Episode 537
It wasn’t the ability he wanted, but after spending nearly a year at Einrogard, Lee Han gained the ability to read the skeleton headmaster’s thoughts to some extent.
It was still like that now.
As I watched the mercenaries training to leave the warehouse, I had a strangely concrete idea of what would happen at the end of this year.
The headmaster suddenly makes a fuss about an attack from outside, tells outsiders to be careful, and strangely enough, mercenaries who are used to dealing with wizards rush in…
‘Could it be that the anti-magicists and adventurers from last time weren’t the skeleton principal’s trap?’
The skeleton principal would have been very upset if he heard this, but this was actually closer to karma.
Just as the shepherd boy lost trust due to repeated pranks, the skeleton principal has already lost trust.
Lee Han checked the mercenaries through a gap in the wall of the warehouse.
It was truly absurd to see mercenaries who looked like they could have killed a few people as easily as eating lunch, being scared by the Death Knight and talking among themselves about ‘how should we deal with the wizard?’
‘Now that I’ve memorized his face, I guess I’ll have to tell other guys to be careful too.’
After finishing the final exam, or rather, the confirmation of the mercenaries, Lee Han turned around.
I had to go back as quickly as possible to avoid arousing suspicion.
* * *
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.
“…?”
Lee Han, who returned to the original cafe, was embarrassed.
There was much more intense applause from all directions than when Ipadur sang a song earlier.
‘what? ‘Has Einlogad also failed?’
If Einrogard had not been ruined in Lee Han’s imagination, it would have been difficult to get this level of applause.
Amid the noise, Lee Han held on to the elf merchant next to him as calmly as possible and asked.
“What happened?”
The elf couldn’t answer. I was sobbing and unable to escape from the overwhelming emotion.
“Please sing one more song!”
“Just one more song! “Just one song!”
“I think we should go soon. “More than that, where is this guy, Wodanaz?”
Lee Han raised his hand at the words of the skeleton principal.
“Here it is.”
“Why are you there?”
“Because people pushed me?”
“You’re being pushed because you’re being pushed? Did you go to Einrogard or to a pasture where sheep grazed leisurely?”
The skeleton principal scolded Lee Han and gestured.
People who were in deep emotion tried to extend their hands with ecstatic expressions at the gesture, but were pushed back by an intangible force.
“let’s go. “I do all sorts of things because of my students’ insistence on doing useless magic.”
“Wow, it was truly touching.”
Lee Han spoke clearly.
I couldn’t hear Principal Skeleton’s song, but judging by the reactions of those around me, it seemed like a pretty touching song.
Ipadur vehemently agreed. The old bard’s eyes were moist.
“you’re right…! Aren’t these songs the reason this old poet is alive?”
‘What and how did you call it?’
Lee Han suspected that the headmaster of the skeleton had called the Death Knights and threatened them to impress them.
“Stop it. “It’s not a very pleasant compliment.”
“How on earth did you learn such an amazing song?”
“When I was a prince, I learned it to make the people in the palace happy. “It was a long time ago.”
Ipadur was moved by the heartbreaking story.
However, Lee Han was a little embarrassed.
‘I can’t imagine.’
Even if I tried to tell him about the skeleton principal’s childhood, it was just embarrassing.
It’s as if it’s embarrassing to hear something like, ‘Professor Boladi was a very kind and good-natured kid when he was young.’
“let’s go. “There’s a place I need to stop by before it closes.”
“yes? “Where?”
“I guess I’ll have to get a musical instrument too. To practice music magic.”
The central area of Grande City was a quiet space where city nobles and wealthy people mainly frequented.
Among the many old-fashioned stores located there, there was <Inphalenine’s Trio>.
“ah. I’ve heard the name. “He is an outstanding instrument craftsman.”
“Perhaps so. “Your skills were good even when you called me in the past about artifacts.”
‘Why are you giving me triple money?’
Lee Han looked puzzled and followed the two into the store.
The store was like a museum of musical instruments.
There were a variety of instruments on display, starting from familiar instruments whose names Lee Han knew, to instruments with unusual shapes that he had never seen before.
A small chilhyeongeum sound was heard from somewhere, and then it suddenly stopped.
Soon after, the store owner, Inphalenin, appeared.
‘ah.’
Lee Han could understand why the store was named Triple. Inphalenine was a three-headed and six-headed Asura.
“Three… three… oh my god. “The two people I respect the most are in my store…!”
“Take it easy. “Leave your arms alone.”
The headmaster hurriedly stopped Inphalenin, fearing that he would swing his six arms at random and destroy the instrument.
It was impossible to see this well-groomed space in red-brown color becoming a mess with the remains of broken instruments.
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“W-For what reason… Do you need help creating an artifact? But I… I… that…”
“I didn’t come to ask for an artifact.”
Inphalenine’s face brightened at the words of the skeleton principal.
“Fortunately, the! “I wasn’t confident that I could meet the wizard’s demands…!”
“……”
Lee Han looked at the skeleton principal, who somehow seemed to know the behavior of the wizard.
The skeleton principal also sighed and said, as if he was truly sorry.
“…I’m sorry. That bird… you won’t have anything to do with that person, so you don’t have to worry. “If I ask you to do something in the future, I will make sure you keep your distance.”
“no. “I’m honored that you entrusted it to me, but it’s because I was lacking.”
“I came today to buy a musical instrument. My student here is trying to play a performance… By the way. “Is there an instrument you know how to play?”
The skeleton principal asked without much expectation.
Of course there wouldn’t be one, so I was thinking of picking the easiest instrument.
Like a pan flute or kalimba…
“I know how to play the violin.”
“violin?”
The skeleton principal was surprised by the unexpected answer.
Music was included in the culture of nobles, but it was only about appreciation, not performance.
As it required a lot of effort to perform at a usable level, he was not suited to lazy nobles.
But the boy from the Wardanaz family knows how to play the violin.
“The Wardanaz family doesn’t often hold concerts, right? “It seems like you really like music.”
“no…”
Lee Han was taken aback when he suddenly became a music lover after mentioning an instrument he had learned without much thought.
“I don’t really like music that much.”
“okay. okay. “I guess so.”
“……”
The skeleton principal treated Ihan’s words like rolling stones and then began discussing instruments with Ipadur.
Lee Han glared at the skeleton principal.
“How about this?”
“The tree is so fierce. “These types of instruments harm the player’s reputation.”
“That is true. This back plate is so unique. “Even if the sound is good, you will develop bad habits.”
“That’s great. ah. This is really good. “I used a summary.”
“Brief list? I think the elements are too biased to one side… I’ll leave it to you for now. “You’ll find out once you turn it on.”
Inphalenin was also excited and came running.
“I think it would be good if that student wrote it. “I waited for a month in the cold Shard Pari Mountains to make this bow…”
Lee Han, who was watching the three of them chatting excitedly, suddenly became curious and asked.
“By the way, principal. With whose money are the instruments purchased? “What do I have to pay…?”
“Don’t talk nonsense. “If other people hear it, they will misunderstand it.”
The skeleton principal reacted faster than usual, probably because he had listening ears next to him.
“Of course I will pay with my gold coins. “Because it is a necessary item for magic research.”
“uh? Is that okay?”
“okay. It’s such a waste, but there’s nothing we can do. Remember it well. “If you save money on magic research, you end up spending more money later.”
‘Is this why imperial officials hate Einrogard?’
The skeleton principal had a point.
If you use equipment with cheap materials just to save gold, you could get wrong results.
Then you end up having to experiment again and it costs that much…
To avoid something like that, it was better to plan and prepare as much as possible from the beginning.
Of course, saying such things was not very persuasive to the officials in charge of the empire’s finances.
No matter how rationally you try to think about it, when you receive a report like ‘I burned half a ton of pure gold to explore magic haha, but it’s still unfinished, so please give me more support’, the back of my neck stiffens and my vision becomes dark.
“thank you. “I will write well.”
“okay. “Don’t go somewhere and sell it.”
“…….”
“Why can’t you answer right away?”
“I was worried for a moment that someone might steal it.”
“Don’t worry. “I will cast a spell, so if someone steals it, I will chase it and find it.”
‘Tch.’
Lee Han clicked his tongue at the thoroughly skeletal principal’s remarks.
No matter what excuse I made, selling it seemed impossible.
“It would be better to choose one of these three…”
“I think so too.”
After a long discussion, the options were narrowed down to three.
One was a stable violin made by cutting a mature paldan tree, and Inphalenin looked at only the most famous violins in the empire and took advantage of them.
The other one was made using still young cotton. The structure of the body and fingerboard was quite adventurous, so although it was less stable, it had a unique taste and was good for growing with young players.
And the last one was not a violin made by Inphalenin, but a purchased violin.
It was an ominous object steeped in all sorts of blood-soaked history, including the former player dying due to political problems, the former Jeon player dying in an unfortunate accident that occurred while playing, and the former Jeon player dying in a fire.
“I think the first one will be fine, but…”
“I think so too. “I guess the student has little experience…”
Of course, Lee Han wanted to choose the first one, but the skeleton principal chose firmly.
“A third would be better.”
“Why on earth?”
Principal Skeleton answered Lee Han’s question as if it were absurd.
“Can’t you feel that magic power? “It is rare for natural objects to possess that level of magical power.”
“no…”
Did you come to choose an instrument? Did you come to choose a magical object?
Of course, Lee Han also knew that he could feel magical power from the third violin.
That’s because it’s so ugly and violent.
It was even more strange that the magical power felt was pure and peaceful when all the owners had met tragic fates.
“If you think about music magic, you should naturally choose an item with high magical power.”
“But it’s a sinister item.”
“Look at your arms.”
“?”
Lee Han looked at his arm after hearing the skeleton principal’s words.
The cursed artifacts I usually wore were shaking.
“What kind of guy is wearing a bunch of cursed artifacts… give me this.”
“Jung, are you really okay? “This is not for sale…”
“Then it’ll be cheaper!”
* * *
The weekend was almost over as we finished everything.
Lee Han sighed as he rode the carriage through the gates of Einrogard.
It was bittersweet to see the golden weekend end like this, no matter how odd it may have been.
“Oh.”
When the skeleton principal looked ahead and inadvertently opened his mouth, Lee Han also looked away.
Professor Boladi was waiting with an expressionless face.
“Professor, why are you doing that?”
“Oops… damn it. I forgot. “I originally said that Professor Bagrek had something to teach you over the weekend.”
“Why on the weekend?”
“On weekdays, my time would have been filled with other professors.”
“…?”
Lee Han tilted his head at the unidentified sense of discomfort he felt in the conversation.
The professors’ sharing of information was very natural.
what?
“Professor Bagrek! “I’m sorry for shaking up your schedule, but there was a reason.”
The skeleton headmaster got off the carriage and approached Professor Boladi. Lee Han, who was tied up trying to lift Ipadur from behind, was shocked by the words that followed.
“That guy was interested in music magic, so he begged me to go out with him. So I had no choice. “Then I’ll leave.”
The skeleton principal returned to his skeleton form and then disappeared.
When Lee Han made eye contact with the expressionless Professor Boladi, he inadvertently looked at Ipadur.
‘hmm. ‘I guess I can’t do it.’
Ihan’s magic was too lacking for him to just blame Ipadur and disappear.
