Episode 548
“No… think about it carefully.”
Perhaps sensing his student’s sad gaze, the thunderous professor began to explain.
“I am trying to prevent the spirit from coming now, not to have enmity with the spirit.”
Wizards who knew how to manipulate spirits were largely divided into two categories.
One is those who threaten and oppress the spirits with force.
These were not mainstream in the empire. Basically, this method did more harm than good.
How hard did the warlocks try to win the favor of the fierce undead?
There was nothing good about it because they were on bad terms with the beings of this world.
Moreover, this notoriety is contagious, so if you continue to hang out with a notorious wizard, that wizard also becomes infamous among the spirits.
As such, there were many people who threatened and oppressed the spirits with force and operated in the dark or shadow of the empire.
However, those who made contracts by talking to spirits and making friends with them were different.
Those who were the mainstream in the empire were relatively safe from threats from spirits, and good reputations built up with one spirit were often passed on to other spirits.
If these people become closer to each other, the more favorable reviews they receive from the spirits, the more advantageous it becomes to negotiate with more powerful spirits…
“professor. professor.”
“why?”
“Why are you telling me that now?”
Lee Han asked with a slight expression.
“Are you sure I belong to the former group now…?”
“No, no!”
The thunderous footsteps were sharp.
In fact, I made a subtle analogy while speaking.
“You have never threatened or oppressed a spirit, have you?”
“uh. It’s okay to fight fair and square with spirits, right? “It was closer to self-defense.”
The thunderous professor naturally took a step back and spoke.
“Anyway, the important thing is that I am trying to prevent the spirits from coming, not making enemies with them.”
A person like Professor Thunderwalker, who valued friendship with spirits, tended to respond moderately even when spirits played a trick or caused harm.
Even if the cold spirits appear and mess up the cabin, do they prevent them from entering?
If he had the skills of Professor Thunderwalker, he could have exorcised the spirits if he wanted to, but he did not want to make the spirits sulk for no reason.
“…??”
Lee Han tilted his head once again.
Even though I listened to the end, I didn’t understand.
“Uh… So, aren’t you saying that we should keep the spirits from getting closer so they don’t get angry?”
“yes.”
“But what does it have to do with my contract being unreasonable?”
“Well, Wardanaz, if you chase after me to sign a contract, it might feel like a threat or oppression…?”
“……”
Lee Han suddenly became speechless.
Professor Thunderstruck felt a little sorry for the boy from the Wardanaz family as he seemed to be truly hurt.
“hey. Don’t be too sad. Because you don’t necessarily need to receive the spirit’s love. Look, principal. “Even though the spirits hate him so much, he is a great archmage, isn’t he?”
“You’re not as strong as the former principal.”
“I don’t think it will take long…”
“yes?”
“no. never mind.”
Because Professor Thunder Walk was a truly wise man, he showed skill in not making enemies of his students who could become powerful great wizards in the future.
“okay. “I heard you made a contract with a spirit last time?”
“Yes… I managed to make a contract using the emblem of a spirit who holds the title of tribune of the ocean and wind and rain.”
“……”
The thunderous professor regretted saying something for no reason.
In this situation, there was no need to bring up the sad fact that the contract could only be concluded with the help of the spirit lord.
“What happened once can happen again. I’m sure the spirits are like that too. Trust me. Wardanaz. Because the spirit world is an infinite place.”
“Then, if I see a spirit that doesn’t avoid me, can I try to make a contract with it?”
“no.”
“……”
* * *
Professor Thunder Walk appeased Lee Han by doubling his food allowance, but Lee Han continued to complain.
“As a teacher, you block your student’s challenge.”
“……”
“……”
Priest Cyana and Yoner, who followed to help Ihan, exchanged looks with puzzled faces.
-What happened?
-I think they made it impossible to make contracts with spirits…
-Why?
-If a bad rumor spreads among the spirits, it will be difficult when the professor calls.
-Why are bad rumors spreading among the spirits?
-Well… um… I’m not sure?
While speaking, Yoner slowly changed the topic.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t explain it to my friend without saying something bad about it.
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Bubbly-
“Is this enough?”
“You are great.”
Priest Cyanna looked at Yoner with respect.
The priests of the Flemain Church respected those who excelled in alchemy, but among them, those who made large donations to the Flemain Church were especially respected.
What’s currently boiling in the cauldron are eight kinds of medicinal herbs, three lumps of mud in the shade, and two handfuls of the demon beast’s coarse hair.
I wasn’t trying to boil poison to kill someone, but I was boiling soup that spirits like.
Spirits that are playful and mischievous often go away without being grumpy if they are fed well.
“Could you please call the spirit for a moment?”
Yoner nodded and summoned the spirit. A spirit that seemed to have shaped the wind into the shape of a flying squirrel appeared, and he sneakily approached the cauldron.
“Do you think you’re eating well? Lee Han. “Do you want to check it too?”
In fact, there was no need to summon Ihan’s spirit, but Yoner spoke to Ihan to ease his mood.
There is no need to make a contract with a new spirit.
If I reminded myself of the importance of the spirit I had just contracted with, those thoughts might easily go away.
“for a moment.”
Upon hearing this, Lee Han also took out his staff and summoned the spirit.
Maybe it was Yoner’s mood, but his face seemed to brighten slightly.
Grumbling-
A sparrow spirit made of fierce flames appeared in the air and looked around at the students in the hut with intense eyes.
Yoner and Priest Cyana looked at each other for a moment. Even though we didn’t say anything, we could tell each other’s feelings.
‘now?’
“and! “Amazing!!”
“It’s a really cute sparrow spirit!!”
“okay?”
Lee Han looked at the sparrow spirit with slight joy.
After working so hard to sign a contract, I couldn’t help but be happy.
“The kid is kind of smart. Last time I called, you asked me to fly between the books? “It flew well without burning at all.”
“Is this really amazing?”
“It’s absolutely amazing, isn’t it?”
Lee Han said with satisfaction at the enthusiastic response from his two friends.
“Do you want to try some of this?”
When I pointed to the pot with the tip of my finger, the sparrow spirit nodded sternly as if he understood.
Then it flew over, took a bite of the firewood under the pot, and ignited the flame.
Good luck!
The sparrow spirit hurriedly returned to its original position without resting for a moment. I felt an ironclad stubbornness that would not disobey even the slightest order.
“No… try this soup…”
The sparrow spirit was surprised. He flapped his wings as if asking if he could eat something like that.
“…Just eat some.”
The sparrow spirit flew in as if it understood. After banging its beak up and down a few times, the sparrow spirit did not show any greed and immediately returned to its original position.
Ihan looked at Yoner’s flying squirrel spirit.
No matter what he was doing next to him, he was still puffing out his cheeks and eating.
In comparison, his sparrow spirit appears without the slightest carelessness, like a soldier who has been on the battlefield for over ten years…
“You seem scared…”
“Shh.”
Yoner hastily stabbed Priest Cyana in the side. Priest Sianna closed his mouth because he was sorry.
“……”
“……”
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
“Let’s just get on with our work.”
“yes!”
“good idea!”
* * *
Professor Thunder’s work was simple, but the wisdom contained within it was extraordinary.
A simple magic circle is drawn around the hut and the garden, and along the magic circle, the decoctions that the spirits dislike are placed on the paths where the spirits might enter, and the herbal medicines that the spirits like are placed on the paths that the spirits might leave.
It may seem easy to say, but it was possible only if you knew the magic circle that could induce the movement of the spirits, the decoction that the spirits disliked, and the decoction that the spirits liked.
Priests Yoner and Syanna took notes with honest admiration.
“Incredible. “I thought I just had to chase the spirits.”
“me too. “I didn’t know you could use potions like this.”
Professor Thunderstruck said, stroking his beard as if he was pleased with the passionate attitude shown by his students who were talented in alchemy.
“okay. In fact, alchemists learn not only during lectures, but also outside of lectures. “Have you recorded all the production instructions?”
“yes.”
The dwarf professor skillfully put the decoction into a bowl.
The decoction that the spirits dislike is placed in a bone bowl, and the decoction that the spirits like is placed in a wooden bowl.
“Hmm. “It might be a bit lacking.”
Professor Thunderstruck realized that the amount of decoction that the spirits disliked was slightly insufficient.
“I’ll bring you a new one.”
“no. I’ve already used up all of the Tarrasque scales in the hut. “A good alchemist should know how to substitute in times like this.”
The eyes of priests Yoner and Syanna sparkled as they heard Professor Thunderstruck’s words.
Lee Han stood next to him with a grumpy expression, drawing the magic circle perfectly and placing the finished decoction.
“ruler. Everyone, tell me. “How can we replace it?”
Tarrasque’s scales were an element of existence that the spirits feared and felt uncomfortable with.
If there is no reagent that can cause such intimidation, how can it be replaced?
“I want to try firewood clove. “Wouldn’t the cold spirits feel repulsed?”
“Good idea. But there are two mistakes. One is that there are not just cold spirits. As the number of cold spirits increases, other spirits can also come to play. The other thing is that the oilstone contained here cancels out the effect.”
“ah!”
“this…!”
The two talented alchemists let out an exclamation of regret.
Priest Siana thought deeply and said.
“How about using Akal tree leaves? “It creates a confusion effect so the spirits…”
“Well. It’s a method that can be used when you’re in a hurry, but it shouldn’t be used in situations like the present. Because drunk spirits can get angry.”
The thunderous professor laughed and continued.
“What you need at times like this is an alchemist’s flash of inspiration. Wardanaz. “Come here for a moment.”
“?”
Meanwhile, Lee Han, who had finished the magic circle, approached with a puzzled expression.
“Did you call me?”
“Would you please lend me a strand of your hair?”
Although Lee Han was puzzled, he pulled out a strand of hair and handed it to the thunderous professor.
The thunderous professor threw the hair into the pot. The color of the decoction changed and was completed as is.
“ruler. The effect will definitely be weaker than that of Tarrasque’s scales, but this should be enough. Does everyone understand? How to tactfully find what you need from those around you?”
“……”
Lee Han stared at the professor.
The thunderous professor, who realized it too late after laughing, cleared his throat.
“It’s education, right? “It’s for your friends, so you’re not sulking, are you?”
“……”
“i get it. okay. Take the jar of preserves you brought into the basement with you! “That’s precious!”
* * *
While finishing the arrangement and waiting in the garden to see if the spirits would come, Lee Han tried to persuade his friends.
“I wasn’t particularly angry or anything. Everyone knows, right? “There’s no way I could get angry about something like this.”
“Uh, huh.”
“Sure.”
“There are a few magics to learn, so there’s no way you’d be upset if you got stuck on one.”
A squirrel made of ice appeared from afar. When I looked at the spirit energy I felt, it was a cold spirit.
The squirrel-shaped spirit spun around along the path of the magic circle, then smelled the exorcism and retreated.
“It’s working well.”
“It’s working well. “It’s thanks to you two.”
Yoner praised Ihan and Priest Siana.
Upon hearing those words, Priest Siana felt pressured to praise the two.
“Actually, it’s thanks to you two. Especially Wardanaz’s hair… ah. “Ahh.”
“……”
“……”
The fire in the fireplace was clearly burning, but for some reason it felt cold.
thud-
“?”
Yoner, who was sipping ginger tea, saw a bubbling figure running furiously from afar.
The momentum of running, ignoring the magic circle that had been set up, was unusual.
‘Should we stop it?! Wait, you said you shouldn’t attack spirits…’
“Blink!”
Lightning flashed wildly from the tip of Lee Han’s staff.
The enemy hit by lightning rolled around making a painful sound. Priest Siana, who only then confirmed the appearance, shouted.
“It’s undead!”
“what? Was he undead?”
“Lee Han?”
“You said it wrong. “The story was that I thought they were undead.”
