Episode 489
“yes?”
The hunters looked at Lee Han as if asking what he was talking about.
Lee Han quickly changed his words.
“it’s nothing. Rather, Mr. Serpent. “What’s going on?”
The Shadow Patrol hunters explained what had happened.
Ever since Professor Thunderstruck and his party found traces of the Sea Serpent, the crew and Shadow Patrol hunters had been keeping a close eye on the Sea Serpent’s movements.
These large monsters could cause great damage to the city if they made one wrong move.
If it came close to the port, it had to be caught before it could approach. If there is any disturbance near the port, dozens of ships…
“But it seemed like he was getting closer.”
“shit.”
“yes?”
“it’s nothing. So… is the approach now clear?”
Lee Han had to suppress a sigh.
Now that things were like this, they had to call Professor Boladi, notify the port, evacuate the people, and then summon the city guard.
The others were fine, but I really didn’t want to call Professor Boladi.
“I’m not sure yet. “I guess I’ll have to see a little more movement to find out…”
“But we still have to prepare.”
A good hunter would finish all the hunting before it began.
Of course, the Shadow Patrol hunters also planned to make complete preparations for the arrival of the Sea Serpent.
“So, please cast some magic.”
“…It would be better to receive it from other wizards in the city instead of me…”
When it comes to preparations related to the Sea Serpent, other wizards in the city will also cooperate unconditionally.
Of course, the Shadow Patrol did not listen to Lee Han.
“yes. yes. “You say other wizards’ magic is better?”
“All right. Mr. Wizard. “Please cast some magic.”
“…It’s true…”
Lee Han was aggrieved, but could not persuade the Shadow Patrol hunters.
Actually, it was natural.
If you say to someone who knows nothing about magic, ‘Look, this magic is more effective and easier to cast, but it’s a worse magic,’ the only response you’ll get is ‘Are all wizards crazy?’
The Shadow Patrol hunters jumped down the terrace again after Lee Han enchanted the equipment he had brought with him.
After seeing them off, Lee Han suddenly had a thought.
‘Can’t I go down the stairs?’
Looking down, I noticed that the people passing by didn’t seem to be very interested in the antics of the Shadow Patrol hunters.
Lee Han gained some respect for the people of this port city.
‘How many strange things can happen…’
“Did you go?”
“huh. come out.”
Nilia crawled out from under the table.
“Why on earth don’t you use the stairs?”
“I guess there was nothing I could do because the work was urgent. Neilia. “The Shadow Patrol Hunters are also doing their best to keep the city safe.”
“Yeah, really?”
Of course, Lee Han was thinking, ‘Why don’t you use the stairs?’, but he was supposed to take the initiative when his friend was embarrassed.
Nilia seemed to be intrigued by Lee Han’s words, but she remained slightly still and then tilted her head.
“But what’s the difference between that and not using the stairs…”
“oh. “Bread came out.”
Lee Han took the brioche brought by the clerk and quickly changed the topic.
“Wardanaz.”
“?”
As the princess spoke quietly to Lee Han, Lee Han wondered why she was like this.
“ah. Would you like to eat this?”
“…Let’s talk for a moment.”
Adenart thought he should use this opportunity to properly clear up the misunderstanding.
I wondered why Wardanaz had this misunderstanding, but no matter how much I thought about it, it was clear that it was because of Gainando.
Since the royal family that Wodanaz gets along closely with is Gainando, Wodanaz cannot help but have the misunderstanding that ‘Are all members of the royal family obsessed with food?’
Adenart explained quietly as best he could.
Guynando likes food, but he doesn’t.
There seems to be some misunderstanding.
So, I hope you can clear up any misunderstandings in the future!
“Ah… I’m sorry about this.”
‘It wasn’t really because of Gainando.’
Lee Han thought so in his mind, but did not say it.
They were afraid of the princess’s power.
“I have nothing to be sorry about.”
“Then don’t call me even if you bring me something to eat in the future…”
“……”
Adenart had a complex expression between ‘I don’t like that’ and ‘But if I say I don’t like it now, wouldn’t it be the same as Gainando?’
Lee Han nodded as if he understood.
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“The princess. “I think the princess is the one who misunderstood.”
“yes?”
Aden Arth opened his eyes wide.
Wardanaz’s words were unexpected.
“Basically, when I have something to eat, I call all my friends. Isn’t everyone hungry in Einrogard? “I don’t think the princess is particularly obsessed with food.”
“I didn’t say that…”
I said I like food, but I didn’t say I was obsessed with it…
“I think you probably misunderstood because of Gainando. “Isn’t Gainando a bit obsessed?”
that…
is it?
Aden Arth suddenly fell into confusion.
Wardanaz really took care of him like he would any other friend, but was it really because of Gainando that Aden Arth was paying attention?
“…I’m sorry. Wodanaz.”
“haha. no.”
‘Hehe. ‘It’s easy.’
Lee Han felt a sense of victory inside.
I was confident because I had never lost in persuasion against the royal family I had met so far.
“Then rest in peace.”
Lee Han saw a tray carrying a clerk walking next to him and spoke to him.
It was a delicious panini sandwich with thinly sliced salami, cheese, and lettuce sandwiched between baguettes drizzled with olive oil.
“oh. Give this over there. “We’ve already had enough here.”
The clerk nodded at Lee Han’s instructions and placed the tray down in front of Aden Arth.
Adenard compared the number of empty cake plates in front of him with the number of empty cake plates in front of Wardanaz.
No matter how you look at it, the amount that Wardanaz ate was small.
…Then shouldn’t Wardanaz get it?
‘Why me?’
While Aden Arth was staring at Lee Han with a mixture of suspicion and doubt, the White Tiger Tower students spoke to Lee Han with expectant looks.
“Wardanaz. that. “We support you.”
“that’s right! “Ability is stronger than blood!”
“Wardanaz, but the bloodline…”
“What bullshit are you talking about?”
Lee Han held his coffee cup and wondered.
“uh. “Didn’t you fight with the princess?”
“Who are you to give orders?”
“…What kind of bullshit is this?”
The White Tiger Tower students were even more confident in Lee Han’s reaction.
‘Seeing them acting like that, I’m sure they had a fight.’
‘Isn’t a civil war going to break out among the Blue Dragon Tower guys?’
Thinking like that, I suddenly became worried.
Originally, I would have thought, ‘Haha, you blue dragon tower bastards, kill each other!’, but since I received so much from Wardanaz recently, I was a little attracted to it.
‘No matter how royal you are, what you received from Wardanaz…’
“Would you like a coffee cup?”
“…Oh, no. “I was just asking.”
When Lee Han asked while holding a coffee cup, the White Tiger Tower students cursed in their hearts.
They cheered me on at best!
“I. “Mr. Wizard.”
“?”
“Could you please take a look at this book?”
The clerk handed Lee Han an old book.
It was a strange book with no cover or title.
Lee Han started checking as soon as he received it.
‘There’s no special magic. no. just in case.’
“for a moment. Don’t move. Rise, emotions!”
As if that wasn’t enough, Lee Han used <Ogonin’s Emotion Recognition> on the clerk.
The clerk said in embarrassment.
“Did I do something wrong…?”
“Have you ever been related to the Skeleton Archmage? Lich Archmage, Skeleton Archmage, Master of Einroguard, etc.?”
“What are you talking about…”
‘hmm. There’s no connection.’
Lee Han wondered if the clerk had handed out the book at the request of the skeleton principal.
Because of the skeleton principal’s personality, he could have been prepared to harass the students who came out!
But it didn’t seem to be the case.
“Why this book?”
“The customer said that it was a very difficult book and that he wanted to ask the wizard what it was.”
“What kind of person is this? “Please call me.”
The clerk went down and came back with a puzzled look on his face.
“I can’t see the customer. Could he have gone somewhere for a moment? Uh… wizard. It’s okay if you don’t look at it if it’s a nuisance. “I opened it too, but there was nothing…”
‘You are fearless.’
No matter how much I checked to make sure there was no magic, it wasn’t a good habit to open it like that.
“Is there even a prophecy written down?”
Next to me, Bartrek looked curious and opened a book.
“……”
Perfect!
“evil! why?!”
“If you see food lying on the side of the road, do you always pick it up and eat it?”
“Mr. Lee…”
While Batrek was feeling aggrieved, the clerk looked at him again and said,
“Well… the customer left some money to ask the wizard for a favor. Shall I just return it?”
“no. “Inquisitiveness is a virtue that a wizard should have.”
Lee Han immediately grabbed the book.
<Where is the true secret of magic?>
If you’re a talented wizard, you’ve probably felt suffocated by the Empire’s magic system.
‘hmm. I guess I have no talent. ‘I’ve never felt it.’
I felt this a lot from Einrogard’s professors, but they don’t accept this?
The Empire’s magic system helped even foolish wizards avoid fatalities, but it also made them lose the opportunity to access all the great magic beyond the veil. To find more powerful magic, we go outside the system and beyond the veil…
“It’s a trash book.”
Lee Han looked dumbfounded and returned the book to the clerk.
“When the customer comes back, tell him not to believe it because it’s trash. “What nonsense…”
The wizard who wrote that book probably doesn’t even know what ‘safety rules’ are.
You’re whining that you can’t learn magic because of safety rules.
What kind of nonsense is that?
‘Professor Boladi’s blood magic book would be better.’
Professor Boladi, who wrote a radical theory about using wizard blood as a reagent to amplify magical power, also started with safety rules!
The wizard who wrote that book was Professor Boladi.
“yes. Sorry for taking up your time, Wizard. “I will tell you that.”
* * *
“…I said this.”
“Stop talking bullshit!”
Ianop shed the mysterious and dangerous attitude he usually displayed in front of the mercenaries and growled fiercely.
The mercenary suddenly screamed as he felt his collar being strangled.
“Really… really… really!”
“There is no wizard who can read that and say it’s a trash book! “Are you saying this because you know who wrote the book?”
Only after the mercenary’s face turned leaden did Ianop come to his senses.
When I thought about it, there was no way the mercenary would lie.
“Say it straight, without missing a single word! “Say it!”
But no matter how much I lost my temper, nothing changed.
Ianop, who had let out all his anger, fell into a feeling of despair.
Normally, Beomjae knew that it wasn’t easy to understand a genius, but today it especially struck deep in his bones.
I couldn’t even guess what he was thinking.
‘But still… I still can’t give up.’
Now that we had come this far, it was a matter of pride rather than Antagondals’ wisdom.
What on earth is that boy looking at that makes him think so little of the magic that Ianop has built up?
‘But if you approach further here, it may feel suspicious. If you feel suspicious before gaining favor, Einrogard’s professors will stop you…’
Just thinking about it sent a chill down my spine.
“Ianop!”
“what?”
Another mercenary came.
“I think you need to leave the port now. It is said that the Sea Serpent is approaching. The city guard and nearby adventurers are all gathering here.”
“What’s bothering you… wait.”
Ianop suddenly had a thought.
When it comes to subjugating the Sea Serpent, aren’t the wizards of Einroguard likely to participate?
A young wizard could not help but feel a thirst for power.
What if you witness an unknown magic that you don’t know about?
“I will participate too.”
