Chapter 132
Fortunately, the Church of Afha was not the one that Lee Han was worried about.
“ah. You were so worried. haha. People who don’t know well sometimes misunderstand that.”
The priest of the Afha Church burst out laughing.
“We don’t burn the world or set empires on fire. If that was the case in the first place, would the church have remained like this?”
‘I guess so.’
That was right.
No matter how lenient the empire is, it won’t be lenient enough to allow a church to set fire to it.
“We priests just believe in the fire of Afha.”
“you’re right. The fire of Afha will come to us someday, so we must live without regrets.”
Aside from the gloomy pessimism of believing that the world will one day come to an end, the priests of the Aphha Order are basically pleasant and friendly people.
In addition, their strong belief in the fire of Aphha brought about a significant synergistic effect on fire magic.
In magic, what is as important as mana is the image of an individual.
The church’s priests, who sincerely believed in the fearsome existence of Afha’s fire, had no choice but to have a much better advantage in flame magic.
Thanks to this, as Lee Han guessed, there were many masters of fire magic among the priests of the Afha Church.
To the extent that if the Empire needs flame magic, it even requests support from the Aphha Church.
‘Good thing. It’s better than I thought.’
Lee Han was relieved.
Aside from believing that one day the world would end, the Aphha cult was a very good one.
The rules of the church were also broad.
Apart from meditating on the fire of Afha, there were few obligations to perform.
At this point, it was actually better than the Freezinger Church, which was forcibly equipped with cursed items.
“Come here. It’s time to check the fire you hold in your soul.”
The priest of Apha came with a large, rough-looking cup made of copper.
Lee Han asked with a more relaxed feeling.
“How will you check?”
According to the explanation, that copper cup was an artifact that draws out the flames in the soul of the person who touches it and causes it to rise inside the cup.
Priests often used this cup to confirm how humble and faithful they were before the fire of Afha.
‘It’s similar to the fire element magic aptitude test. Does the flame in the cup get better as you get used to magic?’
If the Afhar priests heard, ‘This is why sorcerers! It’s a fire and faith in the soul…’ It was an irreverent voice that he would have reacted to, but he couldn’t help it.
Because Lee Han, like the head of the Wodanaz family, was far from religious.
What the priests of the church interpret as faith, Lee Han had no choice but to interpret it as magic.
No matter how you look at it, it has to be!
Lee Han placed his hand on the copper cup. And I was a little nervous.
‘I’m sure it won’t be an accident.’
From what I heard from Professor Garcia to what I’ve been through so far, I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
A sudden burst of flames, or burning up the surrounding tent…
Fire!
A flame lit up in the cup. It was not such a big flame. It swayed stably without spilling out of the glass.
‘I don’t know much about cups, but they seem to be okay?’
Lee Han was relieved.
It didn’t rise to the point of being strange, and it wasn’t unstable in shape.
Isn’t this average?
“How is it?”
“Now we have to check.”
One of the priests gave a hook and blew. However, Lee Han’s flame did not even budge.
“Oh…”
“The flames in your soul are quite strong.”
The priests of Aphha were delighted with the strength of Yihan’s flame.
The size of the flame in the cup did not matter.
The important thing was the strength to withstand any disturbance.
Even if the wind blows like that, it does not go out and endures. It was a fairly strong flame.
Another priest brought out water and poured it into the glass Lee Han was holding. The water evaporated with a ‘cheek’ sound.
Lee Han’s flame still didn’t budge.
“Oh oh…?”
“Let’s bring something else.”
Paradoxically, the priests were used to dealing with flames as much as they dealt with them a lot.
Black sand, called black shadow sand, was taken out. It was a magic reagent that swallowed up a fair amount of flame in an instant.
But Lee Han’s flame was unstoppable.
“……”
“…next.”
Other methods continued to be mobilized.
Magic reagents, potions, items, etc.
And in the end, Lee Han’s flame did not go out.
The expressions of the priests, who had been pleasant all along, became serious.
“…Are there any problems?”
“haha. no.”
“I’m glad…”
Lee Han tried to be relieved.
But the priests immediately turned around and whispered.
“Can you contact the other priests in the church?”
“Now, fly the bird as quickly as possible…”
“I think we should call the bishop.”
Hearing the voices of the priests whispering, Lee Han began to feel uneasy.
* * *
Uso, the bishop of the Afha Order, flew in haste after receiving the call.
It was only natural that I had heard that there was a boy who had in his soul a flame close to the fire of Afha.
for a moment. for a moment. for a moment.
“Osu Gonadaltes. Nice to meet you. But I have something urgent to do…”
Of course I know what’s going on. Didn’t the priests of Aphra find talent?
Headmaster Skeleton was well acquainted with the Aphha Church.
Except for a few pessimistic and stupid ones, they were quite good at handling fire magic.
The problem was that they fell in love with the boy of the Wodanaz family and tried to take him somehow.
Lee Han did not seem to be very interested in the life of a priest, but isn’t he easily swayed by various temptations during the stormy period?
In particular, the young students in the magic school were fragile and could easily be swayed by external temptations.
That should never have been stopped.
This school was created by His Majesty to train the Empire’s warriors. I believe that future wizards will not be forced to become priests of the Order.
At the warning from the Headmaster Skeleton, the Bishop naturally nodded as if he knew what he was talking about.
“of course. Mr. Osu Gonadaltes. We also have no intention of turning the talents of the magic school into priests.”
do you?
The skeleton principal’s voice softened.
After all, the Aphha Church was a church with good manners and good morals.
“But Osu Gonadaltes-sama. Now, the Wodanaz boy is in a dangerous situation.”
…I didn’t do anything.
“I’m not sure what you mean?”
The Bishop was puzzled by the skeleton headmaster’s instinctive excuse.
“As Osu Gonadaltes-nim knows, isn’t talent that is too strong to control hurt its owner? Even more so with the properties of flame.”
Magic was as dangerous as it was powerful.
Among them, the flame attribute was easy to injure the owner if handled incorrectly.
A boy with such a strong flame in his soul was considered very dangerous.
I had to learn how to take control ASAP.
“You have to learn fast.”
Do I really have to do that?
The Skeleton Headmaster muttered.
First of all, the skeleton headmaster himself had an outdated idea of ‘If you are a wizard, you should take care of your own life while learning magic’, but apart from that, the boy of the Wodanaz family was not so immature that he couldn’t control it.
There are many young wizards who hurt themselves because they can’t control their natural talent, but that was their story…
In the eyes of Headmaster Skeleton, Lee Han was the exact opposite.
The one who controls his uncontrollable talent with a stronger mind.
Even if the Aphha cult didn’t worry so much, it seemed that Lee Han wouldn’t burn himself.
If you’re going to burn it, wouldn’t it have already been burned?
“Osu Gonadaltes! Aren’t you concerned about the safety of the students right now?!”
Ah… no. no.
Headmaster Skeleton took a step back at the Bishop’s cry.
Bishop Torazin was more dangerous than he thought. You can run to the emperor and chit-chat.
And if the bishop’s words were true, there was nothing to worry about.
He wasn’t trying to make him a priest of the Aphha Church, but wasn’t it just fire magic training?
Of course, the boy from the Wardanaz family undergoing that training might be a bit difficult, but that was not the headmaster’s concern.
Of course I’m worried too.
“You did too.”
ruler! Go and teach me quickly!
* * *
“So you’re saying I’m not going to inherit the fire of Akha and set the empire on fire or destroy the world?”
“Of course. Lee Han of the Wodanaz family. It’s a joke too.”
Lee Han was relieved.
The priests were conversing with such a serious expression that they said, ‘What is it? I was worried that I was chosen as the last successor of the Aphha cult?’, but it wasn’t like that.
It was simply because he had incredibly powerful fires in his soul that were dangerous unless he learned how to control them.
‘hmm. Come to think of it, this is something to worry about.’
I had already become numb because I had heard a lot from people like Professor Garcia, but seeing other priests worried made me worry again.
Are you okay?
“Bishop!”
“!”
Hearing that he was a bishop, Lee Han stiffened.
In any denomination, not everyone could sit at the level of a bishop.
I never thought a person of that level would come like this.
“It is an honor to meet you.”
Lee Han automatically left flattery.
No matter where or how he worked in the future, there was nothing wrong with being seen well by high-ranking figures in various denominations.
“It is an honor to meet you. I haven’t heard of anyone born with such strong flames in recent times.”
The bishop was a gentle and kind man.
“You must have suffered from uncontrolled flames as a child.”
“…Uh, isn’t it?”
At Lee Han’s words, the bishop hesitated.
And then I was convinced.
“aha. Since they’re from the Wardanaz family, they must have arson magic…”
‘I didn’t?’
Lee Han grew up well without any fire-related accidents.
In the first place, if you didn’t use flame magic, there would be no problem.
“But now that you have left the family, you can’t rely solely on the family’s magic. Lee Han needs to learn how to control the flames.”
Lee Han nodded with a determined expression.
The reason why he snooped around the Afha Church in the first place was that he might learn more about flame magic.
It’s hard to control the flames with normal methods, but divine magic might be a little different.
“That method may be too harsh or difficult for a first-year student at a magic school.”
“I know.”
Lee Han said, recalling Professor Voladi.
It was often said that elemental magic was as easy as it was the most familiar, but it was not easy to really master elemental magic.
How many trials and tribulations did Lee Han have to go through to properly control one simple water magic?
When I thought of various things such as maintaining shape, changing motion, and detecting elements, I felt like I had walked through a new difficult path.
But if you did it once, you could do it twice.
would!
‘If you don’t learn how to control the flames in advance, you can suffer many times later.’
Lee Han threw aside his coat and picked up his staff.
And then I got into a position.
“Flow the flames. I am ready.”
“… Excuse me, but what are you doing?”
The bishop was taken aback by Lee Han’s reaction.
I couldn’t understand what kind of training the boy in front of me was preparing for.
