Episode 724
âSir. Seniors.â
âhuh?â
Meanwhile, the senior who was preparing his work raised his head at Lee Hanâs call.
âSomething seems strange. I am a 2nd year student, and this is a 3rd year course.â
âwhat? âDid the professor force you into the lecture?!â
The senior asked in surprise.
Although Lee Han did not completely understand the meaning of the question, he denied it for now.
âThatâs not it. I chose it. With the help of Calendarium⦠Wait. âWhy did you ask whether the lecture was forced?â
âah. donât mind. âItâs a rumor I heard a long time ago, so I asked just in case.â
The senior waved his hand as if to say not to worry.
It was one of the legendary rumors about Einrogard that I heard when I entered school.
If a studentâs skills are too good, from then on, the student no longer chooses the lecture, but the lecture comes to the student!
When my senior and his friends heard the rumor, they worried, âWhat if Iâm so good that the professor forces me to invite him?â But that didnât happen.
The Einrogard professors were colder than expected.
ââ¦â¦â
Without noticing Lee Hanâs expression harden, the senior continued to explain.
âIf I had gotten help from Calendarium, wouldnât that course have been the best fit?â
âBut Iâm a second year student, and this is a third year course, right?â
âItâs strange. But sometimes, excellent people take classes one year higher than theirs. âSenior Yukveltire also did that once.â
âIs that soâ¦â
When the seniorâs reaction seemed milder than expected, Lee Han wondered if he had overreacted.
âSo, thereâs nothing particularly strange about the lecture, the lecture, and the lecture?â
When Lee Han took out the names of the lectures on the lecture schedule and asked about them, the senior paused.
There were too many lectures for third-year students.
â¦Donât usually outstanding geniuses take only one class in a specialized field from a grade above them?
âDonât you usually only listen to one? âItâs a bit much, butâ¦â
Another senior who was sharpening equipment on a whetstone next to him joined in.
âThatâs him.â
âah. Right. Me indeed. âEven though Iâm in third grade, I still have these stereotypes.â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han asked again, reminding himself that he should not attack his seniors.
âItâs strange, right?â
There were even lectures left that Lee Han didnât just ask about.
No matter how much I thought about it, the names of these lectures seemed closer to third year than second year.
âItâs strange, but I think you can do it. cheer up. Calendarium must have taken care of it.â
âA wizard is the master of an artifact, not its slave. What if you change the lecture right now? âWhat if we include a lower level lecture?â
âah. Thatâs not allowed.â
The senior who was changing the equipment next to me answered for me.
âI tried to take a second-year class this year, but the professor kicked me.â
ââ¦â¦â
Although the professors at Einrogard seemed indifferent, they were thorough in some areas.
Students should take lectures that are appropriate for their level and should not be allowed to deliberately take easy lectures.
âThere is no freedom at all!â
Lee Han was once again indignant at Einrogardâs trick.
There is no freedom at all in the subject of freely learning magic.
While Lee Han was angry, his seniors asked questions. Just as Lee Han was curious, his seniors also had a lot of questions.
âWardanaz. âI have a questionâ¦â
âAh. yes. âAsk.â
âWhy were you with Professor Verdus?â
ââ¦?â
Lee Han was taken aback by such a strange question.
âItâs lecture time, right?â
âwhat? for a moment. âDid you come just in time for the start of the lecture?â
â???â
When the junior was confused, the seniors kindly explained.
âThere is no need to come to Professor Verdusâ lecture on time. âHe doesnât care whether we are there or not anyway.â
âBut shouldnât you listen to the lecture?â
âWhere is the lecture content?â
Lee Han looked back.
There was definitely nothing.
When I thought about it, Lee Han-do came to the beginning of the lecture and felt like he had learned nothing in particular.
âJust come when you want and go when you want.â
âYou bring something to work with, you work on it, and then you leave. âI also came from working somewhere else.â
Einrogard students were taking advantage of Professor Verdusâ indifference.
If the professor is not interested in the student, the student can study on his own.
âStill, isnât there something blocking it?â
âYou have to learn that yourself. âLike that.â
At that moment, one of my seniors got up from his seat, groaning as if he had encountered a problem while working.
He then walked forward and started chattering near Professor Verdusâs workbench. Of course, Professor Verdus, who was in a state of concentration, did not notice.
Pop!
The senior snatched Professor Verdusâ work and ran out of the classroom like a crazy person.
Then Professor Verdus also jumped up and ran after his senior.
âat there! âYou mean, dirty thief!â
âI will learn and give back!â
The seniors nodded as they heard the echo coming from outside the classroom.
âThatâs how you do it.â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han didnât ask, âCanât I ask a question?â Because I knew it couldnât be done.
It would be much faster to learn by stealing Professor Verdusâ work than by asking questions.
âruler. âLetâs go too.â
âWhere do you mean?â
Rumbling â
the seniors rushed to Professor Verdusâ workbench and quickly copied and transcribed.
âaha. Something like thisâ¦â
âYour skills are excellent.â
âSo heâs still alive. Do you know that the assassins who came to kill Professor Verdus are waiting in the city near Einrogard? âI heard it was requested by nobles who were deprived of gold.â
âshit. âIs there any way to help those people?â
Lee Han quietly copied and drew the work of his seniors.
Professor Verdusâs workbench looked like a huge pile of trash because of all the junk, but there was all kinds of wisdom hidden inside.
Even salvaging a few artifact blueprints or magic circles drawn on a crumpled wad of paper is a huge step forward for students.
Not long after, Professor Verdus returned with his work retrieved. The senior who stole the work was nowhere to be seen.
Professor Verdus shouted angrily.
âThere are too many thieves in this school!â
The students all pretended not to notice and sat down again.
ââ¦Where did that senior go?â
âProfessor Verdus may be crazy, but he is not a cruel person. âI would have just been suppressed.â
Since Professor Verdus only cared about recovering his work, he did not retaliate against the student further or send him to the punishment room.
The senior who disappeared probably took a few hits, so he will recover on his own and then come back.
But even as time passed, the senior did not return.
âYouâre not coming back?â
âI guess I got hit a little hard. Donât worry about it, just do your work. Junior.â
âThe people who listen to Professor Verdusâ lectures seem to have similar personalities to the professor.â
Lee Han uttered a cold-hearted curse that made his seniorsâ blood run cold.
* * *
Professor Verdus called Lee Han again. Work assistance was needed.
Seeing this, even seniors who were concentrating on their own work felt puzzled.
âNow that I think about it, I only asked why you came first, but I didnât actually hear why you were with Professor Verdus?â
I came first and was in the lecture room. It was possible because I didnât know the uniqueness of Professor Verdusâs lectures, but it was quite unusual to be so close to Professor Verdusâ work table.
Basically, Professor Verdus is not one to let other wizards sit next to his workbench.
Actually, it wasnât anything particularly strange. Originally, for wizards, the magic they studied was a secret area, and workshops and workbenches were also places where outsiders were prohibited from entering.
Of course, it was a bit problematic to become a professor and not allow students to approach, butâ¦
âCan I get that close?â
The seniors stopped what they were working on and looked at Professor Verdus and Lee Han with curious eyes.
As it was a lecture on , several students from the Buyeo School of Magic were also present, and they provided commentary in a cautious voice.
âVery strange⦠very strange. âI canât believe Professor Verdus calls me that.â
âIsnât it necessary to do some chores that require a lot of work?â
âProfessor Verdus doesnât even ask you to do chores.â
Professor Verdus was already crazy enough, but he became even more crazy when it came to his magic.
Even minor touches or simple tasks that can be overlooked to a certain extent cannot be tolerated if they do not meet oneâs standards.
Naturally, students were not called in for simple chores.
âhey. âShouldnât we match the ingredients today?â
âLetâs just wait and see.â
The students sat divided into each tower and looked at each other with interest. One student went so far as to send a paper bird to a friend who had not yet come to class to tell them to come quickly.
âSending it to the Green Pyrite Magic Tower ends today!â
âoh. Thenâ¦â
âLetâs do the next one!â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han stared at the soft back of Professor Verdusâ head.
âIâm taking lectures too, but shouldnât I be doing my own work?â
âJust do this! âAnyway, once you start working, youâll finish it right away!â
âWhat nonsense are you talking about?â
When I tried to ignore it and turn around, Professor Verdus hit the floor, opened a secret door, took out the special wand materials inside, and held them out.
Lee Han nodded.
âIt meant that I wanted to help even without the professor saying so. âLetâs move on to the next task.â
âYou remember the magical power release grant, right?â
The exact name is .
It was one of the magic spells that Professor Verdus had forced to teach him last year.
âyes.â
Craddangtangtangtang!
â?â
When Lee Han turned his head, the seniors quickly set up a chair and motioned for him to continue.
âDonât worry about us.â
âThe floor here in the classroom is slippery due to the magic. continue!â
Lee Han was puzzled, but with Professor Verdus next to him whining to him to focus, he returned his gaze to the work table.
âI need to learn a little more magic similar to that.â
âoh. âWhat kind of magic are these?â
âAbsorption, amplification, increase, acceleration, explosion, curve conversionâ¦â
âDo you by any chance not know the meaning?â
Lee Han grumbled, but instead of stealing Professor Verdusâ work and running away, he quietly sat down and began learning magic.
is a magic that changes the nature of magical power and causes the material containing the magical power to emit magical energy.
What was special about this magic was that it did not apply magic to the material itself, but rather to the magical power itself.
âAmplifying the magical power within the artifact by applying various processes.â
Rather than creating a linked effect by continuously casting magic on a substance, creating an effect by successively casting magic on the magic power within the magic circle was able to produce more accurate results.
It was a magic worthy of Professor Verdus, creating artifacts so precise and detailed that they bordered on madness.
Lee Han also knew the advantages of this method, so he willingly agreed to learn itâ¦
âIt may be impossible to do everything, but itâs better to learn whenever you get the chance. Every time you learn one, it becomes much easier to prepare other enchantments.â
Lee Han learned from absorption. Fortunately, since it is the exact opposite of divergence, the theory itself was not that difficult.
ânot there yet?â
âPlease wait a moment.â
ânot there yet?â
âWait.â
ânot there yet? not there yet? not there yet?â
âWaitâ¦thatâs it.â
Craddangtangtangtang!