Episode 631
“You’re not joking… are you?”
“I don’t joke about Einrogard.”
“Now that I think about it, I heard that the principal is rich.”
“You have a lot of gold. But I don’t recommend breaking it. “If you get caught, you’ll go to jail right away.”
“Uh, if you get caught, send them to the prison outside?!”
“no. A dungeon inside a school. It’s called a punishment room. “If you get caught stealing, you go, and even if your grades are bad, you go.”
“……”
Carre had to seriously think about whether this senior was really making fun of him.
However, the senior’s expression was very serious. I don’t think anyone would think that what he said with that face was a lie.
“As I said before, your thoughts may change when you learn magic. “You might come up with a better way to get rich than stealing.”
“A bigger theft?”
“That might be a better way too. Anyway, the point is to be patient for a while to learn magic. “In order to take two steps forward, you have to be able to take one step back.”
Carre was deep in thought.
Unlike other priests’ unrealistic advice to let go of greed and increase faith, I liked this senior’s advice because it was very realistic.
I still couldn’t guess what kind of place Einrogard was really like, but I was able to hold out for a moment just to get in.
“great! I’ll try to endure it. “Can I go and talk to the bishop?”
“okay. Well thought out. “Actually, I was thinking of giving you advice on not getting caught even if you steal, but I don’t think that would be too much for your skills.”
“…?!”
Carre was astonished.
Even if he was a senior who exuded the aura of nobility, this was something he could not ignore.
“What… what… what? Did I hear wrong? Seniors??”
“I heard you heard correctly. The bishop knows. Then you got caught. “That’s not how stealing works.”
“What do you know? Because I just didn’t hide it?! “I could have hidden it as much as I wanted…”
While Carre, who was furious, was running around and trying to force himself, Lee Han slowly raised his fist and opened his palm.
In the palm of his hand was Carre’s bag of silver coins.
It was the item I swiped earlier when I was told to sit down.
“You didn’t notice, right? “This is how stealing works.”
“?!?!?!?!”
“I combined magic with the techniques I learned from my friend. “You can steal it so cleanly.”
Even the same pickpocket could be much more clever and accurate if he casted strengthening magic and foresight magic before moving.
The skills Ratford taught were combined with magic and were blooming even outside of Einrogard.
Carre was completely speechless.
My pride as a thief was completely shattered, so I was filled with resentment, but at the same time, I was also filled with awe.
I want to learn!
Lee Han, who thought he had successfully persuaded his junior, returned the pouch and said,
“I know you’re confident, but don’t be overconfident until you’re at a truly outstanding level. “I trust you understand.”
“I completely understand. Seniors.”
Karre nodded and looked straight at Lee Han. Determination sparkled in those eyes.
“I have decided. I won’t steal anything from outside until I am skilled enough to steal my senior’s pocket! “Just wait and see!”
“okay. By the way, my name is Cainando.”
“yes! Senior Kainando!”
Lee Han tried to tell Carre, ‘First year students can’t meet their seniors,’ but ended up telling him.
I did a good job persuading him, but I didn’t want to discourage him.
‘If one day I find out it’s a fake name, I’ll learn a lesson.’
The lesson about not trusting your seniors was a more important lesson than I thought.
Lee Han was proud of the fact that he had taught an important lesson to his junior.
“By the way, senior.”
“hmm?”
“Sir, are you from a thieves guild rather than a noble family?”
Carre asked cautiously.
At first, I thought he was from a noble family based on his statuesque appearance, but no matter how I looked at him, he had the scent of someone similar to me.
* * *
“Bishop. I reflected. From now on, I will not steal and focus on magic!”
“…!”
Bishop Ines was truly surprised. he asked, looking at the skeleton headmaster.
“Is this what you meant by grumbling and getting it done?”
“yes. “What did I say?”
“?”
Lee Han, who was listening to the conversation next to him, asked in confusion.
“What did you talk about?”
“You said it was your hobby to do everything while complaining.”
“……”
Lee Han contemplated swinging the chair he was trying to swing again right now.
As Carré bowed and left, the bishop expressed his sincere gratitude.
“thank you.”
“what. “With something like this.”
“I said this to Wodanaz, not to Gonadaltes.”
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“I know too.”
The bishop decided to just ignore the skeleton headmaster. He looked at Lee Han again and said.
“I never thought I could convince Carre like that.”
“hmm. Bishop. Actually, I didn’t completely convert Carré.”
Lee Han spoke cautiously, fearing that the bishop would misunderstand.
But the old bishop was not very surprised.
“I know. How can a person change all at once? What I am thankful for is that you inspired Carre’s interest in magic.”
The bishop did not expect Carret to convert in an instant.
Rather than just focus on stealing, I wanted to expand my interest by experiencing various things.
And if it were magic, it would be really reassuring.
The decision Carre had just seen was real. I could clearly feel his will to stop petty theft and study before entering magic school.
“Thank you again. Please enjoy the curry.”
“First graders can’t meet second graders.”
The bishop and Lee Han collectively pretended not to hear. The two felt the same way without having to say anything.
As he said goodbye and came out of the temple, the skeleton headmaster asked curiously.
“But how did you convince me? “It looks like you’re a bit stubborn.”
“hmm. “If you want to steal, steal from Einroguard. You don’t yet have the skills to steal outside,” he said.
“……”
The skeleton principal looked at Lee Han like he was trash.
* * *
…I received your last letter well. Wardanaz. Also, while talking to Joner, I mentioned that I accidentally overlapped the contents of the letter. sorry! It really came out by chance. Isn’t this why you don’t send letters? I’m really sorry!
I heard you visited the Northern Mountains. Thank you for speaking kindly to the patrol hunters. The hunters say you are close with Moradi. I don’t know how rumors really spread. That can’t be possible. But it doesn’t really mean you don’t send letters, does it?
The Makin family mansion is really comfortable. The tablecloths used here are higher quality than the bedding in my original accommodation. I’m still not used to having maids change my clothes, but… You’re not sending letters because of what I said last time, right?
really. I met Yoner’s older sister. Just my opinion, but I think it would be better to avoid it for a while. really. Are you going to send a letter?…
‘…I need to write a reply right away.’
When Lee Han saw Nilia’s crooked letter, he felt sorry for no reason.
…I believe you are also shedding a good sweat. Wardanaz. These days, I am carving and polishing obelisks with the guild’s excellent craftsmen. It makes me happy to know that the magic I learned in school wasn’t in vain.
I want to one day build the greatest structure in the empire. I would be happy if you played a part in building that building…
‘Salko. ‘To build a great building, you need to find investors.’
When Lee Han heard his friend’s dream, he immediately started calculating in his head.
Shouldn’t someone be realistic?
…Today, there was an event held by nobles in the capital. This anecdote came to mind. Seventy-seven years ago, Dante, the Imperial Chancellor, said…
“?”
Lee Han checked the owner of the letter, wondering if he had read it incorrectly.
Who sent it?
It’s unlikely that Ardenart sent another letter in the meantime, and there were other friends who spoke a lot through letters like this…
-Aden Arth, the bloodline of the empire
“……”
It was correct that Aden Arth sent more.
‘Are you bored by any chance?’
…The bouillabaisse I ate there was truly outstanding. I would like to serve it to Wodanaz someday. I received a letter last time, but I haven’t received a reply yet, so I’m a little confused. Maybe something’s going on, right? My friends don’t send letters. I’m not upset. I’m glad Naz sent it to me…
‘I guess I should contact my followers and tell them to send letters right away.’
The followers’ thoughts were at least obvious. It was clear that he stayed quiet because he thought he couldn’t rudely send a letter first.
If you leave it like this, letter bombs will fly!
“Wait here for a moment.”
“yes.”
The carriage stopped and the skeleton principal stormed out, but Lee Han was not particularly surprised.
This was not the first time this happened on this trip.
Alcicle yawned and asked.
“Wardanaz, are you going to your family’s mansion now?”
“yes. “After saying hello and inviting friends who can come, I go about my business.”
“Is it your job to research magic?”
“no. “I will receive a request.”
“Adventurer request? why? “Do you have any reagents needed for magic?”
“Because it makes money?”
“…I see.”
Alcicle was horrified. The reason was much more direct than I thought.
‘ah. is not it? Are you trying to raise money for magic research?’
Now that I think about it, for a guy like Wardanaz, even if he was a second year student, the scale of his magic research and experiments would be on a completely different level.
Then, of course, the cost will be different.
It made sense to start collecting hard from now on.
“…To work hard! “I will support you!”
“thank you.”
Not long after, the skeleton headmaster returned.
The skeleton principal returned calmly, holding a package the size of a person next to him.
“What is that? “It’s just like a human package.”
“It’s a person.”
The skeleton headmaster threw the package into the corner of the carriage. Then, a familiar nobleman tightly tied up came out of the package. Lee Han was also someone I had met before.
“This… Duke Ikaldoren!”
“what!? who!?”
Alcicle was so startled that he missed the can of sardines he was holding.
The Skeleton Headmaster often kidnapped people, but he had no idea that he would kidnap the Duke of the Empire.
Duke Ikaldoren struggled and looked at the skeletal headmaster.
“Ugh! “Ugh!”
“Mr. Gonadaltes. Is it true what Wodanaz said?! No matter what, you can’t just kidnap the Duke of the Empire like this!”
“Don’t worry. “That guy has a lot of weaknesses anyway, so I won’t be able to talk to him about it.”
“but…”
“Think about it carefully. Pengelin. Have I kidnapped someone once or twice? “Did I recklessly bring the duke with me without any trust?”
‘That’s true!’
Alcicle was strangely persuaded.
Certainly, His Excellency Gonadaltes was not the kind of person who would do something like this without thinking.
“ruler. Wardanaz. Take this. “You had a hard time during this trip.”
The skeleton principal threw a heavy bag of gold coins.
It was filled with more gold coins than Lee Han had earned and collected through his blood and sweat this year.
“…!”
“I put in enough money for that amount.”
“principal!”
“why?”
“Do you have any more dukes to bring in the carriage?”
In response to Lee Han’s question, Principal Skeleton looked at Alcicle and said,
“…Did you know that even though you’re my student, there are times when I get a little creepy too?”
‘Who did you learn everything from?’
Alcicle muttered to himself.
