, they might run away.’
“Look. There is no magic in this book. “It is a pure grimoire.”
“We’re blind, so we don’t even know what we’re seeing…”
“What happens if I hand it over and the wizards catch me?”
“Please ask a nearby merchant or hand it over to a servant. Could it be that the magicians of the empire would torture them?”
Ianop’s voice slowly contained a low threat.
The mercenaries who felt the threat nodded hurriedly and stuffed the grimoire into their rough leather coats.
“Okay, I understand.”
“I will try to deliver it somehow.”
“I’ll give a gold coin to whoever does it.”
“…!”
“I will do my best!”
Only then did the mercenaries’ eyes flash greedily.
Although this was dissatisfying, Ianop decided that he needed the help of mercenaries for now.
‘They still have room for more.’
The grimoire handed over to the mercenaries was a grimoire written by Antagondals.
It was thin and didn’t have much content. It was a book that only recorded one type of magic.
However, that one magic was developed by Antagondals himself. This grimoire also had a tremendous impact on Ianop.
The wisdom contained in such a light and thin book is like this, but what on earth is Antagondals’ own wisdom like?
If he could get even a drop of that wisdom, Ianop could do anything.
‘I’m sure if he reads it… he can’t help but be intrigued!’
A treacherous and bloody magic that is different from the magic of Einroguard.
An arrogant genius would certainly be interested.
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While the students were sitting on the second floor terrace of the brick cafe and enjoying chocolate cake and coffee, Lee Han asked Neilia a question to satisfy his curiosity.
“Nilia. “The Shadow Patrol Hunters…”
“uh?! why?! What?! Did you make a mistake?! Did I make a mistake after all?!”
“…No… I was just curious. Are there any rules for chasing prey? “You must never miss it.”
“There is no such thing, but I guess he never loses sight of his prey.”
Nilia took a bite of the cake and frowned.
This cake was too sweet for Nilia, who was used to the harsh and bitter food in the mountains.
“If it doesn’t work, I don’t have to eat it?”
“Oh, isn’t it? I’m really good at eating sweets, right? “Are you a decent citizen of the Empire?”
“……”
While Batrek was preoccupied with other snacks, Lee Han took the tiramisu that Batrek had ordered and placed it in front of Nilia.
Nilia, who had not yet noticed, continued speaking.
“If you miss it, you get noticed. “My pride as a hunter is…”
“Right.”
It was often said that ferocious monsters had such strong pride that they would never let go of their prey and chase after them, but the Shadow Patrol snorted when they heard that.
In that sense, they were the most proud and persistent people in the mountain range!
As long as they declared to the mountain range that they would catch it once, the hunters never lost sight of it.
Some hunters did not return to the guard post even after twenty years had passed and were still hanging out in the mountains looking for game.
‘So do you keep rolling your eyes when you see monsters?’
Lee Han thought that he should treat the Shadow Patrol hunters a little better the next time he met them.
If you are labeled as an enemy for no reason, wouldn’t it be a hassle for the rest of your life?
“Wizard!”
“Wow.”
Lee Han almost spit out the coffee he was drinking.
The Shadow Patrol Hunter had jumped up from the bottom of the terrace, not from the cafe stairs at the back.
Nilia was so embarrassed that she quickly went under the table and covered herself with a cloak.
“W-what’s going on?”
“I’m trying to catch Mr. Serpent and I need your help. “Can you help me?”
“…Did Professor Thunder Walk tell you?”
