Chapter 298
“Why is that? Yoner?”
“Ah… nothing. sister. really. We’re going to go out now…”
Yoner slurred. Then Joanen’s eyes shone through the amethyst glasses.
“Are you going out?”
“Yes.”
“Where are you going?”
“To see my friends.”
“When are you coming back?”
“Well… well…?”
“Who is this friend of the Wodanaz family here?”
“Lee Han is busy… why?”
“You seem interested in alchemy.”
“Oh no. I’m not that interested.”
“I heard you are the head of alchemy?”
“……”
Yoner glared at Yihan and Ratford.
Did you say that again in such a short time!
‘sorry.’
Ratford bowed his head.
I just wanted to show Yoner’s sister that Lee Han is a great person…
“Yoner… did you really think I would treat your friend like the other alchemists in the workshop? Isn’t it like that?”
“Oh no.”
“yes? I can’t do that.”
Lee Han wanted to ask, ‘How do you treat the other alchemists in the studio?’ but couldn’t bear to ask.
“If you’re a student at a magic school, you’ll study during vacation… Isn’t my workshop a good place to learn alchemy?”
“Oh no. Unni’s workshop is the best in Granden City…”
“Thank you for saying that.”
“But Yihan is really busy…”
When Yoner held out, Joanen turned his arrow at Yihan.
“Why don’t you visit the studio once?”
“thank you.”
“When would you like to visit?”
‘You really are Professor Verdus!’
Lee Han had no choice but to admit the skill of trying to schedule in detail.
Joanen turned to the carrot as if he had noticed Lee Han’s vigilance.
“I don’t know what Yoner said, but that’s a bit of an exaggeration. There are times when I am busy with work, but that’s when Yoner came to the studio and looked around.”
“That’s right.”
Anyone else would have been fooled by Joanen’s kind expression, but not Lee Han.
Originally, the devil always smiles kindly.
“My workshop is not a bad place to study alchemy during vacation. Quality materials can be used generously, and those who work receive generous wages. The city’s outstanding alchemists often come to visit, so it would be good to build a network.”
‘It’s all here. Han Lee. If I refuse a little more, my sister will…’
Yoner’s desperate wish was useless, and Lee Han reacted immediately.
“Are the alchemists getting paid too?”
“Sure. aha. Are you interested in salary? As much as he is a student of Einrogard and a friend of his brother…”
Joanen secretly spread three fingers. Lee Han’s heart pounded at the fingers wrapped in white gloves.
three times.
“Lee Han…!”
Yoner whispered as if he was sorry, but Joanen smiled as if he knew what Yihan wanted and extended another finger.
“…I really wanted to learn alchemy during vacation.”
Joanen gracefully took Lee Han’s hand and shook it.
“Welcome. Come anytime. really. Can I talk to you and your brother for a moment?”
As Lee Han and his friends left first, Joanen turned his attention to Yoner.
Yoner said with a grim face.
“If you lose a friend, it’s unnie’s responsibility…”
“I’ll make sure you don’t collapse. promise. He was a rather peculiar person?”
“ah. huh. He is an unusual person.”
“I thought you would decline, but you accepted because of the salary. It’s probably not because they’re from the Wardanaj family and they like gold coins. Are you in debt?”
“no. I just like gold coins.”
* * *
“I’m a little worried about going to see Guyan as well.”
Lee Han also had a status that could be visited by a fairly large aristocratic family, but the story was a little different with the imperial family.
Basically, there is nothing good about being entangled with each other.
The nobility of the empire was divided into three categories.
Loyalists who support the outstanding members of the imperial family.
The aristocratic faction confronted with more than 100 members of the royal family laughing at how great they were.
And neutrals who do not fall into either category.
The Wardanaj family belonged to the representative neutral faction. In fact, the Wodanaz family left the neutral faction and could be called a secluded faction or a loner.
However, when Lee Han officially visited the royal residence, it was perfect for rumors to circulate, saying < Is Lee Han of the Wardanaz family supporting the royal family A? >.
“are you okay. If you go with a group like this, all your school friends will be visiting together.”
Yoner understood Yihan’s concerns.
In this case, the proper justification was important.
“Actually, it was a matter of going with you guys, so I wasn’t too worried. More than that, I’m worried about the people in the Kainandon mansion.”
After visiting the Dalcard family and the Meikin family, I found out.
The difference between the mansions of aristocratic families was greater than expected.
Now, it seemed that it wouldn’t be too surprising if anything strange happened in the Cainando Mansion.
“How is the atmosphere at the Kainandon’s mansion?”
“Kainandone’s Mansion? It’s normal. There is no exam like our family. The number of guests is also small.”
The guests who visited Kainando’s mansion were more likely to come because of Kainando’s mother rather than to see Kainando, the royal family.
First of all, the Kraha family, the family of Gainando’s mother, was an incredibly wealthy family in the empire.
If you have that much wealth, you will have abilities that you didn’t have. Of course, it was frustrating that guests couldn’t come.
However, there were not that many guests at Gainandone’s mansion.
“Cainan’s mother doesn’t really like to welcome guests.”
“Why? A lot of guests must visit to promote the reputation of Gainan Island… well. no.”
It is said that you need to greet guests often to spread rumors and increase your family reputation, but sometimes the opposite happened.
The more often you meet, the more bad rumors may spread.
Lee Han changed the topic.
“What kind of person is Kainando’s mother?”
If it was another good Professor Verdus, the visit could have been delayed.
“He is kind and gentle. And…”
“And?”
“You are truly incredibly beautiful.”
“That’s right.”
Lee Han was taken aback by the sudden remark.
“When you first meet, you probably won’t be able to look directly at them.”
“why?”
“It’s so beautiful, a halo emanating from the back. So much so that I can’t even look at it.”
“…Isn’t that just a mixture of blood from spirits and angels?”
“that’s right. I heard that you have mixed blood from the spirit of light.”
Lee Han wanted to ask, ‘How do you know whether you are beautiful or not when you can’t see your face because of the light?’
what would be so important
“really. Do you really give me pocket money if I get along well with Kainando?”
“huh.”
“Looking at it objectively, am I the closest? What do you all think?”
Ratford and Nilia looked at Lee Han in amazement.
* * *
“Please wait thirty minutes.”
“ah. Are the guests here first?”
“That… I’m sorry. Please wait thirty minutes.”
“??”
Lee Han and his friends tilted their heads in front of the front gate of the splendid Gainandone mansion.
If a guest had arrived first, they could have waited for a while, but it wasn’t common to wait outside the front door.
Unless there’s something in the mansion that shouldn’t be shown…
“What is it?”
Boom bap bap bap-
Boom! Puff puff puff!
Magic firecrackers lit up the sky with the sound of a gigantic wind instrument choir.
Passers-by cast a startled look, wondering if there was some kind of festival going on.
“What…”
“What the hell…”
“Welcome to the mansion!”
“Welcome to the mansion…”
“Welcome…”
“Welcome…”
“Welcome…!”
The chorus sounds from within.
Lee Han suddenly wanted to go back to the mansion.
“What kind of commotion is this?”
“It looks like the prince is welcoming guests at the Kraha family mansion.”
“oh my god. Is it necessary to make such a fuss?”
“I guess they are friends I haven’t seen in a long time.”
Lee Han and his friends’ faces turned red at the sound of people talking interestingly.
“…Cloak, swallow me.”
“Come in together! me too!”
The four went inside using the magic they had learned at Einrogard.
Guinando, who was on top of the huge marble steps, waved his hand as soon as he saw the four of them.
“Here! here!”
“Stop the song quickly!”
“uh? why? Only one movement has been played yet.”
“Noisy and stop singing!”
“Stop it quickly!”
When his friends got angry, Kainando waved with a dumbfounded expression.
Then the musicians who were waiting on the grounds of the mansion removed their hands from their instruments.
“why? Didn’t you like the song?”
“It’s not about the song. Let’s go inside quickly.”
Lee Han and his friends dragged Gainando into the mansion.
Gainando grumbled and was dragged away.
“You can listen to the performance and go in.”
“I’ll hear you later.”
“really?”
“…someday. More than that, Cainan Island. How are you? Is there anything wrong?”
Lee Han turned the topic. Gainando said after thinking deeply.
“I did have a problem.”
“!”
Lee Han was surprised.
Could it be that Gainando was also persecuted by the proud imperial family just as Asan was persecuted by the prominent brothers of the Dalcard family?
“Who made a fuss?”
“no. I put in a new wizard card yesterday, but I lost.”
“……”
“……”
Yoner raised his hand to strike Gainando in the back of the head.
If Nilia hadn’t hurriedly grabbed her wrist, there would have been a ‘Clap’ sound.
Lee Han nodded as if he understood and asked again.
“Anything other than the wizard card? Didn’t someone come and argue with you?”
“huh? No one came.”
“……”
When he said that no one came, that made him feel a bit sad.
Lee Han secretly exchanged pitiful glances with his friends.
“It’s okay because we came here.”
“So I prepared a performance, but you guys cut it off in the middle.”
Gainando grumbled again.
When Yoner raised the other free hand, Nylia hurriedly grabbed it as well.
“More than that. Let’s go play together during vacation.”
“What are you planning to play with?”
“Wandering around the store, buying some new cards, looking around for some toys, and buying magazines piled up while I was in school…”
Lee Han shook his head.
To live such an extreme consumption-oriented life.
It was a good life to be a beggar if you were picky.
“Cainan Island. That’s good, but there’s something more fun.”
“what? really?”
“Follow me and you will find out. Let’s go together later.”
There was nothing more enjoyable than silver coins earned by sweating. Lee Han decided to share the pleasure with Gainando.
Yoner whispered.
“I don’t think Gainan would like to do that kind of thing, too.”
“are you okay. You just have to tell me in a situation where you can’t escape.”
“……”
“Oh no. I have to pay back the money I borrowed.”
Gainando called for a servant. Lee Han was surprised by his unexpected appearance.
“I didn’t know you would remember it first.”
“My mom said if you don’t pay it back, you’re trash.”
“That’s right.”
Gainando’s room was large enough to accommodate several wagons. Everyone spread out moderately, grabbing something that looked interesting and playing.
While reading a serialized novel in a magazine with interest (Torberiz, a dog-beast detective, was looking for the culprit with his foresight magic), Lee Han noticed that it was noisy outside.
“What are you planning today?”
“uh? uh, ah. That’s right. They said other members of the royal family were visiting.”
“……”
“…If that’s not a big deal, then what’s a big deal?”
