Episode 636
As the number of magicians who contracted with lower spirits is quite large, the spirits were more familiar and familiar to the people of the empire than they thought.
Even if you read the fairy tale right away, there are many stories about a child who is in danger talking to a spirit and getting out of it.
But, strictly speaking, most of these were fiction. Ordinary people could not communicate with spirits.
The spirits were definitely from another dimension, and a strong contract or magic was needed to cross the wall.
An example of this was the fact that Lee Han could not recognize the true name of the spirit that had just signed a contract with the Pengerin family.
Like Ferkuntra, Lee Han, who made a contract with a powerful spirit that can communicate with humans on his own, cannot recognize his name unless he is from the Pengerin family.
But to be able to speak the spirit language innately?
“To be able to speak the language of the spirits… what kind of magic is Archil-sama studying?!”
“Your brother is not a wizard.”
“what?!!!”
Arcicle was even more surprised than when he heard that Arsil knew how to speak the spirit language naturally.
Even though you have such an extraordinary talent, you are not a wizard.
“why!?”
“Because you’re not interested in magic?”
Arsil shrugged and said something. Lee Han heard it and spoke.
“He didn’t even have much talent for magic.”
“……”
Alcicle almost screamed at what he was talking about.
Being able to command spirits like that is enough. What kind of talent is being able to turn the sky and the earth upside down with just one finger?!
“oh. no. haha. no way. You are exaggerating.”
“What did you say?”
“Compared to me, you say you don’t have any talent for magic… Don’t listen to this too much. My older brother praises me so much for coming as a guest.”
‘hmm. I guess that’s right.’
Alcicle thoughtlessly agreed.
Except for being loved by the spirits, it didn’t seem like the lineage of the Wardanaz family in front of you would be any better at magic than Lee Han.
“How on earth can I naturally speak the language of the spirits? Mixed spirits must be having a hard time…”
Alcicle muttered with a shocked face.
Among the mixed spirits, those who inherited the spirit’s characteristics very strongly showed their differences by having asexual characteristics or using the spirit’s abilities innately.
However, among those mixed spirits, there was no one who could speak the spirit language naturally. At most, he was able to hear a few words from a spirit he had a very close relationship with.
Shouldn’t it be just a spirit itself, not a mixed blood, to be able to speak the spirit language naturally and have such a strong affinity?
‘Isn’t it a real spirit?’
Alcicle had a rude thought, wondering if the other person was a spirit from the Wodanaz family.
Then many questions were solved.
I can speak the spirit language (because I am a spirit) and I can talk to Lee Han (because I am the blood of the contracted family)…
“Pengerin-sama?”
“uh? why?”
Alcicle raised his head at Lee Han’s call.
The two brothers of the Wardanaj family were looking at Alcicle. In particular, Arsil was throwing an interesting look.
“You’re asking me to see you eating sardines… I’m sorry.”
“Oh no. I just wanted to eat sardines.”
* * *
“Yes. It can be. Even the devil works. that’s right. hmm. okay. It can be. Even the devil works.”
“Pengerin. You’re doing that for the hundredth time now.”
“A broken phonograph?”
Lee Han made a ‘shh’ sound at the junior’s words.
“It’s just that Pengerin was surprised.”
Alcicle, who came out of the shock belatedly, regained his senses and said.
“Oh no. I’m just… surprised. Because it is such an amazing ability.”
“no way. I have similar abilities.”
“what!? You can’t even talk to spirits?!”
Alcicle was startled.
The reason you talked to him earlier was not because you were of the same blood, but because you also have the ability to speak spirits!?
“no. Unlike my older brother, I have the ability to make spirits flee wherever I go… just kidding. sorry.”
“……”
Alcicle was taken aback, but Arsil, who was next to him, burst into laughter and knocked on the table.
“I was so surprised that I couldn’t even say goodbye to Arsil-sama properly… Tell him I’m sorry.”
“You don’t care at all.”
“What is Arsil-nim doing?”
“Your brother is looking for treasure.”
“oh!”
Arcicle looked at the old, large backpack that Arsil had put down earlier without realizing it.
Could it be that these were ancient artifacts?
‘…?’
But looking at it again, the items in the backpack didn’t feel any magical power.
Alcicle asked cautiously.
“Is that a treasure?”
“yes.”
“Can’t you feel the magic?”
“An artifact is not necessarily a treasure, right? It could be a treasure with archaeological value.”
At that, Arsil added something next to him.
Lee Han explained with a shy expression.
“hmm. Those things are said to be less than 30 years old.”
“Then what is it worth?”
“They say that the old look has a mood. I’ll give it to the spirits as a gift…”
“……”
Alcicle was even more flustered.
No matter how you look at it, it was just common junk rolling around on the street.
You’re giving that as a gift to tricky spirits?
As Alcicle had needed the spirit’s help in his magic research, he knew the conditions of the gift to be presented to the spirit.
I could have bought anger for no reason if I offered a gift that wasn’t the same.
-■■■■! ■■■■!
When Arsil gave him a cracked pottery cup as a gift, the drought spirit sitting on his shoulder was very happy and flew away to the spirit realm.
Seeing that, Alcicle opened his beak.
Were the spirits happy and delighted with the gift?
“I’m surprised… it’s amazing. really. I never thought the spirits would be so happy.”
“Oh. older brother. I made a contract with that spirit.”
Arsil pointed to the pattern of Perkuntra and asked with interest. Lee Han shook his head.
“You don’t have to worry about that. Look here.”
Lee Han summoned the Sparrow Spirit and the Squirrel Spirit.
Arsil smiled calmly at that figure. It was admirable to see a younger brother who was hard to get along with the spirits like that.
I was a little curious as to why the mighty lightning spirits passed
by
…
“ruler. Come this way.”
Lee Han said to the two spirits. However, the two of them jumped over Arsil’s shoulders as if they couldn’t hear them and played around.
Yi Han’s face darkened at the sight.
“…Come this way?”
The spirits were so excited about playing around that they couldn’t hear Lee Han’s words.
Arcicle was taken aback when he saw Lee Han’s expression distorted with grief and sadness.
“Hey hey. in action! Move!”
Despite Alcicle’s cry, the spirits couldn’t come to their senses, but only came to their senses after Arsil touched them.
The two spirits came closer to Lee Han and tried to climb onto his shoulders.
However, Lee Han distanced himself with a cold expression.
-!?
Arsil, who was happy to watch his younger brother play with the spirits, rummaged through his backpack as if he had remembered it belatedly and called to Lee Han.
“yes. older brother. Oh, is it a gift? That’s really fine. Celebrating one year of enduring under the evil detective duck? Who is the evil detective duck… Ah. principal. thank you.”
Alcicle asked cautiously.
“Are you on bad terms with Gonadaltes-nim?”
“It’s probably because the principal buys a lot of treasure.”
Although Arsil was searching for treasures and artifacts throughout the empire, he was different from ordinary collectors.
While empire collectors waited patiently and bought the items excavated by adventurers at the auction house, Arsyl went around and sold her own products.
There was nothing more heartbreaking than having the artifacts you were interested in fall into the hands of an adventurer and go to the auction house, then go to a collector who only has gold coins.
‘Oops. I also buy a lot from the auction house.’
Alcicle was hot.
Among wealthy nobles, those who did not go to the auction house were rare. As much as all kinds of different items flowed into the auction house, it was fun just to look around.
“Does Pengerin buy a lot of treasure too? no way. Pengerin is not one of those people.”
“The late Gonadaltes is really too kind! You have to concede treasures for younger students, but you scrape them all yourself!”
Alsicle hurriedly cursed Gonadaltes. Arsil laughed as if agreeing.
“Choose one of these? By the way, brother. It seems that the treasures that my older brother brought with me were a bit dangerous… Is it different this time? But you said that the other day.”
As if it was a misunderstanding, Arsil looked at Lee Han with kind eyes.
There was something about its spirit-like appearance that made it hard to hate even enemies.
However, Lee Han was calm.
“The present you gave me the other day turned the spring and a monster came out, right? Allarron had a hard time catching it.”
“……”
Alsicle came to his senses.
Just because the other person looked like a spirit, there was no guarantee that they were sane.
‘Calm down. This is the Wardanaj family!’
“Is it really different this time? Did you choose hard and bring it? Mmm. You really didn’t have to… I got it. What is this dagger? If you stab it, it burns the opponent’s blood? hmm. I’ll get over this at once. What is this landscape painting? Is it the coast at the western end of the Empire? Oh, is it just a picture you drew yourself?”
Arsil nodded and said.
While traveling in the West, he found an aurora far away and thought of his younger brother, so he sketched it out.
‘I have to get past this.’
But Lee Han passed right away.
In terms of value, this was less than the cursed dagger. Arsil was slightly disappointed when his younger brother handed over the painting.
“What is this necklace? If you break a jewel, a demon appears inside? Do you have a contract? It’s not working. hmm. Then I’ll just attack randomly?”
Arsil nodded.
That necklace was a treasure found deep in the ruins of the southern empire’s great desert.
It was a beautiful design in itself, but the fact that it had the name of a demon inside it was also worth appreciating.
Originally, an excellent gift should be surprising and unexpected…
Lee Han coldly handed over the necklace. Arsil was sorry.
“What is this cloak? If you wear it, will you become a berserker? ah. Just a cloak of defense? So let’s do this. no. it’s okay. I won’t change it. I like this. Aren’t you bored? Is it fun enough? Look at this cloak design. Interesting.”
“……”
Alcicle could only hear Lee Han’s voice, but strangely, he seemed to know what the conversation was going on.
* * *
“You are the best coachman in the Empire!”
“Whoops. Just leave it to me.”
Gainando lay down in the carriage. It was the most comfortable posture in the empire.
It was a carriage pulled by eight horses, but the coachman hired directly by the family drove the carriage without any shaking, befitting its reputation.
Gainando nodded at the rapidly changing scenery around him.
‘I’m sure they’ll arrive soon?’
The carriage, which was running in full swing, stopped for a moment when it saw a fork in the road.
The coachman stopped the carriage to let the horses rest and asked a passer-by.
“Look. Let me ask you something. Is this the right way to the Wardanaj family?”
“Are you going to the Wardanaj family?”
“Yes, as a guest…”
The passer-by suddenly turned and ran away at full speed.
“…?!”
