Episode 717
“Where did you get it?”
“I got it from Professor Verdus.”
“what?!?!”
A more violent reaction than the reaction just came out.
When his senior looked at him like he was a spy, Lee Han urgently explained.
“I can explain.”
“I don’t enjoy small talk when the location change comes up, but I have to listen to this and go.”
Sevius crossed his arms in a stubborn manner and looked at his junior.
I couldn’t even guess why I could have received such a key from Professor Verdus.
Isn’t Professor Verdus a crazy professor who doesn’t even give a handful of reagents to his direct students?
It was even more impossible for a junior who was a freshman until last year to receive it.
“Actually…”
Lee Han briefly explained the events that happened last year.
Last year, I was mistreated by Professor Verdus, and a senior graduate student in the punishment room who saw the incident became furious and secured some of my rights… ‘What am
I hearing right now?’
Sevius endured the confusion and concentrated.
I couldn’t tell if this was a story about a first-year student or a story about an ancient senior from the legends that roam Einrogard.
“…This is what happened. “I received this key as compensation for my work over the past year.”
“hmm. okay. “It’s really amazing.”
Sevius realized that if there are too many things to point out, people will give up.
There wasn’t enough time, but there were so many things to ask.
“You were lucky. “I never thought you would have a key here.”
‘Hasn’t your tone of voice become a bit strange?’
When the senior responded stiffly, as if he had been hit by some kind of paralyzing curse, Lee Han was puzzled.
“sorry. “It would have been much easier if we had come right in here.”
“That’s not it. I had to keep going around to get all the books anyway. “It would have been the same except for the difference in the entrance.”
“Thank you for saying that. “Shall we go in then?”
Sevius briefly checked the time and decided to ask the one thing he was most curious about.
“…But what on earth did you do to end up in the deep punishment room?”
* * *
The door opened, revealing Professor Verdus’ formal underground warehouse.
Unlike the previous warehouses, which were disorganized, it
did not appear to be thoroughly managed… …and was similar to other warehouses. Junk was rolling everywhere and reagents were all mixed up in the chest.
But there was definitely a difference.
‘It’s the place the professor uses.’
The items in the forgotten warehouses were so poorly managed that they were all broken or ineffective trash, but in the official underground warehouse connected to Seonggak-gwan, all items were ready for immediate use.
Sevius glanced at his junior and said.
“You can take it if you want.”
“!”
“I normally don’t allow arbitrary stealing during work, but… isn’t it entirely thanks to you that I was able to come in here? “You can take it if you want.”
“it’s okay.”
“…I can see why Ratford is evaluated favorably. Controlling your greed is a truly great talent. “Don’t you think so?”
“Actually, I could come in at any time, so I was thinking of taking my friends with me later if I needed to.”
“……”
Sevius grumbled inwardly.
I thought I was getting used to Einro Guard, but when I saw this junior, that thought disappeared.
Einrogard has always been an amazing place. I felt like I would never be able to adapt.
“I’m worried that the members of the Relocation Club will be putting gas in their stomachs because of you.”
“?”
“If you depend too much on others, you forget how to take care of yourself. How are you getting along with the Blue Dragon Tower students?”
“Do not worry. “I always help where appropriate.”
“Well, there’s no way a guy like you would just give it away.”
Sevius, who didn’t know that Lee Han was recklessly handing it out to the Blue Dragon Tower students, didn’t notice and passed on.
If I had known the truth, I would have grabbed him by the collar and screamed, ‘Is that helping you in an appropriate way?’
“Do you know why I only bring books?”
“Other valuable items are more likely to have separate warning or defensive spells applied to them, and as it takes time and magical concentration to dispel the magic, doesn’t the risk of being caught increase?”
Sevius gaped as the reason, which was more technical than expected, immediately popped out.
‘Isn’t this guy from the Thieves Guild, really?’
“…That is true, but there is a different reason. “It’s because of Senior Ileg.”
Lee Han was surprised when the name of the library club president came up.
“Did senior Ileg threaten to kill you if you stole??”
“hey. What do you think of Ileg-senpai?”
Sevius was slightly upset.
Even though Senior Ileg had great power, the person who beat someone…
…even the person who beat someone was beaten, but he didn’t beat just anyone.
“sorry. “Then why?”
“It was a time when I was in the middle of changing positions in Einrogard. “I happened to go to the place where senior Ileg was staying.”
Sevius said, recalling memories.
Ileg found Sevius breaking into a warehouse, but instead of subduing him with a fist shake, he gave him the book he was holding as a gift.
“You gave me a book as a gift?”
“okay.”
“ah. Was it a grimoire whose location was being tracked? Are you planning to eliminate your colleagues as well?”
“…It was just a book, you idiot. Senior Ileg said this. “It’s nice to take the treasure, but I think you’ve forgotten the real treasure here.”
At first, Sevius, who left the scene, thought he was a strange person for a Phoenix Tower priest.
No matter how kind you are, you would even gift a book to a thief.
Then, Sevius became curious and opened the book. I was curious about the content of the book that was given to me.
“What book was it? Sutra? fable?”
“It was just a popular novel. It was about a thief who was falsely accused and imprisoned on a remote island in the open sea, but escaped and took revenge on those who framed him. Strangely, I cried.”
‘I think I know why.’
Lee Han seemed to know why senior Ileg gave him that novel.
It was clearly given for practical purposes.
Definitely something to keep in mind when escaping from Einrogard…
“After reading it all night, I went to see senior Ileg. I returned the book and thanked him. Then my senior gave me the next book. I read the next book, and then the next book… and while doing that, I joined the library club. From then on, I stopped moving other things.”
“You are amazing.”
Lee Han looked at Sevius with a little respect.
If I told Lee Han not to move the skeleton principal’s warehouse, he would immediately grab me by the collar and say, ‘What are you?’
However, the senior in front of me has escaped that greed.
“What a surprise… Damn, I don’t know why I told this to a junior like you who just joined. It’s probably because you seem like a guy who will be active consistently in the library club or the location change club. “I won’t be around from next year, but you will still be around.”
As Sevius kept emphasizing that he would not be around from next year, Lee Han felt strangely ominous.
‘You probably won’t be there next year either.’
“It’s good to move positions, but don’t get caught up in greed and forget important things. “I’ve seen a lot of people who kept saying their work was going well and ended up in the punishment cell.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“There it is.”
Sevius found < General Theory of Gemology > on the bookshelf and pointed to it.
The thick, purple-bound book had several bookmarks. It must have been read a while ago, so there wasn’t a single speck of dust on it.
“……”
“Why are you doing that?”
“It looks like Professor Verdus was reading it.”
“It’s better. “Take it.”
Lee Han thought that it would be a small bonus if he could cause Professor Verdus pain at the end of the work.
“…no. “It can’t be what Professor Verdus was reading.”
“Seniors. Don’t you remember the other books? There was also a book trapped in slime? “I don’t know when this book will become like that.”
“know. I know. shit.”
Despite his junior’s logical persuasion, Sevius sighed deeply and shook his head.
“I’m really sorry. But I can’t take it.”
“No… it’s my senior’s work, so it’s okay. “It’s up to you to decide.”
As his junior comforted him, Sevius became more sorry.
I brought you this far, but you’re leaving.
“shit. The person who never read the book he took got caught by some wind and that book…”
Instead, senior. “Take this.”
Lee Han pointed to books placed elsewhere on the shelf. It seemed as if it hadn’t been touched for a long time and dust had piled up.
Sevius chuckled when he saw that.
“You are better than me. okay. “I guess I’ll have to take that.”
Senior Hamster Suin swept the remaining books into his backpack with skill.
You came in through the back door, but since you have the key, you can leave through the front door.
The two went to the front door of the warehouse…
“Who are you?”
With a rustling sound, the junk behind him collapsed and a wizard stood up.
It was Professor Verdus.
“……”
“……”
Lee Han could clearly see the color quickly disappearing from his senior’s face and he became pale.
“That’s me. professor.”
“What’s going on? “How did you get in here?”
Professor Verdus recognized Lee Han and was puzzled.
“You gave me this key last year.”
“How did you get that key?!”
Lee Han explained with a straight face that he was shamelessly trying to erase his memories of things that were unfavorable to him.
“Isn’t that what I received in return for helping out last year?”
“Can’t you give it back?”
“Am I crazy?”
Professor Verdus grumbled at the sight of his student.
He said he took it fairly, but because of his own greed, he refused to return the key to his warehouse.
He was truly greedy.
“But what about next door?”
“You are a senior.”
“Why are we together?”
“You came to help me take reagents from the warehouse.”
“…How much are you going to take?”
Professor Verdus looked at Lee Han pleadingly.
The usual way of squeezing Lee Han like a crazy person was gone. The professor tried to stimulate sympathy by instinctively using the beaver beastman’s unique appearance.
Of course, after meeting Professor Verdus, Lee Han had long since lost his feelings of cuteness towards all the beavers in the world.
“I will take as much as I need.”
“What magic are you going to do? say it. I will help you. “If you craft your magic well, the consumption of reagents is reduced.”
“I’m trying to attack the principal…”
Lee Han gestured to Sevius. It meant going out during this gap.
Sevius headed outside, shivering at the sight of his junior playing with Professor Verdus.
‘No one will believe what happened today.’
You were able to persuade Professor Verdus through conversation.
Even the students who have overcome all the riddles and difficulties of Einrogard will not believe this!
* * *
“Are you okay?!”
“yes.”
Sevius, who had been waiting outside, hurriedly ran over when Lee Han came out.
It came out much later than expected.
“What happened…”
“Ah. It’s late because Professor Verdus keeps trying to recommend cheap magic. “Nothing happened.”
“…Take this.”
Sevius took out a small pouch and held it out. Lee Han accepted it, puzzled. It was heavy and made a jingling sound the moment I received it.
“Imperial gold coin. Twelve coins? Is that correct?”
“…How did you know?!”
“Why are you giving me this?”
“Why did you give it to me? I gave it to you because you worked. Once the original location has been moved, settlement is made. If I had brought out a more expensive treasure, I could have given you a lot… And don’t pay too much attention to what I said earlier. If you are not interested in the library club or the location transfer club, feel free to say so. “I can take responsibility for both clubs.”
‘At least I have to do this.’
Considering the dedication his junior showed today, Sevius thought that even this amount of repayment was not enough.
I could have been put on a bookshelf or had my trousers held by club members, but it had to be done.
However, the junior answered with a straight face.
“What are you talking about? Let’s go retrieve the next book.”
“Are you not sleeping?”
