Chapter 257

I Said I Passed.

The demon beckoned to deal with the next student. It meant passing, so get out of the way quickly.

“???”

Of course, I didn’t understand that.

The students standing behind Lee Han whispered as if they were embarrassed.

“What part of the conversation just passed?”

“ah! Wouldn’t that be a polite greeting?”

After hearing what his friends said, Lee Han thought it was quite plausible.

It wasn’t intentional, but the polite greeting and talking made the devil like it.

“I see… I learned. Thanks for the polite greeting.”

Lee Han was always proud of his habit of flattering politely.

There’s really nothing to lose by being flattered…

What? What are you talking about?

“…isn’t it?”

Your magical power was a reasonable condition for the transaction, so you passed.

“for a moment!”

Professor Rosine listened and interrupted.

And dragged the devil and moved to the side.

“Mister Oripulas. You can’t do this. You have to work hard.”

Aren’t you being sincere…

“Didn’t you just do it roughly?”

Professor Rosine snapped back to her stern administration.

Oripulas, a powerful demon but bound by a contract, protested in an unfair voice.

What I was told was that if the students came with reasonable terms and conditions, they should be accepted.

Speech and speech were more important to wizards than expected.

Living as a wizard, there were many times when I met someone stronger than myself.

A sorcerer without wisdom, relying only on strength, could do nothing in this case.

However, a clever wizard could turn a crisis into an opportunity by persuading a being stronger than himself.

As such, it was important to understand the rules of beings in another dimension and learn how to persuade them from the first year…

‘You can’t just pass it!’

But you have enough magic power… You’ve met the conditions, but you mean you have to force yourself?

“……”

When it came out like this, Professor Rosine had nothing to say.

Because it was true that I was told to do it like a real game.

Periodic supply of magical power has always been a popular contract condition for races that use magic as their staple food like demons.

Of course, the periodic supply of magical energy mentioned here far exceeded the scale that ordinary wizards thought of.

Because wizards had bodies of blood, flesh, and bones, they could live without magical powers, so they could never understand the endless hunger of a demonic race.

many.

more!

It wasn’t for nothing that various evil offerings or witchcraft came out when making a contract with the devil.

It was because it was impossible to fill the devil’s mana as much as he wanted with normal methods.

But very occasionally, without much preparation, there were times when the wizard had what the devil wanted.

It was just now.

“…great. Instead, please say a little bit of caution.”

Got it.

Oripulas called Lee Han again.

In fact, it can be said that it is really foolish to try to make a contract with demons by relying only on magic power.

“…Is there such a crazy person?”

Lee Han was puzzled.

Is there a wizard who goes to the devil and says, ‘Let’s make a deal!’

It’s not a wizard, it’s like an idiot…

there always comes a guy like that from time to time. So keep that in mind. To underestimate the devil…

Oripulas sat Lee Han down and laid out ‘101 reasons to beware of the devil’.

Lee Han wondered what he had done wrong.

‘Didn’t I pass?’

Do you understand?

“yes. Thanks to Oripulas, it really touched me. I will never make a hasty contract with demons by relying only on magic power.”

okay. That’s it.

“By the way, Mr. Oripulas.”

Why?

“What kind of contract did Oripulas make to work for the Empire?”

Lee Han asked out of pure curiosity.

If he knew what Oripulas was getting, Lee Han could refer to it later.

‘goldfinch? jewel? Magic? sacrifice?’

I… I was tricked into signing the contract.

“……”

Lee Han’s face stiffened as he waited for an answer.

So you should be careful when signing contracts. Got it? Contracts aren’t that risky.

“Ah…yes.”

Lee Han was shocked.

Deceiving the devil and forcing them to work…

The officials of the empire were as good as Ein Rogard.

* * *

Thursday.

Lee Han yawned and walked down the hallway. Even though it was morning, I felt like I wasn’t awake because I didn’t have enough sleep.

Hmm!

“……”

Seeing the headmaster’s round white skull from afar, Lee Han felt his sleep run away.

‘Amazing. The mind is amazingly clear.’

“hello.”

okay. Hi… wait.

Lee Han’s heart sank.

As I was planning to leave the school at Spire Stable the day after tomorrow, I had no choice but to be stabbed when I met the skeleton headmaster.

However, if the skull headmaster is one of the best education experts in the empire, Lee Han is a disciple expert.

Lee Han asked without a change in expression.

“What are you doing?”

Did you see anything around here yesterday?

“doesn’t exist.”

This wasn’t a lie, it was the truth.

I hadn’t seen anything in particular where Headmaster Skeleton and Death Knight were standing.

‘What’s going on?’

That’s why you should reduce unnecessary noise and stand guard properly.

– Kill me! sorry. You have tarnished your master’s honor!

Don’t ask me to kill you for making a mistake. When will you be able to let go of those old habits? These days, knights don’t die just because they made one mistake.

The skeleton headmaster bruised the Death Knights.

An intruder who arrogantly entered the school not too long ago.

Headmaster Skeleton responded with the eccentricity of setting up undead throughout the school to tie up the intruder.

Then, I was searching through the main building one by one, looking for an intruder… I

just discovered that the barrier around here was damaged last night.

Of course, it could have been a coincidence. The main building of the magic school is so old, and there are countless magics intertwined, so the magical powers are as fickle as in the other world.

The barrier could have been damaged due to the change in flow, but the Skeleton Headmaster was never vigilant.

Increase your placement here. search around here When an intruder comes out, he chews up his flesh. Got it?

-I will follow your orders!

“Has the intruder been caught yet?”

i’ll catch it soon Or maybe it’s already dead.

Skeleton Principal answered with a grunt.

I’m afraid you’ll misunderstand, but there’s nothing wrong with exploration or vigilance. That broken barrier is only a very minor part.

‘hmm. I don’t understand why professors all react the same way when they make a mistake.’

Of course, Lee Han was thinking of avoiding offending the skeleton headmaster for nothing.

If you touch it wrong, going out on the weekend could be twisted.

Apparently, the intruder…

“Is he the archmage?”

Avoiding the eyes of the Death Knights and avoiding other barriers was not something anyone could do.

It’s more likely that it contains an unknown artifact. Originally, thieves carry quite a lot of things like that.

From the skull headmaster’s point of view, if the damage to the barrier around here was the intruder’s fault, the intruder was likely to have a fairly powerful stealth artifact.

No matter how much the power of the stealth artifact was borrowed, it would not be possible to avoid all the Death Knights and magic barriers, so she must have broken the barrier in this corner by mistake.

really. Aren’t you a fool? If you come out on your own, I’ll let you go as painlessly as possible.

‘I don’t think I’d be able to come out even if it were me…’

Lee Han, who had been listening to the headmaster’s words, asked without thinking.

“How about increasing the number of Death Knights?”

Increasing the number doesn’t seem to make much of a difference.

Headmaster Skeleton was skeptical of increasing the number.

Death Knights were still deployed throughout the main building.

However, moving without being caught means that there is a way to avoid the Death Knight’s gaze.

“Do Death Knights not see through stealth magic?”

It can see through to some extent, but if it’s a powerful artifact, even the Death Knight… But in preparation for that, I’ve put up various barriers.

Excellent wizards were able to use stealth magic to block the gaze of powerful undead monsters.

Of course, the skeleton headmaster knew that too, so he had placed barriers that weakened those stealth magics everywhere.

As long as the barriers are intact, that kind of magic…

no.

While talking with Lee Han, the skeleton headmaster suddenly realized and said:

If it’s a powerful artifact, it can even temporarily suspend the barriers around it. Probably.

If the barriers placed here and there stopped for a while, he might be able to avoid the gaze of the Death Knights and move around.

Skeleton Principal clicked his tongue. Lee Han said as if he was happy.

“If you find a loophole, isn’t it possible to prepare?”

yes.

The skeleton principal stared at Lee Han.

Lee Han asked, feeling somewhat ominous.

“Why is that?”

One of the easiest ways to prepare is for an excellent wizard to hold this barrier stone.

No matter what kind of artifact it was, the principle of stopping the barrier was simple.

It is to shake the barrier stone containing the barrier with force and stop it for a while.

However, if the barrier stone was held by an outstanding wizard and defended, the story was different.

“No, I don’t know that defense magic.”

It’s not about using defensive magic, it’s about using your ignorant mana.

If the amount of magical power increases, it will become a force that resists other magic in itself.

Even if Lee Han just held the barrier stone, there was a high possibility that he would block the force flying from outside.

“…wouldn’t it be better for the principal to do it?”

I will too. Didn’t you see what I was searching for? We’re going to do it step by step.

“I’m working on my final exam assignment.”

So, it’s only about two hours a day. Do a search with the Death Knights here.

“……”

Lee Han, who suddenly took part in the search with the Death Knights while passing by, was dumbfounded.

No…

The Headmaster Skeleton said soothingly.

Shouldn’t it be over sooner if we join forces?

“principal. That freshman…”

When Einrogard is in danger, both students and professors must join forces.

“It doesn’t seem like a crisis…”

Thank you. If you succeed, I will definitely reward you.

“You are saying that two hours are a waste of time…” Now

. death knights. Are you ready to go on a search with this clever disciple here?

-Please leave it to me! I will definitely take revenge and regain my honor!

‘I really want to kill him.’

* * *

Lee Han carried an armful of stones engraved with barriers and walked down the hallway with the Death Knights.

The stones were jagged in size and didn’t look very attractive, but Lee Han could guess how difficult the magic was on these stones.

The structure was at a level that could not be imagined at all.

I heard it’s a magic that weakens an intruder’s stealth magic…

-I really wanted to talk to you, but it’s an honor. Wardanaz County.

-There are quite a few rumors about you among our knights.

“ah. yes. thank you.”

Death Knights were undead and very sociable.

Lee Han was a little embarrassed.

“Then, can we open the doors one by one?”

-Let’s do that! stand back don’t know what’s inside

“…Oh, can I check all the places I suspect?”

-of course!

The Death Knights nodded their heads willingly, unaware of Lee Han’s dark heart.

If you can find the intruder, how difficult would it be to search the other floors!