Chapter 243
“I got it wrong… No.”
Giselle’s voice trembled.
Surprisingly, the Kurare lizards were coming this way.
‘Why?’
Kurare lizards were clever monsters.
There were many paralyzed prey, and there was no reason to chase after a threatening wizard, targeting those with slow movements.
Why…
-■■■! ■■■■!
-■■■■■!
The lizards let out a sharper sound than before and shot paralyzing poison.
Smack! Cheeky!
Anyone could see that he was properly feverish and had a poisonous feeling.
“Because they are tenacious… Bone, be shot! Get fired! Get fired!”
Bone fragments rained down on the ground and ripped through the bushes.
The lizards hurriedly dodged.
And cried even more.
-■■■■■!!
“ah.”
Lee Han realized why the Kurare lizards were chasing the two, leaving the weak ones alone.
Giselle noticed.
“…to chase after you for hitting that thing.”
“I know yeah.”
Lee Han immediately agreed.
Giselle tried to curse for a moment, but held back. There was nothing good about fighting on the same side.
“Wardanaz… Moradi…!”
“For us…!”
The students of the White Tiger Tower, who were retreating on a different path, shouted in deafened voices.
It was clear that they misunderstood that Lee Han and Giselle sacrificed themselves for them.
“Stupid bastards like dogs really…”
“What?”
“Don’t mind, retreat!”
I wanted to hit Lee Han too, but I held back.
Since it happened like this, I wanted to be condescending later.
thud!
One lizard tried to charge without winning the minute. The lizard that collided with the rapidly flying shield howled.
Papa papa papa!
Lee Han was condemned without remorse. The lizard, which had been baptized with bone fragments, lost consciousness and ran away to the side.
‘It’s not good.’
This charge was blocked, but it didn’t bode well for the monsters to run out of patience.
If the ever-increasing number of lizards attacked at the same time, it became difficult even for Lee Han to block them.
Even if all of them were knocked out and only one of them succeeded in charging, this side would be the loss…
Perhaps Giselle was thinking the same thing, she pulled out her twin swords and shouted harshly.
“Wardanaz. I buy time! When will the magical power recover!?”
Giselle seemed to be mistaken for Lee Han’s magic power being temporarily depleted.
If not, there would be no reason for Lee Han, who had successfully defeated the White Tiger Tower students, to only use black magic.
“It’s not a horsepower problem!”
“what?”
“It is not a matter of horsepower. Precise control is difficult because I stay up all night.”
“… you crazy… kuh!”
Giselle stabbed the lizard’s mouth hard and stepped back.
“Are you saying that?! Why did you stay up all night?!”
Climbing a mountain takes a lot of stamina.
I couldn’t understand why I stayed up all night before that.
Wodanaz isn’t even a White Tiger Tower student…
“Too many assignments.”
“……”
Giselle was speechless for a moment.
It was an unexpected answer that could not be refuted.
– Come to the river.
“?!”
The two of them were startled by the sudden heavy voice.
– Come to the river. Those lizards hate the stream here, so they won’t come after you.
I didn’t know who had spoken to them, but Lee Han and Giselle immediately turned and headed towards the river.
In the current situation, I thought there was nothing more to lose.
-■■■… ■■■…
As I immersed myself up to my waist in the river with a splashing sound, the lizards that were chasing me stopped staring at me in surprise.
said Giselle in disbelief.
“See that? Why the hell are lizards doing that? Wodanaz? …Wardanaz!”
Giselle’s eyes widened as she saw Lee Han fall forward.
‘Paralysis poison?!’
Apparently the lizards didn’t hit, but why?
– You collapsed from exhaustion.
“…yes?”
– He collapsed because he was tired. Are you a freshman? Usually freshmen won’t study until they collapse from exhaustion. It’s amazing.
“……”
* * *
When Lee Han opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a shield floating in the air.
‘Where is it?’
Seeing him lying on the soft animal hide, it was clear that he had entered some sort of hut rather than the roadside.
I looked around and saw Moradi sitting on a chair. Lee Han put his hand in his coat pocket and checked the item first.
‘hmm. You didn’t take anything.’
-Is it because I’m afraid I’m missing something? Nothing is lost.
“!”
Lee Han raised his head in surprise at the voice coming from up high.
A giant he had never seen before was sitting at the entrance of the cave, facing Moradi.
Moradi placed both fingers on his temples and cast his gaze over the table. I was so focused that I didn’t even know if Yihan had happened.
‘What’s the situation?’
When the giant didn’t seem hostile, Lee Han stood up and approached him.
Surprisingly, what was placed between them was a chessboard.
‘It’s an end game.’
Lee Han noticed that the game was in the second half of the game by looking at the pieces and arrangements spread out on the board.
And Moradi was at a disadvantage.
-Let it go, but? It wouldn’t change anything by worrying more. Even if you make a mistake in the opening, you can recover in the middle game. Even if you make a mistake in the middle game, you can make up for it in the end game. But in endgame, there is no after that.
‘hmm. I don’t know anything else, but you have a knack for making your opponent feel bad when playing chess.’
Giselle bit her lip hard enough to bleed.
After thinking for a while, Giselle laid the white king on its side. It meant lost.
“…lose.”
-Don’t make me feel too bad. Because there are not only stupid giants in the world.
The giant said in a gentle voice.
Of course, it was no consolation to Giselle. Lee Han understood the other person’s feelings.
A wizard losing chess to a reputedly stupid giant.
Wouldn’t it feel like that if you lost to Gainando at chess?
“Um… if you don’t mind rudeness, may I ask your name?”
-That’s not difficult.
The giant told me how long he had lived around here and that he enjoyed small talk and bets with the magic school students and professors from time to time.
“By the way…”
-Are you curious about the source of my non-giant intelligence?
“I apologize if this was a rude question.”
-no. you may be wondering But I don’t think I can give you a convincing explanation. Let’s think about it this way. Aren’t there some people who are particularly stupid?
The giant was certainly logical. It was difficult for Lee Han to refute.
“understand.”
-okay. Thank you for your understanding.
“…But why play chess?”
Upon hearing the question, the giant shrugged.
– You said you like to bet.
“Would you like to bet on this?”
Lee Han was astonished at Moradi’s greed.
How greedy…
Giselle exclaimed nervously.
“You fell down and left it, son of a bitch!”
According to the giant, the giant talked to passers-by, but did not try to force a bet.
However, the story is different if debt or grace is placed in the middle.
The giant’s logic was that since he brought the fallen Lee Han to the giant’s cave and nursed him, the wizards should also repay him accordingly.
“What do you mean in return?”
-There are several.
The giant tapped the wall. There were lists written in crooked handwriting.
-Things to ask the wizards who lost in the
bet 1. Clean the basement of the cave (make sure to throw away all expired potions and put new labels on them)
2. Organize the library (no doubt) It seems to be hiding among the books
3…
-This If you choose one of them, there will be no remaining debt.
Lee Han glanced through the list again.
At first glance, it didn’t seem like it would take long, but Lee Han-eun was well aware of the terrible schemes hidden in the simple ‘to-do lists’ presented by the professors.
‘There is a possibility that the area of the basement is larger than the cave. The same goes for the library.’
-If you don’t like this, you can make a bet with me.
“I bet… Could it be something like a horsepower match?”
Lee Han asked softly.
Then the giant laughed and shook his head.
– The bet should be fair to each other. What fun would there be in a bet that only benefits me? Likewise, I do not accept bets made by force.
“No… It’s okay…”
-If there’s a bet you want, take it out. I’ll accept it if it’s fair.
‘It’s good to compete in horsepower.’
Lee Han clicked his tongue.
Because of the giant’s needless care, work became a nuisance.
‘I can see why Moradi chose chess.’
The giant was tougher than I thought.
Since he lived much longer than the students, he would have more experience and knowledge, and given the wise appearance he showed at a glance, there was a possibility that he would excel in wisdom as well.
Lee Han looked at the chessboard once more.
At least in the current situation, the giant’s skill could be guessed at chess.
The problem is that I am not confident in chess.
Lee Han never thought he was good at chess.
After entering the magic school, he beat some opponents, but that was because the opponent couldn’t let him go.
In the past, when I was in the middle of the day with my professor, my record was terrible…
“Can I talk to you for a minute?”
-as you please.
“Moradi. Moradi.”
“why.”
“Why did you move Rook here? If we just fixed it on the 3rd line and moved only the king to avoid the check, we could have gone to a draw.”
“……”
Originally, there were times when the right point was more annoying than the wrong point.
Lee Han did just that.
“Why did you move?”
“shut up. a little.”
“Was it a mistake? Right. What kind of opening did that giant have?”
-Are you thinking of trying again with chess? Not bad. But you better think about it. Because you might regret it.
“Could you leave out a piece or two to be fair?”
– We can’t do that because we don’t know each other’s skills. Instead, I will allow you to listen to your friends.
The giant sat down and waited.
Lee Han suddenly felt nervous at the relaxed appearance that only Go Soo could show.
‘shit. I hear it’s a very aggressive style. Can we get a draw?’
What Lee Han was aiming for was basically a draw.
It would be nice if I was lucky enough to win, but if it doesn’t work, I’ll aim for a draw and move on to the next bet.
‘If it’s the skill I heard from Moradi, I think I can do that much.’
The problem is if the opponent hides their skills.
Lee Han hoped that his opponent would have better than expected skills.
* * *
After 30 minutes.
Lee Han was shocked.
“…No…”
-Euuuuuu…
“…I think it’s over.”
-wait for a sec. 5 minutes of your time.
“no. Are you done? Even if you move from here, the knight is blocking it, and if you move here, the pawn is blocking it.”
-…wait for a sec. 5 minutes though.
“……”
The giant’s chess skills were…
…very weak.
As Lee Han firmly blocked it and held on, the giant forcibly attempted an attack before destroying itself in vain.
Lee Han looked at Giselle.
‘It was just something Moradi couldn’t do.’
‘Somehow I feel uncomfortable…?’
– You lost. lost
The giant acknowledged it by laying King down.
Lee Han let out a sigh of relief and asked.
“Then can we go now?”
– No.
“?”
-You just avenged your friend’s defeat, didn’t you? The grace you saved remains.
“…Have you ever worked as a professor at a magic school?”
A question inadvertently came out of Lee Han’s mouth at the opponent’s lack of conscience.
