Episode 1079
‘You’re going too far.’
The cruel battle mage’s heart was slightly wounded.
Of course, because of this, people were buying poison and curses that they normally wouldn’t have bought, but isn’t that just how business is?
If I hadn’t bought poison and curses here, I would have been buying useless stuff somewhere else.
“But senior. Who is that dwarf senior?”
“Dirimpa? Ah. I guess we never met. He’s a junior who usually stays underground.”
“aha.”
Lee Han understood what he meant.
While there were active dwarves who enjoyed drinking, dancing, and exploring outside (mainly the eastern dwarves, such as Professor Lightning Step), there were also those who were obsessed with mining and minerals inside (a good example was the western dwarf, Senior Jarun of House Ironshoes).
Perhaps the Dirimpa were dwarves from the West.
“The Black Magic School probably doesn’t need that many minerals or gems, so what is your specialty that makes you stay underground?”
“What are you talking about?”
Derete tilted his head.
Minerals and gems?
“Uh… If you live underground… don’t you save time by coming out to look for minerals or gems?”
“No. I’m looking for buried bones.”
“……”
When Stedal Nago’s, or rather Ihan’s, expression became slightly subtle, Diret hurriedly explained.
I couldn’t stand to see my junior’s reputation be tarnished.
“Junior. By the way, it is not illegal at all to find the bones buried under Ainrogard and use them for black magic.”
“I don’t think it’s a matter of imperial law…”
A wizard who keeps searching for gems underground still has a relatively good image, but a wizard who keeps wandering around underground looking for useful bones is a bit…
Is this why the black magic school is unpopular?
“The Dirimpa says it is done for purely academic reasons.”
Diret spoke at length, fearing that her junior, who was like a younger sister to her, might be mistaken for an evil necromancer.
“And there are so many bones of rare ancient creatures buried beneath Ainrogard. It would be magically damaging to leave them alone.”
Although it was still scary, Lee Han decided to pretend to be convinced.
It was because I felt sorry for my respected senior who kept trying to explain himself.
“I understand. Indeed. I feel ashamed of myself for having such prejudices.”
“That’s good. Talk to Dirimpa later. He sometimes gives away good gems for free.”
“!”
Are you a good person?
Lee Han couldn’t believe it. There was someone like that in the world.
“You’re just giving it to me? Why would you do that even then?”
“That’s, um, I guess.”
Derete hesitated.
Because I could clearly predict how my junior would react if I said this.
“…Dirimpa is more interested in bones than in jewels, so even if they find them underground, they sometimes just throw them away because of space constraints. So if you’re lucky, you can get them before they’re thrown away…”
‘What a crazy person. I shouldn’t associate with him.’
Lee Han made a cool-headed assessment.
Why is someone who should be in the Magic School of the Blessed Ones in the Black Magic School?
* * *
One request has been completed.
The students of the Black Magic School looked teary-eyed as they checked the amount of money they had been paid.
“Sob sob. I guess I can buy a new chimera corpse in the second semester.”
“There’s a water leak on the second floor of Heukamgwan. Can’t we fix that first?”
“……”
Diret’s heart seemed to break at the sight.
‘I’m sorry…!’
While his juniors are living like that, the author, who is his senior, is only studying his own magic.
Professor Burdus wouldn’t do that either.
“Senior. Normally, in Ainrogard, each person takes care of their own work. You’re not thinking something weird like ‘I’m inferior to Professor Verdus’, are you?”
“…Do you use poison by any chance?”
Diret was slightly surprised by his junior’s sharp remark.
Come to think of it, wasn’t this junior the top student in the fantasy magic school?
“It’s not at that level yet.”
‘yet?’
“And I heard earlier that when Senior Dirimpa finds a jewel, he spits on it and throws it on the ground. Strictly speaking, it’s his fault. Huh.”
“…I never said I would spit…!”
Diret shuddered at the malicious description.
‘Did I tell you that for nothing?’
A wizard who throws away a jewel because he has no room for a junior character is more likely to be perceived as a more evil wizard than a magical criminal.
I told you in advance because you’ll find out someday…
“Ah, senior. What were you talking about?”
Of all people, Dirimpa came to visit. Diret gave his junior a look that said, ‘Don’t talk nonsense’ and explained.
“I was talking about a request.”
“I was asking for a curse to bring down an evil magic criminal.”
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“……”
Diret looked back at her with a look that said, ‘I just told you not to talk nonsense.’
Lee Han felt slightly wronged.
Wasn’t this a useful statement?
“Indeed. But wouldn’t it be difficult to subdue a magical criminal with a curse? No. If you’re my senior, I’m sure you can find a way.”
Originally, when dealing with the same wizard, curses were unlikely to be the main attack method.
As it is the most easily blocked by magic resistance, there are many countermeasures.
But Dirimpa trusted Diret.
Surely, the genius of this school of black magic would have found a secret method to bypass such common sense.
‘There’s no such thing…’
Derete was embarrassed.
In the first place, how could he have thought of such a method when he was not even a battle mage?
A dwarf wizard with short red hair that reached his shoulders glanced around.
It seemed like he had something he wanted to say.
“Dirimpa. If you have anything to say, say it. Mr. Stedal here is a man of few words.”
“Yes, I understand. Actually, I heard a story about a demon. There is a demon on Earth that was summoned without a contract.”
“!”
Not only Diret, but even Lee Han’s eyes shone.
Are you a devil?
Although they were often seen as unsightly slaves in the lands of the Ainrogards and the Mohs, they were easily forgotten, but demons were fundamentally one of the greatest threats to the Empire.
Beings from another dimension who seek to corrupt and torment the souls of mortals.
No matter how plausibly they used the shell, they were ultimately closer to a natural disaster.
But apart from that, it was difficult for a wizard to deny the usefulness of demons.
Secrets from an extra-dimensional world that have been around for a very long time.
Demons have knowledge of many magical and secret arts.
And apart from that, even just as a labor force, demons were excellent summoners. Among the summoners that could be contracted in the dimension, there were few species as capable as demons.
“If you’re the devil…”
“This is an opportunity that the Ainrogard School of Black Magic cannot afford to miss. We must capture the demon and use it to our advantage.”
“??”
Dirimpa was taken aback by the harsh speech of his opponent.
Aside from his fierce demeanor, if you just look at the things he says, he seems like someone who knows a lot about the dark magic school.
“Are you by any chance a friend of the professor?”
“No. No. Don’t worry about it.”
Dirett lightly kicked his junior’s heel with an invisible movement.
Just do it!
‘Ugh.’
“It’s certainly as you said, Nago. It would be nice to have a useful demon. The demon I summoned last time returned after the contract ended.”
There are two main ways to summon demons.
One is to call them directly from the dimension through a strict magical contract.
Experienced and evil wizards could easily trick demons and manipulate them during this process, but it wasn’t something that anyone could do.
The other is to subdue and subdue the demons that descended upon the continent.
Unlike the former, it was much less restrictive and could be used more comfortably.
“But for mid-level or lower demons, that’s not really necessary. There’s not much you can do…”
“They said it was more than that.”
“what?”
Derete’s eyes widened slightly.
The devil my junior was talking about was more powerful than I thought.
“If there’s a demon like that wandering around, shouldn’t you report it to the Knights Templar?”
“It’s not like I’m walking around exactly.”
Dirimpa explained the story he had heard from the nobleman he met in the hall.
– Hey, black magic students. Can I ask you a quick question about demons?
-??
-That’s right, I… bought an expensive old relic… at a secret auction…
It was common for demons to lurk in ancient relics.
There are few prey the devil loves more than those blinded by the prospect of making a fortune overnight.
But there was one thing the devil didn’t expect: as time passed, people’s level of response also increased.
The imperial noble mansions were filled with protective spells and barrier spells cast by wizards.
Especially if you are a noble who frequently buys old relics, you will likely cast anti-demon magic on them as well.
That response saved the nobles. Instead of the demons released from the relic escaping the mansion, they were trapped in the mirrors inside the mansion.
Even though he was hit once, the devil did not give up and continued to appear from one mirror to another, trying to convince his opponent.
-You don’t want power? Huh?
-I said I don’t want to! What power would someone working as an imperial administrator need?
-You don’t want power? Huh?
-I’m going to retire next year!
-Wealth? Don’t you want to grow this mansion dozens of times? Youth? Revenge? Release me and make a formal contract!
“Wow. You responded better than I thought.”
Derete was slightly surprised.
Maybe it was because he worked as an administrator, but he was more thorough than I thought.
Of course, it would be best not to buy things like ancient relics from suspicious places like secret auctions…
After that, it was definitely a good response to not say anything to the devil and just completely ignore him.
“I guess you don’t want to make a big deal out of not calling the Knights.”
Lee Han opened his mouth as if he understood.
You probably don’t want to make it public since the demon was summoned because of an artifact you bought from a suspicious place.
Wouldn’t everyone be happy if the trustworthy Ainrogard Warlocks took care of it and even took the demons away?
The nobles are happy because their worries are gone, the students of the Einrogard School of Black Magic are happy because they have demons, and the demons are happy because they have masters…
“Hmm. I guess it would be nice if I could get a demon. Let’s go and check. Whether it’s a demon we can subdue on our own or not.”
“That would be good, right?”
Dirimpa nodded in agreement with his senior.
I didn’t know that such a demon could be more useful than I thought. I was especially curious about the fact that it came from an ancient relic.
If you’re really lucky, you might even catch a powerful upper demon!
“I don’t think so. If it was a demon like that, it would have likely escaped before being restricted.”
“That’s definitely true.”
“…?”
Dirimpa stared at the large battle mage.
what?
“…Are you coming with me?”
This was a request received by the Einrogard School of Black Magic.
Even if I come with you, I have no money to give and no devil to share with…
Stedal nodded.
It wasn’t because of money or the devil.
A much purer reason motivated Stedal.
“Yes. A fight with the devil. I can never give in. My blood is already boiling.”
Dirimpa was taken aback by the attitude of the other party, who displayed a belligerent attitude that lived up to the rumors, and whispered to Diret.
“Is that okay, senpai? You know that it’s more dangerous to rely only on your strength when subduing demons.”
“…He’s not the type of person to act however he wants…”
