Episode 606
Perhaps because he was moved, Silvas was signing the contract unknowingly by the end of the story.
“I will report in my name that I should support < research on species that trolls prefer to feed on >! This is a research that the current Empire must conduct. No, the Empire should be ashamed of not doing this research until now!”
“thank you.”
Lee Han sighed in relief and expressed his gratitude.
This bureaucrat named Silvas had a warm heart unlike the skeleton headmaster.
Thanks to this, I was able to achieve this success just by appealing to recognition.
‘I was lucky.’
Lee Han, who came out after greeting, checked the next research plan.
-Studying the most effective wand swinging motion
Lee Han, deep in thought, walked down the hallway muttering.
“The number of mages and imperials injured each year due to the failure of wand movement is gradually increasing… More than a dozen students of Einrogard are injured each year, and some may think that this has to do with the wand swing movement. My opinion is…”
* * *
The skeleton headmaster was sitting on the terrace of the < Rock Spirit's Apple Jam Café > and waiting.
As much as he enjoyed all kinds of delicacies, the skeleton headmaster was apathetic about popular food and drinks in the capital, but this cafe deserved praise.
“Awesome. The coffee and apple pie are great, but this stone soup is the taste of the soul.”
Geek.
The rock spirit was shy and avoided his gaze.
Headmaster Skeleton left a tip, telling him to work harder.
“principal!”
“Are you here?”
As the pupil walked out from afar with a tired expression, the skeleton headmaster signaled to sit down.
“You are much later than I thought. Good job.”
“no. Forgive me for being late.”
“Sorry what? It can’t be easy to convince thieves.”
“Not even a thief…”
“Huh. Imperial officials are all thieves. Shall I ask?”
Headmaster Skeleton called an adventurer who was passing by and asked.
“hey. Are imperial officials thieves or not thieves?”
“They’re a bunch of crappy thieves!”
“Did you see it?”
“…Looks like an adventurer who has recently paid a lot of taxes.”
Headmaster Skeleton called another traveler and asked.
“Imperial officials…”
“I was wrong. Please stop.”
“okay. I just need to know.”
Headmaster Skeleton gave Lee Han a bowl of stone soup.
Even though it was boiled with only stones, the soup tasted like a soul.
‘…the fox and the crane??’
Of course, from Lee Han’s point of view, the appearance of the soup was rather ugly. Lee Han pushed the bowl aside and said.
“Still, as late as it was, there were quite a few results.”
“oh. Really?”
Headmaster Skeleton was really surprised.
The research plans brought by the Headmaster Skeleton this time were among the most trash in Einrogard.
In the first place, the non-trash plans were passed without the need for the skeleton headmaster to bring them.
It proved that the fact that the headmaster had to bring it and assess it himself was a garbage plan.
But to pass any of them.
It was truly amazing.
“What did you pass?”
“Did you pass everything?”
“…Do not lie. haha.”
“Really.”
Lee Han put down the signatures of the imperial officials he had received on each plan.
As mentioned above, it was a signature that the government official would participate in his name.
The Skeleton Principal suddenly became silent, and only glanced over the plans one after another.
Read it once again, read it again, read it again, and read it again three times… When
the other person didn’t say anything, Lee Han asked for nothing because he was worried.
“Are you okay?”
“I am genuinely proud of you.”
The skeleton principal’s voice trembled slightly. Lee Han became more puzzled.
“…thank you…?”
Before Lee Han could finish his words, the skeleton headmaster shouted to the people of the capital seated at the table around him.
“Listen, everyone! This proud guy is my disciple! The one who destroys Einrogard’s bureaucrats is my disciple!”
“Really, why are you like this?!”
Lee Han shouted out in disgust, but the skeleton headmaster, who was in a very happy mood, ignored it and shouted.
“Master. I will pay for all the food and drinks in this cafe today!”
“hurray! I don’t know where you’re from, but let’s thank the generous guest!”
“I don’t know who it is, but it looks like the disciple made a great achievement!”
“Ein Rogard’s bureaucrat destroyer!”
“Long live bureaucracy destroyers!”
Seeing people everywhere applauding without knowing what it was, Lee Han vowed that he would never walk around with the skeleton principal again.
* * *
Morning.
Lee Han, who stayed at the headmaster’s capital villa (it was a villa where Death Knights were dressed like servants), went down to eat.
Headmaster Skeleton still came out first in human form and was reading the Imperial newspaper.
Headmaster Skeleton, who was reading the newspaper with a sharp gaze, gestured as he saw Lee Han coming down.
“Yesterday was great.”
“No matter how you think about it, what you did at the cafe was a bit excessive.”
“hmm. I am reflecting too. Sometimes even the Archmage can’t control his joy.”
The Death Knights nodded as if they agreed.
– Yesterday was a day that would make the master happy.
-The bureaucrats were easily fooled by the usual strict subjects!
“It wasn’t that I was tricked, it was that you understood my sincere words…”
-Haha. All right. do it like that
The Death Knights blinked their eyes.
Lee Han was dumbfounded, but decided to just keep his mouth shut and eat the meal in front of him.
It was an eastern Imperial meal consisting mainly of rice and fish and vegetables. Lee Han suddenly became curious and asked.
“Did you like Eastern food?”
“You’re an excellent bureaucrat-destroying apprentice.”
“If you’re going to keep calling me bureaucrat-destroyer, I’ll just go back to the Wodanaz family.”
“You are an excellent disciple.”
Despite this threat, the skull principal’s eyes were warm.
It seemed that the work he had done yesterday was as great as that.
“Ask Richie what kind of food he likes is not a good question.”
“…I’m sorry. I’m surprised you prepared Eastern food.”
“It is tailored to your taste.”
Lee Han was even more surprised by the headmaster who knew his taste.
In fact, in Einrogard, as much as they ate whatever they caught, it didn’t matter too much whether it was the western or eastern wind.
That’s why it’s hard to know if you haven’t observed it very carefully.
“thank you. To be honest, I was a little surprised.”
“What do you have with this? I know where the students are stealing and what.”
“But you didn’t know I was going out, did you?”
“……”
Headmaster Skeleton’s eyes tried to return from affectionate warmth to usual coldness, but then returned to warmth again.
The work done yesterday was really great.
“There are always exceptions to magic.”
‘You’re only doing useless things with that kind of observational power.’
It was also a skill to put all the power of observation enough to figure out what other people like to eat to make traps.
“What is your schedule today?”
“You can take a little break. In the morning, I will meet some more officials. The lower ones even signed it, so the upper ones won’t be thrilled.”
“Then I will write a letter and wait for you.”
I had to write them whenever I had a chance, as the letters I had to send to my friends piled up.
There are many magic tasks to do…
“And in the afternoon, I’m going to meet the capital’s hukou.”
“Hugou?”
“Did I say Hogu? I must have heard wrong. They said they were patrons of the capital.”
“…Anyway, you can think of them as the people who support Einrogard, right?”
“okay. I’m going to take Pengerin too. Just like you cast mind magic on bureaucrats, you can cast mind magic on patrons. Don’t worry, sponsors will find it much easier. He is an excellent disciple.”
“I didn’t use mind magic.”
“Betting even when you haven’t bet is a truly outstanding level of magic. Great.”
Lee Han slightly contemplated whether to throw the tomato on the table.
But there were still gold coins left. Lee Han decided to endure a little longer.
“The bureaucrats were lucky. Sponsors are different from bureaucrats…”
“Just like we did this year is enough.”
“What have I done this year?”
“……”
Headmaster Skeleton looked at Lee Han in disbelief.
-……
Even the Death Knights looked at Lee Han in disbelief.
Was the crazy performance he showed in front of the sponsors this year just a daily routine that he couldn’t even remember?
“No, I really don’t know. What am I…”
“Yeah. Then stay ignorant. You are an excellent disciple. go.. true. When Pengerin wakes up, tell her to wait for her meal.”
“oh. Have you made a reservation at a restaurant in the capital?”
“huh? no. Pengerin has to eat sardines in front of patrons.”
“……”
* * *
Skeleton Principal did not lie. Patrons were much more tolerant and tolerant than bureaucrats.
In the first place, it was sponsorship that those who were overflowing with wealth were doing to gain the honor of supporting the Empire’s magic school, Ein Rogard.
They did not pursue efficiency as meticulously as bureaucrats did. He boldly put out a bag of gold coins.
As such, the skeleton principal’s approach has also changed.
It is a subtle inducement by talking about the recent achievements of students and raising the amount of donations.
“Did you all hear that the students of Einrogard defeated the alchemy guilds and created the perfect potion this time?”
“ah. I heard. Gonadaltes ball! How great!”
“But Ein Rogard’s Gyeokgu Club lost again…”
“Uh huh! Do I have to say that!”
Of course, there were times when the skeleton principal’s expression distorted, but most of them went well.
The sponsors were particularly interested in Lee Han, who revealed that he was a disciple of Headmaster Skeleton.
Although he was still a young boy, it was surprising to be treated as a former disciple.
No patron would pass up the chance to become acquainted with the actual future archmage.
Lee Han did not waver in the face of such attention, but calmly maintained his attitude and responded perfectly. Headmaster Skeleton gave an excellent look.
And Alcicle eagerly ate the sardines.
It might be a whim, but every time Alcicle ate a sardine, the amount of support from the supporters seemed to jump.
“Good work. There were no strange suggestions today, so it was comfortable.”
“What kind of strange proposal…?”
“Aristocrats with a lot of money get sick with wanting to throw money away in useless places.”
Headmaster Skeleton said as he walked down the street.
Like Professor Verdus’ absurd project, sometimes, no, more often than you think, the nobles conceived absurd projects.
-Install teleportation devices throughout the empire so that they can move at any time!
-Oh… How do you mean?
-That’s for wizards to take care of now, right?
-……
If it weren’t for the supporter, they would have slapped me and kicked me out, but I had to turn it around and say it in a good way.
If the backer goes bankrupt due to a strange business, nothing good will happen to Einrogard.
“Don’t ever accept an offer like that. Sometimes stupid people don’t have the ability, but they get sponsored and work, but most of them have never done well.”
“Uh. How much is the sponsorship?”
“…Did you not hear what I just said??”
“I was just asking.”
The skeleton principal’s eyes, which had been warmed by yesterday’s events, were slowly returning to normal.
