Episode 507
The raven beast wizard, whom I had never seen before, hugged the straw doll with both arms and put it down.
“It looks like it was roughly made, but it’s a sturdy item with some magic treatment.”
The dark element was powerful and had unique properties, but it was not an element that could easily reside in just about anything.
Right now, there are items that are waterproof even for the relatively easy water element, but for the dark element, it would be faster to just find an item that can absorb them.
The powerful and unique characteristics that are opposite to vital energy actually hinder this process.
So even these sloppy-looking straw dolls had to be made through their own magical processing.
“Of course, even taking that into account, it takes quite a long time. “You have to marinate it in the dark element over and over again dozens of times.”
To those who don’t know magic, magic is glamorous, but in reality, magic involves more tedious repetition and groundwork.
Making a simple straw doll for cursing also took much longer than expected.
“ruler. try.”
“yes.”
Lee Han waved his staff and summoned the dark element.
Since there was a straw doll in front of me, it was easier than usual.
There was no need to adjust the power, just bring the dark element into the straw doll and absorb it.
However, even though the straw doll was absorbing the dark element, the dark element was clearly visible behind Lee Han and was emitting energy.
Delet shook his head, opened the window, and let in a breeze.
Although Direth had strong resistance to the dark element as he specialized in it, he could not let down his guard in front of this junior.
A momentary mistake could result in Professor Mortum’s Dark Hall being shut down.
“Reduce horsepower. “It’s enough now.”
“uh. Is that so?”
“After you… no. “Concentrate.”
I wanted to tell him to look behind him, but Delet just gave him more ventilation.
If I lost concentration for no reason, an accident could have happened.
Quaaaat-
The straw doll that absorbed the dark element quickly shrank in size and shrunk.
Lee Han was amazed as he looked at the straw doll that had shrunk to almost the size of his palm.
“Is this structure intended to compress the dark elements and not expose them to the outside world?”
“no. “It has shrunk because it has been completed.”
“……”
“……”
The straw doll for cursing, which originally took several weeks to make, was completed immediately, but Delet responded calmly.
“professor! “I’ll go into the dungeon next door for a moment!”
“why?”
“The straw doll is complete!”
“what? Cough, why is that… Ah. i get it. “Go and come back.”
Professor Mortum coughed a few times and accepted it calmly.
Except for Lee Han, all the warlocks were calmly accepting it.
“Is it really possible for it to be completed this quickly? the problem is…”
“doesn’t exist. It just happened quickly because I injected too much dark element into it. “The structure is simple, so there is nothing to worry about, so you can rest assured.”
Delet, who was speaking, paused.
“no. You can ride. Put in enough horsepower. “If the straw doll explodes, you’ll be in trouble.”
“You said it was a sturdy object treated with magic…”
Delet pretended not to hear his junior’s question.
“By the way, Collock. Delet!”
Professor Mortum opened the door again and called out Delet.
“Before entering the dungeon…”
“Are you talking about a defense artifact? “I will prepare it.”
As we were entering an underground dungeon with a first-year student, equipment such as defense artifacts was essential.
“Kollock. no. Please bring me Atallab’s bones from the warehouse on the second floor. “I’ll take care of the defense artifacts… honestly, I don’t think there’s much need for them.”
“……”
Anyway, isn’t that too much for you to become a junior?
Delet said while looking at Lee Han.
“Don’t worry too much.”
“The professor just called my name…”
“Why do you, a first year entering the dungeon, care about such things?”
* * *
There were so many large and small dungeons hidden throughout Einrogard that even the skeletal headmaster could not understand them all.
Since the magical power is so strong, there are bound to be many naturally occurring dungeons.
Students of several schools artificially secured or managed dungeons due to the nature of the magic they studied, and one of them was the Black Magic School.
Because of the nature of black magic, a dungeon was inevitable.
“…got it? I’m telling you not to misunderstand because other schools also have schools that manage dungeons. I’m not lying, so be sure to ask. If you say it isn’t there, you’re really lying. “I can prove it.”
Unlike when explaining magic, Delet gave a very detailed excuse.
Even though they were the same dungeon managers, for some reason, they seemed to be a little concerned when it came to dungeons belonging to the dark magic school.
“As a wizard, of course you have to manage the dungeon. “It would be hard to find it outside.”
Dungeons were very different depending on the location and environment, but they had some basic things in common.
The point was that the magic power had to be accumulated to an excessive degree.
Unique phenomena occur only when magic power is accumulated, and these phenomena can only be used by wizards, so finding the dungeon was surprisingly not easy.
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“…yes?”
Delet’s voice rose slightly in relief.
Lee Han continued speaking to support his senior.
“yes. “A professor I know even took me into the Nachalakwi dungeon.”
“…That’s not right.”
‘what?’
Lee Han was slightly taken aback by Dirette’s straight-faced denial.
I was comforting you that it was okay…
Delet tried to say something more, but gave up and sighed.
What can I say?
The professors probably won’t change anyway.
“In this dungeon, there are no rascals or anything like that, but there are vampire weasels. The structure is simple. “It’s straight and not that deep.”
The dungeon next to the Black Stone Pavilion that Delet brought was a fairly ordinary dungeon, except that it used the entrance near the graveyard pit.
Compared to the dungeons that Professor Boladi had taken to with the intention of killing them, there was no hidden terrain or good places to be attacked, and it truly had the feel of a naturally formed underground.
“Do you know about vampire weasels?”
“yes.”
Although it was not a very strong monster, it had an outstanding talent for detecting the energy of living beings.
Hunters in some areas went so far as to use this monster instead of hunting dogs…
“The attack is not fatal, but the bite is quite painful. Equip this artifact. “It will protect you by forming a physical force field.”
Lee Han received an artifact from Direth.
However, instead of working, the artifact malfunctioned, emitting strange lights and noises.
“Why are you doing this? “There’s nothing around that could interfere with magic?”
Delet tilted his head.
Lee Han spoke carefully.
“It could be because I carry around a lot of artifacts.”
“How many do you want? 2?”
“…one more zero at the end…”
Although he had promised himself not to be surprised by this junior, Direth was surprised once again. She was so surprised that the wings on her back popped up upside down.
“Why are you wearing so many artifacts?!”
It wasn’t for nothing that stories like ‘the wizard who exploded while trying to kick dozens of rings’ appeared in imperial fairy tales.
Artifacts were not good if they were filled a lot.
Fundamentally, these items were not made with the calculation in mind that they could be worn together, so the more they were worn, the more frequent collisions were bound to occur.
It was easy to understand if you think of dozens of magic being concentrated on one person without buffering. Although exploding my body might be a bit extreme, I had to be prepared for frequent malfunctions.
“But since this is mostly a magic absorption type, there wasn’t much of a problem.”
Lee Han seemed to be very worried about Direth, so he explained quickly.
A bracelet or belt that absorbs magic power.
A fire-absorbing ring, bracelet, or necklace.
A bracelet that suppresses magical power output.
Even though these artifacts were large in number, the magic principles were simple and they were all similar, so there was no problem.
Moreover, doesn’t Lee Han take off a few items depending on the situation?
“Okay… wait a minute. “Are there still any remaining artifacts?”
Delet pointed out the remaining artifacts as if it were not for no reason that he was a senior.
“This?”
“It’s a necklace with an invisibility spell.”
“This isn’t regular invisibility…? Where do you get this? No, that’s not important now. “Anyway, this is okay.”
Direth was strangely reminded of the skeleton principal by the invisibility magic necklace, but decided to ignore it for now.
Seeing as the magic was clean, it wasn’t something that would have any effect on the outside world.
“This is the ring of underwater breathing.”
“This is okay too. “Magic like underwater breathing doesn’t cause much conflict.”
“This is the silver spoon of poison detection.”
“Why are you doing this… Have you ever been tried to poison yourself?”
“What a joke. “This is a signal copper ring.”
“This is not an artifact that will cause a conflict. Wait, who gave this to you?”
“The principal?”
“……”
“This is Manma’s bracelet.”
“okay. …Wait, what??”
Direth was astonished by the artifact, which looked like the criminal no matter how he looked at it.
What kind of crazy person made a first grader wear that?
* * *
After listening to the explanation, Delet spoke firmly.
“The principal is really out of his mind.”
“Seniors. “A bird speaks during the day, and a mouse speaks at night…”
“okay. Because I know. “The principal is really out of his mind.”
‘stylish.’
Lee Han was slightly impressed by the spirit shown by his senior.
Isn’t this a senior?
‘When I become a senior, will I be able to swear at my professor with confidence?’
“I gave this to a first grader… phew. done. “Anyway, we can’t use this artifact together.”
“sorry.”
“It’s not your fault… and honestly, you could easily stop a vampire weasel.”
Delet said that and turned around.
“?”
Lee Han wanted to ask what that meant, but he lost the timing because the wizard, a crow beast he had never seen before, started walking.
‘no…’
“The reason we raise vampire weasels in this dungeon is because there is no monster better than the vampire weasel to check for dark elements. Stop there for a moment.”
Delet stopped Lee Han behind him and then walked forward.
After walking a few steps, something flashed in the dark and crashed into Delet with a thud.
“See? “Running right in?”
“yes.”
“Now let’s experiment with this.”
Delet threw a pre-made curse doll in front of him.
Then, the vampire weasels hesitated, unable to get close to the cursed doll, as if there was an invisible wall.
“Because they are sensitive to vitality, they also feel the ominousness caused by the dark element. Basically, if those guys can’t approach, it can be considered a successful completion.”
After finishing speaking, Direth returned to his seat and motioned to Lee Han. It meant that it was the junior’s turn.
“……”
“……”
Serene silence.
When Lee Han stood in front of them, the vampire weasels became quiet even though the curse doll had not been thrown yet.
If anyone looks at it, it looks like it’s a dungeon without any monsters.
Instead of saying anything, Delet made Lee Han come back.
“I will experiment on your doll.”
“thank you.”
“Don’t be thankful for something like this…”
Delet checked his junior’s cursed doll.
The effect was very clear as the vampires retreated further than before.
“good job. I was a little worried because the time was short, but there was no need to be. “Expanding this basic process is the beginning of applying dark elements.”
Adjust the curse doll imbued with the dark element to specialize the curse, or make it reside somewhere else.
Direth threw a piece of blackened bone into the air and summoned skeleton warriors.
Lee Han was impressed when he saw the skeleton warriors emitting dark elements, unlike their original appearance.
This was an undead strengthening spell that combined other elemental spells.
Rather than simply adding or strengthening the bones, they strengthen them with various properties.
The magic was so sophisticated that I wondered if it had to be this much to be called a necromancer.
“That’s great! “What a combination!”
“…Do you like this so much? “You’re really special…”
Delet was taken aback by his junior’s violent reaction to the undead summons.
I didn’t feel bad, but I wasn’t usually impressed by these undead summons.
Especially if you are from a noble family!
“Then let’s do it.”
Lee Han took the bone fragment out of the reagent bag.
“?”
Direth was puzzled by that appearance.
I didn’t specifically show you what to do today…?
