Episode 678:
Ga-Won, a magician belonging to the Magic Tower in Daylight, Flaher City.
Gawon was a person who was proud of himself.
In fact, among wizards, it was rare to find someone with low self-esteem. It was because it was not possible for anyone to set foot in the study of changing reality with oneâs own will, and it required natural talent.
As such, it was not strange for wizards to think of themselves as the chosen ones.
Even half-witted wizards who learned magic from magic books they picked up on the road without having a proper teacher are treated very well, much less how about wizards belonging to the Mage Tower.
A mage like Ga-Won couldnât help but be proud.
But there is another sky above the sky.
There was an opponent that the name Day Chu-ri Mage Tower did not work with, so it was Ein Lorgard.
The enemy of imperial magic!
âThank you for lending me. It is called Lee Han.â
âYou are comfortable. I am a member of the One Chu-ri Mage Tower.â
âthank you!â
Gainando stretched right to the side. Lee Han kicked Gainando in the back. Cainando quickly got up.
âEverybodyâs in a state⦠what happened?â
âI had some business.â
Lee Han said with a bitter expression.
Too many things had happened in the Bitter Mountains.
However, Ga-Won seemed to understand Lee Hanâs expression in a different way.
âYou seem to have done some pretty dangerous and difficult magic research⦠I wonât ask you any more.â
âItâs not like that.â
âyes. I will do that.â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han smelled the other person talking only about himself.
It wasnât too surprising. Difficulty communicating was one of the characteristics of wizards.
âAre you all participating in the exchange meeting tonight?â
âWhat exchange meeting are you talking about?â
âItâs the Mage Tower Exchange Meeting. held in Flaher this year.â
The study of magic was so wide and endless that it was not easy to dig into it alone, even if you were a genius.
Thatâs why wizards used to make guilds and build mage towers and work together.
It does not end there, but a place to share and exchange the knowledge and visions gained from each other.
That was an exchange meeting.
Even if it wasnât a large-scale conference held by the magic schools of the empire, exchange meetings held by guilds or mage towers from nearby areas were more frequent than expected. It seemed that the exchange meeting to be held this time would be held in Flaher City.
âah. no. We were not invited.â
âNo matter the invitation! Itâs a free seat. If you are a student of Einrogard, you are welcome to attend.â
Gawon said with sincerity.
It wasnât such a hard seat, and no one would say that Ein Rogard students were not qualified because they were visiting.
I was able to participate comfortably.
âAs far as I know, I heard that other Einrogard students will also participate.â
âAre you sure?â
Lee Han was puzzled.
Ein Rogard was not a guild or mage tower in this nearby area.
âAs I said, it is a free seat. If you are interested and qualified, you are welcome to visit. Isnât that person also interested in the magic that appears at the exchange meeting?â
âIs it another senior?â
Lee Han thought it wouldnât be a bad idea to talk about it once if Ein Lorgardâs seniors were participating.
A new semester will start soon and I will be meeting many seniors, but it wasnât bad because I got acquainted with them in advance.
âLet me think about it. really. Do you have anything to announce at the exchange meeting today?â
To Lee Hanâs question, Gawon answered with a proud and confident expression.
âOf course.â
âoh. What are you announcing?â
âHmmmm. Could you please look at this?â
Ga-Won made it by overlapping three magic circles on the bottom of the wagon, then placed the reagents and began to memorize the spell.
Lee Han, who was watching it from the side, said with interest.
âYou maintain the sphere form with water elemental magic and then give it additional properties. Sorting and amplifying manaâ¦
â
Ga-Won, who was reciting the spell, was choking because he heard a sare.
He didnât know that the boy next to him would guess the magic right away without explanation.
âUh⦠how?â
âyes? I am a wizard too.â
âThis is why people from Einrogardâ¦!â
If that was the case with the same wizard, there would be no reason for Ga-Won to suffer so much.
Ga-Won laughed out loud, but held it in. He could have regretted it for the rest of his life if he had a grudge against a wizard from Ein Rogard.
âEven if you are a wizard, you cannot recognize such complicated magic at once.â
âI donât think itâs particularly complicatedâ¦â
Compared to the magic of the skull principals and professors, the magic Gawon was preparing was simple and easy to understand.
Of course, it would be rude to say that, so Lee Han said it in a good way.
âI have seen similar magic before, so I think I recognized it quickly. I had some luck.â
âha ha ha. Isnât that too simple?â
Ga-Won looked at Lee Han.
This magic summoned a sphere of water into the air and turned it into a device that filtered and amplified mana.
It was quite practical and decent, so it was well received within the Mage Tower, but I was a little concerned because Gawon didnât seem to have improved much from the magic that was announced 5 years ago.
As long as a similar magic has appeared, the latecomer must show a more novel and outstanding attempt to receive favorable reviews.
âI donât think itâs important to be complex or simple in magic. The important thing is whether or not it has any effect.â
âIsnât it?!â
Gawonâs face brightened.
Confidence was boosted by the support of Ein Rogard students.
âBut I think this part of the magic circle can be omitted.â
âyes? This serves to hold the shape of the seatâ¦â
âEven without it, it will be fixed by the force of the other side.â
âSleepâ¦â
Before Ga-Won could stop him, Yi-Han cut off part of the magic circle.
Surprisingly, however, the magic remained intact.
â!!â
âI donât think we need the magic of this border.â
âThatâs not real! It is necessary to amplify and secure the mana required for magicâ¦â
âIt is enough to compress the mana here.â
Lee Han redraws a part of the magic circle drawn with light ink, and compresses the magic momentarily into black ink.
It was a simple fix that took less than a second, but that alone reduced the mana required for this magic circle by 1/3.
Kawon blinked her eyes in surprise.
âEh⦠Ein Lorgardâ¦!â
How scary!
* * *
âAlcicle. Would you like to come with me?â
âhmm. I think youâd better go and come. You will learn a lot.â
Alcicle listened to the exchange meeting and actively recommended it.
Wizards basically knew more about other wizards, the better.
âWhat about Alcicle?â
âI do not want to.â
âYou donât have to eat sardines.â
ââ¦not because of the sardines, but because of my research results. When I go out there, questions will come flying about how my research is going.â
Alcicle groaned as if the thought of it was terrifying. Lee Han looked at Alcicle as if he felt sorry for him.
It was a future that not only Alcicle but also Lee Han could experience someday.
âEvery time the professors meet, if I ask how the magic they are practicing is going, they might go crazy.â
âHow was the Bitter Mountains?â
âI met a unicorn.â
âwhat? really?â
Alcicle was surprised.
Professor Lightningwalker was an excellent explorer, but isnât the unicorn just as rare?
I had no choice but to be lucky to meet them, but how did they meet?
âand. Congratulations. Did you get one of the hairs of a unicorn?â
âI received the fur and the horn pieces⦠and decided to raise them in Einrogard.â
ââ¦what?? why?!â
Alcicle, who had been lying sideways, jumped up.
The unicorn didnât make a nest in a place with a lot of people.
What happened?
âThat found the missing professor, who was taking care of the unicorn.â
âah. That mich⦠Professor Bendozol?â
âItâs famous!?â
Lee Han was surprised when Alcicle realized who Bendozol was.
âThere is not just one Taochil, but several unicorns, so the unicorns are in dangerâ¦â
âOh my God.â
âThe headmaster came and took Professor Bendosol and moved the unicorn to Einlogard.â
ââ¦for a moment. wait for a sec.â
Alcicle was taken aback when he heard it.
Itâs not some kind of ancient play, but suddenly at the end of the story, the skeleton headmaster comes and solves everything?
âI think there were a lot of omissions in betweenâ¦â
âAh. Alcicle. I must depart.â
âThatâs right. have a good trip Donât forget to tell me next time.â
âItâs nothing.â
âWhat part of the story you just talked about isnât that great?â
Alcicle grumbled but saw Lee Han off.
My friends couldnât even come out because they were stretched out from magic sickness and fatigue. Even Eandurde was groping.
âIs this here?â
As I moved to the location I was told by Ga-Won earlier, an old and shabby mansion appeared.
It was small, and the garden was overgrown with weeds, and even looking at the exterior of the mansion, you could see broken parts here and there.
Originally, he would have thought he had come to the wrong place, but Lee Han realized that he had come to the right place because of the magic he felt in the mansion.
âIt must be enchanted inside.â
To a wizard who could expand space, such an appearance meant little.
Lee Han looked around.
People who seemed to be wizards were each packing their belongings and entering the mansion.
And the crow beast wizard with a familiar face wearing a hat tightly pressed downâ¦
â⦠Senior Diret?!â
âwho is this!?â
Diret was startled and flapped the wings on his back and turned his head. Fortunately, it was a familiar junior.
âJunior. What are you doing here?!â
âI was also on vacation, so I was resting. I was invited to the exchange meeting by chance.â
âiced coffee. I guess.â
Diret wondered how Lee Han, who had just finished freshman year, was invited to the exchange party.
It was a place with a free atmosphere, but first-year students are usually not invited.
âno. Itâs possible with him.â
But after a while, Diret convinced himself.
If it was this junior, it seemed that he would be invited enough.
âAre you hiding your identity?â
âItâs not that grandiose⦠I hope no one recognizes it.â
âHas your research been blocked latelyâ¦?â
â?!â
Dereth was taken aback.
How did know!?
âhow did you know!?â
âI heard that you donât participate well in events like this if your research is blocked.â
âthatâs right. The eyes are fast. I wore a hat because I didnât want to be questioned.â
âI donât think I would attend at allâ¦â
âI was invited, but I canât leave my name in the guest book. And exchange meetings are also quite helpful. I was wondering if I could get some inspiration.â
Diret let out a sigh before changing the subject.
âJunior. what did you do on vacation Wouldnât it be just work again?â
âDo not worry. Recently, I chased a unicorn with a professor in the Bitter Mountains.â
Lee Han was pleased, thinking that it sounded quite plausible even to himself.
âOuch.â
Diret almost dropped his hat when he heard a cough.
âWhy are you a professor?â
âIs there a bounty on it?â
âTo a unicorn??â
âno. Professor Bendozol.â
ââ¦?â
Dereth wanted to ask what the hell was that about, but realized it was time to enter the bells inside.
âFollow me. Iâll tell you that story again later.â
âyes.â
ââ¦Did you find the unicorn?â
âYes. The principal took me to Ein Rogard.â
ââ¦â¦â