Episode 008
Originally, people within the family could not know the rumors or image of the family.
When it came to the Wardanaz family, the family mansion was larger than a typical castle, and the family land was as large as a typical city.
There was no way the people living there or working there would speak carelessly about the Wardanaz family…
“Is there something wrong with the Wardanaz family?”
“Ah… nothing. “There’s absolutely no problem.”
Nilia took a step back again.
“I don’t know what rumors you heard, but they’re all nonsense.”
Despite Lee Han’s words, Nilia did not let down her guard. Yoner said as if comforting him.
“Usually, absurd rumors are bound to spread among the noble families of the empire. “There’s nothing to worry too much about.”
“is it?”
“Of course, the Wardanaz family is a bit harsh…”
“……”
It wasn’t much of a consolation.
While the two were talking, Nilia seemed to have composed her thoughts and spoke in a firm voice.
“okay. “There is no reason for me to be afraid just because it is the Wardanaz family.”
“What rumor did you hear?”
“……”
Nilia was slightly worried about whether or not she could tell her.
It’s a bit hard to tell the person in question…
-The head of the Wardanaz family is actually a dragon. During the undead rampage that occurred in the western part of the continent, he flew in and burned all the undead with his breath.
-The bloodlines of the Wardanaz family received enormous magical abilities in return for making a contract with a powerful ancient spirit, but they lost their emotions.
-Wizards from the Wardanaz family have no blood or tears. A city was lost due to the Wardanaz family wizards who appeared during the Imperial Separatists’ uprising.
…and so on.
The image of the Wardanaz family was much more terrifying than Lee Han had imagined.
In the eyes of the common people of the empire, they feel like ‘merciless magic monsters that don’t usually appear, but when something happens, they suddenly appear and wipe out the people.’
“If a big incident occurs in the empire, wouldn’t the archmages have no choice but to come?”
“That’s right. “Don’t worry too much.”
Lee Han felt aggrieved and Yoner comforted him. Nilia thought to herself at that reaction.
‘The rumor about him losing his emotions definitely seems like a rumor…?’
* * *
“for a moment.”
“?”
“Something is strange. “Look here.”
Nilia pointed to the ground with her finger.
It was barely visible because it was a hill covered with grass, but Nylia caught the traces with her unique senses as a dark elf and her experience as a <Shadow Patrolman>.
“See? “A pretty big guy passed by here.”
“Isn’t it shallow for something like that?”
“Good point. He must be a pretty smart guy. “I was controlling my strength and moving without leaving a trace, but I made a mistake by eating this fruit here.”
Yoner didn’t show much interest.
In the first place, Yoner’s field of interest was alchemy.
It was natural that there was no interest in the tracking techniques of these hunters. Yoner was looking around to see if there were any herbs.
‘Tch.’
Nilia felt a little annoyed inside.
When we were in <Shadow Patrol>, everyone was on the same page.
Everyone was a hunter or ranger, and most of the villagers had a hunter or ranger in their family, so no matter what they said, they could communicate.
-I almost got scolded. The fur was so beautiful that I tried to catch it somehow…
-ha ha ha! This can be happen. When I was young too…
People who can talk for an hour just by taking out the game they saw while hunting.
In contrast, there were so many different people here.
-Well, it happened to me in the mountain…
-mountain?
-uh. To go hunting…
-Even hunting?? why?
-That’s right, I belong to the patrol team…
-Can’t I just buy it with money?
-… Si■ Sae■, do you really want to rummage?
-Hi!
…Nilia, who had experienced the same conversation, couldn’t help but feel slightly annoyed by Yoner’s reaction.
But what can you do?
‘okay. ‘Not everyone is a hunter, so I have to adapt.’
“oh. That’s fun. Is there anything else?”
“…!”
Meanwhile, Lee Han’s reaction was unexpected from Nilia.
Lee Han is listening seriously with a very interested expression.
Nilia asked in confusion.
“It’s fun?”
“Was it something that shouldn’t have been fun?”
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“…no. It’s not that it shouldn’t be fun, but I didn’t necessarily say it was fun, but of course…”
“???”
When the other person spoke gibberish, Lee Han was embarrassed.
‘Did you come here after drinking?’
Nilia herself must have realized that she was saying something strange, and quickly returned to the main topic.
“good! Anyway, it’s best to be careful when you find traces of such large prey. Can you see the grass being cut here? “It has pretty big claws.”
“Right.”
Lee Han was basically a person who was curious and liked to learn.
Otherwise, no matter how much I was deceived by my professor, I would not have gone to graduate school.
Even if it wasn’t just magic, the hunter’s wisdom was quite interesting.
“Can you find out the other person’s identity?”
“This isn’t enough.”
Nilia said, crossing her arms as if she felt regretful.
It was said that an experienced hunter could guess the identity just by looking at the footprints, but that was an illusion.
The reason the hunter was able to guess the identity just by looking at the footprints was because he had been in the area for a long time and knew all about the monsters in the area.
I don’t even know what’s around here, but I can’t figure it out right away.
“Besides, I heard that there are all kinds of strange monsters around the magic school.”
“ah. “I heard that story too.”
Yoner nodded.
Since Einrogard itself was located in a land rich in magical power, many monsters were bound to appear due to the influence of that magical power.
And apart from that…
“They say monsters created during experiments are wandering around the school. “They say that rare slimes often appear because of discarded magic potions.”
“……”
Lee Han was dumbfounded.
‘Don’t the wizards here have any safety rules for experiments??’
From magic potions to artificial creatures created by magic.
Shouldn’t these things be managed thoroughly?
However, if you just throw it away, it was natural that problems like that would arise.
“I guess I should be more careful.”
“Well said! It’s basically going to follow this trail. “There will be fewer surprise attacks.”
“Can I learn to read traces too?”
Nilia blinked at Lee Han’s words.
Lee Han, wondering if he had sounded rude, spoke again.
“If it’s difficult to teach, it’s okay to just ignore it…”
“…It won’t be easy at all, but why give up while learning along the way? Do you know how difficult this skill is?”
“If you teach me, I will try hard not to do that.”
“…joy. “I’ll teach you, so why not give it a try?”
Yoner asked in a low voice so Nilia couldn’t hear.
“Is there really a need to learn something like that?”
“why. “It looks fun.”
“???”
* * *
“found. “Dok-o-cho.”
While Nilia and Ihan were on guard, Yoner discovered a herb.
Lee Han was impressed when he saw the medicinal herbs hidden among the thickly grown bushes.
‘I managed to find it.’
“There are only two.”
“……”
“……”
“I just need to find one more thing… Why isn’t everyone saying anything?”
Yoner turned his head.
And then I realized why the two had stopped talking.
-■■…
A huge pig was glaring at me very intensely.
“Seeing as I could feel magical power, I must have done something wrong.”
Lee Han spoke calmly about the magical power felt from the pig.
Whether you ate a reagent that spilled around you, a potion, or a special experiment…
“Now is not the time to say things like that! be careful!”
Nilia whispered in an urgent voice.
Pigs were never weak animals.
He has a heavy body, but his movements are quite nimble. The one that even had fangs was more dangerous.
Moreover, the opponent now was not a gently raised domestic animal, but closer to an animal that had completely regained its wild nature.
Moreover, if it gained magical powers by eating something strange, it would be better to consider it a monster.
“Think of it as a wild boar! Never provoke! Everyone, step back slowly!”
Nilia spoke to the two.
Yoner strengthened his shaking legs. Ihan slowly stepped back, supporting Yoner.
-■■■!
But the pig made a noise and came striding towards us.
He must have been quite angry and was puffing out steam.
“It would be dangerous if we retreated any further.”
Lee Han raised his cane and stopped.
The way he stood forward, holding the staff strongly with both hands, like a spear, was quite convincing.
‘that’s right…! She was from the Wardanaz family, wasn’t she?’
Only then did Nilia remember what family Lee Han came from.
From the Imperial Grand Wizard family, the Wardanaz family.
As such, I might have learned some magic before coming here.
‘You said earlier that your role is to chase away wild animals or monsters when they appear around you, right?’
Nilia asked Lee Han in a low voice.
“Are you confident?”
“I’m not sure, but maybe?”
“If you fail, just run on that redhead’s back! “I will lure you in!”
Among the people here, the one who could climb the mountains and hills the fastest was Nilia herself.
It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Lee Han’s magic, but a skilled hunter always had to prepare for any emergency.
If the situation went wrong, Nilia planned to lure the pig and get rid of it.
Lee Han looked a little touched by Nilia’s words. It was the same with Yoner.
“They took us that far…”
“It’s not like that!? “Is it because it’s something only I can do?!”
“okay. Anyway, thank you. Please be kind to me in case of emergency.”
Lee Han stopped talking and concentrated.
The pigs were also getting closer and closer.
‘three. two. one.’
Lee Han calmly counted the numbers and measured the distance to the opponent.
Nilia, who was watching from behind, swallowed her saliva with a nervous expression.
What kind of magic are they using to deal with that pig?
Sigh!!!
“……”
A clear sound echoed from the pig’s head.
What Lee Han chose was to swing a cane.
* * *
-The sword is the king of weapons, but you should not only handle the sword. Swordsmanship requires being able to prepare even in situations where there is no sword. Swords, spears, clubs, daggers, and bare hands.
-Right.
-…I’m not saying this, but aren’t you complaining?
-why?
-Oh, no.
Allarlong was not a person who easily taught things just because he was a direct descendant of the family.
He taught Lee Han as strictly and harshly as he himself had learned.
And Lee Han learned it really well.
Any other noble would have said, ‘Why do I have to do such difficult work!’, but Lee Han was the complete opposite.
‘I pay money to exercise, but isn’t this worth it?’
When I was in graduate school, I couldn’t exercise even if I wanted to, but I couldn’t be dissatisfied with my current situation as Allarlong taught me everything in detail.
Moreover, when you are tired, servants immediately come running and offer food, drink, and magic potions…
-Lee Han. You might be wondering by now. I was wondering why they wouldn’t teach me how to apply auras to weapons like other knights.
-You weren’t even thinking about that? Is it possible for a learner like me to reach such great heights?
-…If it wasn’t because of the Aurors, why on earth did you decide to learn swordsmanship??
Rather than teaching, Allarlong looked at Lee Han as if he were being taken aback.
