Episode 498
‘Are you really Dilett’s senior?’
In fact, it was not a question Lee Han asked with great confidence.
As we were talking, I suddenly thought of Senior Diret, so I just asked.
But suddenly, when there was no answer from the other person, doubt turned to certainty.
Who is that?
‘You are senior Direth.’
This time, when Lee Han didn’t answer, the other person answered a few more lines. For some reason, I felt like I was rambling.
I don’t know who it is, but the habit of trying to confuse someone by throwing out random names is not a good habit…
-Seniors. This is Wardanaz. The same Wardanaz who shared meals in the punishment room.
Once again there was no answer.
Lee Han slightly regretted saying it for no reason.
‘Couldn’t you have just pretended to be Moradi?’
When I thought about it, it wasn’t a good habit for a junior to point out a senior’s mistakes.
Sometimes, you have to pretend not to know anything to become a loved junior.
Why did you, a first year, get your hands on this artifact…
Delet eventually gave up and admitted.
The writing on the note looked particularly weak.
* * *
Delet further explained the artifact to Lee Han.
Since it requires quite a bit of magic power, it must be drawing magic power from those around it. That’s why I can’t move… I found it in a warehouse used by a graduate?
-yes.
It must have been hard to find something like that by chance. How did you find it?
-I asked a senior graduate who was locked in a restricted area of the punishment room.
…If you don’t want to tell me, just say you don’t want to tell me. Junior.
Delet replied, slightly sullen.
‘Really.’
Lee Han felt unfair.
-Actually, I captured the forest mouse guarding the Polymorph Forest on the 3rd floor and threatened him, so he told me.
ah. That mouse…! Clever?
“……”
Out of frustration, he told a ridiculous lie, but Lee Han was taken aback when he saw Delet accept it without the slightest doubt.
‘Do you think this makes sense?’
It was to the point where I had doubts about what Direth really thought of Lee Han.
-I just thought that made sense…
I have to go out soon, so I’ll quickly tell you what I have to say. Once you obtain more communication artifacts like this, don’t approach them hastily like you did today. The older students here at Einrogard are never kind to the younger students.
-You are such a kind person, but you are such a mean person.
shut up.
Delet cut off Lee Han’s flattery with a single sword.
First-year students often harbor fantasies as they usually have no contact with seniors.
-As much as Einroguard is a dog, wouldn’t the seniors be okay with it?
-As much as the professors are trash, wouldn’t the seniors be okay?
But if you think about it carefully, there were many loopholes in that fantasy.
What kind of people are the Einrogard seniors who went through the same freshman year and came up first?
These people were willing to sell their juniors for their own survival and profit.
Innocent students who had just entered their second year of school had to experience being taken advantage of to their core several times before being able to realize, ‘Ah, this is where seniors and professors are all the same.’
To that extent, Delet was a little worried about Lee Han.
Of course, this boy from the Wardanaz family had extraordinary talent in many ways, but in terms of social experience, it was difficult for him to keep up with the worn-out seniors of Einrogard.
Moreover, as can be seen just by looking at the communication artifact he obtained this time, his outstanding talent in this regard was actually his poison.
Aren’t there a lot of things that involve clumsy contact with seniors?
I’m going to tell you some rules, so remember them. Take a strong approach first. There is no need to use polite language or anything like that.
-Shall we approach while swearing a little?
It’s not a bad idea. You can lie about your origins.
‘what.’
It was meant as a joke, but Delet answered seriously.
Lee Han nodded and wrote a note next to him.
1.Swearing like a former back alley gangster.
“…???”
Ratford, who was organizing his luggage next to him, looked at Lee Han’s memo and tilted his head before returning.
Never reveal that you are using an artifact for the first time. People who often use these artifacts have a lot of experience and are quick to notice.
-I will keep this in mind.
This was definitely true.
It was a shame because the other person was Delet. If he was a person with evil intentions, Lee Han could have been fooled.
It’s not bad to say less. You can ask only what you want and what the other person wants. If you have more experience, the other person will know what you are talking about.
Lee Han added a note.
2.Speak less
“???”
It’s rare to find someone who cheats outright. But there’s no one who doesn’t cheat. You have to keep that in mind.
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As difficult as it was to obtain such communication artifacts, it was not common for people to blatantly break their promises to the other party.
There is loyalty even among thieves, and even the disorderly back alleys have their own rules.
However, ambiguous wordplay was within the acceptable range.
Don’t believe too much in everything the other person says. Don’t use this for too long. Because my grades are getting worse. I have to go now. Do you have something to ask?
-Seniors.
why?
-I will also listen to black magic in my second year. i look forward to.
…I didn’t ask you to burden you. I understand Monster Wave and black magic even if I don’t know about it, but I just wanted to know about it in advance. That way, I can say goodbye and say goodbye without burdening you. I’ll say it again, it’s not really a burden, and you don’t have to listen to it if you don’t want to. got it? Are you listening?
‘Was he this talkative?’
Lee Han felt a little overwhelmed as he saw the notes filling up twice as fast as before.
-I’m just listening to black magic because it’s really interesting.
As I inked the ink onto the paper, there was silence for a while.
Lee Han tried to close the notebook because he thought Delet had left.
At that time, one more line was added.
That’s good. See you next year too.
-yes.
When Delet really left, Lee Han also closed his notebook.
Ratford, who was cleaning up next to me, came over and asked cautiously.
“I. Wardanaz. “Do you need to act like an alley gangster?”
* * *
After resolving the misunderstanding, Lee Han and Ratford finished the work.
After sending Sharkan and Gonadaltes away after a day of hard work (Gonadaltes looked at Leehan with sad eyes at his situation every time he removed a large piece of luggage) and pushed the trash in, some space was created.
“Was there a window here?”
“yes. “It must have been forgotten because there was so much graffiti on it.”
When I looked up through the small dormer window, the stars were already twinkling.
Lee Han sighed as he placed the necessary books on the long, heavy table located in the center of the warehouse.
“The day just flew by. “I have to start soon.”
“uh? “Did you have any assignments?”
Ratford, who was cutting cheese for the two of them, looked puzzled.
We all took a break from lectures this week, and last week was a midterm exam, right?
No matter how much Wardanaz listens, there is no time to get the assignment…
“The last time I went out, I received a separate assignment. “I need to write two books.”
“ah. Did you receive it separately? I have to read two books. “It must be difficult.”
Ratford nodded and walked to the side.
Lee Han sat in front of the table, opened a book, and prepared to concentrate.
“…for a moment. “You have to use it?”
“huh? huh. “You said you were going to write two books.”
“…….”
Ratford gave up trying to say something and changed the subject.
It was so sad that I couldn’t bear it without changing the subject.
“really. Wardanaz, it’s like you just acquired a new place. Shouldn’t we give it a name? Like Wodanaz’s secret base?”
“Can’t we say it’s Moradi’s secret base?”
Lee Han preferred a name that would not be assumed to be his in case he was caught later.
“Why Moradi…?”
“okay. Let’s call it Wardanaz’s secret base. “Any name is fine.”
Ratford’s eyes were so innocent that Lee Han quickly changed his words.
“really. Ratford. “Is there anything you want to do right now?”
“yes? That’s right.”
Ratford said, biting into a thick piece of cheese without thinking.
“Then sit down in front of me and open the alchemy book. “We can study together.”
“…Oh, by the way. Now that I think about it, there are still a lot of miscellaneous things left over there. “Please let me search a little further!”
“Hmm. Isn’t it too much? “It seems greedy to try to do everything in one day…”
“You have to do your best to move forward little by little!”
Ratford ran away into a pile of junk. Lee Han shrugged his shoulders and turned his attention to the book.
<About Wardanaz’s suboctan and its basic principles>
Water elemental combat magic is often underestimated, but its true value cannot easily be denied by any Imperial wizard. The imperial wizard Eumidhus compiled classic water elemental combat spells…
<About the limitations of Suoctan magic and its development direction>
What is Suboctane Magic? To explain this, we must first talk about the underrated water elemental combat magic… Imperial Wizard Eumidhus…
‘hmm. ‘Your skills aren’t dead yet.’
Lee Han was slightly impressed by his own ability to fit the same content into different books.
Professor Boladi and Headmaster Skeleton may dislike this kind of useless preface, but books like this are supposed to have one.
There had to be consideration for the readers.
…First, the following prerequisites are needed… Consuming such a large amount of magical power is a disadvantage… To compensate for this, a magical power amplification method such as blood magic is needed…
‘Is this too extreme?’
While writing a basic introduction to <Wodanaz’s Suboctan>, Lee Han hesitated.
It seemed a bit extreme when I wrote that the high consumption of magic power was a disadvantage and that it had to be compensated for.
“Wardanaz?”
“ah. Ratford. “Do you want to study alchemy?”
“…Oh, no.”
Ratford became a little scared of Lee Han.
“Here is an unusual artifact.”
“!”
Lee Han put down his quill and walked towards Ratford.
As the mountain of junk was cleared away, a mirror firmly fixed to the floor was revealed.
The bronze mirror was so scratched that its surface was cloudy and could not reflect the face properly.
However, thanks to playing with the notebook just now, Lee Han instinctively knew what kind of artifact this mirror was.
The magic wavelength of the two was similar.
‘It’s a communication artifact!’
There wasn’t just one thing in the warehouse.
Lee Han approached the mirror with curious eyes. And I operated it the same way as I operated the note earlier.
“……”
“……”
But unlike before, nothing happened.
‘Has the connected artifact also lost its owner?’
It was quite possible.
There were many abandoned places in Einrogard, and in that case, the artifacts connected to them would also have been abandoned…
Earlier, I was lucky enough to have an artifact connected to Delet, and I was lucky that Lee Han was nearby when I connected it, otherwise it would have been difficult to hear the answer.
“Hmm. It’s too bad. “I was wondering if I could talk to another senior.”
“I will be watching.”
“no. Because only connected people can see it anyway. Now let’s stop cleaning up and sit down and study.”
“…yes…”
Ratford became sullen and sat in front of Lee Han. I instinctively felt that excuses no longer worked.
‘Is the old saying true that if you know alchemy, you can become a great thief? Could it be a lie? ‘Is alchemy really necessary?’
As he opened the alchemy book, the skeptical thoughts trapped inside the book began to torment Ratford with boredom.
Ugh-
“!”
Lee Han, who was playing with a quill next to him, was startled by the sound of the mirror vibrating.
“come!”
“Let’s go see it!”
“no. “You should finish studying.”
“……”
