Episode 625
“Please speak comfortably. “Matriarch.”
Alcicle was polite and gave up his seat at the head of the table.
Since I was treated with respect as a guest visiting the other family’s territory, it was now time to tell him that there was no need for that.
“I will do that. Mr. Pengelin.”
“Please feel free to tell me too.”
“Thank you. Wardanaz County.”
After briefly greeting each other, they sat down.
At that time, a knight staying in the estate knocked on the door.
“Pengerin. He said he would help repair the ice wall today… Wow! sorry!”
“no. “I guess there was a prior agreement.”
The matriarch gestured without any significant change in expression. It meant to keep talking.
“Well, today, Pengelin said he would cast a spell on the ice wall of Oreumbawi Cape Fortress because it has weakened. “I came here because the time was right…”
“ah. “It was like that.”
Alcicle was like, “Oh my gosh.”
He received a request from the knights and promised them magic to help them patrol.
“sorry. “Matriarch.”
“no. If you make a prior commitment, you can do that. Rather, it is something the Moradi family should be thankful for. “Take care of Pengelin and have a nice trip.”
“yes!”
Alcicle bowed his head as a sign of gratitude to the head of the house for not reprimanding the knight and for being considerate of each other’s face.
And then I made eye contact with Lee Han.
‘omg!’
Lee Han was looking at Alcicle with the eyes of a traitor.
“This isn’t it!”
“What isn’t it?”
“Unlike last time, this is truly a coincidence!”
“ah. yes. “I guess so.”
Lee Han’s eyes, which were already looking at Alcicle, had lowered to the level of looking at the skeletal principal.
Alcicle felt the change and felt heartbroken.
‘Hehehe.’
“I will be back. “Let’s talk again.”
“yes. what.”
“It wasn’t really intentional…”
Alcicle went out, dragging his feet until the end.
‘hmm.’
Lee Han felt nervous as he was left alone with the head of the Moradi family (actually, there was a junior there, but he wasn’t much help).
Right now, Zichlin has a knack for making people suffocate when they meet one on one, but what about Gaju?
‘He seems cold.’
It was a cold-looking elf who didn’t look like a single drop of blood would come out even if pricked with a needle.
Lee Han recalled things he had heard about his family.
One of the northern knight families, iron-blooded and cold-blooded, never forgetting grudges…
It had roughly Moradi-like characteristics.
And the head of such a family would be more faithful to the family’s virtue than anyone else.
“I heard a story about an evil spirit worshiper. Wardanaz County. “I express my gratitude in the name of my family.”
“I didn’t do it alone.”
“Even so, it doesn’t change that it’s amazing. I heard that you’re close with Giselle, but I’m curious how you became friends when you live in a different world. “Can you tell me?”
“Ugh.”
Lee Han almost spit out his coffee. He looked at his junior who was reading a book next to him as if asking if he was okay.
I can’t bear to say in front of the head of the family, ‘Moradi kept picking fights with me’…
“Eh… we became close as we overcame the adversity of Einrogard together.”
The head of the family was silent for a moment after hearing Lee Han’s words.
Then he asked again as if he didn’t understand.
“The graduates of Einrogard must have overcome adversity together, but it seems rare for them to be close to each other even though they are from different towers. “Is there any difference?”
“That’s because what the seniors overcame was fake adversity, and what we overcame was real adversity.”
Lee Han answered very shamelessly.
I was just going to insist proudly.
It’s not like the head of the house can know the internal situation of Einroguard…
‘?’
After hearing Lee Han’s words, the matriarch paused for a moment because she didn’t understand.
It made me wonder if he didn’t understand because he himself had never been to Einrogard.
‘What is the difference between fake adversity and real adversity?’
The matriarch, who was worried, immediately came to her senses.
This wasn’t what was important now.
It was surprising that Giselle had made a friend, but that was all for Giselle to do on her own, and the job of the matriarch herself was to find out the wishes of the Wardanaz family.
“I see. Wardanaz County. How is the head of the family doing these days?”
“You are still secluded. “You are fascinated by exploring outer space.”
“That’s great. “I have admired the head of the Wardanaz family since I was young.”
Lee Han was a little embarrassed when he said that with a cold face.
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‘Don’t you know how to make facial expressions?’
For someone like Lee Han, the best facial expression actor in the empire, the straightforward elf matriarch in front of him was a bit unfamiliar.
“Then what is Wardanaz’s goal?”
“I’m thinking of imperial officials.”
“hmm. is it.”
‘After all, it’s easy to say, isn’t it?’
The matriarch was not surprised or nervous by the answer given by the boy in front of her.
The head of the Moradi family was a person more familiar with the conversations of nobles than the conversations of knights.
It was rare for nobles to reveal their true feelings upon first meeting.
A nobleman’s conversation was to pretend not to be the case on the outside and later reveal fragments of his true feelings when he found out that he was someone worth holding hands with.
What is so regretful about the boy from the Wardanaz family that he dreams of becoming an imperial official?
That was clearly just a sign of humility.
‘Gonadaltes highly evaluated the boy from the Wardanaz family. There is a strong possibility that he is thinking of her as his successor. In that case, it is not completely wrong to say that he is a bureaucrat. ‘That’s an extraordinary answer.’
Gaju was quite impressed by the boy’s expression of humility and even subtle metaphors.
It looked completely different from other bloodlines of the Wardanaz family that I had encountered in the past.
“That’s a great goal.”
“Do you think so?”
Lee Han was pleased.
I never thought that another family head would support me.
“of course!”
“thank you.”
“As a bureaucrat, you will be traveling around the empire’s territory, so I would like to personally introduce you to your family’s territory.”
The head of the family offered to show him the family estate, citing a suitable excuse.
If the opponent is ambitious, they will definitely react in some way when they see the power of the Moradi family.
“Oh… I accept with gratitude.”
Lee Han agreed without much thought.
Compared to when someone like Lord Zichlin came and asked us to go hunting, touring the estate was a very gentle and comfortable break.
And it was nice to be flattered.
‘It seems like it has inherited the cold northern weather… Hmm. I’m bored. The spirit of the cold North Sea…’
‘The look in your eyes has changed.’
Seeing the boy from the Wardanaz family who seemed deeply lost in thought, the head of the household became even more excited.
* * *
“This is an underground ranch.”
The Moradi family, located on a huge rock, had worked hard to complete various facilities over a long period of time.
Among those facilities, there were valuable facilities that were difficult to find in other northern families.
One of them was an underground ranch created by drilling deep into a cave.
“That’s great!”
“Thank you.”
“To create a space by drilling into a rock like this and then use it as a ranch. “No family can match it!”
“That’s too much praise.”
The matriarch only responded politely to Lee Han’s compliment and did not show much interest.
This was because the other person’s praise had no value.
The only thing that matters is what kind of promise is actually made.
‘That’s fascinating.’
Lee Han gave a cursory flattery and then looked around.
Since a ranch requires an open space, it was easy to think of it as a flat area on the ground, but this underground ranch appears when you go deep into a cave.
Among the animals raised inside, there were not only common livestock but also rare animals. It was truly a facility worth bragging about.
“There’s a lot of magic being used as well.”
“If you thought that knight families don’t use magic, you’re mistaken. Wardanaz County. Actually, there are quite a few wizards in the Moradi family. Of course, it’s nothing compared to the Wardanaz family, but…”
“We have fewer. “Because there wasn’t this much fuss in the first place.”
While the head of the family was analyzing what he just said, Lee Han looked around at the animals in the underground ranch and the magic installed around him.
I was definitely able to see whether what I had learned diligently this year was effective and what kind of magic was installed.
This was thanks to the harsh training by people like Principal Skeleton and Professor Verdus.
Lee Han once again expressed his gratitude to them…
‘no. ‘I don’t appreciate it.’
…I tried to have it, but it didn’t work out that way.
‘Fever, wind… Ah. Is it circulating the air? Does this bring water? This seems to be a purification type spell, but there must be some animals that don’t like dirt.’
There was no way the head of the house would not notice Lee Han’s actions as he looked at the magic with interest.
As expected from the Wardanaz family, he seemed to be very interested in magic.
“Do you have any questions?”
“ah. “I was briefly thinking about whether we could deploy it more efficiently.”
The head of the household was intrigued by Lee Han’s words.
I couldn’t tell if that confidence was reasonable or perhaps arrogant overconfidence.
Even though he was an Einrogard student, I didn’t think that a wizard who was just entering his second year would be able to fix that…
Isn’t the opponent a member of the Wardanaz family? It was something that might show something extraordinary.
‘It doesn’t matter what the result is.’
The most important thing was that it didn’t matter whether I succeeded or failed.
The other person will feel favored by the kindness shown by the matriarch herself.
“Then touch it once. Wardanaz County.”
“yes? no. If there is any problem…”
“The other wizards of the family are not far away. Even if a problem arises, it can be resolved right away. “I think it’s more important to give young wizards experience.”
The matriarch spoke without changing her expression. His expression was so cold that it seemed like other people would be scared.
But Lee Han was now too bold to be scared by something like that.
‘I think I can do this much.’
“hmm. “Then let me give it a try.”
By cutting out the complicated part of the magic circle to maintain and amplify magic power, and infusing the remaining part with magic power close to overload, a much simpler magic circle was created.
This method was only possible for Lee Han, who could reduce the number of magic stones and still cover it with his own magic.
“…!”
As the work progressed and the flow of magical power began to change, the matriarch’s expression, which had been the same all day, wavered for the first time.
The matriarch looked at Lee Han with surprising eyes. As the head of the family himself was an excellent knight, he could sense what Lee Han was doing.
‘You can’t believe you’re reducing magical power like that!’
“I think it’s done. “Is there anything wrong?”
“no. That’s great. Wardanaz County. “I was impressed.”
“haha. thank you “It was rewarding to practice at Einrogard.”
The matriarch quickly calculated the number of magic stones saved through the work she had just done.
“Would you mind taking a look somewhere else? “I’d like to hear your opinion.”
“But what I just did is kind of like tinkering, so it might be difficult for complex magic circles.”
“It doesn’t matter. “I would appreciate it if you could just look at it with a light heart.”
The matriarch smiled for the first time today.
The cooperation with the Wardanaz family that was in my mind quickly faded away.
My mind was filled with thoughts of how much of the estate could be improved with the genius of the boy in front of me.
* * *
“I’m here?”
Giselle, who arrived at the gym, looked around to see where her sister was.
In the deepest part, Zichlin was sitting with a worried face.
“Giselle.”
“yes.”
“hmm. no.”
“…why? You can just tell me!”
Giselle urged her sister, wondering what she was worried about.
Most of Ziclean’s worries were useless, but sometimes there were dangerous worries, such as ‘I want to compete with a giant swordsman.’
“He’s my younger brother. “Trust me and tell me.”
“hmm.”
Ziklin, who was worried, finally opened his mouth.
Giselle listened intently, wondering what was bothering her.
“I can’t show my sword skills because my father keeps Wardanaz with him.”
“……”
Giselle regretted asking.
