Episode 079
However, for a trap, the posture of the bony hand was too polite.
As Lee Han took a step closer, his bony hand trembled and rolled back.
As if they were trying to prove that there was no hostility.
“…?”
Just as Lee Han was about to fall into confusion, Professor Mortum spoke.
“Cough. It is easy to be deceived by the beautiful and grand appearance of summoning undead, but in reality, summoning undead is not at all easy.”
Wizards who designed inanimate objects to learn summoning magic were prone to this problem.
-Do I really need to summon an inanimate object? Can’t we just summon a guy with an ego??
Even if I summoned a magic sword right away, I had to plan in advance what properties the sword would have and how it would move autonomously.
As the level increased, autonomy almost at the level of artificial intelligence was required, so I could imagine how painful it would be for wizards studying summoning magic.
Why do we have to plan everything one by one?
Can’t we just summon the guy with the ego from the beginning??
Of course, the disadvantages of summoning someone with an ego were clear, so it was designed that way.
Having an ego means there is a possibility of not listening to the summoner.
And undead monsters were generally a bit more disobedient than other monsters.
From the beginning, their attributes were completely opposite to each other.
Most of the summoners were alive, and all of the undead were dead.
Even if you tried to become friends, it was natural that it would be difficult to do so.
So warlocks used various methods to become friendly with the undead.
Living in graves, applying rotten substances to the body, making various pieces of bone or flesh into necklaces and wearing them around…
These things weren’t done because warlocks were perverts.
It was a tearful effort to obscure the vitality of the living and get closer to the undead.
“……”
“……”
The expressions of the students listening to the story turned as pale as the undead, but Professor Mortum did not notice.
“Cough. So, first of all, try to become friendly with your bare hands and all kinds of means and methods. “If you become friends with the Bone Hand, one day you will be able to become friends with other undead monsters.”
When you interact closely with undead monsters, your soul is bound to be imbued with that energy.
If you hang out with the lowest level undead monsters like Bone Hand, you will eventually be able to handle even more powerful undead monsters.
“professor.”
“?”
Lee Han, who had been quietly waiting for Professor Mortum to finish speaking, raised his hand and called out to the professor.
“Are there any undead who are a bit scared?”
“??”
Most undead monsters were fearless.
It was natural as he was not alive.
Professor Mortum snorted as if wondering what you were talking about…
…As I was about to go, I was surprised to see an undead monster shaking in front of Lee Han, with a hand made of bone.
“?!”
Professor Mortum looked at the bone hand he had summoned and looked at it in bewilderment.
What are you doing when you say you’re dealing with students?
The bony hand bowed his head in front of Professor Mortum as if he had no shame.
‘Can’t you get closer quickly?’
Despite Professor Mortum’s orders, Bone Hand was trembling and did not want to approach Lee Han.
Professor Mortum wondered if there was something wrong with the reagent he used.
slam! slam!
The other bony hand was excitedly cupping the approaching Guyando’s cheek. Everyone was perfectly fine.
‘Did you feel close to the bone hand after going with the bone summoner? No… then there’s no reason to be scared.’
Only one conclusion remains.
Professor Mortum was inwardly astonished.
no way…?
“Cough. “Please try summoning me yourself.”
“Is that okay?”
“okay. What makes black magic better than summoning magic is that it gives you practical experience. “If you go for summoning magic, you’ll have to study for a year.”
“……”
Professor Mortum gave them a bone fragment needed for magic and carved a magic circle on the floor.
Lee Han held his cane and concentrated. There was no way I wouldn’t be worried when Professor Mortum did something like that.
‘I think you’re pushing the curriculum too far to show that black magic is better…’
The good news was that Lee Han seemed to be able to subdue Bone Son even if he attacked him.
Lee Han memorized the spell.
“Come forth, bone hand!”
As he threw the bone fragments and swung his staff, the bone fragments that had absorbed the magic began to turn into bony hands along with eerie smoke.
These were not the bony hands that Professor Mortum had summoned earlier and was controlling with ironclad control.
It was a new bone hand summoned by Lee Han himself.
The summoning spell controlled the undead monster like a chain around the neck of an animal, but an inexperienced new wizard could not handle the chain well.
Professor Mortum stared at the bony hand.
If the bone hand overcomes the chains and attacks Lee Han, I planned to reverse summon it first.
Rolling and rolling-
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“……”
The new bone hand summoned by Lee Han showed submission more fiercely than the bone hand summoned by Professor Mortum.
The bone summoner hanging on Lee Han’s belt was jealous and shook his body.
* * *
“You have too much magical power.”
The real Professor Mortum calmly explained.
When I thought about it, there was already a sign from the time of the curse.
I didn’t know there would be so many undead monsters that they would be so scared and submissive, but…
Lee Han asked seriously, like a patient diagnosed with an incurable disease.
“okay. professor. “Is there any way to fix it?”
“Cough. Why fix it? “Is this a blessed talent?”
“??”
Lee Han was embarrassed.
That’s right…
It’s hard to use magic and the spirits run away, right?
“Kollock. If you have that kind of talent, there’s no need to become friends with undead monsters. All you have to do is suppress it with force. “What a talent.”
Rolling over in the grave wasn’t something warlocks liked to do.
I did it because I had to somehow become friends with the undead monsters.
But what if you don’t have to?
In Professor Mortum’s opinion, subduing undead monsters was a more advanced control method than befriending them.
That’s because it’s difficult.
“But, Professor. “You can summon undead monsters and subdue them, but you can’t do that with spirits.”
Even if you had the ability to scare it, it was useless because it wouldn’t respond to the call itself until you became familiar with the spirit.
Professor Mortum kindly answered Lee Han’s question.
“Kollock. “There is a good way.”
“What is that?”
“You just have to give up summoning spirits.”
“……”
Lee Han was thankful for the table.
Since my hands were under the table, even if I clenched my fists, it wouldn’t be detected.
But Professor Mortum was serious.
“Cough. But why do they want to eat grass with such good teeth and claws? What suits you best is black magic. “I don’t usually say things like this, but… you have a genius talent for black magic.”
“ah. okay.”
“?!”
This time, Professor Mortum was taken aback by Lee Han’s calm response.
Really, really, it was a valuable compliment that wasn’t said often, but the student was too calm.
Perhaps because he came from the Wardanaz family, the reaction was different from what I expected.
‘It’s past time to be fooled by professors’ praise.’
Originally, professors often gave praise when necessary. If it was an unpopular field, you had to be especially careful.
If you are mistakenly attracted by praise, your life can go astray.
Lee Han changed the topic.
“But, Professor. “Casting magic is difficult because of the amount of magic power.”
“It’ll be okay once you get used to it. Collock. “I’ll help you practice.”
‘shit. Professors are really not helpful.’
They are only trying to take care of their own greed with students.
It’s okay for a professor to be like this…
…When I think about it, professors used to be like that.
“Well… thank you so much.”
After finishing managing his facial expression, Lee Han nodded.
Of course, I hadn’t decided on black magic as my career path, but I had to prepare for the future when I failed at all other magic and was left with only black magic.
Thinking back on that time, it didn’t do any good to look bad to Professor Mortum.
The professor and student had different thoughts and smiled happily at each other.
“You bastard. “I will destroy you!”
Guynando, whose cheeks were swollen, grabbed his cane and struck his bony hand.
Rapadel must have been hit hard, so he pulled out his wooden sword and hit his bony hand.
The only thing that was okay was Ymirg.
I was at a loss as I didn’t know what to do after grabbing and pressing the bony hand that was attacking me.
Professor Mortum opened his mouth, perhaps sensing Lee Han’s bewilderment.
“Kollock. Having the talent of a warlock doesn’t necessarily mean you can become friends with the undead quickly. That’s a bad method. “It’s a typical mistake young warlocks make.”
“But if you beat them up like that, wouldn’t the undead monsters respect the summoner?”
Professor Mortum looked at Lee Han as if he were crazy.
Lee Han felt aggrieved for no reason.
‘They say surrender is a good way…’
* * *
When the extra class ended, Gainando grumbled while applying the ointment given to him by Professor Mortum on his cheek.
“They’re like undead monsters who don’t even know nobility… Lee Han.”
“?”
“Let’s quickly go listen to the summoning spell. “If it weren’t for undead monsters, it would be okay.”
“……”
Is that really the case?
‘Except for spirits, demons will be more ferocious than undead monsters, and monsters will also be basically wild.’
While Lee Han was thinking, Rafadel shouted with a puffy face.
“You evil warlock bastard. We’ll see. “Because I will be watching you.”
“Okay. I think there is a misunderstanding between us. “As friends taking the same black magic class, do we really have to fight?”
“You son of a bitch! “You hit me in the face earlier!”
“That was a mistake.”
While the other friends tried to become friends with the undead monsters, Lee Han followed Professor Mortum’s instructions to see what orders he could give to the undead monsters.
Professor Mortum was so impressed that he applauded when he succeeded in carrying out the difficult command to destroy himself.
But there were also mistakes.
Due to a mistake in the command along the way, the bony hand summoned by Lee Han slapped Rapadel’s cheek while he was complaining that he was an ‘evil warlock bastard.’
It was an unfortunate mistake.
“Okay. “Why don’t you believe me?”
“Lee Han. “It’s already gone.”
“It’s a shame.”
Gainando looked at Lee Han with fear in his eyes.
…Is this why the undead follow me so well?!
“Ymirg. See you in next class.”
“Yes. Lee Han. “Not outside…”
Lee Han was slightly hurt, but did not show it.
* * *
Yeongjegwan (靈祭館).
Yeongje Hall, the workshop and tower used by Professor Millais, had a completely different atmosphere from Heukam Hall.
‘It’s like a library.’
In fact, the magic school’s library was more reminiscent of a disorderly warehouse at a closed company than a library, but the Spirituality Hall was more like a library than a library.
The road to the pagoda was well-maintained with bricks, and there was even a pond and a walking path nearby for a walk.
‘Heukamgwan also had a pond.’
Although it was a purple pond with poisonous bubbles rising…
Gai Nando stood in front of the door of the Yeongje Hall and knocked carefully. Then he looked at Lee Han and asked.
“for a moment. “What should I say?”
“just the way it is.”
“I’m late because I got slapped by an undead…?”
“…Let me just say it. Professor Millais! Sorry for arriving late. “Another professor made an appointment in advance…”
“If there was a prior agreement, it could not be helped. “There is no need to be sorry.”
Professor Millais answered like that and opened the tower door.
Professor Millay, who walked out to the first floor to greet the late-arriving new students, raised his eyebrows when he saw Lee Han.
It seemed as if he was surprised that Lee Han had come.
‘…what?’
Lee Han suddenly felt ominous.
Could it be that Professor Mortum didn’t say something like ‘This guy is going to be my student, so everyone stop paying attention to him’ to the other professors?
