Chapter 136
Lee Han arrived at the Blue Dragon Tower and saw the students resting in the lounge.
“To all of you if I help what I am doing with Asan now…”
“So what.”
“let’s go.”
The friends closed the book and put down the chess piece before Lee Han could even talk about the reward.
Lee Han was a little taken aback.
“It will be a boring job on the weekend, is that okay?”
“Wardanas, you usually do all that.”
“……”
Lee Han was slightly moved by the warm words of his friends.
What the hell is the magic school doing with these students!
“Where is Cainan Island?”
“I’m resting up there… Wardanaz. Won’t Cainando ever come?”
Friends thought that Cainan Island would not come.
Weekend work by its nature.
I would never have been able to participate.
‘But Cainando must participate.’
Lee Han did not waver.
When Professor Alpen’s friend arrives at the school, if there is a prince among the Blue Dragon Tower students, Lee Han’s ability will be highly evaluated.
“Don’t worry. Because I have an idea.”
Lee Han summoned Gainando.
Kainando, who was lounging around in his private room, came down puzzled.
“why? what’s the matter?”
“I am sorry. Guinan Island.”
Lee Han said in a voice full of regret. Gainando was terrified at those words.
“I… Am I going to the punishment room?”
“no. That’s not it.”
“Whew…”
“I’m thinking of going to work on the magic circle with other friends now. But you are no longer able to participate.”
“Such… such a thing?”
Gainando tilted his head.
Isn’t that good?
‘Oops. If you show off, you might be dragged away.’
Kainando struggled to manage his expression. These friends here had a mean personality that Gainando did not like to rest.
“I am so sorry. I wanted you to participate too.”
“That’s right.”
“Then get some rest. Sorry again. Guinan Island.”
“…wait for a sec. wait for a sec.”
Gainando grabbed Yihan as he tried to turn around after he finished speaking.
Originally, I wasn’t interested, but when Lee Han kept feeling sorry for me, I became interested.
do you have something
“Lee Han. Why are you sorry that I can’t participate in the magic circle work…?”
“It’s only natural that I can’t get my friends to participate in something so fun.”
“Is it fun?”
“okay.”
“…??”
Gainando thought for a moment that Lee Han had become strange.
But now that I think about it, Lee Han was originally that kind of friend.
A friend who likes to study strangely!
‘How could it be so pitiful?’
Unfortunately, Gainando could not heal Lee Han. Gainando gave up and tried to let Lee Han go…
“That’s right. I’m really sorry. Guinan Island.”
“We really wanted you to participate too…”
“???”
However, when other friends said the same thing, Gainando fell into confusion.
Could it be that magic circle work has become a popular pastime among freshmen without Kainando noticing?
“Funny? really?”
“Guinan too… you still don’t know? How fun is working on the magic circle?”
Yoner said to Gainando with a shocked expression.
Gainando hesitated before answering.
“…Of course you know!”
“……”
“……”
The friends stared at Kainan-do for a moment, but the prince did not understand the meaning of their gaze.
“But why can’t I take you?”
“There are followers of the princess. He didn’t like seeing you show up.”
“Muh… what! Lee Han! What if I fall for the threats of those bad guys!”
Gainando was furious with the followers of the princess, whom he did not even know.
Of course, Adenart had a higher reputation than Guyando, was good at magic, excelled in learning, and was good at various cultures, but aside from that, there was nothing better than Guinando.
But how dare you try to stop them from coming to Cainan Island!
“is it?”
“Lee Han. You weren’t that kind of friend. You were the one who beat me up when someone started fighting with you!”
“…wasn’t that enough?”
“no! This is not like you!”
“But you weren’t very interested, were you?”
“I am very interested in working with magic circles! I want to!”
“okay? i get it. Let me speak strongly.”
At Lee Han’s words, Gainando’s face brightened.
“thank you! thank you!”
“With something like this.”
Seeing Gainando running excitedly, the Blue Dragon Tower students looked at Lee Han with admiration.
* * *
The increase in the number of students did not make the work overwhelmingly faster.
The students who had exhausted their magic went to the side of the classroom and lay down one by one.
When about 1/3 of the magic circle was completed, Lee Han was the only one left.
“……”
‘Doesn’t everyone have too little magic power?’
However, grumbling did not restore the magic of the friends.
Han Lee quietly continued to work. The evening sun was slowly setting.
“It’s quite right.”
“??”
Lee Han turned his head.
I thought it was Professor Alpen as much as I came to the lecture room, but it wasn’t. It was the first face I had ever seen.
“Are you a professor?”
“In a way, yes.”
“?”
Lee Han was puzzled by the mysterious opponent’s answer.
In a way, you’re a professor.
What the heck does that mean?
‘aha. i get it.’
But Lee Han, an experienced student, noticed right away.
“You seem to be working as a direct disciple of the professor.”
Even in the senior year, students who had not graduated from magic school used to study with the professor in order to explore the profound world of magic a little deeper.
It is to be a direct disciple of the professor.
These direct disciples stayed with the master, inheriting the vision and exploring the world of magic.
And sometimes he did the chores that the master had to do.
Teaching students…
Now then, the existence of being a professor but not a professor is complete.
“no!”
“Isn’t it?”
The opponent glared at Lee Han as if he was absurd.
Who is whose disciple?
* * *
For the wizards of the Empire, Einrogard, a magic school, was a place that evoked many emotions.
A place of envy for wandering wizards who have not received proper instruction.
A place of jealousy for wizards from other magic schools.
And to the wizards working in the imperial offices…
“I don’t know how much gold they’re taking.”
“Isn’t it a place to raise the power of the empire?”
“I am a wizard too! No matter how good you are, there’s no way that much gold goes into teaching young students. No matter how you think about it, it must be gold for mages’ self-study!”
The Imperial High Treasurer, Kendry Baku, complained to the escorts and moved on.
This time, I was invited by my friend, Professor Alpen Knighton, and I was going to the magic school…
but it wasn’t just because of that that I was going to the magic school.
Kendrey intended to see the magic school with her own eyes.
As the magic school was during the spring festival, it was a good time for guests to visit and look around.
“You arrived a few days earlier than promised. Are you okay?”
“okay. And he did it on purpose.”
Kendry’s arrival date was faked for a simple reason.
If you arrive on the set date, wouldn’t the snarky wizards hide all the things that could be caught?
It was better to arrive earlier than scheduled. Although they were friends, Alpen was not good at lying or cheating. Even if Kendry asked, there was a good chance he would get caught.
“I heard that the students of Einrogard train themselves severely from freshman days in order to develop a hunger for magic, but I think the rumors are a bit exaggerated.”
The escort who followed Kendry looked at one of the Blue Dragon Tower students and said,
Seeing as he was carrying snacks, the rumors seemed a little exaggerated.
“Maybe the priests came this week and that’s it.”
“But from the look on his face, it is clear that he is eating quite well. Same with the clothes.”
“Hmm… that’s right. It makes sense.”
Kendry nodded at Howie’s words.
Even if the priests came over the weekend, the weight I lost did not immediately gain. Besides, the clothes the students were wearing were pretty good too.
‘Looks like the students are getting along a lot better than I’ve been told. Was it an exaggerated rumor?’
Kendrey wondered if it cost more gold coins because of this, but she shook her head right away.
Even considering that, it was too much.
“Let’s go in.”
“yes.”
Kendrie walked around the dormitory tower and toured the main lecture hall.
Strangely, even though it was a weekend, there were students practicing magic in the classroom.
Howie was amazed.
“As expected, this is Ein Lorgard. All students are enthusiastic. I never thought I would stay until this time to practice.”
“Then why are you lying down like that?”
“It must be because of the lack of magic.”
Kendry knew very well why freshmen were strewn about in the classroom.
Young wizards with less magical training often suffered from a lack of magical power. It must have been a mistake while making the magic circle.
However, one student did not fall down and continued to work.
There was only one reason.
While drawing the magic circle, he was perfectly calculating his magic power.
If you knew exactly how much magic power would go into which part of the magic circle, you wouldn’t be overdoing it.
Surely that student would have put the blueprint in his head while preparing for that magic circle for several months and explored it to the extent that it would appear in his dreams.
Kendrey opened her mouth after thinking about the old days.
“It’s quite right.”
* * *
“Ah. You were the professor’s friend. I heard the story.”
When Lee Han heard who the opponent was, he bowed his head very politely.
It wasn’t because he was Professor Alpen’s friend, but because he was a high-ranking official in the Empire.
‘But why did you come so early?’
“You heard the story?”
“yes. I was preparing to show you this magic circle right now.”
“It’s Alpen. I am sorry that I made you suffer for nothing.”
Kendrick ran apologetically through her wavy hair.
“At this rate, I would have prepared as soon as the semester started.”
“Not to that extent.”
“How long did it take?”
Kendrey asked without thinking.
Judging from the difficulty of the magic circle, the degree of completion so far, and the speed at which Lee Han progressed earlier, there was a high possibility that he prepared it as soon as the semester started.
Lee Han pondered for a moment.
‘Even if it took a day, he wouldn’t seem insincere.’
“We started today.”
“……”
Kendrey was so startled that she let go of the wand she was holding.
“today?”
“yes.”
“Are you from the Wardanaj family?”
“you’re right.”
As Lee Han answered, he thanked Professor Alpen in his heart.
It was rewarding to concentrate without falling asleep during the lecture.
Telling a friend Lee Han’s name like that.
Lee Han was neither too hasty nor too hesitant. I tried to be as humble as possible and look like a wizard full of potential.
“I wondered if Alpen was giving too much praise… but there must have been a reason for that.”
To finish this much in one day?
Even if he had studied the magic circle beforehand, it was a genius talent. Theory and practice are as much as other corporations.
‘There was a reason why I said Alpen was excellent.’
“Obviously, magic schools exist to raise such students. Even bluntness can hold an official position in the empire, but only a genius can study magic.”
“I think that imperial bureaucrats are as important as research.”
“okay? He’s from the Wardanaj family, and he sounds weird. thanks. If you come to the office, you will be well suited.”
Lee Han’s face brightened.
“Do you think so?”
“Of course I am joking. A genius like you should do research.”
“…I can do well with that official position.”
“Of course it is. But it’s a waste of talent.”
“…I don’t have much talent. I’m making it by continuously investing magic power until that magic circle works.”
“what?”
“I’m making it by constantly putting magic into it until it’s done…”
Kendrey immediately understood the meaning behind those words.
If you had a perfect understanding of the magic circle, you wouldn’t have to go through that kind of trial and error.
The fact that he was going through such trial and error meant that he hadn’t seen a magic circle in a while.
Still, I’ve finished that much.
It was clear that he was not only endowed with tremendous magical powers, but also had an innate sense for the magic circle.
“What a genius!”
“……”
