Episode 499
Lee Han stood in front of the mirror, leaving a sullen Ratford behind.
Is this the new owner?
‘hmm.’
Lee Han recalled the things he had learned from Direth.
What should I do when talking to an anonymous senior Einrogard?
-Of course it’s the new owner. So you’ve had it for a few years and now you remember and open it? Why are you asking that? I am indeed. It’s a shame because this is a school. If it were a guild, they would have thrown me in the face right away.
Does it belong to Black Turtle Tower?
‘oh. Does it work?’
Once Lee Han’s stomach worked, he pushed ahead.
Ratford, who was glancing at the letters Lee Han was writing on the mirror from afar, looked very shocked.
‘Isn’t that just a crazy person?’
I don’t think there’s ever been someone so violent in the Thieves Guild…
-Don’t you dare try to be arrogant and tease me. I will send my men to throw you into the punishment cell.
i get it. Let’s proceed with the deal.
Although we were only talking through letters, I surprisingly felt an impression of the other person.
Lee Han had the impression that the other person was quite cool and calm.
Even though the person you are meeting for the first time is jumping around without hesitation, you just say what you want without paying any heed.
‘In the upper grades, maybe the Blue Dragon Tower or the Phoenix Tower?’
There was a chance it could be wrong, but Lee Han thought it was quite plausible.
Cheonghwidanbocho is needed. At least three pockets. Do you know anything?
* * *
The person on the other side of the mirror waited for a reply with a cold gaze.
Cheonghwidanbocho was not an herb that was impossible to find, but it was also not a common herb.
Moreover, since it is a reagent that is often used in upper grades, second and third graders do not often have it.
The reason the opponent behind the mirror took out Cheonghwi Danbo Herb was not only because he needed the herb, but also because he could understand the opponent with this simple question.
If the other person had information, it was highly likely that they were 4th grade or higher, and no matter how you look at it, they were 3rd grade or higher.
Judging from the way he spoke so boldly, it seemed likely that he was from Black Turtle Tower, and also from the Masonry Guild.
-know.
‘You’re a Black Turtle Tower student of 3rd grade or higher.’
The person on the other side of the mirror quickly organized his thoughts.
Although the Black Turtle Tower student’s speaking attitude was rude, he didn’t care.
In the first place, when I used this artifact, I did not expect to have a dignified and polite conversation.
What mattered was its usefulness.
Moreover, aren’t rude and arrogant people like the current Black Turtle Tower student more likely to make mistakes?
It was even more attractive as a trading partner.
If they fit, exchange them. What do you want?
-We need magic to effectively subdue the mountain giants. Do you know?
‘…Are you 4th grade or higher? I’m sure it’s not the 5th grade.’
The person on the other side of the mirror was honestly surprised.
Are you looking for a way to subdue the giants of the mountains?
What are you aiming for?
‘Is there an escape route on the side of the mountain? Anyway, there would be no reason to aim for that direction, right?’
Beings with strong magic resistance, such as giants, have always been a wizard’s nightmare.
It’s not enough to pour out all your magic to deal with it once, so it’s best not to get involved.
And honestly, the opponent beyond the mirror couldn’t think of any magic that could effectively subdue the giant. The giant was an opponent against whom shortcuts would not work.
It’s too bad. I do not know.
It was a little humiliating, but I had no choice but to admit it. The Black Turtle Tower student didn’t answer for a moment, then answered.
-You’re incompetent. In our guild…
The eyebrows of the person behind the mirror frowned slightly.
I knew that students from the guild had a strong sense of belonging, but meeting them in person like this was extremely annoying.
What does such a sense of belonging mean to a wizard?
Even if you focus on your own path, it’s not enough…
Anything else?
-Among the golems on campus, there is one that uses spatial movement. Do you know that we need magic to subdue it?
“……”
The person on the other side of the mirror stared at the letters with startled eyes.
Every question asked was surprising.
Normally, I wouldn’t have asked this question, but the person on the other side of the mirror was so surprised that I asked without thinking.
If there’s a golem that uses spatial movement, wouldn’t it be better to avoid it?
-This is why people who haven’t worked hard in the guild… run away from difficulties?
“……”
The Black Turtle Tower student continued his speech for a few more lines.
The person on the other side of the mirror acknowledged his own mistakes and persevered.
-i get it. If you don’t know, there’s nothing you can do. Do you know how to obtain the following ingredients?
* * *
‘They’re somehow faking it.’
Lee Han breathed a sigh of relief.
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Fortunately, the other person didn’t seem to notice that Lee Han was a first-year student.
Since it was like this, I should never have been caught.
Later, when I became a second year student, I would meet my seniors, but I did not want my school life to be disrupted starting from the second year.
‘Cheonghwidanbocho…’
A reagent that appears more often in high-difficulty magic than in low-difficulty magic.
The areas where it was most commonly used were enchantment and alchemy.
The person on the other side of the mirror did not notice that traces of themselves were also being revealed little by little.
What he didn’t expect was that the other person was a crazy person who knew about all schools of magic.
‘In the upper grades, enchantment, alchemy… If you look at it more broadly, even transformation magic…’
As he had originally assumed that he was a senior, the sight of him asking for Cheonghwi Danbo Elementary School gave considerable weight to Lee Han’s guess.
The luckiest thing today was that Lee Han knew something about Cheonghwi Danbo Elementary School.
It was unlikely that the first-year student knew the location, but Lee Han had seen a box containing Cheonghwidanbocho on the 3rd floor of Gaksu-gwan, Professor Thunder Step’s magic tower.
Laboratory 17 of the 3rd floor labyrinth!
The very laboratory where the space was distorted and water dripping from the desk flowed to the ceiling.
Among the reagents stored there, I clearly saw Cheonghwidanbocho.
Professor Thunderstruck would never imagine that his first-year student would remember the reagent in the corner of his third-floor laboratory.
‘But is it that difficult to defeat a giant or a golem?’
Lee Han became slightly shaken.
Of course, it was a question I chose to leave a strong impression on the other person without revealing that I was a freshman.
However, the other person’s reaction was a little different from what I thought.
It was as if Lee Han was asking a ridiculous question.
‘I knew Professor Boladi was asking me to do something absurd, but seeing his reaction like that…’
It was a little, no, a lot bitter.
The blue Meanil flower, Donghaso… I know how to get it.
“!”
Lee Han was pleased.
The ingredients the other person was talking about were the ingredients for the foresight-enhancing potion that Yoanen of the Makin family had told Lee Han about.
I couldn’t make it before the midterm exam because I didn’t have enough time, but I decided to try again this time.
‘Considering the difficulty of the midterm exam, foresight is essential at this school.’
No matter how strange it was, it didn’t seem easy to continue holding on bare-handed. Emergency means were needed.
-Let me exchange it.
Do you want to go first?
-okay.
Lee Han decided to take the risk of being eaten by his opponent.
If I ate it and threw it away, I was planning to immediately report it to Professor Thunderstruck.
However, Lee Han’s bold attitude left the other person on the other side of the mirror with different thoughts.
‘Bold and fearless. If there is a student at Black Turtle Tower with an exciting and bold personality who is creating a new potion…’
Originally, the person on the other side of the mirror did not show unnecessary curiosity in this area, but this time the person was a little different.
I was curious as to what kind of student he was and asked the same questions as before.
-What you want is in the labyrinth on the 3rd floor of each water hall, laboratory number 17.
“…!”
The person on the other side of the mirror was even more surprised.
By what means did this Black Turtle Tower student secure the location of the medicinal herbs deep in the third floor of each water hall?
‘He is clearly a student who is deeply interested in the school of alchemy.’
Are you the professor’s best student?
-You can think whatever you want. ruler. Say what you promised.
The person on the other side of the mirror thought that this Black Turtle Tower student was truly terrible, even if they did not know who he was.
Ability to be thorough was a basic skill that any Einroguard student should have, but even taking that into account, it was not uncommon for a professor’s best student to sell information on the subject.
It was clear that he was cold-blooded and would do anything for what he wanted.
* * *
“It’s done. “I’ll have to take it later.”
After finishing communicating with the mirror, Lee Han got up and organized his notes.
Unlike the conversation with Delet, the conversation with this unknown person was tiring and full of tension.
However, there was a lot of income. You are now ready to make a potion that enhances your foresight.
‘It will be completed before the finals.’
“Wardanaz. I have a question.”
Halfway through the conversation, Ratford, who had been watching openly from the side, asked cautiously.
“what?”
“Where on earth did you learn that way of speaking? I don’t think the people in our guild said anything like that either… Didn’t the other party suspect it?”
“You watched Salko and followed along?”
“……”
Ratford was astonished.
Tutanta had that kind of image!?
‘You should never tell this to yourself.’
What was even more surprising was that it even worked for the other person.
“I guess I’ll have to ask my White Tiger Tower friends to bring it to me.”
Lee Han prepared to entrust the request to the White Tiger Tower students, just in case.
If there is a trap or false information, White Tiger Tower friends will be willing to sacrifice.
When I finished all my work and left the base, I saw my friends loitering on the first floor.
They said that only those on duty could come out, but getting caught wandering around at night was the perfect behavior to be sent to a punishment cell.
Lee Han asked, puzzled by the sight of his friends loitering around so openly.
“What are you doing there?”
“Hi! …Ah, it’s Wardanaz. …omg!”
‘Didn’t this guy just get surprised once more?’
I understand being surprised because you think it’s a ghost or an attacker, but why are you even more surprised when you find out it’s Lee Han?
“I came out because I was on duty. “Don’t be suspicious.”
“If I’m given a job, I have to work. Why am I here? “I don’t think it’s because of duty, do you?”
“……”
“……”
The students exchanged looks with very stricken expressions.
One of the White Tiger Tower students who eventually gave up whispered to Lee Han.
“Wardanaz. Only you know this. “I heard a guest is coming today.”
“what?!”
Lee Han was truly surprised.
There are guests coming for the weekend.
Of course, there were quite a few outsiders who came to Einrogard, but the students were only one guest worth waiting like this.
“Are you by any chance an imperial official who came to investigate the actual situation of Einrogard?”
“…no? Why wait for that?”
The White Tiger Tower student looked at Lee Han as if asking what he was talking about.
There is no reason to stay up all night wandering around here when an imperial official is coming.
“Then who is it?”
“Ipadur!”
Not only the White Tiger Tower students, but also the Blue Dragon Tower students all looked at Lee Han with great anticipation.
It was as if Lee Han heard that name and said, ‘Wow! As if they were expecting to be surprised and say, ‘That person is coming!?’
Of course, unfortunately, Lee Han could not do that. Lee Han was embarrassed.
“Who is that?”
“……”
“…the… bard… Ipadur… don’t you know? It’s famous… and even appears in the imperial newspaper…”
“I don’t really look at that section. sorry.”
Lee Han consoled his sullen friends. Asan said with a very expectant look on his face.
“I want to show you a song I wrote.”
“…?”
Lee Han tilted his head.
If it is a song written by Asan…
-Einrogard. Einrogard. It’s so good. A place with hot meals and soft beds. Einrogard.
‘Isn’t this a rumored song that should be banned under imperial law?’
