Episode 064
“I think I picked them all.”
Lee Han finished his frantic purchase.
Lee Han’s purchases did not end with grocery stores and dry goods stores.
Stationery stores and bookstores (fill them with cheap, strong paper! Are there any fantasy magic books that could fool the professor?), agricultural stores (where are the edible seeds and seedlings?), etc.
The staff were impressed.
‘Even if I were to fall on a deserted island, I wouldn’t starve to death!’
“Where is the stable?”
“A stable… you mean?”
Arian was puzzled.
As I said before, you cannot take your vehicle near the school.
But Arian did not ask any more questions.
It was clear that this master of the Wardanaz family had something on his mind.
* * *
The Amur stable was crowded with people coming and going.
Thanks to this, the stable owner Amur was busy without much time.
He gave advice to a group of adventurers who came to buy a new mount, and in a hurry to open a space specializing in flying mounts on top of the tower because of a customer who came to leave a lightning eagle…
Running a stable in a village where many adventurers roamed around was not possible with ordinary knowledge and ability.
In addition to the ability to handle horses, one had to be able to use most of the various vehicles seen in the empire.
As the busy time finally came to an end, an unusual guest came.
‘Are you a student at a magic school?’
“hello.”
“Hello. “What are you looking for?”
“Are there any people who go directly to school from here?”
“!”
Amour was surprised.
In fact, what the student said was correct.
The magic school located on the side of the mountain range was a place of fear, but it was not without visitors from outside.
There were merchants contracted with the magic school who came to provide supplies on a steady basis, adventurers who came to solve requests made by wizards, and sometimes, when someone had an accident, a messenger from the emperor would come flying like crazy.
However, to those who knew the situation well, the main gate of the magic school was infamous.
There was even a saying, ‘If you try to pass, you’ll die of old age’…
So those who were in a hurry went underground or flew to the sky. It was relatively easy to pass as long as your identity was confirmed.
“That’s right. “Why do you ask that?”
“I will pay, so can you help me escape on time?”
“…!”
There was only one reason why Lee Han came here.
‘We must prepare the next escape method.’
It was a persistence that even the skeleton principal was impressed by.
On a nice day when I used my ticket to go out, instead of walking around town and eating dessert, I was a student who seriously prepared for my next escape.
And that burning sincerity was also conveyed to Amur.
‘amazing!’
Amour looked at Lee Han with astonished eyes.
Amur had also heard rumors about the magic school.
It is a place of education so harsh that students try to escape.
But how could a magic school student who was still a rookie come out and come up with such a bold plan?
Even among the tribes living in the harshest lands of the empire, there were not many boys with this kind of courage.
‘I want to help.’
Amour wanted to help Lee Han as much as he admired his courage.
But there was a problem.
“That’s… difficult.”
“May I ask why?”
“I have been to a magic school several times with guests, and the school’s identity verification process is extremely thorough.”
It was easy compared to the main gate, but it wasn’t easy because it was empty.
Guests who approached the magic school by flying through the sky had to stop at a designated location.
When a signal was given, a person from the magic school came to check the identity.
If the person who made the appointment in advance is correct, they will be let in.
“But since you said you’ve come in before… can’t you come in with a good reason?”
“That’s right. Getting in is not a problem. But the problem is when it comes out. “Because they check the number of people even when they leave school.”
“…!”
When Amur came in riding a flying eagle, we made sure that Amur was riding alone on the eagle when he left.
They even used various magic to make sure no one was hiding, so it was almost impossible to deceive them.
Lee Han’s expression darkened after hearing the explanation.
‘shit. ‘Do I have to go this far?’
At this point, it seemed like the motto of the magic school should be changed to ‘Should we do it this way?’
“But it doesn’t mean there is no way.”
Amour put a thick cigar in his mouth and lit it.
“What method?”
“Get an unclaimed vehicle from inside. “When I come to visit you, you can hop on the mount you found inside and fly after me.”
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“…?”
Lee Han did not understand.
Won’t you get caught if you check it when you leave anyway?
“I’m going to check it anyway, but it won’t catch me, right?”
“That’s a little different. I also found out by chance… People who come in from outside are thoroughly checked even when leaving, but when people staying inside are leaving, they are not checked as thoroughly.”
As professors also went out, they did not check so thoroughly when people staying inside went out.
When Amur happened to go out with one of the professors, Amur was examined several times, but the professor sent him away without even looking at him.
“Of course, if you go out alone, the chances of getting caught will increase. But if you leave when I come in, the attention will be on me. “At least this seems to be the way.”
‘shit. ‘Can I get an unowned vehicle inside the school?’
I wanted to steal the owner’s vehicle, but…
“Just in case you don’t know, don’t even think about stealing an owner’s vehicle.”
“of course. “I have no intention of doing anything like that.”
Amour smiled and nodded in satisfaction at Lee Han’s answer.
“exactly. “Forcibly separating a dog from its owner is barbaric and cruel.”
“……”
Lee Han gave up because he thought, ‘It’s a wizard’s vehicle, so the moment you steal it, an alarm will go off and the owner will be contacted,’ but the other person seemed satisfied, so he didn’t bother to point it out.
‘There are still many uncertainties… but this is the most likely plan right now.’
Lee Han didn’t say, ‘How do you get a flying vehicle inside the school!’ or ‘They say they don’t check thoroughly, but if you’re unlucky enough to remove the hood and cape, you could get caught!’
That was the sound of a loser.
‘We’ll do it. If that’s the only way out!’
“…Please take care of me!”
“also! When I first looked into your eyes, I thought you were no ordinary student. From now on, I will visit the school once every two weeks, at midnight on Saturday. Once you have prepared your mount, come to the stable at the top of the school tower. I will wait for you for an hour every time I visit. “If you come prepared, we will go out together.”
Lee Han nodded and suddenly became curious.
Although they offered money, it was too much trouble for the stable owner to handle.
I don’t know if Lee Han will show up or not every time, but he comes and waits for an hour.
“But… this may be an impolite question, so please forgive me. “Why are you helping me like this?”
In response to Lee Han’s question, Amour scratched his beard and grinned.
“The school is bullying students like you with ridiculously harsh rules. In my hometown, we hate rules like that. “When I saw a student fighting back like this, I couldn’t stay quiet.”
“…thank you!”
Lee Han was moved.
Righteousness and integrity were still alive outside the school!
* * *
The time for going out was coming to an end.
I had to calculate the return time, so there wasn’t much time left.
‘There is one more place to stop by.’
Lee Han hurriedly ran away.
It was <The Workshop of the Illusion Wizard Baldororn>.
Not all wizards obtained imperial positions and worked as civil servants.
Some wizards would work with adventurers to receive and solve requests, while others would set up workshops in villages and make a living from various requests.
The place Lee Han is currently visiting was one of those workshops.
“…??”
Waldororn was taken aback by the appearance of the student who came to visit.
No matter how you look at it, he was a student at a magic school.
‘Why is a magic school student coming to visit me?’
Baldororn was a wizard with the greatest skill in circle 3 magic. This level was equivalent to a 2nd or 3rd year level at a magic school.
Why come to Baldororn’s workshop when there are several archmages inside?
Moreover, looking at the other person’s aura, it seemed like they were not ordinary nobles.
From the accent of speech to the appearance and gait, great nobles cannot be hidden no matter how much clothing they put on.
“What brings you here?”
“I came to consult about magic.”
“……”
Waldororn was dumbfounded.
‘Did you come here to start a fight?’
In my youthful spirit, I thought, ‘I can’t believe I can open a workshop at this level!’
“Tell me.”
Still, since I received the consultation fee, I decided to listen to Waldororn.
“I am about to enter a certain tower, but there is a spell cast to prevent intruders. “I thought you might know something since you specialize in illusion magic.”
“……”
Waldororn was dumbfounded.
Isn’t it obvious what kind of tower that tower is referring to?
‘It’s a tower inside a magic school…!’
Looking again, Lee Han’s clothes were those of a first-year student. Waldororn became even more absurd.
So, since the first year’s success in escaping from school wasn’t enough, did you come to find a way to break through the alarm magic inside the school?
‘…I will become a great wizard in the future!’
Waldororn could only express admiration.
I think I used to smoke cigarettes and hang out carefree when I was that age…
“The types of magic that prevent intruders are countless. So much so that no wizard knows all magic. A good magician can recognize the structure of such prevention magic, and a better magician can reverse it…”
Waldorn trailed off.
Regardless of talent, this was a matter of knowledge and experience.
A good safecracker would have thousands or tens of thousands of lock plans in his head.
Therefore, even if you encounter a lock you have never seen before, you can quickly figure out its structure by comparing it to existing lock blueprints.
Breaking through the magic that prevented intruders was similar.
I had to keep in mind hundreds of preventive magics that were widely used in the empire, so that even when I encountered magic I had never seen before, I was able to recognize, ‘This is a mixture of certain spells’ or ‘This is similar to a certain spell.’
No genius could simply dispel the prevention spell without knowledge and experience.
“This… requires seasoned experience and a lot of knowledge. Even if I tell you a few questionable spells, you won’t be able to dispel them if you aren’t skilled in using them. “It’s better to break the spell than to dispel it…”
Waldororn, who was speaking, paused.
I had inadvertently said something nonsensical.
Of course, disarming magic elegantly and quietly was a more magically difficult task.
But breaking the spell was never easy.
In some ways, it could be said to be a more difficult task.
If there is a spell within the magic school, the amount of magical power must be considerable, and it must be struck with such great force that it shakes the solid structure that supports the magic.
Where can you get that kind of power?
“…no. I made a mistake. “This is a ridiculous method.”
“no. “Please tell me in detail how to break it.”
“?!!”
